Michael DiBacco

Van Pelt's actions are called into question and her position within the CBI is jeopardized when a witness is murdered while she is assigned to his protection. Eric Winter returns as FBI Agent Craig O'Laughlin, and Pruitt Taylor Vince returns as J.J. LaRoche, an investigator with the Professional Standards Unit.

The team reopens the 2004 case of a teen who was wrongly sent to a juvenile detention center where he was killed before Valens could keep his promise to get the teen released. Meanwhile, Lilly reconnects with her former love, narcotics cop Eddie Saccardo.

Lydia and Josie catch a complicated rape case on the Westside. John bonds with an abandoned teenager, while also having to deal with testifying at his own father's parole hearing.