9.7/106 votes#1 - Power of Attorney
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/9/2009
Brenda goes toe to toe with the tricky attorney of a man suspected of a brutal rape and murder. Going a few rounds to get to the truth, Brenda dukes it out with the lawyer who is just as clever in the ring as she is. Can she hang in there and get to the truth before the final bell?
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.6/105 votes#2 - Return to Sender (1)
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/6/2014
The squad must work quickly to track down a serial killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, things get dangerous over a game of chess.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.5/104 votes#3 - Living Proof (2)
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/2010
Brenda finds she has another victim and later learns that her parents have been robbed and the Christmas gifts stolen from the RV. The investigation has to continue through Christmas day.
Director: James Duff
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.3/103 votes#4 - You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2011
Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.2/106 votes#5 - The Round File
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2007
An old man’s confession to seven murders leads Deputy Chief Johnson to investigate the sudden and unnatural deaths at his nursing home.
Director: Greer Shephard
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.2/106 votes#6 - War Zone
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2010
In a case that could carry national security implications, three soldiers are gunned down outside an LA club two days after returning home from duty in Afghanistan. Brenda’s investigation puts her on a collision course with Major Edward Dorset (guest star Gary Cole), a military liaison officer.
Director: Steve Robin
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.1/107 votes#7 - Cherry Bomb
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2008
Brenda suspects something more than suicide when a high-school girl is found hanged in her bedroom; the investigation uncovers a ruthless sexual game being played at a private school.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.0/105 votes#8 - Curve Ball
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/16/2013
Christmas vacation is interrupted for the Major Crimes Division when a baseball scout is found dead in his RV. The squad works through the murder case, unfolding a complicated kidnapping scheme. Meanwhile, Rusty opens up to Dr. Joe about his mom.
Director: Jon Tenney
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.0/105 votes#9 - Elysian Fields
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2009
When a man believed to have murdered two young women is found dead in Elysian Fields, evidence points to his victims' families. Brenda and the team must then wade through the suspects to find the true killer.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.0/105 votes#10 - In Custody
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2010
While investigating a suspicious suicide, the squad wades into a nasty child-custody dispute between a dying man and his meth-addicted ex-wife. Meanwhile, Pope applies for the police chief job, but Brenda might have something to say about whether or not he gets it.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Michael Alaimo
9.0/104 votes#11 - Unknown Trouble
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2011
Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for Gabriel who knows two of the victims from church. Meanwhile, Chief Delk is getting ready to announce the department’s new organizational chart just as Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit against the police department.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Michael Alaimo
8.8/106 votes#12 - Products of Discovery
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2009
While investigating the homicide of an entire family, the team once again finds themselves entangled in an FBI case. They also find themselves distracted by an unusually surly Provenza.
Director: Michael M. Robin
Writer: Michael Alaimo
8.3/106 votes#13 - Til Death Do Us Part (1)
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 9/3/2007
Deputy Chief Johnson’s investigation into a famous Hollywood divorce attorney found floating in his swimming pool is under heavy scrutiny. Meanwhile, Fritz and Brenda are trying to consolidate their bills, but when Brenda discovers a secret Fritz has been keeping will she keep to the plan?
Director: Roger Young
Writer: Michael Alaimo
8.0/104 votes#14 - Personal Effects
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2015
When the squad comes across a pile of bones, they fall into a web of connections as they find their victim has an unnerving past. Rusty continues to pursue his investigation of the Alice case with the help of a new friend. Meanwhile, Rusty also gets roped into helping Provenza make a major move.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Michael Alaimo
7.9/107 votes#15 - Make Over
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/2009
The conviction of a woman found guilty of poisoning a banker is overturned when a laboratory essential to proving the case comes under scrutiny. The subsequent re-trial forces Brenda to ask Provenza's former partner for help tying up loose ends. Unfortunately for the team, more scrutiny occurs when they all discover Provenza's former partner is no longer the man he used to be. The importance of the case may ruin Brenda and Fritz's planned vacation.
Director: Rick Wallace
Writer: Michael Alaimo
7.8/109 votes#16 - Negative Copy
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2017
Raimy and Frank end up in the thick of things. Meanwhile, Frank learns the meaning behind a betrayal.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Michael Alaimo
7.6/1013 votes#17 - Bleed Over
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2016
With the date of Julie’s abduction rapidly approaching, Raimy and Frank each work to gather information from a girl whose mother was taken by the Nightingale. Meanwhile, Raimy meets Kyle who immediately remembers her from a brief encounter in the past. She doesn’t recognize him at first, but flashes of their night together come rushing back to her.
Director: Michael Fields
Writer: Michael Alaimo
7.6/105 votes#18 - A Family Affair
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2011
The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer's daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda's unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Michael Alaimo
7.5/102 votes#19 - The Key
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2006
Mariel begrudgingly performs an ultrasound when Christina demands to know what is growing so quickly inside of her. After the school reopens, Jesse is bothered by the way; some of the fellow students are acting. Russell and Dave investigate what Healy knew about the hybrids.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Michael Alaimo
6.8/1014 votes#20 - Columbo Likes the Nightlife
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2003
The final Columbo story starring Peter Falk, Los Angeles rave promoter Justin Price helps his girlfriend Vanessa get rid of the corpse of her ex-husband, who was backing Price's new club, after he drops dead in Vanessa's apartment. When an investigative reporter pieces the crime together and threatens to blackmail Justin, Justin kills him.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Michael Alaimo
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"Power of Attorney" is the best rated episode written by Michael Alaimo. It scored 9.7/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Rick Wallace. It aired on 2/9/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Return to Sender (1)".