Season Three

Season Three - 1982-1983
Season One | Season Two | Season Three
Season Four | Season Five | Season Six | Season Seven

Episode No./Title

The Hill is on the verge of going up in flames after a Roman Catholic nun is raped and killed during a church robbery. Frank plays fast and loose with the rule book to capture and hold two young men accused of the crime. And Joyce, who is assigned to defend one of the men, Celestine Gray, feels helpless as public opinion works to destroy her client. Joyce later confronts Frank about his zealous bending of the rules.
A robbery/shooting at a grocery store takes a back seat to the heinous crime against the church. Belker befriends a gay prostitute, Eddie Gregg, after arresting him. Calletano juggles work and a tax audit.

gs: Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Silvana Gallardo (Mrs. Rodriguez), Allan Rich (Judge Maurice Schiller), Alex Colon (unknown), Ruth Silvera (Sister Agnes), Gloria LeRoy (Rena), Paul Wilson (Murphy), Maurice Sneed (Gerald), Juney Smith (Celestine), John O'Connell (Mancuso), Martin Garner (pawn broker), Allan Lurie (Carl), Michael Cunningham (paramedic), Richard Warwick (paramedic), Dean Wein (court officer), Charlene Jones (hooker)
writer: David Milch; director: Gregory Hoblit

Back to top

37. "Domestic Beef"

Hot weather has tempers flaring on the Hill. Furillo's in the hot seat when he sits on a board of rights for fellow captain Lou Hogan, who is accused of neglecting his duties, and finds himself arguing against his old friend. Goldblume and Belker go undercover to catch a man robbing ice cream vendors. Belker forgets his mother's birthday and Davenport helps him with a gift. Bates, Coffey, Hill and Renko investigate urban cattle rustling. LaRue and Washington interview for jobs at a posh resort in the Bahamas. Chief Daniels drops off movie star who will be filming a movie on the Hill. Furillo and Fay clash over her all-too-frequent visits to the Hill to heap her problems on the beleaguered precinct captain. A roast for Chief Daniels goes from bad to worse when a drunk Lou Hogan crashes the event and alleges indiscretions by officers on the Hill and other precincts. Frank tells Joyce he will follow up on Hogan's accusations, but his plans to talk to Hogan are foiled by the disgraced captain's suicide.

gs: Robert Hogan (Lou Hogan), Andy Romano (Capt. MacPherson), Leo Rossi (John Gennaro), Arnold Johnson (Tubbs), Arthur Taxier (Briles), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Stephanie Braxton (Fowler), Larry B. Scott (robber), Esther Sutherland (landlady), Jan Stratton (waitress), Robert Moloney (M.C.), Robin Coleman (Coley), Dain C. Turner (kid), Earl Billings (Stephens), Rusdi Lane (Schiffman)
writers: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Jeff Bleckner

Back to top

38. "Heat Rash"

Furillo begins checking out charges made against his men and laments Hogan's death over lunch with Joyce at a hotel. The couple later decides to "murder" a half-hour upstairs.
On Chief Daniel's order, Furillo releases city councilman Detweiler after Hill and Renko arrest him for drunken driving, but not without a verbal chastening. Hunter announces he is to undergo a biopsy on a tumor in his leg. LaRue continues to sulk over not getting the job in the Bahamas and he and Washington spend day serving subpoenas. Gennaro shadows Belker and helps him make an arrest. A movie production manager and the city's film liason meet with gang leaders. Fay gets a job as a crime reporter for an less than reputable publication. Goldblume turns in his badge after Furillo - who was tipped off by Daniels - asks him about his involvement with a 15-year-old prostitute. And Frank and Joyce's attempts to beat the heat have humorous results.

gs: Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Floyd Levine (Petowski), Leo Rossi (Gennaro), Robert Gray (Mr. Smith), Margot Rose (Katy Bambridge), Michael Fairman (Arnold Detweiler), Armin Shimerman (phone company guy), Mario Gallow (superintendent), Mace (Street Lord), Jesse D. Goins (Cookie Marcel), David Caruso (Shamrock), Guillermo San Juan (Gypsy Boy), Sumant (doctor), Michael Lamont (waiter), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Sam Ingraffia (medic), Robin Coleman (Coley), Phil Peters (Lyle)
writers: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

39. "Rain of Terror"

When it rains it pours. Furillo tracks down the prostitute who Goldblume helped and then trades his silence on Detweiler's arrest/release for his friend's career. In a followup to another of Hogan's charges, LaRue and Washington bust two patrolmen for stealing from burglary victims.
Renko's birthday turns out to be a not so happy occasion. Hunter receives good news after his biopsy and meets a nice nurse. Washington turns down Bahama's job. Fay interviews Gennaro, who later shows up at Belker's drug buy and finds himself in the line of fire. A drenched Joyce lays out plans for a quiet evening which are torpedoed by yet another phone call bearing bad news.

gs: Leo Rossi (Gennaro), Kathleen Lloyd (nurse Linda Wulfawitz), Lori Lethin (Diane Koslow), Francine Lembi (Cheryl Bradford), Michael Fairman (Arnold Detweiler), Phil Peters (Lyle), Robin Coleman (Coley), J.D. Hall (Woodley), David Wiley (store owner), Milt Tarver (Internal Affairs man), Robert Darnell (doctor)
writers: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: Thomas Carter

Back to top

40. "Officer of the Year"

Furillo faces a parent's worse fear when a distraught Fay tells him Frank Jr. is missing.
Ever the legal eagle, Davenport crushes a nervous and unprepared Bates on the witness stand. After he and Hill stop an assault, Renko pressures the victim to press charges. Calletano is named Hispanic Officer of the Year, but things get a little sticky after he airs his true feelings at a luncheon in his honor. (Afterwards, he tenders his resignation which Furillo promptly refuses.) Belker works undercover at a massage parlor. LaRue and Washington's response to a liquor store robbery has tragic results. And Frank Jr. finally turns up, much to everyone's relief.

gs: Helen Shaver (Teresa), Jesse John Bochco (Frank Jr.), Charles Weldon (unknown), Royce D. Applegate (unknown), Anna Mathias (Jennie), Malcolm Groome (David Bittan), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), J.W. Smith (citizen), Ralph Mauro (man with crabs), Micole Mercurio (Ernie's wife), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Marty Zagon (Hermie), Bob Tzudiker (Max)
writer: Karen Hall; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

41. "Stan the Man"

Joyce is injured when a suspect scuffles with officers in the squad room, prompting Frank to clean her assailant's clock when the man attempts to take her hostage.
While trying to strike a deal with a cocaine peddler, LaRue and Washington encounter special narcotics undercover cop Stan Mizell. Furillo warns Fuchs to pull the reckless Mizell off the streets, but his efforts prove in vain. Hill has the unforunate task of trying to persuade an elderly black woman that she has to move from her condemned building. Meanwhile, Goldblume tries to keep one of her neighbors who's afraid of the change of venue from jumping off the roof of the building. Fay and Furillo clash after she sells her Gennaro story and he hints she repay the loan he made her. Belker foils a heist while applying for a bank loan to help pay for his father's medical care. The fast-moving nurse Wulfawitz and Hunter meet again.

gs: Robert Davi (Stan Mizell), Jeffrey Tambor (Alan Wachtel), Kathleen Lloyd (nurse Linda Wulfawitz), Michael Fairman (Arnold Detweiler), Louis Giambalvo (Rob Nelson), Peter Jurasik (Sid the snitch), Meshach Taylor (officer Sloan), Frances E. Williams (grandmother), Peter Hobbs (unkown), Bernard Behrens (unknown), Peter Brocco (Mr. Seligman), Bob Larkin (Marshall), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Tony Schultz (Geraci), Henry G. Sanders (Jerome), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Robert Darnell (doctor), Don Hanmer (store owner), Eve McVeagh (tenant), Eda Reiss Merin (Mrs. Kramer), Judy Baldwin (Arlene), James Edgcomb (IAD man)
writer: David Milch; director: Thomas Carter

Back to top

42. "Little Boil Blue"

Once again, Furillo finds himself in a political whirlpool when the Mizell homicide probe thrusts him between mayoral candidates Daniels and Detweiler. Furillo warns Fuchs of the power play and urges his friend to play by the numbers. On the bright side, LaRue and Washington bust a suspect in the Mizell slaying.
A still bruised Joyce returns to work. Fay agrees to go out with Wachtel after her Gennaro article is misconstrued by the rag she sold it to. Belker doggedly investigates a clever scam using bums to file injury insurance claims. Coffey tries to help a fellow Vietnam veteran who's suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. After taking a robbery victim and suspect to the hospital, Hill narrowly misses having his boil lanced by a mental patient posing as a doctor, and Renko's hasty words to a young doctor land him in trouble with Furillo.

gs: Michael Fairman (Arnold Detweiler), Larry Riley (Vernon Tucker), Rae Allen (Gloria Curran), John Hancock (Ray Saunders), CCH Pounder (Mrs. Wilma Tucker), Jeffrey Tambor (Alan Wachtel), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Martin Ferrero (Mr. Sybert), Michael O'Guinne (con man), Cotter Smith (intern), Sumant (Dr. Singh), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Charles Parks (doctor), Joseph Chapman (Freed), D.J. Sydney (nurse), Sandra J. Bertelle (nurse), Bob Maroff (Fenny), Jackie DeRouen (hostage), Tony Perez (Mike Perez), Robert Beecher (wino), Paul Larson (sneezing drunk)
writer: Robert Earll; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

43. "Requiem For a Hairbag"

While Mizell is laid to rest, LaRue and Washington inventory the contents of his safety deposit box and find hard proof of his corruption. Chief Daniels pushes Furillo to remain silent about how dirty Mizell was, but later takes the stalwart captain's advice to come clean on the whole affair. Daniels' actions torpedo Detweiler's plans to bring him down and the angry councilman gets drunk and runs over an old lady.
Fay tells Furillo her home was burglarized and that the culprits made off with her belongings, including all their home movies. Bates and Coffey stumble into a sad family situation when they try to help an abused young girl with her baby. Belker wraps up his insurance scam probe with a visit to the doctor - much to Hill's embarrassment - and the arrest of Wachtel. Hunter pops the question to nurse Wulfawitz. Joyce bolsters Frank after he expresses his dislike of Daniels and the political game he was forced to play.

gs: Michael Fairman (Arnold Detweiler), Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Kathleen Lloyd (nurse Linda Wulfawitz), Lynne Moody (Marty Nichols), Dominique Dunne (Cindy), Sumant (Dr. Singh), Jeffrey Tambor (Alan Wachtel), Vincent Luchessi (Jerry Fuchs), Sandy martin (Abigail Mizell), Sierra Fecheur (Cindy's mother), John Brandon (Det. Walsh), Sheldon Feldner (Wisniewski), Lee Kessler (Mrs. Morgenstern), David Milton (IAD man), Melissa Bochco (Melissa Mizell), Brandon Goldstein (Brandon Mizell), Pat Benson (woman tenant), David McKnight (sergeant at arms), Jeff Silverman (superintendent), Sandra Bertelle (nurse)
writer: Mark Frost; director: Robert Kelljan

Back to top

44. "A Hair of the Dog"

While touring the Hill, the governor's dog is stolen and Daniels launches a massive search operation much to Furillo's disdain. After a ransom demand is made, Furillo enlists the gangs in their search for the pooch.
Academy graduates arrive on the Hill. Rookie Robin Tattaglia helps LaRue and Washington arrest a murder suspect - the two detectives then try to chase down an autopsy report. Belker busts the bald-headed pickpocket again and enlists Eddie Gregg as his snitch. Furillo confronts Nydorf over a missing autopsy report. After a quarrel with Renko, Teresa makes a pass at Coffey. Fay is jailed for contempt in traffic court, but her persistence pays off. A rookie officer freezes and his partner is nearly stabbed. Hill launches his relationship with officer Marty Nichols, and dog metaphors are the order of the evening for Frank and Joyce.

gs: Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Helen Shaver (Teresa), Donnelly Rhodes (Paul Grogin), Franklyn Seales (Crawford), Pat Corley (Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf), Lynne Moody (Marty Nichols), Nick Savage (pickpocket), David Caruso (Shamrock), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Troy Curvey (Dudley Hicks), Kenneth Kimmins (unknown), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Fausto Bara (Tom Hernandez), Ken Force (Bubba Edwards), Betty McGuire (Trudy Sandler), Martin Garner (pawn broker), Peter Lownds (Pete Dorsey), Charles Lanyer (man with guitar), Mace (Pagano), Eric Whitman (Doug), Will Gill Jr. (car owner), Pat Benson (woman onlooker), Julius J. Carry III (customer), Barry Cutler (Kosich), Andy Goldberg (Gradsky), Donald Carter (Governor Sandler), Mimi Seton (prisoner)
writers: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Michael Wagner; director: Gregory Hoblit

Back to top

45. "Phantom of the Hill"

Furillo and Bernstein try to make a murder case minus the victim's body or an autopsy report. As they depart their room following a lunch-time tryst at the Embassy Hotel, Frank and Joyce have an awkward and somewhat humorous encounter with Fay and Judge Grogin.
Esterhaus' best-laid plans to propose to Grace are temporarily sidetracked when his engagement ring is stolen in a jewelry store robbery - Belker arrests one of the culprits, paving the way for a riotous interrogation. Teresa dumps Renko and then goes out with Coffey. The Phantom makes one last appearance. A fear-stricken Eddie Gregg implicates his lover in the savage murders of a group of Peruvian drug dealers - LaRue, Washington and Belker go after him by way of Sid. Jesus Martinez has the governor's staff jumping through the hoops when he brings in some information about the missing dog.

gs: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Pat Corley (Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf), Helen Shaver (Teresa), Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Franklyn Seales (Crawford), Lynne Moody (Marty Nichols), Donnelly Rhodes (Paul Grogin), Kenneth Kimmins (unknown), Peter Jurasik (Sid the snitch), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Peter Lownds (Pete Dorsey), Betty McGuire (Trudy Sandler), John O'Leary (jewelry salesman), Derek Barton (felon), Roy London (coroner's assistant), Andy Goldberg (Gradsky), Charlene Jones (hooker)
story: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Jeffrey Lewis; teleplay: Michael Wagner & David Milch ; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

46. "No Body's Perfect"

An overconfident Nydorf refuses to heed Furillo's warning not to testify at a preliminary hearing and, consequently, Joyce skillfully shreds his credibility on the stand.
It's a heat wave - at least in the station house where the furnace, "Big Bertha," won't shut off. After a failed attempt by Calletano and his wife to set up Esterhaus with a lady, Grace pays a visit to the Hill. The governor's dog is returned, but tragicomedy strikes when the pooch is left in Hunter's keeping. A jealous Renko confronts Coffey, then Teresa. Eddie is exposed as a police informant after LaRue, Washington and Belker bust Sid. A rookie officer reconsiders his career as a policeman.

gs: Barbara Babcock (Grace Gardner), Pat Corley (Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf), Helen Shaver (Teresa), Charles Levin (Eddie Gregg), Franklyn Seales (Crawford), Lynne Moody (Marty Nichols), Irene DeBari (Rosa Calletano), Peter Jurasik (Sid the snitch), Kenneth Kimmins (unknown), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Peter Lownds (Pete Dorsey), Gary Cervantes (Jose), Roy London (coroner's assistant), Betty McGuire (Trudy Sandler), Ron Pinkard (judge), Bette Raya (Esperanza), Steven Kavner (reporter), Walter Janowitz (old man)
story: Steven Bochco & Anthony Yerkovich; teleplay: Michael Wagner & David Milch; director: Randa Haines

Back to top

47. "Santaclaustraphobia"

There's no place like the Hill for the holidays. Yuletide cheer is in short supply as Furillo concentrates on finding four marauding youths who have already claimed several victims.
Washington's guilt over shooting an innocent store owner surfaces. Hill's vagabond father, Reggie, drops by the station house. Hunter clashes with a waitress suffering from the holiday blues. Buck Naked flashes Fay. While undercover as Santa, Belker busts a youngster interfering with his operation. After taking toys to kids in the hospital, Hunter and several other officers - wearing seasonal costumes - chase robbery suspects. Bates is hurt during the pursuit and is forced to spend the holiday in the hospital. Frank, Joyce and Frank Jr. embark on a holiday ski trip.

gs: James McEachin (Reggie Hill), Earl Billings (Harv), Gina Gallego (Carmen), Micole Mercurio (Mrs. Moldonaldo), Royce Wallace (grandmother), Jan Stratton (waitress), Khalif Bobatoon (unknown), Jan Stratton (waitress), Lee Weaver (Buck Naked), Julia Calderon (Mrs. Grady), Nick Savage (bald-headed pickpocket), Perla Walter (victime), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Greg Lewis (cook), Bill Jenkins (Hurley)
writers: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Jeffrey Lewis; director: Jeff Bleckner

Back to top

48. "Gung Ho"

An armored car robbery nets a 1960-70s political radical and has far-reaching effects. Joyce lands the political militant as a client. An overconfident FBI agent noses into the investigation, but his information proves to be slightly out of date. Belker's stakeout of an arcade turns deadly when officer Dorsey goes across the street for some coffee and is shot by one of the robbery suspects. And Furillo deals with the captured suspects to get the one who shot his officer.
Bates gets an embarrassing birthday surprise, but later gets even with Coffey. Fay storms the Hill in a fit of jealousy over Frank Jr.'s constant praise of Joyce. Hunter has a toothache. Tattaglia and Belker bond after Dorsey's death. And everyone tries a new takeout Chinese restaurant with unsettling effects.

gs: Peter Donat (Ronald Schuster), Jeanetta Arnette (Jennifer Cross), Elayne Heilveil (Christina Beck), Peter Lownds (Pete Dorsey), Ed Grover (Special Agent Davis), Myrna White (Lynn Croyden), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Ellen Blake (arcade manager), Frank Doubleday (shooter), Dave Turner (proprieter), Yung Sun (delivery man), Gary Miller (Ballantine), Mark Hearn (disco stripper)
writers: David Milch, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

49. "Moon Over Uranus"

After his daughter is raped, a veteran cop tries to interfere in Furillo's search for the rapist.
A terrified young woman seeks help with her malevolent ex-boyfriend from the newly-promoted Lt. Goldblume. Chief Daniels takes a walking tour of Dekker Avenue and is bitten by a rat, and Hunter mobilizes a search for the wounded rodent. Fay seeks Furillo's help and advice after Frank Jr. came home early and caught her in a compromising situation with Judge Grogin. Bates and Coffey arrest a survivalist and Davenport is assigned as his counsel. The survivalist meets a tragic end when Donleavy mistakes him for the man who raped his daughter. Renko's arrest for indecent exposure at a bachelor party gets him busted down to traffic ticket duty where he tangles with Det. Sal Benedetto. Joyce tells Frank she has a job interview with the Justice Department.

gs: Bruce Kirby (Jack Donleavy), Dennis Franz (Det. Sal Benedetto), Karen Carlson (Nancy McCoy), Alexandra Johnson (Mary Hicks), Sandra J. Bertrelle (Kathleen Donleavy), Jack Starrett (Farley), Patrick Collins (Mr. Patrakis), Bill Forsythe (Richard Brady), Norman Alexander Gibbs (Smitty), Edwin Owens (Toby), Ed Hooks (superintendent), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattglia), Sandra J. Bertelle (Kathleen Donleavy), Gary Miller (Ballantine)
story: Steven Bochco & Joseph Gunn; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner & David Milch; director: Christian Nyby II

Back to top

50. "Moon Over Uranus: the Sequel"

Joyce leaves for her interview with the Justice Department and Frank wrestles with his fears of losing her while trying to run his precinct.
Hunter launches "Operation: Big Broom," a sweep aimed at cleaning up one block of Dekker Avenue and the courts are flooded as a result. Furillo calls off the operation because he feels citizens' rights are being trampled, leading to a confrontation with Chief Daniels. Renko is restored to motor patrol after he saves several people from a burning building. After Frank Jr. is strong-armed by a schoolmate, Fay and Furillo meet with the principal and the bully's parents. Esterhaus offers to teach Frank Jr. boxing. Goldblume is unsuccessful in his efforts to help a terrified young woman being stalked by her ex-boyfriend. Hill lets his fists do the talking and knocks the brutal Benedetto down a peg or two. After having dinner with parole officer Nancy McCoy, Frank's fears of losing Joyce are compounded when his attempt to call her at her hotel proves unsuccessful.

gs: Dennis Franz (Det. Sal Benedetto), Alexandra Johnson (Mary Hicks), Karen Carlson (Nancy McCoy), David Downing (Chester Davis), Bill Forsythe (Richard Brady), Richard Beauchamps (Rodriguez), Phil Rubinstein (Ben), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Marlene Warfield (Ada Baxter), Henry G. Sanders (store owner), Ivan Saric (waiter), Erick Ornelas (Miguel), Irene Olga Lopez (mother), Helen Martin (woman onlooker), Charles Lyles (man onlooker), Rebecca Forstadt (girl onlooker), Philip Bruns (unknown), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Tony Perez (Mike Perez)
story: Mark Frost, Steven Bochco & Jeffrey Lewis; teleplay: Mark Frost; director: Oz Scott

Back to top

51. "Moon Over Uranus: the Final Legacy"

LaRue gets his hands on a surplus military tank to use in "Operation: Big Broom." The courts later put the brakes on the questionable operation after the ACLU and Public Defenders office seek an injunction.
Calletano tries out a toupee. While in court for another traffic ticket, Fay confronts Judge Grogin about their doomed relationship. Goldblume harasses some gang members who are threatening a young man who killed one of their members in self defense. Belker and Tattaglia express feelings for each other. A jealous and anxious Frank grills Joyce about her job interview and expresses his fears of losing her.

gs: Lincoln Kilpatrick (Mr. Ray Hawkins), Donnelly Rhodes (Judge Paul Grogin), Gregory Sierra (ADA Alvarez), Steven Williams (Sonny Freeman), Richard Beauchamp (Marty Rodriguez), Mykel T. Williamson (Raymond Hawkins Jr.), DeVoreaux White (kid), Lawrence Cook (Det. Dibble), Ernie Sabella (Paulie), John O'Connell (Mancuso), Martin West (attorney), David Wiley (shop teacher), Jim Tartan (forensics), Reginald T. Dorsey (Oofus), Mark Woods (Tweetybird), Byron O'Dell (gang member), Lawrence A. Mandley (gang member), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Gary Miller (Ballantine)
story: Philip Combest & Steven Bochco; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, Michael Wagner, David Milch & Jeffrey Lewis; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

52. "The Belles of St. Mary's"

The senior criminology class of St. Mary's visits the Hill.
Furillo confronts Jesus Martinez over using him as a credit reference and an illegal investment of grant money. Belker's dad is sick. Coffey has to deal roughly with a man high on PCP, and when the man later dies in custody, the officer is accused of killing him. Davenport snags a savage kneebuster for a client. Fay tells Furillo she's pregnant with Judge Grogin's child. Belker protectiveness of Tattalia nearly endangers their relationship. Belker busts two old guys for armed robbery. A testy Furillo mediates a clash over seniority and rank between Goldblume and Callentano. LaRue sees dollar signs after Hill and Renko arrest stand-up comic Vic Hitler on a bunch of unpaid traffic tickets. The Justice Department offers Joyce a job, and she and Frank take very different views on what if could mean for them.

gs: Terry Kiser (Vic Hitler), Pat Corley (Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf), Ally Sheedy (Kristen), Harry Caesar (Fred), Whitman Mayo (Barney), Gregory Sierra (ADA Alvarez), Dennis Burkley (Sonny Crockett), John O'Connell (Mancuso), Larry D. Mann (Judge Lee Oberman), Willard E. Pugh (Lynn Tatum), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), James Edgcomb (IAD officer), Alan Blumenfeld (maitre'd), Martin Azarow (cigar smoker), Dean Wein (bailiff), Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Tony Perez (Mike Perez)
writers: Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner & David Milch; director: David Rosenbloom

Back to top

53. "Life in the Minors"

IAD grills Coffey on the death of Lynn Tatum, and Tatum's mother makes a scene in the squad room. Furillo is convinced of his officer's innocence and goes after the man who was in the cell next to Tatum, a kneebuster named Sonny Crockett. Crockett tells a story which delights the internal affairs investigators.
Belker's dad dies and Furillo breaks the bad news. Calletano still sulks over Furillo's honest evaluation of his captaincy potential. LaRue makes a fool of himself with a schoolgirl and devises a plan to make money off comic Vic Hitler. Fay tries to get Judge Grogin to admit his paternity of her baby. Joyce turns down the Justice Department job, and after a emotional, honest encounter Frank proposes.

gs: Terry Kiser (Vic Hitler), Gregory Sierra (ADA Alvarez), Ketty Lester (Mrs. Tatum), Stack Pierce (Rev. Banks), Ron Silver (Sam Weiser), Robin Gammell (Douglas Comstock), Ally Sheedy (Kristen), Pat Corley (Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf), Peggy Blow (Justine), Arthur Taxier (IAD Shipman), Dennis Burkely (Sonny Crockett), Lionel Smith (Mario Dundee), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia), Bob DeLegall (IAD Munson), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Bill Randolph (Dennis Kinney), Pucci Jhones (hooker), Doug Rowe (blind con man)
story: Steven Bochco & Anthony Yerkovich; teleplay: Michael Wagner, David Milch & Karen Hall; director: Jeff Bleckner

Back to top

54. "Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back"

Fallout from Lynn Tatum's death continues to rain on the Hill. Coffey takes a polygraph and Furillo and Goldblume attend a town meeting to soothe the outrage over Tatum's death. Davenport withdraws from Crockett's case when he says he plans to commit perjury.
Bates goes undercover as a bus driver and gets a little backup from Hill and Renko. LaRue preps Vic Hitler for his comic debut, which turns out to be a bust. Tattaglia transfers to another precinct. Fay decides to have her baby. Frank and Joyce get married in a lunchtime ceremony, and Fay freaks out when Furillo breaks the news. After his father's funeral, Belker drives around and helps catch a robber who shot a cop. Newlyweds Frank and Joyce embark on a night of bliss.

gs: Ron Silver (Sam Weiser), Terry Kiser (Vic Hitler), Ally Sheedy (Kristen), Dennis Burkley (Sonny Crockett), Gregory Sierra (ADA Alvarez), Ketty Lester (Mrs. Tatum), Stack Pierce (Rev. Banks), Marco Rodriquez (Rico/addict), Arthur Taxier (IAD Shipman), Ted Markland (Haggerty), George O. Petrie (judge), Madelyn Cates (singer), Paula Victor (old lady), Vahan Moosekian (polygraph tech), Jane Alden (Myrna Schnitz), Reginald T. Dorsey (bus robber #1), Ezekiel Moss (bus robber #2), Joseph Reisman (punk), Peggy Blow (Justine), Lisa Sutton (Robin Tattaglia)
story: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Jeffrey Lewis; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, David Milch & Karen Hall; director: David Anspaugh

Back to top

55. "Spotlight on Rico"

The brutal narcotics Det. Benedetto temporarily transfers to the Hill and partners with Washington to investigate a loan shark. The operation results in the death of kneebuster Sonny Crockett and Benedetto's true colors are revealed.
Leo helps drug addict Rico go cold turkey. While investigating the murder of a man in a homeless shelter, Joyce, Frank and Goldblume question a suspect who appears to have multiple personalities. Fay's upset when Frank Jr. tells her he wants to move in with his new mother. After nurse Wulfawitz dumps Hunter, he meets a nice Vietnamese girl at a massage parlor.

gs: Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Michael Lerner (Rollie Simone), Marion Yue (Colette), Dennis Burkley (Sonny Crockett), Leonard Stone (Mo "Mouse" Feldstein), Kathleen Lloyd (nurse Linda Wulfawitz), George Innes (James Willett Frame), Dennis Franz (Det. Sal Benedetto), Jonathan Banks (Reggie Orson), William Bronder (impound attendant), Mike Finneran (shelter manager), Marion Kodama Yue (Colette), Gary Miller (Ballantine)
story: Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis & Michael Wagner; teleplay: Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner, David Milch & Karen Hall; director: Rick Wallace

Back to top

56. "Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?"

While undercover on Benedetto's loan-sharking operation, Washington is shot.
Officers have a little fun with the robot TK460. Goldblume tries to catch the man with multiple personalities after he escapes from county psych and sets off a bomb at the station house. A cash-strapped Hill and Renko find a bag full of temptation, but it loses it's appeal when their patrol car is stolen with the unreported cash inside. Leo puts Rico to work on the COP-TIPS hotline. LaRue tries to stack the deck in his favor in the Buddy Genett body parts pool.

gs: Dennis Franz (Det. Sal Benedetto), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Michael Lerner (Rollie Simone), Marion Yue (Colette), George Innes (James Willett Frame), Zerondick Hubbard (Speedboat), David Fresco (Iggie), Richard Roat (Mr. Farnsworth), John LaMotta (bar patron), William Benedict (old man), Aston S. Young (bar patron), Hal Bokar (bartender), Jonathan Banks (Reggie Orson), Marion Kodama Yue (Colette), John La Motta (bar patron), Gary Miller (Ballantine)
story: Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich & Jeffrey Lewis; teleplay: Michael Wagner, David Milch & Karen Hall; director: Thomas Carter

Back to top

57. "A Hill of Beans"

Furillo hauls in loan shark Simone at Daniels insistance. Belker and LaRue go on a rampage to find out what ruined a police drug transaction that almost cost Washington's life. Benedetto feels their investigation closing in on him and tries to make a run for it, but things don't turn out quite like he planned.
Fay learns her baby's a girl and asks Esterhaus to be godfather. Frank and Joyce's lunchtime tryst is derailed by an eldery, out-of-breath hotel attendant. Crockett's death allows Joyce to clear Coffey in the Tatum death. Joyce represents a charming and polite purse snatcher. The cash payroll is hijacked and fingers point to Jesus Martinez after the hijackers are arrested. Rico gets high again.

gs: Trinidad Silva (Jesus Martinez), Dennis Franz (Det. Sal Benedetto), Marco Rodriguez (Rico/addict), Michael Lerner (Rollie Simone), George Innes (James Willett Frame), David Fresco (Iggie), Allan Rich (Judge Maurice Schiller), Stanley Kamel (Agent Ramsey), Thomas Ryan (courier), Arnie Moore (bodyguard), Kale Williamson (Mrs. Dobson), Robert Pastorelli (Jimmy Frumento), Peter Frechette (unknown), Kate Williamson (Mrs. Dobson), Ernie Brown (waiter), Luis Manuel (gang kid), Carlos Lacamara (gang kid), Dan Chambers (window washer), Dean Wein (bailiff)
story: Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis & David Milch; teleplay: Anthony Yerkovich, David Milch & Karen Hall; director: Rick Wallace

Back to top