The Best Episodes Written By Theresa Rebeck

An explosion in a building about to be demolished leaves men trapped inside, forcing the firefighters to make terrible choices; Fred's drinking problem escalates; Doc cancels his date with Brenda.

The deaths of a reporter and his fiancée, gunned down on orders, leads the detectives to investigate political bribery involving the governor's office, which Deakins isn't pleased with.

When the well-preserved body of a woman tortured and murdered twenty years earlier appears on the banks of the Bronx River, chemical residue on the body leads Goren and Eames to the basement of the house in which the body had originally been buried and to the junkie whose parents owned the home. When the junkie ends up murdered as well, their investigation focuses on his college classmate, a man with a history of drugging and sexually assaulting women.

When a father and son have their throats slit, the detectives discovers that a group of adolescent boys have disappeared from the same neighborhood. When the locals don't cooperate with the investigation, the cops think the boys are being used by someone operating a bicycle theft ring. The cops are led to a studio owner who brainwashes the boys to prove their worthiness.

Saul confides his worries in David. Ishbaal hires an assassin to kill the prophet. Ahinoam, in an effort to unite the tribes of Israel, proposes a strategic marriage. A traitor is exposed. David returns home, where he receives life-altering news from a surprise visitor.

The detectives investigate the brutal murder of a young woman. Their investigation leads to one main suspect – Derrick Cobb, the girl’s former stepfather. Simone worries that one of his close friends, Raymond diSalvo, has gotten involved in drug dealing at a dance club. Lesniak investigates con artist Mac McClellan.

When an airline baggage supervisor is found murdered in the trunk of her car, the detectives investigate the employees listed in a sexual harrassment complaint which leads them to a scam involving credit cards and credit reports with foreign links.

Greg and Andy consider going on a diet. Simone considers his feelings for Diane. A body in a trunk leads to a gun chase and the hunt for the killer. The squad greet a new PAA.

When a wealthy publisher is murdered to prevent him from exposing an elaborate confidence game that enveloped him, his company and one of his editors, Goren and Eames run their own con to extract a confession from the killer.

An ill man is accused of killing his sister, but Simone suspects otherwise. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Sipowicz go under cover to recover a stolen Jewish icon. Sipowicz struggles to keep a secret.