Special Investigator Paul Romano and partner Special Agent Joe Pentangelo pick up an emergency call from Brooklyn. A young couple has rescued two newborn puppies from their neighbours' trash can. It seems the neighbors, two sisters, have discarded their dog's unwanted offspring, and simply put them out with the garbage to die. One of the ASPCA's undercover officers, known only as Special Agent H, is also faced with a gruesome case. On a routine visit to a grooming parlor, H has come across a sheepdog whose neck has a horrific gash, almost from ear to ear. The groomer says when the dog's shaggy hair was clipped he found a rope embedded in the dog's neck. Also, Special Investigator Annemarie Lucas confronts a man who thinks the way to deal with his dog Britney's barking is to muzzle her with a tin can.