The tension between Eddie and Jamie, the importance of the case, and the danger Eddie faces on the job have contributed to the episode's solid 8.2. rating on IMDB, but it's the juxtaposition of this story with a subplot in which Frank accompanies a young woman to the prison, where she meets the man who killed her father, that makes this episode so strong. Blue Bloods seeks to depict the NYPD in a realistic and positive light, and it accomplishes this well in this episode when Frank and his family attend dinner in dress uniform before Frank makes a speech to the newest group of recruits at the Police Academy graduation.