Buntz (the excellent Dennis Franz) gets brought up on police brutality charges after he roughs up mugger Wendell (a nicely slimy portrayal by Paul Drake). Washington (sturdy Taurean Blacque) gets hospitalized after he's shot by little boy Kenny (a fine and affecting performance by Ben Hoag) in a domestic dispute. Belker (well played with growly gusto by Bruce Weitz) goes undercover as a bum to investigate the mysterious deaths of several homeless people.
This episode gives the viewer a neat chance to see Washington's extremely busy and chaotic personal life in which he has trouble finding down time to spend with his loved ones because of his demanding job as a cop. The subplot involving Belker and the deaths of homeless people proves to be quite chilling after it's relieved that two smug affluent suburban teens are behind it. Buntz winds up in hot water with Furillo (the ever-terrific Daniel J. Travanti), who vehemently disapproves of Buntz's unorthodox rough-house methods. Moreover, this episode concludes on a moving note with a distraught LaRue (stand-out work by Kiel Martin) sitting by Washington's bedside at the hospital.
This episode gives the viewer a neat chance to see Washington's extremely busy and chaotic personal life in which he has trouble finding down time to spend with his loved ones because of his demanding job as a cop. The subplot involving Belker and the deaths of homeless people proves to be quite chilling after it's relieved that two smug affluent suburban teens are behind it. Buntz winds up in hot water with Furillo (the ever-terrific Daniel J. Travanti), who vehemently disapproves of Buntz's unorthodox rough-house methods. Moreover, this episode concludes on a moving note with a distraught LaRue (stand-out work by Kiel Martin) sitting by Washington's bedside at the hospital.
