A Sudden Fish

A Sudden Fish is the sixteenth episode of the first season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Medavoy suffers a stress-related anxiety attack while working and doesn't want to tell his wife about his personal problems, which displeases Donna who wants him to work things with his wife. Meanwhile, Sipowicz looks into the robbery of a wheelchair-bound Vietnam veteran, who later takes his muggers hostage. Elsewhere, Detective Kelly starts moonlighting as a bodyguard for Robin Wirkus, the young girlfriend of Jimmy Wexler, an ailing wealthy friend of Kelly, and Kelly later stumbles into a complex blackmail plot by an extortionist, named Stan, who asks Robin for sexual favors. Also, Laura tells Kelly that she have moved on with her life and is dating someone.

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
 * Amy Brenneman as Officer Janice Licalsi (credit only)
 * 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
 * Richard Lineback as Ernie Dowd
 * Vincent Guastaferro as Sergeant Vincent Agostini
 * Shaun Duke as Stan Heyward

Important Events

 * Licalsi requests a new partner after her old one fails the drug test.
 * Sipowicz takes in a dog and goes over to Sylvia's.

Quotes

 * Det. Sipowicz: You wanna try Alaska, chickie? You wanna try banging eskimos for whale sandwiches? Because I will put you on ice!