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NYPD Blue Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Moby Greg
Tue, Oct 15, 1996 60 mins
The health of baby Theo concerns Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and seems to affect him in the line of duty; Simone's mind is on a date with Russell (Kim Delaney); Medavoy battles his weight. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Costas: Sharon Lawrence. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp.
Episode 2
Thick Stu
Tue, Oct 22, 1996 60 mins
Sipowicz and Simone help a detective (Conor O'Farrell) overmatched by a missing-child case; Simone meets with the disgruntled son of the woman whose building he's inherited. Henry: Willie Garson. Ricardo: David Labiosa. Elise: Yareli Arizmendi. Det. Gotelli: Carmine Caridi. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 3
Yes, We Have No Cannolis
Tue, Oct 29, 1996 60 mins
Simone and Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) reopen a case when evidence suggests a man is doing time for a crime he didn't commit. Boland: Erik Kilpatrick. Henry: Willie Garson. Alvin Moore: SaMi Chester. Blueford: Gary Anthony Sturgis. Harper: Beau Starr. Martinez: Nicholas Turturro.
Episode 4
Where's 'Swaldo'?
Tue, Nov 12, 1996 60 mins
A black activist with whom Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) had a racially charged face-off is found shot to death in an apparent drug-related homicide. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Mrs. Torrence: Suzanne Douglas. Hanna: Jurnee Smollett. Jerome: Anthony Lee. Fancy: James McDaniel.
Episode 5
Where'd the Van Gogh?
Tue, Nov 19, 1996 60 mins
A foreign prince (Ian Buchanan) is a suspect in a plot against his wife; Martinez intervenes when two women claim to be one detective's wife; Russell's recruited for an undercover investigation of a hood she dealt with while on the vice squad. Martinez: Nicholas Turturro.
Episode 6
Yes, Sir, That's My Baby
Tue, Nov 26, 1996 60 mins
The murder of a limo driver is linked to male hustlers; a new detective uncovers a kidnapping plot; Simone gets tough with Henry over the killing in Simone's building; Sipowicz complains to Fancy about Geri Turner's lewd advances. Curry: Bruce Weitz. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 7
Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure
Tue, Dec 3, 1996 60 mins
Simone and Sipowicz investigate a sexual assault by prep-school boys; Russell witnesses Liery's violent side; a man with a communication problem has something urgent to tell Sipowicz. Jimmy Liery: Christopher Meloni. Thelma: Arnetia Walker. Annette: Malinda Williams. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 8
Unembraceable You
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 60 mins
Fancy's former foster child is busted; Medavoy asks out Abby; Russell's situation with Liery takes a sinister turn. Arthur Cartwell: K. Todd Freeman. Maceo: Alex Bess. Sherilee: Candy Brown Houston. Liery: Christopher Meloni. Abby: Paige Turco.
Episode 9
Caulkmanship
Tue, Dec 17, 1996 60 mins
Russell wakes up and finds herself in bed with Liery; neighbors are mum about a man's killing; Simone and Sipowicz's homicide investigation goes in circles. Sal Campisi: Reni Santoni. Mildred: Julie Ariola. Stanley: Bradford English. Russell: Kim Delaney.
Episode 10
My Wild Irish Nose
Tue, Jan 7, 1997 60 mins
Simone gets in Liery's face when a neighbor complains about a gunshot from Liery's apartment; an at-risk youth leads detectives to a body in a tenement; an artist is involved in a sting against mobsters. Liery: Christopher Meloni. Marco: Javier Nunez. Walter Hoyt: Michael David Lally. Martinez: Nicholas Turturro.
Episode 11
Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore
Tue, Jan 14, 1997 60 mins
Gina (Lourdes Benedicto) is assaulted; a diamond dealer reports his sister missing; Kirkendall and Simone have dinner. Kozman: Victor Raider-Wexler. Harvey Doss: Anthony Desando. Grace Morgan: Lorna Raver.
Episode 12
Upstairs, Downstairs
Tue, Jan 21, 1997 60 mins
Russell nears the breaking point; Simone and Sipowicz's investigation of an off-duty officer's involvement in a robbery-homicide causes tensions in the precinct. Zorzi: John Ventimiglia. Gina: Lourdes Benedicto. Trish Taylor: Jenny Wright. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 13
Tom and Geri
Tue, Jan 28, 1997 60 mins
Geri Turner (Debra Christofferson) reports a friend's death from hanging; detectives investigate a killing at a construction site that involves warring factions of workers. Ray Harvey: Cyrus Farmer. Sister Sun Ray: Yvette Freeman. Bluestone: Carlton Wilborn. Fernandez: John Vargas. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 14
A Remington Original
Tue, Feb 11, 1997 60 mins
Detectives investigate the murder of a woman whose body is found in a salvage yard, and another involving the victim of a fatal head blow. Also, Gina returns to work. Lentz: Scott Burkholder. Stympy: Ralph P. Martin. Frank: Don Stark. Carol: Donna Pescow
Episode 15
The Taillight's Last Gleaming
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 60 mins
Unresolved grief over Andy Jr.'s murder surfaces in Sipowicz when he gets a surprise visitor; Fancy flares when white cops harass him and his wife over a traffic infraction. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Lillian: Tamara Tunie. Fancy: James McDaniel.
Episode 16
What a Dump!
Tue, Feb 25, 1997 60 mins
A mail-order bride from Russia is murdered; Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) acts aggressively during the investigation of a drive-by shooting; Sipowicz moonlights at airport customs guarding captured drug couriers. Dawkins: Charles Hallahan. Salter: Robert Carradine.
Episode 17
A Wrenching Experience
Tue, Apr 15, 1997 60 mins
A gang leader kills a member who dropped out without permission; Martinez and Medavoy consider getting tough with a robbery-murder suspect who adamantly denies guilt; a baby sitter claims a fall caused an infant's injuries. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp.
Episode 18
I Love Lucy
Tue, Apr 22, 1997 60 mins
Kirkendall's old schoolmate is now a junkie whose parents file theft charges against her; a pre-operative transsexual reports abuse at the hands of his boyfriend. Lucinda: Yancy Butler. Angela: Alec Mapa. Peaches: Jazzmun. Cortez: Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez. Kirkendall: Andrea Thompson.
Episode 19
Bad Rap
Tue, Apr 29, 1997 60 mins
A rap artist shot during an armed robbery is uncooperative; Off. Syzmanski believes Fancy helped frame him when a dope dealer accuses Syzmanski of pocketing his cash; Abby makes a personal request of Medavoy. Daddy Kool: Shaun Baker. Szymanski: Christopher Stanley.
Episode 20
Emission Impossible
Tue, May 6, 1997 60 mins
Cases involve a robbery-homicide at an Ecuadorian night club and the rape of a girl by her stepfather. Also, Simone does his first "favor" for Salvo; and Medavoy does his duty in regard to Abby. Odell: Ron Canada. Salvo: Peter Onorati. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp.
Episode 21
Is Paris Burning?
Tue, May 13, 1997 60 mins
Simone's undercover work for the FBI puts him in a jam with the IAB; Sipowicz tries to protect a violent-crime witness; ailing Det. Gotelli wrecks a city bus. Cameron: Richard Schiff. Wilder: Lindsey Lee Ginter. Agent Kriegel: Scott Jaeck. Sgt. Martens: Scott Allan Campbell. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 22
A Draining Experience
Tue, May 20, 1997 60 mins
Simone's involvement in the FBI sting against Joey Salvo jeopardizes his career; a psychiatrist insists on implicating his patient's father for her murder; a haughty mugging victim irks the detectives. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Dr. Wentzel: Stanley DeSantis. Highsmith: Leland Orser.
