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My summary refers to the fact that throughout the run of HOMICIDE we already dealt with cases that happened years before the events, and the best example of these is FINNEGAN'S WAKE because of the funny moments. But this like the others is decent and nothing more, let's see why.

When the story begins Madeline Pitt (Elizabeth Ashley) comes to Falsone and asks him to reopen the case of her younger brother that died in 1972 at only 3 years old because she now thinks she's responsible of her brother's death. The case reopens like an old wound for Gee and the truth is found out: Pitt's mother beat to death Madeline's brother and gave his sister the blame. In the meanwhile Bayliss faces ridicule because nearly everyone in the unit is laughing of his own website that eventually Bayliss himself shuts down after Gee warns him that it might jeopardize his career.

Despite the first story was very depressing since Madeline's mother might be one of the most awful persons ever discussed in the show so far that we are coming towards the end, the second with Bayliss' website was funny in spots and that's why it raised the score a bit for me.

My summary refers to the fact that since HOMICIDE belongs to the LAW & ORDER universe there have been various crossovers throughout this show's run. And as we are coming towards the end we had yet another crossover, and is it good like the others? Let's see.

When the story begins detectives from both Baltimore and New York continue investigating the deaths of both a government official and her killer, and they discover that the plot to commit the original murder started with allegations of discriminations made in the office of the White House chief of Staff. In the meanwhile Danvers comes up with a judicial appointment but loses it after reports of his criminal record resurface, and Gee regrets of having allowed his son to work in the unit after some of Mike's reports to the FBI manage to derail the investigation.

Despite the issues with Gee regretting of having allowed his son to join the unit it's still a decent episode because of the performances and as usual with crossovers with LAW AND ORDER, decent but nothing more.

When the story begins Bayliss and Ballard investigate the case of a bride-to-be found dead at the bottom of a cliff but none of the evidence can point to homicide or suicide and even the interrogation of a burglar doesn't bring to nothing. This also reopens a scar for Ballard because she ran out of her own wedding years before the events of the show. In the meanwhile Sheppard and Michael Giardello are called in a movie theater to investigate on Frank Hopper (Wallace Shawn) found dead on his seat and the man was killed because he used to yell the movies' endings and the fed up manager put some drugs in his pop corn. And some time before the end Gee's daughter gives birth to a son.

As usual with the multiple stories episodes the strong point are the cases and the way they are handled by the unit. Especially the Hopper one, it was funny in its own tragic way since Shawn manages to tickle all the funny bones in every live action role he does. Another good entry.