Celine Ordioni

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

Crusty Korean war veteran Chuck Manetta is less than thrilled when his teacher son Paul makes him babysit his spunky soccer obsessed ten-year-old granddaughter Jenny. However, things perk up when Chuck starts whipping Jenny into shape so she can play in the local grade school varsity soccer team.

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.