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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
11:46Mm-hmm
11:55Mm-hmm
11:56Mm-hmm
11:57Mixed
12:00You Ricky Strom?
12:02Yeah
12:02Did you kick in the door and encounter things going sideways cause I'm a single digit from nine-one-whoo
12:07-hoo?
12:07I need you to tell me where Holden is.
12:09I think someone took him.
12:10Yeah, you did, from the community center yesterday.
12:12No, no, no.
12:13Well, yeah, I brought him here, but then someone else broke in and did this to me, okay?
12:16They must have kidnapped him.
12:18Well, for the man abducted from his own abduction.
12:22That's another good headline.
12:34I looked everywhere.
12:35No sign of Holden.
12:36I told you, whoever broke in here and attacked me must have taken him.
12:40Guys, come on.
12:41You think I'm going to hit myself in the head?
12:43Tie myself up?
12:45Stranger things have happened, Ricky.
12:47A six-foot cucumber committing an armed abduction, for example.
12:50Okay, first, I wasn't armed.
12:52I just pretended to have a gun.
12:54Second, in a certain light, it wasn't an abduction.
12:58It was more of a prank.
13:01Like flying a guy in a mascot costume up a flagpole?
13:04Well, you know what Holden did to me.
13:10I was stuck up there all night.
13:13I'd had a lot of water, like a lot of water.
13:17The next morning, half the school saw me humiliated, exhausted, wet.
13:26It ended my mascot career, because every time I'd try to put on the costume, after that, I'd have a
13:31panic attack.
13:32I'd been offered a full ride to the University of Central Florida.
13:35I was going to take over as Nitro.
13:37You were going to wear the golden helmet?
13:38Coming out of UCF, I could have had my pick.
13:41Mickey, Gritty, Benny the Bull.
13:44A few days ago, I saw on Holden's social media that he was in town.
13:48He kept posting about his sobriety, how great he was doing.
13:51Yesterday, I just, I don't know, snapped.
13:55I dug out my Sammy costume, I waited outside the Carter house, and I tailed him to the community center.
14:00How did you know he was going to come right back out as soon as he went in?
14:03I didn't. I was just looking for a place to hide when I saw him talking on the phone to
14:06someone.
14:06He seemed, I don't know, nervous.
14:09They 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.
14:17Some mystery man showed up and ruined all your fun?
14:20No.
14:21I'm talking about before that.
14:27Holden, he just...
14:29Listened.
14:30Let me say everything that I needed to say.
14:33Then he apologized.
14:34And I could tell it wasn't about me letting him go.
14:36It was about real regret.
14:38He told me about how devoted he was to his sobriety, how important making amends is.
14:43And he asked if I would forgive him.
14:47And I did.
14:50He asked if he could use my phone.
14:52I went into the kitchen to get it.
14:53And then, bam, I'm hit from behind, everything goes black.
14:56And I know that it wasn't Holden, because I was looking right at him when it happened.
15:00Maybe it was some friend of Holden's tracked him here, rescued him.
15:04If 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.
15:10Oh, you think maybe he was talking to the person who hit me?
15:14Would it help if he had Holden's phone?
15:16Because I know where it is.
15:18Or, sort of.
15:19I 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.
15:31It's a bag of chips, man.
15:33You're right.
15:36Are you sure this is the right stretch of road?
15:39I think so.
15:40I was still in costume, and Sammy's range of vision is subpar.
15:44Sure.
15:47Oh!
15:48Found it!
15:49You got it?
15:50Yep.
15:51Okay.
15:52Took a lot of missed calls.
15:53Ten calls from Naomi Carter, and 47 calls from a guy named Rico Delaware.
15:58Does that name mean anything to you?
15:59No, I've never heard of him, but 47 calls.
16:02If he was that desperate to reach Holden.
16:04Yeah, maybe he was desperate enough to come and find him last night.
16:20I'm sorry.
16:21I know I screwed up.
16:23I shouldn't have made this holiday happen for Sophia.
16:26But she was so excited.
16:28And it was easy for you.
16:29Three, four hundred dollars for a couple hours of self-care.
16:33It's no problem, right?
16:35Please don't be this way.
16:36What way?
16:37Poor?
16:38You are not poor.
16:39No, but I was.
16:40Growing up.
16:41My apartment.
16:42Two bedrooms.
16:43One bathroom.
16:43Six kids, I remember.
16:44Yeah, can you guess how many spa days me and my sisters enjoyed?
16:48You always do this.
16:50You hold the fact that I have a little money against me.
16:52A little?
16:52My grandparents left me what they left me.
16:54I'm sorry.
16:55Besides, you and I are married.
16:58What's mine is yours.
16:59Yours is mine.
17:01Like this house?
17:02Like this house.
17:03Our house.
17:03What?
17:04You put all the money down.
17:06Yeah.
17:07Yeah, I did.
17:09With your permission.
17:10Because you agreed that this was the best school district for Sophia by a mile.
17:14I'm sorry.
17:15I'm sorry.
17:15Sorry, I just...
17:17I love this house.
17:18Sophia, she loves this house.
17:20It could just...
17:21It could feel like something I won.
17:24And not something I earned.
17:28The spa day?
17:30I'll sign off on it.
17:31Okay?
17:32As long as we split it.
17:33Yeah, sure.
17:35Whatever you want.
17:50Hey, you get my message about the mascot in Holden's phone?
17:53I did.
17:54Guy that called 47 times?
17:56Rico Delaware.
17:57Turns out he's a street artist and spent some time at one of the Carter rehab clinics.
18:00Apparently, he didn't have a good experience because he went to war with them last year.
18:04He put up a bunch of anti-Carter graffiti all over town.
18:06RJ.
18:07I mean, 47 calls to a member of a family you hate.
18:09That's got to be harassment.
18:10Maybe even a prelude to a kidnapping.
18:12We find Rico Delaware.
18:13Maybe we find Holden.
18:14RJ.
18:15Holden has been found.
18:16Oh, okay.
18:18Where?
18:18Where was he?
18:19Some little motel motel downtown.
18:22Housekeeper came in to clean the room.
18:23Found him with a needle in his arm.
18:26He overdosed.
18:28I just identified his body for the Carters.
18:45He's been like that for hours.
18:47When Holden was little, he was the apple of Dad's eye.
18:51Nothing was too good for Holden.
18:53So you can imagine how much it hurt Dad when drugs came into the picture.
18:58Especially given the family business.
19:01Call it ironic if all the papers didn't already do it years ago.
19:04On the subject of media, my office has been in steady contact with the FLPD regarding messaging.
19:10We don't see any reasons for the specifics of Holden's passing to go public.
19:14And thank you for trying to help us.
19:17I've already sold your account for your services, plus a bonus for your continued discretion.
19:23Oh, uh, I appreciate that.
19:25But my discretion is part of the package.
19:27I'm always sorry we couldn't find Holden sooner.
19:32Miss Carter, I'm sorry.
19:33I have to ask.
19:34Did Holden ever mention anything about harassing phone calls?
19:37I'm sorry?
19:37When I found his phone, I saw there was a bunch of calls from Rico Delaware.
19:42I assume you know their name.
19:43That has to be a mistake.
19:44The man hates my family.
19:46He wouldn't have been in Holden's phone.
19:48Holden ever mentioned any business he needed to attend to that wasn't related to the clinics?
19:53Anyone he was planning to meet today went missing?
19:55No, no one.
19:56Do you understand any of this?
19:57Naomi, sorry.
19:58Can you excuse us for a moment?
20:03What do you think you're doing?
20:05I think I'm asking questions about a death I find a little suspicious.
20:08What's so suspicious about a drug addict dying of an overdose?
20:11Ricky Strom described a guy utterly devoted to his sobriety.
20:15Then a few hours later, his dad went over to him.
20:17I'm sorry, are you talking about the lunatic who dressed up like a vegetable to kidnap him?
20:21There were two kidnappings.
20:22One from the community center, one from Ricky Strom's house.
20:25You're on drugs right now?
20:26Listen to me.
20:26Something was going on with Holden that day.
20:28Something completely incidental to whatever Ricky did.
20:30He clearly had no intention of going to that support group.
20:33He went in one door, out the other, but on the phone with somebody outside trying to
20:36figure out a place to meet.
20:37His dealer, RJ.
20:38He was calling his dealer.
20:39This is a tragedy, okay?
20:41Not a mystery.
20:41Can you think of a better way to murder someone with a history of drug abuse than a staged overdose?
20:45Tell me.
20:45No.
20:46No, I want you to tell me.
20:47No, no more.
20:47These people are as mortified by Holden's death as they are devastated.
20:51They want to preserve his memory.
20:52They want to move on.
20:53You need to let them do both.
20:55Holden's phone.
20:57You said you found it.
20:58Give it to me.
20:59I'll give it to the family.
20:59I don't have it with me, but I will drop it by your office later.
21:25Now, retail, brand new, this beauty will run your 700.
21:29I pulled it out of a dumpster, sterilized every part, rebuilt the motor.
21:33Now, I'm letting it go to you for 100 bucks.
21:35Now, that's not for everybody.
21:36That's because we're old pals.
21:38Oh, hey, speaking of old pals.
21:40Hey.
21:40Mauricio, how you doing, man?
21:41Are you kidding me, man?
21:42Oh, come on.
21:43It's so blocking me forever, my man.
21:45It's a van out front.
21:47Mauricio's appliance repair.
21:48Yeah.
21:48You're going to turn your prison hustle into a real business.
21:50Hey, I can say the same thing for you.
21:51Well, I wasn't a PI inside.
21:53Sure as hell couldn't mind your own business.
21:56Reason I called, I was hoping you could unlock this for me.
21:59Yeah.
22:00It's yours, right?
22:01Well, if it were mine, I would know the password.
22:02Untrue.
22:03People forget their passwords all the time, and unlocking someone's phone without his or her explicit permission is illegal.
22:10It's yours, right?
22:12Oh, yeah, it's mine.
22:13100% mine.
22:14All mine.
22:15Great.
22:15Give me a day.
22:16Beautiful.
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.
22:29Can we go, Delaware?
22:30Yeah.
22:30Oh, should I call you Professor Delaware?
22:32I know the university made you an artist-in-residence.
22:35Selfies gotta wait till after class, okay?
22:37I don't like to break Flo.
22:39I respect Flo, 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?
22:47A lot, actually.
22:49Mostly because he was found dead last night.
22:56People like me, people like Holden,
22:59I mean, the number of times we stick a needle in our arm and never wake up.
23:06You think I'd be used to it by now, but no, it messes me up every time.
23:12That's the only reason why I wanted to talk to you, Rico.
23:14I'm not sure Holden put that needle in his arm himself.
23:17You think someone killed him?
23:21You think I killed him?
23:22It was no secret you had a grudge against the Carter family.
23:24My grudge is with Ed Carter, the way he runs his business.
23:28Me and Holden, we were cool.
23:31A while back, Holden reached out to me.
23:35He wanted to meet, to talk about my experience with Carter Reham.
23:41I obliged.
23:43Told him about recruiters pulling 5K ahead for addicts with primo insurance.
23:47About how the facilities are straight-up turnstiles.
23:50How no one gives a crap if you get sober, just so long as the insurance keeps paying.
23:57This one guy I knew, he went through four rounds of that.
24:01The fourth time, he OD'd right there in the clinic.
24:05You ever tried talking to the cops?
24:06Oh, yeah.
24:07You tell me when police start listening to junkies, former or otherwise.
24:11And Holden?
24:12How did he take everything you told him?
24:13He was upset.
24:14You know what he said?
24:15Did he take it all to his old man?
24:17How'd that conversation go?
24:18I don't know, right?
24:20I 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.
24:25I mean, how's that giving him space?
24:27Me and Holden, we stayed in contact.
24:30He 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?
24:44Get your ass to a meeting.
24:45And so I did.
24:47My sister drove me there and back.
24:51This is her number.
24:52If you want to call her...
24:53I'm serious, it's okay.
24:54It's okay.
24:56Look, as far as I've been able to tell, Holden seemed like he was in a 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.
25:36R.J. Decker.
25:38Yep.
25:39Agent Jacob Coop, IRS.
25:42Criminal Investigation Division.
25:43Wow.
25:44I knew I 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.
26:08Probably at gunpoint.
26:11Well, I don't think I'll be violating confidentiality to tell you I've been thinking the same thing.
26:15Oh, good.
26:16You want to come inside? You want to compare notes?
26:18No, I'd love to talk, but not here.
26:20Someplace public.
26:21All right, you know F.M. Station?
26:22I'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.
26:37You accuse a guy of murder, he ends up introducing you to the best burger you've had in years.
26:41Not that it's alleviating any suspicion.
26:42I get it.
26:43Ex-con takes money from a shady family.
26:4624 hours later, that family's black sheep winds up dead.
26:48I take a look at me, too.
26:50Coroner's report says Holden died between 7 and 9 p.m. two nights ago.
26:53Well, can 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, I'm getting a visit from you,
27:04which 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.
27:19It'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.
27:29So poorly, in fact, his next step was reaching out to the IRS,
27:32which makes me wonder if it was you he was planning on meeting
27:34when he snuck out of a support group meeting the other day.
27:38Well, I can neither confirm or deny.
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,
27:44because unlike his dad, he actually cares about addicts getting better.
27:48Those whereabouts you were going to account for?
27:50Oh, computer records.
27:52Prove I was home all night. What?
27:53It's going to take me days to subpoena those records.
27:55Well, that's good.
27:56It'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
28:03and his dad was all I had left, and if that premise is wrong, then I have nothing.
28:06And if I have nothing, trust me, you've got less than nothing.
28:11Ed Carter's 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.
28:37We're still unhappy about the way you're dressing?
28:39Mm-hmm.
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,
28:46I'm guessing you had a crappy day, too?
28:49Val and I had the money fight again.
28:52Oof.
28:53Yeah.
28:53Oof.
28:54I pay for stuff when I can pay for stuff,
28:56and she acts like I'm some eccentric millionaire.
28:59Back when you and I were together, I'd pay more rent,
29:02I'd pay for more meals out.
29:03You were always okay with it.
29:05It's like...
29:09Wait, you weren't okay with it?
29:12I mean, it's not like I wasn't okay with it.
29:14It just took me a little while to get used to.
29:16I like to pay my own way.
29:17Mel does, too.
29:19What?
29:20Nothing.
29:21I just found out that I'm repeating an ugly pattern
29:23from my first failed marriage.
29:25No biggie.
29:26No, you're not repeating anything.
29:28Unlike me, Mel said something.
29:30That's not repetition.
29:31That's progress.
29:34But what do I do?
29:35Get in there.
29:36She said something.
29:37You say something back.
29:44What?
29:44My crappy day.
29:46It ain't over yet.
29:49Hey, what happened?
29:51I was loading groceries in the van,
29:53and some huge guy comes out of nowhere,
29:55cold cocks me,
29:56and snatches the phone you gave me and ran off.
29:59He only took the phone?
30:00Yeah.
30:00Three of us are the only ones that knew Mauricio had it,
30:03so how would anyone know to track him down?
30:05Now, Wish, have you ever heard of Find My Phone?
30:09It enables users to find their phone.
30:12Yeah, but the owner's dead.
30:14I'm sorry.
30:14He's what?
30:15Did you get a look at him?
30:16Not really.
30:17I mean, he was white, jacked.
30:20Kind of like that Aryan Nation guy
30:21who was weirdly good at kickball.
30:22You remember him?
30:23Wait.
30:24Oh.
30:26That's not good.
30:27What?
30:28You got a dent in your face.
30:30Oh.
30:31Looks like a little lollipop with wings.
30:37That ain't a lollipop.
30:38It's a globe from the Cignette ring.
30:40You got punched in the face by a Marine.
30:42You know who he is?
30:43Yeah, I do.
30:44I'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.
31:02Did the officers who pulled you over fail to make that clear?
31:05They did.
31:06And then I made it clear that they had the wrong guy.
31:09And yet they found this.
31:11Property report is stolen by the victim in your car.
31:13It belonged to the late Holden Carter, son of your employer, Ed Carter, yes?
31:18I'm thinking you were able to track it to the man you assaulted
31:21because you, or Ed, or one of his other flunkies at Carter Rehab.
31:25But spy were on the phone that let you see Holden's movements,
31:28maybe even read his emails and texts.
31:30This is insane.
31:31I found that phone under a car seat today.
31:34Obviously Holden left it there.
31:36I didn't beat anyone up to get it.
31:40Take a look at these.
31:42And then take a look at that ring of yours.
31:48Sorry.
31:49This guy must have pissed off a different Marine.
31:51How did Ed take it when he heard Holden slipped away the other night?
31:55Did he already know Holden had a meeting with the IRS?
31:58I'm just a driver.
32:00I have no idea what you're talking about.
32:02Hmm.
32:03You could tell from the spy were on the phone
32:05that Holden exited the community center as soon as he entered it.
32:08I'm guessing you got to the parking lot
32:10just as he got into a van with a man named Ricky Strom.
32:14You followed them to Mr. Strom's house,
32:16and then you called Daddy.
32:18He got nervous.
32:19Thought maybe this was Holden's IRS contact.
32:21So he told you it was time Holden had to go.
32:24Well, give up your boss.
32:26Confess to staging Holden's OD.
32:29Maybe the state of Florida won't put a needle in your arm.
32:33Go ahead.
32:35Charge me with this assault if you think it'll stick.
32:37But if you want to talk to me again,
32:39I'll come back with a lawyer.
32:41Mr. Carter will hire the best that money can buy.
32:58Yeah, the best I could.
33:00Only thing that guy said in there that was even remotely true
33:03is Ed Carter's loaded, which is funny.
33:06Daughter hiring a P.I. who works out of a pool house
33:09instead of some big white-glove security firm.
33:12Yeah, I don't know.
33:13Must have liked my website, I guess.
33:38What's the loud inside?
33:40For this conversation, yes,
33:41because I need you to hear me.
33:42I tried to do you a favor when I brought you to Naomi.
33:45Now her father is threatening to cut off ties with mine.
33:48That would be bad, right?
33:49Losing all that money Ed Carter's making
33:51not keeping addicts off drugs?
33:52What are you talking about?
33:53Part of rehab doesn't want people getting better.
33:55It's bad for business.
33:56Holden was about to blow the whistle.
33:58If we open up the phone, there's going to be spyware on it
34:00that'll prove his dad knew he was talking to the IRS.
34:03Holden, if we open his phone,
34:05you mean you don't know there's spyware?
34:06The phone's locked.
34:08Can you think of another reason
34:09why Ed sent his hat to man to get it back yesterday?
34:11Tell me.
34:12Wow, I can't believe this.
34:13I can't believe you accused Ed Carter
34:15of having his own son killed without any proof.
34:18If there's no proof, there's no crime, right?
34:20Isn't that the Ochoa family motto?
34:22Look, Holden is dead.
34:23A guy that died trying to be a better man
34:25to fight for people who needed help.
34:27He was willing to go up against his own father.
34:29Not because it was easy,
34:30because it was the right thing to do.
34:32Of course, you wouldn't care about a guy like that.
34:35Next time you want to do me a favor, don't do it.
34:37I don't need business like yours.
34:47I have to admit,
34:48I was surprised to hear from you this morning.
34:51It was pretty clear with your father
34:53I thought our families needed some time apart.
34:56You were.
34:58But he and I both felt we'd be remiss
35:01if we didn't at least try to apologize
35:03for Mr. Decker's actions yesterday.
35:05Next time we'll do a better job bidding our referrals.
35:08You're assuming they'll be next time.
35:10I'm well aware we need to earn back your trust.
35:14But that's why I brought you this.
35:18Holden's phone.
35:20My office was able to get it back from the police.
35:23It wasn't too difficult,
35:24considering there was no crime
35:26they could actually connect it to.
35:27But given the scrutiny Mr. Decker was inviting,
35:30I 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.
35:50My father and I didn't want to assume
35:51you would know the password,
35:52so we did you the favor of bringing it
35:54to one of our communications experts.
35:55The intention was to give you access
35:57to Holden's photo album.
35:59All those precious memories.
36:02But then our expert found something else.
36:05Someone was tracking Holden's movements
36:07and reading his emails and text messages.
36:11Whoever it was,
36:13they knew he was looking to go public
36:15with some very serious concerns
36:16about treatment practices at Carter Rehab.
36:18If you're suggesting I had anything to do
36:21with what happened to Holden...
36:23I'm not suggesting anything.
36:26Just hoping my family ends up
36:28back in your family's good graces.
36:32Because a man who would have his own son killed
36:35could never have too many friends, can he?
36:40Tell your father when the time comes.
36:43He'll have my support.
36:50It's important to me
36:51that he knows that you both know
36:53Holden wasn't supposed to die.
36:55The plan was only to discredit him.
36:58To make it so the feds
37:00couldn't take him seriously
37:01as a witness.
37:03So all you really wanted to do
37:04was throw away all the hard work
37:06he did to get sober?
37:07It was a mistake.
37:09A terrible mistake.
37:13Naomi...
37:13Can I assume she played no part in this?
37:16Of course not.
37:17She loved her brother.
37:18I loved Holden too.
37:21I loved him as much
37:22as your father loves you.
37:25I'm sure that's true.
37:39How'd it go?
37:42It's important to me
37:43that he knows
37:44that you both know
37:45Holden wasn't supposed to die.
37:48The plan was only to discredit him.
37:50To make it so the feds
37:51couldn't take him seriously
37:52as a witness.
37:54Who gets this first?
37:57My new friend at the IRS.
37:59I'll go see him
38:00after I drive you home.
38:02Actually, I'll come with you.
38:04And then I need a drink.
38:21Uh, I didn't do all this.
38:23You're early.
38:25Uh, Mel, this is Frances.
38:27She writes the Herald's
38:28financial advice column.
38:29Oh, okay.
38:30Nice to meet you.
38:33Uh, I, uh, was just leaving.
38:38You have a lovely home.
38:41Thanks again, Frances.
38:46Is it terrible I'm relieved
38:48you weren't about to pitch a threesome?
38:50A little.
38:51But whatever.
38:53Come sit.
38:56The real reason
38:57I had Frances come over
38:59was to
39:01help me
39:03prepare
39:03a trip for you
39:05into the future.
39:06Or at least
39:07our financial future.
39:11This line
39:12represents
39:13based on all sorts of variables
39:15that were frankly
39:15a little over my head
39:16my future income.
39:19And this one
39:22predicts yours.
39:24And what I'm looking at
39:26should
39:26make me as happy
39:27as you are
39:28because...
39:29Because between
39:29your gradual
39:30if inexorable
39:31ascension
39:31through the ranks
39:32of the FLPD
39:33and the long
39:33sad death march
39:34that is print media
39:35Frances has you
39:36passing me
39:37an annual take-home pay
39:38no later than 2032.
39:40By 2042
39:42actually, you know what
39:43don't even look at 2042.
39:44The point is
39:47it's gonna be
39:47a long marriage
39:49and our love
39:50will be a constant
39:51but our money...
39:52now that's gonna be
39:53variable as hell.
39:55So will you
39:55every once in a while
39:56let me be a little generous
39:58if I promise
40:00to be
40:01a financial drain
40:02on you
40:02in the years to come?
40:03I'll do my best
40:05when I look forward
40:06to carrying
40:07your broke ass.
40:112042
40:13is dark.
40:24I'm hungry.
40:26Is there a dinner plan?
40:32Takeout?
40:34Someplace cheap.
40:36Someplace cheap.
40:38help me
40:39set it down
40:41of course
40:42I understand.
40:44Well, I'm
40:45here for you
40:46no matter what.
40:49Okay.
40:50Bye.
40:52That was Naomi?
40:53Yeah.
40:55How's your love?
40:56About as well
40:57as you'd expect
40:58but she is grateful
40:59for what you did
41:01and she's planning
41:03to work with the IRS
41:04as they investigate
41:05everything
41:05and then
41:06start instituting
41:07the changes
41:08Holden wanted
41:08at the clinics.
41:09Good.
41:12To Holden?
41:14To Holden.
41:18Listen,
41:19some of the things
41:19I said yesterday
41:20I didn't like saying
41:21but
41:22I'm glad
41:23they got through.
41:24Holden.
41:27You think
41:27I did what I did
41:28because of you?
41:29Did somebody else
41:30accuse you
41:31of choosing
41:31your dad's
41:31political career
41:32over doing
41:33the right thing
41:33yesterday?
41:34Oh, I totally
41:34chose my dad's
41:35political career.
41:36Ed Carter
41:36was a liability.
41:37He had to go.
41:38All that's left
41:39is for my father
41:40outraged at his
41:41one-time
41:42contributor's crimes
41:43to introduce
41:44legislation
41:44that'll close
41:45every loophole
41:45Carter Rehab
41:46was taking advantage of.
41:47I still think
41:48it was me.
41:49It was not.
41:51You.
41:52Okay.
41:53She says something.
42:01I like it.
42:10Hello?
42:11Is it too late
42:12to add fries
42:12to the order?
42:13Uh,
42:14they're closed.
42:15Private event.
42:16I'm gonna try
42:16the new taco place
42:18instead.
42:18Just text me
42:19when you know
42:19what you want.
42:20One more.
42:23One more.
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