Miguel's mother comes to Adam seeking sanctuary for herself and her younger son, Fernando, prompting Miguel to seek sanctuary at Grady's, because his memories of his childhood aren't good. It turns out that a local criminal is after Carmen.

Adam's former partner shows up, now working as a skip tracer. She takes the case of a man trying to regain custody of his daughter, who just happens to live with friends of Adam's.

Malloy is shocked to learn that her former sweetheart, Billy, is in town, and while she is saddened to learn of his wife's death, it opens the door for a relationship between the two of them. The only problem is that Billy is widely suspected of having caused his first wife's death, and there are some pretty bad people after him.

After Adam accidentally shoots the son of a terrorist, he returns the 'favor' by shooting Malloy. Even though Malloy is under house arrest, Grady and Miguel manage to get word to him that Malloy is dead, and the three of them go after Nidar.

Young Joey is the sole witness to a drug-related mother, so his mother, Jennifer, turns to her ex-boyfriend Grady for help.

An ex-cop vows revenge on the Internal Affairs officer who put him behind bars.

Formerly a famous photojournalist, Jack Faulkner is looking to redeem himself by catching the city's latest villian, a man who murders nurses. Grady is enthralled with the man who claims to have known his parents, and ignores Adam's warnings to stay away.