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The Best Episodes Written By Jonathan Shapiro

Every TV Episode Written by Jonathan Shapiro Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.7/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Citizens United

    S1:E8

    The trial concludes as former partners and old friends have their final showdown in court.

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  2. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Beauty and the Beast

    S1:E7

    With danger mounting around every corner, Billy has to decide whether to head directly to trial or take his chances with a continuance.

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  3. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Line of Fire

    S1:E6

    Billy has to go to great lengths to secure his physical evidence's safety and preserve his witnesses' credibility.

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  4. 8.5/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Pride and Prejudice

    S1:E2

    Billy scrambles to get his wrongful death lawsuit into court by any means necessary.

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  5. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Let It Be Him

    S1:E9

    While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.

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  6. 8.2/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Game On

    S1:E3

    The judge gives Billy only a day to make a compelling offer of proof before he dismisses the lawsuit.

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  7. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Cover Your Ass

    S1:E5

    As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.

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  8. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Nice Animals

    S1:E14

    Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.

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  9. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - We Hold These Truths...

    S5:E5

    Eugene defends a man accused of murder in a trial where the outcome hinges on the honesty of a police officer who's been living a lie. Jimmy confronts a judge whose propensity for giving moral lectures to defendants has made him a laughingstock. Bobby continues preparations for the Scott Wallace retrial. This time the case is in Judge Hiller's courtroom.

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  10. 7.9/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Conscious Uncoupling

    S3:E7

    Billy puts Wade Blackwood on the stand and under oath, forcing him to admit every detail of his scheme to steal the state’s water.

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  11. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #11 - La Mano

    S2:E1

    Billy McBride is reluctantly pulled back into criminal defense when his friend's 16- year-old son is arrested for a double murder.

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  12. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Minister D

    S6:E9

    As his trial begins, Red puts Liz and the task force on the case of a Blacklister who uses incriminating evidence to extort people -- and who Red believes can prove his innocence.

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  13. 7.7/10(32 votes)

    #13 - The Judge

    S1:E15

    Red believes he knows who was responsible for a prominent prosecutor's 12 year disappearance; Red investigates the woman who tempts Tom.

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  14. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Crunch Time

    S3:E9

    Hodges and Jerome have a breakthrough in the Rothstein case. Holly gets a strange inheritance. Morris makes a frightening discovery.

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  15. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Who's Gabriel

    S2:E5

    Billy finally gets a witness who can exonerate Julio, but he won't talk unless Billy can convince the prosecutor to give him a deal.

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  16. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Happiness from the Ground Up

    S3:E2

    Billy’s investigation into the Central Valley’s water problem threatens the launch of Diana Blackwood’s almond-based lifestyle brand.

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  17. 7.5/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Miss Rebecca Thrall

    S5:E3

    While the Task Force investigates a series of suspicious police shootings, Agent Ressler is distracted by increasing external pressures. With his back up against the wall, Red drafts Tom in executing an elaborate plan to help re-establish his criminal reputation.

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  18. 7.5/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Anna-Gracia Duerte

    S5:E17

    When an associate of the Nash Syndicate is murdered, Red sets Liz and the Task Force on the case in order to recover evidence crucial to bringing down Ian Garvey. Meanwhile, Aram considers a step forward in his relationship with Samar.

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  19. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - A Good Day to Die

    S1:E5

    Jenny and Cassie feel as if they're closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.

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  20. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - The End of the Beginning

    S3:E7

    Jerome discovers a connection between Alma and Rothstein. After an attempt by Morris fails, Alma pays a visit to Second Story Books. Hodges visits the Saubers family and confirms their worst fears about Pete. Lou learns her fate.

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  21. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Fade to Blue

    S2:E10

    The community reels from recent news about Brady, and the Mercedes Killer's future lands in the hands of the few people who have survived him.

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  22. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Bad to Worse

    S3:E6

    Alma gives Pete a scare and instructs Morris to do the same.Pete revisits the local bookstore. Hodges and Jerome fear for Holly ahead of her taking the stand.Finkelstein tells Lou that she must silence Brady. Holly and Lou deliver powerful testimony.

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  23. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Gone

    S2:E9

    When the FBI's hands are tied with red tape, Brad helps Denise go undercover as a rogue agent in order to find a missing boy who is close to her heart. But when legal and ethical roadblocks appear, they must make some difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Denny's nonchalance regarding the use of firearms becomes a real concern for the other senior partners when he shoots a homeless man in the head with a paintball gun.

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  24. 7.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Madness

    S3:E2

    As she is evaluated for mental competency, Lou continues to be haunted by Brady. Morris and Alma hatch a plan to recover their spoils.

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  25. 7.2/10(14 votes)

    #25 - It's Donald

    S1:E4

    The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy's entire theory of the case.

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Jonathan Shapiro Ratings Summary

"Citizens United" is the best rated episode written by Jonathan Shapiro. It scored 8.7/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Lawrence Trilling. It aired on 10/13/2016 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Beauty and the Beast".