To keep the episode from getting too dark, Christopher Herrmann provides the much-needed comic relief. He decides to invest in a "new" business venture that, in classic Herrmann fashion, is more work than it’s worth.
Unwilling to wait for the police, he takes matters into his own hands.
The central conflict follows Captain Matthew Casey as he discovers a "crack house" operating right next to a local high school. When a victim from a fire reveals the source of the neighborhood’s blight, Casey takes it personally. Casey finds his hands tied by red tape.
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His interference puts him at odds with the CPD and puts a target on his back.
It forces Kelly to evaluate his loyalty to 51 versus his own career ambitions. The Humor: Herrmann’s New Venture