In the premiere episode, Bishop and Cole uncover disparate pieces of evidence - a flowering hydrangea plant, a severed human finger with attached compass ring, a cellular phone, a gold locket, and the victim’s body. They then attempt to solve the homicide of a young pharmacist. Meanwhile, Cole struggles with the memories and grief of his own wife’s unsolved murder.

Cole and Bishop try to solve the murder of a boxer who is found dead in an alley following a fight.

Cole and Bishop try to explore their dating possibilities at work, when they are called to a murder investigation. A man was killed, when he tried to steal a bottle of wine from a restaurant.

A paramedic is killed in front of her boyfriend, a journalist, during a robbery. Bishop and Cole soon find a suspect with a personal vendetta.Cole has to make plans in secret for Bishop's upcoming birthday.