Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 3 - Eps 17: In Search of Crimes Past
A 16-year-old murder case must be reopened when the daughter of the convicted killer holds Col. Barnfather hostage. Pembleton and Bayliss investigate an elderly man whose wife died of drowning in the bathtub. Gee and the newly appointed Capt. Russert clash over the handling of the hostage situation. Bolander, Munch, Howard and Felton must go to the archives to find the records of the case. Lewis meets a strange homeless man who's witnessed the suicide of a man who committed the original murder and the detectives race to overturn the previous conviction. A new ""old"" bartender tries to convince Munch to go with the latest rage, microbreweries. Bolander and Lewis try to connect the suicide victim to the man on death row.
About Homicide: Life on the Street

Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
First Air Date: 1993-01-31
Last Air Date: 1999-05-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 8/10 (from 131 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 122
Network: NBC
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Baltimore Pictures, MCEG/Sterling Entertainment, NBC Studios, Reeves Entertainment Group
Synopsis
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Cast

Richard Belzer
John Munch

Giancarlo Esposito
Michael Giardello

Peter Gerety
Stuart Gharty

Clark Johnson
Meldrick Lewis

Yaphet Kotto
Al Giardello

Michael Michele
Rene Sheppard

Kyle Secor
Tim Bayliss

Jon Seda
Paul Falsone

Callie Thorne
Laura Ballard

Toni Lewis
Terri Stivers