When a would be bomb maker inadvertently blows himself up, 20 Squad discovers this is only the beginning, and someone is pulling the strings behind a group of radicals planning to strike at major financial institutions in L.A.
Tropes
- Berserk Button: Do not imply Commander Hicks doesn't care about the men under his command.Hicks: [to Hondo] I know you don't respect me, but you ever imply I don't care about this city, or the cops I work with, and you and I are gonna mix it up.
- Capitalism Is Bad: The motive behind the bombers.
- Evil Mentor: The ringleader of the bombers is their anti-capitalist professor.
- Spiteful Suicide: The bombers' ringleader tries to jump off a roof when cornered by Deacon...only to be grabbed by Luca one level down.
- Tranquil Fury: After Hondo accuses him of firing Buck for the sake of saving face, Hicks angrily retorts that it was Buck's decision to fall on his sword to stop racial tensions from spiralling and that Hicks begged him to fight to keep his job.Commander Hicks: You think I enjoyed seeing [Buck's] career end like that?! I begged him to fight this, but Buck insisted I fired him! He shot a black kid, who nearly died! He knew this city was ready to explode.
