The Best Episodes Directed By Arthur W. forney
Every TV Episode Directed by Arthur W. forney Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Arthur W. Forney Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Arthur W. Forney is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "Pilot" aired on 9/15/1994 and is rated 1.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "American Disgrace".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1994
Williams and Torres try to prevent two people from becoming part of luxury car theft ring. Williams gets a letter from his ex-wife stating that she wants him to pay more in his maintenance payments.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 6 votes#2 - American Disgrace
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2014
When a series of allegations are made against a superstar basketball player, Sgt. Benson and Detective Carisi do not agree on the authenticity of each woman's story; the investigation takes Rollins back to her former precinct.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Dick Wolf
8.5/10 4 votes#3 - Little Egypt
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
After a bomb detonates at a restaurant in Queens, the case becomes personal for OA, who grew up eating there. But what initially seems like a terrorist attack reveals itself to be more complex, and OA goes undercover to prevent another incident.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Rick Eid
8.4/10 8 votes#4 - Signature
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2008
A woman's body is found murdered in a park alongside a man with a bullet in his head - Benson and Special Agent Cooper join forces and suspect "The Woodsman", a serial killer Cooper has tried to catch for years. Lake and Benson begin to question Cooper's true motives when the male victim is later identified as "The Woodsman".
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Judith McCreary
8.4/10 7 votes#5 - Life Is Fluid
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2015
A bust to bring down a heroin kingpin goes horribly awry. Olinsky reveals a dark secret from his past, and Halstead tries to get through to a spiraling Lindsay.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Craig Gore
8.3/10 6 votes#6 - Unstable
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2009
Officer Nate Kendall aids a woman in trouble and becomes roped into solving a rape case. While Detectives Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson believe that Kendall is not right for the case due to his unstable personality, Executive ADA Sonya Paxton joins the team, bringing evidence of a common thread among three other rape cases. With Paxton’s help, the team might expose a serial rapist.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Judith McCreary
8.3/10 9 votes#7 - Three Bells (I)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2015
Additional clues about Shay's death emerge. Meanwhile, Severide faces an old foe; Shay's sister arrives, inspiring the firehouse members to reflect on her life; Otis' grandmother relocates; and Boden sets out to help his dying father. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S02E13 A Little Devil Complex (II).
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Jill Weinberger
8.0/10 8 votes#8 - Get My Cigarettes
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2014
Intelligence begins to look into a string of murders where the victims have a dollar bill pinned to their chests. Thanks to some digging by Ruzek, Voight learns his friend was involved in some shady business dealings. Antonio and Halstead follow-up on some leads that help focus in on the culprit and motives for the murders. Burgess and Roman investigate a series of house break-ins and get some help from Desk Sgt. Platt.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Craig Gore
7.9/10 7 votes#9 - Birthright
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2004
The investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a six year old girl uncovers a fertility doctor's scheme to steal embryos, and prompts a custody battle between the child's biological and birth mothers.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 4 votes#10 - Screwed
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2007
Darius Parker, goes on trial for the rape and murder of a woman and her 14-month old child. The case brings Fin under fire from the media and even has Munch and Stabler at odds. Novak prosecutes the trial that brings Stabler and Tutuola, among others, to the stand. Many previous stories are brought into the trial.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Judith McCreary
7.9/10 6 votes#11 - Locum
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010
Benson and Stabler are called to investigate when a little girl goes missing. They soon find out that the mother had another daughter who disappeared some years earlier and she becomes the focus of the investigation.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Dawn DeNoon
7.9/10 9 votes#12 - A Little Taste
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2013
Severide finds that he shares a familiar past with Eric Whaley, the Lieutenant who was brought into the firehouse to help out. Dawson lets Shay in on her secret, while Casey deals with family issues. Meanwhile, a bad batch of heroin on the streets has Boden and the team scrambling, while Clarice and Shay find they have a new problem to overcome.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Matt Olmstead
7.8/10 6 votes#13 - Rage
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/1995
A Wall Street broker accused of murdering his mentor uses the defense of ""black rage"" in court.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 6 votes#14 - Night (I)
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2005
After a young woman is found raped and murdered near a nightclub with five hundred dollars stuffed into her mouth, Benson and Stabler follow the fingerprint trail on the money to Attorney Jason Whitaker, whose sole responsibility seems to be handling the trust for the Duvall family. Soon detectives are convinced that Gabriel Duvall is their rapist, but don't have quite enough evidence to put him away. ADA Novak is working on both the case and a terrified former victim when she is brutally attacked in her office late at night. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Trial by Jury S01:E11 Day (II).
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 8 votes#15 - Ambition
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/3/2013
Mills finds himself the target of resentment from some colleagues when Severide supports his desire to join Squad. Tara, a paramedic candidate, joins Dawson and Shay on the job for a few shifts. Meanwhile, Shay comes to the aid of Cindy Herrmann, who suffers from pregnancy complications while her husband Christopher is out of town. Elsewhere, Dawson and Casey draw closer as the grand opening of Molly’s draws near, and Casey receives a surprise visit.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Michael Gilvary
7.7/10 5 votes#16 - Angel
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1995
A mother claiming that her baby was kidnapped while she was at confession retraces her steps and actions with Curtis, which raises legal questions later when her attorney introduces a unique defense.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 5 votes#17 - Double Down
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/1997
The cops' best hope of finding a kidnapped hired car driver alive is one of the armed robbers who grabbed him after a job, but the immunity deal he demands in return would effectively preclude his prosecution for the shooting death of an off-duty cop, placing McCoy in a difficult position as he seeks to placate the cops, who want the guy prosecuted, and the kidnapped man's wife, who wants every avenue of saving her husband explored.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Shimon Wincelberg
7.6/10 6 votes#18 - Angels
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2002
A battered young boy suffocates while hiding in the luggage compartment of an airport shuttle bus and it leads the detectives to his guardian and into the investigation of a perverted child molestation ring.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Jonathan Greene
7.5/10 6 votes#19 - Breeder
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1994
While investigating a woman's claim that she passed out in a taxi and awoke to find her newborn missing, Briscoe and Logan uncover a scam involving private adoptions.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: René Balcer
7.5/10 6 votes#20 - Sanctuary
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/13/1994
A black minister fans the flames of racial intolerance after a hit-and-run in Harlem claims the life of a 12-year-old and the Jewish driver isn't indicted.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 6 votes#21 - Purple Heart
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/1995
The investigation into a taxi driver's murder involves a loan shark, a forged check, a missing plumber and the victim's wife.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Morgan Gendel
7.4/10 4 votes#22 - Educated Guess
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2011
A patient in a mental hospital claims to have witnessed a sexual assault. However, the supposed victim is a fellow patient who has a history of making rape allegations, but she denies being assaulted this time.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Judith McCreary
7.3/10 6 votes#23 - True North
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/1998
The double murder of a wealthy man and his daughter leads the detectives to the wife and stepmother of the deceased. However, Canada's objection to the death penalty hampers McCoy and Carmichael in seeking crucial evidence for obtaining a conviction.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 6 votes#24 - Black Tie
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1993
The police suspect a cover up when they receive an anonymous tip that a wealthy man was murdered by his wife, who refuses to allow an autopsy after a physician declares that the death occurred from natural causes.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: Walon Green
7.2/10 5 votes#25 - Profiteer
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2006
The shooting of a local businessman is linked to a killing in Iraq, and McCoy and Rubirosa refuse to allow the killer to plead out.
Director: Arthur W. Forney
Writer: David Wilcox