BenShermanisabouttocompletePhase2ofhisrookieyear.DuringPhase3,hewillbeallowedtopatrolsolo.DetectiveAdamsandOfficerBrownareassignednewpartners.ReneCordero,Adams'snewpartner,isobsessedwithreceivinggloryandpresscoverage.Theirfirstcaseinvolvesthesearchforanelderlymanwholefthishomeaccompaniedbyanunknownblackman.Brown'snewpartner,"Slug"Ferguson,quicklydemonstrateshowheearnedthatnicknamewhenhestartsariotduringatrafficstop.Meanwhile,DetectivesMorettaandBryantinvestigatea"Sonorashootout"involvingayoungMexicanmanshotdeadwhiledrivinganunregisteredBentley.