Dead and Gone

Dead and Gone is the fourth episode of the second season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Martinez investigates a baby that was killed in a car from an apparent drive-by shooting. Meanwhile, Lois Snyder contacts Sipowicz for help because a policeman that she was entertaining died in a compromising position and he moves the body to a less conspicuous location. Lesniak's ex-boyfriend, Officer Abruzzo, keeps showing up at the precinct and harassing her, while at the same time, Lesniak locks horns with the officious Vince Gotelli over his working skills and his racy items he keeps. Kelly's future with the department is decided when Internal Affairs comes to the precinct to re-investigate some of his old cases and the result is Haverill transferring Kelly to borough dispatch duty. But Kelly decides to quit the force and after saying goodbye to Sipowitz, he throws in his badge for good.

Main

 * David Caruso as Detective John Kelly
 * 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 (credit only)
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Justine Miceli as Detective Adrienne Lesniak

Other

 * Shannon Cochran as Lois Snyder
 * Brigid Brannagh as Sandy Rowe
 * Scott Allan Campbell as IAB Sergeant Jerry Martens
 * Carmine Caridi as Detective Vince Gotelli
 * James Handy as Borough Commander Haverill
 * Vincent Guastaferro as Sergeant Vincent Agostini

Important Events

 * Sipowicz gets called to a dead male; he and Medavoy move the body.
 * Kelly is transferred to a desk job, which causes him to leave the job.

Trivia

 * David Caruso leaves the series after a contract dispute with ABC; this marks his final appearance.

Quotes
"Det. Kelly: I thought I was going to be sixty-five when I left this job, kicking and screaming for that age waiver."