RobertT.Ironside,chiefofdetectiveswiththeSanFranciscoPoliceDepartment,isshotdownbyasniper'sbulletwhilevacationingataremotecabin.Ironsidesurvivedtheattack,butbecamecrippledfromthewaistdown,andwasconfinedthewheelchair.Realizinghisskillsasacrime-busterweretoogoodtowaste,Ironsidebecametheheadofhisownspecialpoliceunit;hemovedintoaspecially-builtofficeatSFPDheadquarters,completewithsleepingquartersandexerciseequipment,andinheritedacrackstaff:blandSgt.EdBrown,beautifulyoungPolicewomanEveWhitfield,andblackex-conMarkSanger,whopushedIronside'swheelchairanddrovehisspecialvan.Whitfieldeventuallyleftthedepartment,andwasreplacedbyPolicewomanFranBelding,whileSangergraduatedfromlawschool,passedthebar,andmarriedDiana.WrittenbyMartyMcKee{[email protected]}