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NYPD Blue S12E19 — Bale to the Chief
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NYPD Blue•Season 12•Episode 19

Bale to the Chief

8.9/10 · 149 votesFeb 22, 2005

Ranked #3 of 20 in Season 12•+0.3 vs season avg

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Bale offers to recommend Sipowicz for the squad commander position; Ortiz and Murphy investigate the death of an Arab woman; and detectives search for the man who shot Bale.

Directed byJesse Bochco
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Cast8

Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz

Andy Sipowicz

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

John Clark Jr.

Henry Simmons

Henry Simmons

Baldwin Jones

Bill Brochtrup

Bill Brochtrup

John Irvin

Jacqueline Obradors

Jacqueline Obradors

Rita Ortiz

Currie Graham

Currie Graham

Thomas Bale

Bonnie Somerville

Bonnie Somerville

Laura Murphy

Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp

Greg Medavoy

Crew9

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Teleplay

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Tom Szentgyorgyi

Story

B

Bill Clark

Story

F

Farrel Levy

Editor

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Jesse Bochco

Director

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Lex duPont

Director of Photography

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Etienne Des Lauriers

Editor

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Keith Eisner

Story

K

Keith Eisner

Teleplay

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Episode Summary

"Bale to the Chief" is episode 19 of NYPD Blue season 12. It scored 8.9/10 from 149 votes, ranking #3 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.6). Directed by Jesse Bochco, it aired on February 22, 2005.

Next: E20 · Moving DayBest of Season 12