7.6/10563 votes#1 - Mercy
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2011
Frank is put on the spot when a supporter for the mayor is found dead and the mayor wants Frank to position it as a random act of violence to the public. Meanwhile, Jamie goes on his first undercover assignment at a bar where meets and bonds with a suspicious patron.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Kevin Wade
8.1/10546 votes#2 - Friendly Fire
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2011
When Danny is put on modified assignment after an incident in which a cop--who failed to identify himself--is shot, he faces Internal Affairs investigators, who are looking to his state of mind on that day for further implications.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Brian Burns
7.7/10523 votes#3 - Critical Condition
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2011
Three men attempt to rob a bank and Danny discovers that one of attempted robbers is a former cop. Also, Jamie works with Luisa Sosa, his new partner.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Thomas Kelly
7.7/10507 votes#4 - Innocence
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2011
Erin has to re-open a 18yr old rape case in which Frank was the arresting officer. Danny and Jackie have to deal with the murder of three teenagers for which there appears to be no motive.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
7.5/10503 votes#5 - A Night on the Town
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2011
Even while on a case, Danny tries to swing a romantic weekend with Linda. Jamie's undercover assignment involves a crime family.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kevin Wade
7.8/10513 votes#6 - Black and Blue
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2011
Frank deals with a political crisis after Jamie and Renzulli are injured by a church security team that refuses to let them enter a religious center in response to a 911 call.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Brian Burns
7.6/10496 votes#7 - Lonely Hearts Club
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2011
Jackie goes undercover as an escort when she and Danny track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes in hotel rooms. Meanwhile, Erin meets a potential suitor at an art gallery who shares her interests.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Vanessa Rojas
7.9/10504 votes#8 - Thanksgiving
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2011
Henry's heart attack on Thanksgiving eve leaves the family contemplating a future without him. While Danny and Jackie look into a suicide that may not be what it seems, Frank and the mayor disagree about a threat to the city.
Director: Steve Gomer
Writer: Richard Ataturk
8.0/10500 votes#9 - Moonlighting
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2011
Danny accompanies a dangerous ex-mobster who is helping him find bodies on cold cases in exchange for leniency for his son on grand theft auto. Meanwhile, Jamie works undercover in a boiler room operation, looking for a secret about the Sanfino family.
Director: Robert Harmon
Writer: Kevin Wade
8.0/10480 votes#10 - Whistle Blower
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2012
When Erin's informant is murdered, she blames herself and works to help Danny discover who killed him.
Director: Robert Harmon
Writer: N/A
7.6/10481 votes#11 - The Uniform
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2012
Danny and Jackie investigate a murder scene at a diner, where a witness claims a uniformed officer fled the scene after shots were fired.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: John Moskowitz
8.1/10541 votes#12 - The Job
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2012
On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the gunman. Frank deals with 9/11 guilt from impending loss of a friend whom he worked alongside at Ground Zero.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Brian Burns
7.3/10523 votes#13 - Leap of Faith
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2012
When a rich woman dies of a heart attack, her eccentric daughter claims that she received a message from God, who told her that her stepfather actually murdered her. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants Frank's support for the canonization of a local priest, but a reluctant Frank takes it upon himself to investigate a rumor that the priest went too far when protesting the Vietnam War.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: David Black
7.9/10486 votes#14 - Parenthood
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2012
When a man’s family is robbed and beaten in front of him, and the assailant is shot and killed, the Reagan’s debate about how far they would go to protect their family. Meanwhile, when a college student is arrested at a rally, Frank wrestles with her sentence due to her identity.
Director: John Polson
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
8.2/10497 votes#15 - The Life We Chose
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2012
Danny and Jackie investigate the murder of a Reagan family friend who was an undercover detective. Danny's family starts to worry as the persistent search takes an emotional toll on him.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Thomas Kelly
7.9/10491 votes#16 - Women With Guns
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2012
When Frank’s close friend, a high-profile reporter, is almost assaulted while in town investigating a story, Danny and Jackie attempt to track down her would-be attacker. Meanwhile, Jamie’s undercover case comes to a head.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Kevin Wade
7.8/10466 votes#17 - Reagan V. Reagan
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2012
As Erin prosecutes a woman accused of killing her husband, the defendant's attorney is murdered and Danny is assigned to the investigation. When Danny is put on the stand to be questioned, things get heated between the brother and sister.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Ed Zuckerman
7.6/10460 votes#18 - No Questions Asked
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2012
Danny is put in a difficult position when a gun linked to a robbery is brought in to the NYPD’s gun buyback program. He must decide to either arrest the suspect or follow the no questions asked rule.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Vanessa Rojas, Brian Burns
8.1/10490 votes#19 - Some Kind of Hero
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/6/2012
Danny causes waves in the department when he investigates a closed case, the suicide of a firefighter, at the insistence of the man’s 12-year-old son. Meanwhile, Jamie saves a baby from a burning building but worries it will jeopardize his undercover work when he is billed a hero in the press.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
8.1/10462 votes#20 - Working Girls
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2012
Danny and Jackie are assigned to protect a key witness in a Russian mob trial, but when an attempt is made on her life, they realize there is a leak on the task force. Meanwhile, Erin is offered a job as deputy mayor, which would have her working directly with her father.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Ian Biederman
7.9/10462 votes#21 - Collateral Damage
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2012
Danny and Jackie investigate the suspicious murder of a high rolling investor, who had injuries from a fight, but no marks on his hands. Meanwhile, Frank puts Jamie under house arrest, when the Sanfino family put out a hit on "Jimmy Reardon".
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Thomas Kelly, Kevin Wade
8.1/10496 votes#22 - Mother's Day
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2012
Frank must race to stop a biological weapon attack on New York City, while keeping it a secret from his family during their most sentimental holiday, Mother’s Day. Meanwhile, a long-standing conflict between Danny and Jamie comes to a head.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Brian Burns
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A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads...
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Network:CBS
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Mercy" is the best rated episode of "Blue Bloods" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 563 votes. Directed by Michael Pressman and written by Kevin Wade, it aired on 9/23/2011. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Friendly Fire".