The Beat - Season 2 (2012)

It's Welfare Wednesday, which means lots of action on skid row; Constables Smith and Penner stalk local dealers and their mules; Sergeant Hinton speaks with a longtime eastside addict for a drug prevention program.

New condo developments threaten to push the skids out of the Downtown Eastside; The BET seizes a huge cache of stolen bikes; A stroke of luck leads to the dismantling of a criminal operation.

Police crack down on Central American drug dealers operating in the Downtown Eastside; Constable Dave Steverding confronts the shortage of drug treatment for addicts in the skids.

Emotions are tested as a series of suicides and suicide attempts sweep the area; Anti-police activists stir the pot with protests and by harassing officers on patrol; A visit from a former addict puts everything into perspective.

The BET set their sights on a drug operation being run out of a Chinatown coffee shop; A well-executed plan gets the arrests and seizures they wanted; Sergeants Hinton and Steinkampf prepare for a trip to the Far North.

First Nations gangs clash in the Downtown Eastside; A group of BET cops tour the Far North, talking with First Nations youth about the dangers of drug use; New recruit Bryan Nykon goes through grueling basic training.

Rookie Bryan Nykon learns the ropes alongside beat veteran Dave Steverding; A victim turns to suspect in a rooming house altercation; The BET moves into a bigger, brighter precinct next door.