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Ride along with the boys in blue.
Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.
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Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.
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Episode 1
The temperature is rising. Andy receives a death threat. A prostitute is murdered, causing IA to look at John. A huge drugs and cash hoard is found. An elderly woman is found tied up and beaten.
Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton, Nicholas Wootton
Episode 2
A bomb threat is received at the courthouse. John Clark is placed on restricted duties pending charges for murder of the prostitute. John Irvin buys a new car only to be carjacked on the first drive.
Directed by Mark PiznarskiWritten by Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead, Matt Olmstead
Episode 3
Andy and John attend a shooting where a man is shot in the groin. Connie's sister turns up, pregnant and beaten by her husband.
Directed by Michael SwitzerWritten by Bill Clark, Jody Worth, Jody WorthGuest stars Nicholas Lea, Katherine LaNasa, Roger Robinson, Ray LaTulipe, Tanya Wright, Ian Gomez, Jayson Ward Williams, Michelle Bonilla
Episode 4
A little girl disappears at the park, after her father leaves her - or so he thinks - in the care of a friend's nanny for a moment. Connie's brother-in-law is arrested.
Directed by Jesse BochcoWritten by Greg PlagemanGuest stars Katherine LaNasa
Episode 5
A boy on a bicycle is murdered. Connie's sister posts bail for her husband.
Directed by Jake PaltrowWritten by Bill Clark, Keith Eisner, Keith EisnerGuest stars Michael Holden, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Fredro Starr, Joan Copeland, Nicholas Lea, Googy Gress, Ephraim Benton, Ron Perkins
Episode 6
Maya's partner in anti-crime is killed. A little girl is snatched off the street. Connie becomes foster-mother to her niece.
Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Tom Szentgyorgyi, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Bill Clark
Episode 7
Connie struggles to settle with the baby. A woman is found dead in a vacant lot. Another is found dead in the laundry room of her building. The Lieutenant dresses up for a lunch.
Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Bill Clark, Greg Plageman, Greg Plageman
Episode 8
When NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer Heather Peterson is murdered, the detectives find a diary of her's that details the sexual habits of the police officers at the 15th precinct. These findings cause the detectives to suspect the officers of the 15th precinct had something to do with her death, and the investigation of the cops cause tension between the officers and the detectives.
Directed by Mark PiznarskiWritten by Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton, Nicholas Wootton
Episode 9
IAB start interviewing the officers who were in the diary, and Sipowicz and Clark are blamed as rats. A social worker appears to have taken her own life. A former cop wants his ashes buried at the precinct.
Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead, Matt OlmsteadGuest stars Panchito Gómez, David Harris, Joe Spano, Joyce Van Patten, Mario Roccuzzo
Episode 10
Andy and Theo move out. Tony thinks about calling it a day with his ex-wife. Sipowicz and Clark Jr look into the threats made to Clark Sr. A distressed, schizophrenic young man keeps saying "she can't breathe".
Directed by Tawnia McKiernanWritten by Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton, Jody Worth, Jody Worth, Matt Olmstead
Episode 11
Connie and Rita find young children home alone, living in squalor. Tony's ex-wife is found dead. A carjacker is killed, and cocaine is found in the car.
Directed by Joe Ann FogleWritten by Tom Szentgyorgyi, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Bill Clark
Episode 12
Clark is placed under arrest after police find heroin in his car; detectives search for clues when a woman is beaten to death with a cordless drill; a murder victim's obsession with clean living may have led to his demise.
Directed by Jesse BochcoWritten by Bill Clark, Keith Eisner, Keith Eisner
Episode 13
In hopes of freeing Clark from jail, Sipowicz searches for drug dealers who might have a connection to Laughlin; McDowell and Ortiz investigate a series of rapes in a park involving a perpetrator who forced his victims' boyfriends to watch.
Directed by Donna DeitchWritten by Bill Clark, Greg Plageman, Greg PlagemanGuest stars Steven Kozlowski
Episode 14
The detectives investigate the murder of a gay man who gave room and board to Latino parolees in exchange for sex; McDowell and Ortiz search for clues when a community activist is stabbed to death.
Directed by JoAnne McCoolWritten by Bill Clark, Sonny Postiglione, Sonny PostiglioneGuest stars Noel Gugliemi
Episode 15
A transvestite prostitute's murder leads the detectives to two prime suspects: a pimp, and a john who claims the pimp and the prostitute set him up in an effort to steal a watch.
Directed by Rick WallaceWritten by Bill Clark, Eric Rogers, Eric Rogers
Episode 16
Sipowicz and Clark investigate when Julian Pisano is wounded in a shooting incident; McDowell and Ortiz assist a woman who doggedly pursues justice when she's conned out of $100; Clark grows concerned when his father stops returning his phone calls.
Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead, Matt Olmstead
Episode 17
Jones accidentally shoots a 13-year-old boy while pursuing a murder suspect; McDowell and Ortiz search for answers when a man whom police escorted from the scene of a domestic dispute is found dead.
Directed by John HyamsWritten by Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton, Nicholas Wootton
Episode 18
The detectives investigate the murder of a gay financier whose death might be tied to a marine; Medavoy and Jones search for answers when a strangler attacks a Russian mail order bride; Haywood feels threatened when a murderer's conviction is overturned.
Directed by Matthew PennWritten by Bill Clark, Jody Worth, Jody Worth
Episode 19
As Andy and Connie prepare to finalize the adoption of baby Michelle, Frank Colahan's mom and dad show up. Connie sweetly and sincerely tells them they want the grandparents to be part of Michelle's life to the fullest extent possible.
Directed by Jake PaltrowWritten by Bill Clark, Greg Plageman, Greg PlagemanGuest stars Arthur Taxier, Barbara Tarbuck
Episode 20
The murder of a man who frequented a betting parlor leads Sipowicz to an old friend; Jones searches for the man who attacked Haywood; the detectives research the Colahans' background.
Directed by Robert J. DohertyWritten by Bill Clark, Keith Eisner, Keith EisnerGuest stars Barbara Tarbuck, Bill Cobbs
Episode 21
A meek and mousy young woman is found beaten to death on the floor of her apartment. Her brother- in-law is very upset but not about her death--he was paying her money to use her apartment for an extramarital affair.
Directed by Carol BankerWritten by Tom Szentgyorgyi, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Bill ClarkGuest stars Kim Delaney, Robin Pearson Rose, Arthur Taxier, Barbara Tarbuck, Jack Kehler
Episode 22
The detectives hunt for a man suspected of killing minorities to avenge injuries his brother suffered during the first Gulf War; Sipowicz and McDowell plan to marry.
Directed by Mark TinkerWritten by Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead, Matt Olmstead
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Dennis FranzAndy Sipowicz
David CarusoJohn Kelly
Mark-Paul GosselaarJohn Clark Jr.
Jimmy SmitsBobby Simone
Rick SchroderDanny Sorenson
Henry SimmonsBaldwin Jones
Sherry StringfieldLaura Michaels
Kim DelaneyDiane Russell
ABCUnited States
Steven Bochco ProductionsUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
20th TelevisionUnited States
