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T.h.e R.o.o.k.i.e 2018 Season 8 Episode 4
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00:00I have no idea what this is about, but that's Russ.
00:02There she is!
00:03Hey, Russ! This is so good to see you!
00:06John Mullen.
00:07Colonel Russell Wilkes, please, call me Russ.
00:10It's a pleasure to finally meet the man behind the story.
00:12Yeah, likewise. Sit down.
00:15Really appreciate you being here, John.
00:17No, I didn't give away too much over the phone,
00:19but what I'm here to discuss will affect both your lives.
00:21Seems only fair to include you in the conversation.
00:24The SecDef has tasked me with putting together a working group inside the Pentagon.
00:28Wow.
00:28A team of my own choosing that will spearhead bring the battlefield medicine
00:32into the 22nd century.
00:33It's the most consequential assignment of my career,
00:36and you are the first person in asking to be a part of this.
00:41I mean, it's an honor just to be not a need.
00:43Totally. Russ is a genius.
00:45He could recruit anyone for this working group,
00:48and the fact that he called me first, I mean, that's pretty great.
00:51Yeah, 100%. That's so cool.
00:53But, I mean, our life is perfect right now.
00:56There's no way we're messing that up.
00:57No way.
00:59Perfect.
01:05Police, get down!
01:06This is Bailey Noon, LASD.
01:08I need an R-A to Central Station Market.
01:10We have a male GSW victim.
01:12He's been shot in the head and the back.
01:14Two suspects.
01:14Black hoodies, masks, and pants.
01:16One headed east towards Broadway
01:18in pursuit of second suspect.
01:20Move, move!
01:48Why are you texting me when I'm right here?
01:49Letting you sleep.
01:51That's sweet.
01:52Wait, are you looking at real estate?
01:54We have to upgrade.
01:56We need more room.
01:57A second.
01:58Tub, a closet that fits all our clothes.
02:01I mean, yeah, sure, that would be nice,
02:02but we created our family here.
02:05Which I love, but now we're bursting at the seams
02:07and Mama's ready to crack open that trust fund and get crazy.
02:10I'm not sure I like the sound of that.
02:12Tough.
02:12We have money.
02:14Uh, no.
02:15We have some money,
02:17but housing prices in a layer of insane.
02:21I guess it couldn't hurt to see what's out there.
02:23I love that you've learned to roll with me
02:24rather than resisting.
02:26Yes, you have successfully broken my spirit.
02:28Yay!
02:31Quickie before the kiss might go?
02:34Oh, um...
02:35Whoa.
02:38Mom, come here!
02:42Too late.
02:43I like this one.
02:44I bet you could hang a swing set
02:46from that tree right there in the back.
02:48That was my favorite until I saw this.
02:50It has a pool and a gym
02:53and a screening room.
02:55Wait, hold up.
02:55You got screening room kind of money?
02:57Depends on which one of us you ask.
02:59Wesley is the king of frugality,
03:00so he would definitely say no,
03:02but I lived on credit cards until I met him,
03:04so I'm way more comfortable pushing the envelope.
03:07Hey, Nolan,
03:07did you tell Officer Hart
03:09that the shooters last night were furries?
03:12No, I said they were wearing hoodies.
03:15Are you taking the case?
03:16Yeah.
03:16Do you mind just walking us through it?
03:18Yeah, uh, Bailey and I were coming back
03:19from dinner at Central Station Market.
03:21Date night?
03:22No, her former commanding officer
03:23came to offer her a job,
03:25a Pentagon think tank.
03:27Wow, you really married outside of your league.
03:29I know, right?
03:30So is she going to take it?
03:31No, uh, we mean relocating to D.C.,
03:33so it's a non-starter for us.
03:34I mean, it might be a non-starter for you,
03:36but I guarantee that your overachiever of a wife
03:38is seriously thinking about it.
03:39No, actually, she was laughing it off
03:42when we talked about,
03:43oh, my God, she's actually thinking about it seriously.
03:46Okay, well, no, no,
03:47if that's something she really wants to do,
03:49relocating to D.C. could be cool.
03:50It's not.
03:51I spent time there during my joint ops days.
03:53It took me about three weeks to unclench
03:55every time I came home.
03:56Thank you for that insight.
03:58So, any clarity on the victim?
04:00Fred Wilson, 48, CPA, married, no kids, no criminal record.
04:04Making him an unlikely candidate for a targeted assassination.
04:08Is there anything else about the shooters
04:09that you didn't give heart?
04:11Sorry, I did not get a good look at them.
04:13What about CCTV? Anything there?
04:15They were pretty covered up,
04:17but take a look at this.
04:24Uh, looks like the letter's SF.
04:26That would make him Southern Front.
04:28No visible tattoos on the second shooter.
04:31Huh.
04:32Yeah.
04:32So, why would a member of a white supremacist gang
04:36partner up with a black man
04:37to execute a civilian in broad daylight?
04:39Told you you'd spot it.
04:40And you trained him well.
04:41Could be that our innocent CPA
04:43was helping the Southern Front launder money,
04:46or maybe he had a drug problem and owed them money.
04:48We're trying to get the M.E. to rush the talk screen,
04:51but he's dodging our calls.
04:52Oh, Santa Moore.
04:53I'll go deliver the ask in person.
04:54Let me collect my boot.
04:59Hey, do you know what this is?
05:01An iron?
05:02You know what it's not?
05:02A machete.
05:03I am due in court in two hours
05:05to testify about a man attacking people on a bus
05:07with a machete.
05:08Okay, something must have got switched around
05:09in the evidence locker.
05:10We'll figure it out.
05:11No, no, the case is time not waived.
05:13If we don't find it fast,
05:14that psycho is gonna be let free.
05:16Okay, have you told the prosecutor?
05:17No, it's Wesley,
05:19and I am just trying to keep him
05:20in blissful ignorance as long as possible.
05:22Help me.
05:23That's the case number.
05:24No, I know, but it's wrong.
05:26Case number isn't wrong.
05:27The item might be wrong,
05:28but numbers are just numbers.
05:31Fine.
05:32So the point is,
05:34I have to be at court,
05:36and I need that machete, like, ASAP.
05:38Case number?
05:39Oh.
05:40We're not gonna fight it by using the case number.
05:42The number's got switched.
05:43Well, if you don't have the case number,
05:44then I can't help you.
05:45Oh, Wesley's gonna kill me.
05:46It's, uh, relax.
05:47Maybe it's just a typo, right?
05:49The first eight numbers are the date.
05:51The crime was on January 20th.
05:52Try 2010-2026.
05:59Try 0201-2026.
06:02Wow.
06:09Are you sure you used the new data entry procedure?
06:12We changed it a few months ago.
06:14Of course I did.
06:14I keep...
06:16But I wasn't the one who logged the entry
06:18because you wouldn't approve the overtime.
06:20I had Smitty do it.
06:24What the hell is your problem?
06:25Uh, good morning.
06:27I have bent over backwards
06:28to treat you well,
06:29and this is how you'd be paying me.
06:31I don't...
06:31I'm sorry.
06:31I don't know what's happening right now.
06:33Like hell.
06:34You know, your little innocence act
06:35would be a lot more believable
06:36if they weren't in your office.
06:37Just know this.
06:38If you go through with it,
06:39I will do everything in my power
06:41to absolutely destroy you.
06:49Hi.
06:50Who are you?
06:51What are you doing in my office,
06:51and why has it sent Vivian into a rage spiral?
06:53Rita Sanchez.
06:55This is Bradley Wirth.
06:56We work with the Democratic Party,
06:57and we want you to run for district attorney.
07:00And now it makes sense.
07:02That's a hard no for me, by the way,
07:03but thanks for stopping by.
07:04Look, you obviously know that Vivian Eckhart's
07:05running on a post since Del Monte
07:07dropped out of the race.
07:07Yeah, but that was a month ago.
07:09Why come to me now?
07:10Candidly, we've been having a hard time
07:11finding someone to take up his mantle.
07:14So I'm your last choice?
07:16Hardly.
07:19Look, Mr. Evers,
07:20I wish there was time for us
07:21to do our usual dance of seduction
07:23and ego stroking,
07:25but as you rightly pointed out,
07:26we're up against it.
07:27The deadline to enter this race
07:28is in three days.
07:29And Vivian becoming DA's worst-case scenario
07:31for the people of the city.
07:32I mean, she has the most regressive record
07:33in your office.
07:34Oh, I agree,
07:35but there's zero chance of me beating her.
07:36I was temporarily disbarred.
07:38Because of your dealings with Elijah Stone,
07:39we know.
07:39Yeah, and we are prepared to embrace that.
07:42I mean, you're a hero
07:43who put his life and career on the line
07:45to take down a very dangerous kingpin.
07:47Voters love a man
07:48who's willing to stand up for what's right.
07:49Not to mention,
07:50you're married to a cop,
07:51which automatically makes you
07:52a more attractive candidate
07:53to anyone worried that
07:54progressive means soft on crime.
07:56Look,
07:57I don't want Vivian to win
07:59any more than you do,
07:59but I...
08:00But nothing.
08:00A Vivian victory
08:01will hurt a lot of people.
08:03And right now,
08:04you're our last hope
08:04at stopping her.
08:05It may be a long shot,
08:06but isn't it worth the risk?
08:11I thought you didn't have time
08:12to stroke my ego.
08:14You have to let me see him.
08:16I don't, actually.
08:17On TV,
08:18the family has to identify the body.
08:20Yeah, we don't do that anymore.
08:21That's right, ma'am.
08:22It's no longer policy.
08:24But trust me,
08:25it's for the best.
08:26Seeing your loved one like that,
08:27it changes how you remember them forever.
08:30I don't understand.
08:33Fred was a saint.
08:34Why would someone want to kill him?
08:36Well, that's what we're trying to figure out.
08:38He's really dead?
08:41Yes, ma'am.
08:41I'm afraid so.
08:42And we are so sorry for your loss.
08:45Okay.
08:50Thanks for the assist.
08:52Grief makes people a little crazy,
08:54and I don't like dealing with them
08:55when they're normal.
08:56Why?
08:56You work with the dead, I suppose.
09:00Uh, anything jump out at you,
09:01the preliminary autopsy?
09:03No, a run-of-the-mill gun homicide.
09:04The bullet to the head killed him instantly,
09:06but the shot to the body was fatal as well.
09:09Any signs of drug use?
09:10No, but the talk screen is underway.
09:12I'll let Harper and Lopez know
09:14the second it comes in.
09:15Perfect.
09:15Thank you very much.
09:17I once had a widower insist on seeing his wife's body
09:19back when I was in Sugar Land.
09:21Ended up suing the city for mental anguish.
09:23Did he win?
09:24No.
09:24Case got dismissed when he was convicted of her murder.
09:27Wow.
09:28Ah!
09:30Police, let her go.
09:31Whoa!
09:32Hi, hi.
09:33It's all good.
09:34She's fine.
09:35I'm fine.
09:35Yeah, I can see that.
09:37But two minutes ago, you were grieving.
09:39I'm still grieving.
09:40It manifests itself in unknowable ways.
09:43Right.
09:43But you brought your boyfriend
09:44to help you identify your husband's body?
09:46Well, I needed emotional support.
09:49She's very sensitive.
09:51Yeah.
09:52Well, you can emotionally support each other
09:53on the way to the station.
09:54Let's go.
09:55Oh.
09:56This way.
09:56This way?
09:57Yes.
09:57Okay.
09:58Put your hands down.
09:58Yes, sir.
09:59Wow.
10:02I know this looks bad.
10:04Understatement.
10:05Your husband was murdered, and in less than 24 hours,
10:07you were getting busy with your side piece
10:09down the hall from his body.
10:11I didn't even want to be there.
10:13I told Faith, I told Faith it would look weird, but she insisted.
10:18So you were just trying to be a good boyfriend.
10:20Todd is a terrible boyfriend.
10:22He's a lot of fun, but anything that requires emotional depth.
10:26Okay.
10:26What about Fred?
10:27What was he like?
10:28He was always super cool anytime that I came by.
10:31You're saying Fred knew about the affair?
10:33It wasn't an affair.
10:34It was an open marriage.
10:37The whole thing was Fred's idea.
10:39I wanted a little bit of peace.
10:41Is it possible that Todd wanted you all to himself?
10:44Listen, I am twice divorced.
10:47I am still paying halimony to the first.
10:49I am not trying to put a ring on it.
10:52There's a reason why Todd is divorced.
10:55Todd is a good time, like Coney Island.
10:59Fred, on the other hand, was deep and soulful and romantic, like Paris.
11:10Coney Island is fun to visit, but you don't move there.
11:14Oh, for Paris.
11:16What do you think?
11:16I think people are crazy.
11:18But neither of them is a physical match for the shooters.
11:20Still doesn't rule out murder for hire.
11:23Oh, yeah.
11:24Did you put Wesley up to this?
11:26No idea what you're talking about, but if it's pissing you off, I'm happy to take credit.
11:30If he insists on moving forward, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to keep you out of the crossfire.
11:37Did she just threaten me?
11:38Sure seems like it.
11:40But why?
11:41No idea.
11:42But I'm gonna find out.
11:44Oh, husband!
11:46You only call me husband when you're mad.
11:48What did I do?
11:48You tell me.
11:49Vivian just stopped by.
11:51She told you I was running for DA.
11:53Wait, you're running for DA?
11:55Since when?
11:55No, no, no.
11:56Wait, it got sprung on me this morning.
11:57What does that mean?
11:58Some people came to talk to me about taking over Sean's campaign.
12:00And you told them no.
12:01I did.
12:03Initially.
12:04But...
12:04But now you're thinking about it?
12:07I mean, I'd at least like to discuss it.
12:09But I am supposed to be on my way to court right now.
12:11Only Lucy texted to tell me that our key piece of evidence is missing.
12:14So is there any chance that we can just table this until tonight?
12:17Fine.
12:17But only because yelling at you in the bullpen might come across as unprofessional.
12:20Well, thank you.
12:21I love you.
12:27Everything okay?
12:28Are you free for dinner tonight?
12:29Depends.
12:30Can I bring James?
12:30As long as you tell him he has to be Team Lopez on the penalty of death.
12:35I will be sure to prep him.
12:38I remember Lucy gave me the machete and I logged it like I always do.
12:42Okay, so that right there is the problem, Smitty.
12:44The system changed.
12:46Most of the world uses day, month, year.
12:47Month, day, year was causing all of these issues for us with our international cases,
12:51which is why we switched.
12:53You know, didn't you read the memo?
12:55Sorry, wait.
12:56I just heard that out loud.
12:57Of course you didn't.
12:58Important memos are always covered in the roll call.
13:02Why do I have a panicked ADA knocking on my door to ask for my help to find a missing
13:06machete?
13:07Because Smitty was enlisting when he went over the change in how we filed case numbers.
13:11What, the day, month, year thing?
13:13Yeah.
13:13I didn't go over it.
13:14My last day as watch commander was crazy.
13:16I left it for you to do.
13:18I thought you handled it.
13:18Oh, it's not my fault.
13:19It's yours.
13:20Everyone got the memo.
13:21It's still your fault, Smitty.
13:22Well, it's still on him for trusting me.
13:24I didn't trust you.
13:25I thought he covered it and I just didn't follow up.
13:27I can't believe I dropped the ball out.
13:28I don't care whose fault it is.
13:29I need the machete.
13:31Wait, Smitty used the old system, right?
13:33Try 01, 20, 20, 26.
13:36I can't.
13:37It's a drop-down menu.
13:38There's no 20th month.
13:39What, so you can enter the 20th month, but you can't retrieve the 20th month?
13:42Correct.
13:42No, that's wrong.
13:43It shouldn't work that way.
13:44But that is how it works.
13:45Okay.
13:46Wesley says the judge is losing his patience.
13:49If he can't produce the evidence, he's prepared to dismiss the case.
13:52Guys, this is bigger than one case.
13:54Everything Smitty logged has been misfiled.
13:56Going back two months.
13:59Did the widow shed some light?
14:00Not exactly, but her doorbell cam did.
14:02This is from two days ago.
14:03The car is registered to a Ryder Frost, known member of the Southern Front.
14:08Well, that tattoo is a match.
14:09Definitely could be our shooter.
14:10Any idea who the other fellow is?
14:11Not yet, but his tats are 54th Street Gang.
14:14Besides the racial element, don't SF and the 5-4 compete for the same meth business?
14:18They did up until a few months ago when the Armenians pushed Southern Front further into the valley.
14:22But they are certainly not allies.
14:24They cased the garage, but not the house.
14:26Any idea what they were looking for?
14:28We've got a last known for Ryder.
14:29We're hoping you go ask him.
14:40Great.
14:45Control in the pursuit of suspect at Dreamworld Lake Apartments.
14:47Send backup.
15:03Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:22Come on, Ryder.
15:24There's nowhere to go.
15:25Put your hands on your head.
15:26Down on your knees.
15:31Wait, wait, wait.
15:32Stop, stop, stop.
15:34Come on.
15:51I'm sorry, are these cases from the future?
15:53Apparently the system didn't know what to do with month 20,
15:55and so it just made the math work,
15:57and 12 months plus 8 is August 2027.
15:59Cases from 21st become September of next year, and so on.
16:02This is unbelievable.
16:03The judge granted a continuance,
16:05but we need the machete by noon tomorrow.
16:07Yep, don't worry, we will have it.
16:08I'll stick around, I'll feel responsible.
16:10No, it's completely on me.
16:10I don't should have clarified.
16:11You are on your way out.
16:12Okay, you guys are both Spartacus, okay?
16:14Let's please start opening the boxes.
16:16Are you coming?
16:16No.
16:19Russ, I thought you had a flight to catch.
16:21I do, but I couldn't leave L.A. without making one last appeal.
16:24Well, I guess you better come in then.
16:28Oh, you've really made a nice life for yourself here, noon.
16:33I can see why you'd hesitate before giving it up,
16:37but anything I can say to convince you?
16:42Can I ask why?
16:43I'm not a doctor or a scientist.
16:45I don't have a Ph.D.
16:47Why are you asking me?
16:48Maybe you've been around long enough to know that having a few extra letters after your name doesn't make you
16:52a genius.
16:53I also know that if I bring you a problem, you won't rest until you've looked at it from every
16:56conceivable angle.
16:57Twice.
16:58Before bringing me a solution.
17:00What if I can't find a solution?
17:02Hell, girl.
17:02That's why they call it a think tank.
17:04It would be no good to have a bunch of identical people with identical viewpoints looking in identical directions.
17:10Baseball team can't be all pitchers.
17:12You need somebody to play shortstop.
17:14All right.
17:14I'm going to miss my flight if I don't get going.
17:16So, you know, take a few days to think about it.
17:18Talk it over with your man.
17:20Don't call me.
17:21I will.
17:24You know, if you don't want the job because it's not the right fit or the right time, that's fine.
17:29I get it.
17:29But deciding that you're not good enough before somebody else can, that's the coward's way.
17:36And I know you're not a coward.
17:38No, sir.
17:39I'm not.
17:44Giddy up.
17:52Yeah.
17:53All right.
17:54Okay.
17:55Thanks for the update.
17:57Suspect in the Central Station Market shooting fell to his death.
17:59That's awful.
18:00Yeah.
18:00Guy thought he was an action hero trying to leap between two buildings.
18:03Any leads on the second shooter?
18:04No, but the brass has been blown on my phone.
18:06If a guy falls to his death in a police pursuit, everyone's got questions.
18:10Captain.
18:11Always a pleasure.
18:14I do not miss that.
18:15I don't think I've seen him sleep more than four consecutive hours since he took this job.
18:18I know being sidelined for the president's visit shook him up.
18:22And even though it was more of a CYA decision by the brass, an indictment on his performance,
18:27the optics weren't great for him.
18:29Do you think he should be worried?
18:30I think that watch commander is a thankless job.
18:33You're not in the field, but you're responsible for every knucklehead that is.
18:36Patrol officers want resources you can't give them.
18:38The brass expects results that you realistically can't produce.
18:42And when there's bad press and they're looking for a head to roll.
18:45Right.
18:46I don't think of it that way.
18:47Because I made it look easy.
18:49You'll get the hang of it.
18:54The machete!
18:56Yes!
18:56I gotta call Leslie.
18:57I wait a minute on that.
19:05Okay, that sounds horrible.
19:07It wasn't pretty.
19:08That's for sure.
19:09Nolan and I barely had time to twist before it was all over.
19:12Oh, so where does that leave the case?
19:14Still trying to ID the second shooter.
19:19Hey, did you know the Armenians pushed the southern front's mass trade deeper into the...
19:23Deeper into the valley?
19:24Yep.
19:24Happened a few months ago.
19:25I swear, I read every gang report the department puts out,
19:27and I haven't seen anything about that.
19:29Yeah, see, those reports only get you so far.
19:31I mean, the best information is usually through word of mouth,
19:34which is great for me because I know people from all over the city.
19:38Well, how can I compete with that when I just got here?
19:40It takes time to cultivate that kind of trust.
19:42True, but, I mean, you'd be shocked by what some of these low-level gang makers put on social media.
19:47The Ellie Gang subreddit is a great resource.
19:50Look, I gotta stay up anyway.
19:52I've got a 2 a.m. Zoom date with Raj.
19:54Why don't I show you some of my favorite accounts to follow?
19:57Who knows? You might see something on Ryder.
20:00All right, let's go, coach.
20:01I'm ready.
20:03Hey, good to see ya.
20:05You too.
20:05How you doing?
20:06Thought we might need this.
20:07Ooh, very thoughtful.
20:10What do you guys think?
20:11Should we crack it now or save it for dinner?
20:12My vote is now.
20:13And don't be stingy with the pores.
20:17Everyone clear on the plan?
20:18Oh, yes, yes.
20:19Jamie Snows agreed with everything you say
20:21and keep the starry-eyed reformer talk on our minimum.
20:25Perfect.
20:26Operation Killetrain, is it go?
20:27Mm-hmm.
20:29He has a point.
20:30We complain all the time about undocumented witnesses
20:32being too scared to testify,
20:34instituting a policy that would protect them from deportation.
20:37That would be a game changer.
20:39I thought we were supposed to be Team Lopez.
20:41I know, but it's a good idea.
20:43I'm not saying it's not a good idea,
20:45but I think we're getting away from the larger point,
20:48which is we'd be opening our lives up to public scrutiny,
20:51which would be hard enough for you and me,
20:53and I worry what it'll do to the kids.
20:56So do I.
20:58But I also want them to grow up
21:00knowing that their father is willing to fight
21:01for the rights of everybody,
21:03even when it's difficult.
21:04Hey, ma'am.
21:06What?
21:06You started it.
21:07Think of what I'd be in the position to influence as the DA.
21:10I could end cash bail,
21:13expand victim services,
21:15emphasize counseling.
21:16Institutional change is always hard.
21:18Right, but does that mean that I shouldn't try?
21:20What about the house?
21:22Yeah, well, we would probably have to wait on that.
21:24I mean, optics wouldn't...
21:25And you'd be fine letting public perception
21:27dictate how we live our lives?
21:29In service of real reform?
21:32Maybe.
21:34Real change requires sacrifice,
21:36but I would not do it at the expense of our family.
21:38I would need to know that you were on board.
21:40100%.
21:42Okay.
21:44Hello.
21:45Whoa.
21:46Something smells good.
21:48Because I cooked.
21:50We more than cooked candles?
21:52Should I be worried?
21:53No, not at all.
21:54I just know you had a really hard day,
21:56and I wanted to do something nice for you.
21:58Oh.
21:59Yeah.
22:00Uh-huh.
22:00And, uh,
22:02what do you really want
22:03in exchange for this
22:04totally no-strings-attached feast?
22:08A conversation.
22:10About D.C.
22:11I didn't know we needed to have one.
22:12I know,
22:13and that is my fault,
22:15but all day,
22:16I have not been able to get this idea
22:18out of my head.
22:20And Russ stopped by
22:21on the way to the airport
22:22and gave me his final appeal,
22:24and it made me question
22:26why I was so quick
22:27to shut it down.
22:29Well...
22:29And before you tell me no,
22:30or give me 100 reasons
22:32why it won't work,
22:33all I ask
22:34is that you spend some time
22:35to explore the idea.
22:37And by that, you mean...
22:38See what transferring
22:39to D.C. police
22:40would look like.
22:41Make some calls,
22:43ask some questions,
22:44kick the tires.
22:45And what if we come
22:47to different conclusions?
22:48We abort the mission.
22:50Either we're both in
22:51or we're both out.
22:52We need both keys
22:53to launch the torpedoes.
22:54Yes.
22:55What do you think?
22:59I think I want you
23:01to be happy,
23:02and if this is something
23:04you want,
23:04then I will do
23:05everything I can
23:06from my end
23:07to see if it's feasible.
23:10We're in this together.
23:17Is it just me
23:18or are these numbers
23:19starting to blend together?
23:20It is not just you.
23:22Everything okay
23:22with the press?
23:23Ryder's death
23:24was ruled in accidents,
23:26but there's always a chance
23:27they could reopen the case
23:28or blame me
23:30for this whole
23:30evidence-logging mess.
23:31Hey, just take the win.
23:33You're right.
23:35Look, I swear,
23:36if I lose watch command
23:37because of Smitty...
23:38That's not going to happen.
23:39I have been manifesting
23:41that we will find
23:41this machete all day.
23:43Manifesting?
23:44Mm-hmm.
23:44God, I got you
23:45away from waters
23:46just in time.
23:47Stop.
23:50You've got to be kidding me.
23:51Hmm?
23:54Oh, my God.
23:57This is it.
23:58This is it.
23:59Thank God.
24:00All right, let's go home.
24:01Okay.
24:02Woo!
24:04Wait, where are you?
24:05A yurt in Finland.
24:07The Northern Lights
24:08have been amazing
24:09the last few nights.
24:10Jealous.
24:11I know.
24:11I wish you were here
24:12to see them with me.
24:12Me too.
24:13I miss you.
24:15Hey, Selena,
24:15I might have found something.
24:16So, Ryder...
24:17Is that Miles?
24:18Hey, Miles.
24:18Hey, man.
24:19How's the great white north?
24:20He saw the Aurora.
24:21Oh, cool.
24:22Who's Ryder?
24:22A suspect in a murder.
24:23Well, that sounds important.
24:24Do you need to go?
24:25No.
24:26Just give me one second.
24:28What's up?
24:28Okay, so I was looking
24:29through Ryder's jewelry file.
24:31Between the ages of 9 to 14,
24:32he lived in four different
24:33foster homes.
24:34One was located
24:35in the 54th Street Territory.
24:36Foster parents were
24:37Mabel and Raphael Sinclair.
24:39And Raphael died
24:40a few years ago
24:40of a heart attack.
24:41But look at
24:42what I found on Mabel.
24:48Babe, I'm sorry.
24:49I gotta go.
24:49No worries.
24:50Have fun solving
24:51your murder.
24:52We will.
24:56This is Mabel Sinclair.
24:57Most of the kids
24:58in the neighborhood
24:59just call her mom.
25:00Since they know
25:01whatever they need,
25:01food, a place to stay,
25:02clean clothes,
25:03Mabel will hook them up.
25:04Well, last week,
25:05Mabel was the victim
25:06of a hit and run
25:06while crossing her street.
25:08Witnesses saw
25:08Orette's sedan
25:09speeding away from the scene,
25:10but no arrests
25:11have been made.
25:12Anyone care to guess
25:12what kind of car
25:13Fred Wilson drove?
25:14Orette Camry.
25:15So you think
25:16Fred hit Mabel?
25:17Oh, more than that.
25:18Selena ran his van
25:19and found the body shop
25:20doing the repairs
25:21on his car.
25:22The bumper tested
25:23positive for blood.
25:24French sticks are
25:25running the sample.
25:26What's Ryder's connection
25:27to this woman?
25:27Oh, Mabel was
25:28his foster mother.
25:32That's the second shooter.
25:33That is Kingston Holmes,
25:3522, proud member
25:36of the 5-4
25:36and former foster brother
25:38to Ryder Frost.
25:39So they murdered
25:40Fred Wilson
25:40as revenge
25:41for killing Mabel.
25:42Well, Mabel wasn't dead.
25:48All I remember
25:49is going out
25:50to bring my trash cans
25:52in and then
25:53waking up here
25:54and they told me
25:55it was a hit-and-run.
25:57Unfortunately,
25:57the man suspected
25:58of hitting you
25:59with his car
25:59was murdered.
26:00We have reason
26:01to believe
26:01your former foster sons,
26:03Ryder Frost
26:03and Kingston Holmes
26:04want a revenge
26:05for what happened to you.
26:07It was painful enough
26:09losing Ryder and Kingston
26:11to the streets.
26:12I don't think I can take
26:13knowing that they
26:14killed a man
26:15because of me.
26:17We're very sorry,
26:19but I'm afraid
26:20that's not all.
26:21Ryder died yesterday
26:22trying to jump
26:22between rooftops.
26:24They were just
26:25hurt little boys
26:26underneath it all,
26:27you know?
26:28When Ryder
26:29first came to us,
26:31he was
26:33so shut down,
26:35he barely said
26:37two words to me
26:38that first month.
26:39The Kingston,
26:40he always had
26:41this way about him,
26:43this lightness,
26:45even after all
26:46he'd been through.
26:49but then
26:52they started to do
26:53everything together
26:55and bit by bit
26:59I got to see Ryder
27:01for the sweet,
27:02sensitive boy he was.
27:05What happened?
27:06Ryder's mom
27:07came back into the picture
27:09with her skinhead boyfriend
27:11and once he was gone,
27:13all of Kingston's light
27:15went with him.
27:17He started to
27:20act out,
27:21getting in trouble
27:23and he was finally
27:25put away on some
27:26trumped up
27:28vandalism charge.
27:29And then
27:31he joined the gang
27:33in prison.
27:36And suddenly
27:38the two boys
27:40I saw
27:40become brothers
27:42were turned
27:44into mortal enemies
27:46by the streets.
27:47I'm sorry
27:48for how much pain
27:49this has caused you,
27:50but we'd like to bring
27:51Kingston in
27:51without any more
27:52bloodshed.
27:53Do you have any way
27:55of contacting him?
28:00What do you want me
28:00to say?
28:03Hey, the judge
28:03signed off on the wiretap.
28:04We should be good
28:05to go in a few.
28:06Great.
28:07What you were saying
28:08yesterday about D.C.
28:09and needing to
28:11unclench,
28:11it can't be that bad,
28:12right?
28:14Alright,
28:15maybe I've just,
28:15I've been spoiled
28:16by L.A.
28:17I'm sure the city
28:18has a lot of great
28:19things about it,
28:19but from what I saw,
28:21being a cop there
28:22just means a lot
28:23of crowd control
28:24around government offices
28:25usually in crappy weather,
28:27snowstorms in the winter,
28:29swamp-like humidity
28:30in the summer,
28:31you get two weeks
28:33of cherry blossoms
28:34a year,
28:34and that's about it.
28:36Well, also,
28:37speaking as someone
28:38who thought transferring
28:39to another department
28:40would be easy,
28:41be prepared to relearn
28:42everything you thought
28:43you knew.
28:44Yeah, alright,
28:45we gotta go.
28:49Go.
28:51Go.
28:53Go.
28:53Go.
28:55Go.
28:55Go.
28:55Go.
28:58Go.
28:59it's me, baby.
29:00Oh, thank God.
29:02I tried to visit you
29:03and ask you,
29:03but they said
29:04blood family only.
29:04They made it sound
29:05like you were dying.
29:06Well, I am a little
29:07banged up,
29:08but I'll be all right.
29:09I wish I could come see you.
29:10Well, me too.
29:11You heard about Ryder?
29:16You know, me and Ryder don't really mess with each other anymore.
29:21He's dead, baby.
29:23Killed.
29:23Running away from what you boys did.
29:27I don't know what you're talking about.
29:29Kingston, please.
29:31You never were a good liar.
29:35You need to turn yourself in.
29:38I can't.
29:39You know what happened the last time I went inside?
29:41I had to join the 5-4 just to make it out alive.
29:43What other choice do you have?
29:45Just don't worry about me, Mom, okay?
29:46Just don't worry.
29:47I got a way out.
29:49Into Mexico where I can disappear.
29:51Mexico?
29:51What the heck do you know about Mexico?
29:54You know, Kingston, this is Detective Nyla Harper of the LAPD.
29:58Are you working with the cops?
29:59She is trying to save your life.
30:01Listen to me.
30:02If you run, things will end badly for you.
30:04But if you turn yourself in, we can try and help you.
30:10But please, he's scared.
30:13Don't hurt him.
30:14He's not a kid anymore, Miss Sinclair.
30:16He killed a man in cold blood.
30:18So now we have to go get him.
30:39Yo!
30:41What's up, Kay?
30:42They got you working the door already, huh?
30:44Damn, I was trying to come up.
30:475-4 for life.
31:01Yo, you man.
31:04Uh, can we talk?
31:05For sure!
31:06Come here.
31:08You good?
31:12Uh, talk to me.
31:16I-I gotta-I gotta get out of town.
31:19You should-you should got that hookup with the cartel tunnels into Mexico.
31:23So, why?
31:25What happened?
31:25Unless you know the better.
31:26Just trust me on that.
31:28When you say trust me, I trust you, okay?
31:31Make a few phone calls.
31:33Look, relax.
31:34Have a drink.
31:35You know we got you.
31:38What?
31:54Yo.
31:55What?
31:55I truly didn't believe you'd be stupid enough to bring your dumb ass back around here.
32:00I saw all the disrespect showing us.
32:04Yeah, you hidden civilians.
32:06You worked up with Nazis.
32:08Trace on Kingston's phone landed at 4700 Hilldale.
32:11Copy that.
32:14Pull over up here.
32:18But the address is on the next block.
32:20Yeah, you recognize that tag?
32:2354th Street.
32:25We roll up hot.
32:26We could have spotters anywhere.
32:28Exactly.
32:28Let's go.
32:29Let's go.
32:30Let's go.
32:32Let's go.
32:32Let's go.
32:36Yo, younger.
32:38It's your big moment, man.
32:39This the moment you prove how much you love the streets by taking care of a traitor-ass bitch that's
32:43disrespecting her.
32:44This the moment you prove to me you a good soldier.
32:47And you follow orders.
32:48All right?
32:49And in return, the streets gonna lure you back.
32:51And wherever you go, the far-foe follow.
32:56For life.
32:57And you take care of this bitch.
33:17We ain't got all day.
33:24Let's watch ten minutes out.
33:25You got eyes on Kingston?
33:26Yeah.
33:27We're looking at a potential murder in progress.
33:28We can't wait.
33:33Now smoke this fool.
33:38Police!
33:39Go, go, go!
33:41Hey!
33:43Police!
33:44Drop your weapon!
33:51Show me your hands if you're up there!
33:58Go!
34:00Love it!
34:03Go, go!
34:07Cover us.
34:07Go!
34:09Go!
34:10Go!
34:11Go!
34:11Go!
34:12Go!
34:13Go!
34:14Go!
34:16Go!
34:17Go!
34:18Go!
34:23Go!
34:29Go!
34:30Go!
34:36Go!
34:38Go!
34:39Go!
34:39Go!
34:39Go!
34:39Go!
34:40Go!
34:40Go!
34:41Go!
34:43Go!
34:44Go!
34:44Go!
34:44Go!
34:49Wait, wait, wait. Please, please, please.
34:52Please, please.
34:54Please, you can just say that you didn't see me.
34:57You can say that you didn't see me.
34:59You can say that you didn't see me.
35:00Trey, please, please.
35:01Gary's done.
35:03Go.
35:07Drop the gun.
35:08He'll be here.
35:27Hey, kids, process.
35:28Ah, thank you for that.
35:30Um, look, I realize this was a bit of a tough one.
35:33You all right?
35:34I'll be all right.
35:36I know I shouldn't feel sympathy, but he's just a boy.
35:40Look, no one is saying you can't feel sympathy.
35:43But at the end of the day, he did make the choice to pull that trigger.
35:48Why don't you go home?
35:49I'll take care of the paperwork.
35:51Yes, sir.
35:52You bet.
35:57Uh, it amazes me how one man can wreak such havoc on the entire LAPD.
36:03Smitty is a force of nature.
36:05Uh, got a minute?
36:06Yeah, Sean, what's up?
36:07Well, Bailey has been offered a pretty impressive job in D.C., a Pentagon think tank.
36:14And I was just wondering what a transfer to the D.C. PD would be like.
36:19Yeah, I can get you in touch with a few people.
36:22But you do know you would have to start at the very bottom again, including redoing the academy.
36:27I've done it before.
36:28You were also five years younger.
36:30Yes.
36:31You would get a pretty hefty signing bonus.
36:33That's a perk.
36:34But your annual salary would be much less than you make in L.A.
36:38Plus, the cost of living in D.C. is just as expensive.
36:41So in the long run, your bonus really won't make a difference.
36:45Especially if Bailey's only making a government salary.
36:47Right.
36:48I'm sorry if this is not the answer you were looking for.
36:50No, no, that's, um...
36:53I was just looking for the truth.
36:56Yeah, well, good luck.
37:01Hey.
37:04The L.A.P.D. wouldn't be sad to see you go.
37:07Thank you, sir.
37:15Guess what?
37:16What?
37:17We won.
37:18That's great.
37:19Did the judge give you any grief about the evidence?
37:21I think he was too confused by the explanation to challenge it.
37:25Take the win.
37:26Mm-hmm.
37:27I prepared a ten-minute lecture for tomorrow's roll call to make sure no one can ever again use ignorance
37:32as an excuse when mislabeled case numbers.
37:34You know, you're a really good watch commander.
37:37I'm figuring it out.
37:38No, listen.
37:39No matter what kind of craziness is going on at the station, you're always the center of calm.
37:43And the rest of us need that.
37:44I need that.
37:47Mm-hmm.
37:48Tell you what, list of things we can't trust Smitty with is getting longer.
37:51Do you think he's doing it on purpose?
37:53Weaponized incompetence?
37:54Yeah.
37:54I don't think he's that strategic.
38:03Hey.
38:04Sorry to miss dinner.
38:07Hey, bedtime.
38:10You should run for DA.
38:13Are you sure?
38:15Because if you're not in 100%...
38:17I'm in.
38:18The more I thought about it, the more I realized this was exactly why you joined the DA's office in
38:22the first place.
38:24Mm-hmm.
38:24And I'm proud you want to set that example for our children, especially because every day I see firsthand the
38:29people our system has failed.
38:32And inevitably, the ones who suffer the most are other kids.
38:37Are you sure you're okay waiting on our new house?
38:40No.
38:41But, like you said, real change requires sacrifice.
38:47And I love this house.
38:49We brought home two babies here.
38:54We also made two babies here.
38:57So we did it.
39:02No food to entice me with, I see.
39:05No, but I have wine.
39:10Listen, I don't want to beat around the bush.
39:12I did my due diligence, and I am sorry, honey.
39:16I don't think I can do DC.
39:18It would mean starting all over again as a rookie.
39:23Only this time, instead of being 45, I'd be 50.
39:26Oh.
39:29What if I'm not ready to say no?
39:35Well, you did say we both had to be in, or you would walk away.
39:40I know, and I meant it when I said it.
39:45But now...
39:46You still want it.
39:51So where does that leave us?
40:00This killer's underestimating you.
40:03Good.
40:04But they won't even see you coming.
40:08What now?
40:09We get him.
40:16Damn it.
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