Steroid Roy

Steroid Roy is the fifteenth episode of the first season of NYPD Blue.

Summary
Lt. Fancy insists to a reluctant Larson that he take a drug test and when it comes back positive of methamphetamine use, he is fired. One of Detective Mike Roberts' informants/girlfriends comes to the precinct and causes trouble for him, especially when she later turns up dead, and Roberts becomes a suspect. Although Roberts ends up being cleared, his reputation is ruined and he decides to quit the police force. Meanwhile, Sylvia has trouble getting through to Sipowicz to give their relationship another try. Also, Laura appeals to Kelly to help her re-examine a case she is prosecuting of the alleged murder of an abusive man by his wife, in which Martinez and Medavoy investigate one witness and discover some conflicting facts in the case.

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

 * Gail O'Grady as Donna Abandando
 * Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
 * Sharon Lawrence as A.D.A Sylvia Costas

Other

 * Michael Harney as Detective Mike Roberts
 * Micole Mercurio as Mrs. McBride
 * John Verea as Jorge Fuentes
 * Bertila Damas as Dee Dee Santini
 * Vincent Guastaferro as Sergeant Vincent Agostini
 * Markus Redmond as P.O. Lucas
 * Larry Brandenburg as Captain Wallenbeck
 * Warren Sweeney as Medical Examiner Devlin

Important Events

 * Officer Roy Larson is fired after failing a drug test.
 * Detective Mike Roberts decides the quit the force after his reputation being ruined.
 * Kelly begins to protect a civilian.

Trivia

 * Ann Biderman's first screenplay for the series won her an Emmyundefined.

Quotes
"Det. Sipowicz: [referring to Officer Larson] What'll it take before somebody drop a gorilla net over this guy?"