9.0/106 votes#1 - Two Ships
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2005
The ER prepares to take in victims from a plane collision, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela makes heroic efforts. At the end of the day, Neela gets a surprising visit.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.5/1014 votes#2 - Day 2: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2003
Jack locates the man who forged the audio evidence, but his efforts to break him down are sabotaged by Sherry Palmer, who has a hand in the conspiracy. Kim returns to the Matheson home, where she discovers that her problems are far from over. Palmer searches for an ally who will help him get a message out to CTU. Tony and Michelle take Chappelle out of action when he hinders their efforts to help Jack.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.5/1013 votes#3 - Rabid
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 3/12/2014
When three bodies are found with animal and human bite marks in a shallow grave near Milwaukee, the BAU has puzzling questions to answer. Meanwhile, Reid and Garcia work out for a company fitness test, but try to hide their preparation from Morgan.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.4/1010 votes#4 - Tribute
Season 11 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/2016
When former team member Prentiss tracks an international serial killer, she enlists the help of the BAU when she believes the UnSub's next victim will be on American soil.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.4/105 votes#5 - Jigsaw
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2006
A belligerent young man with the flu turns out to be more than he seems, and presents a challenge to Morris and Sam when he refuses treatment. Abby's chance encounter with Curtis Ames leaves Kovac uneasy. Meanwhile, Pratt discovers a local church's risky drug exchange program, Neela and Gates square off, and Weaver gets an interesting offer.
Director: John Wells
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.3/1014 votes#6 - Carbon Copy
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2013
When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.3/109 votes#7 - Outlaw
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2015
When three restaurant workers are killed in a robbery/homicide in Las Vegas, N.M., the BAU looks at a cold case that happened in the town six years ago for leads.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.3/109 votes#8 - Hostage
Season 11 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2016
When an 18-year-old girl escapes from a suburban home where she was held captive for years with two other women, the BAU searches for the Unsub who kidnapped them.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.3/107 votes#9 - Sick Day
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2016
When JJ arrives home shaken after a rough case, she breaks down and tells her husband about the abduction of two children.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.2/1021 votes#10 - 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/22/2002
Jack is taken into custody by the Secret Service after he stops the assassination. He quickly escapes in order to check on another name from the key card. Palmer tries to deal with the assassination attempt.
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.2/1010 votes#11 - Day 3: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2004
Jack reluctantly works with Kim on an undercover job that may help them gain an advantage over Saunders. Palmer informs his cabinet of the crisis, while Saunders makes yet another demand. Chase tracks down the man who left the hotel and learns that the virus is spreading to the general public.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.2/1012 votes#12 - Nanny Dearest
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2013
The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.2/1012 votes#13 - Lockdown
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2015
When two guards at a privatized maximum security prison in Texas are murdered, the BAU suspects that more than one UnSub within the prison could be at work.
Director: Thomas Gibson
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.0/106 votes#14 - Assistance Is Futile
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2017
When three women in New York City are found dead with several bones broken, the BAU works with a single mother (Tatum O'Neal) who believes that her son is behind the heinous crimes. Meanwhile, Reid faces a difficult decision after a fellow inmate is threatened.
Director: Leon Ichaso
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.0/104 votes#15 - Believe the Unseen
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/10/2008
Abby is back from rehab and finds herself the object of scrutiny. She confesses to Pratt that Luka might stay in Croatia longer than planned. Harold seems to have won over Neela's cousin. Multiple victims from a fire fill the ER.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.0/104 votes#16 - Oh, Brother
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2008
Chaz, now a med student, begins his ER rotation. Morris takes him under his wing and shows him some risky procedures, endangering a patient and raising Banfield's ire. Neela becomes upset when Banfield questions her authority and skills in front of her intern. Gates invites Sam and Alex to move in with him and Sarah.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.9/1015 votes#17 - There's No Place Like Home
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2011
When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.
Director: Rob Spera
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.9/1019 votes#18 - The Apprenticeship
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2012
When prostitutes in Miami are discovered murdered in a similar style to local animals found dead there, the BAU must work fast to find an unsub whose confidence is quickly escalating. Also, Morgan tries to increase Reid's athletic skills by convincing him to join the bureau's softball team.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.9/1012 votes#19 - Route 66
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2013
As Hotch fights for his life due to complications from his stabbing at the hands of George Foyet, a.k.a. "The Reaper," he experiences visions of his late wife, Haley, and his nemesis, Foyet. Meanwhile, the BAU searches for a missing teenager and investigate her estranged father as a suspect in her disappearance.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.9/1012 votes#20 - Boxed In
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2014
When a young boy who went missing in San Diego on Halloween suddenly reappears one year later, the BAU must work fast when another trick-or-treater disappears under similar circumstances.
Director: Thomas Gibson
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.8/106 votes#21 - Profiling 202
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2017
While Rossi conducts a profiling course on his birthday, he receives a call from his nemesis Tommy Yates, who discloses the location of his latest victim.
Director: Rob Bailey
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.8/105 votes#22 - Strange Bedfellows
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2006
When Luka answers a call for help, he discovers not everyone is pleased. Will he honor his commitment, or ask a colleague to step in for him? Abby and Morris wrestle with the strange case of a car crash victim. Having made a change in her life, Sam finds herself enjoying a few new perks. Neela has unexpected visitors, with even more unexpected news.
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.7/1014 votes#23 - Day 2: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/2002
Jack forces Nina to help with a sting operation against her contact in the hopes that he can lead them to the bomb. Palmer and Mike try to gage Stanton's loyalty when they investigate the chopper crash. George has a final conversation with his son.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.7/1011 votes#24 - A Thin Line
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2012
The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Virgil Williams
7.7/1011 votes#25 - Bully
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2013
When the BAU is called to Kansas City to investigate a series of murders, a tense reunion ensues between Blake and her father, a retired police captain, and her brother, a detective, who must work together to help solve the crime.
Director: Glenn Kershaw
Writer: Virgil Williams
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"Two Ships" is the best rated episode written by Virgil Williams. It scored 9/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Christopher Chulack. It aired on 11/17/2005 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Day 2: 5:00 A.M.-6:00 A.M.".