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The Best Episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7

Every episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7!

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The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 22 - Frame
    9.0/10(545 votes)

    S7:E22

    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:Unknown

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  2. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 1 - Amends
    8.6/10(445 votes)

    S7:E1

    Eames re-opens the case into her husband's murder.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer

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  3. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 21 - Last Rites
    8.6/10(381 votes)

    S7:E21

    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
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer

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  4. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 9 - Untethered
    8.5/10(464 votes)

    S7:E9

    Goren investigates when his nephew, a prisoner who's bipolar, claims that inmates are being abused to the point of murder.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Dick Wolf, Charlie Rubin, Warren Leight, Diana Son, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  5. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 11 - Purgatory
    8.5/10(403 votes)

    S7:E11

    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.

    Directors:Jean de Segonzac, Jesús Salvador Treviño
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  6. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 10 - Senseless
    8.3/10(370 votes)

    S7:E10

    Logan and Falacci investigate the execution-style murder of three young college freshmen.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  7. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 13 - Betrayed
    8.1/10(343 votes)

    S7:E13

    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:Unknown

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  8. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 15 - Please Note We Are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger
    8.1/10(357 votes)

    S7:E15

    Three murders lead to a preschool with an exclusive and long waiting list.

    Director:Kevin Bray
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 4 - Lonelyville
    8.0/10(338 votes)

    S7:E4

    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
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  10. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 17 - Vanishing Act
    8.0/10(358 votes)

    S7:E17

    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
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer

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  11. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 19 - Legacy
    7.9/10(342 votes)

    S7:E19

    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:Unknown

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  12. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 3 - Smile
    7.8/10(346 votes)

    S7:E3

    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:Unknown

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  13. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 12 - Contract
    7.8/10(318 votes)

    S7:E12

    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:Jonathan Herron
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer

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  14. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 5 - Depths
    7.7/10(342 votes)

    S7:E5

    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:Dick Wolf

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  15. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 7 - Self-made
    7.7/10(324 votes)

    S7:E7

    Goren and Eames investigate the death of a writer, and whether her torture has ties to the 'hood she came from.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  16. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 14 - Assassin
    7.7/10(299 votes)

    S7:E14

    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
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer

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  17. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 16 - Reunion
    7.7/10(366 votes)

    S7:E16

    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:Unknown

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  18. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 20 - Neighborhood Watch
    7.7/10(311 votes)

    S7:E20

    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:Unknown

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  19. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 6 - Courtship
    7.6/10(312 votes)

    S7:E6

    A private investigator is at the heart of the murder of a judge's wife.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Julie Martin, Dick Wolf, Warren Leight, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  20. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 8 - Offense
    7.6/10(329 votes)

    S7:E8

    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
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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  21. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 18 - Ten Count
    7.5/10(283 votes)

    S7:E18

    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:Unknown

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  22. Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 7 Episode 2 - Seeds
    7.4/10(325 votes)

    S7:E2

    Genetics drive the murder of a doctor and the subsequent investigation.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Dick Wolf, René Balcer, Stephanie Sengupta

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Frame" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" season 7. It scored 9/10 based on 545 votes. Directed by Norberto Barba and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/24/2008. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Amends".