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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?
01:16Maybe a part of this oss� machine.
01:17I was nearly through an archiegencap bin.
01:17I've been diagnosed with an arm which AG's Knights.
01:18So I say, then I'm not.
01:18That's where I am.
01:18The core of the blade is in here.
01:19Believe me being taught,
01:23Just YouTubeed this way I immediately met for him.
01:24If you didn't believe me who made me think about them.
01:25I found myself?
01:25You didn't believe that?
01:26No, that's the perfect idea.
01:29Maybe you didn't believe me.
01:30What?
01:43Oh, wow.
01:44Hold on.
01:45Let 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.
02:03But it's so eclectic and...
02:05Oh, my God.
02:07Yeah.
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, up to my eyeballs in debt after that down payment.
02:15But I'm still winning at life.
02:16What's not to love?
02:18Should we christen the place?
02:20He sets out the countertops.
02:22That sounds amazing.
02:23But 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.
02:38Um, no.
02:40What?
02:41Seriously?
02:41I have to go into work.
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.
02:48Movers are coming in literally an hour where they don't have nowhere to put any of this stuff.
02:52Oh.
02:52But you will.
02:54Is this a test?
02:55A hundred percent.
02:57And if you love me, you'll ace it.
02:59Mm-hmm.
03:01Okay.
03:02Here we go.
03:04One more.
03:06Bye.
03:08Okay, listen up.
03:10During a recent murder investigation, LAPD uncovered what could possibly be a serial killer operating
03:15right 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 water
03:43jet cutter.
03:44The water jet uses an industrial pump that propels water faster than the speed of sound.
03:49It 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, or high-end construction. Contractors often use water jets 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.
04:14I 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.
04:33So you...
04:34Most serial murderers target a certain type of victim.
04:37On 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 and get anything else.
04:55Of course.
04:58So, how's the remodel design going?
05:00Slowly.
05:01Sorry.
05:02The second serving's been a little hectic.
05:03Tell me about it.
05:05I 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 psychopath of the day.
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
05:32timeline since 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 are psycho killers 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.
05:57Is that an infrared camera?
05:58Very 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.
06:20What are you doing here?
06:20His wife, Cherise, reported him missing two weeks ago.
06:23Thank 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, he 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 or people hang up?
07:06Or was anyone following you guys?
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, don'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.
08:11So our serial killer is a masked vigilante.
08:20How's the decorating going?
08:22Great, you ready?
08:24Hey.
08:24Using my keen profiling skills, I challenge you and place your furniture exactly where you would want it.
08:29Boom.
08:30Mark, that's perfect.
08:32Yes.
08:33For someone with no sense of interior design.
08:36Come 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 wall.
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, my specialty.
08:51Mine too.
08:52And you are too busy proving your love for me by getting my house squared away.
08:56I'm so glad I'm not dating you.
08:59Me too.
09:01Point it!
09:02Now!
09:02Okay, okay, come on.
09:09What the hell kind of taser is that?
09:11It's a pecana.
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.
09:25You know, he's just got a report that a teenager was attacked last night by a guy with a big
09:28-ass knife
09:29only to be saved by a masked man with a cattle prod.
09:33This is our guy.
09:34Yeah.
09:34That's right.
09:35That's right.
09:44Tell me.
09:46When was the first time you felt the impulse to hurt someone?
09:49Hey man.
09:51I wasn't gonna 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?
10:08The same reason you hurt people.
10:11I'm a predator.
10:16Only 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 to 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.
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.
11:17They 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, doctor at St. Stephen's can give us the answer.
11:48Patient records are confidential.
11:49Yes, 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, accessed patient records from 30-plus years ago, then wiped them
12:23from 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!
12:42I 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 Unsub strikes again.
13:20I put money on those two.
13:24Hold up, Carter.
13:27Danny?
13:28What are you doing here?
13:29What'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 gonna stay here as long as they tell you to.
13:59And guess what else?
14:00I'm gonna 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?
14:21Mm-hmm.
14:23Please.
14:26Go on now, go on.
14:28Is everything okay?
14:29I'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, or rather his mother's.
14:58So who's the donor?
15:00Doesn't say.
15:01See?
15:02The identity is coded.
15:04A-176-Z.
15:05Which 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.
15:35Here you go.
15:36Get him on.
15:37Get him on!
15:39Don't kill me.
15:41Stop.
16:01Come on.
16:02Get him on!
16:03Get him off!
16:03Mr. Briggs, have you ever donated sperm?
16:07What kind of question is that?
16:09A straightforward one. Have you?
16:11Back in college, yeah. I, 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. Well, we're good.
16:30Seven children were born from your... donation.
16:35So what?
16:35You just found out you're a dad. That's your reaction?
16:38Yeah, what do I care? I'm dying in this place.
16:42You think I'm gonna get all touchy-feely about 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... no.
16:54Then why the hell did you drive all the way out here to 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.
18:02Boy, 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.
18:20FBI, 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, 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?
18:42Given it was father, is 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 didn't do anything to our other victim,
18:57Edwina Davis, other than make her a law-abiding citizen.
19:00Oh, Elena just got a phone number for another one of Briggs' kids.
19:06Hello.
19:08Hi, is this Roman Griffith?
19:10Yeah, that's me.
19:10This is Special Agent Laura Stenson with the FBI.
19:13That's a nice try, but 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 that your life could be in danger.
19:24What kind of danger?
19:26Someone appears to be targeting the 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 is 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?
19:48No, I'm in Vancouver for a couple weeks.
19:51All right, well, you're probably safe for now, but as soon as we hang up,
19:55I'll reach out to the field office in Seattle and alert them to what's going on.
19:58Targeting innocent people who had no choice who 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 and end up doing monstrous things.
20:15Um, so what should I do?
20:17Just keep a low profile and 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 and 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 and 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.
21:23Ma'am, we need you to stay inside.
21:24All right, 715.
21:25Send me code 3 units on me and an airship.
21:27Eyes on murder suspect.
21:29Possible kidnapping.
21:29Info pursuit with FBI agency.
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?
21:58No.
21:59No.
22:00No.
22:01No.
22:01No.
22:02No.
22:03He's gone.
22:04There's a road back there.
22:05He must have had 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, then why not go after the grand kid?
22:17Maybe he has some sort of moral code.
22:19Boss, this guy was so damn bold.
22:21You got one cop, two feds, and he still hung around in the backyard to watch?
22:25Okay.
22:26Well, the good news is that all other potential victims have been accounted for.
22:29So, we are gonna shift into hunting mode, right?
22:31This guy's moving fast, which means he's definitely made some mistakes.
22:34That's how we're gonna 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 because you were having too much sex?
23:09Simone.
23:10I'm just playing.
23:11I talked to Dr. Price, and she told me she's still waiting on some of your test results,
23:16but she's ruled out the big scary stuff.
23:19Look, they've taken enough blood from me to feed a family of vampires.
23:23The test results 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 for you to tell me how long you've been getting dizzy.
23:33A week.
23:35On and off.
23:36What?
23:37Well, look, Simone, I'm old, in case you hadn't noticed.
23:41And if I'd get freaked out by every little ache and pain, I would live in the doctor's office.
23:46Well, if you don't let the people who love you take care of you, you won't live anywhere.
23:52What is that for?
23:54Oh, that's for me.
23:55We're having a sleepover, and there is nothing you can do about it.
23:59Wanna play dominoes?
24:01Yeah.
24:05I'm so glad you came over.
24:07Ready?
24:08You know what?
24:08What?
24:09I think it's gonna 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.
24:18She's doing this all day.
24:19I'm happy to help.
24:20Yes.
24:21Now that is perfect.
24:22Great.
24:23Oh, I just, I love this living room.
24:28Have you ever noticed how people can 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 of 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 is 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 gonna have to start drinking.
25:06Right?
25:06Where's...
25:07Polkscrew, yeah.
25:08I remember seeing that in one of the 25 boxes a few hours ago.
25:12Okay.
25:13Yeah, sorry.
25:13Well, luckily, there's a really cute market down the street and it's open light, so I'll
25:18just 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 knows the exact fertility clinic, tubercularize.
26:03How's that possible?
26:04You never turn off, do you?
26:06Not around you.
26:07Real smooth.
26:08But 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 is calling, do you feel it?
26:23Tell me, do you feel it?
26:32Tell me, do you feel it now?
26:32Ooh, do you feel it now?
26:35How are you?
26:40Tell me, do you feel it now?
27:05How are you doing?
27:09Sorry, I never get off the front of back.
27:10It's quite a punch.
27:11But I...
27:13I just didn't think you'd come willingly.
27:18We 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.
27:28Yes.
27:33And you're gonna help me finish what I started.
27:36There we go.
27:37Now we can play Call of Duty in 8K.
27:40I can't believe Laura has an Xbox.
27:42She didn't.
27:43Till now.
27:44Got her as a housewoman gift.
27:45Aye, 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.
27:58That's...
28:08You hear that?
28:09Yeah.
28:18Oh no.
28:23Okay, why did he take it?
28:24Not sure.
28:25But 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.
28:36But 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.
28:44That's the man I saw in Maggie's backyard.
28:47I'm positive.
28:48Okay.
28:49We need a deep dive on Roman Griffith and we need it yesterday.
28:51Let's go.
28:55All right.
28:56Let's do this.
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.
29:16That resonated with you.
29:20You think you're acting for a righteous cause.
29:23Um, uh, a rational one.
29:26See?
29:26I 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...
29:59Parents were...
30:01Kind to me.
30:02They...
30:03They...
30:04They...
30:04They never stopped loving me.
30:05Despite...
30:06How I was.
30:07And we...
30:09We tried everything.
30:11Doctors.
30:12Therapists.
30:13Priests.
30:14Meds.
30:16Nothing worked.
30:17Nothing would...
30:19Relieve this pressure in my head.
30:21Nothing...
30:23Except...
30:23Violence.
30:24Murder.
30:25No.
30:26I wanted to, but I found ways...
30:29To 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...
30:39Dug a little deeper.
30:41And found out that he had...
30:43Other children.
30:47Violent...
30:47Children.
30:48No, not all of them.
30:48How can you be so sure?
30:49I mean, yes.
30:51Sebastian and...
30:52Chet.
30:52They...
30:53They are out and proud about their cruelty.
30:57But...
30:57You 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.
31:19I...
31:20The only sane thing I could do was take him out.
31:24But...
31:25I couldn't do that.
31:28Why?
31:30Some might call that conscience.
31:34Don't mock me.
31:36Don't you dare mock me!
31:37I have been agonizing over 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 gonna 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. I'm on a contact SWAT.
32:20Have them meet us at Blue Sphere.
32:21Brendan, Atlas, you take Descent. Let's move.
32:23We are running out of time.
32:24Why don't you get this?
32:26You spend your life tracking people like me, like my father,
32:30and like this boy.
32:31Think of the victims he will hurt,
32:34and the families that will grieve.
32:36I'm sorry, just to be clear, you want a pep talk?
32:39To 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,
32:48as Briggs, and as you.
32:49But Roman, you kill because you want to.
32:55And there is no amount of rationalizing that's gonna change that.
33:06I'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,
33:24and you'll try and fight back.
33:25No, no, no.
33:26Hold on, hold on!
33:26It is your survival instinct.
33:28No, no, Roman, don't!
33:30It is your DNA, and that controls us all.
33:32No!
34:02You are coming!
34:03I'm coming!
34:04No, Roman, don't you?
34:06No, Roman, don't you?
34:11No!
34:15No!
34:20No, Roman, don't you!
34:26No!
34:26No!
34:31Yes, you are!
34:55I'm impressed by your resilience, Agent Stenson, but...
35:03...but there's no way out.
35:23Oh, that's clever. That's really clever.
35:50Oh, my God.
35:59Oh, my God.
36:22Enough! Enough. Enough. Enough.
36:28Clear.
36:38We're too late.
36:40I have to know. I have to know.
36:43I just have to know. Okay?
36:45I got it.
36:49It's her, isn't it, Brendan?
36:52Brendan, is it her?
36:53It's not her. It's her.
36:53Brendan?
36:54No, no, no. It's a man.
36:55Brendan, don't we?
36:56It's a man's body.
36:57It's a man's body.
36:59We still have time.
37:00We still have time.
37:01Okay.
37:01I need your head in the game.
37:02I need your head in the game.
37:05Yeah.
37:14FBI!
37:15Hands!
37:15FBI!
37:16I see them hands!
37:17Hands!
37:17It's not happening!
37:19It's not...
37:19No, come on. It's not him.
37:22Roman, you're not getting away.
37:24Okay?
37:25Okay.
37:26If you kill me, he will kill you.
37:30I know.
37:31What?
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 or their kids,
37:52that's on your hands now.
38:09I'm sorry.
38:11Yes.
38:16Yeah.
38:17Hey.
38:18Hey, 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.
38:30But 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.
39:00Hey, thanks 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.
39:35And I happen to be one hell of a mentor.
39:38Let's go.
39:40So 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, it 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.
40:34Oh, Daddy, 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.
40:50I'm sorry.
40:58Lily has a nice house.
41:00Yeah.
41:01Yeah.
41:02No, except for the memory of me being kidnapped in the driveway.
41:06I'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 do.
41:27And you were right.
41:30It's pathological.
41:32And I was deflecting.
41:35But while I was tied up, was my life about to end?
41:41All I could think about was I didn't want to die without saying I love you too.
41:49Because I do.
41:51I love you.
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.
42:11I think it just needs to go by.
42:15Want to help me move it?
42:17No.
42:17Yes.
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