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The Best Episodes Written By Nick Thiel

Every TV Episode Written by Nick Thiel Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Distant Relative
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E4

    Magnum does not count on murder when he chaperones Rick's convent-school sister on a night on the town.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Diamond Exchange
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    S5:E13

    Neal and Peter race against a criminal mastermind to unearth an invaluable treasure hidden in New York.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Unscheduled Departure
    8.1/10(4 votes)

    S1:E8

    A wealthy passenger charms the stewardesses on a flight to Caracas; when a passenger has a heart attack, the only hope of saving him is to land in turmoil-stricken Haiti.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 6 - Fragments
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E6

    Laura Griffin, a young woman with amazing psychic abilities, hires Magnum to investigate her own murder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 5 - Whack a Mole
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    S6:E5

    Neal must orchestrate a treacherous operation for the Pink Panthers on short notice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Quantico Closure
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    S5:E7

    While Neal delves further into the mystery of the Codex, Peter takes on a classified espionage case with a fellow FBI agent: his ex-girlfriend.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Unpaid Debts
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S2:E8

    Wozniak goes after Bianchi for breaking their agreement. Harlee seizes the opportunity to unite the team around an illegal mission to repay Tufo's brother's debt to a local drug dealer. Stahl heightens the stakes making good on his threat to go after the crew. Wozniak faces the impossible decision to pick between his team and Ayres just as his son, Nate, makes an effort to reunite.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S4:E21

    When Holmes and Watson are pulled into a double-homicide investigation, they discover the victims were staging a fake murder right at the moment they were killed. Also, Watson's inside man at Morland's office encounters a problem that threatens to expose her spying to Holmes and his father.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - A Burden of Blood
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    S4:E8

    Holmes and Watson investigate a homicide in which the victim was murdered in a manner reminiscent of the crimes of an infamous, and already incarcerated, serial killer. Also, Sherlock and Joan tutor Detective Bell for a police sergeant’s exam that would lead to a promotion and a post at another precinct.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Eye Of The Hurricane
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    S2:E2

    Following Wozniak's discovery that Stahl's target is his close friend and Mayoral Candidate, Julia Ayers, Wozniak launches an all-out war with Stahl. Meanwhile, Harlee dives into an investigation that takes an unexpected turn into her own past.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Genuine Article
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S1:E6

    Maggie is perilously close to losing her job for insubordination, but still manages to maneuver her way onto the flight down to Rio de Janeiro. She reflects back on the rocky path she took to land her dream job, but it's her decision to do whatever it takes to keep it that surprises even her. Meanwhile, Kate has earned her stripes as a courier, but when she is given a difficult mission involving Niko, a Yugoslavian diplomat, she's unsure how to manage the task, as she tries to juggle their deepening personal relationship with her assignment. Finally, Ginny and Dean continue to play with fire in Rio, but Ginny's game playing with both Dean and her boss and lover, a Pan Am executive, is a source of contention with Dean.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - On Face Value
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E19

    A freak accident, occurring while Magnum is in hot pursuit of suspects causes traumatic injuries for an innocent bystander.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Nick Thiel

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    S4:E13

    Magnum and Higgins' friend, Carol - now a Deputy District Attorney - cons them into helping her set up a sting operation.

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    Writer:Nick Thiel

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Nick Thiel Ratings Summary

"Distant Relative" is the best rated episode written by Nick Thiel. It scored 8.5/10 from 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on October 20, 1983. It is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Diamond Exchange".