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HOT DRAMA 2026
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00:00You live inside my heart, brown eyes in the line of fire, but you're worried when you're gone too long.
00:13Sorry, did you say something?
00:15No, you just were making a face.
00:18Everything alright?
00:18Yeah, yeah, totally.
00:20It's just, um, well, Raj wrote a new song about me.
00:24I mean, he's so talented and he's so beautiful and it's all...
00:28A little overwhelming?
00:30Yeah.
00:30I wish somebody was writing love songs about me.
00:32The three of you are so happy, my love life is as cold as a frosted frog.
00:36You're a young pen.
00:37There's plenty of time to find true happiness.
00:39Yeah, or learn to love being alone.
00:42Alright, let's focus.
00:43Just got out of a meeting with the brass and everyone is feeling the pinch.
00:47Recruitment numbers are down, retirement numbers are up.
00:49Bottom line, prepare to work more OT where the department manages staffing shortages and we launched this new recruitment drive.
01:01What's going on?
01:02We won!
01:03We won!
01:05We won what?
01:06The lottery.
01:08Shangri-La has been played every week for 12 years.
01:13We're rich, bitch.
01:14Smitty, out.
01:19When did you say this recruitment drive was?
01:22I'm gonna win all you like I know you want me to do.
01:30You should call in sick.
01:31Hang out with me on my day off.
01:33That would be a bad look on my first day back.
01:35Oh, it would be fine.
01:37I mean, do you even have an official job yet?
01:39No, and I'm trying so hard to be zen about that.
01:42My former position was perfect.
01:44It's my own fault for taking a leave and going to D.C.
01:47Any idea what Kevin Fossett's gonna give you?
01:49No, we're talking first thing this morning.
01:51So what are you gonna do today?
01:52I'm gonna find out how many naps.
01:54There's too many naps.
01:55My plan is to do absolutely nothing.
01:58Oh, you were gonna fix the drain in the shower.
02:00Absolutely nothing except fix the drain in the shower.
02:03Okay.
02:05Though I know it's not my hair in there.
02:07What was that?
02:08I said have a good day out there.
02:10Okay.
02:11Okay.
02:17I'm confused.
02:18I just voted for you.
02:20Why are you two going to work?
02:21Shouldn't you be doing the whole last-minute campaign and game?
02:24Rita wanted him to, but we talked about it, and...
02:26I'm gonna lose.
02:27Badly.
02:28Rita gave us the latest poll numbers and then quit.
02:30So rather than waste another minute on a failed campaign that neither one of us enjoyed
02:33for a second, we are first day of the rest of our lives in here.
02:37Okay.
02:37Well, I can't complain about having my bestie back on the job.
02:40Hey, why don't we do dinner tonight?
02:42Just the four of us.
02:43You're not gonna watch the returns?
02:45No.
02:45There's no point.
02:47I love you, loser.
02:49I love you, too.
02:52You would have made an amazing DA.
02:55Thanks.
02:57Bye.
03:01Vivienne is gonna fire him the second she wins, isn't she?
03:04A hundred percent.
03:06Yeah.
03:07All right.
03:07I'll be right in.
03:08All right.
03:14What's up?
03:14Hey, um, how would you feel about having a small gathering at your house tonight?
03:19Oh, what's the occasion?
03:20Wesley tanking the DA race.
03:22Is that cause for celebration?
03:23No, but it is a time for friends to get together and support each other no matter what.
03:28Also, it needs to be a surprise or else we'll just try and talk me out of it.
03:31Got it.
03:31Yeah, sure.
03:32We can have it here.
03:32Great.
03:33I will start a group chat.
03:34All right.
03:35Do you need me to...
03:36And you hung up.
03:38Here's what I love.
03:39The clear amount of industry and effort that you've put in.
03:43But?
03:46But it is a little, you know, narrowly focused.
03:50Join the LAPD.
03:51Be a badass hero.
03:52Protect the innocent.
03:53It's reflective of your lived experience, but it's not exactly reflective of the multitude
03:58that is the LAPD.
04:01Yeah.
04:02Great.
04:02You're in charge of staffing this up.
04:03What?
04:04Hold on.
04:04No, that's...
04:05I was not trying to...
04:08Fine.
04:10Penn!
04:11Forrest.
04:12You're on a special assignment today.
04:13What?
04:13Penn's still a rookie.
04:14Exactly.
04:15Who better to give insight to a recruit than someone going through training?
04:18Guys, get started.
04:19The paperwork's inside.
04:21Hey, how's it going?
04:22Good.
04:23Did the brass send you down here to help me with the recruitment drive?
04:25In a consulting capacity.
04:27And only if you need me.
04:28So say you don't need me so I can go back to work.
04:31Ah!
04:32Whoa, are you okay?
04:33Yeah, I'm fine.
04:35Smitty!
04:36What?
04:37You quit!
04:38No!
04:40I took an unscheduled day off while I briefly submitted my retirement papers, but that's
04:45all done now.
04:46Why?
04:47What happened?
04:47Oh, they say I didn't kick in for my share of the ticket so I don't get my share of
04:51the
04:51payout.
04:51But I'm always late with the wife's hander.
04:53They know I'm good for it.
04:55Ah!
04:55Oh, God.
04:56You are not okay.
04:57Smitty, make yourself useful and get the lieutenant down to St. Stephen's.
04:59No, no.
05:00I can drive myself.
05:00No, you can't, but I can call an ambulance.
05:02Or your wife?
05:03We can call your wife.
05:03No, no, definitely not.
05:05Let's go, Smitty.
05:08I do not want to hear about your lottery situation.
05:11No problem, but I do have a teletherapy appointment starting at 5, so you might overhear a bit.
05:21Good morning.
05:22Oh, good morning.
05:23Come on in.
05:24Thank you for being so understanding.
05:26I know I left you in the lurch when I went to D.C.
05:29All good.
05:30So, what do you have in store for me?
05:33Well, obviously, your old job is gone, but we do have a new class of paramedic recruits,
05:38and I want you to train one.
05:40You're giving me a rookie?
05:42I am.
05:43Oakley!
05:45Yes, sir?
05:46This is Bailey Noon.
05:47You'll be training with her.
05:48Pleasure to meet you.
05:49I'm eager to get started.
05:50I've read everything there is to read on triage medicine, not just in the U.S., but as far
05:54field as Mumbai.
05:55They published a fascinating study 12 days ago on emergency medicine and high-density populations.
06:00I've got to send you a link.
06:01Do you read Hindi by any chance, or do you need the English translation?
06:06Good luck.
06:09Officer in agony here.
06:11Bad 11.
06:12Oh, hell no.
06:13I changed my mind.
06:14I'm fine.
06:14I'm fine.
06:16Oh, what is going on?
06:17He woke up with a stabbing pain in his lower back.
06:20And it hurts when he pees.
06:21The Smitty!
06:22What?
06:22I could hear you cursing from outside the station bathroom.
06:25Oh, my God.
06:27Wait.
06:28You're that doctor.
06:29You're the one.
06:30Smitty!
06:31Get out of here now.
06:32Back to the station.
06:33Yes, sir.
06:34Good luck.
06:36I'm the doctor that what?
06:38What you don't know.
06:39I really don't.
06:40But you know what?
06:41That can wait till we figure out what is going on with you.
06:43I want a different doctor.
06:45I am the only one who's free right now.
06:47Oh, wait.
06:49Are you sure?
06:50Yeah.
06:52Okay.
06:55Please tell me you haven't napped yet.
06:58And that you haven't forgotten to fix the bathroom drain.
07:00No, of course not.
07:01I just called to see where you were assigned.
07:04I got a rookie.
07:06I knew you secretly wanted to be me.
07:08I've never trained anyone before.
07:10It's my first day back, and this kid is kind of green.
07:14So, are you looking for some tips?
07:16Would you come meet us, give a first blush eval, and maybe a few pointers?
07:22Yes, of course.
07:23But it's going to cost you.
07:25I should hope so.
07:27I got to go.
07:28All right.
07:28Looking forward to you hung up as well.
07:31A buttload of hemostatic gauze as requested.
07:37How can I help?
07:38Uh, watch first.
07:40I like things a certain way.
07:42A lot of people put their first-in bag on the gurney, but I like it in the outside compartment.
07:47That way I can grab the gurney while you grab the bag.
07:49Smart.
07:51You know, in early agrarian societies, they used to...
07:52Let's just focus on modern emergency medicine.
07:55Yeah, yeah, of course.
07:58But I find that understanding the history of things can give context to modern emergency
08:01medicine and elucidates the reasons why we do things the way we do today.
08:08All right, look, you can spot the losers a mile away.
08:11Don't waste any time with anyone you know won't pass the physical exam or the psych valve.
08:14Got it.
08:15Fill out a questionnaire, let them know that we follow up with a polygraph and a background
08:18check.
08:19That'll knock out at least a third of the duds.
08:21Okay, just so I can set expectations, I mean, what ratio of good candidates to losers should
08:26we expect?
08:29Does this background check include Florida?
08:32So I have been arrested before, but I wasn't convicted.
08:35Does that count?
08:35Defense.
08:36What was the charge?
08:38Be fouling the punch bowl at a company picnic.
08:41And thought any murder.
08:44And I thought to myself, why not take this white hot rage that I feel every second of every
08:50day and use it for something positive?
08:52Like curb stomping violent felons.
08:55Okay.
08:56Try MMA.
08:57Next.
08:59Morning.
09:01Heard about the personnel shortage and, uh, well, you guys need cops and I went back
09:06in, so how can we make this happen?
09:13Where did you go to school?
09:14Johns Hopkins for my master's in neuroscience.
09:17Well, actually it was a double master's in that and philosophy.
09:20Okay.
09:21Well, when we...
09:22I had a PhD in molecular biology at UCLA.
09:24Then I spent a year at Oxford doing medical research.
09:26That was around the time I started to think, maybe I should have some real life experience.
09:31Well, you've come to the right place.
09:33Okay.
09:34Rescue 53, respond to 314, 88 12th Avenue.
09:37Manage a stress, unknown description, unknown injuries.
09:40And there's no better time to start.
09:42Control, this is Rescue 53.
09:44Show us responding.
10:02Control, this is Rescue 53 on scene for the distressed male at 12th Avenue.
10:10I thought we'd be doing this over coffee.
10:12What better way to evaluate him than seeing him in action?
10:14Seeing him in action.
10:16Exactly.
10:16Chase, this is my husband, John.
10:18He's off-duty LAPD.
10:19Nice to meet you.
10:20He looks way more than distressed.
10:22Let's flip him over, grab his head, and keep him stable.
10:24On three.
10:25One, two, three.
10:29He's alive, but unconscious, probably from heavy blood loss.
10:38Oh.
10:39Gun shovels.
10:40That explains the heavy blood loss.
10:47Easy, easy.
10:49I'm pushing ketamine.
10:50We're trying to help you.
10:54Let's get him to St. Stephen's.
10:55All right.
10:56I'll mobilize LAPD.
10:57Radio's in the car.
11:04Get away from him.
11:06Flippin?
11:07Hit with the radio.
11:08Please don't hurt us.
11:10Get up, traitor.
11:10He can't answer you.
11:12I gave him a sedative.
11:13Then wake him back up.
11:14But that's not how medicine works.
11:16And who the hell are you, huh?
11:17I'm a doctor.
11:18I'm just doing a ride-along.
11:19No, can't stay here.
11:21Get Isaac in the car.
11:22You can't do that.
11:23That'll kill him.
11:24Then get him in the ambulance.
11:25You're going to keep him alive until we get what we need.
11:27I'm on it.
11:32Whoa, whoa, whoa.
11:32Hey, back up.
11:33They got it.
11:34What do you want to do with this guy?
11:35I need him.
11:36I'm just a paramedic.
11:37He's a doctor.
11:40All right, search him, and let's get gone.
11:42Meet us back at the office.
11:43Hands up.
11:49Let's go.
11:52Come on.
11:53Come on, come on, come on.
11:55Get in.
12:17You know, the history of Battlefield, Madison, is truly fascinating.
12:20Until about 50 years ago, most major wounds were guaranteed fatal.
12:22Hey, do you want to die?
12:23No, not particularly.
12:24Then shut up and drive.
12:27What did this guy do to you anyway?
12:28He stole our money.
12:30Isaac here was in charge of keeping it safe.
12:32We were supposed to meet, divvy it up.
12:34Now he's stashed it somewhere.
12:36Trying to keep it all for himself, but that's not going to happen.
12:39This money he stole, assuming he recently stole it from someone else.
12:42Brink's truck, bank, what?
12:44You ask a lot of questions, Doc.
12:46Shut up.
12:47The only answer I care about is, what exactly is your plan here?
12:51Three steps.
12:52Wake the traitor up.
12:53Get him to tell us where the money is.
12:55Kill him.
12:55This man is barely stable.
12:57What happens if the third step comes first?
12:59Then you're dying in this ambulance along with him.
13:05I knew Seth still had dreams of being a cop, but I did not think he would try again at
13:09Midwosher.
13:09Yeah, well, he thinks he's catching us at a vulnerable moment.
13:12He's right.
13:12We need cops in the street now, not in six months after the applicants finish training.
13:16Technically, all he has to do is pass his physical, and he's back in uniform.
13:19The physical is not my concern.
13:21It is everything else.
13:22Listen, Seth has changed.
13:24I know it's hard to believe, but he's committed to a different path.
13:26You are biased, Penn, because he saved your life.
13:29Guilty as charged, but he deserves a second chance.
13:48Okay.
13:50I'm ready.
13:51Whatever you guys need.
13:51The only way I'll even consider recommending you for reinstatement is if you pass a polygraph.
14:00Okay.
14:02Let's do it.
14:03Why are you refusing treatment?
14:06I'm not.
14:07I just saw a doctor.
14:08He told me I had kidney stones, major ones.
14:11I'm sorry.
14:12I heard that pain is excruciating.
14:15Well, while you are being treated, I am your patient advocate.
14:20So, is there anything that you would like me to advocate for?
14:23Yes.
14:24I was severely mistreated by Dr. Ashton.
14:26I want him fired.
14:27Wade.
14:28Hey, you asked.
14:30I will check on you in a little bit.
14:36Luna.
14:38I will.
14:40I will.
14:42I will.
14:43I will.
14:46I will.
14:48I will.
14:52I will.
14:55I will.
14:56I will.
14:58What?
15:02anything more. You absolutely gave me that impression. If I had suggested over dinner
15:07that we check into a hotel, you wouldn't have said no. Probably not. You tell yourself that
15:14it's harmless, but what it is is selfish. It doesn't matter to you what the fallout could
15:21be, because you can just walk away. Thank God I came to my senses.
15:31Okay, we're going to start with some easy questions. Please restrict your answers to either a yes
15:35or a no. Is your name Seth William Ridley? Yes. Do you live at 3200 Blix Street? Yes. Are
15:43you 25 years old? Yes. Okay, now to establish a proper baseline, I'm going to ask you the
15:48same questions, but this time I want you to lie. You understand? All right. Is your name
15:54Seth William Ridley? No. Do you live at 3200 Blix Street? No. Okay, let's start. Did you
16:03ever tell me that your high school girlfriend died from a drug overdose? Yes. Was that a
16:08lie? Yes. Were you in love with Tamar Collins? Yeah, I wanted to marry her. A simple yes or
16:17no. Sorry, yes. One year ago, did you have cancer? I did not, no. During that time, did you ever
16:30believe you were sick? No. On the day of the Kenyan wildfire, did the National Weather Service
16:38call you about the fire spreading across Eagle Rock Road? Do we really have... Answer
16:43the question. Did you receive a call from the Weather Service? Yes. Did you relay that information
16:49to the officers in the field? He means us. Did you try to tell us? No. On purpose? No. I
16:59got
16:59distracted, and it was too late to warn you. I knew that you were pinned down. That was my fault.
17:04fault. I'm sorry, but I... I was too afraid to say anything. No, you lied. To cover up your
17:12mistake like you always do. Yes. No. Not anymore. Not anymore. He's crashing.
17:33His pulse is weak. He has a new mouth to our eyes. The pressure is building in his chest cavity.
17:42Hold him steady on my puncture's chest.
17:50If you won't take us to a hospital, I need to be someplace not moving. You need to listen to
17:55us.
17:55Orange is a doctor. Why is she doing everything? I'm a radiologist. We don't have time for resumes.
18:00We need to stop the ambulance. How long do we get to the office? We're landing now.
18:08Come on, come on. I'll get the boss. Let's get Isaac on the table. Clear it off.
18:27How's he doing? Not well. All the fluid I transfused into him just keeps coming right
18:31back out. He's running out of time. How long before your dispatch realizes you're missing?
18:34A few hours. Firefighters aren't as worried about random violence as cause.
18:38Perhaps it's time to revisit that policy. I'm dying to know why you brought these randos
18:43to the office and not my money. Isaac took the cash and ran. We only cut off to him after
18:47he hit it.
18:48He started shooting. And you shot back? Before you got my money.
18:51Well, Helen's got a little excited. Hey, we all emptied a clip. I told you to call- Shut up!
18:57You're making my head hurt. How bad's our boy? Critical. He needs a hospital.
19:01Not happening. Wake him up. Give him the Pulp Fiction shot right in the heart.
19:05That shot, epinephrine, would kill him.
19:11I'm only gonna say this once. You got 10 minutes to wake him up so I can find my money
19:16or I shoot this man next.
19:24Don't. No. I have to help him or he's gonna die.
19:26That's why I shot him. Get him talking. Now.
19:33Let me triage my rookie or I cut your guy's carotid and you'll never find your money.
19:40Check out Bourne Identity, Barbie. What about the Hippocratic Oath?
19:43That's for doctors, not paramedics.
19:46Okay. How about this? You let her resurrect Isaac and you let me treat Jace. Is that okay?
19:54Fine. You go watch him. If he tries to be a hero, cap them both.
19:59Hey, gotcha. You all right? You know, not really.
20:04Oh god, that's a lot of blood. Yeah. I'm gonna need some hemostatic gauze on there.
20:08Right. Jace, we're gonna need to work together, so slow breaths, okay?
20:11All right, you're gonna apply some serious pressure on there. I might make some noise.
20:14Right. Ready?
20:18Okay. I'm gonna pass out now.
20:21All right.
20:23Hey, forget about the bleeding. Boss said wake him up.
20:26He's in hypovolemic shock. His blood pressure has cratered. He's about to die.
20:30If he dies, we are screwed, man. If he's bleeding out, give him more blood.
20:33I don't have any, so unless one of you is O negative, the universal blood donor, we're out of luck.
20:38Yeah, that's me. I needed a transfusion after I took one in the leg on the Long Beach job,
20:42because they told me I was O negative. Perfect. Roll up your sleeve.
20:49Hi. Hi.
20:50I'm here to join the LAPD. What? Are you serious?
20:53Oh god, no. I'd make a terrible cop. Aw.
20:55I came by to say hi and to see if you had time to listen to the song.
21:01I did. I did.
21:03Oh, I'm gonna go grab a soda. You want anything?
21:06No, I'm good. I'll take a chocolate milk.
21:14You didn't like it. Are you kidding?
21:17It made me cry the first 10 times I listened to it, but it's a lot of pressure, you know?
21:23Imagine how Mona Lisa felt when Da Vinci painted her. I mean, everyone constantly judging whether
21:28she was worthy of being memorialized like that. Wow, yeah. I never thought about it like that.
21:34Thank you for comparing me to Da Vinci. That's an ego boost for sure. Okay, I can change it up.
21:39I can add
21:39a line about your morning breath or how you kick me in your sleep. Okay, I do not. Do I?
21:44No.
21:45Hi. I'm here to sign up for a cop job. You are in the right place. What drew you to
21:52law enforcement?
21:52My boyfriend's a cop and we don't get to spend much time together, so I thought this way we could
21:57see
21:57each other every day. Oh, well, that's amazing. You probably know him, Franklin Rose. Franklin Rose?
22:04Doesn't ring a bell, but you've been here longer than me, so. Well, I don't know him,
22:08but I mean, it's a big building. I'll show you a picture.
22:17Is this recent? Yeah, I took it of him last week before you went to work. Do you mind if
22:20I take a
22:21picture? Great. This will help me find him. You know, here's an application. Why don't you fill it
22:27out over there while I track him down? Okay, thanks. Yeah. What's wrong? The badge is all wrong. Yeah,
22:37this thing is from the 1970s. Maybe he was just trying to impress his girlfriend. By committing
22:41a felony? You know, I have heard rumors about low-level dealers getting ripped off by cops who
22:47confiscate their drugs and let them off with a warning. Classic dope rip. All right, I'm gonna need
22:52to talk to her. Not a problem. She's still outside. We'll go get her. Hey, did you get everything?
23:01Boy, did I. You really think he's gonna appreciate us paying your demotion party forward? If not,
23:06we will get him drunk enough that he forgets it ever happened. All right, I gotta go. I love you.
23:11Love you, too. Hey. Hey. This must be burning. Oh, yeah? Why? Oh, well, uh, just, um,
23:22I was watching a news story about the, uh, election. What's up? Do you remember, like,
23:27a thousand years ago when this all started, we talked about doing an announcement speech to
23:30lay out my full progressive agenda? Yeah, before you chickened out. Well, if I'm gonna concede this
23:35election, I want to go out swinging. I want everyone to know exactly what I believe. Can you give me
23:41an
23:41assist? My speechwriter quit. Sure. Yeah, I, uh, I sure can. You know, how about you follow me into my
23:46office,
23:46stepping over here? Yeah. What kind of things were you thinking about changing? I really like what we did the
23:50first time around. I just didn't get to nail it. Oh, right. Sure. What's the verdict? Well,
23:56according to the polygraph, you told the truth about everything. Which was unexpected and proves
24:00that you've made a real effort to change. Okay, great. No, it's no. Look, the fact that you knowingly
24:08let us drive into danger, failed to do anything about it, and then lied to protect yourself is
24:13unforgivable to the department. Even though I sacrificed myself to save Nolan's life? What
24:19about that? But does my loss count for anything? Honestly, it's not enough. Even if you were to
24:25reapply to the FTO program, I would have to share those test results with internal affairs. Wait,
24:31so this, this whole thing's a setup. I catch 22. I lie about the fire and I fail the test.
24:37I tell the
24:38truth and then you're going to use it against me. I thought you were giving me a fair shot here.
24:41Look,
24:41I'm sorry. I can see that you are genuinely trying to be a better person, but there is no coming
24:46back
24:46from what you did. Not here. Okay, I understand. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell the
24:59truth. I know that could not have been easy given what I put you through. Ah, man, I thought it
25:06would
25:06be enough for me to come in here and to say I'm sorry and to do the work and not
25:12be that guy anymore,
25:13but I guess I finally understand that there are simply things I just don't get to have anymore.
25:22There are doors that I close that I'm never going to reopen. Thank you. Appreciate everything you
25:31taught me. I really do. Good luck, Ridley. You walk out of here knowing you finally took responsibility
25:42for your actions. And in my book, that counts for something. Thank you.
25:56Bad news. There's no cop in the LAPD with your boyfriend's name. Check again. He's closed massive
26:01cases. The mayor gave him an award. I'm so sorry, but none of that is true. Well, if he's lying,
26:08why is his boss on your wall?
26:16You sure that's him? Yeah, Captain Jennings. Okay, well, that is problematic in a whole different way.
26:22Howard Jennings doesn't work here either. He retired eight years ago.
26:33Keep pumping. It needs to flow or it'll coagulate. Damn, bro. The human body is so cool.
26:40He's stabilizing. Uh, you might want to take a look at this. I think it's femoral hyperglobe
26:44assist exfoliating. As soon as they find out where the money is, they're going to kill us. We need
26:52a way out. Well, you're the forgotten man right now. So if you see a move to make do it,
26:55not jump in.
26:58Are you sleeping beauty? I am. You're in hell, bitch. Where's my money?
27:04Screw you. Come on, Isaac. You can't take it with you. Okay, I'll tell you. I'll tell you.
27:14Just give him a second. He's still coming out of sedation. Yeah, he's never going to tell us.
27:18He's just going to screw us and then die. I hope it hurts, man. I hope you're in so much
27:23pain. You're
27:24praying for the sweet mercy of death because it's coming. I don't feel good. Can you unhook me?
27:30Hey, lady, you might want to tighten that tourniquet. Whoa, whoa, no. You tell me or I'll take a foot.
27:42Hey, what's that mean? His heart sucks. Get him back, now. You yelled at us for shooting him,
27:48then you chopped his arm off. What the hell's wrong with you? I'm getting my money. I spent six months
27:52planning this job. Yeah, from the safety of this office while we're the ones sticking our knee.
27:55I need to bring him back. No. Then we're out of time. Hey, stop arguing. Get over here,
27:59help me. With what? To fix your boss's mistake, I need you to pinch off this artery so I get
28:04a shot
28:04of adrenaline. Do it. Hey. Down, honey. He's a cop. Whoa. Damn.
28:31Did we win? Yes, we did. Because of you. 911, what's your emergency? This is officer John Nolan.
28:38I need three units in an ambulance. Code three. Multiple sale and send. One critically wounded
28:41paramedic. Great job, honey. I appreciate you coming in at such short notice, Captain.
28:48Are you kidding me? The Margaret Hoffman case is the one I can never forget.
28:52If you've got a fresh lead, I'll move heaven and earth to help you bring her killer to justice.
28:58We've got an old file plate out in here. Let's do it.
29:04Captain, I am Detective Nyla Harper. This is Detective Angela Lopez.
29:08This isn't about Margaret Hoffman. No, sir. I'll leave you to it.
29:16I think you can intimidate me with your little, uh, set up here. No, sir. You're a legendary tough guy.
29:21Who inspired loyalty in his men and fear in his enemies. Who the hell are you to mock me?
29:27Your worst nightmare. That's the first thing that springs to mind, but I don't know. It sounds a little
29:32cringy when I say it out loud, huh? We'll workshop it later. Okay. Right now, we're dying to know what
29:37happened to you. Why cross over to the dark side? I have no idea what you're talking about,
29:41and I'm leaving. I guess we'll just have to get our answers from Franklin Rose.
29:44Or the other two felons that you recruited, Marcus Kennedy and Jeremiah Gomez.
29:52And what crimes do you think these men have been doing? Well, robbing drug dealers so you can sell
29:58the product yourself. And before you protest that you've never heard of them, we have Jeremiah and
30:03Marcus in custody. And they dropped your name the second the cuffs came out. It's over, sir. We will
30:09be placing you under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used
30:14against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney,
30:19one will be provided for you. Do you understand?
30:29Yeah. Yeah, I understand. My entire career, I never once crossed the line. I was as straight
30:36an arrow as you could be. But my personal life was a bit, uh, more chaotic. Three wives, six kids.
30:46Seven. Oof. Got expensive. Got ridiculous. Credit cards were all maxed out. I was behind on everything.
30:52You spend your entire career cleaning up messes desperate people made. Feeling superior.
31:01Turns out we all have a tipping point. I was just going to do the dope rips until I got
31:05caught up
31:05financially. I thought, who the hell am I hurting? Drug dealers? They'd shoot their mother for a
31:10trans am. I gave my life to the job. I did way more good for this city than the wrong
31:21I did now.
31:27Let's go. Let's go. Come on.
31:42That's my clone.
31:51Hi. Hey, baby. I hope it's okay. I wanted to surprise you. Boy, did you? They were having
31:56a recruitment drive and I thought, wouldn't it be fun if you and me worked together?
32:00You would. Yeah, sure would. But listen, baby, you haven't actually gone inside and talked to
32:03anybody, have you? No. I waited like you asked me to. Great. Oh, that was so great. Listen,
32:08so I do have a couple errands I have to run. Why don't you come with me? No. No. Hey,
32:13hey,
32:13hands. Show me your hands. Turn around and walk to the glass now. All right. Turn around. All right.
32:20Frankly rules, you're under arrest of felony robbery. Guys, just let me call my boss. No need,
32:25my man. Captain Jennings is already in holding. Let's move.
32:33Kitty. Kitty. Are you serious? I've really got a golden gut, huh? I wouldn't know a decent guy if
32:41he came up to me and say... Hey, you weren't kidding when you said you had to go do a
32:46thing
32:46before we could drown my sorrows, huh? Mm-hmm. Hi. Hi. Kitty Adams. Seth Ridley. Nice to meet you,
32:55Kitty. You, uh, new to town? You don't really have a big city vibe going on in a good way.
33:00Uh,
33:00Kitty, I don't think you should. Why don't you blow off your friends and have a drink with me instead?
33:07I'll tell you my life story. Go for it, dude. Okay. What? Nothing. Maybe it's such a bad idea. It's
33:16actually good.
33:24Detectives from the Pacific Division have connected our kidnappers to a bank robbery in
33:29Santa Monica. They made off with over two million dollars. All that explains why they were so
33:33desperate to find it. And why Isaac was so determined not to tell them. Oh, he took that
33:37secret to the grave. Which means that money's still out there. Hmm. Treasure hunt later?
33:42Well, we just have to give it back. Right. Less, less fun. Less fun.
33:51The good news is that I'm alive. What's the bad news? Well, all things considered, there is none.
33:58The surgery was straightforward. The bullet missed all your major organs. Thank God. But this leaves us
34:04with the outstanding question. Is this a life lesson or a cautionary tale? Something tells me you already
34:09know the answer to that. Oh, cautionary tale all day. Definitely a thinker and not a doer. What
34:16personally, I think you would have made an excellent paramedic. You have more brain power than this
34:21entire hospital and just the right amount of bravery. That means a lot coming from the legend that is
34:28Bailey Noon. And her husband's pretty cool, too. I told you. I'll keep it. You know, this reminds me
34:35of a fun allegory from Plato. It's much more compelling in the original ancient
34:39story. I think you should rest. I'm fine. I'll just catch a hooper. You will not. I will drive you
34:46to
34:46your hotel. Plus, you promised me that we would have a chance to really talk. So I am going to
34:52take
34:53you hostage until we do. That's my girl. For what it's worth, I slammed the door in Ashton's face today.
35:03Figuratively. Disappointing.
35:08Like I told you before, he was just a temptation. Nothing more. But it did shake me up a bit.
35:16You have to admit that our marriage has been pretty static the last few years. I would have said solid,
35:23but I understand what you mean. I also understand now that this was more than just a new job for
35:32you.
35:33It was the beginning of something. But my question is, does our marriage have a part in this new
35:39beginning? Yes. I just got my head turned around and I made a mess of things. I want us to
35:48be healthy
35:49again. I know we can't just click our heels together and make that happen. We can if we do it
35:56in therapy.
35:58Yes. I think that's exactly where we should go.
36:04Look, how about if I take you home? You can sleep in the guest room if you want, but we
36:15can keep talking.
36:19Okay. I'd like that.
36:34Come here to celebrate the death of Shangri-La? Not at all. It's been a challenging day all around.
36:41Wanted to make sure you're doing okay. Well, thanks kid. That's a lot more thoughtful than my
36:45traitorous lottery neighbors have been. They couldn't wait to get out of here.
36:51I mean, it looks like they bought you a few things on the way out though.
36:54Oh, if they think they can talk me out of suing by buying me barbecues and ice makers,
36:58they are sadly mistaken. Does that mean that they're up for grabs?
37:02No, I'm not an idiot. I already sold them on eBay for a buttload. Okay.
37:06Since you're both here, I'm way past due with flushing the septic system on the RV and it takes at
37:11least
37:12three hands. Oh, we got that. We got it. We got all the plans.
37:16That thing. The thing. The thing. Yes. That thing. Yep. Yep.
37:19Yeah. You have yourself a good night, okay? Okay. Bye, Mr. Smitty.
37:24Hey guys. Thank you.
37:28Early returns are coming in. Good news? No. We're getting crushed.
37:32Hey. Okay. So my concession speech is pre-recorded, ready to be released into the world just as soon as
37:39I
37:39officially lose. It's soon, babe. They're ready to call them. Listen, let us take you to dinner.
37:44We know this great Mexican spot up in the valley. Was it Nolan and Bailey's place?
37:50You told. He saw all the decorations. What, did you want me to lie? Yes.
37:55It's fine. I can think of no better place to celebrate my failures than with all of my friends.
38:00You made it to the finish line. You fell down on your face while everybody watched.
38:10You lost a race. You tried to win and you can't even argue cause you lost by a lot.
38:19I did.
38:20You tried your best and you got wrecked and now you're looking all depressed.
38:30You made a new mistake. You feel ashamed. You don't have to lie away.
38:40If you think you're on your own, just come home. We'll be waiting when you don't know what to do
38:48anymore.
39:01Get me a piece to eat.
39:04This just feels weird.
39:08Oh, okay. Just, well, that's my, okay. Yeah, there.
39:11Well, thank you.
39:14They're about to play your speech. You want to turn on the news?
39:18No. No, I think that's in our rear view mirror now.
39:21Well, the beam was going to fire you anyways. Might as well speak your truth.
39:25It felt so good to cut through the noise and stop playing politics.
39:30It also made me realize how little I'd accomplished at the DA's office.
39:34I mean, I tried to change the system from within, but without being the boss, without having that power, it's
39:39a losing battle.
39:40So I think I'm going to go back to being a defense lawyer.
39:45I figured, but there are a lot of cops who are going to feel betrayed.
39:48Like you're siding with the enemy.
39:50Well, there's only one cop whose opinion I care about.
39:54No.
39:55Yeah.
39:56I'm all for it. Our sex life was unreal and we're on opposite sides.
40:00Yes, it was.
40:02Oh.
40:02Okay.
40:04Okay.
40:05Okay.
40:12Well, in case you haven't noticed, I am a painfully humble person.
40:32I mean, how can I not be? I'm surrounded by the most amazing people on the daily.
40:38I mean, seriously.
40:40Take a look at that group of badass overachievers.
40:43Every single one of them, a unicorn in their own way.
40:46And you belong right there with them.
40:49I won't be taking any arguments at this time.
40:56All the speech.
40:59Everyone, if you'd gather around, it is official.
41:02Sadly, Wesley will not be the new district attorney.
41:07That's okay.
41:08But Wesley, clearly everybody in this room is fiercely proud of you for putting yourself out there and
41:15shining a light on what is wrong with our system and the ways in which it could be fixed if
41:19we were
41:19only collectively brave enough to try.
41:22So, we raise our glasses to you.
41:25To Wesley.
41:28I can't say that it was an enjoyable experience, but man, was it memorable.
41:33We've all gone through so much together this year.
41:35Sometimes it felt like it was more than we could handle, but it wasn't because we had each other.
41:42It's safe to say that I have no idea what the future has in store, but I do know one
41:46thing.
41:46We won't be going through it alone.
41:48Because we're a family.
41:50So, thank you.
41:52Hear, hear.
41:55Let's eat.
41:56Please.
41:57We'll be home and we don't know what to do anymore.
42:00That's what we're here for.
42:05That's what we're here for.
42:45Damn it.
42:46Damn it.
42:46That's what we're here for.
42:49That's what we're here for.
42:51That's what we're here for.
42:51That's what we're here for.
42:51That's what we're here for.
42:51That's what we're here for.
42:51That's what we're here for.
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