A major power outage forces the Police Department to go on tactical alert and Officers Doyle and Grant have to deal with a series of resulting incidents.
After a female student is murdered, racial tension between college students and local gangs escalates. Grant and Doyle need to solve the crime before too much damage is done.
A man's car breaks down with a baby in it. Unfortunately, he gets very drunk and forgets where the car is. A man with dementia is lost, thinking he is back in Miami. A victim of domestic abuse refuses to do anything about it.
Doogan finds he has a serious medical problem, which is affecting his relationship with all the officers in the station and leads to a tragic conclusion.
A homeless man is bashed and Grant and Doyle look for the offender. The officers also have to arrest a man for cocaine possession and another for murdering his friend.
An old lady is stealing food from a supermarket to survive. An irate mother is concerned about drug gangs selling drugs to the local people. A woman has been on a respirator for a long time and her husband forces the issue.
A couple are having a fight and a man comes to the aid of the girl. Unfortunately, he is killed. A man is trying to get his van back from a bankrupt garage. A young boy goes missing and locks himself in a refrigerator.
Grant and Doyle assist with an illegal immigration racket and Doyle finds a former high school peer among some raided illegals who is now a homeless alcoholic. A drug overdose upsets the victim's disbelieving family.