EPISODE

13. Have a Conscience

An Asian store owner, a war hero, tried to forbid dope dealers from operating outside his store. His killing leads detectives to Mahoney--again he is too "clean" to catch. Mahoney's parting shot to Kellerman throws the detective into a tailspin of depression. Lewis, his partner, follows up and tries to prevent another partner's suicide.

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Kellerman returns to duty after his suspension, still bearing resentment toward the press and his colleagues over the corruption probe. His first case - a Korean shopkeeper shot to death in the doorway of his own store - appears to be the work of Luther Mahoney, but it falls apart due to a lack of evidence and witnesses. Kellerman's frustration leads him to consider suicide; Lewis is able to talk him out of it, remembering how Crosetti took his own life without asking for any help. Bayliss maintains his split from Pembleton, leaving the latter to close an old case on his own.

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