First aired: 1/16/2002
Writer:Bartow Church
Director:Tucker Gates
Guest star: Tamara Gorski (Young Nun), Peter Gerety (O'Malley), Zena Grey (Kimberly), Peter Tolan (Sean), Page Johnson (Monsignor)

Mike and Pip are less than thrilled when they're assigned to take the District Attorney's twelve-year-old daughter on a ride-along for her school paper, especially when they lose her in the city; Frank disguises himself as a priest to draw out a confession; members of the squad encounter an unusual "nun".

First aired: 1/23/2002
Writer: Peter Tolan, Denis Leary
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Gary Farmer (Injun Joe), Harry Carnahan (Soup Guy), Page Johnson (Monsignor), Maureen Balsbaugh., Curtiss I'Cook (Uniformed Cop)

When Mike, Pip and Jan are assigned to find a missing ballerina, they discover that her whereabouts may be linked to Frank's favorite new soup; Ruben is touched by a self-proclaimed mystic who's disrupting Central Park.

First aired: 1/30/2002
Writer: Rick Dresser
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Elizabeth Hobgood (Daphne), Cameron Mathison (Brad), T.J. Kenneally (Eerie Guy), Michael Buscemi (Angry Guy), Vinny Argiro (Cop), Sam Guncler (Dealer), Johnny Irion (Folk Singer), Jimmy Smagula (Speed Dater)

Tommy lifts a telescope from a crime scene, which prompts hours of fun for the squad when they spy a topless yoga practitioner; Jan meets a good prospect when she tries "speed dating"; Frank repeatedly tries to return a dead body to its rightful precinct.

First aired: 2/6/2002
Writer: Denis Leary
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Joelle Carter (Sharon), Michael Charles (Garrity), Lea DeLaria (Kiki), Gina Gershon (Herself), Helen Hanft (Middle-Aged Woman), Janet Hubert-Whitten (Adina Phillips), Catherine McCord (Herself), Kelly Overton (Teenage Girl), Scott Wolf (Himself)

Mike scams his way into taking over Ruben's moonlighting as a security guard for Gina Gershon; Frank and the rest of the squad follow suit and jump on the personal security business bandwagon; Adina suspects Pip is cheating on her; Jan discovers Al has a surprising sideline.

First aired: 2/13/2002
Writer: Michael Martineau
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Lenny Venito (Ozzie), Robert Turano (Johnny), Henry Strozier (Thurston), George Palermo (Dave), John Joseph Gallagher (Larry), Mike Benitez (Dumpy Guy), Eunice Wong (Crime Scene Worker)

Mike suspects that Toni is cheating on him with her boss; Frank heads to the track with Tommy to place bets using police department money; Jan and Ruben both vie for a gorgeous apartment left vacant by a murder.

First aired: 2/27/2002
Writer: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Jonny Spanish (Tattoo Guy), Michael Charles (Garrity), James Leo Ryan

Mike promises Karen that he'll quit drinking, just to prove he really doesn't have a problem; the squad has second thoughts about busting a pot party; Mike discovers the joys of abusing cold medicine.

First aired: 3/6/2002
Writer: Michael Martineau
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Phyllis Bash (Toni's Mother), Helmar Augustus Cooper (Reverend), Stephen Peabody (Maitre' D)

Toni blackmails Mike into meeting her parents; Jan dates a cop with a secret; Tommy courts a rageaholic.

First aired: 3/13/2002
Writer: Mike Martineau
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Herb Downer (Reverend Shelby), Janet Hubert-Whitten (Adina Phillips), Kellie Overbey Shane (Connie), Harry O'Reilly (Ron Kegler), Mike Lisenco (Pip's Neighbor)

Pip and Adina celebrate their 25th anniversary with a no-smoking, no-drinking barbecue attended by church friends, the squad, Mike, Karen and Toni; an impromptu bar and a brawl break out soon after in the backyard.

First aired: 3/20/2002
Writer: Peter Tolan, Denis Leary
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Eli Wallach (Mr. Weiss), Chevi Colton (Mrs. Arniz), Glenn Fleshler (Kent), John Kassir (Roger Weiss), Harry O'Reilly (Ron Kegler), Eliza Pryor Nagel (Counter Person)

Toni threatens to tell Karen about her affair with Mike; Frank is hospitalized with chest pains; the squad investigates an elderly man who may have killed his wife.

First aired: 4/10/2002
Writer: David Walpert
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Harry O'Reilly (Ron Kegler), Rory Culkin (Davey McNeil), Douglas I. McInnis (Jerry), Valorie Hubbard (Jen), Tessa Ghylin (Zoe), Crystal Bock (Woman), Chance Kelly (Long Island Cop #1), Adrienne Carter (Receptionist)

Mike has Reuben and Al spy on Karen and his neighbor at the park.

First aired: 4/17/2002
Writer: Peter Tolan, Denis Leary
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Glenn Howerton (Young Guy), Charlotte Colavin (Jan's Mother), Ramsey Faragallah (Fleshy Guy), Tirlok Malik (Wiry Guy)

Mike suspects that Frank is gay, and soon the whole squad is trying to get Frank and each other out of the closet; Jan's and Pip's shopping trip to an electronics store turns into an unexpected bust.

First aired: 4/17/2002
Writer: Peter Tolan, Denis Leary
Director: Peter Tolan
Guest star: Samara Harris (Bikini Girl #1), Gina Merchan (Bikini Girl #2 (uncredited)), Mark Ledbetter (Desk Clerk), Patrick Stogner (Small Boy), Robert Kelly (Louis), Mike Lombardi (Cabana Boy/Manuel)

After getting into trouble for posing as a firefighter in an unorthodox drug bust, Mike is forced to take a vacation in Miami, but he can't relax when he suspects one of his most wanted fugitives is staying at his hotel.

First aired: 4/24/2002
Writer: Rick Dresser, Ann Lembeck
Director: Tucker Gates

Frank's reunited with the son he never knew; Jan's medical secret isn't safe with O'Neill; Pip's patrol car is stolen while he's shopping.