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The Best Episodes Written By Carol Mendelsohn

Every TV Episode Written by Carol Mendelsohn Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.4/10(9 votes)

    #1 - For Warrick

    S9:E1

    After Warrick is shot in a Las Vegas alley, the CSI team comes together to deal with the aftermath.

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  2. 9.1/10(9 votes)

    #2 - One to Go

    S9:E10

    The CSI team is shocked and saddened when, after working with Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne) on the "Dick & Jane" murders, Grissom announces that his time as a CSI has come to an end and offers Langston a permanent position on the CSI team.

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  3. 8.9/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Bloodlines

    S4:E23

    A casino employee is beaten and raped on her way home from work, but she survives and identifies her attacker. Unfortunately, a DNA test sets him free and Grissom must wrestle with whether evidence can ever lie. Later, Grissom comes to the rescue of a coworker who ends up on the other side of the law

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  4. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Theory of Everything

    S8:E15

    A deer is illegally killed, and the person found with the body in the back of his truck apparently dressed it in a tutu. The man, who was completely drunk when arrested, was being interrogated by Nick and Brass, and suddently tries to escape and is pepper sprayed. Unfazed by the spray, officers then taser him and he bursts into flames and dies. Meanwhile an unbalanced woman wearing a tinfoil outfit at the front desk tries to warn people (including Nick) of an alien invasion. After observing the burning man, she later turns up dead with green-tinted blood. When other people turn up with the same problem, it's up to the team to figure out why. Meanwhile, an old couple dies, apparently in their sleep... but there is evidence the cases are related.

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  5. 8.8/10(9 votes)

    #5 - CSI-19 down

    S9:E9

    When the team discovers a connection between a new murder and a serial killer, Grissom secretly joins the class of a criminal pathologist (Laurence Fishburne) to help crack the case.

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  6. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Mea Culpa

    S5:E9

    Grissom is confronted with new evidence while on the stand of a murder trial of a restaurant owner. This development requires the reopening of the case and Eckley initiates an inquiry into Grissom and his team. The results of the inquiry lead to dramatic changes of the CSI team and the series.

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  7. 8.7/10(10 votes)

    #7 - A Bullet Runs Through It (2)

    S6:E8

    The CSIs sift through the overwhelming evidence from a shootout with drug dealers in order to determine who is responsible for the death of a police officer killed during the incident.

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  8. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Blood Lust

    S3:E9

    Distracted by an attractive passenger, an Indian taxi driver feels his cab strike something at a suburban intersection. When he gets out to check, he finds a teenage boy pinned beneath the left rear tire, apparently killed on impact. The cabbie jumps back into the taxi to call for help, but a mob of angry onlookers - all of them white - drags him out and beats him for the crime. When Grissom arrives on the scene, he discovers that the teen has been eviscerated and has stab wounds, but shows no signs of having been struck by the cab.

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  9. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #9 - A Night at the Movies

    S3:E19

    Grissom and Catherine investigate a movie-goer who was stabbed to death; the team comes to a forensic impasse while processing a teenager who died from a gunshot wound.

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  10. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Redrum

    S7:E13

    At Keppler's request Catherine uses a different approach to catch the killer, and in doing so she deceives the rest of the CSI team. The team soon discovers that something is amiss in Catherine’s investigation.

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  11. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Grissom's Divine Comedy

    S8:E12

    Grissom and his team battle the flu when they are called upon by D.D.A. Klein to investigate the deaths of several key witnesses for a grand jury case against a dangerous Las Vegas gang.

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  12. 8.5/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Living Legend

    S7:E9

    The Cadillac of an infamous 1970’s mob boss turns up in a lake, even though he disappeared years ago. A photo of current murder victims also turns up in the car, so the team must determine whether this current murder spree is related to the missing gangster.

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  13. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Unfriendly Skies

    S1:E9

    Grissom and his team investigate the death of a first class passenger on a flight to Las Vegas. The investigators are forced not only to examine the physical evidence, but also to interview all of the first class passengers to get their personal accounts of the incident.

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  14. 8.4/10(10 votes)

    #14 - The Hunger Artist

    S2:E23

    Season Finale. The CSIs investigate when the body of an unidentified young woman is discovered stuffed in an overturned shopping cart near a freeway underpass. Her horribly disfigured and partially decomposed face is a nightmare of blood, scabs and scars, as if she'd been shoved into a fan. A huge circular hole dominates her left cheek. Someone not only wanted her dead, Grissom reasons, but ""they wanted her ugly."" Adding to the mystery are the cart's other contents: an expensive handbag, fashion magazines and a leather day planner with notes written in code.

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  15. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #15 - And Then There Were None

    S2:E9

    Grissom and his team investigate a casino heist during which innocent victims were shot, while Catherine and Sara are called to the scene of a murder in a remote part of the desert.

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  16. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #16 - All for Our Country (2)

    S4:E2

    When the lead suspects in Grissom's serial killer case are murdered, Grissom suspects an inside job. Grissom and Brass are at odds when Grissom suggests it was a cop. Catherine and Sara investigate what happened to a college football fan when his bloated body is found in a bathtub.

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  17. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #17 - A Bullet Runs Through It (1)

    S6:E7

    The team must investigate the death of a police officer who died during a shootout leaving hundreds of bullets on the crime scene. The case becomes complicated when it turns out that Sofia Curtis and Jim Brass were with the victims during the shootout. When it turns out the officer died from friendly fire, it is up to the team to find out who fired the fatal shot. Meanwhile, Sofia is wondering whether she fired the fatal shot or not. She decides to hide the fact that the officer stepped into her line of fire, afraid it will ruin her career.

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  18. 8.3/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Leaving Las Vegas

    S7:E11

    Catherine testifies in a murder trial in which a man is accused of murdering his own mother three years ago, but the suspect is found not guilty. Catherine, however, believes he did commit the crime and that he may also have killed two other people, so she sets out to find the other victims. Grissom prepares to leave on a four-week sabbatical.

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  19. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - The Execution of Catherine Willows

    S3:E6

    Fifteen years ago, Catherine helped put John Mathers on death row for the rape and murder of a coed at a nearby college. Her body was dumped in a trash bag, and two other girls found the same way were also linked to the suspect. As the episode opens, Mathers is about to be executed when he's granted a stay based on new DNA evidence. But while Catherine awaits the results of tests on hair samples found on the first victim, another girl at the same school is murdered... and discarded just like the first three - meaning the wrong man could be behind bars.

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  20. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Early Rollout

    S4:E15

    The whole team must investigate a crime where a husband and his porn star wife were murdered execution style. Things get personal for Catherine when Grissom talks to her about her evaluation. Brass believes that Sara may have some type of problem.

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  21. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Leapin' Lizards

    S7:E22

    Several suspects in a murder case are UFO-club members who believe shape-shifting aliens have been working to conquer the human race for centuries

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  22. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Sqweegel

    S11:E4

    The CSI team investigates a mad slasher who strikes without leaving a trace -- because he wears a form-fitting black latex suit that leaves not a molecule of evidence behind

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  23. 8.1/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Revenge is Best Served Cold

    S3:E1

    Catherine and Nick become absorbed in the dangerous world of street racing after one of the illegal sport's hotshot drivers is found dead out in the desert at an abandoned airstrip. Back in town, Grissom and his crew probe the sudden death of a renowned poker player who suffered a violent convulsion in the middle of a high-stakes game with three others. It looks like natural causes, at first, but Grissom suspects foul play.

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  24. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Willows in the Wind (2)

    S12:E12

    The CSI team says goodbye to Catherine Willows as she makes a life-changing decision.

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Free Kimmy

    S4:E11

    Alison and Hayley honeymoon at a luxurious hotel/resort in Cancun, which he owns. Alison overhears Hayley arguing with the hotel manager over finances. She is further distressed when Hayley tells Brooke that he and Alison will not have children. Amanda pushes Peter away. Jack's father orders his other son, Bobby, to ""take care of"" Amanda. Michael is pleased when Sydney throws him a surprise birthday party, but threatens to cut her loose when he learns she is blackmailing Peter. Jane decks Jo after she overhears her making a catty remark to Richard. Jane decides to begin dating Michael to make Richard jealous. A lonely Kimberly has a fling with the pool boy. Matt and Jake discover that bookkeeper Shelly hasn't given Jake the password to Shooters' computer records. Meanwhile, Shelly fills a safe deposit box with cash.

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Carol Mendelsohn Ratings Summary

"For Warrick" is the best rated episode written by Carol Mendelsohn. It scored 9.4/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by Richard J. Lewis. It aired on 10/9/2008 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "One to Go".