Weil Ty Largent ein enger Bekannter des Bürgermeisters ist, müssen sich Dunbar und Bettancourt mit seinen Sorgerechtsstreitigkeiten herumschlagen: Er will das alleinige Sorgerecht für seinen Sohn und ist nicht bereit, der Mutter des Jungen in irgendeiner Weise entgegenzukommen. Diese wiederum greift mit Hilfe ihres Bruders zu üblen Methoden: Sie demolieren Largents Wagen und entführen das Kind. Der Streit eskaliert schließlich in furchtbarer Weise ...
Nick receives an ultimatum from Jim to either reveal the dark past to Karen or he will do it for him. Infuriated by this whole no way out scenario, he promises instead to break off the relationship. Later after finding his car vandalized, a golf buddy of the deputy mayor uses that connection to involve the reluctant detectives of the 8th Precinct in his nasty battle with an ex-girlfriend for custody of their son. In the midst of all this, Greg Hermanson, an old friend of Jim who served with him in the Gulf War comes to visit and purge his soul of something that has been slowly eating at him for years.
Jim demande à Nick de révéler la vérité sur son passé troublé à Karen. Il lui affirme être prêt à parler à Karen à sa place s'il refuse. Nick est furieux...
Dopo aver ricevuto un ultimatum da Jim, Nick decide di troncare la sua relazione con Karen. Dunbar riceve la visita di un suo ex-compagno d'armi che sembra essere tormentato da un segreto inconfessabile. Dopo che la sua macchina è stata presa di mira da un vandalo, un amico del vice-Sindaco si rivolge al distretto per dirimere una questione inerente un difficile affidamento congiunto.
