Excessive Force

After chasing a robbery suspect into an apartment building, Danny watches as the young man hurls himself out a third floor window, breaking his leg on the ground, before screaming that Danny pushed him out the window. A crowd gathers in support of the man and begin cursing at Danny, who looks confusedly out the broken glass. Reverend Potter, who has chastised the NYPD's methods before, begins a crusade to get Danny fired and builds up scores of supporters. Danny finds out that a young boy named Ernesto, who lives in the building, witnessed the suspect jumping out the window, but when he goes to talk to the boy, he learns the family has moved for fear of being deported. Frank meets with Potter, who tells him that he'll make everything go away if he fires Danny. But further investigation leads Frank and Danny to learn that Potter is now housing Ernesto's family, and that Ernesto has changed his story. They are able to get a warrant for witness tampering from Erin, and after assurances that they will not deport his family, Ernesto tells the truth to the press. Frank confronts Potter with the charges, but ultimately just warns him and lets him save face with his flock. Elsewhere, Eddie suggests that Jamie turn on the charm to get information from an attractive E.R. doctor, but she then appears to get jealous when Jamie makes a date with the woman. After stern denials, Eddie finally admits she was a little jealous. Jamie says they have something special going as partners and friends and hopes things don't "get weird" between them, after which they agree to keep things neutral. Also, Sgt. Gormley thinks he is being transferred after standing up for Danny and his precinct in a heated meeting. Instead, Frank offers Gormley the position of Special Assistant to the Commissioner, effectively replacing Dino Arbogast as Chief of Department.