Homicide: Life on the Street Finnegan's Wake (Season 6, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Homicide: Life on the Street

Finnegan's Wake (Season 6, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Bayliss is still having nightmares about the Adena Watson case, so Gee is reluctant to assign the case of another girl, murdered in 1932, to him. Therefore, Falsone is assigned the "oldest unsolved slaying still officially on the books."

Director

Steve Buscemi

Writers

Paul Attanasio (created by) | David Mills (teleplay by) | David Simon (story by) (based upon the book by) | James Yoshimura (story by) & 2 more

Producers

Anya Epstein | David Simon

Composer

Douglas J. Cuomo (original music by)

Cinematographer

Alex Zakrzewski

Editor

Ken Eluto

Casting Directors

Louis DiGiaimo | Brett Goldstein | Pat Moran

Production Designer

Vincent Peranio

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 24, 1998

Release date

Apr 24, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 21 wins & 82 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Belzer Detective John Munch Detective John Munch See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Andre Braugher Detective Frank Pembleton Detective Frank Pembleton See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Reed Diamond Mike Kellerman Mike Kellerman See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Peter Gerety Stuart Gharty Stuart Gharty See fewer	Flight (I) (2012)
Clark Johnson Detective Meldrick Lewis Detective Meldrick Lewis See fewer	S.W.A.T. (2003)
Yaphet Kotto Lieutenant Al Giardello Lieutenant Al Giardello See fewer	Alien (1979)
Kyle Secor Detective Tim Bayliss Detective Tim Bayliss See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Jon Seda Paul Falsone Paul Falsone See fewer	La Brea (2021)
Callie Thorne Laura Ballard Laura Ballard See fewer	Necessary Roughness (2011)
Charles Durning Thomas Finnegan Thomas Finnegan See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Toni Lewis Terri Stivers Terri Stivers See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Bronson Dudley William Devlin William Devlin See fewer	Trees Lounge (1996)
Robert Carlson Officer Denys Officer Denys See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Terrence Currier Charles Devlin Charles Devlin See fewer	National Treasure (2004)
Ann Guilford-Grey Gloria Finnegan Gloria Finnegan See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Jeffrey C. Westby Officer Schenker Officer Schenker See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Charles Wilkinson Diving Captain Diving Captain See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Granville Adams Officer Jeff Westby (uncredited) Officer Jeff Westby (uncredited) See fewer	Oz (1997)
Nikki Bell Desk Clerk (uncredited) Desk Clerk (uncredited) See fewer
John Bobby 1930s Farmer (uncredited) 1930s Farmer (uncredited) See fewer
Tim Carr Police Cadet (uncredited) Police Cadet (uncredited) See fewer	Rocky Balboa (2006)
Gary Lee Leventhal Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Desk Sergeant (uncredited) See fewer	Knightriders (1981)
Kevin T. McCarthy Det. Peter O'Malley (uncredited) Det. Peter O'Malley (uncredited) See fewer	Priest (2011)
Norm Rebadow Officer Crain (uncredited) Officer Crain (uncredited) See fewer	Behind the Badge (2002)