Home Sweet Home

Jamie and Eddie encounter on the street a homeless 12-year-old boy, who flees from them. When they catch him; his name is T.J. His mother in Baltimore got in trouble with drugs and sent him to be with his aunt in New York. His aunt is a homeless addict and has been missing for three days. T.J. is certain that his aunt was killed by her boyfriend. Danny and Maria follow up, and find that the boyfriend has an alibi. T.J. is moved to a temporary Children's Services home, where Jamie and Eddie see him reading to the younger children there and acting like a big brother. Danny and Maria find the aunt very much alive, living in a cheap motel room and doing drugs. She complains about her sister always sending T.J. to live with her, oblivious to the fact that she left T.J. to fend for himself on the streets. Jamie and Eddie follow up and decide to tell T.J. the truth. While he is disappointed, T.J. is also happy that a family with younger children wants to adopt him. In another case, Erin refuses to give a plea to a lawyer who is defending a Rikers warden accused of providing drugs to prisoners. DA McCoy takes the case from Erin, claiming her rocky history with the defense attorney is clouding her judgment, and Erin becomes furious after McCoy accepts the plea. She investigates further and finds that several of the warden's colleagues have been involved in a drug ring, while another warden who refused to play along killed himself due to the pressure. She also finds that McCoy's family history with the head of that Rikers cell block played into his decision. Elsewhere, Frank is laid up with an ankle injury, and has to hold a staff meeting at home. Henry becomes upset when Frank appears to shun his advice in front of the group.