possible rape victim, resulting in Linda attempting to call Julio and talking dirty but getting Assistant Chief Mason instead due to a mix-up. Linda promises that Julio will owe her a dinner for her help and he responds with some enthusiasm to the idea. In season five, Julio begins applying to be a foster parent after seeing the effects of the system in "Present Tense". In "Cashed Out", Rusty's former social worker Cynthia does a surprise home study on Julio and investigates his actions in solving a brutal murder that ended with Julio risking his life to successfully talk a dangerous suspect down rather than shooting him or resorting to other forms of violence as Julio would in the past. Julio spends a week under review as a result on possibly getting the Medal of Valor for how he handled the situation while the rest of the squad are shown to have various responses to Julio's risky actions. Julio assures Cynthia of his putting that same dedication into raising a child if he's allowed to foster while Rusty adds his own support to Julio from his own perspective of knowing Julio when he first came off the streets and into foster care. In "By Any Means, Part 1," Julio is seen with the Medal of Valor upon his uniform, confirming that he did in fact receive it. In "Family Law", Julio is approved to be a foster parent and takes emergency placement of an eight-year-old boy named Mark Jarvis who is racist with an attitude problem. At the end of the episode, it is discovered that Mark's mother has been murdered and he has nowhere to go. Julio continues to foster Mark through the investigation into his mother's murder and the investigation into the Zyklon Brotherhood. Julio and Mark develop a father/son relationship that ends when DCFS finds Mark's grandparents and are forced to remove him from Julio's custody, leading to an emotional goodbye between the two. Following this, Julio is shown to keep a picture of Mark on his desk until Mark returns to his life after his grandfather's stroke. After the stroke, Mark's grandmother chooses to transfer permanent legal guardianship of Mark to Julio, making Mark Julio's legal ward. In "Sanctuary City, Part 1", it is revealed that Julio's mother has died and he is now on bereavement leave. As a result, Sharon has Buzz Watson, now a