Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 4 - Eps 8: Sniper (1)
Jay Leno stops by the Waterfront Bar while in town visiting his cousin Mary; Munch and Bayliss don't want to bother him. A new year starts out with a clean board and Brodie begins his work taping with the detectives. A sniper takes the city hostage, threatening to and executing people every 8 hours. The sniper uses Hangman as a way to leave clues for the detectives. Bayliss is the primary and his back is giving him trouble as he worries about surgery his doctor wants him to have. To combat the pain, he keeps taking muscle relaxants. A suspect is found and cornered and he shoots himself before they can take him into custody. Russert gets demoted when Barnfather doesn't like the way she handled the investigation.
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