Goldblume takes the law into his own hands when his ex-wife Rachel is raped and refuses to press charges; Belker's undercover at the Stratford Hotel ends with Calletano and the Fimpels taken hostage; Hunter tries to defend an EATer's callous remarks during the taking of a sniper; and Joyce continues to work for Celestine's life.

Rookie Swann kills himself after the initiation party at the Kubiak Lodge; LaRue tells Furillo about his night with a murder victim's wife; another hooker is killed by a copycat murderer; and the lieutenants quarrel over a government study grant.