With Dani Reese away working on a joint LAPD-FBI team, Charlie Crews recruits his friend Officer Bobby Stark to investigate the murder of Jerome Rafts. The dead man was by all accounts a derivatives trader but according to Ted Early, that market imploded some time ago so the man, who lived a lavish lifestyle, must have had another source of income. He also spent most of his time with paid escorts leading the police to focus on his most recent favorite, a girl named Alexa who, like Rafts, had an interest in pigeons. Turns out that Rafts and Alexa also shared the same profession. The investigator looking into Mickey Rayborn's disappearance signs up for Ted's class and gets access to Charlie's house. As for Reese, she begins to wonder just what this special task force is all about as she undergoes a security interview.
—garykmcd