The Best Episodes Written By Lisa Marie Petersen
Every TV Episode Written by Lisa Marie Petersen Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Lisa Marie Petersen Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Lisa Marie Petersen is "Cold As Ice", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by Randall Zisk". "Cold As Ice" aired on 8/13/2013 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Bad Blood".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - Cold As Ice
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2013
Frankie Jr. is brought in to help with a gruesome murder case involving a youth hockey league. Frustrated with Hope, Cailin asks to stay with Maura. But Maura quickly learns that living with a teenager requires skills she does not have.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.5/10 11 votes#2 - Bad Blood
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2000
A moral coalition leader’s gay son is found murdered on the roof of his apartment building. Initially, Benson and Stabler investigate his father, a Conservative well-known for his homophobic viewpoints, but once they start looking into the young man's living arrangements they realize the person they're looking for may be closer than they think. Munch tries to help Benson find the man who raped her mother, and could potentially be her father.
Director: Michael Fields
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.0/10 5 votes#3 - The Morning After
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/2020
Mel endeavors to help an uncooperative Charmaine get hydrated while thinking about what transpired with Jack. Calvin offers Brady a new job.
Director: Gail Harvey
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.0/10 4 votes#4 - Blindspots
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2020
While Jack helps Mike zero in on Calvin, Mel and Doc investigate a mysterious outbreak that could be related to food poisoning. Hope learns a secret.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.0/10 3 votes#5 - Kindling
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2021
Mel is taken aback by Doc's news after they interview a new doctor. To Jack's chagrin, Todd makes a bold request. Lily makes a difficult revelation.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.0/10 2 votes#6 - Grilled
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2022
Mel plans a dinner for Cameron to meet Jack, but plans go awry. Connie warns Lizzie to be careful with Denny. Preacher befriends his aikido teacher.
Director: Nimisha Mukerji
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
8.0/10 2 votes#7 - Talk to Me
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 7/20/2022
Mel plans a surprise for Joey but is distracted by her concern for Jack. Lizzie struggles with telling Doc what she saw in Denny's drawer.
Director: Siobhan Devine
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.9/10 4 votes#8 - Starved
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2005
After a dating service is linked to three rapes, Olivia goes undercover to ferret out the rapist and meets Mike Jergens, a surgeon who enjoys controlling the women in his life. The detectives are soon led to his girlfriend, Cora Kennison, but shortly after testifying in the grand jury hearing Cora marries Mike. After Cora attempts suicide, Mike fights her mother, Virginia, to unplug her feeding tube.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.7/10 14 votes#9 - Hysteria
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1999
When a young African-American woman is found dead, she is initially believed to be a prostitute and the latest in a long line of victims, but when looking into her home life Benson and Stabler realize that she does not fit the pattern, and may not be connected to the other deaths after all, but the other deaths have a connection no one anticipated.
Director: Richard Dobbs
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.7/10 5 votes#10 - Vulnerable
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2002
When an elderly woman with Alzheimer's breaks into an apartment, the detectives discover she had been abused, triggering memories of similar crimes from her childhood. They discover that she had been released from a nursing home to the custody of her financially scheming son who becomes the prime suspect. However, they go back to the nursing home to find a pair of suspects; the real crime is what's being done to the elderly.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.6/10 5 votes#11 - Soulless
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/16/2003
After a rape victim is abducted from the hospital and later found dead, the detectives suspect several young socialites of her rape, at a Manhattan nightclub, and subsequent murder.
Director: Chad Lowe
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen
7.0/10 3 votes#12 - Somebody's Watching Me
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/30/2013
A viral video of Jane jeopardizes her career and reputation; the squad tries to solve a murder case involving a conspiracy theorist.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Lisa Marie Petersen