NYPD Blue (season 11)

The eleventh season of NYPD Blue premiered on ABC on September 23, 2003, and concluded on May 11, 2004.

NYPD Blue
Season 11
Season 11 U.S. DVD Cover
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) – May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 10 Next → Season 12
List of episodes

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

See also: List of NYPD Blue episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air 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 (2003-09-23)	IA01/5101	10.24 [1]
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 (2003-09-30)	IA02/5102	10.43 [2]
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 (2003-10-07)	IA03/5103	9.29 [3]
Sipowicz and Clark investigate when a man is severely beaten, a woman reports that her husband is missing, and testimony at Fraker's trial threaten's 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 [4]
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 [5]
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 [6]
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 (2003-11-04)	IA07/5107	10.69 [7]
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 [8]
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 [9]
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 (2004-02-10)	IA10/5110	11.11 [10]
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 wants to break up 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 (2004-02-17)	IA11/5111	9.42 [11]
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.
231	12	"Chatty Chatty, Bang Bang"	Mark Tinker	Story by : Bill Clark & Greg Plageman Teleplay by : Greg Plageman	March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)	IA12/5112	9.26 [12]
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 (2004-03-09)	IA13/5113	10.38 [13]
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 (2004-03-16)	IA14/5114	9.59 [14]
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 (2004-03-23)	IA15/5115	9.69 [15]
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 (2004-03-30)	IA16/5116	9.15 [16]
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 (2004-04-06)	IA17/5117	8.93 [17]
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 (2004-04-13)	IA18/5118	9.78 [18]
An 18 year old rape-murder case of Sipowicz's is suddenly dumped in Heywood's lap the morning of the hearing to release the man on DNA evidence. 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 (2004-04-20)	IA19/5119	10.20 [19]
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. 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 (2004-04-27)	IA20/5120	9.89 [20]
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. 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 (2004-05-04)	IA21/5121	9.57 [21]
Devlin escapes the 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.
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 (2004-05-11)	IA22/5122	9.12 [22]
Andy and Connie have had a little boy, Matthew Nicholas. Clark picks Devlin up after her release from the hospital. Sipowicz, Clark, Medavoy, and Jones catch the murder of a woman, whose current husband is very confrontational. 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

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