Shredder learns that the police have created a robotic cop and plans to steal then clone it. April gets a tip about the new experimental cop Rex-1 and breaks into the lab with her news camera for an exclusive story.

While experimenting with a matter transporter in his secret hideout, Shredder sends Rocksteady and Bebop to a nearby garbage dump. Through a series of mishaps, Rocksteady and Bebop find themselves in the Turtles' Lair.