When Los Angeles' newly elected sheriff dies, Bill Hollister is suddenly propelled into the role.

Struggling to come to terms with the new responsibilities of his role as sheriff, Bill refuses to stay out of the field when a criminal to whom he is personally connected resurfaces; two new deputies come into the picture.

After a mysterious shooting leaves one of their own injured, Bill and the team go out on a mission to find the shooter.

While enforcing an unsanctioned raid on a human trafficking ring in Los Angeles, Bill finds an old informant of his who is in trouble.