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The Best Episodes of Crossing Jordan Season 5

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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 5 Episode 1 - There's No Place Like Home, II
    8.5/10(140 votes)

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

    S5:E1

    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
    Writers:Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

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  2. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 2 - Luck Be a Lady (I)
    8.0/10(125 votes)

    #2 - Luck Be a Lady (I)

    S5:E2

    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 in Boston temperatures rise on a couple of…couples. The crossover continues on Las Vegas S03E03 Double Down, Triple Threat (II).

    Director:Allan Arkush
    Writer:Rob Fresco

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  3. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 3 - Under the Weather
    8.5/10(130 votes)

    #3 - Under the Weather

    S5:E3

    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
    Writers:Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

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  4. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 4 - Judgement Day
    8.2/10(116 votes)

    #4 - Judgement Day

    S5:E4

    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

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  5. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 5 - Enlightenment
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    #5 - Enlightenment

    S5:E5

    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

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  6. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 6 - Total Recall
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    #6 - Total Recall

    S5:E6

    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

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  7. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 7 - Road Kill
    8.2/10(186 votes)

    #7 - Road Kill

    S5:E7

    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
    Writers:Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer

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  8. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 8 - A Man in Blue
    7.8/10(148 votes)

    #8 - A Man in Blue

    S5:E8

    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
    Writers:Tim Kring, Jason Ning

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  9. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 9 - Death Goes On
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #9 - Death Goes On

    S5:E9

    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

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  10. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 10 - Loves Me Not
    8.0/10(160 votes)

    #10 - Loves Me Not

    S5:E10

    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
    Writers:Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

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  11. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 11 - The Elephant in the Room
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #11 - The Elephant in the Room

    S5:E11

    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

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  12. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 12 - Code of Ethics
    7.8/10(150 votes)

    #12 - Code of Ethics

    S5:E12

    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

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  13. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 13 - Dreamland
    8.2/10(116 votes)

    #13 - Dreamland

    S5:E13

    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

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  14. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 14 - Death Toll
    8.1/10(145 votes)

    #14 - Death Toll

    S5:E14

    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
    Writers:Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer

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  15. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 15 - Blame Game
    7.8/10(122 votes)

    #15 - Blame Game

    S5:E15

    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

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  16. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 16 - Someone to Watch Over Me
    7.9/10(127 votes)

    #16 - Someone to Watch Over Me

    S5:E16

    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

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  17. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 17 - Save Me
    8.2/10(110 votes)

    #17 - Save Me

    S5:E17

    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

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  18. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 18 - Thin Ice
    8.1/10(113 votes)

    #18 - Thin Ice

    S5:E18

    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
    Writers:Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner

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  19. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 19 - Mysterious Ways
    8.1/10(114 votes)

    #19 - Mysterious Ways

    S5:E19

    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

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  20. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 20 - Mace vs. Scalpel
    8.2/10(153 votes)

    #20 - Mace vs. Scalpel

    S5:E20

    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

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  21. Crossing Jordan Season 5 Episode 21 - Don't Leave Me This Way
    8.4/10(160 votes)

    #21 - Don't Leave Me This Way

    S5:E21

    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
    Writers:Treena Hancock, Melissa R. Byer

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"There's No Place Like Home, II" is the best rated episode of "Crossing Jordan" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Roxann Dawson and written by Tim Kring, Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner, it aired on 9/25/2005. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Luck Be a Lady (I)".