FBI: International (2021) s02e07 Episode Script
A Proven Liar
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[MOANS]
I will find you ♪
Here inside the dark ♪
I will break through ♪
No matter where you are ♪
I will find you ♪
Here inside the dark ♪
I will break through ♪
No matter where you are ♪
I will ♪
Find you ♪
I will ♪
Find you ♪
[CHUCKLES] What?
Just you.
You gonna keep staring or zip me up?
Why so fancy?
- Church.
- Oh, OK.
I didn't even think about that
or know it was Sunday.
My mom told me I needed
to get back into the spirit.
Oh.
My parents like to guilt-trip me
for still being single and owning a bar.
Do yours?
It's just me and my sister now.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean
to make you feel uncomfortable.
No, no, it's OK. It's not
It's a big can of worms.
It's something we shouldn't talk about
before you go to church.
I want to know more about you.
Baby steps.
You might hear some things come
out of my mouth about my dad
that aren't exactly in the spirit.
- [CHUCKLES]
- And I gotta get to work.
No rest for you.
Not in the Bureau.
You want to come over later?
I want to hear more about your sister.
Mm, you should probably head out
before this turns into Saturday night
instead of Sunday morning.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
This reminds me of Lanzarote.
[LAUGHS] Oh, no.
I believe you said,
"I'll be right back."
It couldn't be helped.
And you had the boat to
yourself the whole afternoon.
But I wanted to be with you.
I know you did, babe.
We need some alone time,
just me and you.
You want me to send Sean away?
Do we need constant security?
Darling, I am here, alone with you,
one-on-one right here, right now,
because I love you.
And if your phone rings?
I won't answer it.
I swear on a stack of bibles.
[BELL TOLLING]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
We should get married
at a church like this.
- It's perfect.
- Yeah.
Like you.
And this is the perfect moment.
[CHUCKLES]
Tiyanna Gladys Lynelle.
[LAUGHTER]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
- Oh, my God!
- Hey! Hey!
What are you do [GUNSHOTS]
Don't shoot! [SCREAMING]
Brent, help me! No! No!
[GRUNTING]
- Brent, help!
- Put her in there!
- Put her in there!
- No! No!
[SCREAMING]
[GROANS]
[GRUNTING]
Come on! Come on! Come on!
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Morning.
You left Zizi's pub
awfully early last night.
And Maya left around the same time too.
- Weird.
- It's a mystery.
Wow, you two are super sleuths.
You know, you should join
the FBI, solve cases together.
Oh, that's a fantastic idea.
- Vo, wanna be my partner?
- I would love that.
So things are getting serious?
I mean, I'm not seeing anyone else.
Oh, you're exclusive?
We're just two grown adults having fun.
One of whom is an FBI agent.
And sooner or later, that world
butts up with the other,
or so I was told by Forrester pointedly.
OK, no rest for the weary.
We just caught a case.
Catalonia police in Barcelona
reported a kidnapping this morning
of two American adults:
Tiyanna Lynelle and Sean Doxon.
Now apparently Tiyanna has been
living in Spain for a year,
works for an American-based
consulting firm.
Sean Doxon is a bodyguard
working for Tiyanna's
boyfriend, Brent Remis.
Doxon's work history lists
several private security jobs
at conventions and clubs
in New York City.
- Military training?
- No.
Any record?
Two battery charges, both dismissed.
That's not uncommon
for a security guard.
The boyfriend, Brent Remis,
why does he need private security?
He owns an American company
called Prime Flux Construction
that does business with
several international clients
all over Western Europe,
according to his website.
Girlfriend's kidnapped,
bodyguard's kidnapped.
He's left untouched?
Witnesses say it was a chaotic scene.
Not sure who was targeted.
Where's Remis now?
Saint Domines Hospital.
- Concussion.
- So not untouched.
Did the kidnappers
turn over ransom demands?
Nothing yet. Catalonia Police
have requested our presence
in Barcelona.
Smitty is already headed there
to help facilitate.
You coming?
I got a call from our legat in Budapest.
- Dandridge.
- Yeah?
I've been summoned.
- For what?
- I'm not sure.
But I'm gonna need you
to cover this case without me.
Copy.
You take care of him.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, he will.
Thank you for coming so quickly.
I'm Inspector Olivia Montoya
with the CNP here in Barcelona.
Thanks for bringing us in, Inspector.
We're here to assist
your investigation in any way.
Officer Garretson with Europol
is setting up space for you to work.
Great. We work closely
with FO Garretson.
So far, we have no motive,
no ransom requests,
no political or terrorist group
claiming responsibility.
Were they targeted
because they're Americans?
Because of Brent Remis'
construction business?
- We're in the dark.
- Could have been personal.
When I see triangles like this,
my mind goes to dark places.
Brent Remis.
I'm Special Agent Jamie Kellett.
This is Special Agent
Andre Raines with the FBI.
OK. Well, thank God.
Is there any news on Tiyanna?
- No one's telling me anything.
- Not yet.
Aren't the first 48 hours
the most important?
That's what true crime books
say, the first 48 hours
I can assure you, we are working
with the Catalonia Police,
and they are doing everything they can.
Why don't you take me
through what happened?
I told them.
Tell us.
[SIGHS]
This van roars up out of nowhere,
and two thugs jump out.
They grabbed me first,
and my bodyguard, Sean
Sean Doxon Steps in.
He tried He fought with them,
but these guys are seriously trained.
In the confusion, I guess
I kind of got away.
I was running for help.
I thought Tiyanna was behind me.
And then I get knocked to the ground.
And by the time I get up,
that van is hauling ass out of there.
No sign of Tiyanna or Sean,
their phones left smashed
on the pavement.
I [SIGHS]
I've never seen anything like this.
Did you get a look at the kidnappers?
They wore masks.
Tattoos, jewelry
like necklaces, watches?
Maybe the kidnappers spoke Spanish.
I'm sorry. It all happened so fast.
I'm not even sure what I saw.
Tell us how you and Tiyanna met.
Yeah, a dating app four months ago.
I swiped right.
We just met, and there were sparks.
It may sound stupid,
but that's what happened.
She's, um
We fell in love.
Does she have any enemies?
An old boyfriend?
Someone else who swiped right?
[SCOFFS] No, nothing like that.
Tiyanna, she's a good soul.
Why did you have security?
I own a construction business
in Rhode Island.
Any ties to organized crime?
Not me. No way.
Is that what somebody is saying?
Keep going.
Any construction business
in the northeast
is gonna have problems,
people looking to beat you out
of a contract
by any means necessary,
if you know what I'm saying.
I'm a solid businessman.
I do good work on time and on budget.
For that, I have
received threats from
competitors.
That's why I hired Sean.
Where did you find him?
He was working the door
at a club on Fifth Avenue.
We hit it off.
He pitched his services to me.
He's a good man, solid.
I have nothing but great things
to say about him.
One second, we're watching
this wedding party exit a cathedral.
It's the most beautiful,
romantic setting.
I was getting down on one knee when
Por favor, váyanse.
Él necesita descansar.
Perdona.
We'll be in touch.
He said there was a wedding party.
Uh-huh.
Then there was most likely
someone who filmed it.
It wasn't difficult
to track down the newlyweds.
As Kellett guessed,
their cousin was filming the procession
and captured some of the kidnapping.
[GUNSHOTS]
[SCREAMING]
What a prince, right?
We have a word for
that kind of man in the U.K.
Coward?
Wanker.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Hey, pause that.
The way the sun catches the van here,
that look like
there are words painted over?
It says it's a flower shop
on Carrer Del Corsega.
I know where it is. PARC De Carles.
- It's a few minutes from here.
- Vo, go with her.
Brent knew Tiyanna for only four months
- and he already had a ring?
- It could happen.
Does that look like
a guy in love to you?
I looked at Tiyanna's
company, Valotta Consulting.
No red flags. Legitimate firm
with two dozen years
of tax returns to back it up.
I also dug into Brent's company,
Prime Flux Construction.
The website we saw earlier,
there are misspellings
on the about page.
The web design looks like
it was made in 1997.
And you see that background?
That high-rise is in San Francisco,
not Rhode Island.
The shadows don't even match.
Photoshopped.
The whole thing is amateur hour.
Not to mention, this ribbon cutting
can be viewed as fraud.
And he's doing business internationally?
That seem odd to you guys?
It did to me,
which got me to look further.
Brent's business isn't registered
on the Secretary of State's website.
And Prime Flux Construction
reported zero earnings
in the last two years.
It's a fake company.
Was the kidnapping fake as well?
Hey, Inspector Montoya just got a call
from the hotel where Brent
and Tiyanna were staying.
A woman was trying to break
into his hotel room.
♪
Brent. He owes me money.
I'm sorry. Who are you to Brent?
His girlfriend. Who the hell are you?
You're his girlfriend?
That's right.
I didn't break any laws.
Brent borrowed 94,000 euro from me
and stopped returning my calls.
I'm here to collect.
That's a lot of money.
He was having financial trouble,
and he promised he'd return it.
How did you know he was staying here?
I tracked him down.
How?
Other women have been through
the same thing with him.
But Brent Johnson's not
getting away with it anymore.
You mean Brent Remis.
I mean Brent Johnson.
Him?
Yes.
Thank you for your time.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Hey, I ran the name "Brent Remis" again.
Turns out he died 15 years ago
when he was two.
OK.
I collected his prints from his
hotel room and sent them to 26 Fed.
They set off alarm bells.
The prints belong to a fugitive
who has several charges
across the eastern seaboard.
Our man Brent's been victimizing
and defrauding women for years.
How did this not pop up before?
Brent Remis is his newest alias,
along with Rick Collette from Minnesota,
Brent Johnson from Redwood, Oregon,
François Oakfield from New Orleans,
and Joseph Donnelly from Delaware.
Brent Remis' real name
is Gerald Frederickson.
Who the hell is this guy?
Gerald Frederickson was charged
by the state of New York
for fraud, theft, and forgery.
After arrest, he posted bail
and went into the wind.
We've had a UFAP warrant
out for him since.
- When?
- Two years ago.
- New continent for a new con.
- Exactly.
There's even a blog
for women who were his victims.
His MO is to charm
the lonely hearts club,
act as if he's a rich,
successful businessman
who happens to have
some bad guys leaning on him.
He needs a few bucks to get out of it
and disappears when
the money's in his account.
He has several women
strung along at the same time,
using Jane to pay for his lifestyle
to charm Jenna,
and on and on ad infinitum.
This is the blog the woman
at his hotel was talking about.
If only there was one
for my ex back in Manchester
before I started dating him.
The emotional toll
that would have saved me.
In the last two years, Gerald's managed
to dupe over a dozen women
out of 2 million euros,
taking small amounts of money
from each one.
So Tiyanna has money?
She has a nice salary,
but she's not rich.
Her family though, her parents
got a nice nest egg.
A couple of houses in the
northeast, a condo in Mexico,
a couple of million in the market.
But I've checked Tiyanna's accounts,
and there are no suspicious withdrawals.
So why kidnap Tiyanna and
not stick to the same old plan?
Maybe he's aware of the blog
and this kidnapping is a new con.
He scares her,
then she calls Mom and Dad
to cough up the cash.
Setting himself up for a bigger payday.
Nobody's telling me
what's going on here, hmm?
Why I'm sitting in a small room
with a two-way mirror?
Did you find Tiyanna?
What is going on here? This is crazy.
What, I'm a suspect now?
Why would you use that word?
[SCOFFS] I didn't.
You guys are making me.
You were saying?
Your name is not Brent Remis,
nor Brent Johnson, for that matter.
It's really Gerald Frederickson.
I can explain.
You can explain how
you skipped trial in New York?
How you made an unlawful flight
to Europe?
How you kept your grift going
on a whole new batch of victims?
- Good, 'cause I'm all ears.
- You have it wrong.
The reason Tiyanna hasn't been found
is because the con man
sitting across from us
isn't giving us a straight story.
I am telling you, I didn't kidnap her!
Look, if you know who I am,
you know this isn't something
I would do.
Yes, I date a lot of women.
- Date?
- That's right.
And yes, they gave me money.
It was all consensual.
But [SIGHS]
But with Tiyanna, it was different.
Different meaning
it was time to switch tactics?
No, that's not what I'm saying.
These women were on to you.
The way you were conning them
caught up with you in the U.S.
Started to catch up with you here,
so it was different with Tiyanna.
Your words.
Call Sean Doxon.
Tell him the kidnapping is off.
We are on to both of you,
and this particular grift
of yours is finished.
I didn't do this.
I don't know where Sean is.
I don't know where Tiyanna
[PHONE CHIMES]
Brent, baby,
the kidnappers,
they want 170,000 euros
in the next 24 hours.
[SOBBING]
You do what they say,
and they'll let me go.
They'll send instructions.
Please,
do what they say.
I am so scared.
You see? I am not behind this.
They want me to give them money.
How does that video
exonerate your bodyguard?
Sean is not He wouldn't do this.
You're pulling his strings.
No, there's no way.
- You're a proven liar.
- I am not lying.
He's a con man, through and through.
- Best I've seen.
- What's his angle?
Confuse, obfuscate, manipulate.
Keep the mark's head spinning.
Well, who's the mark here? Tiyanna? Us?
I mean, all I know is
when those photos went up,
smooth talker went away.
But when the video of Tiyanna played,
his emotions seemed genuine.
That's what he wants you to think.
He's a swindler.
Agents, we found the van.
A local resident saw someone
pull up, park it, and run off.
She didn't get a clear view
of who left it here.
Andres.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Our forensics team tore the van apart.
Only blood was from Tiyanna and Doxon.
No additional fingerprints,
hair, fiber, DNA,
anything that could lead to an ID.
We ran the VIN on the van,
and it did come back to the flower shop.
But the vehicle was reported stolen
only two days before the kidnapping.
So we have one dead American,
one still missing,
and nothing to connect
Gerald Frederickson,
AKA Brent Remis, to the crime.
Why would he kill his bodyguard?
None of this makes sense.
There is the blog.
Scorned women trying
to get back at their manipulator.
But the lack of DNA in the van,
execution-style shooting,
I mean, does this seem like a
jilted lover or a professional hit?
[SIGHS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
We've got another video
sent from an anonymous number.
Play it.
- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
-
Brent,
they want you
to bring them 170,000 Euros.
3:00 p.m.
The location will be sent in two hours.
They're gonna kill me next.
I did what you said.
Let me go.
This is not about me.
That's what you said.
[SOBBING]
They've all got guns pointed at me.
Run the video back.
Deja de llorar.
Mira a la cámara o te mato.
What's this?
She's in a church.
That's a parclose railing.
In England, the use of those
was discontinued
in the 16th century
after the Reformation.
I'm a nerd who likes architecture.
But there are a thousand
of those in Barcelona.
170,000 is a odd number
for a ransom payment, right?
- Precise amount.
- Right.
From the blog, I made a list
of each woman in Spain
and added up the amount
they were conned out of.
Lydia Herrera stood out.
She wrote that she gave Gerald
50,000, then 80,000,
then 40,000, which totals
170,000 euros.
We need to find Lydia Herrera.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Scott.
- I just got out of a meeting
- with Dandridge.
- And?
They wanted to prep me for something
called a supervisor
in-service training session
I have to attend.
I'm not sure where.
I waited for him for an hour.
And then he buzzes in,
drops off a couple of binders,
says, "Fill out this paperwork
and wait for more details."
And that required you to miss this case?
The whole thing seem a little
off, I'm not gonna lie.
Why didn't he just send me
everything by email?
Now I gotta drive across Budapest
and meet him now in person.
I don't know. Anyway, how's
the case going in Barcelona?
Remember Brent Remis?
Brent Remis yes.
Real name, Gerald Frederickson.
He scammed half a dozen women
out of thousands of dollars.
The whole thing some kind of new grift?
Not sure. Smitty and Raines
are heading over now to
interview one of the victims.
OK. Keep me posted.
And let me know if there's
anything I can do on my end.
Will do. [HANGS UP]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I'm Special Agent
Andre Raines with the FBI.
This is Megan Garretson with Europol.
Hi.
At the time,
he was calling himself Brent.
I met him on a dating app.
There was something different about him.
How so?
Brent genuinely cared for me.
He made me feel special.
Then he asked you for money
to help him with his business problems?
He never asked me. I offered.
He was having some financial
difficulty with his company.
His assets were frozen
until the deal closed.
By now, you know he's a con man.
Getting you to offer
instead of him asking,
that's part of the game.
Yes, I know.
It would be really great
to have some proper silverware.
Did you hurt yourself
after you found out about Brent?
I consider myself to be
a strong, competent woman.
But
Brent broke me.
He tricked me into thinking
our relationship was real.
I went into a really dark place.
This program has been good for me.
My father was devastated when I
Did your father meet Brent?
He loved him.
He thought I found a good man.
I never before had a lot of boyfriends.
Does your father know
that Brent was playing you?
Didn't that make your father
angry with Brent?
Did he confront him?
I don't know.
Can we get in touch with your father?
I'm sorry. I'm tired.
And I think I've
answered enough questions.
Brent really did a number on her.
I bet her pop was none too pleased.
Did you see Lydia's face
when you asked about him?
- Yeah.
- She went tight-lipped.
And almost ran off when I
asked to get in touch with him.
Yeah, there's something there.
I felt it too, like
she knew her dad was involved.
I'll alert Kellett.
Got a new angle.
We need to find out everything we can
about Roberto Herrera, Lydia's father.
Could this be him?
Is that her father?
I see a resemblance.
His name is not Roberto Herrera.
It's Roberto De Gracia.
- You know him?
- Every police officer does.
He's the biggest crime lord
in all of Spain.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Roberto De Gracia is a part
of a notorious organized crime clan
called Os Nando.
He's been tied to smuggling drugs,
trafficking, kidnapping,
multiple homicides, you name it.
The CNP has never been able
to connect him directly
to an actual crime.
He's like a, how-you-name-him,
Robin Hood?
Pays his taxes, serves
the community, blends in.
We've been trying
to arrest him for years.
So when Lydia's father found out
she tried to kill herself
because of a con man,
he went nuts, wanted him dead.
Roberto sent his men to kidnap Gerald,
but then the bodyguard intervened
and they botched it.
Grabbed Tiyanna and Sean Doxon
as leverage
and killed Sean Doxon
when he wasn't useful.
He won't stop there.
He'll kill Tiyanna
and dump her body in a bin
as soon as she's no longer necessary.
We need to find her now.
Where are we on locating the church?
My team has narrowed it down to five.
They're in the field checking them now.
Check them faster.
[PHONE RINGING]
It's not a video this time.
It's a phone call.
[DOOR OPENS]
Whatever they ask for, agree to it.
You got our message?
Yes. Yes, I did.
Do you have the money?
I have your 160 170,000 euros.
Good. Come alone.
Let me talk to Tiyanna.
We are sending the address now.
If you go to the police, we kill her.
Do you know the name Roberto De Gracia?
No. Should I?
Lydia Herrera's father.
I don't understand.
He's the John Gotti of Spain, Gerald.
CNP suspect he's killed dozens
of men for drug territory,
for gambling rackets, probably
for looking at him sideways.
And here you go
and swindle his daughter.
- I didn't
- You picked the wrong mark.
- I am innocent, I swear.
- No.
No, Gerald, the two innocent
people in this whole thing
are Tiyanna Lynelle and Sean Doxon.
One is missing and one is dead.
They're paying the price
for your mistake.
Tiyanna's life is on the line,
and we are running out of time,
so you are gonna do exactly
what I say to get her back.
I'm sorry,
but no.
Excuse me?
You just told me who her father is.
I'm not gonna risk my life.
It feels like the safest place
for me right now
is here in police custody until
this whole thing blows over.
You are some piece of work.
I love Tiyanna. That's real.
But this,
I didn't sign up for this.
OK, listen.
I can see what you think of me,
but you're asking me to do
something life-threatening, correct?
Maybe I can help you,
but I have these charges
hanging over me in the U.S.
And with the stress of that, with this,
I'm not sure I'd be able
to control my emotions to deal with
This isn't a negotiation.
Everything's a negotiation.
And like you said, Tiyanna
doesn't deserve any of this.
I'll need it in writing.
The cojones on this guy.
But this may be our only
chance of saving her life.
- A plea?
- Yeah.
We need him to find her.
I'll call the AUSA in New York.
- We got two minutes.
- He's wired.
Both you and the bag are online.
I'm not gonna run,
if that's what you're thinking.
I'm thinking how much
I would enjoy it if you tried.
My team is in position around the park.
Kellett will be on lookout
from the cafe.
I'll take the south end bench
by the stairs.
Vo, take the north end corner.
Raines will cover the park from the van.
We've got cameras
all around to track you.
All right. Eyes sharp, everyone.
Get the kidnappers to stay
on the phone for 60 seconds.
Just thinking how nice
it'll be to get back to Ohio.
I thought you were from Rhode Island.
I'm from all over.
Listen, Gerald, dying men speak truth.
Do you want to wait
until it gets to that point?
Time to roll out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
The perimeter is secured.
He's entering the park.
Just keep walking straight.
He is just passing my location.
Head to the bench
the elderly man just passed.
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
We need 60 seconds.
Go to the top of the stairs.
- I have your money.
- Don't make me repeat myself.
They're just making sure
you weren't followed.
Keep walking.
Keep them on the phone
for at least 60 seconds.
I got eyes on a man in blue pants,
dark glasses, head lowered.
Headed in Gerald's direction.
Stand by, everyone.
Stay calm, Gerald.
Not our guy.
Ten more seconds. You're doing good.
Is Tiyanna alive?
Please, just let me see
Tiyanna alive on FaceTime.
I'm doing what I was told.
Brent, they're gonna kill me.
[HANGS UP]
- 58 seconds.
- Not long enough.
Raines, were you able to get a location?
OK, we've got it down
to a five-mile area,
and we're right in the middle of it.
Looking for any
of the possible churches.
This is one of the churches
from our list.
OK, we have a possible location.
Iglesia De Santa Úrsula.
It's eight blocks north.
It's closed for renovations.
There's a church on the possible list
eight blocks away.
It's within radius.
Iglesia De Santa Ursula.
We'll take it.
I will meet you there.
- OK, let's go.
- OK.
♪
FBI! Don't move!
[GUNSHOTS]
[MUFFLED SCREAMING]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[GUNSHOTS]
Move.
Moving. [GUNSHOTS]
Help! Help me!
Help! [GUNSHOT]
Help! Help me!
Ow.
- Move!
Moving!
[GUNSHOTS]
No, no, no!
No, no, no! [GUNSHOTS]
Help me! Help me!
Help, please!
Over here! Help me!
Help me!
No signs of Roberto De Garcia.
Guys like that have dummies
this like this to do their dirty work.
No, this was personal for him.
His daughter tried to kill herself.
This was never about kidnapping Tiyanna.
This was about getting
to Gerald Frederickson.
Smitty, you have eyes on Gerald?
I don't have a clear view
of him on my monitors.
He's still on the bench.
Get him out.
Repeat that?
The kidnapping was a decoy
to draw out Gerald.
Hey, Gerald, let's go.
We've gotta go. We've gotta go
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMING]
♪
Drop it!
Roberto De Gracia!
Drop it!
Don't do it.
[GROANS]
You're okay.
The vest caught those bullets.
He's gonna have bruises
the size of grapefruits,
but he'll live.
Not so much for De Gracia.
I did everything that you asked.
The man you know as Brent Remis,
is actually Gerald Frederickson.
A conman.
He's swindled dozens
of women, just like you.
No.
- No.
- I'm sorry, but it's true.
Brent, he wouldn't do that.
Brent conned Lydia Herrera
out of 170,000 euros.
And it caused her
such emotional turmoil,
she tried to take her own life.
Oh, my God.
Gerald told Lydia he loved her,
just like he did you.
Her father is the one who kidnapped you.
He couldn't stand his only daughter
being conned like that.
Brent Gerald Whatever his name is,
he risked his life for me, right?
He only agreed to help if we could
reduce his charges back home.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Thank you all for everything.
What happens to Gerald Frederickson?
The district attorney
cleared his record in New York,
but he conned several women in Spain.
After he took two gunshots
while in our custody,
I don't think anyone around
here wants to make an arrest.
Better for this part
of the case to just disappear.
So he walks?
Justice was done.
And Roberto De Gracia's reign
of terror in Spain is over,
so again, thank you.
Here you are, sir.
- Tiyanna, baby, I
- Brent.
Or is it Gerald?
Look, we have a lot to talk about, OK?
Let's go get a drink somewhere.
[CHUCKLES]
You're a back-alley con man
and a scumbag,
so I did what I had to do.
What do you mean?
Goodbye, whatever your name is.
Tiyanna's statement helped
add some additional charges.
Did I forget to mention
all the U.S. federal charges
were waived but we don't
enforce state laws?
That's for the Manhattan DA to decide.
- But we forgot to talk to him.
- No, you said if I
You're gonna have
to wait a bit to see Ohio.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
OK, that was worth
the price of admission.
[LIVELY MUSIC]
So what's your ex-boyfriend
story, Smitty,
the one you mentioned
back in Manchester?
Well, we dated a few years.
We were dating
when I met Scott, actually.
And I realized,
like Gerald Frederickson,
that he was a smug,
self-centered, self-important dirtbag.
- And I ran for the exits.
- A wanker.
- Now you're getting it.
- [LAUGHS]
OK, Smitty, now that
you're in a confessional mood,
just tell us.
Tell you what?
Where the name Smitty comes from.
Oh.
I'm not sure I can
disclose that just yet.
Has to be an undercover alias,
something Europol assigned
when she joined up.
Or she really likes apples.
- What?
- Granny Smith.
- No.
- No.
OK, all right, I'm guessing DJ name.
None of these are anywhere close.
Oh, I got it.
Your full name is Megan Smith Garretson,
and this whole thing is one big con.
You are definitely wrong
or are you?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
- Hey.
- [CHUCKLES]
You look like you're having fun.
Always.
Another old fashioned?
Ooh, you know me so well.
I want to apologize for this morning.
- Why?
- I shouldn't have asked you
- about your dad and sister.
- No need.
I want to be open with you,
see where this can go.
But with baby steps.
You OK with my job coming first?
'Cause a lot of women I've met
say they are,
but then when reality rears its head,
they have second thoughts.
Are you OK with
letting me inside a little?
Yeah, I could do that.
I just hope you still like me
after you see what's inside here.
I'll just have to jump in with both feet
and let the river take us
wherever it goes.
- What are you doing?
- Deleting my dating apps.
OK.
Then I will too.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
[MOANS]
I will find you ♪
Here inside the dark ♪
I will break through ♪
No matter where you are ♪
I will find you ♪
Here inside the dark ♪
I will break through ♪
No matter where you are ♪
I will ♪
Find you ♪
I will ♪
Find you ♪
[CHUCKLES] What?
Just you.
You gonna keep staring or zip me up?
Why so fancy?
- Church.
- Oh, OK.
I didn't even think about that
or know it was Sunday.
My mom told me I needed
to get back into the spirit.
Oh.
My parents like to guilt-trip me
for still being single and owning a bar.
Do yours?
It's just me and my sister now.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean
to make you feel uncomfortable.
No, no, it's OK. It's not
It's a big can of worms.
It's something we shouldn't talk about
before you go to church.
I want to know more about you.
Baby steps.
You might hear some things come
out of my mouth about my dad
that aren't exactly in the spirit.
- [CHUCKLES]
- And I gotta get to work.
No rest for you.
Not in the Bureau.
You want to come over later?
I want to hear more about your sister.
Mm, you should probably head out
before this turns into Saturday night
instead of Sunday morning.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
This reminds me of Lanzarote.
[LAUGHS] Oh, no.
I believe you said,
"I'll be right back."
It couldn't be helped.
And you had the boat to
yourself the whole afternoon.
But I wanted to be with you.
I know you did, babe.
We need some alone time,
just me and you.
You want me to send Sean away?
Do we need constant security?
Darling, I am here, alone with you,
one-on-one right here, right now,
because I love you.
And if your phone rings?
I won't answer it.
I swear on a stack of bibles.
[BELL TOLLING]
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
We should get married
at a church like this.
- It's perfect.
- Yeah.
Like you.
And this is the perfect moment.
[CHUCKLES]
Tiyanna Gladys Lynelle.
[LAUGHTER]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
- Oh, my God!
- Hey! Hey!
What are you do [GUNSHOTS]
Don't shoot! [SCREAMING]
Brent, help me! No! No!
[GRUNTING]
- Brent, help!
- Put her in there!
- Put her in there!
- No! No!
[SCREAMING]
[GROANS]
[GRUNTING]
Come on! Come on! Come on!
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Morning.
You left Zizi's pub
awfully early last night.
And Maya left around the same time too.
- Weird.
- It's a mystery.
Wow, you two are super sleuths.
You know, you should join
the FBI, solve cases together.
Oh, that's a fantastic idea.
- Vo, wanna be my partner?
- I would love that.
So things are getting serious?
I mean, I'm not seeing anyone else.
Oh, you're exclusive?
We're just two grown adults having fun.
One of whom is an FBI agent.
And sooner or later, that world
butts up with the other,
or so I was told by Forrester pointedly.
OK, no rest for the weary.
We just caught a case.
Catalonia police in Barcelona
reported a kidnapping this morning
of two American adults:
Tiyanna Lynelle and Sean Doxon.
Now apparently Tiyanna has been
living in Spain for a year,
works for an American-based
consulting firm.
Sean Doxon is a bodyguard
working for Tiyanna's
boyfriend, Brent Remis.
Doxon's work history lists
several private security jobs
at conventions and clubs
in New York City.
- Military training?
- No.
Any record?
Two battery charges, both dismissed.
That's not uncommon
for a security guard.
The boyfriend, Brent Remis,
why does he need private security?
He owns an American company
called Prime Flux Construction
that does business with
several international clients
all over Western Europe,
according to his website.
Girlfriend's kidnapped,
bodyguard's kidnapped.
He's left untouched?
Witnesses say it was a chaotic scene.
Not sure who was targeted.
Where's Remis now?
Saint Domines Hospital.
- Concussion.
- So not untouched.
Did the kidnappers
turn over ransom demands?
Nothing yet. Catalonia Police
have requested our presence
in Barcelona.
Smitty is already headed there
to help facilitate.
You coming?
I got a call from our legat in Budapest.
- Dandridge.
- Yeah?
I've been summoned.
- For what?
- I'm not sure.
But I'm gonna need you
to cover this case without me.
Copy.
You take care of him.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, he will.
Thank you for coming so quickly.
I'm Inspector Olivia Montoya
with the CNP here in Barcelona.
Thanks for bringing us in, Inspector.
We're here to assist
your investigation in any way.
Officer Garretson with Europol
is setting up space for you to work.
Great. We work closely
with FO Garretson.
So far, we have no motive,
no ransom requests,
no political or terrorist group
claiming responsibility.
Were they targeted
because they're Americans?
Because of Brent Remis'
construction business?
- We're in the dark.
- Could have been personal.
When I see triangles like this,
my mind goes to dark places.
Brent Remis.
I'm Special Agent Jamie Kellett.
This is Special Agent
Andre Raines with the FBI.
OK. Well, thank God.
Is there any news on Tiyanna?
- No one's telling me anything.
- Not yet.
Aren't the first 48 hours
the most important?
That's what true crime books
say, the first 48 hours
I can assure you, we are working
with the Catalonia Police,
and they are doing everything they can.
Why don't you take me
through what happened?
I told them.
Tell us.
[SIGHS]
This van roars up out of nowhere,
and two thugs jump out.
They grabbed me first,
and my bodyguard, Sean
Sean Doxon Steps in.
He tried He fought with them,
but these guys are seriously trained.
In the confusion, I guess
I kind of got away.
I was running for help.
I thought Tiyanna was behind me.
And then I get knocked to the ground.
And by the time I get up,
that van is hauling ass out of there.
No sign of Tiyanna or Sean,
their phones left smashed
on the pavement.
I [SIGHS]
I've never seen anything like this.
Did you get a look at the kidnappers?
They wore masks.
Tattoos, jewelry
like necklaces, watches?
Maybe the kidnappers spoke Spanish.
I'm sorry. It all happened so fast.
I'm not even sure what I saw.
Tell us how you and Tiyanna met.
Yeah, a dating app four months ago.
I swiped right.
We just met, and there were sparks.
It may sound stupid,
but that's what happened.
She's, um
We fell in love.
Does she have any enemies?
An old boyfriend?
Someone else who swiped right?
[SCOFFS] No, nothing like that.
Tiyanna, she's a good soul.
Why did you have security?
I own a construction business
in Rhode Island.
Any ties to organized crime?
Not me. No way.
Is that what somebody is saying?
Keep going.
Any construction business
in the northeast
is gonna have problems,
people looking to beat you out
of a contract
by any means necessary,
if you know what I'm saying.
I'm a solid businessman.
I do good work on time and on budget.
For that, I have
received threats from
competitors.
That's why I hired Sean.
Where did you find him?
He was working the door
at a club on Fifth Avenue.
We hit it off.
He pitched his services to me.
He's a good man, solid.
I have nothing but great things
to say about him.
One second, we're watching
this wedding party exit a cathedral.
It's the most beautiful,
romantic setting.
I was getting down on one knee when
Por favor, váyanse.
Él necesita descansar.
Perdona.
We'll be in touch.
He said there was a wedding party.
Uh-huh.
Then there was most likely
someone who filmed it.
It wasn't difficult
to track down the newlyweds.
As Kellett guessed,
their cousin was filming the procession
and captured some of the kidnapping.
[GUNSHOTS]
[SCREAMING]
What a prince, right?
We have a word for
that kind of man in the U.K.
Coward?
Wanker.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Hey, pause that.
The way the sun catches the van here,
that look like
there are words painted over?
It says it's a flower shop
on Carrer Del Corsega.
I know where it is. PARC De Carles.
- It's a few minutes from here.
- Vo, go with her.
Brent knew Tiyanna for only four months
- and he already had a ring?
- It could happen.
Does that look like
a guy in love to you?
I looked at Tiyanna's
company, Valotta Consulting.
No red flags. Legitimate firm
with two dozen years
of tax returns to back it up.
I also dug into Brent's company,
Prime Flux Construction.
The website we saw earlier,
there are misspellings
on the about page.
The web design looks like
it was made in 1997.
And you see that background?
That high-rise is in San Francisco,
not Rhode Island.
The shadows don't even match.
Photoshopped.
The whole thing is amateur hour.
Not to mention, this ribbon cutting
can be viewed as fraud.
And he's doing business internationally?
That seem odd to you guys?
It did to me,
which got me to look further.
Brent's business isn't registered
on the Secretary of State's website.
And Prime Flux Construction
reported zero earnings
in the last two years.
It's a fake company.
Was the kidnapping fake as well?
Hey, Inspector Montoya just got a call
from the hotel where Brent
and Tiyanna were staying.
A woman was trying to break
into his hotel room.
♪
Brent. He owes me money.
I'm sorry. Who are you to Brent?
His girlfriend. Who the hell are you?
You're his girlfriend?
That's right.
I didn't break any laws.
Brent borrowed 94,000 euro from me
and stopped returning my calls.
I'm here to collect.
That's a lot of money.
He was having financial trouble,
and he promised he'd return it.
How did you know he was staying here?
I tracked him down.
How?
Other women have been through
the same thing with him.
But Brent Johnson's not
getting away with it anymore.
You mean Brent Remis.
I mean Brent Johnson.
Him?
Yes.
Thank you for your time.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
Hey, I ran the name "Brent Remis" again.
Turns out he died 15 years ago
when he was two.
OK.
I collected his prints from his
hotel room and sent them to 26 Fed.
They set off alarm bells.
The prints belong to a fugitive
who has several charges
across the eastern seaboard.
Our man Brent's been victimizing
and defrauding women for years.
How did this not pop up before?
Brent Remis is his newest alias,
along with Rick Collette from Minnesota,
Brent Johnson from Redwood, Oregon,
François Oakfield from New Orleans,
and Joseph Donnelly from Delaware.
Brent Remis' real name
is Gerald Frederickson.
Who the hell is this guy?
Gerald Frederickson was charged
by the state of New York
for fraud, theft, and forgery.
After arrest, he posted bail
and went into the wind.
We've had a UFAP warrant
out for him since.
- When?
- Two years ago.
- New continent for a new con.
- Exactly.
There's even a blog
for women who were his victims.
His MO is to charm
the lonely hearts club,
act as if he's a rich,
successful businessman
who happens to have
some bad guys leaning on him.
He needs a few bucks to get out of it
and disappears when
the money's in his account.
He has several women
strung along at the same time,
using Jane to pay for his lifestyle
to charm Jenna,
and on and on ad infinitum.
This is the blog the woman
at his hotel was talking about.
If only there was one
for my ex back in Manchester
before I started dating him.
The emotional toll
that would have saved me.
In the last two years, Gerald's managed
to dupe over a dozen women
out of 2 million euros,
taking small amounts of money
from each one.
So Tiyanna has money?
She has a nice salary,
but she's not rich.
Her family though, her parents
got a nice nest egg.
A couple of houses in the
northeast, a condo in Mexico,
a couple of million in the market.
But I've checked Tiyanna's accounts,
and there are no suspicious withdrawals.
So why kidnap Tiyanna and
not stick to the same old plan?
Maybe he's aware of the blog
and this kidnapping is a new con.
He scares her,
then she calls Mom and Dad
to cough up the cash.
Setting himself up for a bigger payday.
Nobody's telling me
what's going on here, hmm?
Why I'm sitting in a small room
with a two-way mirror?
Did you find Tiyanna?
What is going on here? This is crazy.
What, I'm a suspect now?
Why would you use that word?
[SCOFFS] I didn't.
You guys are making me.
You were saying?
Your name is not Brent Remis,
nor Brent Johnson, for that matter.
It's really Gerald Frederickson.
I can explain.
You can explain how
you skipped trial in New York?
How you made an unlawful flight
to Europe?
How you kept your grift going
on a whole new batch of victims?
- Good, 'cause I'm all ears.
- You have it wrong.
The reason Tiyanna hasn't been found
is because the con man
sitting across from us
isn't giving us a straight story.
I am telling you, I didn't kidnap her!
Look, if you know who I am,
you know this isn't something
I would do.
Yes, I date a lot of women.
- Date?
- That's right.
And yes, they gave me money.
It was all consensual.
But [SIGHS]
But with Tiyanna, it was different.
Different meaning
it was time to switch tactics?
No, that's not what I'm saying.
These women were on to you.
The way you were conning them
caught up with you in the U.S.
Started to catch up with you here,
so it was different with Tiyanna.
Your words.
Call Sean Doxon.
Tell him the kidnapping is off.
We are on to both of you,
and this particular grift
of yours is finished.
I didn't do this.
I don't know where Sean is.
I don't know where Tiyanna
[PHONE CHIMES]
Brent, baby,
the kidnappers,
they want 170,000 euros
in the next 24 hours.
[SOBBING]
You do what they say,
and they'll let me go.
They'll send instructions.
Please,
do what they say.
I am so scared.
You see? I am not behind this.
They want me to give them money.
How does that video
exonerate your bodyguard?
Sean is not He wouldn't do this.
You're pulling his strings.
No, there's no way.
- You're a proven liar.
- I am not lying.
He's a con man, through and through.
- Best I've seen.
- What's his angle?
Confuse, obfuscate, manipulate.
Keep the mark's head spinning.
Well, who's the mark here? Tiyanna? Us?
I mean, all I know is
when those photos went up,
smooth talker went away.
But when the video of Tiyanna played,
his emotions seemed genuine.
That's what he wants you to think.
He's a swindler.
Agents, we found the van.
A local resident saw someone
pull up, park it, and run off.
She didn't get a clear view
of who left it here.
Andres.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Our forensics team tore the van apart.
Only blood was from Tiyanna and Doxon.
No additional fingerprints,
hair, fiber, DNA,
anything that could lead to an ID.
We ran the VIN on the van,
and it did come back to the flower shop.
But the vehicle was reported stolen
only two days before the kidnapping.
So we have one dead American,
one still missing,
and nothing to connect
Gerald Frederickson,
AKA Brent Remis, to the crime.
Why would he kill his bodyguard?
None of this makes sense.
There is the blog.
Scorned women trying
to get back at their manipulator.
But the lack of DNA in the van,
execution-style shooting,
I mean, does this seem like a
jilted lover or a professional hit?
[SIGHS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
We've got another video
sent from an anonymous number.
Play it.
- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
-
Brent,
they want you
to bring them 170,000 Euros.
3:00 p.m.
The location will be sent in two hours.
They're gonna kill me next.
I did what you said.
Let me go.
This is not about me.
That's what you said.
[SOBBING]
They've all got guns pointed at me.
Run the video back.
Deja de llorar.
Mira a la cámara o te mato.
What's this?
She's in a church.
That's a parclose railing.
In England, the use of those
was discontinued
in the 16th century
after the Reformation.
I'm a nerd who likes architecture.
But there are a thousand
of those in Barcelona.
170,000 is a odd number
for a ransom payment, right?
- Precise amount.
- Right.
From the blog, I made a list
of each woman in Spain
and added up the amount
they were conned out of.
Lydia Herrera stood out.
She wrote that she gave Gerald
50,000, then 80,000,
then 40,000, which totals
170,000 euros.
We need to find Lydia Herrera.
[PHONE RINGING]
- Scott.
- I just got out of a meeting
- with Dandridge.
- And?
They wanted to prep me for something
called a supervisor
in-service training session
I have to attend.
I'm not sure where.
I waited for him for an hour.
And then he buzzes in,
drops off a couple of binders,
says, "Fill out this paperwork
and wait for more details."
And that required you to miss this case?
The whole thing seem a little
off, I'm not gonna lie.
Why didn't he just send me
everything by email?
Now I gotta drive across Budapest
and meet him now in person.
I don't know. Anyway, how's
the case going in Barcelona?
Remember Brent Remis?
Brent Remis yes.
Real name, Gerald Frederickson.
He scammed half a dozen women
out of thousands of dollars.
The whole thing some kind of new grift?
Not sure. Smitty and Raines
are heading over now to
interview one of the victims.
OK. Keep me posted.
And let me know if there's
anything I can do on my end.
Will do. [HANGS UP]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I'm Special Agent
Andre Raines with the FBI.
This is Megan Garretson with Europol.
Hi.
At the time,
he was calling himself Brent.
I met him on a dating app.
There was something different about him.
How so?
Brent genuinely cared for me.
He made me feel special.
Then he asked you for money
to help him with his business problems?
He never asked me. I offered.
He was having some financial
difficulty with his company.
His assets were frozen
until the deal closed.
By now, you know he's a con man.
Getting you to offer
instead of him asking,
that's part of the game.
Yes, I know.
It would be really great
to have some proper silverware.
Did you hurt yourself
after you found out about Brent?
I consider myself to be
a strong, competent woman.
But
Brent broke me.
He tricked me into thinking
our relationship was real.
I went into a really dark place.
This program has been good for me.
My father was devastated when I
Did your father meet Brent?
He loved him.
He thought I found a good man.
I never before had a lot of boyfriends.
Does your father know
that Brent was playing you?
Didn't that make your father
angry with Brent?
Did he confront him?
I don't know.
Can we get in touch with your father?
I'm sorry. I'm tired.
And I think I've
answered enough questions.
Brent really did a number on her.
I bet her pop was none too pleased.
Did you see Lydia's face
when you asked about him?
- Yeah.
- She went tight-lipped.
And almost ran off when I
asked to get in touch with him.
Yeah, there's something there.
I felt it too, like
she knew her dad was involved.
I'll alert Kellett.
Got a new angle.
We need to find out everything we can
about Roberto Herrera, Lydia's father.
Could this be him?
Is that her father?
I see a resemblance.
His name is not Roberto Herrera.
It's Roberto De Gracia.
- You know him?
- Every police officer does.
He's the biggest crime lord
in all of Spain.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Roberto De Gracia is a part
of a notorious organized crime clan
called Os Nando.
He's been tied to smuggling drugs,
trafficking, kidnapping,
multiple homicides, you name it.
The CNP has never been able
to connect him directly
to an actual crime.
He's like a, how-you-name-him,
Robin Hood?
Pays his taxes, serves
the community, blends in.
We've been trying
to arrest him for years.
So when Lydia's father found out
she tried to kill herself
because of a con man,
he went nuts, wanted him dead.
Roberto sent his men to kidnap Gerald,
but then the bodyguard intervened
and they botched it.
Grabbed Tiyanna and Sean Doxon
as leverage
and killed Sean Doxon
when he wasn't useful.
He won't stop there.
He'll kill Tiyanna
and dump her body in a bin
as soon as she's no longer necessary.
We need to find her now.
Where are we on locating the church?
My team has narrowed it down to five.
They're in the field checking them now.
Check them faster.
[PHONE RINGING]
It's not a video this time.
It's a phone call.
[DOOR OPENS]
Whatever they ask for, agree to it.
You got our message?
Yes. Yes, I did.
Do you have the money?
I have your 160 170,000 euros.
Good. Come alone.
Let me talk to Tiyanna.
We are sending the address now.
If you go to the police, we kill her.
Do you know the name Roberto De Gracia?
No. Should I?
Lydia Herrera's father.
I don't understand.
He's the John Gotti of Spain, Gerald.
CNP suspect he's killed dozens
of men for drug territory,
for gambling rackets, probably
for looking at him sideways.
And here you go
and swindle his daughter.
- I didn't
- You picked the wrong mark.
- I am innocent, I swear.
- No.
No, Gerald, the two innocent
people in this whole thing
are Tiyanna Lynelle and Sean Doxon.
One is missing and one is dead.
They're paying the price
for your mistake.
Tiyanna's life is on the line,
and we are running out of time,
so you are gonna do exactly
what I say to get her back.
I'm sorry,
but no.
Excuse me?
You just told me who her father is.
I'm not gonna risk my life.
It feels like the safest place
for me right now
is here in police custody until
this whole thing blows over.
You are some piece of work.
I love Tiyanna. That's real.
But this,
I didn't sign up for this.
OK, listen.
I can see what you think of me,
but you're asking me to do
something life-threatening, correct?
Maybe I can help you,
but I have these charges
hanging over me in the U.S.
And with the stress of that, with this,
I'm not sure I'd be able
to control my emotions to deal with
This isn't a negotiation.
Everything's a negotiation.
And like you said, Tiyanna
doesn't deserve any of this.
I'll need it in writing.
The cojones on this guy.
But this may be our only
chance of saving her life.
- A plea?
- Yeah.
We need him to find her.
I'll call the AUSA in New York.
- We got two minutes.
- He's wired.
Both you and the bag are online.
I'm not gonna run,
if that's what you're thinking.
I'm thinking how much
I would enjoy it if you tried.
My team is in position around the park.
Kellett will be on lookout
from the cafe.
I'll take the south end bench
by the stairs.
Vo, take the north end corner.
Raines will cover the park from the van.
We've got cameras
all around to track you.
All right. Eyes sharp, everyone.
Get the kidnappers to stay
on the phone for 60 seconds.
Just thinking how nice
it'll be to get back to Ohio.
I thought you were from Rhode Island.
I'm from all over.
Listen, Gerald, dying men speak truth.
Do you want to wait
until it gets to that point?
Time to roll out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
The perimeter is secured.
He's entering the park.
Just keep walking straight.
He is just passing my location.
Head to the bench
the elderly man just passed.
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
We need 60 seconds.
Go to the top of the stairs.
- I have your money.
- Don't make me repeat myself.
They're just making sure
you weren't followed.
Keep walking.
Keep them on the phone
for at least 60 seconds.
I got eyes on a man in blue pants,
dark glasses, head lowered.
Headed in Gerald's direction.
Stand by, everyone.
Stay calm, Gerald.
Not our guy.
Ten more seconds. You're doing good.
Is Tiyanna alive?
Please, just let me see
Tiyanna alive on FaceTime.
I'm doing what I was told.
Brent, they're gonna kill me.
[HANGS UP]
- 58 seconds.
- Not long enough.
Raines, were you able to get a location?
OK, we've got it down
to a five-mile area,
and we're right in the middle of it.
Looking for any
of the possible churches.
This is one of the churches
from our list.
OK, we have a possible location.
Iglesia De Santa Úrsula.
It's eight blocks north.
It's closed for renovations.
There's a church on the possible list
eight blocks away.
It's within radius.
Iglesia De Santa Ursula.
We'll take it.
I will meet you there.
- OK, let's go.
- OK.
♪
FBI! Don't move!
[GUNSHOTS]
[MUFFLED SCREAMING]
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
[GUNSHOTS]
Move.
Moving. [GUNSHOTS]
Help! Help me!
Help! [GUNSHOT]
Help! Help me!
Ow.
- Move!
Moving!
[GUNSHOTS]
No, no, no!
No, no, no! [GUNSHOTS]
Help me! Help me!
Help, please!
Over here! Help me!
Help me!
No signs of Roberto De Garcia.
Guys like that have dummies
this like this to do their dirty work.
No, this was personal for him.
His daughter tried to kill herself.
This was never about kidnapping Tiyanna.
This was about getting
to Gerald Frederickson.
Smitty, you have eyes on Gerald?
I don't have a clear view
of him on my monitors.
He's still on the bench.
Get him out.
Repeat that?
The kidnapping was a decoy
to draw out Gerald.
Hey, Gerald, let's go.
We've gotta go. We've gotta go
[GUNSHOT]
[SCREAMING]
♪
Drop it!
Roberto De Gracia!
Drop it!
Don't do it.
[GROANS]
You're okay.
The vest caught those bullets.
He's gonna have bruises
the size of grapefruits,
but he'll live.
Not so much for De Gracia.
I did everything that you asked.
The man you know as Brent Remis,
is actually Gerald Frederickson.
A conman.
He's swindled dozens
of women, just like you.
No.
- No.
- I'm sorry, but it's true.
Brent, he wouldn't do that.
Brent conned Lydia Herrera
out of 170,000 euros.
And it caused her
such emotional turmoil,
she tried to take her own life.
Oh, my God.
Gerald told Lydia he loved her,
just like he did you.
Her father is the one who kidnapped you.
He couldn't stand his only daughter
being conned like that.
Brent Gerald Whatever his name is,
he risked his life for me, right?
He only agreed to help if we could
reduce his charges back home.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Thank you all for everything.
What happens to Gerald Frederickson?
The district attorney
cleared his record in New York,
but he conned several women in Spain.
After he took two gunshots
while in our custody,
I don't think anyone around
here wants to make an arrest.
Better for this part
of the case to just disappear.
So he walks?
Justice was done.
And Roberto De Gracia's reign
of terror in Spain is over,
so again, thank you.
Here you are, sir.
- Tiyanna, baby, I
- Brent.
Or is it Gerald?
Look, we have a lot to talk about, OK?
Let's go get a drink somewhere.
[CHUCKLES]
You're a back-alley con man
and a scumbag,
so I did what I had to do.
What do you mean?
Goodbye, whatever your name is.
Tiyanna's statement helped
add some additional charges.
Did I forget to mention
all the U.S. federal charges
were waived but we don't
enforce state laws?
That's for the Manhattan DA to decide.
- But we forgot to talk to him.
- No, you said if I
You're gonna have
to wait a bit to see Ohio.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
OK, that was worth
the price of admission.
[LIVELY MUSIC]
So what's your ex-boyfriend
story, Smitty,
the one you mentioned
back in Manchester?
Well, we dated a few years.
We were dating
when I met Scott, actually.
And I realized,
like Gerald Frederickson,
that he was a smug,
self-centered, self-important dirtbag.
- And I ran for the exits.
- A wanker.
- Now you're getting it.
- [LAUGHS]
OK, Smitty, now that
you're in a confessional mood,
just tell us.
Tell you what?
Where the name Smitty comes from.
Oh.
I'm not sure I can
disclose that just yet.
Has to be an undercover alias,
something Europol assigned
when she joined up.
Or she really likes apples.
- What?
- Granny Smith.
- No.
- No.
OK, all right, I'm guessing DJ name.
None of these are anywhere close.
Oh, I got it.
Your full name is Megan Smith Garretson,
and this whole thing is one big con.
You are definitely wrong
or are you?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
- Hey.
- [CHUCKLES]
You look like you're having fun.
Always.
Another old fashioned?
Ooh, you know me so well.
I want to apologize for this morning.
- Why?
- I shouldn't have asked you
- about your dad and sister.
- No need.
I want to be open with you,
see where this can go.
But with baby steps.
You OK with my job coming first?
'Cause a lot of women I've met
say they are,
but then when reality rears its head,
they have second thoughts.
Are you OK with
letting me inside a little?
Yeah, I could do that.
I just hope you still like me
after you see what's inside here.
I'll just have to jump in with both feet
and let the river take us
wherever it goes.
- What are you doing?
- Deleting my dating apps.
OK.
Then I will too.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪