Homicide: Life On The Street: Season 2 (1994)

	Ned Beatty	Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
	Andre Braugher	Frank Pembleton
	Melissa Leo	Kay Howard
	Jon Polito	Steve Crosetti
	Yaphet Kotto	Al Giardello
	Richard Belzer	John Munch
	Daniel Baldwin	Beau Felton
	Clark Johnson	Meldrick Lewis
	Kyle Secor	Tim Bayliss
	Julianna Margulies	Linda
	Jeff Mandon	Off. Fred Hellriegel
	Gerald F. Gough	Col. Burt Granger
	Herb Levinson	Dr. Lausanne
	Karl Otter	Newspaper Photographer
	Michael Stanton Kennedy	Lt. Jimmy Tyron
	Mel Proctor	Grant Besser
	Robin Williams	Robert Ellison
	Zeljko Ivanek	ASA Ed Danvers
	Jake Gyllenhaal	Matt Ellison
	Isaiah Washington	Lane Staley

Director

Christopher Menaul
Stephen Gyllenhaal
John McNaughton

Producer

Barry Levinson
Gail Mutrux
Tom Fontana
Jim Finnerty

Writer

Paul Attanasio
Tom Fontana
David Simon
David Mills

Cinematography

Jean de Segonzac

Musician

Jeff Rona

A mundane yet compelling look into the grim affairs of the Homicide Unit of the Baltimore Police Department. Shot entirely with handheld cameras on location in the Fells Point Community of Baltimore, it's unlike most "cop shows" in that it lacks action-packed sequences involving car chases, gun fights and explosions. Instead, the episodes are focused on the actual investigative work required to close the case. Inspired by David Simon's acclaimed non-fiction book, "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," it's been quoted as "the most reality-based police drama ever aired on television."

Seen it: Yes 60 mins 1/6/1994 1. Bop Gun

All the detectives scramble to solve the case, when the mother, in a family on vacation, is murdered during a holdup. The husband has a hard time dealing with the reality of him not doing anything during the situation and Felton's indifference. When the suspects are found Howard is convinced that the youth who confesses to the murder didn't do it.

Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal / Tom Fontana Writer: David Simon / David Mills

Guest starring: Robin Williams, Lloyd Goodman, Antonio D. Charity, Julia Devin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Caron Tate, Vincent Miller, Kay W. Lawal, Shawn Woodyard, Fredella D. Calloway

Seen it: Yes 60 mins 1/13/1994 2. See No Evil

Gee informs the detectives that they must meet with a sensitivity consultant. Felton protects a friend who's going to help his terminally ill father commit suicide. Pembleton investigates a routine murder that escalates into a case of possible police brutality. Bolander has no intention of meeting with the consultant to the point where he takes a suspension without pay. Lewis investigates the death of the father of Felton's friend and discovers the truth and confronts Beau.

Director: Chris Menaul Writer: Paul Attanasio

Guest starring: Wilford Brimley, Jennifer Mendenhall, Michael Chaban, Jeff Mandon, Michael S. Kennedy, Stan Brandorff

Seen it: Yes 60 mins 1/20/1994 3. Black and Blue

Things begin to heat up between Pembleton and Gee over the alleged police brutality case and one of the suspects is an ex-lover of Kay's. Bolander meets a waitress who encourages him to resume his cello playing. Munch's girlfriend is less than enthusiastic when he surprises her with a new fish for her tank. Frank, in the box, gets the confession that Gee is looking for. Unfortunately, the suspect is anything but guilty of that crime.

Director: Tom Fontana / Chris Menaul Writer: James Yoshimura

Guest starring: Julianna Margulies, Isaiah Washington, Jeff Mandon, Kyf Brewer, Michael S. Kennedy, June Thorne, Joseph S. Eubanks

Seen it: Yes 60 mins 1/27/1994 4. A Many Splendored Thing

Bolander asks Kay if she would double date with him and Linda, to try to take the pressure off his first real date. A slain phone-sex operator is found clutching a note naming her boss as the perpetrator, Bayliss and Pembleton investigate. Munch has trouble dealing with Bolander's happiness, so he crashes the double date and makes everyone miserable. A man is shot to death over a pen at the library, Lewis and Crosetti investigate and find a man with a pen fetish. As Bayliss looks into the murder he begins to get involved.

Director: John McNaughton / Tom Fontana Writer: Noel Behn

Guest starring: Julianna Margulies, Adrienne Shelly, Scott Neilson, Cheryl Donaldson, Sal S. Koussa, Stan Kelly, Jane Beard, Dan Garrett, Mary L. Watson