son gun homicide life street son gun episode season american police drama television series homicide life street originally aired nbc united_states february written based story executive producer episode directed episode recurring character shot duty close friend takes investigation personally son gun originally supposed fourth episode season broadcast episode night dead living moved end season shooting police officer aspects script directly inspired real life events chronicled non fiction book homicide year killing streets episode included guest appearances actors played wife marked appearances team sports announcer appearance actor later cast recurring character detective son gun seen million households original broadcast continuing downward trend ratings premiere homicide life street son gun lost viewership competition live minute interview pop singer michael_jackson abc episode rest second seasons homicide life street released dvd united_states plot summary informs detectives shot head orders immediate investigation lewis arrive hospital find doctors working close friend emotional wife privately told blind mentally disabled survives begs case believes emotionally involved gives tries feel guilty showing previous gunshot wounds investigation crime scene turns lewis catches praying locker room convinces skeptical lewis pray help investigation continue investigation murder year old repeatedly crime scene conduct arrests neighborhood fail find new frustrated prompting request new partner refuses remains confident solve watson case prepares date medical complains neighbor noise making carpenter work end bonding wives inside room coffin built customer insists bad luck date goes rejects invitation apartment receives murder brings found dead inside coffin tells investigating police died broken heart inspired deceased neighbor returns asks come inside investigating murder involving question serves customers gives clients including woman suspected murdering husbands insurance money church denies killing anybody detectives find evidence close outstanding cases lewis previously investigating church case believes prayer led arrest upheld receives anonymous claiming man named shot searching smith meets man named said saw smith shoot testify court episode ends sitting unconscious hospital listening jazz music friends discuss frequently production son gun written based story executive producer directed homicide life street episode written serve writer eventually supervising producer entirety series episode featured blending hard edged emotion amusing character comedy combination common future penned episodes originally supposed fourth episode season homicide life street broadcast episode night dead living moved end season nbc programmers worried episode takes place entirely detective squad room deliberately paced series trying win viewers result investigation suddenly advanced far stood previous episode ghost chance episode continues story arc murder case introduced final scene series premiere gone dominates homicide life street season watson case based real life baltimore chronicled homicide year killing streets non fiction book adapted homicide series investigation inspired real life case featured simon book accused killing husbands insurance money eventually convicted deaths shooting adapted true life events simon book homicide writers added twist taking case personally based close friendship victim guest appearance son gun wife cast watching performance film directed said actress simplicity honesty breathtaking struggling actor time said salary homicide episode paid month worth rent cast regular hbo series based work homicide episodes son gun homicide life street episodes featuring home team sports announcer recurring reporter character actor brief appearance police officer finds crime scene offers possible evidence return season recurring character detective indication beat cop played son gun character line spoken lewis murderers lie witnesses lie think lies sheer joy line homicide year killing streets line represents rule police work simon created following homicide unit year writing book cultural references son gun continues common motif repeated season discussing conspiracy theories assassination abraham_lincoln 16th president united_states said believes killing arranged highest ranks fascination lincoln assassination based real life obsession number songs featured episode including going circles telephone blues dreamed night hard goodbye yesterday reception original american broadcast son gun seen million viewers ranking time slot major television networks episode received rating share continued downward trend homicide ratings january post super bowl series premiere gone son gun lost ratings large live minute interview pop singer michael_jackson aired abc seen million people fourth highest total recorded entertainment program time said scheduling night watching instead homicide lost time slot cast reunion andy aired cbs attracted million viewers chicago_sun-times called episode outstanding gave highest possible rating stars gazette praised son gun realism episode portrayal injuries read said network television pretty disturbing stuff series isn afraid graphic way network television allow vancouver sun said episodes homicide particularly complimented performances said played brilliantly guest role dvd release son gun rest second season episodes included dvd box set homicide life street complete seasons released
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