Detroit 1-8-7 s01e01 Episode Script
Pharmacy Double/Bullet Train
detroit, michigan-- Birthplace of motown And once the heart of t he automobile industry.
Now it has One of the highest murder rates in the country.
For the men and women of detroit's homicide unit, Every life counts, And every murder tells a story.
* people * * keep on learnin' * Due date was last week, So my first day on homicide Could be his first day in the world.
Crazy.
Ye.
Oh, and I'll know when it comes 'cause I got this ringtone.
* baby love * * my baby love * Most beautiful song in the world.
Ain't it, partner? car 4-4-2, this is dispatch.
Please respond to a double homicide On the east side.
Miller's pharmacy.
This is fitch.
Copy that.
I used to Patrol the east side in uniform, So coming out here on my first homicide Is kinda poetic.
And with you? I mean, highest closure rate in the unit? And, look, I'm here to serve and observe, Learning the ropes and taking notes, So if there's anything you think I could be doing better-- Stop talking.
Yep.
ready? He owned the pharmacy.
David sung.
Shot once in the head.
Snear prints in the blood here.
Unless one of your guys was wearin' high-tops, Should be our shooter.
Second victim's behind the counter.
Shannon burke, 28, worked the late shift.
Gave her time to study.
used to come down here and meet my father on his beat.
We'd grab a coney at american.
Line be out the door, but we'd walk right in.
Cop never had to pull out his wallet in them days.
Yeah, when we moved here from india, My dad would drag us down here, like, three times a week.
I don't know.
I guess he thought the more chili dogs we had, The faster we'd assimilate.
You can't put all that ketchup on there.
That's not a coney.
I don't even know what you'd call that.
It's a free country, man.
I call it living the american dream, baby.
Longford.
Junction rail yards? Okay.
Somebody repd a dead vagrant on the train.
La notte Ãf¨ appena iniziata.
Here we go.
The night has just begun.
* papa was a rollin' stone * Nothing like walking up on a crime scene.
I'm gonna miss that feeling when I retire.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure you'll miss it in winter When I'm freezing my nuts off, And you're in your house in tuscany sipping a chianti.
Please.
How do you day "cry me a river" in italian? male caucasian.
He was probably looking to catch a free ride, Tried to jump the cars, loses his footing.
Since when do hoboes wear hugo boss? That is a pretty nice suit, isn't it? Whoa.
Check this out.
We got a gunshot.
What do we got? Other junkie looking for a fix.
But like my wife says, If we fight 'em here, we don't have to fight 'em in ferndale.
Commuter cop.
Must be nice going home to the burbs every night.
You're tling me.
I grew up four blocks away.
Every time I come into one of these, I'm praying it's no one I don't know.
Uh-huh.
Your shooter must have been jonesing pretty bad.
He threw up everywhere.
That wasn't the shooter.
No way.
Way.
Last credit card transaction was authorized at 8:23 p.
M.
Cardholder says everything was normal when she left.
The 9-1-1 call came in at Two cases of oxycontin missing.
Looks like a drug robbery gone bad.
Male was shot once in the head.
Female victim was shot five times.
Maybthe guy was high.
Why doesn't she run? She had to have seen what happened.
She knew him.
She was trying toeason with him.
He came for her.
morris bachner.
Divorce attorney.
Yeah, they tend to create a lot of angry people.
Question is, where was he shot? And how'd he end up on this train? good evening, ma'am.
We're detectives with the detroit police department.
Can we have a minute of your time? so you're her mother-in-law.
Ex.
She and my son divorced about two years ago.
She kept his name.
But shannon lives here with you.
With the kids.
Honey, it's--it's okay.
J-just go back to bed.
I'll be there in a little.
It's okay.
Go check on your sister.
Um Ma'am, shannon was found deceased this evening at work.
She was a victim of a homicide.
I know this must be incredibly difficult, But I'm gonna have to ask you a few questions.
Okay? Are you aware of anyone who'd want to harm shannon? No? No.
Had she been seeing anybody? Yes.
Um, alvin.
Alvin green.
For about a year.
They're They were very happy.
And, uh, shannon's children-- Your son's their father? Yes.
And what's his name? James.
James burke? Mm.
And where is your son now? In prison.
those poor kids I'm very sorry for your loss, ma'am.
what am I gonna tell them? What am I gonna say to them? Ma'am-- How am Ma'am, look at me.
Those kids are gonna be okay.
And I promise you-- * baby love, my baby love * oh, sorry.
I'll step out.
* I need ya * * oh, how I need ya * No, no, no.
I'm not mad, baby.
I want you to call me.
It's just, I was in the middle of somethin'.
And, you know, next time it'll be for real, for sure.
okay, love you, too.
Bye.
I can't work like this.
Okay, this clown is taking cell phone calls In the middle of death notifications.
Sounds like an honest mistake.
It sounded like A damn clock radio went off in his pocket.
The guy is incompetent.
Not according to his precinct captain.
he had the highest conviction rate Two years running.
Well, he's not ready for this.
That's what you said about your last partner.
what is it, mrs.
Dryden? She what? All right, hold on.
Hold on, please.
Look, fitch, it's his first day.
We're undermanned.
Just please, give him a chance.
Oh, why the hell should I? Because I said so.
Shut the door, please.
She's a teenager, mrs.
Dryden.
They tend to listen to their music on a higher volume.
Oh, noyou ain't gotta call the police.
I am the police.
Get 'em over.
Come on! Let's go.
'67 mustang.
she's a classic.
Rear end damage.
Looks like our divorce attorney was in a collision.
Doesn't seem to be any blood in the vehicle.
So somehow this guy gets shot Mm.
And ends up on a train.
That's crazy.
Yeah, there was an incident last night out on the road.
Well, what kind of incident? Wait a minute.
Is, uh, is this the bridge? Can you roll that back to last night? Hold it.
Play it from there.
There's a collision.
That's our victim.
Thought he was gonna drive, waiting on his check.
He-- Washington.
having a baby? Must feel really special.
Of course, there are over 6 billion people in the world.
Every one of them was a baby.
So when you put it in perspective, How special can it be? W-we've had serious infertility issues.
There's no-- And I'm moved.
I-I truly am moved.
But if that cell phone goes off in my presence again, You're gonna have serious career issues.
Also, I don't like you very much.
check on james burke? Uh He's doing 14 months at pine river, due out in 3.
What about her boyfriend? Alvin green.
I spoke to him.
He was at work all night.
Sanchez.
hey.
Hey, john.
Listen, I'm working that pharmacy double.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Yeah, pretty brutal stuff.
We're looking for, uh, two cases of oxy.
Anything hits the street, you'll let me know? You got it.
You owe me for Friday.
All right.
You, too.
Hi.
How you doing? What happened to your face? Oh.
I was going after the jammer, But the four crossed over and c-blocked me.
Total nk rash.
Roller derby.
Right.
Oh, yeah.
It bounced around in there, But I found it hiding in the peritoneal cavity.
I really can't make out the caliber.
This looks like I was totally gonna say that.
Mm.
That means we missed a bullet casing Out on the street.
Let's go get it.
See ya.
Bye.
Thanks.
Hey, did he get that house in tuscany? Finds out tomorrow.
It's a personality quirk.
He's not good one-on-one.
The--the guy's a mental patient.
I mean, he's sittin' right next to me.
He can't speak to me like a normal person? Talk to him about it.
Damn right.
I'm gonna.
Let me tell you what I know about fitch.
That's about it, and I've been here for two years.
Nobody understands the guy, but he gets results.
So if I were you, I'd just suck it up and be grateful That you have someone like fitch watching your back.
Easy for you to say.
Where's your partner? He dropped dead two weeks ago of a heart attack.
Sorry.
I didn't oh, wait.
Here we go.
I got it.
Nope.
Strike that.
It's a .
45.
Here it is! No.
It's a .
22.
That's what happens when you look for bullets in detroit.
I say we call it a day.
Chi rinunciare non cattura del pesci.
What? Those who quit don't catch no fish.
Yeah, baby! And fresh.
I can smell the powder.
* * all right * Hey.
If it isn't the model officer.
Literally.
Mr.
February.
Hey.
That was for charity.
You know that.
* da da da da da, da da da da da * February.
Isn't that the shortest month? You wanna give me a break? Brought you a present.
Marcus mosier.
Thank you.
Come on.
Picked him up on a parole violation.
Found this on him.
oxy.
Yeah.
Serial matches the same batch stolen from the pharmacy.
See? I told you it was a drug thing.
Well, let's find out, shall we? tell me-- Where'd you get this? Found it in elmwood park.
Elmwood park.
And when was that? Yesterday afternoon.
Okay, let's review.
Yesterday afternoon, You're skipping through the park In the hood.
You got junkies and dealers everywhere you look.
And you just happen upon A full bottle of oxycontin, just Laying there in the grass like a dog turd.
Yeah.
All right, well, On a scale of 1 to 10-- 10 being totally believable-- This is how good that lie was.
we know that bottle wasn't in the park yesterday.
That bottle was stolen from t he pharmacy last night.
You know where you are, marcus? This is homicide.
Homicide? Yep.
Two people were killed at that pharmacy.
And right now, the onlsuspect we have Is you.
But I didn't kill nobody.
Oh, right.
A junkie who broke parole And lied to the police.
How long you think that trial will last? Ten minutes.
Life sentence.
That's good.
Get to hong's in time for lunch.
Sounds good to me.
Life sentence, marcus.
Say it with me.
Come on.
Life.
A-all right, straight up? Pooch sold it to me.
Where do we find him? y-y-you gotta call him.
what's his number? Uh, uh, I don't know.
Um, I wrote it down on a napkin.
I-I swear I don't have it.
on his arm.
There's something on his arm.
what up, dawg? Pooch.
Who is this? Yogi.
Listen, man, I'm gonna need some-- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on.
Who gave you my number? Chicklet.
Chicklet? I don't know no chicklet.
Well, you, uh, you know lil d.
Right? Yeah, everybody know lil d.
He's good.
yeah, well, d.
Says you got some oxy.
Think maybe you could hook me up? quickie pickie on jackson.
Give me about an hour.
All right, cool.
Done.
nice.
We good? just be advised We got a suspicious vehicle heading southbound on edgewood.
Two male blacks in the car.
Yeah, the pimpmobile? Hard to miss.
wait for it.
Hold it.
We got metro.
Dispatch, I have a cruiser on jackson and edgewood About to interfere with an operation.
I need you to call him off imme-- * yeah, ha! Black keys, what up? * * y'all gotta put your hands up * Stop right there! Let me see 'em.
I'm on him.
Get the driver.
Put your hands up! * get my cracker barrel on and focus on the cheese * Show me your hands! * cheddar spend * * I'm showin' up in heaven with a nut, let us in * * you done did it * * you done did it * * yeah * Where you going, pooch? Man, I don't even know no pooch.
Really? Why's his name tattooed on your neck? 'cause that's my mama's name, man.
Yeah.
Give me your hand.
* baby love * uh Um * my baby love * uh, come here.
That your phone? Stretch out, man! * oh, how I need you! * s tay, pooch.
You about to answer your phone? Honey? You sure? W-w--you feel any discomfort in your pelvic area? Then it's just a false contraction.
You-- honey, I love you, but you gotta understand.
This is my first day.
It-- No.
No, I know it's our first baby, baby.
Look, all I'm saying-- All I'm saying is, don't call me again till the water breaks! Stop! Driver was a minor we couldn't hold him.
It's all up to you, buckaroo.
Oh, I don't know.
I mean, I haven't really Your collar, your interview.
Okay.
all right.
I'm-a slay this fool.
Okay.
You sure about officer bobby in there? I mean, we need a confes.
I know what we need.
Pooch How you doin' today? you.
You wanna tell me where you were last night? Thought you knew, peaches.
Last night, I was your wife.
After that, she my raw.
hey! You know where you are, ? I know where you are-- nowhere.
You ain't got on me, .
Look at you.
You green as a martian.
Come on, man.
What is this, y'all? "training day"? Huh? You a funny little midget.
we done.
We're not done We are done.
Till I say we're done.
Mnh-mnh.
You ain't callin' the shots, g.
! We're done in one word.
Okay, you best start helping yourself.
We can count down to your one word.
Okay, you see this? Done! I-- count down together.
Three, two, one! Lawyer! shh Oh, my god.
Tell me you have a strategy.
I want this guy to think he's smarter than us.
Yeah, well, apparently, he is smarter than us.
He just invoked his right to an attorney.
We can't question him anymore.
I don't need to question him.
Awesome, man.
Textbook.
Good job.
you.
you not a lawyer.
Just drunk the last of my soda.
Oh, what is this-- the silent treatment? You wanna have a staring contest with me? All right, enjoy yourself.
Knock yourself out.
Go ahead.
man.
all right, dude.
You're freaking me out.
If you gon' charge me, then charge me.
This is not where I was suppos ed to end up in life.
You got that badge and th at little cheap tie.
You think you can do whatev er you wanna do.
Christmas morning, We, uh, took the 4-hour drive up to the county pen.
Old man comes up to the window.
Guess what he say.
"stay in school, son.
Stay in school.
" No, I'm not gon' cry.
That's what I'm not gonna do right now.
I'm not gon' cry.
You understand me? I'm not gon' sit in here and have a pity party for myself And all that and break down in front of you, 'cause you don't even really care.
I can see it in your eyes.
You don't really care.
But I feel like you do.
I don't know, man.
It's just crazy.
Oh, it's like It's hard out there, man.
This ain't even real, man.
I'm doing bad.
You know whai'm saying? I'm ju st--I'm just gon' I'm just gon' keep it real.
I'm just gon' be straight And I'm-a tell you right now.
I took the oxys.
I took 'em.
I went in the store and I took the oxycontin.
I'm sorry, daddy, but wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on! Hold on! nice job, detective.
I didn't kill anybody, though.
You know what I'm saying? Those people was dead when I came in there.
You d me? I was not there! They was dead already! I was playing basketball.
Go check the court! yeah, uh, gang members-- They come out here and duke it out on the courts Instead of out there on the streets.
Pooch was here until about About 9:00.
9:00 at least.
You sure about that? Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he hit the winning basket, Thank you.
Father.
Yes, sir.
washington.
You lost control of that interview.
It's not about what you know.
It's about what they think you know.
The more you lose your cool, They more they know that you don't know nothin'.
Hold on a second.
Pass the half-and-half, please.
Thank you.
Control is everything.
if you can't handle a suspect, you ask for help.
Don't ever forget that.
This place used to be a porno shop.
Mahajan.
hey, we found a print on that shell casing.
Check your in-box.
Okay, I got it.
Thanks.
Hey.
There's our shooter.
James burke, 28.
Burke.
Wasn't that the victim's name in the pharmacy uble? Hmm.
Shannon.
Shannon burke.
Yeah.
There he is.
James burke.
It says here he's in prison, Eliminated as a person of interest.
Yeah, well, Just got a hell of a lot more interesting, didn't he? Okay.
Thanks.
James burke's print just came up in another homicide.
I thought he had three months left on his sentence? Made parole yesterday.
No, when the department of corrections Tells me that a guy's in prison, I gotta trust He's not down the street having a slice.
a 24-hour clerical backlog? Really? That's your explanation? We just had another homicide.
The victim was james burke's parole officer.
Your clerical backlog just got somebody murdered.
james burke tracks down His ex-wife's divorce attorney, morris bachner.
Grabs him on a bridge, shoots him, Victim falls onto a passing train, Winds up in the rail yards three hours later.
okay, so then around 8:30 p.
M.
, Burke enters miller's pharmacy.
He kills his ex-wife shannon and the pharmacy's owner.
Wrong place, wrong time.
Which brings us to 40 minutes ago-- James burke's parole officer pulls into his parking lot.
Burke commits homicide number four, Leaving his pickup at the scene.
It's hard to figure.
I mean, this guy was a Something made him snap.
Time line's too precise.
He planned it inside.
You sit in a prison cell long enough, alone in your head, Crazy thoughts start making sense.
He acted on them the second they let him out.
Longford, mahajan, head over to the parole office, See what you can find.
Sanchez, distribute his photo to all of detroit p.
D.
I want every uniform on the street looking for this man.
Got it.
james stanley burke- wanted in multiple homicides male, black, 5'7", 160.
james stanley burke-- white, 5'7".
Suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
Files just came over from the attorney's office.
Shannon was granted sole custody of the two children.
Parole officer testified at the hearing, Probably sealed the deal.
Burke's gettin' his revenge.
fitch.
We found an old family photo in burke's truck.
It's of james, shannon, and the kids, And there's writing on the back, And all it says is, "together forever.
" James burke's trying to get his family back.
Then why would he kill his wife? Murder-suicide.
It's the oy way they can all be together.
He's going after the kids.
Did you see mrs.
Burke today? June left with the kids early thisorning, Said she needed help looking after the kids.
Did she say where they were going? No, but--but shannon's boyfriend alvin--he would know.
He came and helped her with the bags.
Thank you very much, ma'am.
It's all the way across town.
We don't got time.
Mahajan, you still at the parole office? How quickly can you get to alvin green's house? no sign of alvin green.
I'm guessin' burke took him against his will.
Hey.
We got blood here.
Still wet.
They can't be more than five, ten minutes away.
He ran right and hit me.
Calm--calm down, sir.
All right, I get out to see if he okay.
He starts shootin' at me! Okay.
Can you give a description? White and crazy.
Mm.
It was the same car my son drives--a beige neon.
Beige neon.
And only one of those fools was white.
Ugh! Beige neon heading east on mack.
suspect may have a hostage in the vehicle.
Suspect is armed.
Repeat, suspect is armed.
Burke has alvin green.
He's using him to find the kids.
I got a beige neon heading east on temple, approaching cass.
copy that.
All units, we have him on temple, approaching cass.
License plate lincoln, ow! repeat, officer involved.
Detective sanchez requiring immediate assistance.
I need an ambulance on the 2400 block You okay?! I think I'm okay.
hang on! I can't breathe in here.
I know.
Watch out! Okay, there's gonna be glass.
Watch yourself.
Okay.
All right? You got it.
Okay.
Watch it.
Uhh! Easy now.
You all right? Yeah.
I think I'm fine.
You got some lint.
we found the beige neon.
Well, who knows? Maybe he stole another vehicle.
All right, thanks.
What'd alvin green say? Nothin'.
He's barely breathing.
They lost james burke.
We need to find those kids before he does.
we're asking anyone with information On the whereabouts of June burke and these children To contact law enforcement immediately.
We believe they're in imminent danger.
Again, we're asking anyone With information on the ir whereabouts To please contact authorities at on ce.
tips hotline.
What is your boy and a girl? Thank you.
exact location? tips hotline.
Thank you for calling detroit p.
D.
Okay, thanks.
A caller just saw the news report, Says June and the kids are staying At an apartment in the loft district.
Let's go.
Mrs.
Burke, it's detective fitch.
Get down! leave us alone! get the hell out of here! copy that.
Reporting here from the scene.
james, We're gonna leave a phone by the door th some dinner.
I promise there's no tricks here, james.
We just wanna talk, all right? On the move.
The window.
get inside! Yellow jacket on the lawn.
leave us alone.
James, I can't do that until those kids of yours are safe.
can't you see what you're doing to these children here? That's his mother.
you sit down.
She isn't helping any.
Just go away! They're gonna be with me forever.
It's over! This isn't working.
Let--let- -let me do my thing, all right, detective? why do you always-- Great.
There's your phone.
hey, are we forgetting what hned The last time you knocked on that door? I'm not wearing it.
fitch, we have a contingency.
Contingency? You can't send a s.
W.
A.
T.
Team in there.
This man killed four people! What about those kids? We don't work for the dead.
We work for the living.
Burke looks out that window at us, How you think he sees this ending? Maybe fitch can talk him down.
Get him wired.
If anything goes wrong, we're coming in.
Lieutenant.
james.
Ja-- james.
James.
James! My name is detective fitch.
I'm gonna walk to the door, all right? I'm just gonna walk to the door real slow.
gonna get himself killed.
I'm on the stairs.
Can you see me? I'm at the door and I'm gonna come in.
And--and it's all right Because we're just gonna talk a little, okay? He's going in the door.
He's going inside.
He's going inside.
This is crazy.
move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Slow down.
Slow down.
Stay back! Stay back! hey, james, why don't we put the gun down? It's not too late.
james.
what do you want?! James, you know what I want.
What do you want? Nothing.
It's too late now.
for god sake, can't you see What you're doing to these children, james? Would you just shut up?! why don't we put the gun down? All right? It's not too le.
You don't know.
I do know.
Don't lie to me! I'm not.
Why are you doing this? Put the gun down.
Sit down and shut up.
Get ahold of yourself! Hey, June.
June.
Let's give the man a break, okay? I know what it's like.
You love somebody so much You don't know why they caused you so much pain.
Right? And that pain builds and builds and builds Until You snap.
It's like you're a passenger, right.
You're in a car that's speedi ng out of control.
But then you wake up, and it's you behind the wheel.
And it's you who did these thin gs.
I did things I did things, james.
I hurt people.
I hurt my wife.
I hurt my kids.
When I think about the things I've done, Sometimes I really think it'd be easier Just to end it.
End it all.
But I got these pictures on my wall.
I see my kids, And I can't do it.
I brought you something here.
Remember this? These are your kids, james-- beautiful kids.
And I know-- I know all you wanted was to be there for them.
But now you're all they have.
And we can't change the past, james, But we can choose what happens next.
Don't come any closer.
Give me the gun.
stop.
I'm not gonna stop, james.
Give me the gun, all right? Here, you take this.
god forgive me.
Yeah.
come on, take him down.
Take him down.
take him down! Stay down! kids, come on.
kids, come on.
* You wanted to see me, lieutenant? You look like a drug dealer.
Yeah.
That's, uh, my job.
Remember? Not anymore it isn't.
Your promotion came through.
Welcome to homicide, detective stone.
All right, thank you.
Oh, uh, who am I riding with? Sanchez.
Okay, good.
Thank you.
Capisco? S .
Grazie.
So what's up, partner? You didn't get the house? No I did.
Hell of a first day, huh? Every day feels like the first.
That's one of the perks about working homicide.
Never gets old.
All that stuff you said in that apartment You know, about hurting the people you love and Feeling like you wanna end it-- Is that true? It was true when I said it.
Get 'em solved.
Make room for the next one.
We might be the last assembly line in detroit.
You earned it.
got one for lockup.
No, man! Stop! no! Move! all right, move! Move! Officer down! Officer down! Get some help! grab his gun! I got you.
I got you.
* bablove * * my baby love * * I need ya * * oh, how I need ya * * but all you do is treat me bad *
Now it has One of the highest murder rates in the country.
For the men and women of detroit's homicide unit, Every life counts, And every murder tells a story.
* people * * keep on learnin' * Due date was last week, So my first day on homicide Could be his first day in the world.
Crazy.
Ye.
Oh, and I'll know when it comes 'cause I got this ringtone.
* baby love * * my baby love * Most beautiful song in the world.
Ain't it, partner? car 4-4-2, this is dispatch.
Please respond to a double homicide On the east side.
Miller's pharmacy.
This is fitch.
Copy that.
I used to Patrol the east side in uniform, So coming out here on my first homicide Is kinda poetic.
And with you? I mean, highest closure rate in the unit? And, look, I'm here to serve and observe, Learning the ropes and taking notes, So if there's anything you think I could be doing better-- Stop talking.
Yep.
ready? He owned the pharmacy.
David sung.
Shot once in the head.
Snear prints in the blood here.
Unless one of your guys was wearin' high-tops, Should be our shooter.
Second victim's behind the counter.
Shannon burke, 28, worked the late shift.
Gave her time to study.
used to come down here and meet my father on his beat.
We'd grab a coney at american.
Line be out the door, but we'd walk right in.
Cop never had to pull out his wallet in them days.
Yeah, when we moved here from india, My dad would drag us down here, like, three times a week.
I don't know.
I guess he thought the more chili dogs we had, The faster we'd assimilate.
You can't put all that ketchup on there.
That's not a coney.
I don't even know what you'd call that.
It's a free country, man.
I call it living the american dream, baby.
Longford.
Junction rail yards? Okay.
Somebody repd a dead vagrant on the train.
La notte Ãf¨ appena iniziata.
Here we go.
The night has just begun.
* papa was a rollin' stone * Nothing like walking up on a crime scene.
I'm gonna miss that feeling when I retire.
Oh, yeah, I'm sure you'll miss it in winter When I'm freezing my nuts off, And you're in your house in tuscany sipping a chianti.
Please.
How do you day "cry me a river" in italian? male caucasian.
He was probably looking to catch a free ride, Tried to jump the cars, loses his footing.
Since when do hoboes wear hugo boss? That is a pretty nice suit, isn't it? Whoa.
Check this out.
We got a gunshot.
What do we got? Other junkie looking for a fix.
But like my wife says, If we fight 'em here, we don't have to fight 'em in ferndale.
Commuter cop.
Must be nice going home to the burbs every night.
You're tling me.
I grew up four blocks away.
Every time I come into one of these, I'm praying it's no one I don't know.
Uh-huh.
Your shooter must have been jonesing pretty bad.
He threw up everywhere.
That wasn't the shooter.
No way.
Way.
Last credit card transaction was authorized at 8:23 p.
M.
Cardholder says everything was normal when she left.
The 9-1-1 call came in at Two cases of oxycontin missing.
Looks like a drug robbery gone bad.
Male was shot once in the head.
Female victim was shot five times.
Maybthe guy was high.
Why doesn't she run? She had to have seen what happened.
She knew him.
She was trying toeason with him.
He came for her.
morris bachner.
Divorce attorney.
Yeah, they tend to create a lot of angry people.
Question is, where was he shot? And how'd he end up on this train? good evening, ma'am.
We're detectives with the detroit police department.
Can we have a minute of your time? so you're her mother-in-law.
Ex.
She and my son divorced about two years ago.
She kept his name.
But shannon lives here with you.
With the kids.
Honey, it's--it's okay.
J-just go back to bed.
I'll be there in a little.
It's okay.
Go check on your sister.
Um Ma'am, shannon was found deceased this evening at work.
She was a victim of a homicide.
I know this must be incredibly difficult, But I'm gonna have to ask you a few questions.
Okay? Are you aware of anyone who'd want to harm shannon? No? No.
Had she been seeing anybody? Yes.
Um, alvin.
Alvin green.
For about a year.
They're They were very happy.
And, uh, shannon's children-- Your son's their father? Yes.
And what's his name? James.
James burke? Mm.
And where is your son now? In prison.
those poor kids I'm very sorry for your loss, ma'am.
what am I gonna tell them? What am I gonna say to them? Ma'am-- How am Ma'am, look at me.
Those kids are gonna be okay.
And I promise you-- * baby love, my baby love * oh, sorry.
I'll step out.
* I need ya * * oh, how I need ya * No, no, no.
I'm not mad, baby.
I want you to call me.
It's just, I was in the middle of somethin'.
And, you know, next time it'll be for real, for sure.
okay, love you, too.
Bye.
I can't work like this.
Okay, this clown is taking cell phone calls In the middle of death notifications.
Sounds like an honest mistake.
It sounded like A damn clock radio went off in his pocket.
The guy is incompetent.
Not according to his precinct captain.
he had the highest conviction rate Two years running.
Well, he's not ready for this.
That's what you said about your last partner.
what is it, mrs.
Dryden? She what? All right, hold on.
Hold on, please.
Look, fitch, it's his first day.
We're undermanned.
Just please, give him a chance.
Oh, why the hell should I? Because I said so.
Shut the door, please.
She's a teenager, mrs.
Dryden.
They tend to listen to their music on a higher volume.
Oh, noyou ain't gotta call the police.
I am the police.
Get 'em over.
Come on! Let's go.
'67 mustang.
she's a classic.
Rear end damage.
Looks like our divorce attorney was in a collision.
Doesn't seem to be any blood in the vehicle.
So somehow this guy gets shot Mm.
And ends up on a train.
That's crazy.
Yeah, there was an incident last night out on the road.
Well, what kind of incident? Wait a minute.
Is, uh, is this the bridge? Can you roll that back to last night? Hold it.
Play it from there.
There's a collision.
That's our victim.
Thought he was gonna drive, waiting on his check.
He-- Washington.
having a baby? Must feel really special.
Of course, there are over 6 billion people in the world.
Every one of them was a baby.
So when you put it in perspective, How special can it be? W-we've had serious infertility issues.
There's no-- And I'm moved.
I-I truly am moved.
But if that cell phone goes off in my presence again, You're gonna have serious career issues.
Also, I don't like you very much.
check on james burke? Uh He's doing 14 months at pine river, due out in 3.
What about her boyfriend? Alvin green.
I spoke to him.
He was at work all night.
Sanchez.
hey.
Hey, john.
Listen, I'm working that pharmacy double.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Yeah, pretty brutal stuff.
We're looking for, uh, two cases of oxy.
Anything hits the street, you'll let me know? You got it.
You owe me for Friday.
All right.
You, too.
Hi.
How you doing? What happened to your face? Oh.
I was going after the jammer, But the four crossed over and c-blocked me.
Total nk rash.
Roller derby.
Right.
Oh, yeah.
It bounced around in there, But I found it hiding in the peritoneal cavity.
I really can't make out the caliber.
This looks like I was totally gonna say that.
Mm.
That means we missed a bullet casing Out on the street.
Let's go get it.
See ya.
Bye.
Thanks.
Hey, did he get that house in tuscany? Finds out tomorrow.
It's a personality quirk.
He's not good one-on-one.
The--the guy's a mental patient.
I mean, he's sittin' right next to me.
He can't speak to me like a normal person? Talk to him about it.
Damn right.
I'm gonna.
Let me tell you what I know about fitch.
That's about it, and I've been here for two years.
Nobody understands the guy, but he gets results.
So if I were you, I'd just suck it up and be grateful That you have someone like fitch watching your back.
Easy for you to say.
Where's your partner? He dropped dead two weeks ago of a heart attack.
Sorry.
I didn't oh, wait.
Here we go.
I got it.
Nope.
Strike that.
It's a .
45.
Here it is! No.
It's a .
22.
That's what happens when you look for bullets in detroit.
I say we call it a day.
Chi rinunciare non cattura del pesci.
What? Those who quit don't catch no fish.
Yeah, baby! And fresh.
I can smell the powder.
* * all right * Hey.
If it isn't the model officer.
Literally.
Mr.
February.
Hey.
That was for charity.
You know that.
* da da da da da, da da da da da * February.
Isn't that the shortest month? You wanna give me a break? Brought you a present.
Marcus mosier.
Thank you.
Come on.
Picked him up on a parole violation.
Found this on him.
oxy.
Yeah.
Serial matches the same batch stolen from the pharmacy.
See? I told you it was a drug thing.
Well, let's find out, shall we? tell me-- Where'd you get this? Found it in elmwood park.
Elmwood park.
And when was that? Yesterday afternoon.
Okay, let's review.
Yesterday afternoon, You're skipping through the park In the hood.
You got junkies and dealers everywhere you look.
And you just happen upon A full bottle of oxycontin, just Laying there in the grass like a dog turd.
Yeah.
All right, well, On a scale of 1 to 10-- 10 being totally believable-- This is how good that lie was.
we know that bottle wasn't in the park yesterday.
That bottle was stolen from t he pharmacy last night.
You know where you are, marcus? This is homicide.
Homicide? Yep.
Two people were killed at that pharmacy.
And right now, the onlsuspect we have Is you.
But I didn't kill nobody.
Oh, right.
A junkie who broke parole And lied to the police.
How long you think that trial will last? Ten minutes.
Life sentence.
That's good.
Get to hong's in time for lunch.
Sounds good to me.
Life sentence, marcus.
Say it with me.
Come on.
Life.
A-all right, straight up? Pooch sold it to me.
Where do we find him? y-y-you gotta call him.
what's his number? Uh, uh, I don't know.
Um, I wrote it down on a napkin.
I-I swear I don't have it.
on his arm.
There's something on his arm.
what up, dawg? Pooch.
Who is this? Yogi.
Listen, man, I'm gonna need some-- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on.
Who gave you my number? Chicklet.
Chicklet? I don't know no chicklet.
Well, you, uh, you know lil d.
Right? Yeah, everybody know lil d.
He's good.
yeah, well, d.
Says you got some oxy.
Think maybe you could hook me up? quickie pickie on jackson.
Give me about an hour.
All right, cool.
Done.
nice.
We good? just be advised We got a suspicious vehicle heading southbound on edgewood.
Two male blacks in the car.
Yeah, the pimpmobile? Hard to miss.
wait for it.
Hold it.
We got metro.
Dispatch, I have a cruiser on jackson and edgewood About to interfere with an operation.
I need you to call him off imme-- * yeah, ha! Black keys, what up? * * y'all gotta put your hands up * Stop right there! Let me see 'em.
I'm on him.
Get the driver.
Put your hands up! * get my cracker barrel on and focus on the cheese * Show me your hands! * cheddar spend * * I'm showin' up in heaven with a nut, let us in * * you done did it * * you done did it * * yeah * Where you going, pooch? Man, I don't even know no pooch.
Really? Why's his name tattooed on your neck? 'cause that's my mama's name, man.
Yeah.
Give me your hand.
* baby love * uh Um * my baby love * uh, come here.
That your phone? Stretch out, man! * oh, how I need you! * s tay, pooch.
You about to answer your phone? Honey? You sure? W-w--you feel any discomfort in your pelvic area? Then it's just a false contraction.
You-- honey, I love you, but you gotta understand.
This is my first day.
It-- No.
No, I know it's our first baby, baby.
Look, all I'm saying-- All I'm saying is, don't call me again till the water breaks! Stop! Driver was a minor we couldn't hold him.
It's all up to you, buckaroo.
Oh, I don't know.
I mean, I haven't really Your collar, your interview.
Okay.
all right.
I'm-a slay this fool.
Okay.
You sure about officer bobby in there? I mean, we need a confes.
I know what we need.
Pooch How you doin' today? you.
You wanna tell me where you were last night? Thought you knew, peaches.
Last night, I was your wife.
After that, she my raw.
hey! You know where you are, ? I know where you are-- nowhere.
You ain't got on me, .
Look at you.
You green as a martian.
Come on, man.
What is this, y'all? "training day"? Huh? You a funny little midget.
we done.
We're not done We are done.
Till I say we're done.
Mnh-mnh.
You ain't callin' the shots, g.
! We're done in one word.
Okay, you best start helping yourself.
We can count down to your one word.
Okay, you see this? Done! I-- count down together.
Three, two, one! Lawyer! shh Oh, my god.
Tell me you have a strategy.
I want this guy to think he's smarter than us.
Yeah, well, apparently, he is smarter than us.
He just invoked his right to an attorney.
We can't question him anymore.
I don't need to question him.
Awesome, man.
Textbook.
Good job.
you.
you not a lawyer.
Just drunk the last of my soda.
Oh, what is this-- the silent treatment? You wanna have a staring contest with me? All right, enjoy yourself.
Knock yourself out.
Go ahead.
man.
all right, dude.
You're freaking me out.
If you gon' charge me, then charge me.
This is not where I was suppos ed to end up in life.
You got that badge and th at little cheap tie.
You think you can do whatev er you wanna do.
Christmas morning, We, uh, took the 4-hour drive up to the county pen.
Old man comes up to the window.
Guess what he say.
"stay in school, son.
Stay in school.
" No, I'm not gon' cry.
That's what I'm not gonna do right now.
I'm not gon' cry.
You understand me? I'm not gon' sit in here and have a pity party for myself And all that and break down in front of you, 'cause you don't even really care.
I can see it in your eyes.
You don't really care.
But I feel like you do.
I don't know, man.
It's just crazy.
Oh, it's like It's hard out there, man.
This ain't even real, man.
I'm doing bad.
You know whai'm saying? I'm ju st--I'm just gon' I'm just gon' keep it real.
I'm just gon' be straight And I'm-a tell you right now.
I took the oxys.
I took 'em.
I went in the store and I took the oxycontin.
I'm sorry, daddy, but wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on! Hold on! nice job, detective.
I didn't kill anybody, though.
You know what I'm saying? Those people was dead when I came in there.
You d me? I was not there! They was dead already! I was playing basketball.
Go check the court! yeah, uh, gang members-- They come out here and duke it out on the courts Instead of out there on the streets.
Pooch was here until about About 9:00.
9:00 at least.
You sure about that? Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he hit the winning basket, Thank you.
Father.
Yes, sir.
washington.
You lost control of that interview.
It's not about what you know.
It's about what they think you know.
The more you lose your cool, They more they know that you don't know nothin'.
Hold on a second.
Pass the half-and-half, please.
Thank you.
Control is everything.
if you can't handle a suspect, you ask for help.
Don't ever forget that.
This place used to be a porno shop.
Mahajan.
hey, we found a print on that shell casing.
Check your in-box.
Okay, I got it.
Thanks.
Hey.
There's our shooter.
James burke, 28.
Burke.
Wasn't that the victim's name in the pharmacy uble? Hmm.
Shannon.
Shannon burke.
Yeah.
There he is.
James burke.
It says here he's in prison, Eliminated as a person of interest.
Yeah, well, Just got a hell of a lot more interesting, didn't he? Okay.
Thanks.
James burke's print just came up in another homicide.
I thought he had three months left on his sentence? Made parole yesterday.
No, when the department of corrections Tells me that a guy's in prison, I gotta trust He's not down the street having a slice.
a 24-hour clerical backlog? Really? That's your explanation? We just had another homicide.
The victim was james burke's parole officer.
Your clerical backlog just got somebody murdered.
james burke tracks down His ex-wife's divorce attorney, morris bachner.
Grabs him on a bridge, shoots him, Victim falls onto a passing train, Winds up in the rail yards three hours later.
okay, so then around 8:30 p.
M.
, Burke enters miller's pharmacy.
He kills his ex-wife shannon and the pharmacy's owner.
Wrong place, wrong time.
Which brings us to 40 minutes ago-- James burke's parole officer pulls into his parking lot.
Burke commits homicide number four, Leaving his pickup at the scene.
It's hard to figure.
I mean, this guy was a Something made him snap.
Time line's too precise.
He planned it inside.
You sit in a prison cell long enough, alone in your head, Crazy thoughts start making sense.
He acted on them the second they let him out.
Longford, mahajan, head over to the parole office, See what you can find.
Sanchez, distribute his photo to all of detroit p.
D.
I want every uniform on the street looking for this man.
Got it.
james stanley burke- wanted in multiple homicides male, black, 5'7", 160.
james stanley burke-- white, 5'7".
Suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
Files just came over from the attorney's office.
Shannon was granted sole custody of the two children.
Parole officer testified at the hearing, Probably sealed the deal.
Burke's gettin' his revenge.
fitch.
We found an old family photo in burke's truck.
It's of james, shannon, and the kids, And there's writing on the back, And all it says is, "together forever.
" James burke's trying to get his family back.
Then why would he kill his wife? Murder-suicide.
It's the oy way they can all be together.
He's going after the kids.
Did you see mrs.
Burke today? June left with the kids early thisorning, Said she needed help looking after the kids.
Did she say where they were going? No, but--but shannon's boyfriend alvin--he would know.
He came and helped her with the bags.
Thank you very much, ma'am.
It's all the way across town.
We don't got time.
Mahajan, you still at the parole office? How quickly can you get to alvin green's house? no sign of alvin green.
I'm guessin' burke took him against his will.
Hey.
We got blood here.
Still wet.
They can't be more than five, ten minutes away.
He ran right and hit me.
Calm--calm down, sir.
All right, I get out to see if he okay.
He starts shootin' at me! Okay.
Can you give a description? White and crazy.
Mm.
It was the same car my son drives--a beige neon.
Beige neon.
And only one of those fools was white.
Ugh! Beige neon heading east on mack.
suspect may have a hostage in the vehicle.
Suspect is armed.
Repeat, suspect is armed.
Burke has alvin green.
He's using him to find the kids.
I got a beige neon heading east on temple, approaching cass.
copy that.
All units, we have him on temple, approaching cass.
License plate lincoln, ow! repeat, officer involved.
Detective sanchez requiring immediate assistance.
I need an ambulance on the 2400 block You okay?! I think I'm okay.
hang on! I can't breathe in here.
I know.
Watch out! Okay, there's gonna be glass.
Watch yourself.
Okay.
All right? You got it.
Okay.
Watch it.
Uhh! Easy now.
You all right? Yeah.
I think I'm fine.
You got some lint.
we found the beige neon.
Well, who knows? Maybe he stole another vehicle.
All right, thanks.
What'd alvin green say? Nothin'.
He's barely breathing.
They lost james burke.
We need to find those kids before he does.
we're asking anyone with information On the whereabouts of June burke and these children To contact law enforcement immediately.
We believe they're in imminent danger.
Again, we're asking anyone With information on the ir whereabouts To please contact authorities at on ce.
tips hotline.
What is your boy and a girl? Thank you.
exact location? tips hotline.
Thank you for calling detroit p.
D.
Okay, thanks.
A caller just saw the news report, Says June and the kids are staying At an apartment in the loft district.
Let's go.
Mrs.
Burke, it's detective fitch.
Get down! leave us alone! get the hell out of here! copy that.
Reporting here from the scene.
james, We're gonna leave a phone by the door th some dinner.
I promise there's no tricks here, james.
We just wanna talk, all right? On the move.
The window.
get inside! Yellow jacket on the lawn.
leave us alone.
James, I can't do that until those kids of yours are safe.
can't you see what you're doing to these children here? That's his mother.
you sit down.
She isn't helping any.
Just go away! They're gonna be with me forever.
It's over! This isn't working.
Let--let- -let me do my thing, all right, detective? why do you always-- Great.
There's your phone.
hey, are we forgetting what hned The last time you knocked on that door? I'm not wearing it.
fitch, we have a contingency.
Contingency? You can't send a s.
W.
A.
T.
Team in there.
This man killed four people! What about those kids? We don't work for the dead.
We work for the living.
Burke looks out that window at us, How you think he sees this ending? Maybe fitch can talk him down.
Get him wired.
If anything goes wrong, we're coming in.
Lieutenant.
james.
Ja-- james.
James.
James! My name is detective fitch.
I'm gonna walk to the door, all right? I'm just gonna walk to the door real slow.
gonna get himself killed.
I'm on the stairs.
Can you see me? I'm at the door and I'm gonna come in.
And--and it's all right Because we're just gonna talk a little, okay? He's going in the door.
He's going inside.
He's going inside.
This is crazy.
move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Slow down.
Slow down.
Stay back! Stay back! hey, james, why don't we put the gun down? It's not too late.
james.
what do you want?! James, you know what I want.
What do you want? Nothing.
It's too late now.
for god sake, can't you see What you're doing to these children, james? Would you just shut up?! why don't we put the gun down? All right? It's not too le.
You don't know.
I do know.
Don't lie to me! I'm not.
Why are you doing this? Put the gun down.
Sit down and shut up.
Get ahold of yourself! Hey, June.
June.
Let's give the man a break, okay? I know what it's like.
You love somebody so much You don't know why they caused you so much pain.
Right? And that pain builds and builds and builds Until You snap.
It's like you're a passenger, right.
You're in a car that's speedi ng out of control.
But then you wake up, and it's you behind the wheel.
And it's you who did these thin gs.
I did things I did things, james.
I hurt people.
I hurt my wife.
I hurt my kids.
When I think about the things I've done, Sometimes I really think it'd be easier Just to end it.
End it all.
But I got these pictures on my wall.
I see my kids, And I can't do it.
I brought you something here.
Remember this? These are your kids, james-- beautiful kids.
And I know-- I know all you wanted was to be there for them.
But now you're all they have.
And we can't change the past, james, But we can choose what happens next.
Don't come any closer.
Give me the gun.
stop.
I'm not gonna stop, james.
Give me the gun, all right? Here, you take this.
god forgive me.
Yeah.
come on, take him down.
Take him down.
take him down! Stay down! kids, come on.
kids, come on.
* You wanted to see me, lieutenant? You look like a drug dealer.
Yeah.
That's, uh, my job.
Remember? Not anymore it isn't.
Your promotion came through.
Welcome to homicide, detective stone.
All right, thank you.
Oh, uh, who am I riding with? Sanchez.
Okay, good.
Thank you.
Capisco? S .
Grazie.
So what's up, partner? You didn't get the house? No I did.
Hell of a first day, huh? Every day feels like the first.
That's one of the perks about working homicide.
Never gets old.
All that stuff you said in that apartment You know, about hurting the people you love and Feeling like you wanna end it-- Is that true? It was true when I said it.
Get 'em solved.
Make room for the next one.
We might be the last assembly line in detroit.
You earned it.
got one for lockup.
No, man! Stop! no! Move! all right, move! Move! Officer down! Officer down! Get some help! grab his gun! I got you.
I got you.
* bablove * * my baby love * * I need ya * * oh, how I need ya * * but all you do is treat me bad *