Captain Ward takes over as the head of the 125th precinct after Gabriel Lowan departs. He is quick to tell Tess Vargas and Catherine Chandler that they're not doing their jobs as detectives because they haven't closed many cases. He threatens to fire both of them unless they close more. With a little help from J.T. Forbes, Catherine and Tess are able to keep their jobs, and Ward backs off. The witness goes missing, and Ward questions Gabe. However, he claims that Vincent is the murderer, trying to frame him, and Ward is forced to let him go, since he doesn't have any evidence to hold him.