Episode
NYPD Blue: Oedipus Wrecked
Overview
Sipowicz is taken hostage in an interrogation room by a suspect in the murder of a pot dealer and two of her friends; a suburban mom found with drugs in her purse appears to be covering for her son.
Details
- Series
- NYPD Blue
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2002-05-07
Episode context
Oedipus Wrecked is Episode 20 in Season 9 of NYPD Blue. It aired on 2002-05-07.
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Episode 16: A Little Dad'll Do Ya
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Episode 15: Guns & Hoses
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Episode 13: Safari, So Good
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Episode 12: Oh, Mama
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Episode 11: Humpty Dumped
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