S.W.A.T.

Previously on SWAT...

I need to choose someone to take over SWAT Academy for me.

I'm honored. It means a lot, Deac.

You're gonna do an amazing job, Victor.

I get hiding what your dad did, that wasn't your fault,

but if you're still associating with criminals...

They're still my family, Tan.

I wasn't ready to tell the team, but after seeing you

side with some guy you just met over me,

maybe I was right to wait.

Is that my car?

Wait, what? Did your dad kill a cop?

Now that it's out, this kind of stuff's not gonna stop.

Whoever put these out, you got one warning.

You mess with Gamble,

you mess with 20-Squad. That means you mess with me.

I just, I want you to know

I can handle the judgment that's coming my way.

It won't stop me from doing my job.

One thing I miss about Oakland,

summer ended when summer was over.

Thanks for coming in early.

It is 100 degreesoutside,

and the AC broke in my apartment.

HQ feels heavenly in comparison.

Well, don't get too comfy.

Hicks needs us for a special protection detail.

Rest of 20-Squad en route?

No, they're all on standby today.

With any luck, the heat's gonna keep folks inside,

preventing anything too crazy from popping off.

But this detail's a good chance for you and me to catch up.

Commander.

Ah. Picked your teammate, I see.

Who's the principle on the protection job?

Everybody's favorite mayor.

Mayor Castro? Doesn't he have his own security team?

We're bolstering it.

The brass believes there's an imminent threat

against Mayor Castro's life.

You got any idea who's behind it? - Yep.

Suspect is Paul Kang. He's a resident of K-Town.

He took a few potshots at the mayor's car two days ago,

and then slipped patrol.

They haven't been able to locate him since.

What's his beef with Castro?

Kang's wife, Jessie, was stabbed to death

by a transient in Venice a few months back.

Random attack.

Kang blames the mayor's soft stance

on crime for what happened.

Now...

Guy's a bit of a whack job,

but he's not entirely wrong.

All right. We better get moving.

Hondo, a word.

In private.

Gamble, really?

I mean, this isn't exactly

low-profile, covering the mayor.

Are you sure she's right for this?

I'm sure.

Fire four mags, two per shooting hand, at ten, 20,

and 30 yard intervals. Then we'll move on to HKs.

I'll be evaluating you on accuracy and speed,

but it's not a race. Remember our golden rule?

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

Good. First four, step up to the shooting bays.

Start on the beep.

Sloppy groupings, Ruiz.

Didn't come in on my day off to watch you whiff.

That's more like it.

Hold your positions.

Power outage. Generator should kick in.

Hey.

You won't always be shooting bad guys in broad daylight.

Treat this as low-visibility training.

Shooters ready!

Hold your fire.

Make your weapons safe.

We'll finish this exercise later.

All available officers

are to report to the Eagle's Nest, ASAP.

Was having coffee nearby when I got the alert.

Seems like most of the neighborhood lost power.

Power's out all over.

My family group chat's blowing up about it.

Hey.

The hell are you doing?

Uh, standing here?

Stevens and I have a game going.

Oh, this piece was already

off the board. Your game is fine.

It's not about the game, Powell.

It's about SWAT superstition.

Never mess with the chess set during an active game.

Bad things happen when you do.

Did I summon the Chess Boogeyman?

Good luck today, Powell. You're gonna need it.

Listen up!

There's a massive power outage

affecting the entire San Fernando Valley,

and given that it's roughly 500 degrees outside,

the rest of the grid is buckling under the strain.

The whole city could lose power today.

Sir, how long

until the power company is able to fix the issues?

Well, they're assessing the root cause.

Early indications show a cascading grid failure.

Best case scenario, it'll take hours.

I got here as soon as I could. It's a mess out there.

I'm executing the Sepulveda Protocol, effective immediately.

All available SWAT

will be deployed on the streets to patrol,

along with every available officer

from Metro.

Now, power outages like this bring spikes

in robbery, vandalism, arson.

People will be overheated, angry,

and desperate, so be ready for anything out there.

Sergeant Kay will assign patrol pairings and coverage areas.

All right. Powell, you're with me.

Espinoza and Thompson, you'll take Chatsworth.

Ruiz, you and Lambert, you've got Silver Lake.

Ugh, it's nasty out here.

Even warmer in NoHo, where Stevens and I are heading.

Hope the Los Profetas don't get trigger-happy in this heat.

Where'd you two get assigned?

Jackpot, baby.

Should be a pretty easy patrol.

Wouldn't count on it, Miko.

No, it'll rough out there all over.

Not just crime. People are gonna need our help.

So keep your windows down, eyes on a swivel.

Let's roll.

Hey, we can still blast the AC, right?

As high as it'll go.

Multiple heat-related 507s

reported in Balboa Park near the playground

and at Ventura and Colfax.

Nearest available units

respond Code 2.

People are already getting riled up.

Maybe we'll get lucky and Hollywood will stay quiet.

Not likely. I heard you touched the chess set this morning

during an active game.

What is with this damn chess set?

Edwards from 50-Squad

put away the chess pieces one night,

not realizing there was a game going on.

He got shot in the leg the next morning.

That's when the superstition began.

Whatever. I'm happy to take on

this so-called curse for the day.

You didn't just bring it on yourself.

You put that curse on everybody.

You're gonna get blamed for anything that goes wrong today.

Probably shouldn't have swiped this, then.

Powell, what are you doing?

You know, th-there's a reason the superstition exists.

You don't poke the bear.

I grew up with Filipino titas who were convinced

that any bad thing that happened

was the result of our ancestors

cursing us from the grave. Know what I learned?

What's that?

That bad luck and superstitions are all in your head.

15-Adam requesting additional units for traffic control.

24-David to Dispatch...

All units, we've got a 211

in Van Nuys, Calvert and Loma.24-David to...

24-David to...

You deal with that, I'll deal with that.

24-David to dispatch.

Have a TC on Main and Oak. DISPATCH 24-David, please repeat.

Possible 415

in Los Feliz near the Greek Theater...

Gonna be a long day.

Yes, sir. Copy that. Loud and clear.

Commander Hicks just instituted Sepulveda Protocol.

All available SWAT officers are out on patrol.

He thinks it'll get that bad?

Last time it happened,

there were riots in Midtown and Boyle Heights.

City Hall's got backup generators

to keep the lights and AC running,

but there's a lot of folks out there

that ain't gonna have that same luxury today.

Hicks wanted you to pick someone else

for the assignment, didn't he?

I know the look when I see it. It's been pretty much

nonstop since I got here.

Hicks is fine. Don't worry about it.

USGS confirmed there were no earthquakes in the area.

Then find out what knocked the grid offline.

I want updates every 20 minutes.

People's lives depend on it, Nick.

Ah, my SWAT babysitters.

Sergeant Harrelson, I've seen you on the news a few times.

Just doing my job, sir. This is Officer Devin Gamble.