New York Undercover
Season 1 Episode Guide

MICHAEL DeLORENZO as Eddie Torres Michael DeLorenzo portrays Eddie Torres,
a Puerto Rican cop who is partnered with African-American cop J.C. Williams
(Malik Yoba) in the one-hour drama New York Undercover. Eddie is a sensitive,
aware cop who understands the streets. He has a warm
relationship with his father's friend, a nightclub owner
named Natalie (Gladys Knight), but has a strained relationship
with his recovering drug addict father.

DeLorenzo is a multi-talented entertainer with a varied background in movies, theater,
dance and television. His screen credits include Mi Familia with Edward James Olmos,
Judgment Night, Alive, A Few Good Men, Diggstown and Fame. DeLorenzo starred
as Alex Torres in the hit television series Head of the Class and appeared in episodes
of Miami Vice, A Different World, Crime Story, Police Story, Bronx Zoo and Fame.
His theater credits include the most recent Broadway revival of West Side Story
and featured roles in Paperbird and Aria Da Capo. In Los Angeles
he won the L.A. Drama Critic's Circle Award for his lead performance
in Stand-Up Tragedy and appeared in Tumbleweed.

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, the second of four children,
DeLorenzo's mother is Puerto Rican and his father is Italian.
He attended New York's famed High School of the Performing Arts
and spent a year in a music conservatory. He won a dance scholarship
to the School of American Ballet and later the New York School of Ballet,
where he studied under Richard Thomas and attended classes led
by Baryshnikov and principal dancers from the American Ballet Theater.
At age 15, DeLorenzo toured as a principal dancer with the U.S. Terpsishore Company.
When he injured his knee dancing, he was told that he would never dance again.
Still motivated to perform, he began exploring acting as a creative outlet.

Michael was only in 3 of the 4 Seasons

Main Cast:
Michael DeLorenzo as Eddie Torres
Malik Yoba as J.C. Williams
Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as Lt. Virginia Cooper

Recurring Cast:
George Gore II as G, son of J.C. Williams
Fatima Faloye as Chantal, mother of G
Jose Perez as Mike Torres, father of (Eddie) Torres

1.01 School Ties

Original airdate: 08 September 1994
Musical Guest: Teddy Pendergrass
Print ad as in TV Guide: As kids, they grew up on the mean streets of New York.
As cops, they're coming to take them back (picture of Williams and Torres)
from Thursdays guidelines (highlights): Dick Wolf (Law & Order) is co-executive
producer of NYUC, a gritty new series he describes as "the first minority cop show,
to my knowledge, with a black and a Hispanic lead."
Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo star as police detectives.
Plot: Debut: A drama centering on the personal and professional lives of two Manhattan
police detectives, J.C. Williams and Eddie Torres. In the opener, a 17 year-old
(Paula Garces) accuses a high school football player of rape.
Other cast: Gabriel Casseus as Dean Mason
Karen-Angela as Anita Thomas
Fernando Lopez as Bishop Juan Oyola
Nancy Ticotin as Teresa Torres

1.02 Pilot

Original airdate: 15 September 1994
Musical Guest: Gladys Knight
Print ad as in TV Guide: Catch the hippest cop show on television.../
from the creators of "Law & Order." (picture of Williams and Torres)
Plot: Williams and Torres try to prove that two youths are stealing luxury
cars on orders from the head of a youth center; and Williams is faced
with an increase in child-support payments.
Other cast: Clarence Williams III as Donald Brooks
Sean Nelson as Mark Hopkins
Sharrieff Pugh as Scooter
Note: Nelson as in episode 1.24, "Manchild."

1.03 Sins of the Father

Original airdate: 22 September 1994
Musical Guest: The O'Jay's
Plot: Marijuana sold by an ice-cream man whose murder is being investigated
by Williams and Torres is the same type of weed that has
turned up at the private school attended by Williams's son.
Other cast: Geoffrey Pierson as Matthew Lee
Kaipo Schwab as Norton Lee
Justin McCarthy as Abel Gance
Jack Gilpan as Stillmorris

1.04 To Protect and Serve

Original airdate: 29 September 1994
Musical Guest: Nancy Wilson
Plot: After a college student is killed, Williams and Torres discover
that the deceased had been selling marijuana and also had a juvenile record.
Other cast: Paul Calderon as Carlos Ortiz
Jean LaMarre as Dusable
Lisa Gay Hamilton as Suki
Chad L. Coleman as Shoop

1.05 Garbage

Original airdate: 06 October 1994
Musical Guest: Bobby Womack
Plot: While investigating the death of a sanitation worker,
Williams and Torres get jobs collecting garbage and are forced
to join a mob-controlled union.
Other cast: Michael Michele as Sandra
Jeffrey Wright as Andre Foreman
Angela Featherstone as Angela Mancini
Tony Darrow as Vinnie
Ray Aranha as Jamell Johnson

1.06 After Shakespeare

Original airdate: 13 October 1994
Plot: While probing a murder, Williams and Torres discover a gang war,
fueled by gun selling and engineered by a realtor.
Other cast: Elizabeth Rodriguez as Gina
Jody Reyes as Helena
Vincent Larseca as Hector
Yancy Arias as Armando
Larry Gilliard, Jr. as Quentin

1.07 Tasha

Original airdate: 27 October 1994
Musical Guest: Billy Paul
Plot: Following the death of a toddler in a hospital's ER, the child's teenage parents
are arrested for assaulting an intern who later turns up dead.
Other cast: Jack Gwaltney as Dr. Parker
Regina King as Marah
Lawrence B. Adisa as Ray

1.08 Missing

Original airdate: 03 November 1994
Musical guest: Stephanie Mills
Plot: After the 2 year-old son of a prosecutor-turned-candidate is abducted,
Williams and Torres question a sex offender (Peter Van Wagner)
whom the candidate prosecuted in the past.
Other cast: Cynthia Martells as Rita Harrington
Andrew Heckler as Jim Gaines
Donte Colbert as Michael
Monique Clinton as Nena

1.09 The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer

Original airdate: 10 November 1994
Musical guest: BoyzIIMen
Print ad as in TV Guide: The prime suspect in a murder is a national sports hero.
Tonight, Williams and Torres take on the case nobody wants them to win.
Plot: The drug-related deaths of seven youth in three weeks has Lt. Cooper scrambling
"to find out who's dealing to these kids before the list grows to eight."
Other cast: Jay O. Sanders as Cannon Howard
Nestor Serrano as Tito
Bobby Bonilla as Roy Holland

1.10 Mate

Original airdate: 17 November 1994
Musical guest: Keith Sweat
Plot: Williams and Torres pose as prospective video producers to find a woman
who starred in a porn flick and was reported missing by her parents.
Other cast:Vivian Bernal as Adriana
Kimberly Russell as Leslie
Bruce MacVittie as Jordan
Note: Russell co-starred with DeLorenzo while both were
cast members of Head of the Class.

1.11 The Eyewitness Blues

Original airdate: 24 November 1994
Plot: After a singing star (Salli Richardson) sees her manager-producer being murdered,
she becomes a target and Williams poses as her bodyguard--leading to mutual attraction.
Other cast: Paul Guilfoyle as Garcia
Kristen Wilson as Eileen
Lisa Vidal as Carmen

1.12 Blondes Have More Fun

Original airdate: 08 December 1994
Musical Guests: Mavis Staples
Plot: A series of drag-queen killings prompts Williams and Torres
to don dresses and wigs so they can blend in at a club owned by the mercurial
Dean/Dinah (Joe Morton).
Other cast: Michael Michele as Sandra
James McCaffrey as Jack Giles
Xander Berkeley as Wechsler/Milton
Clinton Leupp as Lucille
Mike Hodge as Chaney

1.13 Los Macheteros

Original airdate: 15 December 1994
Musical guest: India
Print ad as in TV Guide: Tonight, Torres infiltrates a gang of trained killers.../
and goes undercover so deep, he may never get out. (picture of Torres)
Plot: An armored truck robbery is traced to a group
of Puerto Rican activists, which Torres tries to infiltrate.
Other cast: Philip Anthony as Raul
Manny Perez as Vincent
Sixto Ramos as Lucio
Peter Jay Fernandez as Moreno

1.14 Private Enemy No. 1

Original airdate: 05 January 1995
Thursday Guidelines (highlights): Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn comes on strong
in a gripping NYUC, during the course of which she disarms
a suspect who has grabbed a cop's gun.
Plot: Williams and Torres arrest a man for murder. Then the suspect's lawyer
gets Williams to admit that he not only once knew the suspect,
but also threatened to kill him.
Other cast: Jenifer Lewis as Medina
Steve Harris as Elders
Christopher Birt as Adams

1.15 The Smoking Section

Original airdate: 19 January 1995
Musical guest: Gerald Levert
Plot: After a minister starts a boycott of a cigarette company
and one of its drivers is attacked, Williams and Torres
pose as a new member of the congregation and the victim's replacement.
Other cast: Howard Rollins as Rev. Hundley
Kevin Carroll as Julian Johnson
Andre Blake as Xavier
Cheryl Freeman as May Hundley
The Rev. Al Sharpton as himself

1.16 Knock You Out

Original airdate: 02 February 1995
Musical Guests: Zhane
Print ad in TV Guide: Detective Torres steps into the ring to stop
a series of boxing murders... But his first fight
may be a killer. (picture of Torres)
Plot: Torres and Williams pose as a boxer and his manager,
in order to discover who supplied an illegal drug that proved fatal to a fighter.
Other cast:Brendan Kelly as Harry
Margaret Welch as Rose
John Speredakos as Dr. Wizen
Jon Seda as Bobby

1.17 You Get No Respect

Original airdate: 09 February 1995
Thursday Guidelines (highlights): Tonight's fast-paced NYUC features rappers
Sticky Fingers, Treach and Yo-Yo in guest roles.
Print ad in Tv Guide: Rap Attack-- A killer is stalking some of Rap's
biggest stars. (picture of Williams and Torres)
Plot: When a rapper is killed, Williams poses as part of a rap group
in an attempt to catch the killer.
Other cast: Sticky Fingers as Khalil
Yo-Yo as Nikki
Treach as Sheik
also appearing: MC Lyte, Dr. Dre & Ed Lover, the Notorious B.I.G., and Rolonda Watts

1.18 Innocent Bystander

Original airdate: 16 February 1995
Print ad in TV Guide: What do you do when the only witness to a mob hit happens
to be your son? Detective J.C. Williams is about to find out. (picture of G)
Plot: Crime hits too close to home when Williams discovers that the only
witness to two killings is his 10 year-old son, who is now a target.
Other cast: Paul Calderon as Emilio Vasquez
Christian Maelen as Richie
Titus Welliver as Frankie
John Ottavino as Agt. Larson
John Costelloe as John Santucci

1.19 CAT

Original airdate: 23 February 1995
Musical guest: Brian McKnight
Print ad in TV Guide: He's a computer genius, a chemistry whiz, and the deadliest
drug pusher they've ever faced. (picture of Williams and Torres)
Plot: Williams poses as a dealer to investigate a string of drug-related deaths,
while Torres meets the kingpin who manufactures the illegal substance.
Other cast:Darien Sills-Evans as Lawrence
Ice-T as Danny Cort
Robert Jason Jackson as Big Dog
Ntare Mwine as Mitnick
The Eddie Fashion Watch: Torres wears a red pullover from Tommy Hilfiger

1.20 All in the Family

Original airdate: 16 March 1995
Musical Guest: James Brown
Plot: After a truckload of guns is hijacked, Torres and Williams pose as arms dealers.
Meanwhile, Torres is dismayed when his father gets high
and misses a gig with James Brown (in a cameo).
Other cast: Kevin Thigpen as Hassan
Paul Butler as Tyrone Hawkins
Jesse L. Martin as Mustafa

1.21 Eliminate the Middleman

Original airdate: 30 March 1995
Musical guest: Teena Marie
Plot: While working on a case involving the murder of drug dealers,
Torres isn't completely honest with Lt. Cooper about his
relationship with the middleman (Ben Vereen), a family friend
who's been like a second father to him.
Other cast: Jonathan Sagalle as Rutger
Gary Basaralla as Tirelli

1.22 Old Thyme Religion

Original airdate: 06 April 1995
Musical guest: Chante Moore
Plot: After a member of a religious cult is murdered, Torres joins
the sect in an attempt to find the killer--but the initiation
leaves him with a vision of his own death.
Other cast: Ving Rhames as Max Villareal
John Ortiz as Pago
Lauren Velez as Lourdes
Note: Velez joins the cast in the second year as Det. Nina Moreno.

1.23 The Shooter

Original airdate: 13 April 1995
Musical Guest: Christopher Williams
Plot: Members of a brokerage firm are being killed, and the suspected
sniper is a man (David Thornton) who served time for an insider
trading scandal and vowed vengeance at his sentencing.
Other cast: Saundra Santiago as Juanita Telles
Victor Slezak as Douglas Fairchild
Elizabeth Schofield as Heather Gladstone
1.24 Manchild

Original airdate: 27 April 1995
Print ad in TV Guide: Even if your dad's the city's toughest cop...
He can't always save you from the streets. (picture of Williams and G)
Plot: When a ten year-old (Bobby McAdams) kills a teen in hopes
of winning the approval of some older kids,
retaliation by the victim's gang jeopardizes not only the youth,
but also his friend--G.
Other cast: Sean Nelson as Al
T. Ryder Smith as Lewis
Erika L. Heard as Evelyn

1.25 Downtown Girl

Original airdate: 04 May 1995
Musical guest: Jon Secada
Print ad in TV Guide: Tonight, Eddie gets in bed with the mob...
And sleeping with the enemy could be his last mistake.
(picture of Torres and woman's shoulder)
Plot: Torres takes a job as a messenger at a firm where a young lawyer
worked before she was murdered. Meanwhile, Williams becomes
suspicious of an attorney with a superior attitude.
Other cast: Jennifer Burry as Laura MacKinney
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Ramsey
George Coe as Braddock

1.26 Catman Comes Back

Original airdate: 11 May 1995
Musical guest: Montell Jordan
Plot: With his conviction overturned, Danny Cort is back on the streets.
After Williams kills Cort's brother in a shootout,
Cort kills Williams's fiancee in retaliation.
Other cast: Ice-T as Danny Cort
Robert Jason Jackson as Big Dog
Eddie fashion watch: Torres wears a red polo shirt from Tommy Hilfiger

Episode Guide Season 2

Episode Guide Season 3

Michael was ONLY in 3 of the 4 Seasons

Season 4 exists only to Dick Wolf. No one cared to get these episodes since
Michael DeLorenzo alias Eddie Torres was killed off. Not even Wolf
has the episodes for Season 4 listed on his site.

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