The Best Episodes Written By Gardner Stern

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - To Protect and Serve Manicotti

   S2:E182/21/2005

   When a local restaurateur (and mother of a Montecito showgirl) is approached by petty mobsters, Ed enlists the support of a long-time friend "Frank the Repairman" to quash their extortion attempts. As the two navigate their way through the local mob's hierarchy, Ed discovers that he has a decades-old connection to the ringleader. Elsewhere, Danny and Mike feverishly work to reclaim $100,000 stolen from the casino by a cunning thief. Once the thief's identity is revealed, Danny concocts a clever scheme to make good on the money before Ed discovers the truth. Meanwhile, Joe Rogan visits the casino in search of a little R & R. Sam , Delinda and Nessa who are desperate to be contestants on Joe's show, compete with each other for his attention.

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   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Jumpin' Jack Fleishman

   S1:E141/18/1994

   When a woman who was raped refuses to press charges for fear her husband will say she brought it upon herself, Licalsi acts as a decoy in an attempt to trap the prime suspect.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Abandando Abandoned

   S1:E131/11/1994

   Donna's joy over Medavoy leaving his wife is short-lived when he has a change of heart.

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Oscar, Meyer, Weiner

   S1:E1012/7/1993

   Ignoring Kelly's advice, Licalsi reveals that she's being blackmailed by the mob. Kelly and Sipowicz investigate the brutal robbery-murder of a wealthy family and work with a pawn dealer in hopes of retrieving a stolen Oscar statuette.

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Showtime

   S7:E173/27/1997

   The trial of Eddie Newman begins but the prosecution's chances of conviction are hampered by a "dream team" of defense attorneys, Gorton's personal pressures on Ross, the public questioning of the relationship between Curtis and Lisa Lundquist, and a surprise accusation.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Guns 'n Rosaries

   S1:E215/10/1994

   Even as Licalsi confesses to shooting Angelo Marino and his driver, Martinez is forced to shoot an irate man who points a gun at Medavoy while they're stuck in traffic.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Corruption

   S7:E510/30/1996

   Curtis, angered by the attitude of an old colleague of Briscoe's, looks beyond the findings of an IAB investigation and turns up evidence of police corruption that puts the DA's office into competition with an ambitious judge and Briscoe under investigation for stealing evidence from a police lockup.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Doe Re: Me

   S1:E310/4/2002

   Victims turn up cut in half and the police call in John. DNA leads to a suspect locked up in an asylum who claims he can leave the place in dreams. John tracks the man's twin brother, actually a transsexual, and after another victim turns up he concludes that the twins were separated at birth and the victims are the child-service officials who had them separated and their mother is the one taking revenge. Meanwhile, after hypno-regression therapy fails, John tries dating which doesn't go over well. After a brief sensory-deprivation session with the asylum doctor, Jansen, John has some vague visions but Jansen disappears along with the session tape. The police believe the same killer disposed of Jansen, but we find out he's been killed by the mysterious woman we saw at the end of the previous episode.

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   2.0/10(2 votes)

   #9 - Magic Carpet Fred

   S2:E235/9/2005

   When the colorful billionaire Fred Puterbaugh returns to the Montecito, with new girlfriend singing star Ashanti, there is bound to be some great entertainment. But once Ed and Danny discover exactly what brought the incorrigible billionaire back to Vegas, an audacious performance is the least of their worries. Meanwhile, a beguilling magician uses his skills to help Ed catch a slippery thief. Elsewhere, Sam finds new meaning in the words 'feminine wiles' when a highroller's wife makes a visit to the casino spa.

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    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Fleeting Cheating Meeting

    S4:E101/12/2007

    Nicole one of Ed's former employees comes to the Montecito for her first wedding anniversary with her husband Ollie. Ed becomes suspicious of him and makes Mike and Danny watch him. Also Mary and Sam start fighting as they can't decide which guests are more important to get "OK GO'S" tickets.

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