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No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
46	1	"Undaunted Mettle"	Steve Shill	S : René Balcer; S/T : Stephanie Sengupta	September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28)	E4502	15.80
Famous architect, Ben Laurette's(Olek Krupa) promiscuity becomes the key to solving the murder of a promising young designer who was his closest competitor for a prestigious commission, and Eames makes an announcement. Young architect, Noah Preston (Michael Hogan), is murdered and it leads Goren and Eames to an architecture design competition to replace the World Trade Center and the famous architect, Ben Laurette (Olek Krupa), whom the victim was studying. Laurette turns out to be a womanizer, married to four different women, however the available evidence points to only one suspect, wife Meredith Breen (Jessica Hecht), who is pregnant with Laurette's baby. She realized that Preston was Lurette's illegitimate son and killed him because she believed that public knowledge of his existence would ruin Laurette's career. Meanwhile, Eames announces she is pregnant with a surrogate baby for her sister.
47	2	"Gemini"	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Jim Sterling	October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)	E4503	14.30
When a schizophrenic (Barry Del Sherman) obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and the cult of the blond and the blue-eyed commits a series of murders to eradicate those he feels are responsible for promoting the homogenization of appearance rampant in society, Goren and Eames suspect that a person close to the man may have taken advantage of his illness and his crimes to commit extortion. A series of murders of retailers who provide changes in appearance, particularly optometrists, leads Goren and Eames to schizophrenic Brent Anderson (Barry Del Sherman). He is obsessed with Marilyn Monroe and has bought blue contact lenses and dyed his hair blonde. However, the detectives prove that the murders are linked to an elaborate $5 million extortion scheme on the contact lens manufactures by Brent's older brother, Spencer (Michel Gill), who has exploited his younger brother's illness.
48	3	"The Gift"	Alex Zakrzewski	S : René Balcer; S/T : Marlene Meyer	October 12, 2003 (2003-10-12)	E4501	14.40
Investigating the murder of a cameraman, Goren and Eames discover a Santeria priest (Bobby Cannavale) may have influenced the victim's mother and his killers. Goren discovers the truth lies in the priest devotion to his wife (Jane Adams). Following the murder of newspaper cameraman Clayton Webster (Lee Aron Rosen), Goren and Eames suspect that he was investigating whether his father, gallery owner Henry (Michael Nouri), was cheating on his wealthy mother, Lyz (Anne Twomey), with art dealer Octavia Ruiz (Florencia Lozano). Further investigation leads them to Santería priest Julian Bello (Bobby Cannavale) who interprets the exploits the partial epileptic seizures of his partner Sylvia Campbell (Jane Adams) to infer that she has a clairvoyant powers. Bello preyed on Lyz's weakness by tricking her into believing had developed her own psychic ability for half a million dollars and had Clayton killed to confirm her vision, but his ruse is exposed by the detectives.
49	4	"But Not Forgotten"	Constantine Makris	S : René Balcer; S/T : Gerry Conway	October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)	E4504	14.90
When a bookkeeper goes missing, Goren and Eames are led back to the death of her brother, a hitman, two years earlier. An imprisoned mobster seems to be their best bet, but when another body turns up it takes the case to a whole new level. When a volunteer bookkeeper Frieda Merced (Liz Larsen ) goes missing, Goren and Eames find that she was looking into the tax records of her long dead brother, Dan Feist, for his former wife, Isobel Carnicki (Alicia Coppola). Feist appears to have been a hitman working for criminal Jimmy Limone (Abraham Alvarez) who is about to be paroled. When Bennie Messina (Tim Artz), the prime suspect in Frieda's murder turns up dead, they focus on his associate, former detective and and now Isobel's second husband, Earl Carnicki (Terry Serpico) as the person responsible for all the deaths.
50	5	"Pravda"	Alex Zakrzewski	S : René Balcer; S/T : Warren Leight	October 26, 2003 (2003-10-26)	E4509	15.20
Goren is assigned an interim partner (special guest star Samantha Buck as G. Lynn Bishop) after Eames (Erbe) goes on maternity leave. They focus their investigation of a murder on a star reporter whose past contains a history of plagiarism. Detective G. Lynn Bishop (Samantha Buck) is assigned as an interim partner to Goren after Eames (Kathryn Erbe) goes on maternity leave although she still maintains a presence in the department. Bishop joins Goren in an investigation into the murder of star reporter Carl Hines' (Anthony Mackie) girlfriend Katya Jalenak (Michal Sinnott) in their apartment. Suspicion first falls on Carl, then the newspaper publisher Ben Elkins(Judd Hirsch) and then on his father Roy Hines (Glynn Turman). It is revealed that Carl was a serial plagiarist and when his journalist father Roy discovered the truth, he planned kill his son and then himself out of shame. However, when Katya awoke and found Roy in their apartment waiting for Carl, he panicked and killed her.
51	6	"Stray"	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Elizabeth Benjamin	November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02)	E4511	13.50
While tracking a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde (Rodney Hicks and Nikki M. James), Goren deduces that one of his suspects has an injured foot. It isn't long before Goren and Bishop realize the pair, who have already killed nine people including two undercover cops, are not the typical Bonnie and Clyde – the female partner is obviously the one in control. Four men, including two undercover cops are shot dead during a sting to buy illegal guns. Goren and Bishop pick up the trail of Jerome Davis (Rodney Hicks) a "stray" and his girlfriend Tamara Bates (Nikki M. James)) who worked as a money counter. Later, an illegal money counting operation is raided and the group killed before being robbed of $400,000. When Goren and Bishop realize that someone entered via a sabotaged locked bathroom window and left via a rusted fire escape, Tamara and Jerome becomes their prime suspects. They arrest Tamara and Jerome but without enough evidence to charge them, the detectives reveal that Tamara was about to skip out with the money and play on Jerome's dyslexia to provoke him into implicating both himself and Tamara in the murders.
52	7	"A Murderer Among Us"	Steve Shill	S : René Balcer; S/T : Diana Son	November 9, 2003 (2003-11-09)	E4512	13.20
The detectives try to link the suicide of an Argentine immigrant to her husband (Thomas G. Waites) who has a history of violence. While the subsequent investigation is not successful, they discover his hatred might be linked to a string of unsolved murders with the same MO. Lena Brody (Monique Fowler), wife of Lance Brody (Thomas G. Waites) is found dead in the bathroom of her home, brutally stabbed to death. Although Lance has a history of violence, the detectives believe it is a suicide. The subsequent investigation implicates Lance in a series of murders of young Jewish men and indicates that Lance harbours resentment against Jews because his mother had an affair with a Jewish man. Goren and Bishop believe Lena knew of Lance's hatred for Jews and after she discovered she had Jewish heritage, she feared for he daughter Clair's (Maria Thayer) safety. Lena took her own life, hoping to expose her husband's crimes.
53	8	"Sound Bodies"	Jean de Segonzac & Frank Prinzi	René Balcer	November 16, 2003 (2003-11-16)	E4513	12.50
Goren and Bishop pursue a teenage Svengali (Billy Lush) who convinces three impressionable young girls to commit multiple homicides in the cause of a twisted philosophy. Detectives Goren and Bishop investigate fatal poisonings in an isolated island church which also seems to be connected to the drowning deaths of three young students. The trail leads them to a Svengali-like teenage boy, Conroy "Connie" Smith (Billy Lush), who has convinced three impressionable young girls to commit the homicides on his behalf. Goren and Bishop appeal to his belief in his power over the girls to incriminate himself during questioning in custody.
54	9	"Happy Family"	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Marlene Meyer	November 23, 2003 (2003-11-23)	E4508	14.20
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 children's 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. The bludgeoning death of a rich family patriarch Russell Connors (Dennis Rees) has the Major Case Squad detectives investigating several suspects of his family and inner circle, each with their own motives: his estranged wife Paula Connors (Angelica Page) whom he was about to divorce, her male friend and parolee Eddie Malloy (Zach Galligan), their children's nanny Helen Reynolds (Anna Katarina), the victim's sister Brenda (Camilla Scott) and brother-in-law Dr. Ralph Friedman (Josh Pais). When Goren and Bishop learn that Paula is dying from cancer and the Connors' two sons, Jason (Reiley McClendon) and Sam (Chris J. Kelly) were adopted from a grim orphanage in Romania and suspect they feared being returned by Russell if she died, the detectives realize that the eldest son Jason has the strongest motive for Russell's death.
55	10	"F.P.S."	Darnell Martin	S : René Balcer; S/T : Gerry Conway	January 4, 2004 (2004-01-04)	E4506	13.20
Goren reaches into his own experience working with a partner to solve the murder of a gamer who appears to be connected to a network of thieves using spyware to commit fraud, while Eames gives birth. A female computer whiz and gamer Corinne Kennedy (Annie Burton Alvarez) is attacked in her apartment and thrown over he balcony to her death. Goren uses his own experience and also works computer technicians to investigate her death. He and Bishop investigate the world of hackers, scammers and gaming and are led to F.P.S game developers Jack Cadogan (Jordan Bridges) and Neil Colby (T.R. Knight). They eventually realize that Colby killed Corinne Kennedy because he believed that Jack was spending too much time playing against her online and Colby was incapable of completing the programming on his own. Meanwhile, Eames gives birth.
56	11	"Mad Hops"	Christopher Swartout	S : René Balcer; S/T : Jim Sterling	January 11, 2004 (2004-01-11)	E4514	16.10
The murder of a private investigator, who was tracking down the whereabouts of a prominent high school basketball player, has the detectives searching the local courts to discover a link to gamblers and college recruiters until they learn that several other prominent players were transferred to the same school - one with a championship tradition. A private investigator Diego Bracho (José Ramón Rosario) is murdered while was tracking down the whereabouts of a promising high school basketball player, Cory Fergin. The detectives searching the local basketball courts to discover a link to gamblers and college recruiters until and learn that several talented players were transferred to the same school. When investigating the coach, Perry Powell (Jude Ciccolella), they learn that he is infatuated with Karen Watkins (Suzzanne Douglass), the mother of one of the players. Ben (Kevin Phillips). and has boosted his statistics to gain her approval. Goren and Bishop discover that Cory confronted Coach Powell about the false statistics and he killed the young basketballer.
57	12	"Unrequited"	Jean de Segonzac	S : René Balcer; S/T : Stephanie Sengupta	January 18, 2004 (2004-01-18)	E4507	12.00
Goren and Eames uncover how a rich woman's unrequited lust for fame and a professional fundraiser's desperation to pay off a loan shark may have contributed to the murders of the woman's husband and the fundraiser's mother.
58	13	"Pas de Deux"	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Warren Leight	February 15, 2004 (2004-02-15)	E4516	13.30
A terminally ill bank robber (Charles Rocket, in his final acting role), who is angered by the ravages of his illness, exerts what little control he has left in life by manipulating the unwitting accomplices he enlists to assist him with committing his final robberies. Goren and Eames are forced into a race against time to foil his plan for suicide-by-cop that will take both his life and that of his latest accomplice.
59	14	"Mis-Labeled"	Joyce Chopra	S : René Balcer; S/T : Elizabeth Benjamin	February 22, 2004 (2004-02-22)	E4515	12.40
Goren and Eames stumble upon a web of corporate corruption that involves fraud, bribery, identity theft, and a conspiracy to sell lethally contaminated blood products as they investigate the murder of a pharmaceutical sales rep.
60	15	"Shrink-Wrapped"	Jean de Segonzac	Diana Son	March 7, 2004 (2004-03-07)	E4510	15.00
The daughter of narcissistic psychotherapists takes desperate measures to exact her revenge for years of their abuse and neglect, leading to tragedy for a young man caught in the web of her parents' promiscuity, mind games and competitiveness.
61	16	"The Saint"	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Marlene Meyer	March 14, 2004 (2004-03-14)	E4517	14.60
A man (Stephen Colbert) commits fraud, forgery, and murder to discredit the religious organization that took advantage of his mentally ill mother, impoverished his family, and ruined his childhood. Loosely inspired by Mark Hofmann crimes.
62	17	"Conscience"	Alex Chapple	S : René Balcer; S/T : Gerry Conway	March 28, 2004 (2004-03-28)	E4519	14.40
A neurologist who believes she can communicate with a woman in a persistent vegetative state is murdered by a family member (John Savage) who fears the doctor will uncover the multi-million dollar motive that led to the woman's disability.
63	18	"Ill-Bred"	Steve Shill	S : René Balcer; S/T : Jim Sterling	April 18, 2004 (2004-04-18)	E4520	14.30
A stable worker resorts to heroin smuggling, deception, extortion, and murder to finance the purchase of the farm and foundation stallion that will provide a leg up on the horsey set's social ladder.
64	19	"Fico di Capo"	Alex Zakrzewski	S : René Balcer; S/T : Stephanie Sengupta	May 9, 2004 (2004-05-09)	E4518	11.60
After a protected witness is shot dead in a restaurant, Goren and Eames find themselves on the trail of a trio of young mobsters. They finally figure out a young man named Chops (Leo Fitzpatrick) is the key, but can't find anyone willing to turn on him.
65	20	"D.A.W."	Frank Prinzi	S : René Balcer; S/T : Warren Leight	May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16)	E4522	13.70
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 (Kevin Tighe) who has cleverly concealed the murder of over two hundred of his patients. Inspired by Harold Shipman murders.
66	21	"Consumed"	Steve Shill	S : René Balcer; S/T : Warren Leight	May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23)	E4524	13.00
A police officer is framed for a triple homicide by a greedy woman, who is enmeshed in a bitter divorce settlement and takes advantage of the officer's sleepwalking to exact her revenge.