The BEST episodes written by Michael Alaimo
#1 - New Angels of Promise
The Man Who Fell to Earth - Season 1 - Episode 3
After a series of shocking events, Justin finally accepts that Faraday's mission is indeed the next step towards her own long-abandoned dream. With the addition of a wild card risk assessor, they finally embark on the journey that takes them further than they ever imagined.
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#2 - Return to Sender (1)
Major Crimes - Season 2 - Episode 18
The squad must work quickly to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, things get dangerous over a game of chess.
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#3 - The Deep End
Major Crimes - Season 2 - Episode 8
The media goes into a frenzy over race relations when the body of a young Latino man is found at the home of a white award-winning swimming coach. Flynn struggles with an emotional dilemma on the eve of his daughter's wedding. Kris' mother pays Raydor a visit to discuss some concerns.
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#4 - Flight Risk
Major Crimes - Season 3 - Episode 1
When a father and his two young children go missing, the squad has to work quickly to find them, while uncovering a slew of terrible family secrets along the way. Meanwhile, Raydor does her best to trust Rusty as he begins to take suspicious trips out on his own.
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#5 - Long Shot
Major Crimes - Season 1 - Episode 10
Season Finale. When a peaceful ceremony turns deadly, Major Crimes and the FBI team up to track down a dangerous sniper. And Raydor negotiates a deal that even Provenza can get behind.
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#6 - A Family Affair
The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 7
The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer's daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda's unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.
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#7 - Elysian Fields
The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 8
When a man believed to have murdered two young women is found dead in Elysian Fields, evidence points to his victims' families. Brenda and the team must then wade through the suspects to find the true killer.
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#8 - Hindsight: Part 4
Major Crimes - Season 4 - Episode 22
Information pours in about past victims; Lt. Cooper and Amy Sykes are caught in an unexpected gun fight; Sharon makes her way toward the truth.
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#9 - Curve Ball
Major Crimes - Season 2 - Episode 15
Christmas vacation is interrupted for the Major Crimes Division when a baseball scout is found dead in his RV. The squad works through the murder case, unfolding a complicated kidnapping scheme. Meanwhile, Rusty opens up to Dr. Joe about his mom.
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#10 - Bleed Over
Frequency - Season 1 - Episode 4
With the date of Julie’s abduction rapidly approaching, Raimy and Frank each work to gather information from a girl whose mother was taken by the Nightingale. Meanwhile, Raimy meets Kyle who immediately remembers her from a brief encounter in the past. She doesn’t recognize him at first, but flashes of their night together come rushing back to her.
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#11 - Close to Home (1)
The Brave - Season 1 - Episode 12
When an unlikely suspect is involved in hacking a U.S. submarine, Dalton and his team stumble upon a piece of Patricia's past. With national security and lives at stake, Patricia heads to Turkey to confront one of her most epic demons.
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#12 - Party Foul
Major Crimes - Season 3 - Episode 12
The unit runs into difficulty when it comes to identifying a suspect after two individuals are attacked with scissors at a high school party; Provenza meets a woman who has an unusually powerful and immediate impact on him.
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#13 - The Greater Good
The Brave - Season 1 - Episode 3
After receiving intel that a serious player in dealing international arms, Ranier Booth, will be visiting Caborca, Mexico, Patricia makes a controversial decision that could lead to a big break through. With Dalton's team on the ground, they must find a weak link in Boothe's men in order to carry out the mission. Meanwhile, Noah learns about Hannah's complicated past in the field.
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#14 - Jane Doe Number 38
Major Crimes - Season 3 - Episode 6
The unit finds itself pursuing a protracted and circuitous path as it attempts to discern the identity of young runaway who was found murdered in a trashcan; Raydor seeks her husband's advice concerning an offer to Rusty.
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#15 - Medical Causes
Major Crimes - Season 1 - Episode 3
The facts become blurry in a case involving a fatal car crash at a nightclub. Meanwhile, Rusty can finally look forward to his mother's return.
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#16 - Make Over
The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 14
The conviction of a woman found guilty of poisoning a banker is overturned when a laboratory essential to proving the case comes under scrutiny. The subsequent re-trial forces Brenda to ask Provenza's former partner for help tying up loose ends. Unfortunately for the team, more scrutiny occurs when they all discover Provenza's former partner is no longer the man he used to be. The importance of the case may ruin Brenda and Fritz's planned vacation.
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#18 - The Son Also Rises
Invasion (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 19
After his investigation of the hybrids, Russell finds that he may be out of a job. Sensing another storm, the hybrids prepare. Rose's teacher is teaching a subject that has Russell bothered. Jesse and a school friend find a way to get even with the hybrids.
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#19 - Redemption
Invasion (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 13
Russel knowing that Larkin and their unborn child's life is on the line he must stop Larkin from reporting what she knows. Sheriff Underlay is shot and drifts between the past and present.
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#20 - Living Proof (2)
The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 14
Brenda finds she has another victim and later learns that her parents have been robbed and the Christmas gifts stolen from the RV. The investigation has to continue through Christmas day.
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#21 - Unknown Trouble
The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 1
Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for Gabriel who knows two of the victims from church. Meanwhile, Chief Delk is getting ready to announce the department’s new organizational chart just as Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit against the police department.
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#22 - You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
The Closer - Season 7 - Episode 12
Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.
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#23 - Fish Story
Invasion (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 7
Larkin barely survives a car crash and the fate of her unborn baby is unknown. Larkin gets picked up by a stranger in a pick-up but she soon becomes suspicious of his motives. Meanwhile, Mariel tries to reconnect with Jesse.
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#24 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (1)
The Closer - Season 3 - Episode 12
Deputy Chief Johnson’s investigation into a famous Hollywood divorce attorney found floating in his swimming pool is under heavy scrutiny. Meanwhile, Fritz and Brenda are trying to consolidate their bills, but when Brenda discovers a secret Fritz has been keeping will she keep to the plan?
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#25 - War Zone
The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 8
In a case that could carry national security implications, three soldiers are gunned down outside an LA club two days after returning home from duty in Afghanistan. Brenda’s investigation puts her on a collision course with Major Edward Dorset (guest star Gary Cole), a military liaison officer.
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#26 - In Custody
The Closer - Season 6 - Episode 3
While investigating a suspicious suicide, the squad wades into a nasty child-custody dispute between a dying man and his meth-addicted ex-wife. Meanwhile, Pope applies for the police chief job, but Brenda might have something to say about whether or not he gets it.
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#27 - Power of Attorney
The Closer - Season 4 - Episode 13
Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder. Going a few rounds to get to the truth, Brenda dukes it out with the lawyer who is just as clever in the ring as she is. Can she hang in there and get to the truth before the final bell?
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#28 - Cherry Bomb
The Closer - Season 4 - Episode 3
Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom; the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private school.
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#29 - Is Anybody Out There?
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 - Episode 8
Up against the clock, Morgan, Grace, and Alicia work to buy time as Dorie and Dwight race against the elements. Meanwhile, Sarah and Wendell get help from an unexpected source.
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#30 - The Key
Invasion (2005) - Season 1 - Episode 17
Mariel begrudgingly performs an ultrasound when Christina demands to know what is growing so quickly inside of her. After the school reopens, Jesse is bothered by the way; some of the fellow students are acting. Russell and Dave investigate what Healy knew about the hybrids.
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#31 - Products of Discovery
The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 1
While investigating the homicide of an entire family, the team once again finds themselves entangled in an FBI case. They also find themselves distracted by an unusually surly Provenza.
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#32 - False Pretenses
Major Crimes - Season 2 - Episode 2
A complex murder-suicide case has the department reeling. Meanwhile, when Rusty receives a mysterious and threatening letter Emma demands that he be relocated. Torn between her desire to protect Rusty and professional duty to the case, Raydor is forced to seriously consider Emma’s request.
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#33 - Reality Check
Major Crimes - Season 4 - Episode 13
Sharon and the team investigate a murder during the taping of a reality competition show pitting married couples against each other. The case has a profound effect on Sanchez, bringing back memories of his late wife. Meanwhile, Rusty meets Slider's lawyer.
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#34 - The Round File
The Closer - Season 3 - Episode 5
An old man’s confession to seven murders leads Deputy Chief Johnson to investigate the sudden and unnatural deaths at his nursing home.
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#35 - The Tells
Traveler - Season 1 - Episode 5
Jay and Tyler's search leads them to Boston where a security box is uncovered containing aliases Will used and evidence about the bombing. After being captured by his bosses, Will Traveler undergoes interrogation and reveals what happened on the day of the Drexler bombing. A key arrest made by the FBI shows that the Drexler conspiracy goes far beyond what they had initially imagined.
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#36 - Channel 5
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 - Episode 15
Al makes a response after hearing Virginia's statement; when circumstances take a turn for the worse, June decides to look for a new home; Morgan is forced to make a tough decision when Grace's condition fails to improve.
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