In the opening episode, Karen Sisco is shot, learns that her charter fisherman boyfriend might be a bank robber, and has to satisfy Internal Affairs. Karen and fellow Marshall Danny Quintero were on stake-out of a suspected fugitive, and she is placed on temporary duty until she files her report about what happened one particular night. Other than being shot, Karen is having some memory problems. Meanwhile, Karen's father, PI Marshall Sisco is investigating possible insurance fraud. In his spare time, Marshall Sisco plays poker with ex-cons.