I Like Ike

Sipowicz is doing a little studying and Medavoy catches him; he confesses that he is studying for the sergeant's exam. Medavoy quips that Sipowicz's career is on the upswing, while his own is going down; he isn't sure what his future holds for him, Sipowicz reassures him that he is a good cop and he'll get through this. Jones is looking to take some lost time; the final custody determination hearing for Michael is set for this afternoon. Bale grants him the time to do what he needs to do and then Medavoy comes into his office to plead his case, but Bale isn't going to cut him any slack. The jury in the trial against Simon Kerensky is hung and the judge declares a mistrial. It will be necessary for Lucy Welker to testify again, only it probably won't happen until February. Faced with this new burden, Lucy wonders why no one else involved has to deal with this, she blurts out the name Ike, which is the name of Simon Kerensky's brother. Lucy tries to backtrack mentioning that name.

Sipowicz se fait surprendre par Medavoy alors qu'il est en train de réviser pour passer l'examen de sergent. Medavoy l'assure de son soutien et affirme qu'il sera un bon sergent alors que sa propre carrière est compromise. Sipowicz le rassure comme il peut sur ses qualités. L'inspecteur Jones se rend au tribunal pour l'affaire concernant le petit Michael, mais celui-ci a disparu. Son père accuse Jones de le cacher. Le jury du procès Kerensky est suspendu et les témoins doivent revenir déposer à la barre. Cela ne plaît guère à Lucy, qui craint de se retrouver face à Kerensky une fois de plus...