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The Best Episodes Written By Dick Wolf

Every TV Episode Written by Dick Wolf Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  • The Abominable Showman
    9.0/10(2)

    #1 - The Abominable Showman

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 3/3/2005

    Tough New York Assistant D.A. Tracey Kibre tackles the murder of an aspiring Broadway actress but has little evidence to prosecute the suspect – an acclaimed but arrogant theater producer who smugly knows that the police have found no blood or even a body.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Enemy Within
    9.0/10(1)

    #2 - Enemy Within

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/9/2001

    The death of an eccentric banker in his nintieth floor apartment leads the detectives to investigate his professional contacts and family members.

    Director: John David Coles

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Dead
    9.0/10(2)

    #3 - Dead

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/2002

    The murder of a mortician and the discovery of corpses at a crematorium lead the detectives to a family man claiming to have a consulting business but suspected of being a contract killer with a penchant for perfection. Goren attempts to prove this by setting up a scheme that puts his "fear of making a mistake" in jeopardy.

    Director: Darnell Martin

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • But not Forgotten
    9.0/10(1)

    #4 - But not Forgotten

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/19/2003

    When a bookkeeper goes missing, Goren and Eames are led back to the death of her brother, a hitman, two years earlier. An imprisoned mobster seems to be their best bet, but when another body turns up it takes the case to a whole new level.

    Director: Constantine Makris

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • In the Wee Small Hours (1)
    9.0/10(1)

    #5 - In the Wee Small Hours (1)

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 11/6/2005

    Detectives Eames, Goren, Barek, and Logan must solve a case that involves a teenage girl missing in New York City. While Barek and Logan search around for another missing girl, Eames and Goren work to uncover a mystery with a judge and his son.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Weeping Willow
    9.0/10(2)

    #6 - Weeping Willow

    Season 6 Episode 10

    Aired 11/28/2006

    The kidnapping of a popular video blogger and her boyfriend--which is witnessed live on the Internet--seems suspicious to Logan and Wheeler.

    Director: Tom DiCillo

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • World's Fair
    9.0/10(1)

    #7 - World's Fair

    Season 6 Episode 11

    Aired 1/2/2007

    The death of a young, pregnant Pakistani woman leads Logan and Wheeler to question the man she was secretly dating, as well as both his and the victim's disapproving relatives.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Amends
    9.0/10(1)

    #8 - Amends

    Season 7 Episode 1

    Aired 10/4/2007

    Eames re-opens the case into her husband's murder.

    Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Self-made
    9.0/10(1)

    #9 - Self-made

    Season 7 Episode 7

    Aired 11/15/2007

    Goren and Eames investigate the death of a writer, and whether her torture has ties to the 'hood she came from.

    Director: Ken Girotti

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Infection (I)
    9.0/10(6)

    #10 - Infection (I)

    Season 8 Episode 4

    Aired 10/16/2019

    A rare but deadly bacteria takes its toll on numerous victims around the city, leaving Chicago’s finest first responders to work together alongside the CDC to resolve the dangerous situation. Following a fire at a local university that ties into the outbreak, Severide has suspicions that something bigger is happening. The crossover continues on Chicago Med S05E04 Infection, Part II (II) and Chicago P.D. S07S04 Infection, Part III (III).

    Director: Reza Tabrizi

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • I Am the Apocalypse
    8.8/10(10)

    #11 - I Am the Apocalypse

    Season 3 Episode 19

    Aired 4/7/2015

    The Chicago fire team works seamlessly with Chicago Med personnel to help aid victims of a deadly gas leak, but things quickly take a turn for the worse when the hospital is suddenly forced into quarantine.

    Director: Joe Chappelle

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • All That Glitters (I)
    8.8/10(6)

    #12 - All That Glitters (I)

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/21/2021

    After a young woman is killed on her way home from a lavish yacht party, the team investigates who she was and how she came to be at the event, which was attended by some of the most influential people in the world. Also, Maggie brings Crosby into the investigation after a murder suspect is identified as a veteran who had been on several Army operations with Crosby. The crossover continues on FBI: Most Wanted S03E01 Exposed (II) and FBI: International S01E01 Pilot (III).

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Exposed (II)
    8.8/10(4)

    #13 - Exposed (II)

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/21/2021

    A local FBI case involving two murdered women and a sea of powerful men turns into a manhunt for the dangerous leader of a far-reaching criminal enterprise. The crossover starts on FBI S04E01 All That Glitters (I). It continues on FBI: International S01E01 Pilot (III).

    Director: Ken Girotti

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • American Disgrace
    8.6/10(6)

    #14 - American Disgrace

    Season 16 Episode 2

    Aired 10/1/2014

    When a series of allegations are made against a superstar basketball player, Sgt. Benson and Detective Carisi do not agree on the authenticity of each woman's story; the investigation takes Rollins back to her former precinct.

    Director: Arthur W. Forney

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • A Dark Day (I)
    8.6/10(10)

    #15 - A Dark Day (I)

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 4/29/2014

    Lt. Casey and Dawson volunteer to help at a charity run at Chicago Medical when a massive explosion sends Chicago into chaos. With one of their own missing in the blast, the firehouse is tested like never before. The crossover continues on Chicago P.D. S01E12 8:30 PM (II)

    Director: Joe Chappelle

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Sound Bodies
    8.5/10(2)

    #16 - Sound Bodies

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 11/16/2003

    Goren and Bishop pursue a teenage Svengali who convinces three impressionable young girls to commit multiple homicides in the cause of a twisted philosophy.

    Director: Frank Prinzi

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Untethered
    8.5/10(2)

    #17 - Untethered

    Season 7 Episode 9

    Aired 12/6/2007

    Goren investigates when his nephew, a prisoner who's bipolar, claims that inmates are being abused to the point of murder.

    Director: Ken Girotti

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • They'll Have to Go Through Me (III)
    8.5/10(11)

    #18 - They'll Have to Go Through Me (III)

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/12/2014

    The intelligence unit is joined by detectives from New York’s SVU to help solve the pedophile ring case. Ruzek, Amaro, Halstead and Antonio continue to hunt for the link to foster care and child trafficking. Burgess and Roman try to find the shooter from the hospital after using surveillance footage to identify him. Platt shows her deep respect for police and the dangerous work they do by honoring their fallen brother. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E07 Nobody Touches Anything (I) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E07 Chicago Crossover (II).

    Director: Sanford Bookstaver

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Pilot (III)
    8.5/10(4)

    #19 - Pilot (III)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/21/2021

    Special Agent Scott Forrester and his Budapest-based FBI fly team head to Croatia, after Isobel Castille enlists their help to capture an American fugitive who escaped to Zagreb with a 14-year-old girl. OA continues with the mission overseas, intent on bringing the fugitive to justice, while Europol agent Katrin Jaeger attempts to help the team secure the necessary support and access from the less-than-cooperative local authorities. The crossover starts on FBI S04E01 All That Glitters (I) and FBI: Most Wanted S03E01 Exposed (II).

    Director: Michael Katleman

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Leaders Lead
    8.4/10(9)

    #20 - Leaders Lead

    Season 1 Episode 22

    Aired 5/8/2013

    A frustrated Severide, turns to an unlikely ally to resolve his current dilemma. Casey begins to find satisfaction in his personal life, while Mills and Dawson face personal challenges. Meanwhile, the squad is called to the scene of a harrowing apartment building collapse.

    Director: Michael Slovis

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Suite Sorrow
    8.3/10(3)

    #21 - Suite Sorrow

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 2/2/2003

    After the tyrannical owner of a Manhattan luxury hotel is found submerged in her bathtub, evidence seems increasingly to indicate that the woman's death was the work of her deeply frustrated, long-suffering daughter.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • 8:30 PM (II)
    8.3/10(10)

    #22 - 8:30 PM (II)

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 4/30/2014

    The Intelligence Unit works to find the bombers. Even with government agencies in the mix, Voight and his team work the case from their own angles and connections. Lindsay and Antonio question doctors who handled the transplant surgery for an Ambassador from Syria, but no clues emerge. Olinsky gets some solid intel and the team work from there. It’s a race against time as they realize there may be additional bombs targeted to detonate. Meanwhile Burgess sits vigil for her niece whose life hangs in the balance. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S02E20 A Dark Day (I).

    Director: Mark Tinker

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • What Happens in Puglia (II)
    8.2/10(9)

    #23 - What Happens in Puglia (II)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 4/1/2021

    Elliot Stabler returns to the NYPD to take on the city's most powerful organized crime syndicates and rebuild his life in the wake of a devastating personal loss. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S22E09 Return of the Prodigal Son (I).

    Director: Fred Berner

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Let Her Go
    8.2/10(9)

    #24 - Let Her Go

    Season 1 Episode 23

    Aired 5/15/2013

    Events force Lieutenant Casey to team up with the Intelligence Unit, now run by Voight, who doesn’t appear to have changed his crooked ways after his stint in prison. Shay's excitement at the prospect of becoming a parent grows, while Mills and Dawson face some personal challenges. Meanwhile, the house comes together to support the opening of Molly's.

    Director: Joe Chappelle

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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  • Nobody Touches Anything (I)
    8.2/10(12)

    #25 - Nobody Touches Anything (I)

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/11/2014

    In part one of the crossover with Law & Order: During a house fire, Firehouse 51 rescues the owner from the cellar clutching a suspicious box, leading Lt. Severide to bring in Sergeant Voight and Detective Lindsey for further investigation. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E07 Chicago Crossover (II) and Chicago P.D. S02E07 They'll Have to Go Through Me (III).

    Director: Alex Chapple

    Writer: Dick Wolf

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Dick Wolf Ratings Summary

"The Abominable Showman" is the best rated episode written by Dick Wolf. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Jean de Segonzac. It aired on 3/3/2005 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Enemy Within".