You Bet Your Life

You Bet Your Life is the eighth episode of the second season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Sipowicz's AA sponsor, Danny Breen, is beaten up by his estranged son. Meanwhile, Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a pregnant woman whose charred body leaves few clues. Martinez and Medavoy check out the story of a man who might have information about a pawn shop robbery.

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 (credit only)
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Justine Miceli as Detective Adrienne Lesniak

Other

 * Enrico Colantoni as Danny Breen, Jr.
 * Jon Seda as Sal Molina
 * Paul Ben-Victor as Steve Richards
 * José Zúñiga as Bobby Ruiz
 * Miriam Colon as Valeria Santiago
 * Ben Slack as Lloyd Cafferty
 * Vincent Guastaferro as Sergeant Vincent Agostini
 * Peter Boyle as Danny Breen

Trivia

 * In the final scene, Andy and Dan each lug a suitcase out of Dan's apartment into the hallway, but after Dan sits on the stairs and talks with Andy, they head out of the building as though as if carrying nothing.

Quotes
"Det. Sipowicz: Regret for the past is a waste of spirit."