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00:00Previously on The Rookie.
00:02An arm was found near Silver Lake Reservoir this morning.
00:05I honestly don't know what instrument was used to remove it.
00:07That arm is related to a case in Arizona.
00:10A coroner there found an arm that was severed with that same mystery tool.
00:14And both were done while the victim was still alive.
00:17That's horrible. And it means we're looking at a possible serial killer.
00:20Should we be calling the feds?
00:21Yeah, I already did.
00:30No, I'm not.
00:39I got the bones where my mom will just own me.
00:42See a small?
01:05How may I hurt her?
01:06How may I hurt her?
01:13Whoa!
01:29Oh, my God.
01:44Hold on, let me take this in.
01:47It's my first home that I bought with my own money.
01:52I'm so happy for you.
01:53Really?
01:54You're okay that I'm putting down roots here when you live in D.C.?
01:57Of course.
01:58I love you.
02:00You are your neighbor, but it's so eclectic and...
02:05Oh, my God.
02:07You just dropped the L-bomb and then ran for cover.
02:10No.
02:10Oh, yeah, I get it.
02:11I'm cute, smart.
02:12Up to my eyeballs in debt after that down payment, but I'm still winning at life.
02:16What's not to love?
02:18Should we christen the place?
02:20That's out of the countertop.
02:22That sounds amazing, but the countertops are acid-etched and very expensive.
02:27What about the bathroom floor?
02:29Yes.
02:29Oh, you know what?
02:30That tile is original.
02:33What?
02:34You're so spontaneous.
02:35Come on.
02:39Um, no.
02:40What?
02:41Seriously?
02:41I have to go into work.
02:43I...
02:44This is...
02:44You're in the middle of a move.
02:45Garza gave you the day off.
02:46I know, and he would not bug me unless it was serious.
02:49Movers are coming in literally an hour, but they don't have nowhere to put any of this stuff.
02:52Oh.
02:53But you will.
02:54Is this a test?
02:55A hundred percent.
02:57And if you love me, you're lazy.
02:59Mm-hmm.
03:01Okay.
03:03Here we go.
03:04One more.
03:05Please.
03:06Mm-hmm.
03:06Bye.
03:08Okay, listen up.
03:10During a recent murder investigation, LAPD uncovered what could possibly be a serial killer operating right here in Los Angeles.
03:17Please.
03:17We discovered a severed arm that was not linked to our murder.
03:22It had a unique cut.
03:23Unique how?
03:24It was too clean.
03:25There were no striations from a commercial blade, no burn marks from an industrial torch.
03:29We matched that unique cut to a severed leg from a black female found in Arizona.
03:35That's when we called in Agent Clark.
03:36And that's when I called in Antoinette.
03:38I haven't been able to fully examine the limbs yet, but it's clear that both were severed using a waterjet
03:44cutter.
03:44The waterjet uses an industrial pump that propels water faster than the speed of sound.
03:50It can cut through metal like butter.
03:51It is not a common tool, which means our killer needed both access and technical expertise.
03:58Like a specialized factory worker.
04:00Right.
04:00Or high-end construction.
04:02Contractors often use waterjets to cut glass, granite, marble, porcelain.
04:07Does that mean you had access to one?
04:09Yeah, I have a friend who lends me his whenever I just made myself a suspect, didn't I?
04:13Yeah.
04:13I swear it wasn't me.
04:15They all say that.
04:16Don't worry, Carter.
04:17I'm keeping my eyes on this one.
04:19Were you able to ID the victims?
04:20Not yet.
04:21Both limbs were compromised from exposure, so DNA typing is in process.
04:25My next step is to examine the arm that just landed in my lab.
04:28Good.
04:28Would you mind if I watched?
04:31Sure.
04:32Happy to have you.
04:34So you...
04:34Most serial murderers target a certain type of victim.
04:36On the face of it, the fact that our current victims are different genders and races,
04:40it suggests that there's another factor that connects them.
04:43Could it be opportunity killing?
04:45Possible, but not probable.
04:47Okay.
04:47I want everyone bringing their A game today.
04:49Understood?
04:50Let's stop this guy before he takes another victim.
04:52Let's move.
04:53Thank you for your help.
04:54Please reach out if you need anything else.
04:56Of course.
04:58So, how's the remodel design going?
05:00Slowly.
05:01Sorry.
05:01Protecting and serving has been a little hectic.
05:03Tell me about it.
05:04I still say you should hire a professional architect.
05:07I say don't damn your shot.
05:08Everything you've shown me so far looks great.
05:11Okay.
05:11Well, I will send you some revised drawings, and good luck with your psychopathic of the
05:15day.
05:15Thanks, handsome.
05:16Bye.
05:21So, what's the first step?
05:22A physical examination, which I've already done.
05:26Aside from the amputation area, the condition of the limb is consistent with a two-week timeline
05:32since removal.
05:33So, while the victim was still alive?
05:36Yes.
05:37And the Arizona victim's leg was removed approximately two weeks before that.
05:43That means our psycho killer is due to kill again soon.
05:46Possibly, but careful jumping to conclusions at this early stage.
05:50Science is about facts, not supposition.
05:53And two instances don't constitute a pattern.
05:56Is that an infrared camera?
05:59Very good.
06:00Now that I've examined the limb with the naked eye, it's time to see what I can't see naturally.
06:07What's that?
06:09That is how we're going to ID our victim.
06:14Sebastian Milner, 32 years old at the time of his death, out on parole for armed robbery.
06:20His wife, Cherise, reported him missing two weeks ago.
06:22Thank you for coming in, Cherise.
06:25Did you find Sebastian?
06:27Whatever it costs to bail him out, I'll pay.
06:30Honey, I am sorry to tell you this, but your husband has been murdered.
06:38No, he didn't leave me.
06:40My family can suck it.
06:41Wait, what?
06:43I've been defending Sebastian ever since we became pen pals when he was in prison.
06:47They all said he was using me, but uh-uh.
06:49We fell in love.
06:50Yeah, um, when was the last time you saw him?
06:54Fifteen days ago.
06:55He went out to the liquor store at midnight to get a six-pack.
06:59Never came home.
07:00Before his disappearance, did you notice anything strange, like phone calls, where people hang up, or was anyone following you
07:07guys?
07:08No.
07:10He always said the only way he would leave me was if God took him.
07:15Right, well, God didn't do this.
07:18But if you can remember what liquor store he went to, maybe we can find out who did.
07:23Do you remember seeing this guy two weeks ago?
07:26Negative.
07:26You know how many people come in and out of my store every day?
07:29Plenty, but this guy's a murder victim, so look again.
07:37Answer's the same.
07:38Don't recall.
07:38Don't recall or won't recall?
07:40Maybe it'll jog your memory if we check behind the counter, see if you're stalking somebody.
07:43Okay, okay.
07:45Guy tried to rob me, pointed a .44 on my face.
07:48Then out of nowhere, some dude shows up in the mask and tases him.
07:52So you witnessed a murder?
07:53Whoa, slow down.
07:54I ain't witnessed nothing.
07:55I hit the deck.
07:57When I got up, both guys were gone.
07:59Then why didn't you call the police?
08:00I get robbed every other week.
08:02Cops don't do squat.
08:03Dude with the mask saved my life.
08:05Ain't no way I was dropping time on him.
08:07Well, now you are.
08:08Get us your surveillance tapes.
08:09So our serial killer is a masked vigilante.
08:20How's the decorating going?
08:22Great.
08:23You ready?
08:24Hey.
08:24Using my keen profiling skills, I challenge you and place your furniture exactly where you
08:29would want it.
08:29Boom.
08:30Mark, that's perfect.
08:32Yes.
08:33For someone with no sense of interior design, come on, a man of your skills and talents.
08:38The couch, for example, is the visual anchor in the room and you have it up against the
08:42wall.
08:42Yeah.
08:43Alice.
08:43Hey, buddy.
08:44Hey, Brendan.
08:45Laura, when are you coming back?
08:47Maybe it's better if you did this.
08:48I can't.
08:49I'm on a serial.
08:50Hello.
08:50My specialty.
08:51Mine too.
08:52And you are too busy proving your love for me by getting my house squared away.
08:56So glad I'm not dating you.
08:59Me too.
09:00Party!
09:02Now!
09:02Okay, okay, okay.
09:03Party!
09:03Okay.
09:09What the hell kind of taser is that?
09:11It's a pecanum.
09:12It's basically a cattle prod used for torture.
09:14It delivers twice the voltage of a stun gun.
09:17A suspect thinks he's Batman.
09:19Last I checked, the Caped Crusader doesn't cut criminals into tiny little pieces.
09:23Unless we're talking about Frank Miller's.
09:24You know, he's just got a report that a teenager was attacked last night by a guy with a big
09:28ass knife only to be saved by a masked man with a cattle prod.
09:33This is our guy.
09:34Yeah.
09:34That's right.
09:44Tell me, when was the first time you felt the impulse to hurt someone?
09:49Hey, man.
09:51I wasn't going to touch that kid.
09:53I swear.
09:55Don't lie.
09:57I know it sounds crazy, but the truth will make this hurt less.
10:05Why are you doing this to me?
10:09The same reason you hurt people.
10:11I'm a predator.
10:17Only I rage against my fate.
10:24Whereas you embrace it without question.
10:31And you can't stop it.
10:36So I will.
10:38Tell me you got something.
10:39I've got something.
10:40Good.
10:40What do you got?
10:41An impatient boss breathing down my neck.
10:43Come on, Matt.
10:44You know this takes time, finding a serial killer, and we hardly have anything to go on.
10:47We don't even know how he picks his victims.
10:49It can't be a coincidence that he's ending up at crime scenes at the exact right moment
10:52to save people.
10:53It's not, because he's not there to save them.
10:55He's there to stop the attacker.
10:56Most serial killers stalk their victims, right?
10:59Well, odds are he's doing the same thing.
11:01Right, but if he's looking for violent criminals, how does he target them?
11:04The obvious assumption is that he's law enforcement, right?
11:06Let's not jump to that conclusion just yet, right?
11:08DNA results came in on both victims.
11:10We couldn't find a match on the female victim.
11:12But we did find a match between her and Sebastian.
11:15Our victims are related?
11:16Yes, they had the same biological father.
11:24Okay, boss.
11:26According to Sebastian's widow, he never knew who his biological father was.
11:31His mother purchased donor sperm from a fertility clinic at St. Stephen's.
11:35We need to find out if our female victim was a product of the same donor.
11:39Or if her mama was knocking boots with our mystery donor in real life.
11:44Hopefully, the doctor at St. Stephen's can give us the answer.
11:48Patient records are confidential.
11:50Yes, sir, but we're hunting a serial killer who murdered the child of at least one of your old patients.
11:54My clinic has delivered thousands of kids through IVF over the decades, so odds are some of them have met
11:59untimely ends.
12:00But we may be able to keep someone else from being murdered, and your files could really help us.
12:05Unless there's another reason you don't want us looking at your records.
12:08No.
12:11Doctor, let me remind you that lying to the FBI is a crime.
12:16Okay.
12:17A couple months ago, someone hacked into our system.
12:20Accessed patient records from 30-plus years ago, then wiped them from the servers.
12:24Please tell us you have hard copies of those files somewhere.
12:36You know who would love to go through these boxes?
12:41Oh, I just did an escape room that looked exactly like this.
12:45But this place smells way more authentic.
12:48I didn't mean to drag you into this.
12:51It's fine.
12:52Fertility records are highly technical, with an emphasis on anonymity.
12:56Elena will need my help deciphering them.
12:58Our first priority is to identify Sebastian's donor father.
13:01Use him to get the identities of any other children from his samples.
13:04They might be the killer's next targets.
13:05We won't let you down.
13:06No doubt.
13:07Happy hunting.
13:10So, how do you want to start?
13:13By getting organized.
13:16Hopefully they'll get an answer before OnSup strikes again.
13:20I put money on those two.
13:24Hold up, Carter.
13:27Danny?
13:28Well, what are you doing here?
13:30What's going on?
13:30It is nothing.
13:32No, no, really.
13:34I just got a little dizzy.
13:36I do not want to worry you.
13:37Doctor, should I be worried?
13:39His dizziness could be caused by any number of things.
13:41Most of them fairly benign.
13:43See?
13:43But due to his age, we need to run some tests, just to be sure.
13:47So, we'd like to keep him overnight.
13:49Of course you do.
13:50Damn capitalist medical system just wants my money.
13:53Knock it off.
13:54You got good insurance.
13:55You're going to stay here as long as they tell you to.
13:59And guess what else?
14:00I'm going to be right here with you.
14:01Absolutely not.
14:03Why?
14:03Because it's just a lot of waiting around.
14:05And tell me, you do not have something more important going on?
14:11Look, I'll call you if anything changes.
14:14I will call with regular updates.
14:16Thank you, doctor.
14:17You, next time, call me before you head to the ER?
14:21I can't.
14:22Mm-hmm.
14:23Please.
14:26Go on now.
14:27Go on.
14:28Is everything okay?
14:30I'm hoping it will be.
14:46I don't understand how you people survived before computers.
14:49How old do you think I am?
14:51You know what?
14:53Don't answer that.
14:55Finally, Sebastian's file.
14:57Or rather, his mother's.
14:58So, who's the donor?
14:59It doesn't say.
15:01See?
15:02The identity is coded.
15:04A-176-Z, which means we need the corresponding donor file.
15:08I stacked those over here.
15:12Here we go.
15:13File A-176-Z, a.k.a.
15:17Thomas Clay Briggs.
15:18I know that name.
15:20Why do I know that name?
15:25Thomas Clay Briggs is currently serving six life sentences
15:27for the serial murders of five people back in the early 2000s.
15:31Their father was a serial killer.
15:56Now, what could the FBI possibly want with me?
15:59Not that I'm complaining.
16:01You're, uh, breaking up the monotony of my day.
16:03Mr. Briggs, have you ever donated sperm?
16:07What kind of question is that?
16:09A straightforward one.
16:10Have you?
16:10Back in college, yeah.
16:12I, uh, I traded fluids for beer money.
16:15Was it always the same clinic?
16:16Why?
16:17We're not at liberty to say.
16:19Then I'm not at liberty to answer any more questions.
16:22Guard!
16:24Uh, no.
16:25Well, we're good.
16:30Seven children were born from your donation.
16:35So what?
16:35You just found out you're a dad.
16:37That's your reaction?
16:38Yeah, what do I care?
16:39I'm dying in this place.
16:42You think I'm gonna get all touchy-feely
16:44about a bunch of strangers who exist
16:46because I got touchy-feely with myself for cash?
16:50When you put it that way, I'm...
16:51No.
16:54Then why the hell did you drive all the way out here
16:57to ask me about this?
17:00Someone's killing off your kids.
17:03One by one.
17:07Now that's more interesting.
17:10And I can see why you didn't want to share that.
17:13Do you have any idea who could be behind this?
17:16I mean, if it was me, I'd, uh...
17:19pay a visit to the families of my victims.
17:23After what I did to their loved ones,
17:27I'd want revenge, too.
17:32That's the last box.
17:33Okay.
17:34That means we have seven children from Briggs' samples,
17:36all born between 1986 and 1992.
17:40We already knew about Sebastian Milner,
17:42and Edwina Davis here matches our African-American Jane Doe,
17:45reported missing a month ago.
17:47And the others?
17:48Are they local?
17:49We should get them protection.
17:50I haven't been able to track down everyone's whereabouts,
17:52but this one, Maggie Whitlock, lives in Granada Hills.
18:02Oh, you just can't get enough of me, can you?
18:04Mike, you didn't volunteer for this detail,
18:06because you knew I'd be swinging by.
18:08Is Maggie Whitlock inside?
18:09With her son, Theo, yes.
18:10Did you let them know what's going on?
18:11I thought that might be best coming from you,
18:14but I did tell her you're on your way.
18:18Shh.
18:20FBI, Mrs. Whitlock.
18:22Can we come inside?
18:27Hey, cutie pie.
18:29Is there a place we could talk outside of the range of Little Lears?
18:34Uh, hey, Theo, I noticed you have a train set.
18:37Would you mind showing me your trains?
18:38I'm totally into those.
18:39Is that okay?
18:41Given to his father,
18:43does he really think it's a coincidence
18:44that Sebastian Milner turned into a violent criminal?
18:46There's no way to tell.
18:48Sebastian's childhood is a litany of abuse and neglect.
18:51In and of itself, that's causal for psychopathy.
18:54And DNA from a serial killer
18:55didn't do anything to our other victim, Edwina Davis,
18:58other than make her a law-abiding citizen.
19:00Oh.
19:01Elena just got a phone number
19:02for another one of Briggs' kids.
19:06Hello.
19:08Hi.
19:08Is this Roman Griffith?
19:10Yeah, that's me.
19:10This is Special Agent Laura Stenson with the FBI.
19:13That's a nice try,
19:14but I'm not going to give you my social security number, so...
19:16This isn't a scam, Mr. Griffith.
19:18I'm calling to inform you
19:19that your life could be in danger.
19:25What kind of danger?
19:26Someone appears to be targeting
19:27the children of your biological father.
19:29Were you aware that your mother used a sperm donor?
19:31No.
19:32My parents never told me that they used a donor.
19:34And now you're telling me he's a serial killer?
19:37The most important thing right now
19:39is to keep you and your son safe.
19:42My son has the DNA of a serial killer, too.
19:47Are you currently in Los Angeles?
19:49No, I'm in Vancouver for a couple weeks.
19:51All right, well, you're probably safe for now,
19:53but as soon as we hang up,
19:55I'll reach out to the field office in Seattle
19:56and alert them to what's going on.
19:58Targeting innocent people who had no choice
20:00who their father is?
20:01What kind of sick monster would do something like that?
20:04I try not to use labels like monster.
20:07Most serial killers start as ordinary people
20:09and end up doing monstrous things.
20:15Um, so what should I do?
20:17Just keep a low profile
20:18and alert me the minute you travel back.
20:20We'll set you up with a protective detail.
20:22Okay, thank you.
20:38Officer Nolan will stay while you pack your things
20:40and then escort you to a secure location.
20:48Hi.
20:51Who are you?
21:02Wait, wait, what?
21:02Right now?
21:03I need you to take your son into the bathroom
21:06and lock the door.
21:07I don't have time for you to ask questions.
21:09Do it now.
21:11What's going on?
21:12Look over my left shoulder.
21:14In the trees.
21:15He's here.
21:16That's him.
21:17That's the guy.
21:19Theo's gone.
21:20He goes out the doggy door sometimes to play outside.
21:22Ma'am, we need you to stay inside.
21:24715, send me code 3 units on me
21:26and an airship.
21:27Eyes on murder suspect.
21:29Possible kidnapping.
21:29Info pursuit with FBI agents.
21:42Nothing.
21:43Nothing.
21:45Let's go.
21:47Help me out.
21:49So sorry.
21:50Baby, you okay?
21:52Huh?
21:52You had us scared.
21:54We were looking for you.
21:56What you got there?
22:02He's gone.
22:04There's a road back there.
22:05He must have a car stashed.
22:06What's that?
22:07A trophy from our killer.
22:10We got lucky.
22:11If he'd have taken that boy...
22:13Why didn't he?
22:14If he's targeting all of Briggs' progeny,
22:16then why not go after the grandkid?
22:17Maybe he has some sort of moral code.
22:19Boss, this guy was so damn bold.
22:21You got one cop, two feds,
22:23and he still hung around in the backyard to watch?
22:25Okay.
22:26Well, the good news is
22:27is that all other potential victims
22:28have been accounted for.
22:29So we are going to shift into hunting mode, right?
22:31This guy's moving fast,
22:33which means he's definitely made some mistakes.
22:34That's how we're going to catch him, okay?
22:37Uh, hey, so I'll see you in 30, 40 minutes.
22:40Oh, and do you want monastery or stinky?
22:43What are you talking about?
22:44Cheese.
22:45A cheese plate for your house.
22:47Who invited you to my house?
22:48Atlas invited me and Antoinette for housewarming.
22:52You know what?
22:54That's...
22:54That's great.
22:56Yeah, it'll be nice having you.
22:57And as far as the cheese, just surprise me.
22:59Great.
23:00See you later.
23:01See ya.
23:04Daddy, did you find out you were getting dizzy
23:06because you were having too much sex?
23:09Simone.
23:10I'm just playing.
23:11I talked to Dr. Price,
23:13and she told me she's still waiting
23:14on some of your test results,
23:16but she's ruled out the big scary stuff.
23:19Look, they've taken enough blood
23:20for me to feed a family of vampires.
23:23The test result won't come back until tomorrow.
23:25I could call you on the phone and tell you that.
23:27But I needed to look you in your eyes
23:29for you to tell me how long
23:31you've been getting dizzy.
23:33A week.
23:35On and off.
23:36What?
23:37Well, look, Simone, I'm old,
23:39in case you hadn't noticed.
23:41And if I'd get freaked out
23:42by every little ache and pain,
23:44I would live in the doctor's office.
23:46Well, if you don't let the people
23:48who love you take care of you,
23:50you won't live anywhere.
23:52What is that for?
23:54Oh, that's for me.
23:55We're having a sleepover,
23:56and there is nothing you can do about it.
23:59Want to play dominoes?
24:00Oh, yeah.
24:05I'm so glad you came over.
24:07Ready?
24:08You know what?
24:08What?
24:09I think it's going to look better over there.
24:11It just was over there.
24:12Are you doing this just to watch us lift heavy things?
24:14No.
24:15I'm watching you.
24:15Yeah, I'm watching you.
24:17Oh, God.
24:18See, she's doing this all day.
24:19I'm happy to help.
24:20Yes.
24:21Now that is perfect.
24:22Great.
24:22Oh, I just, I love this living room.
24:28Have you ever noticed how people
24:29can easily express love for things but not people?
24:32There's something pathological about that.
24:34Wouldn't you say, Brendan?
24:35Oh, God.
24:36Is this one of your passive-aggressive fights?
24:38It's so weird.
24:40I don't like it.
24:40Glad you finally approved, though.
24:42Makes being here all day a little easier to take,
24:44especially since I missed all the fun
24:46of chasing down a serial killer.
24:47Fun?
24:47Yeah.
24:48We need to get this guy out more.
24:49You guys got to meet Tom Briggs.
24:51I've always been fascinated with him.
24:52I mean, okay, most people think that his psychopathy
24:55is based in the abuse that he suffered,
24:57but I think it stems from his mother's mental illness.
25:00Come on.
25:01Oh, here we go.
25:01The old weekly nature versus nurture debate.
25:04I think I'm going to have to start drinking.
25:06Right?
25:06Where's he?
25:07Corkscrew, yeah, I remember seeing that
25:09in one of the 25 boxes a few hours ago.
25:12Okay.
25:13Yeah, I'm sorry.
25:14Well, luckily, there's a really cute market
25:16down the street, and it's open light,
25:18so I'll just get a new one.
25:18I'll come with you.
25:19Come on.
25:19You know what?
25:20Why don't you stay?
25:21You know I love a nighttime drive.
25:24I just love the wind in my hair.
25:29You guys need anything?
25:48Something's been bugging me.
25:50Briggs, he didn't know about any of these kids.
25:53He barely remembers donating sperm,
25:56but somehow our new serial killer
25:58knows the exact fertility clinic to burglarize.
26:03How's that possible?
26:04You never turn off, do you?
26:06Not around you.
26:07Real smooth, but that is interesting.
26:09Who else would have access to that information?
26:12The clinic's employees or the patients or...
26:16The children themselves.
26:18Crazy, it's calling, do you fit in it?
26:23Tell me, do you fit in it?
26:27Do you fit in it now?
26:40Tell me, do you fit in it now?
27:13I just didn't think you'd come willingly.
27:18Well, you spoke on the phone.
27:21You're Roman.
27:23Very good.
27:23You're one of the kids.
27:25And you're taking out your siblings.
27:29Yes.
27:33And you're gonna help me finish what I started.
27:36There we go.
27:38Now we can play Call of Duty in 8K.
27:40I can't believe Laura has an Xbox.
27:42She didn't, till now.
27:44Got her as a housewoman again.
27:45I.E., you bought it for yourself.
27:46What's taking Laura so long?
27:48I don't know.
27:49Didn't she say the store was just down the street?
27:50Yeah.
27:56Car's still here.
27:59That's...
28:00Oh, you hear that?
28:08Yeah.
28:18Oh, no.
28:23Okay, why did he take it?
28:24Not sure, but we might have an idea of who he is.
28:26Not the time for suspense.
28:27He's gonna break his biological children.
28:29The files that were stolen were sealed, except for his offspring.
28:32Any one of them could have looked into their biological father.
28:34That's not a motive to murder their siblings.
28:35No, but it is a lead.
28:37So, three of the kids are either dead or assume so.
28:39Who is left?
28:40Maggie Whitlock seems unlikely.
28:42Roman Griffiths is in Vancouver.
28:43No, he's not.
28:45That's the man I saw in Maggie's backyard.
28:47I'm positive.
28:48Okay, we need a deep dive on Roman Griffith, and we need it yesterday.
28:52Let's go.
28:55All right.
28:57Let's do this.
29:00Okay.
29:02Clearly, you're a serial murderer with the pathology that entails.
29:08Clearly.
29:11When I spoke with you on the phone, I wouldn't call you a monster, and that resonated with you.
29:20You think you're acting for a righteous cause, um, uh, a rational one.
29:26See, I knew you had the juice.
29:29Exactly.
29:30Exactly.
29:32You know, for a minute, I thought that you were targeting your siblings out of jealousy.
29:37You alone would carry your father's bloodline forward, but...
29:43Well, that's not right.
29:47You're ashamed of it.
29:49You think it made you what you are.
29:54When I was growing up,
29:58my parents were kind to me.
30:03They never stopped loving me, despite how I was.
30:07And we...
30:08We tried everything.
30:11Doctors, therapists, priests, meds.
30:16Nothing worked.
30:17Nothing would...
30:18relieve this pressure in my head.
30:21Nothing...
30:22Except...
30:23Violence.
30:24Murder.
30:25No.
30:26I wanted to, but I found ways to stop myself.
30:32And then I found out who my real father was.
30:35And that he was the worst version of me.
30:38And then I dug a little deeper and found out that he had other children.
30:47Violent children.
30:48No, not all of them.
30:48How can you be so sure?
30:50I mean, yes, Sebastian and Chet, they are out and proud about their cruelty.
30:57But you don't know what goes on behind the scenes with the others.
31:00So you thought that you were doing the world a favor by taking your siblings out of it?
31:03Yes.
31:04Yes.
31:04But that...
31:06That doesn't explain why you want me here.
31:08I'm not one of your siblings.
31:10And I'm not telling you anything that you don't know.
31:12It's the boy.
31:17Maggie's son.
31:18He has the DNA.
31:20The only sane thing I could do was take him out, but...
31:25Couldn't do that.
31:28Why?
31:30Some might call that a conscience.
31:34Don't mock me.
31:36Don't you dare mock me!
31:37I have been agonizing her for this.
31:40I just got off the phone with LAPD.
31:42Roman's apartment is empty, but there is a bolo out.
31:44I am not going to hold my breath.
31:46So, what have we pulled on our subject?
31:47Roman Griffith raised in Claremont by two professors.
31:50Disciplinary issues growing up, but nothing serious.
31:52No criminal record.
31:53He wound up in a trade school, became a machinist.
31:55He's worked for a decade plus at various aerospace manufacturers.
31:59Explains how he knows how to use a waterjet cutter.
32:01Yes, but not how he had access to one.
32:03Those machines cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
32:05Wait, wait, boss.
32:06Two of the factories Roman worked at closed in the past six months.
32:10Blue Sphere Aviation and Descent Aerospace.
32:14And both of these are in quiet industrial areas.
32:17Carter, Simone, you're with me.
32:18I'm on a contact SWAT.
32:19Have them meet us at Blue Sphere.
32:21Brendan, Atlas, you take Descent.
32:22Let's move.
32:23We are running out of time.
32:24Why don't you get this?
32:25You spend your life tracking people like me, like my father, and like this boy.
32:32Think of the victims he will hurt, and the families that will grieve.
32:36I'm sorry, just to be clear, you want a pep talk to kill a six-year-old?
32:41To stop a murderer before he strikes.
32:43It is no different than what you do.
32:45Maggie's son might have had some of the DNA as Briggs and as you.
32:49But Roman, you kill because you want to.
32:55And there is no amount of rationalizing that's going to change that.
33:05I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you into this mess.
33:11You don't deserve it, but you know too much now.
33:21When I begin to strangle you, your body's defense mechanism will kick in.
33:24You'll try and fight back.
33:25No, no, no.
33:26Hold on, hold on.
33:26It is your survival instinct.
33:28No, no.
33:29Roman, don't.
33:30It is your DNA, and that controls us all.
33:32No.
33:36No.
33:38No.
33:39No.
33:42No.
33:43No.
33:43No.
33:43No.
33:43No.
33:44No.
33:44No.
33:46No.
33:46No.
33:47No.
33:48No.
33:49No.
33:49No.
33:52No.
33:58No.
33:59Oh, my God.
34:30Oh, my God.
34:55I... I'm impressed by your resilience, Agent Stenson, but...
35:03But there's no way out.
35:22Oh, my God.
35:25That's clever.
35:25That's really clever.
35:34Oh, my God.
35:39Oh, my God.
35:41Oh, my God.
35:43Oh, my God.
35:59Oh, my God.
36:05Oh, my God.
36:09Oh, my God.
36:22Enough!
36:23Enough!
36:24Enough!
36:25Enough!
36:28Clear.
36:38We're too late.
36:40I have to know.
36:42No, I have to know.
36:43I just have to know, okay?
36:44I got it.
36:49It's her, isn't it, Brendan?
36:52Brendan, is it her?
36:53It's not her, it's her.
36:54No, no, no, it's a man.
36:55It's a man's body.
36:59We still have time.
37:01We need your head in the game.
37:02Get your head in the game.
37:09Yeah.
37:14FBI!
37:15FBI!
37:16I see them hands!
37:17It's not happening!
37:19It's not happening.
37:21Roman, you're not getting away, okay?
37:25Okay, if you kill me, he will kill you.
37:30I know.
37:34Put it down!
37:35Roman, don't!
37:37It doesn't have to end this way.
37:39Yes, it does.
37:43I failed.
37:45Whatever evil comes out of my siblings,
37:48or their kids,
37:52that's on your hands now.
38:01You okay?
38:03Yeah.
38:03You okay?
38:09Yeah.
38:10I'm sorry.
38:12Yeah.
38:16Yeah.
38:17Hey.
38:19Hey, boss.
38:20Hey.
38:21How's Laura?
38:22I sent her home with Atlas.
38:24She's hurting, but she's gonna be okay.
38:27The rest of the siblings, safe and sound.
38:30And even with Roman gone,
38:31I don't think it's a bad idea
38:32to keep tabs on the rest of the Briggs clan.
38:34For their safety or the world's?
38:35Well, one thing I learned by having children
38:38is that there are some traits
38:40you can't do anything about.
38:42No amount of nurturing will change it.
38:45My daughter Billie came into this world
38:47stubborn and opinionated,
38:49and has yet to see the light.
38:50Yeah, that's definitely in her DNA.
38:53Beat it.
38:54And I mean it.
38:55I mean it.
38:56Zip it.
38:57Zip it.
38:58Zip it.
38:59Hey.
39:00Thanks for letting me work with you on this case.
39:02It was fun.
39:03I should be thanking you.
39:05Your attention to detail
39:06and natural curiosity is quite impressive.
39:09I learned more cool stuff in the last two days
39:11than in the past two years.
39:13I'm constantly learning myself.
39:15It's the best part of the job.
39:16Love it.
39:17Hey, if you aren't busy with Vampire Cop every night,
39:19maybe I can buy you a drink?
39:21Talk about studying forensics.
39:22That sounds lovely.
39:24Although, are you even old enough to buy a drink?
39:26Okay, boomer.
39:29Listen, forensics can be challenging and stressful,
39:32but you've got a knack for it.
39:34And I happen to be one hell of a mentor.
39:38Let's go.
39:39So your dizziness and loss of balance
39:41is a result of a minor ear infection.
39:43So we just get you some antibiotics,
39:45get a wheelchair in here,
39:46and take you to the exit.
39:47Okay, so I can go home now.
39:49Yeah.
39:50Well, don't sound like you've got to go home,
39:51but you do got to get the hell out of here.
39:53So let's hit it, Big Pop.
39:56Thank you, Doctor.
39:57You're welcome.
39:58You're welcome.
40:01What, Daddy?
40:02I know this look.
40:04Talk to me.
40:05I just do not like being fussed over.
40:09And for the last couple of days,
40:10that's all people have been doing.
40:12It's not fussing over you.
40:14It's taking care of you.
40:16You see that there?
40:18You make it sound like I'm some kind of an invalid.
40:21You are the best damn Daddy I know.
40:24Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
40:26And let folks love on you a little bit.
40:29I got your back.
40:30Now, come on.
40:33Whoa.
40:34Daddy, are you okay?
40:37Yeah.
40:39Daddy!
40:41I was just checking to make sure you had my back.
40:43That's not funny.
40:45It's not.
40:47I'm sorry.
40:58Lily has a nice house.
41:00Yeah.
41:02No, except for the memory of me being kidnapped in the driveway.
41:05I'm sorry.
41:08No, I'm sorry.
41:11What for?
41:12Because this morning you told me that you loved me.
41:17And instead of appreciating it, I just made endless jokes.
41:20It's our thing.
41:22I don't care.
41:23I...
41:27And you were right.
41:29It's...
41:31Pathological.
41:32And I was deflecting.
41:35But while I was tied up,
41:37was my life about to end?
41:41All I could think about
41:44was I didn't want to die without saying I love you too.
41:49Because I do.
41:51I love you.
41:52Hmm.
42:01What's wrong?
42:03I'm sorry I can't.
42:05What's up?
42:07The couch.
42:08In the middle of the room like this.
42:10I...
42:11I think it just needs to go by.
42:15Wanna help me move it?
42:16No.
42:17Yes.
42:33Then...
42:35Only...
42:42And...
42:43You...
42:43You...
42:45That...
42:45Now...
42:46It...
42:47The...
42:47Now...
42:49To...
42:49You...
42:50To...
42:52Go...
42:52To...