Stand clear of the closing doors, please! And pray that you're not too squeamish for this gritty, poignant episode of police procedural classic "Homicide: Life on the Street." 

Directed by series producer James Yoshimura, this seventh episode of the sixth season aired December 5, 1997 and stars Andre Braugher, Kyle Secor, Clark Johnson, and John Seda, with a memorable guest star spot from a surly Vincent D'Onofrio.

D'Onofrio plays a commuter who gets trapped between the train and the platform during a rush hour scuffle at a Baltimore Metropolitan Transit Authority station. Detective Pembleton, played by Braugher, must interview this frantic, rude, and soon-to-be-dead victim to figure out what exactly happened. 

Áine and Kevin discuss why the episode can be hard to watch, despite being a mold-breaking stunner of an example of television storytelling.

Beware, this review contains spoilers!

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