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Welcome to the long version of the NYPD Blue FAQ (Frequently Asked
Questions) list! This document should contain answers to virtually
all your questions about the best damn show on TV. If you have a
question that's not here, send me e-mail at director@gti.net and
I'll try to find the answer and include it.
Some props before we get to the questions. This list was originally
created and maintained by Dave Chapman in the UK, who, alas, is no
longer on the Net. Alan Sepinwall then took it over and really did
a great job with it. He covered so much, I don't see myself doing
much more than maintenance work. Alan is now a TV writer for the
Star Ledger (formerly the Newark (NJ) Star Ledger) so I've stepped
up to lighten his load. We're forever in your debt, Alan. And now,
I, Jeff Knapp, am steering the FAQ as NYPDB enters its fifth
season.
As with any FAQ, it is the product of many people; I prefer the
term FAQ-keeper to FAQ-author; especially since at this moment, I
haven't written a word except for this forward.
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Contents of FAQ:
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(Questions with an asterisk are modified; ones with a plus sign are
new. Questions 1.2-1.4 have multiple parts, so I'll put a plus or
asterisk next to any sub-entry I've changed/added.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Series/Character Information
1.1. What exactly is NYPD Blue?
1.2. Who are the regular characters on the show?
1.3. Who are the recurring characters on the show?
1.4. Who were the former characters on the show?
1.5. What the heck does "skel" mean? How about "PAA"?
1.6. What is Simone's ethnic background?
1.7. Can't anyone besides Sipowicz & Simone solve a
murder?
1.8. Is Andy Diane's AA sponsor? Is she his?
1.9. How come nobody ever asks for a lawyer?
1.10. Whose hands were those in the bathroom in the
third season finale?
*1.11 Who shot Joey Salvo?
+1.12 Are Bobby and Diane engaged? Doesn't The Job
frown on this sort of thing?
+1.13 What happened to Bobby/Diane's love child?
2. Other Sources of Information
2.1. Is there a WWW site?
2.2. Is there an Episode Guide?
2.3. What is the name of the NYPD Blue newsgroup?
2.4. Is there a mailing list?
2.5. Is there a drinking game?
2.6. Is there an ftp site?
2.7. Are there any scanned pictures available?
*2.8. Help! I missed an episode! How do I find out what
happened?
2.9. Help! I missed an episode and want to see the tape!
What do I do?
2.10. Are there any books about the show?
3. Actor Information
3.1. What films/TV series has XXXX been in?
3.2. Why did Sherry Stringfield leave the show?
3.3. Why did Amy Brenneman leave the show?
3.4. Why did David Caruso leave the show?
3.5. Who is Nicholas Turturro related to?
3.6. Who played XXXX in episode YYYY?
3.7. How many different roles did Dennis Franz play on
Hill Street Blues?
3.8. Did Ross from "Friends" used to be on NYPD Blue?
3.9. Which actors have appeared nude on the show?
3.10. Are Kim Delaney and Dana Delany related?
*3.11. Why did Gail O'Grady leave the show? Why didn't
Upstairs John replace her?
*3.12. Why did Sharon Lawrence leave the show?
*3.13. Why did Justine Miceli left the show? What
happened to Lesniak?
+3.14 Where's Martinez go? I'm watching the fifth
season and then suddenly he's gone...
*3.15 How many PAA's has the 15th squad had?
4. Misc
4.1. Is there a soundtrack CD?
4.2. What other merchandise is available?
4.3. What connections are there to other Steven Bochco
shows?
4.4. What connections are there to other shows?
4.5. Where is NYPD Blue set?
4.6. Why so many reruns/preemptions?
4.7. How realistic is the show?
4.8. What awards has the show won?
4.9. Is the show filmed in NY or LA?
*4.10. Do the cast and crew know about us?
*4.11. What's the deal with FX? What if my cable company
doesn't carry it?
4.12. Why is the camera always shaking?
4.13. I really love XX and I want to send him/her a
letter! What's the address?
4.14. Where do you get the episode titles?
4.15. What's a "spoiler" and why does it upset some
people?
1. Series/Character Information
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1.1. What exactly is NYPD Blue?
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NYPD Blue is the latest contribution to the TV police drama genre
by Emmy award-winning producer Steven Bochco and his frequent
writing partner David Milch. It focuses on the personal and
professional lives of the members of the detective's squad in the
New York Police Department's 15th Precinct.
Before it premiered in the fall of 1993, the series got a lot of
publicity because of its daring use of nudity and profanity - men's
buttocks, women's breasts, and the word "asshole" all appeared for
the first time in an American prime-time series on NYPD Blue.
However, people who actually bothered to watch the show (and not
protest it blindly) discovered that there was a lot more to it than
just tits, ass, and swear words. It's a dark, moving series about
trying to hold onto your morals and ideals in a corrupt and evil
world.
1.2. Who are the regular characters on the show?
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The series currently features seven regular cast members. These
seven characters are:
DET. ANDY SIPOWICZ (Dennis Franz)
Sipowicz is a recovering alcoholic who's just learning how to
be a good cop and a good human being again after years of
living in a bottle - years that cost him his marriage and
nearly his badge. A big bear of a man, he's easily enraged by
the horrors he sees on the job everyday, but underneath the
coarse exterior is a kind, good-hearted man with very high
morals and very low self-esteem. The only person who's managed
to pierce that exterior is his wife, ADA Sylvia Costas, whom
he loves more than life itself. Andy didn't take to new
partner Bobby Simone at first, but after more than two years
together, the two have moved past grudging professional
admiration into close personal friendship (or, at least, as
close as Andy gets). Just when Andy's life seemed close to
perfection after the birth of his son Theo, Andy Sipowicz Jr,
his adult son from a previous marriage, was shot and killed
while trying to prevent a robbery. Andy fell off the wagon for
a time, and is having to start all over in his sobriety and in
finding happiness.
DET. BOBBY SIMONE (Jimmy Smits)
Bobby's had a lot of pain in his life. He grew up in Brooklyn
with a distant father, and his two best companions were an
aged, punch-drunk boxer and a teenaged wiseguy wannabe. He
grew up, got married, and joined the police force, and for a
while was living a very happy life until his wife came home
and told him that she had breast cancer. He spent a while
chauffeuring the police commissioner around to have more time
to spend with his wife, and later, to grieve her death. His
assignment at the One-Five is the first detective tour he's
had since. He and Sipowicz don't always see eye to eye on
cases, largely because of their conflicting personalities -
Andy's loud and coarse, while Bobby's quiet and often
introverted - but Bobby's managed to show Andy what a dogged
investigator he is. He's had an off-again, on-again (currently
on) affair with fellow Det. Diane Russell, but because she's
a recovering alcoholic, it's far from secure. In fact, the
only truly trustworthy thing Bobby has in his life are his
racing home pigeons, which he raises on the roof of his
apartment building. Bobby recently inherited an apartment
building in Brooklyn from the aunt of his late wife Maria, but
running the place is proving more trouble than it's worth.
LT. ARTHUR FANCY (James McDaniel)
Fancy rose through the department ranks very rapidly, either
(depending upon whom you ask) because or in spite of his being
an African American. He's acutely aware of the scrutiny he's
placed under by his superiors, and plays things close to the
vest - though he does lose his temper on occasion. Despite the
fact that he's younger than several of the detectives on his
squad, Art commands everyone's respect and loyalty because he
treats his squad the same way. The only detective he ever
really clashes with is the bigoted Sipowicz, but Fancy
recognizes Andy's detective skills, and is usually willing to
overlook the unenlightened comments so long as Andy solves his
cases. He's happily married with two daughters and a newborn
son, Art Jr. His younger brother, Reggie, is a uniformed cop
at another precinct, but the two don't get along very well.
DET. JAMES MARTINEZ (Nicholas Turturro)
Originally assigned to the detective's squad as a temporary
fill-in after Sipowicz was shot a few years ago, Martinez
demonstrated great enthusiasm for the job and willingness to
learn, and quickly earned his detective's gold shield. His
tenure on the job hasn't always been fun - he witnessed the OD
death of his junkie brother, and watched his idol John Kelly
get driven off the force. James is neither the brightest nor
the most charismatic detective in the 15th squad, but he makes
up for his occasional lack of savvy with a lot of heart and
hard work. James recently was elected to serve as the union
delegate at the One-Five, which means the squeaky-clean
Martinez has to help cops in trouble clean up their dirty
laundry.
DET. GREG MEDAVOY (Gordon Clapp)
Medavoy is a walking bundle of neuroses disguised as a police
detective. Cursed with a sometimes uncontrollable stammer and
an abundance of allergies, Greg used to be the butt of a lot
of jokes among the squad. However, he's a pretty good
investigator and good researcher who has managed to earn the
respect of his coworkers despite all his personal problems. He
left his shrewish wife Marie to have an affair with Donna
Abandando, but when she broke things off for good (due mostly
to Greg's immaturity), Greg tried going back to his loveless
marriage for the sake of his daughters. It didn't work - he
and Marie fought more than ever - and Greg had to crash at the
station for a few months before finding his own apartment.
DET. DIANE RUSSELL (Kim Delaney)
Diane comes from an extremely dysfunctional family, and that
warped upbringing, along with too many years spent working as
an undercover cop, led to a lot of screwed up values on her
part and may have caused her drinking problem. While working
a case in tandem with Simone, they realized an attraction for
one another and became lovers - a situation that became
complicated when she got transferred to the 15th squad. Bobby
broke up with her after realizing the extent of her
alcoholism. After she spent several months in AA, she and
Bobby resumed their romance, but roadblocks keep cropping up,
particularly the emotional wallop Diane received after her
mother shot and killed her abusive father. She and Bobby
conceived a child which she miscarried in "Weavers of Hate".
DET. JILL KIRKENDALL (Andrea Thompson)
Kirkendall recently transferred into the One-Five from the
Department of Investigations because she missed the feel of
working real cases and locking up someone other than crooked
building inspectors. A divorcee, she has two sons whose
custody she shares with her ex. A bit of a mystery woman, the
only person on the squad with whom she's bonded so far is
Bobby, though thanks to his reconciliation with Diane, their
relationship seems destined to remain at the just-friends
stage.
1.3. Who are the recurring characters on the show?
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In addition to the regular cast members, the show features a number
of other actors who appear on a semi-regular basis. In fact, Greg
Medavoy, Sylvia Costas and Donna Abandando were all recurring
characters in the first season who got added to the main cast in
the second, just as Adrianne Lesniak and Diane Russell became
regulars after several guest shots in season two. Jill Kirkendall
made the leap from feature to regular cast as well. Some of the
people listed below may or may not return to the show, but
considering their characters' professions and relationships with
the series regulars, the prospect is likely.
ADA SYLVIA COSTAS (Sharon Lawrence)
An elegant, beautiful assistant District Attorney and a
balding, overweight, slovenly cop getting married? It's not an
obvious match, to be sure, but Sylvia saw the decent, caring
human being underneath Andy's gruff exterior and fell in love
with him. She's been very supportive of his attempts to stay
sober, which probably has something to do with the fact that
half her family members appear to be alcoholics. She's very
confident on the job, and has been known to wield an acid
tongue when cops' procedural errors blow her cases. Sylvia was
raped back in law school, which makes her (and Andy, once he
found out) especially sensitive about rape cases. She's taken
some time off from work to care for her newborn son Theo, and
has the added burden of making sure Andy stays on the wagon
after Andy Jr's death.
Sylvia moved from recurring character to regular cast member,
back to featured player, since Sharon Lawrence is now starring
in a sitcom ("Fired Up") on NBC.
ADA LEO COHEN (Michael Buchman Silver)
The young-looking Cohen's not particularly popular with the
15th squad, in part because he was in charge of the aborted
murder prosecution of Diane's mother, and in part because he
tends to smirk on every third word. However, things are
getting interesting with him, since he appears to be the
object of Jill Kirkendall's desires...
GINA COLON (Lourdes Benedicto)
The lovely Ms. Colon came over from Borough Command to serve
as Police Administrative Assistant for the 15th precinct's
Anti-Crime unit, and quickly began flirting with Det.
Martinez. Shortly after they started dating, she was
transferred downstairs to the detective's squad after her
predecessor, Geri Turner, had difficulty getting along with
Sipowicz.
Gina is now about four months pregnant with James' child, tho
she has been reluctant to accept his marriage proposal, since
she does not want to trap him into something he does not want.
ABBY SULLIVAN (Paige Turco)
Abby was the subject of Greg Medavoy's desires ever since she
peeked in on him while he was working out... at least she was
until she revealed that she is gay. After introducing Greg to
her lover, Abby asked Greg to be a sperm donor so they could
have a baby. After much chestbeating, Greg agreed. What
resulted was possibly one of the worst storylines the show has
ever tackled.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS SGT. MARTENS (Scott Allan Campbell)
Martens is no dummy; he knows that most cops (including the
ones at the 15) can't stand him and the rest of "The Rat
Squad." But he also can't help but get frustrated when he
tries to do his best to keep a cop from getting into trouble
and still gets ripped for it. Though his job requires him to
bust dirty cops, he's overlooked at least one indiscretion by
Simone.
INSPECTOR AIELLO (Andy Romano)
We don't know Aiello's exact title, or even his first name,
but he's generally the representative of the upper brass who
deals with Fancy on a regular basis. At times, he seems more
concerned with the department's image than with justice, but
he has his occasional moments as a stand-up guy.
DA MAURY ABRAMS (Charles Levin)
The Manhattan District Attorney, Abrams generally only handles
cases that he hopes will boost his would-be political career.
MIKE ROBERTS (Michael Harney)
Roberts was one of Fancy's detectives, but definitely not one
of his favorites. He was forced to leave the NYPD after a
scandal involving his informant (who later turned out to be
his lover) dying of a drug overdose that Roberts neglected to
report. Since quitting, Mike has started up his own private
investigation/bodyguarding firm, occasionally doing side work
for his ex-co-workers (and occasionally employing them), but
is sleazier than ever - and his clients have a tendency to die
in his care.
OFFICER REGGIE FANCY (Michael Jai White)
Imagine Arthur Fancy without the incredible self-restraint and
you have his kid brother Reggie, a uniformed cop with a world-
class chip on his shoulder. He's a loudmouth who sees racism
in every white man he works with, whether it's there or not.
Reggie's often right (his sergeant, for example, was a major
bigot), but his bluster and hot temper usually make him look
like the bad guy. Though he and Art don't get along too well,
Lt. Fancy still looks out for him.
CAPT. CLIFFORD BASS (Larry Joshua)
Bass spent his entire career in uniform before becoming the
Manhattan Borough Commander in charge of detectives (and
Fancy's immediate superior). Because of that, he didn't really
have much idea how detectives do things, and rubbed a lot of
people the wrong way in his first few days on the job. He's
since found his footing, and has proved to be a pretty fair
guy -and certainly better than his predecessor, the devoutly
racist Capt. Haverill. Bass usually only shows up to supervise
major investigations.
MARIE MEDAVOY (Deborah Taylor)
The shrewish, crass Marie would be hard to get along with for
just about anyone - Greg probably only stayed with her for
that long out of some sense of masochism. She was just as
responsible for the break-up as him, because while Greg was
sleeping with Donna, Marie was cheating on him herself.
SERGEANT VINNIE AGOSTINI (Vincent Guastaferro)
The desk sergeant on the dayshift at the 15, Agostini doesn't
particularly enjoy relaying phone messages to the detectives,
though that's all we ever see him do. From seeing him quite
a bit in the early seasons to only seeing him once during the
fourth season, it may be a safe bet that Gustaferro has moved
on to greener pastures.
OFFICER JAMES SHANNON (James McBride)
Shannon's been a uniformed cop in the 15th precinct for at
least four years, and is usually handling crime scenes for
Andy and Bobby.
DETECTIVE STU MORRISSEY (Conor O'Farrell)
Stu, like Vince Gotelli, works the 4 to 12 shift in the 15th
detective's squad. Though he's certainly not as slick as
either Andy or Bobby, he's also not nearly as dumb as Vince.
DOC MONDZAC (Titus Welliver)
A trauma surgeon at the Bellevue Hospital emergency room, Dr.
Mondzac has treated detectives from the 15 on a number of
occasions - he handled James' gunshot wound, for instance.
Welliver, the actor who plays Mondzac, can now be seen as a
patrolman on Bochco/Milch's new police drama "Brooklyn South."
DET. NICK SAVINO (Steven Antin)
Formerly a detective in Narcotics, Savino now works as a
homicide cop in Brooklyn. He first crossed paths with our
heroes when he mistakenly arrested Andy Jr. for drug dealing,
but he and Andy managed to rectify the situation. Later, he
got Andy's help in solving a murder case at a candy store
where Sipowicz had worked as a kid. Most recently, he was
placed in charge of a homicide at Simone's new apartment
building. There is no truth to the rumor that Savino only
works on days when acquaintances of the 15th squad are being
arrested or killed.
1.4. Who were the former characters on the show?
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Three of the original six cast members have since left the series
[see questions 3.2-3.4 for more details], and Gail O'Grady and
Justine Miceli just departed the show [3.11-3.12]. Their characters
were:
DET. JOHN KELLY (David Caruso)
John's father, John Kelly Sr., was a heavily decorated
detective back in the days when the Irish still ran the
department, but he was killed in the line of duty when John
Jr. was only 11. Kelly spent much of the rest of his life
trying to meet the approval of his late father, joining the
force and holding himself to an almost impossibly high
standard. Unfortunately, while John's tightly-wound nature
made him a great detective, it also distanced himself from the
people he loved, including his ex-wife Laura, who divorced him
because he didn't give her enough space. Shortly after the
divorce, John got involved with Officer Janice Licalsi, but
his efforts to clean up after a murder she committed
eventually led to him getting drummed off the force. When last
mentioned, John was making a living as a professional
bodyguard and security expert.
DONNA ABANDANDO (Gail O'Grady)
The first thing you needed to know about the lovely Miss
Abandando is that she holds a special place in her heart for
the NY Rangers, which means she loves lost causes (which the
Rangers were until they finally won the Stanley Cup in 1994
after a 50-year curse). That also explains why she agreed to
take a relatively thankless job as the receptionist (or, in
NYPD parlance, "PAA") for the 15th detective's squad, and why
she fell for nebbishy Greg Medavoy. Their affair was
complicated by his marriage, her trampy sister Dana, and an
old flame of Donna's who used to play for the Rangers.
Eventually, the stress of it all proved too much, and she
broke things off with Greg. A year or so later, she received
a job offer from Apple Computers that was too good to pass up,
and the Queens gal moved out to Silicon Valley.
DET. VINCE GOTELLI (Carmine Caridi)
Despite the 50-something Gotelli's obvious seniority, he's
stuck on the night shift at the 15, in large part because he's
pretty dim and likely couldn't close a case if he found O.J.
Simpson standing over the victim wearing a bloody glove. Vince
served as the precinct union delegate for a long term, but was
narrowly ousted by James Martinez recently.
At the end of Season Four, Vince got a bit drunk and took a
city bus for a joyride. While no charges were pressed, Vince
was forced to take early retirement. Chances are, we have
seen the last of Vince.
DET. JANICE LICALSI (Amy Brenneman)
Licalsi was a uniformed cop who had barely been at the 15th
Precinct for a week before she was approached by Mafia kingpin
Angelo Marino, who ordered her to murder John Kelly - or else
he would turn in Licalsi's policeman father, who had been on
Marino's payroll for years. Janice reluctantly agreed, but as
she got close to John, she fell in love with him, and instead
of killing him, she killed Marino and his chauffeur. The guilt
of her crime ate away at her until she finally confessed to it
months later. Kelly hired her a slick mob lawyer, and Janice
got off with only a 2-year sentence for manslaughter. Since
she was eligible for parole in six months, we can assume that
she's already out, but she hasn't shown up at the One-Five
since.
LAURA KELLY (Sherry Stringfield)
The match between Laura, a high-powered yuppie attorney, and
John, a blue-collar cop, didn't last very long once Laura
realized what an incredible control freak John could be. She
bounced around several jobs after her divorce, eventually
settling in with the Manhattan DA's office. She worked as a
riding DA in the 15th Precinct for a while before transferring
out, probably to put some distance between herself and John.
DET. ADRIANNE LESNIAK (Justine Micelli)
A beautiful but no-nonsense detective, Lesniak was transferred
to the 15 after an office romance in a Bronx precinct went
public. That experience - and her ex-lover's subsequent
descent into stalker territory - soured her on relationships
with fellow detectives, so when Martinez expressed interest,
she politely brushed him off. After he was shot, she expressed
quite a bit of maternal concern, which James and Greg mistook
for romantic interest. Eventually, their badgering of her got
to the point where Adrianne claimed to be a lesbian - a lie
which, on further consideration, had her questioning her own
sexuality. She eventually realized that she isn't gay, but all
her previous failed relationships made her unable to deal with
the notion that James was a decent guy, and she turned into a
bitchy, overpossessive shrew. James had to break things off
with her, leading Adrianne to feel more depressed than ever
over the prospect of finding happiness.
ZONE COMMANDER HAVERILL (James Handy)
Haverill was forced to retire from the Job after getting
caught on tape making racist remarks about Lt. Fancy to
Fancy's snitch, Vinny Greco. Haverill appeared to be a bad
cop, due to his presence at a mob rubout; a tidbit that
Sipowicz held over him the first time Haverill was gunning for
Fancy. After retiring, Haverill took a job as a paid
consultant to the FBI in its dealings with organized crime
figures, especially Joey Salvo. He hasn't been seen on the
show since he resigned in the 11th episode of Season Two
("Vishy Vashy Vinny"). He was mentioned by name only
fleetingly since then, but most notably with regard to his
efforts to jam up Fancy and Sipowicz during the Salvo
investigation.
1.5. What the heck does "skel" mean? How about "PAA"?
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The show features a lot of police slang and terminology that may be
confusing to the average citizen. So, to make your viewing
experience easier and more informative, here's a brief glossary of
police slang. Some of it was compiled by me, but the bulk of it
(everything from "Boss" on) comes from the book "NYPD: On the
streets with the New York City Police Department's Emergency
Services Unit," by Samuel L. Katz. (ISBN 0-7603-0186-7, Motorbooks
International, Osceola, Wisconsin. $19.95) NOTE: Some of these
terms haven't showed up yet on the show, but I'm including them in
case they do.
Skel
Short-hand for "skeleton"; i.e., what most drug-users wind up
looking like. A derogatory term used to describe low-life
junkies. Also refers to homeless vagrants.
From the book "The City in Slang, New York Life and Popular
Speech," by Irving Lewis Allen (1993): The New York police
today call the most vagrant of the male homeless skells.
William Safire informs us that "it is a shortening of skellum
meaning a rascal or thief, akin to a skelder, 'to beg on the
streets,' first used in print by Ben Johnson in 1599, just
after the playwright got out of jail for killing a man in a
duel; it is possible he picked up the word from cellmate's
argot." The word popped up about 1935 in the short form skell,
suggesting that skellum/skell had underground oral use for
centuries. Skell is now in popular speech to denote the
homeless that are so visible throughout the city.
PAA
Principal Administrative Assistant; also Police Administrative
Assistant
IAB
Internal Affairs Bureau, the branch of the police that
investigates other cops
DOA
Traditionally means "dead on arrival"; here it's used to
refer to just about any dead person, murdered or otherwise
hump
(1) your ass; "He's gotta bust my hump over this petty crap?";
(2) a moron; "That stupid hump scratched my car!"
Juice
Influence; i.e., veteran cops like Sipowicz and Simone have
lots of juice at other precincts when their friends get in
trouble
Reaching Out
Can mean anything from just contacting someone to trying to
convince them to help the cops to seeing if they need help
Lawyering Up
A suspect's decision to stop answering questions and ask for
legal counsel.
The House
Shorthand term for the stationhouse
Up/Catching
Baseball metaphors used to describe the system by which cases
are assigned; e.g., Simone caught that murder in Chinatown
because he was up
Riding DA
The Assistant District Attorney assigned to a particular
precinct; Sylvia is usually the Riding DA at the 15, but her
pregnancy has caused her to cut back on her work, and ADA
Cohen has filled in on occasion.
Boss
Term for senior officers, from lieutenant (in certain units)
to captain, deputy inspector, inspector and commissioner.
Bus
ambulance
CCRB
Civilian Complaint Review Board
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