Simone and Sipowicz look into the death of a limo driver and try to find his last clients which included a gay businessman trying to cover up his secret cruising lifestyle. At the same time, Sipowicz finally lodges a complaint against Geri that gets her moved up to the crime lab area, while Gina is transferred down to the squad floor. Meanwhile, a new detective, Jill Kirkendall, joins the squad. Her first case involves investigating a man whose life is being threatened and this leads Kirkendall to suspect that the man's assailant's girlfriend has a stolen infant. Simone gets the approval from Detective Savino to question Henry about the apartment shooting and finally gets the real story. Also, Russell can't figure out how to talk to Simone about her current assignment.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a claim of sexual assault against a mentally disabled 17-year-old schoolgirl, after her domineering and verbally abusive mother reports it. They try to persuade her to press charges against the two assailants. The alleged assailants are from privileged backgrounds who attend an exclusive prep school. One is the son of sleazy councilman Paul Manos, with whom the detectives had problems a year earlier. Meanwhile, a young man who speaks only gibberish, known to Sipowicz who had him committed four years ago, appears at the station and causes a minor scene -- trying to get someone to listen to him about a problem he now has. Sipowicz investigates. Meanwhile, Russell continues her undercover work and relationship with Jimmy, who shows off his true psychopathology when he beats up a roller blader who had accidentally bumped into Russell.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a case where two transvestites witnessed a murder that they say was committed by a 'gay-basher' who's supposed to have been in jail for a previous crime. Meanwhile, Fancy's former foster son is arrested and charged with possession of a kilogram of heroin. He tries to make a deal with Sgt. Ray Kahlins, the "blow hard" from the DEA who worked out of the squad room the previous year, to nab the drug dealers. Medavoy finally asks out Abby Sullivan, the beat cop from the anti-crime unit upstairs. But she turns him down by revealing that she is a lesbian. Elsewhere, Russell gets more deeper involved in her undercover work which puts a strain on her relationship with Simone. But the psycho Jimmy's malevolence puts Russell's life in danger when he puts a drug in her drink.

A woman comes into the station to report that there's a bullet hole in her wall. The gun is found in Jimmy Liery's apartment and Simone arrests Jimmy, but has to let him go as there isn't enough evidence to hold him. Simone finds out that Russell unsuccessfully attempted to scare Jimmy by firing a shot over his head. Simone decides to remove Jimmy unlawfully by setting him up to take a fall. Meanwhile, Sipowicz is still angry at Fancy who thinks he held up his promotion. Following a tip from a young runaway teenage boy, named Marco, Medavoy and Martinez investigate the murder of an apartment building tenant. Also, artist Walter Hoyt (from ep. UnAmerican Graffiti) returns and wants the detectives help to get his paintings returned from some mob guys that he is a witness against.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a story that a diamond dealer and his partner report that one of the dealer's sisters is missing with a bag of diamonds worth a million dollars, but the sister's boyfriend is actually responsible. Meanwhile, Martinez, Medavoy and Russell look for the assailant of Gina who badly slashed her face up while she was on her way to work, and Martinez cannot cope with this sudden turn of events. Simone and Kirkendall go out on their first date, while Russell cannot cope with the fact of being alone again.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a murder, but the procedures they must follow make them unpopular at the precinct when a fellow cop might have been involved. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Kirkendall investigate the murder of a young girl where the only clue is a videotape that starred her crushing worms. Russell goes missing and eventually turns up in Simone's apartment where she recalls to him that her father molested her as a child.

Simone, Sipowicz, Medavoy and Martinez together conduct an investigation into the death of a worker at a construction site, where more than a building is being framed and try to sort out a feud between two different unions. Meanwhile, Geri reports to Sipowicz about finding a friend of hers who has hung himself and Fancy suggests that Russell and Kirkendall conduct the investigation, which reveals the man died from kinky sex... with Geri. But the dangerously disturbed, sex-obsessed Geri will not speak to anyone about the case except for Sipowicz whom she has an obsessive crush on. Martinez stays close to Gina while she is recovering and preparing to get her stitches from her horribly scared face removed and offers him to let her stay the night with him.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a woman whose body was found naked in the trunk of a car in a junk yard which leads them to a pervert with a penchant for lookalike porn actresses. Meanwhile, Martinez and Medavoy investigate a man who was found dead with a severe blow to his head from a typewriter. Simone hires Henry to take care of a painting job in the tenement building, where Henry comes in complaining about a difficult tenant. The emotionally and physically scarred Gina returns to work (with a large vertical scar across her left face), and Russell is working through her issues with her family problems by meeting a counselor.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a shooting that is related to the victim trying to leave a street gang. Meanwhile, Kirkendall and Russell investigate the death of a baby who appears to have been shaken to death by the baby-sitter. Medavoy and Martinez look into a murder at a garage where they have a suspect who looks guilty despite the fact he claims to have an alibi. That evening, Medavoy has dinner with Abby and her lover, Kathy. Also, Simone takes Russell out to a movie and proposes to her again, and this time she accepts.

Two trans women, named Angela and Peaches who assisted Russell on a previous case, arrive at the precinct where 'Angela' is seeking protection from a man who's beaten him. But afterwords, Angela is founded murdered and Sipowicz, Simone and Russell investigate. They eventually receive help from Simone's former junkie informant, Arthur Cartwell, to find the perp. Meanwhile, Kirkendell investigates the theft of some small items by a old friend's parents. Kirkendell confronts her old school friend, Lucy Hastings, to persuade her to return the items as well as enroll in a substance abuse program. Elsewhere, Fancy's wife, Lillian, tries to sell some health food products at the precinct, but Fancy begins to think that it is not a good idea.

Five Ecuadorians are found murdered at a small nightclub in an apparent robbery gone bad. Sipowicz, Simone, and Martinez work on the case where a tip from a waiter at the club leads them to try to find the two killers responsible. Meanwhile, Simone begins his undercover work for the FBI when he secretly meets with Joey Salvo who wants Simone to run a license plate number for him. Also, Russell and Medavoy are looking into a suspect in a spouse abuse case where Medavoy's commitment to Abby and Kathy hampers the investigation due to Medavoy's emotional attitude. Also, Medavoy discovers that Detective Gotelli is stealing money out of his locker in the light of his medical condition.

In the four months since Joey Salvo's assassination, Simone is working odd jobs since he has been suspended by Internal Affairs pending their investigation, while he approaches Sipowicz asking about his and others incitements by the FBI who think that Salvo's death was an inside job within IAB, and Lt. Shannon from IAB tells Lt. Fancy that he may know the person who killed Salvo. Meanwhile, Gina discovers herself to be pregnant, but is hesitant on telling Martinez.

Simone returns to work at the 15th Precinct and immediately helps Sipowicz with his case of the shooting death that occurred during a robbery at a local bar. Meanwhile, Martinez and Medavoy stake out a hotel where a serial rapist has been committing his crimes. Gina finally accepts James' proposal and wants a quick wedding.

Medavoy launches his own investigation when Abby, and her girlfriend Kathy, are both shot by an intruder in their apartment in which Kathy dies and a grief-stricken Abby cannot bring herself to answer Medavoy's questions about her past and her former lover who may have been the assailant. Meanwhile, Simone, Sipowicz and Russell investigate a suspect after the charred body of a young woman is found in an abandoned vehicle. Also, Gina develops complications with her pregnancy and is taken off work for a few weeks.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a man where the only witness is an insane woman, who lands in danger after she is kidnapped by their suspect's lawyer. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez investigate a string of taxicab robberies which leads them to the brother of a gypsy cab driver. A new administrative aide, named Naomi Reynolds, arrives to substitute for Gina's absence.

Simone and Kirkendall work on a murder case where a son is bitter about his father's death and offers $5,000 to anyone who can produce the killer, and the result is a greedy horde of people with many false leads. Meanwhile, Sipowicz and Russell investigate the rape of a nine-year-old girl, whose mother thinks the culprit may be a retarded boy from their apartment building.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a break-in of a high-rise apartment where the wife and baby are killed and the husband injured. Vince Gotelli, now an insurance adjuster, tells Simone and Sipowicz that the man may have faked a break-in to kill his family to collect an insurance policy. Meanwhile, Fancy gets some clues about a 15-year-old unsolved murder case from a visiting old friend who is dying. Also, Russell, Martinez, and Medavoy investigate the murder of a record company executive who wasn't very popular among his co-workers.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of two roommates. Meanwhile, Medavoy investigates a story from an old friend about a man wanting to hire a hit man for a job, and he recruits Martinez for the part of playing the hit man so they can catch the crime in the act. Kirkendall and Russell investigate the claim of a wealthy woman that her maid did not accidentally donate the diamond that the woman kept in a safe place disguised as a soup can.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the disappearance of a young boy, who turns up dead and the father points that a mute homeless man, named Israel, may have been the one. But Supowicz suspects that the father may be the real culprit. Meanwhile, the rest of the squad investigate the murder of a Hasidic Jewish girl and have to juggle the need for their investigation against the needs for a quick burial.

After Israel hangs himself, Sipowicz investigates a clue which is a bible verse that Israel pointed out to him, which leads Sipowicz and Simone to set up a complex sting operation to find out if the father of the murdered boy really was the one that set the whole Israel frame-up. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez look into a doctor who is helping out the homeless by getting them a job with insurance benefits that he helps collect.

Sipowicz is visited by an old school friend who asks him to help talk to his daughter about the company she is keeping, which takes a turn when the woman's roommate turns up murdered and Sipowicz thinks that another one of his old high school friends was involved. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez look into a case where a man is getting a lot of teeth that contain gold fillings and they uncover a small grave robbing operation. Simone overhears Naomi talking with a different accent, and she tells him that she is actually from Australia and about her desire to become a policewoman.

Simone, Sipowicz, and Russell investigate a shooting of two women and later go into a raid on a drug dealer's apartment in which Russell risks her life to capture the dealer/murderer, but later Russell tells Simone that she happens to be pregnant. Meanwhile, Martinez and Medavoy look into the murder of a prostitute, despite Martinez's complaints about a back problem that later gets him taken out of the squad. Also, Naomi tells Simone about her problems with her landlord who has reported her to the INS.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a crime where a man discovers a woman's body stuffed inside a large box. While on the case, they meet the victim's brother, a strange man who is more concerned with drinking a particular brand of soft drink. Meanwhile, Russell investigates the death of a child whose parents do not seem fit to raise a child. Also, Kirkendall and Medavoy look into the death of a young boy whose very religious parents suggest that the person who killed their son can be forgiven.

Simone and Russell investigate two stickups held at ATM's where they get a line on a possible suspect and then use Kirkendall to appeal to the suspect's mother to help them reach out to him. Meanwhile, Medavoy attempts to sort out a case where he can't determine if there really is a twin when a man comes to the station to report that his twin brother, Pete, has threatened violence against his former girlfriend. Also, Sipowicz contends with a medical problem involving his prostate while helping Simone and Russell and he is less than forthcoming with what his doctor has told him about his condition. Also, a new administrative aide, named Delores Mayo, comes to work at the 15th Precient as Naomi's replacement.

Simone and Sipowicz try to conduct their investigation in the midst of racial turmoil in the station and the neighborhood when a young white teenager is murdered in a black neighborhood during a drugs-for-guns deal that went bad, and the victim's racist father comes to the station and begins quarreling with Lt. Fancy over his race and roll in the investigation. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Kirkendall investigate the strangulation and dismemberment of the mother of a young boy, who's discovered his mother's body in the refrigerator. Also, Russell decides to take some time off since she's feeling ill due to pregnancy morning sickness, only to suffer a miscarriage at the end.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a nurse where the suspects include a struggling actor, a crazy man, and eventually a uniformed officer from the precinct named Tommy Richardson. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Kirkendall look into the death of a bicycle messenger who was killed for just trying to help a man whose backpack was stolen, so they determine that the backpack contained drugs. When they get a suspect into custody, Kirkendall figures out a clever way to get an ID on the suspect who won't cooperate. Also, Sipowicz's doctor tries to talk to him about how to deal with his medical problem, but Sipowicz won't listen.

Richardson confronts Sipowicz and Simone about their impending questioning of his wife over the murder of the nurse, but with the exception that Richardson is a real bad person, Sipowicz and Simone reach nothing. In a cross-over from the series "Upstairs", former temp and private detective John Irvin stops by the station to tell the detectives about the new graphics art business he started. But with the exception of the receptionist Dolores, no one is around, including Medavoy who leaves in a hurry for upstate New York where Abby now lives to be by her side when she goes into labor. Meanwhile, Kirkendall and Russell look into the theft of a graduate film student's camera, where only the student seems more interested in dispensing his own justice. Also, Sylvia finally learns about Sipowicz's medical condition from his doctor and finally persuades him to go for further tests and possible surgery.

Simone and Sipowicz look into the shooting of two women (one of whom was killed) who were raped by a group of men in an apartment owned by a former crack dealer, named Jamal, who was crippled in a previous shooting incident. Sipowicz confides in Simone about his medical condition when Simone sees Sipowicz's doctor pull him aside and talk to him confidentially. Meanwhile, Kirkendall, Russell and Medavoy investigate a shooting at a clinic. When they get a woman suspect into custody, a security guard from the clinic who was her secret admirer comes to the precinct demanding she get a second chance.

The detectives get a break in a case involving a police officer suspected of committing murder.

As Sipowicz prepares for prostate surgery with Sylvia by his side, James Martinez returns after recovering from his back problem where he reports that Gina had her baby three weeks earlier. But Medavoy is even happier after returning from upstate New York with a videotape of Abby giving birth to her baby and is very eager to show the tape to anyone who will watch. Meanwhile, the rest of the squad gets involved in a case of five reuniting Army buddies when one of them is found dead. The four others try to keep their fabricated story straight as Simone and the others try to figure out their involvement.

Sipowicz returns to work after his successful prostate surgery, but apparently too soon, for he has an accident while interrogating a suspect. He is given desk duty to help Simone and Russell investigate the murder of a woman's boyfriend by her ex-husband, the ex-husband later revealed to be searching for his daughter who's gone missing while in the ex-wife's care. Meanwhile, Simone is called upon by Detective Nick Savino to help investigate a missing persons report that is being filed by the nephew of one of Simone's apartment tenants. Based upon past exchanges between the missing woman and Henry Coffield, another building tenant, Coffield becomes a suspect. Former administrative aide Naomi Reynolds shows up at the station, now wearing a private security uniform and speaking in her natural Australian accent, to visit Simone, hoping to tell him that her situation with the INS was resolved and she is now furthering her pursuit to one day become a NYC police officer.

A murdered couple is found where the dead man is a car salesman and the woman is a prostitute. Simone and Sipowicz look into the salesman's death, while Medavoy and the other detectives look into the prostitute's death, where the M.O. of the suspect is to buy used condoms from a prostitute and then mix the spent semen with his own to cover his crime. As Sipowicz recovers from his surgery, he finds that a recent blood test is not favorable and once again keeps his medical problem to himself.

Simone and Sipowicz work with Cohen to investigate the death of one of Cohen's witnesses and her son. Evidence points to the opposing attorney having some involvement with the arrangement of the homicide. Meanwhile, Russell and Kirkendall try to help a man locate his missing daughter. Medavoy and Martinez look into a corporation dealing with fake sports memorabilia, where Medavoy is taken in with the blond employees who reminds him of the departed Donna. Also, when Sipowicz thinks about his low sexual functions, his doctor prescribes the wonder drug Viagra. In the mist of all the cases, Simone and Russell decide to get married on their lunch break, but their cases get in the way of it all.

The detectives investigate the torture-murder of a hotel magnate's son. Russell and Kirkendall suspect that an attempted rape victim is hiding something. Simone's health begins to deteriorate.

The detectives of the 15th Precinct investigate a double homicide involving one of their own, an alcoholic cop who seems to have done the right thing, but can't remember key details about the incident.

The detectives question a group of unsavory suspects after a well-dressed man is found dead in a park. The squad tries to stay optimistic as Simone is told that he will require a heart transplant.

The detectives investigate a grisly murder in which an elderly woman's hands and feet were cut off. Simone's health continues to deteriorate.

Sipowicz helps his ex-wife deal with a drunk-driving violation. Simone's body rapidly succumbs to infection in the wake of his heart transplant.

Youthful detective Danny Sorenson joins the squad and, during a multiple homicide investigation, discovers that his new colleagues have yet to recover from Simone's death.

Sorenson and Sipowicz investigate the beating death of an elderly shop owner. Russell and Kirkendall encounter Dolores while investigating a homicide at a strip club.

The detectives search for the truth when a white off-duty police officer with a history of racism fires upon an African-American undercover cop. Dolores is arrested for shoplifting.

Kirkendall's son witnesses the murder of a convenience store clerk. Medavoy and Martinez investigate the death of a homeless man.

The detectives find themselves caught between the F.B.I. and Internal Affairs when an off- duty officer is killed during a robbery. Medavoy falls victim to Sipowicz's mischievous prank.

A gigolo is suspected of killing one of the tenants who lives in his apartment building. Sorenson's friend kidnaps a man who groped female passengers aboard a bus.

John Irvin fears the worst when Dolores disappears. The detectives search for a body when a mentally ill man confesses to raping and murdering his girlfriend's daughter. Two brothers run their own investigation when their sibling is murdered.

A shooter fires upon Fancy during a stakeout. Sipowicz fears that Dornan's demotion may be linked to the reopening of the Suarez case.

Sorenson and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a nine-year-old girl whose body was discovered inside a locked basement. Medavoy and Martinez assist an elderly man who believes that his young girlfriend was pressured into embezzling money from him.

Sorenson and Sipowicz investigate when a fellow officer shoots a drug dealer; Russell and Kirkendall intercede on Gotelli's behalf when a disgruntled man repeatedly vandalizes his mobster neighbor's car.

Medavoy has an option for a holiday in the Hamptons. Danny's girlfriend announces she is late. A suspect is wired for sound to catch his boss in a case of a body in a dumpster.

The team investigate a courier firm robbery where Mike Roberts works, which looks like an inside job. An old lady dies, her apartment is robbed, and her nasty sister makes an impression.

Mike Roberts is found dead. John reveals a connection between Roberts and Cullinan, who was with Dolores when she died. Mike left behind a memoir detailing some of his work. Jill goes undercover as a drug-addicted hooker.

Dornan causes problems at an AA meeting and Andy asks the Lieutenant to talk to him. Dolores' father accuses the squad of withholding information from him about his daughter's murder. Jill splits from Cohen.

ADA Costas prepares for the trial against Cullinan, and chooses Sorenson to testify over her husband. A man is shot dead in his apartment, and his wife's story about Latinos looking for drugs doesn't add up.

Tensions mount as the Cullinan trial approaches. Mike Shannon brings a problem to Sorenson. Danny kisses Diane. There's a shooting at the courthouse.

Andy and Theo struggle to live without Sylvia, and the squad worries about them. Cullinan is confronted with new information about Mike's death. John is released from hospital.

Danny and Andy catch an assault that looks like it was done by the boys in blue. Jill considers dating her ex-husband.

Jill's son has his first communion, where Andy and Danny spot a surveillance van across the street from the church. A baby is found dead in a dumpster.

Andy is finding Theo a challenge. A man is found dead in a hotel bath-tub, minus a part of his anatomy and some personal effects. A mother brings her son into the house because she thinks he's been stealing.

The squad attends a homicide with seven naked bodies. Jill's ex is arrested.

James passes his sergeant's exam. Jill's ex-husband could be causing problems for Jill.

It's James' last day with the squad before he moves on as a sergeant. Jill's ex is in the wind and causing more problems for Jill.

Medavoy gets a new partner. A cop is shot and killed. Diane seeks counsel from Andy about whether to tell Jill what she knows about her ex.

A woman is run over by a bus, she was already dead when she was tossed from a van. Two Russian boys go missing after their father says he left them with his sister.

A young boy is suspected of killing his mother's boyfriend; Fancy realizes that Lt. Abner is severely depressed. Sipowicz has a date with a niece of a friend as a favor; Katie becomes upset at this news.

Andy and Danny reopen an unsolved murder when the body of a small child is found buried within a wall; Medavoy and Jones deal with the owner of a dog who has a bullet in his nose they need as evidence in their case.

Fancy tries to rebuild his relationship with Abner; Andy and Danny investigate the murder of a club owner; Jones takes out his frustration on a man who is suspected of raping and beating a woman.

John Irvin, the department's PAA, helps Andy and Danny with a possible love triangle homicide. Jill and Diane help a mentally challenged woman find the gang who raped her.

Medavoy and Jones look for a woman reported missing by her "distraught" husband; Andy and Danny deal with a snotty, eccentric art owner whose collection has been stolen.

Andy and Danny investigate the robbery of an elderly couple; Medavoy and Jones deal with a wealthy woman with a grudge against her former maid; Danny's informant, J.B., seems headed for disaster.

Danny has an emotional crisis; John Irvin helps in a case involving stolen antique clothing; Jill deals with a young woman with small children who steals because of her unemployed, abusive husband.

Jones uses his charm to help Andy and Danny solve the murder of an elderly couple; Medavoy gets involved with an old friend who is having trouble with the Chinese mafia.

A dismembered body is found in a barrel; the trail leads Andy and Danny to a mobster who denies knowledge; they later learn he's connected to another murder, his wife who disappeared years earlier.

A young woman tries to convince Jill and Diane that her twin sister has become a victim of foul play. Andy and Danny investigate an immigrant's missing, wealthy and unpopular wife.

The detectives accept the help of a pair of British police officers to catch a rapist-murderer who has emigrated from England to NY. Meanwhile, Jones becomes close with a reporter he met during a previous case.

Diane once again finds herself embroiled with Harry Denby who has information about Jill's ex-husband. The squad investigates a home repair scam.

Andy goes into a tailspin when a doctor's visit reveals that Theo may have cancer. Diane and Jill's relationship suffers when info about Jill's ex-husband surfaces. Andy and Danny ponder the impact on Jill's career.

IAB is closing in on Jill. Jill explains the leverage Don has over her. Andy stays by Theo's side as he undergoes tests to determine if he has cancer. Changes are made in the department as fallout over Jill's ex-husband.

Mike Roberts is found dead. John reveals a connection between Roberts and Cullinan, who was with Dolores when she died. Mike left behind a memoir detailing some of his work. Jill goes undercover as a drug-addicted hooker.

Kirkendall's son witnesses the murder of a convenience store clerk. Medavoy and Martinez investigate the death of a homeless man.

Jill's son has his first communion, where Andy and Danny spot a surveillance van across the street from the church. A baby is found dead in a dumpster.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate a shooting that is related to the victim trying to leave a street gang. Meanwhile, Kirkendall and Russell investigate the death of a baby who appears to have been shaken to death by the baby-sitter. Medavoy and Martinez look into a murder at a garage where they have a suspect who looks guilty despite the fact he claims to have an alibi. That evening, Medavoy has dinner with Abby and her lover, Kathy. Also, Simone takes Russell out to a movie and proposes to her again, and this time she accepts.

Simone and Sipowicz look into the death of a limo driver and try to find his last clients which included a gay businessman trying to cover up his secret cruising lifestyle. At the same time, Sipowicz finally lodges a complaint against Geri that gets her moved up to the crime lab area, while Gina is transferred down to the squad floor. Meanwhile, a new detective, Jill Kirkendall, joins the squad. Her first case involves investigating a man whose life is being threatened and this leads Kirkendall to suspect that the man's assailant's girlfriend has a stolen infant. Simone gets the approval from Detective Savino to question Henry about the apartment shooting and finally gets the real story. Also, Russell can't figure out how to talk to Simone about her current assignment.

Simone and Sipowicz investigate the murder of a man where the only witness is an insane woman, who lands in danger after she is kidnapped by their suspect's lawyer. Meanwhile, Medavoy and Martinez investigate a string of taxicab robberies which leads them to the brother of a gypsy cab driver. A new administrative aide, named Naomi Reynolds, arrives to substitute for Gina's absence.

Dornan causes problems at an AA meeting and Andy asks the Lieutenant to talk to him. Dolores' father accuses the squad of withholding information from him about his daughter's murder. Jill splits from Cohen.

Two trans women, named Angela and Peaches who assisted Russell on a previous case, arrive at the precinct where 'Angela' is seeking protection from a man who's beaten him. But afterwords, Angela is founded murdered and Sipowicz, Simone and Russell investigate. They eventually receive help from Simone's former junkie informant, Arthur Cartwell, to find the perp. Meanwhile, Kirkendell investigates the theft of some small items by a old friend's parents. Kirkendell confronts her old school friend, Lucy Hastings, to persuade her to return the items as well as enroll in a substance abuse program. Elsewhere, Fancy's wife, Lillian, tries to sell some health food products at the precinct, but Fancy begins to think that it is not a good idea.

In the four months since Joey Salvo's assassination, Simone is working odd jobs since he has been suspended by Internal Affairs pending their investigation, while he approaches Sipowicz asking about his and others incitements by the FBI who think that Salvo's death was an inside job within IAB, and Lt. Shannon from IAB tells Lt. Fancy that he may know the person who killed Salvo. Meanwhile, Gina discovers herself to be pregnant, but is hesitant on telling Martinez.

Simone returns to work at the 15th Precinct and immediately helps Sipowicz with his case of the shooting death that occurred during a robbery at a local bar. Meanwhile, Martinez and Medavoy stake out a hotel where a serial rapist has been committing his crimes. Gina finally accepts James' proposal and wants a quick wedding.