Belker and Washington take on two crooked art dealers. Officers including Hill and Renko patrol schools to stop gang initiations. Bates continues to be teased about her pregnancy, while Goldblume resents it.

This is what should have happened on that snowy evening.

A gruesome murder splits Goldblume and Washington's partnership. Belker makes a smelly retrieval. Bates, still grieving over the loss of LaRue and Calletano, is left with a shocking discovery. Patrol cops begin to see signs of possibile gang warfare.

Tragedy and politics take over the Hill. Bates gets rejected by her date, only to find some unlikely company. Hill and Renko apprehend a man accused of violating a restraining order. Furillo questions his sobriety.