The Bookie and Kooky Cookie

The Bookie and Kooky Cookie is the twentieth episode of the second season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Simone and Sipowicz search for a killer of a bookie in which Mike Roberts returns to offer his help. Meanwhile, Donna returns from her long vacation trip to resume her position at the station and her temp, John Irvin, gives everyone farewell greeting cards when he is moved to the anti-crime lab upstairs. But Donna continues to treat Medavoy with resentment which leads to him thinking that she might be finished with him. Simone's obsessive witness, Joyce Novak, goes too far when Simone rejects her advances after he tells her that she will not testify in the upcoming trial. This leads to Joyce attempting to murder Diane Russell when she correctly assumes that she and Simone are romantically involved. Sipowicz and Sylvia meet with the priest to help with their wedding and later she hears a story about what has contributed to Sipowicz' loss of faith.

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
 * Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez

Recurring

 * Justine Miceli as Detective Adrienne Lesniak
 * Kim Delaney as Detective Diane Russell
 * Bill Brochtrup as P.A.A John Irvin

Other

 * Susanna Thompson as Joyce Novak
 * Grace Zabriskie as Wanda Padzik
 * Clayton Rohner as Earl Padzik
 * Michael Harney as Mike Roberts
 * Ronald Hunter as Bartender (The Bookie and Kooky Cookie)
 * J. Downing as Calendar D.A.

Important Events

 * Donna comes back.
 * Sip and Sylvia see an Orthodox priest.
 * Russell seems to be drinking on the job.

Quotes
"Lt. Fancy: Hey, Andy, you come up with that address? Det. Sip: You mean where 'Donna Reed' was calling 'Little Earl?'"