Santoro's brother-in-law is arrested for possession of stolen goods, kept in a lock-up that has Santoro's name on the lease, which could cause problems for Santoro.

While visiting an apartment on official business Clem, Phil, Doyle and Hector hear shots coming from the floor above and chase the perpetrators to the roof. One is killed but the other gets away. They killed a family because drugs were being dealt from their apartment. The view of the officers is that it was more than a random occurrence and that a recently paroled drug lord, Jerome McFee, was involved in some way.

Heagan's disciplinary hearing, over the gay beating, takes place and Phil has to testify against him. Even so with Pittorino now changing his testimony it looks like he could go free.

Officer Anthony Fiano shoots and kills an armed robber while in a gay bar. When he comes in he is questioned by Det. Hayes and an IAB Leut who seems determined to take Fiano down, or at least get him to admit that he is gay.

Donovan is forced to reveal his secret work to the rest of the precinct before it becomes common knowledge. His fellow officers have differing reactions to this news.

A landlord gets help from the precinct to evict his tenants. He wants to turn his building into expensive lawyer apartments. When one of his tenants gets a court order allowing him to stay they officers know that trouble is sure to start brewing very soon.