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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 handling in mind.
01:00That universal, my control, that middle of your mind.
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...
01:13Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks.
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, what 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.
02:16Am 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.
02:32Freshly brewed cup of coffee.
02:34And a squeeze for our Virgo OJ.
02:36You guys, I don't even know what to say.
02:39You're the best.
02:40We wanted you to be ready for your first official day doing what exactly are you doing?
02:46Helping the cops solve cases.
02:48Did 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, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
03:01The point is this job, you guys, if I don't quit or get fired, is going to help us out.
03:05In lots of ways.
03:10Okay, gotta run.
03:12Thank you so much again.
03:15Don't eat those.
03:16What am I 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.
03:29I love you.
03:34Samson, you busting out the monk straps?
03:37What the heck?
03:38Who's the lucky lady?
03:39She's a florist.
03:41Love's chest, 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'll 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.
04:19EMTs 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, nothing.
04:35Just, I mean, you know.
04:38No, I don't know.
04:41Morgan.
04:42Morgan.
04:43If this is gonna work,
04:45and I can't believe I'm actually saying this,
04:47you have to say what you'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
05:03with a bunch of obscure scientific
05:04or historical details about rooftops or something.
05:06Okay, well, lay it on me would work there.
05:08Okay.
05:09Was anything attached to this
05:10when you guys first got here?
05:11No, the techs haven't been up here yet,
05:13so we're first to the scene.
05:14Okay.
05:15Oh, Morgan.
05:16What?
05:17Gloves, please.
05:19Yes, gloves.
05:21How could I forget the gloves?
05:22So,
05:22if something
05:24were attached to this tripod
05:26and it got knocked over,
05:27it would be...
05:32Huh.
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
05:42he was up here dancing by himself.
05:44Whoever's phone this is
05:45was left-handed
05:46based on the smudge patterns.
05:48Well, dust for prints.
05:50I don't know who this little guy is.
05:53Uh,
05:54De Peros de Tijuana.
05:55Mexican baseball team.
05:56They won the title a few years back.
05:58Okay,
05:58so 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,
06:07Damien was a left-handed baseball fan,
06:08you know?
06:09Oh!
06:11Michelangelo's 1487 painting,
06:12The Torment of St. Anthony.
06:14It's a glorious depiction
06:15of the struggle suffered
06:17by the patron saint of lost things.
06:19Well, maybe Damien was a Catholic.
06:20Until we know for certain
06:21You know, Karadek,
06:22normally I drive
06:23a 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
06:33I'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,
06:40I am not buying for a second
06:42that he would take
06:43his beloved 81 Cutlass with him.
06:45And you may very well be right, Morgan,
06:47but 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
07:02dancing under the stars,
07:04fully immersed in the
07:06intoxicating art of improvisation
07:08that is tap
07:08when someone
07:10pushed him over the edge.
07:12So I just checked in
07:13with CSI
07:14to see if Damien
07:15had his cell phone on him
07:16when he arrived at the hospital.
07:17And?
07:18He did.
07:19This phone belongs to someone else.
07:20So now we pray to St. Anthony
07:22that he helps us find
07:23whoever pushed Damien
07:24off this roof.
07:30Daphne, I need an update on Damien.
07:31We're going with County General.
07:32Stand by.
07:33Oz, talk to me.
07:34Fast-tracking CSI evidence
07:35from Damien's car.
07:36Good.
07:37Karenick and Morgan
07:37are in transit
07:38with the suspect's phone.
07:39I want it processed
07:39within the hour.
07:40Serena.
07:41Lieutenant Mellon,
07:42do what to wear
07:43with a pleasure?
07:43You feeling generous today?
07:44Yeah.
07:45I need an extra pair
07:46of hands in robbery homicide.
07:47Oh, well, it's your lucky day
07:48because we're just
07:49hanging around here
07:49in major crimes
07:50with a whole lot
07:51of nothing to do.
07:52This is serious.
07:53Six jewelry stores
07:54hit in the last two months.
07:56I'm getting hammered
07:57in the press.
07:57Cap's all over me.
07:58I'm even catching heat
07:59from my girlfriend
08:00because she's too scared
08:00to go shop
08:01for an engagement ring.
08:02Aren't you supposed
08:02to shop for the engagement ring?
08:05I need to catch
08:07this guy
08:08before someone
08:09gets hurt or killed.
08:11You know I wouldn't ask
08:13if I didn't really
08:13need the assist.
08:17Because if there was
08:18a scuffle on the roof,
08:18we can assume
08:19our suspect's going to have...
08:20Have scratches.
08:21I get it.
08:22Well, not just scratches.
08:23I mean, based on this photo,
08:24look.
08:26That's an ass pattern.
08:28An ass pattern.
08:30Yeah.
08:32Listen, I've fallen
08:32a lot in my life
08:34and trust me,
08:35whoever made those marks
08:36has lacerations
08:37all over the buns
08:37and likely a bruised coccyx.
08:39Tailbone.
08:40I know what a coccyx is.
08:41Daphne, what's the latest
08:42on, 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,
08:51our friends in robbery
08:53need 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
09:05but on life support.
09:06He could go either way.
09:08All right, so starting right now,
09:09we treat this as a murder case
09:11because if this young man dies,
09:12it will be.
09:13Daphne, pull all security footage
09:14from surrounding buildings.
09:16We need eyes on everyone
09:17who was there that night.
09:18You two go to the hospital.
09:20See if this boy's family
09:21knows anyone
09:21who might want him dead.
09:24I'll be right there.
09:25Hey, can I talk to you
09:26for a second?
09:27Of course.
09:27Sure.
09:33So, when I agreed
09:35to take this job...
09:36I promised to look
09:37into your missing ex.
09:41Roman Sinqueira.
09:42Yeah.
09:42I'm assuming you might need
09:43more than just his name.
09:44You said he disappeared
09:4615 years ago.
09:47Can you tell me what happened?
09:48Yes, he went out
09:49to buy diapers for Ava,
09:51my oldest.
09:51She was just a baby back then.
09:52He was driving a 1995
09:54Mazda RX-7,
09:55California plates
09:57AAHQ-729.
09:58That's the last time I saw him.
10:01Had you and Roman been...
10:02Fighting?
10:02No.
10:02Listen, I know what it sounds like.
10:04Like he went out for milk
10:05and never came back.
10:07It's a cliche for a reason.
10:10That wasn't Roman.
10:13Roman.
10:13I'll see what I can find.
10:28You know what the best part
10:29of my day has been so far?
10:31Am I going to be flattered
10:32or offended?
10:33Hopefully neither.
10:35The best part of my day
10:36was showing up to that crime scene
10:37and not seeing a body
10:38on top of that car.
10:40Pretty sure I don't have
10:41to tell you why.
10:42But now?
10:44Now we don't know
10:45what we're walking into.
10:48You know,
10:48in this line of work,
10:49Morgan,
10:49you have to hope for the best,
10:50but be prepared for the worst.
10:53It's your first day,
10:54so if you want to wait
10:54in the waiting room...
10:55I'm good.
10:56Okay.
10:57Okay.
11:10Ms. Ross.
11:12Please, call me Winnie.
11:14Winnie.
11:15I'm Detective Karadek.
11:17This is Morgan Guillory.
11:18She's assisting me
11:18on your son's case.
11:20We are so sorry
11:21about what happened.
11:23How's he doing?
11:25The doctors said
11:26they don't know
11:27if he'll survive the night.
11:28And if he does,
11:29they don't know
11:30if he'll walk again.
11:31But growing up where he did,
11:33he's beat the odds before.
11:36He'll do it again.
11:38I know this is
11:38a very difficult time, Winnie.
11:41We believe somebody
11:42pushed Damien off that roof,
11:43and...
11:44Well, I have to ask...
11:45I know what you're
11:46going to ask, Detective,
11:47and the answer is no.
11:49There's nobody in this world
11:50who would want to hurt my boy.
11:51You know,
11:52on the way over here,
11:53I had the opportunity
11:54to watch your son tap,
11:56and it took my breath away.
11:59Your kid can really dance.
12:01When Damien falls in love
12:02with something, watch out.
12:05Passionate and stubborn,
12:06that one.
12:07I wonder who he gets that from.
12:11Damien has made
12:12his share of mistakes
12:13before he started
12:14working at BSB.
12:16But they helped him
12:17get his life together.
12:18I'm sorry,
12:19I'm not familiar with BSB.
12:20Oh, Body Shop Brothers.
12:21It's a custom auto shop.
12:23They hire at-risk youth
12:25and ex-cons
12:25to fix up cars
12:26and get their lives
12:27back on track.
12:29Damien is saving the money
12:31he's making from
12:32working at the shop
12:33where a plane ticket
12:34to New York.
12:35He's Broadway bound.
12:38If he can just
12:40pull through this time,
12:42if 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
13:09his arm around Ms. Ross.
13:11You see that elbow scar
13:12tattooed over to look
13:13like 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.
13:28I'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,
13:44no question.
13:45Good looking, too.
13:47So, Roland,
13:48how jealous of him
13:50were you?
13:51Jealous enough
13:51to 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
13:57your 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...
14:11We have reason to believe
14:12there's bruises and lacerations
14:13on the suspect's backside.
14:19We could get a warrant
14:20and make you show us.
14:21Or you could just tell us.
14:23Make the right choice
14:24for us all, please.
14:29You're right.
14:31We were up there last night.
14:33But Damien,
14:33he's like a brother to me.
14:35We met at the shop
14:36when I told him
14:36I used to dance.
14:37He offered to teach me.
14:39He helped me
14:40get my life back together.
14:41Then what happened
14:42on the roof?
14:47Someone else pushed him.
14:49Roland,
14:49do you actually expect us
14:50to believe that?
14:51I don't know
14:51where the guy came from,
14:52okay?
14:53He must have been
14:54waiting there or something
14:54because one minute
14:55we were dancing
14:55and then...
14:58he knocked me on my ass.
15:00By the time I got up,
15:01Damien was gone,
15:02him too,
15:02so I ran.
15:03And let me guess,
15:05it was too dark
15:05for you to see his face.
15:11Without a witness
15:12who actually saw
15:13Roland push Damien,
15:14we barely have enough
15:14to hold him.
15:15Daphne,
15:16what about eyes in the sky?
15:17Well, security cameras
15:18across the street
15:19show Damien's car
15:20pull in 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.
15:27Maybe squatters
15:28took up residence
15:29in the building
15:29and didn't like the noise
15:30coming from upstairs.
15:31We checked it.
15:32They got this place
15:33locked down tight.
15:34No one going in
15:35or out in the last week.
15:36So, either our third guy
15:37teleported in and out
15:38or he doesn't exist.
15:39He might.
15:43What'd you guys do
15:44with Damien's car?
15:45See, I'm not the only one
15:47who likes a little color
15:48on 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
15:55who names nail polishes.
15:56Morgan, you've got
15:57three very patient officers
15:58with you here
15:58in the impound garage
15:59and I can tell you
16:00that at least one of them
16:01would like to know
16:01the reason why.
16:02Well, the reason why
16:03is plasma chameleon paint.
16:06See, plasma chameleon paint
16:08is known for its
16:09color-changing properties
16:10because the pigment
16:11makes the color change
16:12depending on the angle
16:13and the lighting.
16:14And that is why
16:15it is used sometimes
16:16for nail polishes
16:17and sometimes for
16:18custom paint jobs
16:19for luxury cars.
16:21Now, your lab,
16:22well, our lab,
16:23found traces of paint
16:25in the trunk of the car,
16:26which shouldn't surprise us
16:27given that he does work
16:28in an auto body shop
16:29that paints cars.
16:30But Damien loved
16:30this baby so much
16:31there's no way
16:31he wasn't vacuuming
16:32every square inch
16:33of it over the weekends.
16:33That is correct.
16:35And since there's not
16:37a trace of that paint
16:38on the outside of the car
16:39and I highly doubt
16:40any of those men
16:41hopped into the trunk
16:42and painted his nails,
16:44anybody?
16:45You think whoever
16:46pushed Damien off the roof
16:47worked at the body shop
16:48and hid in the trunk
16:49of his car?
16:51Yes, I do.
16:54Roland was telling the truth.
16:55There was a third man
16:56on the roof
16:57and that man hitched a ride
16:58to the scene
16:59of his own crime.
17:00That would explain
17:00why we didn't see
17:01anyone arriving on the scene.
17:02The assailant got out
17:03of the car in the alley
17:04and then followed them up.
17:05It's a good theory, Morgan.
17:06The only problem
17:06is that this is an 81 Regal.
17:08The trunk release safety feature
17:09wasn't introduced
17:10until the mid-80s,
17:10which means if someone
17:11did sneak in the trunk,
17:12they wouldn't have been able
17:12to get themselves out.
17:13I thought about that too.
17:15But what if
17:16one of Damien's coworkers
17:19decided to give
17:20him a little
17:21unwanted trunk job?
17:23It sounded grosser
17:24than I want it to.
17:26Morgan, you are not helping.
17:27Close me in.
17:28I don't think
17:29that's a good idea.
17:31That was aggressive.
17:33This is getting weird.
17:35Okay, yeah,
17:36give her a minute.
17:37No, there's no more minutes
17:37for this.
17:39Yep, found it.
17:41Little rigged latch release thingy.
17:43Turns out,
17:44trunk job it is.
17:46Looks like you and Morgan
17:47have to go see
17:48the Body Shop Brothers.
17:49Am I helping now?
18:03Detective Kerr there.
18:06Knox, right?
18:07Chased you through Echo Park
18:08a few years back.
18:09What was it?
18:09Stolen property?
18:11Identity theft?
18:11Both.
18:12What are you doing here,
18:13detective?
18:13Just doing my job.
18:15You know, we have reason
18:16to believe that the person
18:16who tried to kill Damien
18:17works here, too.
18:18Detective,
18:20if you insinuate
18:21on what I think
18:21you insinuate on,
18:23you don't appreciate that.
18:25I'm not here
18:26to earn your appreciation, Knox.
18:27I'm here to find out
18:28who tried to kill Damien.
18:29Then go find him already.
18:30I have an idea.
18:33Uh, hear me out.
18:33What if we did a trade?
18:35Brought yourself
18:36a random hot blind man.
18:38I don't know about random.
18:40She's a consultant.
18:41Let me handle this, please.
18:42What kind of trade?
18:44You guys tell us
18:45where you were last night,
18:46and we get Damien's car
18:47back to the shop ASAP.
18:50It's at impound.
18:51That takes months.
18:52What if it doesn't have to?
18:56We're listening?
18:58I bet Detective Karadek here
19:00could call in a favor
19:01and get Damien's car back
19:03faster than he ran you down, Knox.
19:05Which,
19:06I'm not really saying much, but...
19:09Morgan, actually, I can't...
19:10That way,
19:10you guys will have time
19:11to fix up his car
19:12and get it all ready for him
19:13when he wakes up
19:14and comes home from the hospital.
19:15I didn't know the guy,
19:16but I'm getting the sense
19:17he would do the exact
19:17same thing for you.
19:20Damn right he would.
19:22Excuse me.
19:24Give me two minutes
19:25for these guys.
19:26For what?
19:27Two minutes
19:27and I will get their
19:27out of the bus right quick,
19:28right here on the spot.
19:30You promise?
19:31Can you go just make
19:31a phone call
19:32and see if you can get the car?
19:33Otherwise,
19:33we're not getting anything
19:34out of them.
19:34You know that.
19:36Two minutes.
19:40Okay.
19:42Getting the sense
19:43that some of you
19:44are very angry
19:44about what happened
19:45to your friend.
19:46We're numb.
19:48Heartbroken.
19:51All very reasonable emotions
19:52to have right now,
19:53but wouldn't you guys
19:53feel a little bit better
19:55if you could help us
19:56find the guy
19:56who hurt your friend?
19:58You guys gotta tell me
19:59where you were last night.
20:01Because if you don't
20:01tell me right now,
20:02the cops are just gonna
20:03waste time talking
20:04to other people like you
20:04who did absolutely
20:05nothing wrong.
20:07Well, um, yeah.
20:11I guess I'll go first.
20:15Okay.
20:20First up is Dane.
20:22Dane was on his fifth
20:23and hopefully final date
20:24with Lola last night.
20:26The woman sounds
20:27like a nightmare.
20:27I hope he makes
20:28a good choice,
20:28but he's young and stupid.
20:29Then we got Big Bear Knox.
20:31Knox was in Big Bear
20:33with his dad.
20:33They have a family cabin.
20:34They go there pretty much
20:35weekly to vamp it up a bit.
20:37Fun perk of the job,
20:38I did get an open invite
20:39to 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,
20:46but I tell you what...
20:47Morgan, is it safe
20:48to assume you have
20:49this kind of info
20:50on all these guys?
20:51Yeah, that was the job.
20:53Where were you?
20:55Um...
20:55So, Slappy.
20:56He's on a date with his friend.
20:57Um, Morgan, hold up.
20:58What?
20:58I'm in the middle
20:59of painting a picture.
21:00You guys keep interrupting,
21:01I have to say.
21:02And I'm sure it's as stunning
21:03as the Sistine Chapel,
21:04but we really don't
21:04have time for this.
21:05Oh.
21:06I'm sorry, you don't have time
21:07to give these gentlemen
21:08the benefit of the doubt?
21:10Did you all hear that?
21:11Interesting.
21:12Is that because they
21:12have a hard time
21:13with authority?
21:14Who doesn't?
21:14Lots of people.
21:15Just download Daphne
21:16with the details.
21:17I'll make a case filed
21:18to share with a four-person team
21:20that will track and trace
21:20the movements of every suspect
21:22as part of our ACP.
21:24ACP.
21:26Alibi confirmation protocol.
21:27Come on.
21:28Right.
21:29She's a lot more fun than you.
21:31All right.
21:32We got our work cut out
21:33for us.
21:35I want to find out
21:36which one of these
21:37body shop bros
21:38is our prime suspect
21:39by sunrise.
21:40And since it turns out
21:41Roland was telling the truth
21:42about the third person...
21:44I'll process his release.
21:47Did you know that
21:48in 13th century Sweden,
21:49anyone could put a thief
21:50to death?
21:51Anyone.
21:53Say I caught Ava
21:54swiping my Rubik's Cube.
21:55I could chop her head off
21:57and it would just be like,
21:57poem, why is the head
21:58rolling around the floor?
21:59Dunno, I guess you must
22:00have stolen something.
22:01Ava, did you take Elliot's
22:03Rubik's Cube?
22:03Yeah, Mom,
22:04I lust after that Rubik's Cube.
22:06What are we getting
22:07the car back?
22:07I'm tired of leaving
22:0845 minutes early
22:10to take the bus.
22:10As soon as I can afford
22:11to get it out of the shop.
22:12You've been saying that
22:13forever.
22:14I know I have, Ava.
22:15And every single time
22:16I have to say it again,
22:17it kills me a little more.
22:20Ava got an A
22:21on 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
22:29some 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?
23:11They're murals painted
23:13all over Los Angeles.
23:14Aren'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
23:27that you didn't inherit
23:28my talents,
23:29but look.
23:30You got your dad's.
23:31I got the talent
23:32of the guy
23:32who walked out on us.
23:33Cool.
23:34He did not walk out
23:35on 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
23:41the full weight
23:42of the LAPD
23:43looking into it.
23:45We're going to get
23:45to the truth.
23:47How about they work
23:48on getting our car
23:49back instead?
23:49He's dead.
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,
24:48is over here behind this structure.
24:51So when Damien is close to the edge, that is the killer's moment.
24:54He's got to 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
25:11during 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,
25:17and that's when it's at its brightest.
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,
25:27get himself safe, pull himself together, and 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,
25:45he 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've got to find Roland before the killer does.
26:02Yeah.
26:05Hey, mama.
26:06Hey, everybody's okay back there?
26:08We're good.
26:09I already put Chloe to bed.
26:12And our son's Mandarin's really coming along,
26:14though I guess I wouldn't know.
26:16Yeah, Ava's okay?
26:17She is still in her room.
26:19She came out for some ice cream
26:21and 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.
26:50Roland, where 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 changed from Flip Fantasia to Culture Beat,
27:14so I googled 90s remix party,
27:16and the only one that came up for tonight was at Gateway Towers.
27:19It's a little crime-fighting tool called Google.
27:24Google.
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,
27:45black and white Adidas superstars, and a red Casio 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.
28:12Okay.
28:15I'm going this way.
28:16I'm going this way.
28:23Excuse me.
28:25I feel like I'm on the bus.
28:32Roland.
28:32Roland.
28:33Hey, Roland.
28:36No, I'm John.
28:38Nice to meet you, John.
28:39Excuse me.
28:50Yo, yo, he's over here.
28:53Roland.
28:54Roland, come on, man.
28:54We've got to get you out of here.
28:55Hey, you can't do it.
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 going to have you to thank for it.
29:48Because what you did on that roof tonight, that was...
29:50That was something.
29:54Can't really take all the credit.
29:55All right, 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...
30:06He used to tell me that light was the most important part of the job.
30:10Hey, guys.
30:12Found something you're going to want to 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.
30:25Plus 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 going to take a little walk.
31:03There's nobody in this world who would want to hurt my boy.
31:07On this line of work, Morgan, you have to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.
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.
31:40This is highly inappropriate.
31:44Hang on, hang on.
31:48Stop.
31:49Right there.
31:49You see those sparks after the muzzle flash?
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
32:10maintained 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.
32:20So 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.
32:35Thanks.
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've got to figure it out.
33:02Okay, so where do we start?
33:04We start with why.
33:06Why would this guy want to murder Roland?
33:24You believe this?
33:26Your 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?
33:39I 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.
33:53An orange 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 have parked farther away?
34:03Or something happened to the car.
34:05Or practice makes perfect.
34:06They 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 have 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, and they started
35:09posting 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.
35:16He 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 got to find Roland at the club, and to make sure he does it right this time, he
35:31brings his gun.
35:32Look, this is great police work, Morgan, but do you know who this guy is?
35:37No.
35:38I don't.
35:39But I do have an idea about how we can find him.
35:45All unit 6837, we have a 187.
35:48Respond code 3.
35:49Repeat all unit 6837, we have a 187.
35:53Respond code 3.
35:56Hands to the air, nobody move.
35:57LAPD, put your hands to the trees.
35:59LAPD, put the gun on the ground, slowly.
36:03Lay down on the floor.
36:05Belly on the floor, now, 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 want to 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, because 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.
36:53Going to 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, it would happen right after a Code 3
37:11went 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.
37:27Let'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.
37:55No way.
37:59Oh.
38:03Wow.
38:04Karadek.
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, what, you got something against a good time?
38:49No, no, no, I have a good time.
38:51Mmm.
38:52And one day I'll get you some tickets.
38:55Both of you.
38:56The least I could do.
39:00I 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.
39:25All right.
39:26For the record.
39:27Uh-huh.
39:28Yeah.
39:29I need some wheels.
39:33Now it's not too bad for your first case, Guillory.
39:36I'm just glad I was able to help.
39:38Mm-hmm.
39:38And if you thought about quitting while you're ahead, you know, kind of go out on top.
39:42No, you do not want me to quit.
39:43You're having way too much fun.
39:44Oh, I am.
39:45Yeah.
39:46Like driving you all over town.
39:48No.
39:48No, that does have to stop.
39:55Oh, this time.
39:58Oh, this time.
40:01This time I know I'm fighting.
40:04This time I know I'm right.
40:07Oh, this time I know I'm right.
40:08Oh, this time I know I'm right.
40:12Oh, this time I know I'm right.
40:13Oh, this time I know I'm right.
40:13Lost you in the foot or down of anywhere.
40:15I found myself and I was going everywhere.
40:19Oh, this time I know I'm fighting.
40:21This time I know I'm right.
40:24All along the highway, there's a tiny whispering sound.
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. I respect that.
40:47You want to come in?
40:48No, no, that's okay. I have some news.
40:50You're on my way home. I thought you'd want to hear it.
40:54What is it?
40:55I 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,
41:16if Roman really wanted to abandon your family, why would he stop and buy diapers first?
41:24You believe me?
41:29We're going to find out what happened to Roman.
41:31I promise.
41:34We're going to be where I found itself and I was going everywhere.
41:38This time I know I'm fighting.
41:41This time I know I'm back in my body.
41:48I'm back in my body.
41:51I'm back in my body.
41:59I'm back in my body.
42:25so faster
42:34so
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