Chen is hesitant to take Chris’s offer to move in together further, but is unsure how to tell him that she is not ready yet. ..
Thorsen asks Sergeant Grey to give him a chance to shadow Lopez and Parker as he wants to be a detective. Sergeant Grey asks Bradford and Chen to partner up for the day. Meanwhile, Harper and Lopez decide to train Thorsen hard from the get-go and test him by allowing him to ask only 5 questions after reading only the first page of a case file. In the end, he makes assumptions and Harper tells him the first rule of being a detective is to never make an assumption. ..
Chris and Chen ride together in Chen’s car. Chen asks Bradford about his new single life and chastises him for being an indoor kind of guy in a city like L.A. Chris calls Chen to show her a new house and Bradford overhears their conversation. He asks if she is happy with Chris and Chen says she is but he sees right through her. The second time Chris calls, Chen admits that she is not in love with him and Bradford tells her she shouldn’t settle for someone who only makes her comfortable.
In a normal ride, Juarez and Nolan spot a car overspeeding and ask the driver to pull over. The driver has a bomb tied to her neck and tells them that she has been asked by the suspect not to stop driving. Sergeant Wade, asks them to follow the car and find a way to drive her to a secluded area.
The three reporters start their investigation by checking home surveillance from Pam’s house. They notice that the suspect is someone they know, but they can’t see his face. Nolan and Juarez direct the driver, Pam, to a secluded lot and try to get her to be calm. Unfortunately, the bomb explodes before the bomb squad gets to the driver.
Shortly after Pam’s death, Chen and Bradford spot another driver who is also carrying a bomb on his neck. They also believe there is more to the story. The second driver gets nervous and pulls over, luckily cutting the bomb off his neck. The bomb squad analysis the bomb and realize that the bombs have a timer and are meant to go off whether or not the drivers followed the rules given by the suspect. ..
The second driver interviews Richard, who is seeking revenge after his sister was kidnapped and killed by a group of kidnappers. The kidnappers killed her after 43 minutes while the company heads argued back and forth on whether to pay the ransom. ..
The officers rush to arrest Richard and he is arrested without incident. He tells the officers that he is finished with his revenge mission after sending out the last bomb. They hurry to get to the last man, who has been ordered to drive to the law firm. Juarez uses her experience with loss to try and get through to Richard. He tries to trick her but she follows her intuition and tells Nolan to cut the red wire instead of the green one to disarm the bomb. Her intuition proves to be right and she saves the day. ..
After a long day of work, Chen and Bradford talk. They both admit that they have feelings for each other, and Bradford asks her on a date. Chen turns him down, saying she needs more time to end her relationship with Chris. ..
The Episode Review
The ChenFord ship is finally taking off and though it wasn’t what we all wanted, it’s still nice to see. Chen and Bradford took a while to get here, and that’s understandable. They’re both hesitant to take their relationship further, but as Chen said, this is an important relationship for her. She’s scared of the what-ifs, but she’s ready to go for it. ..
Bradford is scared, but he’s willing to take a chance now. We’re just here, happily third-wheeling. Are you excited about ChenFord? What challenges do you think lie in their future? This leaves the door open for the next episode! ..
