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A.D.A. Valerie Heywood is a fictional character portrayed by Garcelle Beauvais in the TV series NYPD Blue.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn (season 8), they were 34 years old.
They appear in 84 episodes out of a total of 261 aired

A.D.A. Valerie Heywood

by Garcelle Beauvais

character

Episodes84

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    Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn

    episode S8.E3 january 2001
    A female officer is shot following a stationery store robbery and later dies in hospital. Danny tries to keep Diane safe. A new ADA arrives. Katie decides to move back home.
  • 7.9
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    Family Ties

    episode S8.E4 january 2001
    Fancy is being sent on a training course ahead of the squad getting computers. A woman is attacked by a court jester in a hotel room, then a body is found in another room - are they connected? Diane questions her involvement with Danny.
  • 7.7
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    Fools Russian

    episode S8.E5 february 2001
    Diane turns to a friend at the Survivor's Network for help. A body is pulled from the water. Two Chinese men are brought in handcuffed together. The new computers arrive.
  • 7.8
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    Writing Wrongs

    episode S8.E6 february 2001
    A schoolgirl is found dead. Andy asks Eddie's niece on a date. John babysits Theo for the first time.
  • 7.9
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    In-Laws, Outlaws

    episode S8.E7 february 2001
    A homeless guy Danny was trying to protect turns up dead. The DOA's father is concerned about the trust fund his sister will now inherit.
  • 8.1
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    Russellmania

    episode S8.E8 february 2001
    Fancy bawls out Diane and Danny about being in a relationship. A man traveling on the subway is killed. Denby is implicated in the courier scam.
  • 7.5
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    Oh Golly Goth

    episode S8.E9 march 2001
    Danny could be in big trouble for roughing up a suspect. Detective Connie McDowell joins the team for the day.
  • 8.3
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    In the Still of the Night

    episode S8.E10 march 2001
    Danny is restored to full duty. Off. Szymanski's cousin is knocked down in the street and killed. Capt. Bass's wife is injured during a robbery at her store. Greg plays matchmaker.
  • 8.4
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    Peeping Tommy

    episode S8.E11 march 2001
    Andy witnesses a hold-up in the street and shoots at the get-away car. Det. McDowell is assigned to fill in at the squad again.
  • 7.7
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    Thumb Enchanted Evening

    episode S8.E12 march 2001
    A man loses his penis. Fancy makes Captain and the incoming Lieutenant is a ball-breaker. Andy is having second thoughts about Cynthia. A mob hit-man sings like a canary and implicates a celebrated Customs officer.
  • 8.4
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    Flight of Fancy

    episode S8.E13 april 2001
    A man caught carrying a cash register takes Andy and Danny to a body. Fancy is packing up to leave. His replacement alienates the squad before he's even left.
  • 8.3
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    Nariz a Nariz

    episode S8.E14 april 2001
    Rodriguez mediates when Sipowicz and Sorenson clash with detectives from another squad anxious to solve a multiple murder case; Medavoy and Jones try their hand at making extra cash by cleaning up murder scenes.
  • 7.8
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    Love Hurts

    episode S8.E15 april 2001
    Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate a case involving an off-duty police officer who was shot in the company of a prostitute; Medavoy and Jones aid a hapless bodega owner by concocting a story to keep him out of jail.
  • 7.4
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    Everyone Into the Poole

    episode S8.E16 april 2001
    Jones and Medavoy investigate the murder of a Chinese restaurant owner. An IRS lawyer claims to have been kidnapped and released, but Sipowicz and Sorenson doubt his story.
  • 8
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    Dying to Testify

    episode S8.E17 may 2001
    Sipowicz and Sorenson try to get one scared witness to identify a murder suspect, while Russell and McDowell guard another witness who's due to testify in a murder trial.
  • 8.3
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    Lost Time

    episode S8.E18 may 2001
    Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate the murder of an exotic dancer; Sipowicz and Medavoy act as elderly decoys to catch some street thieves attacking old people outside a local bank.
  • 8.1
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    Under Covers

    episode S8.E19 may 2001
    Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate the murder of a drug dealer, while Sorenson continues to see the stripper, Kristen, who draws him into a favor for the owners of the Tailfeathers club.
  • 8.7
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    In the Wind

    episode S8.E20 may 2001
    Sorenson is missing, and a stripper is found murdered in his apartment. Medavoy and Jones investigate a killing, but the suspect identified by an eyewitness has a seemingly unshakable alibi.
  • 8.8
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    Lies Like a Rug

    episode S9.E1 november 2001
    While investigating the murders of four teenage girls, the 15th squad discovers the shocking truth about the disappearance of detective Danny Sorenson.
  • 8.6
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    Johnny Got His Gold

    episode S9.E2 november 2001
    Sipowicz is hailed a hero after killing the man responsible for Sorenson's murder. While Lieutenant Rodriguez teams up with another precinct to investigate the robbery of his mother, the squad investigates the murder of two men affiliated with NYU.
  • 8.2
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    Two Clarks in a Bar

    episode S9.E3 november 2001
    The squad investigates two homicides: the immolation of a would-be musician and the stabbing of a socialite. The newest detective to the squad, John Clark, Jr., attempts to both learn a new job and fit into the squad despite interference from his father.
  • 8
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    Hit the Road, Clark

    episode S9.E4 november 2001
    The squad is joined by Eddie Gibson who's been transferred from nightwatch. McDowell and Gibson investigate the murder of a woman with MS, while the other detectives investigate the killing of a Rikers corrections officer.
  • 8.2
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    Cops and Robber

    episode S9.E5 november 2001
    When Clark's badge is stolen, the squad scrambles to find the thief before Clark must report the loss, which could ruin his career. McDowell and Gibson investigate a murder involving a young pregnant girl.
  • 8
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    Baby Love

    episode S9.E6 december 2001
    The squad investigates the theft of a baby from a hospital, and the arson of an Arab-owned business.
  • 8
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    Mom's Away

    episode S9.E7 december 2001
    The squad investigates the murder of two drug dealers, and the discovery of a body mistakenly listed as a victim of the World Trade Center attack. McDowell arrests the daughter she gave up for adoption.
  • 8.2
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    Puppy Love

    episode S9.E8 december 2001
    Sipowicz and Clark investigate the murder of a hispanic worker, while Medavoy and Jones search for a puppy-knapper who stole valuable champion bulldog pups. McDowell gets a new partner--Rita Ortiz.
  • 8
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    Here Comes the Son

    episode S9.E9 january 2002
    Sipowicz and Clark are assigned to work with John Clark, Sr. on a murder investigation. Two good samaritans run afoul of the law when the burglar they caught dies from a head wound.
  • 8.4
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    Jealous Hearts

    episode S9.E10 january 2002
    Sipowicz, Clark, Medavoy and Jones investigate a double homicide at a Latino restaurant. McDowell and Ortiz contend with a possibly mentally unstable woman who's posing as a cop.
  • 8.2
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    Humpty Dumped

    episode S9.E11 february 2002
    The detectives investigate two separate murders of a college student and a Latina woman. Sipowicz goes after Mrs. Hornby's business manager. Haywood finally makes a decision about her pregnancy.
  • 8.3
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    Oh, Mama!

    episode S9.E12 february 2002
    Sipowicz, Clark, Medavoy and Jones investigate the murder of an unassuming teenager. McDowell and Ortiz search for the person responsible for firing a stray bullet that killed a three-year-old girl.
  • 7.6
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    Safari, So Good

    episode S9.E13 february 2002
    The detectives investigate the separate murders of two supposedly upstanding citizens: an ex-convict turned community activist and a doctor who donated time to helping drug addicts and prostitutes.
  • 8.1
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    Hand Job

    episode S9.E14 march 2002
    The detectives work to solve two murders: the shooting of a rising rap star and the shooting of stripper found nailed to a table. McDowell and Sipowicz try to define their relationship.
  • 8
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    Guns & Hoses

    episode S9.E15 march 2002
    The detectives investigate the bombing of an abortion clinic that killed a guard. The squad gets a new lead on an old murder case. Ortiz's husband, Don, is murdered by his mistress' husband.
  • 8.8
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    A Little Dad'll Do Ya

    episode S9.E16 march 2002
    The squad investigates the murder of a young Chinese girl along with an alleged rape case. Irvin learns his father is dying. Clark tries to find a foster home for James Kilik.
  • 8.4
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    Gypsy Woe's Me

    episode S9.E17 march 2002
    The squad investigates two homicides: a gay man who hit his head after being punched out and another man shot on the street. Rodriguez is set-up by iab to take a bribe from an old friend.
  • 8.1
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    Less Is Morte

    episode S9.E18 april 2002
    The day's cases include an armored car robbery that left one guard dead, and the homicide of a woman whose body was found in a garbage truck; Sipowicz intervenes in the iab's case against Rodriguez.
  • 8.4
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    Low Blow

    episode S9.E19 april 2002
    The detectives investigate two crimes: the murder of a back-alley cosmetic surgeon and a violent rape; Clark finally takes Laughlin on in the boxing ring.
  • 7.7
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    Dead Meat in New Deli

    episode S9.E21 may 2002
    An unreliable witness and an overzealous detective hinder a murder investigation; a con artist scam leads the squad to a sex-slavery operation; McDowell agrees to join Sipowicz and Theo at a theme park.
  • 8.5
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    Better Laid Than Never: Part 1

    episode S9.E22 may 2002
    Andy and Connie return from their week's holiday with Theo. A boy goes missing, and the squad is lead to a pedophile in the area. John meets with a lawyer about his father's estate.
  • 8.6
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    Better Laid Than Never: Part 2

    episode S9.E23 may 2002
    McDowell and Ortiz investigate the death of a woman found in her apartment, where an ex-con neighbor is suspect. The investigation into Scott's murder points towards his friend. Andy thinks about the future. Rita meets John's father.
  • 8.5
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    Ho Down

    episode S10.E1 september 2002
    The temperature is rising. Sipowicz receives a death threat. A prostitute is murdered, causing IA to look at Clark. A huge drugs and cash hoard is found. An elderly woman is found tied up and beaten.
  • 8.3
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    You've Got Mail

    episode S10.E2 october 2002
    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.
  • 7.7
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    One in the Nuts

    episode S10.E3 october 2002
    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.
  • 8.1
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    Meat Me in the Park

    episode S10.E4 october 2002
    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.
  • 8.6
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    Death by Cycle

    episode S10.E5 october 2002
    A boy on a bicycle is murdered. Connie's sister posts bail for her husband.
  • 7.8
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    Maya Con Dios

    episode S10.E6 october 2002
    Maya's partner in anti-crime is killed. A little girl is snatched off the street. Connie becomes foster-mother to her niece.
  • 8.2
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    Das Boots

    episode S10.E7 november 2002
    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.
  • 7.6
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    Below the Belt

    episode S10.E8 november 2002
    When NYPD Auxiliary Police Officer Heather Peterson is murdered, the detectives find her diary 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.
  • 8.4
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    Half-Ashed

    episode S10.E9 november 2002
    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.
  • 8.2
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    Healthy McDowell Movement

    episode S10.E10 december 2002
    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".
  • 8.3
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    I Kid You Not

    episode S10.E11 january 2003
    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.
  • 8.6
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    Arrested Development

    episode S10.E12 january 2003
    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.
  • 8.3
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    Bottoms Up

    episode S10.E13 february 2003
    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.
  • 8.3
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    Laughlin All the Way to the Clink

    episode S10.E14 february 2003
    The detectives investigate the murder of a homosexual 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.
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    Tranny Get Your Gun

    episode S10.E15 february 2003
    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.
  • 8.7
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    Nude Awakening

    episode S10.E16 february 2003
    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.
  • 7.8
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    Off the Wall

    episode S10.E17 april 2003
    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.
  • 7.9
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    Marine Life

    episode S10.E18 april 2003
    The detectives investigate the murder of a homosexual 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.
  • 8.3
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    Meet the Grandparents

    episode S10.E19 april 2003
    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.
  • 8.1
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    Maybe Baby

    episode S10.E20 may 2003
    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.
  • 8.9
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    Yo, Adrian

    episode S10.E21 may 2003
    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.
  • 8.6
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    22 Skidoo

    episode S10.E22 may 2003
    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.
  • 8.4
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    Frickin' Fraker

    episode S11.E1 september 2003
    The detectives investigate the shooting death of a man whose brother is a registered sex offender; and when Captain Fraker's trial gets underway, Sipowicz worries that his own testimony may have harmed the prosecution's case.
  • 8
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    Your Bus, Ted

    episode S11.E2 september 2003
    Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a transvestite whom a friend insists was having a relationship with a married man; a surgeon's hand is badly cut during a robbery; and Rodriguez testifies in the Fraker trial.
  • 7.9
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    Shear Stupidity

    episode S11.E3 october 2003
    The detectives search for clues when a group of perpetrators torture a man for no apparent reason; a woman reports her husband as missing, but Sipowicz and Clark suspect she's not being completely forthcoming; and Fraker testifies in court.
  • 7.4
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    Porn Free

    episode S11.E4 october 2003
    The detectives investigate the strangulation death of a former porn star; a thirteen-year-old boy holds the key in implicating his father in his mother's murder; and the jury reaches a verdict in the Captain Fraker trial.
  • 7.7
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    Keeping Abreast

    episode S11.E5 october 2003
    The detectives investigate a strangulation murder that may be tied to one of Diane Russell's cases; Russell consults a doctor when she discovers a lump in her breast; Medavoy and Jones investigate an arson linked to two boys.
  • 7.8
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    Andy Appleseed

    episode S11.E6 october 2003
    Sipowicz, Russell, and Clark attempt to connect the murder of a young woman to two other killings; Medavoy and Jones investigate the shooting death of a mother whose children feared her.
  • 7.3
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    It's to Die For

    episode S11.E7 november 2003
    A woman survives the serial killer's attack, and her account prompts the detectives to focus on Carlin, his partner, and a bodyguard; Medavoy and Jones investigate when an off-duty officer kills a man; and McDowell comforts Russell during a biopsy.
  • 8.9
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    And the Wenner Is...

    episode S11.E8 november 2003
    When another woman is murdered by the serial killer, the detectives arrest a suspect... and discover the killer's identity; and expecting a baby, Sipowicz and McDowell decide to get married.
  • 7.9
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    Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax

    episode S11.E9 november 2003
    Sipowicz and Clark search for two burglars who terrorized a retired cop and his wife; Medavoy and Jones assist an author who wrote a book on how to avoid paying income taxes; and Jones deals with Michael's father.
  • 8.5
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    You Da Bomb

    episode S11.E10 february 2004
    A man armed with a bomb walks into the station house and handcuffs himself to McDowell; unless the detectives release a Russian mobster from jail in one hour, the bomb will detonate.
  • 8.2
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    Passing the Stone

    episode S11.E11 february 2004
    When a Jewish jewelry-store owner is murdered, the detectives focus their investigation on two suspects: a Caucasian man who converted to Islam, and a rap star whose expensive jewelry turned out to be fake.
  • 8.3
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    Chatty Chatty Bang Bang

    episode S11.E12 march 2004
    Sipowicz and Clark search for an African-American driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run accident after unwittingly running over an Italian mobster's young daughter.
  • 8.1
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    Take My Wife, Please

    episode S11.E13 march 2004
    Sipowicz and Clark investigate the shooting death of a jogger who'd been having an affair with a police officer; and Medavoy and Jones search for answers when the body of a comedy club owner is found in the trunk of a stolen car.
  • 8.2
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    Colonel Knowledge

    episode S11.E14 march 2004
    A new detective, Stan Hatcher, joins the squad; the detectives investigate a shooting death that Hatcher believes is linked to a dispute between gang members; and a man insists that his young daughter has been kidnapped.
  • 7.8
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    Old Yeller

    episode S11.E15 march 2004
    A kidnapping victim's startling statement clues Andy and John in on a serial sadist keeping women locked in a dungeon somewhere in New York. Meanwhile, a routine robbery investigation takes a saucy turn for Medavoy after he makes an unlikely connection with the 60-year-old victim.
  • 8.2
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    On the Fence

    episode S11.E16 march 2004
    Sipowicz searches for the truth when Hatcher is shot by a man who mistook him for a burglar; and a former pharmacist dies in a flophouse when someone fires a bullet into his room.
  • 8.7
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    In Goddess We Trussed

    episode S11.E17 april 2004
    Andy's off-duty and slightly underhanded work to prove that Hatcher killed his own wife lands him a transfer out of the 15th precinct and into the Bellevue Morgue engineered by Detective Hatcher. Meanwhile, the squad is up to their whips and chains after a dominatrix is found murdered.
  • 8.2
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    The Brothers Grim

    episode S11.E18 april 2004
    Haywood reopens an 18-year-old case that has Andy reliving a major mistake in his career. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a man whose brother was pursued by a bounty hunter. Elsewhere, Ortiz gets a new partner, Detective Kelly Ronson, who ends up lending an unusual hand during the hunt for the child an ex-con had to give up before going to prison.
  • 8.5
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    Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her

    episode S11.E19 april 2004
    A man's gunshot-induced amnesia causes Jones and Medavoy to concoct an unconventional way to nail his assailant. Meanwhile, a man Sipowicz put away twenty years ago for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl goes free after DNA testing exonerates him, and Ortiz and Ronson bust a gruesome underground network pre-teen prostitution ring.
  • 8.3
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    Traylor Trash

    episode S11.E20 april 2004
    Andy and John approach Mrs Clifton for help with her daughter's murder. Jennifer turns up out of the blue, apparently off her meds. A man is shot, apparently over a church and a video tape.
  • 8.5
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    What's Your Poison?

    episode S11.E21 may 2004
    Teacher David Lewis comes into the squad-room to talk about Cindy Clifton and a support group that he ran that she was a part of. Sipowicz and Clark let him go but send off some of his left behind chewing gum to DNA for testing. Jones goes to court as its the day when Michael is to testify against his father. Ortiz and Ronson go to the scene where tourist Ned Applebaum has been mugged and lost his wife's $35,000 necklace. Ortiz and Ronson eventually find out that Ned met a lady friend on the Internet and he was going to meet her in Little Italy when he was mugged. He was going to loan her the necklace so that she could use it as collateral for a loan for her sick child. The detectives get the PO Box number where Applebaum had sent previous gifts to his lady friend. Ortiz and Ronson go to the apartment of the owner of the PO Box. He is a day trader/con artist who they discover took advantage of Ned Applebaum. They get the necklace back and Ned is forgiven by his wife. Later, Gibson tells Sipowicz and Clark that David Lewis was found DOA in his apartment. They go to the scene and try to determine whether the death was a suicide or not. Sipowicz tries to decide how to proceed with the investigation of Lewis's death; both he and Clark believe that Brockhurst might be involved. Clark gets a call about Dr. Jennifer Devlin and goes to the hospital. The doctor tells her she needs to remain restrained for now, but he is allowed to see her as long as he doesn't loosen her restraints. Sipowicz finds Brockhurst and tells him of his theory that he killed David Lewis. Brockhurst doesn't admit to anything, but tells Sipowicz he is going to be able to sleep tonight now that the case is closed.
  • 8.5
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    Who's Your Daddy?

    episode S11.E22 may 2004
    Sipowicz investigates a murder involving the victim's current husband and ex-husband; a longtime informant gives Ronson information about an illegal gun shipment, but the suspect's father is being followed by the FBI; Jones gets into a fight with Craig after he's acquitted of murder charges; and Sipowicz is the proud father of a baby boy.