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NYPD Blue: Season 6

22 episodes Premiered Oct 20, 1998 Updated Sep 25, 2026
Previously on NYPD Blue

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of NYPD Blue Season 5.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (17): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Top Gum

Oct 20, 1998

Simone visits his dentist who asks him for help with his daughter's drug problem. A rich man's son is found tortured and killed. The father blames his son's 'gay' lifestyle, and na

S6·E2 Core

Cop in a Bottle

Oct 27, 1998

A shoot-out leaves 2 dead and a third injured when a drunk, off-duty cop witnesses an attempted mugging. The cop can't seem to get his story straight and angers ex-drunk Sipowicz.

S6·E3 Core

Numb & Number

Nov 10, 1998

Simone's condition starts to worsen, requiring more tests. Sipowicz, Medavoy and Martinez investigate the death of a man found in the park, with his pants down. Sipowicz gets tetch

S6·E4 Core

Brother's Keeper

Nov 17, 1998

As Simone's condition worsens, Lt. Fancy makes a request to the Uniformed Officers to be aware of the need for a usable heart. Simone's colleagues have to occupy their minds with t

S6·E5 Core

Hearts and Souls

Nov 24, 1998

Simone's recovery is hampered by a chest infection. The doctors differ in their opinions of which treatment to use. Sipowicz's ex-wife turns up at the station, drunk and asking for

S6·E6 Core

Danny Boy

Dec 1, 1998

New squad member, Danny Sorenson, arrives and gets sent to a drive-by shooting, with Sipowicz. The rest of the squad, including Russell on her first day back at work, attend anothe

S6·E7 Mytharc

Czech Bouncer

Dec 8, 1998

Sipowicz and Sorenson are called to a robbery, where the aged shopkeepers have been beaten. The woman dies and Sorenson is affected. They hunt 2 black youths who were seen running

S6·E8 Core

Raging Bulls

Dec 15, 1998

Confusion reigns as an off-duty cop shoots an undercover cop after taking a bullet in the shoulder. When the first shooter confesses to Sorenson, it triggers Sipowicz and Lt. Fancy

S6·E9 Core

Grime Scene

Jan 5, 1999

Kirkendall's son witnesses a stabbing in a convenience store. Sorenson and Russell join forces to try and protect him from getting caught up in the 'system'. Medavoy and Martinez h

S6·E10 Core

Show and Tell

Jan 12, 1999

Russell is still struggling with the loss of Simone and enlists Kirkendall's help. ADA Costas looks for ways to get Freddie Asuncion and clear Luis Suarez's name. The whole squad i

S6·E11 Core

Big Bang Theory

Feb 9, 1999

A close friend of Sorenson's takes the law into his own hands when he confronts a groper on his bus route and puts his life in danger. A female tenant points the finger at a male t

S6·E12 Core

What's Up, Chuck?

Feb 16, 1999

When a man's body is found shot and dumped in an alley, Medavoy and Martinez have to calm the victim's angry brothers. Russell and Kirkendall get a confession to rape and murder wh

S6·E13 Core

Dead Girl Walking

Feb 23, 1999

When a dead hooker is found on a building site, her identification causes problems for Russell and Kirkendall. Sipowicz and Sorenson are called in to assist Lt. Fancy and Sgt. Dorn

S6·E14 Core

Raphael's Inferno

Mar 2, 1999

A 9 year-old girl is found dead inside a locked basement, the supervisor is the only key-holder, but he has an alibi. Sipowicz and Sorenson have to solve the whodunit. Medavoy and

S6·E15 Core

I Have a Dream

Apr 6, 1999

Sipowicz has a nightmare about his father and Officer Dorning. A Police Officer shoots a drug dealer but can't prove that the dealer was armed. Sorenson and Sipowicz use all their

S6·E16 Core

Tain't Misbehavin

Apr 13, 1999

Sorenson's private life affects the whole squad when his girlfriend turns up at the station. A body is found in a dumpster. The squad get a lead when the dead man's credit card is

S6·E17 Core

Don't Meth with Me

Apr 20, 1999

Sipowicz and Sorenson have to find out who is responsible for a woman dying, after she was tied up during a robbery. The rest of the squad get involved in solving a truck hi-jackin

S6·E18 Mytharc

Mister Roberts

Apr 27, 1999

Ex-detective Mike Roberts is found dead, in an apparent suicide. John Irvine, the PAA, reveals his conversation with Roberts, to Sipowicz. The squad set up a sting to trap a suspec

S6·E19 Core

Judas Priest

May 4, 1999

Officer Dornan disrupts an AA meeting, leaving Sipowicz no option but to involve Lt. Fancy. Dolores' father threatens to take action against Malcolm Cullinan and gets PAA Irvine in

S6·E20 Core

I'll Draw You a Mapp

May 11, 1999

A man is shot dead in what his wife claims was a case of mistaken identity. Kenny Priest gives his evidence to ADA Costas, who has replaced ADA Cohen. Sinclair, Cullinan's lawyer,

S6·E21 Mytharc

Voir Dire This

May 18, 1999

Mike Shannon brings in a young boy who makes a confession to Sorenson. Sipowicz worries about his up-coming court appearance facing Sinclair. ADA Costas takes care of him. Dolores

S6·E22 Mytharc

Safe Home

May 25, 1999

Sipowicz stays away from the squad and tries to come to terms with his loss. Evidence comes to light implicating Cullinan in more misdeeds and Sorenson turns to Sipowicz for advice

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