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00:00Previously on RJ Decker
00:02Don't try to eat it through the wrapper
00:03Today could be the last day of my trial
00:04Meaning I could be going home in a few hours
00:06Or you could be going to prison
00:08Or I'm told candy bars are in short supply
00:10But I can think of something an even shorter supply
00:14Next witness, Lucas is my stepbrother
00:17And that's the man who almost killed him
00:19Mostly just came to see if we're even now
00:21What's your obsession with us getting even? What is that?
00:23If we get even too fast
00:25There won't be any reason for me to call you anymore
00:27Is that what you want?
00:42What?
00:43What? No, it's good
00:44No, it's a punctuation thing
00:47The, uh, bop bop bop
00:48There's a lot of them
00:49The Amdash's? Oh, I like them
00:51They soothe the story
00:53They're a bit aggressive
00:54Commas might give you a better flow
00:56The story's about a blind priest who tried to broker a truce
00:58Between MS-13 and the Latin case
01:00I don't need it to flow
01:01I need it to, like, grab the reader and shake them
01:03What?
01:04You do this every time
01:05You ask people to prove your stuff
01:06And then you argue every point
01:08Only the dumb ones
01:09Sophia!
01:10Lift off in five minutes
01:12Oh!
01:13Look at you!
01:14Earning your key
01:14Proofing my wife's article
01:15So I don't have to
01:16What do you mean?
01:17Did she bite your head off yet?
01:18Pretty much, yeah
01:19Hey mom!
01:19Harper and Violet just texted
01:21They're going to a kid's spa on Saturday for mani-puddies and facials
01:24And I'm invited
01:25I'm sorry, did you say kid's spa?
01:27Isn't a spa for children?
01:29Can I go?
01:29No, but you're busy Saturday
01:31You're volunteering at the dog rescue
01:32But can't I just skip it this one time?
01:35You made a commitment
01:35We keep our commitments around here
01:37Go get your bag
01:39Oh my goodness, take it easy on him
01:42He's got so little going for him in life
01:49Uh, dashes or commas?
01:52It's good
01:56Hey, how are ya?
01:58What are you wearing?
01:59Excuse me?
02:00Don't get excited
02:01I'm asking because I may have a job for you
02:04Change your shirt and meet me at the address I'm about to send you
02:07Why do I have to change my shirt?
02:09Because these people have money and refinement
02:11And the last time they saw a grown man wearing an Aloha shirt
02:14He was probably cleaning their pool
02:18Okay
02:20Who needs you to change your shirt?
02:22Oh, uh, Wish
02:23Yeah, you might have a new client for me
02:25Thinks I need to look nice
02:27Wish, who last time I saw him was wearing a shirt with a metal detector on it
02:30And the words beach better have my money
02:33Man's got layers
02:43Hey
02:44Welcome to the humble abode of the Carter family
02:46Carter?
02:48Oh, is it Carter Rehab?
02:50Got it in one
02:51Huh
02:52In addition to owning the biggest chain of drug rehab centers in Florida
02:56Ed Carter also funded a wing at the Institute of Contemporary Art
02:59Gonna go out on a limb and say he's also one of your dad's biggest donors
03:02He is
03:03And so when the family realized they needed help with a sensitive issue
03:07They came to me
03:08I told them it was a job for a very dependable, very discreet private investigator
03:13Do good work
03:14Okay
03:14Do it quietly
03:15I can virtually guarantee they'll be back for more
03:18Okay
03:18Background checks, security gags, due diligence, and they'll pay top dollar
03:21This shirt, this is the upgrade?
03:23Let's go hear about this sensitive issue, shall we?
03:31That's Holden
03:32He lives in Naples, but stays with us whenever family business requires it
03:36So usually it's just you and your dad here?
03:38He sends his regards, by the way
03:40He's wrapping up some work in Orlando, but we are both worried about Holden
03:44He didn't come home last night, and he isn't responding to calls or texts
03:47So you're moving pretty quickly, bringing someone like me on
03:49Can I ask why?
03:51The more he knows, the more he can help
03:55Holden has struggled with drug addiction for years
03:57My father and I think he may have relapsed
03:59Relapsed?
04:01So he had gotten clean at some point
04:03A little over 18 months ago
04:04He went to a facility in Switzerland for the first six months
04:06Then came back to Florida
04:08Since then he has been working as a rehab counselor in one of our Naples clinics
04:13It's not like him to be out of touch, at least not now that he's sober
04:17Your job is to find Holden quickly and quietly
04:20If he has relapsed, Mr. Carter doesn't want the police involved
04:24Too much chance of the story breaking to the media
04:26I understand, and I want to help
04:28The best place for me to start is with whoever saw him last
04:31I dropped Holden off at the community center a little before 1600
04:35Support group meeting
04:36So you knew about his history with addiction?
04:39Ten years working for the Carters, they don't keep any secrets from me
04:41I drive Holden whenever he's in town
04:43I waited up front like I usually do
04:45Ninety mikes later, everybody comes out except for Holden
04:48I went inside, but no sign of him
04:50How'd he seem to use him yesterday?
04:52Honestly, I was relieved he wanted to get to a meeting
04:55He seemed distracted, a little down
04:58Any read on what was bothering him?
04:59He's pretty tight-lipped
05:00That's part of why I was worried about him
05:02You served, huh?
05:04Sixteen hundred ninety mikes to tell time like a soldier
05:07Not a soldier
05:09I'm worried
05:09Oh, okay
05:12Is that why Ed Carter chose you to drive his son?
05:16Well, if the high-profile family
05:17Maybe there are security threats I should know about
05:19Sorry, no
05:21The biggest danger to Holden has always been Holden
05:25Got it
05:27Community center where you dropped him off
05:28Can I get the address?
05:30Yeah, yeah, he looks familiar
05:32He would have come in around 4 p.m. yesterday
05:34Headed for the rec room
05:35But we think he went out a different way
05:36Remember the back or the side entrance?
05:38When I was out there I saw you at camp
05:39Hold on, it's 4 p.m.
05:41In the rec room?
05:42Yeah, he was here for an NA meeting
05:43Just forget I said our song
05:44And if you're about to ask to look at the security footage
05:46Don't even bother
05:47Anyone our cameras caught coming in for that meeting
05:50Is entitled to their privacy, okay?
05:52End of story
05:52I get that
05:53My sister is 5 years sober, okay?
05:56And anonymity is crucial to the work
05:58I'm here because his sister thinks he might be in trouble
06:01Like real trouble
06:01Look, I get that you don't want me looking at the footage
06:04But you said you were here yesterday
06:06Yeah, so?
06:07So you already saw everyone that came in here for the meeting
06:12Your guy didn't use a side exit
06:15Check the rear door
06:21Looks like he came out the back right before the meeting would have started
06:23He's making a call
06:26Now he's talking to someone
06:27Who? Who's he talking to?
06:29Someone walked up
06:29I can't see who they're off camera
06:31But
06:33He's a guy
06:33He looks a little
06:36Not in the world
06:37Can I turn around now, please?
06:39Yeah, I think that would be good
06:41What the hell is that?
06:45In case you're wondering
06:47Not one of the 12 steps
07:03Do you think it's a sex thing?
07:04Well, this being Florida
07:06The answer to that question should almost always be maybe
07:08But no, I'm more worried it could be an abduction thing
07:11Abduction?
07:12Do you see how the big guy keeps his arm pointed at Holden?
07:14It occurred to me that wearing that costume might be a good way to conceal a gun
07:17Yeah, well, you need to be sure
07:19I'm not about to tell Naomi maybe her brother was kidnapped by a furry
07:24It's a slimy actually
07:25I did a little image searching and realized it's the costume for Sammy the Sea Cucumber
07:29Masked off of Rio Vista Prep
07:30Huh
07:31From what?
07:32That's where Holden went to high school
07:33Maybe the guy in the costume was just an old buddy pulling a prank?
07:37According to the school's athletic schedule, Sammy's due to make an appearance today
07:41I'll let you know what he has to say
07:57Sammy, my name's RJ Decker, I'm a private investigator
08:01I'd like to ask you a few questions if I could
08:04Sammy, hi
08:08A bit of a time-sensitive issue, maybe you can take a break
08:11Come on
08:12Sammy, I have reason to believe a man was abducted at gunpoint last night
08:16You are my top suspect
08:20Sam!
08:21You have a seatbelt!
08:27Sorry about before
08:29I fully commit to Sammy when I'm a costume
08:31You do bring him to life
08:33Mhm
08:35That isn't me
08:36Sammy worked a swimmer yesterday, which means I worked a swimmer yesterday
08:39There's no chance someone could have borrowed your costume
08:42Are you kidding?
08:44That costume's totally different
08:48No hat
08:49Look at the Sammy in the video
08:52Hmm
08:53What is that, like a sailor's cap?
08:55Mhm
08:56That's Sammy, circa 2012
08:57That costume was retired
08:58Substant Sammies were hatless
09:00Thank goodness
09:01I don't know how I'd play with a hat
09:03Any idea where someone could have gotten their hands on the 2012 costume?
09:07Honestly, I assumed it was destroyed after the flagpole incident
09:10Flagpole incident?
09:11Some rich kid hoisted Sammy up on the flagpole
09:13With the performer inside
09:15And left him there every night
09:17The costume was soiled beyond salvage
09:20Hmm
09:20What?
09:21The guy I'm trying to find
09:22He went to school here around that time
09:24He was definitely a rich kid
09:26You think that was Sammy 2012 exacting some crazy revenge?
09:29You wouldn't happen to know that Sammy's real name, would you?
09:32Ricky Strom
09:32He wore the green from 2008 to 2012
09:39Hi
09:40We brought you an afternoon treat
09:42You guys
09:43What a nice surprise
09:45The people I arrest, they never bring me boba
09:48Mom, guess what?
09:49Hmm?
09:50I'm going to the spa with Harper and Violet after all
09:52Yeah?
09:53We went over this
09:54You have dog rescue Saturday
09:55Not anymore
09:56Katherine fixed it
09:58Fixed it?
09:59I called the rescuer and asked if we could shift Sophia's commitments next weekend
10:02So she'll volunteer two days instead of just one
10:04Self care this weekend, dog care next
10:07That's great
10:08And did Harper and Violet mention how much all those spa treatments are going to cost?
10:12Oh, Katherine took care of that too
10:13Thank you
10:14We talked it all through
10:15She gets us a one-time thing
10:17Mm-hmm
10:17I mean, spa Saturdays will not become the new norm
10:20Mm-mm
10:21Yeah, Mom
10:22Relax
10:22Mmm
10:23Enjoy your boba
10:25What about that?
10:27Um
10:29Will this cover all three?
10:31No
10:32No, no, no, no
10:32It's only fair
10:32You get the spa day
10:34I get the boba
10:37This was great
10:38Mm-mm
10:39But Mommy's got to get back to work
10:40I'll see you at home
10:42See ya
10:52Okay
10:52Okay, so to be clear
10:53This is the house of the gentleman you believe dressed up as a sea cucumber to kidnap this high school
11:01bully at gunpoint
11:02Yeah
11:03Wow
11:04Florida just keeps giving and giving
11:07This is the van in the driveway
11:08It's the same one I saw Holden Carter get into at the community center
11:12You still want me to just hang back?
11:13Yes
11:14Hang back
11:14You're only here to call the cops if anything goes sideways
11:17I gotta say
11:18A violent turn would almost be worth the headline
11:20Mm-hmm
11:20Private eye and sexy lotto winner gunned down by a marine invertebrate
11:25That's straight gold, son
11:41Oh, can I help?
11:58thank you
12:05Regarding Hollywood
12:06Yeah, we need it too
12:08Well
12:08Can we help him out there?
12:10On the page and afarителей
12:12yesterday. No, no, no. Well, yeah, I brought him here, but then someone else broke in and did this
12:16to me, okay? They must have kidnapped him. Well, for the man abducted
12:20from his own abduction, it's another good headline.
12:34I looked everywhere. No sign of Holden. I told you, whoever broke
12:38in here and attacked me must have taken him. Guys, come on. You think I'm going to hit my
12:42self in the head? Tie myself up? Stranger things have
12:46happened, Ricky. A six-foot cucumber committing an armed abduction, for
12:50example. Okay, first, I wasn't armed. I just pretended to have a
12:54gun. Second, in a certain light, it wasn't an
12:57abduction. It was more of a prank. Like flying
13:02a guy in a mascot costume up a flagpole?
13:06You know what Holden did to me?
13:10I was stuck up there all night. I'd had a lot of water, like
13:15a lot of water. The next morning, half the school saw me humiliated, exhausted,
13:24wet. It ended my mascot career, because every time I tried to put on the costume after that,
13:30I'd have a panic attack. I'd been offered a full ride to the University of Central Florida. I was
13:36going to take over as Nitro. You were going to wear the golden helmet? Coming out of UCF, I could
13:40have had my pick. Mickey, gritty, Benny, the bull. A few days ago, I saw on Holden's social media that
13:47he was in town. He kept posting about his sobriety, how great he was doing. Yesterday, I just,
13:53I don't know, snapped. I dug out my Sammy costume, I waited outside the Carter house,
13:58and I tailed him to the community center. How'd you know he was going to come right back out as
14:02soon as he went in? I didn't. I was just looking for a place to hide when I saw him
14:05talking on the
14:06phone to someone. He seemed, I don't know, nervous. They were trying to figure out a place to meet.
14:10I only brought him here to make him understand that what he did to me that night mattered.
14:14But then the craziest thing happened. Some mystery man showed up and ruined all your fun?
14:20No. I'm talking about before that. Holden, he just listened, let me say everything that I needed
14:32to say, then he apologized. And I could tell it wasn't about me letting him go. It was about real
14:37regret. He told me about how devoted he was to his sobriety, how important making amends is,
14:43and he asked if I would forgive him. And I did. He asked if he could use my phone. I
14:52went into the
14:52kitchen to get it, and then bam, I'm hit from behind, everything goes black. And I know that
14:57it wasn't Holden, because I was looking right at him when it happened. Maybe it was some friend of
15:02Holden's tracked him here, rescued him. If it was a rescue, it would have turned up by now.
15:06You said when you walked up to him that he was on the phone, that he seemed nervous. Oh,
15:10you think maybe he was talking to the person who hit me? Would it help if he had Holden's
15:15phone? Because I know where it is. Or sort of. I could help you find it.
15:24I was worried that someone might use his phone to locate him, so I told him to toss it out
15:28the van window. It's a bag of chips, man. You're right.
15:36Are you sure this is the right stretch of road?
15:39I think so. I was still in costume, and Sammy's range of vision is subpar.
15:44Sure. Oh, found it. You got it? Yeah. Okay. Looks like a lot of missed calls. Ten calls from
15:54Naomi Carter, and 47 calls from a guy named Rico Delaware. Does that name mean anything to you?
15:59No, I've never heard of him, but 47 calls. He was that desperate to reach Holden. Yeah,
16:04maybe he was desperate enough to come and find him last night. I'm sorry. I know I screwed up. I
16:23shouldn't have made this holiday happen for Sophia, but she was so excited. And it was easy for you.
16:29Three, four hundred dollars for a couple hours of self-care. It's no problem, right?
16:35Please don't be this way. What way? Poor? You are not poor. No, but I was. Growing up,
16:41my apartment, two bedrooms, one bathroom. Six kids, I remember. Yeah, can you guess how many spa
16:46days me and my sisters enjoyed? You always do this. You hold the fact that I have a little money
16:51against me. A little? My grandparents left me what they left me. I'm sorry. Besides, you and I are
16:57married. What's mine is yours. Yours is mine. Like this house? Like this house. Our house. What?
17:04You put all the money down. Yeah. Yeah, I did. With your permission, because you agreed that this
17:12was the best school district for Sophia by a mile. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry, I just... I love this
17:18house. Sophia, she loves this house. It could just... It could feel like something I won and not something
17:25I earned. The spa day? I'll sign off on it, okay? As long as we split it. Yeah, sure.
17:35Whatever you want. Okay.
17:51Hey, you get my message about the mascot in Holden's phone? I did. Guy that called 47 times,
17:56Rico Delaware. Turns out he's a street artist that spent some time at one of the Carter Rehab
18:00Clinics. Apparently, he didn't have a good experience because he went to war with them last year. He put
18:04up a bunch of anti-Carter graffiti all over town. RJ. I mean, 47 calls to a member of a
18:08family you hate.
18:09That's got to be harassment. Maybe even a prelude to a kidnapping. We find Rico Delaware. Maybe we
18:13find Holden. RJ, Holden has been found. Oh, okay. Where? Where was he? Some little motel motel downtown.
18:22Housekeeper came in to clean the room. Found him with a needle in his arm. He overdosed.
18:28I just, I just identified his body for the Carters.
18:45He's been like that for hours. When Holden was little, he was the apple of dad's eye and
18:51nothing was too good for a Holden. So you can imagine how much it hurt dad when drugs came into
18:57the picture, especially given the family business. Call it ironic if all the papers didn't already do
19:04it years ago. On the subject of media, my office has been in steady contact with the FLPD regarding
19:10messaging. We don't see any reasons for the specifics of Holden's passing to go public.
19:14Thank you. And thank you for trying to help us. I've already sold your account for your services,
19:19plus a bonus for your continued discretion. Oh, uh, I appreciate that, but my discretion is part of
19:26the package. I'm always sorry we couldn't find Holden sooner. Miss Carter, I'm sorry. I have to ask.
19:34Did Holden ever mention anything about harassing phone calls? I'm sorry? When I found his phone,
19:38I saw there was a bunch of calls from Rico Delaware. I assume you know their name. That has to
19:44be a
19:44mistake. The man hates my family. He wouldn't have been in Holden's phone. Holden never mentioned,
19:50any business you needed to attend to that wasn't related to the clinics. Anyone who's planning to
19:54meet today went missing. No, no one. Do you understand any of this? Naomi, sorry. Can you
19:58excuse us for a moment? What do you think you're doing? I think I'm asking questions about a death
20:07I find a little suspicious. Oh, what's so suspicious about a drug addict dying of an overdose? Ricky Strom
20:12described the guy utterly devoted to his sobriety. Then a few hours later, his dad went over to...
20:17I'm sorry. Are you talking about the lunatic who dressed up like a vegetable to kidnap him?
20:21There were two kidnappings. One from the community center, one from Ricky Strom's house.
20:25I don't hear one drugs right now. Listen to me. Something was going on with Holden that day.
20:28Something completely incidental to whatever Ricky did. He clearly had no intention of going to that
20:32support group. I mean, he went in one door, out the other, but was on the phone with somebody
20:35outside trying to figure out a place to meet. His dealer. RJ, he was calling his dealer.
20:39This is a tragedy, okay? Not a mystery. Can you think of a better way to murder someone
20:43with a history of drug abuse than a staged overdose? Tell me. No. No, I want you to tell
20:46me. No, no more. These people are as mortified by Holden's death as they are devastated. They
20:51want to preserve his memory. They want to move on. You need to let them do both. Holden's
20:56phone. You said you found it. Give it to me. I'll give it to the family. I don't have it
21:00with me, but I will drop it by your office later.
21:25Now, retail, brand new. This beauty will run you 700. I pulled it out of a dumpster, sterilized
21:31every part, rebuilt the motor. Now, I'm letting it go to you for 100 bucks. Now, that's not
21:35for everybody. That's because we're old pals. All right. Oh, hey, speaking of old pals,
21:40Mauricio, how are you doing, man? Are you kidding me, man? Oh, come on. It's so blocking
21:44me forever, my man. It's a van out front. Mauricio's appliance repair. Yeah. I'm going
21:48to turn your prison hustle into a real business. Hey, I can say the same thing for you. Well,
21:52I wasn't a PI inside. Sure as hell couldn't mind your own business. Reason I called. I was
21:57hoping you could unlock this for me. Yeah. It's yours, right? Well, if it were mine,
22:01I wouldn't know the password. Untrue. People forget their passwords all the time, and unlocking
22:06someone's phone without his or her explicit permission is illegal. It's yours, right?
22:12Oh, yeah, it's mine. 100% mine. All mine. Great. Give me a day. Beautiful. Thank you.
22:18Now, look, wish I could let the blender go for 90, but after that, I'm giving it away.
22:25Oh, move fast and tight to the wall for outlines.
22:29Let me go, Delaware. Yeah. Oh, should I call you Professor?
22:31Delaware. I know the university made you an artist in residence. Selfie's got to wait till
22:36after class, okay? I don't like the break flow. I respect flow, but I'm a private investigator.
22:42I'd like to ask you a few questions about your relationship with Holden Carter.
22:45What's a PI care about me and him? A lot, actually. Mostly because he was found dead last night.
22:56People like me. People like Holden. A number of times we stick a needle in our arm and never wake
23:03up.
23:06You think I'd be used to it by now, but now it messes me up every time.
23:12That's the only reason why I wanted to talk to you, Rico. I'm not sure Holden put that needle in
23:16his arm himself.
23:17You think someone killed him?
23:21You think I killed him? It was no secret you had a grudge against the Carter family.
23:24My grudge is with Ed Carter, the way he runs his business. Me and Holden, we were cool.
23:31A while back, Holden reached out to me. He wanted to meet to talk about my experience with Carter Reham.
23:41I obliged. Told him about recruiters pulling 5k ahead for addicts with primo insurance.
23:47About how the facilities are straight up turnstiles. How no one gives a crap if you get sober just so
23:53long as the insurance keeps paying.
23:57This one guy I knew, he went through four rounds of that. The fourth time, he OD'd right there in
24:04the clinic.
24:05You ever tried talking to the cops? Oh yeah, he'd tell me when police start listening to junkies, former or
24:10otherwise.
24:11And Holden? How did he take care of everything you told him? He was upset, you know, but he said
24:15that he'd take it all to his old man.
24:17How'd that conversation come? I don't know. I figured I said my piece, I gave him some space.
24:22Yeah, well, I happen to know you called him 47 times the other night. And how's that giving him space?
24:27Me and Holden, we stayed in contact. He wanted me to stay clean, I wanted him to stay clean.
24:34The other night, all I could think about was getting high.
24:37So you called Holden?
24:38Yeah, when I couldn't reach him, I freaked. I kept calling.
24:42But then I said to myself, you know what he would say? Get your ass to a meeting. And so
24:46I did.
24:47My sister drove me there and back. This is her number. If you want to call her...
24:53Please, it's okay. It's okay. Look, as far as I've been able to tell, Holden seemed like it was in
24:58a good place.
25:00But I don't know, what do you think?
25:03Every addict is just one bad day away from a slip.
25:08But if you're right, if someone did this to him, then you need to catch him.
25:17Because trust me, that is the last way he would have wanted to go.
25:35R.J. Decker!
25:37Yeah?
25:39Agent Jacob Coop, IRS. Criminal Investigation Division.
25:43Wow. You shouldn't have rounded up my mileage on that last tax return.
25:48Actually, I wanted to talk to you about the work you've been doing for the Carter family.
25:52Well, if you know the kind of work I do, you know I can't talk about my clients.
25:56I can't even confirm the people you're talking about are my clients.
25:59Holden, I'll just cut to the chase then.
26:01See, I'm here because I don't think Holden Carter's overdose was an accident.
26:05I think someone forced him to shoot up. Probably at gunpoint.
26:11Well, I don't think I'd be violating confidentiality to tell you I've been thinking the same thing.
26:15Oh, good.
26:16Do you want to come inside? Do you want to compare notes?
26:18No, I'd love to talk, but not here. Someplace public.
26:21All right, you know FM station? I'll find it.
26:24Why do we have to go somewhere public to talk about Holden Carter?
26:28Well, because I think you're the one that killed him.
26:36Crazy day. You accuse a guy of murder, he ends up introducing you to the best burger you've had in
26:40years.
26:41Not that it's alleviating any suspicion.
26:42I get it. Ex-con takes money from a shady family.
26:4624 hours later, that family's black sheep winds up dead. I take a look at me too.
26:50Coroner's report says Holden died between 7 and 9 p.m. two nights ago.
26:54Can you account for your whereabouts?
26:55Oh, I can.
26:56But first, I'd like to confirm a few of my suspicions.
27:00Naomi Carter paid me electronically this morning, and by the afternoon,
27:03I'm getting a visit from you, which tells me the IRS is monitoring the family's accounts.
27:06And since you work in criminal investigations, it ain't your standard audit.
27:11You've been looking into something bigger, something that now includes Holden's death.
27:16Well, I can neither confirm nor deny.
27:18It's something we're required to say when someone's got us dead to rights.
27:23Holden was looking into some pretty dark corners of the family business.
27:26I think he was going to have a talk with his dad.
27:28I think he did, but it went poorly. So poorly, in fact, his next step was reaching out to the
27:31IRS.
27:32Which makes me wonder if it was you he was planning on meeting when he snuck out of a support
27:35group meeting the other day.
27:38Well, I can neither confirm or deny this.
27:39Okay, well, there's no confirming or deny this either.
27:41Holden was going to whistle well.
27:43He was going to take down Carter Rehab, because unlike his dad, he actually cares about addicts getting better.
27:48Those whereabouts you were going to account for?
27:50Oh, computer records.
27:52Oh, prove I was home all night. What?
27:53It's going to take me days to subpoena those records.
27:55Well, that's good. It'll give us both more time to prove his dad was mine when it happened to him.
28:00The premise that you killed Holden, but might be willing to roll, and his dad was all I had left.
28:04And if that premise is wrong, then I have nothing. And if I have nothing, trust me, you've got less
28:09than nothing.
28:11Ed Carter is going to get away with everything.
28:18Someone had a crappy day.
28:21Yeah, someone did.
28:23You want to join me for a beer?
28:25Yes, I do.
28:36Let me guess, we're still unhappy about the way you're dressing?
28:40He's the one who brought you the new client, right?
28:43Mm-hmm.
28:44Touching by that second beer you had lined up, I'm guessing you had a crappy day, too?
28:49Mel and I had the money fight again.
28:52Oof.
28:53Yeah.
28:53Oof.
28:54I pay for stuff when I can pay for stuff, and she acts like I'm some eccentric millionaire.
28:59Back when you and I were together, I'd pay more rent, I'd pay for more meals out.
29:03You were always okay with it.
29:09Wait, you weren't okay with it?
29:12I mean, it's not like I wasn't okay with it. It just took me a little while to get used
29:15to.
29:16I like to pay my own way. Mel does, too.
29:19What?
29:20Nothing. I just found out that I'm repeating an ugly pattern from my first failed marriage. No biggie.
29:27No, you're not repeating anything. Unlike me, Mel said something. That's not repetition. That's progress.
29:34But what do I do?
29:35Get in there. She said something. You said something back.
29:44What?
29:44My crappy day. It ain't over yet.
29:49Hey, what happened?
29:51I was loading groceries in the van, and some huge guy comes out of nowhere, cold cocks me, and snatches
29:57the phone you gave me and ran off.
29:59He only took the phone?
30:00Yeah. Three of us are the only ones that knew Mauricio had it, so how would anyone know to track
30:05him down?
30:05Wish, have you ever heard of Find My Phone? It enables users to find their phone.
30:12Yeah, but the owner's dead.
30:14I'm sorry. He's what?
30:15Did you get a look at him?
30:16Not really. I mean, he was white, jacked, kind of like that Aryan nation guy who was weirdly good at
30:22kickball.
30:22You remember him?
30:23Wait. Oh. That's not good.
30:27What? You got a dent in your face, huh?
30:31Looks like a little lollipop with wings.
30:37That ain't a lollipop. It's a globe from the Cygnet ring. You got punched in the face by a Marine.
30:42You know who he is?
30:43Yeah, I do. I'm starting to think he's the one that killed Holden Carter.
30:57Are the cuffs really necessary?
31:00You're suspecting a violent robbery. Did the officers who pulled you over fail to make that clear?
31:05They did. And then I made it clear that they had the wrong guy.
31:09And yet they found this. Property reported stolen by the victim in your car. It belonged to the late
31:14Holden Carter, son of your employer, Ed Carter. Yes?
31:18I'm thinking you were able to track it to the man who assaulted because you, or Ed, or one of
31:23his other flunkies at Carter Rehab.
31:25But Spy were on the phone that let you see Holden's movements, maybe even read his emails and texts.
31:30This is insane. I found that phone under a car seat today. Obviously, Holden left it there. I didn't beat
31:37anyone up to get it.
31:40Take a look at these. And then take a look at that ring of yours.
31:48Sorry. This guy must have pissed off a different Marine.
31:51How did Ed take it when he heard Holden slipped away the other night? Did he already know Holden had
31:56a meeting with the IRS?
31:58I'm just a driver. I have no idea what you're talking about.
32:03You could tell from the spy were on the phone that Holden exited the community center as soon as he
32:07entered it.
32:08I'm guessing you got to the parking lot just as he got into a van with a man named Ricky
32:13Strom.
32:14You followed them to Mr. Strom's house, and then you called Daddy. He got nervous.
32:19Thought maybe this was Holden's IRS contact. So he told you it was time. Holden had to go.
32:25Give up your boss. Confess to staging Holden's OD. Maybe the state of Florida won't put a needle in your
32:31arm.
32:33Go ahead. Charge me with this assault if you think it'll stick.
32:37But if you want to talk to me again, I'll come back with a lawyer.
32:41Mr. Carter will hire the best that money can buy.
32:58Had the best I could.
33:00Only thing that guy said in there that was even remotely true is Ed Carter's loaded.
33:05Just funny. Daughter hiring a P.I. who works out of a pool house instead of some big white-glove
33:11security firm.
33:13Yeah, I don't know. It must look like my website, I guess.
33:38What's the loud inside?
33:39For this conversation? Yes, because I need you to hear me. I tried to do you a favor when I
33:44brought
33:44you to Naomi. Now her father is threatening to cut off ties with mine.
33:48That would be bad, right? Losing all that money Ed Carter's making not keeping addicts off drugs?
33:52What are you talking about?
33:53Part of rehab doesn't want people getting better. It's bad for business.
33:56Holden was about to blow the whistle. If we open up the phone, there's going to be spyware on it.
34:01That'll prove his dad knew he was talking to the IRS.
34:03Holden, if we open his phone, you mean you don't know there's spyware?
34:06The phone's locked. Can you think of another reason why Ed sent his hatchman to get it back yesterday?
34:11Tell me. Wow, I can't believe this. I can't believe you accused Ed Carter of having his
34:16own son killed without any proof. If there's no proof, there's no crime, right?
34:20Isn't that the Ochoa family motto? Look, Holden is dead. A guy that died trying to be a better
34:25man to fight for people who needed help. He was willing to go up against his own father. Not because
34:30it
34:30was easy, because it was the right thing to do. Of course, you wouldn't care about a guy like
34:34that. Next time you want to do me a favor, don't do it. I don't need business like yours.
34:47I have to admit, I was surprised to hear from you this morning. It was pretty clear with your
34:52father. I thought our families needed some time apart. You were. But he and I both felt we'd be
35:00remiss if we didn't at least try to apologize for Mr. Decker's actions yesterday. Next time,
35:06we'll do a better job bidding our referrals. You're assuming they'll be next time. I'm well aware we need
35:12to earn back your trust. But that's why I brought you this. Holden's phone. My office was able to get
35:21it
35:21back from the police. It wasn't too difficult, considering there was no crime we could actually
35:26connect it to. But given the scrutiny Mr. Decker was inviting, I thought you would value having it back.
35:39If there's nothing else...
35:46Yeah, actually, there is one more thing.
35:48It was locked when we got it. My father and I didn't want to assume you would know the password,
35:52so we did you the favor of bringing it to one of our communications experts.
35:55The intention was to give you access to Holden's photo album. All those precious memories. But then our
36:03expert found something else. Someone was tracking Holden's movements and reading his emails and text
36:09messages. Whoever it was, they knew he was looking to go public with some very serious concerns about
36:16treatment practices at Carter Rehab. If you're suggesting I had anything to do with what happened
36:22to Holden... I'm not suggesting anything. Just hoping my family ends up back in your family's good graces.
36:32Because a man who would have his own son killed can never have too many friends, can he?
36:40Tell your father when the time comes. He'll have my support.
36:50It's important to me that he knows that you both know Holden wasn't supposed to die. The plan was only
36:56to discredit him. To make it so the feds couldn't take him seriously as a witness. So all you really
37:03wanted to do was throw away all the hard work he did to get sober? It was a mistake. A
37:10terrible mistake.
37:12Naomi, can I assume she played no part in this? Of course not. She loved her brother. I loved Holden
37:20too.
37:20I loved him as much as your father loves you. I'm sure that's true.
37:39How'd it go?
37:42It's important to me that he knows that you both know. Holden wasn't supposed to die. The plan was only
37:48to
37:49discredit him to make it so the feds couldn't take him seriously as a witness. Who gets this first?
37:57My new friend at the IRS. I'll go see him after I drive you home. Actually, I'll come with you.
38:04And then I need a drink.
38:21Uh, I didn't do all this. You're early. Uh, Mel, this is Frances. She writes the Herald's
38:28financial advice column. Oh, okay. Hi. Nice to meet you.
38:34Uh, I, uh, I was just leaving.
38:38You have a lovely home.
38:41Thanks again, Frances.
38:46Is it terrible I'm relieved you weren't about to pitch a threesome?
38:50A little, but whatever. Come sit.
38:56The real reason I had Frances come over was to help me prepare a trip for you into the future,
39:06or at least our
39:07financial future. This line represents, based on all sorts of variables that were frankly a little over
39:16my head, my future income. And this one predicts yours.
39:24And what I'm looking at should make me as happy as you are, because...
39:28Because between your gradual, if inexorable, ascension through the ranks of the FLPD and the long, sad
39:34death march that is print media, Frances has you passing me an annual take-home pay no later than 2032.
39:40By 2042... Actually, you know what, don't even look at 2042. The point is...
39:47It's gonna be a long marriage. And our love will be a constant, but our money...
39:52Now that's gonna be variable as hell. So will you, every once in a while, let me be a little
39:58generous
39:59if I promise to be a financial drain on you in the years to come?
40:03I'll do my best. And I look forward to carrying your broke ass.
40:122042 is dark.
40:162042 is dark.
40:21Goat.
40:23Hola a tutti, hija.
40:25I'm hungry. Is there a dinner plan?
40:28Ah.
40:32Takeout?
40:34Someplace cheap.
40:36Someplace cheap.
40:41Of course, I understand.
40:44well i'm here for you no matter what okay bye that was not with me yeah how's she holding up
40:56about as well as you'd expect but she is grateful for what you did and she's planning to work with
41:03the irs as they investigate everything and then start instituting the changes holden wanted at
41:09the clinics good to holden to holden listen some of the things i said yesterday i i didn't like saying
41:21but i'm glad they got through all that you think i did what i did because of you did somebody
41:30else
41:30accuse you of choosing your dad's political career over doing the right thing yesterday oh i totally
41:34chose my dad's political career ed carter was a liability he had to go all that's left is for
41:39my father outraged at his one-time contributors crimes to introduce legislation that'll close
41:45every loophole carter rehab was taking advantage of i still think it was me it was not you okay
42:10hello is it too late to add fries to the order uh they're closed private event i'm gonna try the
42:17new
42:17taco place instead just text me when you know what you want one more
42:26so
42:40so
42:41so
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