The specter of a frightening but unremembered childhood experience haunts young Elizabeth's nights and troubles the entire household.Ben worries that he is tood short.
A surprising sneak peak at the private lives of the blues ensues as Furillo tries to prevent the bombing of a self-proclaimed messiah out of his squalid tenement. Belker gets some bad news while undercover in a trash bin. Larue and Renko connive to beat each other for $100 in a wild car race.
A political kingmaker sweet-talks Furillo about a career advancement beyond the station house.
Davenport angers her bosses when she ruins her case against a ghetto youth who was framed by housing authority cops.
Poor Renko only makes matters worse when he tries to reconcile with his wife, from whom he is separated, while a lonely Jablonski loses more than his pride in a moment of sexual temptation.