Major Crimes division is still in shock over Chief Johnson leaving; Captain Raydor now has the responsibility of trying to gain the trust of the team under her leadership. With little time to adjust Major Crimes may have some difficulty to in reaching a plea bargain after a fatality due to a recent rash of grocery store robberies in the area. Detective Amy Sykes joins Major Crimes after providing much needed help in the case as an undercover cop. Sharon Raydor decides to look after a teenager who has run away and from his Foster family.

Captain Raydor may regret deciding to watch over Rusty the foster kid due to her regular duties. Major Crimes may have difficulty in solving the hugging because the evidence surrounding hugging may be too complicated to untangle. Provenza may regret joining major crimes because of issues he has with Captain Raydor may still have trouble convincing them to stay together.

Captain Raydor's duties as a temporary foster parent are over after Rusty's mom decides to return and hopefully be his fulltime parent. The facts become tangled after a car crash turns fatal in a nightclub causing confusion as to exactly what happened.

A life strategist is enlisted to help Major Crimes along with the FBI to solve a case having to with the Israel mob that could lead to trouble for major crimes. Provenza displays rare emotion with the gets the suspect who is in a vulnerable state. Rusty has the A bad day at school.

Major Crimes latest case gets help from ADA Hobbs who can hopefully take some of the pressure off the squad and close the case fast. DNA finds something out about Rusty that surprises everybody.

After a game shooting turns fatal Sharon Raydor makes an unexpected move that could end her career and harm a team member. Rusty has no desire to see his biological father.

Major Crimes may have a tough time closing its next case because confidential information and keeps getting leaked and they may have some difficulty in figuring out who or what is causing the information to erroneously get out. Captain Raydor's decision to be temporary guardian of Rusty gets more complicated as children and family services finds out some information that may cause rusty to be removed from her home.

Tao has to question his actions due to a cuddle conviction being overturned eight years later. Rusty sees father for the first time and must learn to control his emotions as he spends some time with his father.

A man is believed to have died from a drug overdose but even that is questionable new details may take the case and into a completely different direction. Some strange events leave Rusty and Captain Raydor wondering if he should have seen his father in the first place.

When a peaceful ceremony turns deadly, Major Crimes and the FBI team up to track down a dangerous sniper. And Raydor negotiates a deal that even Provenza can get behind.