Captain Furillo deals with a hostage situation, but doesn't take the advice of the Emergency Action Team leader. Meanwhile, Officers Hill and Renko are shot.
Furillo is given the task of preparing for the upcoming visit from the Preisdent. Meanwhile, Hill and Renko visit each other after their shooting.
Hill and Renko decide to call it quits, but a breakdown leads to them to rethink the breakup. LaRue is bribed by a druggie who turns out to be an undercover cop. Meanwhile, Furillo prepares for the Presidential visit by calling a meeting with the Bloods and Shamrocks.
Charges are brought against LaRue in the bribery case, with Furillo backing LaRue. Esterhaus and Grace come together after a crisis. Meanwhile, the Presidential visit is canceled.
The investigation against LaRue continues as several officers go undercover to catch a rapist.
A reporter tags along with Hill and Renko as they go on their patrol. Meanwhile, the gun used in Hill and Renko's shooting is found.
Hector Ruiz strikes again, this time taking hostages in a grocery store. The gun used in Hill and Renko's shooting is connected to a druggie, Eddie Hoban.
Furillo is given orders to look into a neighborhood merchants association. Meanwhile, Hoban's lie detector tests are revealed.
LaRue and Chase go on what is planned to be a boring stakeout, but unexpected action soon heats up.
Furillo hears a rumor that he's a front runner for the new commander spot. Renko is ridiculed when he works to figure out who killed a teenaged prostitute.
Furillo's chance to be promoted to commander are damaged when a city councilman is accused of the murder of the teenaged prostitute.
Furillo backs the investigation of Councilman McAuley, who is accused of the murder of the teenaged prostitute.
Esterhaus is feeling the pressure as his pending nuptials to Cindy gets closer. Furillo is assigned to protect Ralph Macafee, who is a state witness.
Furillo and Neal try to clear the name of a detective accused of shooting an unarmed man while Hill and Renko work to clear a woman who has been accused of neglect.
Furillo and Neal continue to a detective while Hill and Renko work to clear a mother accused of neglect. Meanwhile, LaRue's drinking gets worse.
Neal looks into to the Weeks shooting, but the chief pressures him to drop the case. Anders leaves her children. Furillo confronts LaRue about his drinking.
The investigation into the Weeks shooting continues as the Chief continues to try to get the case dropped. LaRue turns to shady dealings to try to earn money. Later, Lucy's partner is shot.
A detective is accused by a prostitute of paying her for sex. Meanwhile, Goldblume searches for a missing child; Belker chases after a purse snatcher; and Furillo and Esterhaus rethink their relationship.
LaRue and Washington are able to solve the murder of a prostitute. Meanwhile, Furillo and Joyce have a meeting.
A lonely old man angry with his neighbors produces a gun and threatens violence, Virgil the spy watching Jesse Hudson is in danger, Belker fears for his safety. Henry's wife learns of his affair.
Bates loses the case on a prostitute following an error in his judgement. Hudson is released from prison on bail, and his first stop is to see his lawyer in order to beat him up. Meanwhile, Furillo and Joyce reconsider the break-up of their relationship.
LaRue and Washington are accussed of entrapment. After a child falls victim to a deadly drive-by shooting, Bates and Coffey hunt for those responsible. Meanwhile, Fay announces that she's engaged.
Hill covers for a friend who uses too much force when making an arrest. Coffey is forced to arrest a family friend. Meanwhile, the negotiations between the union and the city begin to breakdown.
Furillo and Hill square off over Hill's support of Nash. Belker heads undercover to bust a gang that has been targeting ATMs. Meanwhile, Fay's engagement is called off.
While on a stakeout, Belker meets a man that calls himself "Captain Freedom." LaRue overhears an arsonist talking to a man accussed of child molestation while listening to a tap.
Furillo is told by Daniels to set up a scam at the South Ferry Precinct as a preemptive strike against the Sullivan Commission. The Captain meets with LaRue and Washington.
The scam set up at the saloon begins to have good results and is helped along by Captain Freedom. Frank continues to get more frustrated with his lawyer.
Goldbloom goes undercover, the commission continues, Coffee continues to romance Bates, Captain Freedom is gunned down.