The Chicago Code s01e11 Episode Script
Black Sox
Take me back to when you showed me Life was not so gray and lonely I won't forget the times You were mine Whoa, you were mine You were mine.
Whoo! Thank you so much.
We'll be right back after this quick break.
Your son totally rocks.
He does.
Look.
He's got groupies.
Did you hear that? Our son has groupies.
Well, he's a Wysocki.
He should have groupies.
You should be really proud of him.
I am really proud of him.
Let's go to the bar.
Let's get another drink.
Yeah.
So, uh, how are the wedding plans coming along? I can't get Jarek to sit still for more than an hour to make a final decision.
But I'm really excited.
Yeah.
So what do you do for a living, Rog? Huh? I'm a periodontist.
A what? An oral surgeon.
Ah.
Uh, it's, uh, glamorous; just like it sounds.
Well Roger, can you help me get another round before they start to back up? Sure.
I know you're not serious about him.
I do.
Oh, no.
Wysocki.
Okay, yep.
I'll be there.
Yep.
Let me guess.
Got to go.
I'll tell J.
J.
Listen, can you, uh, can you give Elena a lift home? I'm on a date.
Come on, please.
Please.
Well, what's the law? Does she need a car seat, or is she old enough to ride without one? Uh, babe, I got to go.
Oh, no.
Mm-hmm.
Do you want me to come with? No.
It's a homicide.
Uh, Dina and Roger are going to give you a lift home.
Okay.
All right.
Love you.
I'll see you at my place when I'm done.
Okay.
Be safe.
Welcome to Boystown, Wysocki.
Hey, Monroe.
How you doing, man? It's good to see you, man.
It's been a while.
From everything I'm hearing, you're doing pretty good for yourself, huh? Yeah.
Superintendent, uh, having you running all over the city? Just your part of town tonight.
You, uh, you met my partner, Evers.
Yeah.
How do you guys know each other? Uh, we used to do a side-gig together, running security for a sheik.
I was very sorry to hear about your partner, though.
Yeah, it was hard, you know, after 15 years together.
Something happened to him on the job? Uh, it's not that type of partner, kid.
So Victim's Lance Dolan.
Multiple stab wounds.
He was a leader in the gay community.
Big real estate developer.
Leviticus 18:22.
You know what this Bible verse means, right? It means it's a hate crime, which means Boystown's going to explode.
Is this a known cruising spot? Yep.
What are the rules? Parked facing in means you're looking for company; backed in means you found it.
So there was someone else here tonight, then.
Oh, yeah.
We definitely got blood of a second victim here.
Maybe Dolan got some hits in on the killer before he died.
We find a knife? Not yet.
Call the hospitals.
Maybe it's still in his gut.
Superintendent Ooh, got to love walking that red carpet, huh? Oh, it never grows old.
Want you to be on your best behavior.
You're taking the lead.
I'm being told this is a hate crime.
Well, we don't know if that's true yet, Alderman Blevins.
Superintendent.
Wish it were under better circumstances.
These circumstances should never exist.
And you want me to stay quiet about the assassination of one of our community's leading citizens.
Just put my concerns in the closet.
No.
Of course not.
I'll take the lead on any community-relation duties you feel are necessary.
It's necessary you find who did this and find him quick.
Well, it's a messy crime scene, Alderman.
Which means a lot of evidence.
These are the kind we usually solve very quickly.
Detective Wysocki is taking the lead on the case.
It's very important to me, and my constituency, that we have a member of our community spearheading this investigation.
There's no need to worry.
I got my partner working on this with me.
Good.
Look, I'm not the biggest fish on the city council, but one thing about my community, Superintendent Colvin: we're affluent, educated, well-organized.
We make change happen.
As a biracial woman living in this city, I understand what it is to not have your interests looked after, believe me.
But I take hate crimes very seriously.
I hope so because, trust me, if this case is not handled with the utmost respect, and satisfactory results, I will focus all that change on you.
Alderman.
You okay? Huh? Yeah.
So your partner is gay now? Well, I don't have any evidence to the contrary.
Well, let's just worry about proving who did this.
The one thing about a bigot is, if they're willing to kill one man over his sexuality, then they are certainly willing to kill more.
Who's gonna hear your cry? When there's more of them than there are of you Who's gonna hear your cry? When the hard winds come and it takes your breath? Who's gonna hear your voice When violent men want to cut you down And the sun is gone in the dead of night in this town Superintendent Colvin.
Thanks for coming in.
Well, I'll be.
How you doing, huh? Hey.
Huh? Been a while, huh? It's been too long.
Hey, how's Dina? You'd have to ask my fiancée that.
It's been a while, man.
I'm sorry, uh, am I in some kind of trouble? Well, in a manner of speaking.
Detective Wysocki thinks you would make an excellent Commander of the Gang Investigations Unit.
And in this case, I happen to agree with him.
We'll make the announcement shortly before close of business Friday, and the new Commander class begins Monday morning.
Thank you so much, Superintendent.
Listen, I want you to start thinking over a game plan for your unit, 'cause I want you to be ready to hit the ground running.
You got it.
Thanks again.
You're welcome.
Get back to work.
Huh? Hey.
Commander.
Thanks.
Congrats, man.
The best boss I ever had.
I mean, present company excluded, of course.
Look, I've been getting calls from the gay and lesbian community all morning.
Uh-huh.
Where are we with that? Uh, well, the canvass hasn't turned up much, and the PODs don't work in that area, so Well, that doesn't sound like progress.
It's not.
But I got a meeting in 20 minutes with Dolan's executive assistant.
He might be able to shed some light on our victim's life.
Oh, uh, if anyone asks, you're gay.
What? Yeah.
Well, they were going to take us off the case if you weren't.
I mean, but you are, too, right? No.
I bat for the home team.
Hi, Detectives.
Detective Wysocki.
Hi.
Detective Evers.
How are you? Hi, I'm Kyle.
I'm Mr.
Dolan's executive assistant.
You can follow me.
Kyle, how did your boss make his money? Mr.
Dolan was responsible for improving lots of neighborhoods in this city.
Most notably he developed Boystown into what it is today.
Used to be a couple of blocks.
Now it goes all the way from Lake Michigan to Sheffield Avenue.
Whoa.
He was just so damn careless.
Did Mr.
Dolan frequent that cruising spot where he was attacked? What Mr.
Dolan did in his private time was his own business.
Is there anyone you can think of who was capable of doing that to him? Yeah.
A couple, in particular.
Uh, his hate mail.
Did he ever report this? No.
I told him to, but he thought it was a badge of honor.
If you're upsetting enough people, then you're making a difference.
Any idea who sent that? Uh, we had a private investigator look into the matter, and came up with a couple of names two brothers.
Told us they were probably harmless.
All right, well, that helps a lot.
Thank you, Mr.
Chairman.
Reporting for the general committee, I introduce the following reports requiring council action.
Item one on the general committee I spoke with our Irish friends.
They're worried about Teresa Colvin looking into their construction businesses, the no-show jobs.
And they don't think you're doing enough to protect their interests.
You tell them that sometimes better to use a scalpel rather than a pitchfork.
So long as her heart's cut out, they don't care what tool you use.
Well, I've been thinking about a way to protect our interests, and test Teresa Colvin's loyalty at the same time.
So you already have a plan? I do indeed.
That's why you're the man.
We can assume we're not going to get any more resources.
So, the question is, how do we best deploy what we already have? Yes.
I'm right in the middle of this.
I'm sorry.
Um, Alderman Gibbons is here.
Needs to speak to you right away.
Can you excuse us for a moment? Gentlemen, thank you.
Thank you.
Teresa.
Nice to see you.
I'm sorry for showing up unannounced like this.
It's, uh, it's about the commander appointments.
Well, I've already received Lieutenant Gardener's résumé.
It's a fine choice.
Good, good.
Did you get a chance to look over Lieutenant Davis? His materials, at all? Lieutenant Davis? There are three commander openings this year, am I right? Yes, that's right.
And the mayor has already indicated that I know.
He would like to use I know.
I'm sure the mayor will want his pick.
I'm also sure you're beat coppers are enjoying that overtime I was able to get approved for them.
Yes.
And it's helping to make the city safer.
Especially your ward.
That's fair enough.
My feeling, Teresa, is in addition to promoting Lieutenant Gardener, Lieutenant Davis would make a really fine commander of Gang Investigations.
I understand that there is a certain amount of influence over commander selections, traditionally.
But I don't think that extends to specific assignments.
Well, now, for those of us who've been doing this for awhile, we know it does.
Mmm.
Well, I already have my own candidate targeted for that position.
Teresa.
Davis-- I'd really like him in Gang Investigations.
Now, the man is talented.
Frankly, he's more than qualified for the job.
Look, why don't I I'll send him down here this afternoon; you can meet with him.
Great.
So you're not going to tell him? No, I didn't say that.
I just haven't told him yet.
All I'm asking is that if you're gonna spill to Jarek that we're dating, just give me the heads-up first, okay? Well, what are you so worried about? My uncle doesn't get to decide who I see.
I hope his shotgun agrees.
Oh! Hey, Wysocki! Yeah.
I got a package for you.
A package? Yeah.
A courier dropped it off.
Hmm.
Here you go.
Cool.
Thanks, Amy.
No problem.
Secret admirer sending you gifts now? Are you jealous? It's my dad's.
I mean, my mom told me he had a watch that he loved, but she could never find it.
Wow.
This is really weird.
Well, you know what today is? What? It's the anniversary of the day he was killed.
The older brother Scott, he's got a bunch of priors for armed robbery.
The younger bro, he's got some misdemeanors, but I don't expect either of them to come easy, so let's just let's just hit them hard, hit them early, okay? Police! Grab him! Grab him! Drop the knife! Drop the knife! Ow! Get off me! You got the wrong guy! Where's your brother? Where's your brother? Where's your brother? I don't know where he is! Get off of me! You go the wrong guy! There he is! We got a runner.
Out of the car! We got a runner! Don't move! Don't move! Are you all right? Get in, get in! Let's go! Get on the radio.
Northbound, northbound.
It's a light gray sedan.
In pursuit.
Heading north of Cartright Avenue.
Got this guy.
You ready to go? All right, clear.
Check the right.
Clear.
Stop! Stop! Police! Don't even think about it.
Stop playing with yourself, man.
You're under arrest.
Huh? I didn't do nothing.
Oh, yeah, I can't tell you how many times we've come looking for some guy who says, "I didn't do nothing," who then carjacks some lady's ride, puts the other guy in the hospital.
Yeah, what about all those illegal guns we found at your home, huh? What do you want from me? We want to talk about Lance Dolan's death.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Real tearjerker.
Oh, yeah.
You and your hillbilly brother weren't exactly big fans of Mr.
Dolan, huh? You want to know what gentrification means these days? Oh, please, give me, give me a lecture.
Some gay guy coming in and buying up old family neighborhoods and jacking the rents so high, my mom can't even afford to live there.
Oh, my poor mom, huh? Turning that place into Sodom and Gomorrah.
My heart goes out to you, man.
Hey, listen.
You know what? There was a time when kids used to live there.
Walk around on the streets.
Now you got two gay guys holding hands.
Tell me that doesn't burn you! The first time I saw that, yeah, it was a little strange, but you know what I did after that? What? I got on with my life.
Well, that's you.
But you you just stick a knife in his gut, huh? Is that what you do? Nothing would have made me happier but no.
So your little half-seed brother did it, then, huh? We didn't kill no one.
You have any more questions like that, bring a lawyer down here first.
Hey, Wysocki.
Yo.
What's up? I thought you didn't go in for grand gestures.
Where did you get that? It was waiting for me at the front desk.
It's not from you? No.
I haven't seen this watch in a very long time.
Okay, so if you didn't send it to me, then who did? Well, maybe somebody found it.
I mean, it says right here, Vincent Wysocki, police.
We're the only Wysockis in the CPD.
So, maybe they found it, had the decency to turn it in.
It came today.
You know, don't you think that's little odd? That someone would want me to have this watch today? I know what today is.
It's a coincidence.
I know.
Look, wherever it came from, whoever sent it, let's just be very grateful that you've got it.
'Cause I know your father would have wanted it that way.
Yeah.
All right.
Okay.
Go get 'em.
Came in about an hour ago, lacerations to his neck.
Said he was mugged last night, but he keeps changing the details.
So, wait, he waited all night to have his neck wound treated? Yeah, struck me as a little bit curious, too.
Maybe we're wrong about these brothers.
What's this guy's name? Aaron Fash.
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Please just let it be.
I need to I need to go home now.
Sir, it's going to get infected if you leave here like that.
Mr.
Fash, we're with the Chicago Police Department.
We have a couple of questions we want to ask you about last night.
I already spoke to a detective.
Sir, we really Ma'am, ma'am, please.
Hey, hey.
Relax, buddy! They don't pay me enough for this.
You and me both.
You already pissed me off, shoving an innocent woman, trying to do her job, so don't think I won't cuff you and haul you in right now, just 'cause I feel like it.
Okay, okay.
Look, I'm sorry.
I'm just a little off today.
All right, all right.
All right.
Why don't we all just relax.
We'll start again, huh? Okay, Mr.
Fash.
Why don't you, for my benefit, tell me again what happened last night.
A man put a knife to my throat.
Told me to give him my money.
When I hesitated, he cut me.
And this happened where? On Grand Avenue.
On Grand.
You sure it wasn't Halsted? Down in Boystown? Because if you're telling me you weren't there, and the blood in the car matches your blood, that tells me you're not a victim, but a killer.
Which story is it gonna be, Mr.
Fash? Aaron? Honey.
Oh, my God, are you okay? Yeah.
Daddy, what happened? I was mugged.
Oh.
But I'm fine.
Look.
I have to go with these detectives when I'm done.
Yeah, we'll get you fixed up.
I'll be home soon.
Okay.
Don't worry.
My wife is everything to me.
Uh-huh.
My daughter I love them so much.
I cannot lose them.
Please.
I'm just I'm so ashamed that I was even there.
I don't know what I was looking for.
So your wife doesn't know about it? There's nothing to know.
That's not who I am.
I'm never going back there.
Ever.
So you were in the car with Lance Dolan? Yes.
I didn't know who he was until I saw the paper this morning.
You saw the guy that did this? The guy that attacked you? Yes, yes.
I told you.
He slashed me first.
But he seemed more interested in Mr.
Dolan.
I managed to get away, but I could hear his screams as I was running.
But you got a good look at him? Yeah.
All right.
We're gonna need you to take a look at a lineup.
I'm not done? No, you certainly are not.
So, Mr.
Fash, are any of these men your attacker? Yeah.
That's him.
With the tattoo.
The second from right.
Yeah, which tattoo? Uh, the pyramid tattoo on his neck.
Recognize any of the other men? No.
No.
Just him.
All right.
And you're certain? 'Cause at trial, you're gonna have to be certain about that.
You expect me to testify in open court? And have to explain why I was there? No.
He slashed your throat.
He stabbed Lance Dolan a dozen times.
It's a horrible crime.
Which is why I'm trying to help you.
You're the only one that can put the knife in his hand.
The only one that can send him to jail.
I gave you a place to look.
The rest is up to you.
No.
We can subpoena you to testify.
In which case I will have forgotten everything.
Due to the traumatic nature of the event.
I'm sorry.
You're on your own.
What's his name? The cowardly son of a bitch wants to keep his homosexuality secret? I'll out him myself.
Then he'll have no choice but to testify.
Look, we're not going to arm-twist a violent crime victim into testifying by outing him and possibly ruining his life.
Who says it would ruin his life? You know what I mean.
What is this man's name? It's a confidential police investigation, Alderman.
I'm not letting you let this killer go free.
He's not going free.
We got him on weapons charges, carjacking, resisting arrest I want him on hate crimes and murder.
Right.
You won't tell me this witness's name.
No.
There are other ways to find out.
I have two commanders, three sergeants and the head of the ATF all on my call list with a dozen different emergencies.
Yeah.
Now, how are we going to take care of this one? Any chance we can get the brother to turn on him? It's doubtful-- they're tight, and they're both lawyered up.
What you need is a confession.
Yeah, but they're lawyered up.
What about that Sanchez case? It was the first month we were partners.
Well, we told him we had a witness, but didn't tell him that the witness had died in a car crash.
Right.
I don't know if you forget, but that, uh, Sanchez case didn't work.
Second time is the charm.
And Uh, excuse me.
Can you give Detective Wysocki and me just a moment, please, Commander? Of course.
I promise, it won't be long.
We've got another problem.
Yeah? Gibbons wants two commander picks, not just one, which knocks Riorden out and not only that, he is insisting on putting his guy in charge of Gang Investigations.
Who? Charlie Davis.
You know him? No.
No, I don't.
But if Gibbons is pushing him, he's obviously been pushing him up the ladder his entire career.
No, this guy's not the type of guy that's gonna turn around and tell his patron saint "No thank you.
I can't help you with any information you want, like what's going on with this whole secret grand jury investigation you got going on.
" Here's the problem.
On paper, the guy looks like a decent candidate.
And what does "decent candidate" mean? Gangs is going to oversee the investigation.
If we put Gibbons' guy in charge, we may as well just raise the white flag now and call it a day.
This guy has done nothing concrete that I can use to take him down.
If I don't put him in, Gibbons is going to see right through it.
It's going to be open war.
Then it's time to declare war.
No.
Why? We've tried that once already.
When Gibbons sees an attack coming he always finds a way to slither out of it.
Then what you're actually saying is, either way, our investigation is done.
What I'm saying is that I am at an impasse.
Gibbons has played us.
Can I help you? I hope so.
I'm Officer Vonda Wysocki.
You sent a package to my station today.
How did you find me? We looked at the station's security tapes.
Saw which courier company made the delivery, spoke to someone there, they sent us here.
God.
You look just like him.
So you knew my father? Yeah, I knew him.
He saved my life.
I was walking home from the train late one night, and this guy-- he starts following me.
So I crossed the street, but he keeps following me.
And now I know it's for real, right? So I'm walking faster and faster-- running almost.
But he grabs me from behind.
And he, uh, grabs my hair, pulls me behind this building and just starts grabbing at me.
I'm sorry.
No, it's all right.
Because one of the neighbors heard me screaming and called the cops, and your dad was the one who came.
Come out front.
Um, thank God he was so close.
Yeah.
He pulled the guy off me.
Beat the crap out of him right there so I could see it.
Wow.
Yeah.
So, uh Yeah, I knew your dad.
Thank you so much for telling me that.
I love hearing stories about him.
So how'd you get the watch? Well, after that night, he kept in contact with me.
Just to make sure I was okay.
And he'd take off his watch? Yeah.
He left it here one day.
Must have been washing his hands.
You waited this long to return it? Yes.
I'm sorry about that.
Look, I don't mean to pry, but why would he leave his watch with you? Were you? Wait a minute.
Were? Were you sleeping with him? Listen, I just thought you should have the watch.
I didn't mean for you to come find me.
So you were sleeping with my dad when he died? No.
Now, look, I don't mean to be rude, but I have someplace I need to be right now.
You're lying.
Why are you lying to me? Please, just go.
And stay safe.
Okay? We got a positive ID puts you at the scene of the murder.
No, you don't.
Oh, yes, we do.
You got picked out of a lineup.
Guy put the knife right in your hand, 100% certain.
What time are you alleging my client committed this crime, Detectives? Between 10:00 and 10:30 last night.
What if I could prove my client was otherwise engaged during that period of time? Well, I'd call that a real Christmas miracle.
Well, then, prepare to be amazed.
I'm gonna need an hour or two.
All right.
This right here.
No, no, no.
This one right here.
Take it out.
Alderman Gibbons.
Teresa.
I met with Lieutenant Davis.
He's very impressive.
I think he would make an excellent commander.
I'm glad you think so.
I'm submitting him to the mayor's office for his final approval.
I'm glad we could work together on this.
So am I.
I always feel better when we can agree on things.
Yes, me, too.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Ah, duty calls.
Excuse me.
Superintendent.
Hello.
Oh, are you here for the public safety subcommittee? No, I was here to surrender.
But maybe you can help me figure out a way to put the white flag back into my pocket.
Come talk with me.
Look, I understand how the promotion game is played, all right, but there's no need for Gibbons to fill two of the slots with his own people while I lose the only potential commander on that list who's actually good police.
And Davis isn't good police? On paper, he's ideal.
But I know he belongs to Gibbons.
And you want someone in there who won't look the other way while Gibbons robs the city blind.
What if Davis wasn't available for the promotion? What, are you saying, if someone offered him a better job somewhere else? Well, say, an opening in the mayor's office.
The mayor needs a new head of security.
I know.
That's a pay bump from commander.
Higher profile, leads to consulting gigs down the road.
Who's your guy? Riorden.
Davis takes off for greener pastures.
You put Riorden in charge of Gangs.
It was last minute, your hands were tied.
You'd be willing to help a woman in need? Gibbons taking two out of three promotions for his own people is a power-grab, plain and simple.
I see it that way, and the mayor will agree with me.
Gibbons isn't gonna be happy if you take one of his soldiers off the board.
You know, you're not the only one who has concerns over the stranglehold Ronin Gibbons has on this city, Teresa.
One day maybe he'll make a mistake, and he'll open himself up to prosecution.
Yeah, the city's been waiting 25 years for that mistake.
It hasn't happened yet.
Now, I've got your back.
And? And some day, you'll have mine.
So what do you got? Scott was with me last night from 9:00 to about midnight.
Yeah? How do I know you're not using your mouth right now, getting paid by the hour to give Scott an alibi? Ask my friend Tammy.
He paid us both for two hours of around the world.
Where'd this little cocktail party take place? The Paradise Inn.
Ask Tammy.
Or the front desk guy.
He saw Scott with us.
Or the maid.
She gave us towels afterwards.
You ready to start looking somewhere else for your murderer? Show them out.
Maybe she's lying.
No.
And we talk to the maid and the other prostitute and the front desk guy, why are they all going to lie to protect this loser, huh? But Fash positively ID'd Scott as the killer.
Yeah, so we wouldn't know it was him.
There he goes.
Look, get the vests.
Bring a couple of the guys.
Hey.
Hey.
Were you ever going to tell me? Tell you what? What? You were his brother.
Don't tell me you didn't know.
Vonda, this is his watch.
I talked to Karen McMahon.
Uh, all right.
You need to Can you wait in the car? Yeah, sure.
And I'll be a minute.
She was sleeping with him, wasn't she? He was cheating on Mom with her, wasn't he? Vonda.
What are you doing here, man? Hey, don't change the subject.
It's you and me.
You've never seen a female victim, you know, get attached? What, so Dad was just boning a badge bunny? No, he wasn't boning a badge bunny.
That's supposed to make me feel better? Von, sometimes when somebody's dead you just need to remember the best version of them, okay? I don't remember any version of him.
I don't even remember what he looked like.
So I don't want to remember the best version.
I want to remember the truth.
Honey, I know.
So tell me the truth, Uncle Jarek.
Hey, buddy, can you give us a minute? This is a family matter.
He's family.
How do you figure that? Isaac's my boyfriend, so he's part of our family.
He's your what?! Thanks for the heads-up.
Oh, so you're sleeping with your partner now.
Yes, he's my boyfriend.
Oh, that's really, that's really smart, isn't it, huh? So you can say anything to me in front of him.
I can't see any problem with that.
Not any safety issue.
Not like you're worried about your boyfriend when he's kicking through a door.
Jarek, just tell me who this woman was to Dad.
All right, your Your father was seeing Karen for two years after her assault.
He was going to marry her.
What about Mom? Things were pretty much done between your mother and your father before he was killed.
I know.
Did did Mom know about her? The wife always knows.
So she knew, and she's just been living off his death benefits.
She's been living off what she was entitled to as the wife of a slain police officer, Von.
At the end of the day, what's done is done, okay? Your father was a good man, a great dad and damn good police.
You know, you should take this watch and remember him by it.
I'm sorry, honey.
Is your husband home? Uh, yes, but why? Where is he, Mrs.
Fash? Where is he? He's upstairs in the office.
Wait.
No Where? In the office? In the top room? Wait, wait.
What's going on? It's up there to the right.
Go back inside, little girl.
Is there a gun in the house, Mrs.
Fash? We have a gun, but we don't keep it loaded.
Open up, Mr.
Fash.
MRS.
Go back in your room.
Aaron! Aaron! Please, what's going on? Up against the wall.
Aaron?! Put your hands against the wall, all right? I don't want to live.
Aaron, what's going on? Are you okay? I don't want to live.
Just leave me alone with the gun and you won't have to worry about me.
What's going on? Deal with the wife.
Deal with the wife.
Listen, buddy, when I'm through with you, you can do whatever you want with your life, but until then you're mine.
Just tell me what's going on, please.
Ronin, the commander announcements just came out.
And? And Davis isn't on the list.
Gardener, yes, Davis, no dice.
Robinson's the mayor's pick.
Who is Jamie Riorden? Must be Teresa Colvin's.
Why don't you just tell me what happened? I knew about the cruising spot.
Okay.
Something compelled me to go there.
I-I The other night, something compelled you, huh? No, three months ago.
That's when I met Lance.
In his car.
Then it was a hotel.
Later, his house.
I fell in love with him.
I thought that he'd fallen in love with me, but I-I was wrong.
What happened? What went wrong? He convinced me to turn my back on God's teachings.
To leave my wife and my beautiful daughter.
He convinced me that it was for my own good, and when I told him that I was ready to give my life to him, he said that's not what he wanted.
He said I needed to spend some time alone.
To discover myself, to explore.
And I didn't want to explore.
I wanted him.
And I knew that what he really meant was that he wanted to sleep with other people.
Okay, Scott Bradnick-- how did you know how to point the finger at him? Lance showed me the hate mail.
Pictures of the two of them in case they came after me.
The, uh let's go back to the car, okay? What happened in that car? You you went to find him? Went looking for him? Why? To beg him to reconsider.
I knew it was pointless, but something told me where to find him.
When I got there, I saw his car It was backed in, with somebody else inside.
I waited ten minutes, and then this boy barely more than a boy, got out.
This was a man that I love.
A man I was gonna spend the rest of my life with.
Absolutely.
I went and I got in the car and he wouldn't give me his love, so I You stabbed him.
And you stabbed him again and again and again.
Yes.
And you brought the knife there because 'cause why? You knew, didn't you? You already knew that he didn't want you.
That's right.
And the wounds on your neck, they're not to make it look like you were attacked, they were because you tried to take your own life.
But I couldn't.
I wasn't brave enough.
I just couldn't live both those lives anymore! I just had to end it.
I-I But I couldn't! Hey.
Jarek? Whoo! Whoo, you look beautiful.
Thank you.
Are you gonna let me in? Hmm? We're not doing that anymore.
Well, we can.
Oh, you've replaced me with a dentist, is that it, huh? Good night, Jarek.
No, come on.
I need to talk.
You want to talk? Yes.
I know you just want to get in my pants.
That, too, but it's more than that.
What? I haven't been fair to you, Elena, J.
J.
I need to make a choice.
I choose you.
Jarek I want to come home, D.
I do.
I want my family back.
We're always gonna be a family.
No, it's you, baby.
I choose you, okay? I love you, D.
I'd always choose you.
Come on.
I always loved you.
Always, D.
And I love you, Jarek but we don't work.
I made some mistakes.
I can I can I can do better, D.
You know what we did? We took too long to say good-bye.
That's what we did.
But it is good-bye.
Okay.
All right.
Go home, Jarek.
Yeah, just go home.
Take everybody to the back, all right? Gotcha.
There he is.
Superintendent Colvin.
Alderman Gibbons.
I'm I'm sorry about Lieutenant Davis.
He was an excellent choice.
The mayor's gain is our loss.
Yeah, I couldn't help noticing he wasn't in the commander announcements as we had discussed.
The mayor must have loved his résumé because as soon as I submitted him, he just snapped him right up.
I want you to know I did try my best, but we were on a tight deadline.
I had to make a choice right away.
My hands were tied.
Yeah, I'm sure they were.
Enjoy your meal.
Thank you.
The mayor just doesn't take my man off the table like that.
She planned this! You don't know that, Ronin.
Not for sure.
25 years on the job? I know it better than it knows itself.
There're only two reasons a superintendent would defy me like that: either she thinks she's not gonna be in her job in six months, or she thinks I'm not gonna be in mine.
Our Irish friends are right.
Maybe I haven't done enough to take care of our Teresa Colvin problem.
Let's eat.
Let's eat.
Let's eat.
Hey! Hey.
How are ya? I'm good.
How are you? Okay, so should we go with the sage and flax or the cornflower and ivory theme? I'm not sure.
Well, the sage and flax is 100% biodegradable.
Please.
You promised you would discuss this with me.
What's wrong? Just just stay there.
What? You're scaring me.
I'm not gonna lie anymore.
There's not gonna be a wedding.
Why not? Because you deserve better than me.
And this is code for? Code for I'm still in love with Dina.
Well, I mean, it's it's natural, you know, to still have feelings for your ex-wife.
You have a son.
No.
I've been sleeping with her for the past couple of months.
Yeah.
Uh, so you want to be with her? Yes, I do.
And she wants to be with you? No.
Elena, I'm sorry.
Don't! Stop! All right, I'm sorry.
Sorry doesn't leave me alone with her last night! Getting a ride home with her?! I know.
Are you nuts?! Oh, she must think I'm some kind of a joke.
No, she doesn't.
She doesn't think you're a joke.
No? Well, you do then.
No, I don't! Yes, you do.
Oh, come on! Or else you would've told me, Jarek! You wouldn't have let me sit here and plan our wedding while you were still sleeping with her! Am I not enough? That's not it.
Why the both of us? Huh? Because It's because you can't be alone.
That's it.
Yeah, maybe.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You can't get close, but you can't be alone.
Mm-hmm, that's right.
Did you ever love me? I thought I did, yeah.
I'm sorry.
You know, the sad part is? Is I am so much better for you than she is.
I know.
Whoo! Thank you so much.
We'll be right back after this quick break.
Your son totally rocks.
He does.
Look.
He's got groupies.
Did you hear that? Our son has groupies.
Well, he's a Wysocki.
He should have groupies.
You should be really proud of him.
I am really proud of him.
Let's go to the bar.
Let's get another drink.
Yeah.
So, uh, how are the wedding plans coming along? I can't get Jarek to sit still for more than an hour to make a final decision.
But I'm really excited.
Yeah.
So what do you do for a living, Rog? Huh? I'm a periodontist.
A what? An oral surgeon.
Ah.
Uh, it's, uh, glamorous; just like it sounds.
Well Roger, can you help me get another round before they start to back up? Sure.
I know you're not serious about him.
I do.
Oh, no.
Wysocki.
Okay, yep.
I'll be there.
Yep.
Let me guess.
Got to go.
I'll tell J.
J.
Listen, can you, uh, can you give Elena a lift home? I'm on a date.
Come on, please.
Please.
Well, what's the law? Does she need a car seat, or is she old enough to ride without one? Uh, babe, I got to go.
Oh, no.
Mm-hmm.
Do you want me to come with? No.
It's a homicide.
Uh, Dina and Roger are going to give you a lift home.
Okay.
All right.
Love you.
I'll see you at my place when I'm done.
Okay.
Be safe.
Welcome to Boystown, Wysocki.
Hey, Monroe.
How you doing, man? It's good to see you, man.
It's been a while.
From everything I'm hearing, you're doing pretty good for yourself, huh? Yeah.
Superintendent, uh, having you running all over the city? Just your part of town tonight.
You, uh, you met my partner, Evers.
Yeah.
How do you guys know each other? Uh, we used to do a side-gig together, running security for a sheik.
I was very sorry to hear about your partner, though.
Yeah, it was hard, you know, after 15 years together.
Something happened to him on the job? Uh, it's not that type of partner, kid.
So Victim's Lance Dolan.
Multiple stab wounds.
He was a leader in the gay community.
Big real estate developer.
Leviticus 18:22.
You know what this Bible verse means, right? It means it's a hate crime, which means Boystown's going to explode.
Is this a known cruising spot? Yep.
What are the rules? Parked facing in means you're looking for company; backed in means you found it.
So there was someone else here tonight, then.
Oh, yeah.
We definitely got blood of a second victim here.
Maybe Dolan got some hits in on the killer before he died.
We find a knife? Not yet.
Call the hospitals.
Maybe it's still in his gut.
Superintendent Ooh, got to love walking that red carpet, huh? Oh, it never grows old.
Want you to be on your best behavior.
You're taking the lead.
I'm being told this is a hate crime.
Well, we don't know if that's true yet, Alderman Blevins.
Superintendent.
Wish it were under better circumstances.
These circumstances should never exist.
And you want me to stay quiet about the assassination of one of our community's leading citizens.
Just put my concerns in the closet.
No.
Of course not.
I'll take the lead on any community-relation duties you feel are necessary.
It's necessary you find who did this and find him quick.
Well, it's a messy crime scene, Alderman.
Which means a lot of evidence.
These are the kind we usually solve very quickly.
Detective Wysocki is taking the lead on the case.
It's very important to me, and my constituency, that we have a member of our community spearheading this investigation.
There's no need to worry.
I got my partner working on this with me.
Good.
Look, I'm not the biggest fish on the city council, but one thing about my community, Superintendent Colvin: we're affluent, educated, well-organized.
We make change happen.
As a biracial woman living in this city, I understand what it is to not have your interests looked after, believe me.
But I take hate crimes very seriously.
I hope so because, trust me, if this case is not handled with the utmost respect, and satisfactory results, I will focus all that change on you.
Alderman.
You okay? Huh? Yeah.
So your partner is gay now? Well, I don't have any evidence to the contrary.
Well, let's just worry about proving who did this.
The one thing about a bigot is, if they're willing to kill one man over his sexuality, then they are certainly willing to kill more.
Who's gonna hear your cry? When there's more of them than there are of you Who's gonna hear your cry? When the hard winds come and it takes your breath? Who's gonna hear your voice When violent men want to cut you down And the sun is gone in the dead of night in this town Superintendent Colvin.
Thanks for coming in.
Well, I'll be.
How you doing, huh? Hey.
Huh? Been a while, huh? It's been too long.
Hey, how's Dina? You'd have to ask my fiancée that.
It's been a while, man.
I'm sorry, uh, am I in some kind of trouble? Well, in a manner of speaking.
Detective Wysocki thinks you would make an excellent Commander of the Gang Investigations Unit.
And in this case, I happen to agree with him.
We'll make the announcement shortly before close of business Friday, and the new Commander class begins Monday morning.
Thank you so much, Superintendent.
Listen, I want you to start thinking over a game plan for your unit, 'cause I want you to be ready to hit the ground running.
You got it.
Thanks again.
You're welcome.
Get back to work.
Huh? Hey.
Commander.
Thanks.
Congrats, man.
The best boss I ever had.
I mean, present company excluded, of course.
Look, I've been getting calls from the gay and lesbian community all morning.
Uh-huh.
Where are we with that? Uh, well, the canvass hasn't turned up much, and the PODs don't work in that area, so Well, that doesn't sound like progress.
It's not.
But I got a meeting in 20 minutes with Dolan's executive assistant.
He might be able to shed some light on our victim's life.
Oh, uh, if anyone asks, you're gay.
What? Yeah.
Well, they were going to take us off the case if you weren't.
I mean, but you are, too, right? No.
I bat for the home team.
Hi, Detectives.
Detective Wysocki.
Hi.
Detective Evers.
How are you? Hi, I'm Kyle.
I'm Mr.
Dolan's executive assistant.
You can follow me.
Kyle, how did your boss make his money? Mr.
Dolan was responsible for improving lots of neighborhoods in this city.
Most notably he developed Boystown into what it is today.
Used to be a couple of blocks.
Now it goes all the way from Lake Michigan to Sheffield Avenue.
Whoa.
He was just so damn careless.
Did Mr.
Dolan frequent that cruising spot where he was attacked? What Mr.
Dolan did in his private time was his own business.
Is there anyone you can think of who was capable of doing that to him? Yeah.
A couple, in particular.
Uh, his hate mail.
Did he ever report this? No.
I told him to, but he thought it was a badge of honor.
If you're upsetting enough people, then you're making a difference.
Any idea who sent that? Uh, we had a private investigator look into the matter, and came up with a couple of names two brothers.
Told us they were probably harmless.
All right, well, that helps a lot.
Thank you, Mr.
Chairman.
Reporting for the general committee, I introduce the following reports requiring council action.
Item one on the general committee I spoke with our Irish friends.
They're worried about Teresa Colvin looking into their construction businesses, the no-show jobs.
And they don't think you're doing enough to protect their interests.
You tell them that sometimes better to use a scalpel rather than a pitchfork.
So long as her heart's cut out, they don't care what tool you use.
Well, I've been thinking about a way to protect our interests, and test Teresa Colvin's loyalty at the same time.
So you already have a plan? I do indeed.
That's why you're the man.
We can assume we're not going to get any more resources.
So, the question is, how do we best deploy what we already have? Yes.
I'm right in the middle of this.
I'm sorry.
Um, Alderman Gibbons is here.
Needs to speak to you right away.
Can you excuse us for a moment? Gentlemen, thank you.
Thank you.
Teresa.
Nice to see you.
I'm sorry for showing up unannounced like this.
It's, uh, it's about the commander appointments.
Well, I've already received Lieutenant Gardener's résumé.
It's a fine choice.
Good, good.
Did you get a chance to look over Lieutenant Davis? His materials, at all? Lieutenant Davis? There are three commander openings this year, am I right? Yes, that's right.
And the mayor has already indicated that I know.
He would like to use I know.
I'm sure the mayor will want his pick.
I'm also sure you're beat coppers are enjoying that overtime I was able to get approved for them.
Yes.
And it's helping to make the city safer.
Especially your ward.
That's fair enough.
My feeling, Teresa, is in addition to promoting Lieutenant Gardener, Lieutenant Davis would make a really fine commander of Gang Investigations.
I understand that there is a certain amount of influence over commander selections, traditionally.
But I don't think that extends to specific assignments.
Well, now, for those of us who've been doing this for awhile, we know it does.
Mmm.
Well, I already have my own candidate targeted for that position.
Teresa.
Davis-- I'd really like him in Gang Investigations.
Now, the man is talented.
Frankly, he's more than qualified for the job.
Look, why don't I I'll send him down here this afternoon; you can meet with him.
Great.
So you're not going to tell him? No, I didn't say that.
I just haven't told him yet.
All I'm asking is that if you're gonna spill to Jarek that we're dating, just give me the heads-up first, okay? Well, what are you so worried about? My uncle doesn't get to decide who I see.
I hope his shotgun agrees.
Oh! Hey, Wysocki! Yeah.
I got a package for you.
A package? Yeah.
A courier dropped it off.
Hmm.
Here you go.
Cool.
Thanks, Amy.
No problem.
Secret admirer sending you gifts now? Are you jealous? It's my dad's.
I mean, my mom told me he had a watch that he loved, but she could never find it.
Wow.
This is really weird.
Well, you know what today is? What? It's the anniversary of the day he was killed.
The older brother Scott, he's got a bunch of priors for armed robbery.
The younger bro, he's got some misdemeanors, but I don't expect either of them to come easy, so let's just let's just hit them hard, hit them early, okay? Police! Grab him! Grab him! Drop the knife! Drop the knife! Ow! Get off me! You got the wrong guy! Where's your brother? Where's your brother? Where's your brother? I don't know where he is! Get off of me! You go the wrong guy! There he is! We got a runner.
Out of the car! We got a runner! Don't move! Don't move! Are you all right? Get in, get in! Let's go! Get on the radio.
Northbound, northbound.
It's a light gray sedan.
In pursuit.
Heading north of Cartright Avenue.
Got this guy.
You ready to go? All right, clear.
Check the right.
Clear.
Stop! Stop! Police! Don't even think about it.
Stop playing with yourself, man.
You're under arrest.
Huh? I didn't do nothing.
Oh, yeah, I can't tell you how many times we've come looking for some guy who says, "I didn't do nothing," who then carjacks some lady's ride, puts the other guy in the hospital.
Yeah, what about all those illegal guns we found at your home, huh? What do you want from me? We want to talk about Lance Dolan's death.
Yeah, I heard about that.
Real tearjerker.
Oh, yeah.
You and your hillbilly brother weren't exactly big fans of Mr.
Dolan, huh? You want to know what gentrification means these days? Oh, please, give me, give me a lecture.
Some gay guy coming in and buying up old family neighborhoods and jacking the rents so high, my mom can't even afford to live there.
Oh, my poor mom, huh? Turning that place into Sodom and Gomorrah.
My heart goes out to you, man.
Hey, listen.
You know what? There was a time when kids used to live there.
Walk around on the streets.
Now you got two gay guys holding hands.
Tell me that doesn't burn you! The first time I saw that, yeah, it was a little strange, but you know what I did after that? What? I got on with my life.
Well, that's you.
But you you just stick a knife in his gut, huh? Is that what you do? Nothing would have made me happier but no.
So your little half-seed brother did it, then, huh? We didn't kill no one.
You have any more questions like that, bring a lawyer down here first.
Hey, Wysocki.
Yo.
What's up? I thought you didn't go in for grand gestures.
Where did you get that? It was waiting for me at the front desk.
It's not from you? No.
I haven't seen this watch in a very long time.
Okay, so if you didn't send it to me, then who did? Well, maybe somebody found it.
I mean, it says right here, Vincent Wysocki, police.
We're the only Wysockis in the CPD.
So, maybe they found it, had the decency to turn it in.
It came today.
You know, don't you think that's little odd? That someone would want me to have this watch today? I know what today is.
It's a coincidence.
I know.
Look, wherever it came from, whoever sent it, let's just be very grateful that you've got it.
'Cause I know your father would have wanted it that way.
Yeah.
All right.
Okay.
Go get 'em.
Came in about an hour ago, lacerations to his neck.
Said he was mugged last night, but he keeps changing the details.
So, wait, he waited all night to have his neck wound treated? Yeah, struck me as a little bit curious, too.
Maybe we're wrong about these brothers.
What's this guy's name? Aaron Fash.
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Please just let it be.
I need to I need to go home now.
Sir, it's going to get infected if you leave here like that.
Mr.
Fash, we're with the Chicago Police Department.
We have a couple of questions we want to ask you about last night.
I already spoke to a detective.
Sir, we really Ma'am, ma'am, please.
Hey, hey.
Relax, buddy! They don't pay me enough for this.
You and me both.
You already pissed me off, shoving an innocent woman, trying to do her job, so don't think I won't cuff you and haul you in right now, just 'cause I feel like it.
Okay, okay.
Look, I'm sorry.
I'm just a little off today.
All right, all right.
All right.
Why don't we all just relax.
We'll start again, huh? Okay, Mr.
Fash.
Why don't you, for my benefit, tell me again what happened last night.
A man put a knife to my throat.
Told me to give him my money.
When I hesitated, he cut me.
And this happened where? On Grand Avenue.
On Grand.
You sure it wasn't Halsted? Down in Boystown? Because if you're telling me you weren't there, and the blood in the car matches your blood, that tells me you're not a victim, but a killer.
Which story is it gonna be, Mr.
Fash? Aaron? Honey.
Oh, my God, are you okay? Yeah.
Daddy, what happened? I was mugged.
Oh.
But I'm fine.
Look.
I have to go with these detectives when I'm done.
Yeah, we'll get you fixed up.
I'll be home soon.
Okay.
Don't worry.
My wife is everything to me.
Uh-huh.
My daughter I love them so much.
I cannot lose them.
Please.
I'm just I'm so ashamed that I was even there.
I don't know what I was looking for.
So your wife doesn't know about it? There's nothing to know.
That's not who I am.
I'm never going back there.
Ever.
So you were in the car with Lance Dolan? Yes.
I didn't know who he was until I saw the paper this morning.
You saw the guy that did this? The guy that attacked you? Yes, yes.
I told you.
He slashed me first.
But he seemed more interested in Mr.
Dolan.
I managed to get away, but I could hear his screams as I was running.
But you got a good look at him? Yeah.
All right.
We're gonna need you to take a look at a lineup.
I'm not done? No, you certainly are not.
So, Mr.
Fash, are any of these men your attacker? Yeah.
That's him.
With the tattoo.
The second from right.
Yeah, which tattoo? Uh, the pyramid tattoo on his neck.
Recognize any of the other men? No.
No.
Just him.
All right.
And you're certain? 'Cause at trial, you're gonna have to be certain about that.
You expect me to testify in open court? And have to explain why I was there? No.
He slashed your throat.
He stabbed Lance Dolan a dozen times.
It's a horrible crime.
Which is why I'm trying to help you.
You're the only one that can put the knife in his hand.
The only one that can send him to jail.
I gave you a place to look.
The rest is up to you.
No.
We can subpoena you to testify.
In which case I will have forgotten everything.
Due to the traumatic nature of the event.
I'm sorry.
You're on your own.
What's his name? The cowardly son of a bitch wants to keep his homosexuality secret? I'll out him myself.
Then he'll have no choice but to testify.
Look, we're not going to arm-twist a violent crime victim into testifying by outing him and possibly ruining his life.
Who says it would ruin his life? You know what I mean.
What is this man's name? It's a confidential police investigation, Alderman.
I'm not letting you let this killer go free.
He's not going free.
We got him on weapons charges, carjacking, resisting arrest I want him on hate crimes and murder.
Right.
You won't tell me this witness's name.
No.
There are other ways to find out.
I have two commanders, three sergeants and the head of the ATF all on my call list with a dozen different emergencies.
Yeah.
Now, how are we going to take care of this one? Any chance we can get the brother to turn on him? It's doubtful-- they're tight, and they're both lawyered up.
What you need is a confession.
Yeah, but they're lawyered up.
What about that Sanchez case? It was the first month we were partners.
Well, we told him we had a witness, but didn't tell him that the witness had died in a car crash.
Right.
I don't know if you forget, but that, uh, Sanchez case didn't work.
Second time is the charm.
And Uh, excuse me.
Can you give Detective Wysocki and me just a moment, please, Commander? Of course.
I promise, it won't be long.
We've got another problem.
Yeah? Gibbons wants two commander picks, not just one, which knocks Riorden out and not only that, he is insisting on putting his guy in charge of Gang Investigations.
Who? Charlie Davis.
You know him? No.
No, I don't.
But if Gibbons is pushing him, he's obviously been pushing him up the ladder his entire career.
No, this guy's not the type of guy that's gonna turn around and tell his patron saint "No thank you.
I can't help you with any information you want, like what's going on with this whole secret grand jury investigation you got going on.
" Here's the problem.
On paper, the guy looks like a decent candidate.
And what does "decent candidate" mean? Gangs is going to oversee the investigation.
If we put Gibbons' guy in charge, we may as well just raise the white flag now and call it a day.
This guy has done nothing concrete that I can use to take him down.
If I don't put him in, Gibbons is going to see right through it.
It's going to be open war.
Then it's time to declare war.
No.
Why? We've tried that once already.
When Gibbons sees an attack coming he always finds a way to slither out of it.
Then what you're actually saying is, either way, our investigation is done.
What I'm saying is that I am at an impasse.
Gibbons has played us.
Can I help you? I hope so.
I'm Officer Vonda Wysocki.
You sent a package to my station today.
How did you find me? We looked at the station's security tapes.
Saw which courier company made the delivery, spoke to someone there, they sent us here.
God.
You look just like him.
So you knew my father? Yeah, I knew him.
He saved my life.
I was walking home from the train late one night, and this guy-- he starts following me.
So I crossed the street, but he keeps following me.
And now I know it's for real, right? So I'm walking faster and faster-- running almost.
But he grabs me from behind.
And he, uh, grabs my hair, pulls me behind this building and just starts grabbing at me.
I'm sorry.
No, it's all right.
Because one of the neighbors heard me screaming and called the cops, and your dad was the one who came.
Come out front.
Um, thank God he was so close.
Yeah.
He pulled the guy off me.
Beat the crap out of him right there so I could see it.
Wow.
Yeah.
So, uh Yeah, I knew your dad.
Thank you so much for telling me that.
I love hearing stories about him.
So how'd you get the watch? Well, after that night, he kept in contact with me.
Just to make sure I was okay.
And he'd take off his watch? Yeah.
He left it here one day.
Must have been washing his hands.
You waited this long to return it? Yes.
I'm sorry about that.
Look, I don't mean to pry, but why would he leave his watch with you? Were you? Wait a minute.
Were? Were you sleeping with him? Listen, I just thought you should have the watch.
I didn't mean for you to come find me.
So you were sleeping with my dad when he died? No.
Now, look, I don't mean to be rude, but I have someplace I need to be right now.
You're lying.
Why are you lying to me? Please, just go.
And stay safe.
Okay? We got a positive ID puts you at the scene of the murder.
No, you don't.
Oh, yes, we do.
You got picked out of a lineup.
Guy put the knife right in your hand, 100% certain.
What time are you alleging my client committed this crime, Detectives? Between 10:00 and 10:30 last night.
What if I could prove my client was otherwise engaged during that period of time? Well, I'd call that a real Christmas miracle.
Well, then, prepare to be amazed.
I'm gonna need an hour or two.
All right.
This right here.
No, no, no.
This one right here.
Take it out.
Alderman Gibbons.
Teresa.
I met with Lieutenant Davis.
He's very impressive.
I think he would make an excellent commander.
I'm glad you think so.
I'm submitting him to the mayor's office for his final approval.
I'm glad we could work together on this.
So am I.
I always feel better when we can agree on things.
Yes, me, too.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Ah, duty calls.
Excuse me.
Superintendent.
Hello.
Oh, are you here for the public safety subcommittee? No, I was here to surrender.
But maybe you can help me figure out a way to put the white flag back into my pocket.
Come talk with me.
Look, I understand how the promotion game is played, all right, but there's no need for Gibbons to fill two of the slots with his own people while I lose the only potential commander on that list who's actually good police.
And Davis isn't good police? On paper, he's ideal.
But I know he belongs to Gibbons.
And you want someone in there who won't look the other way while Gibbons robs the city blind.
What if Davis wasn't available for the promotion? What, are you saying, if someone offered him a better job somewhere else? Well, say, an opening in the mayor's office.
The mayor needs a new head of security.
I know.
That's a pay bump from commander.
Higher profile, leads to consulting gigs down the road.
Who's your guy? Riorden.
Davis takes off for greener pastures.
You put Riorden in charge of Gangs.
It was last minute, your hands were tied.
You'd be willing to help a woman in need? Gibbons taking two out of three promotions for his own people is a power-grab, plain and simple.
I see it that way, and the mayor will agree with me.
Gibbons isn't gonna be happy if you take one of his soldiers off the board.
You know, you're not the only one who has concerns over the stranglehold Ronin Gibbons has on this city, Teresa.
One day maybe he'll make a mistake, and he'll open himself up to prosecution.
Yeah, the city's been waiting 25 years for that mistake.
It hasn't happened yet.
Now, I've got your back.
And? And some day, you'll have mine.
So what do you got? Scott was with me last night from 9:00 to about midnight.
Yeah? How do I know you're not using your mouth right now, getting paid by the hour to give Scott an alibi? Ask my friend Tammy.
He paid us both for two hours of around the world.
Where'd this little cocktail party take place? The Paradise Inn.
Ask Tammy.
Or the front desk guy.
He saw Scott with us.
Or the maid.
She gave us towels afterwards.
You ready to start looking somewhere else for your murderer? Show them out.
Maybe she's lying.
No.
And we talk to the maid and the other prostitute and the front desk guy, why are they all going to lie to protect this loser, huh? But Fash positively ID'd Scott as the killer.
Yeah, so we wouldn't know it was him.
There he goes.
Look, get the vests.
Bring a couple of the guys.
Hey.
Hey.
Were you ever going to tell me? Tell you what? What? You were his brother.
Don't tell me you didn't know.
Vonda, this is his watch.
I talked to Karen McMahon.
Uh, all right.
You need to Can you wait in the car? Yeah, sure.
And I'll be a minute.
She was sleeping with him, wasn't she? He was cheating on Mom with her, wasn't he? Vonda.
What are you doing here, man? Hey, don't change the subject.
It's you and me.
You've never seen a female victim, you know, get attached? What, so Dad was just boning a badge bunny? No, he wasn't boning a badge bunny.
That's supposed to make me feel better? Von, sometimes when somebody's dead you just need to remember the best version of them, okay? I don't remember any version of him.
I don't even remember what he looked like.
So I don't want to remember the best version.
I want to remember the truth.
Honey, I know.
So tell me the truth, Uncle Jarek.
Hey, buddy, can you give us a minute? This is a family matter.
He's family.
How do you figure that? Isaac's my boyfriend, so he's part of our family.
He's your what?! Thanks for the heads-up.
Oh, so you're sleeping with your partner now.
Yes, he's my boyfriend.
Oh, that's really, that's really smart, isn't it, huh? So you can say anything to me in front of him.
I can't see any problem with that.
Not any safety issue.
Not like you're worried about your boyfriend when he's kicking through a door.
Jarek, just tell me who this woman was to Dad.
All right, your Your father was seeing Karen for two years after her assault.
He was going to marry her.
What about Mom? Things were pretty much done between your mother and your father before he was killed.
I know.
Did did Mom know about her? The wife always knows.
So she knew, and she's just been living off his death benefits.
She's been living off what she was entitled to as the wife of a slain police officer, Von.
At the end of the day, what's done is done, okay? Your father was a good man, a great dad and damn good police.
You know, you should take this watch and remember him by it.
I'm sorry, honey.
Is your husband home? Uh, yes, but why? Where is he, Mrs.
Fash? Where is he? He's upstairs in the office.
Wait.
No Where? In the office? In the top room? Wait, wait.
What's going on? It's up there to the right.
Go back inside, little girl.
Is there a gun in the house, Mrs.
Fash? We have a gun, but we don't keep it loaded.
Open up, Mr.
Fash.
MRS.
Go back in your room.
Aaron! Aaron! Please, what's going on? Up against the wall.
Aaron?! Put your hands against the wall, all right? I don't want to live.
Aaron, what's going on? Are you okay? I don't want to live.
Just leave me alone with the gun and you won't have to worry about me.
What's going on? Deal with the wife.
Deal with the wife.
Listen, buddy, when I'm through with you, you can do whatever you want with your life, but until then you're mine.
Just tell me what's going on, please.
Ronin, the commander announcements just came out.
And? And Davis isn't on the list.
Gardener, yes, Davis, no dice.
Robinson's the mayor's pick.
Who is Jamie Riorden? Must be Teresa Colvin's.
Why don't you just tell me what happened? I knew about the cruising spot.
Okay.
Something compelled me to go there.
I-I The other night, something compelled you, huh? No, three months ago.
That's when I met Lance.
In his car.
Then it was a hotel.
Later, his house.
I fell in love with him.
I thought that he'd fallen in love with me, but I-I was wrong.
What happened? What went wrong? He convinced me to turn my back on God's teachings.
To leave my wife and my beautiful daughter.
He convinced me that it was for my own good, and when I told him that I was ready to give my life to him, he said that's not what he wanted.
He said I needed to spend some time alone.
To discover myself, to explore.
And I didn't want to explore.
I wanted him.
And I knew that what he really meant was that he wanted to sleep with other people.
Okay, Scott Bradnick-- how did you know how to point the finger at him? Lance showed me the hate mail.
Pictures of the two of them in case they came after me.
The, uh let's go back to the car, okay? What happened in that car? You you went to find him? Went looking for him? Why? To beg him to reconsider.
I knew it was pointless, but something told me where to find him.
When I got there, I saw his car It was backed in, with somebody else inside.
I waited ten minutes, and then this boy barely more than a boy, got out.
This was a man that I love.
A man I was gonna spend the rest of my life with.
Absolutely.
I went and I got in the car and he wouldn't give me his love, so I You stabbed him.
And you stabbed him again and again and again.
Yes.
And you brought the knife there because 'cause why? You knew, didn't you? You already knew that he didn't want you.
That's right.
And the wounds on your neck, they're not to make it look like you were attacked, they were because you tried to take your own life.
But I couldn't.
I wasn't brave enough.
I just couldn't live both those lives anymore! I just had to end it.
I-I But I couldn't! Hey.
Jarek? Whoo! Whoo, you look beautiful.
Thank you.
Are you gonna let me in? Hmm? We're not doing that anymore.
Well, we can.
Oh, you've replaced me with a dentist, is that it, huh? Good night, Jarek.
No, come on.
I need to talk.
You want to talk? Yes.
I know you just want to get in my pants.
That, too, but it's more than that.
What? I haven't been fair to you, Elena, J.
J.
I need to make a choice.
I choose you.
Jarek I want to come home, D.
I do.
I want my family back.
We're always gonna be a family.
No, it's you, baby.
I choose you, okay? I love you, D.
I'd always choose you.
Come on.
I always loved you.
Always, D.
And I love you, Jarek but we don't work.
I made some mistakes.
I can I can I can do better, D.
You know what we did? We took too long to say good-bye.
That's what we did.
But it is good-bye.
Okay.
All right.
Go home, Jarek.
Yeah, just go home.
Take everybody to the back, all right? Gotcha.
There he is.
Superintendent Colvin.
Alderman Gibbons.
I'm I'm sorry about Lieutenant Davis.
He was an excellent choice.
The mayor's gain is our loss.
Yeah, I couldn't help noticing he wasn't in the commander announcements as we had discussed.
The mayor must have loved his résumé because as soon as I submitted him, he just snapped him right up.
I want you to know I did try my best, but we were on a tight deadline.
I had to make a choice right away.
My hands were tied.
Yeah, I'm sure they were.
Enjoy your meal.
Thank you.
The mayor just doesn't take my man off the table like that.
She planned this! You don't know that, Ronin.
Not for sure.
25 years on the job? I know it better than it knows itself.
There're only two reasons a superintendent would defy me like that: either she thinks she's not gonna be in her job in six months, or she thinks I'm not gonna be in mine.
Our Irish friends are right.
Maybe I haven't done enough to take care of our Teresa Colvin problem.
Let's eat.
Let's eat.
Let's eat.
Hey! Hey.
How are ya? I'm good.
How are you? Okay, so should we go with the sage and flax or the cornflower and ivory theme? I'm not sure.
Well, the sage and flax is 100% biodegradable.
Please.
You promised you would discuss this with me.
What's wrong? Just just stay there.
What? You're scaring me.
I'm not gonna lie anymore.
There's not gonna be a wedding.
Why not? Because you deserve better than me.
And this is code for? Code for I'm still in love with Dina.
Well, I mean, it's it's natural, you know, to still have feelings for your ex-wife.
You have a son.
No.
I've been sleeping with her for the past couple of months.
Yeah.
Uh, so you want to be with her? Yes, I do.
And she wants to be with you? No.
Elena, I'm sorry.
Don't! Stop! All right, I'm sorry.
Sorry doesn't leave me alone with her last night! Getting a ride home with her?! I know.
Are you nuts?! Oh, she must think I'm some kind of a joke.
No, she doesn't.
She doesn't think you're a joke.
No? Well, you do then.
No, I don't! Yes, you do.
Oh, come on! Or else you would've told me, Jarek! You wouldn't have let me sit here and plan our wedding while you were still sleeping with her! Am I not enough? That's not it.
Why the both of us? Huh? Because It's because you can't be alone.
That's it.
Yeah, maybe.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You can't get close, but you can't be alone.
Mm-hmm, that's right.
Did you ever love me? I thought I did, yeah.
I'm sorry.
You know, the sad part is? Is I am so much better for you than she is.
I know.