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Homicide: Life on the Street
Bop Gun (episode #10)
Originally aired: Thursday January 6, 1994 on NBC
Writer: David Simon, David Mills
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Story: Tom Fontana
Show Stars: Andre Braugher (Det. Frank Pembleton (seasons 1-6, TVM)), Kyle Secor (Tim Bayliss), Richard Belzer (Det. John Munch), Jon Polito (Steve Crosetti (Seasons 1-2, TVM)), Ned Beatty (Stan Bolander (Seasons 1-3)), Daniel Baldwin (Beau Felton (Seasons 1-3, recurring subsequently, TVM)), Clark Johnson (Det. Meldrick Lewis), Yaphet Kotto (Al Giardello), Melissa Leo (Kay Howard (Seasons 1-5, TVM)), Zeljko Ivanek (ASA Ed Danvers (TVM, recurring previously))
All Guest Stars: Herb Levinson (Lausanne), Richard Pilcher (Sgt. Mark Deutch), Mel Proctor (Grant Besser), Jay Spadaro (Salerno), Judy Thornton (Judy), Sharon Ziman (Naomi) , Robin Williams (Robert Ellison), Lloyd Goodman (Vaughn), Antonio D. Charity (Kid Funkadelic), Julia Devin (Abby Ellison), Jake Gyllenhaal (Matt Ellison), Caron Tate (Renee Perkins), Vincent Miller (Tweety), Kay W. Lawal (Mrs. Landry), Shawn Woodyard (Suspect), Fredella D. Calloway (Uniform #2)
Production Code: 204
All the detectives scramble to solve the case, when the mother, in a family on vacation, is murdered during a holdup. The husband has a hard time dealing with the reality of him not doing anything during the situation and Felton's indifference. When the suspects are found Howard is convinced that the youth who confesses to the murder didn't do it.