
Brenda Johnson, an Atlanta police detective, moves to Los Angeles and heads up a squad that handles sensitive, high-profile homicides. Although she clashes with some colleagues, her skills as a CIA-trained interrogator prove invaluable in obtaining confessions.

Brenda's team hunts for a serial killer suspected of murdering a deputy DA's wife.

The departmental psychologist takes Brenda off active duty; Fritz meets Brenda's father for the first time.

The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

A high-school principal is shot while trying to fix his school; Brenda and Fritz argue about who should cover the case of the principal's murder.