Detective Ray Herzog has been chasing bad guys in the El Dorado hills high above the Sacramento valley for the last 30 years. His new partner Lucy Amaya left her reservation along the Colorado river to play basketball, but soon ditched her scholarship to join the police academy. Now, as a new detective she had no idea the dead body in front of her would take them deep into the underbelly of the drug world. Their case will take them from the icy waters of Lake Tahoe to the unrelenting heat of the Arizona desert. Pushing boundaries, stepping on toes, and taking names has gotten them on the radar of a Mexican drug cartel out to put a stop to both of them. Herzog knows a new partner means breaking bad habits, dealing with idiosyncrasies, and learning to trust one another. He must teach Amaya when to speak up, when to shut up, when to keep the peace, and when to go to war. No matter how bad the day gets or how hard the fight, he must remind her Cops Don't Cry!