aaaBenShermanisabouttocompletePhase2ofhisrookieyear.DuringPhase3,hewillbeallowedtopatrolsolo.DetectiveAdamsandOfficerBrownareassignednewpartners.ReneCordero,Adams'snewpartner,isobsessedwithreceivinggloryandpresscoverage.Theirfirstcaseinvolvesthesearchforanelderlymanwholefthishomeaccompaniedbyanunknownblackman.Brown'snewpartner,SlugFerguson,quicklydemonstrateshowheearnedthatnicknamewhenhestartsariotduringatrafficstop.Meanwhile,DetectivesMorettaandBryantinvestigateaSonorashootoutinvolvingayoungMexicanmanshotdeadwhiledrivinganunregisteredBentley.