in the Night") during the course of the series. Belker addresses friends and foes alike with insults such as "dog breath" or "hair bag", and will threaten them with violence (for example, to "rip out [their] kidneys" or "collapse a lung") as an assertion of strength (his sister Luana, who appears in one episode, speaks the same way). He is loyal to and respectful of Captain Furillo, and has an almost filial feeling towards Sergeant Esterhaus. Originally a loner, Belker had multiple unsuccessful short-term relationships with women until he met and eventually married Officer Robin Tataglia. In season 6, Mick and Robin welcomed a son, whom they named Philip after Sergeant Esterhaus. Belker has had some unusual and serendipitous friendships, including movie actor John Gennaro in season 3, the deluded "superhero" Captain Freedom in season 1, and Eddie Gregg, a gay prostitute whom Belker arrests. Eddie leaves town after informing to Belker on his boyfriend, who had murdered some Peruvian drug dealers. Eddie returned in season 6 to tell Belker that he (Eddie) was dying of AIDS. Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Henry Goldblume (Joe Spano, 1981–87) Goldblume is often in charge of negotiating in hostage situations. In the early years especially, he is portrayed as meek (emphasized by his wearing of a bow tie and his reluctance to draw his gun) and liberal, placing him at odds with Howard Hunter and his distinctly right-wing view of the world. As Goldblume's confidence increases over the course of the series, he becomes less of an adversary of Howard and more of a thorn in the side of Captain Furillo, who is constantly reminded of Henry's moral code and how it sometimes interferes with Furillo's difficult decisions. Nevertheless, Captain Furillo often uses Goldblume as a confidante, to the irritation of Lieutenant Calletano; this friction remains even after Goldblume is promoted to Lieutenant. Raised on 110th Street, he joined the police force in 1969 and was stationed at Jefferson Heights prior to his transfer to Hill Street. At the beginning of the series, he is married with two children, Josh and Annie; however, he and his wife Rachel undergo a separation after Henry has a short-lived affair. The separation ends after Rachel admits that she too once had an affair, but after Henry is shot during an undercover operation, his wife — who did not want him working undercover — divorces him. In season 4,