 Young uniform police officers Zane Marinelli (Mark Ruffalo) and Mike Dorigan (Derek Cecil) balance life on the force with their romantic relationships and personal struggles. Zane struggles with the fact that his father is in jail for his mother s murder, and tries to deal with his unstable girlfriend Beatrice (Heather Burns), who burned down his apartment. Mike is beginning to get cold feet about his engagement to Elizabeth (Poppy Montgomery), a medical student, and his excessive drinking is creating tension in their relationship. The show s visual trademark is its mix of film and video.