Upon learning from Mr. Brewer that Harris disappeared on his stakeout, Barney and the detectives become concerned. However, it doesn't take that Harris calls from a roadside convenience store in Maryland, where he was able to crack the case. Barney is then stunned when Luger informs him that he's been demoted due to his refusal to retire and has been assigned to the twelfth precinct.

Harris and Dietrich bring in a suspect after he was caught robbing the police vault, looking to reclaim his television that was previously stolen. After Wojo and Luger bring in a suspect who was arrested using an antique gun during a holdup, Wojo shares his concern to Barney that his colleague might be going to extremes to end his life after he was demoted. A collector finds himself in trouble when his stash of antique guns that were previously stolen are being used in a rash of attempted robberies.