The Best Episodes Written By Warren Leight
Every TV Episode Written by Warren Leight Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Warren Leight Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Warren Leight is "Privilege", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Jean de Segonzac". "Privilege" aired on 1/9/2007 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Cakewalk".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Privilege
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2007
Goren and Eames uncover a deadly web of secrets when they investigate the murder of a prominent socialite's granddaughter.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Warren Leight
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Cakewalk
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2011
When Leary is threatened with criminal charges, he must do the bidding of bookmaker Hal Brennan to make them go away. Lights is also being coy with his suspicious wife Theresa, and Mike Fumosa, a pesky reporter—both having heard rumors that he will return to the ring to fight Reynolds. Meanwhile, his daughter Daniella finds out about her father's diagnosis and confronts him.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Warren Leight
- 10.0/10 1 votes
#3 - The Comeback
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2011
The Learys' financial situation turns more desperate and they are advised to consider bankruptcy. However, Lights decides to make a comeback with a few easy fights, but discovers Johnny's deal with Barry Word. Despite this, Lights tries to find his own fight enlisting Reynolds' old sparring partner Jo Jo Reade for his next opponent. But an unfortunate accident causes him to take on a harder challenger in the dangerous ex-con Javier "El Diablo" Morales and the aftershock threatens Lights' and Theresa's marriage.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Warren Leight
- 10.0/10 1 votes
#4 - War
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/5/2011
After all the trials and tribulations that led up to the championship fight, Lights goes to "war" when he finally faces off with "Death Row" Reynolds for the heavyweight title. Before the big fight, Hal Brennan gathers all the former champs that have been burned by Barry Word and starts a war against him by starting a new boxing alliance called United Boxers. But in order for Lights to be a part of it, he suggests a 10 percent cut for a health fund to help all the boxers in need of medical care. Meanwhile, Word has a pre-fight talk with Lights, and it is not very inspiring the night before the fight. Theresa has her own talk with Reynold's wife, Jennifer. As soon as the third round begins, Lights manages to K.O. Reynolds and wins back his title, but suffers a severe concussion. After the fight Theresa makes a shocking discovery about Lights: she goes to his side and watches in horror as he groggily asks her "Who won?".
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Warren Leight
9.3/10 6 votes#5 - And the Empire Strikes Back
Season 23 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2021
Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#6 - Proud Flesh
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2006
Goren and Eames investigate after Trip Slaughter III, the eldest son of radio magnate Jonas Slaughter, is found dead covered in plastic latex. Initial evidence leads detectives directly to Jonas' Chinese wife Anna, but Goren and Eames realise that the evidence leading her way is a little too pat.
Director: Frank Prinzi
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#7 - Masquerade
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2006
Goren and Eames revisit the Oct. 31, 1992, murder of a young beauty queen after a man who's obsessed with her confesses to the crime.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 2 votes#8 - Weeping Willow
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2006
The kidnapping of a popular video blogger and her boyfriend--which is witnessed live on the Internet--seems suspicious to Logan and Wheeler.
Director: Tom DiCillo
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#9 - World's Fair
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2007
The death of a young, pregnant Pakistani woman leads Logan and Wheeler to question the man she was secretly dating, as well as both his and the victim's disapproving relatives.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#10 - Players
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2007
A judge's son is found shot to death following a rapper's trial. Meanwhile, Wheeler investigates her estranged father's alleged illegal activities.
Director: N/A
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 2 votes#11 - Endgame
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/14/2007
Goren and Eames find a scrapbook belonging to a serial killer on death row. It suggests that he may have had more victims than previously known.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#12 - Amends
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2007
Eames re-opens the case into her husband's murder.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 1 votes#13 - Self-made
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2007
Goren and Eames investigate the death of a writer, and whether her torture has ties to the 'hood she came from.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 5 votes#14 - Heartfelt Passages (2)
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016
When the investigation of Corrections Officer Gary Munson deepens, he and his union take drastic actions that threaten the lives of ADA Barba and the SVU squad.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 5 votes#15 - Return of the Prodigal Son (I)
Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2021
The squad rallies around Det. Stabler to find the suspect behind a threat to his family. The crossover continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S01E01 What Happens in Puglia (II).
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Warren Leight
9.0/10 3 votes#16 - A Final Call at Forlini's Bar
Season 23 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2022
The SVU provides help and protection for a longtime domestic violence victim, but when she winds up at the defendant's table in court, Rollins surprises Carisi with a formidable opponent at trial.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Writer: Warren Leight
8.9/10 7 votes#17 - Beast's Obsession
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2014
Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Warren Leight
8.8/10 5 votes#18 - Missing Pieces
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2011
Detectives search for a missing baby on Halloween after a young mother from Buffalo tells them her car was stolen while her baby was still in it.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Warren Leight
8.8/10 5 votes#19 - Above Suspicion (2)
Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2012
Delia continues cleaning house, leaving a wake of accusations, frame-ups, and murders for SVU to work through as they continue their search for evidence to prove Donald Cragen is being framed.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Warren Leight
8.8/10 8 votes#20 - Gambler's Fallacy
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2014
When Rollins strikes a deal with the managers of a gambling club in order to protect her job, she ends up drawing the suspicion of Benson and Tutuola.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Warren Leight
8.8/10 6 votes#21 - Surrendering Noah
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2015
Sgt. Benson and ADA Barba take Johnny D to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault and kidnapping. But when Baby Noah's adoption becomes entangled in the case, Benson fears for Noah's future and his safety. In an intense courtroom showdown, the SVU will face a threat that could change the squad forever.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Warren Leight
8.8/10 5 votes#22 - Intersecting Lives (1)
Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2016
A corrections officer is arrested for sexually assaulting female inmates in and out of prison, and the union that supports him targets Barba and the SVU.
Director: Jonathan Starch
Writer: Warren Leight
8.7/10 7 votes#23 - Her Negotiation
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2013
The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park.
Director: Norberto Barba
Writer: Warren Leight
8.7/10 3 votes#24 - Tangled Strands of Justice
Season 23 Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2022
Garland asks Benson to reopen a missing persons case he worked as a rookie officer. A victim in one of Carisi's recent cases is arrested.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Warren Leight
8.6/10 6 votes#25 - Psycho/Therapist
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2014
When Detective Benson faces Lewis in the courtroom, the stress causes setbacks in her recovery; Benson is forced to reveal secrets.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Warren Leight