

Season 1 • Episode 22
LatestA member of the Latin Queens, a female gang, is found dead in her apartment building. Suspects are brought in, including a member who has been working undercover for two years. Ray arrests a man who throws Hector over a bar and injures the man's ribs while doing so. They take him to hospital where a doctor is amazed at the injuries he has received.
An American ensemble police drama series following the life of police officers from the 74th Precinct in southern Brooklyn, New York City.
Writing
Bochco/Milch pedigree: dense, theatrical, unapologetically verbose.
Acting
Titus Welliver pre-Bosch, stealing every scene he's in.
Production
Massive precinct set — most expensive pilot CBS ever made.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CBS spent $8 million on the pilot — then buried it in a Saturday death slot. The network literally didn't know what to do with something this bleak.
This was Milch's bridge between NYPD Blue and Deadwood — you can hear him learning to weaponize profanity within network limits. The constraints made him sharper.