NYPD Blue (season 11)

The 11th season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on September 23, 2003, and concluded on May 11, 2004.

NYPD Blue (season 11)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 23, 2003 – May 11, 2004

Actor	Character	Main cast	Recurring cast
Dennis Franz	Andy Sipowicz	entire season	N/A
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	John Clark, Jr.	entire season	N/A
Gordon Clapp	Greg Medavoy	entire season	N/A
Henry Simmons	Baldwin Jones	entire season	N/A
Charlotte Ross	Connie McDowell	Episodes 1-14	N/A
Garcelle Beauvais	Valerie Haywood	entire season	N/A
Jacqueline Obradors	Rita Ortiz	entire season	N/A
Bill Brochtrup	John Irvin	entire season	N/A
Esai Morales	Tony Rodriguez	Episodes 1-13	N/A
John F. O'Donohue	Eddie Gibson	Episodes 14-22	Episode 13
Kim Delaney	Diane Russell	N/A	episodes 5-8

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
220	1	"Frickin’ Fraker"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: Bill Clark & Keith Eisner	September 23, 2003	IA01/5101
The brother of a convicted child molester is murdered, and the cops of the 15th Precinct testify against Captain Fraker for his attempted murder of Tony Rodriguez.
221	2	"Your Bus, Ted"	Mark Piznarski	Teleplay by: Tom Szentgyorgyi Story by: Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi	September 30, 2003	IA02/5102
A transvestite is murdered, a surgeon is knifed outside a hospital, and Rodriguez takes the stand in Captain Fraker's trial. Notes Kelly Mantle guest stars as Dan 'Monika' Hoffnagle
222	3	"Shear Stupidity"	Tawnia McKiernan	Teleplay by: Bonnie Mark Story by: Bill Clark & Bonnie Mark	October 7, 2003	IA03/5103
Sipowicz and Clark investigate when a man is severely beaten, a woman reports that her husband is missing, and testimony at Fraker's trial threaten's Rodriguez's career. Notes Daniel Benzali guest stars as Sinclaire and Vanessa Marcil guest stars as Detective Carmen Olivera
223	4	"Porn Free"	Dennis Dugan	Teleplay by: Greg Plageman Story by: Bill Clark & Greg Plageman	October 14, 2003	IA04/5104
A verdict is reached in Fraker's trial, and a middle-class housewife with a colorful past is found dead in an alley. Notes Daniel Benzali's last appearance as Sinclaire
224	5	"Keeping Abreast"	Jesse Bochco	Teleplay by: Matt Olmstead Story by: Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead	October 21, 2003	IA05/5105
Diane Russell helps the detectives of the 15th Precinct track a serial killer who targets women at an upscale bar, and Jones attempts to keep a violent father from harming his son. Note - Kim Delaney returns for four episodes as Diane Russell
225	6	"Andy Appeased"	Jake Paltrow	Teleplay by: Nicholas Wootton Story by: Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton	October 28, 2003	IA06/5106
Another young woman falls prey to a serial killer whose victims all patronize the same trendy bar, and, when an abusive mother is found murdered, her children are suspects.
226	7	"It’s to Die For"	Ed Begley, Jr.	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: Bill Clark & Keith Eisner	November 4, 2003	IA07/5107
When another woman linked to an upscale bar is attacked, Sipowicz suspects she may have escaped the serial killer. Meanwhile, a young cop claims self-defense after shooting and killing a suspect, and Russell has a breast biopsy.
227	8	"And the Wenner Is..."	Paul Eads	Teleplay by: Tom Szentgyorgyi Story by: Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi	November 18, 2003	IA08/5108
The detectives get a break in the serial killer case, McDowell announces her pregnancy, and she and Sipowicz plan their wedding.
228	9	"Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax"	Donna Deitch	Teleplay by: William Finkelstein Story by: Bill Clark & William Finkelstein	November 25, 2003	IA09/5109
A retired cop and his wife are beaten and robbed in their home, the author of a book on avoiding paying taxes has his car torched, and a foster father returns the foster child to social services when the boy's natural father threatens his family.
229	10	"You Da Bomb"	John Hyams	Teleplay by: Matt Olmstead & Nicholas Wootton Story by: Bill Clark, Matt Olmstead & Nicholas Wootton	February 10, 2004	IA10/5110
A man who's been kidnapped and had a bomb attached to his body cuffs himself to McDowell, threatening to blow everyone up, and Devlin wants to break up with Clark. Notes Jane Lynch guest stars as Susanna Howe
230	11	"Passing the Stone"	Carol Banker	Teleplay by: Bonnie Mark Story by: Bill Clark & Bonnie Mark	February 17, 2004	IA11/5111
When a Jewish merchant is murdered in a possible hate crime, Sipowicz and Clark suspect a recent convert to Islam. Meanwhile, Michael Woodruff's father is the prime suspect in an assault on the boy's aunt.
231	12	"Chatty Chatty, Bang Bang"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Greg Plageman Story by: Bill Clark & Greg Plageman	March 2, 2004	IA12/5112
Sipowicz and Clark race a mobster to catch the hit-and-run driver who killed his daughter. Meanwhile a woman is raped by a man who claims he met her in an online chat room, Rodriguez resigns from the force, and Jones decides to foster-parent Michael Woodruff. Note Doug Savant guest stars as Jason Foster
232	13	"Take My Wife, Please"	Dennis Dugan	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: Bill Clark & Keith Eisner	March 9, 2004	IA13/5113
A cop is suspected in the murder of a man who was seeing his wife, the body of a comedy club owner is found in the trunk of a stolen car, and the precinct gets a new commanding officer. Notes John F. O'Donohue joins the regular cast as Sgt. Eddie Gibson This is Esai Morales' last episode as Tony Rodriguez Kirk Acevedo guest stars as Scott Grafton
233	14	"Colonel Knowledge"	Steven DePaul	Teleplay by: Tom Szentgyorgyi Story by: Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi	March 16, 2004	IA14/5114
Detectives investigate a Latino gang kingpin for murder, a man reports that his 15-year-old daughter may have been kidnapped, and Sergeant Gibson brings his obnoxious parrot to the precinct. Det. Stan Hatcher joins the 15th precinct under Andy's watchful eye. Note This is Charlotte Ross' last appearance as Connie McDowell
234	15	"Old Yeller"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Nicholas Wootton Story by: Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton	March 23, 2004	IA15/5115
The search is on for a man who kidnaps, rapes and tortures women and locks them in a dungeon, and Medavoy becomes attracted to a much older woman who may be addicted to sex.
235	16	"On the Fence"	Bob Doherty	Teleplay by: Matt Olmstead Story by: Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead	March 30, 2004	IA16/5116
Sipowicz suspects that an off-duty cop who got shot is dirty, and an old man is shot dead at a seedy hotel.
236	17	"In Goddess We Trussed"	Kevin Hooks	Teleplay by: Greg Plageman Story by: Bill Clark & Greg Plageman	April 6, 2004	IA17/5117
Detective Hatcher engineers a transfer for Sipowicz out of the 15th precinct to the Bellevue Morgue. Sipowicz, for his part, continues to investigate Hatcher for murder, and a dominatrix is found bludgeoned to death.
237	18	"The Brothers Grim"	Rick Wallace	Teleplay by: Keith Eisner Story by: Bill Clark & Keith Eisner	April 13, 2004	IA18/5118
Haywood reopens an old homicide case that Sipowicz once closed. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a man whose brother was pursued by a bounty hunter, and a woman who gave her baby away when she went to prison now wants it back.
238	19	"Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her"	Jesse Bochco	Teleplay by: Tom Szentgyorgyi Story by: Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi	April 20, 2004	IA19/5119
A man has amnesia after being shot in the head. Meanwhile, a man Sipowicz put away twenty years ago for raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl goes free after DNA testing exonerates him, and Ortiz and Ronson bust a pre-teen prostitution ring.
239	20	"Traylor Trash"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Matt Olmstead Story by: Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead	April 27, 2004	IA20/5120
A former drug addict turned devoted church member is found shot in the chest. Sipowicz suspects the father of a murdered 12-year-old girl in a decades-old case, after DNA tests exonerate the man he originally sent to prison. Meanwhile, Jennifer Devlin visits Clark at the precinct in a manic state.
240	21	"What’s Your Poison?"	Jesse Bochco	Teleplay by: Nicholas Wootton Story by: Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton	May 4, 2004	IA21/5121
A suspect in Sipowicz's ongoing murder investigation of 12-year-old Cindy Clifton turns up dead, a man loses his wife's $35,000 necklace to a mugger, Michael Woodruff testifies against his father in the murder of his mother, and Jennifer Devlin escapes from a psych ward.
241	22	"Who’s Your Daddy?"	Mark Tinker	Teleplay by: Nicholas Wootton & Matt Olmstead Story by: Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton & Matt Olmstead	May 11, 2004	IA22/5122
Clark and Sipowicz suspect the ex-husband in a woman's murder, the jury reaches a verdict in the Craig Woodfruff trial, Ronson and Ortiz pursue an arms smuggler, and Clark is too late to save Devlin. Notes Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Jessalyn Gilsig, and John F. O'Donohue did not return for the twelfth season. Their absences are never explained to the audience. Sara Ramirez guest stars as Irma Pacheco and Mark Moses guest stars as Andrew Moss

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