Episode
Blue Bloods: Ties That Bind
Overview
Danny’s loyalty is tested when he is assigned to the case of a childhood friend, Mickey, who is under investigation for having ties to an infamous mob family. Frank gets word that crime is on the rise due to a recent judicial ruling about the legality of the “stop and frisk” policy.
Details
- Series
- Blue Bloods
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2013-12-20
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Ties That Bind is Episode 11 in Season 4 of Blue Bloods. It aired on 2013-12-20. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 10: Mistaken Identity
Danny and Baez investigate a local bombing but meet with tension and resistance from the community during the investigation. Frank must deal with the political fallout when a man punches an officer who was allegedly too aggressive in his questioning.
Episode 12: The Bogeyman
Danny is after the distributor of a deadly new street drug.
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Episode 9: Bad Blood
Danny and Baez investigate a homicide in which Baez’s estranged brother, a former drug addict, is the lead suspect. Frank learns one of his most highly decorated officers, a German Shepherd in the K9 unit, is being accused of brutality. Henry investigates the widow of a former NYPD pal who might have had a hand in her husband’s death.
Episode 13: Unfinished Business
Danny and Baez search for a Marine veteran who may have PTSD. A woman seeking justice for her murdered daughter catches Frank off guard during a press conference.
Episode 8: Justice Served
Frank is put in danger when his dinner companion, mob lawyer Angelo Gallo, is shot. Danny is a juror in a murder trial.
Episode 14: Manhattan Queens
A popular drag queen and reality-TV star is found dead in a park. The mother of an accused man abducts Erin.
Episode 7: Drawing Dead
When an officer is accused of using excessive force on a suspect, Frank finds his department under scrutiny from the community and the mayor. Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a Wall Street securities trader who was deep in gambling debts.
Episode 15: Open Secrets
A kidnapping investigation brings back bad memories for Danny, who worked a similar case years ago. Frank and Inspector General Peterson butt heads.
Episode 6: Growing Boys
Jamie's conduct is questioned when a suspect he was pursuing is fatally injured. Baez goes undercover to investigate a drug dealer — the fiancé of Danny's ex-girlfriend.
Episode 16: Insult to Injury
When Danny takes a call from a woman who is threatening to kill herself along with the man who killed her parents in a drunk driving accident, he rushes to find her. Frank accompanies his grandson, Sean, on a class field trip and struggles to get the lead chaperone to loosen the reigns so the kids can have fun.
Episode 5: Lost and Found
When Danny and Baez suspect a little girl might be the victim of a kidnapping, the girl’s mother denies it, but her story doesn’t add up. Meanwhile, Frank pays a visit to a priest, a counselor to the NYPD, who was arrested on a DUI charge.
Episode 17: Knockout Game
Danny and Baez search for teenagers who have been randomly punching unsuspecting people in the head, including a pregnant woman. Frank worries that promoting an officer will be viewed as favoritism.