The BEST episodes written by Michael R. Perry

Where's 'Swaldo?
star
8.79
70 votes

#1 - Where's 'Swaldo?

NYPD Blue - Season 4 - Episode 4

Community activist Kwasi is murdered. Simone and Sipowicz investigate with Fancy keeping an eye on them, especially Sipowicz, who's real popular with community involved in the investigation. The pressures and outcome of the investigation get Andy to reveal a part of his past. James and Greg catch a case with a homicide at a bodega that is tough to crack. They have one "witness" who refuses to make an ID.

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Shelter
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8.56
55 votes

#2 - Shelter

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 20

Nick and LuLu find teenagers in her house, after they hear a girl screaming giving birth. They want to keep the baby and soon end up in foster care.

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Burton & Ernie
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8.55
49 votes

#3 - Burton & Ernie

The Guardian - Season 2 - Episode 21

Burton, Lulu & Nick each find themselves in tight spots. Burton tries to stop Shannon from being hurt, Alvin finds Nick & Lulu at the office late Will they still have jobs after Alvin finds out?

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Testimony
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8.43
54 votes

#4 - Testimony

The Guardian - Season 2 - Episode 1

Burton tries to save Nick who is behind bars temporarily for drug possession by looking for a defense in Mandy's daughter Shannon. Shannon's grandmother doesn't want her to testify.

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Where You Are
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8.22
49 votes

#5 - Where You Are

The Guardian - Season 2 - Episode 15

Rob a college roommate of Nick's wants to test a device for tracking kids. Will Nick agree to testing the tracking device on L.S.P. kids?

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First Degree (1)
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8.22
151 votes

#6 - First Degree (1)

The Practice - Season 2 - Episode 5

Ellenor and Lindsay face disbarment proceedings for their unethical conduct. Bobby defends a man accused of murdering his lover's husband. Eugene represents a police officer applying for disability, claiming the job made him a racist.

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Sex, Lies And Monkeys (2)
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8.15
181 votes

#7 - Sex, Lies And Monkeys (2)

The Practice - Season 2 - Episode 6

Ellenor is sued by George Vogelman, her podiatrist friend, for causing him emotional distress, while Jimmy defends a man who lost his job because in the eyes of his boss, he looks like a monkey. Lindsay has hazy recollections about a night out with Chris Kelton.

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Paternity
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8.03
188 votes

#8 - Paternity

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 3

Nick is given the case of a wheelchair-bound boy who is about to be placed in a group home while his mother does time for prostitution. The boy, Lawrence, wants to live with his stepfather, but the man has a criminal record. The state wants him to live at St. Riley's, but Lawrence doesn't want to live among the mentally disabled. Nick thinks the only chance for him is to track down the father, a former customer of the mother's, and sue for child support. But, when the father wants to have more of a relationship with the boy, everyone is caught off guard. Meanwhile, Burton and Nick help out an old friend when his daughter, Rebecca, tries to take over his business.

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Hand of Five Poisons
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7.99
2621 votes

#9 - Hand of Five Poisons

Into the Badlands - Season 1 - Episode 6

Sunny and M.K. fight to escape Quinn's grip once and for all. The Baron's enemies conspire to take him down and change the Badlands forever.

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The Mikado
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7.98
121 votes

#10 - The Mikado

Millennium - Season 2 - Episode 13

Frank and Peter investigate a murder committed live on the internet. Clues lead Frank to the past and a serial killer called Avatar.

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Collateral Damage
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7.91
104 votes

#11 - Collateral Damage

Millennium - Season 3 - Episode 11

Peter's daughter is kidnapped by a Gulf War veteran who hopes to force the Millennium Group into admitting their crimes. Frank and Emma attempt to help, but Peter seems determined not to betray the secrets of the Group.

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The Funnies
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7.86
88 votes

#12 - The Funnies

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 9

Alvin asks Nick to help Barbara after her teenage son is arrested for drug possession. After Barbara's son, Russell, is arrested for drug possession, the charge changes to manslaughter when the teen who was with Russell is found dead from an overdose of the badly manufactured drugs. Now, as Russell maintains his innocence, but refuses to give up his source, Nick must find out whom Russell is protecting before the boy's future is ruined. Meanwhile, Burton asks Nick to help get the copyright for the toy "Bunny - Buddy," which is holding up a multimillion-dollar buyout. However, the eccentric old man who invented it is creating problems for Nick, fearing that the integrity of his creation will now be compromised.

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Omerta
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7.83
100 votes

#13 - Omerta

Millennium - Season 3 - Episode 9

On Christmas, Frank and Jordan go one vacation in Vermont. Unexpectedly, they get involved with a supposedly dead Mafia hit man who appears to be living in the woods with a number of mysterious women.

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Solidarity
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7.81
110 votes

#14 - Solidarity

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 16

A case that Nick took at Legal Services creates a conflict of interest, James tries to help his nephew.

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Mothers of the Disappeared
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7.78
114 votes

#15 - Mothers of the Disappeared

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 18

When a mother of a missing child shows up in Nick Fallin's office at Legal Services, he finds himself in the middle of an emotional struggle for closure and justice. Prior to the disappearance of her daughter Grace, Janine McGregor was in a car accident with her for which they were awarded a large settlement. However, since Grace has been missing for 10 years, the insurance company will not release the money. After years of searching for her daughter, Janine believes her only chance to get the money she so desperately needs is to have Grace declared deceased. However, just as a judge is about to sign off on the declaration, Grace unexpectedly reappears saying she had been kidnapped and taken to Europe. Nick encourages Janine to take the necessary steps to verify Grace's identity. However, with nothing but her gut feeling, Janine is convinced that the girl who has returned claiming to be her daughter is really her "Gracie." Meanwhile, Nick and Burton Fallin are faced with the death of a close friend and colleague, Judge Stanton. He was a long-time friend of Burton's and was the judge who presided over Nick's probation. His passing causes Burton to re-evaluate his life and his accomplishments as a lawyer.

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Nostalgia
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7.72
101 votes

#16 - Nostalgia

Millennium - Season 3 - Episode 20

Frank and Emma investigate a murder in a small town where Emma spent part of her youth.

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Remorse
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7.70
347 votes

#17 - Remorse

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

Television reporter Sarah Logan refuses to let her recent rape get her down, and talks about her experiences on the air which leads to the arrest of a young man that the police feel is responsible by Benson and Stabler, as Munch finds himself forming a bond with the brave reporter.

Weird Deer S**t
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7.63
857 votes

#18 - Weird Deer S**t

Sweet Tooth - Season 1 - Episode 3

Eager to send Gus on his way, Big Man figures out how to hide him in plain sight. The Singhs attend a neighborhood party that takes an ominous turn.

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Nightmare Alley
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7.61
1793 votes

#19 - Nightmare Alley

Altered Carbon - Season 2 - Episode 3

Kovacs contends with ghosts from his past as he's tortured by Carrera. Poe seeks help from a fellow AI. Trepp gets a lead on the man she's after.

Deception
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7.59
3140 votes

#20 - Deception

House - Season 2 - Episode 9

With Foreman as House's supervisor, the team must figure out if a woman who cried wolf too many times is really ill.

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Limitations
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7.57
414 votes

#21 - Limitations

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 - Episode 14

At the request of a victim, the police commissioner comes to Cragen with a special request -- close the case of the man who raped three women nearly five years ago before the statute of limitations expires. The detectives finally get a lead when they realise one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.

Lawyers, Guns and Money
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7.55
84 votes

#22 - Lawyers, Guns and Money

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 19

Trouble gets very deep for Dale (Nick's Parole officer asks for help from Nick. Later LuLu's husband to be is arested. Nick can't tell LuLu. Burton wonders if his son will be on the federal bench.

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Smoke and Steel
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7.51
1406 votes

#23 - Smoke and Steel

Persons Unknown - Season 1 - Episode 7

When Joe confesses everything he knows about the kidnappers and their organization to Janet, he puts himself in a vulnerable position with all involved. Angry and mistrustful of Joe's involvement in "the program," Blackham and Erika devise a plan to use him as a possible way to escape. Meanwhile, Kat, Renbe and Stefano believe that Joe is the key to finding both Tori and Janet.

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Exit One
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7.51
1457 votes

#24 - Exit One

Persons Unknown - Season 1 - Episode 4

The Night Manager informs the group that one of them will be allowed to check out. Meanwhile, Joe has a secret meeting with someone in the town, and Tori receives a visit of her own.

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Privilege
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7.50
115 votes

#25 - Privilege

The Guardian - Season 1 - Episode 13

After a rough turn of events at Kirk & McGee, Nick is back at Fallin & Assoc. just as Burton is looking into the case of Susan Newberg, deceased daughter of longtime client and family friend Frank Newberg. What begins as an investigation into Susan's widower Ray Harper, and the $11 million estate left to him, ends in a shocking case of suicide linked to sexual assault. Nick and Burton put their legal licenses and freedom at stake by violating their attorney/client privileges to protect Frank's youngest daughter and victim, 16 year-old. Meanwhile, first-year associate Amanda Bowles walks out of Fallin & Assoc. when Burton disapproves of her volunteer work at CLS.

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Damned If You Don't
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7.46
122 votes

#26 - Damned If You Don't

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 4

Carter Brown panics when Sheriff Buck wants his teen-age daughter to work for him as payback for an old favor. When he refuses, his life quickly begins to unravel.

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Stocks & Bondage
star
7.43
449 votes

#27 - Stocks & Bondage

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 - Episode 9

The death of a local businesswoman throws the team into the world of bondage and sado-masochism where they first investigate the woman's colleagues but are soon on the trail of a host of individuals involved in the world of whips and chains.

… Or Just Look Like One
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7.41
860 votes

#28 - … Or Just Look Like One

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 - Episode 3

After teen model Jazmin Burgess is dumped, beaten, and raped in front of Roosevelt Hospital, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out why a sixteen-year-old girl was out alone after midnight. High levels of drugs in Jazmin's system lead them to take a look at not only the modeling agency with which Jazmin was signed, but also the photographer who was supervising her last shoot and had booted her out because she was 'too heavy'. Stabler's disgust with the whole issue is aggravated by his and Kathy's worry that their daughter Maureen, who has been refusing to eat lately, may be anorexic.

Finding Rachel (2)
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7.39
135 votes

#29 - Finding Rachel (2)

The Dead Zone - Season 3 - Episode 2

Arrested for the murder of Rachel Caldwell, Johnny seeks the assistance of her sister, a reluctant Rebecca--who believes that he is guilty--and his friends to prove his innocence and help figure out what really happened to her.

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Broken Circle (2)
star
7.35
194 votes

#30 - Broken Circle (2)

The Dead Zone - Season 4 - Episode 1

Johnny is forced to try and save Greg Stillson...by stopping Rachel Caldwell from making a fatal mistake, even though it may cause nuclear armageddon.

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Blood Harvest
star
7.22
2830 votes

#31 - Blood Harvest

Wayward Pines - Season 2 - Episode 2

Theo discovers the truth and his purpose for being at Wayward Pines. CJ launches a vital and life-threatening project off the fence.

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Inhumanitas
star
7.19
70 votes

#32 - Inhumanitas

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 14

Lucas may have corrupted the local priest, Father Tilden, and he may be able to take his revenge on townspeople who cross his path. But not even he can control the seemingly miraculous activities of the dead Merlyn, determined to make Lucas answer for his crimes.

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Strong Arm of the Law
star
7.17
84 votes

#33 - Strong Arm of the Law

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 8

Sheriff Lucas Buck gets revenge --in his own chilling fashion-- on four men who move to Trinity and set off a crime wave.

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Collision
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7.15
163 votes

#34 - Collision

The Dead Zone - Season 3 - Episode 3

While following a missing person's case of an eleven year old named Katie Mercer, Johnny's visions of the girl intercede with visions of the night of his crash 9 years ago. He struggles with the help of Rebecca to relive and endure the night of his accident so that he could figure out where Katie is located as the intensity of the physical and emotional pain of his visions start to wear him down. As Johnny sorts out this strange intertwining of the past and present, he is led to the mysterious person that saved his life.

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CAT
star
7.11
9 votes

#35 - CAT

New York Undercover - Season 1 - Episode 19

Torres and Williams go undercover to try and find out what kind of drug crime two dead students were apart of.

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Subject: Live Fast, Die Young
star
7.07
30 votes

#36 - Subject: Live Fast, Die Young

Freakylinks - Season 1 - Episode 10

Derek and the gang discover a group of "adrenaline vampires," after watching footage of a man jumping off a bridge 200 feet high and landing unharmed.

The Losers
star
7.04
120 votes

#37 - The Losers

Eerie, Indiana - Season 1 - Episode 4

Mr. Teller is losing things left and right. When he loses his briefcase, an anniversary gift from his wife also containing important things, Mrs. Teller becomes upset. Marshall sets out to find where the missing items are going and with help from Simon, they make a startling discovery.

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Seven Sacrifices
star
7.03
1161 votes

#38 - Seven Sacrifices

Persons Unknown - Season 1 - Episode 11

Unable to trust Joe, Janet sets her sights on Ulrich as her ticket out of town. Morse and Blackam begin to take ease with Ulrich due to his nice personality and helpfulness, but soon realize his true intentions. Meanwhile, Kat and Renbe have returned to San Francisco, only to find out that their lives in America have been severely changed by "The Program."

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The Living
star
7.01
81 votes

#39 - The Living

The Guardian - Season 2 - Episode 6

As the legal guardian of two siblings he represented the year before, Nick must find the missing sister so she can be a bone-marrow donor to save her dying brother.

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Dead to the World
star
6.98
114 votes

#40 - Dead to the World

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 5

Gail may have pushed Sheriff Buck too far when she accuses him of foul play in the death of his former girlfriend, who was with him just before her car mysteriously drove off a bridge.

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Just Say No Fun
star
6.93
90 votes

#41 - Just Say No Fun

Eerie, Indiana - Season 1 - Episode 6

Marshall knows something's up when he's sent to the new school nurse instead of detention, and his suspicions are confirmed when Simon comes out from the sight check as a homework-loving zombie.

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Subject: Three Thirteen
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6.91
32 votes

#42 - Subject: Three Thirteen

Freakylinks - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Freakylinks group investigate a pregnant woman who believes that she is possessed. Derek is doubtful, and takes the case only because the site needs money. However, several unexplained events lead Derek to accept that the possession may be real. As the manifestations escalate, the team needs to race against the clock to solve the case before something happens to the woman or her baby.

Ring of Fire
star
6.87
76 votes

#43 - Ring of Fire

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 12

Through dreams and visions, Lucas allows Gail to learn bit by bit what happened to her parents. She learned that her father was abusing her and her mother was having an affair with Gage Temple, Caleb's father.

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Resurrector
star
6.73
73 votes

#44 - Resurrector

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 13

Radio talk show host Mel Kirby approaches Lucas for help in bringing his show to television. When Lucas refuses Mel and his co-anchor wife, Gloria vow to ruin Lucas. Meanwhile, a depressed Caleb decides he wants to give Merlyn a second funeral.

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Strangler
star
6.64
72 votes

#45 - Strangler

American Gothic - Season 1 - Episode 19

Lucas calls on the ghost of the Boston Strangler to come to Merlyn. Lucas leaves town to attend a convention and Albert De Salva -aka The Boston Strangler- decides to do more than just try to kill Merlyn.

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...Thirteen Years Later
star
5.84
137 votes

#46 - ...Thirteen Years Later

Millennium - Season 3 - Episode 5

Frank and Emma investigate murders on the set of a movie based on one of Frank's former cases.

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