Large Mouth Bass

Large Mouth Bass is the twelfth episode of the second season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Simone and Sipowicz investigate the brutal murder of the teenage daughter of a woman whose ex-husband has made threats against her. Meanwhile, Lesniak and Martinez's latest case involves them trying to nab a con artist who sells a black box to homely women, promising them beautiful skin. The new zone commander, Captain Clifford Bass, checks in and lets Fancy know his overtime policy, which doesn't sit well with Sipowicz when it compounds their investigation. Elsewhere, while Simone's romance with Benita becomes more serious, he also deals with a childhood friend, named Ray, who is now involved with a nightclub that is frequented by wise guys and other criminals.

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

 * Shirley Knight as Agnes Cantwell
 * Jay Acovone as Raymond DiSalvo
 * Larry Joshua as Captain Clifford Bass
 * Melina Kanakaredes as Benita Alden
 * Lynn Wanlass as Lisa Machurski
 * Michael Champion as Derrick Cobb
 * Jeff Allin as Mac McClellan
 * Ralph Seymour as Richard Hermam, Esq.
 * Vincent Guastaferro as Sergeant Vincent Agostini
 * Carmine Caridi as Detective Vince Gotelli
 * Al Pugliese as Supervisor Kozyck
 * Lenny Citrano as Detective Sharma
 * Jim Youngs as Detective Mulligan
 * Bill Clark as Detective McDermott

Trivia

 * Shirley Knight won an Emmy award for outstanding guest performance in a drama series for her portrayal of Agnes Cantwell in this episodeundefined.
 * In the last scene, Bobby tells a story of his childhood, making his friend Ray six years older than he is. In reality, Jimmy Smits is one month older than Jay Acovone, the actor playing Ray.

Quotes
"Det. Simone: It's like what James Brown said: 'Money won't change you, but time will take you on.'"

Featured Music

 * My Sharona - The Knack
 * Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler