10-8: Officers on Duty
Rico Amonte was brought out to LA by his older brother Angelo, a detective in the LAPD Robbery/Homicide Division. He is now in his first year, learning to become a professional police officer, and it's up to Senior Deputy Barnes to teach him the ropes. Their vastly different backgrounds give them opposing points of view on how to police the streets. Amonte's irreverent style can get the job done, but usually not in the way Barnes would call standard procedure. The other training officers are Senior Deputy Matt Jablonski and Senior Deputy Ryan Layne. Jablonski is partnered with Trainee Gabriella Lopez, a young Latina from East LA. Layne's partner is Trainee Chase Williams, a recent law school grad eager to acquire street experience before he becomes a D.A.
- 2003-2004
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama, Suspense
Rico Amonte was brought out to LA by his older brother Angelo, a detective in the LAPD Robbery/Homicide Division. He is now in his first year, learning to become a professional police officer, and it's up to Senior Deputy Barnes to teach him the ropes. Their vastly different backgrounds give them opposing points of view on how to police the streets. Amonte's irreverent style can get the job done, but usually not in the way Barnes would call standard procedure. The other training officers are Senior Deputy Matt Jablonski and Senior Deputy Ryan Layne. Jablonski is partnered with Trainee Gabriella Lopez, a young Latina from East LA. Layne's partner is Trainee Chase Williams, a recent law school grad eager to acquire street experience before he becomes a D.A.
Season 1 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Brothers in Arms
Sun, Sep 28, 2003
Deputy Rico Amonte (Danny Nucci) is a rookie in Los Angeles Sheriffs Department. He has a bad encounter with Senior Deputy John Henry Barnes (Ernie Hudson). To his shock, Barnes becomes his training officer.
Episode 2
A Hard Day's Night
Sun, Oct 5, 2003
Amonte gets two days off work after a long week, and starts it by punching a guy. He blames his bad luck on the black cats that crossed his path earlier. Gabriela has an itch that needs scratching, and Chase shows his mettle.
Episode 3
Gun of a Son
Sun, Oct 12, 2003
Rico's father comes to visit from New York.
Episode 4
Badlands
Sun, Oct 19, 2003
Amonte and Barnes respond to a complaint of child abuse at the hospital. Valero and Williams pull over a vehicle after they observe what looks like a kidnap, only to find the "victim" carrying a large gun. A vehicle pulled over for a broken tail-light becomes a homicide investigation when a body is found.
Episode 5
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Sun, Oct 26, 2003
A white supremacist brings down a reign of terror. Rico falls in love. Jablonski teaches Lopez to speak Spanish.
Episode 6
Mercy, Mercy Me
Sun, Nov 2, 2003
Amonte is accused of using excessive force. A neighborhood turns nasty when an elderly man makes a complaint about a noisy party next door. Barnes is shot by an old friend.
Episode 7
Late for School
Sun, Nov 9, 2003
Barnes has a turn and is put on temporary desk duty. Amonte is teamed up with a new Senior Deputy. A drive-by shooting has the deputies investigating the local porn industry.
Episode 8
Gimme Shelter
Sun, Nov 23, 2003
Amonte fails to take out an armed attacker in the prescribed manner and has to explain to Barnes and Briggs at a time when he is up for evaluation. A slum landlord asks for help with an eviction and Rico overreacts to what he sees. Williams is teamed with Layne. Barnes lets Rico drive the squad car for the first time - which he soon regrets.
Episode 9
Let It Bleed
Sun, Nov 30, 2003
Rico witnesses a shooting in his local video store. After he identifies the shooter, a gangster hit is put out on him. Lopez tickets a boyfriend who hadn't called. Layne and Williams deal with some repo guys.
Episode 10
The Wild Bunch
Sun, Dec 7, 2003
A home invasion is blamed on cops. Lopez and Jablonski chase a bag snatcher. Layne & Williams respond to a complaint of bad smells, and find an apartment filled with preserved body parts.
Episode 11
Lucy in the Sky
Sun, Dec 21, 2003
Chase is visited by his ex-girlfriend. Bank robbers cause problems for the team. Rico makes a friend.
Episode 12
Flirtin' with Disaster
Sun, Jan 11, 2004
Rico has problems in love. A little girl goes missing. The policemen's charity ball approaches. Jablonski and Layne ride together. A man takes a gun into a school classroom.
Episode 13
Gypsy Road
Sun, Jan 18, 2004 42 mins
Rico finds an abandoned baby. Lopez runs into her former gang girlfriends.
Episode 14
Love Don't Love Nobody
Sun, Jan 25, 2004 41 mins
Gang warfare breaks out in a cemetery. Layne feels her biological clock ticking. Barnes's daughter misses a test at school. A woman reports a stalker from a speed-date. The charity ball comes around.
Episode 15
Wild and the Innocent
Sun, Feb 1, 2004 40 mins
Valero returns, filling in for Layne. Amante and Barnes attend a murder staged to look like suicide. Jablonski's attitude gets him in trouble. Rico gets an invitation to join the station boxing team, and witnesses a birth. A grandmother asks for help with her wayward grandson. A man takes a gun into the station.