The end of David Caruso on "NYPD Blue" went like this, according to the show's co-creator, TV meister-producer Stephen Bochco: "(Caruso) turned without a word and left the set, the stage and the lot.

Dennis Franz: I got a call from Steven and David talking about a new cop show that they were thinking about doing, similar in style to “Hill Street Blues,” but more focused and more centered on a ...