8.6/10394 votes#1 - Amends
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2007
Eames re-opens the case into her husband's murder.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
- 7.5/10284 votes
#2 - Seeds
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2007
Genetics drive the murder of a doctor and the subsequent investigation.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 7.9/10305 votes
#3 - Smile
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2007
When a dentist is murdered by the mother of one of his patients, Goren and Eames follow the trail of evidence to a company that appears to have been the victim of a criminal conspiracy involving contaminated mouthwash.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Warren Leight, Charlie Rubin
- 8.1/10302 votes
#4 - Lonelyville
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2007
When a dead woman is found tied up in a motel room, Logan and Falacci follow the leads to a lonely writer.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Julie Martin, Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 7.8/10293 votes
#5 - Depths
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2007
Terrorism is initially suspected after the body of a young Arabic diver washes up on the shore, but Goren and Eames soon learn that the victim was part of a trio of con artists that were working as salvagers for a wealthy local man.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Warren Leight, Dick Wolf, Diana Son
- 7.7/10273 votes
#6 - Courtship
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2007
A private investigator is at the heart of the murder of a judge's wife.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Julie Martin, Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 7.8/10285 votes
#7 - Self-made
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2007
Goren and Eames investigate the death of a writer, and whether her torture has ties to the 'hood she came from.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 7.6/10280 votes
#8 - Offense
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2007
A rape trial goes wrong when a witness is killed, but the likely suspects – the football team members accused of the rape – turn out not so likely, and attention turns towards an attorney.
Director: Tom DiCillo
Writer: Julie Martin, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 8.6/10423 votes
#9 - Untethered
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2007
Goren investigates when his nephew, a prisoner who's bipolar, claims that inmates are being abused to the point of murder.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Diana Son, Charlie Rubin
- 8.3/10329 votes
#10 - Senseless
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2007
Logan and Falacci investigate the execution-style murder of three young college freshmen.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Julie Martin, Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta
- 8.5/10364 votes
#11 - Purgatory
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/2008
Still on leave from the force, approached in a bar after a confrontation, and pondering his future, Goren meets another officer on suspension (Winters) who makes him an interesting job offer. Goren decides to tip the balance in his favor with an undercover operation.
Director: Jean de Segonzac, Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Stephanie Sengupta, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
- 7.8/10274 votes
#12 - Contract
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/2008
A gossip columnist who used his insider knowledge to feed his habit is murdered, which leaves Wheeler and Logan to work through a list of suspects that grows longer the more they probe his life.
Director: N/A
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf
- 8.2/10302 votes
#13 - Betrayed
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 6/22/2008
Captain Ross loses his objectivity, and jeopardizes the case, when an old flame becomes a suspect in the disappearance of her husband and his lover.
Director: Michael Smith
Writer: Diana Son
- 7.8/10256 votes
#14 - Assassin
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 6/29/2008
A Sri Lankan Tamil activist survives an assassination attempt at JFK when she returns from her house arrest in Sri Lanka. When members of her close circle are also targeted, the investigation puts Logan and Wheeler on the trail of a Canadian gun-for-hire in a race to catch the killer before it's too late.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Julie Martin, Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Eric Overmyer
- 8.1/10322 votes
#15 - Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 7/6/2008
Three murders lead to a preschool with an exclusive and long waiting list.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Warren Leight
- 7.7/10325 votes
#16 - Reunion
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 7/13/2008
The murder of a television show host may be linked to her former avocation as a groupie to a famous musician, putting him and his family right at the top of the suspect list, along with her son and assistant.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Warren Leight
- 8.1/10317 votes
#17 - Vanishing Act
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 7/20/2008
A well-known magician disappears during a live-burial stunt, only to appear miles away and dead in the middle of his mentor's gag. Goren and Eames' investigation takes them deep into the secretive world of magic as they unravel the magician's final act to find a murderer.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf
- 7.6/10244 votes
#18 - Ten Count
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 7/27/2008
A boxer celebrating his victory is shot to death, and when it turns out the victim is the brother of a young man Logan mentored he commits himself and Wheeler to solving the crime. Unfortunately, as he and Wheeler explore the world of amateur boxing, secrets and betrayals complicate the case.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Julie Martin, Warren Leight
- 8.0/10304 votes
#19 - Legacy
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 8/3/2008
When a student dies at an exclusive private school, the investigation uncovers an online community that may have overtaken the school with its fixation on grades and secrets.
Director: Betty Kaplan
Writer: Warren Leight
- 7.7/10272 votes
#20 - Neighborhood Watch
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 8/10/2008
Wheeler and Logan investigate the murder of a man found decapitated, mutilated and stabbed in Maspeth Creek, a neighborhood that did not welcome him.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Warren Leight, Eric Overmyer
- 8.6/10346 votes
#21 - Last Rites
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 8/17/2008
Logan jeopardizes his and Wheeler's careers when a priest convinces him to re-open a murder case that's over a decade old which involves a politically-aspiring ADA who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.
Director: Tom DiCillo
Writer: Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
- 9.0/10499 votes
#22 - Frame
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 8/24/2008
Bobby is visited by the past when he finds a picture at his mother's grave indicating an old nemesis has returned, and the case only gets more complex when his brother and a mentor reappear.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Amends" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" season 7. It scored 8.6/10 based on 394 votes. Directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño and written by Warren Leight, René Balcer, Dick Wolf, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, it aired on 10/4/2007. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Seeds".