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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 27 Episode 12 - Hubris
    9.2/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Hubris

    S27:E12

    A teenager rescued from a dangerous situation begs Benson to help reunite her with her father. Carisi and CJ take the foster system to task for separating families without sufficient proof.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  2. undefined Season 27 Episode 1 - In the Wind
    9.0/10(9 votes)

    #2 - In the Wind

    S27:E1

    Danger swirls around the squad as they investigate a suspect for rape and try to protect their key witness. A new chief of detectives puts Benson to the test. An off-duty Fin tries to stop an assault in progress.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Mean
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Mean

    S5:E17

    The conviction of a group of sociopathic high school bullies who turned on one of their own escalates into even more violence and death in their exclusive private school.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Fault
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Fault

    S7:E19

    A manhunt ensues when Victor Paul Gitano, a recently released sex offender, kidnaps two children after killing the rest of their family. Benson and Stabler pursue Gitano only to find their own relationship challenged as both experience opportunities where they put their personal relationship ahead of their job. After having her throat slashed, Benson requests for a new partner when she hears what Stabler has to say about their relationship and their job.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Monogamy
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Monogamy

    S3:E11

    The pregnant wife of a psychiatrist is found in a parking garage, unconscious and bleeding from a gaping abdominal wound with her fetus missing. The investigation leads to infedility and uncertainty as to the paternity, adding fuel to the fire of an already agitated Stabler.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  6. undefined Season 27 Episode 21 - Monster
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Monster

    S27:E21

    A procedural mistake made during the rescue of a kidnapped boy causes the case to collapse in court. As Griffin gets closer to the truth about Tynan, he finds himself in grave danger.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - Poison
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Poison

    S5:E24

    A young girl is in a coma after ingesting detergent and her mother is suspected of poisoning her. A biased judge makes the case hard to prosecute which leads to an investigation into his past.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Loss
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Loss

    S5:E4

    A female undercover agent for the DEA is raped and murdered, leading to a complicated investigation and the arrest of a suspect highly connected with a Colombian drug cartel. This is the toughest case of Cabot's career as she is faced with death threats on herself and her family along with pressure to yield the case to federal authorities.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Deception
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Deception

    S4:E2

    A family portrait painted by a kindergartner leads the detectives to investigate her mother for child sexual abuse of her teenage stepson. When the boy's father is found murdered, the focus of the investigation shifts to the boy -- and his stepmother goes to great lengths to protect him and prevent the detectives from learning the truth.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Futility
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Futility

    S4:E22

    A man accused of raping several neighborhood women denies everything and represents himself in court.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)

    S2:E7

    When the Five-0s investigate the murder of a young couple filming a spooky documentary about a traditional Hawaiian burial site, they are threatened by a drifter who puts a curse on Danny.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Pa Make Loa (Touch of Death) (I)
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Pa Make Loa (Touch of Death) (I)

    S2:E21

    Five-0 and the NCIS: Los Angeles task force team up in Hawaii when there’s a suspect on the loose who is threatening to release a deadly virus into the population. The crossover continues on NCIS: Los Angeles S03E21 Touch of Death (II).

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Touch of Death (II)
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Touch of Death (II)

    S3:E21

    The joint NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-0 task force travel from Hawaii to Los Angeles, when the lead suspect in the case moves to the mainland with a deadly virus in tow. The crossover starts on Hawaii Five-0 S02E21 Pa Make Loa (Touch of Death) (I).

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Valediction
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #14 - Valediction

    S1:E8

    Peggy faces the full fury of Leviathan, as Howard Stark makes his return.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Guilt
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Guilt

    S3:E18

    When A.D.A. Cabot is faced with a reluctant teenage witness in a child molestation case, she goes above and beyond the normal scope of duty in her search for evidence to convict the serial abuser. But her passion supercedes her compliance with the law, jeopardizing not only her case, but the careers of all involved.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Inheritance
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Inheritance

    S3:E8

    A series of brutal rapes and attacks on Asian women lead the police to a suspect who was himself a product of rape - his father being a rapist who was convicted. The question is brought to court of whether his genetic make-up was responsible for the crimes.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - Rage
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Rage

    S6:E17

    Fourteen years ago, Stabler had a chance to nail Gordon Rickett for the abduction, rape and murder of Dana MacNamara, but Rickett managed to get off. With the recent discovery of the body of Kerry Lynn Palmer, Stabler has another chance at cracking the case. They can only hold Rickett for twenty-four hours, but are able to glean enough information during that time period to at least have a place to start. Cragen and Benson both worry that Stabler will let his hatred for the suspected child molester interfere with his ability to do his job.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  18. undefined Season 6 Episode 23 - Goliath
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Goliath

    S6:E23

    After the wife of a police officer claims her husband raped her, Benson and Stabler arrest the man and come close to believing his version of events when he attacks his captain. When another officer murders his wife and attempts to kill himself that same night, the whole force gets involved and soon realises that the two men both recently returned home from Afghanistan, where they were given the drug Quinium, an anti-malarial. With the reluctant help of reporter Sherm Hempell and a base doctor with an attack of conscience, Novak takes on the U.S. army. Stabler has trouble with the case because of his history in the marines.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Name
    7.5/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Name

    S7:E7

    After the bones of a boy who disappeared in 1978 are found at a playground, Stabler, still visibly recovering from a recent gunshot wound, teams up with Vizcarrando to determine the boy's identity, which leads them to a cold case involving four missing Puerto Rican boys that were never found.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Juvenile
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Juvenile

    S4:E9

    A cancer patient, who was growing marijuana in her apartment and selling it, is found raped and murdered, sending the detectives on a hunt for two middle school students, each blaming the other.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Weak
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Weak

    S6:E9

    After arguing with Benson about their personal lives, Stabler enlists the help of a former cop turned psychiatrist in apprehending a serial rapist and murderer who attacks disabled women.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Abomination
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Abomination

    S5:E8

    Benson and Stabler have trouble identifying a male murder victim in his 20's found in a pile of sheets in the West Village; they later suspect an outspoken minister who was in the process of flooding the victim with hate mail and death threats. When the activist's alibi checks out, the detectives turn their attention to a professor who objects to the victim's thesis on the failure of sexual re-education groups.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Infected
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Infected

    S7:E12

    Monica Phelps is found dead in her apartment, her son Nathan hiding in the closet behind her body. Detectives soon link Monica's death to philanthropist Ted Carthage, who runs an organization dedicated to helping people get off the streets. Benson is certain that Carthage is the killer, but a shaky ID from Nathan puts him back on the street. After Nathan kills Carthage himself, Sophie Devere argues that Nathan committed the killing because he saw Carthage shoot his mother -- something the gun manufacturers don't like.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Pandora
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Pandora

    S4:E15

    The brutal rape, and subsequent death, of a female motorist turns out to be an undercover FBI informant acting as a cyber vigilante for catching online pedophiles to capture the predator trafficking internet porn. The detectives find the victim's husband murdered and follow the trail of evidence for the latest victim she had been tracking, which ​turns into an international case of teenage prostitution, with ties to the Czech Republic.

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    Writer:Michele Fazekas

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - A Little Song and Dance
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    #25 - A Little Song and Dance

    S2:E9

    Peggy desperately tries to save Dr. Wilkes with a dangerous plan to stop Whitney Frost. But Thompson makes a surprising move that could destroy them all.

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Michele Fazekas Ratings Summary

"Hubris" is the best rated episode written by Michele Fazekas. It scored 9.2/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/29/2026 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "In the Wind".