Labor Day

Lucy returns home to find her boyfriend Chris alive and well. She is relieved and happy to have him back in her life, but she has some questions about what happened between them while he was gone. Lucy feels guilty about what she did to Chris, but she won’t admit it to anyone. She is still unsettled about Bradford, but she won’t say anything until she has more time to think things over.

Chris is worried that Lucy might turn down the offer because she blames herself for what happened to him. He calls Bradford and asks him to convince Lucy to take the opportunity. Bradford visits Lucy and advises her to take the opportunity because it will be good for her career.

Meanwhile, Bradford’s sister is in town to get their childhood home ready for the open house. Bradford is ready to put his traumatized childhood behind him after selling the house. His sister is going through a divorce and is happy to get the money to help pay her litigation bills. ..

Wesley reports for his first day as a prosecutor at the D.A office. It is not going as well as he had hoped it would. His boss wants him to stop trying to give everyone a free pass and choose a case he will take to trial. His day is salvaged by Lopez who calls him to ask for help in their corrupt police case.

Nolan is given a chance to become a training officer by stepping up while Harper is on maternity leave. He is excited to get the chance and by the end of the episode, Thorsen declares him the best training officer he has had so far. I think Nolan will make a great training officer, he is easy to approach and has life experiences under his belt. ..

When Nolan and Thorsen respond to a welfare check call, they find that the police officer was apparently murdered. A quick preliminary exam indicates that the police officer was killed with a gunshot wound to the head. Lopez and Bradford take point on the case, and clues lead them to a corrupt gang of police officers. ..

Harper is in pre-labor and she and James are moving into their new home. Harper is weary of giving birth at the hospital given her last experience. They have a plan and if complications arise the hospital is only four minutes away. James believes he has everything under control but he is in for a big surprise when Harper takes interest in their new noisy neighbors. ..

The new neighbors are not the law-abiding kind of neighbors because they keep playing loud music and Harper has to have a talk with them. Then there were gunshots, but Smitty showed up when she called the police. Obviously, Smitty being the lazy cop that he is, believed the neighbors and didn’t report it. I’m surprised that Smitty has been able to keep his job for this long.

The Harper family is watching their neighbors put a human body in the boot of their car and they don’t believe it. Harper calls Sergeant Wade and asks him to run a background check on her neighbors. The neighbors decide to break into their home and attack them, but clearly they didn’t know who they were dealing with.

Harper shoots the trespasser and gives birth at the same time. This scene was supposed to show she is a badass, but it was so unrealistic it ended up being funny. ..

The Episode Review

The couple needs to decide if they are going to be honest with each other, their partners, and themselves. This back and forth is getting annoyingly messy. Chris and Ashley will end up getting hurt if this uncertainty goes on.

Nolan is excited to see the training officer role in the military. He has wanted this role for a long time and has worked so hard for it.

Wesley is delusional in thinking that he can change the system from within. There needs to be a balance between punishment and rehabilitation, and Wesley needs to find this balance soon. ..

James and Harper are a really cute couple and I hope they will continue to be together this season!