A minor skirmish on the basketball court leaves one of Kelly's friends dead and the other in jail for murder. Laura feels as though she's being dangled in front of Giardella. John's buddy has trouble dealing with being locked up and makes the whole situation worse. Sipowicz is convinced that a man knows more about his wife's death than he is letting on so he stirs him up. Janice warns Kelly and saves his life during a drug raid and the event seems to bring them back together.