The struggle of two hard-nosed New Orleans cops, Marlin Boulet and his partner Trevor Cobb, as they come together to combat crime and rebuild their city. A heroic police drama weaved from different crime stories and dramatic personal stories.
A jailbreak triggers a manhunt and NOPD cops, Cobb and Boulet, follow unconventional leads to New Orleans' Louis Armstrong Airport. At the scene, unexpected developments hinder the intense search.
The former New Orleans District Attorney is found murdered, and the evidence leads the unlikely cop partners, Boulet and Cobb to an upscale brothel. As the case progresses, the partners bring in a suspect all too familiar to Captain James Embry. Surprising developments and motives have Boulet and Cobb seeking justice in a very intense investigation.
Boulet and Cobb uncover secrets about a woman's past, the new clues help them to find her killer, a jealous ex-husband who tries to cover up the murder by making it seem that her death involved voodoo. Also, parts of Cobb's past come to light.
Boulet and Cobb are working on a Sunday morning when they respond to a shots fired call. On the scene at a church still recovering from flooding caused by Katrina, parishioners are singing harmoniously as if nothing has happened.
When Cobb, Boulet, Love Tap and Glue Boy arrive at a bloody crime scene, Cobb cannot believe what he sees. As a result of Cobb's reaction, the criminal attempts to escape and severely injures Glue Boy. Bearing the responsibility for Glue Boy's injury, Cobb takes matters into own hands and makes some risky decisions when he decides to revisit his criminal past and go undercover to assist with an ongoing investigation.
When a plastic surgeon is found dead in what looks like a transaction gone bad, Boulet and Cobb begin unfolding the layers of the crime. Love Tap, Glue Boy and Captain Embry assist with the investigation, and there's evidence linking the murder to a post-Katrina situation that rattles the foundation of a family.
Things heat up when Boulet and Cobb uncover details surrounding the murder of an insurance adjuster whose toothless body is found in one of the flooded areas in New Orleans.
While at a karaoke bar in the French Quarter, Boulet and other members of the NOPD get a call about a crime at a high-profile merchant. As the investigation unfolds, it is discovered that a vicious criminal is racketeering local businesses. Meanwhile, resolve and trust limits are tested between the unlikely cop duo of Boulet and Cobb.
When a reporter from New York visits New Orleans to write a story on the city two years after Katrina, Cobb and Boulet begrudgingly take her on a ride-along. While escorting their guest, Boulet and Cobb respond to a call where a victim has been brutally shot.