The Best Episodes Written By Jonathan Shapiro

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Citizens United

   S1:E810/13/2016

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

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   8.4/10(15 votes)

   #2 - Line of Fire

   S1:E610/13/2016

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

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   8.4/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Beauty and the Beast

   S1:E710/13/2016

   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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   8.3/10(17 votes)

   #4 - Pride and Prejudice

   S1:E210/13/2016

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

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   8.1/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Game On

   S1:E310/13/2016

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

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   8.1/10(15 votes)

   #6 - Cover Your Ass

   S1:E510/13/2016

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

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Gone

   S2:E912/6/2005

   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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   7.9/10(18 votes)

   #8 - Minister D

   S6:E92/22/2019

   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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   7.9/10(11 votes)

   #9 - Conscious Uncoupling

   S3:E710/3/2019

   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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    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #10 - The Judge

    S1:E153/3/2014

    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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    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Miss Rebecca Thrall

    S5:E310/11/2017

    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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    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Anna-Gracia Duerte

    S5:E174/4/2018

    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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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #13 - La Mano

    S2:E16/14/2018

    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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    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Happiness from the Ground Up

    S3:E210/3/2019

    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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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Let It Be Him

    S1:E92/16/2021

    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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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Who's Gabriel

    S2:E56/14/2018

    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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    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Crunch Time

    S3:E911/5/2019

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

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    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Gordon Kemp

    S7:E154/17/2020

    A blacklist case forces Liz to choose sides between Red and the Task Force. Meanwhile, Red tries to calm a panicked Ilya Koslov, who believes he is under surveillance.

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    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #19 - The Invisible Hand

    S5:E132/7/2018

    When bodies are discovered in abandoned woods, Red points the Task Force toward The Invisible Hand, a group that targets those whose actions are morally reprehensible yet fully legal. Meanwhile, Red steps in to assist one of his employees, and Liz discovers a major clue about Tom's investigation.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #20 - The End of the Beginning

    S3:E710/22/2019

    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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    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Argus 2: Battledome

    S3:E510/3/2019

    As Billy and Patty make their first appearance in court, their class action is threatened when they walk into traps set for them by the Blackwoods.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Fade to Blue

    S2:E1010/24/2018

    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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    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - A Good Day to Die

    S1:E512/15/2020

    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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    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Mommy Deadest

    S3:E810/29/2019

    Holly takes on a questionable roommate. After receiving an unexpected visitor, Ida seeks advice from Hodges. Alma and Morris decide they need more leverage.

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    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Bad to Worse

    S3:E610/15/2019

    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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