Written by Glen Morgan and James Wong
Directed by Ken Wiederhorn
Airdate: May 21, 1990
Guest Star: David Barry Gray (Officer Dean Garrett)
Penhall flees a stakeout after learning Clavo's been injured, leaving Ioki without backup. As a reprimand, Penhall is removed from Jump Street and sent to the 43rd precinct as a beat cop.
The 43rd precinct is full of corrupt cops taking kickbacks, considering themselves "lone wolves." Penhall is partnered with a rookie Dean Garrett, who some suspect is from internal affairs. Meanwhile, Jump Street is running its own investigation of the crooked precinct.
The episode resembles Serpico, and there's cinematic flare later episodes lacked. It's a bit of a downer to see Penhall diminished, but he returns to Jump Street by the end. Officer Garrett was clearly being set up a new series regular, probably to replace Depp, but it never worked out. This was also final appearance of Dustin Nguyen as Ioki, a steady presence through four seasons.
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