The Best Episodes Directed By Aaron Lipstadt

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Pure

   S6:E183/8/2005

   After an 18-year-old girl is kidnapped, psychic Sebastian Ballentine comes forward claiming to have information on the killings. Stabler refuses to believe that Ballentine is a real psychic, and is convinced that the hints he is dropping about the case indicate he is somehow involved.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #2 - Blind Love

   S6:E72/17/2017

   Rosalee surprises Monroe with a getaway for his birthday and invites most of the gang to join them. Things take a shocking turn when a hotel employee targets Nick in an effort to avenge his father. Meanwhile, Eve gets a visit from a dark force that she has seen before. Elsewhere, Capt. Renard spends the weekend with Diana when a former ally decides to get even.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #3 - Zerstörer Shrugged

   S6:E123/24/2017

   The prophecy that was uncovered comes to pass when a dark force arrives in Portland with its eyes set on Diana. In an effort to protect her, Nick, along with Capt. Renard and Adalind, returns to the scene of his first investigation as a Grimm. Back at the Spice Shop, Monroe, Eve and Rosalee make a discovery that uncovers the origins of the mysterious stick. Meanwhile, Hank and Wu are called to a crime scene that is connected to the gang's greatest threat.

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   7.9/10(21 votes)

   #4 - Tremors

   S2:E1012/5/2013

   When an investigation goes horribly wrong, Sherlock must testify in an official police inquiry which jeopardizes his and Watson’s future with the NYPD

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   7.9/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Fugitive

   S6:E11/6/2017

   Following the massacre in Nick’s loft, Capt. Renard is hell bent on eliminating him once and for all. Hank and Wu head back to the precinct to keep an eye on the Captain and help give the gang the upper hand. Meanwhile, Monroe and Rosalee grapple with staying in Portland now that their family will be expanding. Elsewhere, Eve suffers the side effects of the mysterious stick’s healing power.

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   7.9/10(17 votes)

   #6 - Map of the Seven Knights

   S5:E102/19/2016

   Monroe gets a call from a relative in Germany that will bring Nick closer to his ancestors. Things get complicated when the nefarious group Black Claw is also after the same artifacts. Elsewhere, Capt. Renard helps a mayoral candidate get an edge on his opponent. Meanwhile, Trubel confronts Eve about Nick and Adalind.

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   7.7/10(21 votes)

   #7 - The Cost of Doing Business

   S4:E612/17/2015

   Morland offers to act as one of his son’s “Irregular” consultants so that he can lend Sherlock and Joan his considerable resources to help them solve a case.

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8. 

   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Contagious

   S6:E111/11/2005

   After a car accident a nine-year-old girl is examined and it's found she's been sexually abused. Out of fear and desperation, the girl blames her soccer coach for molesting her. Soon a slew of other girls claim they also have been raped by the same coach. During the investigation, Benson has to try keeping Stabler from falling apart as his wife has left him.

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9. 

   7.7/10(20 votes)

   #9 - All In

   S4:E194/10/2016

   A mysterious woman who organizes illegal, high-stakes poker games arrives on Holmes and Watson’s doorstep and tells them her life is in danger claiming to be a former associate of Mycroft, Sherlock’s brother. However, as the pair investigates, Joan becomes suspicious that their new client isn’t being truthful.

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10. 

    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Under My Skin

    S3:E214/23/2015

    When two New York City paramedics are killed during a kidnapping, Holmes and Watson join the manhunt to find the murderer and the woman he abducted. Also, Holmes learns important information about his recovery sponsor, Alfredo, that strains their relationship.

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11. 

    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Stories We Tell Our Young

    S3:E612/6/2013

    Nick faces his toughest challenge yet when he and Hank investigate a case that combines religious phenomenon with the dark dealings of the Wesen Council. Meanwhile, Rosalee is torn when Nick's case challenges her Wesen loyalties. Elsewhere, Captain Renard leaves town to tend to some "family matters."

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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Terra Pericolosa

    S3:E612/4/2014

    Holmes and Watson search for a thief who committed murder to steal a rare map. Meanwhile, Watson becomes concerned with Sherlock’s escalating interference into Kitty’s burgeoning personal life.

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13. 

    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Under Covers

    S3:E811/8/2005

    When bodies of two hired assassins are delivered to the NCIS team, Ziva and Tony go undercover assuming the victim's identities in order to find the person who hired the assassins for their mission. Gibbs discovers that his team are not the only ones working on the case.

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14. 

    7.1/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Chupacabra

    S4:E812/12/2014

    A traveler manages to bring a blood-sucking legend with him as he shows up in Portland. Nick and Hank investigate the gruesome trail of "El Chupacabra."

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15. 

    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #15 - The Ballad of Lady Frances

    S5:E173/19/2017

    The police call in Holmes and Watson to consult on a homicide “heard” by a cutting edge gunshot detection system when they can’t find any tangible evidence that a crime was committed. Also, Sherlock and Joan become suspicious of Shinwell when he’s the target of a drive-by shooting that reveals a connection between him and an unsolved murder.

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    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #16 - Brian Finch's Black Op

    S1:E711/3/2015

    When Brian calls in sick for a day off from the FBI, the CIA abducts him from home to borrow his NZT-enhanced capabilities for a black ops mission. As the operation becomes increasingly dangerous, Brian finds himself without FBI support in a situation that's spiraling out of control.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Class

    S7:E173/21/2006

    After Carolyn Pereira's body is dumped in an area frequented by prostitutes, Stabler and Tutuola soon realise she had far more money than a student on financial aid should have had, and learn that she was deeply involved in the worlds of online gambling and high stakes poker. Suspects include the Gloria Culhane, the roommate who ended up with the very expensive ring that Caroline stole from a star athlete, Roddy Franklin, the star athlete who had his ring taken by Caroline, and Adam Halder, Caroline's best friend from childhood who turned out to be her backup during her online gambling forays. Stabler makes a special plea for Halder, feeling like he and the young man have something in common because both were boys from the wrong side of the tracks dealing with rich kids who treated them like dirt.

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    6.3/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Lost Boys

    S5:E311/13/2015

    Rosalee disappears after some orphans decide she is the mother figure they always wanted and an encounter with a former colleague prompts Adalind to consider going back to work.

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