
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.

When a street hustler witnesses a woman being buried in Griffith Park, an investigation begins; Brenda's obsession with Philip Stroh threatens her career and her life.

The team investigates the killing of a family; budget cuts force Brenda to choose between giving up one member of her team to another unit and forcing one of them into early retirement.

A missing gang-member's body is found with Lt. Provenza's business card in his pocket; Brenda's father calls.

The squad finds a body while attending the funeral of a former colleague; a bride holds Brenda responsible for ruining her wedding.