Ben Sherman is about to plete Phase 2 of his rookie year. During Phase 3, he will be allowed to patrol solo. Detective Adams and Officer Brown are assigned new pners. Rene Cordero, Adams's new pner, is obsessed with receiving glory and press verage. Their first case involves the search for an elderly man who left his home acpanied by an unknown black man. Brown's new pner, "Slug" Ferguson, quickly demonstrates how he earned that nickname when he sts a riot during a traffic s. Meanwhile, Detectives Moretta and Bryant investigate a "Sonora shootout" involving a young Mexican man shot dead while driving an unregistered Bentley.