LIEUTENANT BALE PENALIZES SIPOWICZ, AND A MURDERED PREGNANT WOMAN MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF AN ADOPTION SCAM, ON ABC'S "NYPD BLUE"

"Fish Out of Water" - Tensions rise when a dead pregnant woman leads Sipowicz and Clark to a possible adoption scam. Meanwhile, a woman married to an ex-con claims an intruder beat her and stole her grandmother's diamond ring, Sipowicz suspects his stalker poisoned his fish at the precinct, and Lieutenant Bale intrudes on Sipowicz's investigation, on "NYPD Blue" TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"NYPD Blue" stars Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Detective John Clark, Gordon Clapp as Detective John Medavoy, Bill Brochtrup as John Irvin, Henry Simmons as Detective Baldwin Jones, Jacqueline Obradors as Detective Rita Ortiz, Currie Graham as Lieutenant Thomas Bale and Bonnie Somerville as Detective Laura Murphy.

Guest starring are Scott William Winters as Detective Stan Hatcher, MacKenzie Phillips as Lorraine Stuvle, Myndy Crist as Carly Landis, Gill Gayle as Lenny Kessler, Scott Atkinson as Steve McClintock, Alan Davison as Joe Hess, Jeffrey Hutchinson as Michael Cosin, Tara Chocol as Pauline Weikel, Steve Monroe as officer Shane, Louis Iacoviello as uniform, Rachel Bailit as Coco and Jeff Korber as Leon Belkin.

"Fish Out of Water" was written by Bill Clark and Nicholas Wootton, with teleplay by Wootton, and directed by Jesse Bochco.

"NYPD Blue" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.

This program carries a TV-14, L,V parental guideline.