As Malloy and Reed patrol through a residential neighborhood near the end of their current shift, a bullet careens through their front windshield. Malloy quickly hits the brakes and pulls over as the two of them take a defensive position behind their vehicle doors. As another bullet is shot from the sniper(s) in their direction, Reed, who sees some movement in the darkness near a house, fires back, one of those shots which ends up killing who they believe to be the only sniper. As the evening progresses from the shooting site back to the police station, Reed, on the surface, seems composed and unaffected, but Malloy, who is getting to know his partner, is certain that this shooting is mentally eating at Reed, especially as they find out who the sniper was. Sgt. Jerry Miller is the lead internal investigator, who has to ask pointed questions of Malloy and Reed to ascertain the entire nature of the incident. Despite the sergeant's statement to the contrary, Reed, feeling the pressure, sees many of the questions as being accusatory, which he has to learn may be to his benefit if only to ensure that his actions were by the book and the shots fired justified.
—Huggo