Death of Innocence

Olshansky nimmt einen Fahrgast auf. Es handelt sich um Doug Fulton, den Vater eines Schulkameraden von Mikey. Kurz nachdem Fulton Olshanskys Taxi verlassen hat, wird er überfahren. Wenige Stunden später ist Fulton tot. Olshansky beginnt nachzuforschen und findet heraus, dass Fultons Arbeitgeber in eine Betrugsaffäre verwickelt ist. Fulton war dabei, den Betrug aufzudecken - daher hält Olshansky vorsätzlichen Mord für wahrscheinlich ...

Marcellus gets a new partner, Aldo Rossi, and Mike has trouble adjusting to the change; after initially resisting Heather's suggestion that he reconcile with his father on his upcoming birthday, Mike finally relents, but his father rejects both his present and Mike; the ""Inquirer"" reporter who wrote the story of Mike's arrest now wants to paint him as a hero, much to Mike's disgust; when his friend Doug is killed in a hit-and-run accident after he gets out of his cab, Mike promises Doug's son Bobby that he will find the man who killed his father; after finding out that Doug had uncovered a fraudulent scheme at his company, Mike suspects that the company's chief financial officer had a hand in his death, and has mixed feelings when he is proved wrong by Rossi, who uncovers the real culprit.