True Confessions is the fourth episode of the first season of NYPD Blue.
Summary[]
Kelly begins moonlighting as a security guard for Susan Wagner, a wealthy woman who's married to an abusive husband. But things take a turn when the husband is shot and killed, and Mrs. Wagner becomes a suspect. Meanwhile, Sipowicz is paired with the hard-nosed Detective Walker who arrests a man for a robbery and double-murder. While Detective Walker thinks he's guilty, Sipowicz thinks differently. Laura quits her job and plans to move into a position with the District Attorney's office, prosecuting narcotics. The increasingly edgy Josh Goldstein has Kelly appear at a tenant's readiness group regarding crime, and he is later killed trying to save an elderly woman from a mugging on a subway platform.
Plot[]
Cast[]
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
Other[]
- David Schwimmer as Josh Goldstein
- Jack Kehler as Howard Coleman
- Wendie Malick as Susan Wagner
- Richard Minchenberg as Stuart Salzman
- Ethan Phillips as Dwight
- Robert Breuler as Detective Walker
- Alan Scarfe as Thomas Wagner
- Welker White as Christina Coleman
- Vincent Guastaferro as Desk Sergeant
Important Events[]
- Susan Wagner kills her husband.
- Laura quits her job.
- Goldstein is shot and dies.
Trivia[]
- First episode not to be directed by Gregory Hoblit.
- Wagner's mansion doorway/foyer was the same house used for Cocktail.
Quotes[]
Det. Sipowicz: Hey, Walker, we don't have to gold hands, but would you mind not talking to me like I'm Timmy the Laundry Boy?
Det. Sipowicz: I've got to exhibit a continuous positive approach. Even with this dimbulb over here.
References[]
- Det. Kelly mentions High Noon