Furillo and Davenport's plans for a romantic getaway have to be cancelled after a tragic shooting involving Officers Bates and Officer Coffey.
Washington unearths evidence to clear a bigoted narcotics cop, unaware that the police brass plan to let the officer "fry" in order to placate the outraged black community.
LaRue's excessive drinking on the job catches up with him, and Goldblume considers retiring as his son's health deteriorates and his thankless job finally gets to him.
Hill and Renko arrest a young mother who regularly abandons her two young toddlers and everyone at the station watches with interest as a brutal vice cop is investigated for a fourth time.