See No Evil (Homicide: Life on the Street)

"See No Evil"
Homicide: Life on the Street episode
Chuckie Prentice reluctantly participates in the assisted suicide of his father Harry, who was portrayed by guest star Wilford Brimley
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 2
Directed by	Chris Menaul
Written by	Paul Attanasio
Cinematography by	Jean de Segonzac
Production code	201
Original air date	January 13, 1994
Guest appearance(s)
Stan Brandorff as Bartender Wilford Brimley as Harry Prentice Michael Chaban as Chuckie Prentice Gerald F. Gough as Bert Granger Michael S. Kennedy as Lt. Jimmy Tyron Clayton LeBouef as George Barnfather Jeffrey Mandon as Fred Hellriegel Jennifer Mendenhall as Carry Westin
Episode chronology
← Previous "Bop Gun" Next → "Black and Blue"
List of Homicide: Life on the Street episodes List of season 2 episodes

"See No Evil" is the second episode of the second season of the American police drama television series Homicide: Life on the Street, and the eleventh overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on January 13, 1994. In the episode, Felton's friend kills his father in an assisted suicide, and Felton tries to convince Lewis to look the other way. In a subplot, Pembleton investigates what appears to be the police shooting of an unarmed suspect.

The episode was directed by Chris Menaul and written by series creator Paul Attanasio. Wilford Brimley made a guest appearance as Harry Prentice, an ill and bed-ridden man who convinces his son to help him kill himself. Attanasio deliberately wrote the script so it would be morally questionable whether police handling of both the suicide and the police shooting were done in an ethically correct way. Pembleton's investigation was based on a real-life investigation into a suspicious shooting featured in David Simon's non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, on which the Homicide series was based.

Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department wrote a letter of formal protest to executive producer Barry Levinson over the negative portrayal of police in the episode. According to Nielsen Media Research, "See No Evil" was seen by 12.53 million household viewers. Although a drop from the previous episode "Bop Gun", it was nevertheless considered a strong rating for Homicide, which NBC was still considering whether to renew. The episode received generally positive reviews.