A counterfeiting operation is busted by the officers of Precinct 88 and a mysterious cyborg, which proceeds to eliminate members of the counterfeiter's gang.

Brogan and Haldane reluctantly provide protection to the crooked Creon politician Vinny Artak, whose life is threatened when he runs for Demeter City Council.

Demeter City's latest illicit drug craze is for Flash, a substanse which causes users to combust when they overdose. Brogan is displeased when his daughter takes an interest in becoming a police officer.