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The Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 2

Every episode of Crossing Jordan Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 2!

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Genre:Drama
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Crossing Jordan" season 2 is "There's No Place Like Home", rated 7.7/10 from 140 user votes. It was directed by Allan Arkush and written by Tim Kring. "There's No Place Like Home" aired on 9/23/2002 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Bombs Away".

  • There's No Place Like Home
    7.7/10 140 votes

    #1 - There's No Place Like Home

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2002

    Special 90 Minute Episode Jordan and Woody are 3000 miles from Boston on the trail of the man that may hold the answer to Jordan’s questions about her mothers' death. Dr. Macy is struggling with the disappearance of Jordan and trying to solve a case of his own.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Tim Kring

  • Bombs Away
    7.9/10 115 votes

    #2 - Bombs Away

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2002

    When the wife of a former ATF agent is found dead the husband’s grief is overwhelming. He will take drastic measures and put everyone in the morgue in danger…will they defuse the situation before it is too late?

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Ian Biederman

  • The Truth is Out There
    7.9/10 130 votes

    #3 - The Truth is Out There

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2002

    Jordan and Nigel are making a trip to the local Total-Mart, and end up with a dead door greater. When someone tries to steal the body the case takes an unusual turn.

    Director: Tony Wharmby

    Writer: David Amann

  • Payback
    8.2/10 116 votes

    #4 - Payback

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2002

    After a high class party girl dies in custody, Woody will face possible charges. Jordan must step up and defend Woody and try to help save his career. Elsewhere Lily is trying to help a little boy.

    Director: Leslie Libman

    Writer: Kathy McCormick

  • As if by Fate
    7.9/10 131 votes

    #5 - As if by Fate

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2002

    Jordan tries her hand at dating and is later called to the scene of her would-be suitor’s apparent suicide. A near death experience leaves Nigel asking lots of questions. Dr. Macy sets out to help validate a recently departed jazz legends personal image.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: Gary Glasberg

  • One Twelve
    8.5/10 164 votes

    #6 - One Twelve

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2002

    Jordan and the team are sent to lead the recovery effort at the site of an explosion. Amongst the rubble is a lone survivor and Jordan must keep him talking till help can get to him. The grim task of identifying the victims falls on Dr. Macy.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Damon Lindelof

  • Scared Straight
    7.7/10 130 votes

    #7 - Scared Straight

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2002

    When the lover of a controversial lesbian talk show host is found dead, Jordan and Woody lead the investigation. Garret and Lily go head to head when a cancer patient dies.

    Director: Arvin Brown

    Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff

  • Don't Look Back
    7.8/10 120 votes

    #8 - Don't Look Back

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2002

    Jordan and Woody are off to California when the body of a Hollywood starlet is found in Boston. Elsewhere Dr. Macy and Lily both get visits at the morgue.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Tim Kring

  • Prisoner Exchange
    7.7/10 258 votes

    #9 - Prisoner Exchange

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2002

    Not willing to breach confidentiality Lily makes a sacrifice to keep a late night confession secret. Elsewhere Dr. Macy and D.A. Walcott are forced to work together to put a sexual predator behind bars…where he belongs.

    Director: Michael Gershman

    Writer: Ian Biederman

  • Ockham's Razor
    8.5/10 117 votes

    #10 - Ockham's Razor

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2003

    When the wife of Dr. Macy’s nemesis is found dead…he pushes forward for the truth. A photo lab is going out of business and calling old customers the Cavanaugh’s are on the receiving end. What comes to light will push Max to face a truth he has tried to hide.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Damon Lindelof, Lizzy Shaw

  • Family Ties
    8.0/10 112 votes

    #11 - Family Ties

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2003

    A woman is shot in an apparent car jacking; Jordan and Elaine make an unlikely team investigating this one. When a baby is found clinging to life under the mother, her husband claims the child is not his.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Kathy McCormick

  • Perfect Storm
    8.7/10 143 votes

    #12 - Perfect Storm

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2003

    Boston is at the mercy of a blizzard and the morgue staff at the mercy of an unknown toxin. With bodies piling up, and the lights out, the race is on stop this invisible killer before too many more die.

    Director: Stephen Williams

    Writer: Christopher Barbour, Kiri Hart

  • Strangled
    7.9/10 118 votes

    #13 - Strangled

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2003

    The morgue staff gathers to attempt to try and solve a case from 1964. With each of the staff members assuming a role in the case, with Max leading the way. Will they be able to find a killer from so long ago?

    Director: Michael Gershman

    Writer: Gary Glasberg

  • Wild Card
    8.0/10 110 votes

    #14 - Wild Card

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2003

    A witness for an up coming case is found murdered. Jordan is sure there is a dirty cop involved in the permanent silencing of this witness. Meanwhile Dr. Macy and Dr. Winslow head an investigation of their own.

    Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer: Diane Ademu-John

  • John Doe
    8.2/10 102 votes

    #15 - John Doe

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2003

    When a John Doe comes into the morgue…Bug makes it a mission of his to find this mans identity. Dr. Macy sets out to try to prove murder or suicide when a cop turns up dead.

    Director: Tim Hunter

    Writer: David Amann

  • Conspiracy
    8.0/10 105 votes

    #16 - Conspiracy

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2003

    A mysterious death captures Jordan’s attention. Meanwhile, Dr. Macy revisits his past with a current case involving a former friend.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: James Morris, Shintaro Shimosawa

  • Cruel and Unusual
    7.9/10 110 votes

    #17 - Cruel and Unusual

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/2003

    A local woman dies and forces Jordan to come face to face with an ex-lover. Dr. Macy and D.A. Walcott make a trip to investigate if an execution was cruel and unusual.

    Director: Michael Gershman

    Writer: Elizabeth Sarnoff

  • Fire and Ice
    7.9/10 106 votes

    #18 - Fire and Ice

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2003

    A methamphetamine lab explodes and takes the life of a young girl. Jordan tried to help the grieving mother and manages to tick off the D.A. Elsewhere, Lily and Bug work a case together.

    Director: Arvin Brown

    Writer: Kathy McCormick, Diane Ademu-John

  • Dead Wives' Club
    7.9/10 105 votes

    #19 - Dead Wives' Club

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/14/2003

    A woman is kidnapped…thirteen years later her body washes up in Boston. Jordan is convinced the killer is the husband…but the evidence does not support her theory. Meanwhile, Dr. Winslow had to identify a body at the morgue.

    Director: Donna Deitch

    Writer: David Amann, Ian Biederman

  • Sunset Division
    7.6/10 140 votes

    #20 - Sunset Division

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/21/2003

    Woody decides to take some time off and goes home to Wisconsin, while there the Sheriff, his mentor is killed. The trail leads him to Los Angeles where he crosses paths with a special LAPD unit.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Tim Kring, Damon Lindelof

  • Pandora's Trunk (1)
    8.3/10 119 votes

    #21 - Pandora's Trunk (1)

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2003

    Three people are found dead and seem to have no connection to each other. Woody takes on the task of solving the triple homicide. Meanwhile, Jordan is back on the trail of her mothers killer when some new evidence surfaces.

    Director: Stephen Williams

    Writer: Gary Glasberg, Damon Lindelof

  • Pandora's Trunk (2)
    8.2/10 119 votes

    #22 - Pandora's Trunk (2)

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2003

    With the secrets the car held for years out in the open, Jordan still has questions. Dr. Macy makes a hard decision regarding Jordan and Woody has a case to solve.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Tim Kring