10.0/101 votes#1 - The City That Bleeds (1)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1995
Bolander, Munch, Howard and Felton all meet to serve a warrant, but Bolander, Howard and Felton are shot in an ambush. Pembleton becomes the primary in the investigation and is partnered with a detective who specializes in the psychology of their prime suspect: a pedophile. Stan's ex-partner Mitch Drummond offers his help. Kay's father and Beau's wife and the kids come to the hospital. A clerical error is discovered to be the cause of why the detectives went to the door marked 201, instead of 210.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
10.0/101 votes#2 - Dead End (2)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1995
The detectives continue chasing their only lead, the child molester. Munch is teamed with Stan's old partner. Beau has no feeling in his foot, but feels guilt about Kay's condition. Stan's ex-wife arrives in town, but has a hard time going to see him at the hospital. Barnfather and Granger want Russert to review Gee and see if he was negligent in his duties regarding the paperwork that led to the shooting. The pedophile is located and it is discovered he was responsible for the strangulation of a young boy, but not the shooting of the three detectives.
Director: Whitney Ransick
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
9.0/101 votes#3 - Nearer My God to Thee
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/1994
When the winner of the city's Good Samaritan Award is murdered, Gee and his staff are called to help the new female night shift commander. Pembleton is at odds with the detective he shares a desk with. Beau and his wife separate and Kay gets caught in the middle. Meldrick and Munch have plans to buy a bar and try to persuade Bolander to also become a partner. Bayliss agrees to become a ""silent"" partner. In passing, Crosetti is said to be in Atlantic City on a ""shots, slots and sluts"" dream vacation.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.7/1011 votes#4 - Paradise
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2016
Chandler gets a lead that could help answer threatening questions. Kara does some digging in the White House.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.5/102 votes#5 - For God and Country (II)
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/1996
Continuing the investigation in New York City, Egan's wife is questioned by Frank and Tim. Just a few hours later, Egan's wife is killed and Egan's son is seen running. Kendall is taken into protective custody until he gives up the suspect's name. Lennie Briscoe and Rey Curtis come to Baltimore. The suspect tried to escape in a seaplane but is caught. This crossover started on Law and Order S06E13 Charm City (I).
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.3/103 votes#6 - The Wild and the Innocent
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2023
After the daughter of Stabler's former Marine buddy is kidnapped, the task force must help to settle a dangerous dispute between two rival biker gangs wrapped up in a deadly scheme.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.2/106 votes#7 - It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/21/2019
Decourcy is a step closer to connecting the stolen guns to the Revere robbery when an insider agrees to talk. Jenny is no longer able to ignore Jackie’s indiscretions after they show up on her doorstep. An unexpected rush to the hospital worsens money problems for the Ryan family and Reverend Fields discovers that his longstanding influence doesn’t make him invincible.
Director: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.1/107 votes#8 - Charm City (I)
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/1996
A subway station gas attack, similar to one that took place in a Baltimore church five years earlier, brings Baltimore detectives Tim Bayliss and Frank Pembleton to New York to assist Briscoe and Curtis. This crossover continues on Homicide: Life on the Street S04E12 For God and Country (II).
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.0/101 votes#9 - Falling
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/8/2002
Bosco starts having panic attacks and goes to see a therapist, but it doesn’t work and later he turns to the only person who’ll listen. Carlos is discovering the trials of single parenthood and starts thinking about adoption. Faith is studying for the Sergeant's exam. However, her concerns about Bosco’s mental and emotional health cause her to fail, and this angers Fred, and he storms out of the house. But later, he sees Faith comforting a sobbing and weeping Bosco after Bosco admits that he couldn’t go back to the World Trade Center towers after they fell down.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.0/102 votes#10 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/24/1993
Crosetti focuses his investigation into the shooting of Officer Thormann on one suspect, while Lewis continues to investigate. Meanwhile, Pembleton and Bayliss pursue different leads in the murder case of eleven-year-old Adena Watson.
Director: Bruce Paltrow
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.0/109 votes#11 - Shanzhai
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2016
Chandler and crew race to find answers in an Asian Dodge City. Slattery begins to unravel the truth about his troubling predicament.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.0/103 votes#12 - Spirit in the Sky
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2022
With a suspect in custody for Henry Cole's murder, Reyes goes undercover at Rikers to gather more information from him. Pearl and Teddy make a difficult decision to ensure construction on the casino stays on schedule.
Director: Simón Brand
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.8/109 votes#13 - Baby, It's You (I)
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/1997
It's old home week for Briscoe when an apparent murder of a teenage model in New York develops ties to Baltimore and Detectives Munch and Falsone pay a visit to the Big Apple to observe the case. Meanwhile, McCoy finds himself battling the attorney of the victim's parents for access to his clients and the Baltimore DA for jurisdiction. This crossover continues on Homicide: Life on the Street S06E05 Baby, It's You (II).
Director: Edwin Sherin
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.7/103 votes#14 - Whipping Post
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2022
When Pearl falls mysteriously ill, the task force is dragged back into the corruption of New York's first casino development. Bell tries to keep rumors from swirling when an important decision must be made.
Director: Sharon Lewis
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.5/102 votes#15 - And the Rockets' Dead Glare
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/1993
Howard and Felton are in court over the Pony Johnson case, Crosetti and Lewis go head to head with the Secret Service and Bolander and Munch argue over drug legalization. Meanwhile, Pembleton gets an unexpected job offer.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.5/102 votes#16 - Gods and Monsters
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2022
Struggling to make ends meet after leaving the FBI, Jackie Rohr gets a job offer from his old mentor. The perks are enticing, but Jackie has no idea what he’s getting himself into. ADA Decourcy Ward eyes a promotion but is diverted by some bad news which lands him back in Brooklyn. Siobhan Quays, having left her prestigious law firm for a position at the ACLU, takes on a case against a construction colossus. Jenny Rohr begins volunteering at a community center where she runs into a familiar face.
Director: Christoph Schrewe
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.4/107 votes#17 - AQUILINE
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2016
At the Farm, the trainees learn their next task is to decide on a drone strike, which triggers Alex’s memories of Simon’s sacrifice. Meanwhile, Shelby and Leon’s relationship reaches the next level, and Nimah advises Alex and Ryan not to trust Harry. In the future, Alex questions if she can trust Lydia, leading to combat between the two.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.0/101 votes#18 - Saving Face
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1985
Westphall places a new doctor in charge of the E.R., and she immediately clashes with Fiscus; Axelrod's visit to Mrs. Hufnagel's apartment sends her back to the hospital; Rosenthal and Clarendon reconcile; Dr. Craig celebrates his 30th wedding anniversary with a visit from his estranged brother; Dr. Caldwell begins treatment of a disfigured girl suffering from a massive facial fibromatosis; and a junkie admits his very pregnant, 14-year-old girl friend.
Director: Charles Braverman
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.0/101 votes#19 - Thrill of the Kill
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1995
The squad returns to the station. The FBI joins with the detectives to stop a ""thrill killer"" who's working his way north on I-95. Gee tries to reconcile with his daughter. The killer smells a rat at a roadblock so he bails out of his pickup. Everyone mobilizes to find him and when they do, the suspect in custody, while identical to the killer, claims he is innocent.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
7.0/101 votes#20 - The Damage Done
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/1996
Lewis and Kellerman investigate a series of homicides that put them into the middle of a drug war. Kellerman suspects that Lewis is seeing someone, but he doesn't ""kiss and tell."" As the red piles up on the board Gee gets edgy. Kellerman seeks comfort from the godmother of the daughter of the victim's family. Kellerman and ""Drak"" have a confrontation. At a ""Peace on our Street"" demonstration, the current drug war is ended.
Director: Jace Alexander
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
6.9/107 votes#21 - Kingdom Come
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/1996
A desperate man sets out on a killing spree taking revenge on the holy men that he believes have led him to stray. Frank can see the man's sense of faith and the lack his faith could be the key to stopping this killer. Frank then puts himself in danger when he walks into a hostage situation at a small town church.
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
6.0/101 votes#22 - Vanity
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/7/1984
Dr. Craig tries to stop the TV documentary; Cathy has a rough first day back; Mr. Entertainment finds his true calling; Armstrong continues to feel traumatized; and Rosenthal finally has her breast surgery.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
5.9/108 votes#23 - The Wild and the Innocent
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/1997
Maddie Haskel, twenty-years-old and heartland pretty, attends her mother's funeral in Joplan, Missouri. After the service, Maddie returns to her family's home, where she is approached by a vicious-looking man named Jim Gilroy. Gilroy's attempt to rape Maddie comes to a sudden halt when Maddie's boyfriend, Bobby Webber, emerges from the shadows wielding a length of iron pipe. After Gilroy is knocked unconscious, Bobby and Maddie drive off into the night with their prisoner safely tucked away in the trunk of their automobile. A Missouri State Trooper notices the vehicle has a burned-out tail light and orders Bobby to pull over. When the trooper hears noises emanating from the trunk, Bobby grabs a .357 and shoots and kills the trooper.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
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"The City That Bleeds (1)" is the best rated episode written by Jorge Zamacona. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Tim Hunter. It aired on 1/27/1995 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dead End (2)".