Season 5

As Flies to Careless Boys Are We to the Gods / This Bud's for You

Sep 30, 1997

Simone is still under suspension and gets a visit from the FBI. Kirkendall goes 'undercover' on his behalf. The squad hunt for a pimp who goes on the rampage, apparently killing indiscriminately.

All's Well That Ends Well

Oct 7, 1997

3 men hold up a bar and a customer gets shot, but there's confusion over who shot him. Russell and Martinez investigate the latest in a series of rape attacks in the same hotel. Simone works his first shift.

Three Girls and a Baby

Oct 14, 1997

Medavoy gets a call from Abby, saying her girlfriend has been killed. He, Martinez and Kirkendall hunt the killer. Simone, Sipowicz and Russell are called to a burnt out car which has a body inside.

The Truth is Out There

Oct 28, 1997

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a body, which has been thrown from a roof. The only witness is worried about 'aliens'. Medavoy and Martinez get involved in a string of cab hold-ups.

It Takes a Village

Nov 4, 1997

Simone and Kirkendall investigate the shooting of a Korean shopkeeper. His son causes problems when he offers a reward. Russell and Sipowicz talk to a little girl, who has been beaten and raped. Her mother is convinced that the assailant is

Dead Man Talking

Nov 11, 1997

A family of three is attacked in their home and only the father survives. Simone and Sipowicz investigate. An old friend of Fancy's confesses to his part in a 15 year old crime. The rest of the squad investigate a serious assault at a music

Sheedy Dealings

Nov 18, 1997

2 working girls are raped and strangled in their shared apartment. Simone and Sipowicz hunt the killers. Medavoy and Martinez get information that a contract killing is being arranged. Russell and Kirkendall search for a necklace which was

Lost Israel (1)

Nov 25, 1997

The child of a rich family goes missing. The father suspects Israel, a local vagrant, of kidnapping him. Sipowicz has other ideas. In another case, a jewish girl is found raped and murdered on a bridge. Later, a young woman is caught using

Lost Israel (2)

Dec 9, 1997

A murdered boy's father insists that a homeless man is guilty. The mother takes Russell into her confidence. Simone and Sipowicz hunt the killer.

Remembrance of Humps Past

Dec 16, 1997

An old school friend of Sipowicz asks for help to talk to his daughter about her relationships. Martinez and Medavoy investigate a bizarre theft of gold teeth.

You're Under a Rasta

Jan 6, 1998

A drug-dealer's wife is found shot and their safe emptied. Simone and Sipowicz take the case. Russell and Kirkendall put themselves in the firing line. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez get a call to investigate the body of a dead prostitute,

A Box of Wendy

Jan 13, 1998

A woman is found beaten to death and left in a wooden crate. Simone and Sipowicz trace her family. Medavoy and Kirkendall hunt for the shooter of a Car Services worker. Russell is called to the hospital, where a 6-year old boy has died. His

Twin Petes

Feb 10, 1998

A series of armed robberies at ATM Cashpoints leads Simone and Russell to a suspect. His mother knows where he is but refuses to help. Medavoy gets confused when a man blames his identical twin brother for a sex assault.

Weaver of Hate

Feb 17, 1998

A woman witnesses 2 black boys throwing a white boy from a roof. Simone and Sipowicz suspect that there's a drug connection. Lt. Fancy is angered by racist comments in the squad room. Meanwhile, Kirkendall and Medavoy are called to a home w

Don't Kill the Messenger

Feb 24, 1998

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the death of a woman who is found stabbed in her apartment. They get a quick confession but everything is not as it seems. Medavoy and Kirkendall hunt the killer of a cycle messenger who gets shot while appar

The One That Got Away

Mar 3, 1998

Simone and Sipowicz continue the search for Darlene's killer and suspicion falls on a cop. Medavoy gets a call from Abby. Russell returns to work and she and Kirkendall hunt two black youths who shoot a student and steal his video camera. S

Speak for Yourself, Bruce Clayton

Mar 24, 1998

Two girls have been raped, then shot and left for dead, but one survives and points Simone and Sipowicz towards her attackers. The rest of the squad go to a Medical Centre where a security guard has been killed. His colleague's story differ

I Don't Wanna Dye

Mar 31, 1998

Sipowicz goes to hospital and fears he won't come out. Officer Richardson's wife pours her heart out to Simone and Russell. The squad investigate a bizarre death, involving a dead man in a tub, another with severe electric shock and a teena

Prostrate Before the Law

Apr 28, 1998

While Sipowicz remains in hospital for his Prostate op, detective Martinez returns to work, after the birth of his child. The squad investigate the discovery of a body in a burnt out van. The 5 'friends' of the victim tell the same story, b

Hammer Time

May 5, 1998

During a routine investigation into a domestic shooting incident, the detectives discover that a child has been missing for 2 months. Sipowicz - back at work after his op - and Russell have to tread carefully to discover the truth. Simone i

Seminal Thinking

May 12, 1998

Two bodies are found in the same vicinity. One, a car salesman with a reputation for dodgy deals, has been shot and dumped. The other, a homeless woman, has been raped and murdered. The team splits up. Simone and Sipowicz enlist the help of

Honeymoon at Viagra Falls

May 19, 1998

A mother and 5 year-old child have been shot dead in their apartment. Simone and Sipowicz suspect that a previous break-in may be connected to the killings and that ADA Cohen might be able to help them find the killer. Russell and Kirkendal