Hill Street Blues
Washington Deceased
Season 5, Episode 16 · Aired 1985-02-07
Synopsis
A stakeout begins to catch the "Melon Felon," who is responsible for seven decapitated prostitutes; LaRue moonlights on a low-budget horror picture and "borrows" one of the props for a joke on an obnoxious detective; a department accountant dogs Furillo; Belker dreads being alone on his 37th birthday; and Chief Daniels uses his position to punish Mayo for refusing his advances the night before.
In the series
This episode is part of Hill Street Blues (1981–1987) on NBC.
Messy, overlapping, human — the police drama grew up here.
Key cast
- Daniel J. Travanti as Capt. Frank Furillo
- Veronica Hamel as Joyce Davenport
- Michael Conrad as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus
- Bruce Weitz as Det. Mick Belker
- Betty Thomas as Lucy Bates
- Joe Spano as Lt. Henry Goldblume