# List of New York Undercover episodes

This is a complete list of episodes of the American police drama New York Undercover, which originally aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999, through 4 seasons with 89 episodes produced. The episode number reflects the order in which they were aired, which sometimes differed from the order of filming.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | September 8, 1994 (1994-9-8) | May 11, 1995 (1995-5-11) |
| 2 | 26 | 26 | August 31, 1995 (1995-8-31) | May 9, 1996 (1996-5-9) |
| 3 | 24 | 24 | August 29, 1996 (1996-8-29) | May 15, 1997 (1997-5-15) |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | January 8, 1998 (1998-1-8) | February 11, 1999 (1999-2-11) |

## Episodes

Throughout the first three seasons, episodes regularly featured musical guests performing at Natalie's, a nightclub whose original owner was portrayed by Gladys Knight in Season 1.

### Season 1 (1994–95)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Musical guest and song | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "School Ties" | Arthur W. Forney | Natalie Chaidez | Teddy Pendergrass "Close the Door" | September 8, 1994 (1994-9-8) | 70103 | 12.40 |
| Harlem police detectives J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres have to determine the truthfulness of a young woman's claim that she was raped by four football stars from a rival school. Featured opening songs: LL Cool J - "Around the Way Girl", Lalah Hathaway - "Let Me Love You", Teddy Pendergrass - "Close the Door" Other featured song: Ray Contreras - "Cuando Las Cosas Cambiaran" |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Pilot" | Bill Duke | Story by : Dick Wolf & Kevin Arkadie Teleplay by : Kevin Arkadie | Gladys Knight (as Natalie) "Good Morning Heartache" | September 15, 1994 (1994-9-15) | 83582 | 9.50 |
| Kids working for an auto-theft ring steal the car of a mobster's mother; J.C.'s ex-girlfriend wants to send G to a private school; guests Clarence Williams and Gladys Knight. Featured opening song: Lost Boyz - "Straight From Da Ghetto" Other featured songs: Us3 - "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)", Queen Latifah - "Just Another Day...", Mary J. Blige - "Sweet Thing" |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Sins of the Father" | Arthur W. Forney | Kevin Arkadie | The O'Jays "For the Love of Money" | September 22, 1994 (1994-9-22) | 70101 | 11.10 |
| A tip from J.C.'s son leads the detectives to a father/son drug ring at the boy's private school; guests the O'Jays. Featured opening song: Black Sheep - "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" Other featured songs: Seal - "Bring It On", Mad Lion - "Take It Easy" |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "To Protect and Serve" | Frederick K. Keller | Charles D. Holland | Nancy Wilson "Love Won't Let Me Wait" | September 29, 1994 (1994-9-29) | 70106 | 11.20 |
| The detectives look for clues in a collegian's murder; J.C.'s ex-wife is involved with a musician in Nancy Wilson's band. Featured opening song: Craig Mack - "Flava in Ya Ear" Other featured songs: Keith Sweat (featuring Kut Klose) - "Get Up on It", Souls of Mischief - "93 'til Infinity", Brandy - "I Wanna Be Down", Mary J. Blige - "Real Love" |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Garbage" | Gus Trikonis | Charles D. Holland | Bobby Womack "If You Think You're Lonely Now" | October 6, 1994 (1994-10-6) | 70104 | 11.30 |
| J.C. and Eddie pose as garbage men to probe an employee's death and wind up disposing of hazardous waste. Featured opening song: Coolio - "Fantastic Voyage" Other featured songs: Public Enemy - "Give It Up, R. Kelly - "It Seems Like You're Ready", Patra - "Worker Man", Joi - "Sunshine & the Rain", Spice 1 - "Trigga Gots No Heart" |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "After Shakespeare" | Bill Corcoran | Nonny de la Peña & Angel Dean Lopez | Gladys Knight (as Natalie) "I Don't Want to Know" | October 13, 1994 (1994-10-13) | 70105 | 11.70 |
| A real-estate developer is suspected of fueling gang tensions to lower property values; Eddie tries to repair his relationship with his dad. Featured opening song: Billy Lawrence - "Forgive Me Baby" Other featured songs: Black Moon - "Buck Em Down", 69 Boyz - "Tootsee Roll" |||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Tasha" | Jace Alexander | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Billy Paul "Me and Mrs. Jones" | October 27, 1994 (1994-10-27) | 70108 | 12.80 |
| An infant's doctor is suspiciously murdered while J.C. and Eddie are investigating a baby's emergency room death. Featured opening song: Public Enemy - "911 Is a Joke" Other featured songs: Jeru the Damaja - "Come Clean", Meshell Ndegeocello - "Step into the Projects" |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Missing" | Anthony Hickox | Natalie Chaidez | Stephanie Mills "What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" | November 3, 1994 (1994-11-3) | 70107 | 11.40 |
| J.C. and Eddie search for suspects in an underworld of child molesters when the young son of a city council candidate is kidnapped in Central Park. Featured opening song: Zhané - "Vibe" Other featured songs: Aaron Hall - "Until the End of Time", Changing Faces - "Foolin' Around" |||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer" | Reynaldo Villalobos | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Boyz II Men "On Bended Knee" | November 10, 1994 (1994-11-10) | 70102 | 11.40 |
| J.C. and Eddie investigate a local youth center when children start overdosing on a powerful type of heroin; G enrolls in a basketball clinic. Featured opening song: Brand Nubian - "Word Is Bond" Other featured song: O.C. - "Time's Up" |||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Mate" | Oz Scott | Kevin Arkadie | Keith Sweat "When I Give My Love" | November 17, 1994 (1994-11-17) | 70109 | 12.40 |
| The detectives pose as a pair of pornographers to locate a missing girl before she falls victim to drugs and murder; guest Keith Sweat. Featured opening song: Salt-N-Pepa - "None of Your Business" Other featured song: Brandy - "Best Friend" |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Eyewitness Blues" | Frederick K. Keller | Charles D. Holland | Salli Richardson (as Tami Barrett) "Sensuality" | November 24, 1994 (1994-11-24) | 70110 | 11.00 |
| J.C. goes under cover as a bodyguard to protect a famous pop singer who witnessed her manager's murder. Other featured songs: Karyn White - "Hungah", Jade - "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)", Tevin Campbell -"Always in My Heart" |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Blondes Have More Fun" | Helaine Head | Story by : Kevin Arkadie Teleplay by : Kevin Arkadie & Robert Ward | Mavis Staples "I'll Take You There" | December 8, 1994 (1994-12-8) | 70114 | 11.60 |
| J.C. and Eddie pose as drag queens to investigate the murder of a popular transvestite; Sandy is offered a job in London. Featured opening song: Uncanny Alliance - "I'm Beautiful Dammitt!" Other featured songs: Cheryl Lynn - "Got to Be Real", Peaches & Herb - "Shake Your Groove Thing" |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Los Macheteros" | Michael Lange | Natalie Chaidez | India "Ese Hombre" | December 15, 1994 (1994-12-15) | 70111 | 9.00 |
| Eddie infiltrates a Puerto Rican terrorist group to probe an armored-car robbery and winds up sympathizing with their cause. Other featured song: Frankie Cutlass (featuring Ray Boogie) - "Puerto Rico" |||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Private Enemy No. 1" | Frederick K. Keller | Nonny de la Peña & Angel Dean Lopez | Mary J. Blige "I'm Goin' Down" | January 5, 1995 (1995-1-5) | 70113 | 12.30 |
| J.C. thinks an old gang rival murdered a '60s activist; Eddie's journalist sister joins the guys on their rounds. Featured opening song: Gil Scott-Heron - "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" Other featured song: Scarface - "I Seen a Man Die" |||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Smoking Section" | Mick Garris | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Gerald Levert - "A Song for You" Rev. Timothy Wright and the New York Fellowship Mass Choir - "We Need A Miracle" and "Trouble Don't Last Always" | January 19, 1995 (1995-1-19) | 70112 | 13.50 |
| A minister (Howard Rollins) fights a cigarette company's attempts to recruit new smokers in his community. Featured opening song: Sounds of Blackness - "Everything Is Gonna Be Alright" (Brian Morgan Remix) |||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Mama Said Knock You Out" | Mike Vejar | Natalie Chaidez | Zhané "Free" | February 2, 1995 (1995-2-2) | 70116 | 13.90 |
| Eddie and J.C. go under cover as a boxer and a manager to find the dealer of a new drug that killed a young boxer. Featured opening song: Method Man - "Bring the Pain" Other featured song: Channel Live - "Mad Izm" |||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "You Get No Respect" | James A. Contner | Story by : Reggie Rock Bythewood & Robert Ward Teleplay by : Reggie Rock Bythewood | The Notorious B.I.G. "Juicy" | February 9, 1995 (1995-2-9) | 70120 | 13.20 |
| J.C. and Eddie enter a world of drugs, gangsters and deception in search of clues to a rap artist's murder. Guest Stars: Sticky Fingaz, Treach & Yo Yo. Featured opening song: Sticky Fingaz (as Khalil) - "You Get No Respect" |||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Innocent Bystander" | Jace Alexander | Terry Curtis Fox | SWV "There'll Never Be" | February 16, 1995 (1995-2-16) | 70117 | 12.10 |
| J.C.'s (Malik Yoba) son, G (George Gore II), becomes a target after he witnesses a mob killing. With Michael DeLorenzo, Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn and Fatima Faloye. Featured opening song: Ice Cube - "What Can I Do?" (Remix) |||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "CAT" | Reynaldo Villalobos | Michael R. Perry & Stephen Gaghan | Brian McKnight "All I Do" | February 23, 1995 (1995-2-23) | 70119 | 12.30 |
| Working under cover, Eddie uses his chemistry knowledge in an attempt to bust a drug lord's operation of manufacturing a dangerous new drug. Guest Star: Ice T. Featured opening song: TLC - "Creep" Other featured song: 69 Boyz - "Kitty Kitty" |||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "All in the Family" | Jace Alexander | Charles D. Holland & Robert Ward | James Brown "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | March 16, 1995 (1995-3-16) | 70115 | 11.40 |
| The partners pose as black-market weapons buyers to nab a family of gun thieves; Eddie's dad blows his chance to play saxophone for James Brown. Featured opening song: Montell Jordan - "This Is How We Do It" |||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Eliminate the Middleman" | Michael Scott | Natalie Chaidez | Teena Marie "Wishing on a Star" | March 30, 1995 (1995-3-30) | 70125 | 11.30 |
| A difficult situation arises when Eddie and J.C. discover the middleman for a drug operation is a friend of Eddie's father. Other featured song: Adina Howard - "Freak Like Me" |||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Olde Tyme Religion" | William Malone | Story by : Kevin Arkadie & Robert Ward Teleplay by : Kevin Arkadie | Chanté Moore "Inside My Love" | April 6, 1995 (1995-4-6) | 70121 | 9.90 |
| Eddie goes undercover to investigate a murder linked to a bizarre Caribbean religion and winds up seeing visions of his own death. Special Guest stars: Lauren Velez (who would join the cast the next season as Nina Moreno) & Ving Rhames. Featured opening song: Chaka Demus & Pliers - "Murder She Wrote" Other featured song: River Ocean Featuring India – "Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochun)" |||||||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Shooter" | Bill Corcoran | Charles D. Holland | Christopher Williams "Love Ballad" | April 13, 1995 (1995-4-13) | 70122 | 10.30 |
| The partners investigate a sharp-shooter's vendetta against his former accomplices in a financial scam; J.C. learns Sandy is pregnant. Featured opening song: Miss Jones - "Where I Wanna Be Boy" Other featured song: Brownstone - "If You Love Me" |||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Manchild" | Frederick K. Keller | Story by : Natalie Chaidez & Reggie Rock Bythewood Teleplay by : Larry Moskowitz | Intro "What's Going On" | April 27, 1995 (1995-4-27) | 70128 | 10.40 |
| G must decide if he is "man enough" to protect a friend, a 10-year-old boy involved in a gang-related shooting. Featured opening song: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message" Other featured song: 2Pac - "Dear Mama" |||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Downtown Girl" | Don Kurt | Larry Moskowitz | Jon Secada "Where Do I Go From You" | May 4, 1995 (1995-5-4) | 70129 | 10.80 |
| The investigation of a high-powered female attorney's death leads Eddie and J.C. to a prominent law firm's money-laundering scheme. Featured opening song: Massive Attack - "Safe From Harm" |||||||||
| 26 | 26 | "Catman Comes Back" | Frederick K. Keller | Natalie Chaidez | Montell Jordan "What You Won't Do for Love" | May 11, 1995 (1995-5-11) | 70127 | 13.30 |
| A murder case hits J.C. and Eddie close to home when a drug lord (Ice-T) takes vengeance to a personal level. Note: Last Episode to feature Michael Michelle as Sandra "Sandy" Gill in a recurring role. Featured opening song: James Brown - "The Payback" |||||||||

### Season 2 (1995–96)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Musical guest and song | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 27 | 1 | "High on the Hog" | Frederick K. Keller | Larry Moskowitz | Al Jarreau "We're in This Love Together" | August 31, 1995 (1995-8-31) | K0503 | 12.70 |
| Eddie and his new partner Nina Moreno (Lauren Velez) pose as bikers to solve a double homicide; J.C. awaits approval to return to active duty. Featured opening song: Living Colour - "Cult of Personality" Other featured song: Beenie Man (featuring Barrington Levy) - "Murderer" Guest Stars: Henry Simmons, Debra Wilson & Scott Lawrence |||||||||
| 28 | 2 | "Tag, You're Dead" | Jace Alexander | Steven Phillip Smith | Mary J. Blige "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | September 7, 1995 (1995-9-7) | K0507 | 10.30 |
| Torres and Williams investigate the case of a Wall Street bond salesman who claims to have shot two graffiti artists in self-defense. Featured Opening Song: TLC (featuring André 3000 of Outkast) - "Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes" |||||||||
| 29 | 3 | "Man's Best Friend" | Frederick K. Keller | Natalie Chaidez | Guy "Tell Me What You Like" | September 14, 1995 (1995-9-14) | K0504 | 11.90 |
| A man gets killed by a pit bull which causes Torres and Williams to go into a world of dog betting. Featured Opening Song: George Clinton - "Atomic Dog" Other featured song: Da Brat - "Fa All Y'all" |||||||||
| 30 | 4 | "Brotherhood" | James Charleston | Story by : E. Monique Floyd, Ayanna N. Floyd & Reggie Rock Bythewood Teleplay by : Reggie Rock Bythewood | Chaka Khan "Sweet Thing" | September 21, 1995 (1995-9-21) | K0506 | 12.20 |
| J.C. goes under cover in a black fraternity to investigate a racially motivated killing on a college campus. Featured opening song: Joi - "Freedom" Other featured songs: Lost Boyz - "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz", The Notorious B.I.G. - One More Chance |||||||||
| 31 | 5 | "Digital Underground" | Frederick K. Keller | Shane Salerno | Brandy and Tevin Campbell "The Closer I Get to You" | September 28, 1995 (1995-9-28) | K0508 | 12.40 |
| The detectives search for Lt. Cooper's missing daughter because of a pedophile she met through her email. Featured Opening Song: Soul for Real - "Every Little Thing I Do" Other featured song: Xscape - "Feels So Good |||||||||
| 32 | 6 | "Buster and Claudia" | Don Kurt | Michael Mahern | B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone" | October 5, 1995 (1995-10-5) | K0510 | 11.70 |
| A string of robberies leads to an ex-con and his girlfriend; Torres tries to settle a dispute between his father and a mobster. Featured Opening Song: Yo-Yo (featuring Ice Cube) - "The Bonnie and Clyde Theme" Other featured song: Method Man (featuring Mary J. Blige) - "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" Guest Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Terrence Howard & Aunjanue Ellis |||||||||
| 33 | 7 | "Student Affairs" | Michael Lange | Larry Moskowitz | Jon B. "My Cherie Amour" | October 12, 1995 (1995-10-12) | K0511 | 10.80 |
| The detectives go under cover at a Harlem high school to find a student's murderer; Torres begins to take painkillers after being beaten by Adolfo and his henchmen. Featured Opening Song: The Pharcyde - "Runnin'" Guest Stars: Eartha Kitt, Fredro Starr, Augustin Rodriguez & Naomi Campbell |||||||||
| 34 | 8 | "The Highest Bidder" | Frederick K. Keller | Judith McCreary | D'Angelo "Brown Sugar" | October 19, 1995 (1995-10-19) | K0513 | 10.90 |
| Detective Moreno poses as a nurse after a mother's newborn baby is abducted. Featured opening song: Dionne Farris - "I Know" Other featured song: Faith Evans - "You Used to Love Me" |||||||||
| 35 | 9 | "Young, Beautiful and Dead" | Michael Lange | Natalie Chaidez | Silk "Wildflower" | November 2, 1995 (1995-11-2) | K0512 | 10.60 |
| J.C. poses as a male model to investigate the face-slashing of a teen covergirl; Eddie's painkiller addiction grows. Featured Opening Song: Supercat - "GirlsTown" |||||||||
| 36 | 10 | "Color Lines" | Frederick K. Keller | Shane Salerno | Marnell Kenan "Run to You" | November 9, 1995 (1995-11-9) | K0514 | 9.70 |
| The Affirmative Action debate causes a serial bomber to kill a congressman; Eddie and Nina began to get close while working on the case. Featured Opening Song: Paris - "Guerrilla Funk" |||||||||
| 37 | 11 | "The Finals" | Don Kurt | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Al Green "Love and Happiness" | November 16, 1995 (1995-11-16) | K0515 | 11.80 |
| Danny Cort comes back with an agenda against Williams; Simone's ulterior motives are exposed. Featured Opening Song: James Brown - "Papa Don't Take No Mess" Other featured song: Tha Dogg Pound - "Respect" Guest Stars: Ice T & Naomi Campbell |||||||||
| 38 | 12 | "Internal Affairs" | Melanie Mayron | Larry Moskowitz | George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars "(Not Just) Knee Deep" | November 30, 1995 (1995-11-30) | K0516 | 11.20 |
| Williams is probed by the internal affairs division following Danny Cort's death; Torres and Moreno contradict Simone's testimony. Featured Opening Song: Coolio - "Gangsters Paradise" Other featured song: The Temptations - "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" |||||||||
| 39 | 13 | "Bad Girls" | Peter R. McIntosh | Michael Mahern | Dionne Farris "Food for Thought" | December 14, 1995 (1995-12-14) | K0517 | 10.50 |
| Moreno poses as a prostitute to track down a serial killer; J.C. wants G (George Gore II) to come live with him. Featured opening song: Dionne Farris - "Passion" |||||||||
| 40 | 14 | "A Time to Kill" | Frederick K. Keller | Judith McCreary | Monifah "I Miss You (Come Back Home)" | January 4, 1996 (1996-1-4) | K0519 | 10.90 |
| The detectives are caught in the middle when violence erupts between the police and a powerful gang after cop killer's acquittal. Featured Opening Song: Los Lobos - "Just A Man" Other featured song: Curtis Mayfield - "Little Child Running Wild" |||||||||
| 41 | 15 | "Bad Blood" | Matthew Penn | Reggie Rock Bythewood & Jamal Joseph | Brownstone "Don't Ask My Neighbors" | January 18, 1996 (1996-1-18) | K0501 | 10.30 |
| J.C. and Eddie investigate the murder of a freelance writer; Nina gets a surprise visit by her missing husband. Featured Opening Song: Sweet Honey In The Rock – "Ballad Of The Broken Word" Other featured song: Club Nouveau – "Lean On Me" |||||||||
| 42 | 16 | "Fire Show" | Jace Alexander | Natalie Chaidez | Tito Nieves "Lo Prometido Es Deuda" | February 1, 1996 (1996-2-1) | K0518 | 10.00 |
| Moreno goes under cover as a firefighter in order to find out who's responsible for a female firefighter's death. Featured opening song: TLC - "His Story" Other featured song: Salt-N-Pepa – "Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thing" |||||||||
| 43 | 17 | "Toy Soldiers" | Melanie Mayron | Larry Moskowitz | Luther Vandross "A House Is Not a Home" | February 8, 1996 (1996-2-8) | K0502 | 10.00 |
| The detectives discover that three Rwandan refugees were the assassins in two mob-related cases. Featured opening song: Capleton featuring Method Man - "Wings of the Morning" |||||||||
| 44 | 18 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | Martha Mitchell | Shane Salerno | Xscape "All This Love" | February 15, 1996 (1996-2-15) | K0520 | 11.10 |
| Three young robbers are suspects in a pregnant woman's death; However, one of them insists that while they robbed the couple, none of them fired the gun. Featured Opening Song: Boyz II Men - "U Know" Other featured song: Nonchalant - "5 O'Clock" |||||||||
| 45 | 19 | "Checkmate" | Oscar L. Costo | Judith McCreary | Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | February 22, 1996 (1996-2-22) | K0521 | 9.70 |
| The detectives' investigation into a mob hit uncovers a female assassin in the midst of a deadly double cross. Featured opening song: Groove Theory - "Tell Me" (Cleve's 122 Reasons To Kick Dub) |||||||||
| 46 | 20 | "Unis" | Arthur W. Forney | Story by : Dick Wolf & Steven Phillip Smith Teleplay by : Steven Phillip Smith | The Barrio Boyzz "A Love of Your Own" | March 7, 1996 (1996-3-7) | K0522 | 10.90 |
| Lt. Cooper sends two patrol officers to infiltrate a group of corrupt cops when neighborhood dealers start disappearing. Featured opening song: Melle Mel - "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" Other featured song: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - "Water and Oil" |||||||||
| 47 | 21 | "The Reckoning" | Jesús Treviño | Judith McCreary | Aaron Neville "Use Me" | March 14, 1996 (1996-3-14) | K0509 | 10.90 |
| The detectives try to prevent an ethnic war between Muslims and Jews when a controversial Muslim leader is murdered. Featured opening song: Marvin Gaye - "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" Other featured song: The Last Poets – "Black Rage" |||||||||
| 48 | 22 | "The Enforcers" | Matthew Penn | Michael Mahern | Koko Taylor "Wang Dang Doodle" | April 4, 1996 (1996-4-4) | K0523 | 10.90 |
| The detectives look for evidence necessary to book three wealthy students for the murder of G's tutor at Woodbridge academy. Featured opening song: En Vogue - "Free Your Mind" Other featured song: Onyx - "Slam" |||||||||
| 49 | 23 | "Andre's Choice" | Bill Corcoran | Suzanne O'Malley | Eddie Levert and Gerald Levert "You Got Your Hooks in Me" | April 11, 1996 (1996-4-11) | K0524 | 10.00 |
| A fight promoter's death leads to a case involving blackmail, murder and an ex-con whom J.C. has helped. Featured opening song: Public Enemy - "Fight the Power" Other featured song: Groove Theory - "Boy at the Window" |||||||||
| 50 | 24 | "No Greater Love" | Melanie Mayron | Natalie Chaidez | Ashford & Simpson "It Seems to Hang On" | April 25, 1996 (1996-4-25) | K0525 | 8.70 |
| Torres believes the man who confessed to the killing is taking the blame for his younger brother, who just received a basketball scholarship to college. Featured opening song: Whitehead Bros. - "Forget I Was A G" Other featured song: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - "Crossroad" |||||||||
| 51 | 25 | "Deep Cover: Part 1" | Oscar L. Costo | Larry Moskowitz | The Four Tops and The Temptations Medley: "My Girl"/"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | May 2, 1996 (1996-5-2) | K0526 | 8.70 |
| While on a case against a gun Cartel, Torres kills a federal agent and begins to fear for his own life. Featured opening song: K7 - "I Love to Turn You On (Zunga Zeng)" |||||||||
| 52 | 26 | "If This World Were Mine: Part 2" | Arthur W. Forney | Reggie Rock Bythewood, Larry Moskowitz & Steven Phillip Smith | Monica "Let's Stay Together" | May 9, 1996 (1996-5-9) | K0527 | 9.50 |
| Eddie's search for the fugitive gun lord endangers Moreno; G tries to act tough when him and his mother (Fatima Faloye) are mugged. Featured opening song: Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman - "I Like to Move It" |||||||||

### Season 3 (1996–97)

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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Musical guest and song | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 53 | 1 | "A Time of Faith: Part 1" | Frederick K. Keller | Reggie Rock Bythewood | 112 - "After the Love Has Gone" Kirk Franklin and the Family (as church choir) - "Melodies from Heaven" | August 29, 1996 (1996-8-29) | K1501 | 11.90 |
| J.C. investigates the church bombings in Harlem; a failing friendship feeds G's growing prejudice against whites; Eddie helps Nina recover from her shot wound. Other featured songs: Mista - "Blackberry Molasses", Nas (featuring Foxy Brown) - "Watch Dem ******" |||||||||
| 54 | 2 | "A Time of Faith: Part 2" | Frederick K. Keller | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - "Tha Crossroads" Kirk Franklin and the Family (as church choir) - "Melodies from Heaven" | September 5, 1996 (1996-9-5) | K1502 | 10.00 |
| Lt. Cooper orders J.C. to interrogate Rev. Harris about the arsons; Nina moves in with Eddie to recuperate. Featured opening song: The Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today" |||||||||
| 55 | 3 | "Tough Love" | Helaine Head | Story by : Reggie Rock Bythewood & Larry Moskowitz Teleplay by : Larry Moskowitz | The Isley Brothers "Between the Sheets" | September 12, 1996 (1996-9-12) | K1503 | 9.50 |
| J.C. befriends a woman whose abusive boyfriend heads a band of thieves hitting upscale apartments; Eddie asks Nina not to go back to work. Featured opening song: Blackstreet - "No Diggity" |||||||||
| 56 | 4 | "Blue Boy" | Frederick K. Keller | Natalie Chaidez | Soraya "Quédate" | September 19, 1996 (1996-9-19) | K1504 | 10.60 |
| The squad goes after a recently released child molester who becomes a suspect of a rape of an eleven year old girl; G gets into trouble at school. Featured opening song: Tricky - "Hell Is Round The Corner" |||||||||
| 57 | 5 | "Rule of Engagement" | Martha Mitchell | Judith McCreary | BLACKstreet "Yearning for Your Love" | September 26, 1996 (1996-9-26) | K1505 | 11.10 |
| Nina and McNamara work together on a case where two robbers are murdered; Nina freezes in battle and decides to turn in her gun & badge. Featured opening song: House of Pain - "Fed Up" Other featured song: Tony Rich Project - "Grass is Green" |||||||||
| 58 | 6 | "Kill the Noise" | Don Kurt | Judith McCreary | New Edition "You Don't Have to Worry" | October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31) | K1511 | 8.80 |
| Rival rappers face off when a rap artist is shot; Quincy Jones tries to make peace among all the rappers. Featured opening song: Westside Connection - "Bow Down" Other featured song: Richie Rich (featuring Bo-Roc and Ephriam Galloway) - "Do G's Get to Go to Heaven?" |||||||||
| 59 | 7 | "Smack Is Back" | Jesús Salvador Treviño | Steven Phillip Smith | Tito Puente "Asia Mood" | November 7, 1996 (1996-11-7) | K1506 | 8.90 |
| Eddie hunts for a slick heroin dealer after his father commits suicide through an overdose; a drug dealer injects Eddie with heroin; a social worker scrutinizes J.C.'s custody of G. Featured opening song: Inner City - "Good Life" Other featured song: Quincy Jones (featuring Coolio, Yo-Yo, Shaquille O'Neal, Luniz, Charlie Wilson and Chaka Khan) - "Stomp" |||||||||
| 60 | 8 | "Don't Blink" | Allen Coulter | Reggie Rock Bythewood | George Benson "This Masquerade" | November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14) | K1507 | 9.80 |
| Nina tries to win the affections of a Chinese hit-man who is believed to been involved in a quadruple murder in an uptown restaurant. Featured opening song: Marvin Gaye - "Trouble Man" Other featured song: Martha and the Vandellas - "Nowhere to Run" |||||||||
| 61 | 9 | "Without Mercy" | Frederick K. Keller | Gar Anthony Haywood | The Tony Rich Project "Leavin'" | November 21, 1996 (1996-11-21) | K1508 | 10.00 |
| Eddie works under cover at an AIDS clinic when a bisexual man with the disease is murdered; McNamara tries to find out details about his father's death. Featured opening song: Meshell Ndegeocello - "Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?" Other featured song: Tevin Campbell – "I Got It Bad" |||||||||
| 62 | 10 | "Going Platinum" | Allen Coulter | Larry Moskowitz | Phil Collins "Oughta Know By Now" | December 5, 1996 (1996-12-5) | K1509 | 9.20 |
| J.C. poses as a security guard to infiltrate a precious metals crime ring; McNamara digs deeper into his father's past; Capt. O'Byrne threatens Cooper's marriage. Featured opening song: Da Brat - "Sittin' on Top of the World" Other featured song: The Temptations - "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" |||||||||
| 63 | 11 | "Brown Like Me" | Norberto Barba | Reggie Rock Bythewood & Jorge A. Reyes | Celia Cruz, José Alberto "El Canario" & His Orchestra "Azúcar Negra" | December 19, 1996 (1996-12-19) | K1510 | 8.70 |
| Eddie and Nina infiltrate rival Latino gangs to investigate the shooting of a mother and a seemingly drug-motivated turf war. Other featured songs: Otis Redding - "Champagne and Wine", Reign (featuring Amel Larrieux) - "Live for the Love", Mo Thugs - "Thug Devotion" |||||||||
| 64 | 12 | "Grim Reaper" | Frederick K. Keller | Judith McCreary | Groove Theory "People Make the World Go Round" | January 9, 1997 (1997-1-9) | K1512 | 11.00 |
| Lt. Cooper is taken hostage in her office by a man threatening to blow up the precinct if his son is not given a reprieve; Nina's daughter wants to meet her. Featured opening song: Curtis Mayfield - "Here But I’m Gone" Other featured song: Faith Evans - "You Used to Love Me" |||||||||
| 65 | 13 | "Fade Out" | Matthew Penn | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | Aaliyah "Choosey Lover" | January 16, 1997 (1997-1-16) | K1513 | 11.10 |
| The murder of a youth-center leader is accidentally videotaped by a 13 year old boy who then becomes the next murder target. Featured opening song: Tony! Toni! Toné! featuring DJ Quik - "Let's Get Down" |||||||||
| 66 | 14 | "The Solomon Papers" | Allen Coulter | Natalie Chaidez | Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello "Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart" | January 30, 1997 (1997-1-30) | K1514 | 10.30 |
| The FBI dismisses the detectives from a case when the local officers suspect a link between the CIA and cocaine distribution in Harlem. Featured opening song: Rick James - "Cold Blooded" Other featured songs: Erykah Badu - "On & On", Outkast - "ATliens" |||||||||
| 67 | 15 | "School's Out" | Martha Mitchell | Steven Phillip Smith | Gerald Levert "A Song for You" | February 6, 1997 (1997-2-6) | K1516 | 7.60 |
| Nina's daughter (whom she gave up for adoption) has been kidnapped and held for ransom. Featured opening song: A+ - "All I See" Other featured song: Mobb Deep (featuring Method Man) - "Extortion" |||||||||
| 68 | 16 | "Outrage" | Allen Coulter | Larry Moskowitz | James Ingram "One Hundred Ways" | February 13, 1997 (1997-2-13) | K1517 | 8.50 |
| A former soldier steals missiles to protest federal stance on Gulf War syndrome; J.C. meets G's French teacher (Tyra Banks). Featured opening song: Mobb Deep - "Survival of the Fittest" Other featured song: Ghostface Killah (featuring Raekwon and Cappadonna) - "Daytona 500" |||||||||
| 69 | 17 | "The Promised Land" | Don Kurt | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Richie Havens "God Bless the Child" | February 20, 1997 (1997-2-20) | K1519 | 8.90 |
| J.C. comes across some possible clues in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and begins a personal investigation. Featured opening song: Marvin Gaye - "The Star-Spangled Banner" |||||||||
| 70 | 18 | "Descell" | Frederick K. Keller | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Mint Condition "Family Affair" | March 13, 1997 (1997-3-13) | K1521 | 9.30 |
| Nina and McNamara infiltrate a major corporation to find the killer of a racist executive; J.C. sees G's French teacher again. Featured opening song: Stevie Wonder - "Higher Ground" Other featured song: Ray J - "Let It Go" |||||||||
| 71 | 19 | "Hubris" | Timothy Van Patten | Judith McCreary | Lisa Stansfield "You Know How to Love Me" | March 27, 1997 (1997-3-27) | K1520 | 8.30 |
| A female bounty hunter uses J.C. to help find a fugitive; Nina and McNamara probe the suspicious murder of a cop; Natasha visits the precinct. Featured opening song: Mark Morrison - "Return of the Mack" Other featured song: En Vogue - "Don't Let Go (Love)" |||||||||
| 72 | 20 | "The Unthinkable" | Frederick K. Keller | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | Curtis Mayfield "No One Knows About a Good Thing (You Don't Have to Cry)" | April 17, 1997 (1997-4-17) | K1523 | 9.20 |
| The detectives suspect a mother of being involved in a carjacking involving her two children; Nina deals with her custody battle for Melissa. Featured opening song: Maxwell - "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" Other featured song: Camp Lo - "Luchini AKA This Is It" |||||||||
| 73 | 21 | "Vendetta" | Nick Gomez | Larry Moskowitz | Erykah Badu "Stay" | April 24, 1997 (1997-4-24) | K1524 | 8.20 |
| McNamara investigates possible links to the Chinese mob and his father's murder; Eddie asks his sister for a loan to buy an engagement ring for Nina. Featured opening song: Faithless - "Reverence" Other featured song: Tasha Holiday (featuring Mase) - "Just the Way You Like It" |||||||||
| 74 | 22 | "Is It a Crime?" | Jesús Salvador Treviño | Steven Phillip Smith | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers featuring Damian Marley & Julian Marley "So Much Trouble in the World" | May 1, 1997 (1997-5-1) | K1525 | 7.80 |
| J.C. tries to implicate a slumlord after a girl falls down his building's elevator shaft; Eddie gets cold feet while shopping for Nina's engagement ring. Featured opening song: Sweetback featuring Amel Larrieux - "You Will Rise" |||||||||
| 75 | 23 | "No Place Like Hell" | Norberto Barba | Reggie Rock Bythewood | Tracy Chapman "The Promise" | May 8, 1997 (1997-5-8) | K1526 | 8.90 |
| J.C. goes under cover at a prison to find evidence that will catch a drug lord; Eddie finally proposes to Nina. Featured opening song: Warren G - "I Shot the Sheriff" Other featured songs: Christión - "Full Of Smoke", Tracey Lee - "The Theme (It's Party Time)" |||||||||
| 76 | 24 | "The Last Hurrah" | Don Kurt | Judith McCreary | Johnny Gill "Sunshine" | May 15, 1997 (1997-5-15) | K1527 | 9.40 |
| The detectives go after a bank robbery ring; a vengeful sociopath ruins Eddie and Nina's wedding ceremony. Featured opening song: Monkey Mafia featuring Patra - "Work Mi Body (Chicken Scratch Mix)" |||||||||

### Season 4 (1998–99)

Major cast and plot changes were made to the series at the beginning of season 4. Jonathan LaPaglia and Michael DeLorenzo departed at the end of the prior season (leading to the shooting death of Det. Tommy McNamara and the bombing death of Det. Eddie Torres), Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn was dropped from the cast (resulting in the departure of Lt. Virginia Cooper), and Malik Yoba and Lauren Velez's characters were reassigned to a new unit, with new co-workers. As a result, the nightclub Natalie's was eliminated as a regular setting, and the weekly musical guest appearances came to an end. As a result of all these changes, ratings for the show dramatically dropped forcing Fox to cancel the series, leaving the series finale "Catharsis" unaired until the series entered syndication in 1998; the episode aired on February 11, 1999.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 77 | 1 | "Change, Change, Change" | Don Kurt | Brad Kern | January 8, 1998 (1998-1-8) | K2701 | 8.80 |
| Six Months after the deaths of Detectives MacNamara and Torres, J.C. and Moreno are recruited by Lt. Malcolm Barker to help catch Nadine Jordan, the armored car thief and their murderer. Featured opening song: Apollo 440 - "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub" ||||||||
| 78 | 2 | "Drop Dead Gorgeous" | Norberto Barba | Kim Newton | January 15, 1998 (1998-1-15) | K2704 | 6.80 |
| The unit targets a modeling agent who uses his models in an extortion racket. Featured opening song: The Crystal Method - "Busy Child" ||||||||
| 79 | 3 | "Pipeline" | Norberto Barba | Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals | January 22, 1998 (1998-1-22) | K2705 | 7.10 |
| The unit goes after a Ukrainian kingpin who is using a pipeline to distribute cocaine and causing massive deaths; Nina considers giving up her badge to spend time with her daughter. Featured opening song: Lunatic Calm - "Leave You Far Behind" ||||||||
| 80 | 4 | "Spare Parts" | Frederick K. Keller | Edward Tivnan | January 29, 1998 (1998-1-29) | K2702 | 6.30 |
| J.C. and Nell go under cover to expose a hospital that seems to have an uncanny ability to find organs for its wealthy clientele. Featured opening song: Leftfield (featuring John Lydon) - "Open Up" ||||||||
| 81 | 5 | "Mob Street" | Don Kurt | Brad Kern | February 12, 1998 (1998-2-12) | K2706 | N/A |
| The unit goes under cover on Wall Street to foil a stock-manipulation scheme. Featured opening song: Edwyn Collins - "A Girl Like You" ||||||||
| 82 | 6 | "Rat Trap" | Timothy Van Patten | Kim Newton | March 12, 1998 (1998-3-12) | K2708 | 6.00 |
| Detective Delaney becomes caught between her personal and professional lives when the unit searches for an arsonist who is targeting the garment district. ||||||||
| 83 | 7 | "Quid Pro Quo" | Martha Mitchell | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | March 19, 1998 (1998-3-19) | K2709 | 6.30 |
| The detectives learns that the CIA is involved in a money-laundering scheme at a bank in a Cuban neighborhood. Featured opening song: Tuatara - "Goodnight La Habana" ||||||||
| 84 | 8 | "Capital Punishment" | Melanie Mayron | Edward Tivnan | March 26, 1998 (1998-3-26) | K2707 | 5.30 |
| Williams and Delaney pose as uniformed cops in order to uncover the detectives responsible for a series of killings. ||||||||
| 85 | 9 | "The Unusual Suspects" | Allen Coulter | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | May 28, 1998 (1998-5-28) | K2703 | 5.60 |
| Following the shooting of a nanny and a baby, the unit goes undercover to try to capture the weapons suppliers. ||||||||
| 86 | 10 | "Sign o' the Times" | Timothy Van Patten | Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals | June 4, 1998 (1998-6-4) | K2710 | 5.30 |
| The detectives investigate a serial killer who gives male victims tainted drugs. Featured opening song: Leftfield - "Afro-Left" ||||||||
| 87 | 11 | "Going Native" | Peter R. McIntosh | Jarrett Bryant & Brad Kern | June 11, 1998 (1998-6-11) | K2711 | 5.90 |
| Lt. Barker is ordered to resume a cover, in which he's part of the gang led by a civic leader who's secretly involved in extortion. Featured opening song: War - "Me and Baby Brother" ||||||||
| 88 | 12 | "The Troubles" | Robert Wiemer | Story by : Denitria Harris-Lawrence & Kim Newton & Andrew Smith Teleplay by : Denitria Harris-Lawrence & Kim Newton | June 25, 1998 (1998-6-25) | K2712 | 5.30 |
| Delaney poses as a bartender in order to learn why three Irish terrorists were killed and why there were in America. Featured opening song: Máire Brennan - "Against the Wind" ||||||||
| 89 | 13 | "Catharsis" | Don Kurt | Story by : Gay Walch Teleplay by : Brad Kern & Gay Walch | February 11, 1999 (1999-2-11) | K2713 | N/A |
| A radical group kidnaps a child for bargaining purposes; Moreno gets even for the death of her husband and her partner when she meets Jordan in prison. ||||||||