The second season of '' NYPD Blue'', an American

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set in New York City, aired as part of the 1994-95 United States network television schedule for

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, premiering on October 11, 1994 and concluding on May 23, 1995. The show explores the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of

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. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble cast. The season earned three Primetime Emmy Awards, one for "Outstanding Drama Series", another for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series" (

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), and a

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for its casting. The show received an additional 10 nominations.

Plot summary

Licalsi is found guilty of the manslaughter of Marino and his driver and is given a two-year sentence. Because of his involvement with Licalsi, and the belief that he withheld evidence that could have given her a longer sentence, Kelly is transferred out of the 15th and chooses to leave the department altogether. He is replaced by

Bobby Simone Robert "Bobby" Simone is a fictional character in the television series '' NYPD Blue''. Played by Jimmy Smits he was introduced in the fifth episode of the second season remaining until the fifth episode of the sixth. Simone was introduced to t ...

, a widower whose previous job was that of driver for the Police Commissioner. This does not sit well with Sipowicz but in time he learns to accept his new partner and, as his relationship with Sylvia leads down the aisle, asks Simone to be his best man. After an affair with a journalist who uses information that he gives her in an article, Simone begins a relationship with another new officer in the squad,

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. Sipowicz, a recovering alcoholic, recognizes in Russell's behavior that she also has a problem and, after much prompting, she herself goes to AA. Elsewhere, due to his lack of self-belief that a woman like Donna could love him, Medavoy's relationship with her breaks down, due in no small part to Donna's visiting sister.

Main Cast

Recurring guest roles

Season 2's recurring guest roles include: * Justine Miceli was introduced as Det. Adrienne Lesniak during the season, in a recurring role as the partner of Det. James Martinez. Miceli became a

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during the following season. *

Kim Delaney Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1961) is an American actress known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series ''NYPD Blue'', for which she won an Emmy Award. Early in her career, she played the role of Je ...

as Det.

; Delaney also became a cast member starting at the end of second season. *

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played an ambitious reporter, Benita Alden, who becomes romantically involved with Det.

, the first such relationship Simone has after his wife died. Simone helps Alden break a story about a major case, though the relationship ends several episodes later when information Simone mentions to her during

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is leaked to the press the next day, resulting in the suicide of a cop. * Peter Boyle played Dan Breen, a retired officer and Sipowicz's AA sponsor. *

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played Dana Abandando, the sister of Donna Abandando.

Episodes

Each episode entry includes its original airdate in the United States, the writing and directing credits, and a plot summary.

References

External links

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