Sabrina hopes to convince Mike to give her a column when she uncovers shady dealings of a local politician. She scores with a scathing expose, only to later discover that his "dealings" are actually giving money anonymously to families in need, including one special woman.

When Max and Logan finally find a cure for their genetically engineered virus, it turns out to be only temporary. Their time together is limited and to make matters worse they have to stop a strange Manticore creation that is on the loose in Seattle and preying on people.

As an inmate gets closer and closer to his death penalty sentence, Stabler struggles to find out whether that man was the perpetrator of a different crime with an unidentified murderer. Dr. Huang assists Stabler but the investigation goes haywire to mixed results.

Continuing with Todd, their search for Articuno, Ash and friends no sooner stop for a snack break than a trio of Swinub appears and makes off with Misty's rice cake. The children jump to pursuit and soon learn that these Pokémon are in the employ of a father-daughter team of water prospectors. The Swinub's keen sense of smell allows them to detect substances buried deep underground. Impressed by thier operations, Team Rocket decided to pirate the idea and its key Pokémon and turn them to their own gain.

Magneto steals the remaints of the top secret 'Rebirth' project, a project Wolverine helped shut down all the way back in World War II.

With the boiler packed up, it becomes a hot night in the department as Lara and Patrick flirt with each other as Jack is persuaded to seek help.