The BEST episodes written by Ann Donahue

#1 - Guns 'R' Us

Picket Fences - Season 2 - Episode 11

Embarrassed by a prank, Matthew tries to get even with some boys, but the practical joking gets out of hand, which may result in paralysis for him. Meanwhile, budget cuts hit the sheriff's department and Max fills in as sheriff.

#2 - Blue Christmas

Picket Fences - Season 2 - Episode 9

The drug war comes to Rome in place of Santa: controlled substances are found on the high school campus during a drug sweep, Kimberly's friend is arrested and a federal witness turns up in town. Carter is devastated when his mother dies of a heart attack, and it brings out the worst in him.

#3 - Terms of Estrangement

Picket Fences - Season 2 - Episode 16

Sheriff Brock tries to remain professional when Kimberly is kidnapped---and his onetime partner, who he once testified against, is the prime suspect.

#4 - Rampage

CSI: Miami - Season 4 - Episode 24

The Mala Noche gang trial is obstructed when the defendant goes free with the help of the witness who is testifying. When a hit ordered by the Mala Noche gang on Horatio finds the people he loves lives are in danger. Delko finds that an ex-lover is disturbing any woman who he is now close to.

#5 - Lost Son

CSI: Miami - Season 3 - Episode 1

After a large yacht slams into a major Miami bridge, the team finds that the man steering the boat was shot and killed before the accident. The victim's wife reveals that their son had been kidnapped and her husband was handing over the ransom – three million dollars worth of jewels. But when the team learns that the jewels were fake, the investigation leads them into a dangerous situation at a jewelry shop that may contain crucial evidence, where Horatio must face the unimaginable when one of the team is killed in the line of duty.

#6 - Under the Influence

Picket Fences - Season 2 - Episode 4

Still reeling from her relationship with Dr. Shreve, Max allows a drunken driver to continue on home. She then feels indirectly responsible when a traffic accident occurs involving the driver, critically injuring another motorist.

#7 - My Left Shoe

Picket Fences - Season 2 - Episode 20

Father Barrett may lose his parish after Jimmy and Kenny find women's shoes in his closet. Things get worse when the Mayor criticizes the Father on public-access cable, prompting a lawsuit. Matthew fears his sexual curiosities are a sin.

#8 - Identity

CSI: Miami - Season 3 - Episode 15

When the CSIs find a woman swallowed whole and killed by a gigantic snake, they uncover a covert drug smuggling operation. Evidence leads Horatio and the team to a drug smuggling operation where large snakes are suspected of be being used to bring illegal drugs into the country to avoid detection by customs. However, when Horatio finds that Clavo Cruz, a nemesis of Horatio's who hides behind his diplomatic immunity, may be behind the operation, the team must find a legal way to put the criminal behind bars. Meanwhile, Wolfe must find the truth when two women each claim that they are the real victim of identity theft and the other is the culprit.

#9 - 10-7

CSI: Miami - Season 3 - Episode 24

While investigating the murder of man hired to make dirty bombs that terrorists intend to set off in Miami, Horatio finds the bloody fingerprint of his brother, Raymond, who he believed to be dead. However, when Raymond's son is kidnapped, he emerges from deep undercover and the estranged brothers must work together to save the boy. Meanwhile, while processing a crime scene, an unknown assailant holds a gun to Calleigh's head and, after a deadly confrontation in her gun lab, she is left doubting that she can continue as a CSI.

#10 - The Accused Is Entitled

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 2

Grissom and the team investigate the death of a young woman found in the hotel room of a popular actor.

#11 - Blood Drops

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 7

When a teenager and her sister are the sole survivors of the gruesome murder of four members of one family, Grissom and his entire team investigate the crime. What initially looks like a bizarre cult murder becomes more disturbing when they discover the motive behind the massacre.

#12 - Born to Kill

CSI: Miami - Season 5 - Episode 24

There's a serial killer on the loose marking all of his victims with a Y on their chests and one or more of the csi's lives are in danger in this season 5 finale

#13 - Boom

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 13

A bomb explodes in an office building, and the chief suspect is a security guard. Nick helps his prostitute friend again but, after giving in to his passion, she is found dead the next morning.

#14 - Identity Crisis

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 13

Grissom's nemesis, serial killer Paul Millander, reappears and claims a third victim in this gripping episode. The latest slaying matches Millander's previous killings in that it recreates his father's murder. The killer's next target was born Aug. 17, 1956...which just happens to be Grissom's birthday.

#15 - Kitty

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 14 - Episode 21

The team investigates the cyber-related murder of a prominent casino owner's wife and receive help from the FBI's Cyber Crime Division.

#16 - Felony Flight

CSI: Miami - Season 4 - Episode 7

(Crossover episode with CSI: New York, Season 2 Episode 7.) A crossover episode that concludes on "CSI NY" begins with a convicted serial killer who escapes after sabotaging an airplane that was flying him from New York to Miami, where he allegedly buried a body. After fleeing the crash site, the man goes on a killing spree and abducts a college student. Mac Tayor arrives to help Horatio track the killer since Mac originally arrested the man in New York.

#17 - From the Grave

CSI: Miami - Season 4 - Episode 1

The team must find the connection between the two crime scenes; the killing of a drug dealer and the rape of a well-off family member.

#18 - MIA/NYC - NonStop

CSI: Miami - Season 2 - Episode 23

When a teenage girl returns home from a big party night at an underage nightclub to find her parents murdered, the search for the killer leads Horatio to New York City. Before he arrives, the New York detectives, led by Detective Mac Taylor, are called out to investigate the shooting of an undercover police officer – who, it turns out, is the lead suspect in the Miami case. However, the medical examiner determines that he has been dead for 72 hours and could not even have been alive at the time of the double-murder in Miami. After further investigation, Horatio and Mac determine that the real killer murdered the New York cop, then used his ID to get to Miami, and is still on the loose.

#19 - Organ Grinder

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 11

The CSI team is called in when a famous real estate entrepreneur is found dead in a hotel elevator. When the body of Bob Fairmont, the real estate developer, is found, the team discovers that the crime scene has been tampered with and that the victim has been re-dressed.

#20 - The Strip Strangler

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 23

The team investigates the string of murders by a signature killer who has knowledge of forensics. Sara offers to bait the killer.

#21 - Castles in the Sand

Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 3 - Episode 6

Andrea and the children nearly catch Dylan and Kelly sleeping on the beach. Kelly tells Dylan that they must forget their summer romance, but he doesn't want to do this. Brenda and Donna come home from Paris and are greeted with a party. Jim and Cindy agree to let Brenda resume her relationship with Dylan. Kelly tries to avoid Brenda and Dylan, and is annoyed when he continually inquires about her well-being. Brenda suspects that Dylan cheated on her. She confesses her fling with Rick, but they decide to move forward with their relationship. Brandon dumps Brooke because of her constant stereotypical comments about other races and religions. In danger of being fired as David's manager, Steve engages in bribery to get him a gig at the beach club's end-of-season dance. Music: 'Dancin'' by Chris Isaak; 'Be My Love' performed by Brian Austin Green.

#22 - Gentle, Gentle

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 19

The entire team investigates the abduction of the infant child of a wealthy family, and suspicion immediately falls on the child's parents.

#23 - Burden of Proof

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 15

Grissom investigates the murder of a Las Vegas photographer whose remains were dumped at a nearby body farm where CSIs routinely study corpses, and his findings reveal that the man was apparently shot to death even though there are no bullet fragments in the body.

#24 - Whacked

CSI: Miami - Season 3 - Episode 23

An axe murderer on death row is given a stay of execution just moments before it was to take place, on the grounds that there may have been tainted DNA analysis used at his trial. Now, without using any DNA evidence, the team must race against time and reexamine all of the physical evidence in the case, just as they get a call on a new double murder that looks suspiciously like the case they're working on.

#25 - Snuff

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 8

Catherine is called in by a pornographic-film developer to view graphic footage from a snuff movie. Grissom investigates when a body, smothered with fire ants, is found stuffed inside a large toolbox.

#26 - Sex, Lies and Larvae

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 10

Grissom and Sara investigate a bug-riddled body found in the desert. Warrick and Catherine look into the theft of valuable art. Nick investigates when a missing woman's car is found at a bus station. Warrick is suspected of having gambled on duty.

#27 - Crate 'n' Burial

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 3

Grissom, Nick and Sara search for a kidnapped woman and find more than they expected. Catherine and Warrick investigate the hit and run death of a young girl.

#28 - Alter Boys

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 6

Grissom and his team investigate a murder suspect who is caught red-handed -- burying the victims -- while Catherine and Warrick take on the case of a woman found dead in a hotel spa.

#29 - Cross-Jurisdictions

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 22

Grissom and his crew handle their highest profile case to date when the city's former chief of detectives is slain execution-style in his house following a wild party. Missing from the residence are the chief's trophy wife and their 7-year-old daughter. Catherine and Warrick follow the trail to Miami, and soon enlist the help of Horatio Caine.

#30 - Blood Brothers

CSI: Miami - Season 2 - Episode 1

Horatio investigates the murder of a model intentionally run down outside of a Miami hotel by a driver who fled the scene. When the evidence leads to a suspect, governmental red tape puts an unexpected twist on the proceedings. Horatio and Yelina begin to confront their feelings for one another.

#31 - To Halve and to Hold

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 14

When a single human bone is discovered in the desert, Grissom and Catherine must cover miles of territory to find the rest of the skeleton. Warrick and Sarah trace the death of a male stripper to members of a wedding party who may have celebrated a little too hard the night before the nuptials.

#32 - A Little Murder

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 4

Grissom suspects murder when the body of a dwarf is found hanging from a rope high above a stage in a casino hotel where a convention of little people is being held. Catherine is attacked at a crime scene where a man was murdered during what appears to have been a home invasion.

#33 - Death Pool 100

CSI: Miami - Season 5 - Episode 3

The dead body of a celebrity is found at an A-list party. They soon discover that the murder is linked to a “death pool,” where gambling occurs on an offshore ship. A counterfeit ring is also discovered where 100-dollar bills are produced in this 100th episode of CSI: Miami.

#34 - Poison

21 Jump Street - Season 5 - Episode 4

Doug falls for a narcotics officer with questionable tactics and a possible drug problem herself.

#35 - Manhattan Manhunt (2)

CSI: NY - Season 2 - Episode 7

(Crossover episode with CSI: Miami, Season 4 Episode 7.) Horatio Caine follows Henry Darius to New York so that he can keep his promise to a young boy in Miami, but by the time he and Mac are able to locate Darius he has disappeared again, leaving behind six more bodies. A link to the younger sister of one of the victims who was also Darius' hostage turns out to be a dead end, but Mac and Horatio soon find the connection between Darius and his hostage, leading them to a psychiatrist who had treated both.

#36 - Recipe for Murder

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 3 - Episode 11

Grissom and Catherine investigate a meat grinder murder at an abattoir. Warrick and Sara look into the apparent suicide of a young woman.

#37 - Big Brother

CSI: Miami - Season 2 - Episode 8

Horatio is driven to find his brother's killer and protect the niece he never knew existed when a woman shows up with Ray's illegitimate child. The team explores a voyeuristic Internet site in connection with a stockbroker's murder.

#38 - Chapter Three

Murder One - Season 1 - Episode 3

Neil is arraigned, and bail is set at ten million dollars, conditioned on Neil's completing a thirty day inpatient rehab program. After Richard posts bail and he's released, Neil insists upon being treated at Lester's facility, over Ted's objections. Miriam floats a plea of involuntary manslaughter, which Ted turns down. Julie finds Jessica's diary in the trunk of her car, and she and Richard bring it to Ted. The diary contains a list of several prominent men in Hollywood men with whom Jessica had sex and drugs. Ted gives the diary to Davey and Justine for analysis and authentication. The next day, Gary Blondo tells Ted that Neil arrived at his house at 2 a.m., freaked-out about the contents of Jessica's diary. Realizing that Richard must have told Lester about the diary, and that Lester in turn told Neil, Ted visits Lester, accuses him of fraud and negligence, and warns him and Neil that Neil's next slip-up will land him back in jail. Melissa Griotte, one of Neil's sex partners, meets

#39 - Bully for You

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 2 - Episode 4

When the class clown at the local high school is found murdered, the CSI team is called to investigate. Nick and Sara respond to the crime scene of a decomposed body found in a bag.

#40 - Mr. Seed Goes to Town

Picket Fences - Season 3 - Episode 13

Wanting another baby, Lydia Brock wants to use Jimmy's frozen sperm.

#41 - Somewhere Over the Radio

China Beach - Season 1 - Episode 5

Lila, Cherry and Laurette find themselves pinned down with a combat squad whose leader is not dealing with reality. Back at China Beach, KC and a frightened Boonie prepare to mount a rescue mission. Dr. Richard is injured just before he's scheduled to leave for R&R in Hawaii with Beth Ann.

#42 - Chapter Twenty-One

Murder One - Season 1 - Episode 21

#43 - Enemy Lines (2)

Picket Fences - Season 3 - Episode 4

A judge jails Jill for interfering with the busing order. Littleton and Max consider dating.

#44 - Chapter Eight

Murder One - Season 1 - Episode 8

Julie is in an accident when she apparently mixes alcohol and prescription drugs. She is put in jail temporarily until Cross and Hoffman show up. Lester ends up taking her home. A supposed "tape" of Neil strangling another woman shows up on Deadline America. It turns out to be an altered clip from an X-rated movie. Hoffman find out that it was Sydney, (the intern/leak) and fires him. Sydney said that he wanted to get revenge on the host of Deadline America. Neil and Hoffman come before the judge yet again to argue the admissablity of Susan Dominque's (the nurse, working for Graham Lester, who said that she heard Neil confess to the murder) testimony. The judge allows Susan's testimony in, but will not allow any testimony from Graham Lester in. A former patient of Graham Lester's surfaces. Stephanie Lambert meets with Julie Costello and tells her about her experiences with Graham Lester (including rape). Julie remembers those experiences, too.

#45 - Number One with A Bullet

21 Jump Street - Season 5 - Episode 10

Doug is seriously wounded while on a case and while the doctors try to save his life he enters limbo where the people he meets there cause him to reconsider his choice of career.

#46 - Crossfire

21 Jump Street - Season 5 - Episode 18

Hoffs is charged in a civil suit for a man she has arrested for solicitation. At court, she has to confront the man and his representative, her boyfriend's vindictive ex-wife.