Complete 1st Season
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001 01. “Pilot” November 2, 2017
Synopsis:
Sergeant Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson is tasked to run an elite S.W.A.T. unit for the LAPD after his original team leader William "Buck" Spivey, was fired after accidentally shooting an unarmed black teenager during a shootout. To fill the void left by Spivey, a wild officer, Jim Street, is recruited into the team. Hondo must quickly establish his right to be leader, because the team realize that someone is manipulating both the Police and the public to increase the tension, but to what end?
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002 02. “Cuchillo” November 9, 2017
Synopsis:
Hondo and Jessica are uncertain about how to proceed with their relationship as it violates department procedures. After multiple inmates escape a prison transport, the team must hunt down the fugitives including a psychopath called 'La Cuchillo' that Jessica caught before transferring to S.W.A.T. As Hondo and Mumford's teams round up the other 3 fugitives, Street's lone-wolf mentality causes tension as Hondo is pressured to either rein him in or cut him loose. In an effort to get through to him, Hondo puts Chris and Street on protection detail of the woman who put Cuchillo away before, and tells Chris to get Street to understand he needs to trust the team. When Cuchillo barricades himself inside a house with a teenage girl hostage and S.W.A.T. pinned down, Hondo must pull his most outrageous stunt to date to save the day. At the end of the episode, Jessica and Hondo both agree to maintain their relationship without letting anyone know.
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003 03. “Pamilya” November 16, 2017
Synopsis:
S.W.A.T is tasked with tracking down drug smugglers who are using human trafficking victims as drug mules. After a bad break up, Luka is in need of a place to stay, but knowing what a bad houseguest he is, no-one on the team is willing to help. Meanwhile whilst doing a favor for his incarcerated mother, Street ends up attacking a civilian and puts both his career and Hondos ability to be a leader into question. Hondo discovers that Karen Street misled her son into attacking an associate of her smuggling operation, and tells her to leave her son alone before she destroys his career. As punishment for his actions, Hondo forces Street to take Luca in, which he assures him is worse than it seems.
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004 04. “Radical” November 23, 2017
Synopsis:
During a party to "celebrate" Hondo becoming a media sensation for his helicopter stunt, The S.W.A.T. team are called then a suspected homemade terrorist accidentally blows himself and most of his building up in a Highland Park explosion. Whilst the FBI use the explosion as a justification for arresting suspected terrorists on a watch list, Hondo learns that there are several explosives missing, and the Team must race against the clock to find the partner. Meanwhile, Cortez begins to panic when Deacon's wife Annie reveals gossip that Hondo is in a relationship, whilst Hondo reaches out for Buck who is isolating himself following his firing. S.W.A.T learns the two bombers are college students being manipulated by their bitter professor into committing these acts under the guise of "Patriotic Acts", and the partner ends up holding a classroom of students hostage with a bomb, and Hondo must play negotiator.
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005 05. “Imposters” November 30, 2017
Synopsis:
The S.W.A.T. team deals with a gang of robbers posing as a S.W.A.T. officers, but the recently burglarized family is suspected of hiding something. Meanwhile, Deacon and Luca are assigned as security detail for Bobby Strock, a visiting professional hockey player who has been receiving death threats, but his troublemaking attitude complicates matters further.
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006 06. “Octane” December 7, 2017
Synopsis:
After being contacted by criminals reaching out for his old undercover alias, Street is forced to go back undercover into the world of high-end car theft in order to dismantle a ring he tried to earlier in his career. Things go bad when the paranoid mastermind behind the ring starts to question loyalty.
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007 07. “Homecoming” December 14, 2017
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Hondo's incarcerated friend Leroy asks him for a favor - to safeguard his son Daryl after he was witness to a drive-by shooting. Meanwhile, Luca's grandfather, original S.W.A.T member Jack Luca, has died and Luca struggles to deal with the loss.
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008 08. “Miracle” December 21, 2017
Synopsis:
During Christmas Eve, a drug cartel's cache of gold bars was stolen, forcing the S.W.A.T team to put their vacation on hold to apprehend the thieves. Meanwhile, Jessica's plan to improve the S.W.A.T division attracts attention from the President of the Police Commissioner Board, Michael Plank.
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009 09. “Blindspots” January 4, 2018
Synopsis:
During the investigation into an armed robbery, Deacon is temporarily placed in charge of the team when Hondo is taken off duty due to a strange misconduct complaint: an unknown male claiming Hondo used his police authority to rob him. Tan turns to an old CI which quickly gets out of hand. Hondo realises his alibi for the "incident" is Cortez, which would expose their secret relationship. Before either of them can sacrifice their careers, Cortez discovers the complainant incarcerated girlfriend is one of Karen Street's customers, forcing Hondo to come clean to Jim Street about his meeting with Karen.
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010 10. “Seizure” January 11, 2018
Synopsis:
The S.W.A.T. team is deployed for a hostage-rescue mission at a maximum-security prison. Meanwhile, Deacon's wife, Annie, suffers a seizure while visiting the precinct. During the aftermath of the operation, Hondo confronts the prison warden over the lack of procedural integrity.
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011 11. “K-Town” January 18, 2018
Synopsis:
Hondo’s team participates in a joint LAPD-DEA Task force to apprehend local Korean drug smuggglers. During the height of the investigation, DEA Agent Katrina Walsh’s son is kidnapped, forcing Hondo to rescue him. During the rescue, they identify real estate mogul Jae Kim as the ringleader of the smuggling ring, but are unable to make the arrest so Hondo confronts Kim directly.
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012 12. “Contamination” February 1, 2018
Synopsis:
Working again with FBI Agent DuBois, Hondo and the team are on the hunt for two Sovereigns who possess barrels of cyanide and are planning to use them to poison the city, but the only link they have to finding them is a wife who refuses to acknowledge that her husband is about to commit domestic terrorism.
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013 13. “Fences” March 1, 2018
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An ICE raid leaves Street in hot water when he inadvertently violates LA's sanctuary city policy and a young man is faced with deportation. When the younger sister orchestrates a rally outside the police precinct, the team faces the daunting task of protecting her from a group of men looking to deport immigrants by any means, even though no one will let them near her. Meanwhile, after Jessica's tires are slashed in response to her plans, the president of the police commission finds out about Hondo and Jessica's secret romantic relationship. Unwilling to back her unless she acknowledges her hypocrisy, he gives them the ultimatum of choosing either their relationship or their careers. In the end, despite both agreeing they are in love, Hondo and Cortez decide to end their relationship to protect their careers.
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014 14. “Ghosts” March 8, 2018
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When a serial killer from Luca's past who was thought to have been killed in an explosion two years prior resurfaces, the S.W.A.T team must capture him, this time for good. Meanwhile, Hondo grows more concerned about Buck as he begins to descend into depression following his firing. In order to stop his downward spiral, Hondo must orchestrate a meeting between Buck and Raymont Harris. Jessica gets a threatening letter personally delivered to her desk which, coupled with the attack on her car, forces her and Hicks to realise the suspect is a cop. Cortez publicly offers to let the event slide if the person responsible comes forward, but no one does. Hicks soon learns the person behind the letter is Rocker's wife, who was following his angry ramblings about Cortez's plans being bad. Rocker tells his wife that, after actually thinking about it, he agrees with Cortez but, unfortunately, Hicks is not willing to push this under the rug.
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015 15. “Crews” March 29, 2018
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Hondo's good friend and trusted criminal informant Craig is killed while seeking information about a robbery crew that a joint S.W.A.T and FBI task force is trying to capture. Things get complicated when Cortez begins to suspect FBI Agent DuBois, the agent in charge, has a drug problem which she refuses to admit. When DuBois makes a critical mistake endangering everyone's lives, Cortez removes her from Command and, with Hicks, informs the FBI of DuBois' drug problems. After Craig's daughter reveals her father was at a casino, which leads to them taking down the whole crew, Hondo makes good on a promise to Craig (who was worried financially) and gets the daughter signed up as an FBI CI, meaning she is set to earn a percentage of the money recovered from the takedown.
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016 16. “Payback” April 5, 2018
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A young heiress is kidnapped for ransom; the team links up with her former Marine bodyguard and goes on a citywide search to bring her home before she is harmed. However, when the suspects turn out to be former members of the same private protection service as the bodyguard, they are forced to question whether the family were the targets. The team worries that Mumford is moving too fast when he announces he's getting married for the fourth time after only knowing his new lady friend for a month.
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017 17. “Armory” April 12, 2018
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The S.W.A.T team arrests a former gang member who has taken a family hostage, but the mission takes a dangerous turn when he escapes and holds Cortez and Plank captive inside S.W.A.T's armory. The former gang member wants the team to find his sister, who has been kidnapped because he refused to commit a robbery. With Hicks looking to end this matter with a bullet, Hondo must work fast to ensure that everyone comes out alive. Meanwhile, after accidentally destroying the teenage son's scholarship competition entry Quadcopter, Deacon, Luka, and Tan make up for it by giving the kid access to S.W.A.Ts hardware depot to help him rebuild it overnight, then providing a full police escort to make the entry deadline.
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018 18. “Patrol” April 19, 2018
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On their monthly patrol day, Chris and Mumford must deal with a psychiatric patient on a shooting spree and Deacon and Luca play host to a group of troubled children, during which Luca discovers that one of them has dyslexia. Tan and Street must recover Tan's stolen radio from an opportunistic cheerleader. Meanwhile, Hondo travels to Oakland to help his half-sister convince their stubborn and ill father to move to L.A. with them.
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019 19. “Source” April 26, 2018
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The S.W.A.T. team is assigned to protect a high-profile Russian journalist who is visiting Los Angeles from assassins but, when her unwillingness to cooperate results in a shootout, Hondo forces her to reveal that she is on the verge of uncovering a massive weapons smuggling operation and is trying to meet a source who will provide the final key. Whilst protecting her at a speaking event, Deacon and Luka discover that the hitmen have the components to a bio-terrorism attack and one of the team throws themselves into the firing line to protect the journalist. Meanwhile, with only days left on her incarceration sentence, Street deals with a personal crisis over letting his mother live with him, which forces Luka to once again look for a place to stay. Desperate to avoid his unwelcome presence in their homes, the rest of the team try to find a place for him and the reason for why he refuses to commit to a permanent home.
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020 20. “Vendetta” May 3, 2018
Synopsis:
Following up on what transpired in the episode K-Town, Hondo's clandestine surveillance on Jae Kim lands him in hot water with the L.A.P.D. commanding officers after he is the target of an assassination attempt. Hondo is benched while the team follows up on his investigation, but trouble arises when former DEA Agent KC Walsh, Hondo's contact, is discovered with the dead body of the only man who could testify against Kim. In order to legally arrest Kim, Hondo gets the bank to cancel a $25M loan to Kim, which forces him to find the money quickly, and then arranges a sting operation, but the plan unravels when Hondo learns that Commissioner Plank was the one who told Kim about Hondo's investigation, resulting in the attempt on his life. Cortez must force Hondo and Plank to put aside their differences when Plank is needed to go undercover.
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021 21. “Hunted” May 10, 2018
Synopsis:
When a gang of bikers starts brazenly killing their rivals, Deacon suggests a visit to his former patrol partner who used to be undercover in the gang, while Mumford's team tries to round up the gang's members. Upon arriving at the ex-cop's cabin, Deacon and Hondo are ambushed and forced to flee into the woods, learning that Deacon's former partner was genuinely in league with the gang. While trying to keep ahead of their pursuers, they have to face some unresolved issues between them. Meanwhile, Chris searches for the truth about a female S.W.A.T. candidate in order to help her pass selection.
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022 22. “Hoax” May 17, 2018
Synopsis:
After responding to a fake 911 call, the team must race against the clock to stop bomb threats throughout the city. In order to facilitate the search, Hondo enlists the aid of his childhood friends and his father to help identify their suspects. Meanwhile, Street's relationship with the team is strained when he has to deal with a crisis involving his mother and uncle. During the aftermath, Street is kicked out from S.W.A.T. for lying to Hondo, and skips attending Deacon's wedding renewal. Cortez also learns on a televised broadcast that Plank is running for governor.
Complete 2nd Season
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023 01. “Shaky Town” September 27, 2018
Synopsis:
While attempting to arrest a known leader of a human-trafficking ring, the entire team runs into complications caused by an earthquake. Meanwhile, Street struggles with mending fences with the team, whilst also adjusting to being a patrol officer rather than S.W.A.T. Hondo meets Nia Wells, a recently divorced District Attorney, at a hotel bar and spends the night with her, but when he goes to check on her at the hospital, he discovers her Ex-Husband at her bedside.
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024 02. “Gasoline Drum” October 4, 2018
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The S.W.A.T. team races against the clock to apprehend the leader of a Turkish drug cartel and a rogue Turkish law enforcement agent.
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025 03. “Fire and Smoke” October 11, 2018
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The S.W.A.T team works with District Attorney Nia Wells to protect the jurors of a high profile case when their families are being targeted with bombs. Meanwhile, Cortez learns that, due to budget cuts, members of S.W.A.T. will have to return to patrol, putting their careers, including Tan's, in jeopardy.
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026 04. “Saving Face” October 18, 2018
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The S.W.A.T team works with Eric Wells, a U.S. Marshal who happens to be Nia's estranged husband to detain a fugitive who is robbing drug cargo shipments, and Hondo can't help but be suspicious of Eric's true motives, especially after learning Eric orchestrated his assignment to the case. Meanwhile, after Street caught his mother buying and keeping cocaine in her purse, he calls her out for being selfish and moves out immediately. In the end, Street and Hondo makeup and Street expresses to Hondo his desire to be back on S.W.A.T. Because he never went through it the first time, Hondo tells Street to enlist in the S.W.A.T. academy.
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027 05. “S.O.S.” October 25, 2018
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Hondo and Chris infiltrate a hijacked cruise ship in an effort to undermine the hijackers plan to flee to Mexico with drugs, while the rest of the team works from outside to determine the identity of the criminals. With the help of a passenger with a satellite phone and the ship's Chief of Security, they manage to find the ringleader and neutralize the threat. Meanwhile, Street endures his first day at S.W.A.T. academy which is proven difficult as Luca, who still bears a grudge, is one of the supervisors testing him, but they ultimately make up in an effort to help him win a bet against Mumford. He also befriends fellow trainee Devlin.
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028 06. “Never Again” November 1, 2018
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A group of well-organized and heavily-armed robbers hit several diamond merchants across downtown Los Angeles. The S.W.A.T. team tries to determine the next dealer targeted. Cortez reveals that the three dealers are connected to the Israeli mafia and she reaches out to their top enforcer, who previously helped her against the Russian mob, to try to prevent a blood bath. After Hondo kills one of the suspects in a shootout, found to be a woman, they discover the suspects are Israeli women on student visas with a very personal motive. Afterward, Hondo, emotionally affected by the suspect's death, seeks comfort from his mother, Charice (Debbie Allen). Also, while Street worries that Luca, his S.W.A.T. training academy instructor, has a personal vendetta against him, Chris contemplates an unorthodox proposition from the new woman she's dating: a triad relationship with her boyfriend.
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029 07. “Inheritance” November 8, 2018
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When a young woman, daughter of an internet mogul, and her boyfriend are kidnapped by a group of criminals with similar motives and tactics as the Symbionese Liberation Army in Patty Hearst's kidnapping, the S.W.A.T team reviews Luca's late grandfather's journal with the assistance from his father, Carl. Meanwhile, Hondo travels to Arizona with Nia for a S.W.A.T training seminar and encounters apparent racial profiling by a state trooper. Though Devlin is chosen as a new member of S.W.A.T, Deacon, temporarily in charge, offers Street to come back for one day. The team manages to foil the criminal's plan and save the woman, though the kidnappers themselves escape. Hicks and Hondo reinstate Street back on S.W.A.T, on a probationary period for 6 months, in the place of two senior officers who are retiring. In the end, the kidnappers broadcast a warning video, threatening to return if society doesn't change.
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030 08. “The Tiffany Experience” November 15, 2018
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The team is dealing with a psychotic fan of a female vlogger who wants to be her boyfriend by killing anyone around her. Unfortunately, the vlogger is far more interested in capitalizing on the experience to boost her fanbase and become more infamous, and she doesn't seem to care just how many innocent people are at risk to do it.
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031 09. “Day Off” November 29, 2018
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During their day off, Street and Chris help Luca renovate his new home, though she has to resort to calling her builder uncle to solve the house's problems. Outside the house, they run into a trio of gangsters who have taken a children's park as their own. Deacon and Tan work with Mumford on a hostage situation, and Hondo searches for a serial rapist after rescuing his sister, Brianna, when she is drugged in a nightclub. During the hostage situation, Mumford discovers one of the hostages is a wanted suspect and they have to find him before he achieves his vengeance by murdering those he holds responsible. Hondo doesn't have proof to arrest his sister's would-be rapist and resorts to threatening him if he tries again. Afterwards, Nia breaks off with him.
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032 10. “1000 Joules” December 6, 2018
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When dozens of DNA kits and evidence from LAPD crime lab are stolen, injuring one of the technicians, Rebecca, who happens to be a close friend to Hicks, the S.W.A.T team goes on an all-out hunt to recover them. Though at first they think the thief was related to a criminal waiting for trial, they end up discovering the thief was someone wanting to profit from selling the evidence to the culprits. Thanks to Rebecca having the cool head to hide a shell while bleeding on the floor, they're able to capture the thief. Meanwhile, Deacon faces financial difficulties which makes him hard to focus as the leader of the S.W.A.T annual holiday toy drive. When the department wouldn't give him a new credit, Luca offers to lend him the money he needs.
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033 11. “School” January 3, 2019
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Hondo and the team are forced to relive the painful memories of the Riverhill High School Massacre six years ago as they hunt down a copycat who is planning to re-enact the same attack on a high school with a higher body count.

Note: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, and Jay Harrington appeared in a public service announcement alongside Lt. Aaron Pisarzewicz from Los Angeles School Police Department's School Safety Initiative Division.
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034 12. “Los Huesos” January 10, 2019
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Jessica and Chris go on an undercover mission in Mexico City, without any back-up, to rescue a US federal agent who has been kidnapped by a drug-dealing gang that Jess worked undercover in a few years ago. Meanwhile, Hondo engages in a small home renovation projects, which worries his mother, Charice, if he has something that is causing him emotional strain.

Note: The episode is partially filmed in Mexico City, Mexico.
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035 13. “Encore” January 31, 2019
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5 low-level employees from 5 major companies are kidnapped by The Emancipators, the group they first encounter during the SLA-like kidnapping case, and the companies are held to ransom for the amount they have avoided paying in taxes. Whilst Hicks tries to determine if the heads of the companies are willing to sacrifice their employees lives to protect their finances, Hondo's emotional turmoil starts to get the best of him when he lashes out at the team for allowing one of them to escape. Even though they manage to arrest all the Emancipators involved, Hondo later gets a call from the ringleader wishing him luck at their next encounter.
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036 14. “The B-Team” February 7, 2019
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The S.W.A.T team works with the FBI to stop a separatist who is trying to use the weapons-grade plutonium for a terrorist plot. Also, the team participates in a law enforcements annual charity competition against Los Angeles Fire Department.

Note: NFL pro-football players Willie McGinest, James Harrison and Eric Dickerson guest stars as members of the LAFD.
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037 15. “Fallen” February 14, 2019
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When two patrol officers were killed in a series of random shooting, The team goes on the hunt to find the perpetrator and discovers the two dirty cops are responsible. Also, Deacon and his wife, Annie prepare to welcome their fourth child.
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038 16. “Pride” February 21, 2019
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The team have their hands full on safeguarding the LGBTQ Pride event in Los Angeles, when a hate crime threatens to ignite more violence. As the case hits close to home for Chris, it also reunite Hicks with his estranged son, JP, a former drug-addict turned gay-rights activist. Meanwhile, Street worries his mother will be sent back to prison when she misses the last two parole meets. Deacon receives unexpected news regarding his newborn daughter, Victoria, who needs an operation. Unable to get a loan from a bank, Deacon has resort to a loan shark he once arrested, Mickey.
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039 17. “Jack” March 7, 2019
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The team tries to zero in on a carjacking ring, but things went complicated when they discover heroin hidden in the cars. Meanwhile, Hondo decides to take in Daryl to stay with him and his mother. Deacon has problems returning the loan due to being on sick leave, and Mickey asks for a favor instead. Mumford juggles with his future in S.W.A.T after being shot. After the case is resolved, Mumford decides to give his 30-day notice.
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040 18. “Cash Flow” April 4, 2019
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A case of a escape convict who is broken out of the prison by criminals using stolen military weapon reunites Hondo with a fellow Marine, Ruiz, with whom he served in Somalia 20 years ago. When the weapons turn out to have been stolen from Ruiz's base, he tries to take over, but they're forced to push away their differences to recover the weapons and stop the criminals. When Deacon can't fully pay his debt quota, Mickey asks for another favor instead. After almost stealing stolen cash in desperation, he finally comes clean to Hondo. He and Luca pay off the debt and warn Micky off Deacon. Meanwhile, Chris prepares for a difficult farewell to her former K-9 partner, Champ, when he falls terminally ill, which forces her to face some truths about her relationship with Ty and Kira.
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041 19. “Invisible” April 18, 2019
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Luca, Street and Chris responds to a potential abduction of their closest neighbor, Timo. After they find him, they discover he witnessed a kidnapping perpetrated by two ICE agent impostors who are gaining access to an upscale neighborhood by targeting domestic workers. Meanwhile, Hondo decides to adopt Daryl into his family, and the S.W.A.T division prepares for a retirement send-off party for Mumford.
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042 20. “Rocket Fuel” April 25, 2019
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The squad deals with the finding of PCP nicknamed "Rocket Fuel", which has been on the street for decades and kills many, including Tan's cousin. Meanwhile, Hondo struggles to encourage Daryl as he keeps getting rejected during his job interviews, and Street worries when his missing mother conducts a credit card fraud.
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043 21. “Day of Dread” May 2, 2019
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Hondo's leadership is called into question when the squad finds themselves under internal investigation after an attempt to capture the most wanted criminal inavertedly resulting in the death of a civilian. Also Daryl gets shot.
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044 22. “Trigger Creep” May 9, 2019
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While Hondo searches for the person responsible of a near-fatal attempt on Daryl's life, the S.W.A.T team tries to figure out the next location for a lone gunmen who was a father of a dead daughter will strike. Meanwhile, FBI agent Elle Benson approaches Cortez with another undercover assignment.
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045 23. “Kangaroo” May 16, 2019
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The S.W.A.T team once again square off against The Emancipators when they hold a live-stream kangaroo court to publicly execute city politicians. Meanwhile, Deacon receives a LAPD Police Stars, which is something he feels unworthy of, Hondo tries to help Daryl with his recovery and Street finds his mother under the influence of drugs again and eventually calls in her parole officer to send her back to prison.
Complete 3rd Season
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046 01. “Fire in the Sky” October 2, 2019
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The 20-David squad welcomes Lt. Piper Lynch from LAPD Hollywood Division as they race to stop a serial bomber using drones as a detonation devices. Meanwhile, Hondo's first day as a guardian for Darryl becomes complicated when his father unexpectedly moves in, and Street helps Molly and her client in a domestic violence dispute.
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047 02. “Bad Faith” October 9, 2019
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The S.W.A.T team goes on a hunt for the unstable and dangerous fugitive leader of an infamous doomsday cult as Lt. Lynch enacts a departmental review per Mayor's request. Also, Luca reveals his latest passion project: a Guatemalan food truck and he asks the team to help invest in it.
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048 03. “Funny Money” October 16, 2019
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Lynch forces the team to go undercover for a local gang printing counterfeit money. Meanwhile, Hondo struggles with his family and Street begins seeing Molly, Hicks' daughter.
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049 04. “Immunity” October 23, 2019
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The S.W.A.T team tries to apprehend a former Colombian rebel leader turned drug cartel, but when Deacon's family gets caught in the crosshairs, he is forced to put his family under S.W.A.T protection after the drug leader who was under CIA immunity retaliates by attacking him at home. Also, Hondo receives a troubling news about his father's condition from Darryl, and Tan must face a Professional Standards Bureau after he and his girlfriend, Bonnie unknowingly consumes Pot Gummies.
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050 05. “The LBC” October 30, 2019
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A joint investigation between LAPD S.W.A.T and Long Beach Police Department on the stolen LAPD weapons reunites Street with his foster brother, Nate. Meanwhile, Hondo discovers his father has a lung cancer, which further concerns him about his father's stubborn act and the team decides to help out Luca's food truck business.
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051 06. “Kingdom” November 6, 2019
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The S.W.A.T team races to save a Middle Eastern activist who was abducted under pretense of treason. Meanwhile, Hondo finds himself in a tense family reunion, as his older sister, Winnie arrives in Los Angeles to visit his hospitalized father for over a decade. Also, Luca's food truck business hits a roadblock, and Street worries his relationship with Hicks' daughter, Molly, will negatively affect his career.
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052 07. “Track” November 13, 2019
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The S.W.A.T. team tracks down a four-man robbery crew who is using a thermal lance as a tool for heist. Meanwhile, Chris confronts an imbalance in her relationship with Kira and Ty, and Street debates on whether he should tell Hicks he's dating his daughter, Molly.
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053 08. “Lion's Den” November 20, 2019
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An eviction notice turns into a dramatic standoff, and Hicks finds himself in a life or death situation when he offers to trade himself for the wounded officer who has been taken hostage by an evicted family. Meanwhile, Chris considers on breaking up from Kira & Ty, and Hondo reflects on his personal life choices as he helps his father through a medical crisis.
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054 09. “Sea Legs” November 27, 2019
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The S.W.A.T. team joins forces with the Los Angeles Organized Crime division to rescue an undercover officer whose cover is blown while investigating a human trafficking ring. Also, Chris struggles with how to comfort the kidnapped officer's parents when she is restricted from giving them certain details of the investigation.
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055 10. “Monster” December 11, 2019
Synopsis:
The S.W.A.T. team are assigned with securing a former Somali warlord wanted for war crimes to be escorted to the International Crime Court, however the task becomes complicated when the assassin's tries to take him out first. (Part 1 of 3)
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056 11. “Bad Cop” January 15, 2020
Synopsis:
Street is torn between his commitment to SWAT and to his foster brother, Nate when the latter is unexpectedly ensnared in a drug ring. Also, the SWAT team tracks down a ruthless crew uses deadly force while stealing from card casinos and Buck approaches Deacon to partner on a private security opportunity. In the end, Street was revealed to be working undercover alongside Hondo & Hicks as he fake quitting from SWAT in order to spy on Nate's supervisor, Teague Nolan. (Part 2 of 3)
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057 12. “Good Cop” January 22, 2020
Synopsis:
After the revelation of Street "quitting" SWAT was a ploy for him to infiltrate Nolan's drug ring, the SWAT team goes all out to help him bust Nolan and the other supplier. However, things went personal for Street when his foster brother, Nate was murdered by Nolan. (Part 3 of 3)
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058 13. “Ekitai Rashku” January 29, 2020
Synopsis:
Hondo, Deacon, Tan & Hicks travel to Tokyo to extradite a fugitive to a local police, but soon engaged in a manhunt when the fugitive escapes from custody. Meanwhile, the rest of SWAT team search for any contacts the criminal cultivated while hiding out in Los Angeles, and Street continues to reel from his brother's death. Luca returns with good news.
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059 14. “Animus” March 4, 2020
Synopsis:
The SWAT team searches for a link between the seemingly unconnected victims of a lone gunman targeting women. Also, Luca assists with a homicide investigation in his neighborhood; Lieutenant Lynch pushes Chris to do a news interview; and Hondo reaches a juncture in his relationship with Nichelle.
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060 15. “Knockout” March 11, 2020
Synopsis:
Hondo and girlfriend Nichelle disagree over a guest speaker at her community center. When a teen is abducted, SWAT's search leads them to a member of the Witness Protection Program and a political extremist group. Luca worries about his future in SWAT if he doesn't pass the SWAT fitness test. Commander Hicks reconnects with his estranged son.
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061 16. “Gunpowder Treason” March 18, 2020
Synopsis:
Hondo and girlfriend Nichelle disagree over a guest speaker at her community center. When a teen is abducted, SWAT's search leads them to a member of the Witness Protection Program and a political extremist group. Luca worries about his future in SWAT if he doesn't pass the SWAT fitness test. Commander Hicks reconnects with his estranged son.
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062 17. “Hotel L.A.” March 25, 2020
Synopsis:
After a joint SWAT/LAPD Gang Division mission to gather evidence on city's most dangerous gang leaders goes wrong, SWAT must protect the guests of the hotel where the meeting was taking place. Luca's brother, Terry, a freelance stringer reporter, crosses police lines to shoot footage of the event, which complicates the team's rescue mission.
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063 18. “Stigma” April 8, 2020
Synopsis:
Hondo and the 20-David squad race to locate their former team leader, Buck Spivey when the latter goes AWOL and they fear he may have become suicidal. The search for Buck which coincides with SWAT's toughest mission was shown in flashback as team members received counseling discussing mental difficulties working on SWAT.

Note: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson, David Lim & Jay Harrington appeared in an online public service announcement in conjunction with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
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064 19. “Vice” April 22, 2020
Synopsis:
Tan finds himself being targeted by Conor Pope, a meth dealer whom Tan put away 7 years ago during his time on LAPD Vice squad.
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065 20. “Wild Ones” April 29, 2020
Synopsis:
The SWAT team pursues the "Bonnie & Clyde"-like couple who are on the run and seeking for a set of rare chess pieces worth millions, which were complicated when the bounty hunters get involved as well. Meanwhile, Darryl is surprised when his ex-girlfriend visits with his young son; and Luca confronts his fear as he prepares for the final PFQ test while helping his mentee, Kelly.
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066 21. “Diablo” May 20, 2020
Synopsis:
SWAT hunts down a group of drug smugglers who crash a plane on the suburbs of LA after joint operation with DEA goes awry. Also, Hondo tries to make amends with Nichelle, Luca experiences anxiety about his return to the field, and Deacon hesitates when asked to speak to a group of recruits about mental health.

Note: This episode serves as a de facto season 3 finale due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Complete 4th Season
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067 01. “3 Seventeen Year Olds” November 11, 2020
Synopsis:
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to take hold in Los Angeles, the SWAT team continues the pursuit of El Diablo's drug cartel scattered in the city and hunting down Jihadist group detonating bombs in coordinated attacks. Meanwhile, Hondo, his father, Daniel Sr. and his teen charge Darryl confront the history of racial tension in Los Angeles between law enforcement and the Black community, through flashbacks to the city in 1992 following the Rodney King verdict.

Note: this episode takes place in March 2020, right before lockdown and shelter-in-place orders were issued.
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068 02. “Stakeout” November 11, 2020
Synopsis:
The SWAT team acts as a domestic surveillance unit for the CIA to confirm whether an international crime lord has resurfaced in Los Angeles after being off-grid for years. Meanwhile, Tan searches a person responsible for a racial altercation on his mother, Chan Fei, and Hondo encounters his ex-girlfriend Nichelle for the first time since their breakup.
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069 03. “The Black Hand Man” November 18, 2020
Synopsis:
SWAT works to find an FBI informant on the run from the crime family he is testifying against. Meanwhile, the dynamic between Chris, Street and Tan gets tense when it's revealed they're all competing for a liaison position at a leadership conference, and Hondo is asked to speak at the parole hearing of Leroy, leading to Hondo having to think about the right decision for him and Darryl.
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070 04. “Memento Mori” November 25, 2020
Synopsis:
SWAT works to find the person threatening to attack the memorial of Rhodium, a singer who spoke out on police brutality. Deacon comes to blows with Rhodium's mother after their differing views leads to her requesting his removal from this assignment. Meanwhile, Leroy is released from prison and Hondo struggles to keep Darryl from falling back into old habits without separating him from his father.
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071 05. “Fracture” December 9, 2020
Synopsis:
The team works to find a bomber who is targeting victims who have no apparent connection with each other. Tan becomes visibly affected when it's shown that the bomber is suffering from schizophrenia, an illness his father went through. Hondo is also asked by Lynch to be the face of a campaign to reach out to the black communities in an attempt for recruiting. Hondo rejects this idea, but comes up with a new idea to create a forum for black LAPD officers to explain the difficulties of being a black police officer. Meanwhile, Chris, Street and Tan compete for the title of "Master Gunner" with fellow SWAT officers, with Street beating Chris by less than two-tenths of a second.
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072 06. “Hopeless Sinner” December 16, 2020
Synopsis:
Chris brings the team into her personal mission to save a teenage girl from a predatory religious leader; Hondo receives troubling news about Darryl; Tan's wedding planning hits a snag.
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073 07. “Under Fire” January 13, 2021
Synopsis:
A sniper targets the Los Angeles Fire Department; the rivalry between Chris, Street and Tan ratchets up; Street and Molly's relationship is strained by his complicated history with his imprisoned mother.
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074 08. “Crusade” January 27, 2021
Synopsis:
The team searches for a group of extremists carrying out coordinated attacks against local businesses; Deacon and his wife find themselves at odds when she wants to enroll their daughter in private school.
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075 09. “Next of Kin” February 17, 2021
Synopsis:
A tragic mission leads each member of the SWAT team to contend with their emotional distress in varied ways.
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076 10. “Buried” March 3, 2021
Synopsis:
As the team helps the LAPD search for the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance, they're joined in the field by a new team member; the strain between Chris and Street comes to a head.
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077 11. “Positive Thinking” March 10, 2021
Synopsis:
Mumford returns to work and investigates a 15-year-old cold case that holds a personal connection and leads to the discovery of a dangerous drug ring; Hondo is leery of Leroy's motives.
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078 12. “U-Turn” March 24, 2021
Synopsis:
A high-stakes domestic disturbance involving a father and his two young daughters leads the team to race against the clock to save a group of international activists.
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079 13. “Sins of the Fathers” April 7, 2021
Synopsis:
The team works together to hunt down a deadly band of mercenaries hired by a wealthy CEO trying to leave the country before he's arrested for running a massive Ponzi scheme; Hondo is forced to confront his changing relationship with Darryl.
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080 14. “Reckoning” April 21, 2021
Synopsis:
As the team works to stop a violent attack on the city, they're forced to confront the group responsible for the death of a team member; Hondo and Leroy disagree on how to handle a challenge to Darryl's fledgling business.
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081 15. “Local Heroes” May 5, 2021
Synopsis:
The team tries to track down a media-savvy crew of bank robbers who consider themselves a band of modern-day Robin Hoods; Hondo and Deacon clash over how to deal with a group of cops' racist views.
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082 16. “Lockdown” May 12, 2021
Synopsis:
When escaped prisoners take control of a courthouse with Hondo and Deacon inside, the two race to save the lives of innocent civilians while trying to avoid detection themselves; Street visits his mother in the hospital and faces a pivotal decision.
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083 17. “Whistleblower” May 19, 2021
Synopsis:
The team races to rescue victims of a sex trafficking ring that is preying on disenfranchised women; Hondo finds himself at odds with Leroy and Darryl over the future of their business; Street confronts Chris about meeting with his hospitalized mom.
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084 18. “Veritas Vincint” May 26, 2021
Synopsis:
The bombing of a police station puts Los Angeles on edge, leading the team to a final showdown with the Imperial Dukes; Hondo faces the fallout from a bold decision that threatens his future; Tan takes a big step in his personal life.
Complete 5th Season
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085 01. “Vagabundo” October 1, 2021
Synopsis:
Hondo goes to a small Mexican village to reevaluate his life and career after deciding to speak out in the media, only to find himself reluctantly entangled in the struggle for justice of one local family.
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086 02. “Madrugada” October 8, 2021
Synopsis:
Still in Mexico, Hondo teams up with a local cop for a dangerous rescue mission, only to find himself with a target on his back. Also, back in Los Angeles, Hicks considers disbanding the team for good.
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087 03. “27 David” October 15, 2021
Synopsis:
Hondo comes back from his Mexican furlough to find that the department is reinstating 20 squad. But Hicks lets them know that neither Hondo nor Deacon are going to be team leader (taking the 20-David call-sign). They're bringing someone new in to lead the squad.
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088 04. “Sentinel” October 22, 2021
Synopsis:
As the team races to stop a violent band of armed robbers, the search is complicated by civilians using a public safety app that encourages vigilantism. Also, Street receives difficult news that alters his future.
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089 05. “West Coast Offense” November 5, 2021
Synopsis:
When the team responds to a home invasion call, they uncover a murderous plot against a famous pro football quarterback. Also, Hicks gets a long-awaited lead on a Jane Doe case he worked 20 years ago.
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090 06. “Crisis Actor” November 12, 2021
Synopsis:
When armed gunmen storm the set of a controversial cable news show that promotes conspiracy theories, the team races to prevent a hostage situation from escalating on live TV. Also, Chris supports Street as he prepares for his mother's funeral.
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091 07. “Keep the Faith” December 3, 2021
Synopsis:
Hondo returns as S.W.A.T. leader. The team has a dangerous case involving a large stack of cash and the Russian mob. Hondo's dad opens up about a painful part of his past.
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092 08. “Safe House” December 10, 2021
Synopsis:
When an undocumented woman is violently abducted, the team forms an unlikely alliance to try and bring her home alive.
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093 09. “Survive” January 2, 2022
Synopsis:
When Deacon enlists Chris' help on an off-duty private security detail, they struggle to survive when they're attacked by a drug cartel looking to kidnap their wealthy VIP client.
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094 10. “Three Guns” January 9, 2022
Synopsis:
The SWAT team partners with the DEA to locate stolen rocket launchers smuggled into Los Angeles, high-power weapons with new technology capable of cutting through armored tanks. Also, a personal issue for Tan arises when a colleague is hurt in the field. Hondo's inquiry into the arrest of a homeless veteran for Leroy, Darryl's father, sparks an idea for a new policing initiative. Luca suspects the mother of his mentee, Kelly Stewart, wants to date him.
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095 11. “Old School Cool” February 27, 2022
Synopsis:
Hondo and the team race to locate a hacker responsible for accessing LAPD's computers and revealing the identities of undercover officers before the leaked intelligence has fatal consequences. Street is forced to reckon with past misdeeds.
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096 12. “Provenance” March 6, 2022
Synopsis:
After an armed robbery crew invades a downtown auction house, the case quickly turns personal for Hondo when his sister, Winnie, is taken as one of the hostages.
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097 13. “Short Fuse” March 13, 2022
Synopsis:
When a terminally ill inmate escapes from a hospital determined to settle old scores before he dies, SWAT must team up with a longtime rival of Hicks to protect the fugitive's targets. Also, Nichelle faces a life-changing event that affects her relationship with Hondo.
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098 14. “Albatross” March 20, 2022
Synopsis:
When the team busts a group of dangerous robbery suspects, Tan is confronted with a pivotal figure from his past. Luca is tapped to temporarily step in for Hicks.
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099 15. “Donor” March 27, 2022
Synopsis:
When hospital employees are targeted by a gunman, the SWAT team races to find a grieving father whose son was denied a kidney transplant. Hondo searches for evidence behind an alarming rise in Los Angeles stash houses.
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100 16. “The Fugitive” April 10, 2022
Synopsis:
When body cam footage left at a local news station seem to show Hondo shooting two police officers, he is forced to go on the run while the team works to clear his name.
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101 17. “Cry Foul” April 17, 2022
Synopsis:
When a series of deadly explosions hits oil derricks across Los Angeles, the team must hunt down an activist-turned terrorist; Deacon and his wife work to free a reformed drug dealer who they believe was sent away for a murder he didn't commit.
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102 18. “Family” April 24, 2022
Synopsis:
After Hicks witnesses the murder of an old buddy of his, the squad scrambles to discover the gunman and figure out why he has targeted a distinguished judge. Meanwhile, after Terry gets arrested, Luca is unsure of how to support him.
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103 19. “Incoming” May 1, 2022
Synopsis:
When a plane carrying Street and the dangerous prisoner he's transporting is hijacked, the SWAT team races to save the innocent passengers on-board - and one of their own. Also, Hondo take a big step in his relationship with Nichelle.
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104 20. “Quandary” May 8, 2022
Synopsis:
When SWAT discovers an illegal weapons dealer has sold stock to someone targeting a high-level politician, the team rushes to stop a deadly ambush.
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105 21. “Zodiac” May 15, 2022
Synopsis:
A home invasion turns deadly. Leroy enlists Hondo's help after an overdose hits close to home.
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106 22. “Farewell” May 22, 2022
Synopsis:
When control of a university chemistry lab is seized, the SWAT team races to thwart a devastating terror attack.
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