2. Mercury Retrograde

As the other rookies attempt to hunt down a violent escaped convict, Andy gets a lesson in the dangers of undercover work when she and her training officer, Detective Sam Swarek, search for a missing informant whose cover has been blown. Swarek's rogue tactics on the job aren't all that Andy finds troubling -- there's also a surprising, undeniable attraction between the two of them

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

15th Division is tasked with catching an escaped murderer. However McNally, who is paired with Swarek the undercover officer she previously arrested, defies orders to try and rescue an informant from a drug ring that Swarek was working on prior to his arrest. Epstein and Peck are able to apprehend the murderer; meanwhile McNally breaks the rules to secure both Swarek and the informant's lives. Later, it is shown that Sam has let go of most of his anger towards Andy and they nearly kiss only Andy stops because it is her first week and she doesn't want to mess things up. They both agree to forget it but Gail sees them.

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