Ben Sherman is about to complete Phase 2 of his rookie year: During Phase 3, he will be allowed to patrol solo: Detective Adams and Officer Brown are assigned new partners: Rene Cordero, Adams's new partner, is obsessed with receiving glory and press coverage: Their first case involves the search for an elderly man who left his home accompanied by an unknown black man: Brown's new partner, "Slug" Ferguson, quickly demonstrates how he earned that nickname when he starts a riot during a traffic stop: Meanwhile, Detectives Moretta and Bryant investigate a "Sonora shootout" involving a young Mexican man shot dead while driving an unregistered Bentley:
