Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 6 - Eps 10: Sins of the Father
A white man is found lynched in a historic black section of the city; Falsone and Lewis investigate. The day after Tim's dinner date with the male restaurant owner that Tim was positive about, Frank is perplexed by Tim's interest in Laura Ballard. The autopsy reveals that the hanged man was also whipped. Gharty worries about Ballard getting involved with ""switch-hitter"" Bayliss. Lewis is convinced the lynching is related back to the victim's Civil War ancestor, infamous runaway-slave catcher and free-blacks abductress. Tim and Laura attend an art show.
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