The Best Episodes Written By Barbie Kligman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(21 votes)

   #1 - 162 Candles

   S1:E811/5/2009

   On his birthday, Stefan is surprised by a visit from Lexi, one of his oldest friends. Still upset by the events at the Halloween haunted house, Elena does her best to stay away from Stefan, but Lexi gives her some unsolicited relationship advice. Elena and Jenna are surprised by a change in Jeremy’s behavior. At Damon’s insistence, Caroline tries to get his medallion back from Bonnie. Finally, Damon’s offer to help Sheriff Forbes has sudden and tragic results.

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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Damaged

   S4:E111/10/2003

   A six-year-old girl is critically injured in an apparent robbery-gone-bad and later dies. The investigation gets complicated when it is discovered that the murders were designed to silence the young girl, who was sexually abused.

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   #3 - Taxi

   S4:E205/14/2008

   Mac and his team finally believe they have captured the taxi cab killer but there is one problem - he is found dead. Mac must figure out how to keep the streets of New York City safe while continuing to track the elusive taxicab killer

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #4 - One Wedding and a Funeral

   S4:E911/21/2007

   What would otherwise be a happy wedding goes sour when the groom... turns up dead: inside a wedding present. After Stella finds bloody puzzle pieces inside a box on her car, Mac heads home to Chicago to solve what could be the murkiest mystery of his life.

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #5 - The Party's Over

   S5:E152/18/2009

   When the Deputy Mayor's dead body falls from the ceiling, along with hundreds of balloons, at a charity fundraiser, Stella and her date find themselves in the middle of the crime scene and Mac goes head to head with Robert Dunbrook.

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #6 - Family Man

   S1:E610/30/2018

   After a senator’s daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom, the FBI is called in to assist with finding the child before their time limit expires. However, in order to do so, they must dig into the senator’s past for clues to who did this to his family.

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   7.6/10(19 votes)

   #7 - Unpleasantville

   S1:E121/28/2010

   Damon, Elena and Stefan attend the school dance with a 1950s' theme, where Alaric introduces himself to Damon. Stefan and Damon try to figure out the identity of the new vampire in town, Stefan gives Elena jewelry filled with Vervain to protect her family and friends. To make ends meet Matt takes a job at the Mystic Grill. Ben comes to help Bonnie when he notices Damon is bothering her.

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   7.5/10(18 votes)

   #8 - Under Control

   S1:E184/15/2010

   While Stefan struggles to control his new situation, Elena and Jeremy are surprised by a visit from their uncle, John Gilbert. Alaric has an awkward talk with Elena about Isobel. At a Founder’s Day event, Stefan displays a rare party attitude and Damon’s attempt to find out why Uncle John has returned to town takes an ugly turn. An incident at the party causes trouble between Matt and Tyler... and the relationship between Matt and his mother, Kelly, reaches a new low. Meanwhile, Elena’s effort to comfort Jeremy falls short and he decides to take matters into his own hands.

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   7.2/10(6 votes)

   #9 - Bound

   S5:E235/4/2004

   The death of a wealthy senior citizen leads to an investigation that uncovers a serial killer with childhood abandonment issues who targets the elderly.

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    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Fallacy

    S4:E214/18/2003

    A female party-goer and rape victim claims self-defense after killing her attacker. Events take an unusual turn when they find out that the victim is a pre-operative transgender.

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    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #11 - The Interrogation

    S1:E611/9/2016

    When shots ring out at The White House during a Governors Summit, President Kirkman’s plans at electing a new Congress are thrown into turmoil. Agent Hannah Wells continues investigating the Capitol bombing and makes one of her most shocking discoveries yet.

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    6.6/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Friday Night Bites

    S1:E39/24/2009

    As Elena tries to ignore Bonnie's warnings about Stefan, Tyler tries to embarrass Stefan by throwing a ball at him. However, his effortless catch and football skills impress everyone, leading Mr. Tanner to let him join the football team. Meanwhile, Elena invites Stefan and Bonnie to dinner in order to try to get the two to know each other, but the night ends up backfiring. Finally, the town is shocked by an act of violence.

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    6.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Escape

    S5:E1112/2/2003

    When a convicted pedophile, desperate to prove his innocence before his terminally ill mother dies, escapes from a Virginia Correctional Facility and kidnaps his accuser to force him to recant his story, a Deputy Marshall teams up with Benson to track them down. Benson eventually finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation beginning to believe his story.

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