The Old and the Dead

Giardello fühlt sich übergangen. Entgegen seiner Erwartungen, wurde Megan Russert zum Captain ernannt. Bolander versucht zu beweisen, dass er wieder dienstfähig ist. Kay löst problemlos einen von Bolanders Fällen.

Beau meets Megan's cousin, NBC's Tim Russert. Kay and Stan return to duty, after Stan undergoes a final test, and Kay finds her desk has been moved. They like Beau, they both must get used to the job again. Tim and Beau investigate the discovery of a skeleton found buried in a backyard. Bolander and Munch discover an unlikely suspect in the murder of a quiet elderly couple: their grandson. Gee exposes Granger, who used his relatives in some department plumbing contracts; the information is leaked to the papers, Granger is forced to retire. Barnfather is made colonel and a new captain is named, Megan Russert. The higher ranks of the Baltimore police department are now more politically correct, but Gee doesn't like it.