Detective Sonny Koa is enlisted to help the son of a friend, Sam, who's involved with Maori gangsters. When the kid is implicated in a violent robbery, Sonny must walk a fine line between his obligations as a cop and his obligations to his community. Meanwhile, Malik is focused on nailing the armed robbery gang. He has a suspect in custody who knows the truth, but he refuses to talk.

Two youths are shot dead while fishing. When another body is discovered in nearby waters, it seems the boys were killed because they witnessed an execution. The case is connected to the armored car robbery, and Malik discovers Travis knew one of the dead gang members when they served together in Iraq. What he can't figure out is what secret Travis so desperate to keep buried.