Nick Gomez

When 4400 missing people emerge from nowhere, the Department of Homeland Security wants to know why. But the answers aren't coming easy, and by the time they do ... it might be too late.

Sometimes it seems as if the world is crashing in on itself. It's the job of the first responders to hold it together. Police, firefighters, paramedics: the men and women of the 3-11 PM shift called third watch are ready to serve in situations ranging from small (attending to a frequent 911 dialer) to playful (a football match between fire departments) to harrowingly large and complex (tracking an elusive sniper who targets cops). Combines the rigors...