The Best Episodes Written By Brian Burns

After an unexpected bowl game pick the team goes to Louisiana. Thad tries to keep his team safe while also sabatoging the other team. Shiloh has a problem of his own to deal with.

Director: Jeff Melman

Writer: Brian Burns

Danny crosses paths with a criminal from a previous case when he investigates a gang attack with a shocking motive. Frank and Mayor Chase butt heads over an off-duty cop who goes too far making a political statement.

Director: Jackeline Tejada

Writer: Brian Burns

Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick, his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee. Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for District Attorney.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Brian Burns

A player-recruitment weekend brings out a running back who poses a threat to Craig's position while Alex tries to enlist the top high-school quarterback for Blue Mountain State.

Director: John Fortenberry

Writer: Brian Burns

As Jamie and Eddie's wedding day approaches, Frank worries about the toast he'll deliver at their rehearsal dinner. Erin interviews a witness whose story leads her to doubt Eddie's honesty. Danny and Baez unravel the complicated love life of a young homicide victim.

Director: David Barrett

Writer: Brian Burns

Danny blames himself when a young woman commits suicide because he had made a promise to her in the wake of her parents' deaths. Meanwhile, violence involving a gang at a housing project erupts and affects the Reagans.

Director: N/A

Writer: Brian Burns

Frank is put in a difficult position when Danny is charged with using excessive force. Jamie meets a female doctor, and it makes Eddie uneasy.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski

Writer: Brian Burns

Ari encourages Vince to shoot a lucrative foreign commercial, and Drama wants to get in on the action. Eric struggles to convince Walsh to release an advance print of 'Queens Blvd.' Turtle preps for an Xbox tournament.

Director: Julian Farino

Writer: Brian Burns

A video surfaces of cops being harassed by a group of people at a housing complex, which leads Frank to order a raid to round up anyone with an outstanding warrant, against Garrett’s advice. Danny is approached by a woman he put in jail who asks for his help keeping her brother out of trouble. Nicky’s new boyfriend has ulterior motives.

Director: Heather Cappiello

Writer: Brian Burns

Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick, an officer they briefly worked with at 1PP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not meshing with their team. Eddie, Danny and Baez investigate a man’s murder after Eddie and her partner respond to an altercation between the victim and a neighbor. Anthony finds himself at a crossroads when he’s offered a promotion that strains his relationship with Erin.

Director: Ralph Hemecker

Writer: Brian Burns

Vince receives courting lessons from Terrance and a valuable gift from Ari, Shauna flips over a press leak, and Eric gets attention – and ammo – from Terrance's daughter Sloan. Meanwhile, Drama grows overexcited about a co-star, and Turtle plays ambassador for Vince.

Director: Daniel Attias

Writer: Brian Burns

The Medellin trailer is leaked on YouTube and Billy blames Eric. Drama joins an exclusive medical marijuana club. And Ari and Lloyd engage in sabotage so that Vince can get his next project.

Director: Seith Mann

Writer: Brian Burns

A teen girl dies after she is seemingly pushed in front of a subway car by a homeless man. Frank is irritated because he has to meet the new inspector general (Bebe Neuwirth).

Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

Writer: Brian Burns

Danny investigates when a doorman at a nightclub is murdered; Frank makes a decision about a former partner's future.

Director: Alex Zakrzewski

Writer: Brian Burns

Vince, Eric, and Ari seek to find a resolution to scheduling conflicts that would prevent Vince from doing both Medellin and Aquaman 2. Turtle deals with Saigon's rising popularity, while Ari deals with his daughter's continued obsession with Max.

Director: Patty Jenkins

Writer: Brian Burns

Vince and the entourage receive news that "Queens Boulevard" will be receiving a nationwide release. Ari must compromise with a rival to avoid threats from a group of aggressive agents. Drama is nervous about an important audition and begins to take his anger out on everyone.

Director: Patty Jenkins

Writer: Brian Burns

Eric, Ari, and Bob pitch the Ramones film project to the studios which causes a power struggle between Ari and Bob. Turtle wants a pair of limited edition shoes which Vince tries to buy for him. Drama begins filming his pilot.

Director: Ken Whittingham

Writer: Brian Burns

On the way home with his family, Danny hits a man with his car who is fleeing from a gunman, and his family gets caught in the crossfire when Danny fires his weapon at the gunman. Frank deals with 9/11 guilt from impending loss of a friend with whom he worked at Ground Zero.

Director: Nick Gomez

Writer: Brian Burns

A dangerous criminal from Danny's past comes back to seek revenge and kidnaps Jackie. Meanwhile, Jamie meets his new partner, while a young officer is shaken after he accidentally shoots an innocent man.

Director: Alex Chapple

Writer: Brian Burns

After a witness in a former case of Erin’s asks her for help shutting down a drug operation in his apartment building, she makes it her mission to make the building safe for his family. While investigating a teen’s suicide, Danny and Baez uncover information that suggests the death was a homicide. Frank looks into potential misconduct within the Mayor’s office.

Director: Jane Raab

Writer: Brian Burns

When Danny is put on modified assignment after an incident in which a cop—who failed to identify himself—is shot, he faces Internal Affairs investigators, who are looking to his state of mind on that day for further implications.

Director: John Polson

Writer: Brian Burns

Frank deals with a political crisis after Jamie and Renzulli are injured by a church security team that refuses to let them enter a religious center in response to a 911 call.

Director: Alex Chapple

Writer: Brian Burns

Danny is put in a difficult position when a gun linked to a robbery is brought in to the NYPD’s gun buyback program. He must decide to either arrest the suspect or follow the no-questions-asked rule.

Director: Christine Moore

Writer: Brian Burns

Frank must race to stop a biological weapon attack on New York City, while keeping it a secret from his family during their most sentimental holiday, Mother’s Day. Meanwhile, a long-standing conflict between Danny and Jamie comes to a head.

Director: Michael Pressman

Writer: Brian Burns

When two motorists driving gas-guzzling cars die at the hands of a sniper, Danny and Kate are put on the case of what the city believes is the work of a radical environmental serial killer. Meanwhile, a bicycle accident sends Danny’s son Sean to the hospital with a life-threatening injury.

Director: Michael Pressman

Writer: Brian Burns