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The Best Episodes Written By Daniel Truly

Every TV Episode Written by Daniel Truly Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Vanishing Dead
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Vanishing Dead

    S1:E11

    Hercules fights Ares and his vicious dog for the souls of fallen warriors.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  2. undefined Season 13 Episode 9 - Nothing Sacred
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Nothing Sacred

    S13:E9

    Frank and his grandson Joe contend with a grievous insult to the memory of Joe's father. Erin and Henry work together to bust a scammer targeting the elderly. Eddie's captain takes suspicious interest in her efforts to locate a stolen puppy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  3. undefined Season 13 Episode 14 - Collision Course
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Collision Course

    S13:E14

    Eddie's former partner returns and brings an accusation of excessive force against an officer. Danny and Baez clash with a troubled foster child at the center of their latest investigation. Erin must make a tough decision about her campaign.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  4. undefined Season 13 Episode 16 - The Naked Truth
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - The Naked Truth

    S13:E16

    Jamie learns that Eddie’s close friend Tracey may be using the restaurant she owns as a drug front. Erin is accused of causing the suicide of a former colleague. Danny and Baez are faced with various descriptions of the same suspect.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  5. undefined Season 12 Episode 2 - Bullseye
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Bullseye

    S12:E2

    The brutal rape of a ten-year-old girl leaves her unable to recall her own name. Unfortunately, once Fin assists with the ID, the detectives find that she’s not the only one with memory impairment, and Dr. Huang is brought in to assess her home situation.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  6. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Thicker Than Water
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Thicker Than Water

    S9:E5

    Danny and Baez investigate a murder attempt against a celebrated fertility doctor with a seemingly pristine reputation. Eddie must intervene in a Reagan family matter involving Danny's boys. Erin helps Anthony find justice after a date goes wrong.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  7. undefined Season 13 Episode 3 - Ghosted
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Ghosted

    S13:E3

    Danny and Baez investigate after a vicious attack leaves their mutual friend Maggie hospitalized. Frank and the team debate the appropriate memorial protocol for a former Police Commissioner with a questionable professional legacy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  8. undefined Season 12 Episode 17 - Hidden Motive
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Hidden Motive

    S12:E17

    Frank is blindsided when Mayor Chase bypasses him with a request for Jamie to head his security detail. Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a wealthy college student. Anthony fears money woes are leading his sibling down the wrong path.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Road to Calydon
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Road to Calydon

    S1:E3

    When a refugee takes a bejeweled chalice from a deserted temple, Hera's rage erupts.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Framed
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Framed

    S3:E12

    Danny’s car matches an NYPD description of a car involved in a drug deal and he is taken into custody when a bag of cocaine is found in his trunk.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Above and Beyond
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Above and Beyond

    S4:E21

    After a detective from Danny's precinct is killed while working undercover, Frank goes above and beyond to find the killer only to discover that the victim held a big secret. Jamie and Eddie help Nicky track down a homeless former classmate.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Loose Lips
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Loose Lips

    S5:E5

    A woman's abusive boyfriend targets Jamie after he intercedes in a domestic dispute. The press gets hold of an illegal tape capturing Henry's insensitive comments, and Frank must deal with the ensuing scandal.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Occupational Hazards
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Occupational Hazards

    S5:E17

    Erin is rattled when an unknown assailant breaks into her apartment and also attacks her co-worker. Jamie and Eddie discover a pipe bomb in an elderly woman’s apartment. Frank looks into a charity that is soliciting money for the NYPD.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  14. undefined Season 9 Episode 16 - Past Tense
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Past Tense

    S9:E16

    After a woman is murdered in her apartment, Danny and Baez turn to her daughter for help, but instead she complicates the investigation. Someone from Jamie and Eddie’s past launches a smear campaign against them. A mobster shows up in the DA’s office claiming to be Anthony’s long-lost brother.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  15. undefined Season 9 Episode 21 - Identity
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Identity

    S9:E21

    DNA evidence in a murder case leads Danny and Baez to identical twins with identical alibis. Frank learns that Nicky is interviewing for a job at the Justice Coalition, which he rarely sees eye-to-eye with. Jamie visits Eddie's father in prison.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  16. undefined Season 12 Episode 24 - Smoked
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Smoked

    S12:E24

    When a woman is murdered during an afternoon shopping trip with her daughter, Detectives Benson and Stabler are called in because she was scheduled to testify in their high-profile rape case. As the detectives continue to investigate the correlation between the murder and their case, they discover unlikely friendships that will lead them to the truth.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  17. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Insult to Injury
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Insult to Injury

    S4:E16

    When Danny takes a call from a woman who is threatening to kill herself along with the man who killed her parents in a drunk driving accident, he rushes to find her. Frank accompanies his grandson, Sean, on a class field trip and struggles to get the lead chaperone to loosen the reigns so the kids can have fun.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Bad Blood
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Bad Blood

    S4:E9

    Danny and Baez investigate a homicide in which Baez’s estranged brother, a former drug addict, is the lead suspect. Frank learns one of his most highly decorated officers, a German Shepherd in the K9 unit, is being accused of brutality. Henry investigates the widow of a former NYPD pal who might have had a hand in her husband’s death.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  19. undefined Season 9 Episode 11 - Disrupted
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Disrupted

    S9:E11

    Frank questions whether a run-in with community activists was an accident or a setup. Jamie strives to rely less on Frank’s input to make decisions. Erin helps Anthony protect his daughter and ex-wife from a dangerous psychiatric patient. Danny and his neighbor size each other up when they learn their kids are dating.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  20. undefined Season 10 Episode 22 - Zebras
    8.1/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Zebras

    S10:E22

    A murder in Central Park that involves a tourist puts the SVU on high alert, but when the suspect they've brought in for questioning escapes, Munch has to reach out to an ex-wife in an effort to prevent another killing that's closer to home.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  21. undefined Season 10 Episode 6 - Babes
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Babes

    S10:E6

    Stabler and Munch uncover a chastity club and a group of girls with a pregnancy pact at a high school where they came to investigate the death of a student.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  22. undefined Season 10 Episode 16 - Ballerina
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Ballerina

    S10:E16

    A single murder suddenly turns into a scene with three bodies, leaving Benson and Stabler to work with a strip club owner to find a murderer whose motive may be more about righteousness than perversity.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Lost and Found
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Lost and Found

    S4:E5

    When Danny and Baez suspect a little girl might be the victim of a kidnapping, the girl’s mother denies it, but her story doesn’t add up. Meanwhile, Frank pays a visit to a priest, a counselor to the NYPD, who was arrested on a DUI charge.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  24. undefined Season 10 Episode 3 - Behind the Smile
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Behind the Smile

    S10:E3

    Frank's esteem for an old friend proves to be a mistake. Jamie asks Erin for help apprehending a perp who shot at him after learning she chose not to send him to prison six months ago. Eddie clashes with her new boss.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  25. undefined Season 8 Episode 6 - Brushed Off
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Brushed Off

    S8:E6

    A famous basketball player is found dead of an apparent drug overdose — Danny investigates and looks into the victim’s possible ties to a local drug gang. Erin revisits the case of a man she may have wrongfully convicted years ago. Frank is approached by Archbishop Kearns regarding an eviction matter that Jamie and Eddie are working on.

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    Writer:Daniel Truly

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Daniel Truly Ratings Summary

"The Vanishing Dead" is the best rated episode written by Daniel Truly. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/7/1995 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nothing Sacred".