A world renowned hit-man has been hired to kill the chief witness in a far reaching drug prosecution. Nash Bridges must stop him. Only problem is, the hit-man turns out to be one of Nash's closest boyhood friends gone bad. Meanwhile, Evan works a stakeout with Bryn and gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a woman living upstairs from their surveillance target.

Nash is stuck with an eleven year old delinquent who's the link to busting a drug kingpin. Joe is reunited with his grown son J.J. and Nick wreaks havoc with Nash's attempt to find him a live-in nurse.

Nash is forced to take time off by Bettina.