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00:01Previously on R.J. Decker...
00:03Don't try to eat it through the wrapper.
00:04Today could be the last day of my trial, meaning I could be going home in a few hours, or...
00:08You could be going to prison.
00:09Or I'm told candy bars are in short supply.
00:11But I can think of something an even shorter supply.
00:15Next witness, Lucas is my stepbrother, and that's the man who almost killed him.
00:20Mostly just came to see if we're even now.
00:22What's your obsession with us getting even? What is that?
00:24If we get even too fast, there won't be any reason for me to call you anymore.
00:28Is that what you want?
00:43What?
00:44What?
00:44No, it's good.
00:45No, it's a punctuation thing.
00:48The, uh, bop, bop, bop.
00:49That's a lot of them.
00:50The arm dashes?
00:52Oh, I like them.
00:52They soothe the story.
00:53Uh, they're a bit aggressive.
00:55Commas might give you a better flow.
00:57The story's about a blind priest who tried to broker a truce plan.
00:59Between MS-13 and the Latin cakes.
01:01I don't need it to flow.
01:02I need it to, like, grab the reader and shake them.
01:04What?
01:05You do this every time.
01:06You ask people to prove your stuff and then you argue every point.
01:09Only the dumb ones.
01:10See ya.
01:11Lift off in five minutes.
01:13Oh.
01:14Look at you.
01:15Earning your key.
01:15Proofing my wife's article so I don't have to.
01:17Did she bite your head off yet?
01:19Pretty much, yeah.
01:20Hey, Mom.
01:20Harper and Violet just texted.
01:22They're going to a kid's spa on Saturday for mani-putties and facials.
01:25And I'm invited.
01:26I'm sorry.
01:27Did you say kid's spa?
01:28Isn't a spa for children?
01:30Can I go?
01:30No.
01:31But you're busy Saturday.
01:32You're volunteering at the dog rescue.
01:33But can't I just skip it this one time?
01:36You made a commitment.
01:36We keep our commitments around here.
01:38Go get your bag.
01:40Oh, my goodness.
01:41Take it easy on him.
01:43He's got so little going for him in life.
01:50Uh, dashes or commas?
01:53It's good.
01:57Hey, how are ya?
01:59What are you wearing?
02:00Excuse me?
02:01Don't get excited.
02:02I'm asking because I may have a job for you.
02:05Change your shirt and meet me at the address I'm about to send you.
02:08Why do I have to change my shirt?
02:09Because these people have money and refinement,
02:12and the last time they saw a grown man wearing an Aloha shirt,
02:15he was probably cleaning their pool.
02:20Okay.
02:21Who needs you to change your shirt?
02:23Oh, uh, Wish.
02:24Yeah, you might have a new client for me.
02:27Thinks I need to look nice.
02:28Wish, who last time I saw him was wearing a shirt with a metal detector on it,
02:31and the words, beach better have my money.
02:34Man's got layers.
02:44Hey.
02:45Welcome to the humble abode of the Carter family.
02:48Carter.
02:49Oh, is it Carter Rehab?
02:51Got it in one.
02:52Huh.
02:53In addition to owning the biggest chain of drug rehab centers in Florida,
02:57Ed Carter also funded a wing at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
03:00Gonna go out on a limb and say he's also one of your dad's biggest donors.
03:03He is.
03:04And so when the family realized they needed help with a sensitive issue,
03:08they came to me.
03:09I told them it was a job for a very dependable, very discreet private investigator.
03:14Do good work.
03:15Okay.
03:15Do it quietly.
03:16I can virtually guarantee they'll be back for more.
03:19Okay.
03:19Background check, security gags, due diligence, and they'll pay top dollar.
03:22This shirt, this is the upgrade?
03:24Let's go hear about this sensitive issue, shall we?
03:32That's Holden.
03:33He lives in Naples, but stays with us whenever family business requires it.
03:37So usually it's just you and your dad here?
03:39He sends his regards, by the way.
03:41He's wrapping up some work in Orlando, but we are both worried about Holden.
03:45He didn't come home last night, and he isn't responding to calls or texts.
03:48So you're moving pretty quickly, bringing someone like me on.
03:51Can I ask why?
03:52The more he knows, the more he can help.
03:56Holden has struggled with drug addiction for years.
03:58My father and I think he may have relapsed.
04:01Relapsed?
04:02So he had gotten clean at some point?
04:04A little over 18 months ago.
04:05He went to a facility in Switzerland for the first six months, then came back to Florida.
04:09Since then, he has been working as a rehab counselor in one of our Naples clinics.
04:14It's not like him to be out of touch, at least not now that he's sober.
04:18Your job is to find Holden quickly and quietly.
04:22If he has relapsed, Mr. Carter doesn't want the police involved.
04:25Too much chance of the story breaking to the media.
04:28I understand, and I want to help.
04:29The best place for me to start is with whoever saw him last.
04:32I dropped Holden off at the community center a little before 1600.
04:36Support group meeting.
04:37So you knew about his history with addiction?
04:40Ten years working for the Carters. They don't keep any secrets from me.
04:43I drive Holden whenever he's in town.
04:44I waited up front like I usually do.
04:46Ninety mikes later, everybody comes out except for Holden.
04:49I went inside, but no sign of him.
04:51How'd he seem to you yesterday?
04:53Honestly, I was relieved he wanted to get to a meeting.
04:56He seemed distracted, a little down.
04:59Any read on what was bothering him?
05:00He's pretty tight-lipped. That's part of why I was worried about him.
05:03You served, huh?
05:05Sixteen hundred ninety mikes. You tell time like a soldier.
05:08Not a soldier. I'm worried.
05:11Oh, okay. Is that why Ed Carter chose him?
05:16Got it.
05:18Community center where you dropped him off. Can I get the address?
05:21Yeah, yeah. He looks familiar.
05:23He would have come in around 4 p.m. yesterday, headed for the rec room.
05:26But we think he went out a different way. Remember the back or the side entrance?
05:29When I was out there, I saw you at campus.
05:30Hold on. 4 p.m. In the rec room?
05:33Yeah, it was here for an NA meeting.
05:34Just forget I said our song.
05:36And if you're about to ask to look at the security footage, don't even bother.
05:39Anyone our cameras caught coming in for that meeting is entitled to their privacy, okay?
05:43End of story.
05:43I get that.
05:44My sister is five years sober, okay?
05:47And anonymity is crucial to the work.
05:49I'm here because his sister thinks he might be in trouble, like real trouble.
05:53Look, I get that you don't want me looking at the footage, but you said you were here yesterday.
05:57Yeah, so?
05:58So you already saw everyone that came in here for the meeting.
06:03Your guy didn't use a side exit.
06:06Check the rear door.
06:12Looks like he came out the back right before the meeting would have started.
06:15He's making a call.
06:17Now he's talking to someone.
06:18Who? Who's he talking to?
06:20Someone walked up.
06:20I can't see who they're off camera.
06:22But...
06:24What's your guy?
06:24He looks a little...
06:27Not in the world.
06:28Can I turn around now, please?
06:30Yeah, I think that would be good.
06:34A thousand...
06:36In case you're wondering, not one of the twelve steps.
06:53Do you think it's a sex thing?
06:55Well, this being Florida, the answer to that question should almost always be maybe.
07:00But no, I'm more worried it could be an abduction thing.
07:02Abduction?
07:03You see how the big guy keeps his arm pointed at Holden?
07:05It occurred to me that wearing that costume might be a good way to conceal a gun.
07:09Yeah, well, you need to be sure.
07:11I'm not about to tell Naomi maybe her brother was kidnapped by a furry.
07:15It's a slimy, actually.
07:16I did a little image searching and realized it's the costume for Sammy the Sea Cucumber,
07:20mascot for Rio Vista Prep.
07:21Huh.
07:22From what?
07:23That's where Holden went to high school.
07:25Maybe the guy in the costume was just an old buddy pulling a prank?
07:28According to the school's athletic schedule, Sammy's due to make an appearance today.
07:32I'll let you know what he has to say.
07:42Let's give it up for the Vikings and UFOs to your squad!
07:48Jamie, my name's RJ Decker. I'm a private investigator. I'd like to ask you a few questions if I could.
07:55What?
07:56Sammy?
07:56Hi.
07:58A bit of a time-sensitive issue. Maybe you could take a break.
08:02Come on.
08:03Sammy, I have reason to believe a man was abducted at gunpoint last night.
08:08You are my top suspect.
08:09Yes!
08:11Yes!
08:12Yes!
08:18Sorry about before.
08:20I fully commit to Sammy when I'm in costume.
08:22You do bring him to life.
08:24Mm-hmm.
08:26That isn't me.
08:27Sammy worked a swimmer yesterday, which means I worked a swimmer yesterday.
08:30There's no chance someone could have borrowed your costume?
08:33Are you kidding?
08:35That costume's totally different.
08:39No hat.
08:40Look at the Sammy in the video.
08:43Hmm.
08:44What is that, like a sailor's cap?
08:46Mm-hmm.
08:47That's Sammy.
08:47Circa 2012.
08:48That costume was retired.
08:50Substant Sammies were hatless.
08:51Thank goodness.
08:53I don't know how I'd play him with a hat.
08:54Any idea where someone could have gotten their hands on the 2012 costume?
08:58Honestly, I assumed it was destroyed after the flagpole incident.
09:01The flagpole incident?
09:02Some rich kid hoisted Sammy up on the flagpole with the performer inside and left him there overnight.
09:08The costume was soiled beyond salvage.
09:11Hmm.
09:11What?
09:12The guy I'm trying to find, he went to school here around that time.
09:15He was definitely a rich kid.
09:17You think that was Sammy 2012 exacting some crazy revenge?
09:20You wouldn't happen to know that Sammy's real name, would you?
09:22Ricky Strom.
09:23He wore the green from 2008 to 2012.
09:30Hi.
09:31We brought you an afternoon treat.
09:33Hi, you guys.
09:35What a nice surprise.
09:36The people I arrest, they never bring me boba.
09:39Mom, guess what?
09:40Hmm?
09:41I'm going to the spot with Harper and Violet after all.
09:43Yeah?
09:44We went over this.
09:45You have dog rescue Saturday.
09:46Not anymore.
09:48Katherine fixed it.
09:49Fixed it?
09:50I called the rescuer and asked if we could shift Sofia's commitment to next weekend.
09:53So she'll volunteer two days instead of just one.
09:56Self-care this weekend.
09:57Talk care next.
09:58That's great.
09:59And did Harper and Violet mention how much all those spa treatments are going to cost?
10:02Oh.
10:03Katherine took care of that, too.
10:05We talked it all through.
10:07She gets us a one-time thing.
10:08Mm-hmm.
10:09I mean, spa Saturdays will not become the new norm.
10:11Mm-mm.
10:12Yeah, Mom.
10:13Relax.
10:14Mm-mm.
10:15Enjoy your boba.
10:16How about that?
10:18Um, will this cover all three?
10:22No.
10:23No, no, no, no.
10:23It's only fair.
10:24You get the spa day.
10:25I get the boba.
10:28This was great.
10:29Mm-mm.
10:30But Mommy's got to get back to work.
10:31I'll see you at home.
10:33See ya.
10:43Okay, so, to be clear, this is the house of the gentleman you believe dressed up as a C-cucumber
10:50to kidnap this high school bully at gunpoint.
10:53Yeah.
10:54Wow.
10:55Florida just keeps giving and giving.
10:58This is the van in the driveway.
11:00It's the same one I saw Holden Carter get into at the community center.
11:03Hey, you still want me to just hang back?
11:04Yes, hang back.
11:06You're only here to call the cops if anything goes sideways.
11:08I gotta say, a violent turn would almost be worth the headline.
11:11Mm-hmm.
11:11Private eye and sexy lotto winner gunned down by a marine invertebrate.
11:16That's straight gold, son.
11:51Do you need one more?
11:58I need you to tell me where Holden is.
12:00I think someone took him.
12:01Yeah, you did from the community center yesterday.
12:03No, no, no. Well, yeah, I brought him here,
12:05but then someone else broke in and did this to me, okay?
12:07They must have kidnapped him.
12:09Well, before the man abducted from his own abduction.
12:13It's another good headline.
12:25I looked everywhere. No sign of Holden.
12:27I told you, whoever broke in here and attacked me must have taken him.
12:31Guys, come on. You think I'm gonna hit myself in the head?
12:34Tie myself up?
12:36Stranger things have happened, Ricky.
12:37A six-foot cucumber committing an armed abduction, for example.
12:41Okay, first, I wasn't armed.
12:43I just pretended to have a gun.
12:45Second, in a certain light, it wasn't an abduction.
12:49It was more of a prank.
12:52Like flying a guy in a mascot costume up a flagpole?
12:56Do you know what Holden did to me?
13:01I was stuck up there all night.
13:04I'd had a lot of water, like a lot of water.
13:08The next morning, half the school saw me humiliated, exhausted.
13:15Wet.
13:17It ended my mascot career, because every time I tried to put on the costume after that, I'd have a
13:22panic attack.
13:23I'd been offered a full ride to the University of Central Florida.
13:26I was gonna take over as Nitro.
13:28You were gonna wear the golden helmet?
13:30Coming out of UCF, I could have had my pick.
13:32Mickey, Gritty, Benny the Bull.
13:35A few days ago, I saw on Holden's social media that he was in town.
13:39He kept posting about his sobriety, how great he was doing.
13:41Yesterday, I just, I don't know, snapped.
13:46I dug out my Sammy costume, I wait outside the Carter house, and I tailed him to the community center.
13:51How'd you know he was gonna come right back out as soon as he went in?
13:54I didn't.
13:54I was just looking for a place to hide when I saw him talking on the phone to someone.
13:57He seemed, I don't know, nervous.
14:00They were trying to figure out a place to meet.
14:01I only brought him here to make him understand that what he did to me that night mattered.
14:05But then the craziest thing happened.
14:08Some mystery man showed up and ruined all your fun?
14:10No.
14:12I'm talking about before that.
14:17Holden, he just listened.
14:21Let me say everything that I needed to say, then he apologized.
14:25And I could tell it wasn't about me letting him go.
14:27It was about real regret.
14:29He told me about how devoted he was to his sobriety, how important making amends is,
14:34and he asked if I would forgive him.
14:38And I did.
14:41Yes, if he could use my phone, I went into the kitchen to get it, and then, bam, I'm hit
14:45from behind, everything goes black.
14:47And I know that it wasn't Holden, because I was looking right at him when it happened.
14:51Maybe it was some friend of Holden's, tracked him here, rescued him.
14:55If it was a rescue, it would have turned up by now.
14:57You said when you walked up to him that he was on the phone, that he seemed nervous.
15:01Oh, you think maybe he was talking to the person who hit me?
15:05Would it help if you had Holden's phone?
15:07Because I know where it is.
15:09Or, sort of.
15:10I could help you find it.
15:15I was worried that someone might use his phone to locate him, so I told him to toss it out
15:19the van window.
15:22It's a bag of chips, man.
15:23You're right.
15:27Are you sure this is the right stretch of road?
15:30I think so.
15:31I was still in costume, and Sammy's range of vision is subpar.
15:35Sure.
15:38Oh!
15:39Found it!
15:40You got it?
15:41Yeah.
15:42Okay.
15:42Took a lot of missed calls.
15:44Ten calls from Naomi Carter, and 47 calls from a guy named Rico Delaware.
15:49Does that name mean anything to you?
15:50No, I've never heard of him, but 47 calls.
15:53If he was that desperate to reach Holden.
15:55Yeah, maybe he was desperate enough to come and find him last night.
16:05I'm sorry.
16:07I know I screwed up.
16:09I shouldn't have made the spa day happen for Sophia.
16:12But she was so excited.
16:14And it was easy for you.
16:15Three, four hundred dollars for a couple hours of self-care.
16:18It's no problem, right?
16:21Please don't be this way.
16:22What way?
16:23Poor?
16:24You are not poor.
16:25No, but I was.
16:26Growing up.
16:27My apartment.
16:28Two bedrooms.
16:29One bathroom.
16:29Six kids, I remember.
16:30Yeah, can you guess how many spa days me and my sisters enjoyed?
16:34You always do this.
16:35You hold the fact that I have a little money against me.
16:38A little?
16:38My grandparents left me what they left me.
16:40I'm sorry.
16:41Besides, you and I are married.
16:44What's mine is yours.
16:45Yours is mine.
16:46Like this house?
16:48Like this house.
16:49Our house.
16:49What?
16:50You put all the money down.
16:52Yeah.
16:53Yeah, I did.
16:55With your permission.
16:56Because you agreed that this was the best school district for Sophia by a mile.
17:00I'm sorry.
17:01I'm sorry.
17:01Sorry.
17:02I just...
17:03I love this house.
17:04Sophia, she loves this house.
17:06It could just...
17:07It could feel like something I won.
17:10And not something I earned.
17:14The spa day?
17:16I'll sign off on it.
17:17Okay?
17:18As long as we split it.
17:19Yeah, sure.
17:21Whatever you want.
17:22Okay.
17:36Hey, you get my message about the mascot in Holden's phone?
17:39I did.
17:40Guy that called 47 times, Rico Delaware.
17:43Turns out he's a street artist that spent some time at one of the Carter rehab clinics.
17:47Apparently, he didn't have a good experience because he went to war with him last year.
17:50He put up a bunch of anti-Carter graffiti all over town.
17:52RJ.
17:53I mean, 47 calls to a member of a family you hate, that's got to be harassment.
17:56Maybe even a prelude to a kidnapping.
17:58We find Rico Delaware.
17:59Maybe we find Holden.
18:00RJ.
18:01Holden has been found.
18:02Oh, okay.
18:03Where?
18:04Where was he?
18:05Some little motel downtown.
18:08Housekeeper came in to clean the room.
18:09Found him with a needle in his arm.
18:12He overdosed.
18:14I just identified his body for the Carters.
18:31He's been like that for hours.
18:33When Holden was little, he was the apple of dad's eye.
18:37Nothing was too good for Holden.
18:39So you can imagine how much it hurt dad when drugs came into the picture.
18:44Especially given the family business.
18:47Call it ironic if all the papers didn't already do it years ago.
18:50On the subject of the media, my office has been in steady contact with the FLPD regarding messaging.
18:56We don't see any reasons for the specifics of Holden's passing to go public.
19:00And thank you for trying to help us.
19:03I've already sold your account for your services, plus a bonus for your continued discretion.
19:09Oh, uh, I appreciate that.
19:11But my discretion is part of the package.
19:13I'm always sorry we couldn't find Holden sooner.
19:18Miss Carter, I'm sorry.
19:19I have to ask.
19:20Did Holden ever mention anything about harassing phone calls?
19:23I'm sorry?
19:23When I found his phone, I saw there was a bunch of calls from Rico Delaware.
19:28I assume you know their name.
19:29That has to be a mistake.
19:30The man hates my family.
19:32He wouldn't have been in Holden's phone.
19:34Holden ever mentioned any business he needed to tend to that wasn't related to the clinics?
19:39Anyone he was planning to meet the day went missing?
19:41No, no one.
19:42Do you understand any of this?
19:43Naomi, sorry.
19:44Can you excuse us for a moment?
19:48What do you think you're doing?
19:51I think I'm asking questions about a death I find a little suspicious.
19:54What's so suspicious about a drug addict dying of an overdose?
19:57Ricky Strom.
19:58Describe the guy utterly devoted to his sobriety.
20:01Then a few hours later, his dad went over to him.
20:03I'm sorry.
20:03Are you talking about the lunatic who dressed up like a vegetable to kidnap him?
20:07There were two kidnappings.
20:08One from the community center, one from Ricky Strom's house.
20:11You're on drugs right now?
20:12Listen to me.
20:12Something was going on with Holden that day.
20:14Something completely incidental to whatever Ricky did.
20:16He clearly had no intention of going to that support group.
20:19I mean, he went in one door, out the other.
20:20He was on the phone with somebody outside trying to figure out a place to meet.
20:22His dealer, RJ.
20:24He was calling his dealer.
20:25This is a tragedy, okay?
20:27Not a mystery.
20:27Can you think of a better way to murder someone with a history of drug abuse and a staged overdose?
20:31Tell me.
20:31No.
20:32No, I want you to tell me.
20:33No, no more.
20:33These people are as mortified by Holden's death as they are devastated.
20:37They want to preserve his memory.
20:38They want to move on.
20:39You need to let them do both.
20:41Holden's phone.
20:43You said you found it.
20:44Give it to me.
20:44I'll give it to the family.
20:45I don't have it with me, but I will drop it by your office later.
21:11Now, retail, brand new.
21:13This beauty will run you $700.
21:15I pulled it out of a dumpster, sterilized every part, rebuilt the motor.
21:19Now, I'm letting it go to you for $100.
21:21Now, that's not for everybody.
21:22That's because we're old pals.
21:24Oh, hey, speaking of old pals.
21:26Mauricio, how you doing, man?
21:27Are you kidding me, man?
21:28Oh, come on.
21:29Don't block me forever, my man.
21:31It's a van out front.
21:33Mauricio's appliance repair.
21:34Yeah.
21:34Going to turn your prison hustle into a real business.
21:36Hey, I can say the same thing for you.
21:37Well, I wasn't a PI inside.
21:39Sure as hell couldn't mind your own business.
21:42The reason I called, I was hoping you could unlock this for me.
21:45Yeah.
21:46It's yours, right?
21:47Well, if it were mine, I would know the password.
21:49Untrue.
21:49People forget their passwords all the time, and unlocking someone's phone without his
21:53or her explicit permission is illegal.
21:56It's yours, right?
21:58Oh, yeah, it's mine.
21:59100% mine.
22:00All mine.
22:01Great.
22:01Give me a day.
22:02Beautiful.
22:04Now, look, wish I could let the blender go for 90, but after that, I'm giving it away.
22:11Oh, move fast and tight to the wall for outlines.
22:15You go Delaware?
22:16Yeah.
22:16Oh, should I call you Professor Delaware?
22:18I know the university made you an artist in residence.
22:21Selfie's got to wait until after class, okay?
22:23I don't like to break flow.
22:25I respect flow, but I'm a private investigator.
22:28I'd like to ask you a few questions about your relationship with Holden Carter.
22:31What's a P.I. care about me and him?
22:33A lot, actually.
22:35Mostly because he was found dead last night.
22:42People like me, people like Holden, a number of times we stick a needle in our arm and never
22:49wake up.
22:52You think I'd be used to it by now, but no, it messes me up every time.
22:58Well, I wanted to talk to you, Rico.
23:00I'm not sure Holden put that needle in his arm himself.
23:03You think someone killed him?
23:06You think I killed him?
23:08It was no secret you had a grudge against the Carter family.
23:10My grudge is with Ed Carter, the way he runs his business.
23:13Me and Holden, we were cool.
23:17A while back, Holden reached out to me.
23:21He wanted to meet, to talk about my experience with Carter Rehab.
23:27I obliged, told him about recruiters pulling 5K ahead for addicts with primo insurance,
23:33about how the facilities are straight-up turnstiles, how no one gives a crap if you get sober,
23:39just so long as the insurance keeps paying.
23:43There's one guy I knew, he went through four rounds of that.
23:47The fourth time, he OD'd right there in the clinic.
23:51You ever tried talking to the cops?
23:52Oh, yeah.
23:53You tell me when police start listening to junkies, former or otherwise.
23:57And Holden, how did he take care of everything you told him?
23:59He was upset, you know, but he said that he'd take it all to his old man.
24:03How'd that conversation go?
24:04I don't know.
24:06All right, I figured I said my piece, I gave him some space.
24:08Yeah, well, I happen to know you called him 47 times the other night.
24:11And how's that giving him space?
24:13Me and Holden, we stayed in contact.
24:16He wanted me to stay clean, I wanted him to stay clean.
24:20The other night, all I could think about was getting high.
24:22So you called Holden?
24:24Yeah, when I couldn't reach him, I freaked, I kept calling.
24:28But then I said to myself, you know what he would say, get your ass to a meeting.
24:31And so I did.
24:33My sister drove me there and back.
24:37This is her number, if you want to call her.
24:39It's okay, it's okay.
24:42Look, as far as I've been able to tell, Holden seemed like it was in a good place.
24:46But I don't know, what do you think?
24:49Every addict is just one bad day away from a slip.
24:54But if you're right, if someone did this to him, then you need to catch him.
25:02Because trust me, that is the last way he would have wanted to go.
25:22R.J. Decker.
25:23Yeah?
25:24Agent Jacob Coop, IRS.
25:28Criminal Investigation Division.
25:29Wow.
25:30I knew I shouldn't have rounded up my mileage on that last tax return.
25:34Actually, I wanted to talk to you about the work you've been doing for the Carter family.
25:38Well, if you know the kind of work I do, you know I can't talk about my clients.
25:42I can't even confirm the people you're talking about are my clients.
25:45Well, I'll just cut to the chase then.
25:47See, I'm here because I don't think Holden Carter's overdose was an accident.
25:51I think someone forced him to shoot up.
25:54Probably at gunpoint.
25:57Well, I don't think I'll be violating confidentiality to tell you I've been thinking the same thing.
26:01Oh, good.
26:02You want to come inside? You want to compare notes?
26:03No, I'd love to talk, but not here.
26:06Someplace public.
26:07All right. You know FM station?
26:08I'll find it.
26:10Why do we have to go somewhere public to talk about Holden Carter?
26:14Well, because I think you're the one that killed him.
26:22Crazy day.
26:23You accuse a guy of murder, he ends up introducing you to the best burger you've had in years.
26:27Not that it's alleviating any suspicion.
26:28I get it.
26:29Ex-con takes money from a shady family.
26:3224 hours later, that family's black sheep winds up dead.
26:34I take a look at me, too.
26:35The coroner's report says Holden died between 7 and 9 p.m. two nights ago.
26:40Can you account for your whereabouts?
26:41Oh, I can.
26:42But first, I'd like to confirm a few of my suspicions.
26:46Naomi Carter paid me electronically this morning, and by the afternoon, I'm getting a visit from you,
26:50which tells me the IRS is monitoring the family's accounts.
26:52And since you work in criminal investigations, ain't your standard audit?
26:56Well, I can neither confirm nor deny.
26:59It's something we're required to say when someone's got us dead to rights.
27:04Holden was looking into some pretty dark corners of the family business.
27:07I think he was going to have a talk with his dad.
27:09I think he did, but it went poorly.
27:10So poorly, in fact, his next step is reaching out to the IRS,
27:13which makes me wonder if it was you he was planning on meeting
27:15when he snuck out of a support group meeting the other day.
27:19Oh, I can neither confirm nor deny.
27:20Okay, well, there's no confirming nor deny this either.
27:22Holden was going to whistleblow.
27:24He was going to take down Carter Rehab,
27:25because unlike his dad, he actually cares about addicts getting better.
27:29Those whereabouts you were going to account for?
27:31Um, computer records prove I was home all night.
27:34What?
27:34It's going to take me days to subpoena those records.
27:36Well, that's good.
27:37It'll give us both more time to prove his dad was behind what happened to him.
27:41The premise that you killed Holden,
27:42but might be willing to roll on his dad was all I had left.
27:45And if that premise is wrong, then I have nothing.
27:47And if I have nothing, trust me, you've got less than nothing.
27:52Ed Carter's going to get away with everything.
27:59Someone had a crappy day.
28:02Yeah, someone did.
28:04You want to join me for a beer?
28:06Yes, I do.
28:17Let me guess, we're still unhappy about the way you're dressing?
28:20Mm-hmm.
28:21He's the one who brought you that new client, right?
28:24Mm-hmm.
28:25I'm touching by that second beer you had lined up.
28:27I'm guessing you had a crappy day, too?
28:30Mel and I had the money fight again.
28:33Oof.
28:34Yeah, oof.
28:35I pay for stuff when I can pay for stuff,
28:37and she acts like I'm some eccentric millionaire.
28:40Back when you and I were together,
28:42I paid more rent, I paid for more meals out.
28:44But you're always okay with it.
28:49Wait, you weren't okay with it?
28:53I mean, it's not like I wasn't okay with it.
28:55It just took me a little while to get used to.
28:57I like to pay my own way.
28:58Mel does, too.
29:00What?
29:01Nothing.
29:02I just found out that I'm repeating an ugly pattern
29:04from my first failed marriage.
29:06No biggie.
29:07No, you're not repeating anything.
29:10Unlike me, Mel said something.
29:11That's not repetition.
29:12That's progress.
29:15But what do I do?
29:16Get in there.
29:17She said something.
29:18You said something back.
29:25What?
29:25My crappy day.
29:26It ain't over yet.
29:30Hey, what happened?
29:32I was loading groceries in the van,
29:34and some huge guy comes out of nowhere.
29:36Three of us are the only ones that knew Mauricio had it,
29:39so how would anyone know to track him down?
29:41Wish, have you ever heard of Find My Phone?
29:45It enables users to find their phone.
29:48Yeah, but the owner's dead.
29:50I'm sorry, he's what?
29:51Did you get a look at him?
29:52Not really.
29:53I mean, he was white, jacked.
29:56Kind of like that Aryan Nation guy
29:57who was weirdly good at kickball.
29:58You remember him?
29:59I ain't.
30:00Oh.
30:02That's not good.
30:03What?
30:04You got a dent in your face, huh?
30:07Looks like a little lollipop with wings.
30:13That ain't a lollipop.
30:14It's a globe from a Cignette ring.
30:16You got punched in the face by a Marine.
30:18You know who he is?
30:19Yeah, I do.
30:20I'm starting to think he's the one that killed Holden Carter.
30:33Are the cuffs really necessary?
30:36You're suspecting a violent robbery.
30:38Did the officers who pulled you over fail to make that clear?
30:41They did.
30:42And then I made it clear that they had the wrong guy.
30:45And yet they found this.
30:47Property reported stolen by the victim in your car.
30:49It belonged to the late Holden Carter,
30:51son of your employer, Ed Carter, yes?
30:54I'm thinking you were able to track it
30:56to the man you assaulted because you, or Ed,
30:58or one of his other flunkies at Carter Rehab,
31:01put spyware on the phone that let you see Holden's movements,
31:04maybe even read his emails and texts.
31:06This is insane.
31:07I found that phone under a car seat today.
31:10Obviously, Holden left it there.
31:12I didn't beat anyone up to get it.
31:16Take a look at these.
31:18And then, take a look at that ring of yours.
31:24Sorry.
31:25This guy must have pissed off a different Marine.
31:27How did Ed take it when he heard Holden slipped away the other night?
31:31Did he already know Holden had a meeting with the IRS?
31:34I'm just a driver.
31:36I have no idea what you're talking about.
31:38Hmm.
31:39You could tell from the spy we're on the phone
31:41that Holden exited the community center as soon as he entered it.
31:44I'm guessing you got to the parking lot just as he got into a van
31:47with a man named Ricky Strom.
31:50You followed them to Mr. Strom's house,
31:52and then you called Daddy.
31:53He got nervous.
31:55Thought maybe this was Holden's IRS contact.
31:57So he told you it was time.
31:59Holden had to go.
32:01Give up your boss.
32:02Confess to staging Holden's OD.
32:05Maybe the state of Florida won't put a needle in your arm.
32:09Go ahead.
32:11Charge me with this assault if you think it'll stick.
32:13But if you want to talk to me again,
32:15I'll come back with a lawyer.
32:17Mr. Carter will hire the best that money can buy.
32:25Okay.
32:29Okay.
32:31Okay.
32:34Yeah, the best I could.
32:36Only thing that guy said in there that was even remotely true
32:39is Ed Carter's loaded, which is funny.
32:42Daughter hiring a P.I. who works out of a pool house
32:45instead of some big white-glove security firm.
32:49Yeah, I don't know.
32:49Must have liked my website, I guess.
33:14What's too loud inside?
33:15For this conversation, yes, because I need you to hear me.
33:18I tried to do you a favor when I brought you to Naomi.
33:21Now her father is threatening to cut off ties with mine.
33:24That would be bad, right?
33:25Losing all that money Ed Carter's making
33:27not keeping addicts off drugs?
33:28What are you talking about?
33:29Carter Rehab doesn't want people getting better.
33:31It's bad for business.
33:32Holden was about to blow the whistle.
33:34If we open up the phone, there's going to be spyware on it
33:36that'll prove his dad knew he was talking to the IRS.
33:39Hold on.
33:39If we open his phone,
33:41you mean you don't know there's spyware?
33:42The phone's locked.
33:44Can you think of another reason
33:45why Ed sent his hatchet man to get it back yesterday?
33:47Tell me.
33:48I can't believe this.
33:49I can't believe you accused Ed Carter
33:51of having his own son killed without any proof.
33:54If there's no proof, there's no crime, right?
33:56Isn't that the Ochoa family motto?
33:58Look, Holden is dead.
33:59A guy that died trying to be a better man
34:01to fight for people who needed help.
34:03He was willing to go up against his own father.
34:05Not because it was easy,
34:06because it was the right thing to do.
34:08Of course, you wouldn't care about a guy like that.
34:11Next time you want to do me a favor, don't do it.
34:13I don't need business like yours.
34:23I have to admit, I was surprised to hear from you this morning.
34:27It was pretty clear with your father
34:29I thought our families needed some time apart.
34:32You were.
34:34But he and I both felt we'd be remiss
34:37if we didn't at least try to apologize
34:39for Mr. Decker's actions yesterday.
34:41Next time we'll do a better job bidding our referrals.
34:44You're assuming there'll be a next time.
34:46I'm well aware we need to earn back your trust.
34:50But that's why I brought you this.
34:54Holden's phone.
34:56My office was able to get it back from the police.
34:59It wasn't too difficult,
35:00considering there was no crime
35:02they could actually connect it to.
35:03But given the scrutiny Mr. Decker was inviting,
35:06I thought you would value having it back.
35:15If there's nothing else.
35:22Yeah, actually, there is one more thing.
35:24It was locked when we got it.
35:26My father and I didn't want to assume
35:27you would know the password,
35:28so we did you the favor of bringing it
35:30to one of our communications experts.
35:31The intention was to give you access
35:33to Holden's photo album.
35:35All those precious memories.
35:38But then our expert found something else.
35:41Someone was tracking Holden's movements
35:43and reading his emails and text messages.
35:46Whoever it was,
35:48they knew he was looking to go public
35:50with some very serious concerns
35:52about treatment practices at Carter Rehab.
35:54You're suggesting I had anything to do
35:57with what happened to Holden.
35:58I'm not suggesting anything.
36:02Just hoping my family ends up
36:04back in your family's good graces.
36:08Because a man who would have his own son killed
36:10can never have too many friends, can he?
36:16Tell your father when the time comes.
36:19He'll have my support.
36:26It's important to me that he knows that you both know
36:29Holden wasn't supposed to die.
36:31The plan was only to discredit him,
36:34to make it so the feds
36:36couldn't take him seriously as a witness.
36:38So all you really wanted to do
36:40was throw away all the hard work he did
36:42to get sober?
36:43It was a mistake.
36:45A terrible mistake.
36:48Naomi,
36:50can I assume she played no part in this?
36:52Of course not.
36:53She loved her brother.
36:55I loved Holden, too.
36:57I loved him as much as your father loves you.
37:01I love him as much as your father loves you.
37:15How'd it go?
37:18It's important to me that he knows
37:20that you both know
37:21Holden wasn't supposed to die.
37:24The plan was only to discredit him,
37:26to make it so the feds
37:27couldn't take him seriously as a witness.
37:30Who gets this first?
37:33My new friend at the IRS.
37:35I'll go see him after I drive you home.
37:37Actually, I'll come with you.
37:40And then I need a drink.
37:57Uh, I didn't do all this.
37:59You're early.
38:01Uh, Mel, this is Frances.
38:03She writes the Herald's Financial Advice column.
38:05Oh, okay.
38:06Hi.
38:06Nice to meet you.
38:09I, uh, was just leaving.
38:14You have a lovely home.
38:17Thanks again, Frances.
38:22Is it terrible I'm relieved
38:24you weren't about to pitch a threesome?
38:26A little.
38:27But whatever.
38:29Come sit.
38:32The real reason I had Frances come over
38:35was to
38:37help me
38:39prepare a trip for you
38:41into the future.
38:42Or at least our financial future.
38:47This line
38:48represents, based on all sorts of variables
38:51that were frankly a little over my head,
38:53my future income.
38:55And this one predicts yours.
39:00And what I'm looking at should make me as happy as you are, because...
39:04Because between your gradual, if inexorable, ascension through the ranks of the FLPD and the long, sad death march that
39:11is print media,
39:11Frances has you passing me an annual take-home pay no later than 2032.
39:16By 2042, actually, you know what, don't even look at 2042.
39:20The point is, it's going to be a long marriage, and our love will be a constant, but our money...
39:28Now that's going to be variable as hell.
39:30So will you, every once in a while, let me be a little generous, if I promise to be a
39:37financial drain on you in the years to come?
39:39Well, I'll do my best, and I look forward to carrying your broke ass.
39:472042.
39:49It's dark.
39:57Gross.
40:00Hola to you too, mija.
40:01I'm hungry.
40:02Is there a dinner plan?
40:04Ah.
40:08Takeout?
40:09Some place cheap.
40:12Some place cheap.
40:17Of course, I understand.
40:20Well, I'm here for you.
40:23No matter what.
40:25Okay.
40:26Bye.
40:28Was that with me?
40:29Yeah.
40:31Was she alone at me?
40:32About as well as you'd expect, but she is grateful for what you did.
40:37And she's planning to work with the IRS as they investigate everything, and then start instituting the changes Holden wanted
40:44at the clinics.
40:45Good.
40:48To Holden?
40:50To Holden?
40:51To Holden.
40:54Listen, some of the things I said yesterday, I didn't like saying them, but I'm glad they got through.
41:00Hold up.
41:02You think I did what I did because of you?
41:05Did somebody else accuse you of choosing your dad's political career over doing the right thing yesterday?
41:10Oh, I totally chose my dad's political career.
41:12Ed Carter was a liability.
41:13He had to go.
41:14All that's left is for my father, outraged at his one-time contributor's crimes, to introduce legislation that'll close every
41:21loophole Carter Rehab was taking advantage of.
41:23I still think it was me.
41:25It was not.
41:27You.
41:28Okay.
41:29She said something.
41:46Hello?
41:47Is it too late to add fries to the order?
41:49Uh, they're closed.
41:51Private event.
41:52I'm going to try the new taco place instead.
41:54Just text me when you know what you want.
41:59One more.
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