"Ghost of a Chance" is the second episode of the first season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street. It originally aired on NBC on February 3, 1993. The teleplay was written Noel Behn based on a story by executive director Tom Fontana, and the episode was directed by Martin Campbell. In the episode, Bayliss begins his investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Adena Watson, Munch and Bolander investigate th...
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"Ghost of a Chance" is the second episode of the first season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street. It originally aired on NBC on February 3, 1993. The teleplay was written Noel Behn based on a story by executive director Tom Fontana, and the episode was directed by Martin Campbell. In the episode, Bayliss begins his investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Adena Watson, Munch and Bolander investigate the unusual death of an elderly man, and Howard insists she is receiving advice about her murder case from a ghost.
The episode was seen by 9.5 million households in its original broadcast, considered a disappointment due to the drop in viewership from the post-Super Bowl series debut, which had more than 18 million viewers. Gwen Verdon was nominated for an Emmy Award for her guest performance in "Ghost of a Chance" as Jessie Doohen, as the woman accused of killing her husband of 60 years.
Bayliss (Kyle Secor) is the primary detective on the...
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