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* DirtyCop: Rumors that Rennik was this turn out to be true. It turns out he had been stealing sized drugs, sold them to Powers (a drug dealer), and at the beginning of the episode he murdered Powers for purportedly cheating him.

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Greevey and Logan eventually find the murder weapon and arrest Walker, but there is no evidence connecting him to the gun. Sandoval, who's clearly struggling in the wake of Rennick's death, refuses to speak to anyone about what happened. When Stone and Robinette begin to question Rennick's lavish lifestyle, they discover he was seizing drugs during raids and having a dealer named Ricky Powers sell them on for profit. Rennick subsequently killed Powers for supposedly cheating him.

A witness leads Stone and Robinette to discover that Rennick killed Powers in front of Walker, then forced him to call 911 so Rennick would be the first officer on the scene. Sandoval wasn't involved in the drug raids but she clearly helped him cover up the murder. She confesses Rennick tried to kill her on the roof of Walker's building to keep her quiet, so she shot him with an unregistered gun he'd encouraged her to carry. A tape recording verifies this story since she'd been secretly recording her conversations with him. Stone defends her actions to a Grand Jury as justifiable homicide.

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Greevey and Logan eventually find the murder weapon and arrest Walker, but there is no evidence connecting him to the gun. Sandoval, who's clearly struggling in the wake of Rennick's death, refuses to speak to anyone about what happened. When Stone and Robinette begin to question Rennick's lavish lifestyle, they discover he was seizing he'd been stealing seized drugs during raids and having a dealer named Ricky Powers sell them on for profit.him. Rennick subsequently killed Powers for supposedly cheating him.

A witness leads Stone and Robinette to discover that Rennick killed Powers in front of Walker, then forced him to call 911 so Rennick would be the first officer on the scene. Sandoval wasn't involved in the drug raids but she clearly helped him cover up the murder. She confesses Rennick tried to kill her on the roof of Walker's building to keep her quiet, so she shot him with an unregistered gun he'd encouraged her to carry. A tape recording verifies this story since she'd been secretly recording her conversations with him. Stone defends her actions to a Grand Jury as justifiable homicide.



* SuspiciousSpending: It quickly becomes clear that the rumors of the late Officer Rennick's corruption are true when it turns out that he has a child in college, fancy [=TV=]s, and two new cars. He told his wife that he was taking overtime to afford all of this, but he never actually worked a minute of overtime in his entire career and had been seeing another women during his supposed overtime hours.
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* SuspiciousSpending: It quickly becomes clear that the rumors of the late Officer Rennick's corruption are true when it turns out that he has a child in college, fancy [=TV=]s, and two new cars. He told his wife that he was taking overtime to afford all of this, but he never actually worked a minute of overtime in his entire career and had been seeing another women during his supposed overtime hours.
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An investigation into Greevey and Logan go to drug dealer Brutus Walker's home to arrest him for an officer's death reveals armed robbery. Just as they arrive, Walker throws a man out of a window to his death. Walker escapes onto the roof, so backup officers Pete Rennick and Nicki Sandoval follow him. While Greevey and Logan search Walker's apartment, Rennick is shot and killed outside. Sandoval says it was too dark for her to see what happened.

Greevey and Logan eventually find the murder weapon and arrest Walker, but there is no evidence connecting him to the gun. Sandoval, who's clearly struggling in the wake of Rennick's death, refuses to speak to anyone about what happened. When Stone and Robinette begin to question Rennick's lavish lifestyle, they discover he was seizing drugs during raids and having a dealer named Ricky Powers sell them on for profit. Rennick subsequently killed Powers for supposedly cheating him.

A witness leads Stone and Robinette to discover
that Rennick killed Powers in front of Walker, then forced him to call 911 so Rennick would be the first officer may have on the scene. Sandoval wasn't involved in the drug raids but she clearly helped him cover up the murder. She confesses Rennick tried to kill her on the roof of Walker's building to keep her quiet, so she shot him with an unregistered gun he'd encouraged her to carry. A tape recording verifies this story since she'd been dirty.secretly recording her conversations with him. Stone defends her actions to a Grand Jury as justifiable homicide.


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* ClutchingHandTrap: Referenced by Stone as a metaphor for Sandoval's situation.
* DestinationDefenestration: A man is thrown out of the window and killed at the beginning of the episode.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: This is done when Stone and Robinette interview Rennick's mistress, who's a model known for her long legs.


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* SuspiciousSpending: It quickly becomes clear that the rumors of the late Officer Rennick's corruption are true when it turns out that he has a child in college, fancy [=TV=]s, and two new cars. He told his wife that he was taking overtime to afford all of this, but he never actually worked a minute of overtime in his entire career and had been seeing another women during his supposed overtime hours.

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* SuspiciousSpending: It quickly becomes clear that the rumors of the late Officer Rennick's corruption are true when it turns out that he has a child in college, fancy [=TV=]s, and two new cars. He told his wife that he was taking overtime to afford all of this, but he never actually worked a minute of overtime in his entire career and had been seeing another women during his supposed overtime hours.hours.
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* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: When Rennick tries to kill her, Nicki turns the tables on him by using an unregistered backup gun that she only started carrying because he urged her to.
* SuspiciousSpending: It quickly becomes clear that the rumors of the late Officer Rennick's corruption are true when it turns out that he has a child in college, fancy [=TV=]s, and two new cars. He told his wife that he was taking overtime to afford all of this, but he never actually worked a minute of overtime in his entire career and had been seeing another women during his supposed overtime hours.
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