beautiful young cinnamon roll, who was really made for a very different line of work, discovers that being a cop

–like actuarying for a health insurance company, and like fighting gladiator battles under the MCP–

is a job where those who really care about people just… don’t last long.

…

good lord I am trying to watch the episodes of Cagney and Lacey where Dan Shor plays Newman, because I am just hopelessly in love… but holy hell it’s heartbreaking

I know there are no police dramas that have aged well. But poor lil Newman’s story in particular is just… (cries)