The BEST episodes written by Peter Blauner
#1 - Deadly Ambitions
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 15
The SVU squad tries to keep Detective Rollins' sister safe from her abusive boyfriend when she turns up beaten and pregnant; when Rollins is forced to take drastic action, an internal affairs investigation begins.
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#2 - Legitimate Rape
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 18
A popular sports reporter accuses a cameraman of rape and stalking; when the victim learns she is pregnant as a result of the rape, the defense employs controversial tactics in hope of gaining favor with the jury.
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#3 - Official Story
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 13 - Episode 12
Benson and Amaro must work around a resistant victim when the CEO of a military contractor is assaulted.
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#4 - Unbearable Loss
Blue Bloods - Season 7 - Episode 10
When the son of Frank’s most outspoken critic in the African-American community, Reverend Darnell Potter, is killed, Potter must put aside his contentious relationship with the Reagan family in order to get justice for his son. Also, Erin and Anthony investigate when a convicted felon’s cause of death is inconsistent with injuries he sustained during a prisoner transport van accident, and Jamie learns that a mugger he shot in self-defense is the son of an NYPD officer.
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#5 - Brief Interlude
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 23
The investigation into how a comatose woman ended up in a river near the mayor's home reveals the victim's unexpected wild side.
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#6 - I'm Going to Make You a Star
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 21 - Episode 1
When an actress accuses a high-powered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Changes in the squad room put Carisi between a rock and a hard place.
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#7 - Manhattan Vigil
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 5
The kidnapping of a young boy reminds Cragen, Munch and Benson of a unsolved case from 13 years earlier.
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#8 - Padre Sandunguero
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 16 - Episode 12
When his father is arrested, Amaro must choose between his badge and his family’s honor.
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#9 - Last Rites
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 7 - Episode 21
Logan jeopardizes his and Wheeler's careers when a priest convinces him to re-open a murder case that's over a decade old which involves a politically-aspiring ADA who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
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#10 - Blackout
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 20 - Episode 18
When defense attorney Nikki Staines is raped after a police charity event, Benson reluctantly looks to her own for a suspect.
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#11 - Mob Rules
Blue Bloods - Season 7 - Episode 4
Intent on bringing justice to Lieutenant Gormley after he is beaten by a mob outside his home, Danny and Frank enlist the aid of Detective Anthony Abetemarco, who has a personal connection to the neighborhood where the attack occurred. Eddie and Jamie witness a dishonest arrest. Danny searches for a witness to testify against a dangerous gang leader
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#12 - The Devil You Know
Blue Bloods - Season 8 - Episode 21
Frank goes head-to-head with a data-tracking company when they refuse to unlock the phone of a terrorist that may hold information regarding upcoming targets. Also, when Erin obtains information about an impending murder from a shady source, she gets Danny and Baez involved, despite the questionable agenda of the informant, and Jamie and Eddie try to locate a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby.
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#13 - Thought Criminal
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 23
Taking an active approach to catching sex offenders, the team targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 14
The already frantic search for a missing diabetic boy becomes more urgent when he is spotted with a couple known for child endangerment and pornography.
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#15 - Silver Lake
Law & Order: LA - Season 1 - Episode 10
Don Alvin's (guest star Tim DeKay, "White Collar") quiet life is destroyed when an intruder ambushes he and his family in their home, killing his wife and son. After searching for clues, the detectives discover similar cases that lead them to one powerful common thread. Meanwhile, DDA's Dekker (Terrence Howard) and Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza) have to tread carefully in order to get a guilty verdict after Morales' puts their case in jeopardy.
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#16 - October Surprise
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 6
ADA Barba finds that a friend – with a connection to a mayoral candidate frontrunner – is accused of rape.
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#17 - Close Calls
Blue Bloods - Season 8 - Episode 17
After Danny’s brother-in-law, Jimmy, gets caught up with the mob and steals Danny’s credit card, Danny forces Jimmy to take down the mobsters with Baez’s help. Frank has Erin and Anthony investigate if his old partner is truly guilty of a crime. Jamie is approached by an officer who wants his help getting reassigned from his undercover assignment at a mosque.
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#18 - Town Without Pity
Blue Bloods - Season 6 - Episode 18
Frank and Danny work together to help Nick Constantine (Michael Nouri), a rehabilitated ex-con who Frank put away years ago, when Constantine becomes involved in the murder of an old enemy. Also, as Erin prepares for a murder trial, she learns the prosecutor who previously handled the case is withholding the location of the alleged killer so she can interview him on her popular podcast.
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#19 - Hard Bargain
Blue Bloods - Season 7 - Episode 16
When Linda’s brother, Jimmy (Kevin Dillon), gets into trouble with the mob, he begs Danny to help him stay safe until it blows over. Also, Frank faces a public relations nightmare when the lawyer of a wrongfully arrested man demands that NYPD records be made public.
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#20 - Benefit of the Doubt
Law & Order - Season 22 - Episode 4
When the young author of a tell-all book is found dead, Cosgrove asks a former mentor for help with the case. Price has an uphill battle in court when a search and seizure is deemed illegal.
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#21 - Criminal Stories
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 18
A columnist who has been given access to the squad for a story declares a hate crime case a hoax, leaving the victim under media scrutiny and Benson fighting to get the case back on solid ground.
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#22 - Child's Welfare
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 13 - Episode 16
Detective Benson calls on Bayard Ellis for legal help when her estranged brother, Simon Marsden gets caught in a child custody battle. Also, Detectives Tutuola and Rollins investigate why a newborn baby is abandoned near a hospital.
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#23 - Rush to Judgment
Blue Bloods - Season 6 - Episode 6
When Jamie is caught on camera committing what could be construed as police brutality at an anti-policy demonstration, Frank is forced to turn the case over to Internal Affairs. Also, Danny and Baez investigate a rape case involving a civil rights attorney who claims the charges were drummed up in retaliation for the investigation into Jaime.
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#24 - Beautiful Frame
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 11
When a rape victim is arrested for murder in Suffolk County, Detective Benson questions the case and finds enough evidence for District Attorney Barba to charge a different suspect in Manhattan.
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#25 - Stomping Grounds
Blue Bloods - Season 6 - Episode 13
When a well-regarded, newly retired NYPD lieutenant is accused of shooting a group of potential muggers on the subway and then disappears, Frank must deal with the fallout. Also, when a drug dealer returns to Baez’s old neighborhood, she and Danny must figure out how to arrest him for a murder that Baez witnessed as a child.
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#26 - El Sereno
Law & Order: LA - Season 1 - Episode 20
When a horrific mass murder occurs at a primarily Hispanic office, the detectives immediately begin investigating the remaining employees, as well as their clients. After arresting a potential suspect, the case comes to a sudden halt when a claim of racial profiling is made against the unlikeliest of sources. DDA’s Dekker and Stanton are forced to navigate through tricky waters in hopes of proving their case.
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#27 - Players
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 17
Logan and Wheeler investigate when a judge's son is murdered shortly after a rapper is sentenced in the judge's courtroom, but soon realise that his friends may be more closely linked to his death than the rapper.
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#28 - Strange Beauty
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 13 - Episode 22
Police dive into an underground world of self-mutilation and ritual amputation while searching for a missing woman. When a cleanly severed leg is found, the detectives look for links between their current investigation and a possibly similar cold case.
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#29 - Contract
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 7 - Episode 12
A gossip columnist who used his insider knowledge to feed his habit is murdered, which leaves Wheeler and Logan to work through a list of suspects that grows longer the more they probe his life.
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#30 - Seeds
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 7 - Episode 2
Genetics drive the murder of a doctor and the subsequent investigation.
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#31 - Echo Park
Law & Order: LA - Season 1 - Episode 2
When murderous cult member "Baby" Jane Lee Rayburn is found stabbed to death, Detectives Rex Winters and Tomas "TJ" Jaruszalski question multiple suspects, including the cult ringleader Denis Watson and Jane's former cellmate, Maura Dillon. However, the case cuts very close to home for Detective Winters when his wife Lori, a former Detective, is questioned. DDA Dekker and DDA Stanton find themselves facing a trial where the line between suspect and victim is blurred.
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#32 - Angel's Knoll
Law & Order: LA - Season 1 - Episode 17
After an argument with his cousin, a casino worker is brutally murdered in his hotel bathtub; detectives discover more than one crime has been committed.
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