An arrested murderer offers the police a deal they may not be able to refuse: if he is released, he will reveal the identity of a mad bomber whose latest blast killed a cop. 

When a young public defender is murdered while investigating the smuggling of illegal aliens, Bronk faces a threat to his life to prove that his police department is not responsible. The murder of the young activist attorney enrages the Mexican community he has served since the people believe that the police had him killed. the mass deaths of illegally imported aliens are uncovered, Bronk's investigation pits him against a ruthless gang running a wholesale illegal and inhumane human pipeline across the Mexican border.

In the opening episode, Bronk races an underworld hitman to his intended victim, unwittingly leading the killer to his mark. Michael Parks guest stars as the hired assassin, and Sheila Larken guest stars as the marked man's ex-wife, who offers to help Bronk find her husband before the killer does.