3.4 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO... [WARNING!! SPOILER-HEAVY SECTION]
3.4.1 ...George Dzundza (Sgt. Max Greevey)? George Dzundza quit the show after its first season over a dispute with the writers and producers over scheduling and script quality. The series was originally set to film in Los Angeles, but when Dick Wolf won his fight to shoot it in New York, Dzundza did not want to relocate his family there, and thus had to divide his time between the two locations. This argument reached a breaking point when the producers threatened to sue him if Dzundza interrupted shooting to be with his wife at the birth of their child. Dzundza's actual last appearance is in "The Blue Wall," though his character, Greevey, makes a shadowy appearance in the second season opener, "Confession" through the magic of doubles.
Sgt. Max Greevey's first appearance was in "Prescription for Death." In his final episode, he was shot to death in the second season opener, "Confession," by Daniel Madigan, Jr., who wanted to silence his grand jury testimony on construction industry corruption.