The BEST episodes written by Barry M. Schkolnick
#1 - I Could Write a Book
Jake and the Fatman - Season 5 - Episode 5
McCabe concocts a way to solve the murder of an author, whose ex-wife wanted to stop the publishing of his latest novel: a roman à clef.
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#2 - Something's A-mish
In Plain Sight - Season 4 - Episode 6
An Amish witness comes into the program and must learn to adapt.
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#3 - Crazy Like a Witness
In Plain Sight - Season 4 - Episode 2
Mary's paranoid witness wants to reconnect with his son.
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#4 - Second City
The Dresden Files - Season 1 - Episode 12
Dresden and Murphy must work together to solve the mystery of a former gang member who drowns on dry land, miles from the nearest lake. Meanwhile, Murphy's father is in town, and he doesn't have a very high opinion of his daughter's freelance consultant.
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#5 - Savages
Law & Order - Season 6 - Episode 3
McCoy and Kincaid clash over the death penalty as McCoy prosecutes a man who murdered an undercover cop during a drug bust.
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The Guardian - Season 3 - Episode 3
Alvin is having to take James Mooney's caseload & trying to stop Lulu from leaving for new job. Nick meets Sharon Diamond who was arrested for solicitation. Nick asks for help in what to recommend for Sharon (A.K.A.: Tiffany Skovich) who was working at a restaurant. Nick tells Tiffany Skovich to talk to the police about Mason and go to a shelter. Alvin tries to get Mason to stop using girls for money. Alvin goes to far looking for Tiffany before police get to the scene, leaving Nick to wonder why he isn't at LSP. Alvin fights Roger over pictures he took outside the restaurant where Mason worked. Roger & other LSP board members feel Alvin went to far. Lulu is the new Director Legal Services of Pittsburgh.
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#8 - Hi
The Good Wife - Season 1 - Episode 14
Alicia defends a man accused of killing his child's babysitter. Peter's appeal seems to be going well. Alicia prepares for the idea of him returning to her life.
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#9 - House Counsel
Law & Order - Season 5 - Episode 10
The killing of a man who had served as a juror in a mob trial leads to a battle of wills between McCoy and his long-time friend, the suspect's attorney.
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#10 - Menace
Law & Order - Season 7 - Episode 11
The detectives face a difficult struggle getting witnesses to a girl's apparent suicide to come forward while Ross tries to prove that a known bully is the one really responsible for her actions.
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#11 - Ambitious
Law & Order - Season 9 - Episode 21
The murder of an audio installation salesman leads the detectives to a case with connections to the mafia.
#12 - Savior
Law & Order - Season 6 - Episode 16
A down-on-his-luck ad executive becomes the prime suspect when his wife and son are killed, and his daughter wounded on a night that he claims was spent drinking.
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#13 - Conundrum
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season 5 - Episode 14
Stardate: 45494.2 - The Enterprise crew unknowingly receives a new first officer who claims that the Federation is at war with another species.
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#14 - Humiliation
Law & Order - Season 6 - Episode 7
The investigation into a prostitute's murder leads to a married plastic surgeon as the obvious suspect, but Kincaid has a hunch that an elaborate frame-up is in play.
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#15 - Manhunt
Unforgettable - Season 2 - Episode 10
The murder of a prominent lawyer leads Carrie and Al to reexamine a rape case that moved Manhattan thirteen years before. Soon, they realize that the case was not as clear cut as it was portrayed by the media, and an innocent man may have been wrongfully convicted.
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#16 - Untitled
Law & Order - Season 10 - Episode 20
A wealthy woman, who is a patron of the arts, is found dead in her apartment and the ensuing investigation leads to a suspect whose violence was spurred by a painting similar to the crime scene.
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#17 - Survivor
Law & Order - Season 7 - Episode 4
Briscoe and Curtis's investigation of the murder of a rare coin dealer nets them a millionaire as a suspect, but Ross has to play detective too as the DA's office tries to establish a provenance for the missing coin collection.
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#18 - Divorce
Law & Order - Season 8 - Episode 16
The stabbing death of a psychologist draws Detectives Briscoe and Curtis into a heated divorce case and pits McCoy and Ross against a manipulative attorney.
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#19 - Corpus Delicti
Law & Order - Season 6 - Episode 11
The death of a show horse leads to a trial involving insurance fraud, a sting operation and a wealthy woman's disappearance.
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#20 - Family Business
Law & Order - Season 7 - Episode 8
The murder of Richard Speigel, chief financial officer for an exclusive, family-owned department store goes from the sitting room to the bedroom and into the board room as suspicion shifts from co-workers to family members.
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#21 - Right to Counsel
Law & Order - Season 3 - Episode 12
After Stone accepts a plea bargain from the much younger and poorer lover of a wealthy older woman found murdered in her apartment, he begins to have doubts that he has sent the right man to prison, especially as he learns more about the attorney who handled the woman's estate.
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#22 - Passion
Law & Order - Season 7 - Episode 21
Briscoe and Curtis investigate the death of a pretty young book editor who was reputedly having an affair with one of her authors, and find themselves focusing on the author's long time companion, who steadfastly denies there was anything wrong with their relationship.
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#23 - Homesick
Law & Order - Season 6 - Episode 22
After an infant is found dead in his crib, it's determined he was poisoned, and all evidence points to the child's au pair.
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L.A. Law - Season 5 - Episode 2
Rollins feels exploited when he's asked to assist on the Chisholm case; a surprise witness testifies in Rosalind's suit; Brackman considers breaking off with sex surrogate Marilyn after one of her clients dies; Murray gets everyone's attention.
#25 - Progeny
Medical Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 5
After years of watching young children fall prey to a crippling muscular ailment, a small community summons the NIH team to hopefully find a cure. At first, Connor suspects a local chemical plant as being the cause of this devestating. However, a common link is discovered, and the DNA of the children holds an important clue.
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#26 - Mousetrap
Medical Investigation - Season 1 - Episode 15
The team travels to Baltimore to help stop an outbreak of the plague, a disease that wiped out much of Europe in the middle ages. But they uncover a string of dirty cops, who were trying to cover up a murder, in the process.
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#27 - Killer Instinct
TekWar - Season 1 - Episode 7
When a cop is killed by a seemingly innocent and good teenage boy, Jake and Sid begin looking into reasons why this might have happened. They check out a new game that the boy had been playing and discover that someone hacked into the game. They created a virus that motivates all people to commit violent acts. Only problem is that this virus is spreading and Jake must get the hacker before he is affected.
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Pensacola: Wings of Gold - Season 3 - Episode 6
Missles are stolen from the base. Schaeffer, a Marine, saves Ice from a fire (on the ground) but when his burning shirt is torn off, a tattoo of a swastika is revealed and he is suspected of the theft. Meanwhile Teri returns (this is after the funeral of Spoon's father) and guilt seems to keep her and Spoon apart. And Ice seems hurt when Spoon uses a toast that Ice taught him on the night they almost became romantic. (Teri, herself and Capone are present.)
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