NYPD Blue

10 Best Episodes of NYPD Blue - Season 8

Police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwined several plots involving an ensemble cast.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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NYPD Blue - S8E7

#15 - In-Laws, Outlaws (Season 8 - Episode 7)

A body is found in an alley. The victim is Nicholas, the homeless guy that was supposed to be in lockup overnight. Sorenson has some words with the desk sergeant when he returns to the house. Fancy negotiates a deal with the desk sergeant, to keep the peace and to keep Sorenson out of trouble. All Sorenson has to do is apologize, given his current state of mind it might not be too easy. Mauricio is brought back in from Rikers' to get him to give up the location of Diego who is still their prime suspect in the Jefe homicide and now perhaps Nicholas's murder. Nicholas's family comes in and it is revealed that with the money he had he probably could have had a Park Avenue address. They later return when it is discovered that Nicholas made a phone call to them shortly before his death and Nicholas's brother-in-law admits to taking the call. While on a stakeout for Diego Medavoy asks Jones is he's ever thought about asking ADA Haywood out. Jones doesn't want to discuss the topic. They captu

The episode was rated 7.50 from 32 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E6

#14 - Writing Wrongs (Season 8 - Episode 6)

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Alyssa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl is strangled and Russell, Jones and Medavoy investigate. Two of Alyssa's friends are brought in to help gather some background information, but one of them seems reticent to talk. Some essays that Alyssa wrote point to her having had sexual encounters. Her teacher can offer no assistance except a name cited in her last essay. The name mentioned leads the detectives to a suspect who is a registered sex-offender, but his alibi checks out. Later the reticent girl comes forward and reveals there was a relationship between Alyssa and her teacher. His story to the detectives reveals that he was trying to stop Alyssa's obsession with him, which he says started because of the encounters cited in her essays. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Sorenson investigate the death of a man, where the only witness to the crime is a slightly crazy homeless guy with a TV and a microwave. Their investigation doesn't lead to a conclusive suspect, so they decide to keep their key witnes

The episode was rated 7.50 from 36 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E12

#13 - Thumb Enchanted Evening (Season 8 - Episode 12)

A body is found in a trunk, which Sipowicz and Sorenson believe might be a message to the members of the Scarpelli crime family, since the car was found in their neighborhood. Russell and McDowell interview a man whose member (penis) was sliced off and later found two blocks away by a woman at an ATM. Fancy gets his promotion to Captain. Sipowicz suspects that Fancy knows who his replacement is, only he doesn't know why Fancy's holding onto the information. He has lunch with Cynthia have lunch and discuss what they may or may not be looking for. They concede to see how it goes. Sipowicz finds out that Fancy's replacement is a female lieutenant from the rat squad. John Irvin knows her from GOAL, Gay Officer's Action League, and he describes her as a real ball-buster. The other detectives search for a suspect in the dismemberment as Sipowicz and Sorenson collar a member of the Marino crime family. Their suspect wants a deal with the US and district attorneys, promising that and h

The episode was rated 7.53 from 36 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E5

#12 - Fools Russian (Season 8 - Episode 5)

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Diane consults with a member of the survivor's network over her mixed feelings about her relationship with Danny, while she continually thinks about Bobby. The body of a Russian is found floating in the river. The detectives begin their task of figuring out who he is and why he was found there. The floating victim's wife Ivgenia comes into the squad and shows reservations about talking with Baldwin, she feels more comfortable when Diane is in the room. In the meantime, her black gardener says that he and Ivgenia are having a relationship and that she shot her husband. A bit suspect, given the impression of racism she's given to Baldwin and she later says that he shot her husband. ADA Valerie Haywood suggests that they go after the gardener because in this "he said/she said" situation they've got, the case will be easier to prosecute. The detectives disagree and arrest the wife. Meanwhile, Greg spends the day dealing with two Chinese men who've been brought into the squad. They are only

The episode was rated 7.53 from 34 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E11

#11 - Peeping Tommy (Season 8 - Episode 11)

Sipowicz spots something going down. He saves the victim and then pursues the suspects. Seeing one of the perps holding a gun he fires on their car shooting out the rear window, but the car gets away. When he returns to his own car, the victim (now his witness to the shooting) has disappeared. Russell and Sorenson begin an investigation into this shooting, as Sipowicz is required to stay back in the house when doubts are raised as to whether he shot at the right car. Meanwhile, Jones and Medavoy work a robbery and rape case and are joined by McDowell; Medavoy suspects that McDowell might be from IAB, since she only seems to show up when one of them is in a jam. Speaking of IAB, Martens stops by to see Fancy about the Sipowicz story, pressure from 1PP mounts and Sipowicz is asked to see the department shrink. Haywood and Jones discuss their date and the Sipowicz case, Haywood with some doubts and Jones in Sipowicz's corner. A wallet is found that leads to the witness in the shooting

The episode was rated 7.54 from 37 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E18

#10 - Lost Time (Season 8 - Episode 18)

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Diane decides to take a leave of absence, instead of a transfer. She tries to leave just before the other detectives arrive, but is able talk with Andy and tells him to tell the others she will call each of them. Danny doesn't take the news well, especially throughout the day when hears the other getting their call. As the day begins, Sipowicz, Sorenson and McDowell investigate a homicide of a stripper who sold jewelry on the side. Jones and Medavoy also investigate the murder of a man (while in the company of his wife) who was killed because he wouldn't give up his ring, a memento from World War II. Cynthia Bunin drops by the precinct and he tells her about his plan to remarry Katie, she tells him to make sure that what he is doing is right for him as well as Theo. Sipowicz helps Jones and Medavoy in their case by going undercover to find their perps. Meanwhile another DOA is found, and McDowell and Sorenson investigate to discover it is the missing boyfriend of the murdered str

The episode was rated 7.59 from 32 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E10

#9 - In the Still of the Night (Season 8 - Episode 10)

A small scuffle breaks out in the precinct lobby when the man who enters is identified as the one responsible for the vehicular homicide death of a cop's cousin. This is the second scuffle that the driver has gotten into with the surviving relatives. Sipowicz and Sorenson are able to negotiate to keep charges from being filed against all parties and everyone is satisfied. Captain Bass's wife is stabbed and Russell goes to speak with her, while Jones and Medavoy investigate the crime scene. Bass tells Fancy he wants a full court press to get the guy who did this. In the interim, with a little push from Medavoy, Jones and Haywood make a date for a night of doo-wop. Russell mentions to Fancy that is was suspected but never proven that Bass's wife might have set a fire she was involved in 10 years ago. John Irvin meets an antique toy dealer who is interested in seeing his lead soldier. Danny speaks with Diane about his plans to leave if he gets out of line again making her uncomfortable.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 36 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E17

#8 - Dying to Testify (Season 8 - Episode 17)

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Sipowicz, Sorenson, Medavoy and Jones begin investigating the death of the man shot in the robbery at a clothing store. They eventually get a lead on their suspected perp and wait for him to return from Atlantic City. Haywood comes into the squad looking for help in tracking down a witness named Tisha who is needed to testify in a retrial case. Tisha's sister (who is on the job) is reluctant to help Russell and McDowell in locating her sister. They eventually track Tisha down and agree to stay with her for the night, ensuring that she can testify the following morning. Tisha's comment about Diane still having Bobby's picture up and living in the same apartment gets Diane thinking. Meanwhile, Danny tells Andy that he hasn't got Diane out of his system, he plans on putting in for a transfer and he admits to having been outside her apartment the previous evening. The following morning, Tisha is turned over to Haywood and the murder suspect fresh from Atlantic City. Danny talks to R

The episode was rated 7.65 from 31 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E19

#7 - Under Covers (Season 8 - Episode 19)

Sorenson visits the strip club where Kristen works and encounters an obsessed fan of hers. They have a minor exchange that doesn't get too confrontational, at least for now. He leaves with Kristen and she stays the night, telling Danny in the morning that the next time he comes into the club the owners want to talk with him. Sorenson arrives late to the scene of a homicide that Sipowicz and McDowell are investigating. Sipowicz bust his balls for showing up with the smell of alcohol on his breath. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Jones work another drug related homicide where someone who was in search of a dealer invades a couple's home. Later that morning, Katie stops by the squad to tell Andy that she's taken the initiative on getting them a new apartment, she's made a deposit on a place, which doesn't immediately sit well with him, because he's rejected the last "two hundred" she's found. Andy appears to have some misgivings about his decision from a couple of weeks ago, which is exempli

The episode was rated 7.68 from 34 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E16

#6 - Everyone Into the Poole (Season 8 - Episode 16)

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A Chinese man is murdered after making a delivery, which Jones, McDowell, Medavoy and Russell investigate. Sipowicz and Sorenson interview Victor Poole, a man who was brought in claiming that he had been kidnapped for the past three days. Given Poole's job with the IRS, the FBI has also been called in on the case. Diane receives a large bouquet of flowers from Dr. Carreras; later Andy asks Danny if he is okay with that situation and Danny tells him that he is. Medavoy and Jones investigate a lead involving the cell phone used to place the last order to the Chinese restaurant. A young girl is brought in, who eventually lets it out that a friend of hers used her phone. Sipowicz and Sorenson interview a transvestite prostitute that is caught using Poole's cell phone and they discover the location where Poole claims to have been held. The place is raided and the operators are brought in, one creating his own story about Poole and the other coming clean on the story, when Sipowicz and Sore

The episode was rated 7.69 from 32 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E4

#5 - Family Ties (Season 8 - Episode 4)

A tourist is raped in her hotel room on the 4th floor and the detectives begin their investigation in a hotel filled with swingers. The following morning Jones and Medavoy catch a homicide in that same hotel on the 8th floor. Are the crimes related? The head of security at the hotel is a retired cop that Sipowicz knows. Danny tells Andy about the relationship that Andy already suspected. Danny wants to make sure that Andy doesn't have a problem with it and later Diane asks him the same thing (although she doesn't seem as sure as Danny). Andy just wants to know if everyone's happy. The last number dialed by the homicide victim was to Stella Kensington; she's a prostitute who also happens to be a little person. It turns out the victim was a pimp who was able to furnish talent for unusual needs. And some of that talent leads the detectives to a witness of the homicide. Meanwhile, the hotel's lawyer offers the rape victim a $500,000 settlement. The rape victim's brother gets it raised to $

The episode was rated 7.79 from 34 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E1

#4 - Daveless in New York (Season 8 - Episode 1)

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It's 5 days until Theo's final blood test and Andy feels the need for this health situation to just be over. So he tries to get Theo's final test pulled up. Diane asks Danny about his relationship with Mary; but he expresses that he still has an interest in her. Leo Cohen has become a defense attorney and is he preparing to represent members of the 15th Squad in IAB's investigation of the Kirkendall situation. Don Kirkendall is trying to make a deal for himself that may jam up the members of the 15th squad. The investigation of a multiple homicide at a fast-food restaurant takes a twist when an accomplice in the crime is worried about his daughter, who he used as collateral to his drug dealer. The squad goes after the dealer. Meanwhile, when Medavoy gives his statement to IAB, Martens informs him that "the good cops" need to find someone who will back up their story. They realize to do this they will need to find Denby who might be their only connection to the woman who was "holding" F

The episode was rated 7.81 from 36 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E3

#3 - Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn (Season 8 - Episode 3)

Andy is bonding with Theo (who mentions he wants to be a cop) at the park, when he hears on his radio that all the emergency vehicles rushing by are going to the scene of a cop shooting. The cop's partner is worried that he is going to be jammed up as his wounded partner's husband is a captain in the NYPD and he was pursuing another suspect at the time (and not backing his partner up). When the 15th Squad is ready to break into the apartment of a possible suspect, Danny gives Diane something else to do, thus keeping her out of harm's way. She later calls him on it, when he tries to do the same thing when they are set to take another suspect. When they return to the house, Danny stops off to break off his relationship with Mary. The Captain stops by to see how the investigation is proceeding into his (now dead) wife's shooting. Knowing they have a suspect in custody, he watches some of the interview and then breaks into to assault the suspect, jeopardizing the investigation. The s

The episode was rated 7.83 from 30 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E20

#2 - In the Wind (Season 8 - Episode 20)

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Sorenson hasn't shown up for work yet and when Sipowicz and McDowell go to his apartment they find a dead body. The body is Kristen the stripper. In light of all that information Medavoy and Jones try to work another homicide while Sipowicz and McDowell try to find Sorenson. Sipowicz finds out from Rodriguez about Sorenson beginning to work undercover and he and McDowell go to the strip club where Sipowicz uses some excessive force to Joey Schulman to give them information they can use to find Sorenson. It turns out that the Feds have been watching the strip club and besides Sorenson's disappearance, their man on the scene, Pete the bartender has also gone missing. Sipowicz and McDowell visit Sorenson's aunt to find out that Danny has started dealing with some personal issues. When Sorenson's credit card is used in Jersey City, Sipowicz and McDowell go and find a janitor from the strip club has used the card, claiming to have found it at the club. Meanwhile, the stress of the So

The episode was rated 7.86 from 35 votes.

NYPD Blue - S8E13

#1 - Flight of Fancy (Season 8 - Episode 13)

While digging up old cases, to avoid the being around the squad for the arrival of Dalto, Sipowicz and Sorenson encounter a man carrying a cash register named Freddy. Fancy is moving out and Dalto is moving in and she starts making waves. McDowell asks Fancy if the ink is dry on her transfer. The general feeling in the squad is tense. Fancy meets with Capt. Bass to see if anything can be done to get Dalto removed from taking over his old squad. Meanwhile, Freddy takes Sipowicz and Sorenson to the places that he's robbed, but for a chance to get out of his jam, he tells them where he's seen a dead body. The body's been there at least a year and it seems Freddy knows something about it. They find the dead girl's relatives and learn that despite her young age of 14, she was an experienced crack-whore. Gibson stops Andy to ask about his niece, as to the status of their relationship; it seems Cynthia may have an opportunity with someone else, but she hasn't heard from Andy in a while and G

The episode was rated 8.03 from 34 votes.

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