Personal Foul

Personal Foul is the sixth episode of the first season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
A minor skirmish on a basketball court leaves one of Kelly's friends dead and the other one in jail for manslaughter. Meanwhile, Sipowicz is convinced that a man knows more about his wife's death in a highway shooting than he is letting on. Laura feels as though she's being dangled in front of Giardella when Sylvia tells her to push on him harder. Janice saves Kelly's life during a drug raid and the event seems to bring them back together.

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
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy

Other

 * Michael Harney as Detective Mike Roberts


 * John Ottavino as Jimmy Craig
 * James Pickens Jr. as Nathan Foster
 * John Rothman as Gerald Zimmer
 * April Grace as Judy Foster
 * Tobin Bell as Jerry the Artist
 * Joel Swetow as Jerry the Doctor
 * Dean Norris as Father Jerry Downey
 * Markus Redmond as P.O. Lucas

Important Events

 * Laura leaves her job at the AUSA after being asked to falsify a statement.

Trivia

 * Amy Brennenman later married the director Brad Silberling.
 * Det. Kelly's vehicle is a Chevrolet Caprice, NY plates VLC-222; the same plates are used on the truck Ross drives in Friends, 3x18.

Quotes
"Det. Kelly: Look at this... I'm ankle-deep in water over here! Det. Sipowicz: It's full of hair... I keep telling you, somebody's hair keeps clogging up the drain. Det.Kelly: You know, well, I guess that rules you out as a suspect."