Partnered with Rita Ortiz, Ortiz was initially concerned at what she believed was Murphy's overly flirtatious attitude with fellow cops, including John Clark. They quickly overcame these difficulties and began to work as an effective team. Susan Dalto ( Denise Crosby) - An obnoxious supervisor who immediately got off on the wrong foot with the 15th Precinct when she was assigned as Fancy's replacement.

Though she worked in Internal Affairs and had no field experience, she announced that because she had completed the qualification course for supervisors she was already capable of running a detective squad.