While Hondo tries to figure out what happened to Darryl while stopping Leroy from calling in favours to avenge his son's shooting, 20 Squad has to deal with a sniper on a killing spree with nothing left to lose, while the F.B.I. has a job offer for Cortez.
Tropes
- Clear My Name: Hondo has to prove Darryl wasn't an accomplice in the robbery where he was shot.
- Cold Sniper: Brad Thomas, the main villain of the episode.
- Death Seeker: 20 Squad quickly work out Brad Thomas intends to kill those he holds responsible for the destruction of his life and then himself.Deacon: He's laid out a funeral suit. He's got no plan to live past today.
- Despair Event Horizon: Brad Thomas's daughter died from meningitis, his wife left him, his house was repossessed and he lost his job.Deacon: Six months ago, Brad Thomas had everything to live for.Cortez: Now he thinks he has everything to die for.
- Evil Is Petty: Brad Thomas's first two victims are his former boss and the kid who replaced him at his old job.
- Grief-Induced Split: The Thomases divorced in the aftermath of their daughter's sudden death.
- Papa Wolf: Leroy sends some of his old gang contacts to find and kill Darryl's shooter.
- Rage Breaking Point: The final thing that sent Brad Thomas on a killing spree was his car being towed.
- Together in Death: Brad Thomas intends to kill himself and his wife at their daughter's grave.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Leroy is not pleased that he has to find out from his old gang contacts about Darryl's shooting instead of from Hondo.Leroy: I had to hear my son got shot third hand!
