The Best Episodes Written By Michele Fazekas

Every TV Episode Written by Michele Fazekas Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 27 Episode 1 - In the Wind
    9.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Mean
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Fault
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 24 - Poison
    8.3/10(5 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - Futility
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Futility

    S4:E22

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

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

    #6 - 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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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Deception
    7.9/10(9 votes)

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

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

    #9 - 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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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Valediction
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    #10 - Valediction

    S1:E8

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

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  11. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Juvenile
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Abomination
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Name
    7.5/10(5 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Weak
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Pandora
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - A Little Song and Dance
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Hollywood Ending
    7.0/10(44 votes)

    #17 - Hollywood Ending

    S2:E10

    Peggy needs Howard Stark to eliminate Zero Matter as they are faced with a mission none of them could come back from.

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Chameleon
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Chameleon

    S4:E1

    The detectives are on the trail of a recently paroled rapist responsible for the murder of a prostitute during a raid at a men's club and are called to the scene where he was shot in self defense by his own gun. However, the murder weapon was also used in another crime while he was still in prison, leading the detectives to investigate the victim through a trail of previously unsolved cases, a spending spree and another victim. They uncover a more serious criminal in the process.

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Trojan
    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #19 - Trojan

    S2:E8

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Michele Fazekas Ratings Summary

"In the Wind" is the best rated episode written by Michele Fazekas. It scored 9.3/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/25/2025 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "Mean".