9.0/101 votes#1 - Dedication
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/2006
The crew must fly to Afghanistan to assassinate a high ranking member of the Taliban. However, one of their team helicopters ends up going down in enemy territory, placing the entire crew in jeopardy. Back at the base, Molly confronts a friend and retired Unit veteran about his addiction to painkillers and Kim ends up getting a job at the local radio station.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.6/1024 votes#2 - Mors Praematura
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2013
After being freed from her confinement to the psych ward, Root needs Shaw's help with a directive from the machine; Finch and Reese look into a mild-mannered investigator.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Dan Dietz
8.4/107 votes#3 - The Reluctant Taxidermist
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2018
The location of the money revealed, Marius makes a bold move to snatch it all for himself, but Maggie and Luka are not so easily fooled. Taylor makes plans to frame the hitman for Winslow's murder. Carly turns to Maggie in search of an otherworldly connection to her parents. Julia's new bondee proves more challenging than anticipated. Otto and Sam find that their Colin troubles are far from over.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Max Reid
8.3/103 votes#4 - Slip Slidin' Away
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2009
The doctors venture into controversial territory when an unexpected new hire at Pacific Wellcare causes Naomi to struggle with the idea of genetically designing babies and Violet makes a sudden decision to try electric shock therapy on a patient. Meanwhile Addison somehow finds herself alone and with a cat.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.3/103 votes#5 - Rest in Peace
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/26/2003
While George tries to get her old job back, her family prepares to visit her grave.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: John Masius
8.3/1035 votes#6 - Born Again
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/2015
Preparations for the Paris raid pick up speed, and Rollo thinks about the Seer's prophecy.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.2/105 votes#7 - Solitary
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2009
When Lily Milton is reported missing, her boyfriend, Parker Hubbard, points Detectives Benson and Stabler in the direction of Callum Donovan, Lily's downstairs neighbor and convicted bank robber who spent nineteen years in solitary confinement. During the investigation into Donovan's alibi, Lily is found alive, adding a surprising twist to the case and exposing more of Donovan's dark past.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.2/1034 votes#8 - The Usurper
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/2015
The fleet returns to Kattegat to discover tragic circumstances await.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
8.1/1024 votes#9 - Helios-685
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2016
The team tackles their primary mission: stop a cataclysmic event that could change the course of human history.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Rebecca Hales
8.1/1024 votes#10 - I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2017
Hoping all is not lost, Matthew races to catch up with Anne while Marilla anxiously hopes and waits for their return to Green Gables.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Moira Walley-Beckett
8.1/105 votes#11 - Persona
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2008
Benson finds herself going the extra mile to protect a woman abused by her spouse. The investigation turns up information regarding a long-forgotten case of 2nd degree murder and escape.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.1/1023 votes#12 - Skip
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2015
Reese must protect a bounty hunter who refuses to allow the potential threat to her life sway her from the relentless pursuit of her target. Also, Finch tries to set the plan he began in Shanghai in motion.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Ashley Gable
8.0/102 votes#13 - Doctor's Orders
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2006
The spirit of the Dr. Charles Walker (from "Penny For Your Thoughts") is back and after Allison's daughter Ariel.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: René Echevarria
8.0/101 votes#14 - Black Jack
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2007
Jake, his dad, Heather and Dale visit Black Jack to try and find the parts needed to fix the windmill. Sarah goes home with Hawkins against the rest of his family's wishes.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Dan Stolz
8.0/102 votes#15 - Winterland
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2007
Dan meets a hippie who was involved in a crime in which someone dies. Katie finds something out about Livia's past. When Dan is involved in an investigation it causes more problems between Dan and Jack.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.0/106 votes#16 - Streetwise
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/2008
A Park Avenue socialite's body is found in NYC'S Central Park, and Detectives Benson and Stabler initially suspect her wealthy boyfriend.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
8.0/1021 votes#17 - Til Death
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2012
The team is spread thin when a husband and wife’s numbers both come up
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Amanda Segel
8.0/101 votes#18 - What Will the Neighbors Think?
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/23/1999
Mona Bailey (Jane Adams) lives with her husband Ned (Peter Outerbridge) in the Clackson Arms, an old apartment building that is being taken over, apartment by apartment, by a mysterious developer called KM Inc. Mona is a hypochondriac, an able-bodied woman who rides a wheelchair, who treats the Physician's Desk Reference like a personal bible and who has not left the building in six months for fear of catching a disease. One day she backs her wheelchair into an electrical box and gets a shock, leaving her hearing strange voices and seeing bodies dropping out of windows...
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: A L Katz
7.9/108 votes#19 - M
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/2021
Determined to send Maddy to a better preschool, Alex desperately searches for a new place to live, a process complicated by her government benefits.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michelle Denise Jackson
7.9/1030 votes#20 - Homecoming
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2024
With his nascent operation at stake, Oz makes a desperate move to turn the tables. Meanwhile, Sofia strives to build a new legacy for herself.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Breannah Gibson
7.8/1038 votes#21 - Cent'anni
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2024
Confronting the events that turned her into "The Hangman" – and led to a decade-long fight to survive in Arkham State Hospital – Sofia makes plans for a more hopeful future.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: John McCutcheon
7.8/1018 votes#22 - One Man's Treasure
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2009
When a murdered man is found stuffed in the garbage chute of an apartment building and two women arrive to ID his body — one his wife and the other his fiancee — Castle and Beckett have their hands full keeping the women from killing each other as they work to peel back the layers of the victim's double life. Was it a jilted woman, corporate espionage, or a much darker secret that led to his demise?
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Elizabeth Davis Beall
7.8/1017 votes#23 - Lost Souls
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/2020
As his enemies scheme for power, Harald prepares for his coronation and chooses a queen. Ubbe's party reaches shore — but not the one they're seeking.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
7.8/1017 votes#24 - All at Sea
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/2020
Factions in Greenland spill blood, driving Ubbe's company away. Troops under Ivar and Dir seize Kiev for Prince Igor. Gunnhild makes a fateful choice.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Michael Hirst
7.7/103 votes#25 - Gray
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2010
Stabler's participation in a Take Back the Night rally at Kathleen's campus results in an extra case for him and Benson when a student claims she was raped. Unfortunately, the case turns out to be a "he said-she said" type with little evidence. Enter Sonya Paxton, and it can only get more complicated.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: N/A
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"Dedication" is the best rated episode directed by Helen Shaver. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 4/18/2006 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mors Praematura".