
Brenda Johnson, an Atlanta police detective, moves to Los Angeles and heads up a squad that handles sensitive, high-profile homicides. Although she clashes with some colleagues, her skills as a CIA-trained interrogator prove invaluable in obtaining confessions.
The squad investigates the death of a 12-year-old boy whose body is found at a known gang party house; Fritz brings home a surprise for Brenda.
Several old cases are reviewed after a crime lab used by the LAPD is discredited; Provenza's old partner comes out of retirement to help on a case they closed seven years ago.
Brenda investigates the case of a female police officer who denied being a victim of spousal abuse prior to her husband being shot by a cop answering a domestic disturbance call. Mary McDonnell guest stars.
After a man is shot on his balcony, the squad thinks the crime is connected to the victim's lover; the squad has difficulty adjusting to the new office.