Oedipus Wrecked

It's the morning after and John and Rita scramble to get ready to leave for work as their pagers go off. Rita must have been gentle, because John isn't showing any signs of suffering from a groin injury. They both join the other detectives at the scene of a double homicide, with an additional victim at the hospital. Medavoy announces that his daughter is going to be getting married, he's going to meet the future bride and groom for dinner tomorrow evening. McDowell and Ortiz respond to a call about a middle-aged woman who's discovered carrying narcotics. Sipowicz and Clark Jr. interview a suspect who was in one of the victim's appointment books. He comes on strong, until he hears about the murder. Ortiz and McDowell interview their middle-aged drug courier, but she denies knowledge about where the drugs came from. Then she has a realization and confesses to being the courier; but her story doesn't sit right with them but they give up pursuing it further. Katie Medavoy stops by

Rita et John rejoignent le reste de l'équipe sur les lieux d'un double homicide. Une troisième victime est à l'hôpital entre la vie et la mort. Une jeune femme est surprise en possession de narcotiques, McDowell et Ortiz s'en chargent. Elle prétend ignorer la provenance de la drogue, mais se montre peu convaincante. Les détectives décident d'enquêter du côté de son entourage. Alors que Sipowicz et Clark Jr interrogent un suspect qui figurait dans le carnet d'adresses de l'une des victimes, Medavoy annonce à ses collègues le prochain mariage de sa fille...

Sipowicz wird in einem Verhörraum von einem Verdächtigen des Mordes an einem Drogendealer und zwei ihrer Freunde als Geisel genommen. Eine Mutter aus der Vorstadt, die mit Drogen in ihrer Handtasche gefunden wird, scheint ihren Sohn zu decken.