NYPD Blue
Pearl, 12.05am
Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Clark (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) investigate an abortion clinic firebombing that results in the death of a security guard. Meanwhile, Ortiz (Jacqueline Obradors, above) and McDowell (Charlotte Ross) find a dead woman whom Ortiz recognises, and Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) and Jones (Henry Simmons) track a woman who's been missing for five years.
The Mexican
HBO, 9pm
Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt, above) is given two ultimatums. His mob boss (Bob Balanban) wants him to travel to Mexico to retrieve a priceless antique pistol called The Mexican while his girlfriend Samantha (Julia Roberts) wants him to end his association with the mob and go to Las Vegas with her. Jerry decides his priority is to stay alive so he heads south of the border. Finding the pistol is easy but taking it back to the United States proves more difficult. Meanwhile, Samantha is held hostage by Leroy (James Gandolfini), a gay hit man, to ensure the safe return of the pistol. Also starring Gene Hackman, JK Simmons and Michael Cerveris. (2001)