Homicide: Life on the Street (season 6)

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The sixth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from 1997-10-17 to 1998-05-08 and contained 23 episodes.

The sixth season marked the debut of character Detective Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne). Detectives Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) and Mike Kellerman (Reed Diamond) depart the show in the season finale. Recurring guest stars Detectives Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) and Stu Gharty become regular cast members as of this season.

The DVD box set of season 6 was released for Region 1 on 2005-01-25. The set includes all 23 season 6 episodes on six discs.[1]

[edit] List of episodes

# Episode Director Writer(s) Original
air date		 Production
code
78 "Blood Ties (Part 1)"  Alan Taylor Anya Epstein 1997-10-17 601
Pembleton and Bayliss end their rotation in Robbery and return to Homicide. Gee attends a black-tie function where a woman is found dead. Meanwhile, Kellerman gets a surprise. 
79 "Blood Ties (Part 2)"  Nick Gomez David Simon 1997-10-24 602
It’s murder in the big leagues, as Falsone questions Stivers about he Mahoney case. And are Gee and Pembleton protecting Felix Wilon because of his race? 
80 "Blood Ties (Part 3)"  Mark Pellington David Simon & Anya Epstein 1997-10-31 603
As the Wilson case continues, the newspaper start flinging mud at Homicide. Elsewhere, Falsone and Lewis follow a murder trial that takes them to a bad cop in Narcotics. 
81 "The Subway"  Gary Fleder James Yoshimura 1997-12-05 604
A man is pinned between a subway train and the platform. The only way for him to stay alive is to remain where he is. 
82 "Baby It’s You"  Ed Sherin Jorge Zamacona 1997-11-14 605
The murder of a young woman brings up questions of jurisdiction. Once that’s settled, the suspect surprises everyone with an alibi. 
83 "Birthday"  Alison Maclean Julie Martin 1997-11-07 606
Falsone and Lewis investigate the vicious murder of a young woman, the third such attack in three months. Meanwhile, Pembleton’s pregnant wife is long overdue. The right salad might help. 
84 "Saigon Rose"  Nick Gomez Eric Overmeyer 1997-11-21 607
Two Vietnamese teens witness the shooting of their parents. Did a cop pull the trigger? And is the ongoing Mahoney case going to come back and bite the department’s you know what? 
85 "All Is Bright"  Matt Reeves Rafael Alvarez 1997-12-05 608
A man is murdered at a Laundromat. Elsewhere Munch’s ex-wife shows up - her mother has died. The funeral’s sole guest is an author who is getting paid to confirm her passing. 
86 "Closet Cases"  Leslie Linman & Larry Williams Christopher Kyle 1998-01-02 609
Tensions rise between Bayliss and Cox as they investigate a body found in a dumpster. Meanwhile, Lewis informs Stivers that he knows she’s “in the soup”. 
87 "Sins Of The Father"  Mary Harron Darryl LeMont Wharton 1998-01-09 610
Falsone and Lewis investigate the death of a white man lynched in a historic black section of the city An autopsy reveals the victim was also whipped. 
88 "Shaggy Dog, City Goat"  Kyle Secor Eric Overmeyer 1998-01-16 611
A suspected suicide might actually have been a mid-jump murder and Georgia Rae Mahoney sues everyone for $60 million dollars. 
89 "Something Sacred (Part 1)"  Uli Edel Anya Epstein 1998-01-30 612
Lewis is nowhere to be found. A priest is murdered, and a tape concerning the deceased and his activities involving young boys arrives at Channel 11. 
90 "Something Sacred (Part 2)"  Uli Edel David Simon 1998-01-30 613
Cops dress up as priests to get to the bottom of a homicide, while Cox and Bayliss stop Kellerman from drinking and driving. 
91 "Lies And Other Truths"  Nick Gomez Noel Behn 1998-03-06 614
Road rage leads to road death. Meanwhile, Falsone gets to the end of his custody case. Later, a madman wearing dynamite walks into the squad room. 
92 "Pit Bull Sessions"  Barbara Kopple Sean Whitesell 1998-03-13 615
Did a young man’s pitbulls kill his grandfather? Pembleton and Falsone investigate while their compatriots convene at the Waterfront and reminisce over their favorite dumb criminals. 
93 "Mercy"  Alan Taylor Eric Overmeyer 1998-03-20 616
Pembleton and Bayliss look into a case of murder or mercy. Elsewhere, a schoolgirl and the owner of a pizza parlor are killed in a holdup. 
94 "Abduction"  Kenneth Fink Julie Martin 1998-03-27 617
Homicide tracks down a four year old boy who was abducted from a merry-go-round by hypnotizing the girl who sat next to him. Getting a lucky break helps, too. 
95 "Full Court Press"  Clark Johnson Phillip B. Epstein 1998-04-03 618
Munch and Gharty investigate the death of a high school athlete, while Kellerman and Ballard look into the recent murders of the Mahoney organization. 
96 "Strangled, Not Stirred"  Jay Tobias Linda McGibney 1998-04-10 619
Two women are found stunned and strangled. The prime suspect is a married couple. The detectives working the Mahoney drug shootings get help from an informant who turns out to be Lewis. 
97 "Secrets"  Ed Bianchi Yaphet Kotto 1998-04-17 620
Ballard and Munch investigate the death of a prominent businesswoman. Pembleton and Bayliss get a similar case. Did they both commit suicide? 
98 "Finnegan’s Wake"  Steve Buscemi David Willis 1998-04-24 621
While Bayliss suffers a recurring dream about his first homicide case, which remains unsolved, an elderly man confesses his father’s crime. A retired detective participates in the investigation. 
99 "Fallen Heroes (Part 1)"  Kathryn Bigelow Lois Johnson 1998-05-01 622
Judge Gibbons is stabbed, and a probation officer is killed in a drive-by. Georgia Rae’s son Junior is brought into the box, but later gets hold of a gun and commences firing. 
100 "Fallen Heroes (Part 2)"  Kathryn Bigelow Joy Lusco 1998-05-08 623
The war against Georgia Ray and her organization begins. Soon enough, her body is discovered. Later, Pembleton asks for Kellerman’s badge and then makes a career decision. 

[edit] References

  1. ^ Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 6 (1993). Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.