Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 5 - Eps 2: Hostage (2)
Night has fallen and the crisis is no closer to being resolved. Gee demands that Barnfather make a decision. Frank continues to trying to adjust. Frank insists on going to the hostage scene. The identity of the hostage-taker is made when he demands that his pig be brought to the school. When the pig doesn't arrive in time, he sets a fire and seriously wounds a hostage (who later dies) and then becomes badly burned. Brodie takes issue with Munch's treatment of Pembleton. The paperwork gets completed and the hostage-taker is formally charged. Frank makes a decision regarding his recovery.
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