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00:00Hey, you're not nervous I'm going to embarrass you in front of your old captain, are you?
00:07Of course not. I don't know why I'm so anxious.
00:09Russ has always been one of my biggest champions.
00:11He's the one that pushed me to go to Officer Kennedy's squad for my first tour.
00:15Well, I'm sure he's not coming all the way to L.A.
00:17so that he could tell you he's disappointed in you.
00:19I just wish he would give me some sort of idea what this is about, but that's Russ.
00:23There she is!
00:24Hey, Russ! It's so good to see you!
00:26Ah!
00:27Okay.
00:28John Nolan.
00:28Colonel Russell Wilkes, please, call me Russ.
00:31It's a pleasure to finally meet the man behind the story.
00:34Yeah, likewise. Sit down.
00:37Really appreciate you being here, John.
00:39No, I didn't give away too much over the phone, but what I'm here to discuss will affect both your lives.
00:44Seems only fair to include you in the conversation.
00:46The SecDef has tasked me with putting together a working group inside the Pentagon.
00:50Wow.
00:51A team of my own choosing that will spearhead bring you battlefield medicine into the 22nd century.
00:56It's the most consequential assignment of my career.
00:58And you are the first person I'm asking to be a part of this.
01:05I mean, it's an honor just to be nominated.
01:06Totally.
01:07I mean, Russ is a genius.
01:08He could recruit anyone for this working group.
01:11And the fact that he called me first, I mean, that's pretty great.
01:15Yeah, 100%.
01:16It's still cool, but I mean, our life is perfect right now.
01:20There's no way we're messing that up.
01:21No way.
01:22It's perfect.
01:29Police, get down!
01:31This is Bailey Noon, L-A-F-D.
01:32I need an R-A to Central Station Market.
01:35We have a male GSW victim.
01:36He's been shot in the head, in the back.
01:38Two suspects.
01:39Black hoodies, masks, and pants.
01:41One headed east towards Broadway in pursuit of second suspects.
01:45Move, move!
01:45?!
01:46Jun!
02:02Jun!
02:08Jun!
02:13Jun!
02:14Why are you texting me when I'm right here?
02:16Letting you sleep.
02:17That's sweet.
02:18Wait, are you looking at real estate?
02:21We have to upgrade.
02:23We need more room.
02:24A second.
02:25Tub, a closet that fits all our clothes.
02:28I mean, yeah, sure, that would be nice,
02:29but we created our family here.
02:32Which I love, but now we're bursting at the seams,
02:34and Mama's ready to crack open that trust fund and get crazy.
02:38I'm not sure I like the sound of that.
02:40Tough.
02:41We have money.
02:42Uh, no, we have some money,
02:45but housing prices in a lair are insane.
02:49I guess it couldn't hurt to see what's out there.
02:51I love that you've learned to roll with me rather than resisting.
02:54Yes, you have successfully broken my spirit.
02:57Yay.
03:00Quickie before the kiss might go?
03:02Oh, um...
03:04Whoa.
03:07Mom, come here!
03:11Too late.
03:12I like this one.
03:13I bet you could hang a swing set from that tree right there in the back.
03:17That was my favorite until I saw this.
03:20It has a pool and a gym and a screening room.
03:24Wait, hold up.
03:25You got screening room kind of money?
03:27Depends on which one of us you ask.
03:28Wesley is the king of frugality,
03:31so he would definitely say no,
03:32but I lived on credit cards until I met him,
03:34so I'm way more comfortable pushing the envelope.
03:37Hey, Nolan, did you tell Officer Hart that the shooters last night were furries?
03:43No, I said they were wearing hoodies.
03:46Are you taking the case?
03:47Yeah.
03:47Do you mind just walking us through it?
03:48Yeah, uh, Bailey and I were coming back from dinner at Central Station Market.
03:52Date night?
03:53No, her former commanding officer came to offer her a job.
03:56A Pentagon think tank.
03:58Wow, you really married outside of your league.
04:00I know, right?
04:01So is she going to take it?
04:02No, uh, it would mean relocating to D.C.,
04:04so it's a non-starter for us.
04:06I mean, it might be a non-starter for you,
04:07but I guarantee that your overachiever of a wife is seriously thinking about it.
04:11No, actually, she was laughing it off when we talked about,
04:15oh, my God, she's actually thinking about it, seriously.
04:18Okay, well, no, no, if that's something she really wants to do,
04:21relocating to D.C. could be cool.
04:23It's not.
04:23I spent time there during my joint ops days.
04:25It took me about three weeks to unclench every time I came home.
04:29Thank you for that insight.
04:31So, any clarity on the victim?
04:33Fred Wilson, 48, CPA, married, no kids, no criminal record.
04:38Making him an unlikely candidate for a targeted assassination.
04:41Is there anything else about the shooters that you didn't give heart?
04:45Sorry, I did not get a good look at them.
04:47What about CCTV? Anything there?
04:48They were pretty covered up, but take a look at this.
04:53Uh, looks like the litter's SF.
05:01That would make him Southern Front.
05:02No visible tattoos on the second shooter.
05:06Huh.
05:07Yeah.
05:07So, why would a member of a white supremacist gang partner up with a black man to execute
05:12a civilian in broad daylight?
05:14Told you he'd spot it.
05:15You trained him well.
05:16Could be that our innocent CPA was helping the Southern Front to launder money, or maybe
05:22he had a drug problem and owed them money.
05:24We're trying to get the ME to rush the talk screen, but he's dodging our calls.
05:28Oh, Santa Moore.
05:29I'll go deliver the ask in person.
05:30Let me collect my boot.
05:34Hey, do you know what this is?
05:37An iron?
05:38You know what it's not?
05:39A machete.
05:39I am due in court in two hours to testify about a man attacking people on a bus with a
05:44machete.
05:45Okay, something must have got switched around in the evidence locker.
05:46We'll figure it out.
05:47No, no, no.
05:48The case is time not waived.
05:49If we don't find it fast, that psycho is going to be let free.
05:52Okay, have you told the prosecutor?
05:54No.
05:54It's Wesley, and I am just trying to keep him in blissful ignorance as long as possible.
05:59Help me.
06:00That's the case number.
06:01No, I know, but it's wrong.
06:03The case number isn't wrong.
06:04The item might be wrong, but numbers are just numbers.
06:09Fine.
06:10So the point is, I have to be at court, and I need that machete, like, ASAP.
06:16Case number?
06:17Oh.
06:17Okay, well, we're not going to find out by using the case number.
06:20The number's got switched.
06:21Well, if you don't have the case number, then I can't help you.
06:23Oh, Wesley's going to kill me.
06:24Okay, it's, uh, maybe it's just a typo, right?
06:27The first eight numbers are the date.
06:29The crime was on January 20th.
06:31Try 2010-2026.
06:37Try 0201-2026.
06:41Wow.
06:422001-2025.
06:49Are you sure you used the new data entry procedure?
06:51We changed it a few months ago.
06:53Of course I did.
06:54I keep...
06:55But I wasn't the one who logged the entry because you wouldn't approve the overtime.
07:00I had Smitty do it.
07:04What the hell is your problem?
07:06Uh, good morning?
07:06I have bent over backwards to treat you well, and this is how you repay me.
07:11I don't, I'm sorry, I don't know what's happening right now.
07:13Like hell.
07:14You know, your little innocent act would be a lot more believable if they weren't in your office.
07:18Just know this.
07:19If you go through with it, I will do everything in my power to absolutely destroy you.
07:23Hi, who are you?
07:32What are you doing in my office, and why has it sent Vivian into a rage spiral?
07:35Rita Sanchez, this is Bradley Wirth.
07:38We work with the Democratic Party, and we want you to run for district attorney.
07:42And now it makes sense.
07:44That's a hard no for me, by the way, but thanks for stopping by.
07:46Look, you obviously know that Vivian Eckhart's running on a post since Del Monte dropped out of the race.
07:50Yeah, but that was a month ago. Why come to me now?
07:52Candidly, we've been having a hard time finding someone to take up his mantle.
07:57So I'm your last choice?
07:59Hardly.
08:02Look, Mr. Evers, I wish there was time for us to do our usual dance of seduction and ego stroking,
08:08but as you rightly pointed out, we're up against it.
08:10The deadline to enter this race is in three days.
08:12And Vivian becoming DA is worst-case scenario for the people of the city.
08:15I mean, she has the most regressive record in your office.
08:18Oh, I agree, but there's zero chance of me beating her.
08:20I was temporarily disbarred.
08:21Because of your dealings with Elijah Stone, we know.
08:23Yeah, and we are prepared to embrace that.
08:26I mean, you're a hero who put his life and career on the line to take down a very dangerous kingpin.
08:31Voters love a man who's willing to stand up for what's right.
08:33Not to mention, you're married to a cop,
08:35which automatically makes you a more attractive candidate to anyone worried that progressive means soft on crime.
08:41Look, I don't want Vivian to win any more than you do, but I...
08:45But nothing.
08:46A Vivian victory will hurt a lot of people.
08:48And right now, you're our last hope at stopping her.
08:50It may be a long shot, but isn't it worth the risk?
08:56I thought you didn't have time to stroke my ego.
09:00You have to let me see him.
09:02I don't, actually.
09:03On TV, the family has to identify the body.
09:05Yeah, we don't do that anymore.
09:07That's right, ma'am.
09:09It's no longer policy.
09:10But trust me, it's for the best.
09:12Seeing your loved one like that, it changes how you remember them forever.
09:17I don't understand.
09:19Fred was a saint.
09:21Why would someone want to kill him?
09:22Well, that's what we're trying to figure out.
09:25He's really dead?
09:27Yes, ma'am.
09:28I'm afraid so.
09:29And we are so sorry for your loss.
09:31Thanks for the assist.
09:39Grief makes people a little crazy, and I don't like dealing with them when they're normal.
09:44Why?
09:44You work with the dead, I suppose.
09:48Uh, anything jump out at you, the preliminary autopsy?
09:51No, a run-of-the-mill gun homicide.
09:53The bullet to the head killed him instantly, but the shot to the body was fatal as well.
09:57Any signs of drug use?
09:58No, but the talk screen is underway.
10:01I'll let Harper and Lopez know the second it comes in.
10:04Perfect.
10:04Thank you very much.
10:06I once had a widower insist on seeing his wife's body back when I was in Sugar Land.
10:10Ended up suing the city for mental anguish.
10:12Did he win?
10:13No.
10:14Case got dismissed when he was convicted of her murder.
10:17Wow.
10:19Hey, please, let her go.
10:21Whoa!
10:21Hi, hi.
10:22It's all good.
10:23She's fine.
10:24I'm fine.
10:25Yeah, I can see that.
10:27But two minutes ago, you were grieving.
10:29I'm still grieving.
10:30It manifests itself in unknowable ways.
10:33Right.
10:33But you brought your boyfriend to help you identify your husband's body?
10:36Well, I needed emotional support.
10:40She's very sensitive.
10:42Yeah.
10:42Well, you can emotionally support each other on the way to the station.
10:45Let's go.
10:46Oh.
10:47This way.
10:47This way?
10:48Yes.
10:48Okay.
10:49Put your hands down.
10:49Yes, sir.
10:50Wow.
10:50I know this looks bad.
10:55Understatement.
10:56Your husband was murdered, and in less than 24 hours, you were getting busy with your side
11:00piece down the hall from his body.
11:03I didn't even want to be there.
11:04Uh, I told Faith it would look weird, but she insisted.
11:09So you were just trying to be a good boyfriend?
11:12Todd is a terrible boyfriend.
11:14He's a lot of fun, but anything that requires emotional depth.
11:18Okay, what about Fred?
11:19What was he like?
11:20He was always super cool any time that I came by.
11:24You're saying Fred knew about the affair?
11:26It wasn't an affair.
11:27It was an open marriage.
11:30The whole thing was Fred's idea.
11:31Guy wanted a little bit of peace.
11:34Is it possible that Todd wanted you all to himself?
11:37Listen, I am twice divorced.
11:40I am still paying alimony to the first.
11:43I am not trying to put a ring on it.
11:45There's a reason why Todd is divorced.
11:49Todd is a good time, like Coney Island.
11:52Fred, on the other hand, was deep and soulful and romantic.
12:00Like, Paris.
12:05Coney Island is fun to visit, but you don't move there.
12:09Oh, her Paris.
12:10What do you think?
12:11I think people are crazy.
12:12But neither of them is a physical match for the shooters.
12:15Still doesn't rule out murder for hire.
12:18Um, yeah.
12:19Would you put Wesley up to this?
12:20No idea what you're talking about, but if it's pissing you off, I'm happy to take credit.
12:25If he insists on moving forward, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep you out of the crossfire.
12:33Did she just threaten me?
12:34Sure seems like it.
12:36But why?
12:37No idea.
12:38But I'm gonna find out.
12:40Oh, husband!
12:40You only call me husband when you're mad.
12:44What did I do?
12:44You tell me.
12:45Vivian just stopped by.
12:48She told you I was running for DA.
12:49Wait, you're running for DA?
12:51Since when?
12:52No, no, no.
12:52Wait, it got sprung on me this morning.
12:54What does that mean?
12:54Some people came to talk to me about taking over Sean's campaign.
12:57And you told them no.
12:58I did.
13:00Initially.
13:01But...
13:01But...
13:02Now you're thinking about it?
13:04I mean, I'd at least like to discuss it.
13:06But I am supposed to be on my way to court right now, only Lucy texted to tell me that
13:10our key piece of evidence is missing, so is there any chance that we can just table this
13:14until tonight?
13:14Fine, but only because yelling at you in the bullpen might come across as unprofessional.
13:19I love you.
13:25Everything okay?
13:26Are you free for dinner tonight?
13:27Depends.
13:28Can I bring James?
13:28As long as you tell him he has to be Team Lopez on the penalty of death.
13:33I will be sure to prep him.
13:36I remember Lucy gave me the machete and I logged it like I always do.
13:41Okay, so that right there is the problem, Smitty.
13:43The system changed.
13:45Most of the world uses day, month, year.
13:46Month, day, year was causing all of these issues for us with our international cases, which
13:51is why we switched.
13:52You know, didn't you read the memo?
13:55Sorry, wait.
13:56I just heard that out loud.
13:57Of course you didn't.
13:58Important memos are always covered in the roll call.
14:01Why do I have a panicked ADA knocking on my door to ask for my help to find a missing
14:06machete?
14:07Because Smitty wasn't listening when you went over the change in how we filed case numbers.
14:11What, the day, month, year thing?
14:13Yeah.
14:14I didn't go over it.
14:15My last day as watch commander was crazy.
14:17I left it for you to do.
14:18I thought you handled it.
14:19Oh, it's not my fault.
14:20It's yours.
14:21Everyone got the memo.
14:22It's still your fault, Smitty.
14:23Well, it's still on him for trusting me.
14:25I didn't trust you.
14:26I thought he covered it, and I just didn't follow up.
14:28I can't believe I dropped the ball out.
14:29I don't care whose fault it is.
14:31I need the machete.
14:32Smitty used the old system, right?
14:34Try 01-20-20-26.
14:37I can't.
14:38It's a drop-down menu.
14:40There's no 20th month.
14:41What, so you can enter the 20th month, but you can't retrieve the 20th month?
14:44Correct.
14:44No, that's wrong.
14:45It shouldn't work that way.
14:46But that is how it works.
14:48Wesley says the judge is losing his patience.
14:51If he can't produce the evidence, he's prepared to dismiss the case.
14:54Guys, this is bigger than one case.
14:57Everything Smitty logged has been misfiled.
14:59Going back two months.
15:01Did the widow shed some light?
15:03Uh, not exactly, but her doorbell cam did.
15:05This is from two days ago.
15:06The car is registered to a Ryder Frost, known member of the Southern Front.
15:11Well, that tattoo is a match.
15:12Definitely could be our shooter.
15:13Any idea who the other fellow is?
15:15Not yet, but his tats are 54th Street Gang.
15:17Besides the racial element, don't SF and the 5-4 compete for the same meth business?
15:22They did up until a few months ago when the Armenians pushed Southern Front further into the valley.
15:26But they are certainly not allies.
15:28They case the garage, but not the house.
15:30Any idea what they were looking for?
15:32We've got a last known for Ryder.
15:33We're hoping you go ask him.
15:45Wait!
15:47Control and pursuit of suspect at Dreamworld Lake Apartments, some backup.
15:53Come on, come on.
16:10Get your hands on your head.
16:33Down on your knees.
16:39Wait, wait, wait, wait!
16:40Stop, stop, stop!
16:40I'm sorry, are these cases from the future?
17:02Apparently, the system didn't know what to do with month 20, and so it just made the math
17:05work, and 12 months plus 8 is August 20, 27.
17:08Cases from 21st become September of next year, and so on.
17:11This is unbelievable.
17:12The judge granted a continuance, but we need the machete by noon tomorrow.
17:16Yep, don't worry, we will have it.
17:17I'll stick around, I'll feel responsible.
17:19It's completely on me.
17:20I don't should have clarified.
17:21You are on your way out.
17:22Okay, you guys are both Spartacus, okay?
17:24Let's please start opening the boxes.
17:26Are you coming?
17:26No.
17:27Russ, I thought you had a flight to catch.
17:31I do, but I couldn't leave L.A. without making one last appeal.
17:35Well, I guess you better come in then.
17:39Oh, you've really made a nice life for yourself here, noon.
17:44I can, uh, I can see why you'd hesitate before giving it up, but anything I can say to convince
17:51you?
17:53Can I ask why?
17:54I'm not a doctor or a scientist.
17:57I don't have a PhD.
17:58Why are you asking me?
18:00Maybe you've been around long enough to know that having a few extra letters after your
18:03name doesn't make you a genius.
18:05I also know that if I bring you a problem, you won't rest until you've looked at it from
18:08every conceivable angle, twice, before bringing me a solution.
18:12What if I can't find a solution?
18:14Hell, girl, that's why they call it a think tank.
18:16It does me no good to have a bunch of identical people with identical viewpoints looking in identical
18:20directions.
18:21Baseball team can't be all pitchers.
18:24You need somebody to play shortstop.
18:26All right.
18:27I'm going to miss my flight if I don't get going.
18:29So, you know, it'd take a few days to think about it.
18:31Talk it over with your man and call me.
18:34I will.
18:35You know, Noon, if you don't want the job because it's not the right fit or the right time,
18:42that's fine.
18:42I get it.
18:43But deciding that you're not good enough before somebody else can, that's the coward's way.
18:50And I know you're not a coward.
18:52No, sir.
18:54I'm not.
18:59Giddy up.
18:59Yeah.
19:07All right.
19:09Okay, thanks for the update.
19:11Suspect in the Central Station Market shooting fell to his death.
19:14That's awful.
19:15Yeah, I got that he was an action hero.
19:16I tried to leap between two buildings.
19:18Any leads on the second shooter?
19:19No, but the brass has been blown on my phone.
19:21You know, a guy falls to his death in a police pursuit.
19:23Everyone's got questions.
19:24Captain, always a pleasure.
19:29I do not miss that.
19:31I don't think I've seen him sleep more than four consecutive hours since he took this job.
19:34I know being sidelined for the president's visit shook him up.
19:38And even though it was more of a CYA decision by the brass and an indictment on his performance,
19:44the optics weren't great for him.
19:45Do you think he should be worried?
19:46I think that watch commander is a thinkless job.
19:50You're not in the field, but you're responsible for every knucklehead that is.
19:52Patrol officers want resources you can't give them.
19:55The brass expects results that you realistically can't produce.
19:59And when there's bad press and they're looking for a head to roll.
20:02Right, I don't think of it that way.
20:04Because I made it look easy.
20:07You'll get the hang of it.
20:12The machete!
20:13Yes!
20:14I gotta call Wesley.
20:15I'll wait a minute on that.
20:16I got a crack in my tooth and it's wickling.
20:23Oh yeah, that sounds horrible.
20:25It wasn't pretty.
20:26That's for sure.
20:27Nolan and I barely had time to twist before it was all over.
20:30So where does that leave the case?
20:33Still trying to ID the second shooter.
20:35Hmm.
20:35Hey, did you know the Armenians pushed the southern front's mess trade deeper into the-
20:42Deeper into the valley?
20:43Yep.
20:43Happened a few months ago.
20:44That's what I read.
20:45Every gang report the department puts out and I haven't seen anything about that.
20:48Yeah, see those reports only get you so far.
20:50I mean the best information is usually through word of mouth.
20:54Which is great for me because I know people from all over the city.
20:58Well, how could I compete with that when I just got here?
21:00It takes time to cultivate that kind of trust.
21:02True, but I mean you'd be shocked by what some of these low-level game makers put on social media.
21:08The LA Gang subreddit is a great resource.
21:11Look, I gotta stay up anyway.
21:12I've got a 2 a.m. Zoom date with Raj.
21:15Why don't I show you some of my favorite accounts to follow?
21:18Who knows?
21:18You might see something on Ryder.
21:21All right, let's go coach.
21:22I'm ready.
21:25Hey, good to see ya.
21:26You too.
21:26How you doing?
21:27Thought we might need this.
21:28Ooh, very thoughtful.
21:32What do you guys think?
21:32Should we crack it now or save it for dinner?
21:34My vote is now.
21:35Okay.
21:35And don't be stingy with the pores.
21:39Everyone clear on the plan?
21:40Oh, yes, yes.
21:41Jamie and the Snows agree with everything you say and keep the starry-eyed reformer talk on a minimum.
21:47Perfect.
21:48Operation Kill a Dream is a go.
21:50Mm-hmm.
21:51He has a point.
21:52We complain all the time about undocumented witnesses being too scared to testify.
21:57Instituting a policy that would protect them from deportation, that would be a game changer.
22:02I thought they were supposed to be Team Lopez.
22:04I know, but it's a good idea.
22:06I'm not saying it's not a good idea, but I think we're getting away from the larger point, which is we'd be opening our lives up to public scrutiny, which would be hard enough for you and me.
22:17And I worry what it'll do to the kids.
22:20So do I.
22:22But I also want them to grow up knowing that their father is willing to fight for the rights of everybody, even when it's difficult.
22:28Hey, ma'am.
22:30What?
22:31You started it.
22:32Think of what I'd be in the position to influence as the DA.
22:35I could end cash bail, expand victim services, emphasize counseling.
22:41Institutional change is always hard.
22:43Right, but does that mean that I shouldn't try?
22:45What about the house?
22:47Yeah, well, we would probably have to wait on that.
22:49I mean, optics would...
22:50And you'd be fine letting public perception dictate how we live our lives?
22:54In service of real reform?
22:58Maybe.
22:59Real change requires sacrifice.
23:02But I would not do it at the expense of our family.
23:04I would need to know that you were on board.
23:06100%.
23:07Hello.
23:11Whoa.
23:13Something smells good.
23:15Because I cooked.
23:16We more than cooked.
23:18Candles?
23:19Should I be worried?
23:20No, not at all.
23:21I just know you had a really hard day, and I wanted to do something nice for you.
23:25Oh.
23:26Yeah.
23:27Uh-huh.
23:28And, uh, what do you really want in exchange for this totally no-strings-attached feast?
23:35A conversation.
23:37About DC.
23:38I-I didn't know we needed to have one.
23:40I know, and that is my fault.
23:42But all day, I have not been able to get this idea out of my head.
23:48And Russ stopped by on the way to the airport and gave me his final appeal, and it made me question why I was so quick to shut it down.
23:57Well...
23:58And before you tell me no, or give me 100 reasons why it won't work, all I ask is that you spend some time to explore the idea.
24:06And by that you mean...
24:07See what transferring to DC police would look like.
24:11Make some calls, ask some questions, kick the tires.
24:14And what if we come to different conclusions?
24:18We abort the mission.
24:19Either we're both in, or we're both out.
24:22We need both keys to launch the torpedoes.
24:23Yes.
24:25What do you think?
24:29I think I want you to be happy, and...
24:33If this is something you want, then I will do everything I can from my end to see if it's feasible.
24:41We're in this together.
24:47Is it just me or these numbers starting to blend together?
24:52It is not just you.
24:53Everything okay with the press?
24:55Ryder's death was ruled in accidents, but there's always a chance they could reopen the case.
25:00Or blame me for this whole evidence-logging mess.
25:03Hey, just take the win.
25:05You're right.
25:07Look, I swear, if I lose Watch Commander because of Smitty...
25:10That's not going to happen.
25:12I have been manifesting that we will find this machete all day.
25:16Manifesting?
25:16Mm-hmm.
25:17God, I got you away from waters just in time.
25:19Shut up.
25:23You got to be kidding me.
25:24Hmm?
25:27Oh, my God.
25:31This is it!
25:32This is it!
25:33Thank God.
25:33All right, let's go home.
25:34Okay.
25:36Wait, where are you?
25:39A yurt in Finland.
25:41The Northern Lights have been amazing the last few nights.
25:44Jealous.
25:45I know.
25:45I wish you were here to see them with me.
25:47Me too.
25:48I miss you.
25:49Hey, Selena, I might have found something.
25:51So, Ryder...
25:51Is that Miles?
25:52Hey, Miles.
25:53Hey, man.
25:53How's the great white north?
25:54He saw the Aurora.
25:56Oh, cool.
25:56Who's Ryder?
25:57A suspect in a murder.
25:58Well, that sounds important.
25:59Do you need to go?
26:00No, just give me one second.
26:02What's up?
26:03Okay, so I was looking through Ryder's jewelry file.
26:06Between the ages of 9 to 14, he lived in four different foster homes.
26:09One was located in the 54th Street Territory.
26:12Foster parents were Mabel and Raphael Sinclair, and Raphael died a few years ago heart attack.
26:16But look at what I found on Mabel.
26:24Babe, I'm sorry.
26:25I gotta go.
26:25No worries.
26:26Have fun solving your murder.
26:28We will.
26:29This is Mabel Sinclair.
26:34Most of the kids in the neighborhood just call her mom.
26:37Since they know whatever they need, food, a place to stay, clean clothes, Mabel will hook them up.
26:41Well, last week, Mabel was a victim of a hit and run while crossing her street.
26:45Witnesses saw a red sedan speeding away from the scene, but no arrests have been made.
26:49Anyone care to guess what kind of car Fred Wilson drove?
26:51A red camera.
26:52So you think Fred hit Mabel?
26:54Oh, more than that.
26:56Selena ran his vent and found the body shop doing the repairs on his car.
27:00The bumper tested positive for blood.
27:02French nicks are running the sample.
27:04What's Ryder's connection to this woman?
27:05Oh, Mabel was his foster mother.
27:10That's the second shooter.
27:11That is Keyeson Holmes, 22, proud member of the 5-4, and former foster brother to Ryder Frost.
27:17So they murdered Fred Wilson as revenge for killing Mabel.
27:21Well, Mabel wasn't dead.
27:25All I remember is going out to bring my trash cans in and then waking up here.
27:33And they told me it was a hit and run.
27:36Unfortunately, the man suspected of hitting you with his car was murdered.
27:39We have reason to believe your former foster sons, Ryder Frost and Kingston Holmes, want a revenge for what happened to you.
27:46It was painful enough losing Ryder and Kingston to the streets.
27:52I don't think I can take knowing that they killed a man because of me.
27:58We're very sorry, but I'm afraid that's not all.
28:01Ryder died yesterday trying to jump between rooftops.
28:04They were just hurt little boys underneath it all, you know?
28:09When Ryder first came to us, he was so shut down.
28:16He barely said two words to me that first month.
28:21But Kingston, he always had this way about him, this lightness, even after all he'd been through.
28:29But then they started to do everything together and bit by bit, I got to see Ryder for the sweet, sensitive boy he was.
28:48What happened?
28:49Ryder's mom came back into the picture with her skinhead boyfriend.
28:54And once he was gone, all of Kingston's light went with him.
29:01He started to act out, getting in trouble.
29:07And he was finally put away on some trumped-up vandalism charge.
29:14And then he joined the gang in prison.
29:19And suddenly, the two boys I saw become brothers were turned into mortal enemies by the streets.
29:32I'm sorry for how much pain this has caused you, but we like to bring Kingston in without any more bloodshed.
29:39Do you have any way of contacting him?
29:41What do you want me to say?
29:48Hey, the judge signed off on the wiretop. We should be good to go in a few.
29:51Great. Uh, what you were saying yesterday about D.C. and needing to unclench, it can't be that bad, right?
30:00All right, maybe I've just, I've been spoiled by L.A.
30:04I'm sure the city has a lot of great things about it, but from what I saw, being a cop there just means a lot of crowd control around government offices, usually in crappy weather, snowstorms in the winter, swamp-like humidity in the summer.
30:18You get two weeks of cherry blossoms a year, and that's about it.
30:23Huh. Also, speaking as someone who thought transferring to another department would be easy, be prepared to relearn everything you thought you knew.
30:31Yeah. All right, we gotta go.
30:47Mama?
30:47It's me, baby.
30:49Oh, thank God. I tried to visit you in the ICU, but they said blood family only. They made it sound like you were dying.
30:55Well, I am a little banged up, but I'll be all right.
30:58I wish I could come see you.
30:59Well, me too. You heard about Ryder?
31:05Oh, you know, me and Ryder don't really mess with each other anymore.
31:10He's dead, baby. Killed. Running away from what you boys did.
31:17I don't know what you're talking about.
31:19Kingston, please. You never were a good liar.
31:23You need to turn yourself in.
31:29I can't. You know what happened the last time I went inside? I had to join the 5-4 just to make it out alive.
31:34What other choice do you have?
31:36Just don't worry about me, Mama, okay? Just don't worry. I got a way out.
31:39Into Mexico where I can disappear.
31:42Mexico? What the heck do you know about Mexico?
31:45You know, Kingston, this is Detective Nyla Harper of the LAPD.
31:49Are you working with the cops?
31:51She is trying to save your life. Listen to me. If you run, things will end badly for you.
31:56But if you turn yourself in, we can try and help you.
32:02But please. He's scared. Don't hurt him.
32:07He's not a kid anymore, Miss Sinclair. He killed a man in cold blood.
32:10So now we have to go get him.
32:11Oh my God.
32:33Yo. What's up, K?
32:36They got you working the door already, huh?
32:39Damn. A little trail on the come up.
32:40So I fall for life.
32:55Yo, what's up?
32:59Can we talk?
33:00For sure. Come here.
33:03You good?
33:07Talk to me.
33:10I gotta get out of town.
33:14You sure you got that hookup with the cartel tunnels into Mexico?
33:18So, why? What happened?
33:21Unless you know the better. Just trust me on that.
33:24When you say trust me, I trust you, okay?
33:27Make a few phone calls. Look, relax.
33:30Have a drink. You know we got you.
33:40Alright.
33:41What's up?
33:47Oh, no.
33:52Yo, what?
33:53I truly didn't believe you'd be stupid enough to bring your dumb ass back around here.
33:58I saw all the disrespect showing us.
34:02Yeah, you hidden civilians. You working with Nazis.
34:06Trace on Kingston's phone landed at 4700 Hilldale.
34:09Copy that.
34:13Pull over up here.
34:17But the address is on the next block.
34:19Yeah, you recognize that tag?
34:2054th Street.
34:24We roll up hot, we could have spotters anywhere.
34:26Exactly. Let's go.
34:35Yo, youngin.
34:37It's your big moment, man.
34:38This the moment you prove how much you love the streets by taking care of a trade-ass bitch that's disrespecting her.
34:44This the moment you prove to me you a good soldier.
34:46And you follow orders, all right?
34:48And in return, the streets gonna lure you back.
34:51And wherever you go, the five-fold follow.
34:56For life.
34:57And you take care of this bitch.
34:58Take care of this bitch.
35:19We ain't got all day.
35:20Oh.
35:26Swat's ten minutes out.
35:27You got eyes on Kingston?
35:28Yeah.
35:29We're looking at a potential murder in progress.
35:30We can't wait.
35:36Now smoke this fool.
35:37Oh.
35:41Police!
35:42Ah!
35:43Go, go, go!
35:44Hey!
35:46Police!
35:47Drop your weapon!
35:55Show me your hands if you're up there!
35:56You're up there!
36:01Go!
36:04On it!
36:07Go, go!
36:11Cover us.
36:12Go!
36:21Stay down! Stay down!
36:26Stay down!
36:27Stay down!
36:28Stay down!
36:29Stay down!
36:34Wait!
36:35Wait, wait, wait, wait.
36:36Please, please, please.
36:37Please, please.
36:38Please, please.
36:39You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:40You can say that you didn't see me.
36:41You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:42You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:43You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:44You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:45You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:46You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:47You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:48You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:49You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:50You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:51You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:52You can just say that you didn't see me.
36:53Wait, wait, wait, wait, please, please, please, please, please, please, you can, you can just say that you didn't see me, you can say that you didn't see me, you can say that you didn't see me, Trey, please, please, get out of your stomach.
37:10Go.
37:15Drop the gun, hit the gun, you hit.
37:23The kids, process.
37:37Ah, thank you for that.
37:39Um, look, I realize this was a bit of a tough one.
37:42You all right?
37:43I'll be all right.
37:45I know I shouldn't feel sympathy, but he's just a boy.
37:50Look, no one is saying you can't feel sympathy, but at the end of the day, he did make the choice to pull that trigger.
37:58Why don't you go home? I'll take care of the paperwork.
38:01Yes, sir. Thank you.
38:03You bet.
38:05Uh...
38:06It amazes me how one man can wreak such havoc on the entire LAPD.
38:14Smitty is a force of nature.
38:16Uh, got a minute?
38:17Yeah, Sean, what's up?
38:18Well, Bailey has been offered a pretty impressive job in D.C., a Pentagon think tank, and I was just wondering what a transfer to the D.C. PD would be like.
38:30Yeah, I can get you in touch with a few people, but you do know you would have to start at the very bottom again, including redoing the Academy.
38:39I've done it before.
38:40You were also five years younger.
38:42Yes.
38:43You would get a pretty hefty signing bonus.
38:46That's a perk.
38:46But your annual salary would be much less than you make in L.A., plus the cost of living in D.C. is just as expensive.
38:54So in the long run, your bonus really won't make a difference, especially if Bailey's only making the government salary.
39:00Right.
39:01I'm sorry if this is not the answer you were looking for.
39:04No, no, that's, um...
39:06I was just looking for the truth.
39:09Yeah, well, good luck.
39:15Hey.
39:18The L.A.P.D. wouldn't be sad to see you go.
39:21Thank you, sir.
39:22Guess what?
39:30What?
39:31We won.
39:32That's great.
39:34Judge give you any grief about the evidence?
39:35I think he was too confused by the explanation to challenge it.
39:40Take the win.
39:41I prepared a ten-minute lecture for tomorrow's roll call to make sure no one can ever again use ignorance as an excuse when mislabeling case numbers.
39:49You know, you're a really good watch, Commander.
39:52I'm figuring it out.
39:53No, listen.
39:54No matter what kind of craziness is going on at the station, you're always the center of calm.
39:59And the rest of us need that.
40:00I need that.
40:02Tell you what, a list of things we can't trust Smitty with is getting longer.
40:07Do you think he's doing it on purpose?
40:09Weaponizing competence?
40:10Yeah.
40:11I don't think he's that strategic.
40:20Hey.
40:21Sorry I missed dinner.
40:24Hey, bedtime.
40:27You should run for D.A.
40:31Are you sure?
40:32Because if you're not in 100 percent...
40:34I'm in.
40:35The more I thought about it, the more I realized this was exactly why you joined the D.A.'s office in the first place.
40:42And I'm proud you want to set that example for our children.
40:45Especially because every day I see firsthand the people our system has failed.
40:50And inevitably the ones who suffer the most are other kids.
40:56You sure you're okay waiting on our new house?
40:58No.
40:58But, like you said, real change requires sacrifice.
41:06And I love this house.
41:09You brought home two babies here.
41:11We also made two babies here.
41:17So we did.
41:17No food to entice me with, I see.
41:25No, but I have wine.
41:30Listen, I don't want to beat around the bush.
41:32I did my due diligence.
41:34And I am sorry, honey.
41:36I don't think I can do D.C.
41:38It would mean starting all over again as a rookie.
41:43Only this time, instead of being 45, I'd be 50.
41:47Oh.
41:50What if...
41:52I'm not ready to say no.
41:57Well, you did say we both had to be in or you would walk away.
42:02I know, and I meant it when I said it.
42:07But now...
42:08You still want it.
42:13So where does that leave us?
42:14We will begin our friends.
42:16Hey, see you next time.
42:17Bye.
42:18Bye.
42:19Bye.
42:25Bye.
42:30Bye.
42:34Bye.
42:36Bye.
42:38Bye.
42:39Bye.
42:41Bye.
42:42Bye.
42:44Bye.
42:44Damn it.
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