thing homicide life street thing second season finale american police drama television series homicide life street thirteenth overall episode series originally aired nbc united_states january episode investigate related murder young woman forces uncomfortable confront darker lewis disturbed man commits murder pen crashes date ruins romantic written directed thing originally planned close second season expected finale gun changed season premiere capitalize guest performance homicide case thing involving man committed murder pen based similar real life killing took place maryland episode featured second guest appearances actress romantic interest appearance owner fashion store thing marked final appearance played detective series debuted dismissed reportedly nbc officials unhappy physical appearance publicly critical dismissal according nielsen_media_research episode seen million household viewers slight increase previous week episode black blue received generally positive reviews identified best episodes series thing nominated episodic drama plot summary investigate murder found bed note reading proves false lead investigation leads detectives discover angela strange worked fashion store phone sex detectives visit operation speak manager tells boyfriend angela named spend time club called eve destruction street question questioning gets angry loses cool leather clad multi pierced freak wall telling doesn start giving answers gon downtown knock responds telling kiss leave driving claims disgusted sexual insists everybody darker recognizes virtues truly tested return fashion store ask leather belts patterns matching marks angela neck store owner tells angela neighbor jacket matching belt interrogation confesses accidentally killing angela belt quirky violent sex thank solving case brings leather jacket gift reluctantly accepts night visits baltimore red light district wearing jacket way test suggested approached prostitute rejects passing test lewis investigate fatal shooting man apparently killed pen lewis believes story refusing believe pen worth killing search suspect apartment find thousands line walls like bizarre decorations lewis later finds police station originally planned turn instead went roof commit suicide lewis away beautiful golden pen belonged lewis deceased grandmother taken custody later lewis believe kill pen suggests worse killing car woman lewis determined develop strong attachment material item gives grandmother pen cynical recent break girlfriend normally unusually cheerful result romantic relationship younger year old nervous real date asks double date howard boyfriend attorney double date goes lonely crashes joins table ruins mood evening complaining romantic leave walk offers words encouragement impressed leaves happily watch fireworks production thing written directed previously directed homicide star film mad dog glory like second season episodes script thing finished time season ended poor nielsen ratings duration nbc executives asked including fewer episode camera movements jump cuts approving second season thing second season finale season premiere gun originally meant serve finale nbc decided instead open season hopes getting increased ratings guest appearance actor title thing reference historical romance novel subsequent film love thing title refers episode theme variations love demonstrated sexual world dysfunctional relationship romance twisted love case inspired real life murder took place maryland year old man shot man times shop victim refused sell shooter pen double date crashes howard depressed life love leaving scene eventual break occurs unspecified time season episode marked final appearance regular cast member series debuted dismissed reportedly nbc officials unhappy weight physical appearance believe appealed audiences departure publicly criticized direction homicide taken second season claimed voiced concerns recent scripts thing featured second guest appearances actress months later started long running lead role nurse medical drama series cast having worked pilot abc miniseries worked members offered recurring role homicide turned favor thing featured guest appearances played fashion store owner murder suspect professional actor working washington favorite episode filmed songs time written performed featured thing featured songs include summer song bad girls rendition italian composer performed reception ratings nbc renewed homicide second season assess performed nielsen ratings determination continue series series premiere gun drew unusually large viewership numbers guest appearance subsequent episodes dropped ratings making viewership thing particularly important future series said episode performed nbc going hard thinking original american broadcast january thing watched million households according nielsen_media_research earning episode rating constituted slight increase previous week episode black blue seen million households 37th highest rated television week tied fox animated comedy series simpsons thing faced unusually tough competition timeslot abc news series primetime live special report convicted murderer reviews thing received generally positive reviews identified best episodes series sun writers particularly praised creative pairing said touching love story want washington_post television reviewer strongly complimented episode especially approach disturbing twisted events like murder homicide superb cop helpful guide dealing madness modern world attention television program attention rewards writer said episode shifts cop work surprising moments light leak detectives lives called stunning installment cop drama defines genre particularly praised perfect performance writer called episode superb said left stunning impression performance said left hungry episode adding personal plea nbc renew series thing nominated episodic drama ultimately lost homicide episode gun dvd release thing rest second season episodes included dvd box set homicide life street complete seasons released
A Many Splendored Thing (Homicide: Life on the Street)