The Best Episodes Written By Aaron Zelman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Hey! Mr. Pibb!

   S2:E41/28/2009

   Patty works to clear Daniel in his wife's murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

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   8.1/10(8 votes)

   #2 - They Had to Tweeze That out of My Kidney

   S2:E82/25/2009

   As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendrick's energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobisher's past will come back to haunt him.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Myth of Fingerprints

   S12:E711/14/2001

   A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #4 - DR 1-102

   S12:E131/30/2002

   The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.

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   7.9/10(8 votes)

   #5 - Teenage Wasteland

   S11:E122/7/2001

   The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.

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   7.8/10(19 votes)

   #6 - Donnie or Marie

   S2:E126/10/2012

   Sarah and Holder close in on the murderer. Meanwhile, the Richmond campaign preps for the election; and the Larsens seek to get their lives back in order.

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   7.7/10(10 votes)

   #7 - We Are Not Animals

   S1:E79/11/2007

   Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

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   7.6/10(19 votes)

   #8 - Psychodrama

   S2:E410/11/2006

   The BAU is called to investigate a series of bank robberies after it becomes evident the crimes are not based on money because the robber abuses his victims by forcing them to undress before he leaves the crime scene.

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   7.6/10(12 votes)

   #9 - The Returned

   S1:E15/15/2014

   When deceased loved ones begin to reappear, the people in Arcadia change forever.

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    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Won't Get Fooled Again

    S1:E310/5/2005

    Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.

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    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Machismo

    S1:E194/12/2006

    The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.

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    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Fear and Loathing

    S2:E162/14/2007

    The BAU becomes involved to prevent a possible race riot when the murder of four young black women in a mostly white New York suburb appear to be hate crimes.

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    7.4/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Poison

    S1:E131/18/2006

    The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one of them fatally with LSD, ten times more potent than the street version.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Suicide Box

    S13:E163/26/2003

    A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty policy officer.

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    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Honor Among Thieves

    S2:E204/11/2007

    Elizabeth Prentiss, a foreign ambassador and SSA Emily Prentiss' mother, seeks the aid of the BAU when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom.

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    7.3/10(22 votes)

    #16 - Stonewalled

    S1:E85/15/2011

    Sarah and Holder evade the FBI and unearth new evidence. Mitch endangers the boys, prompting Stan to take matters into his own hands. Richmond tries to climb back in the race.

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    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Openings

    S2:E64/29/2012

    Sarah zeros in on a Larsen-family secret; Stan comes to grips with some past indiscretions; and Mitch takes in a runaway girl. Meanwhile, the Richmond campaign entertains a surprise visitor.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #18 - American Jihad

    S13:E110/2/2002

    An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.

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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck

    S3:E63/1/2010

    Patty is under tremendous pressure from the Attorney's Office to make progress in the Tobin case, and winds up striking a bargain with an unlikely source. Ellen discovers some new evidence in Louis Tobin's death and Tom's financial troubles begin to effect him in more obvious ways.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Return

    S11:E511/15/2000

    The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - The Dog Is Happier Without Her

    S3:E22/1/2010

    Patty and Tom continue to dig into the Tobin family's sordid past, while Joe Tobin must decide between his family and his integrity. Ellen aids Tom in his investigation of the Tobin's, but in doing so receives some bad news of her own. While locked in the midst of a bitter divorce, Patty and Phil find one piece of common ground in the form of their beloved dog.

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    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Blaze

    S14:E510/29/2003

    A teenager's need for parental love, acceptance and recognition sets in motion the events leading to the deaths of 23 concert goers for a band's illegal pyrotechnics.

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    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Ill-Conceived

    S14:E1012/3/2003

    The owner of a clothing company with alien immigrant workers is found murdered which sends the detectives on a search for an unidentified evening caller whose girlfriend, also a worker in the factory, recently gave birth. Upon discovery that the victim was also the baby's father, the boyfriend is arrested with the motive being an office affair until the victim's widow discloses that it was a surrogate arrangement.

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    6.3/10(10 votes)

    #24 - White Lie

    S11:E184/4/2001

    When a couple is found dead in their apartment, Detectives Briscoe and Green follow the trail of drugs and money, which leads to Caryn Wyman, the wife of a U.S. Army Major responsible for the country's anti-drug efforts in Colombia. Despite the evidence linking Caryn to the drugs, she is fearful of cooperating with the police--until A.D.A. McCoy convinces her and her husband that she has no choice but to risk her life to catch the killer.

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    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Revelation

    S2:E17/23/2015

    Bellamy ends up waking up alone on the outskirts of Arcadia, unable to remember the events of the last seven days.

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