The BEST episodes written by Warren Leight
#1 - Tru Love
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 2
Logan and Wheeler investigate the death of a womanising doctor, which leads directly to his son's relationship with a teacher.
#2 - Suite Sorrow
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 2 - Episode 12
When the wealthy and matronly owner is found naked and murdered with injections of botox in the bathtub, detectives Goren and Eames focus on the victim's unstable adult daughter who resented her mother's meddling in her love life
#3 - War
Lights Out - Season 1 - Episode 13
After all the trials and tribulations that led up to the championship fight, Lights goes to "war" when he finally faces off with "Death Row" Reynolds for the heavyweight title. Before the big fight, Hal Brennan gathers all the former champs that have been burned by Barry Word and starts a war against him by starting a new boxing alliance called United Boxers. But in order for Lights to be a part of it, he suggests a 10 percent cut for a health fund to help all the boxers in need of medical care. Meanwhile, Word has a pre-fight talk with Lights, and it is not very inspiring the night before the fight. Theresa has her own talk with Reynold's wife, Jennifer. As soon as the third round begins, Lights manages to K.O. Reynolds and wins back his title, but suffers a severe concussion. After the fight Theresa makes a shocking discovery about Lights: she goes to his side and watches in horror as he groggily asks her "Who won?".
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#4 - Zoonotic
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 2 - Episode 22
The investigation into the murder of a crooked cop leads to a preening veterinarian and his friend, an obsessive doctor whose ex-girlfriends who have all been infected with a rare disease.
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#5 - Cruise to Nowhere
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 5 - Episode 19
Goren and Eames investigate when a respected professional is found murdered in the East River, his death presumably connected to a series of gambling losses.
#6 - Senseless
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 7 - Episode 10
Logan and Falacci investigate the execution-style murder of three young college freshmen.
#7 - 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?
#8 - 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.
#9 - Her Negotiation
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 24
The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park; Detective Benson finds herself in mortal danger.
#10 - Frame
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 7 - Episode 22
Bobby is visited by the past when he finds a picture at his mother's grave indicating an old nemesis has returned, and the case only gets more complex when his brother and a mentor reappear.
#11 - Endgame
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 21
Goren and Eames find a scrapbook belonging to a serial killer on death row. It suggests that he may have had more victims than previously known.
#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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - Trophy Wine
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 10 - Episode 5
A wine importer's death on the heels of an exclusive wine tasting is investigated. The detectives focus on the workings of a high-end auction house, while the man's wife and a grifter couple also become suspects.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Cakewalk
Lights Out - Season 1 - Episode 2
When Leary is threatened with criminal charges, he must do the bidding of bookmaker Hal Brennan to make them go away. Lights is also being coy with his suspicious wife Theresa, and Mike Fumosa, a pesky reporter—both having heard rumors that he will return to the ring to fight Reynolds. Meanwhile, his daughter Daniella finds out about her father's diagnosis and confronts him.
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#20 - The Comeback
Lights Out - Season 1 - Episode 5
The Learys' financial situation turns more desperate and they are advised to consider bankruptcy. However, Lights decides to make a comeback with a few easy fights, but discovers Johnny's deal with Barry Word. Despite this, Lights tries to find his own fight enlisting Reynolds' old sparring partner Jo Jo Reade for his next opponent. But an unfortunate accident causes him to take on a harder challenger in the dangerous ex-con Javier "El Diablo" Morales and the aftershock threatens Lights' and Theresa's marriage.
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#21 - 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.
#22 - The Number of Rats (2)
Chicago P.D. - Season 2 - Episode 20
After arriving in Chicago to assist Voight and the team with a rape/murder case that has distinct similarities to a decade-old case from New York, Sgt. Benson asks Fin and Amaro to help; the prime suspect asks for a meeting with Lindsay. (We Called Her Jellybean (1) Chicago Fire S03E21) (Daydream Believer (3) Law & Order: SVU S16E20)
#23 - Chicago Crossover (2)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 16 - Episode 7
Sergeant Hank Voight and Detectives Erin Lindsay and Jay Halstead track a child pornography victim to his last-known whereabouts in New York City, where Sergeant Benson and the SVU squad get a new lead – evidence of a livestreamed pornography “club” that caters to its subscriber’s shocking requests. When Lindsay discovers someone from her past is involved, she hopes it will help lead them to the site’s ringleader, but tensions between Voight and Benson could threaten the case. (Nobody Touches Anything (1) aired on Chicago Fire, season 3, episode 7. They’ll Have to Go Through Me (3) aired on Chicago P.D., season 2, episode 7.)
#24 - Infight
Lights Out - Season 1 - Episode 9
Lights alliance to Ed Romeo, his new boxing mentor comes between him and his family. Although, Romeo likes Teresa and the girls, he wants Lights to cut his father and brother out because he thinks they are weighting him down. This does not sit well with Lights, who in return, tells Romeo he doess not feel free of them, but feels controlled by him and decides to free himself of his eccentric trainer. Meanwhile, at the gym, Johnny and Romeo get into a fight, which ends up in an unfortunate accident for Lights.
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#25 - Siren Call
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 3
Goren and Eames investigate after Ashley Gardela, a fellow officer's teenaged step-daughter, is found dead in her car after a night of partying, which leads them to her boss (Jason Raines), an ex-boyfriend with a record (Brian Murphy), and the boss's wife (Kelly Sloane-Raines). After another supposed young lover comes forward, Goren and Eames focus their investigation away from Jason Raines and toward another source. [ Recap available. ]
#26 - Bedfellows
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 5
Goren and Eames investigate the death of a well-known and well-liked historian, Dr. Adlai Copeland, and their investigation leads them to suspect the victim's brother Ted, who was perpetually short of money and had recently been cut off by his brother. Ted is the prime suspect in the investigation until he, too, turns up dead, and detectives then turn their eye to the victims' wives, both of whom had something to gain from the two mens' deaths.
#27 - Consumed
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 3 - Episode 21
A police officer is framed for a triple homicide by a greedy woman who takes advantage of his sleepwalking and is enmeshed in a bitter divorce settlement and out for revenge.
#28 - Blind Spot
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 1
Goren and Eames investigate the death of Heidi Conington, a former ambassador's daughter, and then the similar murder of Jenna Shea not long after, interviewing her roommate Jo Gage. Jo's father turns out to be Goren's former mentor, Dr. Declan Gage, who tries to convince Goren that the killer is Sebastian, the one killer that he has never been able to capture or forget. Ross warns Goren that he doesn't want Gage, who betrayed his entire team in the original Sebastian investigation, anywhere near the case. When Eames is taken from her home, suspicion turns to Gage, especially after some of her belongings are found in his possession, but when Eames saves herself, she can't give the police any clues to her captor.
#29 - Proud Flesh
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 5 - Episode 13
Goren and Eames investigate after Trip Slaughter III, the eldest son of radio magnate Jonas Slaughter, is found dead covered in plastic latex. Initial evidence leads detectives directly to Jonas' Chinese wife Anna, but Goren and Eames realise that the evidence leading her way is a little too pat.
#30 - Pravda
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 3 - Episode 5
Goren gets an interim partner when Eames goes on maternity leave, and focuses his investigation of a murder on a star reporter whose past contains a history of plagarism.
#31 - Masquerade
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 6
Goren and Eames head to Vietnam to pick up Simon Henry Fife, who has recently confessed to the 1992 murder of ten-year-old actress Amberleigh Harner. Both Goren and Eames have trouble believing what Fife has to say, and it isn't long before Goren manages to find holes in Fife's story. Eames and Goren have twenty-four hours to look into the murder and turn their attention to the original investigation, contacting the original officer on the scene. Their investigation leads them to believe that the suspect may be much closer to home than anyone thought.
#32 - Silencer
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 18
Goren and Eames investigate when a doctor who had testified in a case involving the deaf and controversial cochlear implants is murdered, and find themselves teaming up with a detective who interprets for the deaf as they try to get answers in a case where no one seems willing to communicate with them.
#33 - Country Crossover
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 7
The death of a music producer is initially believed to be connected to his professional interests, but later the attention turns to his romantic interests.
#34 - The War at Home
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 8
Ross, Goren and Eames are called in on Thanksgiving when Amanda Dockerty, the daughter of the first deputy commissioner of the NYPD, goes missing while on leave from the army. The investigation into her disappearance soon turns into a murder case when Amanda's body is found, but Goren's mind is anywhere but on his job as he struggles to deal with a personal crisis concerning his mother.
#35 - Brother's Keeper
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Season 6 - Episode 15
Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a well-known televangelist's wife after a rally, but Goren is preoccupied with dealing with his mother's medical condition and the reappearance of his long-lost brother.
#36 - 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.
#37 - Beast's Obsession
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 20
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.
#38 - 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.)
#39 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 22 - Episode 16
While Fin and Phoebe make wedding plans, Benson and Rollins try to help a homeless single mother who's being trafficked in exchange for safe housing.
#40 - 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.
#41 - Hunting Ground
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 13 - Episode 15
Detectives Benson and Amaro lead the search for a serial killer who is targeting young prostitutes.
#42 - 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.
#43 - Walter: Week Four
In Treatment - Season 2 - Episode 19
Having to deal with the aftermath of his company's crisis, Walter looks back at the loyalty towards the family who owns it and the media's perception of him. Paul probes Walter's deeply rooted sense of guilt.
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#44 - Post-Graduate Psychopath
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 22 - Episode 14
Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.
#45 - Community Policing
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 5
An unarmed black man is shot during the pursuit of a suspect, raising racial tensions. Barba must indict the three officers involved – who claim they followed procedure.
#46 - Born Psychopath
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 14 - Episode 19
The SVU detectives investigate after a school nurse notices multiple injuries on a young girl; Detective Amaro tries to bond with his recently discovered son.
#47 - Patrimonial Burden
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 17 - Episode 7
A reality TV family secrets begin to spill when their young teenage daughter learns she's pregnant.
#48 - Downloaded Child
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 15 - Episode 19
After a single mom is arrested for leaving her young daughter alone for days, Sgt. Benson suspects the woman may have been abused in her own childhood.
#49 - Spiraling Down
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 13 - Episode 10
A military colleague of Detective Amaro’s wife reports his 14-year-old daughter missing. The detectives find the girl working as a prostitute under a possessive pimp. They quickly set up a sting operation to entrap Johns on rape charges with a minor, and arrest aging pro quarterback Jake Stanton. Detective Benson and ADA Cabot seek to make an example out of the football legend, but the case is thrown into chaos with the return of defense attorney Bayard Ellis, who questions Stanton’s mental capacity after years of injuries on the field.
#50 - 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.