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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[]

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[]

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