Thom Gossom Appears in NYPD Blue, Lost Isreal

[@daviddoran3164]

Best show ever Dennis is so talented.

[@montyduskin4610]

Wow !! This deaf dude was the real thing !!! I mean you new he was innocent !!! Great episode and awesome acting !!! A great show !!!

[@beekay5914]

Such a heartbreaking episode. Poor Israel.

[@therugburnz]

This one was tough to watch. This scene is the hardest.

[@jeffreynegron2708]

Memorable, excellent story telling.

[@MrWillHughes]

The ending of this episode haunted me!

[@shaneallen1192]

Excellent acting, script, editing. The whole deal.

[@hmartin879]

One of the few 2-part episodes in the series and it was EXCELLENT!

[@buzzerbeater37]

@Ni Ko the episode ended. Father confessed to murdering and molesting his son.

[@jefferynelson]

Congrats to all involved in making this series.

[@joannpoma4366]

Best show ever

[@jamesdrynan]

A tortured soul, well-played by Gossom. I think Israel's love of scripture impacted Andy.

[@MrWillHughes]

It definitely did!

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

Wow. This was INTENSE

[@mike4619]

Thom's a wonderful actor.

[@feellucky271]

And don't you be making no more googly eyes at me.

[@Procket12]

I never understood why Israel committed suicide. Andy told him straight up that he believed that he was innocent. Bobby and LT Fancy believed he was innocent as well, everybody in the squad did. He wasn't going to be arrested for the murder of Brian.

[@podmonkey2501]

I always wondered that too. Israel was a a kind and gentle person and he seemed to have a genuine affection for Brian. He also seemed to understand what was going on between him and the father. It could be that Israel was anguished over Brian's death and disgusted with the father combined with the stress of his arrest and confinement which sent him over the edge, maybe he just couldn't take it anymore, all the repulsive evil of this case. Very tragic character.

[@jamesbulldogmiller]

Thom played Quarterback at Auburn University

[@BestGurlinc]

Actually Wide Receiver!

[@adriannayers6103]

What Episode Is This!!

[@BestGurlinc]

Lost Israel Part 1 NYPD Blue: Season 5, Episode 8

[@hughvane]

Hurrah, an episode that didn't focus on personal relationships, real cop stuff instead!

[@buzzerbeater37]

This episode was fucking gold. 2 parter.

[@victorpike8918]

It was sad what happened to the character in the end.

[@rhonda6791]

I only saw this, what happened? It’s already sad.

[@damoneford6145]

He's crying 😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😭😭😭

[@Alvan81]

Don't these guys have a damn chaplain!?

[@forrester8983]

How did all that turn out I wonder...

[@buzzerbeater37]

Father confessed to murdering the child.

[@charlessedlacek5754]

I like sipowicz's character, but he treated the mute guy like shit..no need for that. A gentle soul like that responds much better to kindness, reason, and logic. Yes, he's mute, but not stupid.

[@omargabr5186]

yea he did, but it was because it was a kid missing, and over the series run i notice andy takes kid cases more serious than anything else

[@brianwest2775]

Ya, sometimes the harassment is warranted but here it felt wrong and too much. The writers wanted the mystery but wouldn't any detective with a suspect trying to communicate in scripture call a priest or minister to help interpret what he's trying to say?

[@Procket12]

It was an act to try and ferret out the father since he was the true culprit. It's why Andy went back to Israel later to apologize for putting him through that.

[@mrscarface6438]

Good cop bad cop I guess

[@scottyPsychotty]

Andy had to go hard at him, at first to see if he’d crack and then as part of a trick to get the real killer to confess, but you can see once he realized Israel was innocent, Andy was kind to him. Such amazing actors. This show was truly one of a kind.

[@adriannayers6103]

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