Homicide: Life on the Street
In Search of Crimes Past
Season 3, Episode 17 · Aired 1995-04-14
Synopsis
On the eve of his execution, the accused's daughter takes Col. Barnfather hostage, demanding a reinvestigation of the case to save her father. Bolanger, who had originally investigated the murder, discovers links to a recent suicide. BPD races the clock to get a stay of execution. Meanwhile an elderly woman's death in a bathtub leads to a poignant conclusion on a dance floor.
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