- Frank mobilizes the entire NYPD to find the killer of a police officer who was murdered after a diamond heist.
- Two men are talking about an upcoming heist at a diamond store. The leader comes out and makes certain that both of them know their roles in the heist. One is to never leave the truck while the other watches the room. The leader hands him a weapon and makes sure that, if anyone decides to be a hero, they are to be made a martyr.
At One Police Plaza, Henry pays Frank a visit for lunch, but almost gets stopped by a guard outside Frank's office. Henry notices that Frank is wearing his old gun, but claims that his gun is too old and he should wear a more modern gun. Frank says he likes wearing his father's gun. Henry brings pastrami sandwiches with Frank asking about Henry watching his cholesterol to which he replies it's a tactical retreat. At police headquarters, Jamie tries to question Danny about his involvement with The Blue Templar. Danny is dismissive about the topic and says that a rookie shouldn't worry about it. Back in the city, the truck heads to the diamond store and the leader declares that, if they work smart together, they all will be rich.
Jamie and Sgt. Renzulli are having a coffee break while on patrol and Sgt. Renzulli cannot believe that Jamie got Danny to go to a performance of Shakespeare in the park. During their chat, a call comes in over the radio which forces them to cut their break short. Sgt. Renzulli recognizes the call. It is a couple who frequently have issues with each other. When they arrive on the scene, they find a woman named Alice calling a man named John Ganley a pig while yelling through a bullhorn. In front of the apartment is an inflatable pig. Alice claims that she has the first amendment right of freedom of speech, but Jamie reminds her that abundant case law states it infringes on speech when it impedes public order. Basically, Alice can say whatever she wants, but doing it over a bullhorn and having an inflatable pig on the sidewalk is wrong. The truck with the gang arrive at the diamond exchange disguised as electricians. They make their way inside and proceed to rob the diamonds. Outside the exchange, a police officer, Michelle Martin, is speaking to her mother on her meal break. As the gang make their escape after three minutes, the police officer spots the gun one of the members of the gang is carrying and they exchange gunfire. The leader of the gang shoots the police officer and, as she falls to the ground, she wounds the gang member carrying the stolen diamonds. The gang escape in their truck. Henry and Frank are made aware that Officer Martin has died. Frank immediately calls upon his department chiefs and that all tours are to be extended.
Danny and his new partner, Detective Jackie Curatola, arrive at the diamond exchange and get briefed on the situation. The inspector at the scene informs them that the gang got away with nearly five million dollars in diamonds and that Officer Martin was in the area to get her wedding ring re-sized. All the eyewitnesses differ on their description of the gang, but they all agree that there were three of them. Danny notices a blood trail and suggests contacting any medical facility where the gang member could receive medical attention. Frank has a meeting with his department chiefs and he meets with the family of the fallen police officer. Frank gives them the sad news about what has happened.
Linda and Sydney are meeting in a diner and they discuss about what happens after a police officer dies on duty. They decide to postpone their visit to Shakespeare in the park and Sydney asks how Linda deals with the possibility of something happening to Danny. Linda answers that, every time she hears that a police officer is dead, she holds her breath until she knows that Danny is safe. At headquarters, Danny finds out that there is a strong possibility that the diamonds are going out of the country. Jackie shows Danny the footage from a surveillance camera pointed right at the entrance of the diamond store, but it is blocked by a worker who is repairing a streetlight. Danny figures out that it is not a coincidence that the one streetlight with a perfect view is broken and scheduled to be fixed. Danny brings in the streetlight worker and asks him how is it possible that he was working on that specific streetlight at that specific time. The worker claims that he is just a streetlight worker. Jackie comes in with a picture of his children and a pane of glass and tells him to touch the glass, because that's the only way a cop killer is going to touch his children at a maximum state prison. The street worker denies being a cop killer, but Danny tells him, because he helped in the killing of a police officer, his is one. The street worker confesses that he is deep in debt with his bookie for fifty thousand dollars and, if he didn't help them, he would kill him. After asking for witness protection, the street worker gives up the name of his bookie: Ricky Vintano. Danny and Jackie attempt a raid at Vintano's apartment only to find out that he is not there.
Danny seizes a couple of computers from Vintano's apartment as Commissioner Frank arrives for an update on the case. Danny suggest visiting Vintano's father, "Happy" Jack Vontano, in which Frank says that he would immediately call his lawyer. Frank suggests a 24 hour surveillance. The gang's van has been found and it has started being processed for clues. Frank lets Danny know that he told the family what happened and declares that solving this case must be a priority to which Danny agrees. Back at headquarters, some new surveillance footage shows Vintano separating from his group with the diamonds. Unfortunately, everybody associated with Vintano has turned up nothing and there were no reports from anybody receiving medical attention from a gunshot wound until a bartender of Vintano, Billy Leo, comes forward, but the problem with him is that he is facing a parole violation for drug possession. He claims that he saw one of the gang members, Jimmy Costello, a week before the heist with Vintano, but it's not enough for Danny to look past the drug possession. He claims that he saw them get into a rented black Cadillac. So with Vintano running away with the diamonds, and Jimmy in no position to travel due to his injuries, all is left is to identify the final member of the gang. Sgt. Gormley suggest tracking down the rented black Cadillac for clues.
At the Reagan household, Nicky runs into the house and gives her grandfather, Frank, a big hug. He is happy to see her as she tells him of her trip to San Francisco. Her mother, Erin, reminds her that she is now two weeks behind on her homework to which Frank sends her off into the kitchen to get started on her homework. Henry asks if it is true in the newspaper that Ricky Vintano is the main suspect in the case from reading the story in the newspaper. Henry then tells the story how Happy Jack was strictly a numbers and sports guy. He never used guns, drugs or dealt with girls even though he was involved with the mob. Henry even praised Happy Jack that they were in the same military unit, but when it came to cop killing cases, he was on the side of the police. When a cop killing case came across Henry's desk as police commissioner, he unofficially went to see Happy Jack. Two days later, the cop killer ended up dead. After Henry leaves the room, Frank starts to reminisce about Officer Martin joining the police after he spoke at Syracuse University. Erin believes that Frank blames himself for his son, Joe, dying. Frank says that, anytime a police officer dies, it's like losing a member of the family. Erin reminds Frank that he inspires people everyday. The price they pay is the life they choose after the fact. Frank thanks his daughter for the kind words.
As the investigation continues, surveillance on Happy Jack comes up empty with no footage of Ricky being found. Jackie announces that the black Cadillac was rented by Jimmy using an alias. Danny goes and checks a possible lead on the car. At a grocery store, Henry meets with Happy Jack and they talk about their sons and the past. Henry tells Jack that Frank is now the police commissioner and he questions Jack about Ricky. Jack starts to question Henry as to why he is doing so, to which Henry says he is doing a courtesy. Jack talks about his son saying that he never wanted to be around the mob life. Henry reminds him when a cop falls, no quarter should be given. As Henry leaves the grocery store, he is watched by two investigators in a car. Danny and Jackie find the black Cadillac and, when they open the trunk, they find Jimmy who has died. Danny determines that Jimmy died by being strangled to death.
Back at headquarters, after watching footage that shows the three members of the gang two days before the heist, the final member of the gang and the person who shot Officer Martin is identified as Dukajean Kola, an Albanian jewel thief. Frank suggests that they should find Kola before he finds Vintano. At the Reagan house, Frank is shining his shoes in preparation for Officer Martin's funeral when Henry asks if he has a spare set of collar stars. Frank asks Henry about his trip to the grocery store in the Bronx. Henry tries to defend himself by claiming he was trying to help. Frank tells his father that the investigators that were parked outside the grocery store recorded a conversation between Henry and Jack and Jack alerted his son. Henry argued that Jack was trying to protect his son, which would be the same thing the Reagans would be doing in a similar fashion. Frank asks Henry if he realizes what would happen if the press became aware of their meeting and that the NYPD isn't the only group keeping an eye on Vintano. Henry claims that Frank is worried that his father is going to embarrass him. Frank responds that he is worried that he may have hindered the case. Henry admits that, maybe it was wrong to visit Happy Jack, but he felt that the only way to bring Vintano to justice was that his father would give him up. At Officer Martin's funeral, Frank gives the eulogy and gives a salute to Officer Martin's young son. After the funeral, Jackie meets up with Danny and gives him some news. Vintano calls Happy Jack and he tells him that he needs to give himself up. When asked about where the call originated, Jackie tells Danny in was in Parkchester, New York, where Vintano had been in prison with a former cellmate named Shawn Randolph. Shawn had died, but ex-wife, Lori Kent, continued to visit Vintano. As Danny and Jackie confront Lori, they also find Vintano and arrest him.
As Danny is driving Vintano, he is in the back seat of the car calling for his lawyer. Danny tells Vintano that neither his lawyer nor his father can help him. He stops the car in a secluded area near a power plant. As the car stops, Jackie questions Danny as to what his intentions are and to not do anything stupid. Danny asks Jackie to have his back, just like she did before when they worked together. Danny takes Vintano to the same spot where Happy Jack previously killed a cop killer in 1975. Vintano claims innocence, that all he did was drive the car. Danny then makes a very strong offer: either give up the shooter or he's going to put two bullets in the back of his head. Vintano gives up the information on Kola and that he would be in a warehouse. At the warehouse, many cops have the area surrounded by guns. The warehouse door opens and Kola comes out shooting a shotgun. The police officers return fire and Kola dies in a storm of bullets. Danny declares that the case is closed by saying now he can sleep at night.
Jamie and Sgt. Renzulli return to Alice's apartment where she is continuing her free speech by holding up a sign and using a live pig. Sgt. Renzulli is actually speechless at this. As Frank is preparing dinner, Frank attempts to give Henry the silent treatment. Henry compares Frank to his mother, stoic. But the Reagans are fighters. Frank reminds him that his wife could do more with a look than a few punches. He also tells him that the next time Henry wants to help out, all he has to do is pick up the phone and ask. The family sits down to the dinner and discuss how the case was solved and they share a few laughs when Henry mispronounces Lady Gaga's name.
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