Homicide: Life on the Street · SEASON 5
Hostage (2)
Episode 2 · 1996-09-27

- Mystery
- Drama
- Crime
Episode overview
Night has fallen and the crisis is no closer to being resolved. Gee demands that Barnfather make a decision. Frank continues to trying to adjust. Frank insists on going to the hostage scene. The identity of the hostage-taker is made when he demands that his pig be brought to the school. When the pig doesn't arrive in time, he sets a fire and seriously wounds a hostage (who later dies) and then becomes badly burned. Brodie takes issue with Munch's treatment of Pembleton. The paperwork gets completed and the hostage-taker is formally charged. Frank makes a decision regarding his recovery.
45 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Hostage (1)1996-09-20
2. Hostage (2)1996-09-27
3. Prison Riot1996-10-18
4. Bad Medicine1996-10-25
5. M.E., Myself and I1996-11-01
6. White Lies1996-11-08
7. The Heart of a Saturday Night1996-11-15
8. The True Test1996-11-22
9. Control1996-12-06
10. Blood Wedding1996-12-13
11. The Documentary1997-01-03
12. Betrayal1997-01-10
13. Have a Conscience1997-01-17
14. Diener1997-01-31
15. Wu's on First?1997-02-07
16. Valentine's Day1997-02-14
17. Kaddish1997-02-21
18. Double Blind1997-04-11
19. Deception1997-04-25
20. Narcissus1997-05-02
21. Partners and Other Strangers (1)1997-05-09
22. Strangers and Other Partners (2)1997-05-16