Season 5
(1996)
Overview
The fifth season of Homicide: Life on the Street aired in the United States on the NBC television network from 20 September 1996 to 16 May 1997 and contained 22 episodes. A new opening sequence debuted with the start of this season, including elements of a police investigation and a growing chatter of radio transmissions behind the theme music. In addition, pictures of the actors were displayed alongside their names for the first time. The sequence ends with the ringing of the squadroom phone a…
Cast
as John Munch
as Frank Pembleton
as Meldrick Lewis
as Mike Kellerman
as Al Giardello
as Julianna Cox
as Kay Howard
as J. H. Brodie
as Tim Bayliss
Episodes
Hostage (1) 0.0
September 20, 1996
Gaffney and Barnfather give Gee a hassle about the return of Frank to duty and the sudden departure of Russert to Europ…
Hostage (2) 0.0
September 27, 1996
Night has fallen and the crisis is no closer to being resolved. Gee demands that Barnfather make a decision. Frank cont…
Prison Riot 0.0
October 18, 1996
A riot breaks out at the prison, where two inmates are killed. The squad goes to the scene, but Frank must still stay b…
Bad Medicine 0.0
October 25, 1996
More drug-related homicides are occurring. Pembleton is still relegated to desk duty and now so is Kellerman. A federal…
M.E., Myself and I 0.0
November 1, 1996
The new Chief Medical Examiner (CME), Julianna Cox, speeds into town. An FBI agent, Pandolfi, conducts interviews with …
White Lies 0.0
November 8, 1996
An article appears in The Baltimore Sun about Kellerman and the other members of the arson unit who are under investiga…
The Heart of a Saturday Night 0.0
November 15, 1996
Family members of murder victims (Widmer, Rath and Silvio) are in a support group where they discuss their feelings abo…
The True Test 0.0
November 22, 1996
Lewis and Bayliss investigate a homicide at a boarding school. Gee goes to Frank's house to pick him up for a trip to t…
Control 0.0
December 6, 1996
Pembleton waits with anticipation for the phone to ring. It does and with Bayliss as the primary, they proceed to inves…
Blood Wedding 0.0
December 13, 1996
Frank gets his first case as a primary-- unfortunately it is a case that involves the shooting of Danver's fiancée. Da…
The Documentary 0.0
January 3, 1997
On New Year's Eve, the detectives sit back in the quiet of the evening and watch a documentary that Brodie has made abo…
Betrayal 0.0
January 10, 1997
Frank and Tim investigate the death of a young girl whose abused body was found by the side of the interstate. Brodie g…
Have a Conscience 0.0
January 17, 1997
Kellerman is disappointed with his treatment in the press (or rather the lack of it). Back on the job, Mike gets his fi…
Diener 0.0
January 31, 1997
Kellerman assures Lewis that he is seeking some professional advice; he also takes some time off. Lewis is assigned to …
Wu's on First? 0.0
February 7, 1997
A new Baltimore Sun reporter gets into the middle of Frank's investigation of the death of a county cop who was shot be…
Valentine's Day 0.0
February 14, 1997
Brodie suggests that a classmate of his named Schack should be a suspect in the death of the student that Munch believe…
Kaddish 0.0
February 21, 1997
A woman that Munch had a crush on in high school is found murdered. He struggles with his faith as he works with Keller…
Double Blind 0.0
April 11, 1997
A girl complains to the desk sergeant about her father's abuse of her mother. Meldrick spends the night remembering Cro…
Deception 0.0
April 25, 1997
A man transporting 72 condoms filled with heroin bound for Luther Mahoney is found dead in hotel. The department takes …
Narcissus 0.0
May 2, 1997
There is a major police chase after an armed suspect, as he holes himself up in a row house that is the headquarters of…
Partners and Other Strangers (1) 0.0
May 9, 1997
Bayliss has disappeared again as Pembleton and Brodie make their way to the scene of a shotgun suicide. The victim appe…
Strangers and Other Partners (2) 0.0
May 16, 1997
Mike and Julianna wake up the morning after a night of drinking and passion. The investigation into Beau's death contin…