The Best Episodes Written By Adam Belanoff

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   9.5/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Fresh Pursuit

   S7:E109/12/2011

   The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

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   #2 - Return to Sender (2)

   S2:E191/13/2014

   The Major Crimes unit draws closer to finding a dangerous serial killer. Rusty faces his biggest challenge yet when he bravely takes the stand against Phillip Stroh. Complicating the case further, the team goes head to head with Linda Rothman, a tough, powerful attorney who doesn't let morals stand in her way of winning a case.

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   #3 - To Protect & To Serve

   S2:E57/10/2006

   Brenda finds herself involved in a cover-up of her own when she helps the PHD investigate a non-priority case. Why? Because the deceased woman was found in Provenza's garage...Once again, the team finds themselves racing against the clock before the LAPD brass discovers what they're up to. Will Brenda be able to protect her team and their hard-earned trust?

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   #4 - Executive Order

   S6:E109/13/2010

   The murder of two paramedics leads the LAPD and the FBI on separate investigations on a case that could be the precursor to a major terrorist attack. But Brenda fights to remain a step ahead, even though she's forced to work with the counter-terrorism unit's Chief Tommy Delk, who happens to be one of Brenda's fellow finalists for the job of Chief of Police.

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   #5 - Tapped Out

   S5:E67/13/2009

   When an internet matchmaker is murdered, the team finds themselves investigating the matchmaker's early-stage television show. Adding to the craziness is a fake officer, who turns everything upside down. In an effort to school himself on the inner workings of Brenda's group, Pope decides to work as one of the team.

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   9.3/10(6 votes)

   #6 - To Serve with Love

   S7:E37/25/2011

   Flynn and Provenza get into the usual trouble moonlighting as process servers when a man dies shortly after they serve him.

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   #7 - Saving Face

   S3:E37/2/2007

   At a retired cop’s funeral, Lt Provenza and Lt. Flynn discover something quite unexpected along with the corpse.

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   #8 - Overkill

   S2:E139/4/2006

   Brenda and Fritz have a hard time agreeing who is in charge when an informant's wife and and FBI agent are both murdered. When the killer's identity is uncovered, the PHD finds themselves under attack.

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   9.0/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Layover

   S6:E48/2/2010

   Provenza once again finds himself in a professionally embarrassing situation when he discovers a dead body in the condo of a flight attendant he picked up while extraditing a prisoner.

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    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Waivers of Extradition

    S5:E128/24/2009

    When a serial killer's spree crosses from Texas to California, Brenda must work with Detective Curt Landry, her Texan equivalent. The two match wits and find themselves going toe to toe as each tries to gain control of the case and the way in which they solve it.

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    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Good Faith

    S4:E111/26/2009

    Brenda and the team investigate an apparent suicide that the medical examiner believes was actually a murder.

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    #12 - Acting Out

    S3:E1312/8/2014

    A Hollywood comeback is interrupted when a former child star is found dead on skid row, leaving the director of the actor’s current movie and his manager as prime suspects. Flynn’s daughter comes to visit and the true nature of Sharon and Flynn’s relationship comes to light.

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    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Heroic Measures

    S2:E98/7/2006

    When a young boy blames himself for the death of his friend, Brenda must tread lightly to get to the bottom of the case. Complicating matters is the deceased child's mother, who offers up accusations of her own.

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    #14 - Dial M For Provenza

    S4:E58/11/2008

    Provenza and Flynn lose the evidence in an attempted murder case when Provenza's car is stolen.

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    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Culture Shock

    S3:E108/20/2007

    When a Chinese business woman is found dead on the tour bus she and her husband operate, Brenda and the squad must dig deep to investigate her past life.

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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - I've Got a Secret

    S4:E142/4/1993

    When Alex tells Antonio and Helen that she posed nude for Playboy while in college, the secret is just too good to keep quiet.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Just Say No

    S4:E811/19/1992

    Brian's ex-flame arrives from New York to rekindle the fire and it's up to his friends to keep him from getting burned again.

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    6.5/10(42 votes)

    #18 - The Masterpiece Society

    S5:E132/10/1992

    Stardate: 45470.1. A natural disaster in the core of a system's sun threatens to destroy a colony of genetically engineered people on an otherwise desolate planet. However, the crew's intervention may cause more harm than good.

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