Yoshimura went on to work with Fontana on '' Homicide : Life on the Street '' , where Yoshimura served as a writer and later producer for the duration of the show 's seven seasons . Many of the scripts Yoshimura wrote focused on one strong central story , rather than a large number of subplots . The first '' Homicide '' script he wrote was the first season episode " Son of a Gun " . Among the other scripts he wrote was the sixth season episode " Subway " , which featured a man becoming pinned between a subway car and train platform , leaving him only about an hour to live . Yoshimura was inspired to write it based on an episode of the HBO hidden-camera documentary show '' Taxicab Confessions '' , where a New York City detective discussed a similar real-life event . The episode won a 1993 Peabody Award for excellence in television broadcasting , and received two Emmy Award nominations during the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards season , including one for Yoshimura for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
50th Primetime Emmy Awards
50th Primetime Emmy Awards
James Yoshimura