The main case involves a diamond dealer's sister, who went missing with a large quantity of stones alongside her no-good boyfriend. Baldwin Jones (played by Henry Simmons), Det. After James is shot, recovers, and returns to work, and Lesniak and he get to know each other, she admits that the story she told Medavoy was a lie. Martinez is running for Delegate against night-watch detective Vince Gotelli. [5][6] John Kelly was the main character, and the first season revolved around him and his professional and personal lives. Andy and Diane have serious conflict over Bobby's situation, only putting them aside to investigate the murder of a young woman who was seeing a psychiatrist after being raped. Sipowicz's battle with prostate cancer and the up-and-down Simone/Russell relationship, which includes Russell's revelation that she had been sexually abused by her father, are prominent storylines. 'The Complete 9th Season' is Scheduled for DVD by Shout! Bobby tries to make peace with the tenant, Henry Coffield, in his new building who believes Bobby screwed him out of inheriting the building. Other departures and arrivals that occurred during this time: In the final few episodes, the storylines revolved around the impending retirement of Det. In the pilot, Sipowicz is shot by a suspect he had attacked and humiliated earlier. In another storyline, due to his low self-esteem and disbelief that a woman like Donna could love him, Medavoy's relationship with her breaks down, due in no small part to Donna's visiting sister. Medavoy, on edge over a mystery dinner with Abby, is umcharacteristically violent as he and Martinez investigate a drive-by where the vehicle was a city bus. Smits was replaced by Rick Schroder, as Det. The other detective in the squad, Greg Medavoy, a married man, embarks on an affair with the squad's new administrative aide, Donna Abandando. Elsewhere, a teenaged girl's murder is connected to a grotesque fetish video and drugs, and Diane breaks down in Bobby's arms as she finally relates how her father sexually abused her for years. Schedules Rick Schroder in 'The Complete 6th Season, "NYPD Blue – A DVD Set is Announced for 'The Complete 7th Season, "NYPD Blue – Two-Thirds of the Way with Shout! First appearance of Andrea Thompson as Jill Kirkendall. Furthermore, Sipowicz reaches a level of understanding with PAA John Irvin (portrayed by Bill Brochtrup), whose homosexuality had been a stumbling block for Sipowicz in their interactions to that point. Diane later tells her OCCB boss that the work is getting to her, and has an ugly argument with Bobby. “I can’t wait to see these two greats go head-to-head in a season that is bound to raise the bar set by an outstanding Season One.” Season Two of PRODIGAL SON premieres on a new night, Tuesday, Jan. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Season two had the departure of John Kelly, and the show was thereafter built around an ensemble cast. [79] In addition, Kim Delaney and Bill Brochtrup agreed to appear in their original roles as Diane Russell and John Irvin.[79]. [36][37][38][39] Variety even went as far as to say that broadcast television had lost its edge after NYPD Blue was cancelled. Detective John Clark Jr., Andy Sipowicz (who just was promoted Sergeant) and a military investigator examine the murder of military recruiter Sergeant Lester Bakewell, whose affair with a female colleague caused her divorce from a retired veteran Colonel; however, the prime suspect is student Paul Corbelli, whose … As had occurred with Simone and Sorenson, initially tension exists between Clark and Sipowicz, largely due to an old feud from years earlier involving Sipowicz and Clark's father, John Clark, Sr. (Joe Spano), an average, by-the-book detective from a low crime precinct, who is enraged that his son chose to join the 15th Precinct to work with Andy. He is replaced by Bobby Simone, a widower whose previous job was that of driver for the police commissioner. NYPD Blue has won 84 out of 285 award nominations. An ex-con whom Simone put away years ago comes to him and says another man is in jail for a crime he did not do. Fancy is rocked when his former foster son, Maceo, is arrested for running drugs. Seasons 1-12 are available on Hulu the American subscription video on demand service. (Marcil did come back for another one-episode guest spot in Season 11). Bobby and Diane celebrate their engagement. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC network, debuted on September 21, 1993‚ and aired its final episode on March 1, 2005. Bobby gets in trouble over the license plate he ran for Joey Salvo the previous week at the FBI's request when they will not stand up for him after IAB finds out about it, and he learns that the FBI suspects IAB of having someone on Salvo's payroll. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast.. Carmen Olivera in the Season 9 premiere, with the possibility of becoming a regular cast member. Because of Kelly's involvement with Licalsi, and the widely held belief that he withheld evidence that could have given her a longer sentence, he is transferred out of the 15th and chooses to leave the department altogether. Bobby tells Joey Salvo he is out of a job, and Joey says he wants Bobby to come work for him, but then Joey is shot three times and killed. [2] In 2009, "Hearts and Souls" (Season 6, Episode 5), Jimmy Smits' final episode as a main cast member, ranked 30th on "TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". Geri Turner is the new PAA. Blue bloods is an entertaining show about a family of NY city police. Fancy is upset when the brass tells him Bobby is in line to get a promotion to Detective First Grade, but Andy will not, while his wife feels Andy is getting what he deserves. Andy and Bobby find a suspect in a nerdy guy with a porn fetish, and cook up a plan to insult him into confessing. Another unlikely romance developed between Sipowicz and Connie McDowell. The Sorenson character was written out at the start of season nine, at Schroder's request; he wanted to spend more time with his family.[7]. A mentally disturbed young man named Fred comes to the house babbling about his mother, and Andy finds out she died of a heart attack and Fred tried to bury her in a Dumpster. Medavoy and Martinez catch a shooting at an auto repair shop where the partner's son, who happened to be out of the shop at the time, acts hugely suspicious. The fourth season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on October 15, 1996, and concluded on May 20, 1997. Diane is out on UC with Liery when a rollerblader bumps into her and Liery beats the guy, leaving her unable to forcefully protect the guy, though she does keep Liery from killing him. [20] Smits left the show when his contract ended because of it,[20] as did Andrea Thompson. In Region 2, Mediumrare acquired the rights to release the remaining eight seasons of the show on DVD in the United Kingdom. 's Announce of 'The Complete Season 8'! They have to deal with a stolen .45 automatic, the involvement in one robbery of Vince Gotelli, and a too-eager cop who is trying to solve the case on his own before they get a break and make arrests. John Kelly and Andy Sipowicz are detectives in the 15th squad. James Martinez and new detective Adrienne Lesniak begin an affair, but Lesniak later breaks it off, because her last relationship with a fellow cop ended disastrously, and tells Medavoy (Martinez's partner and the squad gossip) that she is gay. At Bobby's promotion ceremony, Diane confronts Bobby with the news that Jimmy is dead. Andy tries to protect scared witness Steve Cameron, but indifference from ADA Leo Cohen and Bobby's focus being elsewhere leads to a horrible ending. Produced by 20th Century Fox and Steven Bochco Productions, film production primarily took place in the greater Los Angeles area. Bobby's relationship with Andy gets worse as the secrecy about the case continues (though Andy learns Bobby has talked to Diane about it) and affects their investigation of a rape-assault. Clark becomes Sipowicz's newest (and greenest) partner. Sipowicz has a night job as a marshal, and his first assignment has him thrilled: baby-sitting drug mules until they pass the drugs. He is reluctantly going through a divorce from his wife, Laura, and is embarking on an affair with a uniformed cop, Janice Licalsi. The cops find out that Vince Gotelli hijacked a city bus while drunk and Fancy works to save Vince from jail time. The dreams play into Andy's psyche when he and Bobby investigate a real life string of bar robberies. Sipowicz and Simone catch the case of an art burglary at the residence of an impovrished European prince and his well-to-do American wife. Two other actresses were first cast in roles as young, Latina detectives who were intended to be regular cast members; one was dropped in the pre-filming process over creative differences, and Vanessa Marcil made an appearance as Det. Diane goes over to Bobby's and they sleep together, but Bobby is not impressed with her idea of a casual relationship and asks her to leave. Greg and James get a very odd death when a guy had his head crushed by a flying typewriter. In episode five, "Heart and Souls", just episodes after marrying Russell, Simone dies due to an enlarged heart and a subsequent infection caused by complications from a heart transplant. [9] The PTC has directly criticized several episodes of the show for perceived vulgarity[10][11][12] and filed complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over the use of obscene language in several episodes aired in early 2003, at the last half of the 10th season of the show,[13] associating the series with a perceived increase in profanity[14] and violence[15] on prime-time television from the late 1990s to early 2000s. 1 Biography 2 Relationships 3 Involved Shootings 4 Gallery 5 Notes & Trivia 6 Appearances 7 References A native New Yorker, Anthony is of Italian descent … Diane later calls Andy from a diner because she is on the verge of relapsing into alcohol.