What happened to Bobby and Dianes baby?
The baby that Bobby and Diane conceived during season five’s “It Takes a Village” didn’t last long; Diane miscarried eight episodes later, in “Weaver of Hate.” What sometimes confuses people is the scene at the end of Bobby’s farewell episode, where the “ghost” of Patsy Ferrare offered to let Bobby see his son, which was followed by Bobby’s fantasy image holding the hand of a small but not infant boy. All that dream imagery could get complicated, especially since we didn’t even know if Patsy had died since the last time we saw him, but the implication seemed to be that the baby that Diane had miscarried was living on — and growing up — in Heaven, where Bobby was headed. Why do they call Lt. Fancy “Lou”? I thought his name was Arthur. “Lou” isn’t a nickname; it’s cop shorthand for “Lieutenant.
