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 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.