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The Best Episodes Written By David Black

Every TV Episode Written by David Black Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Enemy Within
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E10

    The death of an eccentric banker in his nintieth floor apartment leads the detectives to investigate his professional contacts and family members.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 5 - Nullification
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S8:E5

    After the cops trace an eagle tattoo on a man shot and killed while holding up an armored truck to a group of militia members, McCoy finds himself facing one of their number as the pro se counsel for his friends, arguing for the concept of "jury nullification", the right of a jury to protect a defendant from an unjust law by finding him not guilty despite the evidence.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Leap of Faith
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S2:E13

    When a rich woman dies of a heart attack, her eccentric daughter claims that she received a message from God, who told her that her stepfather actually murdered her. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants Frank's support for the canonization of a local priest, but a reluctant Frank takes it upon himself to investigate a rumor that the priest went too far when protesting the Vietnam War.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  4. undefined Season 17 Episode 22 - The Family Hour
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S17:E22

    When Nicole Bailey, the ex-wife of a respected former senator, is found murdered and brutalised in her home, Green and Cassady look first at the senator, but follow the trail of clues to a dysfunctional family with a number of potentially embarrassing secrets. McCoy finds himself in the hot seat when he is forced to argue the case in front of a judge more interested in public relations than justice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Star Struck
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S2:E12

    An obsessive fan pleads temporary insanity when he is charged with attempting to murder the soap-opera actress who is the center of his life.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - By Hooker, By Crook
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E7

    When Logan and Greevey investigate how a family man came to be found unconscious in Central Park, they uncover a very high-class call girl operation run by a well-educated socialite.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - God Bless the Child
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S2:E5

    A couple faces trial after they deny medical help to their daughter based on their religious beliefs.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - Carrier
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S8:E17

    The death of a college student leads to a case involving an HIV-positive male who's seeking to infect as many young women as possible. McCoy, testing right-to-privacy ethics, wants to charge him with murder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Happily Ever After
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    S1:E5

    Greevey and Logan have a hunch that robbery is a cover for the real motive in the death of a millionaire in a parking garage.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - Tabloid
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    S8:E23

    Tabloid journalism comes under scrutiny during the investigations into the deaths of a gossip columnist and a celebrity target he pursued.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Life Choice
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    S1:E12

    Stone faces pressure from the public and from Schiff as he prepares to prosecute the person accused of bombing an abortion clinic.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  12. undefined Season 12 Episode 8 - The Fire This Time
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S12:E8

    When a building is set ablaze, a girl must be identified despite her fatal burns. Through further investigation, it turns out that an extreme environmentalist group struck the match...

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Prescription for Death
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E1

    When a young woman dies during a hectic emergency room night shift, her father claims the hospital was negligent, and an investigation leads the detectives to believe that the doctor treating her may have been drunk on duty.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  14. undefined Season 16 Episode 14 - Magnet
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    S16:E14

    Fontana and Green arrest a fellow student after a young man is murdered, but McCoy faces a tough adversary when he tries to prosecute the crime.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Prisoner of Love
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    S1:E10

    A city arts commissioner and a socialite come under investigation when an artist noted for his sadomasochistic themes is found dead under suspicious circumstances.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Out of Control
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E8

    The detectives investigate the gang rape of a college student during a fraternity Holloween party.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - A Death in the Family
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    S1:E13

    Police start a citywide manhunt for a man suspected of killing a cop during a rooftop pursuit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Reaper's Helper
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S1:E3

    The death of a man with AIDS appears to be the work of a serial killer who may have been motivated by mercy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - In Memory Of
    6.2/10(12 votes)

    S2:E7

    The renovation of a brownstone uncovers the remains of a boy who disappeared 31 years earlier, reviving a wrenching and long-suppressed memory in his childhood friend and neighbor.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Evidence of Things Unseen
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    S1:E16

    Horatio and his team investigate after a Russian immigrant is stabbed to death in a peep-show booth, and the only witness to the crime is the stripper who was performing for him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - Castoff
    5.8/10(11 votes)

    S8:E13

    The street murder of a woman who worked with underprivileged kids takes a turn towards the bizarre when the detectives uncover she had a predilection for kinky sex, and that one of her current partners appears to be a serial killer, who offers an overexposure to television violence as his defense during his trial.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 3 - Death and the Lady
    5.0/10(8 votes)

    S4:E3

    An actress' on-screen murder propels Crockett & Tubbs to investigate the film's flaky director.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Hell Hath No Fury...
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E17

    The highly publicized release of a convicted rapist makes Trudy fear that the man's victim may have revenge on her mind.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Deliver Us from Evil (1)
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    S4:E21

    A murder case that hits close to home reunites Crockett with the man who used him to trick his way off Death Row.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David Black

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David Black Ratings Summary

"Enemy Within" is the best rated episode written by David Black. It scored 9.0/10 from 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on December 9, 2001. It is rated 1.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nullification".