The Best Episodes Written By Peter M. lenkov

Every TV Episode Written by Peter M. lenkov Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Yahrzeit
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Yahrzeit

    S5:E22

    The most exclusive jewelry auction of the year ends abruptly when an appraiser is killed during the event. The investigation takes an emotional turn when the CSIs must confront one of the greatest tragedies in human history - the Holocaust.

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 20 - Day 4: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Day 4: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.

    S4:E20

    After Logan authorizes Palmer to take charge of the crisis, Palmer sanctions Jack and Curtis to infiltrate the Chinese Embassy on a covert operation to capture a suspect. Tony and Michelle continue to bump into each other's personal lives, while Buchanan expresses anger at being kept out of the mission. Jack faces Audrey's wrath when a medical dilemma places Paul's life in jeopardy.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Mac + Jack
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Mac + Jack

    S2:E12

    When Mac and Jack are trapped inside Mac's house, which his nemesis, The Ghost, has rigged with explosives, Mac uses a karaoke mic and an audio transformer to let the team know that this bomb is a distraction for a bigger one. Also, through flashbacks, Mac and Jack's contentious first meeting unfolds.

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Snow Day
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Snow Day

    S3:E24

    After Flack makes an enormous drug bust, and locks it up at CSI, the drug lords infiltrate the building at gunpoint to get them back. Now the team must resolve the hostage situations, all the while with Mac, Stella, and Hawkes trapped inside.

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Day 4: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Day 4: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.

    S4:E8

    Jack and Audrey hide out with an embittered Tony as Audrey makes a positive ID of the man from the kidnapping. Marianne successfully diverts suspicion from herself, leading Driscoll to torture the wrong person for information. Behrooz takes Dina to a hospital for medical attention, but the doctor becomes suspicious of her gunshot wound and phones the police.

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Day 4: 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Day 4: 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.

    S4:E10

    Audrey places herself in a compromising position when she and Jack learn of her husband's possible involvement with the terrorists. Marianne offers Curtis information on the location of the override device in exchange for a lighter sentence, but the tables soon turn and Curtis discovers that there's another player in the game. Sarah bargains for a stronger position at CTU, while Tony takes charge of the interrogation of Dina and Behrooz.

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Down The Rabbit Hole
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Down The Rabbit Hole

    S4:E5

    The latest murder case takes Detective Taylor to a whole new world and he must figure out why Cheryl Duncan looks so life-like. They also discover something shocking about the murderer while online.

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Hostage
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Hostage

    S4:E21

    When a man takes hostages during a failed attempt to rob a bank, Mac offers himself in exchange for a hostage. Only condition is that he must prove that the bank robber did not kill the bank manager, whose body is found lying in a pool of blood in the vault. On the outside of the bank, the rest of the team works to process the evidence that Mac finds and stop the SWAT team from making matters worse.

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Point of No Return
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Point of No Return

    S5:E18

    When the wife of a former medical examiner is found murdered, a white powder found at the scene provides the CSIs with a major lead in tracking the killer when it is discovered that the powder is heroin made from human bodies.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Fare Game
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Fare Game

    S2:E15

    Lindsay, Stella, and Mac are on the case of a dead ADA, who they discover, is involved in a "kill war" with water guns. Meanwhile, Danny and Hawkes investigate the murder of a young lady who had a penchant for suing restaurants and taking them for all they are worth.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - And Here's To You, Mrs Azrael
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - And Here's To You, Mrs Azrael

    S3:E9

    The next case takes us back to Dr. Sheldon Hawks' past and the reasons he chose to change jobs in the medical profession. The CSI team may find it extremely difficult to find out who committed the murder of the 19-year-old woman who recently started recovering from an accident.

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Boo
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Boo

    S4:E6

    The CSI team goes to a haunted house to solve more than just the latest case. Before they can solve the crime Lindsay is told something will happen to her if she doesn't leave soon.

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  13. undefined Season 10 Episode 1 - Ua ʻeha ka ʻili i ka maka o ka ihe (The Skin Has Been Hurt By the Point of the Spear)
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Ua ʻeha ka ʻili i ka maka o ka ihe (The Skin Has Been Hurt By the Point of the Spear)

    S10:E1

    A new ally helps McGarrett and Five-0 when mob bosses on the island are being targeted by an assassin. Also, Five-0 says goodbye to one of their own.

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Inā Paha (If Perhaps)
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Inā Paha (If Perhaps)

    S5:E7

    When McGarrett is kidnapped by Wo Fat, he experiences what would have happened to the team if they had taken a very different path, on the 100th episode.

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Day 4: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Day 4: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

    S4:E5

    Jack and Driscoll agree to work together when the police make a critical error in dealing with Kalil. Heller and Audrey take drastic action in the hopes of avoiding the impending trial. Driscoll makes a deal with Chloe to get her out of the way, while the Araz family faces another problem in their cover-up.

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Trapped
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Trapped

    S2:E11

    Danny and Stella find innovative ways to process a crime scene while Danny is trapped in a panic room with the victim, who was the only person with the security code. As a locksmith works to cut through the titanium doors, the CSIs rush to process the evidence before the victim decays further and Danny's oxygen runs out. Meanwhile, Mac, Dr. Hawkes and Lindsay investigate the murder of an exotic dancer found dead on a klieg light

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 17 - The Ride-In
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Ride-In

    S3:E17

    Danny and Mac have to go to Noah’s Ark to find out if a broken promise leads to his murder. Stella and Sheldon investigate the death of a man dressed as a cigarette. Stella hopes to have her job after not telling Mac that she may be HIV right away.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Ki‘ilua (Deceiver)
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Ki‘ilua (Deceiver)

    S2:E10

    McGarrett finds himself in need of the Five-0’s help when he goes to North Korea with Jenna Kaye to deliver a ransom to rebels who are holding her fiancé hostage. Meanwhile, the Five-0 investigate the murder of an investigative reporter who seems to have ties to Jenna.

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - La O Na Makuahine (Mother's Day)
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #19 - La O Na Makuahine (Mother's Day)

    S3:E1

    The team goes after Wo Fat and Delano for the death of an important person. Steve must resolve the issues between him and his "dead" mother, once he finds her alive and well.

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Piko Pau ʻiole (The Artful Dodger)
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Piko Pau ʻiole (The Artful Dodger)

    S6:E8

    Five-0 must work with charming con man Hank Weber to find a killer when his female partner is murdered on the job. Also, San Francisco Police Inspector Abby Dunn comes to O’ahu and works with Chin to investigate the murders of five Chinese arms dealers.

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Cigar Cutter
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Cigar Cutter

    S1:E21

    Murdoc moves forward with his plans for revenge against MacGyver by recruiting his recently released former cellmate to infiltrate the Phoenix Complex as a “lab technician” and kill every agent inside.

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Not What It Looks Like
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Not What It Looks Like

    S3:E2

    Three women who are dressed as Holly Golightly rob a jewelry store and injure other shoppers in the process. The CSI’s must work through the confusing investigation to hunt them down. Meanwhile Mac has to identify a mummified body discovered in an apartment building that was being torn down.

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - DOA For a Day
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - DOA For a Day

    S4:E15

    After the CSI's receive an anonymous tip they're led to an old warehouse hoping to catch one of New York's most-wanted criminals.

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Double Jeopardy
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Double Jeopardy

    S3:E1

    Magnum and Higgins’ new clients hire them to find their missing brother last seen on the island, leading to Higgins being shot and TC abducted when a secret case of revenge is revealed during the investigation. Also, Higgins (and Magnum!) are surprised when her surgeon asks her out.

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - O ka Pili ‘Ohana Ka ‘Oi (Family Comes First)
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - O ka Pili ‘Ohana Ka ‘Oi (Family Comes First)

    S4:E22

    When Grover's daughter is kidnapped by an old nemesis, he is forced to help steal $100 million in order to get her back. Meanwhile, Wo Fat escapes prison and heads back to Oahu.

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Peter M. Lenkov Ratings Summary

"Yahrzeit" is the best rated episode written by Peter M. Lenkov. It scored 9.5/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/29/2009 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Day 4: 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.".