Friends in Need

Erin learns that Anthony's cousin Tony has been coercing cops into investments that inevitably turn out bad. Because she wants to investigate him, Anthony asks to be part of the investigation, but she is worried that getting him involved will cloud his personal judgment. The two get a break when they meet Erica Raymes, the widow of Joey's late business partner. Initially she defends Joey, but later reveals the truth. She reveals Joey's scamming of their business made them lose a large amount of money and her husband later took his own life in a car crash, and now Joey has forced her to keep quiet in exchange for monetary assistance. With him in the wind following this revelation, Anthony uses Joey's own mother to lure him in for a well-deserved arrest. Jamie is partnered with Marcus Beal (Michael Drayer), a rookie whose father was friends with Danny, and became a cop following his father's death just like his surrogate mentor. However, he finds it incredibly hard to mentor Marcus because of his overconfidence, cocky nature, and refusal to listen to protocol. When the two catch a robber fleeing, he ignores orders to stay put and catches the crook, but accidentally injures a little girl in the process. When he and the other cops intercept a bank robbery, Jamie and Eddie take down the gunmen, but Marcus' intervention puts everybody at risk and gets a cop shot. Realizing what a menace he was, Marcus decides to resign from the NYPD, and Jamie supports his decision. Frank is met by British intelligence officials who wish for advice on better security policies, but one in particular -- Sloane Thompson (Alex Kingston) -- pushes more and more for knowledge on secret NYPD tactics. This frustrates the conversation, and after an apology from Sloane, the two have a proper dinner.