Tom McCafferty

Veronica comes to the aid of new school pupil Wallace who is being victimised by the thuggish Weevil and his biker cronies.

When the father of teenage pop singer Missy Michaels disappears just as his daughter's new single is about to be released, Major Crimes must investigate his mysterious death. Meanwhile, Brenda ponders whether to accept a seemingly generous offer from the Baylor family to settle the case of the civil law suit against her.

After Frank steps on a land mine at a crime scene, Horatio and the bomb technicians must deactivate the bomb.

A heightened level of public scrutiny emerges when Judge Weisberg allows the proceedings to be broadcast on television; the questionable ethics and motives of a star witness threaten his credibility; Leslie struggles with personal demons.

Thony attempts to sever ties with the crime syndicate when the FBI comes asking questions, but when her son's health declines, she ends up deeper involved with the syndicate; things turn violent during a weapons exchange.