A drug raid leads to the arrest of Tyrone Weeks and Patricia Spence. Patricia has an infant baby girl who is remanded to child welfare. Tyrone is set free on his own recognizance due to overcrowding of L.A. County's jails. Officer Vicki Hill takes pity on Patty Spence and convinces Captain Hollander to pull strings to have her released and to have the baby, Crystal, returned to her.

The suspicious death of Tyrone Weeks sparks outrage in the black community. Mayor Plank confronts Kendrick about LaRusso's history as a wild card, fueling his hatred of the mayor even further. Hollander feels it's time for Frank to get back out on the street and assigns Gaines as Frank's new partner. Gaines cannot stand the rookie, especially since Gaines likes to sing Motown hits in the patrol car.