Michael was only in 3 of the 4 Seasons
Main Cast:
Malik Yoba as J.C. Williams
Michael DeLorenzo as Eddie Torres
Patti D'Arbanville as Virginia Cooper
Lauren Velez as Nina Moreno
Jonathan La Paglia as Tommy McNamara
George Gore II as Gregory "G" Williams
Fatima Faloye as Chantal Tierney
3.01 "A TIME OF FAITH" PART 1 OF 2
SEASON THREE PREMIERE -- Part One of a Two Part Episode
PLOT: CHURCH BOMBINGS IN HARLEM FLAME
AND ALLEGATIONS OF RACISM AT HOME AND IN THE PRECINCT
Musical Guest: 112, Kirk Franklin and the Family.
Churches in Harlem become the target of racist bombings
and J.C.'s investigation becomes heated when newcomer
Det. McNamara, a second generation Irish cop, initially fingers a black man
as the bomber. Eddie helps Nina recover from her near-fatal shooting.
G's failing friendship with a white schoolmate feeds his growing prejudice of whites.
Guest Cast: Keith David as Rev. Harris
Robert Gentry as Mr. Davis
Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Greg Thomas
Gregory Burke as Alex
3.02 "A TIME OF FAITH" PART 2 OF 2
PLOT: MC NAMARA ANGERS J.C. WHEN HE CONSIDERS
REV. HARRIS A CHURCH BURNING SUSPECT
Musical Guests: The Isley Brothers, Kirk Franklin and the Family.
Despite the discovery of clues and possible suspects,
black churches in Harlem continue to burn. J.C.'s hunt for the perpetrator
becomes even more emotional when he's forced to interrogate Rev. Harris,
the man most affected by the recent tragedies.
While the motive is obvious, the perpetrator remains elusive.
Nina leaves the hospital and moves in to Eddie's apartment
to help recover from her bullet wounds.
Guest Cast: Keith David as Rev. Harris
Gregory Burke as Alex
Gordan Joseph Weiff as Jeff Floyd
3.03 "TOUGH LOVE"
PLOT: J.C. BEFRIENDS A WOMAN WHOSE ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND
RUNS A RING THAT ROBS APARTMENTS
Musical Guest: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
The detectives go after a crew that robs upscale apartments.
During the investigation, J.C. befriends one of the accomplices,
a battered woman whose boyfriend is the leader of the burglary ring.
Eddie asks Nina not to return to the streets and put her life in danger.
Guest Cast: LaChanz as Mariah Barton
Mekhi Phifer as Dion Broat
Kelly Cole as Jimmy Pigeon
3.04 "BLUE BOY"
PLOT: THE DETECTIVES GO AFTER A RECENTLY
RELEASED CHILD MOLESTER
Musical Guest: Soraya Lamilia-Feil
An 11-year-old girl is raped and a recently
released child molester is the prime suspect.
Cooper, whose daughter was recently abducted,
assigns all four detectives to work on the case.
Moreno and Mac begin a rocky partnership and J.C
and Chantal learn that G is in danger of being expelled from school.
Guest Cast: Ron Cephas Jones as James Ferris
Hope Clarke as Marilyn Ferris
Paul Calderon as Arnell Flores
Marlene Forte as Maria Flores
Isidra Vega as Monica Ledesma
**Note: Calderon also in Season 1 Episode 1.04
as a cop gone bad. Kinda flipped the switcheroo here, huh??
3.05 "RULES OF ENGAGEMENT"
PLOT: NINA TURNS IN HER GUN
Musical Guest: Blackstreet
When two teenagers rob a convenience store
and end up murdered, Nina and Tommy, who continue
to clash, unknowingly stumble across the suspect.
While J.C. and Eddie rush to the scene, Nina freezes
in the heat of the battle, leaving Tommy open to danger.
Tommy makes it clear that he will not work with her again.
With her self-esteem eroded, Nina decides to turn in her gun.
J.C. reaches the end of his rope when "G"
gets caught hanging out with a crew of young thieves.
Guest Cast: Ruben Santiago-Hudson as William Perry
Tony Todd as Andrew Bryant
Stephanie Berry as Diana Parker
3.06 "KILL THE NOISE"
PLOT: TENSIONS BETWEEN RAPPERS HEAT
UP WHEN A FAMOUS RAP STAR IS SHOT
Musical Guests: Chuck D, MC Lyte, Richie Rich, Busta Rhymes, and Doug E. Fresh
The war of words between east and west coast rappers is thought
to be the motivation behind the shooting of a California rapper.
Rich with suspects, the detectives investigate a rival New York rapper,
as well as money laundering ties at the record label.
McNamara, suspicious of the circumstance surrounding his father's murder,
sets out on a one-man search for clues.
Guest Cast: Quincy Jones as Himself
New Edition as Themselves
Sharron Corley as Monster
Nine as Low Ball
Jernard Burks as Berry
David Roland Frank as John Cooper
3.07 "SMACK IS BACK"
PLOT: RUTHLESS DRUG DEALER PUNISHES
EDDIE WITH INJECTIONS OF HEROIN
Musical Guest: Tito Puentes
Eddie's father, an HIV-positive former heroin user,
is found dead of a heroin overdose.
Knowing that his dad was just diagnosed with full-blown AIDS,
Eddie believes the death was a suicide
and reacts by recklessly going after one of the city's slickest smack dealers.
Caught inside the dealer's web, Eddie is punished
with regular injections of heroin. Meanwhile J.C.'s custody
of G is scrutinized by a social worker after G
lets it out that his dad shoved him against a wall in frustration.
Guest Cast: Sebastian Roche as Jared Brady
Jerome LePage as Manfred Dedrick
Holter Graham as Donnie
Viola Davis as Mrs. Stapelton
Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Olivet
Neal Jones as Walt.
3.08 "DON'T BLINK"
PLOT: NINA GOES UNDERCOVER TO SEDUCE A HITMAN
Musical Guest: George Benson
After a quadruple homicide in an uptown restaurant,
Nina goes undercover to win the affections of the elusive Chinese hitman
thought to be involved. Still reeling from almost turning in her badge,
Nina's need to prove herself jeopardizes her emotions -- and her life.
Guest Cast: Billy Chang as Chen Lu
Stu "Large" Riley as Hollis Daniels
Henry Lee as Phil Nee
Scot Anthony Robinson as George
Ernest Abuba as Sonny Fung
3.09 "WITHOUT MERCY"
PLOT: EDDIE POSES AS AN AIDS VICTIM
Musical Guest: Tony Rich
The murder of a bisexual man with AIDS prompts Eddie
to go undercover at an AIDS clinic to look for suspects.
Still reeling from his father's battle with the disease, Eddie learns
first-hand how others cope with illness. Mac stumbles
upon a lead in his father's murder and is warned by his brother
not to pursue it. Cooper and Captain O'Byrne are on the verge
of becoming more than friends.
Guest Cast: Charles Malik Whitfield as Judd Dawes
Vincent Laresca as Hector Belaflores
Amy Povich as Jane Simmons
Stephen Bogardus as Dr. Berger
James McCaffrey as Captain Arthur O'Byrne
3.10 "GOING PLATINUM"
PLOT: J.C. GOES UNDERCOVER INSIDE A RING OF JEWELRY THIEVES
Musical Guest: Phil Collins
J.C. poses as a security guard to infiltrate a precious metals
crime ring that uses guards for inside jobs. When a heist fails
and his cover is blown, J.C. is held hostage with a diamond
merchant family; Mac's zeal to find his father's murderer leads
to an ultimatum from the powerful Dai Lo; and Cooper's marriage
is threatened when Captain O'Byrne admits his love for her.
Guest Cast: John Starks as Himself
Charles Oakley as Himself
James McCaffrey as Arthur O'Byrne
Frank John Hughes as Uther
Scott Sowers as Jankowski
Nick Sandow as Hendry
Frank Senger as Poteet
Madison Arnold as Harry Bennett
Ernest Abuba as Sonny Fung
3.11 "BROWN LIKE ME"
PLOT: NINA AND EDDIE INFILTRATE TWO WARRING LATINO GANGS
Musical Guest: Celia Cruz
An innocent woman is caught in the crossfire of two feuding
Latino gangs. Eddie and Nina infiltrate the gangs
to determine who shot the stray bullet and what prompted
the seemingly drug-motivated turf war.
Guest Cast: James McCaffrey as Captain Arthur O'Bryne
Daphne Rubin-Vega as Lydia, Fernando Lopez as Domingo
Felix Solis as Felipe
Sean Naegeli as Tito
Georgina Corbo as Mrs. Rodriguez
Raymond Vicente as Luis
Joseph Morales as Mr. Rodriguez
Ajay Naidu as Manuel
3.12 "THE REAPER"
PLOT: THE 4TH PRECINCT IS TAKEN HOSTAGE BY A MAN
OUT TO SAVE HIS SON FROM THE DEATH PENALTY
Musical Guest: Groove Theory
Lt. Cooper is taken hostage in her office by a man threatening
to blow up the precinct if his son is not reprieved from a death-row
sentence. After finding holes in the son's case,
J.C. tries to find the witness that might get him off. Nina learns that
the daughter she gave up for adoption 11 years ago wants to meet her.
Guest Cast: James McCaffrey as Captain Arthur O Bryne
Hilary Martin Jones as Tyrell Briggs
Tommy Hollis as Earl Briggs
Blaine Dunham as Jill Peterson
Steve Ryan as Dave Cooper
Stephen Beach as Lt. Brad Kirby
3.13 "FADE OUT"
PLOT: A TEENAGE VIDEOGRAPHER HOLDS THE EVIDENCE
OF A SENSELESS MURDER
Musical Guest: Aaliyah
A thirteen-year-old boy videotaping his neighborhood inadvertently catches
the murder of his youth center leader on tape. Afraid of being
another casualty, he hides the tape. When the perp learns of the footage,
the boy becomes a target and J.C. and Eddie try to save him; The boy's mother turns
out to be J.C.'s high-school girlfriend, whom he betrayed by sleeping with her best friend,
Chantal; Mac has to accept that his mother has finally re-entered the dating world.
3.14 "THE SOLOMON PAPERS"
PLOT: DETECTIVES FIND POSSIBLE LINKS BETWEEN THE CIA
AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE IN HARLEM
Musical Guest: Me'Shell Ndegeocello
When the detectives get close to identifying the source of crack cocaine
in Harlem, they are abruptly removed from the case by the Feds.
McNamara, suspicious of their involvement, risks his badge to learn more
and gets stuck in the middle of what seems like a government conspiracy.
Lt. Cooper and her husband tell their kids about their separation.
Guest Cast: Evander Holyfield as Himself
Darrell Carey as Simon
Yolanda Ross as Jackie
Victor Williams as James
Kate Skinner as Doctor Simpson
Steve Ryan as Dave Cooper
3.15 "SCHOOLS OUT"
PLOT: MORENO HELPS SAVE FROM KIDNAPPERS
THE DAUGHTER SHE GAVE UP FOR ADOPTION
Moreno learns that the daughter she gave up for adoption has been
kidnapped and held for ransom. With the help of J.C., Eddie and Mac,
she works with the troubled adoptive family to find the girl before she's harmed.
Guest Cast: Patricia Charbonneau as Jennifer Lewis
Bray Poor as Evan Butler
David Marguilies as Frederick Lewis
Zoe Dora Lukov as Melissa
3.16 "OUTRAGE"
PLOT: GULF WAR VETERAN STEALS DEADLY MISSILES
Musical Guest: James Ingram
A decorated Gulf War veteran steals three deadly Stinger missiles
from an army convoy in New York and the detectives have to prove
it's him before he strikes. Suffering from what he believes
to be Gulf War syndrome, the man's anger is directed towards the government
for denial of an illness that allegedly has afflicted thousands of soldiers.
J.C. is called in to meet G's beautiful French teacher after G
sends her a love note written in perfect French.
Guest Cast: Tyra Banks as Natasha Clayborne
Dylan Price as Gus Mooney
Donavan C. Knowles as Charles Evans
George Rafferty as Mike Simms
Karen Kandel as Captain Linda Rice
Damien Leake as Everett Keno
Margaret Devine as Kay Mooney
3.17 "THE PROMISED LAND"
PLOT: J.C. IS HANDED EVIDENCE THAT IMPLICATES THE FBI
IN THE MURDER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
Musical Guest: Curtis Mayfield
A murder in Central Park prompts a mysterious source to come
forward to J.C. with evidence relating to the conspiracy murder
of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. Shocked that the information
implicates the FBI, J.C. takes matters into his own hands.
Guest Cast: Rosanna Scotto as newscaster
Roger Lewis Robinson as Major Williams
James Rebhorn as Tucker
Daniel Von Bargen as Green
3.18 "DESCELL"
PLOT: A RACIST EXECUTIVE IS MURDERED AND J.C.
GETS CLOSER TO G'S BEAUTIFUL FRENCH TEACHER
Musical Guest: Mint Condition
Moreno and McNamara go undercover inside a major corporation to determine
who tried to kill the company's racist top executive. When the pompous
man is murdered, the detectives intensify their investigation to see if another
high-ranking employee was motivated to kill by race, greed or jealousy.
J.C. hosts a party for G, who has invited Natasha, the beautiful French teacher
he has a crush on. G notices that his dad and Natasha may have more on their
mind than his party.
Guest Cast: Tyra Banks as Natasha Claybourne
Murphy Guyer as Sterling Montgomery
Harry O'Reilly as Allen Wakefield
Chris Walker as Cordell Thomas
Ray Anthony Thomas as Reverend Rapkin
Christina Haag as Elaine Mayer
3.19 "HUBRIS"
PLOT: A FEMALE BOUNTY HUNTER'S VENGEANCE
COMPLICATES A STING FOR THE DETECTIVES
Musical Guest: Lisa Stansfield
A female bounty hunter comes to New York in search of a fugitive
hiding in the witness protection program and seduces J.C. in an attempt
to enlist his help. Moreno and McNamara question the wife of a slain cop
whose death doesn't appear to be an open-and-shut case. Meanwhile, Natasha
stops by the precinct and learns more than she expected about the life of a cop.
Guest Cast: Tyra Banks as Natasha Clayborne
Cynda Williams as Erica Rockler
Rob Campbell as Kevin Swain
Paul Guilfoyle as Arthur Pratt
Adam LeFevre as Donahue
3.20 "THE UNTHINKABLE"
PLOT: MORENO LOOKS FOR THE PERSON WHO SHOT
TWO CHILDREN AFTER A CARJACKING
Musical Guest: Curtis Mayfield
The detectives look for an unknown car jacker responsible for shooting
two children left in the backseat while their mother was in a store. When no
viable witnesses turn up, Moreno is forced to accept that the mother
is a suspect. Moreno must also cope with the upcoming legal battle to obtain
custody of Melissa, the recently orphaned girl she gave up for adoption years ago.
Guest Cast: Sandra P. Grant as Sheila Perez
Willis Burks II as Mr. Baxter
Dyron Holmes as Nicky
Corey Parker Robinson as Derrick Johnson
John Steven Jones as Angel Lopez
Yancey Arias as Ron Perez
3.21 "VENDETTA"
PLOT: MC NAMARA GOES UNDERCOVER ON A CHINESE MAFIA
CASE TO IMPLICATE THE COPS INVOLVED IN HIS FATHER'S MURDER
Musical Guest: Erykah Badu
When a Chinese restaurant is raided for using illegal immigrants
as slave labor, McNamara is pressed by Internal Affairs to go undercover
because of links to the Chinese mafia and his father's murder. Torres is forced
to reconcile with his sister in order to ask for a loan to buy Nina an engagement ring.
Guest Cast: Ernest Abuba as Sonny Fung
Madison Arnold as Harry Bennett
George DiCenzo as Finestra
Joanna Merlin as Carmella McNamara
Sandrine Holt
Ken Leung as Kwan
3.22 "IS IT A CRIME"
PLOT: J.C. GOES AFTER A SLUM LORD, WHOSE GROSS NEGLECT
OF A BUILDING LED TO THE DEATH OF A YOUNG GIRL
Musical Guest: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
When a little girl falls an elevator shaft to her death down in her worn down
building, the incident is written off as an accident. Unable to walk away from the case,
J.C. goes against orders to find enough evidence to implicate the building's owner
with gross neglect, enabling the girl's father to file a civil suit against the slum lord.
Eddie keeps getting cold feet while shopping for Nina's engagement ring.
Guest Cast: Stevie Wonder as Himself
Tavia Rivee Jefferson as Vivian Scott
John Doman as Richard Coates
Curtis McClarin as Lonnie Scott
John Morgan as Ricky
Clifton Powell as Harold "Bad News" Barnes
Ray Aranha as Mel Dunston
Lee Wong as M.E. Wong
Rosanna Scotto as Rebecca Smith
Dan Grimaldi as Mike Waters
Bruce Kronenberg as Brent
3.23 "NO PLACE LIKE HELL"
PLOT: J.C. GOES UNDERCOVER TO INVESTIGATE A DRUG LORD
Musical Guest: Tracy Chapman
J.C. goes undercover at a prison to turn up evidence that will bust
a soon-to-be-released drug lord. Put in a segregated "high risk" section,
J.C. makes friends with a new inmate whose hasty actions lead to a murder,
which elevates them on the prison food chain and closer to the drug kingpin.
Eddie finally proposes to Nina.
Guest Cast: Stevie Wonder as Himself
Tavia Rivee Jefferson as Vivian Scott
John Doman as Richard Coates
Curtis McClarin as Lonnie Scott
John Morgan as Ricky
Clifton Powell as Harold "Bad News" Barnes
Ray Aranha as Mel Dunston
Lee Wong as M.E. Wong
Rosanna Scotto as Rebecca Smith
Dan Grimaldi as Mike Waters
Bruce Kronenberg as Brent
3.24 "THE LAST HURRAH"
PLOT: 4TH PRECINCT IS LEFT IN TURMOIL
Musical Guest: Johnny Gill
The detectives go after a bank robbery ring from the inside
and McNamara loses his cover while posing as an accomplice;
J.C. and Eddie rethink their strategy by catching the thieves during a robbery,
which leads to a dramatic shoot-out at the bank; Eddie and Nina get married and their
new life is affected by the rule that married detectives cannot work together.
Guest Cast: Michael Imperioli as Miles Gordon
Dana Eskelson as Jordan
Ritchie Coster as Keith Draper
Matthew Powers as Richard
Roger Guenveur Smith as Forbes
Michael was only in 3 of the 4 Seasons
Season 4 exists only to Dick Wolf. No one cared to get these episodes since
Michael DeLorenzo alias Eddie Torres was killed off. Not even Wolf
has the episodes for Season 4 listed on his site.
Get my point!
A more detailed synopsis of these shows can be found here Wolf Films
NYU Season 2 Episode Guide's URL- http://www.100megsfree3.com/delo/s2.html