About this season
This 7-part ABC News documentary series gives an intensive, up-close look at the day-to-day life of the New York City Police Department. ABC News' cameras were given unprecedented access to the closed ranks for 16 months, following some of the men and women of the largest police force in the nation.
Episodes (7)
1. Hour 1 - Shawna Kunkel Stabbing
Aired 22 June 2004 • 60 min
2. Hour Two - Vic and Nicole
Aired 29 June 2004 • 60 min
An undercover vice-squad detective wades into the murky world of prostitution to nab would-be, well-to-do johns. Also: a 20-year veteran tries to prevent a man from jumping off a bridge; police in full riot gear respond to a violent domestic dispute. Dennis Franz narrates.
3. Hour Three - Vic and Alison
Aired 6 July 2004 • 60 min
Detectives from the Manhattan South homicide division try to figure out how a man died after falling into a manhole; a detective investigates three separate deaths, including a man who fell or was pushed from an apartment rooftop and a woman who jumped from a burning building. Dennis Franz narrates.
4. Hour Four - Romona Moore Murder
Aired 13 July 2004 • 60 min
Homicide detectives in Brooklyn deal with harsh criticism from irate members of the West Indian community as they try to solve the murder of a neighborhood college student. Dennis Franz narrates.
5. Hour Five - Orchard Street Murder
Aired 20 July 2004 • 60 min
A female officer, whose father is a police chief, goes undercover in Times Square to catch purse-snatchers and would-be johns. Also: a veteran mulls retirement after 20 years on the job. Dennis Franz narrates.
6. Hour Six - Manhole Death and Crime Scene Unit
Aired 27 July 2004 • 60 min
The late-night murder of the scion of a wealthy Chicago family makes headlines and creates headaches for the detectives from Manhattan South homicide. Dennis Franz narrates.
7. Hour Seven - From the Boss to the Beat
Aired 3 August 2004 • 60 min
Veteran Special Victims Unit detectives use DNA technology to crack a 10-year-old rape case; a Bronx beat cop worries about her kids while she's on the job; Commissioner Ray Kelly tries to calm a city on high terror alert. Dennis Franz narrates.