Mackey attempts to broker a peace agreement between rival rappers whose feud is spilling into the streets. Danny is attacked after identifying a shooter, Julien helps a woman whose son's body has been stolen, and Dutch and Claudette search for a missing migrant worker.

Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is broken up pending the investigation. Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a meth batch, while Shane and Dutch attempt to get along on a case.

Vic assists Connie as she tries to quit crack cold-turkey in a desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving Shane and Lem to investigate a strip-club mugging ring. Meanwhile, Dutch follows his instincts on the serial killer case and Danny is bitten by an HIV-infected perpetrator.

Vic and the Strike Team mediate a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam while Dutch and Claudette investigate a brutal home invasion in the Korean community.

David works with Vic and the Strike Team to take down a dealer giving heroin to school kids, while Dutch and Claudette help a woman find her Alzheimer addled mother.

While the Strike Team puts the finishing touches on the money train take down, Vic goes it alone and works with Dutch and Claudette to find a missing kid. David gets an unwanted visit from the Chief and Julien receives an unpleasant surprise.

When a gang execution hits close to home for Claudette, Vic, Tavon, and Dutch work together to find the culprit before anyone else gets hurt. Shane, Lemonhead, and Ronnie are forced to choose between hitting the money train without Vic or letting it go. Meanwhile, Danny receives some life changing news and Julien's harassment reaches a whole new level.