# NYPD Blue season 11

The eleventh season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on September 23, 2003, and concluded on May 11, 2004.
| Actor | Character | Main cast | Recurring cast |
| Dennis Franz | Andy Sipowicz | entire season | — |
| Mark-Paul Gosselaar | John Clark Jr. | entire season | — |
| Gordon Clapp | Greg Medavoy | entire season | — |
| Henry Simmons | Baldwin Jones | entire season | — |
| Charlotte Ross | Connie McDowell | Episodes 1-14 | — |
| Garcelle Beauvais | Valerie Haywood | entire season | — |
| Jacqueline Obradors | Rita Ortiz | entire season | — |
| Bill Brochtrup | John Irvin | entire season | — |
| Esai Morales | Tony Rodriguez | Episodes 1-13 | — |
| John F. O'Donohue | Eddie Gibson | Episodes 14-22 | Episode 13 |
| Kim Delaney | Diane Russell | — | episodes 5-8 |
| Jessalyn Gilsig | Kelly Ronson | — | episodes 18-22 |

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 220 | 1 | "Frickin’ Fraker" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Bill Clark & Keith Eisner Teleplay by : Keith Eisner | September 23, 2003 (2003-9-23) | IA01/5101 | 10.24 |
| The brother of a convicted child molester is murdered, and the cops of the 15th Precinct testify against Captain Fraker for his attempted murder of Tony Rodriguez. ||||||||
| 221 | 2 | "Your Bus, Ted" | Mark Piznarski | Story by : Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi Teleplay by : Tom Szentgyorgyi | September 30, 2003 (2003-9-30) | IA02/5102 | 10.43 |
| A transvestite is murdered, a surgeon is knifed outside a hospital, and Rodriguez takes the stand in Captain Fraker's trial. Notes Kelly Mantle guest stars as Dan 'Monika' Hoffnagle ||||||||
| 222 | 3 | "Shear Stupidity" | Tawnia McKiernan | Story by : Bill Clark & Bonnie Mark Teleplay by : Bonnie Mark | October 7, 2003 (2003-10-7) | IA03/5103 | 9.29 |
| Sipowicz and Clark investigate when a man is severely beaten, a woman reports that her husband is missing, and testimony at Fraker's trial threatens Rodriguez's career. Notes Daniel Benzali guest stars as Sinclair and Vanessa Marcil guest stars as Detective Maria Olivera ||||||||
| 223 | 4 | "Porn Free" | Dennis Dugan | Story by : Bill Clark & Greg Plageman Teleplay by : Greg Plageman | October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14) | IA04/5104 | 9.76 |
| A verdict is reached in Fraker's trial, a body is found by the river, and a middle-class housewife with a colorful past is found dead in a vacant lot. Notes Daniel Benzali's last appearance as James Sinclair ||||||||
| 224 | 5 | "Keeping Abreast" | Jesse Bochco | Story by : Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead Teleplay by : Matt Olmstead | October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21) | IA05/5105 | 10.86 |
| Diane Russell helps the detectives of the 15th Precinct track a serial killer who targets women at an upscale bar, and Jones attempts to keep a violent father from harming his son. Note - Kim Delaney returns for four episodes as Diane Russell ||||||||
| 225 | 6 | "Andy Appleseed" | Jake Paltrow | Story by : Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton | October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) | IA06/5106 | 10.93 |
| Another young woman falls prey to a serial killer whose victims all patronize the same trendy bar; when an abusive mother is found murdered, her children are suspects. Jennifer Devlin comes clean about some issues. Connie gets some surprising news. Notes Nick Offerman guest stars as Steven Debrees ||||||||
| 226 | 7 | "It’s to Die For" | Ed Begley, Jr. | Story by : Bill Clark & Keith Eisner Teleplay by : Keith Eisner | November 4, 2003 (2003-11-4) | IA07/5107 | 10.69 |
| When a woman survives an attack, with very similar initial circumstances to the serial killings, the detectives get some new leads; Medavoy and Jones investigate when an off-duty Narcotics detective kills his attacker in a street robbery gone bad. Russell has a breast biopsy. Notes Federico Castelluccio guest stars as Brian Vaughn ||||||||
| 227 | 8 | "And the Wenner Is..." | Paul Eads | Story by : Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi Teleplay by : Tom Szentgyorgyi | November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18) | IA08/5108 | 9.88 |
| The detectives get a break in the serial killer case, McDowell announces her pregnancy, and she and Sipowicz plan their wedding. Notes David Marciano guest stars as 'Detective' Raymond Gerson. ||||||||
| 228 | 9 | "Only Schmucks Pay Income Tax" | Donna Deitch | Story by : Bill Clark & William Finkelstein Teleplay by : William Finkelstein | November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25) | IA09/5109 | 10.17 |
| A retired cop and his wife are beaten and robbed in their home, the author of a book on avoiding paying taxes has his car torched, and Michael Woodruff's foster father returns him to social services when the boy's natural father threatens his family. Notes Saul Rubinek guest stars as Barry Tytell ||||||||
| 229 | 10 | "You Da Bomb" | John Hyams | Story by : Bill Clark and Matt Olmstead & Nicholas Wootton Teleplay by : Matt Olmstead & Nicholas Wootton | February 10, 2004 (2004-2-10) | IA10/5110 | 11.11 |
| A man who's been kidnapped and had a bomb attached to his body cuffs himself to McDowell, threatening to blow everyone up, and Devlin's personal issues cause her to end things with Clark. Notes Jane Lynch guest stars as Susanna Howe ||||||||
| 230 | 11 | "Passing the Stone" | Carol Banker | Story by : Bill Clark & Bonnie Mark Teleplay by : Bonnie Mark | February 17, 2004 (2004-2-17) | IA11/5111 | 9.42 |
| When a Jewish merchant is murdered in a possible hate crime, Sipowicz and Clark suspect a recent convert to Islam. Meanwhile, Michael Woodruff's father is the prime suspect in an assault on the boy's aunt, and Andy and Baldwin clash over Michael's refusal to do the right thing. ||||||||
| 231 | 12 | "Chatty Chatty, Bang Bang" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Bill Clark & Greg Plageman Teleplay by : Greg Plageman | March 2, 2004 (2004-3-2) | IA12/5112 | 9.26 |
| Sipowicz and Clark race a mobster to catch the hit-and-run driver who killed his daughter. Meanwhile a woman is raped by a man who claims he met her in an online chat room, Rodriguez resigns from the force, and Jones decides to foster-parent Michael Woodruff. Note Sterling K. Brown guest stars as Kelvin George, Jerry Ferrara as Danny Puglisi, Doug Savant as Jason Foster, Louis Lombardi as Gio Puglisi, and Shannon Lucio as Courtney Bates ||||||||
| 232 | 13 | "Take My Wife, Please" | Dennis Dugan | Story by : Bill Clark & Keith Eisner Teleplay by : Keith Eisner | March 9, 2004 (2004-3-9) | IA13/5113 | 10.38 |
| A cop is suspected in the murder of a man who was seeing his wife, the body of a comedy club owner is found in the trunk of a stolen car, and the precinct gets a new commanding officer. Notes John F. O'Donohue joins the regular cast as Sgt. Eddie Gibson This is Esai Morales' last episode as Tony Rodriguez Anton Yelchin guest stars as Evan Grabber and Kirk Acevedo as Scott Grafton ||||||||
| 233 | 14 | "Colonel Knowledge" | Steven DePaul | Story by : Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi Teleplay by : Tom Szentgyorgyi | March 16, 2004 (2004-3-16) | IA14/5114 | 9.59 |
| Detectives investigate a Latino gang kingpin for murder, a man reports that his 15-year-old daughter may have been kidnapped, and Sergeant Gibson brings his obnoxious parrot to the precinct. Det. Stan Hatcher joins the 15th precinct under Andy's watchful eye. Notes This is Charlotte Ross' last appearance as Connie McDowell Scott William Winters appears as Detective Stan Hatcher Michael Peña guest stars as Wilmer Lopez ||||||||
| 234 | 15 | "Old Yeller" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton | March 23, 2004 (2004-3-23) | IA15/5115 | 9.69 |
| The search is on for a man who kidnaps, rapes and tortures women and locks them in a dungeon, and Medavoy becomes attracted to a much older woman (Ellen Geer) who may be addicted to sex. Notes Marc Vann guest stars as Paul Grady Ellen Geer guest stars as Veronica Lewis ||||||||
| 235 | 16 | "On the Fence" | Bob Doherty | Story by : Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead Teleplay by : Matt Olmstead | March 30, 2004 (2004-3-30) | IA16/5116 | 9.15 |
| Sipowicz suspects that an off-duty cop who got shot (Hatcher) is dirty, and an old man is shot dead at a seedy hotel. ||||||||
| 236 | 17 | "In Goddess We Trussed" | Kevin Hooks | Story by : Bill Clark & Greg Plageman Teleplay by : Greg Plageman | April 6, 2004 (2004-4-6) | IA17/5117 | 8.93 |
| Detective Hatcher engineers a transfer for Sipowicz out of the 15th precinct to the Bellevue Morgue. Sipowicz, for his part, continues to investigate Hatcher for murder, and a dominatrix is found bludgeoned to death. ||||||||
| 237 | 18 | "The Brothers Grim" | Rick Wallace | Story by : Bill Clark & Keith Eisner Teleplay by : Keith Eisner | April 13, 2004 (2004-4-13) | IA18/5118 | 9.78 |
| An 18 year old rape-murder case of Sipowicz's is re-opened when DNA evidence indicates the man convicted of the crimes wasn't involved. Sipowicz and Clark investigate the death of a man whose brother was pursued by a bounty hunter. A woman who gave her baby away when she went to prison now wants it back. Notes Jessalyn Gilsig Joins the 15th as Detective Kelly Ronson Dakin Matthews guest stars as Simon Clifton Ron Dean guest stars as Joe Brockhurst ||||||||
| 238 | 19 | "Peeler? I Hardly Knew Her" | Jesse Bochco | Story by : Bill Clark & Tom Szentgyorgyi Teleplay by : Tom Szentgyorgyi | April 20, 2004 (2004-4-20) | IA19/5119 | 10.20 |
| A man has amnesia after being shot in the head. Leonard Peeler, convicted 18 years before for a rape-murder, is released based on DNA evidence and two lying witnesses admitting they lied. Ortiz and Ronson stumble upon a child-prostitution operation while following a lead in the amnesia case. Notes Scott Klace guest stars as Linus Creel Katherine Narducci guest stars as Ann Marie Fusco ||||||||
| 239 | 20 | "Traylor Trash" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Bill Clark & Matt Olmstead Teleplay by : Matt Olmstead | April 27, 2004 (2004-4-27) | IA20/5120 | 9.89 |
| A former drug addict turned devoted church member is found shot in the chest. The attitude of the father of the rape-murder victim, and his refusal to provide a DNA sample, lead Sipowicz to suspect the father of the rape-murder victim. Devlin shows up at the squad, obviously off her meds, and disturbs both Clark and Ronson. Note Robin Weigert guest stars as Donna Traylor ||||||||
| 240 | 21 | "What’s Your Poison?" | Jesse Bochco | Story by : Bill Clark & Nicholas Wootton Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton | May 4, 2004 (2004-5-4) | IA21/5121 | 9.57 |
| Devlin spirals downward and is committed to a psych ward. As DNA continues to rule out suspects in the 18-year-old case of Cindy Clifton, the prime suspect is now a teacher who was at her school. Ortiz and Ronson catch the case of a man who was relieved of an heirloom $35,000 necklace in a mugging. Michael Woodruff testifies against his father. When the new suspect in Cindy's death is found to have died in an overdose, Andy has strong suspicions about the retired detective who caught the original case. ||||||||
| 241 | 22 | "Who’s Your Daddy?" | Mark Tinker | Story by : Bill Clark and Nicholas Wootton & Matt Olmstead Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton & Matt Olmstea | May 11, 2004 (2004-5-11) | IA22/5122 | 9.12 |
| Andy and Connie have had a little boy, Matthew Nicholas. Clark picks Devlin up after her release from the hospital, but their reunion is short and tragic. Sipowicz, Clark, Medavoy, and Jones investigate the murder of a mom who left her blue collar husband (and father of their son) for a wealthy jerk. An old informant of Ronson's shows up and offers her and Ortiz info about a shipment of stolen guns. Craig Woodruff is found not guilty. Notes Sara Ramirez guest stars as Irma Pacheco and Mark Moses guest stars as Andrew Moss ||||||||