"Fish Out of Water" is the second episode in the twelfth season of NYPD Blue. It aired on September 28, 2004.
Summary[]
Bale announces his mandate from the department to make the "rogue" 15th squad reflect "today's policing" and insists on micromanaging the details of every case, which causes friction with the detectives. Cases include a dead 8-months pregnant woman in a dumpster and a push-in robbery. Investigation of the pregnant woman's death exposes an adoption scam. Andy and John Clark's relationship continues to deteriorate as John struggles to cope with Devlin's death and his father's suicide and takes out his anger on Andy. Andy's stalker poisons the fish in Andy's squad room tank.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Dennis Franz as Sergeant Andy Sipowicz
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Detective John Clark Jr.
- Gordon Clapp as Detective Greg Medavoy
- Henry Simmons as Detective Baldwin Jones
- Jacqueline Obradors as Detective Rita Ortiz
- Bill Brochtrup as P.A.A. John Irvin
- Currie Graham as Lieutenant Thomas Bale
- Bonnie Somerville as Detective Laura Murphy
Recurring[]
- Scott William Winters as Detective Stan Hatcher
Guest stars[]
- Mackenzie Phillips as Lorraine Stuval
- Scott Atkinson as Steve McClintock
- Jeff Kober as Leon
- Gill Gayle as Lenny Kessler
- Myndy Crist as Carly Landis
- Alan Davidson as Joe Hess
- Jeffrey Hutchinson as Michael Cosin
Others[]
- Steve Monroe as Officer Shane
- Tara Chocol as Pauline Weikel
- Louis Iacoviello as Uniform
- Rachel Bailit as Coco
Trivia[]
- Cooper Sulfate is used to treat fish tanks infested with algae and fish parasites, especially dinoflagellates such as Oodinium.
Notes[]
- Follow-up on the case against Steve McClintock.
