The Best Episodes Written By Marlane Meyer

Every TV Episode Written by Marlane Meyer Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Phantom
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Phantom

    S1:E16

    The detectives investigate a slain bank robber and check out his sister, who is involved with a bogus United Nations economist. As the detectives close in on the suspect, Goren learns the suspect wants his children's approval and must stop him before any more murders.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - The Pilgrim
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Pilgrim

    S2:E8

    The detectives are called to investigate the adult daughter of a retired officer which takes them to a case of terrorism involving someone she knew that includes a shipment of explosives.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Slither
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Slither

    S5:E11

    After Russ Corbett and his wife are found in a seedy hotel room, Russ dead of an overdose, Eames and Goren follow the trail of evidence to Bernard Fremont, a professional partier. With his beautiful blonde companions, Fremont insinuates himself into the lives of couples who don't know the city very well, then robs them blind. While investigating Fremont's past in Asia, Goren realises that he is the mastermind that turned Nicole Wallace into a murderer, and his most successful pupil.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 15 - Monster
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Monster

    S2:E15

    The murder of a woman in her apartment results in her son, recently paroled after serving 15 years for murder, becoming the prime suspect. Having consulted with the lead detective on the old case, Goren and Eames discover he was involved in a cover-up to rush other cases to closure.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - D.A.W.
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - D.A.W.

    S3:E20

    The investigation into the death of a woman searching for the whereabouts of her late mother's antique ring leads Goren and Eames to a physician serial killer who has cleverly concealed the murder of over two hundred of his patients.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Smothered
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Smothered

    S1:E3

    After the body of Lois Romney is found in a hotel room, Goren and Eames link her to Dale Van Acker, a junkie and the son of wealthy scion Priscilla Van Acker. Van Acker strongly disapproved of her son's pregnant fiancée, which leads Goren and Eames to suspect she may have wanted to get rid of the girl on a permanent basis.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Badge
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Badge

    S1:E20

    When the murder of a city auditor and his family seems too perfect, Goren and Eames turn their attention towards law enforcement personnel after learning that the auditor was investigating a number of former cops upon suspicion of double-dipping.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Happy Family
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Happy Family

    S3:E9

    The bludgeoning of a rich family patriarch has the detectives investigating several suspects, each with their own motives: his estranged wife whom he was about to divorce, a male friend of hers who was a parolee, their childrens' nanny, the victim's brother in law who is a doctor, even the oldest son. Goren and Carver call the family of suspects together to sort it all out... in family court.

    Director:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Extra Man
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Extra Man

    S1:E6

    When a European con man is found beaten to death, the detectives look for the investors he swindled, learning quickly that the man also had relations with their wives.

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Gift
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - The Gift

    S3:E3

    Santeria cultists kill the son of a women that believed from them she had psychic powers.

    Director:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - The Saint
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Saint

    S3:E16

    A man commits fraud, forgery, and murder to discredit the organization that took advantage of his mentally ill mother, impoverished his family, and ruined his childhood.

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Grow
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Grow

    S5:E1

    When city health inspector Larry Chapel is found dead in an elevator, a quick look into Chapel's home life introduces them to Chapel's recently widowed brother, Evan, and little girl Gwen. Goren isn't very surprised to learn that Nicole Wallace is Evan's fiancée and the future mother to his little girl, but Major Case soon realizes they're off the mark in who they believe the suspect is, and Goren's only hope is to get Nicole to help him trap the killer. Logan joins the Major Case squad, but isn't pleased with being relegated to the background while the other detectives solve the cases, and Deakins tries to find a partner for him.

    Director:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Bright Boy
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Bright Boy

    S2:E2

    The double murder of a social services worker and a deputy mayor lead the detectives to suspect a couple who may have a grudge against the social worker for taking away their children. When they learn that the social worker had taken special interest in a child prodigy being considered for admission to a prestigious, accelerated school, they examine both the boy and his obsessive father.

    Director:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 17 - Fallen Idols
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Fallen Idols

    S7:E17

    Grissom and his team are discouraged when they find a pool of blood as they begin investigating the disappearance of a high school basketball star and his cheerleader girlfriend.Grissom's quip that the young lovers may have run off to Mexico is soon quashed by the discovery of drops of blood by Ryan's vacant parking spot at the school. After finding a letterman jacket and cheerleading sweater in the field house and a pool of Ryan's blood nearby, the team tries to determine what went awry.

    Director:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Double-Cross
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Double-Cross

    S7:E5

    Grissom and Sara may be secret lovers, but they still find ways to surprise each other like when their religious beliefs surface when two nuns find a body of a woman crucified on a makeshift cross. The woman was found in a church where the priest may be a man of sin instead of a man of God.

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Marlane Meyer Ratings Summary

"Phantom" is the best rated episode written by Marlane Meyer. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/17/2002 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Pilgrim".