Lenny (Matt Craven), Jerry, Richie (Juilio Oscar Mechoso), Gayle (Catherine Kellner), Russell (Louis Mustillo) and Terry (Matthew Beck) arrive at an apartment complex where a large mean man has assaulted a smaller man. No one dares to press charges.
Tony Van Camp joins his daughter Gayle (Catherine Kellner) and her partner Richie Fernandez (Julio Oscar Mechoso) for a ride along. Throughout the day Tony says racist comments that shed light on Gayle's background.
Jim Marsh (David Keith) and Randy Wilitz (Cole Hauser) pursue a red corvette through the streets until the driver crashes into a garage, and lands in a swimming pool. Before they can free the driver he shoots himself, leaving Willitz badly shaken.
Lenny (Matt Craven) and Leslie (Aunjanue Ellis) are flagged down by a deaf woman who tells them her brother is being held at gunpoint. They follow the woman to her home where they find a hostage situation. Leslie comes close to shooting the woman's brother who has managed to get hold of the gun.
Jim Marsh (David Keith) and Randy Willitz (Cole Hauser) pull over a man who has just rear-ended another car. After the man collapses, Anne Bonner (Lucinda Jenney), also responding to the call realizes that the man is diabetic and tries to feed him some sugar until the paramedics arrive.
Jim Marsh (David Keith) and Randy Willitz (Cole Hauser) finally convince Julia, the victim of domestic violence, to press charges against her husband.
Marsh (David Keith) and Willitz (Cole Hauser) respond to a 911 call where they find a man who has murdered his wife and looks as though he might turn the gun on himself or his daughter. Willitz negotiates with the man and after several hours resolves the situation by winning his trust.
Russell (Louis Mustillo) and Terry (Matthew Beck) are involved in an accident on the freeway due to the thick blanket of fog that has descended on the city. The scene gets worse when more cars crash into the others.
Gayle (Catherine Kellner) and Richie (Julio Oscar Mechoso) answer a 911 call where they find an emotionally distraught father who claims to have mistaken his son for a burglar and shot and killed him. Later it's discovered that it wasn't an accident.
Andy (Dylan Bruno) and Russell (Louis Mustillo) are called to the West Valley Zoo where several animals have somehow escaped. The most troubling escapee is a 600 pound bengal tiger. Gayle (Catherine Kellner) and Richie (Julio Oscar Mechoso) respond to a burglar alarm at a home, and find a suspicous man who claims he's taking care of the plants and looking after the house for his friends who are on vacation. The officer's catch the man swallowing something and arrest him. Later they recover two diamond rings which have worked their way through his system.