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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
11:57Mm-hmm
11:57Mm-hmm
11:58Mm-hmm
11:58Mm-hmm
11:58Mm-hmm
11:59Mm-hmm
11:59Mm-hmm
11:59Mm-hmm
11:59Mm-hmm
12:00Mm-hmm
12:00Mm-hmm
12:00You Ricky Strom?
12:02Yeah
12:02Does you kick in the door and encounter as things going sideways cause I am a single digit from 9
12:06-1-woo?
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, Florida man abducted from his own abduction
12:22It's...
12:22It's another good headline
12:34I looked everywhere, no sign of Holden
12:36I told you, whoever broke in here and attacked me must have taken him
12:40Guys, come on, you think I'm gonna hit myself in the head?
12:44Tie myself up?
12:45Stranger things have happened, Ricky
12:46A 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?
13:06Do 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 tried 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 gonna take over as Nitro
13:37You were gonna wear the golden helmet?
13:39Coming 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
13:47He 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'd you know he was gonna 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
14:25Holden
14:27He just
14:29Listened
14:30Let me say everything that I needed to say
14:32Then 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
14:41How 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
14:51I went into the kitchen to get it
14:53And then bam
14:54I'm hit from behind
14:55Everything goes black
14:56And I know that it wasn't Holden
14:57Because I was looking right at him when it happened
14:59Maybe 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
15:26So I told him to toss it out the 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
15:41And Sammy's range of vision is subpar
15:44Sure
15:47Oh!
15:48Found it!
15:49You got it?
15:50Yeah
15:50Okay, looks like a lot of missed calls
15:53Ten calls from Naomi Carter
15:54And forty-seven calls from a guy named Rico Delaware
15:57Does that name mean anything to you?
15:59No, I've never heard of him
16:00But forty-seven calls
16:02If he was that desperate to reach Holden
16:04Yeah, maybe he was desperate enough to come and find him last night
16:19I'm sorry
16:21I know I screwed up
16:23I shouldn't have made this holiday happen for Sofia
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
16:32It'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
16:41Two bedrooms, one bathroom
16:43Six kids, I remember
16:44Yeah, can you guess?
16:45How many spa days
16:46How 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, yours is mine
17:00Like this house?
17:02Like this house, our house, what?
17:04You put all the money down
17:06Yeah, yeah, I did
17:09With your permission
17:10Because you agreed that this was the best school district for Sofia by a mile
17:14I'm sorry, I'm sorry
17:15Sorry, I just
17:17I love this house
17:18Sofia, 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, okay?
17:32As long as we split it
17:33Yeah, sure
17:35Whatever you want
17:36Okay
17:50Hey, you get my message about the mascot in Holden's phone?
17:53I did
17:53Guy that called 47 times, Rico Delaware
17:57Turns out he's a street artist
17:58Who spent some time at one of the Carter Rehab Clinics
18:00Apparently he didn't have a good experience
18:02Because 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 gotta be harassment
18:10Maybe even a prelude to a kidnapping
18:11We find Rico Delaware
18:13Maybe we find Holden
18:14RJ, Holden has been found
18:16Oh, okay
18:17Where? Where 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
18:29I just identified his body for the Carters
18:45He's been like that for hours
18:47When Holden was little
18:49He was the apple of dad's eye
18:51And nothing was too good for Holden
18:53So you can imagine how much it hurt dad
18:56When drugs came into the picture
18:57Especially given the family business
19:01Call it ironic
19:02If all the papers didn't already do it years ago
19:04On the subject of the media
19:06My office has been in steady contact with the FLPD
19:09Regarding messaging
19:10We don't see any reasons for the specifics of Holden's passing to go public
19:13Thank you
19:14And thank you for trying to help us
19:17I've already sold your account for your services
19:19Plus a bonus for your continued discretion
19:22Oh, 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, I 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 never mentioned any business he needed to attend to
19:52That wasn't related to the clinics
19:53Anyone he was planning to meet today went missing
19:55No, nobody
19:56Do you understand any of this?
19:58Naomi, sorry, can you excuse us for a moment?
20:02What 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 he's dead when O.D.
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
20:25Oh, you're on drugs right now?
20:26Listen to me, something 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
20:33I mean he went in one door, out the other, but on the phone with somebody outside
20:35Trying to figure out a place to meet
20:36His dealer, RJ, he was calling his dealer
20:39This is a tragedy, okay, not a mystery
20:41Can you think of a better way to murder someone with a history of drug abuse and a staged overdose?
20:45Tell me
20:45No, no, 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, they want to move on, you need to let them do both
20:55Holden's phone, you said you found it, give it to me, I'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 you 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 a hundred bucks
21:35Now, that's not for everybody, that's cause 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!
21:43Don't block me forever, my man!
21:45Yeah, inside your van out front
21:47Mauricio's appliance repair
21:48Yeah!
21:48Gonna turn your prison hustle into a real business
21:50Hey, I can say the same thing for you
21:51Well, I wasn't a, 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, it's yours, right?
22:01Well, if it were mine, I would know the password
22:02Untrue
22:03People forget their passwords all the time
22:05And 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, all mine
22:14Great, give me a day
22:16Beautiful, thank you
22:18Now, look, wish I could let the blender go for 90
22:20But 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-I-I don't like to break Flo
22:38I respect Flo
22:40But, uh, I'm a private investigator
22:42I'd like to ask you a few questions about your relationship with Holden Carter
22:45What's the P.I. care about me and him?
22:47A lot, actually
22:49Mostly because he was found dead last night
22:56People like me
22:58People like Holden
23:01A number of times we stick a needle in our arm and never wake up
23:06How do you think I'd be used to it by now?
23:08It 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
23:26The way he runs his business
23:28Me and Holden
23:29We were cool
23:31A while back
23:33Holden reached out to me
23:35He wanted to meet
23:36To talk about my experience with Carter Reham
23:41I obliged
23:42Told 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
23:53Just so long as the insurance keeps paying
23:57This one guy I knew
23:59He went through 4 rounds of that
24:01The 4th time
24:03He OD'd right there in the clinic
24:05You ever tried talking to the cops?
24:06Oh yeah
24:06You tell me when police start listening to junkies
24:09Former or otherwise
24:10And Holden
24:12How did he take care of 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 come?
24:19I don't know
24:20Alright
24:20I figured I said my piece
24:21I gave him some space
24:22Yeah well I happen to know you called him 47 times the other night
24:25And how's that giving him space?
24:27Me and Holden
24:27We stayed in contact
24:30He wanted me to stay clean
24:31I wanted him to stay clean
24:34The other night
24:34All I could think about was getting high
24:36So you called Holden?
24:38Yeah when I couldn't reach him I freaked
24:39I kept calling
24:42But then I said to myself
24:43You know what he would say?
24:44Get your ass to a meeting
24:45And so I did
24:47My sister drove me
24:48There and back
24:51This is her number
24:52If you wanna call her
24:53Please
24:54It's okay
24:54It's okay
24:56Look as far as I've been able to tell
24:57Holden seemed like he was in a good place
25:00But I don't know
25:01What do you think?
25:03Every addict is just one bad day away from a slip
25:08But if you're right
25:10If someone did this to him
25:14Then you need to catch him
25:16Because trust me
25:19That is the last way he would have wanted to go
25:35R.J. Decker
25:37Yeah?
25:38Agent Jacob Coop
25:40IRS
25:41Criminal Investigation Division
25:43Wow
25:44Maybe 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
26:20All right, you know FM 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
26:38He 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
26:4524 hours later that family's black sheep winds up dead
26:48I take a look at me too
26:49Coroner's report says Holden died between 7 and 9 p.m. two nights ago
26:53Can 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
27:02And 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
27:09Ain't your standard audit
27:11You've been looking into something bigger
27:13Something that now includes Holden's death
27:15Well I can neither confirm nor deny
27:18It's something we're required to say
27:20When 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 gonna have a talk with his dad
27:28I think he did but it went poorly
27:29So poorly in fact
27:30His next step was reaching out to the IRS
27:31Which makes me wonder if it was you
27:33He was planning on meeting
27:34When he snuck out of a support group meeting the other day
27:38Well I can neither confirm nor deny
27:39Okay well there's no confirming nor deny this either
27:41Holden was gonna whistle well
27:42He was gonna take down Carter Rehab
27:44Because unlike his dad
27:45He actually cares about addicts getting better
27:48Those whereabouts you were gonna account for?
27:50Phone, computer records
27:51Oh
27:52Prove I was home all night, what?
27:53It's gonna take me days to subpoena those records
27:55Well that's good
27:55It'll give us both more time to prove his dad was mine
27:57What happened to him
28:00The premise that you killed Holden
28:01But might be willing to roll in his dad
28:03Was all I had left
28:04And if that premise is wrong
28:05Then I have nothing
28:06And if I have nothing
28:07Trust me
28:09You've got less than nothing
28:12Ed Carter's gonna get away with everything
28:18Someone had a crappy day
28:21Yeah someone did
28:22You wanna join me for a beer?
28:25Yes I do
28:34Thank you
28:36Let me guess
28:37We're still unhappy about the way you're dressing?
28:39Mhm
28:40He's the one who brought you the new client, right?
28:43Mhm
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
29:01I'd pay more rent
29:02I'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
29:14It just took me a little while to get used to
29:16I like to pay my own way, Mel 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
29:29Unlike me, Mel said something
29:30That's not repetition
29:31That's progress
29:34But what do I do?
29:35Get in there, she said something
29:37You said something back
29:44What?
29:44My crappy day, it ain't over yet
29:49Hey
29:49What happened?
29:51I was loading groceries in the van
29:53And some huge guy comes out of nowhere
29:55Cold cocks me and snatches the phone you gave me and ran off
29:58He 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?
30:06Wish, have you ever heard of find my phone?
30:09It enables users to find their phone
30:12Yeah, but the owner's dead
30:13I'm sorry
30:14He's what?
30:15Did you get a look at him?
30:16Not really
30:17I mean, he was white, jacked
30:19Kinda like that Arya Nation guy who 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
30:29Hold on
30:31Looks like a
30:32Little lollipop with wings
30:37That ain't a lollipop
30:38It's a globe from a signet ring
30:40You got punched in the face by a marine
30:41You know who he is?
30:43Yeah, I do
30:44I'm starting to think he's the one that killed Holden Carter
30:57The End
30:58Are 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
31:08And yet they found this
31:11Property reported 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 who 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 just as he got into a van
32:11With a man named Ricky Strom
32:13You 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
32:25Give 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, I'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
33:04Just funny
33:06Daughter hiring a PI who works out of a pool house
33:09Instead of some big white glove security firm
33:12Yeah, I don't know. It must look like my website, I guess
33:38What's the loud inside?
33:40For this conversation? Yes, because 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
33:47That would be bad, right?
33:49Losing 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
33:55It's bad for business
33:56Holden was about to blow the whistle
33:58If we open up the phone, there's gonna be spyware on it
34:00That'll prove his dad knew he was talking to the IRS
34:02Hold up, if we open his phone, you mean you don't know there's spyware?
34:06Phone's locked
34:08Can you think of another reason why 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 of 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 to fight for people who needed help
34:27He was willing to go up against his own father
34:29Not because it was easy, because 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, I 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
34:57But
34:59He and I both felt we'd be remiss if we didn't at least try to apologize for Mr. Decker's actions
35:04yesterday
35:05Next time we'll do a better job bidding our referrals
35:08You're assuming they'll be it 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
35:22It wasn't too difficult, considering there was no crime we could actually connect it to
35:27But 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
35:50My 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
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 with some very serious concerns about treatment practices at Carter Rehab
36:18If you're suggesting I had anything to do with what happened to Holden
36:22I'm not suggesting anything
36:26Just 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
36:43He'll have my support
36:50It's important to me that he knows that you both know
36:53Holden wasn't supposed to die
36:55The plan was only to discredit him
36:57To make it so the feds
37:00Couldn't take him seriously as a witness
37:02So all you really wanted to do was throw away all the hard work he did to get sober
37:07It was a mistake
37:09A terrible mistake
37:12Naomi
37:14Can I assume she played no part in this?
37:16Of course not
37:17She loved her brother
37:18I loved Holden too
37:20I loved him as much as your father loves you
37:25I'm sure that's true
37:27I'm sure that's true
37:31I'm sure that's true
37:39How'd it go?
37:42It's important to me that he knows that you both know
37:45Holden wasn't supposed to die
37:47The plan was only to discredit him
37:49To make it so the feds could take him seriously as a witness
37:54Who gets this first?
37:57My new friend at the IRS
37:58I'll go see him after I drive you home
38:01Actually 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 financial advice column
38:29Oh, okay, hi
38:30Nice to meet you
38:34I, uh, 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
38:52Come sit
38:56The real reason I had Frances come over was to
39:01Help me
39:03Prepare a trip for you
39:05Into the future
39:06Or at least our financial future
39:11This line represents based on all sorts of variables that were frankly a little over my head
39:16My future income
39:19And this one
39:22Predicts yours
39:24And what I'm looking at should
39:26Make 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 death march that
39:35is print media
39:35Frances has you passing me an annual take home pay no later than 2032
39:40By 2042
39:42Actually, you know what, don't even look at 2042
39:44The point is
39:47It's gonna be a long marriage
39:49And our love will be a constant, but our money
39:52Now that's gonna be variable as hell
39:54So will you every once in a while
39:57Let me be a little generous
39:59If I promise to be a financial drain on you in the years to come
40:04I'll do my best
40:05And I look forward to carrying
40:08Your broke ass
40:112042
40:12What I'm gonna do
40:13It's dark
40:21Go
40:24Hola to you too, mija
40:25I'm hungry
40:26Is there a dinner plan?
40:32Takeout?
40:34Someplace cheap
40:36Someplace cheap
40:38Help me
40:40Set it down
40:42Of course, I understand
40:44Well, I'm here for you
40:46No matter what
40:49Okay?
40:50Bye
40:52That was Naomi?
40:53Yeah
40:54How's your love?
40:56About as well as you'd expect
40:58But she is grateful for what you did
41:01And she's planning to work with the IRS as they investigate everything
41:05And then
41:06Start instituting the changes Holden wanted at the clinics
41:09Good
41:12To Holden?
41:14To Holden
41:18Listen, some of the things I said yesterday
41:20I didn't like saying them, but
41:22I'm glad they got through
41:24Hold up
41:26You think I did what I did because of you?
41:29Did somebody else accuse you of choosing your dad's political career over doing the right thing yesterday?
41:33Oh, I totally chose my dad's political career
41:36Ed Carter was a liability
41:37He had to go
41:38All that's left is for my father
41:40Outraged at his one-time contributor's crimes
41:43To introduce legislation that'll close every loophole Carter Rehab was taking advantage of
41:47I still think it was me
41:49It was not
41:51You
41:52Okay, she says something
42:10Hello?
42:11Is it too late to add fries to the order?
42:13Uh, they're closed. Private event. I'm gonna try the new taco place instead. Just text me when you know what
42:19you want.
42:23One more
42:25One more
42:49Oh
42:50It's
42:52It's
42:54It's
42:58Really
42:59You
43:04Just
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