YMMV / Homicide Life On The Street S 5 E 18 Double Bind

• Retroactive Recognition: Monica Keena makes one of her earliest appearances as Billie.
• Values Dissonance: While Pembleton is certainly right to feel sympathy for Billie for having to witness her mother being abused and not being able to get the authorities to do something about it, he's too dismissive of Lucille for not trying to get away from her abusive husband when there are many battered spouses who are unable to leave their abusive spouse for either psychological reasons or because no matter what they try, the abuser manages to find the spouse. The fact Pembleton does see Lucille as a victim, as much as Billie, doesn't mitigate that fact.