Recently elected Mayor Dominic Da Vinci has his plate full his first week. He must smooth out a deal between billionaire Lloyd Manning and City Council to buy and operate a racetrack. In addition to a gay-bashing incident, he also has to ease the tension between a group of squatters and the police.
Dominic and Chief of Police Bill Jacobs also butt heads over a violent incident between a patient at a halfway house and a few constables, which is being investigated by Homicide detectives Angela Kosmo and Joe Finn.
Coroner Lou and detective Chick point fresh Coroner Mick Leary to a site with the bodies of young aboriginal boys.
Dominic tries to find out who in City Council leaked Lloyd Manning's bid for the racetrack, while simultaneously trying to get the slot machines installed.
Jacobs continues to push Dominic's buttons by publicly criticise his policies.
Kosmo and Finn's investigation gets thick when they discover a stun-gun may have played a role in the altercation between police and the patient. They also begin an investigation on a late-night shooting in a pawn shop.
Leary traces the bones of the aboriginal boys to the sex trade.
Zack's infiltration of the squatters pays off when he finds out that Friedland is panning to move them out to Queen Elizabeth Park.
A witness to the Stanley Park attack helps paint a picture, but doesn't point towards the hate crime angle councillor Jason Horne is looking for.
With everything okayed, Dominic proceeds with his red light zone, but is already getting wind of some strong resistance in the community.
Dominic may lose one alley in maintaining the racetrack, but gain another in the process.
With Dominic silently pushing for his removal, Jacobs enlists the Executive of the Police Union to help seed a more positive image for the police in light of recent events.
Leary's investigation leads to rumours of a former radio host with a pedophilia scandal in his past.
Kosmo and Finn look at a teacher shot in his truck on his way to school.
The high tide of grow-op busts carried out by a group of female officers is brought down when a house is cleared out by an inspection notice left by the Fire Department.
Zack has convinced Friedland to opt for Crab Park, but it may already be too late.
A lead in the gay-bashing points out a pair of high school girls as suspects.
Tensions build between the police and the fire department over the handling of grow-ups, which is not eased when whispers get out about cross-training. With the Mayor supporting the fire department and having gotten wind of Dominic's itch for a new Chief, Jacobs tries to bring the public back to the side of the police.
Kosmo and Finn tie the two drive-by shootings to an officer who was let go following an investigation by Internal.
Leary comes across some evidence in the pedophile ring.
Dominic and Jacobs use the streets a battleground of wills following a death during a police raid of a grow-op. When Jacobs and Klotchko plant the idea of a connection to organised crime in order to bring back a plan for a task force, Dominic puts more emphasis on his cross-training idea.
With the squatters settled and Zack's job done, Dominic makes a deal with Friedland.
A tense investigation is launched into Ferris's claim of a fire department notice on the grow-up house.
With the racetrack in his possession, Manning informs Dominic that the Prime Minister is coming to the city. Dominic hopes to get him to tour the red light zone, but it's currently endangered by a group of citizen protesters who claim to own property in the area.
Leary brings Kosmo and Finn into the pedophile case when he finds that it's tied to an unpleasantly familiar face of theirs.
The discovery of the fire notice at the grow-op house continues to stir ire between the police and fire departments. Jacobs tries to sway the media while Klotchko attempt to keep Ferris out of the picture.
In attempt to get the slots installed at the tracks, Dominic decides to try to a different approach to get both votes and Jacobs on his side.
After finding out that he's part of Leary's investigation, Brian Curtis begins his usual means of covering his tracks.
Zack catches wind of something that hints that Friedland is hiding something.
The high school girl looked at in the gay-bashing incident makes matters worse for herself after she's caught assaulting another girl who she believes ratted her out to the police.
On the eve of Tremaine's funeral, the Organized Crime Unit releases their report on the investigation into the grow-op shooting, and rouses questioning among Dominic, Leary, and especially the fire department. Chief Welles advocates for an independent investigation to clear Komori's name.
Everyone is suspicious when Brian Curtis comes to Leary to offer information on Dubreau.
With the Prime Minister in town, Dominic has difficulty in trying to arrange for him to tour the red light zone. Meanwhile, he prepares for the votes on the slots, but the results lead to the revelation of some underhanded actions on the parts of Manning and Woo.
The Complaints Commission agree to investigate the grow-op shooting. Jacobs and Klothcko scramble to cover themselves.
Leary discovers that Dubreau's pedophile ring is still active, but the investigation is troubled when Jacobs puts pressure on making an arrest.
A storm of criticism follows the murder in the red light zone, drawing national and even international attention, as well as calls for it to be shut down, even if just temporary.
The Complaints Commission runs into wall, as Jacobs has ordered officers not to talk to the inspectors. Things only get worse when the fire department feels they are bearing the brunt of the investigation.
Meanwhile, the Zack and Friedland confront each other about their respective deceptions, and police interview the two men the teenage girl implicates in the gay-bashing.
As Chick investigates the murder in the red light zone, Dominic gets wind that he is being set up by the Solicitor General for a downfall due to his unpopular policies.
The Complaints Commission release their findings, which are inconclusive because of the lack of cooperation. The fire department protests, as Jacobs and Klothcko work to shrug off any responsibility on their part.
Leary and Homicide move in quickly to arrest Dubreau, only to discover that he's been tipped off and has fled the country.
Zack and Frieldand suspect that the RMPC are preparing to push the squatters out of Crab Park.
Manning confronts the Mayor with evidence that a councillor was indeed bribed by a competitor for the winning bid on an ad contract.
Instigated by claims made by Jacobs to the Solicitor General, the Complaints Commission bears their investigation down on the Mayor.
Internal begins questioning the three officers involved in the grow-op shooting. Klotchko is careful not to take blame for their non-cooperation with the Complaints inspectors. The probe begins to paint a sketchy picture of Ferris.
Curtis tries to convince witnesses to take a leave to Mexico, as Leary learns of new material that could link Dubreau to a death that could now be ruled as a homicide.
With things appearing to be ramping up for the worse, the Mayor's luck may be turning for the better when the Coroner's Office discovers evidence that points towards the fire notice having been planted at the grow-op site.
Dominic also looks for help on Roger Woo's racetrack, and confronts Manning over his potential lawsuit with Pacific Com.
The gay-bashing and pedophile ring cases are brought to their respective closes, as the suspects in question reach out to make deals with the Crown.
A sex-filled event following a fundraiser results in the death of a helper. The hosts, the Greenbornes, are powerful media moguls who make sure to cover it all up. Dominic, who's hounded by persistent rumours that he's going to run for Premier, has to handle the incident by walking a tight-rope between uncompromising morality and political advantage.