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From Executive Producer Dick Wolf, New York Undercover is an American television police procedural series chronicling the work of the New York Police Department's Fourth Precinct. It is a show about a squad of young urban detectives, Det. J.C. Williams struggled to raise his young son, Gregory, while Eddie Torres was shown to be fighting family and other related problems, including having to cope with his father's drug addiction and HIV-positive status, and a childhood friend turned organized-crime boss. Despite all the pain and troubles they go through with their lives, whether it involved their cases or home life, at the end of the day, they relax to the smooth music performed by different artists at Natalie's.

At the beginning of the third season, a new detective, Tommy McNamara, was introduced as a principal character. In the third-season finale in May 1997, Torres and Nina Moreno are married. However, in that same episode, Torres and McNamara are both killed by a gang of bank robbers.

The series returned with a new cast for its fourth and final season in January 1998. Williams and Moreno were assigned to the Special Investigations Division, resulting in Virginia Cooper being dropped from the cast. Joining the detectives were Lt. Malcolm Barker, Det. Nell Delaney, and Det. Alec Stone. The new unit eventually captured the last bank robber responsible for the deaths of Torres and McNamara.

Cast[]

Main Cast and Characters[]

Image Actor Character Seasons
JCWilliams
Malik Yoba Detective
J.C. Williams
Seasons 1-4
EddieTorres
Michael DeLorenzo Detective
Eddie Torres
Seasons 1-3
VirginiaCooper
Patti D'Arbanville Lieutenant
Virginia Cooper
Seasons 1-3
NinaMoreno
Lauren Vélez Detective
Nina Moreno
Seasons 2-4
TommyMcNamara
Jonathan LaPaglia Detective
Tommy McNamara
Season 3
NellDelaney
Marisa Ryan Detective
Nell Delaney
Season 4
AlecStone
Josh Hopkins Detective
Alec Stone
Season 4
MalcolmBarker
Thomas Mikal Ford Lieutenant
Malcolm Barker
Season 4

Episodes[]

Season 1 (26 episodes)[]

Image Episode Summary Airdate
NYU0101
1.01 (#1)
School Ties
Manhattan police detectives J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres are assigned to a case dealing with a 17 year old girl who accuses a high school football player of rape. September 8, 1994
NYU0102
1.02 (#2)
Pilot
Kids working for an auto-theft ring steal the car of a mobster's mother; J.C.'s ex-girlfriend wants to send their son to a private school. September 15, 1994
NYU0103
1.03 (#3)
Sins of the Father
Torres and Williams investigate an ice cream vendors murder who's drug dealings ends up in G's school. September 22, 1994
NYU0104
1.04 (#4)
To Protect and Serve
The detectives look for clues in a collegian's murder; J.C.'s ex-girlfriend is involved with a musician in Nancy Wilson's band. September 29, 1994
NYU0105
1.05 (#5)
Garbage
Torres and Williams go undercover to investigate a sanitation worker's murder. Sandra is embarrassed J.C. is a police officer. October 6, 1994
NYU0106
1.06 (#6)
After Shakespeare
A real-estate developer is suspected of fueling gang tensions to lower property values; Eddie tries to repair his relationship with his dad. October 13, 1994
NYU0107
1.07 (#7)
Tasha
When a baby dies, Torres and Williams discover there's more to the story then people say. Torres's sister askes him to investigate their friends missing son. October 27, 1994
NYU0108
1.08 (#8)
Missing
Detectives Williams and Torres investigate an incident involving the abduction of a young boy who happens to be the son of a politician running for office. November 3, 1994
NYU0109
1.09 (#9)
The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer
Detectives JC and Eddie investigate a number of street drug related overdoses all in the same neighborhood. November 10, 1994
NYU0110
1.10 (#10)
Mate
The detectives investigate the disappearance of a young woman involved in the adult film industry after another woman has been found murdered. The case hits close to home. November 17, 1994
NYU0111
1.11 (#11)
The Eyewitness Blues
Williams protects an eyewitness, while Torres looks for the people who want to kill her. November 24, 1994
NYU0112
1.12 (#12)
Blondes Have More Fun
The detectives investigate a string of related murders involving members of the NY Drag community. December 8, 1994
NYU0113
1.13 (#13)
Los Macheteros
A violent Puerto Rican gang supporting the cause of their people causes trouble in the community. JC is concerned as Eddie goes undercover to investigate their criminal activity. December 15, 1994
NYU0114
1.14 (#14)
Private Enemy No. 1
The detectives investigate the murder of man who played a major role during the Black Panther Movement. A suspect in the case is from JC's past. January 5, 1995
NYU0115
1.15 (#15)
The Smoking Section
A reverend is targeted and threatened as he fights to ban the sale of cigarettes in his community. Eddie is visited by an old love in need of help. January 19, 1995
NYU0116
1.16 (#16)
Mama Said Knock You Out
Detectives JC and Torres investigate a drug on streets that took the life of a promising boxer. February 2, 1995
NYU0117
1.17 (#17)
You Get No Respect
J.C. and Eddie enter a world of drugs, gangsters and deception in search of clues to a rap artist's murder. February 9, 1995
NYU0118
1.18 (#18)
Innocent Bystander
J.C.'s son, G, becomes a target after he witnesses a mob killing. February 16, 1995
NYU0119
1.19 (#19)
CAT
Working under cover, Eddie uses his chemistry knowledge in an attempt to bust a drug lord's operation of manufacturing a dangerous new drug. February 23, 1995
NYU0120
1.20 (#20)
All in the Family
The partners pose as black-market weapons buyers to nab a family of gun thieves; Eddie's dad blows his chance to play saxophone for James Brown. March 16, 1995
NYU0121
1.21 (#21)
Eliminate the Middleman
A difficult situation arises when Eddie and J.C. discover the middleman for a drug operation is a friend of Eddie's father. March 30, 1995
NYU0122
1.22 (#22)
Olde Thyme Religion
Eddie goes under cover to investigate a murder linked to a bizarre Caribbean religion and winds up seeing visions of his own death. April 6, 1995
NYU0123
1.23 (#23)
The Shooter
The partners investigate a sharp-shooter's vendetta against his former accomplices in a financial scam; J.C. learns Sandy is pregnant. April 13, 1995
NYU0124
1.24 (#24)
Manchild
G must decide if he is "man enough" to protect a friend, a 10-year-old boy involved in a gang-related shooting. April 27, 1995
NYU0125
1.25 (#25)
Downtown Girl
The investigation of a high-powered female attorney's death leads Eddie and J.C. to a prominent law firm's money-laundering scheme. May 4, 1995
NYU0126
1.26 (#26)
Catman Comes Back
A murder case hits J.C. and Eddie close to home when a drug lord takes vengeance to a personal level. May 11, 1995

Season 2 (26 episodes)[]

Image Episode Summary Airdate
NYU0201
2.01 (#27)
High on the Hog
Now physically recovered, Williams is awaiting approval to return to active duty. Torres and his new partner pose as bikers to solve the double homicide of an informant and her little girl. August 31, 1995
NYU0202
2.02 (#28)
Tag, You're Dead
Williams and Torres investigate the case of a Wall Street bond salesman who claims to have shot two graffiti artists in self-defense. September 7, 1995
NYU0203
2.03 (#29)
Man's Best Friend
A man gets killed by a pit bull which causes Williams and Torres to go into the world of dog betting. September 14, 1995
NYU0204
2.04 (#30)
Brotherhood
Williams poses as a freshman to investigate a racially motivated killing on a college campus. September 21, 1995
NYU0205
2.05 (#31)
Digital Underground
Lt. Cooper's daughter ends up missing because of a pedophile she met through email. September 28, 1995
NYU0206
2.06 (#32)
Buster and Claudia
A string of robberies leads to an ex-con and his girlfriend. Torres tries to settle a dispute between his father and a mobster. October 5, 1995
NYU0207
2.07 (#33)
Student Affairs
Williams and Torres pose as a substitute history teacher and a janitor at the high school where a crime was committed. October 12, 1995
NYU0208
2.08 (#34)
The Highest Bidder
Moreno poses as a nurse. to solve a newborn's abduction. October 19, 1995
NYU0209
2.09 (#35)
Young, Beautiful and Dead
Williams poses as a model to investigate the face-slashing of a teen cover girl. November 2, 1995
NYU0210
2.10 (#36)
Color Lines
A serial bomber threatens Williams and Torres. November 9, 1995
NYU0211
2.11 (#37)
The Finals
Danny Cort returns with an agenda for Williams to lose his job and his best friend and to "smoke [the officer's] little kid." November 16, 1995
NYU0212
2.12 (#38)
Internal Affairs
Williams is investigated by the internal affairs division for Danny Cort's death (or murder?). November 30, 1995
NYU0213
2.13 (#39)
Bad Girls
Moreno poses as a prostitute to track down a serial killer; J.C. wants G to come live with him. December 14, 1995
NYU0214
2.14 (#40)
A Time to Kill
After being freed, a policeman's murderer is killed and the cop's partner is under investigation. January 4, 1996
NYU0215
2.15 (#41)
Bad Blood
Williams and Torres investigate the murder of a free-lance writer. Moreno gets a visit by her missing husband. January 18, 1996
NYU0216
2.16 (#42)
Fire Show
Moreno poses as a firefighter in order to find out who's responsible for a female firefighter's death. February 1, 1996
NYU0217
2.17 (#43)
Toy Soldiers
The detectives, with the help of Eddie's brother the priest, discover that teenage Rwandan refugees were the assassins in two mob-related cases. February 8, 1996
NYU0218
2.18 (#44)
Sympathy for the Devil
When three youths are charged with shooting a couple, one of them insists that, while they robbed the couple, someone else fired the gun. February 15, 1996
NYU0219
2.19 (#45)
Checkmate
A hit man's widow wants to become a soldier in the mob and poses as a police officer to kill a fellow crook in Williams's and Torres's precinct. February 22, 1996
NYU0220
2.20 (#46)
Unis
Lt. Cooper sends two patrol officers to infiltrate a group of corrupt cops when neighborhood dealers start disappearing. March 7, 1996
NYU0221
2.21 (#47)
The Reckoning
Williams poses as a member of a militant religious group engaged in an ongoing conflict with a religious sect. Torres's father receives devastating news. March 14, 1996
NYU0222
2.22 (#48)
The Enforcers
Williams investigate the murder of his son's tutor. April 4, 1996
NYU0223
2.23 (#49)
Andre's Choice
A fight promoter's death leads to a case involving blackmail, murder, and an ex-con whom Williams has helped. April 11, 1996
NYU0224
2.24 (#50)
No Greater Love
Torres believes the the man who confesses to a killing is taking the blame for his younger brother, who's just received a basketball scholarship to college. April 25, 1996
NYU0225
2.25 (#51)
Deep Cover
Torres tries to gain the confidence of a gun ring's leader. Williams pretends to be a Jamaican who's prepared to place a substantial firearms order. May 2, 1996
NYU0226
2.26 (#52)
If This World Were Mine
A gun-ring leader seeks revenge on Torres. May 9, 1996

Season 3 (24 episodes)[]

Image Episode Summary Airdate
NYU0301
3.01 (#53)
A Time of Faith: Part 1
Harlem churches are targets of bombings. Eddie tries to help Nina recover from her shot wound. Williams has issues with newcomer Det. McNamara. August 29, 1996
NYU0302
3.02 (#54)
A Time of Faith: Part 2
Williams discover that Rev. Harris may be part of the bombings. Nina moves in with Eddie. September 5, 1996
NYU0303
3.03 (#55)
Tough Love
Williams befriends a woman whose boyfriend is a leader of a gang that robs apartments. Eddie asks Nina not to go back to work. September 12, 1996
NYU0304
3.04 (#56)
Blue Boy
A recently released child molester is a suspect in the rape of an eleven year old girl. G is in trouble at school. September 19, 1996
NYU0305
3.05 (#57)
Rules of Engagement
Nina and McNamara work together on a case where two robbers are murdered. Nina freezes in battle and decides to turn in her gun. G hangs out with young thieves. September 26, 1996
NYU0306
3.06 (#58)
Kill the Noise
A war happens between east coast and west coast rappers when a California rapper is shot. October 31, 1996
NYU0307
3.07 (#59)
Smack is Back
Torres' father dies of a drug overdose and Torres believes that it was suicide. Williams tries to get custody of G. November 7, 1996
NYU0308
3.08 (#60)
Don't Blink
Nina's new undercover case questions her future as a cop. November 14, 1996
NYU0309
3.09 (#61)
Without Mercy
Torres goes undercover at an AIDS clinic to solve a murder case of a bisexual man. Cooper and Captain O'Byrne start to become closer. November 21, 1996
NYU0310
3.10 (#62)
Going Platinum
Williams goes undercover as a security guard. McNamara's discovers more of his father's case. Captain O'Byrne confesses his love for Cooper. December 5, 1996
NYU0311
3.11 (#63)
Brown Like Me
Torres and Nina become involved with two feuding Latino gangs. December 19, 1996
NYU0312
3.12 (#64)
The Reaper
Lt. Cooper is taken hostage in her office by a man threatening to blow up the precinct if his son is not reprieved from a death-row sentence. January 9, 1997
NYU0313
3.13 (#65)
Fade Out
A thirteen-year-old boy has a videotape of a murder. The boy's mother turns out to be Williams's old high-school girlfriend, whom he betrayed by sleeping with her best friend, Chantal. January 16, 1997
NYU0314
3.14 (#66)
The Solomon Papers
Feds may be part of a drug case and McNamara might lose it all to prove it. Cooper and her husband tell their kids about their separation. January 30, 1997
NYU0315
3.15 (#67)
School's Out
Moreno joins in the investigation when her daughter's adoptive mother tells her that the girl has been kidnapped. February 6, 1997
NYU0316
3.16 (#68)
Outrage
The detectives have to prove that a Gulf War veteran has stolen missiles. Williams meets with G's French teacher about G's crush on her. February 13, 1997
NYU0317
3.17 (#69)
The Promised Land
Williams discovers evidence relating to Martin Luther King Jr's murder. February 20, 1997
NYU0318
3.18 (#70)
Descell
Nina and McNamara go undercover to find out who tried to kill an executive. Williams and Natasha get close. March 13, 1997
NYU0319
3.19 (#71)
Hubris
A female bounty hunter uses Williams to help find a fugitive in protective custody. Nina and McNamara suspect the wife of a recently deceased cop. Natasha visits the precinct. March 27, 1997
NYU0320
3.20 (#72)
The Unthinkable
The detectives suspect a mother of being involved in a carjacking involving her two children. Nina deals with her custody battle for Melissa. April 17, 1997
NYU0321
3.21 (#73)
Vendetta
McNamara goes undercover involving a Chinese Mafia that has a link with his father's death. Torres asks his sister for money to buy an engagement ring for Nina. April 24, 1997
NYU0322
3.22 (#74)
Is It a Crime?
Williams investigates a case where a girl fell down an elevator shaft in her building. Torres goes shopping for Nina's engagement ring. May 1, 1997
NYU0323
3.23 (#75)
No Place Like Hell
Williams goes undercover at a prison to find evidence that will catch a drug lord. William's new friend in prison becomes involved in a murder. Torres proposes to Nina. May 8, 1997
NYU0324
3.24 (#76)
The Last Hurrah
The detectives go after a bank robbery ring. Torres and Nina get married. May 15, 1997

Season 4 (13 episodes)[]

Image Episode Summary Airdate
NYU0401
4.01 (#77)
Change Change Change
Six months after the deaths of Macnamara and Torres, JC and Nina are reassigned to the Special Investigations Division to go after Nadine Jordan. January 8, 1998
NYU0402
4.02 (#78)
Drop-Dead Gorgeous
After a model's drug overdose, Williams and Barker pose as publishers of a new magazine. January 15, 1998
NYU0403
4.03 (#79)
Pipeline
The unit goes after a Ukrainian kingpin who is using a "pipeline" to distribute cocaine and causing massive deaths. Meanwhile, Nina considers giving up her badge to spend time with her daughter. January 22, 1998
NYU0404
4.04 (#80)
Spare Parts
Missing teenagers prompt the unit to investigate a private hospital's organ-donor program. January 29, 1998
NYU0405
4.05 (#81)
Mob Street
Detective Stone becomes torn between work and family while trying to reveal a stock-manipulation scam being conducted by a brokerage firm. February 12, 1998
NYU0406
4.06 (#82)
Rat Trap
Delaney is torn between family ties and duty when her brother becomes the suspect in an arson case when the unit probes mysterious fires in the garment district. March 12, 1998
NYU0407
4.07 (#83)
Quid Pro Quo
The detectives discover that the CIA is involved in a money-laundering scheme involving the killer of Moreno's husband at a bank in a Cuban neighborhood. March 19, 1998
NYU0408
4.08 (#84)
Capital Punishment
In order to uncover the detectives responsible for a series of killings, Williams and Delaney pose as uniformed cops. March 26, 1998
NYU0409
4.09 (#85)
The Unusual Suspects
Following the shooting of a nanny and a baby, Stone, Delaney, Williams and Barker go undercover to try to capture the weapons-suppliers. Meanwhile, Nina and J.C. grow close to each other. May 28, 1998
NYU0410
4.10 (#86)
Sign o' the Times
The Special Investigations Division tries to track a serious serial killer who targets young men on the rave scene by giving them tainted drugs. G catches Nina and his dad together in bed. June 4, 1998
NYU0411
4.11 (#87)
Going Native
The unit goes after the leader of a criminal empire who is extorting money from several businesses in Manhattan. The case gets personal for Barker when he is reunited with an old girlfriend. June 11, 1998
NYU0412
4.12 (#88)
The Troubles
When a woman becomes a fugitive, Nina uses her daughter to help find her. Delaney poses as a bartender in order to learn why three Irish terrorists were killed and why they were in America. June 25, 1998
NYU0413
4.13 (#89)
Catharsis
The District Attorney who prosecutes a radical terrorist by the name of Eve Flemming finds that his daughter is kidnapped and held for ransom until Flemming is released from prison. February 11, 1999

Seasons[]

Image Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season premiere Season finale
NYUndercoverPoster1
Season 1 26 September 8, 1994 May 11, 1995
NYUndercoverPoster2
Season 2 26 August 31, 1995 May 9, 1996
NYUndercoverPoster3
Season 3 24 August 29, 1996 May 15, 1997
NYUndercoverPoster4
Season 4 13 January 8, 1998 February 11, 1999
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