last bank robber responsible for the deaths of Torres and McNamara. Controversies On July 23, 1996, the day shooting was supposed to begin on the third season, lead actors Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo didn’t show up, presenting a list of demands to Dick Wolf. Both actors wanted more creative input with DeLorenzo in particular wanting to direct a few episodes. They also wanted a gym, trailers for the stars and better food to be provided on set. Michael DeLorenzo stated that the duo were making $40,000 per episode and wanted their pay increased to $100,000. After hearing their demands Dick Wolf declined, and said that New York Undercover was not Friends (during this time the stars of Friends wanted their salary to be increased to $1M per episode.) Wolf was irate, calling the demands “a virus” to the entertainment industry and also threatened to write both Yoba and DeLorenzo out of the show. A day after the holdout, Universal Television, which was the production company of the show, filed a $1.2M lawsuit against Yoba and DeLorenzo, claiming that the two had breached their contract and claimed that they were costing the show $60,000 each day they didn’t show up to set. After three days the holdout ended and the two actors returned back to set under the terms of their original contract agreements. Cast Main Malik Yoba as Det. Julius Clarence "J.C." Williams: J.C. is an African-American detective at the Fourth Precinct. He has a son, Gregory, whom he fathered as a teenager with then-girlfriend Chantal Tierney. His partner Eddie Torres is his closest friend. J.C. is the only character to appear in all 89 episodes. Michael DeLorenzo as Det. Eduardo "Eddie" Torres (seasons 1–3): Born in the Bronx, Eddie is a Puerto Rican–American detective. After years of estrangement from much of his immediate family, he formed close relationships with his brother Jimmy, a priest; his sister Carmen, a journalist; and his father Mike, a musician and recovering heroin addict. His partner J.C. Williams is his closest friend. At the end of the third season, Eddie is killed in the line of duty after his car is bombed in a revenge attack by bank robber Nadine Jordan. Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as Lt. Virginia Cooper (seasons 1–3): Virginia is the show's “tough but fair” commanding officer during the first three seasons. She is married and has four children, one of whom