Janice's murder trial begins, where Kelly risks the consequences when he testifies on Janice's behalf about their brief affair which results in the Internal Affairs Bureau investigating him. Meanwhile, Sipowicz works with an abused woman who's reluctant to testify against her husband. Medavoy, Martinez, Sipowicz and Kelly investigate robberies of drug dealers in their apartments. Sipowicz's AA sponsor wants him to agree to abide by a contract before he lets him try to restart his relationship with Sylvia. Donna tries to give Medavoy advice about dealing with his divorce. Also, Robin leaves Kelly for good when he tells her that he still has feelings for Janice.

Lesniak deals with a perpetrator and his "high priced lawyer and shrink" when he repeats the offense. Meanwhile, Detective Solomon uses a fast pull to take a possible serial killer case away from Simone after he brings in a possible suspect. One of Fancy's old contacts, Vinnie Greco, brings in a tip about a couple of guys looking for some heavy arms to do an armored car job and Sipowicz works with him, but Greco is working for someone else against Fancy. Sipowicz invites Andy Jr. over at his place for dinner where his son tells him that he is joining the Air Force. Also, Sipowicz proposes marriage to Sylvia and this time, she accepts.

After discovering a key piece of evidence, Simone gets his chance by Detective Archie Solomon to question the serial killer suspect George Putnam. Meanwhile, Sipowicz, Medavoy and others work on how to stop the armored car robbery and Fancy has a confrontation with Haverill about using his informant, Vinny, as a pawn to try to bring him down and plays a tape for Haverill which he reveals his true attitude which results in his resignation as the zone commander. Also, Martinez and Lesniak arrest an odd extortionist, while romantic feelings for each other begin to appear, and Simone also develops romantic feelings for his writer friend Benita Alden.

Sylvia confronts Sipowicz about her suspicions that he is going to late-night bars and drinking again, and the effect is everywhere. Lt. Fancy is forced to sent him home after Sipowicz walks in one morning drunk. Sipowicz even fights with some street punks, gets beaten up, and Simone offers to look for the men that beat Sipowicz up. Meanwhile, a new administrative assistant, named Lucy, arrives as Donna's replacement. Also, Russell investigates a young woman, named Angela, who claims to have been stabbed by her jealous boyfriend. Simone, following a lead from a streetwalker named Deena, finally tracks down and confronts the two thugs who murdered Andy Jr. and guns them both down in a hail of bullets.