Furillo (powerful work from Daniel J. Travanti has his conscience tied into knots after he discovers that his father's sudden death was a suicide. Belker (an excellent Bruce Weitz) has an unsettling nightmare about nuclear annihilation.
This episode packs a potent emotional gut punch thanks to Furillo having trouble grieving over the abrupt passing of his distant and disapproving dad and subsequent decision to cover up his father's suicide. The alarming nightmare Belker has opens the episode on a startling note. Hunter (sturdy James Sikking) has an amusing moment in which he attempts to comfort Belker in the men's room. Moreover, there's also a strong subplot concerning an abandoned baby that's found by Belker; David Harris contributes a strong turn as the baby's distraught father. And this episode concludes on a moving note with Furillo remembering his happy father holding him as a little boy.
This episode packs a potent emotional gut punch thanks to Furillo having trouble grieving over the abrupt passing of his distant and disapproving dad and subsequent decision to cover up his father's suicide. The alarming nightmare Belker has opens the episode on a startling note. Hunter (sturdy James Sikking) has an amusing moment in which he attempts to comfort Belker in the men's room. Moreover, there's also a strong subplot concerning an abandoned baby that's found by Belker; David Harris contributes a strong turn as the baby's distraught father. And this episode concludes on a moving note with Furillo remembering his happy father holding him as a little boy.