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The Best Episodes Written By Craig Gore

Every TV Episode Written by Craig Gore Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Start Digging

    S3:E23

    In the Season 3 finale, the team investigates the murder of a single mom who was in contact with Voight's now-reformed son, who was himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Roman makes a major decision and Crowley plans to make changes within the unit.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Craig Gore
  2. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Born Into Bad News

    S2:E23

    Retired Commander Perry enlists Voight and the team to help extract his cop nephew from a unit of corrupt officers who are robbing drug dealers. When things go bad Voight must take down a younger, more violent version of himself. Meanwhile, Lindsay struggles to stay clean. At the same time a woman from Olinsky's past reaches out to him.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Craig Gore
  3. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Life Is Fluid

    S3:E1

    A bust to bring down a heroin kingpin goes horribly awry. Olinsky reveals a dark secret from his past, and Halstead tries to get through to a spiraling Lindsay.

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  4. 8.4/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Fagin

    S4:E21

    When the team is called to an in-progress bank robbery, they come across Detective Hailey Upton trying to take over the crime scene with her Robbery-Homicide unit - butting heads with Voight in the process. As the robberies continue to be executed around the city, Lindsay is forced to make a decision in the heat of the moment.

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    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:Craig Gore
  5. 8.3/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Docks

    S1:E14

    As Antonio’s life is now in question, Voight and Platt open up about their pasts. Jin is caught while tinkering with Voight’s computer and uses the only scapegoat possible to keep him in the clear. At the same time with Charlie back in town Lindsay realizes she’s going to have to come clean about a few things. Halstead finally gets answers he’s been wanting about Voight’s and Olinsky’s past.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Craig Gore
  6. 8.3/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Forty-Caliber Bread Crumb

    S3:E17

    While out on a bank run for his off-duty security job at the dispensary, Halstead and his co-workers find themselves under attack by a violent robbery crew. Meanwhile Roman, Burgess, Antonio, Halstead, Ruzek and Atwater follow-up on a lead and track down a potential suspect.

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    Director:Jann Turner
    Writer:Craig Gore
  7. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #7 - At Least It's Justice

    S1:E10

    Halstead's badge is revoked when Lonnie Rodiger is found dead; Severide and Clarke find Dr. Elliot's torso; Sumner tries to prove herself; Lindsay shares a moment with Severide.

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    Writer:Craig Gore
  8. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Get My Cigarettes

    S2:E2

    Intelligence begins to look into a string of murders where the victims have a dollar bill pinned to their chests. Thanks to some digging by Ruzek, Voight learns his friend was involved in some shady business dealings. Antonio and Halstead follow-up on some leads that help focus in on the culprit and motives for the murders. Burgess and Roman investigate a series of house break-ins and get some help from Desk Sgt. Platt.

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  9. 8.1/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Called In Dead (1)

    S2:E9

    A friend of Nadia’s leads the intelligence unit to a huge heroin bust. Unfortunately this bust results in Olinsky arriving home to find the suspects are holding his wife. Voight and the team think they’ve found a common thread with the suspects but it’s not who they think. Meanwhile Burgess and Roman are given an assignment where they get paired with a K-9 officer, Jenn Cassidy who is Roman’s former partner and girlfriend.

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    Director:Alik Sakharov
    Writer:Craig Gore
  10. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Don't Bury This Case (II)

    S4:E9

    Severide is brought into the District for questioning after his car is found to have caused a deadly crash. As the investigation gets underway, the team works to uncover a group of car-jackers who may be the key to Severide's innocence. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S05E09 Some Make It, Some Don't (I).

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    Director:Cherie Nowlan
    Writer:Craig Gore
  11. 8.0/10(9 votes)

    #11 - The Three Gs

    S2:E19

    Led by Olinksy, Intelligence hunts down an elusive Chinatown gangster.

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  12. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Say Her Real Name

    S2:E17

    When a murder implicates a diplomat, the FBI stands between Intelligence and justice.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Craig Gore
  13. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #13 - You Never Know Who's Who (2)

    S3:E6

    The team investigates a band of rogue operatives.

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    Director:Lin Oeding
    Writer:Craig Gore
  14. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Looking Out for Stateville

    S3:E12

    Voight arranges for his former cellmate, Eddie Little, to be a CI in an effort to bring down a major cocaine supplier. Burgess makes a major move regarding her relationship with Ruzek. Roman develops a plan to help fund Platt and Mouch's wedding.

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    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:Craig Gore
  15. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Made a Wrong Turn

    S4:E2

    Intelligence investigates when a young man is beaten and his fiancée is apparently abducted. Lindsay surprises Halsted with a big question. Cdr. Fogel takes Platt to task for going over his head to have Tay assigned to District 21.

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    Director:Fred Berner
    Writer:Craig Gore
  16. 7.9/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Favor, Affection, Malice or Ill-Will

    S4:E15

    When Lindsay is tipped off about a grieving father looking to avenge his daughter's death, Olinsky goes undercover as a hitman-for-hire. With Gang Intelligence lacking enough evidence to arrest the original gangbanger in question, the team works to reinvestigate the case. Meanwhile, Ruzek comes back after finishing his undercover assignment only to have Voight knock him down to patrol duty.

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    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Craig Gore
  17. 7.8/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Get Back to Even

    S2:E18

    When Voight's card ends up in the hands of a murder suspect, he aims to protect the man at any cost.

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    Director:Jann Turner
    Writer:Craig Gore
  18. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Rocket Fuel

    S2:E20

    The SWAT team discovers a new version of PCP with ties to an escaped drug dealer who created a version that ravaged the city decades earlier. Tan’s personal ties to the case emerge when he brings in his mentor, Ben Mosley, the former lead detective on the original drug case, to help. Also, Chris weighs a major decision regarding her romantic relationship with Kira and Ty, and Hondo’s patience is tested by his new familial responsibilities.

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    Director:Laura Belsey
    Writer:Craig Gore
  19. 7.5/10(8 votes)

    #19 - K-Town

    S1:E11

    Hondo teams up with an old DEA friend, Special Agent Katrina “K.C.” Walsh, on a task force aimed at unmasking the secret leader of a fentanyl drug smuggling ring. Also, Jessica and Michael Plank, president of the Police Commission, begin implementing her new law enforcement community initiatives.

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    Director:Omar Madha
    Writer:Craig Gore
  20. 7.4/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Thirty Balloons

    S1:E5

    Atwater and Burgess are given a new patrol car, but are challenged with keeping it brand new. A run in with a psychotic woman leads the Intelligence Unit to discover a drug smuggling operation which has put several girl’s lives in peril. Voight’s overprotective act with Lindsay leads her right where he doesn’t want as she also helps to keep Justin out of trouble. Meanwhile on stakeout, things get tense between Olinsky and Ruzek as Olinski tries to teach him the finer points of surveillance.

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    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:Craig Gore
  21. 7.3/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Erin's Mom

    S2:E14

    Bunny comes to Lindsay concerned about a suspicious repeat customer at her husband’s rental company. This lead brings Intelligence into a case which robbery-homicide has been working for months.

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    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writer:Craig Gore
  22. 7.3/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Never Forget I Love You

    S3:E9

    The discovery of a headless body in Lake Michigan points to Hank's mob connections. Roman risks everything to help a grieving mother.

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    Director:Terry Miller
    Writer:Craig Gore
  23. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Never Again

    S2:E6

    The SWAT team tries to determine the next diamond dealer to be robbed by a group of highly organized thieves executing heists across downtown Los Angeles. When Hondo is emotionally affected by a suspect’s death during the case, he seeks comfort from his mother. Street worries that his SWAT training academy instructor has a personal vendetta against him. Chris contemplates an unorthodox relationship offer from the new woman she’s dating.

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    Director:Marc Roskin
    Writer:Craig Gore
  24. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 1000 Joules

    S2:E10

    The SWAT team sets out to recover dozens of DNA evidence kits stolen from an LAPD crime lab and bring in the crew responsible, after a close friend of Hicks is harmed during the theft. Financial strain at home makes it difficult for Deacon to focus on his role as leader of the SWAT division’s annual holiday toy drive.

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  25. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Ekitai Rashku

    S3:E13

    Hondo, Deacon, Tan and Commander Hicks engage in a manhunt across Tokyo when they escort an extradited fugitive to Japan, where he escapes local custody. Back in Los Angeles, the rest of SWAT search for any contacts the criminal cultivated while hiding out in Los Angeles, and Street isolates himself from the team as he deals with family issues.

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    Writer:Craig Gore

Craig Gore Ratings Summary

"Start Digging" is the best rated episode written by Craig Gore. It scored 8.8/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by Mark Tinker. It aired on 5/25/2016 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Born Into Bad News".