Dutch is blundering. Jack Hendricks wants him to have therapy with Dr. Judy Kaufman, a psychologist experienced with bereavement or take a leave. Someone else has knowledge of Mrs. Dixon's murder and further complicates life for Dutch, Reno and Bobby. It is a man specialized in security who holds a tape showing Dutch murdering his wife.
Reno has run into a fugitive, believed dead, after he thwarts an armored truck robbery. Later he and Bobby learn about the Pipeline. The Pipeline is an organization that supplies criminals with a new identity, which includes removing the old one permanently. Reno accidentally discovers its existence and, with Bobby's help, attempts to destroy it. Meanwhile, Bobby is being audited by a persistent woman IRS agent.