The 5 season of Homicide: Life On The Street was broadcast on NBC from vendredi 20 septembre 1996 to vendredi 16 mai 1997. It consists of 22 episodes, the first one is called "Hostage (1)" and the last one "Strangers and Other Partners (2)".
Based on the factual book Homicide: A Year On the Killing Streets by journalist David Simon, the series charts the lives of a team of homicide detectives in Baltimore, Maryland, both on and off the clock.