Simone and Sipowicz follow an unlikely lead to a serial rapist; Russell appears to have a drinking problem; John Irvin comes to Simone when he is attacked; Medavoy considers reconciling with his wife; Andy and Sylvia discuss wedding plans.
- Creepy Uncle: Johnny Duffy also regularly raped his own niece. Poor Holly.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Johnny and Bea Duffy are married partners-in-crime, even as he rapes other women and goes to strip joints.
- Greed: The only reason Johnny and Bea Duffy come in to see their son. They also run a welfare scam.
- Jerkass: Johnny Duffy. Welfare scammer, serial rapist (including his own niece), abandons his family, frequents strip joints at his wife's expense.
- His wife Bea isn't far behind. She covers for all of his crimes and also doesn't care about their family. She even tells Holly that if she says anything about Johnny, she'll throw her out into the streets.
- Johnny's brother Ron also isn't a nice guy and treats his nephews and niece terribly.
- The bigoted officer Jimmy Carp acts this way towards John Irvin and Paul Caputo and later Bobby Simone.
- Parental Abandonment: Johnny and Bea Duffy don't care about their dying son and only come to see him when money is involved or they absolutely have to.
- Serial Rapist: Johnny Duffy.
