Video : Detroit 1-8-7

What does it take to be a detective on America's most dangerous streets? Get ready to be part of the action when a documentary crew rolls with some of Detroit's finest, offering an insider's glimpse behind the curtain of a Homicide Unit. The cameras unearth the crisis and revelation, heartbreak and heroism of these inner city cops—moments of raw exposure when they address us directly, as well as private moments when they forget they're being filmed.

There's the damaged but driven Detective Louis Fitch; Detective Damon Washington, Fitch's new partner; Detective Ariana Sanchez; Narcotics undercover cop John Stone who is teamed with Sanchez; Sergeant Jesse Longford and his partner, Detective Aman Mahajan and all are headed by Lieutenant Maureen Mason, a strong-willed single mom struggling to balance home and work.