The race for town councilman comes to a head, but there's still time for some last-minute campaigning.
A massage parlour murder probe causes a clash between John Clark Senior, Sipowicz and John Clark Junior.
Sipowicz works as a guard for an eccentric woman; Sipowicz believes a new detective is unqualified; purebred puppies are stolen from a pet store; a man accused of child molestation is found murdered.
Detective Rita Ortiz gets word that her husband is having an affair; Sipowicz and Clark face a young murder suspect whose mother won't allow her to testify.