Homicide: Life on the Street
Black and Blue
Season 2, Episode 3 · Aired 1994-01-20
Synopsis
As Pembleton continues his investigation into a suspected police shooting, Giardello pressures him to pursue civilian suspects. To make a point, Pembleton elicits a confession from an innocent man (Isaiah Washington), but Giardello realizes he cannot accept it. Ultimately, Giardello helps Pembleton find the real shooter, a police lieutenant (Michael S. Kennedy) with whom Howard had an affair and for whom she still harbors romantic feelings. Meanwhile, as Munch (Richard Belzer) runs into problems in his love life, the normally-lonely Bolander strikes up a relationship with a young waitress named Linda (Julianna Margulies).
In the series
This episode is part of Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) on NBC.
Baltimore detectives, handheld grit, and cases that don’t tidy up for sweeps.
Key cast
- Andre Braugher as Frank Pembleton
- Yaphet Kotto as Al Giardello
- Kyle Secor as Tim Bayliss
- Richard Belzer as John Munch
- Clark Johnson as Meldrick Lewis
- Melissa Leo as Kay Howard