rockets dead rockets dead seventh episode season american police drama television series homicide life street originally aired nbc united_states march episode howard murder trial offered promotion lewis washington investigate political refugee murder written based story executive producer episode directed marked appearances recurring characters defense attorney detective wife mary played actor real life wife episode featured guest performance actress future model murder trial portrayed episode based trial featured non fiction book homicide year killing streets series based howard procedural subsequent recovery based real life trial writers sought portray trial scenes focusing dramatic courtroom elements detectives rockets dead arguments drug particularly arguments inspired actor real life personal history drug abuse ratings homicide gradually declined season nbc announced decision series renewed depend nielsen ratings final episodes including rockets dead seen relatively low million household viewers decline previous week dog pony plot summary lewis investigate execution style shooting death chinese college student friend dormitory says victim student leader square protest hunted detectives washington talk chinese embassy murder deny knowledge incident agent confronts lewis tells waste embassy time agrees detectives tour washington excited landmarks lewis believes agent knows committed murder remains refuses help frustrated lewis leave washington prepare testify murder trial pony johnson state prosecutor tells anxious howard case depends entirely testimony contrast howard relaxed claims howard love denies howard facts allows defense attorney create reasonable doubt jury receiving howard recalled performs better seriously damaging case johnson found guilty murder offers buy howard dinner accepts amusement respond corpse found woods van low quality marijuana proves expert discusses plant grown founding fathers george_washington detectives eventually identify victim middle man drug dealer finds neighbor saw jones holding gun victim head night murder detective debate drugs illegal homicide detectives claim reduce violent crime drug revenue good causes asks pot refuses answer night arrest drug dealer home captain colonel offer promotion lieutenant vacant shift commander position working alongside asks time consider duo ask mention offer immediately senses lying says discussion discussing offer wife decides job confesses learned truth disappointed tell sooner episode ends going bar fellow detectives seldom production rockets dead written based story executive producer directed marked appearances defense attorney wife mary recurring characters rest series played married actor real life auditioned role shortly cast series said screen pairing instant don create real life low opinion trial lawyers little research role rockets dead featured guest appearance actress model student apparent friend chinese refugee murdered episode relatively unknown time went star films anna king named beautiful people world pony johnson murder trial based real life trial featured homicide year killing streets non fiction book adapted homicide series real life trial baltimore detective testimony nearly outcome case mirrored actions accidentally says victim dead hours meant hours leaving opening defense attorney question expertise defense attorney real life trial lost case procedural similar portrayed rockets dead episode asks howard seen murder victim killed knife gun allows howard mention second victim police suspect pony johnson murdered allowed mention asked homicide filmmakers sought portray trial scenes far realistic light police drama shows particularly inclusion dramatic courtroom elements howard waiting testify awkward testimony rockets dead presents case drug arguing perspectives homicide detectives particularly drugs help curb violent crime pro drug comments episode inspired actor real life personal history drug abuse drug dealing inspire development past future episodes arrangement minor conducted appears rockets dead song rhythm blues release reception gradually declined series premiered response nbc announced fans decision homicide renewed canceled depend episodes season fared ratings including rockets dead original american broadcast march episode watched million households according nielsen_media_research earning episode rating constituted decline viewership compared previous week episode dog pony seen million viewers received rating homicide ranked low nielsen ratings compared shows week rockets dead ranking week march timeslot competitor abc comedy series home improvement ranking number million household viewers praised episode making weekly recommendations declaring homicide better police procedural dramas reach television rockets dead rest second season episodes included dvd box set homicide life street complete seasons released
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