10.0/101 votes#1 - Train In Vain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2007
Lindsay and Jacobi hunt down a killer who committed a triple homicide on a subway car, and discover a disturbing twist in the killer's motive. Cindy tries to gain the respect of The Club. Jill prepares to move in with Luke. Claire helps Ed through his recovery. Lindsay meets Tom's fiancée.
Director: Michael Fields
Writer: Barbara Hall
10.0/101 votes#2 - The Color of Maddie
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/1988
Maddie and David struggle to find a new footing for their relationship while working on a case for a woman whose husband of one week returns after a ten year absence.
Director: Artie Mandelberg
Writer: Barbara Hall
9.0/101 votes#3 - Loyalty (Part 2)
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2010
With an illegal arms deal and a hunt for Somali terrorists hanging in the balance, Detectives Goren, Eames, Nichols and newcomer Stevens combine resources in an attempt to bring justice.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Barbara Hall
9.0/101 votes#4 - Sound and Fury
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2018
After President Dalton hears about a sonic attack at the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria, he thinks Russia is to blame and uncharacteristically threatens them with military force, leaving his cabinet concerned about his mental status.
Director: Deborah Reinisch
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.8/104 votes#5 - News Cycle
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2017
When the assistant vice minister of Timor-Leste suddenly dies during a meeting with Elizabeth on the first day of the U.N General Assembly, she becomes suspicious after the president of Timor-Leste ships the body back without a proper investigation. Also, a “fake news” story surfaces claiming Elizabeth is responsible for the minister’s death, and Dmitri returns to work with Henry.
Director: Morgan Freeman
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.5/105 votes#6 - Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/1996
Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.2/104 votes#7 - Gift Horse
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2017
When the Mongolian government sends Elizabeth a horse as a gift, she thinks accepting it could upset other Asian countries, but she stirs up more controversy when she considers returning it to Mongolia.
Director: Jonathan Brown
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.0/104 votes#8 - Sea Change
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2016
When a storm destroys a naval base in Bahrain, Elizabeth urges President Dalton to reexamine his approach to climate change and his overall foreign policy, something that could jeopardize his re-election campaign. Also, the McCords worry that their family is being stalked when they discover Jason’s laptop may have been hacked.
Director: Morgan Freeman
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.0/101 votes#9 - Family Separation (2)
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2019
Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state's new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children. Also, she and Henry plan to renew their wedding vows.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.0/104 votes#10 - Hail to the Chief
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2019
Elizabeth must fend off a baseless investigation into her past that threatens to derail the first major legislation of her presidency. Also, First Gentleman Henry squirms after his appearance on THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT results in heightened scrutiny of the romance in the First Couple’s marriage.
Director: Eric Stoltz
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.7/103 votes#11 - Eine Kleine Nacht Murder
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/1989
As the sole eyewitness to a murder, Maddie is given police protection. But David suspects that her handsome young bodyguard is setting her up for death.
Director: Jay Daniel
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.5/1011 votes#12 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2014
The new Secretary Of State Elizabeth McCord finds herself immediately faced with a maelstrom of difficult political challenges with an international hostage situation being her most important challenge.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.5/102 votes#13 - Baby Blues
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/1994
An agent stops by to see Ed about his idea for "The Shaman" but he wants a few "little" changes made to better sell the script. Chris seeks to discover his feminine side. Joel and Maggie "discuss" motherhood. Shelly flees her baby shower as all the pressures of motherhood begin to show themselves to her, when Eve and others tell their child birthing experiences.
Director: Jim Charleston
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.1/107 votes#14 - Another Benghazi
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2014
Elizabeth has to deal with a crisis in Yemen and there's trouble on the home front for her as well after her oldest daughter Stevie manages to make the headlines for protesting a new policy at her university.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.0/101 votes#15 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1999
Amy Madison Gray struggles to adjust to the new circumstances in her life as she separates from her husband and becomes a single mother to her young daughter, Lauren; moves from Manhattan to Hartford, CT to live with her opinionated mother Maxine, a retired social worker; and starts a new career as a superior court judge in family court. The first case on her docket, the placement of a child abandoned by a drug addicted mother, introduces her to the shortcomings and political realities of the juvenile justice system.
Director: James Hayman
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.0/101 votes#16 - Rosebud
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1993
Ed hits an impasse in his film career when Maurice has him begin to organize Cicely's first film festival and he can't seem to get things going to Maurice's satisfaction. Joel makes excuses for why he can't join the volunteer fire department and goes on the offensive when his truck bursts into flames and the volunteers are nowhere to be found. Leonard becomes frustrated as he researches the healing properties found in white folklore.
Director: Michael Fresco
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.0/101 votes#17 - Northern Hospitality
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/28/1994
Joel discovers that his friends consider him remiss about entertaining them, so he plans a dinner party; later he worries about potential food poisoning. Holling tells Shelly that he is not a Canadian citizen, which makes her worry about not having national health care for "The Pooper." Chris "comes to realize the power of this thing (microphone)," when a listener kills himself after hearing one of his selections, so he revises the play list. Shelly takes "The Pooper" back to Canada and Holling goes after them.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.0/101 votes#18 - Grand Prix
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/1994
Ted tries to impress Marilyn with the rich client he's just landed and learns what makes them different. Maurice organizes Cicely's 1st International wheelchair race and demands too much from the contestant he is sponsoring. Ed prescribes a remedy for a racer with tennis elbow, but the little green man returns to try to undermine his confidence in his healing abilities.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Barbara Hall
7.0/101 votes#19 - Family Separation (1)
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/23/2018
Elizabeth goes head to head with a U.S. governor over the state’s new policy of separating unauthorized immigrants from their children.
Director: Rob J. Greenlea
Writer: Barbara Hall
6.8/105 votes#20 - Just Another Normal Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2014
A Chinese student comes between a peace treaty between Japan and China. Stevie and Alison continue to clash.
Director: Eric Stoltz
Writer: Barbara Hall
6.7/103 votes#21 - The Show Must Go On
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2015
The President’s plane is declared missing and Elizabeth is thrust into a situation of power she never imagined possible. Also, Henry butts heads with his new Defense Intelligence Agency handler, Jane Fellows, when he’s asked to recruit one of his Russian students for the NSA.
Director: Morgan Freeman
Writer: Barbara Hall
6.2/105 votes#22 - E Pluribus Unum
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018
In the aftermath of a deadly attack on the White House, Elizabeth tries to keep a major nuclear disarmament deal from falling apart while a manhunt for the attackers brings D.C. to a halt. For advice, Elizabeth turns to former secretaries of state Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell.
Director: Eric Stoltz
Writer: Barbara Hall
6.0/101 votes#23 - Touch Move
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2003
God encourages Joan to learn how to play chess; Will must work with a psychic on a missing toddler case; Helen hopes a miracle will enable Kevin to walk again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Barbara Hall
4.5/102 votes#24 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2003
16 year old Joan Girardi is approached by someone claiming to be God. He gives her a mission, get a job. Will Girardi, Joan's dad and new chief of police for Arcadia, is trying to solve the case of a serial killer.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Barbara Hall
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"Train In Vain" is the best rated episode written by Barbara Hall. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Michael Fields. It aired on 10/19/2007 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Color of Maddie".