The Best Episodes Written By Jill Goldsmith

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(8 votes)

   #1 - Food for Thought

   S4:E153/11/2014

   When a food truck chef dies suddenly, all signs point to poisoning; Tommy announces some big plans; Maura's birth mother tries to make amends with her daughter.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #2 - Judge, Jury and Executioner

   S4:E119/3/2013

   A mock trial advisor dies during a competition. Meanwhile, Jane is concerned that Angela may be hiding financial issues.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Mighty Rogues

   S4:E164/15/2008

   Alan fields a difficult request from Shirley after her father suffers an injury while in the late stages of his battle with Alzheimer's; Carl represents a group of Nantucket residents who are concerned about homeland security; Jerry's new girlfriend sues him for sexual assault.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The Gods Must Be Crazy

   S4:E195/14/2008

   Jerry comes to the aid of his ex-girlfriend when she's collared for prostitution; Carl and Shirley help a woman who's suing the church for prohibiting her from becoming a priest; Denny is wooed by power brokers to run for president.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - I Don't Wanna Dye

   S5:E183/31/1998

   Sipowicz goes to hospital and fears he won't come out. Officer Richardson's wife pours her heart out to Simone and Russell. The squad investigate a bizarre death, involving a dead man in a tub, another with severe electric shock and a teenage girl, who won't say what happened.

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   7.8/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Prejudice

   S12:E1012/12/2001

   The murder of a magazine publishing company's black CEO leads to a suspect who has a clear streak of racism and whose attorney intends on using that as a mental defect.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Indecent Proposals

   S4:E184/30/2008

   Denny is head over heels for a cattle rancher who wants the government to stop the sale of cloned meat. Meanwhile, Shirley asks Alan to sue the Democratic Party when her nephew--a delegate--disagrees with his state's primary vote.

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   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Attorney Client

   S12:E225/8/2002

   The wife of an attorney with many disgruntled clients is killed but the detectives believe that he was the intended target as he was willing to reveal information despite confidentially agreements. As the investigation continues, his tumultuous love life is exposed and the prosecutors are suspicious of his desire to return to the courtroom.

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   7.3/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Seer

   S13:E194/23/2003

   The prime suspect in the murder of a woman outside a sex club claims to have merely witnessed the crime via a psychic vision.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Born Again

    S12:E163/6/2002

    The investigation into the death of an 11-year-old girl uncovers the possible culpability of the child's mother and a rebirthing therapist.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Wheel

    S13:E912/11/2002

    The smoldering corpse of an Asian girl found outside the Chinese consul general's apartment leads the detectives to believe she had made a political statement. When forensics shows that she had been murdered beforehand, they find themselves in the middle of a religious conflict with the consul general their prime suspect and his attorney an old friend of District Attorney Branch.

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Turning Thirty

    S3:E185/1/2000

    The firm defends a woman accused of murdering her eighty-nine-year-old husband by suffocating him with... her breasts. Meanwhile, Ally struggles with turning thirty. She goes to church to find God, but instead finds an angry Reverend Newman who has a pet peeve about women who only need God between relationships. Ally's next stop at a plastic surgeon has even more devastating results.

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    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Roe v. Wade, the Musical

    S4:E121/22/2008

    Shirley and Alan face off in court when they're on opposite sides of a case involving stolen sperm; Jerry helps his objectophile ex-girlfriend when she loses her teaching job for inappropriate contact with a student.

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