Washington, D.C., Police Chief Jack Mannion, runs a modern-day "Untouchables" team to patrol the most crime-ridden, drug-infested streets in his city.

Noland gets caught up in a crime while stopping into a convenience store to buy ice cream; Temple and Debreno uncover a string of armed robberies at convenience stores.

A reporter asserts Mannion gave the order to kill 18 civilians during his tour of duty in Vietnam; Temple and Debreno search for an 11-year-old boy who is about to commit murder in order to gain initiation into a gang.

Former heavyweight champion and native son Atticus King returns to Washington, D.C., for a title bout, but he is arrested after his wife is found murdered in their penthouse.

Detectives suspect three elves of robbing a Salvation Army truck before Christmas; Mannion plays Santa Claus.