Rockin' Robin

Rockin' Robin is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the first season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Kelly gets an ultra-high priced mob attorney to defend Janice on the double murder charges and helps out with her bail. Meanwhile, Sipowicz tries to make amends with Sylvia who's been attending AA meetings. While helping with Andy Jr. look for a new car, Sipowicz comes across a lead in a disappearance case that has frustrated him for the last 2 1/2 years. An old Ford van which may have been used in an abduction re-surfaces at the lot. Elsewhere, Kelly investigates the murder of a priest and later meets with Robin for a lunch date and spends the night with her.

Main

 * David Caruso as Detective John Kelly
 * Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz
 * James McDaniel as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy
 * Sherry Stringfield as Laura Michaels Kelly (credit only)
 * Amy Brenneman as Officer Janice Licalsi
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Gail O'Grady as Donna Abandando
 * Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
 * Sharon Lawrence as A.D.A Sylvia Costas

Other

 * Debrah Farentino as Robin Wirkus
 * Dean Norris as Father Jerry Downey
 * Louis Giambalvo as Dominic Bucci
 * Michael DeLuise as Andy Sipowicz Jr.
 * Daniel Benzali as James Sinclair Esq.
 * Michael Mantell as Steve White

Important Events

 * Sipowicz's son buys a car.
 * Sipowicz questions the car dealer over a prior case (Bucci Case), and the missing girl from that case is found.

Trivia

 * Coincidentally, this episode with the recovery of the kidnapped child was playing on the TNT network in the Eastern Time Zone at the same time the police announced the recovery of abducted child Elizabeth Smart in Utah.
 * The slice in Andy's vest changes after the lady swipes at it with her knife. First it's under the C and across the E in POLICE; then it's gone (during the slow motion sequence), then it's across the C and the E when he walks out of the house.

Quotes
"James Sinclair Esq.:Is there any special reason for you to be in jail right now? Janice Licalsi: It's where I'm endin' up, I thought I might as well get used to it. Sinclair: We're all gonna die. It doesn't mean you have to camp out in graveyards."