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Vindication S04E08 Justice
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00:31Any luck?
00:32Ah, I'm just going to cut them all up and throw them out.
00:36I bet the neighbors won't care if we have Christmas lights this year anyway.
00:40I, uh, have to confess something.
00:44Uh-oh. What'd you do now?
00:47I was going through the mail and I accidentally opened a letter that was for you.
00:52Should have looked more closely before opening it.
00:56Okay.
00:58It's the DNA test results.
01:00Hmm.
01:02I thought the Travises were going to call us when they got them.
01:06Yeah.
01:07They're out in the East Bank.
01:09So, a letter probably came to us a day earlier than them.
01:12Well, what does it say?
01:14I think you need to read it.
01:16Are you okay with this whole thing?
01:19I told you I was a wild teenager and back then we were all carefree.
01:25You don't need to explain.
01:27I even think you need to reconsider what Mrs. Travis suggested about visiting Doris.
01:34You've read this and you want me to visit Doris Travis?
01:37That's suspicious.
01:39How about you quit playing with it and, uh, and open it?
01:45I ain't said much about it, but, uh, this whole thing is giving me hope.
01:51Being as I'm getting a little older.
01:55A little.
01:56Okay, uh, a lot older.
01:59Having a family and all gives me a kind of a nudge.
02:04No reason to, well, to untangle these lights and hang them.
02:10I know exactly what you're saying, honey.
02:14Well, let's see what it says.
02:45Okay.
02:46Hey, have a seat.
02:48Thanks for coming.
02:50Yes, sir.
02:51Thanks for reaching out.
02:53Yeah.
02:53I ordered you, uh, espresso macchiato, but Katie said that was your favorite.
02:59That's perfect.
03:00Thanks.
03:02So, uh, talk to me.
03:06What happened?
03:12Well, I guess after our talk at the lake, I kind of felt like I needed to take a step
03:18back.
03:20Get things in order in my life before taking a plunge into family life.
03:26But putting an end to the engagement, I mean, it's a little more than a step back.
03:31I know.
03:34I guess I got scared.
03:36Needed to get my head on straight.
03:39And, listen, I love Katie too much to risk hurting her in the process of fixing my problems.
03:46You mean the problem with gambling?
03:50So about that, um...
03:52Wasn't gambling, was it?
03:55No, sir.
03:58I should have known a detective could see through that lie.
04:01I was embarrassed, caught off guard.
04:04I didn't...
04:04Listen, I understand.
04:06Seriously, I do.
04:09But you're getting help for that?
04:12I mean, you got some accountability?
04:15Absolutely.
04:16Yeah.
04:17And Katie was aware of the struggle?
04:19Mr. Travis, she was so understanding.
04:24Yeah, she didn't say it was okay or anything, but she said she could relate to the pressure of having
04:29an addiction.
04:31So why would you call the engagement off?
04:34You still love her?
04:36More than anything in the world.
04:38You said it yourself, though, when we first met.
04:41When you marry somebody, you basically marry the entire family.
04:46So when you confronted me at the lake, I felt like you wanted somebody better for Katie.
05:04I felt like I was married for 20 years to a nice guy.
05:08A guy that would go to church on holidays, would bow his head in prayer when he was instructed.
05:15He was a hard worker, but...
05:19I hadn't grown to understand what was most important.
05:23For me, it was a process.
05:26Listen, I don't have any unrealistic expectations about you.
05:29I want to make sure that you're honest and that you treat my daughter well.
05:36Beyond that, I don't know what your relationship is like with the Lord right now,
05:40but I just would encourage you to keep him at the center.
05:45So you don't waste those years that I did.
05:51That's what I want.
05:53That's good.
05:56Now, uh, Katie asked me to give that to you.
06:00I haven't looked at it.
06:02I just, uh, you know, read through it, pray on it, see what the Lord says.
06:07But I will say that, uh, that girl has not put pen to paper since the advent of the smartphone,
06:11so I would read it four or five times.
06:23Yeah.
06:37I can't find my other heel.
06:39Jamal, have you seen it?
06:41Mm-hmm.
06:42Look, if you're going to be on my couch,
06:44you best be at least helping me find my shoe.
06:46Now, how many times you going to hang it over my head that this is your couch?
06:49Uh, until you start paying half of the rent?
06:52Now, help me find it!
06:55Hey, slow down.
06:57Now, listen, you might as well call in for work because you can't find your shoe.
07:00I mean, we got plenty of work we could be doing here.
07:04Mm, yeah, nice try, but no.
07:07Come on, baby, please.
07:08Hey, not right now, okay?
07:10And not with Drake here.
07:13Well, it ain't like he's about to tell anybody.
07:18Excuse me?
07:20Nuh-uh, you did not just say that.
07:22Wait.
07:24What are you eating?
07:24That's not a joke.
07:25That's not funny.
07:27You got it?
07:28All right.
07:28Dude, you got it!
07:30All right, chill out.
07:31Dang.
07:32You're supposed to watch him today, remember?
07:34Can you do that, or are you going to go back to sleep?
07:37Yeah, I'm up.
07:38I'm watching.
07:40We good.
07:45Good.
07:45Um, okay, good.
07:46My boss has a big meeting coming up that I need to help him prepare for, so I will text
07:50you guys and let you know what time I'll be home.
07:53Oh, you, um, got a card or some cash in case we need to eat?
07:56Uh, yeah, the card is in the kitchen, and the pen number's on the sticky note.
08:01All right, cool.
08:04All right, Mama's getting ready to go to work.
08:07Be good, have fun, and practice your words, okay?
08:10I love you.
08:13Hey, wait.
08:15You got one for me?
08:31All right, thank you.
08:34He's on his way in.
08:35I'll do the talking.
08:37Does he understand what's going on?
08:38I haven't mentioned the meeting with Travis yet.
08:41He's here for campaign purposes, but I may have meant to slip that piece in.
08:45I'll be happy when this whole ordeal's over with.
08:55Senator?
08:56Get in here.
08:58Still Frank, you old dog.
09:00None of this senator nonsense.
09:02How have you been?
09:03Family's great.
09:04And work?
09:05Can't complain.
09:06You remember Philippa?
09:08Of course, of course.
09:10Lovely as ever.
09:11Wonderful to see you again.
09:12You as well.
09:13And this is David Castle, director of security at CMI.
09:16Oh, it's a pleasure, Senator.
09:18I appreciate all you do.
09:21Frank, let's sit down.
09:22Oh, absolutely.
09:24When the appropriations committee took recess, it gave me a few days to finally get down here
09:29to see you guys.
09:31I mean, is everything right?
09:32Well, it's important for me to sit down face-to-face with the people who have been instrumental in
09:37everything we've been able to accomplish in D.C.
09:40And you're right at the top of that list, Eli.
09:42Me and my team can't thank you enough for the support you've given us throughout the years.
09:47Oh, and CMI, a pillar of the American economy.
09:53Pillar.
09:55That's a good word.
09:58Pillars exist to bear the weight, to shoulder the load.
10:03And yet there's some people who chip away at those just for their own personal agendas.
10:09Indeed.
10:10I see it every day.
10:13Small-minded meddlers who can't see the greater good.
10:21Fortunately, the system provides a set of tools to protect the pillars from tampering.
10:33Hammer and nails, trowel and mortar, or screwdriver, to tighten a bolt.
10:41Whatever the job calls for.
10:48Did you bring your tool belt to Texas with you, Frank?
11:01Hey, babe.
11:02Welcome home.
11:03Yep.
11:06So, uh, how long they gonna have you working these double shifts?
11:10I don't know.
11:11You mean your boss ain't say nothing about it?
11:13It's not normal for them to have you working like that on your first week.
11:16They need people.
11:18Yeah, well, I still think you should say something.
11:27Just this job ain't nothing but a paycheck till I find something better.
11:31That's all it is.
11:41You miss being a cop.
11:44I can already tell.
11:46Yeah, well, we already discussed that, so let's not rehash that whole story again.
11:52Sometimes you got to do what's best for the family, man, so that's what I'm doing.
11:58Yeah.
11:59Yeah, but I still want you to be happy, though.
12:03Safe, but happy.
12:05Yeah, well, I'm definitely safe at this job.
12:24Do I talk to the screen or to the camera?
12:27You can look at either.
12:29The screen is what most people do, but it looks better on the other side if you look at the
12:33camera.
12:33I just need the right answer.
12:35What is the camera or the screen?
12:36Whichever's more comfortable, sir.
12:37Neither of them are comfortable.
12:39Jasmine, what do I do?
12:40Look at the camera, like you're doing an interview.
12:43That was a straightforward answer.
12:47Who's recording this?
12:48I think only the host can record.
12:51Well, great.
12:51We have to figure out how to do that in the future, all right?
12:54We will get on that for the future.
12:56Okay, thank you.
12:59All right, everybody, this is it.
13:01Get back.
13:06Shh.
13:07What do I punch?
13:09Hit the answer button.
13:13Mr. Travis, it's a pleasure as always.
13:16I hope you have some good news for me today.
13:18I do.
13:19I have some great news, but also a dash of not-so-great news.
13:24Which do you want to start with first?
13:25I'm happy to report that, thanks to a few phone calls earlier this morning, your name no longer appears on
13:32any federal investigations.
13:33They're gone.
13:35Well, that is encouraging, but I'll have to confirm it with my contacts, and I trust that this courtesy came
13:43from your well-placed associate?
13:44Indeed it did.
13:47So, when do I get to meet this individual?
13:50Well, that's actually the bad news.
13:52Well, that's actually the bad news.
13:53We weren't able to arrange a meeting due to the senator's PAC schedule.
13:57Senator.
13:58Huh.
13:59United States senator, that's a big deal.
14:02What state?
14:06Mr. Travis?
14:07Do we want to make this any harder than it has to be?
14:11Three people are dead, and we can't bring them back.
14:14So why would you push this to the point of damaging more lives?
14:17Well, we had an agreement that I got to meet this person, this, this senator.
14:22Well, he's left town.
14:23There's nothing we can do about it.
14:25It was gracious for him to honor our request, and honestly, it's, it's best for all of us just to
14:30let it go.
14:31Well, and as soon as you sign the confidentiality agreement, funds will be transferred, and this inconvenience becomes a footnote
14:38in all of our professional biographies.
14:47Give me 24 hours to consider it.
14:54Okay.
14:56So what now?
15:01You all take the rest of the day off.
15:05I got some thinking to do.
15:12You know if you take that offer, it means we all still have our jobs for a while.
15:17That's important, too.
15:27So, that was fun.
15:29We just sit here while he makes up his mind.
15:33First thing I learned in D.C., you never let your opponent call the shots.
15:39I'm gonna make a couple of phone calls, and then I'll meet him like he wants.
15:45Frank, you don't have to do that.
15:47No, I want to now.
15:49He wants to be a tough guy.
16:08Boyer, you're not gonna believe this.
16:10Believe what?
16:11I.T. says that they lost the file.
16:13Said it was a drive failure.
16:15But how do you explain one file going missing when an entire drive fails?
16:19And miraculously, the backup file's gone, too.
16:21Imagine that.
16:22What file?
16:23The video of Travis at the door of the Jacob's residence.
16:26It's gone.
16:27Wiped.
16:28Erased.
16:28There's no way.
16:30I've had stuff like this happen before.
16:32So, I did what I always do.
16:33I made a copy of my workstation.
16:36That file's gone, too.
16:40I'm so done right now.
16:41I mean, how do they expect us to keep doing our job when stuff like this goes down?
16:47You know where it's coming from, too.
16:50Maybe Travis can get us a name.
16:52I don't care anymore.
16:56I'm sorry, but look.
16:57I'm gonna talk to Mary, and if she's okay with it, I'm out.
17:03Come on.
17:04This is the last straw, Boyer.
17:05I can't do this anymore.
17:07Well, at least you have that luxury right now.
17:09I don't.
17:10Hey.
17:11I need you two down in my office ASAP.
17:13Something hot just came in, and I want you two on it.
17:15Let's go.
17:21Let's go.
17:27Hey, babe, you got, like, just a second?
17:29You got a stopping point so I can talk to you about something real quick?
17:30Yeah, yeah.
17:31Just waiting for these noodles to soften up.
17:34What's up?
17:36Just got off the phone with Travis.
17:39Said he need help with one of his cases.
17:42It's paid, though, babe.
17:46All right.
17:48What is it?
17:50Yeah.
17:52He need backup for a takedown.
17:54With guns?
17:56Come on, babe.
17:57Babe, you know I got to carry a gun.
17:58I'm supposed to be the one protecting him.
18:03You know what?
18:05Don't worry about it.
18:07Forget it.
18:08I shouldn't even say that.
18:09No, no.
18:09Go.
18:11Go.
18:13So you're saying you're okay with it?
18:17Babe, you've been moping around here ever since you resigned.
18:21Okay?
18:21I already told you.
18:22If you're not happy, then...
18:23I'm happy.
18:25I don't believe that for one second.
18:29I'm happy because I'm putting what you need first.
18:32And my baby girl, too.
18:35Yeah?
18:37But I can tell you really want to go.
18:40Travis is your friend.
18:42You should do it.
18:50I didn't want to drag you into this.
18:53But I need your help.
18:55I know you've dealt with a lot of high-profile cases.
18:57You're not afraid to take a risk.
19:00So I thought taking down a powerful person might be right up your alley.
19:06What do you say?
19:09Oh, yeah.
19:10I am all over this.
19:11Which senator are we taking down?
19:13Well, I don't know that part yet.
19:15But I want you to spread it all over.
19:17Because I don't want to just mysteriously disappear.
19:20You know, that's why you're here.
19:22Yeah.
19:23Yeah, even if the news won't carry it,
19:25because they are just as corrupt as the government,
19:27then I will put it on my feed, and it'll spread like wildfire.
19:30That's exactly what I need.
19:33Here's everything I've got so far.
19:35Where do we meet for the takedown?
19:37And is your muscle man going to be there?
19:40Because no offense,
19:41but I don't know if I feel totally safe with just you.
19:43Oh, you mean Trey?
19:45Well, I've reached out to him, but...
19:47Oh, give me his number.
19:48I'll get him here.
19:50I don't think you're following.
19:51I just need you to report what I uncover
19:54after I unmask this person.
19:56That's it.
19:57Well, that's no fun.
19:59Yeah.
20:01None of this is fun.
20:04So you're going to give me his number?
20:16Mama's home.
20:19And I got chicken knock-knocks.
20:27Why are you back already?
20:29Travis let us go home early.
20:31Yeah.
20:32So I stopped at the store,
20:33and I would have called you,
20:34but I left my phone at work.
20:37But I thought that we could make, like, chicken cacciatore.
20:41Have, like, a little stay-at-home date.
20:43And then once Drake goes to sleep...
20:46Um, you know, he's actually already taking a nap, so...
20:51You're going to take a nap?
20:53Yeah.
20:58Oh, no.
20:59Jazz.
20:59No.
21:00Jazz, listen.
21:01Not doing this to me again.
21:03Jazz, listen, listen, man.
21:04She's just my friend.
21:06I know exactly what she is.
21:11Small.
21:13You're really going to do this to me again?
21:16Really?
21:18Huh?
21:18Right under my nose, and I just fell for it.
21:22With my son in the other room?
21:25Listen, he's our son.
21:27No, he is not.
21:30Because you don't deserve him.
21:32Get out.
21:33What?
21:34Get out.
21:35Now!
21:36Get out!
21:37Hey, hey, hey, hey, chill out!
21:38Dang!
21:39Listen, let me just get my stuff,
21:41and I'll be out of here, all right?
21:42No, you're done.
21:44Leave.
21:46You're done.
21:47Get out.
21:47You have five seconds to leave, Jamal.
21:49Okay, hey, if that's how you want it,
21:52then that's how I'm going to give it to you.
21:56Let's go, baby girl.
22:02Tell Drake I said bye.
22:03I never saw you.
22:07Okay.
22:33I'll be right back.
22:33The senator's willing to meet with you, 10 p.m., one-on-one.
22:38We'll send you the coordinates, but let me reiterate, it's just you and him.
22:42Come alone.
22:49All right, God.
22:51I need your help.
22:54Hey.
22:55I'm so sorry, boss.
22:57I locked my phone.
22:58I'll be quick.
22:59Are you okay?
23:02I'm not at stuff then.
23:04Hey, seriously.
23:06You don't want to talk?
23:09I left Drake with the neighbor, so...
23:11Just a sec.
23:26What's going on?
23:31I don't know.
23:34I don't know.
23:38Just when I think that life's starting to line up and things are going good, take a side swipe.
23:49Is this, um, it's about a relationship or, or dating, or...
23:55Drake's daddy.
23:58He did it to me again, and I kicked him out.
24:01I'm so sorry.
24:17I guess you know the direction my advice usually takes in a situation like this.
24:26But I'll save it for another time.
24:31This is one time I actually kind of want to hear it.
24:35I bet that you're a really good dad and husband.
24:45I make a lot of stupid mistakes.
24:49You can ask my wife and daughter.
24:54And then I usually end up begging God to help me clean up the mess that I made.
25:02But you know what the key is?
25:05I think it's just putting away my pride and asking.
25:12Is that your fatherly advice?
25:14Please.
25:16Please.
25:19Go to him.
25:23You've got a chance.
25:26See what he can do.
25:33I'll think about it.
25:39You know, you might be my boss, but it's nice to know that you actually care.
25:47Yeah.
25:49I do care.
25:59Hey.
26:02If you do talk to God, would you mind mentioning me?
26:09All right.
26:12Maybe I'll do it just for you.
26:16Good night.
26:22Good night.
26:31Good night.
26:32Good night.
26:33Good night.
26:34Good night.
26:34Good night.
26:35Good night.
26:35Good night.
27:07I'm at the pavilion by the oak tree.
28:52I know.
28:55He can't talk.
28:58And now he can't have a daddy.
29:04For all my baby has been through.
29:06Girl, if you can hear me now and if you care, you will make him talk.
29:19Even if you never do anything for me, you will give my baby boy that much.
29:32Do it.
29:35And I'll believe.
29:42One second, babe.
29:44Mama's coming out.
29:49Oh, and please help Mr. Travis with whatever he has going on with CMI.
29:56Amen.
30:07You should watch your step, Mr. Travis.
30:10You could hurt yourself taking a fall like that.
30:16You wanted to meet me.
30:20Here I am.
30:22Now let's put an end to this charade, shall we?
30:31Hey.
30:32Hey.
30:34I heard you knocking.
30:36Did you want to talk to me about something?
30:42You want me to play with your truck?
30:47Can you say truck?
30:59I want your name.
31:03I am a United States Senator.
31:07For a former detective, that shouldn't be too hard for you to figure out.
31:11You're a political hack.
31:14Bought and paid for.
31:16That's all you are.
31:17So that's what this is about?
31:19You...
31:21You threaten my friends at CMI.
31:24A corporation that employs thousands of citizens and pays millions in taxes.
31:31To give me a lecture.
31:34Okay.
31:36Fine.
31:37I've heard it.
31:38Will there be anything else?
31:44Yeah.
31:46You're going to jail.
31:49Your career is over.
32:00Amusing.
32:09Who's that?
32:19Hey, what's wrong?
32:24I don't know.
32:25Maybe you should have gone, babe.
32:33Don't worry about it.
32:35It's the hard to tough dude.
32:39I'm where I'm supposed to be tonight.
32:54You were right about one thing.
32:57Someone's career ends tonight.
33:01Arrest him!
33:02Let me see your hands, Gary.
33:06You have any weapons on you?
33:10I don't know.
33:12Lawyer.
33:13What's going on?
33:14You should have left it alone, hotshot.
33:18Seriously, what are you doing?
33:21You're under arrest.
33:23Hear that, big boy?
33:25You went Lone Ranger and found yourself in a heap of trouble with the feds.
33:29I wasn't talking to him.
33:33Both of you get your hands in the air right now.
33:36Both of you.
33:37Okay.
33:39Couple of turncoats.
33:42Put your hand where I can see it or I will drop you right now!
33:45Here's your corrupt government officials, Travis.
33:48In our own Department of Justice.
33:51You're making a big mistake.
33:53Your careers at the FBI are over with this blunder.
33:56Both of you!
33:57That's funny.
33:59You hear that, Boyer?
34:00He thinks we're gonna get fired.
34:02I can make one phone call.
34:05And it won't be just your jobs, but your lives too!
34:08You will be unemployable anywhere!
34:11You will have no income, no insurance.
34:19Boyer, look at me.
34:23I want out, but I need a job somewhere.
34:26You know, in Washington, you learn to never trust anyone.
34:31Even if they're supposed to be on your side.
34:36There's two of them. Three of us.
34:39It's their word against ours.
34:42You think so?
34:44I've got powerful friends at every level of government.
34:49Lower your gun.
34:51And let's walk away from here with Travis in handcuffs!
34:55Boyer, look at me.
34:57Look at me. We could do this together.
34:59Don't listen to him!
35:02Boyer, I got you.
35:04A Washington, D.C. scandal. Unmasked in Texas.
35:11What took you so long?
35:12I don't know what an oak tree looks like, especially in the dark.
35:15And be nice. We're live.
35:18Live?
35:19To whom?
35:20Oh, 40,000. Oh, wait. 41,000 viewers.
35:25Smile, Senator.
35:38Nice shot.
35:42Senator, get your hands in the air.
35:44Hands in the air behind your back.
35:47Senator Frank Hinckley was arrested and charged with a litany of public corruption crimes
35:52stemming from a cover-up within the Department of Justice.
35:56The crime? A series of laundering schemes which funneled cash into his campaign fund
36:01through his co-conspirators, executives within the behemoth CMI Corporation.
36:07The suit alleges that a complex blackmail conspiracy may be behind three untimely deaths within the corporate ranks.
36:15And at the center of the revelation, a local PI firm, GT Investigative Services,
36:21under the leadership of former East Bank detective Gary Travis, who helped uncover the scheme.
36:27Did y'all hear that?
36:29We sure did.
36:30Aren't you so proud?
36:32Proud? I'm furious.
36:34Why do we have politicians behaving like that?
36:39Now, my son was a police officer, and I'll bet you he would have caught every last one of them.
36:48I bet he would have.
36:51Oh, can't we just change the channel?
36:53This news is just too ugly.
36:55I'll change it. What do you want to watch?
36:57I'll get there, Ma.
37:12Mom.
37:13I'll be back in a second.
37:25So, uh, what do we do now?
37:29Ah, new territory for me.
37:33Same.
37:35Thanks for, uh, coming to see my mom.
37:38You know, her memory on the old days is a lot sharper than the newer stuff, so...
37:43I mean, I'm sure she'll remember you right away.
37:46Oh, yeah, I wanted to come for that.
37:48I also wanted to talk to you and stuff.
37:51Yeah.
37:57You know, even though it says you're not my biological dad, it's...
38:04I'd still like you to be part of the family.
38:07I mean, if you want.
38:11I'd be all right with that, I guess.
38:14It's great.
38:16You know, maybe you can help me with some of those bust electronics in the garage.
38:20Oh, yeah, I could do that for sure.
38:22Uh, maybe, uh, y'all could come, uh, visit me and Deborah at Christmas.
38:27We're not doing much there at the house and all.
38:30Absolutely.
38:32You can count on that.
38:37Oh, here comes trouble.
38:39You ready for our follow-up?
38:41Did you hunt me down?
38:42I have my ways.
38:43Yeah.
38:44Chelsea, this is my, uh, old man.
38:48Roger Tate.
38:49It's a pleasure.
38:50I've seen you on the TV.
38:52You're ruthless.
38:54Only when I have to be.
38:56I'm gonna head inside.
38:58All right.
38:59Thanks.
39:00So, what's the latest?
39:02Mostly the rich and famous wanting your contact info.
39:05You are gonna need a bigger office and more help as a celebrity PI.
39:10Wouldn't that be something?
39:12I bet there are a few arms I could twist to join me if I need.
39:15We have the van parked on the other side of the building.
39:18You ready to do this?
39:19Let's go.
39:25So...
39:27If I talk about Jesus, you gonna cut me off?
39:31We'll see.
39:32I may leave in a little because I like you.
39:42Let's go, racers!
39:46Start your engines!
39:49Let's go, racers!
39:50Let's go, racers!
39:51Boy, I told you not to do that.
39:54You scare Mama.
39:58Mama?
39:58...
40:04...
40:10...
40:12Aah!
40:13...
40:13I don't know.
40:52I don't know.
41:21I don't know.
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