an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET

1993-1999

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Homicide: Life on the Street was adapted from Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon’s book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, a non-fiction account of his experience following a Baltimore Police Department homicide unit in 1988.

Simon sent the book to film director and Baltimore native Barry Levinson in hopes that it would be adapted into a film, but Levinson thought it would be more appropriate material for television as the stories and characters could be developed over a longer period of time.

Filmed with hand-held 16mm cameras entirely on-location in Baltimore, and known for it’s realistic, and often emotionally draining depiction of inner-city police squads, Homicide was able to distinguish itself from its contemporaries.

NBC・1993・DRAMA・TELEVISION・CRIME

  • Paul Attanasio

  • Kenneth Fink — 8 Episodes (1995–1998)

    Alan Taylor — 7 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Nick Gomez — 6 Episodes (1993–1998)

    Peter Medak — 6 Episodes (1994–1998)

    Jean de Segonzac — 6 Episodes (1996–1997)

    John McNaughton — 5 Episodes (1994–1996)

    Clark Johnson — 5 Episodes (1996–1998)

    Leslie Libman — 4 Episodes (1996–1998)

    Larry Williams — 4 Episodes (1996–1998)

    Uli Edel — 4 Episodes (1997–1998)

    Lee Bonner — 3 Episodes (1994–1996)

    Tim Hunter — 3 Episodes (1994–1995)

    Edwin Sherin — 3 Episodes (1996–1999)

    Barbara Kopple — 3 Episodes (1997–1999)

    Kyle Secor — 3 Episodes (1997–1999)

    Kathryn Bigelow — 3 Episodes (1998–1999)

    Jay Tobias — 3 Episodes (1998–1999)

    Barry Levinson — 2 Episodes (1993–1995)

    Martin Campbell — 2 Episodes (1993)

    Ted Demme — 2 Episodes (1994–1996)

    Whitney Ransick — 2 Episodes (1994–1995)

    Christopher Menaul — 2 Episodes (1994)

    Timothy Van Patten — 2 Episodes (1995–1999)

    Michael Fields — 2 Episodes (1995–1996)

    Peter Weller — 2 Episodes (1995–1996)

    Ed Bianchi — 2 Episodes (1998)

    Robert Harmon — 2 Episodes (1998)

    Wayne Ewing — 1 Episode (1993)

    Michael Lehmann — 1 Episode (1993)

    Peter Markle — 1 Episode (1993)

    Bruce Paltrow — 1 Episode (1993)

    Keith Gordon — 1 Episode (1994)

    Stephen Gyllenhaal — 1 Episode (1994)

    Richard Pearce — 1 Episode (1994)

    Myles Connell — 1 Episode (1995)

    Bruno Kirby — 1 Episode (1995)

    Don Scardino — 1 Episode (1995)

    Jace Alexander — 1 Episode (1996)

    Gwen Arner — 1 Episode (1996)

    Kathy Bates — 1 Episode (1996)

    Kevin Hooks — 1 Episode (1996)

    Darnell Martin — 1 Episode (1996)

    Michael Radford — 1 Episode (1996)

    Whit Stillman — 1 Episode (1996)

    Gary Fleder — 1 Episode (1997)

    Alison Maclean — 1 Episode (1997)

    Tim McCann — 1 Episode (1997)

    Mark Pellington — 1 Episode (1997)

    Matt Reeves — 1 Episode (1997)

    Steve Buscemi — 1 Episode (1998)

    Mary Harron — 1 Episode (1998)

    Brad Anderson — 1 Episode (1999)

    Miguel Arteta — 1 Episode (1999)

    Joe Berlinger — 1 Episode (1999)

    Adam Bernstein — 1 Episode (1999)

    Lisa Cholodenko — 1 Episode (1999)

    Keith Samples — 1 Episode (1999)

  • Paul Attanasio — 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    David Simon — 122 Episodes (1993-1999)

    Tom Fontana — 67 Episodes (1993-1999)

    Darryl Wharton — 40 Episodes (1996-1998)

    James Yoshimura — 39 Episodes (1993-1999)

    Anya Epstein — 35 Episodes (1995-1999)

    Julie Martin — 32 Episodes (1994-1999)

    Henry Bromell — 25 Episodes (1994-1996)

    Bonnie Mark — 25 Episodes (1994-1995)

    Sean Whitesell — 13 Episodes (1998)

    Jorge Zamacona — 12 Episodes (1993-1997)

    Eric Ellis Overmyer — 11 Episodes (1996-1999)

    Noel Behn — 7 Episodes (1993-1999)

    David Mills — 3 Episodes (1994-1998)

    Yaphet Kotto — 3 Episodes (1997-1999)

    David Rupel — 2 Episode (1995-1996)

    Christopher Kyle — 2 Episodes (1997–1998)

    Linda McGibney — 2 Episodes (1997–1998)

    Sara B. Cooper — 2 Episodes (1998–1999)

    Joy Kecken — 2 Episodes (1998)

    Frank Pugliese — 1 Episode (1993)

    D. Keith Mano — 1 Episode (1994)

    Randall Anderson — 1 Episode (1995)

    Kevin Arkadie — 1 Episode (1995)

    Jack Behr — 1 Episode (1995)

    Eugene Lee — 1 Episode (1995)

    Jane Smiley — 1 Episode (1995)

    Rogers Turrentine — 1 Episode (1995)

    Les Carter — 1 Episode (1996)

    Michael S. Chernuchin — 1 Episode (1996)

    Jean Gennis — 1 Episode (1996)

    Edward Gold — 1 Episode (1996)

    D. Maria Legaspi — 1 Episode (1996)

    Barry Levinson — 1 Episode (1996)

    Phyllis Murphy — 1 Episode (1996)

    Susan Sisko — 1 Episode (1996)

    Trish Soodik — 1 Episode (1996)

    Lyle Weldon — 1 Episode (1996)

    Michael Whaley — 1 Episode (1996)

    Emily Whitesell — 1 Episode (1996)

    Matt Witten — 1 Episode (1996)

    Jeanne Blake — 1 Episode (1997)

    Lee Blessing — 1 Episode (1997)

    Ron Goldstein — 1 Episode (1997)

    Debbie Sarjeant — 1 Episode (1997)

    Gay Walch — 1 Episode (1997)

    Rafael Álvarez — 1 Episode (1997)

    Philip B. Epstein — 1 Episode (1998)

    Elle Johnson — 1 Episode (1998)

    T.J. English — 1 Episode (1999)

    Sharon Guskin — 1 Episode (1999)

    Willie Reale — 1 Episode (1999)

    Lloyd Rose — 1 Episode (1999)

    Ayelet Sela — 1 Episode (1999)

    Jason Yoshimura — 1 Episode (1999)

  • Jim Finnerty — Executive Producer: 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Tom Fontana — Executive Producer: 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Barry Levinson — Executive Producer: 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Gail Mutrux — Producer: 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Julie Martin — Producer: 89 Episodes (1995–1999)

    James Yoshimura — Co-Executive Producer: 89 Episodes (1995–1999)

    Debbie Sarjeant — Co-Producer: 68 Episodes (1994–1997)

    Anya Epstein — Producer: 45 Episodes (1997–1999)

    Eric Ellis Overmyer — Producer: 45 Episodes (1997–1999)

    David Simon — Producer: 45 Episodes (1997–1999)

    Henry Bromell — Executive Producer: 44 Episodes (1994–1996)

    Jorge Zamacona — Producer: 22 Episodes (1995–1996)

    Lori Mozilo — Coordinating Producer: 9 Episodes (1993)

    Sara B. Cooper — Co-Producer: 9 Episodes (1999)

  • John Munch: Richard Belzer

    Meldrick Lewis: Clark Johnson

    Al Giardello: Yaphet Kotto

    Tim Bayliss: Kyle Secor

    Frank Pembleton: Andre Braugher

    Kay Howard / Carrie Howard (as Margaret May): Melissa Leo

    Mike Kellerman: Reed Diamond

  • Douglas J. Cuomo — 109 Episodes (1994–1999)

    Jeff Rona — 13 Episodes (1993-1994)

  • Alex Zakrzewski — 57 Episodes (1995–1999)

    Jean de Segonzac — 53 Episodes (1994–1997)

    Wayne Ewing — 9 Episodes (1993)

    Phil Oetiker — 3 Episodes (1995–1996)

  • Jay Rabinowitz — 26 Episodes (1993–1998)

    Cindy Mollo — 24 Episodes (1993–1998)

    Ken Eluto — 16 Episodes (1998–1999)

    Jay Pires — 12 Episodes (1996–1997)

    Deborah Moran — 11 Episodes (1998–1999)

    Gregg Featherman — 9 Episodes (1994–1997)

    Sylvia Waliga — 9 Episodes (1995–1996)

    Ned Bastille — 3 Episodes (1997–1998)

    Richard Harkness — 2 Episodes (1993–1994)

  • Louis DiGiaimo — 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Pat Moran — 122 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Brett Goldstein — 89 Episodes (1995–1999)

  • Vincent Peranio — 105 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Susan Kessel — 17 Episodes (1998–1999)

  • F. Dale Davis — 9 Episodes (1993)

  • Susan Kessel — 105 Episodes (1993–1999)

    Lulu Williamson — 17 Episodes (1998–1999)

  • Tina Nigro — 89 Episodes (1995–1999)

    Rolande Berman — 26 Episodes (1993–1995)

    Van Smith — 7 Episodes (1993)

  • Baltimore Pictures

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    NBC Studios

    Reeves Entertainment Group

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EPISODES

Featured
1. Gone for Goode
1. Gone for Goode

Lewis and Crosetti uncover a woman's plot to murder loved ones for their life insurance; Bolander convinces Munch to pursue an old case.

2. Ghost of a Chance
2. Ghost of a Chance

A victim's ghost leads Howard to the evidence she needs to solve her case; Bolander and Munch check out an apparent homicide -- but the victim isn't quite dead yet.

3. Son of a Gun
3. Son of a Gun

Stanley admits to John that he has a crush on the medical examiner; Steve takes it personally when a friend is shot in the eye.

4. A Shot in the Dark
4. A Shot in the Dark

Tim and Frank each follow a different hunch in the Adena Watson case; Stanley and Carol make another attempt at their relationship.

5. Three Men and Adena
5. Three Men and Adena

Tim and Frank bring in the main suspect in the Adena Watson murder case and spend 10 hours in the interrogation room.

6. A Dog and Pony Show
6. A Dog and Pony Show

Kay and Beau try to nail a drug dealer for a brutal murder, Tim and Frank are pulled from the Adena Watson case to investigate the death of a police dog.

7. And the Rockets' Dead Glare
7. And the Rockets' Dead Glare

Meldrick and Steve investigate the murder of a Chinese political refugee, Frank is picked to become a lieutenant of another homicide unit.

8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
8. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Meldrick is frustrated when a boy is accidentally shot by his sister and the parents refuse to remove the gun from the house; the detectives go on a smoke out.

9. The Night of the Dead Living
9. The Night of the Dead Living

While the squad works the graveyard shift, a renegade Santa Claus runs loose in the building, and a mysterious candle is lit as a vigil to all the unsolved homicide cases.

Featured
1. Bop Gun
1. Bop Gun

Felton gets a primary case, in which a family gets robbed and the mother is fatally shot. As the team investigates, the father blames himself for the loss.

2. See No Evil
2. See No Evil

Felton's friend kills his ill father in an assisted suicide, and a suspicious Lewis is assigned to the case. Frank and Bayliss investigate the murder of a drug peddler.

3. Black and Blue
3. Black and Blue

A victim was shot in the back, and Frank is eager to find out who done it, however nobody believes him when he states the murderer was a cop.

4. A Many Splendored Thing
4. A Many Splendored Thing

Bayliss and Pembleton investigate the murder of a much-loved woman, only to find that she worked at a phone sex company. Meanwhile, a depressed Detective Munch tags along on Bolander's romantic dinner date after being dumped.

Featured
1. Nearer My God to Thee
1. Nearer My God to Thee

When a beautiful girl is murdered, dragged in a dumpster, the unit investigates the case, but it's difficult without a clue except of a white glove found on the hand of the victim.

2. Fits Like a Glove
2. Fits Like a Glove

Still investigating the murder of Catherine Goodrich, another victim is found with the same clues and Frank is now the primary on the case. Felton is thinking about going back to his wife, Munch and Lewis consider to buy a tavern.

3. Extreme Unction
3. Extreme Unction

With another girl found dead with a glove on her hand next to a Catholic Church, Frank questions his faith but then a witness might help the detectives find out the killer's identity.

4. A Model Citizen
4. A Model Citizen

Kay Howard becomes closer to John Munch when she realizes how saddened he is by children being involved in horrific crimes. Meanwhile Bayliss falls for a seductive closet-goth, Emma Zoole.

5. Happy to Be Here
5. Happy to Be Here

Gee investigates the murder of an old friend and Bayliss's relationship with the police artist turns sour.

6. Crosetti
6. Crosetti

The unit investigate the death of their friend and Lewis' partner, Steve Crosetti which appears to be a suicide, but Lewis is sure there is more to it than this.

7. The Last of the Watermen
7. The Last of the Watermen

Howard decides to go on a sudden vacation to her hometown, but soon she has to investigate a murder of a conservationist. Meanwhile, Frank has to fill the absence of Howard as the partner of Felton to solve a case.

8. All Through the House
8. All Through the House

It's Christmas time, and Lewis gets a case in which the victim's identity is unknown due to heavy burns. Munch and Bolander deal with the death of "Santa" but nothing seems to ruin Bolander's Christmas spirit.

9. Every Mother's Son
9. Every Mother's Son

Bayliss and Frank investigate the murder of a kid who was shot in a bowling alley. Felton gets a clue about his family's whereabouts.

10. Cradle to Grave
10. Cradle to Grave

Lewis and Munch investigate the death of Andrew "Monk" Whetherly, a member of the Deacons Motorcycle Club. Whetherly's wife, Bree, leads them to Preacher, the gang's warlord, who says Monk was killed "because he loved his little girl."

11. Partners
11. Partners

Detective Douglas Jones, Russert's former partner, joins Homicide from Narcotics. Later, when Jones' wife Natalie is admitted to the hospital with suspicious injuries, Russert confronts Jones about possible spousal abuse.

12. The City That Bleeds
12. The City That Bleeds

Detectives Howard, Bolander and Felton are shot during an ambush and left in critical condition. Pembleton feels obligated to get justice, Munch becomes traumatized and shocked, and Giardello faces an investigation of his work.

13. Dead End
13. Dead End

The Homicide Unit captures Glen Holton only to learn that he wasn't the one who shot Felton, Bolander and Howard. Meanwhile Russert is forced to investigate Giardello's work to find out if he should be at fault for the ordeal.

14. End Game
14. End Game

Bolander has a relapse. The detectives sound off to the local news about the shooting. Apartment 201 is opened up and the occupant, Gordon Pratt, is a gun freak who once tried to be a cop.

15. Law & Disorder
15. Law & Disorder

Pembleton and Lewis investigate the random shooting of a woman, meanwhile Bayliss suspects Munch of going vigilante and murdering Gordon Pratt. Felton tries to get used to being back at work but finds getting around to be difficult.

16. The Old and the Dead
16. The Old and the Dead

Beau meets Megan's cousin, NBC's Tim Russert. Kay and Stan return to duty, after Stan undergoes a final test, and Kay finds her desk has been moved.

17. In Search of Crimes Past
17. In Search of Crimes Past

A 16-year-old murder case must be reopened when the daughter of the convicted killer holds Col. Barnfather hostage. Pembleton and Bayliss investigate an elderly man whose wife died of drowning in the bathtub.

18. Nothing Personal
18. Nothing Personal

Crosetti's caseload is distributed among the detectives and Howard's 100% clearance rate may be in jeopardy when she gets his most difficult unsolved case; this is further complicated when Beau misplaces some new evidence.

19. Colors
19. Colors

Tim's cousin shoots a Turkish exchange student and his partnership with Pembleton may be in jeopardy when they both stand on opposite sides of the case. Lewis hires his grandmother to cook at the bar.

20. The Gas Man
20. The Gas Man

A convict is released from prison and begins to get his revenge on Frank by frustrating the investigation he is currently working on and also by terrorizing his wife.

Featured
1. Fire: Part 1
1. Fire: Part 1

Pembleton and Bayliss investigate a body found at a burned building, joined by Det. Kellerman from the arson squad.

2. Fire: Part 2
2. Fire: Part 2

A gas leak causes the detectives to evacuate the building, so they relocate to an old bank. Lewis is paired up with Kellerman on the murder of a woman. Sergeant Howard tries to carve out a place for herself with the other detectives, but her efforts prove unpopular.

3. Autofocus
3. Autofocus

A gas leak causes the detectives to evacuate the building, relocating to an old bank. Lewis is paired up with Kellerman on the murder of a woman. Sergeant Howard tries to carve out a place for herself with the other detectives, but her efforts prove unpopular.

4. Thrill of the Kill
4. Thrill of the Kill

Pembleton and Bayliss work with FBI agent Steven Van Brandt to stop a killer working his way up I-95 from Florida toward Baltimore.

5. Hate Crimes
5. Hate Crimes

Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the murder of a man outside a night club.

6. A Doll's Eyes
6. A Doll's Eyes

Pembleton and Bayliss look for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded shopping mall, critically wounding a 10 year old boy.

7. Heartbeat
7. Heartbeat

Munch and Howard try to frighten a drug dealer into confessing to murder, by using his love of Edgar Allan Poe's works to their advantage. Meanwhile Munch's date with a beautiful colleague backfires when he meets her roommate.

8. Sniper: Part 1
8. Sniper: Part 1

The detectives pursue a sniper who leaves games of Hangman at every crime scene.

9. Sniper: Part 2
9. Sniper: Part 2

Another sniper strikes Baltimore as soon as the first is apprehended.

10. The Hat
10. The Hat

Lewis and Kellerman take a road trip to extradite a Baltimore murder suspect from Pennsylvania. It should be an easy assignment, but Meldrick and Mikey make things hard on themselves by losing the suspect on the way back.

11. I've Got a Secret
11. I've Got a Secret

During the investigation of a burglar found dead with no apparent injuries, the detectives find that he visited an ER for a gunshot wound and may have received bad surgery.

12. For God and Country
12. For God and Country

Bayliss and Pembleton work with Lennie Briscoe and Rey Curtis to find the people involved in the NYC subway bombing and the Baltimore church bombing five years earlier.

13. Justice: Part 1
13. Justice: Part 1

A murdered ex-cop's son decides to conduct his own investigation when Munch and Russert find themselves stumped in their search for the killer.

14. Justice: Part 2
14. Justice: Part 2

A man struggles to deal with a trial verdict and takes justice into his own hands. Lewis is not allowed to know all the details of Kellerman's investigation, because of his past relationship with their chief suspect. Bayliss is at odds with Pembleton over the disposition of a grilled cheese sandwich.

15. Stakeout
15. Stakeout

The entire squad is put on 24-hour surveillance when a mass murderer is identified. Gee debates leaving the squad in the midst of the stakeout, so he can attend his daughter's wedding in California.

16. Requiem for Adena
16. Requiem for Adena

A young girl is murdered in a style similar to Adena Watson's murder. Frank demands to work the case alone as Bayliss begins to think that the two crimes might be related.

17. Full Moon
17. Full Moon

Kellerman and Lewis investigate a shooting at the New Moon motel where everyone has a motive for the crime.

18. Scene of the Crime
18. Scene of the Crime

Lewis and Kellerman's investigation of a murder in a housing project puts them at odds with a civilian-patrol group, run by the Black Muslims. Munch is excited because Stan is scheduled to come back June 1st.

19. Map of the Heart
19. Map of the Heart

A prominent attorney is murdered and the murderer presents himself to Pembleton and Bayliss with a videotape that implicates him. Kellerman is determined to find out who's the "lunch bandit."

20. The Damage Done
20. The Damage Done

Lewis and Kellerman investigate a series of homicides that put them into the middle of a drug war. Kellerman seeks comfort from the godmother of the daughter of the victim's family.

21. The Wedding
21. The Wedding

A trash-talking radio talk-show host makes a proposal to his listening audience. Lewis announces to Kellerman that he is getting married today, and motivates the rest of the squad to help him with the final details. During the festivities, Pembleton's wife goes into labor.

22. Work Related
22. Work Related

Three people are shot during a robbery at a burger place and Pembleton and Bayliss investigate. During an interrogation, Pembleton has a seizure and is taken to neurosurgery.

Featured
1. Hostage: Part 1
1. Hostage: Part 1

Pembleton returns to work just as a school is being taken hostage.

2. Hostage: Part 2
2. Hostage: Part 2

As the hostage situation at the school continues, the detectives debate their course of action and Pembleton experiences more problems while recovering from his stroke.

3. Prison Riot
3. Prison Riot

The detectives investigate a murder committed during a prison riot, while Pembleton jeopardizes his recovery as he practices for his firearms exam.

4. Bad Medicine
4. Bad Medicine

Lewis teams with a narcotics officer to catch the culprit who's selling poison-laced heroin, while Kellerman is investigated for corruption.

5. M.E., Myself and I
5. M.E., Myself and I

The arrival of a new Chief Medical Examiner upsets Bayliss. The FBI investigation of Kellerman continues, increasing his frustration.

6. White Lies
6. White Lies

An article in The Baltimore Sun about an investigation of the arson unit upsets Kellerman. Munch catches the case of a woman whose husband discovered her dead in her bedroom and immediately suspects the husband. Brodie gets an offer to stay at Kay's place.

7. The Heart of a Saturday Night
7. The Heart of a Saturday Night

In a grief-support group, Survivors discuss the circumstances surrounding three murders one Saturday night in Baltimore.

8. The True Test
8. The True Test

The murder of a computer genius at a prestigious prep school is believed to be racially motivated as he is one of only three black students. Bayliss and Lewis suspect a student whose protective mother is a powerful judge.

9. Control
9. Control

Kellerman is summoned to the Grand Jury. Once again a drug murder implicates Luther Mahoney, but the star witness is intimidated even while in police custody.

10. Blood Wedding
10. Blood Wedding

A robbery gone wrong ends up killing Danver's bride-to-be while trying on a wedding dress. Once again Pembleton and Bayliss disagree on theories of the crime.

11. The Documentary
11. The Documentary

On New Year's Eve, Brodie screens his documentary about the detectives that reveals embarrassing lies and hidden truths.

12. Betrayal
12. Betrayal

When a girl is found with a broken rib which punctured her lung and 26 belt buckle marks on her body, Pembleton and Bayliss question the mother and her live-in boyfriend.

13. Have a Conscience
13. Have a Conscience

When a war hero is killed after trying to prevent dope dealers from operating outside his store, his death leads detectives to Mahoney.

14. Diener
14. Diener

Pembleton and Lewis are assigned to the brutal murder of a wealthy woman whose diamond ring has disappeared from the victim's finger after the body was found, proving pivotal in the case.

15. Wu's on First?
15. Wu's on First?

When a police officer is found shot to death, Elizabeth Wu writes an article praising his dedication to the job. An informant calls her with a tip that the cop was shot after demanding money back in a dope deal, but her source later reveals that he was the shooter.

16. Valentine's Day
16. Valentine's Day

Two bombings near Valentine's Day result in two deaths. Brodie finds a way to get a confession from a drug dealer who conned a victim into playing Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun.

17. Kaddish
17. Kaddish

Munch's high school love interest, Helen Rosenthal, is raped and murdered, leaving Munch and Kellerman trying to solve the case. Grief and 1960's nostalgia engulf Munch, and meanwhile he connects with Helen's mourning daughter.

18. Double Blind
18. Double Blind

Thormann must confront the reality that the assailant who shot and blinded him is up for parole. Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the murder of a chef, and the family's background of abuse triggers traumatic memories for Bayliss.

19. Deception
19. Deception

An autopsy reveals that the death of a recent arrival from Europe was caused by swallowing dozens of bags of heroin, later found in the victims stomach. Munch receives a tip from a con that a body is buried under the track at Pimlico.

20. Narcissus
20. Narcissus

A major police chase ensues after an armed suspect locks himself in a row house that is the headquarters of the African Revival Movement (ARM).

21. Partners and Other Strangers
21. Partners and Other Strangers

Beau Felton's body is found. Megan Russert returns from France to help in the investigation. Pembleton discovers why Bayliss has been missing from the squad room so much.

22. Strangers and Other Partners
22. Strangers and Other Partners

Mike and Julianna wake up the morning after a night of drinking and passion. The investigation into Beau's death continues; Howard wants to be the primary while Frank tries to maintain control.

Featured
1. Blood Ties: Part 1
1. Blood Ties: Part 1

A prominent businessman's housekeeper is found murdered at a banquet in his honor.

2. Blood Ties: Part 2
2. Blood Ties: Part 2

Felix Wilson makes a shocking confession about his relationship with his deceased housekeeper.

3. Blood Ties: Part 3
3. Blood Ties: Part 3

Pembleton and Giardello reluctantly get search warrants to collect blood samples from Felix Wilson and his son.

4. Birthday
4. Birthday

Lewis, Falsone, and Stivers, get the case of a woman almost beaten to death and left in an alley. Georgia Rae Mahoney tells Kellerman she has video of Luther's shooting. Frank anxiously awaits the birth of his child, but Mary is unruffled.

5. Baby, It's You
5. Baby, It's You

New York detectives Briscoe and Curtis accompany Falsone and Munch to Baltimore as they look for the suspect in a teen model's death.

6. Saigon Rose
6. Saigon Rose

An armed robbery at a family Vietnamese restaurant leaves five dead, sparing only two teenagers in the kitchen who implicate an off-duty Baltimore cop. Falsone confronts Kellerman and accuses him of executing Luther Mahoney.

7. The Subway
7. The Subway

A man is pinned by a train in a subway station, producing a mortal wound that is temporarily suppressed by his situation, the Homicide detectives must determine if the incident was an accident or deliberate.

8. All Is Bright
8. All Is Bright

Gharty and Ballard suspect that a woman murdered her ex-boyfriend for infecting her with AIDS.

9. Closet Cases
9. Closet Cases

Bayliss and Pembleton are forced to deal with their own prejudices as they search for a hustler suspected of killing rich gay men.

10. Sins of the Father
10. Sins of the Father

Lewis and Falsone attempt to solve the whipping and hanging of a wealthy advertising executive.

11. Shaggy Dog, City Goat
11. Shaggy Dog, City Goat

A couple give the police information about a murder-suicide, while Ballard and Gharty go after a pair of suspects outside their jurisdiction.

12. Something Sacred: Part 1
12. Something Sacred: Part 1

The stabbing death of a priest in his own rectory becomes a red ball, with Ballard and Gharty in charge. Allegations of sexual abuse complicate the case, and the unit searches for two Guatemalan refugees who were living at the rectory.

13. Something Sacred: Part 2
13. Something Sacred: Part 2

Another priest is murdered after the two Guatemalan political refugees suspected of killing the first one are set free.

14. Lies and Other Truths
14. Lies and Other Truths

An angry driver cuts off a state-owned truck, is rammed from behind and rear-ends a parked semi. Result? Two deaths and a paralyzed passenger, a lawsuit against the state, and pressure on the medical examiner to alter blood alcohol results.

15. Pit Bull Sessions
15. Pit Bull Sessions

Pembleton and Falsone investigate the mauling of an elderly man in his own house by three dogs belonging to his grandson.

16. Mercy
16. Mercy

Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the death of a cancer patient when a relative insists the hospice doctor killed him in a "mercy killing." Stivers and Falsone investigate the murder of a 12-year-old girl outside a pizza shop on her way to school.

17. Abduction
17. Abduction

When a 4-year-old boy disappears from a carousel, Falsone and Stivers catch the case and are joined by the entire homicide unit, plus Jeff Andrews, the host of "This Week's Wanted" TV show.

18. Full Court Press
18. Full Court Press

Munch and Gharty investigate a high-school basketball player's murder.

19. Strangled, Not Stirred
19. Strangled, Not Stirred

Ballard and Gharty probe the case of single women who are strangled after they're picked up at fancy bars and subdued with a stun gun.

20. Secrets
20. Secrets

Two business executives who belonged to the same country club kill themselves when they're given incriminating photos of themselves.

21. Finnegan's Wake
21. Finnegan's Wake

Bayliss is still having nightmares about the Adena Watson case, so Gee is reluctant to assign the case of another girl, murdered in 1932, to him.

22. Fallen Heroes: Part 1
22. Fallen Heroes: Part 1

Bayliss and Pembleton are handed "the mother of all red-balls," the stabbing of a judge on the sidewalk in broad daylight. It doesn't take them long to connect Georgia Rae Mahoney's feckless nephew to the murder. But unlike their previous contacts with him, he doesn't go easily this time.

23. Fallen Heroes: Part 2
23. Fallen Heroes: Part 2

The Homicide Unit takes down the remaining Mahoney organization, but not without collateral damage. Stivers tells Gee that Luther Mahoney's shooting is the reason for all the carnage in the past 24 hours.

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1. La Famiglia
1. La Famiglia

The squad have to cope with some big changes; Munch is dating Billie Lou, Pembleton has resigned, and a grisly murder connected to Giardello occurs.

2. Brotherly Love
2. Brotherly Love

Sheppard and Lewis investigate the death of a man who has a twin brother. Gharty talks about wanting to live his life; he and Ballard go to the hospital to investigate the death of a teenager.

3. Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
3. Just an Old Fashioned Love Song

A wealthy doctor shoots an intruder whose identity is discovered as his sister-in-law. When a money trail of gambling debts, forgeries, and insurance fraud are uncovered, the Homicide squad alleges conspiracy.

4. The Twenty Percent Solution
4. The Twenty Percent Solution

A popular author goes missing and his wife accuses his agent. The case is complicated when the author’s mistress comes forward.

5. Red, Red Wine
5. Red, Red Wine

FBI agent Giardello is put in charge of the investigation of a mass poisoning case.

6. Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 1
6. Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 1

Bounty Hunter Jerry Lichte is caught up between catching drug addict Joe Errico and his partner P.J. Johnson on the tough streets of Baltimore and being pursued themselves by the Homicide Division.

7. Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 2
7. Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 2

Bounty Hunter Knoll tracks down fugitive Joe Errico in Florida, meanwhile Bounty Hunter Lichte is nursing a broken arm from a car accident that occurred in a Baltimore Homicide detective car.

8. Kellerman, P.I.: Part 1
8. Kellerman, P.I.: Part 1

Investigation continues on the case of the newborn baby found buried behind a motel. The teen mother's parents employ a P.I. to frighten her into accusing her boyfriend.

9. Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2
9. Kellerman, P.I.: Part 2

A young mother of a suffocated newborn makes a deal to testify against her boyfriend but he’s convinced their love will prevail.

10. Shades of Gray
10. Shades of Gray

Racial tensions divide the Homicide squad as well as the city of Baltimore after a West Indian woman is struck by a bus and the white bus driver is beaten to death. It turns out that the true causes are not what they seem.

11. Bones of Contention
11. Bones of Contention

A skeleton of a young woman is discovered, leading to the solution of a long-forgotten bank robbery. Meanwhile, Gee lays down the law about detectives on the same shift being romantically involved.

12. The Same Coin
12. The Same Coin

Munch questions Gharty's war record as they investigate the hit-and-run death of a Vietnam veteran.

13. Homicide.com
13. Homicide.com

A murderous webmaster announces on a website run by a homicide detective that he will kill women live and on-line at specified times and taunts the Baltimore police force to try and stop him from perpetrating the crimes.

14. A Case of Do or Die
14. A Case of Do or Die

Ballard and Bayliss must find out if a woman's death on the night before her wedding was murder or suicide.

15. Sideshow
15. Sideshow

The investigation of a Government worker's murder uncovers a connection to the White House.

16. Truth Will Out
16. Truth Will Out

A woman asks the police to reopen the case of her supposedly killing her baby brother by accident when she was 3 -- a case Giardello originally handled in 1972.

17. Zen and the Art of Murder
17. Zen and the Art of Murder

Bayliss rethinks his spiritual beliefs during the investigation of a Buddhist monk's murder.

18. Self Defense
18. Self Defense

An assistant U.S. attorney confesses to killing her ex-husband, but claims battered-spouse syndrome as her defense.

19. Identity Crisis
19. Identity Crisis

Munch and Bayliss attempt to identify a corpse stabbed in the medical examiner's room, while Lewis and Falsone investigate a man's murder during his barbecue.

20. Lines of Fire
20. Lines of Fire

Giardello and Gharty get involved in a hostage situation in which a man holds his children at gunpoint and threatens to blow up an apartment building.

21. The Why Chromosome
21. The Why Chromosome

Sheppard and Ballard investigate a teenage girl's murder, while Munch's fiancée asks him to settle a dispute between ex-lovers.

22. Forgive Us Our Trespasses
22. Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Giardello receives a surprise visit from his daughter, Bayliss and Shepard try to bring a criminal to justice and Lewis and Falsone investigate a stabbing.

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AWARDS

  • PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD

    OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Andre Braugher

    1998

  • PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD

    OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A SERIES

    Pat Moran, Brett Goldstein, Louis DiGiaimo

    1998

  • PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD

    OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Tom Fontana for Three Men And Adena

    1993

  • PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD

    OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES

    Barry Levinson for Gone For Goode

    1993

  • PEABODY AWARD

    Fatima Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

    1998

  • PEABODY AWARD

    Baltimore Pictures, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

    1996

  • PEABODY AWARD

    National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Baltimore Pictures, Reeves Entertainment Group

    1994

  • DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARD

    OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES - NIGHT

    Ivan J. Fonseca, James Finnerty, Frank Ferro, Barbara Kopple for The Documentary

    1998

  • WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARD

    EPISODIC DRAMA

    David Mills, David Simon, Tom Fontana for Bop Gun

    1995

  • WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA AWARD

    EPISODIC DRAMA

    Frank Pugliese, Tom Fontana for The Night of the Dead Living

    1994

  • EDGAR ALLEN POE AWARD

    SPECIAL EDGAR

    Tom Fontana

    2005

  • HUMANITAS PRIZE

    60 MINUTE CATEGORY

    Julie Martin, T.J. English, David Simon

    1999