An obsessive and on edge Goldblume (a fine Joe Spano) does his own investigation on the shooting death of Gina. Jablonski (an excellent Robert Prosky) rides with Coffey (amiable Ed Marinaro) after Bates (solid Betty Thomas) gets injured. Hunter (an amusingly flaky James Sikking) and Calletano (nicely played by Rene Enriquez) are both interviewed for a captain's position. Belker (typically sturdy work from Bruce Weitz) uncovers police corruption while working undercover at a clothing store. Everyone in the station has to urinate in a cup for a drug test.
The whole drug test business provides a strong mix of drama and humor, with Garibaldi (Ken Olin sweating it up well) in particular trying to put the kibosh on it because he smoked weed the night before. Goldblume's anguish over Gina's death proves to be quite poignant; his confrontation with the hitman who killed her rates as a definite highlight. Moreover; it's a hoot to see Jablonski back in action on the streets; he participates in both a wild car chase and an especially strenuous foot chase. Moreover, this episode further benefits from neat guest turns by Stephen Macht as easygoing detective Dugan, Gene Dynarski as an irate store owner, Leonard Stone as antsy clothing store proprietor Hal, and Chuck "Porky" Mitchell as a fat guy.
The whole drug test business provides a strong mix of drama and humor, with Garibaldi (Ken Olin sweating it up well) in particular trying to put the kibosh on it because he smoked weed the night before. Goldblume's anguish over Gina's death proves to be quite poignant; his confrontation with the hitman who killed her rates as a definite highlight. Moreover; it's a hoot to see Jablonski back in action on the streets; he participates in both a wild car chase and an especially strenuous foot chase. Moreover, this episode further benefits from neat guest turns by Stephen Macht as easygoing detective Dugan, Gene Dynarski as an irate store owner, Leonard Stone as antsy clothing store proprietor Hal, and Chuck "Porky" Mitchell as a fat guy.