Southland - Episode Guide

A rookie LAPD cop has a very busy shift on his first day in the field while a seasoned detective handles an apparent kidnapping involving a young girl.

Ben Sherman begins to believe all the accolades coming his way, clouding his judgment. Bryant and Moretta try to keep their witness alive. Lydia Adams bonds with a baby found crawling in an intersection.

Ben reveals details of his past and why he chose to be a cop to Cooper. Meanwhile, Dewey's friendship with a burnt-out actor causes a rift in his partnership with Chickie.

When an unidentified female body turns up in an alley, Gang Detectives Sammy and Nate have their work cut out for them. Nate searches for a missing relative, and reveals a secret.

Salinger, distracted by speed racers, crashes his car. The racers steal his gun and he gets a 12 hour deadline to find it before the thing becomes official. In the search, something bigger is found.

When jewelry thieves begin robbing Bel Air homes, Officer Ben Sherman breaks police policy and becomes personally involved because he knows one of the victims.

The body of a dead gang member is discovered; Detective Salinger and his daughter grow further apart; Detective Bryant asks Detective Adams to take in shooting witness Janila.

In the second season premiere, Russell's replacement investigates a possible abduction with Lydia, while Nate & Sammy check out a shooting that's part of an undercover operation.

While investigating a triple homicide, Lydia and Rene realize they have very different styles of detective work; And Ben confronts John about his reliance on pain pills.

Ben winds up in a patrol unit alone for the first time. Over in the Gangs Unit, Gil Puente leads a task force to catch a gangster - but Sal and Sammy find it hard to work with him.

Clifton Collins, Jr. joins the series as Lydia's new partner Ray Suarez; they investigate the murder of a SULA student. Ben and John stop by to see how ex-cop Dewey is doing.

After gangsters open fire in a crowded club, tensions rise between Sal and Gil on the gang task force. And Sammy confronts his wife about crossing the line too often.

The Southland officers are sent out to capture a rapist impersonating a cop. While Lydia's reunited with her former partner, Russell, Sal's secret affair is revealed to his wife.

Lydia and her new partner hunt a cleaning lady's killer. John and Ben rescue an officer during a bank-robbery shootout. Nate and Sammy investigate the murder of a gangmember.

Sammy and Nate feel threatened when Sal calls in Lydia and Josie to help them solve a series of gang murders. John and Ben switch partners during Dewey's first day back from rehab.

Ben seeks revenge when his mother's rapist is released from prison. Lydia and Josie bump heads over a chainsaw, as Sammy deals with his wife's betrayal.

Sammy & Nate get into a deadly gang confrontation. Ben makes a series of rookie mistakes and Lydia works a gang homicide that leads to an unorthodox killer.

Lydia and Josie catch a complicated rape case on the Westside. John bonds with an abandoned teenager, while also having to deal with testifying at his own father's parole hearing.

While working a celebrity murder, Lydia discovers the pros and cons of being in the spotlight. Sammy goes out on patrol. John & Ben are frustrated with a tedious security detail.

Lydia gets suspended from duty and bonds with an injured witness. A high-speed chase haunts Chickie, and John tries to clean up a neighborhood.

Sammy seeks answers in the desert. Lydia and Josie babysit an important alcoholic witness before a murder trial. And John and Ben go against procedure to help a child in need.

Ben deals with John's escalating drug problem as Sammy prepares for fatherhood. Lydia embraces a teenage victim and fights her emotions during a high-octane shootout.

On Ben Sherman's final day as a rookie, challenges abound - none more daunting than how to handle his partner's growing reliance on painkillers.

In the fourth season premiere, Officer Cooper gets a new partner -- Jessica Tang (Lucy Liu); and Lydia has a new partner as well -- Ruben Robinson (Dorian Missick).

Tang and Cooper are attacked on the street, while Lydia and Ruben question the unassuming grandmother (MARLA GIBBS) of a murder suspect. The force gets a new captain.

Bearing a grudge, Sammy leaves a gang territory unattended, only to have a violent gang war erupt throughout the city. Ben's recent mistake continues to haunt him everywhere.

Jessica tries to help a homeless vet get an ID so he can be admitted to the homeless shelter. Sammy's determined to save a dog after he accidentally shot it in the leg.

Cooper tries to save a suicidal teen in a situation that hits close to home, while Jessica gets a visit from someone in her past. Sammy enlists an informant - with tragic results.

Sammy tries to make amends after the murder of a young man who agreed to testify in one of his cases. John and Jessica find themselves babysitting a documentary film crew.

Jessica's day goes from bad to worse in a shootout. Sammy holds a grudge against Ben for not backing him up during an arrest. And Lydia reaches a decision about her life.

While Tang gets an update about the boy she shot, John wants her to come clean about what really happened. Ben tries to intervene in the life of a prostitute, but makes things worse.

Ben heads down a slippery slope as he attempt to help the daughter of a prostitute, while Tang faces more questions about her shooting of an innocent bystander - which could affect her future.

In the season finale, Tang prepares to move on to a new precinct, but first she wants to tie up some loose ends on the beat. Lydia is pressured to make a decision about her future.

In the fifth season premiere, Officer Cooper clashes with his new "boot" - Gary Steele, while Lydia Adams tries to balance detective work with motherhood.

After Dave Mendoza is injured in a drive-by, Ben takes is upon himself to solve the case - much to Sammy's dismay.

A breakdown in the dispatch system makes a difficult job even harder for the cops. Lydia reaches out to her old flame and Cooper gets a new partner.

John and Lucero settle into their new friendship during a day filled with strange calls. While Ben and Sammy respond to an insane bank robbery call.

John thinks about life after the LAPD. Lydia connects with a man she sent to Death Row. And Sammy becomes a tabloid celebrity after a very public act of heroism.

The day's events bring all of our cops face to face with some of their greatest fears. A baby's death for Lydia: IA questions for Sammy; loneliness for Cooper; commitment for Ben.

John takes drastic measures to try to save Hicks while being confronted with demons from his past. Sammy's lie about the tape weighs heavily on his conscience. Lydia and Ruben track down a John Doe.

The funeral of a major drug dealer brings gangsters of all sorts out of the woodwork. With chaos in the streets, our cops learn that the greatest threats often come from within.

Chaos reigns in the city when Cooper and Lucero are kidnapped and held hostage by a pair of "tweakers" and our cops join the frantic search to find them before it is too late.

In the season finale, John copes with the aftermath of his kidnapping, while Sammy closes in on the real robbers, Ben feels the pressure and Lydia becomes closer with Russell.