"Dirty Laundry" is the fifth episode in the third season of NYPD Blue. It aired on November 21, 1995.
Summary[]
Fancy is less than enthused when Ronnie Drucker, a detective under surveillance by Internal Affairs, is assigned to the squad and Simone is asked to keep an eye on him. Both Drucker and Simone work on a case where an elderly man has been accused of exposing himself to a young boy. Sipowicz, Martinez, and Russell investigate the murder of a pimp in a laundromat which is witnessed by a young homeless woman who turns out to be Holly, the teenage runaway who helped the detectives out on a previous case. Meanwhile, John Irvin asks Sipowicz if he should approach Lesniak to congratulate her on "coming out." But she won't listen to his gay pride talk as does everyone else.
Plot[]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone
- Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz
- James McDaniel as Lieutenant Arthur Fancy
- Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez
- Sharon Lawrence as A.D.A. Sylvia Costas (credit only)
- Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
- Gail O'Grady as P.A.A. Donna Abandando (credit only)
- Justine Miceli as Detective Adrienne Lesniak
- Kim Delaney as Detective Diane Russell
Recurring[]
- Bill Brochtrup as P.A.A. John Irvin
- Michael MacRae as Detective Ronnie Drucker
Guest stars[]
- Melora Walters as Holly Snyder
Other[]
- Corin Nemec as Howie (Dirty Laundry)
- Nicholas Mele as Mario Gennero
- Scott Allan Campbell as IAB Sergeant Jerry Martens
- Larry Joshua as Captain Clifford Bass
- Mike Sabatino as Officer Martelli
Trivia[]
Important Events[]
- Death of Drucker.
Quotes[]
- [after John Irvin gave Andy a haircut]
- Det. Greg Medavoy: On your hair, Andy, I thought that came to a natural stopping point several years ago.
- Det. Andy Sipowicz: Yeah, very funny.
