Brandon Ludwig

Hayes' recent transgressions spark a media firestorm. Meanwhile, she and the team tackle the highly-sensitive case of a mother, Penny, convicted for the death of her autistic son. The state's evidence come from Penny's own video blog, which express her frustrations and fears about her violent son. While the CIU team tracks multiple leads, Hayes must do damage control in an attempt to save her job.

"Someone has killed a retired drug cop and his Confidential Informant. When another cop comes under suspicion for the murder, Internal Affairs is quickly on the hunt and Frank knows he must stop them before they bring down a lot of good cops in order to get to a single bad one. At the same time Franks discovers that a friend and ex-cop Ross has been suffering vicious beatings while in prison. Frank is forced to cut a deal with a Russian Mob boss to secure protection for Ross, and in the process, winds up on the heels of the assassin. "