The Best Episodes Written By Matt Olmstead
Every TV Episode Written by Matt Olmstead Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Matt Olmstead Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Matt Olmstead is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Gary Fleder". "Pilot" aired on 3/8/2005 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Don't Say Her Name Again".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2005
After Jim Dunbar loses his eyesight during a gunfight, the rehabilitated homicide Detective attempts to return to active duty at a new precinct. Facing opposition and doubt from his coworkers and Lieutenant, he is relegated to handling a car theft case with Detective Karen Bettencourt. Dunbar soon discovers that the recovered missing car might be connected to a larger ongoing serial homicide investigation.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Matt Olmstead
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Don't Say Her Name Again
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2022
When a local predator begins extorting underage American girls online, the team attempts to bring the offender to justice with on-site help from one of the victims; Kellett decides she should find a roommate.
Director: Avi Youabian
Writer: Matt Olmstead
10.0/10 1 votes#3 - BHITW
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/10/2023
When an American basketball player for a Lithuanian team goes into cardiac arrest, the team investigates along with Zoey McKenna, the new agent appointed by Dandridge.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Matt Olmstead
9.3/10 36 votes#4 - Go
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2006
Everyone's ready to make their escapes across the high wire. Veronica and Nick realize they may be in over their heads. And Agent Kellerman helps Vice President Reynolds calm down before her debate.
Director: Dean White
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.8/10 33 votes#5 - The Rat
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2006
Veronica and Nick request a judge to postpone Lincoln's execution. A C.O. becomes suspicious about a broken door.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.8/10 33 votes#6 - John Doe
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/2007
Bellick gets a taste of the medicine he gave out when he was the Captain and Agent Mahone's ex-wife makes another appearance.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.8/10 25 votes#7 - Killing Your Number
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2009
Michael tries to bring down the Company once and for all.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.7/10 3 votes#8 - Secrets as Weapons
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2021
The team investigates when the hijacking of millions worth of cryptocurrency en route to a safety vault in Switzerland leaves an American transporter dead and another on the run.
Director: Deborah Kampmeier
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.6/10 34 votes#9 - The Key
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2006
Michael must get the key to the infirmary and enlist the help of an old face, while Lincoln learns the identity of his kidnapper and another inmate learns of the escape.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.6/10 32 votes#10 - Chicago
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/2007
C-Note gets into a tricky situation when a robber holds up the diner he is in and demands everyone go into the storage room until the police arrive. Michael, Lincoln and Kellerman get closer to revealing the conspiracy with the help of Sarah. Mahone finds a new ally in Bellick.
Director: Jesse Bochco
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.6/10 26 votes#11 - Fin Del Camino
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/26/2007
The day has finally come for Sara's trial while critical information that will exonerate her is being debunked. Meanwhile, Michael is determined to get his hands on the 5 million and to stop T-Bag's reign of terror. Bellick is also money hungry and will do whatever it takes to hunt down T-Bag. Kellerman decides his fate while Lincoln and Mahone square off.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.5/10 30 votes#12 - Otis
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2006
Mahone tries to lure the escapees by targeting an imprisoned LJ. Michael and Lincoln come up with a plan to free LJ from jail. Sucre, Abruzzi and C-Note have a plan of their own, but only to break free of their pursuers.Meanwhile, Bellick and Warden Pope feel the heat following their unsuccessful attempts to capture the escapees.Tweener infiltrates a bunch of college students on their way to spring break.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.4/10 5 votes#13 - Darkness and Light
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 8/30/2010
A missing woman leads the Lightman group to discover criminal activity in the adult film industry.
Director: N/A
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.4/10 38 votes#14 - Cute Poison
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/12/2005
Veronica keeps uncovering new information regarding Lincoln's case and decides she wants to work on the case full-time. When no one wants to help her on the case, Nick Savrinn (an attorney) offers his assistance and the two of them visit Lincoln.
Director: Matt Earl Beesley
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.4/10 25 votes#15 - Dirt Nap
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2008
Lechero's demotion devastates Michael's breakout plan as Sammy takes reigns at Sona. T-Bag forces Bellick to fight in a fight where the odds are stacked heavily against him. Lincoln and Sucre have some surprise fireworks set for Susan.
Director: Michael Switzer
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.4/10 7 votes#16 - A Shot Heard Round the World
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2016
When a young officer is shot dead in the lobby of an apartment building, Intelligence looks to the latest known offenders who have threatened the police. But when a second officer is killed, the team finds that they are dealing with someone who is highly trained and knowledgeable.
Director: Terry Miller
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.3/10 29 votes#17 - The Art of the Deal
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2008
Michael and Lincoln are left with no choice but to hand Whistler over in exchange to save LJ and Sofia. A familiar face enters Sona while another inmate leaves.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.3/10 7 votes#18 - The Number of Rats (II)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2015
SVU's Benson, Fin and Amaro help with the investigation of a rape-murder that's similar to a decade-old case in New York; and, after he's questioned, a suspect warns Lindsay that the investigation could have unintended consequences. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E21 We Called Her Jellybean (I). It continues on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E20 Daydream Believer (III).
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.3/10 7 votes#19 - The Silos
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2016
The team investigates a murder in which the victim appears to have been wearing a CPD-issued wire. Burgess works a case with a new partner. Crowley questions Lindsay about the night that Intelligence pursued Justin's killer.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.2/10 25 votes#20 - Fire/Water
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2007
Michael and Mahone try to lure Whistler out of his hiding place. T-Bag gains some upward momentum in the prison hierarchy as the water supply is running low. Lincoln meets familiar and not so familiar faces on his quest to free Michael.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.2/10 28 votes#21 - Scylla
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2008
Michael has trailed Gretchen/Susan, Whistler and Mahone to L.A. Chaos reigns in SONA while T-Bag, Bellick and Sucre go missing. Lincoln and L.J. continue to stay with Sofia.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.2/10 9 votes#22 - Call It Paradise
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2015
An ice storm hits, forcing a citywide lockdown. Mills and Brett are left stranded in the elements while searching for a teen, and the firehouse members babysit a newborn. Elsewhere, Severide receives a job offer, and Chief Boden clashes with his father over his treatment.
Director: Reza Tabrizi
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.1/10 23 votes#23 - The Sunshine State
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2008
Lincoln and his new partners arrive in Miami to recover Scylla from its shocking new owner, and Sara searches for a missing Michael who learns some surprising information about his past. Meanwhile, a double-crossing leads to a death and an arrest in "The Sunshine State."
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.1/10 7 votes#24 - Emotional Proximity (II)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2017
Olinsky's daughter remains in critical condition following a massive fire - leaving Intelligence on edge, but more determined than ever to track down the suspect. Voight opens up the case, knowing that he has Stone and his team's full support in the investigation, and all of Firehouse 51 behind him to examine potential origins of the fire. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S05E15 Deathtrap (I). It continues on Chicago Justice S01E01 Fake (III).
Director: Reza Tabrizi
Writer: Matt Olmstead
- 8.0/10 1 votes
#25 - Rub a Tub Tub
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2005
The 8th precinct is distraught when one of their detectives from the anti-crime unit is found murdered. Carl Desmond was shot in the head and his body was thrown in a dumpster. His colleagues and grieving widow, Mary Beth suspects that his murder was an act of revenge by someone he had previously put away. Karen is put in charge of the case, as she and the rest of the detectives must tread carefully in the investigation into the murder of one of their own. When Mary Beth's past infidelities come to light, Tom and Marty investigate a married man named Don Bellamy whom she was having an affair with. While going in a different direction, Karen and Jim put their reputation on line with other cops at their squad when their main suspect is Carl's partner, Eric who had put in a request for a transfer a week before the murder. In the midst of the investigation, a frustrated Jim confronts Marty who is purposely making things difficult for him by rearranging the squad so that he would walk
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Matt Olmstead