- 10.0/101 votes
#1 - Kellerman, P.I. (2)
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1998
Debbie Straub signs the plea agreement, pointing to Craig as the killer of the baby. Falsone wants more time to work on the case. Danvers reminds Kellerman there was a time when the truth mattered more than his paycheck. Gharty goes off when Sheppard and MGee ask to many questions about Kellerman's leaving of the homicide unit. Kellerman appears to begin doing the right thing, but doesn't pass anything on to anyone who might be able to do anything with it. Craig believes that Debbie isn't going to let him down and he has no plans to testify on his own behalf. Ballard searches for a dinner date when Falsone leaves a message he won't be joining her. When she sees him in the Waterfront later, she lets him know how she feels about his method of communication. The case goes to trial, Debbie testifies that Craig killed the baby; with no evidence to the contrary, the jury finds Craig guilty. Falsone talks with Craig about what really happened; however, it is all to no avail as the following m
Director: Jay Tobias
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 9.0/101 votes
#2 - Colors
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2005
Det. Rush re-opens the 1945 case of a baseball player, bludgeoned to death with his own bat.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 9.0/101 votes
#3 - Dog Day Afternoons
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/2006
The case of a female bank teller shot to death in her work in 2000 is reopened when the same bank is robbed again by perpetrators wearing identical masks and equipped with identical weapons as six years earlier.
Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 9.0/101 votes
#4 - Death Penalty: Final Appeal
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2006
The 1994 case of a raped and murdered 16-year-old girl is re-opened when Det. Jeffries gets a call from a prisoner on death-row -- scheduled to be executed in just three days.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.7/103 votes
#5 - The Lost Soul of Herman Lester
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2004
When the son of a murdered high-school basketball star receives a death threat, Rush and Valens reopen the 1987 case of Herman Lester who was stabbed to death only hours after leading his team to win the state championship.
Director: Tim Matheson
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.5/104 votes
#6 - Famous Last Words
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2001
In the Season Four finale, Hill discovers where his true allegiances lie. Redding's plot to use the Colonel against Morales has an unexpected outcome. Cloutier runs into trouble from his church on the outside and his parishioners in Oz. White gets a little too close to McManus. Beecher's agony about his parole hearing leads to a shocking climax.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.5/104 votes
#7 - The Hitchhiker
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2003
Rush and Valens investigate the case of a cold-blooded killer who shot a young man trying to hitchhike his way home to Philly from Atlanta.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.3/1015 votes
#8 - Dream Baby Dream
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2014
Linden and Holder focus their investigation on a new suspect, and a tip from an informant leads Reddick to a shocking discovery.
Director: Gregory Middleton
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.2/105 votes
#9 - Sherry Darlin'
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2003
Lilly gets an anonymous phone call from a man claiming he killed an elderly woman back in 1989 and buried her body in the basement of a house. When Lilly checks the dwelling, a body is recovered, but the alleged murderer refuses to identify himself.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.0/103 votes
#10 - The House
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2004
When human remains are found outside a former state prison, the team re-opens the 1968 case of a dead inmate, murdered on the night Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Concert was broadcast to prisons throughout the country. However, when it's revealed that the bones don't belong to the person everyone had assumed, the team must start the probe anew by first identifying who the victim was.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.0/102 votes
#11 - Yo, Adrian
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2005
When a dying boxing referee makes a confession about a 1976 fight, the team re-opens the case in which an underdog fighter, arranged to fight against a much more qualified boxer, took a heavy beating in the match and died only moments afterwards.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 8.0/101 votes
#12 - Kensington
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2005
The murder case of a young mill worker is re-opened when Rush learns that a recent parolee admitted to stealing money off the victim's body.
Director: Bill Eagles
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.8/104 votes
#13 - Laws of Gravity
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2002
Alvarez and Guerra come up with a new way to settle their beef -- Guerra will stab Alvarez in the shoulder without killing him. Morales questions Guerra's decision to do this while he attempts to grieve for his sister. Rebadow gets more bad news about his grandson which prompts him to search for alternatives. Montgomery asks for more hush money from Ryan so Ryan devises a plan to have Montgomery eliminated. Officer Brass returns to Oz to get facts on who attacked him. Ellie O'Connor arrives as the Governor's liaison to Oz only past memories of her failed marriage to McManus return. Schibetta returns and Schillinger shanks Pancamo after learning that he had Hank killed. McManus makes an offer to Said and White to hopefully curb White's erratic and sometimes bizarre behavior. Ryan's mom, Suzanne Fitzgerald comes to Oz to instruct inmates in performance arts.
Director: Rob Morrow
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.5/104 votes
#14 - Brotherhood
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/4/2014
Lewicki's brother shows up unannounced; Kenny is named the key suspect in a homicide case; Lewicki is approached with an offer that makes him question Pierce's loyalty.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.4/1029 votes
#15 - Ugly
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007
A film crew and the candidates are following around House distracting him while he is trying to diagnose a teenager who suffers from a heart attack prior to a serious plastic surgery.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.2/104 votes
#16 - Even the Score
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2001
McManus finds he is unable to turn his back on White. Beecher tells the parents of the young girl he killed that he's up for parole. Howell tries to blackmail O'Reily so she can get to Cyril, but he throws her for a loop--and then O'Reily is thrown himself by a family secret.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.2/104 votes
#17 - Dream a Little Dream of Me
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2002
After recovering from his shank wound, Alvarez gains a follower. Busmalis starts a letter writing campaign to get "Miss Sally's Schoolhouse" back on the air. Rebadow finds a way to raise the money for his grandson's treatment. Jia Kenmin returns to Oz after recovering from the coma induced by a blow from Cyril. After Schillinger's released, Redding and Morales form a pact to eliminate the Italians from the drug trade. Schibetta makes a move on the Aryans only it backfires with terrifying results. Kirk continues planning ways to kill Cloutier. After carrying out messages he "received" from Cloutier, Hoyt confesses to all his past murders. Cloutier makes a move that mystifies everyone.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.2/104 votes
#18 - Neuropositive
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/6/2013
When Moretti receives a deathbed confession about the hit-and-run murder of a teenager from 1992, she calls on Pierce to determine the ailing man's credibility. The case becomes complicated, however, when the alleged killer's physician, Dr. Hutchins, reveals that his patient’s tumor has mysteriously disappeared. Pierce and Moretti must dig deeper into the past to uncover the truth behind a shocking series of apparent homicides.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Sean Whitesell
- 7.0/104 votes
#19 - Orpheus Descending
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2001
McManus calls a superficial truce between Redding and Morales. Basil finally sees his wife, but Hughes ends up spoiling their happiness. Meanwhile, Cyril's latest outburst proves to be the last straw.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Sean Whitesell