In shows like this, exaggerations of the capabilities of the cops or their technology are expected. However, stupid behaviour, just there to pad out the story, is not OK. The main offender is Hondo's pointless tirade at Saint, in front of many witnesses. Saint was never going to confess anything, just because he was being badgered. Hondo confronting Marcus, with an employee he doesn't know in earshot, was uncharacteristically careless. The main flaw in this story is Saint getting hands-on, in public, in dealing with Rios. He spent years keeping a safe gap between himself and the dirty work, so this feels like the writers had tired of this character and were just getting rid of him as quickly as possible. Worst of all (and like many previous epsiodes), there is the increasing amount of soap opera material, in this case, Luka and Tan fretting over Hicks' health or love-life.
