Ends and Means

Erin's excitement over being named Deputy Trial Bureau Chief is tempered when she learns that the Chief who gave her the promotion had ignored video evidence in a previous rape case that might have exonerated the suspect. Danny and Maria witness a shooting in a drug deal-gone-bad that kills one person and badly wounds another. Danny goes to the hospital needing "30 seconds" to get the name of the shooter from the wounded man as he is being rushed into surgery, but Linda refuses to violate hospital procedure and tells Danny he must wait until the man is out of surgery. After the victim dies on the operating table and the shooter takes another life, Danny appears to blame Linda, leading to a heated argument. The shooter is eventually arrested, but not before he scuffles with Danny, causing considerable injuries. Meanwhile, Jamie helps Sean build a soap box derby car to compete in an annual race, with a grudge against a rival family of FDNY firefighters that goes back four generations at stake. Frank discovers Henry tinkering with the car, and learns that all of the Reagan victories against the rival family may be tainted.