8.6/10126 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
8.2/10109 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
8.7/10107 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
8.1/10101 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
7.9/10119 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
8.2/10106 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
8.2/10170 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
7.8/10134 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
7.8/10105 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
8.0/10145 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
7.8/10131 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
7.8/10135 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
8.1/10102 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
8.1/10132 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
8.1/10109 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
8.3/10115 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
8.2/1099 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
8.1/10103 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
8.1/10102 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
8.1/10139 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
8.3/10148 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
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"There's No Place Like Home, II" is the best rated episode of "Crossing Jordan" season 5. It scored 8.6/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner, it aired on 9/25/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Luck Be A Lady".