LicalsiisfoundguiltyofthemanslaughterofMarinoandhisdriverandisgivenatwoyearsentence.BecauseofhisinvolvementwithLicalsi,andthebeliefthathewithheldevidencethatcouldhavegivenheralongersentence,Kellyistransferredoutofthe15thandchoosestoleavethedepartmentaltogether.HeisreplacedbyBobbySimone,awidowerwhosepreviousjobwasthatofdriverforthePoliceCommissioner.ThisdoesnotsitwellwithSipowiczbutintimehelearnstoaccepthisnewpartnerand,ashisrelationshipwithSylvialeadsdowntheaisle,asksSimonetobehisbestman.
Afteranaffairwithajournalistwhousesinformationthathegivesherinanarticle,Simonebeginsarelationshipwithanothernewofficerinthesquad,DianeRussell.Sipowicz,stillarecoveringalcoholic,recognizesinRussell'sbehaviorthatshealsohasaproblemand,aftermuchprompting,sheherselfgoestoAA.Elsewhere,duetohislackofself-beliefthatawomanlikeDonnacouldlovehim,Medavoy'srelationshipwithherbreaksdown,dueinnosmallparttoDonna'svisitingsister.