Jim Marsh (David Keith) and Randy Willitz (Cole Hauser) pursue a truck full of illegal immigrants until it crashes. A bystander videotapes the incident, as Marsh uses force to contain and arrest the driver. The driver accuses Jim of using excessive force. A passenger of the truck later dies of wounds the driver inflicted on him.

Mike and Jessie respond to a two-car collision. Mike is harassed by the gathering crowd for not protecting ""his own,"" after he cites a black man for reckless driving.

A member of the Algerian women's Olympic track team steals a diamond bracelet from a jewelry store because she wants to be put in jail in America so she won't have to return home where she fears persecution.

A la poursuite d'un camion transportant des réfugiés en situation irrégulière, Jim Marsh a recours à la force pour contrôler et arrêter le chauffeur. Un témoin a filmé l'incident. Et, plus tard, les images du policier agressif passent en boucle dans les médias et affolent les politiciens. Marsh devient alors, bien malgré lui, un héros pour les fascistes locaux...