On the eve of an anti-nuclear rally, Dietrich and Levitt have a disagreement over the safety and effectiveness of nuclear power. Harris learns from Barney that he is unable to afford his condo. Dietrich and Wojo bring in a man who won a state lottery who caused a riot by giving away his winnings by throwing the money out of his apartment window.

An architect is arrested for defacing a nearby building because it was built differently than how he designed it, and the detectives soon learn he placed bombs in it as a form of protest. As Harris tries to leave for his vacation in Wyoming, the detectives get held hostage by a pair of gunmen who are looking for a friend who was arrested earlier in the day.