Homicide: Life on the Street Season 7 Episode 17 Zen and the Art of Murder 1998
Lewis and Munch begin to investigate the death of a Buddhist monk beaten to death. Lewis isn't interested in working the case with Bayliss, whom he feels, may become too emotionally involved. Ballard and Falsone agree to call their relationship quits. Ballard and Gharty's case involves a man who was shot down in the street; the three witnesses that saw the shooter all have different recollections of his appearance. As a result, their prime suspect cannot be charged. Gee asks for Bayliss's assistance in the Buddhist murder and to Lewis's dismay, Munch abdicates his position in the investigation to Bayliss. Lewis and Bayliss take different approaches to the investigation. Bayliss's approach leads him to the man who committed the crime, but cornering his suspect leads to a showdown with guns and Bayliss fires a fatal shot. Later Bayliss tries to reconcile the shooting with his own feelings about being a Buddhist and being a cop.
- Released: 1999-04-02
- Runtime: 45 minutes
- Genre: Mystery, Drama, Crime
- Stars: Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto
- Director: Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana
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1. La Famiglia 1998-09-25
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2. Brotherly Love 1998-10-16
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3. Just an Old Fashioned Love Song 1998-10-23
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4. The Twenty Percent Solution 1998-10-30
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5. Red, Red Wine 1998-11-06
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6. Wanted Dead or Alive (1) 1998-11-13
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7. Wanted Dead or Alive (2) 1998-11-20
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8. Kellerman, P.I. (1) 1998-12-04
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9. Kellerman, P.I. (2) 1998-12-11
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10. Shades of Gray 1999-01-08
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11. Bones of Contention 1999-01-15
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12. The Same Coin 1999-01-29
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13. Homicide.com 1999-02-05
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14. A Case of Do or Die 1999-02-12
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15. Sideshow (II) 1999-02-19
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16. Truth Will Out 1999-03-26
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17. Zen and the Art of Murder 1999-04-02
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18. Self Defense 1999-04-09
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19. Identity Crisis 1999-04-30
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20. Lines of Fire 1999-05-07
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21. The Why Chromosome 1999-05-14
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22. Forgive Us Our Trespasses 1999-05-21
