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Former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. She reluctantly joins the New York City Police Department's Queens homicide unit

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 22 - The Man in the Woods
    8.3/10(298 votes)

    #1 - The Man in the Woods

    S1:E22

    Carrie follows the trail of her sister's killer to Syracuse, where the murderer may have struck again.

    Director:John David Coles
    Writers:John Bellucci, Ed Redlich

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  2. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 21 - Endgame
    8.1/10(261 votes)

    #2 - Endgame

    S1:E21

    When Carrie's obsessed admirer turns up dead, she must locate the killer while deflecting attention from the prime suspect: her.

    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writers:Jan Nash, Steven Maeda

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  3. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 2 - Incognito
    8.1/10(269 votes)

    #3 - Incognito

    S2:E2

    Carrie goes undercover with a team of bank robbers when The Major Crimes Section gets a lead on the gang’s leader, a notorious thief who rarely shows his face.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  4. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 14 - Carrie's Caller
    8.0/10(301 votes)

    #4 - Carrie's Caller

    S1:E14

    A serial killer with knowledge of Carrie’s memory abilities taunts the Queens PD as his list of victims grows.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writers:Christal Henry, John Bellucci, Ed Redlich

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  5. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 4 - Memory Kings
    8.0/10(245 votes)

    #5 - Memory Kings

    S2:E4

    When the scientist who helped Carrie understand her memory abilities is murdered, she must track down other people with the same skill in the hopes that one of them holds the key to finding the killer.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Sam Montgomery

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  6. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 7 - Maps & Legends
    8.0/10(248 votes)

    #6 - Maps & Legends

    S2:E7

    The murder of an urban explorer leads Carrie and Al to not only search for the killer, but to pick up the trail of clues the victim was following on the hunt for a treasure supposedly hidden under the streets of New York.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Quinton Peeples

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  7. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 11 - East of Islip
    8.0/10(228 votes)

    #7 - East of Islip

    S2:E11

    A murdered body washes ashore in the Hamptons, and Carrie and Al's boss offers them a "paid vacation" in his beautiful Southampton cottage, in order to help local law enforcement find the killer, who may or may not be related to a previous serial killer.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  8. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 12 - Omega Hour
    8.0/10(233 votes)

    #8 - Omega Hour

    S2:E12

    When Carrie and Elliott are attending a party sponsored by the mayor, a group of criminals seizes control of the building, and demand a hefty ransom. It is up to Carrie to thwart their plans by playing from the Die Hard book.

    Director:Rick Bota
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  9. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 17 - Blind Alleys
    7.9/10(278 votes)

    #9 - Blind Alleys

    S1:E17

    Al and Carrie are forced to the sidelines by a negotiator when the father of a suspect that Roe shot takes members of the Queens PD, including Nina, hostage in a desperate quest for justice.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Erik Oleson, Heather Bellson

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  10. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 13 - Reunion
    7.9/10(243 votes)

    #10 - Reunion

    S2:E13

    Carrie's high school reunion is suddenly cut short when an alum shows up dead. Carrie has to remember back 22 years to understand the events that led to this crime.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writers:John Bellucci, Bill Chais

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  11. Unforgettable Season 3 Episode 6 - Stray Bullet
    7.9/10(226 votes)

    #11 - Stray Bullet

    S3:E6

    Carrie conducts an investigation off the books when Al becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a parolee he helped put away.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writers:Barry M. Schkolnick, Michael Reisz

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  12. Unforgettable Season 3 Episode 13 - D.O.A.
    7.9/10(241 votes)

    #12 - D.O.A.

    S3:E13

    Carrie is unable to utilize her perfect memory when an assassin doses her with a deadly poison that attacks her brain, leaving Al on a desperate hunt for the antidote.

    Director:Matt Earl Beesley
    Writer:Quinton Peeples

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  13. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 18 - The Comeback
    7.8/10(257 votes)

    #13 - The Comeback

    S1:E18

    When Carrie’s latest case is stalled by a powerful family’s influence, she receives assistance from a lawyer who may be the mysterious caller who orchestrated a series of sniper attacks.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writers:Christal Henry, Michael Foley

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  14. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 19 - Allegiances
    7.8/10(268 votes)

    #14 - Allegiances

    S1:E19

    Carrie’s personal and professional lives collide when her boyfriend, the son of a mob boss, is revealed to have ties to suspects in a murder investigation.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Joan Binder Weiss

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  15. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 3 - Day of the Jackie
    7.8/10(252 votes)

    #15 - Day of the Jackie

    S2:E3

    Carrie and Al are unable to discern why a businessman was murdered in his hotel room until it’s discovered that his death was collateral damage in a larger plot to assassinate a diplomat.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Wendy Battles

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  16. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 8 - Till Death
    7.8/10(221 votes)

    #16 - Till Death

    S2:E8

    After a wealthy couple is murdered, Carrie and Al pose as a married couple to lure in the killer, who Al believes is linked to a series of unsolved homicides he once investigated.

    Director:Jan Eliasberg
    Writer:Barry Schindel

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  17. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 9 - Flesh and Blood
    7.8/10(212 votes)

    #17 - Flesh and Blood

    S2:E9

    Carrie catches a deadly assassin who has eluded her before, but must put her personal vendetta aside when it’s revealed that the woman has vital information to prevent a terrorist attack on New York City.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Bill Chais

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  18. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 10 - Manhunt
    7.8/10(228 votes)

    #18 - Manhunt

    S2:E10

    The murder of a prominent lawyer leads Carrie and Al to reexamine a rape case that moved Manhattan thirteen years before. Soon, they realize that the case was not as clear cut as it was portrayed by the media, and an innocent man may have been wrongfully convicted.

    Director:David Platt
    Writer:Barry M. Schkolnick

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  19. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 15 - The Following Sea
    7.7/10(274 votes)

    #19 - The Following Sea

    S1:E15

    When a key witness in his murder case vanishes before testifying, Al scrambles to find her before the suspect walks free.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writers:Michael Foley, Jan Nash

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  20. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 16 - Heartbreak
    7.7/10(281 votes)

    #20 - Heartbreak

    S1:E16

    Carrie and Al are at a loss to explain how a murder victim mysteriously appeared in an empty ballpark.

    Director:Anna Foerster
    Writer:Spencer Hudnut

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  21. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 20 - You Are Here
    7.7/10(242 votes)

    #21 - You Are Here

    S1:E20

    Carrie and Al must get inside the mind of a deranged conspiracy theorist before he sets off a series of bombs.

    Director:Jean de Segonzac
    Writer:Jim Adler

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  22. Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 6 - Line Up or Shut Up
    7.7/10(226 votes)

    #22 - Line Up or Shut Up

    S2:E6

    When a young man is found dead in an expensive sports car he was delivering to a diplomat, each clue leads Carrie and Al to yet another possible motive for the murder.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writers:Sam Montgomery, Quinton Peeples

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  23. Unforgettable Season 3 Episode 7 - Throwing Shade
    7.7/10(213 votes)

    #23 - Throwing Shade

    S3:E7

    When one of Eliot's oldest friends, the campaign manager for a mayoral candidate, is murdered, he is forced to face his past and current demons as Carrie and Al work to uncover the killer.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Michael Reisz

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  24. Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 7 - We Can Be Heroes
    7.7/10(175 votes)

    #24 - We Can Be Heroes

    S4:E7

    Major Crimes determines that the kidnapping of a prominent scientist's son was not a crime of opportunity but rather a calculated scheme for revenge.

    Director:Laura Belsey
    Writer:John Paul Roche

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  25. Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 9 - Golden Bird
    7.6/10(302 votes)

    #25 - Golden Bird

    S1:E9

    Al and Carrie investigate the murder of a teen who seemed to have no enemies. Meanwhile, Carrie looks to her estranged aunt for help with the investigation into her sister's murder.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Michael Foley

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Man in the Woods" is the best rated episode of "Unforgettable". It scored 8.3/10 based on 298 votes. Directed by John David Coles and written by John Bellucci, Ed Redlich, it aired on 5/8/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Endgame".