10.0/101 votes#1 - He kohu puahiohio i ka ho'olele i ka lepo i luna (Like a Whirlwind, Whirling the Dust Upward)
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2020
Harry Langford helps Five-0 investigate a series of murders that follow the plot of a fabled unpublished crime novel from the 1920s. Also, Tani and Junior's friendship takes a meaningful new turn.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Paul Grellong
9.0/102 votes#2 - Rewind
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2008
The team searches for a paraplegic who had been injured two years earlier in a car accident and is now missing. Their investigation shocks them when they discover the truth in what may have caused his disappearance.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Bruce Rasmussen
- 9.0/101 votes
#3 - Miranda
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2005
Annabeth must choose between making a case against a kidnapping suspect or saving his victim's life. Annabeth takes a huge gamble when she denies kidnapping suspect, Derrick Adler (guest star Mason Gamble) his right to have a lawyer present during his interrogation in order to force a confession with the hope that he will lead the police to his victim's whereabouts so that she can be brought home alive. Derrick had kidnapped college mate Amy Flynn (guest star Shannon Floyd) after a campus party, a person who he has been stalking for over a year. With time running out Annabeth is put in a tough predicament. Meanwhile, Maureen must decide whether or not to prosecute a detective who obstructed justice in order to protect a fellow cop.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: N/A
9.0/103 votes#4 - Betrayal
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/2011
After Sam’s undercover mission in Sudan turns deadly, Callen and the NCIS team must track down their missing agent before it is too late.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Frank Military
9.0/104 votes#5 - Arising
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2012
Michael is furious when he discovers a secret that Cassandra kept from him, so he and Nikita fly to Moscow to confront her. Meanwhile, Alex makes a last ditch effort to find her mother by sending out a coded message through a televised interview.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Andrew Colville
- 8.7/103 votes
#6 - Last Call
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2008
A white-collar criminal goes missing on his way to testify against a former associate and the team must find out why.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: David Amann
8.6/1033 votes#7 - Disconnect
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/2006
With Mahone on their trail, Michael, Lincoln, their father, and Sucre make a run for the getaway plane. Michael's reunion with his father sheds light on his difficult childhood.The women in Bellick and Kellerman's lives coerce their men to confess their sins.A medical emergency forces C-Note to risk it all.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Nick Santora
8.5/1042 votes#8 - The Good, the Bad and the Crispy
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/29/2017
After Charlotte accidentally charbroils a man to death in self-defense, Lucifer must try and keep Chloe from figuring out the truth. Lucifer puts Maze in charge of finding Charlotte and Amenadiel, who have both gone missing in light of recent circumstances, while he finds a permanent solution for the ticking-time-bomb he calls Mom.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Ildy Modrovich
8.5/1025 votes#9 - Interference
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2007
A new inmate named Tyge is brought to Sona. After he seemingly recognizes Whistler, Michael's doubts arise. T-Bag enters a new area of commerce.Lincoln goes to the seaside with Sofia. Sucre takes over the side-business of his predecessor.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Karyn Usher
8.4/1044 votes#10 - Love Handles
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2017
Lucifer and Chloe investigate a mysterious masked killer who is poisoning college students.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Alex Katsnelson
8.4/1031 votes#11 - Variant
Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 10/16/2022
Eugene goes on the run, and Mercer is tasked to find him; Aaron's group faces a complication on the road.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Vivian Tse
8.4/1023 votes#12 - Going Under
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/15/2008
Michael gets medical attention from the most unlikely of places, and Charles Westmoreland returns to help uncover the true meaning of Scylla. Meanwhile, Lincoln and Sucre race to stop Gretchen before Scylla is lost forever.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Zack Estrin
8.3/103 votes#13 - Greed
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/18/2004
The team reopens the 1985 case of a wealthy stock broker. At the time it was deemed that Charles Danville was killed when someone attempted to steal his car, but new evidence suggests that he may, in fact, have been murdered.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Stacy Kravetz
8.3/1034 votes#14 - Vegas with Some Radish
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2017
When Lucifer discovers Candy has gone missing, he hightails it to Las Vegas with Ella in tow. They work to find her, but interesting secrets could compromise the investigation. Meanwhile, Chloe is upset that Lucifer left on her birthday.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Sheri Elwood
8.2/1016 votes#15 - A Shade of Gray
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/22/2009
When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Debra J. Fisher
8.2/104 votes#16 - Boy in the Box
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2004
The 1958 death of an unknown 6-year-old boy found in a field inside a cardboard box is reinvestigated after a small suitcase with the child's picture and his old cowboy hat is left in front of a church. The new probe reveals that the rowdy boy lived at a Catholic-run orphanage and was adopted two days before his suspicious demise.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Meredith Stiehm
8.2/106 votes#17 - Rogue
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/10/2014
Martin is put on leave in the wake of a confrontation with the Colonel. Martin then begins to investigate his own past, discovering that an enigmatic smuggler in Houston may have the answers he needs.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Andrew Wilder
8.1/1014 votes#18 - Ablation
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2012
Alliances are tested, while bonds are broken.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Mike Daniels
8.1/1016 votes#19 - A Chance at a Happy Ending
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/28/2021
The end is nigh! Lucifer, Chloe, Maze and Amenadiel prepare for battle with Michael and his not-so-angelic army of supporters.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Joe Henderson
8.1/1028 votes#20 - Safe and Sound
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2008
Self locates another card hidden in a safe within a secure federal building, as Mahone continues his quest for revenge. Meanwhile, T-Bag's new life may be in jeopardy.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Seth Hoffman
8.0/101 votes#21 - Going Once... Going Twice
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2008
Kevin overcompensates for his recent pay cut by snatching Nora’s dream house out from under her as a gift to Scotty. Meanwhile Justin cooks up a plan to set Saul up with an unlikely candidate for a date.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: N/A
8.0/103 votes#22 - Shotgun
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2010
Addison and Cooper are counseling a couple who must pick a child to save with their newborn's cord blood. Meanwhile Dink wants to marry Maya.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#23 - Blowback
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2007
Dan finds himself once again tracking Aeden Bennett. This time it's 1980 and Dan gets to see what made Aeden the way he is. In the present, the kidnapper seeks revenge by going after Katie. Livia tries to figure out what her purpose is in life. This is a conclusion to the previous episode Emily.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Kevin Falls
- 8.0/103 votes
#24 - Crime Wave
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2004
As a huge tsunami heads directly towards Miami, a ten-hour warning gives citizens just enough time to evacuate the city. In the chaos, two people are killed in a parking lot and the evidence leads Horatio to discover a plot to rob a bank timed to take advantage of the evacuation. However, as the CSIs close in on the robbery already in progress, they find that it's a more elaborate crime than they previously thought. In the wake of the storm, Ryan and Alexx discover a body washed up from a local cemetery that may have a different cause of death than originally recorded. Meanwhile, Horatio suspects that Yelina is being physically abused by her boyfriend, IAB's Rick Stetler.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Elizabeth Devine
8.0/101 votes#25 - Greek Tragedy
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2009
Sam may discover Melinda's secret and rethinks his relationship with her after she's caught in several lies.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Christina M. Kim
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"He kohu puahiohio i ka ho'olele i ka lepo i luna (Like a Whirlwind, Whirling the Dust Upward)" is the best rated episode directed by Karen Gaviola. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Paul Grellong. It aired on 2/21/2020 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Rewind".