smoke gets eyes homicide life street smoke gets eyes eighth episode season american police drama television series homicide life street originally aired nbc united_states march episode howard attempt quit smoking discovers secret removal squad room investigate beating death year old boy episode written directed doubled director photography episode featured cameo appearance film director baltimore native smoke gets eyes originally supposed season finale episode night dead living moved end season nbc programmers felt slow paced earlier season scene convince suspect copy machine dangerous lie machine inspired real life trick documented non fiction book homicide year killing streets series based later episode simon police drama series wire ratings homicide gradually declined season nbc announced decision series renewed depend nielsen ratings final episodes including smoke gets eyes seen million household viewers considered relatively low improvement previous episode rockets dead plot summary smoking partner fears safety tries quit smoking tries live smoking partner howard petition set non smoking section squad room refuses detectives smoke find share common suspect union square murder plan joint howard decide ride smoke car critical skeptical actually impressed partners discuss merits smoking talk smoking prompting walk car window ask cigarette result detectives miss suspect engage foot chase arrest public works inspector tests air quality squad room insists fine day goes upstairs finds team wearing protective suits removing hazardous wall angrily confronts captain colonel informing detectives work demands stopped medical checks conducted insist removal work safe threatens media lewis repeatedly new engine car plans build day presents lewis rear view mirror gift investigate death year old boy found dead hospital waiting room victim appeared suffer sustained blows head blunt object waited days seeking treatment initially suspicious boy cold father devout christian makes remarks detectives eventually question teen spent time right died convincing teen copy machine actually magnetic detect lies learn killed teenage leader gang called baseball bat arrest says loved like brother beating initiation deeply disturbed cold discussing murder later talks divorce episode ends drinking bar quietly singing elvis_presley song production smoke gets eyes written based story executive producer directed doubled director photography title episode refers howard seeking quit smoking hazardous removed squad room episode includes cameo appearance film director plays speaking final scene waters baltimore native develops sets films city guest appearance season episode law disorder different cameo role smoke gets eyes originally supposed homicide life street season finale episode night dead living moved end season originally scheduled episode nbc programmers worried night dead living takes place entirely detective squad room slow paced series trying win viewers homicide producers felt smoke gets eyes sense resolving storylines nbc executives believed somber preferred ending night dead living ends detectives happily smiling laughing scene smoke gets eyes force suspect magnetic scan test involved placing hand copy machine hand asked questions prior giving exam detectives loaded papers words true false machine final copies came appeared machine giving answers questions detectives pretended test radioactive dangerous suspect nervous scene based real life trick detectives real life instance featured homicide year killing streets non fiction book adapted homicide series hoax fifth season premiere episode later police drama series wire release reception gradually declined series premiered response nbc announced fans decision homicide renewed canceled depend episodes season fared ratings including smoke gets eyes original american broadcast march episode watched million households according nielsen_media_research earning episode rating constituted slight increase viewership compared previous week episode rockets dead seen million viewers received rating homicide ranked low nielsen ratings compared shows week smoke gets eyes ranking week march cbs news magazine series minutes ranking number million household viewers smoke gets eyes rest second season episodes included dvd box set homicide life street complete seasons released
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