The Best Episodes Written By Erica Larson

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Something Blue

   S1:E75/2/2024

   Elsbeth suspects foul play after a posh country club wedding meticulously planned by an esteemed, but shady, financial advisor, Ashton Hayes, ends in the golf cart death of the hapless groom. Also, Elsbeth plans a housewarming party with some old friends.

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   6.9/10(14 votes)

   #2 - Gold, Frankincense, and Murder

   S2:E612/5/2024

   Celebrity Christmas curators Dirk and DeeDee Dashers go from tinsel to tragedy after Dirk is killed in a freak accident and Elsbeth begins to suspect his wife is behind the death. Meanwhile, Elsbeth gets a holiday surprise courtesy of Wagner and Kaya.

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   6.7/10(19 votes)

   #3 - The Angel of Warning

   S3:E57/10/2022

   Sister Andrea’s career and sanity are on trial as she battles Leland. Meanwhile the team investigates an alleged angel sighting.

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   6.7/10(16 votes)

   #4 - Hot Tub Crime Machine

   S2:E164/3/2025

   After a man’s suspicious death in a hot tub, Elsbeth consults his wife, Freya (Mary-Louise Parker), a decluttering guru whose less-is-more philosophy and controlling personality appear at odds with her “throuple” relationship.

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   5.6/10(17 votes)

   #5 - How to Build a Chatbot

   S4:E97/18/2024

   The team looks into bizarre text messages. Sheryl tries to beat Leland.

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   4.7/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Deadutante

   S3:E144/2/2026

   After a powerful patriarch is stabbed with a sword at New York's most exclusive debutante ball, Elsbeth must engage in hand in glove combat with the imperious ball director.

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   4.0/10(14 votes)

   #7 - Ick, a Bod

   S3:E410/30/2025

   Elsbeth must separate trick from treat in Sleepy Hollow when a rivalry reaches a ghoulish climax on Halloween night after a suburban housewife butts heads with a new neighbor. Meanwhile, Captain Wagner makes a frightening discovery about his daughter.

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