Editing Silk Stalkings (section)

===Tom and Cassy===
With Estes and Kapture gone from the show, Kokotakis and Layton took over the lead roles. Fans of the show did not embrace the new characters, and they were replaced after that half-season by [[Chris Potter (actor)|Chris Potter]] and [[Janet Gunn]]. Gunn, who starred in the [[Crimetime After Primetime]] series ''[[Dark Justice]]'' as Kelly Cochrane in 1992 and '93, previously played a secretary arrested for murder in season 3.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}

Unlike the transition that was played out between Chris and Rita and Michael and Holly, no on-screen explanation was given for Michael and Holly's departure, and fans of the series sometimes refer to them as the "lost cast".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present |publisher=Ballantine Books |year=2003 |page=1071 |isbn=0-345-45542-8}}</ref> ADA George Donovan was also written out of the series at the end of season five, leaving Harry and Frannie Lipschitz as the lone holdovers from the Lance and Lorenzo episodes.

The detectives moved into an upgraded precinct in season seven.

The romantic chemistry between Potter and Gunn's characters, Tom Ryan and Cassandra St. John, respectively (who, according to the story line, had been married to and divorced from one another before their arrival on the series), revived interest in the show and it rebounded in the ratings. After three additional seasons, USA cancelled the series in 1999.<ref name="sun sentinel cancel">{{cite news | url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1999/02/28/long-run-over-for-silk-stalkings/ | title=Long Run over for Silk Stalkings | date=February 28, 1999 | work=[[Sun Sentinel]] | url-access=subscription }}</ref> The final episode of the final season, in spring 1999, placing Tom's career and relationship with Cassy on the rocks, was a cliffhanger with no resolution.