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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Night Lila Died
    8.5/10(29 votes)

    S1:E14

    In flashbacks, we start to piece together what really happened the night of Lila's murder. In present day, Annalise takes on a priest who is accused of murdering another priest. Meanwhile, Connor and Oliver take things to a new level in their relationship, and Wes and Rebecca continue to grow suspicious of each other.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Let's Get to Scooping
    8.4/10(36 votes)

    S1:E4

    Annalise and her students uncover a shocking truth while investigating the case of Marren Trudeau, founder and CEO of a major brokerage firm, who has recently been arrested for insider trading. Meanwhile, Wes discovers a cell phone hidden by Rebecca whose contents reveal an unsettling clue in the Lila Stangard murder case.

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - It Was the Worst Day of My Life
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S5:E5

    After Annalise chooses Gabriel as her second chair, the unexpected duo puts all of their efforts into Nate Sr.'s murder re-trial as they try to convince a jury to grant an insanity plea. Meanwhile, Bonnie struggles to rebound after a dark part of her past resurfaces.

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Be Still My Heart
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S6:E13

    Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the students.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Let Bartlet Be Bartlet
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    S1:E19

    Mandy's old memo about Bartlet administration weaknesses surfaces; Josh tries to get administration nominees appointed to the Federal Elections Committee; Sam works to get a better policy on gays in the military.

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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 20 - Power
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    S5:E20

    The hospital suffers through a series of power outages. Carol's decision to send Doug a fax about her pregnancy is thwarted by the power outages. The staff is on alert after a raped and beaten patient is found in a hallway. Romano begs Corday to stay in trauma. Carter and Roxanne break up. Carter and Lucy treat a pheromone saleswoman.

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Sailing Away
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E19

    Abby and Carter travel to Oklahoma to rescue Abby's mentally ill mother and bring her back to Chicago. In Chicago, Maggie suffers from a sleeping pills overdose. At County General, Kovac frantically revives her. Benton treats a college student injured in a fraternity prank.

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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 12 - NICU
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    S10:E12

    Abby and Neela are assigned to a month-long rotation in the neonatal intensive care unit where they experience emotional roller coasters while caring for the sick infants.

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  9. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - A Hopeless Wound
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S9:E5

    On a busy Halloween night, Carter and Abby are the only staffers in costume when victims of an apartment building fire pack the ER. Corday takes on a new med student for a surgical rotation - Paul Nathan, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and decided to pursue medicine after being diagnosed. Despite a difficult first day, both professionally and medically, Nathan makes a difficult diagnosis. Romano's rehab lags behind his expectations, and he begins to doubt his role in surgery is no longer an option.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - What Happened to You, Annalise?
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    S2:E10

    A few weeks have passed since Wes shot Annalise. Wes and The Keating 5 deal with the fallout from that night, as Annalise is faced with a complicated road to recovery.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Informed Consent
    7.7/10(49 votes)

    S3:E3

    House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. When the team is unable to diagnose the problem, the doctor asks the team to help him end his life. House is forced to use his cane again after the ketamine has worn off as he deals with a clinic patient's teenaged daughter who has a crush on him.

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  12. undefined Season 13 Episode 10 - Tell Me No Secrets...
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S13:E10

    Kovac and Gates treat a girl who appears to have been assaulted. When the police are no help with Ames, Kovac decides to confront the problem himself; Morris and other doctors work on a patient with an ice pick in his ear. Meanwhile, Ray tries to keep his new relationship a secret and Pratt can't fully deal when his half-brother officially comes out. Also, a new male nurse arrives.

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  13. undefined Season 8 Episode 7 - If I Should Fall from Grace
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S8:E7

    A new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He's supposed to be working under Dr. Carter's supervision but his grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other doctors are refusing to work with as a result of the mysterious deaths.

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  14. undefined Season 12 Episode 7 - The Human Shield
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S12:E7

    A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later, Luka and Abby share a kiss.

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  15. undefined Season 12 Episode 18 - Strange Bedfellows
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S12:E18

    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.

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  16. undefined Season 13 Episode 22 - Sea Change
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S13:E22

    Dr. Kevin Moretti, an ICU specialist bent on change, joins the ER team. Change comes elsewhere as Luka and Abby adjust to being husband and wife, Pratt tries to be a new man to his lady friend, Morris and Hope take things to the next level, and Ray goes missing. Later on, Luka gets a troubling phone call.

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  17. undefined Season 12 Episode 2 - Nobody's Baby
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S12:E2

    Much to Ray's dislike, a surrogate mother in labor doesn't want to have a C-section and endangers the life of the baby. Meanwhile, Sam tells Luka she and Alex are moving out. Pratt meets his half-brother and -sister, and Abby makes a difficult decision about a young boy.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Shibboleth
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    S2:E8

    Toby encourages the President to appoint Leo's controversial sister to a national education post, against Leo's objections; Bartlet must decide what the do with 83 Chinese citizens who stowed away on a freighter ship and seek asylum on the grounds of religious persecution; CJ has to decide which one of two turkeys the President should "pardon" but then tries to save the other from the chopping block; Charlie is tasked with buying the President a new carving knife which is not as easy as it sounds.

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - The Wake Up Call
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S6:E14

    Valentine's Day starts badly when the Iranian air force shoots down a British airliner, killing 100 passengers. The U.K. Prime Minister threatens to retaliate by bombing nuclear reactor sites, which could doom future support for political reformers in Iran. But C.J. has made an agreement with Abbey to allow the President to get more rest, and she is reluctant to awaken him at 5 A.M. to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, Toby and a visiting law professor answer questions from a foreign delegation that is trying to write a new constitution for the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, and harried staffers pass the buck of Leo's traditional meeting with the new Miss World.

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Two Weeks Out
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    S7:E14

    There are only two weeks left before Election Day and both candidates must make difficult choices at a time when they are both extremely tired. Vinick meets a famous athlete who greets him with a welcome that sings possible campaign trouble. Santos doesn't have such trouble with the athlete. Both candidates are campaigning in California with the hopes of stealing the election from the other guy in the hopes of thereby winning the election. Santos' briefcase falls into the hands of the Vinick campaign.

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  21. undefined Season 14 Episode 8 - Coming Home
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S14:E8

    Everyone at the ER is happily surprised to see Luka back from Croatia. Great news awaits Neela. Sarah once again needs rescuing by Tony, and patients are causing problems for Morris.

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Constituency of One
    7.1/10(6 votes)

    S5:E5

    Will Bailey receives an offer to become Vice President Russell's top aide. Amy Gardner does some skillful lobbying for domestic violence prevention which gets the wrath of Bartlet. A conservative democratic senator switches parties.

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  23. undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - I Was Made for Lovin' You
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S9:E7

    Cristina and Owen continue to figure out their relationship amidst the pending lawsuit; and Bailey argues with Ben over plans for their upcoming nuptials. Meanwhile, Callie recruits Jackson to help find a solution to Derek's hand, but he is preoccupied by a shocking situation with April.

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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - The Dover Test
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    S6:E6

    The peace mission suffers its first American casualty, whose father is sharply critical of the administration; Santos breaks ranks with the party by signing onto Republican legislation for a patient bill of rights when his own bill dies in committee; Margaret searches for a new office for Charlie; Leo struggles to recover his health, his strength, and his appetite with the help of his nurse, who looks after both his body and his soul with wisdom and determination; Donna, out of her wheelchair and onto crutches, is besieged by the media for interviews; C.J. has harsh words for Toby when he lets his personal feelings take him off-message in the briefing room; Leo contemplates a post-recovery job offer in the private sector before his nurse reminds him why he left there in the first place; Will calls Josh out about the staff's disrespect for Russell's candidacy; as Annabeth finds a way to turn around a bad news cycle, Toby admonishes C.J. about micro-managing the press office.

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - Family Sucks
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S6:E6

    Annalise intervenes in Michaela's relationship with her father and asks for his help in return. Because Nate still doesn't trust Tegan, he attempts to get in good with someone who was once close to her. After Asher reunites and has an unpleasant conversation with his estranged mother, he shares a meaningful moment with Michaela. Elsewhere, Connor finally learns why he was originally picked for the Keating 5.

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Laura Innes Ratings Summary

"The Night Lila Died" is the best rated episode directed by Laura Innes. It scored 8.5/10 based on 29 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/26/2015 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Let's Get to Scooping".