"Dead Man Talking" is the sixth episode in the fifth season of NYPD Blue. It aired on November 11, 1997.
Summary[]
Simone and Sipowicz investigate a break-in of a high-rise apartment where the wife and baby are killed and the husband injured. Vince Gotelli, now an insurance adjuster, tells Simone and Sipowicz that the man may have faked a break-in to kill his family to collect an insurance policy. Meanwhile, Fancy gets some clues about a 15-year-old unsolved murder case from a visiting old friend who is dying. Also, Russell, Martinez, and Medavoy investigate the murder of a record company executive who wasn't very popular among his co-workers.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone
- Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz
- James McDaniel as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy
- Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez
- Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
- Kim Delaney as Detective Diane Russell
- Andrea Thompson as Detective Jill Kirkendall
Recurring[]
- Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as P.A.A. Naomi Reynolds
- Michael B. Silver as A.D.A. Leo Cohen
- Carmine Caridi as (former) Detective Vince Gotelli
Guest stars[]
- Dick Anthony Williams as Harvey Boutier
- Alan Blumenfeld as Paul Angelos
- Mark Pellegrino as Fran Watkins
- Lola Glaudini as Patty Bell
Others[]
- Frank Collison as Dana Lennox
- Shareen Mitchell as Shauna Mills
- Vera Lockwood as Mrs. Vargas
- Jon David Casey as Nils Non
Trivia[]
- Lola Glaudini shows up in season 5 as Dolores Mayo.
- Similar episode title as "Dead Girl Walking."
Quotes[]
- Harvey Boutier: Wish it didn't take dyin' to give me nerve.
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