As this episode is written, the results of the lieutenant considering detective MacDowell's sister, a low priority, are tragic. Her sister was in an abusive relationship, and the many years of established patterns that Connie brings up, are proof that police are knowledgeable on the subject. The husband murders her, through the beatings and the camera is showing the lieutenant retreat, almost sheepishly, to his office. This reviewer will make the assumption that Bochco views the police leadership as misogynistic, after viewing the editing.
Review of Death by Cycle
