A S.W.A.T. leader is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to his fellow officers when he is tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Series premiere.

The team must find four escaped convicts before a rival team finds them; Hondo's leadership is called into question when Street flagrantly disregards protocol.

Newcomer Jim Street jeopardizes his spot on Hondo's team; the team searches for a ruthless drug trafficker who is using immigrants as couriers.

After a domestic bomber dies in an explosion, the SWAT team races to find the man's partner before more devices detonate; Hondo reaches out to his former team leader.

SWAT imposters commit home invasions; Hondo suspects the burglarized families are hiding something; Deacon and Luca are assigned to protect a visiting professional hockey player who is receiving death threats.

Hondo allows newbie Jim Street to go under cover to bust a ruthless trafficker; Hondo visits the teenager recently shot by a former member of the SWAT team.