Homicide: Life on the Street S1E3 — Son of a Gun

7.8

Homicide: Life on the Street•Season 1•Episode 3

Son of a Gun

7.8/10 · 436 votesFeb 10, 199346 min

Ranked #7 of 9 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Crosetti and Lewis investigate the shooting of a fellow police officer whom Crosetti regards as a son, Howard suspects a rabid Spiro Agnew fan of murder but ends up solving the Calpurnia Church case meanwhile Bolander makes a friend whose death interrupts his date with

Directed byNick Gomez

Written byTom Fontana

Previous episodeE2 · Ghost of a Chance Next episodeE4 · A Shot in the Dark

Seasons7

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Season 1 Episodes9

Gone for Goode

Ghost of a Chance

Son of a Gun

A Shot in the Dark

Three Men and Adena

A Dog and Pony Show

And the Rockets' Dead Glare

E8 7.8

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

E9 8.4

Night of the Dead Living

Cast9

Richard Belzer

John Munch

Andre Braugher

Frank Pembleton

Clark Johnson

Meldrick Lewis

Yaphet Kotto

Al Giardello

Kyle Secor

Tim Bayliss

Daniel Baldwin

Beau Felton

Melissa Leo

Kay Howard

Ned Beatty

Stanley Bolander

Jon Polito

Steve Crosetti

Crew2

Tom Fontana

Writer

Nick Gomez

Director

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Episode Summary

"Son of a Gun" is episode 3 of Homicide: Life on the Street season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 436 votes, ranking #7 of 9 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Nick Gomez and written by Tom Fontana, it aired on February 10, 1993.

Next: E4 · A Shot in the Dark Best of Season 1