Reed's dog Queenie's recent litter of eight pups are now six weeks old, and it's time for Reed to find homes for them, which is proving to be difficult. Malloy even skirts the issue with Reed as he obviously doesn't want one, despite Reed needing to ask anyway. Carrying a photograph of the pups wherever he goes, Reed tries at almost every appropriate opportunity to give them away. Their first two calls take Reed's mind off the issue at least temporarily. The first is a code 2 to an alleged break-in at a closed set of commercial buildings. Malloy is able to ascertain the nature of the situation based on evidence he finds on the ground at the site. The second has them dealing with a young boy who has his head stuck been the grates of a metal fence. Their last call of the evening is of prowler/peeping Tom. While Reed figures the frightened female victim would benefit from the safety of a dog - one of his dogs - she has only one other thought on her mind, namely Malloy.
—Huggo