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1 :01x01 - Unknown Trouble
Writer: Ann Biderman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Suzanne Cryer (Mrs. Davis), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), Scott Michael Campbell (Mr. Davis), Emily Bergl (Tammy Bryant), Marina Benedict (Shawna), Taylor Handley (Wade), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), DeSean Terry (Eddie), Josh Stewart (Vid Holmes), Shaun Sipos (Dwayne), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), David Storrs (Customer), Brian Brophy (Crime Scene Photographer), J.R. Starr (Elderly Man), Lisa Tharps (Animal Control Officer), Juanita Guzman (Nurse #1), Brian David Jones (Reporter), Lalo Reyes (Officer), Andrew Galves (Uniform Officer), Mariana Martinez (Gang Girl #2), Alma Cova (Gang Girl #1), Kikeasha Fisher (Nyesha), Gregory Hinton (Will), Jim Cantafio (Captain), Jamai Fisher (Shamika Cole), Carlos Knight (Henry Cole), Raff Anoushian (Arsham), Anoush NeVart (Agata), Carla Jeffery (Janila), Marshall Bell (Police Chief), J. J. Boone (Vernita Cole), Del Hunter-White (Lavonne), Ludwig Manukian (Landlord), Ronnie Gene Blevins (Barry), Eric Michael Cole (Arrestee)
On his first day, rookie Ben Sherman begins to wonder if being a cop in Los Angeles is too much for him to handle. The pressure mounts when he is assigned to veteran John Cooper, a no-nonsense training officer. Meanwhile, a young girl is kidnapped and Detectives Adams and Clarke investigate.
2 :01x02 - Mozambique
Writer: Ann Biderman
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Deidrie Henry (Niecy James), Lily Holleman (Brianna Smith), Michael Jace (Terrel), Carla Jeffery (Janila), Annamarie Kenoyer (Kimmy Salinger), Vernee Watson-Johnson (Mrs. Johnson (as Vernee Watson)), Dennis Cockrum (Tom), Jeff Cahill (Skylar Joel), Ronnie Gene Blevins (Barry), Emily Bergl (Tammy Bryant), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), Lisa Vidal (Mia Sanchez), Lori Alan (D. A. Deborah Janowitz), Eric Pumphrey (Perp), Muneer Katchi (Manager), Mark Fier (Perez), Baldeep Singh (Suspect), Eddie Serpa (Pancho Ruiz), Bryan Rasmussen (Officer), Michael Patrick McGill (M. C.), Enrique Almeida (Danny), Sam Doumit (Christi Cummings), Darrow Igus (Drunk Perp), Ronald William Lawrence (Big Cop), Billy Mayo (Officer #2)
Cooper, Sherman and Brown find a baby that has been abandoned in the middle of a busy intersection. The case hits home for Adams, who must deal with her past in order to help the baby. Meanwhile, bryant and Moretta work to find enough money to put a teenager under police protection.
3 :01x03 - See the Woman
Writer: Ann Biderman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Robert Manning, Jr. (Dante Johnson), Emily Kosloski (Timmy's Hooker), Nichelle Hines (Girl Driving Bentley), Hedy Burress (Laurie Cooper), Johanna Braddy (Olivia Sherman), Ally Walker (Meryl Rosen), John Heard (Ben Sherman, Sr.), Taylor Handley (Wade), Kristin Dattilo (Karen Campbell), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Tom Sizemore (Timmy), Willam Belli (Sheila), Shelli Boone (Girl #2), Sophia Bui (Asian Girl), Tim Chiou (Responding Officer), John J. Dalesandro (Brian - Film Producer), Josie DiVincenzo (Desk Sergeant), Harrison Knight (Boy), Stephen Keys (Bodyguard), Nicole Lari-Joni (Party Girl), Terry Woodberry (Man), Tabitha Taylor (Woman #2), Cody Saintgnue (Tristan), Elisa Perry (Woman), Kelly Mantle (Lacey), Barry Alan Levine (Lawyer)
When Sherman talks about his past to the department therapist and Cooper, everyone begins to realize his motivation to become a police officer. Meanwhile, Dewey, star-struck by Timmy, a self-obsessed actor, decides to party with him rather than book him. Trouble ensues when Dewey loses Timmy, causing Chickie to wonder whether or not she should be partners with Dewey.
4 :01x04 - Sally in the Alley
Writer: Ann Biderman, Angela Amato Velez
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Emily Swallow (Dina Clarke), Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), Alyssa Diaz (Mercedes Moretta), Roxana Brusso (Det. Alicia Fernandez), Phyllis Applegate (Mrs. Miller), L. Scott Caldwell (Enid), Lex Medlin (Det. Andy Williams), DeSean Terry (Eddie), Marina Benedict (Shawna), Stevie Wash, Jr. (Young Boy), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), Lee Garlington (Cathleen Kerik), Maximiliano Hernandez (Antonio), Kristin Dattilo (Karen Campbell), Yara Martinez (Mariella Morreta), Billy Brown (Talib), Michael Jace (Talib), Eloy Casados (Mr. Moretta), Debra Sullivan (Woman), Carlos McCullers, II (Corbin), Henry Hayashi (Forensic Analyst), Cooper Huckabee (Lester Brown), Alexander Von Roon (German Tourist), Chase Austin (William), Emil Beheshti (Salesman), Renee Poignard (Scarlet Nelson), David Castaneda (Tough Kid), Garret Davis (Pathologist), Tim Haldeman (Man), Nelson Mashita (SID Investigator)
Detectives Moretta and Bryant help Salinger when he crashes his car into a light pole and a gang member steals his gun. Meanwhile, a man exposes himself to Detective Adams.
5 :01x05 - Two Gangs
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Lex Medlin (Det. Andy Williams), Emily Swallow (Dina Clarke), Fatso Fasano (Big Wayne), Lisa Vidal (Mia Sanchez), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), Tim Bagley (Stanley Sidelsky), Deprece Reddick (Keto Marshay), Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), L. Scott Caldwell (Enid Adams), Annamarie Kenoyer (Kimmy Salinger), Glynn Turman (Police Captain), Ambrit Millhouse (Angry Mom), Alfonso Freeman (Desk Sergeant), Rene A. Cadet (Thug #1), Austin Coleman (Kid), Giselle Jones (Kendra), Anne Johnson (Miss Hightower), Luis Moncada (Latino Gangbanger), Moniqua Plante (Female Patrol Officer), Jeris Lee Poindexter (Mr. Tillman), Hope Levy (Woman), Colette Divine (Patrol Officer), Keana Hall (Upset Woman), Garon Grigsby (Booking Officer), Kalen Robinson (Girl), Ray Porter (Roy), Paul Renteria (Impound Yard Guy), Jaxy Boyd (Grandmother), Nicole J. Butler (Clerk), Sarah Rosenberg (Girl), Aba Arthur (Rough Girl), Brian Keith Russell (Biker), Nate Sanchez (Tattoo Artist), Sean Michael Tilghman (Tiny Gangster), Alicia D. Simmons (Middle-Aged Mother), Monty Jordan (Tactical Commander), Liz Jenkins (Woman in Car)
Detectives Bryant and Moretta are called to an alley to investigate when an unidentified female was used by a gang as target practice. Meanwhile, Lydia upsets Detective Clark when she believes he got too personal on their latest case.
6 :01x06 - Westside
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Billy Brown (Talib), John Heard (Ben Sherman, Sr.), Ally Walker (Dr. Merrill Matthews), Lori Alan (D.A. Deborah Janowitz), Roxana Brusso (Det. Alicia Fernandez), Hedy Burress (Laurie Cooper), Richard Cox (David Milliard), Lindsey Kraft (Daisy Milliard), Emily Swallow (Dina Clarke), Vernee Watson-Johnson (Mrs.Johnson), Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), Susan Blakely (Linda Sherman), Carla Jeffery (Janilla), Angie Hill (Female Guest), Lisa Zane (Lana Schmidt), Larry Goldman (Joseph Metzler), Paul Ganus (Kenneth Collman), Marty Levy (SID Investigator), Nick Mennell (Young Man), Bernardo Pena (Coroner), Marty Ryan (Sargent Wallace), Jessica Schatz (Mindy Collman), Colette Divine (Cop), Keith Burke (Pawn Detective), Craig Difrancia (Bartender)
As Detective Adams and Detective Clarke look into a string of jewelry thefts in Bel Air, Officer Sherman becomes personally involved in the case when he learns one of the victims is someone he knows. Meanwhile, Detective Bryant and Detective Moretta get Janilla ready to testify at the trial and must use any means necessary to keep her safe.
7 :01x07 - Derailed
Writer: Ann Biderman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), Lori Alan (D.A. Deborah Janowitz), Lupe Ontiveros (Marta Ruiz), Roxana Brusso (Det. Alicia Fernandez), Rickey T. Chaney (Marquis), Lex Medlin (Det. Andy Williams), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lindsey Kraft (Daisy Milliard), Carla Jeffery (Janilla), Emily Swallow (Dina Clarke), Annamarie Kenoyer (Kimmy Salinger), Denise Crosby (Susan Salinger), Alex Alessandro Garcia (Caesar), Sonny Ayon (Hando Ruiz), Eddie Serpa (Flaco Ruiz), Melinda DeKay (Woman), Sufe Bradshaw (Josie), Al Coronel (Nicky Hernandez), Jacob Munoz (Camilo "Chuco" Salazar), Brandon Oliver (Rashad), Edward Padilla (Judge), Jonathan Walker Spencer (Man), Andre Ware (Agent Douglas Sterling), Cletus Young (Boozer), Gabriel Chavarria (Lil Wino), Richard Cabral (Joker Ruiz), Angelica Ng (Kimmy's Friend)
The detectives investigate when a Marta's Avenue gang member is found murdered. Meanwhile, Detective Bryant tries to convince Lydia to help Janilla; and Detective Salinger and his daughter continue to have relationship problems.
8 :02x01 - Phase Three
Writer: Ann Biderman, John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Tom Everett Scott (Detective Russell Clarke), Lenny Schmidt (Officer Slug Feguson), Amaury Nolasco (Detective Rene Cordero), Wood Harris (Trinney Day), Marshall Bell (Police Chief), Anne Gee Byrd (Mrs. Noyce), Timothy Lee DePriest (Unknown), Kevin Jackson (Parole Officer), Sam Scarber (Alan Gaylord), Joseph Julian Soria (Miguel (Droopy) Ramos), Roxana Brusso (Detective Alicia Fernandez), Laz Alonso (Detective Gil Puente), Lydia Blanco (Marta Pena), Roberto Montesinos (Cartel Cowboy), Carl McDowell (Angry Man), Raj Maan (Driver), Bill Eaton (Watch Commander 2), Khalil Sonko (Kadeen), Chaim Jeraffi (Owner), Beau Dremann (Patrol Officer), Mario Cortez (Munoz), Bob Larkin (Henry Noyce), Patrick Robert Smith (Officer Price), Justin Dray (Thief), Jean Paul San Pedro (Paramedic), Robert Vazquez (Man), Elizabeta Vidovic (Drunk Driver), Marty Ryan (Watch Commander Wallace), Jesus Ruiz (District Attorney), Ron Roggé (Cop), Chase Kim (Officer), Jermaine Jackson (Angery Man #2), Ted Garcia (Newscaster), Ian Salmon (Food Stand Customer), Zeb Crown (Rich), Danielle Catherine (Patient)
The possible abduction of an elderly man by a known drug addict; a freeway shooting; Chickie's new partner shoots a 13-year-old boy.
9 :02x02 - Butch and Sundance
Writer: Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Johanna Braddy (Olivia Sherman), Brenda Canela (Cashier), Denise Crosby (Susan Salinger), Alyssa Diaz (Mercedes Moretta), Steven Eckholdt (Rich Ryerson), James Eckhouse (Doctor), Annamarie Kenoyer (Kimmy Salinger), Rocky McMurray (Rehab Director), Nora Zehetner (Lila Greenberg), Gillian Zinser (Chloe Sherman (as Amalia Zinser)), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), Yara Martinez (Mariella Morreta), Taylor Handley (Wade), Amaury Nolasco (Detective Rene Cordero), Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), Laz Alonso (Detective Gil Puente), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), Wood Harris (Trinney Day), Edwin Habacon (Security Guard), Barry Livingston (Banker), Jesse Mackey (Andy Pettit), Eddie Maldonado (Orlando), Don Agronsky (Yuppie), Ian Patrick Williams (Gus Freeman), Nick Mennell (Young Man), Sabah El-amin (Box Club Associate), Jonathan Castellanos (Lil Casper), Judy Clement (Abby Ryerson), Skyler Day (Lauren Ryerson), Elise Muller (Yuppie Wife), Moniqua Plante (Officer Taylor), Eileen Barnett (Lady who Lunches), Lizze Broadway (Brooks Ryerson), Keith Brunsmann (Danny Sutton), Joseph Whaley (Bailiff), Stephan Todd (Restaurant Patron), Erin Pickett (Store Patron), Sterling Cooper (Jordon)
Ben and John respond to a triple homicide; Lydia and her new partner realize they have different styles of investigating; Sammy continues to have problems with his wife.
10 :02x03 - U-Boat
Writer: Ann Biderman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Tom Everett Scott (Detective Russell Clarke), Tom Virtue (Russell's Doctor), Emily Swallow (Dina Clarke), Lily Holleman (Brianna Smith), Christopher Gartin (Tom Sorenson), Amaury Nolasco (Detective Rene Cordero), Maite Schwartz (Stella Holmes), Brett Rickaby (Dad), Simon Rhee (Jae Chung), Sharon Omi (Nurse), Sun Park (Jae Chung), Marty Ryan (Watch Commander Wallace), Tiffany Shinn (Jane Chung), Keong Sim (Jason), Leslie Thurston (Woman), Arthur Young (Skater Kid), Alison McMillan (Salesperson), Kyle McCaffrey (Kid), Ethan Lee (Matthew Chung), Joanna Leeds (Miss Pitts), Rod Keller (Donna), Eddie Kehler (Man), Alex Stamm (Dylan), Kim Delgado (Patrol Sergeant), Alexander Folk (Attendant), Noel Howard (Coby)
Ben winds up in a patrol unit alone for the first time. Among the cases he has to handle on his own are a missing girl and a suspected stalking case. Lydia and Rene spend the day checking in on and helping out Brianna and her baby. Over in Gangs, Gil Puente leads the task force to take down ex-banger Trinny Day, but Sal and Sammy have a hard time working with Puente. While patrolling with John, it is clear that Chickie has no command presence, but she is determined to work harder and become a good cop again.
11 :02x04 - The Runner
Writer: Diana Son
Director: Guy Ferland
Guest star: Lee Garlington (Cathleen Kerik), Blake Hightower (K-Dog), Robbie Jones (Tyler Prescott), Veralyn Jones (Leslie Hill), Mo (Sisqo), Maria McCann (Mallory), Tom Wright (Mr. Hill), Gabrielle Dennis (Michelle Hill), Jonathan Castellanos (Lil Casper), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), Roxana Brusso (Detective Alicia Fernandez), Hedy Burress (Laurie Cooper), James Reese (Man who Sobs), Alison Shanks (Assistant), JoAnn Willette (Wendy Henlen), Carlos Ayala (Gunshot Victim), Nancy Bellany (Patrol Officer), Ryan James Hull (Weezy), Yves Lola St. Vil (Woman), Bill Stevenson (Minister), Elvy Yost (Melissa), Leah Zhang (Nurse), Kathryn Melton (Grandma), Annie McKnight (Neighbor Woman), Gary Dewitt Marshall (Assistant Coach), Elizabeth DeRazzo (Girlfriend), Justin Klinger (Officer #2), Jonathan Emerson (Lawyer), Lazarus Jackson (Bobby), Travis Johns (Officer #1), Ian "Blaze" Kelly (D-Bone), Akie Kotabe (Roomate), Elisa Leonetti (Female Lawyer), Donald Li (Coroner), Ricky Dean Logan (Glenn), Johnny Sale (Rehab Patient), Jeremy Nahmiasch (Funeral Attendee)
Lydia and Rene arrive in Compton, where a young USC student was murdered. Kenny and Andy canvass the neighborhood while Nate and Sammy investigate a house nearby where a party took place the night before. John and Ben head to Indian Wells for the funeral of a cop that proves to be very personal for John. They also stop at a halfway house for cops to see how Dewey is doing. And Lydia decides to talk to her mother about something that has been festering between them for years.
12 :02x05 - What Makes Sammy Run?
Writer: Cheo Hodari Coker
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant), Wood Harris (Trinney Day), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), Jonathan Castellanos (Lil Casper), Alyssa Diaz (Mercedes Moretta), Eddie Hassell (Skater), Laz Alonso (Detective Gil Puente), Marisa Echeverria (Officer Michelle Sands), Roberto Montesinos (Hernan), Don Li (Coroner), Rebeka Montoya (Mariella), Jesus Ruiz (District Attorney), Pedro Shanahan (Younger Man), Ignacio Alcala, Jr. (Vato Loco), Laimarie Serrano (Aggressive Mexicana), Jordan Allen (Drew), Joe Guerrero (Payaso), Dwayne Fritzgerald Swingler (Bear), Yamila Guerra (Whiny Mexicana), Cher Ferreyra (Rosa), Mario Cortez (Munoz), Jeff Corbett (Andrew Miller), Dean Austin (Officer Dunleavy), Theo Breaux (Tweety), Mark Elias (Earl), Horacio Galaviz (Loco), Lenny Jacobson (Border's Guy)
Gangsters open fire in a crowded club; tensions rise between Sal and Gil; Sammy confronts his wife about photographing gang members.
13 :02x06 - Maximum Deployment
Writer: David Graziano
Director: J. Michael Muro
Guest star: Tom Everett Scott (Detective Russell Clarke), Annamarie Kenoyer (Kimmy Salinger), Denise Crosby (Susan Salinger), Hedy Burress (Laurie Cooper), James Black (Detective Roberts), Lex Medlin (Detective Andy Williams), Lisa Vidal (Mia Sanchez), Mageina Tovah (Misty), Christopher Gartin (Tom Sorenson), Patrick Fischler (Kenny No-Gun), Roxana Brusso (Detective Alicia Fernandez), Allen Lulu (Store Manager), Avner Garbi (Persian Jeweler), Betsy Baker (Middle Aged Woman), Marty Ryan (Watch Commander Wallace), Riley Rose Critchlow (Prostitute), Micah Tayloe Owens (Michael), Justin Sintic (Drunk #2), Cheryl McWilliams (Female Homeowner), Paul Keeley (Good Samaritan), Jack David Frank (Teen Driver), Stephanie Ferrell (Kathleen), Sina Amedson (Mr. Petrosian), Dean Austin (Officer Dunleavy), Jed Bernard (Drunk #1), Michelle Espinoza (Coroner), Thomas Lumberg, Jr. (Rapist), Elizabeth Ann Roberts (Jenny), Jonathan Strait (Bruce), Terry Urdang (Eileen), Daniel Buran (Dennis)
John gets an unexpected request from his ex-wife; a maximum deployment is used to capture a suspect who has been impersonating a cop; Lydia is partnered with Russell for a double homicide; Sal and Susan celebrate her promotion.
14 :03x01 - Let It Snow
Writer: Ann Biderman, John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Emilio Rivera (Luis Reyes), Stephen Hornyak (Unknown), Stacy Haiduk (Sally), Ruben Garfias (Mr. Ochello (as Rubèn Garfias)), Ramon Fernandez (Juan Pablo Salazar), Hedy Burress (Laurie Cooper), Jenny Gago (Detective Josie Ochoa), Emily Bergl (Tammi Bryant)
Lydia and her new partner hunt a cleaning lady's killer. John and Ben rescue an officer during a bank robbery shoot-out. Nate and Sammy investigate the murder of a gang member.
15 :03x02 - Punching Water
Sammy and Nate feel threatened when Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger calls in Lydia and Josie to help them solve a series of gang murders. John gets saddled with Officer Dewey Dudek in order to keep an eye on him after his stint in rehab. And Ben rides with Officer Chickie Brown who quizzes him about his relationship with a woman obsessed with cops.
16 :03x03 - Discretion
Ben seeks revenge when his mother's rapist is released from prison. Lydia and Josie bump heads over a chainsaw, as Sammy deals with his wife's betrayal.
17 :03x04 - Code 4
John teaches Ben several key tips to being a police officer, including the proper ways to make a death notification and arrest a suspected drug user. Sammy stays with Nate's family while he sorts out how his marital problems. Lydia and Josie handle a drug-related murder case with an unorthodox suspect.
18 :03x05 - The Winds
Lydia and Josie catch a complicated rape case on the Westside. John bonds with an abandoned teenager while also having to deal with testifying at his own father's parole hearing.
19 :03x06 - Cop or Not
While working a celebrity murder, Lydia discovers the pros and cons of being in the spotlight. Sammy leaves the confines of the office to go out on patrol. John and Ben chafe with frustration over a tedious security detail.
20 :03x07 - Sideways
Lydia gets suspended from duty and bonds with an injured witness. A high-speed chase haunts Chickie, and John tries to clean up a neighborhood.
21 :03x08 - Fixing a Hole
Sammy seeks answers in the desert. Lydia and Josie babysit an important alcoholic witness before a murder trial. And John and Ben go against procedure to help a child in need.
22 :03x09 - Failure Drill
Cooper's drug problem becomes worsen as Ben nears the end of his training period.
23 :03x10 - Graduation Day
Ben faces his final day as a rookie and contends with his partner's increasing dependence on painkillers. Meanwhile, Sammy is assigned a new partner.
24 :04x01 - Wednesday
Writer: Jonathan Lisco
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lou Diamond Phillips (Officer Danny Ferguson), Dean Cameron (Mr. Milsap), JoNell Kennedy (Danell), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), Jamie McShane (Sergeant Hill), Luke White (Paramedic #1), Zone (Gangster #2), Frances Bagette (Witness), Aline Elasmar (Female Patrol Cop), Daniel Gonzalez (Ramos), Shawn Ronell McDonald (Gangster # 1), Brenda Robinson (Woman in Crowd), Forte Rodriguez (Patrol Cop), Peter Vieyra (Latino Gangster), Kevin Michael Walsh (Corrolla Driver), Earnestine Phillips (Imposing Woman), Senyo Amoaku (O.G.), Noel Arthur (Paramedic # 2), Ronald Auguste (Cutlass), Keith Bogart (Angry Customer), Anna Diop (Naked Girl), Fred Ephraim (Man in Crowd), Joon Lee (Male Patrol Cop), Wayne Lopez (Jerry Bicks), Milos Milicevic (Big Guy)
In the Season Four premiere, Officer John Cooper returns to duty after recovering from back surgery and meets his new partner, Officer Jessica Tang (special guest star Lucy Liu), a tough and disciplined cop with her own set of baggage from working the streets. Lydia, whose new partner is Ruben Robinson (guest star Dorian Missick), can't seem to escape helping a former CI who won't stay in safety. Ben, Sammy and Dewey chase an armed man into an elementary school, while Ben bumps heads with an intense street cop (guest star Lou Diamond Phillips) whose cynical attitude is affecting their work.
25 :04x02 - Underwater
Writer: Cheo Hodari Coker
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Marla Gibbs (Granny), Gwen McGee (Unknown), Bokeem Woodbine (Officer Jones), Rose Rollins (Officer Anawalt), Glenn Plummer (Darrell Miller), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), Carl Lumbly (Captain Joel Rucker), David Youse (Scott Davis), Tiffany Boone (Crystal), Lindsay Bushman (Funky White Girl), Jackie Fabulous (Karla Evans), Devin Lawrence (Davis's Son), Oona Mekas (Pamela Davis), Susan Quick (Old Woman), Caroline Whitney Smith (Smith Whitfield), Matt Riedy (Mr. Williams), Julian CR Brentley (Kid), Lucky Davis (Cocky Ten Year Old), Maya Gilbert (Kaya), Christopher Hoffman (Naked Man), P. D. Mani (Amit), Eduardo Ricard (Jose)
Tang and Cooper’s past physical problems are put to the test when they are attacked by a perp on the street. Lydia and Ruben investigate a convenience store murder, and Lydia uses her typical compassionate charm to collect facts on her suspect from an unassuming grandmother. Ben and Sammy ride with another officer who is prone to small mistakes. And Joel Rucker takes over as the new captain.
26 :04x03 - Community
Writer: Jason Horwitch
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Dohn Norwood (Dede Crawford), Danny Mora (Ray Velasquez), Annika Marks (Rebecca Kahan), Vinicius Machado (Danny Velasquez), Ken Lerner (Mr. Kahan), Carl Lumbly (Captain Joel Rucker), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson)
It's Hood Day on the streets of Los Angeles, and Captain Rucker (guest star Carl Lumbly) has the department playing hall monitors. Sammy lets old grudges die hard when he leaves a gang territory unattended, only to have a violent gang war erupt throughout the city. Ben's recent mistake continues to haunt him publicly everywhere he goes. Ruben (guest star Dorian Missick) practices his speech for his daughter's quinceañera in the midst of a murder investigation. Cooper and Tang investigate a robbery in a strict Orthodox Jewish home, leading Tang to reveal parts of her past.
27 :04x04 - Identity
Writer: Sara Gran
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Hope Olaid Wilson (Jamaica), Chrissy Stokes (Nicole), Tracey Walter (Tom Smith), Jake Dogias (Allen), Audrey Wasilewski (Gynecologist), Lisa Gay Hamilton (Melanie), L. Scott Caldwell (Enid Adams), Jerry Ying (Gerald Chang), Connie Schiro (Judgmental Observer), Carlos Pratts (Mook), Eduardo R. Terry (Juan), Julian Works (Langston), Seth Jaden Yu (Older Kid), Dawnmarie Ferrara (Ariana), Marc Carducci (Paramedic), Jessica Amento (Tiny), Elizabeth Anweis (Jongchit), Kent Avenido (Dok), Kirk Bovill (Crazy Man), David Burger (Strange Man), John Duerler (Sheriff Abel), Steve Hasley (Edwin), Gary Kraus (Sheriff Carter), Nayo K. Wallace (Lisa Hornby), Elizabeth Penn Payne (Anne Derry), Ellen Wroe (Cathy)
Tang's past comes to the surface when she offers help to a homeless veteran. Elsewhere, Sammy cares for a dog after accidentally shooting it; Lydia and Ruben investigate the murder of a good Samaritan; Ben and Lydia brave monumental life changes.
28 :04x05 - Legacy
Writer: Heather Zuhlke
Director: J. Michael Muro
Guest star: C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Joe Regalbuto (Mr. Rogers), Bokeem Woodbine (Officer Jones), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), Jamie McShane (Sergeant Hill), Sylva Kelegian (Mike's Mom), Lynn Milgrim (Mary), Angelo Tiffe (Mike's Dad), Dana Woods (Eddie), James Butler (Wendell Banks), Adam Hicks (Mike), Jennifer Echols (Nurse), Gabriel Gooley (Urbanite), David Castaneda (Carlos), Michael Bailey Smith (Bobby Bedford), Joe Nieves (Fischer), Janelle Giumarra (Yazmin)
A case turns personal for John when he tries to save a suicidal teen; Sammy's attempt to transform a former drug addict into an informant comes back to haunt him; a person from Tang's past arrives; and Lydia and Ruben scrutinize a home invasion.
29 :04x06 - Integrity Check
Writer: Jonathan Lisco
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Drew Powell (Officer Merkel), Justine Lupe (Kathy), Chris Bruno (Officer Mendez), David Barrera (Officer Jim), Frank Alvarez (F-Stop), Roxana Brusso (Det. Alicia Fernandez), Jamie McShane (Sergeant Hill), Tara Chocol (Mrs. Bovill), Victor Herminio Lopez (Spider), Mayra Leal (Rainey), Julie Meyer (Suzi), Martin Morales (Mr. Chavez), Chuti Tiu (Dr. Cates), Jonah Wharton (Derek Hunter), Blair Hickey (Mr. Bovill), Chris Fogleman (Marvin Wheedle), Aimee Deshayes (May Hunter), Steven Navarro (Orlando Diaz), Tamika Simpkins (Mrs. Waters), Jack Topalian (Vahan), Georja Umano (Dalita), Parker James Bolek (Kyle Bovill), Charles Carpenter (Clark), Rich Ceraulo (Officer Galvis)
A young man set to testify in one of Sammy's cases is killed; John and Tang enter the reel world when they serve and protect a documentary-film crew; and Lydia's body is tested when she works as a shift supervisor.
30 :04x07 - Fallout
Writer: Etan Frankel
Director: Allison Anders
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Erick J. Chavarria (Miguel), F. J. Rio (Detective Larry Schuman), Aaron Wayne Hill (Josh), Jullian Dulce Vida (Pedro Gamez), Drew Powell (Officer Merkel), Roxana Brusso (Detective Alicia Fernandez), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), Bokeem Woodbine (Officer Jones), Sorel Carradine (Brenda Rainey), Larry Gilliard, Jr. (John's Sponsor), James Ferris (Officer Bellia), Christopher Carrington (Parsons), Vincent Angelo (Customer), Ricky Saenz (Perez)
The day just goes from bad to worse when Tang (special guest star Lucy Liu) is served legal papers in the morning and involved in a shooting in the evening. Sammy holds a grudge against Ben for not backing him up over drug evidence that may have been planted during a recent arrest. And Lydia comes to a decision about how to deal with her pregnancy
31 :04x08 - God's Work
Writer: Cheo Hodari Coker
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Guest star: C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Oz Zehavi (Eric Hanson), Alexis Matthews (Daniella), Kelly Wolf (Cheryl Hanson), Brit Morgan (Unknown), Karina Logue (Amber), Larry Gilliard, Jr. (John's Sponsor), Tim De Zarn (Father Greg Carmichael), L. Scott Caldwell (Enid Adams), Carl Lumbly (Captain Joel Rucker), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), Jamie McShane (Sergeant Hill), Cle Sloan (Ronnie), Rebecca Newton (Female Officer), S. E. Perry (Deputy Chief), Myron Primes (Coker), Samuel Monroe Jr. (Tank), Monica Garcia (Stephanie Oliver), Bill Lee Brown (John Wesley), Darrell Britt Gibson (Kid), Ava Acres (Candace Hanson)
Lydia and Ruben probe the death of a nanny. In an alarming investigative snag, the children who were in her care have gone missing. Meanwhile, Ben's efforts to help a prostitute with a daughter backfire; and John corners Tang about coming clean about a past shooting.
32 :04x09 - Risk
Writer: Jason Horwitch
Director: J. Michael Muro
Guest star: C. Thomas Howell (Officer Dewey Dudek), Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Frank Ruhl (Motorist), F. J. Rio (Detective Larry Schuman), John Livingston (Unknown), Lea Coco (Richard), Valerie Azlynn (Jen Miller), Angel Laketa Moore (Unknown), Karina Logue (Amber), Dorian Missick (Detective Ruben Robinson), J. Rene Pena (Nurse Patchen), Eddie Serpa (Kev), Cle Sloan (Ronnie), Josue Figueroa (Chance), Jayk Gallagher (Customer 2), Luis Felipe Nieto (Puppet), Tadamori Yagi (Mose), Cuete Yeska (El Rey), Daniel Moncada (Lil' Thumper), Andrew Elvis Miller (Josh Berenson), Erin Anderson (Paola), Jon Baggio (Golf Ball), Stephen Chang (Uni 1), Mario Cortez (Munoz), Yelyna De Leon (Yolanda), Aline Elasmar (Tina Salazar), Monica Garcia (Stephanie Oliver), James S.W. Lee (Shin), Annie Little (Michelle)
Ben tries to help the daughter of a prostitute, only to draw the wrath of the woman's pimp. Meanwhile, Lydia and Ruben snoop into the murder of a gang member; and Tang faces the mounting consequences of shooting an innocent bystander.
33 :04x10 - Thursday
Writer: Jonathan Lisco
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Lucy Liu (Officer Jessica Tang), Brian Guest (New Officer), Michael Jace (Talib), Cle Sloan (Ronnie), J. Michael Trautmann (Kevin), Roxana Brusso (Detective Alicia Fernandez), David Barrera (Officer Jim), Lou Diamond Phillips (Officer Danny Ferguson), Audrey Wasilewski (Gynecologist), Alexis Matthews (Daniella), Karina Logue (Amber), Jamie McShane (Sergeant Hill), Tyler Tuione (Danny Tua), Fernando Rivera (Officer Piser), Lynn Ann Leveridge (Martha Lowell), Lauri Hendler (Buzby), David Figlioli (Cop 1), Mario Cortez (Cop 3), Javier Calderon (Cop 2), Madison Burge (Tracy Haywood), Tiffany Boone (Crystal), Darren Dupree Washington (Lewicki)
It's the last day on patrol for Tang (special guest star Lucy Liu), as she prepares to move to another precinct as sergeant. But first she wants to tie up some loose ends on the beat. Lydia is pressured to make a decision about the extent of her police duties during the rest of her pregnancy. With Sammy recovering from injuries, Ben and Danny are partnered together. But Ben is bent on tracking down the prostitute he's been trying to help and then getting her and her daughter away from the abusive pimp controlling their lives.