The Oath (2018) s01e04 Episode Script

1 Someone's using Sleep's phone to screw with us.
They obviously know what we did.
The phone doesn't prove anything without Sleep's body.
Shit.
You need to go see Dad.
He's been asking for you.
Hey, I'm real sorry about your old man being hurt.
You knew exactly what was gonna happen when you put him on the line.
I'll do whatever you want.
We all internalize pain from our childhood.
It needs to be processed.
Otherwise, we're at the mercy of feelings we can't control.
- Lourdes! Hi! - Oh.
- Baby, you remember Tito.
- Yeah.
You feel bad about lying to the Vipers about us? Why should I? We're not hurting anybody.
It's that blast my brother was looking into before he disappeared.
I need you to find out who's behind it.
You said your tattoo had something to do with station pride.
- It's a gang symbol, isn't it? - You have to trust me.
- Get out! - Just stay out of my business, Victor.
The safety of my daughter and grandchild is my business.
Cop gangs running protection on the sale of underage girls.
It's like catnip to the Feds.
Listen, you still sheepdogging that Ukrainian place by the channel? It's for whores, not dope.
FBI! Go, go, go, go! You're really gonna pay this asshole? We got no choices, unless Byrd finds that phone.
- I got his location.
- Sleep's phone? On it.
Okay, I see him.
Hands where I can see them! What's going on? Whoa, whoa, whoa! Let's talk.
Hand it over.
What the hell's going on? Give me the fucking phone now! How'd you get it? It was in your trunk.
I found it when I got my backpack.
What the hell did you do to Sleep? Look, I coulda I coulda taken it to Neckbone.
Told him where I got it, but I didn't, because of you.
Alright? I didn't tell Winters.
But blackmailing us? To you, that's okay? Look, it was Hammond I was leveraging.
Not you, alright? Any money I got out of him was gonna be for us.
Start fresh after my divorce.
Look, just screw it, man.
Do what you gotta do.
The others are on their way.
If you stay here, this is gonna end badly.
Go.
Yeah? Okay, I get it, but how did you lose him? If you think you could've done such a better job, why don't you get your ass to the scene quicker next time? I've seen you in pursuit.
You don't lose 'em.
- Ever.
- I told you.
I stopped to get the phone when he tossed it.
And it's not like I can call Air Support.
What'd he look like? Fat? Skinny? Race? - Tinted windows.
- The car? Black Pontiac.
No plates.
Yeah, but why'd he just toss it out the window? - It doesn't make sense.
- I don't know.
What is with the third degree? If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have this phone back.
Let's just focus on what's in front of us.
'Cause right now, this guy's only option is to sell us out to Neckbone.
No phone, no proof.
Why would Neckbone believe him? Because Neckbone doesn't need proof! He just needs a reason! Yeah, we gotta find this guy and take him out.
What are you doing? Packing your shit.
I had to lie for you, asshole.
I'm sorry.
You are.
- What you did was stupid.
- Yeah.
And what I did was even stupider covering up for your ass, but I swear to goodness, you say one word about that phone to anyone, and I will kill you myself.
What happened to Sleep? He was dead when we found him.
It looked like an accident.
We didn't kill him.
So, where's the body? Why? If his cell was in your trunk, the body was probably in there too.
Look, I'm just trying to make sure nothing blows back on you.
Save the concerned boyfriend bullshit.
Of course.
So, where do we go from here? Nowhere.
Karen Whatever we had, it died the second that you stole that phone.
- What the hell is this about? - Don't say it.
What? Are you a couch surfer now? It's pretty comfortable.
Really not as bad as it looks.
Looks pretty bad.
What's the story, man? What do you mean? Why'd you get kicked out of the house? You know how it is.
I just talked some shit about her dad.
You know how sensitive she is about that stuff.
There's something more to it than that.
Look, if it is, it's my problem, my business.
Listen, I've seen you and your lady fight before.
But never this bad.
What's that supposed to mean? It means, if you want to talk about it, I'm here for you.
I appreciate it, man.
Anyways, what do you think about that shit that happened earlier? You believe Beach's story? You don't? I think she's holding something back.
Yeah, I kinda got the same feeling.
See you tomorrow.
What do we got? Four dead.
The neighbor says WMD was being slung out of the back door.
You know who's good for it? I hear Neckbone handled it himself.
Homicide getting a warrant? They were starting to but Winters already squashed it.
Are those kids? Seven and nine.
That son of a bitch.
That's out of bounds, even for Neckbone.
The media is all over this.
A family of four gunned down.
Do you have any idea how much heat that brings down on me from DC? The suspect is a secondary target in your cop gang operation, right? Yes, sir.
Goes by the moniker "Neckbone.
" Neckbone.
Why kill a family? Was it about territory, or something more personal? I think Byrd could speak to that more than me.
It's about turf.
The WMD's cutting into his profits.
Why are we worried about it? It's a state issue, not federal.
The drug is a local problem so far.
The suits in Washington want it shut down before it spreads.
Making it a federal issue.
And if we can't do that, they will send in a task force.
I get it.
It could make us look bad.
There is no "us.
" It'll make me look bad.
What are we supposed to do? None of the cop gangs are involved in the distribution of the WMD drug.
Then widen your focus.
Use the cop gangs to help get us some answers.
Analysis says the drug is pharmaceutical-grade.
Meaning it was manufactured in a sterile lab.
Don't worry, we'll handle it.
I will follow up on the pharmaceutical side of it.
You focus on the dealers.
Thank you, sir.
What's with that look? We started this with a clear objective in mind.
Now the lines are getting blurred.
You're acting like this is an obstacle.
It's not.
What we have here is a career-defining opportunity.
So the RICO case goes on the back-burner? For now.
You use the Ravens to find the supplier.
Once you do, we're back on track.
That's bullshit, and you know it.
- What do you want me to do? - Apparently, you can't do shit! What's going on? A family was gunned down by Neckbone.
Yeah, I already know about it.
You know, they died because of us.
Us? I already told you, that shit's on you! She's right.
Byrd, if you hadn't forced yourself into that meeting, Sleep would still be here.
This guy's moving the goal post on us.
What's he talking about? Tell him! The bureau wants us to focus on the WMD problem.
That's the priority from now on.
Forget it.
Wasn't part of the deal.
Look, I don't like it any more than you do.
But that's what they want so that's what we'll do.
Byrd? You feeling okay? Am I feeling okay? Are you kidding me? He's losing his shit.
I hope the asshole eats his gun.
If something happens to him, they'll shut the RICO down and re-arrest us.
So what are we gonna do now? What he asked.
Focus on the WMD and hope that Neckbone takes a fall behind it.
Yeah but in the meantime, Neckbone's cutting down kids.
Mm-hmm.
Let's go pay him a visit.
Go on and tell that long-tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter Tell 'em God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em God's gonna cut 'em down You got news about my brother? Something we need to talk about.
About what? - The kids you killed.
- Shh.
I've been down on bended knee You ever hear this song? Listen to the lyrics.
It's where I'm at; how I'm feeling.
We didn't come here to talk about how you're feeling.
Homicide wants to put a case on you.
If that happens, there's nothing any of us can do.
Let 'em.
I got good lawyers.
Why kill kids?! What'd they have to do with anything? You kill a man it's over.
His pain ends.
You kill his child? His pain never ends.
That's bullshit, Neck.
Family's out of bounds, and you know it.
Until y'all find my brother, nothing's out of bounds.
You don't even know if the WMD people are behind it.
So why don't you step back? Let us get some answers for you? Alright, Hammond.
I'm gonna assume this is you looking out for me.
So I'm gonna take a breather.
Clock's ticking.
- What's this? - Name and address that fool gave me after I put the gun to his child's head.
Hold up.
You still shot him? And I'll shoot your little girl, too, if the situation calls for it.
You're gonna fucking threaten my family? Huh? I'll put your ass in a fucking body bag, bitch! Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down Tell 'em that God's gonna cut 'em down About how old is she? Um, Inez must be at least 80 by now.
When's the last time you saw her? It's been at least a week.
Stay here, ma'am.
Mrs.
Quintana? Man.
What the hell are you doing here, Tito? Victor said there was a problem.
What did he tell you? Does it matter? Can we agree that the safety of your family is more important than any issues you and I have? Are you alright? Yeah.
Yeah, I'm Mind if I check you over? I'm fine.
I just got a little light-headed.
The return of the prodigal son.
How you feeling? How do you think? Where the hell have you two been? We had to make some moves to pay for that new lawyer.
Your moves are what got me here.
- Yeah, we're fixing this.
- Yeah, how? Tell him.
You've been re-classified.
You're back in the Protective Custody module the second you're released from here.
How do we know this piece of shit isn't lying? He knows what'll happen if he is.
Get out, man.
You were right.
We should've come sooner.
And some of the decisions I've made could have been better.
But everything we've done has been to protect you.
No one ever stopped having your back.
You took care of business.
I shouldn't have doubted you.
We've got you.
Alright? Shit.
Maybe they bailed already.
You okay? Yeah.
Why? It just seems like your head's not in the game lately.
Look, anything you want to talk about? With you? No.
Seriously, what's eating you? Nothing you can give me advice on, so leave it alone.
Cargo van.
Looks promising.
Got the tag.
We have to go check it out.
Think we found their connect.
Yeah, I think so.
We're gonna have to make some hard choices.
Nah, the choice ain't that hard, Hamm.
If Neckbone finds out about Sleep, he's coming for our families.
No, we need answers before we do anything.
Once we see how much damage was done, we'll handle it.
Well, I'm gonna tell you this right now, and I mean it.
If killing them keeps my family safe from Neckbone, I'm willing to go there.
It's a lab.
Makes sense.
Shit's pharmaceutical grade.
Shit.
You got the address? Yeah, why? Gotta head back to the station.
Steve needs me for something.
- For what? - Didn't say.
How's a medical lab slinging dope stay off the radar this long? That's the FBI's problem now.
It's not ours.
Shit.
We picked up a tail.
Where? Look, Town Car.
Two back.
Son of a bitch.
Those Neckbone's guys? The driver's white, so unless he farmed it out, I don't think so.
- He's coming with us.
- Yeah.
Who are you? What the hell do you want? Why are you following us? Vasily Andropov.
Why are you following us? A friend had his business interrupted last week.
As a result, a number of people went to jail.
I'm here to make sure that doesn't happen again.
What kind of business does your friend have? - He sells comfort.
- What? Whores? What's that got to do with us? What's that got to do with us? You know Kilvinsky? What about him? He says you are reason for interruption.
Why would he say that? Because you warned him a few minutes before arrests were made, that's why.
He's lying.
Check my call history the day of the bust.
I haven't spoken to Kilvinsky in weeks.
You're being played.
I said you warned him.
I said nothing about a phone.
See, Kilvinsky isn't someone I hang with in my free time.
So why else would I talk to him? I'll ask him.
Maybe check his phone too.
Do that.
And just so there's no confusion, if I see you again, I'll kill you.
You see me again, you'll probably have to.
Your blood pressure's abnormally high.
Is there a history of hypertension? No, no.
I slam a lot of energy shots.
That's gonna have to stop.
I'd also like to run some labs.
Take a look at your cortisol and glucose levels.
Why? To see if the dizziness was stress-related.
Any big changes in your life lately? Yeah, you can say that.
Stress is linked to dozens of conditions.
Heart disease, cancer, suicide.
Don't they have meds for this kind of thing? They treat the symptom, not the problem.
Let's treat the symptom for now.
This problem's not going away anytime soon.
This works a lot better if you talk.
You think I should get a dog? Why a dog? I figure one of those would be more loyal than most of the people in my life.
This is about your boyfriend.
He is not my boyfriend.
He's just some guy I was seeing.
So you see dogs as simple, because they're loyal and don't complicate things? They don't betray you.
He betrayed you? Let's talk about my mother.
You feel she betrayed you.
What else would you call it? She had her own issues that she never examined, so they rolled down on you.
Are you gonna let them ruin your life? I kind of already have, haven't I? I mean, that's why I'm here.
I want you to make a list of everything that you can remember that felt like a betrayal.
All the things that made you angry, or fearful, that you couldn't do anything about because you were a child.
And then? We'll process them together.
And when you're ready, when you're up to it, you'll talk to your mother calmly and non-judgmentally.
Never gonna happen.
So you can see that she's fighting her own demons.
People like that shouldn't have kids.
Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way.
Just make the list.
We'll go from there.
Hammond thinks the WMD is coming through that lab.
Well, that's easy enough to find out.
We can have an entry team drop paper on it.
- There's something we need to talk about.
- What? The agent who did the hand-off to Tom Hammond has been charged with falsifying reports.
It's early days still, but the SAC is trying to do damage control behind the scenes with the US Attorney's office.
What kind of damage control? Cases are being quietly dismissed, so it doesn't affect the image of the bureau.
So how do you want me to handle it? Keep an eye on him.
If he incriminates himself, we'll bring him into the RICO with the rest of them.
From what I hear, there's no way he'll go for that.
We'll see.
So, what's this about, Pete? Tito.
Parked in front of my house.
And you think I told him to do that? Yeah, I do.
Well, Tito's a very capable man.
Always has been.
If there's a problem, he can take better care of your family than you can.
Look just keep him out of my sight.
I don't want him being seen by Lourdes or my kid.
Okay.
So you're good with it? Their safety comes first.
If that were true, you wouldn't be in this position, or would you? Who the hell are you to judge?! You think you know me.
But if something happens to my daughter or my grandchild, you'll see a side of me you never imagined.
Nothing will happen! I know it won't because I won't let it.
Team Bravo's in position.
Copy that.
Sir, I really think we should hold off.
Sit on it for a couple of weeks.
ID anyone coming or going.
Washington is already bracing us.
If we're going to do this, we need to do it now.
Anything on the lease? No, it's under a shell corporation registered off-shore.
Tell the team to prep for entry.
Team Bravo, get ready to make entry.
Okay, we're ready to go.
Come on.
We're ready, ma'am.
Do it.
You're cleared for entry.
Go, go, go! Clear.
Clear.
Clear.
All clear.
There's no one here.
We saw the guy land.
No way it was empty.
Then he must've burnt you when you tailed him, 'cause the place was scrubbed clean! No one saw us.
Who else did you tell about the lab? Just the people in this room.
If there's a leak, it means whoever's running WMD has a Fed on the inside.
Not a chance.
What about the runner? The guy that led you to the lab? - He'll be laying low.
- Doesn't mean we can't track him down.
- You got an address? - I got a plate to his truck.
Address comes back to a project house on the east side.
Alright, we lean on him, he might give up something fresh.
Why don't you go see if he's home? And if he is? Bring him back here.
Engine is cold.
Come on.
Shit! What? Son of a bitch.
The fuck? Hey! Shit! Someone got to him before we did.
We got bigger problems than that.
What's going on? Pulled your dash cam footage.
How long have you two been working together? How long?!