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NYPD Blue Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
As Flies to Careless Boys Are We to the Gods
Tue, Sep 30, 1997 60 mins
Simone is bounced from the job; Sipowicz is the focus of the investigation into Salvo's killing; a psychotic pimp is wanted for a multiple homicide; Kirkendall is involved with someone surprising. Costas: Sharon Lawrence. Agent Kriegel: Scott Jaeck.
Episode 2
All's Well That Ends Well
Tue, Oct 7, 1997 60 mins
A barroom shooting involves an ailing, off-duty correction officer; Gina replies to Martinez's proposal. Purcell: Lee Hampton. Levon Wells: Dante Beze. Martinez: Nicholas Turturro. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 3
Three Girls and a Baby
Tue, Oct 14, 1997 60 mins
Medavoy's on the case when Abby's lover is murdered; complications with Gina's pregnancy concern Martinez. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp. Abby: Paige Turco. Denise: Ashley Gardner. Sam DePaul: Jay Paulson. Joe Risoli: Robert Gevrekian. Rosie DePaul: Lee Garlington.
Episode 4
The Truth Is Out There
Tue, Oct 28, 1997 60 mins
A murder witness disappears after identifying a suspect whose lawyer is found in possession of cocaine; a robbery leads to a shooting between two brothers; a new PAA makes an impression on the squad. Cynthia: Kathleen Doyle. Bear: Rocky Giordani.
Episode 5
It Takes a Village
Tue, Nov 4, 1997 60 mins
A pregnant junkie turns over her sons for the killing of a Korean grocer, prompted by reward money offered by the victim's son; Russell and Sipowicz investigate the rape of a young girl. Simon Lee: Daniel Dae Kim. Felicia: April Grace. Annie: Kelsey Mulrooney. Gloria: Nancy Cassaro. Gerard: De'Aundre Bonds.
Episode 6
Dead Man Talking
Tue, Nov 11, 1997 60 mins
Fancy's ailing friend gives him a tip on an unsolved murder. Angelos: Alan Blumenfeld. Fancy: James McDaniel. Gotelli: Carmine Caridi. Dana Lennix: Frank Collison. Onus Price: Lionel Mark Smith. Shauna: Shareen Mitchell.
Episode 7
Sheedy Dealings
Tue, Nov 18, 1997 60 mins
Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murders of stripper roommates. Gary Hogan: Dann Florek. Sheedy: Jason Andrews. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp.
Episode 8
Lost Israel
Tue, Nov 25, 1997 60 mins
A father is the prime suspect for the killing of his son, but Sipowicz fears he tipped off the man to suspicions about him. Part 1 of two. Steve Egan: Brian Markinson. Israel: Thom Gossom Jr. Sherrie Egan: Annie Corley.
Episode 9
Lost Israel
Tue, Dec 9, 1997 60 mins
Conclusion. Russell reaches out to the emotionally closed off wife of cagey Steve Egan (Brian Markinson), who's the prime suspect in the murder of the couple's son. Sherrie: Annie Corley. Russell: Kim Delaney. Dr. Jones: Geoffrey Blake. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 10
Remembrance of Humps Past
Tue, Dec 16, 1997 60 mins
Sipowicz tries to counsel an old school chum's lowlife daughter, who's involved with a dangerous hood; Simone overhears Naomi speaking with an Australian accent. Wally: Herb Mitchell. Carla: Kelly DeMartino. Tony: Silas Weir Mitchell. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 11
You're Under a Rasta
Tue, Jan 6, 1998 60 mins
Simone chastises the pregnant Russell for getting in a life-threatening situation with an armed suspect in a double homicide; Medavoy inadvertently injures Martinez during questioning of a suspect in a prostitute's death. Dennis Franz.
Episode 12
A Box of Wendy
Tue, Jan 13, 1998 60 mins
A man shows no remorse for the killing of his sister, whose body is discovered in a trash bin. Russell: Kim Delaney. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Simone: Jimmy Smits.
Episode 13
Twin Petes
Tue, Feb 10, 1998 60 mins
Detectives seek help from the mother of a lowlife suspected of murder; Medavoy investigates a man's claim that his twin impersonated him to have a sexual encounter. Patrick: Jeff Rector. Peter: Jerry Rector. Alice Golota: Anna Berger. Eddie: Michael Rodgers.
Episode 14
Weaver of Hate
Tue, Feb 17, 1998 60 mins
Fancy's antipathy for the racist father of a murder victim who was involved with black drug dealers complicates Simone and Sipowicz's case; Russell complains of not feeling well. Weaver: Thomas G. Waites. Kebede: Michael Chinyamurindi. Fancy: James McDaniel. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 15
Don't Kill the Messenger
Tue, Feb 24, 1998 60 mins
A cop takes a suspiciously personal interest in a murder; detectives investigate the slaying of a "good Samaritan" bike messenger. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Tommy Richardson: Michael Wiseman. Jason Langley: Matthew Glave. Tremain: Alexander Enberg.
Episode 16
The One That Got Away
Tue, Mar 3, 1998 60 mins
Simone and Sipowicz seek evidence against fellow cop Tommy Richardson (Michael Wiseman) for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. Costas: Sharon Lawrence. Laurie: Charlotte Ross. Aljuan: Karim Prince. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 17
Speak for Yourself, Bruce Clayton
Tue, Mar 24, 1998 60 mins
A case of rape and murder involves a disabled drug dealer; detectives investigate the killing of a security guard. Bruce Clayton: John Thaddeus. Jamal: Giancarlo Esposito. Val: Betsy Brantley. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Cara: Paula Jai Parker.
Episode 18
I Don't Wanna Dye
Tue, Mar 31, 1998 60 mins
Complications arise when Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) undergoes medical tests; the wife of murder suspect Tommy Richardson approaches Russell and Simone. Laurie: Charlotte Ross. Tommy: Michael Wiseman. Costas: Sharon Lawrence. Dr. Talbot: Aaron Lustig.
Episode 19
Prostrate Before the Law
Tue, Apr 28, 1998 60 mins
A witness (Robert Curtis Brown) and evidence contradict reunited Army buddies who reported finding one burned to death in another's torched van; Sipowicz undergoes prostate surgery. Joshua: Michael Cudlitz. Royce: Darren Burrows. Michael: Salvator Xuereb. Truman: Steven Flynn.
Episode 20
Hammer Time
Tue, May 5, 1998 60 mins
A shooting incident leads to evidence of a grisly child slaying; Simone (Jimmy Smits) looks into the disappearance of an elderly tenant from the apartment house he owns. Rose: Lucinda Jenney. Henry: Willie Garson. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz.
Episode 21
Seminal Thinking
Tue, May 12, 1998 60 mins
Results of a post-op PSA test bother Sipowicz (Dennis Franz); Medavoy takes charge in a rape-homicide case; detectives investigate the death of a used-car salesman. Calvin: Hawthorne James. Ross Cheswick: Neil Giuntoli. Marva: Nicki Michaeux. Medavoy: Gordon Clapp.
Episode 22
Honeymoon at Viagra Falls
Tue, May 19, 1998 90 mins
Simone and Russell make final marriage plans; Sipowicz awaits word on his latest prostate-cancer test; detectives investigate the murder of a homicide witness and her young son. Sipowicz: Dennis Franz. Simone: Jimmy Smits. Costas: Sharon Lawrence. Wally DeCarlo: Ken Lerner.
