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The Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 2

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 1 - There's No Place Like Home
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - There's No Place Like Home

    S2:E1

    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

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  2. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 2 - Bombs Away
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Bombs Away

    S2:E2

    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

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  3. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 3 - The Truth Is Out There
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - The Truth Is Out There

    S2:E3

    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

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  4. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 4 - Payback
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Payback

    S2:E4

    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

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  5. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 5 - As if by Fate
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - As if by Fate

    S2:E5

    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

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  6. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 6 - One Twelve
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - One Twelve

    S2:E6

    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

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  7. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 7 - Scared Straight
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Scared Straight

    S2:E7

    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

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  8. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 8 - Don't Look Back
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Don't Look Back

    S2:E8

    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

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  9. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 9 - Prisoner Exchange
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Prisoner Exchange

    S2:E9

    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

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  10. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 10 - Ockham's Razor
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Ockham's Razor

    S2:E10

    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
    Writers:Damon Lindelof, Lizzy Shaw

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  11. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 11 - Family Ties
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Family Ties

    S2:E11

    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

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  12. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 12 - Perfect Storm
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Perfect Storm

    S2:E12

    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
    Writers:Kiri Hart, Christopher Barbour

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  13. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 13 - Strangled
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Strangled

    S2:E13

    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

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  14. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 14 - Wild Card
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Wild Card

    S2:E14

    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

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  15. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 15 - John Doe
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - John Doe

    S2:E15

    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

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  16. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 16 - Conspiracy
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Conspiracy

    S2:E16

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

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Shintaro Shimosawa, James Morris

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  17. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 17 - Cruel and Unusual
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Cruel and Unusual

    S2:E17

    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

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  18. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 18 - Fire and Ice
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Fire and Ice

    S2:E18

    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
    Writers:Kathy McCormick, Diane Ademu-John

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  19. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 19 - Dead Wives' Club
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Dead Wives' Club

    S2:E19

    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
    Writers:David Amann, Ian Biederman

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  20. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 20 - Sunset Division
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Sunset Division

    S2:E20

    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
    Writers:Damon Lindelof, Tim Kring

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  21. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 21 - Pandora's Trunk (1)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Pandora's Trunk (1)

    S2:E21

    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
    Writers:Damon Lindelof, Gary Glasberg

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  22. Crossing Jordan Season 2 Episode 22 - Pandora's Trunk (2)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Pandora's Trunk (2)

    S2:E22

    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

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"There's No Place Like Home" is the best rated episode of "Crossing Jordan" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Tim Kring, it aired on 9/23/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Bombs Away".