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00:00I don't know.
00:47No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:49Too damn sloppy on the heel stand to hop, shuffle, while change.
00:54Here we go.
00:55A two, a one, two, three, four.
00:57This is that new bitch keeps standing with mine.
01:00The universal law control.
01:03Now move a line.
01:05You know you like it.
01:07It's calling your name.
01:09This is that new bitch.
01:11It's all the same.
01:12It's not that thing.
01:14It's not that thing.
01:16It's not that thing.
01:16It's not that thing.
01:17It's not that thing.
01:49What do you think?
01:51Too much for my first day?
01:55Not enough.
01:57Huh?
01:59Yep.
02:00Always on the same page.
02:01I like that.
02:02Okay.
02:03What do you think?
02:04Huh?
02:07You're pleased?
02:08Great.
02:10As long as you are happy.
02:12Let's do it.
02:14Huh?
02:14Yeah.
02:15You're my best.
02:16Don't look at me.
02:23Am I in a dream?
02:25Chocolate chip pancakes.
02:26Eggs a la Elliot.
02:27Oh, which are what exactly?
02:29Scrambled eggs.
02:30Sausage pugs.
02:32Uh-huh.
02:32Freshly brewed cup of coffee.
02:34And a squeeze for our Virgo OJ.
02:36You guys, I don't even know what to say.
02:39Hey, you're the best.
02:40We wanted you to be ready for your first official day doing...
02:44What exactly are you doing?
02:46Helping the cops solve cases.
02:48Oh, did you get your own squad car?
02:50No, but I will be making enough money that we can get our actual car back.
02:54You know, speaking of more money, we should talk IRAs at some point soon.
02:57Simple, SEP, and Roth.
02:59Ah, yeah.
02:59Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
03:00The point is, this job, you guys, if I don't quit or get fired, it's gonna help us out.
03:05In lots of ways.
03:09Oh.
03:10Okay.
03:11Gotta run.
03:12Thank you so much again.
03:15Don't eat those.
03:16I'm planning on it.
03:17Good morning.
03:18Dad!
03:19You are just in time, and good news, she's a barfer today.
03:22Oh, barfy baby, I got her.
03:25You're welcome.
03:25Now that the LAPD's paying me to Manny.
03:28I love you.
03:28Love you.
03:29Love you.
03:34Samson?
03:34You busting out the monk straps?
03:37What the heck?
03:38Who's the lucky lady?
03:39She's a florist.
03:41Loves chess, lives close.
03:43You dumb.
03:44Better be invited to that wedding.
03:46Let's hope.
03:54Aren't you our cleaning lady?
03:56Not today.
03:57Check back in with me tomorrow.
03:58We see how this goes.
04:05We're really doing this, huh?
04:08We're doing it.
04:11Damien Ross fell three stories onto his car.
04:15911 got an anonymous call from someone who heard the impact.
04:19EMT's rushed him to county general.
04:20He's in surgery now.
04:21Not sure if we'll make it.
04:22At first blush, I'm thinking suicide attempt.
04:24Strange as it may sound, Damien was found wearing tap shoes.
04:27So, maybe he jumped after one last dance.
04:30Mm.
04:31What?
04:33Oh.
04:34No.
04:35Nothing.
04:35Just, I mean, you know.
04:38No.
04:38I don't know.
04:41Morgan.
04:43Yeah.
04:43If this is gonna work, and I can't believe I'm actually saying this, you have to say what
04:48you're thinking.
04:50Okay.
04:51I think we need to get up on that roof.
04:54Okay.
04:55See how easy that was?
04:59Okay.
04:59So, let it rip.
05:01Let it rip?
05:02Yeah, I thought you were gonna hit me with a bunch of obscure scientific or historical
05:05details about rooftops or something.
05:06Okay.
05:07Well, lay it on me would work there.
05:08Okay.
05:09Was anything attached to this when you guys first got here?
05:11No.
05:12The techs haven't been up here yet.
05:13So, we're first to the scene.
05:14Okay.
05:15Morgan.
05:16What?
05:17Gloves, please.
05:19Yes.
05:20Gloves.
05:21How could I forget the gloves?
05:22So, if something were attached to this tripod and it got knocked over, it would be...
05:33Huh.
05:34Looks like you found Damien's phone.
05:36Hmm.
05:37Hmm?
05:38I don't know if this was Damien's phone.
05:39So, you think someone else was up here with him?
05:41Well, I certainly don't think he was up here dancing by himself.
05:44Whoever's phone this is was left-handed, based on the smudge patterns.
05:48We'll dust for prints.
05:50I don't know who this little guy is.
05:53Uh, the Peros de Tijuana, Mexican baseball team.
05:56They won the title a few years back.
05:57Okay, so you're good for the obscure sports references.
06:00Got it.
06:02What are you doing?
06:02Turning on the phone, Morgan.
06:03Why don't you turn the phone on?
06:04I'm sure you can.
06:05It is possible that, uh, Damien was a left-handed baseball fan, you know?
06:09Oh!
06:10Michelangelo's 1487 painting, The Torment of St. Anthony.
06:14It's a glorious depiction of the struggle suffered by the patron saint of Lost Things.
06:19Well, maybe Damien was a Catholic.
06:20Until we know for certain...
06:21You know, Karadek, normally I drive a 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser.
06:27It's in the shop right now.
06:28But, I love that car.
06:29I love it so much.
06:30It loves me.
06:31We take good care of each other.
06:32It's probably the healthiest relationship I've ever had.
06:34Here's my point.
06:35Damien loved his car.
06:37He was obsessed with it.
06:38If he was trying to take his own life, I am not buying for a second that he would take
06:43his beloved 81 Cutlass with him.
06:46And you may very well be right, Morgan, but that's still just a theory.
06:49I need...
06:49Evidence!
06:50You need your evidence.
06:50You love your evidence.
06:51I'm learning that.
06:52Have you ever seen tap dancing live?
06:58It's captivating.
06:59Here's what I think.
07:01Damien was up here dancing under the stars, fully immersed in the intoxicating art of improvisation that is tap when
07:09someone pushed him over the edge.
07:12So I just checked in with CSI to see if Damien had his cell phone on him when he arrived
07:16at the hospital.
07:17And?
07:18He did.
07:18This phone belongs to someone else.
07:20So now we pray to St. Anthony that he helps us find whoever pushed Damien off this roof.
07:30Daphne, I need an update on Damien.
07:31We're going to have a county general.
07:32Say bye.
07:33Oz, talk to me.
07:34Fast tracking CSI evidence from Damien's car.
07:36Good.
07:37Karenick and Morgan are in transit with the suspect's phone.
07:39I want it processed within the hour.
07:40Serena.
07:41Lieutenant Mellon, do what to wear with a pleasure?
07:43You feeling generous today?
07:44Yeah.
07:45I need an extra pair of hands and robbery homicide.
07:47Oh, well it's your lucky day because we're just hanging around here in major crimes with a whole lot of
07:51nothing to do.
07:52This is serious.
07:53Six jewelry stores hit in the last two months.
07:55I'm getting hammered in the press.
07:57Caps all over me.
07:58I'm even catching heat from my girlfriend because she's too scared to go shop for an engagement ring.
08:02Aren't you supposed to shop for the engagement ring?
08:05I need to catch this guy before someone gets hurt or killed.
08:11You know I wouldn't ask if I didn't really need the assist.
08:17Because if there was a scuffle on the roof, we can assume our suspect's going to have-
08:20Have scratches.
08:21I get it.
08:22Well, not just scratches.
08:23I mean, based on this photo, look.
08:26That's an ass pattern.
08:28An ass pattern.
08:30Yeah.
08:32Listen, I've fallen a lot in my life.
08:34And trust me, whoever made those marks has lacerations all over the buns and likely a bruised coccyx.
08:39Tailbone.
08:40I know what a coccyx is.
08:41Daphne, what's the latest on Damien?
08:42Still on hold.
08:43Hey, melon alert.
08:45Oh.
08:46Melon alert.
08:47All right, listen up.
08:49Teamwork makes the dream work.
08:50And right now, our friends in robbery need our help.
08:54Beggars can't be choosers.
08:55I'll take anyone.
08:56Except the cleaning lady.
08:58You owe me one.
09:00I'll ride with Lieutenant Melon.
09:04Damien's out of surgery but on life support.
09:06He could go either way.
09:08All right, so starting right now, we treat this as a murder case.
09:10Because if this young man dies, it will be.
09:13Daphne, pull all security footage from surrounding buildings.
09:16We need eyes on everyone who was there that night.
09:18You two go to the hospital.
09:20See if this boy's family knows anyone who might want him dead.
09:24I'll be right there.
09:25Hey, can I talk to you for a second?
09:27Of course.
09:34So, when I agreed to take this job...
09:36I promised to look into your missing ex.
09:39Um...
09:41Roman Sinqueva.
09:42Yeah.
09:42I'm assuming you might need more than just his name.
09:44You said he disappeared 15 years ago.
09:47Can you tell me what happened?
09:48Yes, he went out to buy diapers for Ava, my oldest.
09:51She was just a baby back then.
09:52He was driving a 1995 Mazda RX-7 California plates AAHQ 729.
09:58That's the last time I saw him.
10:01Had you and Roman been...
10:02Fighting? No. Listen, I know what it sounds like.
10:04Like he went out for milk and never came back.
10:07It's a cliche for a reason.
10:10That wasn't Roman.
10:13All right. I'll see what I can find.
10:28You know what the best part of my day has been so far?
10:31Am I gonna be flattered or offended?
10:33Hopefully neither.
10:35The best part of my day was showing up to that crime scene
10:37and not seeing a body on top of that car.
10:40Pretty sure I don't have to tell you why.
10:42But now?
10:44Now we don't know what we're walking into.
10:48You know, in this line of work, Morgan,
10:49you have to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.
10:53It's your first day, so if you wanna wait in the waiting room...
10:55I'm good.
10:56Okay.
11:10Ms. Ross.
11:12Please, call me Winnie.
11:14Winnie. I'm Detective Karadek.
11:17This is Morgan Guillory. She's assisting me on your son's case.
11:20We are so sorry about what happened.
11:23How's he doing?
11:25The doctor said they don't know if he'll survive the night.
11:29And if he does, they don't know if he'll walk again.
11:31But growing up where he did, he's beat the odds before.
11:36He'll do it again.
11:38I know this is a very difficult time, Winnie.
11:41We believe somebody pushed Damien off that roof, and...
11:44Well, I have to ask...
11:45I know what you're gonna ask, Detective, and the answer is no.
11:49There's nobody in this world who would wanna hurt my boy.
11:51You know, on the way over here, I had the opportunity to watch your son tap, and...
11:56It took my breath away.
11:58Your kid can really dance.
12:01When Damien falls in love with something, watch out.
12:05Passionate and stubborn, that one.
12:07I wonder who he gets that from.
12:11Damien has made his share of mistakes before he started working at BSB.
12:16But they helped him get his life together.
12:18I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with BSB.
12:20Oh, Body Shop Brothers, it's a custom auto shop.
12:23They hire at-risk youth and ex-cons to fix up cars and get their lives back on track.
12:29Damien is saving the money he's making from working at the shop for a plane ticket to New York.
12:35He's Broadway bound.
12:38If he can just pull through this time, if he can just...
12:43Beat the odds.
12:45Again.
12:46Like you said.
12:47Mama Ross?
12:50Pardon me, Mama.
12:58I see two lefties.
13:01Not at least one Catholic.
13:03Not exactly a smoking gun.
13:06The phone was his.
13:08Whose?
13:08The one who's got his arm around Ms. Ross.
13:11You see that elbow scar tattooed over to look like baseball stitching?
13:14That's from a Tommy John injury.
13:16From a torn ulnar ligament.
13:18I think he was a pitcher.
13:19For the Peros de Tijuana.
13:24Sorry to interrupt.
13:29I'm Detective Karadek.
13:30Can we talk?
13:31It'll just take a minute.
13:40Mmm.
13:41Damien.
13:42Quite the talent.
13:43He's next level, no question.
13:45Good looking, too.
13:47So, Roland, how jealous of him were you?
13:50Jealous enough to push him off a roof?
13:53I told you.
13:54I didn't push him.
13:56But you fought with him.
13:57That's when you dropped your phone, right?
13:58No!
13:59Damien and I never fought.
14:05Check his coccyx!
14:07Sounds like you have a suggestion.
14:08They gotta check his coccyx.
14:10I know this looks like that.
14:11We have reason to believe there's bruises and lacerations on the suspect's backside.
14:19We could get a warrant and make you show us.
14:21Or you could just tell us.
14:22Make the right choice for us all, please.
14:29You're right.
14:31We were up there last night.
14:33But Damien, he's like a brother to me.
14:35We met at the shop when I told him I used to dance.
14:37He offered to teach me.
14:39He helped me get my life back together.
14:41Then what happened on the roof?
14:47Someone else pushed him.
14:49Roland, do you actually expect us to believe that?
14:51I don't know where the guy came from, okay?
14:53He must have been waiting there or something.
14:54Because one minute we were dancing and then...
14:58He knocked me on my ass.
15:00By the time I got up, Damien was gone.
15:02Him too.
15:02So I ran.
15:03And let me guess.
15:05It was too dark for you to see his face.
15:11Without a witness who actually saw Roland push Damien,
15:14we barely have enough to hold him.
15:15Daphne, what about eyes in the sky?
15:17Well, security cameras across the street
15:19show Damien's car pulling at 1.42 a.m.
15:22Any cameras in the alley?
15:23No.
15:23Got them everywhere else, though.
15:25It's an old office building.
15:26No occupants since last year.
15:28Maybe squatters took up residence in the building
15:29and didn't like the noise coming from upstairs.
15:31We checked.
15:32They got this place locked down tight.
15:34No one going in or out in the last week.
15:36So, either our third guy teleported in and out
15:38or he doesn't exist.
15:39He might.
15:43What'd you guys do with Damien's car?
15:45See, I'm not the only one who likes
15:47a little color on the nails.
15:48What do we got here?
15:49Mushroom mimosa?
15:50Biscotti body, but close.
15:52Ooh.
15:52Oh, boy.
15:53Okay, I'm sorry.
15:54I'm not the one who names nail polishes.
15:56Morgan, you've got three very patient officers
15:58with you here in the Impound garage,
15:59and I can tell you that at least one of them
16:01would like to know the reason why.
16:02Well, the reason why is...
16:05Plasma Chameleon Paint.
16:06See, Plasma Chameleon Paint is known
16:08for its color-changing properties
16:10because the pigment makes the color change
16:12depending on the angle and the lighting,
16:14and that is why it is used sometimes for nail polishes
16:17and sometimes for custom paint jobs for luxury cars.
16:21Now, your lab...
16:22Well, our lab...
16:24Our lab found traces of paint in the trunk of the car,
16:26which didn't surprise us given that he does work
16:28in an auto body shop that paints cars.
16:30But Damien loved this baby so much,
16:31there's no way he wasn't vacuuming every square inch
16:33of it over the weekends.
16:34That is correct.
16:35And since there's not a trace of that paint
16:38on the outside of the car,
16:39and I highly doubt any of those men hopped
16:41into the trunk and painted his nails...
16:44Anybody?
16:45You think whoever pushed Damien off the roof
16:47worked at the body shop and hid in the trunk of his car?
16:51Yes, I do.
16:54Roland was telling the truth.
16:55There was a third man on the roof,
16:57and that man hitched a ride to the scene of his own crime.
16:59That would explain why we didn't see anyone arriving on the scene.
17:02The assailant got out of the car in the alley
17:04and then followed them up.
17:05It's a good theory, Morgan.
17:06The only problem is that this is an 81 Regal.
17:08The trunk release safety feature
17:09wasn't introduced until the mid-80s,
17:10which means if someone did sneak in the trunk,
17:12they wouldn't have been able to get themselves out.
17:13I thought about that too.
17:15But what if one of Damien's coworkers
17:19decided to give him a little unwanted trunk job?
17:23It sounded grosser than I want it to.
17:26Morgan, you are not helping.
17:27Close me in.
17:28I don't think that's a good idea.
17:31That was aggressive.
17:33This is getting weird.
17:35Mm-hmm.
17:35Okay, yeah, give her a minute.
17:37No, there's no more minutes for this.
17:39Yep, found it.
17:41Little rigged latch release thingy.
17:42Turns out, trunk job it is.
17:46Looks like you and Morgan have to go see the body shop brothers.
17:49Am I helping now?
18:03Detective Kerr there.
18:06Knox, right?
18:07Chased you through Echo Park a few years back.
18:09What was it? Stolen property?
18:11Identity theft?
18:11Both.
18:12What are you doing here, detective?
18:13Just doing my job.
18:15You know we have reason to believe that the person
18:16who tried to kill Damien works here too.
18:18Detective.
18:20If you insinuated what I think you insinuated,
18:23you don't appreciate that.
18:25I'm not here to earn your appreciation, Knox.
18:27I'm here to find out who tried to kill Damien.
18:29Then go find him already.
18:30I have an idea.
18:32Uh, hear me out.
18:33What if we did a trade?
18:35Brought yourself a random hot blind man.
18:38I don't know about random.
18:39She's a consultant.
18:41Let me handle this please.
18:42What kind of trade?
18:44You guys tell us where you were last night,
18:46and we get Damien's car back to the shop ASAP.
18:50It's at impound.
18:51That takes months.
18:51What if it doesn't have to?
18:56We're listening?
18:58I bet Detective Karadek here could call in a favor
19:01and get Damien's car back faster than he ran you down, Knox.
19:05Which isn't really saying much, but...
19:09Morgan, actually I can't just...
19:10That way you guys will have time to fix up his car
19:12and get it all ready for him when he wakes up
19:14and comes home from the hospital.
19:15I didn't know the guy, but I'm getting the sense
19:17he would do the exact same thing for you.
19:20Damn right he would.
19:22Excuse me.
19:24Give me two minutes for these guys.
19:26For what?
19:26Two minutes and I will get their alobies right here on the spot.
19:30You promise?
19:30Can you go just make a phone call, see if you can get the car?
19:33Otherwise we're not getting anything out of them.
19:34You know that.
19:36Two minutes.
19:40Okay.
19:42Getting the sense that some of you are very angry
19:44about what happened to your friend.
19:46We're numb.
19:48Heartbroken.
19:51All very reasonable emotions to have right now,
19:53but wouldn't you guys feel a little bit better
19:55if you could help us find the guy who hurt your friend?
19:58You guys got to tell me where you were last night.
20:01Because if you don't tell me right now,
20:02the cops are just going to waste time talking to other people
20:04like you who did absolutely nothing wrong.
20:09Well, um...
20:10Yeah.
20:12I guess I'll go first.
20:15Okay.
20:20First up is Dane.
20:22Dane was on his fifth and hopefully final date with Lola last night.
20:26The woman sounds like a nightmare.
20:27I hope he makes a good choice, but he's young and stupid.
20:29Then we got Big Bear Knox.
20:31Knox was in Big Bear with his dad.
20:33They have a family cabin.
20:35They go there pretty much weekly to vamp it up a bit.
20:37Fun perk of the job, I did get an open invite to visit.
20:40Not a perk of the job.
20:41Not for you.
20:42Then we got Slappy.
20:43Tall, drink of water.
20:45Handsome fella.
20:45He's a tough nut to crack, but I tell you what...
20:47Morgan, is it safe to assume you have this kind of info on all these guys?
20:51Yeah.
20:52That was the job.
20:53Where were you?
20:55Um...
20:55So, Slappy.
20:56Who's on a date with his dad?
20:57Um, Morgan, hold up.
20:58What?
20:58I'm in the middle of painting a picture.
21:00You guys keep interrupting, I have to say.
21:02Man, I'm sure it's as stunning as the Sistine Chapel,
21:04but we really don't have time for this.
21:05Oh.
21:06I'm sorry, you don't have time to give these gentlemen the benefit of the doubt?
21:10Did you all hear that?
21:11Interesting.
21:12Is that because they have a hard time with authority?
21:14Who doesn't?
21:14Lots of people.
21:15Just download Daphne with the details.
21:17I'll make a case file to share with a four-person team that will track and trace the movements
21:21of every suspect as part of our ACP.
21:24ACP.
21:26Alibi confirmation protocol.
21:27Come on.
21:28Great.
21:29She's a lot more fun than you.
21:31All right, we got our work cut out for us.
21:35I want to find out which one of these body shop bros is our prime suspect by sunrise.
21:40And since it turns out Roland was telling the truth about the third person.
21:44I'll process his release.
21:47Did you know that in 13th century Sweden, anyone could put a thief to death?
21:51Anyone.
21:53Say I caught Ava swiping my Rubik's cube.
21:55I could chop her head off and it would just be like, poem, why is the head rolling around
21:59the floor?
21:59Dunno.
22:00I guess you must have stolen something.
22:02Ava, did you take Elliot's Rubik's cube?
22:03Yeah, mom.
22:04I lust after that Rubik's cube.
22:06What are we eating the car back?
22:07I'm tired of leaving 45 minutes early to take the bus.
22:10As soon as I can afford to get it out of the shop.
22:12You've been saying that forever.
22:14I know I have, Ava.
22:15And every single time I have to say it again, it kills me a little more.
22:20Ava got an A on our art project.
22:22You did?
22:23That's great.
22:24Why don't you tell me?
22:26Let me see it.
22:28I think it shows some real cubist influence.
22:36Look, it's whiskers.
22:39Buddy, that is really good.
22:42It's okay.
22:46Follow me.
22:55What are you showing me?
22:57This.
23:10What are they?
23:12They're murals painted all over Los Angeles.
23:15Aren't they great?
23:16Yeah, they're pretty cool.
23:18Your father painted those.
23:23Awesome.
23:24Thanks for showing me these.
23:25Hey.
23:26You've been upset that you didn't inherit my talents, but look.
23:30You got your dad's.
23:31I got the talent of the guy who walked out on us.
23:33Cool.
23:34He did not walk out on us, Ava, okay?
23:36I know it in my bones.
23:37He just didn't do it.
23:39He loved us.
23:41And now I've got the full weight of the LAPD looking into it.
23:45We're gonna get to the truth.
23:47How about they work on getting our car back instead?
24:20So what?
24:22Just because you can't sleep, I don't get to either?
24:24Do you remember how Damien's mom said no one in the world would want to hurt her son?
24:28Mm-hmm.
24:29Sometimes even moms get it wrong, Morty.
24:31Maybe this time we did.
24:32Let's dance.
24:33What are we doing?
24:34Come on.
24:38Okay.
24:40We thought the third man came up onto the roof to kill Damien.
24:43And now you don't?
24:44Well, maybe.
24:44But the best place for the killer to hide, where he wouldn't be seen by the dancers, is over here,
24:49behind this structure.
24:51So when Damien is close to the edge, that is the killer's moment.
24:54He's gotta move without hesitation.
24:55He bolts forward.
24:56He knocks over the tripod.
24:58The cell phone goes flying.
24:59All of which we already know, Morgan.
25:01So what are we missing?
25:02We forgot to look up.
25:04Are you familiar with the opposition effect?
25:07Remind me.
25:08The opposition effect is an astronomical phenomenon during the first and last quarter phases of the moon cycle.
25:14That is when the moon is at a 90-degree angle to the sun, and that's when it's at its
25:18brightest.
25:18And that happened last night?
25:20Not only that.
25:21Roland called 911 at 2.14 a.m., right?
25:24So let's say he needed 10, 15 minutes to get down off the roof, get himself safe, pull himself together,
25:29and make a phone call.
25:30Which would have placed the time of impact shortly after 2.
25:33Which places the moon right there.
25:37So what do you think the killer saw?
25:39Roland and Damien were in full shadow.
25:41The moon was shining right into the killer's eyes.
25:43Moving fast under these conditions, he couldn't see who it was he was pushing.
25:49Damien's mom was right.
25:50No one wanted to kill her boy.
25:52Our assailant pushed the wrong guy.
25:54He meant to kill Roland.
25:55We released him from custody a few hours ago.
25:57If someone still wants him dead, they could try again.
26:00We gotta find Roland before the killer does.
26:02Yeah.
26:05Hey, mama.
26:06Hey, everybody's okay back there?
26:08We're good.
26:08I already put Chloe to bed.
26:12And our son's Mandarin's really coming along, though I guess I wouldn't know.
26:16Yeah, Ava's okay?
26:17She is still in her room.
26:19Uh, she came out for some ice cream and acknowledged me with a grunt, which is reassuring.
26:24Daphne's texting me Roland's number and home address.
26:26Pluto, I gotta go.
26:26I'm gonna be later than I thought.
26:27I'm so sorry.
26:28Yeah, is everything okay?
26:29Yeah, no, I'm fine.
26:30Don't worry about me, okay?
26:31Thank you so much.
26:32More?
26:33Yeah, she's gone.
26:39Yeah?
26:40Roland, it's Detective Karadek.
26:42Who?
26:43Can you turn the music down, please?
26:45Not my call, bro.
26:46He's not at home.
26:48It's Detective Karadek with the LAPD.
26:50Where are you, buddy?
26:51We need you to get someplace safe.
26:53What?
26:54We believe you are in danger.
26:56Sorry, man.
26:57Can't hear you.
27:01This is Roland.
27:02Leave a message.
27:05I'll have Daphne see if she can locate him with a trace.
27:07I think he's at Gateway Towers.
27:09What?
27:09It's a warehouse that hosts parties.
27:11And you think he's there?
27:12Yeah, I heard the song change from Flip Fantasia to Culture Beat, so I googled 90s remix party
27:16and the only one that came up for tonight was at Gateway Towers.
27:18At Gateway Towers.
27:19It's a little crime-fighting tool called Google.
27:38It might be a dead time to call for backup.
27:40They're on the way, but we don't have time to wait.
27:42Okay, when Roland left the precinct, he was wearing a green hoodie, black and white Adidas superstars, and a red
27:47Casio watch.
27:48Let's hope he didn't change.
27:52Hey!
27:53Hey!
27:53Where's Roland?
27:55I don't know.
27:56Is he here?
27:57Hey, what's going on?
27:58They're looking for Roland.
27:59How many times can you arrest a guy in one day?
28:01We're trying to help the young man.
28:03Where is he?
28:04I don't know, man.
28:04He was here.
28:05I ain't seen him in a minute.
28:06Please help us find him.
28:11Okay.
28:14I'm going this way.
28:23Excuse me.
28:24I'm just back.
28:25I feel like I'm on the bus.
28:31Roland!
28:33Hey!
28:35Roland!
28:36No, I'm John.
28:38Nice to meet you, John.
28:39Excuse me.
28:50Yo, yo!
28:50He's over here!
28:53Roland!
28:54Roland, come on, man.
28:54We gotta get you out of here.
28:55You can...
29:31You know, Morgan, what happened tonight is just part of the job.
29:35It's the worst part of the job.
29:36I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but it does not.
29:42We didn't get here fast enough.
29:43Not tonight, but next time, we will.
29:45And when we do, I know we're gonna have you to thank for it.
29:48Because what you did on that roof tonight, that was...
29:50That was something.
29:54I can't really take all the credit for it. I had an assist.
29:56Oh, yeah?
29:58Yeah, my daughter, Ava, her dad's a painter.
30:01He was a painter.
30:02I don't know if he still paints.
30:03I haven't seen him in a long time, but...
30:06Um, he used to tell me that light was the most important part of the job.
30:10Hey, guys!
30:12Found something you're gonna wanna see.
30:14Hey, if this is too much for you, I can just...
30:16No, I'm good.
30:16Let's find this guy.
30:22All those people and nobody noticed a man being shot.
30:24Too loud, plus all the lights.
30:26The gunshot was just one more flash in the dark.
30:29But if we look closer...
30:33Looks like Roland knew his killer.
30:34And the killer knew everyone there would have a phone on, so he hid his face.
30:38And this is all we got?
30:39Yeah, for now.
30:41Any update on Damien?
30:43Last we called the hospital, we're still touching up.
30:48You okay?
30:50Yeah.
30:51I'm just gonna take a little walk.
31:03There's nobody in this world who would wanna hurt my boy.
31:07On this line of work, Morgan, you have to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.
31:13Yeah.
31:25Yes?
31:27Do you have this on surveillance?
31:28Uh, yeah.
31:30Play it.
31:31Well, uh, excuse me.
31:32What are you doing?
31:33Play the robbery.
31:36Okay.
31:37Oh, you take orders from her now.
31:39This is highly inappropriate.
31:44Hang on, hang on.
31:48Stop.
31:49Right there.
31:49You see those sparks after the muzzle flash?
31:52Yeah.
31:52The color and the trajectory, that is a very old gun.
31:55Well, now you're a munitions expert.
31:56I'm not, but I took my kids to Pioneertown once, and the gunsmith went on and on about guns in
32:01the Wild West.
32:03What's going on?
32:04Come here.
32:05Look at these sparks.
32:06Okay, these sparks occur when there is copper or lead left in the barrel, usually a very old or poorly
32:11maintained gun.
32:11And they cause a flash like the one in this robbery and in the one that killed Roland.
32:16So, great.
32:17Our robber is at the OK Corral.
32:19So you're saying you think that his robber and our killer are the same guy?
32:22I'm saying same gun.
32:24What do you think?
32:26I think you should give her some time with your board.
32:28Are you serious?
32:30My board?
32:35Coming through, thanks.
32:36See you guys.
32:41Eyes up.
32:53Lieutenant Mellon has terrible handwriting.
32:55Oh, the worst.
32:57You really think his robber is our killer?
33:00I don't know, but I know we gotta figure it out.
33:02Okay, so where do we start?
33:04We start with why.
33:06Why would this guy wanna murder Roland?
33:24You believe this?
33:26The cleaning lady is rearranging my boards.
33:28You see a cleaning lady.
33:30I see more.
33:34Okay, Sparkles, that's enough.
33:36Morgan, what do you got?
33:38I noticed something.
33:40We've got five robberies, right?
33:42The first three are here, here, and here.
33:45And at each site, an eyewitness saw the robber get into a different getaway car.
33:50A red Camaro.
33:52A blue Mini.
33:53Orange Corvette.
33:55She can read my entire case board back to me.
33:57Now, at the fourth and fifth site, there was no report of a getaway car at all.
34:01So it's possible the driver could've parked farther away?
34:03Or something happened to the car.
34:05Or practice makes perfect, they got faster and no one saw him go.
34:08What do you think?
34:09I think the robber lost his getaway car.
34:12More importantly, I think he lost his driver.
34:16Now, see what these last two jewelry stores have in common?
34:20Okay, I'll give you a clue.
34:24Oh, now she's drawing on my man.
34:29Oh.
34:30Really?
34:32Does no one take public transit?
34:34Okay, well, guess who does?
34:35This guy.
34:36So let me walk you through this.
34:37This is the red line.
34:40Right here are two stops along the red line.
34:43These are two jewelry stores that are within one block of those two stops.
34:48You think the robber was on foot?
34:50Yes, I do.
34:50And I think the missing getaway driver, someone who had access to multiple cars, was Roland.
34:58Think about it.
34:58He worked at the shop.
35:00Any of the cars that stayed there overnight, he would've had access to.
35:03And the robber started hitting stores on foot a month ago.
35:05That's right.
35:06I was around the same time that Damien helped Roland escape a life of crime,
35:09and they started posting their dancing videos together.
35:11That's right.
35:11So Roland tells the robber, I'm out.
35:13But the robber can't trust that Roland won't out him.
35:15He knows that Damien and Roland are dancing on rooftops all over L.A.
35:20He decides to rig Damien's trunk to push Roland off the roof.
35:24But he pushes the wrong guy.
35:25Now he's gotta find Roland at the club, and to make sure he does it right this time,
35:30he brings his gun.
35:32This is great police work, Morgan, but do you know who this guy is?
35:36No.
35:38I don't.
35:39But I do have an idea about how we can find him.
35:45All units 6837, we have a 187.
35:48Respond code 3.
35:49Repeat, all units 6837, we have a 187.
35:53Respond code 3.
35:56Hands to the air, nobody move!
35:57L.A.P.D.
35:58Put your hands to the trees!
35:59L.A.P.D.
36:00Put the gun on the ground.
36:02Slowly.
36:03Lay down on the floor.
36:05Belly on the floor.
36:06Now, down.
36:09Here's mine, get back.
36:20Let's go.
36:26He looks confused.
36:27Are you confused, Griff?
36:29Lawyer.
36:30You don't wanna talk.
36:31I get it.
36:31You don't have to.
36:32But I bet you're wondering how we knew you'd be here.
36:36Can I tell him?
36:37Tell him.
36:38See, I think you really were upset about what happened to Damien.
36:42The red eyes, the tears, those were real, cause you didn't mean to hurt him.
36:46But you see, mixed in with that sadness, I saw something else.
36:50Guilt.
36:51Oh, side note.
36:52Contrition.
36:53Gonna be helpful for you when you're talking to the parole board after you're convicted of murdering Roland.
36:57So, how did we manage to show up and spoil your party?
37:01Well, joke's on you.
37:03It's our party, bud, and we invited you.
37:06Because we noticed that every time you would rob a jewelry store,
37:09it would happen right after a Code 3 went out on the police scanner.
37:13You figured the fewer units available, the likelier chance you'd have to be able to get away.
37:17But, luckily for the residents of Los Angeles, there's no actual Code 3 happening tonight.
37:23Just a 2-11.
37:25Yours.
37:25Yours.
37:27Let's go.
37:38Heard a little rumor.
37:39Somebody just closed their first official case with the LAPD.
37:42So I did help.
37:43You had your moments.
37:45Which is why Soto asked me to give you this.
37:49First official paycheck.
37:50Lands early.
37:53No way.
37:58Oh.
38:02Wow.
38:04Karadek.
38:07Yeah.
38:09Got it.
38:11That was the hospital.
38:14Damien's awake.
38:20Please, come on in.
38:22Hi.
38:23There's somebody I want you to meet.
38:26These are the people I told you were trying to figure out what happened.
38:34Damien moved his toes today.
38:36Oh.
38:36No way.
38:38The doctors believe with some work, he'll be dancing in no time.
38:42That's right.
38:43You know, because of you, I was able to find out this guy's never seen a tap show.
38:47Oh.
38:47What, you got something against a good time?
38:49No.
38:49No.
38:50I have a good time.
38:52One day I'll get you some tickets.
38:55Both of you.
38:56Least I could do.
38:59I heard about Roland and Griff.
39:07It's over now though.
39:09Don't worry.
39:11Nah.
39:13I'm just getting started.
39:17Now what the hell are y'all still doing here?
39:20Get your ass back to the shop and fix my car.
39:23Now.
39:24Oh, gosh.
39:24That's what I said.
39:26For the record.
39:27Uh-huh.
39:28Yeah.
39:29I need some wheels.
39:33You know, it's not too bad for your first case, Guillory.
39:37I'm just glad I was able to help.
39:38Mm-hmm.
39:39If you thought about quitting while you're ahead, you know, kind of go out on top.
39:42Oh, you do not want me to quit.
39:43You're having way too much fun.
39:45Oh, I am.
39:45Yeah.
39:46Like driving you all over town.
39:48No.
39:48No.
39:49That does have to stop.
40:09Don't go away!
40:38I'm so sorry to just pop by, Morgan.
40:41You're firing me in the comfort of my own home.
40:44That's a classy move.
40:45I respect that.
40:47You want to come in?
40:48No.
40:49No, that's okay.
40:49I have some news.
40:50You're on my way home.
40:52I thought you'd want to hear it.
40:54What is it?
40:54I followed up on Roman's car.
40:57Turns out it ended up in police impound three days after he disappeared.
41:02It was abandoned in a Costco parking lot a couple of miles from where you both lived.
41:06And the short inventory of items discovered in the car was a box of diapers.
41:13Which, of course, begs the question, if Roman really wanted to abandon your family, why would he stop and buy
41:19diapers first?
41:24You believe me?
41:28We're gonna find out what happened to Roman.
41:31I promise.
41:34I found myself and I was going everywhere
41:37This time I know I'm fighting
41:41This time I know I'm back in my body
41:48I'm back in my body
42:23I'm back in my body
42:26So faster
42:28Ha!
42:34You
42:34You
42:34You
42:34You
42:34You
42:34You
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