11. Bones of Contention — Episode — Homicide: Life on the Street

11. Bones of Contention

A skeleton of a young woman is discovered, leading to the solution of a long-forgotten bank robbery. Finding her killer is more difficult when one suspect is dead and the other two accuse each other. Meanwhile, Gee lays down the law about detectives on the same shift being romantically involved. Which is more important, relations with police partners or a lover?

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Munch and Lewis investigate a set of female skeletal remains dug up at a construction site. Their investigation reveals that the woman was part of a gang of bank robbers active in the 1980s, and interviews with the two surviving members result in criminal charges against them both for her death. After Gee warns Falsone that he or Ballard will have to transfer to the other shift if their relationship is serious, they decide to keep seeing each other in secret. Sheppard returns to work but is put on desk duty, greatly frustrating her, and Lewis gives her a "souvenir": the bullet-nicked hat he was wearing on the night she was beaten.

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