EPISODE

15. Wu's on First?

When a police officer is found shot to death, Elizabeth Wu writes an article praising his dedication to the job. An informer calls her with a contradiction: the cop was shot when he demanded his money back in a dope deal. Her source later reveals that he was the shooter but claims self-defense. Meanwhile Kellerman's rogue brothers show up and he winds up in a jail cell with them. Lewis and Julianna to the rescue.

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Elizabeth Wu, the new police reporter for The Baltimore Sun, becomes an annoyance to the homicide unit as Pembleton investigates the case of an off-duty police officer killed after a drug buy. After she mistakenly destroys the victim's reputation and leads the detectives to her source (who turns out to be the shooter), Barnfather takes advantage of a press conference to get her thrown off the police beat. Meanwhile, Kellerman gets an unwelcome surprise visit from his two delinquent elder brothers, who are on the run from bookies in Cleveland and have stolen Babe Ruth 's Baltimore Orioles uniform to pay off their debt. Guest stars: Joan Chen as Elizabeth Wu, Eric Stoltz as Drew Kellerman, Tate Donovan as Greg Kellerman. Diamond, Stoltz and Donovan all played crew members in Memphis Belle.

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