Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 5, Episode 1

Hostage: Part 1 (20 Sep. 1996)

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At the hostage situation, a girl with both of her knees shot is loaded into an ambulance. Immediately after, the same girl is shown sitting at one of the medical tents - a difficult task when one is shot through both knees, never mind how she got out of the ambulance. See more »

Quotes

Det. John Munch: I left a message on your answering machine, you never returned my call.
Det. Frank Pembleton: I didn't think it was important to you.
Det. John Munch: When you had your stroke, *I* was the first one to call for a doctor, Frank, I visited you in the hospital, you don't think it mattered to me?
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"This Street, That Man, This Life"
Written by Michael Timmins
Performed by Cowboy Junkies
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