A Murder With Teeth In It

A Murder With Teeth In It is the fourteenth episode of the second season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Sipowicz investigates the murder of a pimp in which evidence points to a cop that Sipowicz once helped out with a problem of his. Later, Simone mentions the case to his girlfriend reporter Benita, and soon regrets it when the story hits the papers which leads to the suspect committing suicide. Benita denies leaking the story, but Simone refuses to believe her and ends their romance. Meanwhile, Donna's former boyfriend, Harold, a ex-New York Ranger hockey player, returns to the city and meets with Donna, while Medavoy overreacts with jealousy. Donna confides her situation with her sister, Dana, but she manipulates Donna by sowing seeds of anxiety into her about Medavoy and his neurosis. Elsewhere, Martinez begins to develop feelings for Lesniak.

Main

 * Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone
 * Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz
 * James McDaniel as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy
 * Gail O'Grady as P.A.A Donna Abandando
 * Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
 * Sharon Lawrence as A.D.A Sylvia Costas
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Justine Miceli as Detective Adrienne Lesniak

Other

 * Cress Williams as Silky
 * Cynthia Martells as Rose
 * Melina Kanakaredes as Benita Alden
 * John P. Connolly as Detective Jerry McCabe
 * Ramy Zada as Harold Rutansky
 * Scott Allan Campbell as IAB Sergeant Jerry Martens
 * Debra Messing as Dana Abandando
 * Dayton Callie as Larry Sinks
 * Robert Silver as Leo Archer, Esq.
 * James Luca McBride as Officer Shannon

Important Events

 * Officer who had helped Sipowicz' son dies.
 * Dana and Medavoy seem to no longer be together.

Quotes
"Det. Sipowicz: Yanno, I always to figure I'd wind up dead on one of these joints, and you'd be the prick who'd find me. Larry Sinks: No offense, you look like the type."