The Seven Commandments

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Seven Commandments
Series = The Bronx is Burning
Season = 1
Episode = 4
Airdate = Start date|2007|07|31
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Writer =
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Prev = Time for a Change?
Next = Caught!

The Seven Commandments is the fourth episode of ESPN's miniseries "The Bronx is Burning", it debuted on July 31, 2007, it was directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by Gordon Greisman.

Plot

The episode begins with Munson talking to reporter Steve Jacobson (Alan Ruck). Munson tells Jacobson that nobody on the club is happy, and Jacobson quotes Munson as a "prominent Yankee." Steinbrenner is upset by this, but he doesn't know who made the quote, and demands that the person who said it come forward. Munson comes forward and apologizes to Steinbrenner. Meanwhile, columnist Jimmy Breslin guarantees that Son of Sam will murder on July 29, because it is the one-year anniversary of his first murder.

On July 13, while the Yankees are on a road trip in Milwaukee, a blackout strikes New York City. During the night and next morning, hundreds of stores are looted and vandalized, especially those in poorer sections of the city. Meanwhile, Munson and Lou Piniella wake up Steinbrenner to try to convince him to go easy on Martin. Martin overhears the conversation from the hallway while making out with a woman. He demands to know who is in the room with Steinbrenner, and finds the two players hiding in the shower. The three of them convince Martin to bat Jackson fourth in the lineup, and Steinbrenner promises to let Martin finish the season as manager.

As power returns to New York, the Yankees get hammered by the Kansas City Royals, and Martin returns to not batting Jackson fourth. The 1977 All-Star Game takes place at Yankee Stadium, with Martin managing the American League squad. The National League wins the game 7-5. On July 23, Gabe Paul tells third base coach Dick Howser (Max Casella) that he will become manager. As the first anniversary of Son of Sam's first murder looms, the NYPD expand their search. After Howser turns down the manager job, Steinbrenner and Paul continue to stick with Martin. During an interview with the press, Steinbrenner releases a list of seven qualifications for judging a manager.

The anniversary passes without incident, but on July 31, the Son of Sam shoots Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante in the head. Moskowitz dies, but Violante survives. The police are surprised that the murder took place in Brooklyn, instead of Queens, where the previous murders took place.