▁and ▁pull s ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁case . ▁They ▁recon ci led ▁in ▁episode ▁ 3 . 0 9 ▁" Here ' s ▁To ▁You , ▁Mrs . ▁Az rael ", ▁when ▁Mac ▁conf ides ▁to ▁Haw kes ▁about ▁his ▁father ' s ▁final ▁ag on izing ▁months ▁dying ▁from ▁cancer . ▁When ▁Haw kes ▁is ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁in ▁a ▁rob ber y - hom ic ide , ▁Mac ▁puts ▁his ▁career ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁friend , ▁lock ing ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁inter rog ation ▁room ▁with ▁Sh eld on ▁to ▁question ▁him , ▁even ▁though ▁his ▁team ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁case ▁( ep is ode ▁ 3 . 1 1 ▁" R ais ing ▁Sh ane "). ▁ ▁Mac ▁and ▁NY PD ▁Det ect ive ▁Don ▁F lack ▁share ▁a ▁deep ▁mut ual ▁respect ▁and ▁friendship , ▁despite ▁their ▁very ▁different ▁temper aments . ▁This ▁trust ▁becomes ▁stra ined ▁when ▁Mac ▁disco vers ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁F lack ' s ▁detect ives ▁is ▁dirty . ▁Mac ▁asks ▁for ▁F lack ' s ▁mem o ▁book ▁to ▁determine ▁which ▁officer ▁was ▁the ▁cul prit . ▁Despite ▁F lack ' s ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁men ▁is ▁cor rupt , ▁he ▁eventually ▁capit ul ates ▁and ▁turns ▁over ▁the ▁not ebook . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁remains ▁t ense ▁for ▁several ▁episodes ▁until ▁they ▁confront ▁the ▁issue ▁in ▁episode ▁ 3 . 1 0 ▁" S weet ▁ 1 6 ". ▁When ▁Mac ▁lo