With the premiere of this season,the gumshoes(contestants)of the day's case are called out one by one from a group of gumshoes assembled in the Chief's office,with each one running out of the office and up to his/her podium as he/she is introduced.
After Greg's entrance into the office,Greg introduces the band Rockapella by saying things like,"Hey,they're with me every day!" or "They follow me to work every day!",etc. with the screen cutting to the guys standing out in the alley and gleefully singing "Rockapella!" before The Chief gives the briefing on the day's crook and case for the day.
The lightning round now begins with Greg giving a humorous introduction to the round followed by lightning props shown on the screen accompanying the thunder with Greg giving a comedic reaction to the storm.
From this episode up until the following season(with the exception of two episodes in the following season),Greg simply says "Phone Tap!" to cue the Phone Tap.
The Chief uses a remote control to cue in the pictures of each location on the photo recon at the Jailtime Challenge round as she shows the gumshoes each possible location of the day's crook.