Mike Rhodes (Blair Underwood) arrests a 15-year-old juvenile and takes him under his wing. Later the teen is beaten-up by his step-father. He finds his step-fathers gun and threatens to shoot the man. The kid is coaxed into dropping the gun by Rhodes and the abuser is arrested.

When Len's son, Joel is missing, the El Camino police force come together for the search and Sue (Elizabeth Harmon-Haid) blames Len's affair with Lynette for their distraught son's disappearance. Len goes undercover and gets the convicted child molester who took his son, to lead him to where the attacker took him. Joel is scared but unharmed.

Meanwhile, Russell is concerned about his baptism duties as the christening date for Terry's son approaches.

Leslie finally tells her peers about her long lost daughter.

Mike Rhoades a pris sous son aile un jeune garçon de 15 ans, battu par son beau-père. Mais, l'adolescent découvre l'arme de son tortionnaire et hésite à s'en servir contre lui. Pendant ce temps, Joel, le fils de Len, a disparu. Et alors que sa femme lui reproche sa liaison avec Lynette, ses collègues se lancent à la recherche de l'enfant...