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The Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 5

Every episode of Crossing Jordan Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 5!

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 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Crossing Jordan" season 5 is "There's No Place Like Home, II", rated 8.6/10 from 123 user votes. It was directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner. "There's No Place Like Home, II" aired on 9/25/2005 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Luck Be A Lady".

  • There's No Place Like Home, II
    8.6/10 123 votes

    #1 - There's No Place Like Home, II

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2005

    With a familiar killer in their midst, Slokum is forced to get help from an unlikely source. Will the morgue staff be able to stop this killer…again?

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

  • Luck Be A Lady
    8.2/10 108 votes

    #2 - Luck Be A Lady

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2005

    Cross Over Episode with Las Vegas. When a pair of bodies ends up in the Boston Morgue, one clue will lead to fabulous Las Vegas. With Woody in Vegas and Jordan and Boston temperatures rise on a couple of…couples.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Rob Fresco

  • Under The Weather
    8.7/10 104 votes

    #3 - Under The Weather

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2005

    Jordan’s defiance of Dr. Macy ends up putting her own life in danger. With three boys missing and bodies turning up, Woody and Dr. Macy don’t realize they are also searching for one of their own.

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

  • Judgement Day
    8.1/10 99 votes

    #4 - Judgement Day

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2005

    Jordan works to expose the downfalls of the prison health care system, when an inmate turns up dead. Meanwhile Lily is put into a life or death situation…at a local court house.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Kathy McCormick

  • Enlightenment
    7.9/10 117 votes

    #5 - Enlightenment

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2005

    With the murder of a young boy and his mother, Jordan will go undercover to find this killer. Elsewhere Lily and Bug have a hard decision to make over…bodily fluids.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Linda Gase

  • Total  Recall
    8.2/10 104 votes

    #6 - Total Recall

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2005

    With a suspect that has confessed Woody thinks the hard work is done. Only problem this suspect has no recollection of committing the murder. With the help of the new psychologist Woody will learn all is not what it seems.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Emily Whitesell

  • Road Kill
    8.2/10 168 votes

    #7 - Road Kill

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2005

    A copy cat killer starts to terrorize Boston, Woody and Jordan are left to break the case. When they have to turn to the original killer for answers, Jordan is less than comfortable when the killer starts to get personal.

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

  • A Man in Blue
    7.8/10 132 votes

    #8 - A Man in Blue

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2005

    With a cop killer on the loose, Woody is flooded with memories. It is left to Woody to find a killer…at any cost. Meanwhile, aliens spark Nigel’s interests.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: Tim Kring, Jason Ning

  • Death Goes On
    7.8/10 103 votes

    #9 - Death Goes On

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2005

    With only traces of evidence Woody and Dr. Macy are looking to bring down a mob hit man. Elsewhere Jordan is called to the scene of an accident…with the body missing. This new case will lead to answers for an old case.

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Aron Eli Coleite

  • Loves Me Not
    8.1/10 143 votes

    #10 - Loves Me Not

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2006

    Jordan and Woody are called to the scene of a murder at a bed and breakfast. It isn’t long before everyone is a suspect. When the road gets snowed in…things heat up between Jordan and Woody.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

  • The Elephant in the Room
    7.8/10 129 votes

    #11 - The Elephant in the Room

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2006

    Dr. Macy's job may be at risk due to a DUI charge, the night before he is supposed to testify as a witness in a high profile case. Jordan and Woody wonder where their relationship will go next...if anywhere?

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Joe Pokaski

  • Code of Ethics
    7.8/10 133 votes

    #12 - Code of Ethics

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2006

    Jordan and Woody investigate the death of two soldiers. One was killed in Iraq, the other has been killed in Boston. Dr. Macy confronts his daughter over her choice in boyfriends and a possible addiction to drugs. Jordan discovers a secret J.D. is keeping.

    Director: Miguel Ferrer

    Writer: Linda Gase

  • Dreamland
    8.1/10 100 votes

    #13 - Dreamland

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2006

    Macy is stunned when he discovers that a body from a gang related shooting is his daughters boyfriend. When a gun from the crime scene returns with Abby's prints on it, the entire team focuses on finding the missing girl.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: Rob Fresco

  • Death Toll
    8.1/10 131 votes

    #14 - Death Toll

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/12/2006

    A bomb has detonated on a Boston train, leaving many victims dead or injured. A lot of the victims are school aged children which triggers bad memories. What is worse there is another bomb…somewhere.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock

  • Blame Game
    8.1/10 107 votes

    #15 - Blame Game

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/19/2006

    A brush fire rages and some firemen lose their lives. With some investigation the team finds some evidence that will post to a loose link in the chain of command. Macy tries to keep his daughter in rehab.

    Director: Miguel Ferrer

    Writer: Aron Eli Coleite

  • Someone to Watch Over Me
    8.3/10 113 votes

    #16 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/2006

    A father is murdered and his daughter becomes a target of an assassin, stirring some hard memories for Jordan. Elsewhere, a high profile family makes life hard for Dr. Macy when their son is killed in a tragic accident.

    Director: Aaron Lipstadt

    Writer: Emily Whitesell

  • Save Me
    8.2/10 98 votes

    #17 - Save Me

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/2006

    Woody and Lu team up to find the killer of a young girl, with the possibility of the killer being mentally ill and living in a halfway house the search will prove difficult. Jordan has taken in Kayla, while the state tries to find a home for her.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Linda Gase

  • Thin Ice
    8.2/10 100 votes

    #18 - Thin Ice

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/16/2006

    A pro baseball player is accused of rape. Nigel sets out to find the family of a fighter pilot who was been discovered…frozen. With the relationship of Woody and Lu growing, Jordan’s jealousy grows.

    Director: Donna Deitch

    Writer: Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

  • Mysterious Ways
    8.2/10 99 votes

    #19 - Mysterious Ways

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2006

    A supposed miracle worker dies; Woody and Jordan work the case. Elsewhere while in the process of breaking and entering a man dies.

    Director: Miguel Ferrer

    Writer: Lawrence Meyers

  • Mace vs. Scalpel
    8.2/10 135 votes

    #20 - Mace vs. Scalpel

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2006

    While attempting to return some personal effects Dr. Macy makes a startling discovery. Jordan and Lu butt heads over the morgue janitor and Lily prepares for the wedding.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Rob Fresco

  • Don't Leave Me This Way
    8.3/10 145 votes

    #21 - Don't Leave Me This Way

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2006

    When Jordan wakes up to find J.D. dead beside her, she has no memory of the events from the previous night. Accused or murder Jordan will turn to her friends to help piece everything together.

    Director: Allan Arkush

    Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock