Cruz and Monroe are trapped when gang members attack the precinct station and set it ablaze; the gang leader (Wyclef Jean) is able to escape in the confusion as the fate of the station house and a dedicated officer are in jeopardy.
Yokas tries to negotiate a peaceful resolution to a televised hostage crisis in which a young man (Chris Stack) is threatening to kill his father, who had sexually abused children while heading a bizarre religious cult.
Officers Davis and Finney are injured in a traffic tie-up that ends when a driver goes berserk and shoots two parents, then allows their teenage son to escape.
Cruz thinks she sees her dead sister when she delves into the world of the cultic Santeria during an investigation of a woman's death.
Third Watch stars Wings Hauser and Dahlia Salem who were also featured in House. Both TV shows share the Procedural Show [TV] and TV Series tags.