The BEST episodes written by Julie Martin

Accredo
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10.00
27 votes

#1 - Accredo

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 5

A member of a women’s empowerment group is found murdered, leading the cops to the group’s charismatic male leader. Meanwhile, Rollins keeps her pregnancy under wraps to avoid going on desk duty.

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Mea Culpa
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27 votes

#2 - Mea Culpa

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 9

Stone takes his own case to trial when a woman from his past accuses him of sexual assault.

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Sanctuary (2)
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27 votes

#3 - Sanctuary (2)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 18 - Episode 21

In the conclusion of the season finale, the unexpected release of a suspect in a hate crime case leaves Benson and Barba caught between two families seeking justice for their loved ones. As public protests escalate to violence, Benson goes to desperate lengths to make an arrest.

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Man Up
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27 votes

#4 - Man Up

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 1

Teenager Sam Conway shows evidence of rape but refuses to name his attacker. Meanwhile, Benson and Rollins confess to some major life changes.

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End Game
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27 votes

#5 - End Game

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 24

When a teenager is found dead in the Hudson River, Lt. Benson suspects Rob Miller is behind the mysterious death but can’t prove it. Despite having only circumstantial evidence, ADA Stone takes the case to court before Miller can destroy more lives.

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Heightened Emotions
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27 votes

#6 - Heightened Emotions

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 18 - Episode 4

A sexually assaulted athlete's double life could destroy her Olympic career and ruin the case against her attacker; Rollins sister is released from prison on parole.

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Dear Ben
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27 votes

#7 - Dear Ben

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 12

A serial rapist strikes again after two decades of silence, and SVU is determined to uncover the elusive criminal and bring justice to his many victims. Stone discovers that his father worked on the case before it went cold.

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Rhyme and Punishment
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10.00
2 votes

#8 - Rhyme and Punishment

L.A. Law - Season 8 - Episode 9

Mamie Van Doren is a guest at the firm's Christmas party; the son of an aging comic believes his father is being exploited by a mistress; Roxanne asks Mullaney to surrender parental rights.

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The Darkest Journey Home
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10.00
22 votes

#9 - The Darkest Journey Home

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 21 - Episode 2

Benson works with a young woman to help her remember the details and suspects in her rape. In order to learn a new witness interview technique, Rollins and Fin have to experience it for themselves.

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Criminal Pathology (2)
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26 votes

#10 - Criminal Pathology (2)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 2

The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene – the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates buried his many victims. When another body washes ashore, Detective Rollins tries to coax him into confessing, but the surprising information he provides sends shockwaves through the police department. As the case goes to court, Barba faces off against two hotshot defense attorneys in a trial that leads to blackmail, an incriminating confession, a new victim and a fugitive suspect.

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Intersecting Lives (1)
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9.50
53 votes

#11 - Intersecting Lives (1)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 22

A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.

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Manhattan Transfer (1)
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9.50
53 votes

#12 - Manhattan Transfer (1)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 17

A sexual exploitation case involving Catholic schoolgirls results in surprising charges against people in esteemed leadership positions, including judges, lawmakers, lawyers and cops.

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Unholiest Alliance (2)
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9.50
53 votes

#13 - Unholiest Alliance (2)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 18

When one of their own is implicated in a cover-up, the SVU struggles to unravel a sex trafficking operation deeply-rooted in government offices, the police department, and the Catholic Church.

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Devil's Dissections (1)
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9.50
53 votes

#14 - Devil's Dissections (1)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 1

The squad revisit a crime scene where bodies were buried by a serial killer. Rollins tries to get a confession, but the killer reveals shocking new info instead.

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Betrayal
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9.00
55 votes

#15 - Betrayal

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 12

Frank and Tim investigate the death of a young girl whose abused body was found by the side of the interstate. Brodie goes to an interview with a new potential roommate. Kellerman finally gets his day in court, where he is supposed to take the 5th amendment. Frank and Tim disagree with their pursuit of the investigation. Frank tries a different approach with the mother and she tells him the story-- only they won't be able to get a murder one conviction. Julianna comes down to the courthouse to offer Mike some moral support. He sees Connelly come out of the courtroom and thinks things are going bad, so he prepares to give it all up. However, his appearance before the grand jury doesn't go quite as he expected. Brodie walks out of the building with his new roommate. The detectives try to celebrate Kellerman's freedom, though he has different thoughts about the situation. Tim tries to come to grips with the child abuse he experienced in his past and also tells Frank he doesn't want to be

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Institutional Fail
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9.00
53 votes

#16 - Institutional Fail

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 4

A starving toddler found wandering the streets alone leads detectives to the home of Manuela Ozuna and another child in grave condition. The police question Department of Child Services caseworker Keith Musio, whose vague and backdated reports on the family suggest he hadn't checked on the children in months. When the overworked Keith accuses his supervisor, Janette Grayson, of orchestrating the false reports, Chief Dodds promises to conduct an internal investigation. But when neglect leads to death, Barba takes matters into his own hands and arrests them for manslaughter. Meanwhile, Dodds indicates some changes coming to Benson's squad.

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Melancholy Pursuit
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9.00
80 votes

#17 - Melancholy Pursuit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 8

The hunt for a missing teenage girl takes an emotional toll on Sgt. Dodds, and DNA evidence becomes a crucial lead in finding the girl's abductor.

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A Story of More Woe
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9.00
27 votes

#18 - A Story of More Woe

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 13

Benson tries to help two teenaged sisters after their father is killed. Meanwhile, Rollins goes into labor.

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The Burden of Our Choices
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9.00
22 votes

#19 - The Burden of Our Choices

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 21 - Episode 4

Rollins clashes with the parents of a teenaged runaway. The squad comes together for a special event.

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Brothel
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9.00
27 votes

#20 - Brothel

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 15

Fin teams up with an old colleague to track down the proprietor of a pop-up brothel.

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Bourbon Cowboy
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9.00
2 votes

#21 - Bourbon Cowboy

L.A. Law - Season 7 - Episode 21

A teenage prostitute claims her boyfriend forced her to rob a man; Becker represents a country music star whose wife's career is better than his; and Gwen's teacher makes another sexual advance.

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Rape Interrupted
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9.00
27 votes

#22 - Rape Interrupted

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 18 - Episode 5

A sergeant makes Benson choose between loyalty and duty when his son is accused of rape.

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Transgender Bridge
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9.00
53 votes

#23 - Transgender Bridge

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 3

15 year-old Avery Parker walks home from school through Fort Tryon Park when she's surrounded by a group of rowdy boys. Taunts and jokes intensify to pushing and shoving, leaving Avery in the hospital and three assailants under arrest. When the DA's office decides to try one of the culprits, 15 year-old Darius McCrae, as an adult, the SVU squad agonizes over whether the punishment fits the crime, and must deal with the pain of both families involved.

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Assumptions
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9.00
27 votes

#24 - Assumptions

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 23

The SVU searches for two suspects spotted fleeing the scene after a Muslim woman is assaulted inside a synagogue. Benson is dismayed to find Rob Miller out on bail.

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Send in the Clowns
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9.00
27 votes

#25 - Send in the Clowns

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 19 - Episode 17

A student disappears on a school trip to New York City, leading cops to race to find a masked man. Fin and Stone get visits from family.

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Chasing Theo
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9.00
27 votes

#26 - Chasing Theo

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 18 - Episode 8

A 6 year-old boy disappears from his bed in the midst of a wild, drug-fueled party thrown by his mother. With a child's life on the line, the case causes Benson to scrutinize her own role as a mother.

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Down Low in Hell's Kitchen
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9.00
22 votes

#27 - Down Low in Hell's Kitchen

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 21 - Episode 3

A serial predator targeting men in gay bars proves difficult to catch, until a celebrity comes forward with his story.

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Motherly Love
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9.00
27 votes

#28 - Motherly Love

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 18 - Episode 10

In the series 400th episode, a teenaged boy uses a rifle to stop an assault on his mother, but soon learns the target was someone he knows.

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No Good Reason
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9.00
54 votes

#29 - No Good Reason

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 19 - Episode 4

A teenager disappears after schoolmates make her the subject of a vicious cyberbullying attack.

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Heartfelt Passages (2)
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8.93
26 votes

#30 - Heartfelt Passages (2)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 23

When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.

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Girl Dishonored
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8.80
107 votes

#31 - Girl Dishonored

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 20

As the SVU detectives investigate the alleged rape of a sorority pledge, drunken students, and conflicting accounts complicate matters.

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Maternal Instincts
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8.70
80 votes

#32 - Maternal Instincts

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 6

Rollins' mother Beth throws her a baby shower while the SVU reports to a four-star hotel where a famous violinist was raped by her colleague, Anton Krasnikov. With no memory of the crime, Anton claims a hired escort drugged and robbed him, and evidence leads to the shocking return of Rollins' fugitive sister Kim. Meanwhile, Sgt. Mike Dodds arrives for his first day at SVU.

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Hostage (2)
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8.70
83 votes

#33 - Hostage (2)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 2

Night has fallen and the crisis is no closer to being resolved. Gee demands that Barnfather make a decision. Frank continues to trying to adjust. Frank insists on going to the hostage scene. The identity of the hostage-taker is made when he demands that his pig be brought to the school. When the pig doesn't arrive in time, he sets a fire and seriously wounds a hostage (who later dies) and then becomes badly burned. Brodie takes issue with Munch's treatment of Pembleton. The paperwork gets completed and the hostage-taker is formally charged. Frank makes a decision regarding his recovery.

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Dead End
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8.69
111 votes

#34 - Dead End

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 3 - Episode 13

The detectives continue chasing their only lead, the child molester. Munch is teamed with Stan's old partner. Beau has no feeling in his foot, but feels guilt about Kay's condition. Stan's ex-wife arrives in town, but has a hard time going to see him at the hospital. Barnfather and Granger want Russert to review Gee and see if he was negligent in his duties regarding the paperwork that led to the shooting. The pedophile is located and it is discovered he was responsible for the strangulation of a young boy, but not the shooting of the three detectives.

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The City That Bleeds
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8.69
111 votes

#35 - The City That Bleeds

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 3 - Episode 12

Bolander, Munch, Howard and Felton all meet to serve a warrant, but Bolander, Howard and Felton are shot in an ambush. Pembleton becomes the primary in the investigation and is partnered with a detective who specializes in the psychology of their prime suspect: a pedophile. Stan's ex-partner Mitch Drummond offers his help. Kay's father and Beau's wife and the kids come to the hospital. A clerical error is discovered to be the cause of why the detectives went to the door marked 201, instead of 210.

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Silence is Golden
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8.50
4 votes

#36 - Silence is Golden

L.A. Law - Season 8 - Episode 17

Becker and Mullaney suspect, but cannot prove, that Flannigan committed a felony in settling a civil damages suit in a child molestation case; Rollins successfully pleads with an over-controlling father to drop a law suit against his fashion model daughter; Flannigan wins the undying gratitude of the Brackmans when he uses his influence to get their son accepted into a prestigious prep school.

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Amaro's One-Eighty
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8.50
54 votes

#37 - Amaro's One-Eighty

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 11

When a suspect is gravely injured and the case becomes a public spectacle, Amaro's badge is on the line; Cragen surprises everyone with an announcement.

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Perverted Justice
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8.50
53 votes

#38 - Perverted Justice

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 16 - Episode 21

A woman who accused her father of raping her when she was six now says the accusations were false. With the help of attorney Bayard Ellis and retired captain Cragen, SVU tries to get to the truth and make sure justice is served.

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Nationwide Manhunt (1)
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8.50
53 votes

#39 - Nationwide Manhunt (1)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 14

Chicago P.D. detectives Lindsay (guest star Sophia Bush) and Dawson (guest star Jon Seda) join the SVU in the hunt for two escaped murderers (returning guest stars Dallas Roberts and Jefferson Mays) they helped to convict. (Part 1 of a 2-part Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Chicago P.D. crossover on 2-10.)

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Fire (1)
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8.50
167 votes

#40 - Fire (1)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 4 - Episode 1

Bolander and Felton are suspended for 22 weeks without pay for incidents related to activities at a police convention in Washington, DC. Howard plans to take the sergeant's exam. Pembleton and Bayliss are assigned to investigate the death of a body found at an arson. At the scene they meet an arson detective that clashes with Frank's working style. Frank hesitates chasing a suspect, and later we learn that his wife is pregnant. Munch also decides to take the exam, and when the wagering begins on who is going to pass, everyone favors Howard. While the detectives are debating whether the fire was set to cover the murder, another fire is started.

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Requiem for Adena
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8.50
111 votes

#41 - Requiem for Adena

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 4 - Episode 16

A young girl is murdered, in a style similar to Adena Watson's murder. Frank demands to work the case alone as Bayliss begins to think that the two crimes might be related. Bayliss' obsession with trying to get this case solved and linked to Adena's murder causes the two of them to clash. Howard learns that Brodie has a crush on her and tells him she doesn't like the joke that's being pulled-- only problem there is that it's the truth.

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Above Suspicion
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8.50
54 votes

#42 - Above Suspicion

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 2

Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Crages is being framed. Tension is high; everyone is on edge and defensive, even paranoid, and wondering who's next?

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Fits Like a Glove
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8.50
111 votes

#43 - Fits Like a Glove

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 3 - Episode 2

Gaffney allows a possible murder site to be washed down which causes Pembleton to go off on him. Russert takes Gaffney off the case and Pembleton is made the primary. Things get more complicated as a second victim is found. Beau tries to decide between his family and his relationship with Megan and he confides in Kay; his wife tries to reconcile with him. Russert wrestles with the media demands about the case. Something from Bayliss' past comes out when they try to get the liquor license for their bar. Bayliss goes to the liquor commissioner to work things out. A collector of the macabre comes in search of the victim's white gloves. A third victim is discovered.

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Undercover Mother
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8.40
80 votes

#44 - Undercover Mother

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 16 - Episode 15

Working undercover to bust a sex trafficking ring, Det. Carisi stumbles upon Martha Thornhill, a mother who has embedded herself as a Madame in the organization for three years in hopes of finding and saving her daughter, Ariel. Martha joins forces with the SVU and they work together to bust the pimp and his cohorts, but Ariel is still missing. Meanwhile, Sgt. Benson is confronted with a harsh revelation that will change her life forever.

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Whistle Stop
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8.33
3 votes

#45 - Whistle Stop

L.A. Law - Season 8 - Episode 21

Becker blames Belinda's personal malice for his becoming a murder suspect; Mullaney anticipates trouble with a judge who used to date Carolyn; and McKenzie gets troubling news.

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Foreign Co-Respondent
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8.33
3 votes

#46 - Foreign Co-Respondent

L.A. Law - Season 8 - Episode 4

McKenzie urges Eli to join the firm and his restricted men's club; a couple move to sue their travel agent for a nightmare trip; a Chinese financier faces murder charges for the death of an illegal immigrant.

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Hostage (1)
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8.30
83 votes

#47 - Hostage (1)

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 1

Gaffney and Barnfather give Gee a hassle about the return of Frank to duty and the sudden departure of Russert to Europe. Bayliss and Munch are called to the scene of a homicide, where the victim, Mrs. Uba, was cooking breakfast and the only witness may be a male pig named Angie. Frank returns to work and Gee tells him what his limited duties are going to be and that he's called in all his favors and both their asses are on the line. The squad is called out for a hostage situation at a middle school.

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Bad Medicine
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8.30
83 votes

#48 - Bad Medicine

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 4

More drug-related homicides are occurring. Pembleton is still relegated to desk duty and now so is Kellerman. A federal grand jury investigation is being conducted that goes back to the time when Mike was in the arson unit. Frank is still not taking his medicine and getting ready for the range test. Brodie moves out of Munch's place and into Bayliss'. Lewis finds out that the witness to his drug homicide has been brought downtown. He goes after him and meets Stivers, a female detective in narcotics. Lewis's witness points toward Luther Mahoney as the initiator of the contract. They go to find the executor, who's been executed. Stivers pages Mahoney and he comes in for questioning, but they can't make a case that Danvers thinks will stick. Frank misses a passing grade on his test by four points.

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Diener
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8.30
83 votes

#49 - Diener

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 14

Kellerman assures Lewis that he is seeking some professional advice; he also takes some time off. Lewis is assigned to work with Pembleton and neither is happy with the situation. Together they investigate the murder of a wealthy woman. They suspect the brother may have had a touch of sibling rivalry. Meanwhile, the brother insists that the police have stolen his sister's diamond ring. Mary tells Frank that she thinks they need to talk to a marriage counselor. Cox investigates whether the missing diamond ring might have been taken by one of her staff. She gets Brodie to help her add some video surveillance to the morgue. Mary asks Tim to be Frank's partner again.

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Wu's on First?
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8.30
83 votes

#50 - Wu's on First?

Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Episode 15

A new Baltimore Sun reporter gets into the middle of Frank's investigation of the death of a county cop who was shot because of drugs. Gee likes her style. Mike's brothers, Drew and Greg, come to town, who want to take him and his boat to Miami to set up a charter service. Mike learns that they are on the run from a bookie that Drew owes $18,000. To pay that debt, they've stolen Babe Ruth's Baltimore uniform from another bookie with the intent of selling it. Lewis and Cox go in search of the Kellerman boys. They find them in jail where they spent the night after trying to return the uniform.

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