Without a Trace s03e17 Episode Script
Lone Star
I'm telling you, Mr.
And Mrs.
Kim, and I think you'll agree that this is the ideal spot to launch a lifetime of memories together.
You've got plenty of space, with much more room to grow.
You said you had a couple of kids, right? Another one on the way.
Yes.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
Then you should definitely know that two quick rights down the street is the greatest preschool in the world.
Oh, that's great.
Would you guys mind excusing me? Oh, sure.
I don't know, honey.
I really like it.
I couldn't tell.
You practically squeezed my hand off when you saw the Jacuzzi tub.
Look, I'm I'm really sorry, you guys.
There's something that I need to take care of.
Oh, okay.
We can just hook up in the afternoon.
I'll just give you a call.
Sure.
Sure.
Okay.
Hey.
Morning.
What do we got? Other than a little Southwestern flair? We got Lance Hamilton, 32.
Relocated here from El Paso, Texas, He's a local real estate agent with a company called Windsor Shore.
Secretary called when he missed a day's worth of appointments.
Was she the last person to see him? No.
He took a couple out yesterday on tour.
They said a woman showed up they got into a heated discussion, he split.
Do we have a sketch? No, no.
We're working on it.
You know, Martin, I see you and Sam in a place just like this.
I do.
Barbecuing out back with the kids.
Uncle Danny over to shoot hoops.
I've seen your hook shot.
You better start working on it.
I'm unstoppable and you know it.
Who the hell hangs something like this in their house? Maybe a guy who's trying to compensate.
He's definitely not married.
No woman would allow that.
You're right.
He's not.
Martin, we've got lipstick.
Hey, check it out.
What do you got? It's a piece of shirt, with blood.
Looks like somebody messed with Texas.
We usually talk, like, so when he didn't check in after Mr.
And Mrs.
Kim's appointment I started calling all his numbers.
You know, home, cell, pager.
But all the message boxes just filled up.
Miss Daniels, do you recognize this woman? Who is she? She stopped by the house that Mr.
Hamilton was showing yesterday.
No, I'm sorry.
What about his personal life? Was he seeing anybody? I didn't think so, which is weird because he's such an attractive, successful man.
What do you mean, "didn't think so"? Well some woman showed up here night before last and it got pretty strange.
Hi.
Hi.
Can I help you with something? You know what, Olivia, I've got this one.
Thank you.
What are you doing? You're gonna ruin everything.
What do you mean? I was worried about you.
You know the way this works.
But it isn't working.
You said so yourself.
Look, I don't want you here.
No, no, no.
I didn't mean that.
I mean Look, I'm just I'm confused.
You sure it was a wedding ring? Positive.
Do you have any idea who she was? No, I'd never seen her before.
Well, we're gonna need to see all of Mr.
Hamilton's files.
His clientele, properties, professional associates.
Okay, you want me to get them? Please.
Well, it sounds to me like he had problems with multiple women.
All right, here's the last of them.
Two years, he sold this many properties? Guy must be good.
Yeah, he must be.
He sells houses in pairs.
In the past three months he sold two properties to the same buyer.
James Fusco, a.
k.
a.
Jimmy the Tooth.
He's a low level guy who popped on the white collar watch list.
Money laundering, mortgage reversal, illegal gambling.
Last time he and Hamilton paired up? Couple of months ago.
But the day Lance disappeared our boy Jimmy the Tooth called Lance's office seven times in four hours.
I wonder what was so important.
Who knows.
Mr.
Fusco, rumor has it you have been trying very hard to get in contact with Lance Hamilton.
You wanna tell me why? Lance and I we do a little business together.
Nothing to it.
What pressing piece of business had you calling him seven times yesterday? I wanna buy a house from the guy.
Another one? Yeah.
What, third time lucky? You laugh, but it ain't no joke.
These are all legitimate purchases.
I could show you Relax, Stan.
It's my wife.
You know how women are.
No, not really.
How are they? Finicky.
First it was the freaky shadows on the bedroom wall at night.
She said she couldn't sleep with the devil's fingers flicking on her face.
So we move someplace with better nighttime lighting.
And the second house? A flock of birds showing up every time she got the car washed.
So you called Lance and you hit the market again.
He and I were supposed to meet up and go see another place yesterday.
But he didn't show up.
And he didn't return my calls.
So I went over to find out why.
That's when I saw this lady jumping into a cab outside.
Now I know what you been doing all day.
I saw that piece of tail taking off.
What the hell, Jimmy? Don't you knock? The door was open.
Something going on with you? No, I'm I'm fine.
Buddy, I'm not blind.
You're in deep water.
I said, I'm fine.
I bought 17 houses in the past 10 years never met a half naked real estate agent burning clothes in his fireplace.
This woman getting into the cab, did you get a good look at her? Good enough.
One of these look familiar? If I had to say, it could be her.
Woman takes off in a hurry.
Lance burns the evidence.
Sounds like he's got himself into some love triangle and it turned ugly.
That'll get you in trouble every time.
Please.
I'm gonna go check on Fusco's alibi.
All right, what do we got? It's about time.
I saved you half.
I was talking about the stack of files.
Do you mind? I'm pulling DMV records on all of Lance's female clients.
Hopefully we can get a hit on one of our unknown women.
Taylor? You got it? Thanks.
What do you got? The report on the blood in his fireplace.
Right? It's HIV positive.
Is it his? Well, it doesn't match the DNA sample we've got from his house.
Hey, maybe it's hers.
She bought a property on Riverdale from Lance six months ago.
Valerie Serbanescu, come on down.
Hello.
Can I help you? Yes, you can.
We're here to see Valerie.
Is she available? Yes.
Please, come.
Would you like something to drink? No, I'll pass.
Yeah, I'm fine.
Valerie will be right with you.
Okay, thanks.
Gentlemen.
Welcome.
What are we in the mood for today? Well, what do you got? Whatever you want.
We're up for anything.
Why don't you show us what you have.
All right.
Girls? So I found the girls' passports locked up in the back.
Every door, every window in this joint is locked.
Yeah, there's absolutely no way out of here.
These girls come over here thinking they're gonna get a better life end up stuck in this dump, having sex with 10 guys a day.
The madam just conveniently became mute.
Wouldn't identify the photo of Lance.
The girls recognize him? According to them, he runs the place.
So real estate's not his first calling.
They're scared to death of him.
A friend of my father, he came one day.
He said I should go to United States.
I could be a nanny.
He said I could earn more in one year than my father makes in his life.
We had little saved, but it was enough for a deposit.
You had to pay to come here and do this? This is why we are here.
To repay for bringing us to America.
Here it is, 40 grand.
Five grand apiece.
Okay.
Good.
All right, girls, let's go.
In the van.
Come on.
They told us, work here three months, we pay off our debts.
Three months turns into six months.
I never saw anyone ever get out.
We thought we were coming to New York to see Empire State Building.
Go shopping in Times Square.
Come on.
Go.
Into your rooms.
Hurry, let's go.
Go.
Let me go.
Hey, hey.
Come on.
That was my first time.
And all along, I kept thinking, "Run, Ariana.
Run away.
" Why didn't you run away? Because they said they would kill us they would kill our families back home.
Did anyone ever try to run? Lance got her.
Come on.
I caught her trying to catch a ride with some trucker.
So, what are you gonna do to make sure that she knows better next time? I want you to take a look at that.
I want you to learn this lesson too.
Do it again.
Take a long look at that.
I want you to see this.
Look at it.
See it? This man who made you watch Lance beat up Nadia you know who he is? No.
But maybe he's the boss.
Please.
Nadia we haven't seen her since the night before last.
And you have no idea where she is? No.
But they did something to her.
I'm sure of it.
They killed her.
We're gonna take care of it.
We'll find her.
I'll get someone in here to help you.
Okay, let's get these girls to a clinic right away.
Full physicals, complete blood panels and a psychiatrist.
See if we can help them.
We have to call INS.
Okay.
If you do, tell them they cannot deport these girls right now.
If their families are threatened, we could be sending them to die.
Am I the only one that bought he was in real estate? No.
And when we catch up with him, we're gonna kick his ass.
Look, our pimp has a registered handgun.
Security at JFK just stopped a woman trying to board a plane to Texas with it in her bag.
Okay, well, let's get on it.
What's going on? I told the people at the airport I forgot to declare the gun.
Is it that big a deal? Why were you in such a rush to get to Texas today? I have family there.
What is this about? You bought your ticket this morning.
You didn't buy a return flight.
What's the rush to get out of town? I'm a spontaneous person.
So what? A spontaneous person with a gun.
It's a good combo.
Where'd you get the gun? My husband gave it to me.
Your husband? Yes.
Lance Hamilton? Look, there's a contact I'm supposed to use if there's ever a problem.
What kind of contact? I can't say any more.
Mrs.
Norwood, your husband is missing.
Lance is missing? You wanna tell me what the hell is going on? My husband's name isn't Hamilton.
It's Norwood.
He's an undercover cop.
Your husband's a police officer? Nassau County P.
D.
I'm assuming that if he's undercover you're not part of his backstop ID.
No.
So, what were you doing at his office, staying at his house? A few nights ago, he called me out of the blue, drunk.
He kept rambling on about how everything was changing how he didn't know if he could go on doing any of it anymore.
What was changing? I don't know.
When I pushed him, he shut down and hung up on me so I came to check on him at his office.
You could have blown his cover.
It was stupid, but I had to.
We wound up spending the night together and in the morning, he was okay.
But when he came home from work that night, he was frantic.
Beth, where are you? Lance! I'm right here.
What's wrong? You gotta go.
What? You gotta go now.
Oh, my God, is that blood? Listen to me.
I need you to get on a plane to El Paso.
You stay with my sister until I call.
Lance, what is going on? Okay, you take this.
You take it, okay? Just in case.
Slow down and talk to me.
I can't do that! Yes, you can.
Whose blood is that? Damn it! Listen to me, Beth, okay? I need you to go, okay? Come on, this whole thing is starting to fall apart.
Please.
Okay? Trust me.
Just grab your stuff.
Any chance he'd been compromised? I'm not sure.
Lance would never tell me anything about his investigation.
I have no idea what he got himself into.
We were going after guys trying to clean money in real estate.
Lance was a perfect fit for the operation.
He had charm, would do anything to get off the beat.
How long before he transitioned into the flesh trade? About six months ago.
He came in with the idea.
He'd gone with Jimmy Fusco out to Pelosi's brothel at Medford.
He said what he saw going on there made him wanna puke his guts out.
What did he wanna do about it? Lance knew Jimmy was a guy with a big mouth.
It was only a matter of time till word spread to Pelosi that he'd made him a lot of money.
Plan practically wrote itself.
Now, I don't know if you know this or not but Jimmy took me down to your place in Medford a while back.
Now, I'm not trying to tell you how to run your business or anything but you could do better.
You didn't have a good enough time? No, Mr.
Pelosi, I did.
Believe me.
You have a beautiful bunch of girls down there.
But, see, the problem is the properties you use.
Not only are they low end, but they're as hard as hell to get to.
You know, and people People wanna feel good about getting laid.
They want it to be easy.
But, see, if you invest a little in the fine details maybe relocate someplace more convenient I guarantee that you will see a boost in profits like you've never imagined.
Okay, I'm talking bankers and lawyers lining up on their lunch hour paying top dollar for what you're serving up inside.
Okay.
I like what I'm hearing so far.
So who's this guy Pelosi, anyway? Leo Pelosi.
He's number three in the food chain.
He oversees four houses in various parts of the city.
Not including the one you guys shut down this afternoon.
Who goes in the top square? We haven't figured that out.
And when we do, this whole thing comes tumbling down.
Did he ever mention anything about one of the girls Nadia, disappearing from the house? What, you know her? Lance came in a few days ago.
He brought Nadia with him.
He figured she could give him everything he needed to wrap this case up.
Nadia, tell them about the guy who recruited you, back in Romania.
He was teacher at my school.
We came over for exchange program.
Study, work maybe become citizen.
And there were a lot of other girls whose teacher said the same thing? Guys, she can even name names.
You know, she can recognize photos.
Sounds great.
Hey, would you excuse us for a second? It's gonna be okay.
Lance, look, you're right.
She'll be able to give us something.
But we're not at that stage yet.
We're still trying to figure out who's running things.
And we're making good headway with that.
Exactly.
You're getting close, but if we pull her now Pelosi's gonna shut that place down.
Then where are we? Listen if we work this right, then we can get them all out.
But it's not gonna happen overnight.
All right, how much longer? Depends.
When is the meet and greet between you and number two? I don't know.
I've been pushing for it but it could be another three weeks.
There you go then, three more.
Three? Do you know what that means to her? What she has to do every night? You might as well say three years.
Hey, I'm trying to be realistic here.
She's a child, for God's sake.
She's 15 years old.
Lance, this isn't about her, remember? It's about that.
You have no idea what happened when he took her back, do you? Pelosi was waiting for them.
Yeah.
Lance had to tell him that Nadia escaped.
So not only didn't he get her out he had to beat the crap out of her to set an example.
So now they're both missing? Yeah.
So where is Pelosi now? It's dinnertime.
He's probably over at his brother's restaurant in Queens.
Has your husband ever mentioned a man named Leo Pelosi? No.
Who is he? What's this about? We think that your husband's investigation may have evolved over time.
Evolved into what? Trafficking sex slaves.
We believe that Lance had infiltrated the group and was trying to shut it down but he may have been compromised.
So any information you have No.
He never said a thing.
This isn't what he wanted.
It's just I just finally have a shot at doing something real, Beth.
You know, not just pulling people over for running red lights.
I guess.
I didn't realize you weren't happy.
No.
It's not that.
It's just these guys, you know, they really believe in me and I think this could be the start of something really big.
So, what are you going to be doing? Well, if I told you, I'd have to kill you, and neither of us wants that, right? Seriously, Lance.
Beth I really, really need to do this.
But I can't do it without you.
So I did it, and it was hard but then when we would see each other we'd have these magical weekends together.
The only two people on the planet.
Then, about six months ago, things started changing.
He wouldn't be able to call or come home when he said he was going to.
That would correspond with the change in his investigation.
And it explains so much now.
I just wish he would've been able to tell me.
Yes, I'm sure it was difficult for you, but his silence was for your own good.
You're starting to sound like him.
Jimmy Fusco's alibi checked out, so You wearing a wire? It's not a wire.
It's a Holter monitor for my heart.
I went to see a doctor a while back and he's been running some tests.
I'd really appreciate it if you didn't say anything to anyone about this.
At least until I find out more about it myself.
I mean, even Martin.
Sure.
Of course.
Thanks.
Your Johnson.
Yeah.
Really? When? Okay, thanks.
A charge came up on Lance Hamilton's company credit card.
The secretary rented a 12 seat passenger van this afternoon.
Planning a trip somewhere? With 11 of your closest friends? Did Lance ask you to get the van? He told me not to say anything.
Olivia, we know you care about Lance, but right now he is in serious danger.
The best way you can help him is to tell us what he said.
Trust me.
A few hours after you left this morning, he called.
He was desperate.
Lance.
Are you all right? The FBI's looking all over for you.
The FBI? You were missing, so I called them.
Okay, look.
I can't explain everything right now, so please don't ask.
I need you to do me a big favor.
I need you to go into my office.
Okay.
Now, beside the desk, there's the bookcase where I keep all the Willow Crest files.
But they took all the files.
It's okay.
They didn't take my boots, did they? Your boots? My bookends.
No.
Okay, good.
I need you to go ahead and look inside those boots.
Where did you get all this money? I can't tell you that now.
But Olivia, listen to me.
This is how it's gotta be, okay? I'm sorry.
But I am in really big trouble right now, so, please, can you help me? He told me to go and rent a van and put the money under the back seat.
Did you deliver the van to him? He told me just to drop it off.
Where? He must have made the pickup already.
It's clear.
Viv! Yeah? "Three more weeks.
" And he left his badge on her body.
It was a message for the cops.
He wasn't gonna wait anymore.
He was gonna save the girls.
So he swaps his car for the van, he sends his secretary to get money but he never comes back for the girls.
Why? Unless he saw us there and took off.
Hey.
Okay, we have a match on the HIV positive blood from Lance's house.
It's Nadia's.
My guess is she didn't even know.
Yeah.
We've also got matching prints from her body and inside the car.
They belong to Valerie Serbanescu.
The madam.
Yeah.
Go lean on her.
No, I didn't kill anyone.
You're either directly responsible or you know who is.
Which is it, Valerie? I know who did it.
But if I tell you, I need you to protect me.
We've already contacted the U.
S.
Marshal's office.
We can have you in the Witness Protection Program tomorrow.
The day after Nadia escaped one of Mr.
Pelosi's friends was arrested outside another of his houses.
Mr.
Pelosi, he start thinking someone is talking.
He put a gun to my head.
I couldn't think of anyone except Nadia.
Okay.
Then what? He took her out in the middle of the night, called the next day said to come get her at one of his warehouses in Queens.
I went to get Lance, but by the time we got there Nadia was dead.
Damn it! Damn it, damn it! I didn't sign up for this.
What are you talking about? Nadia is dead because of me.
This isn't your fault.
I was supposed to protect her.
No, it's my fault.
I was the one who told Pelosi I thought she was talking to the cops.
I am the cop.
You're a cop? Wha? You're a cop? I Why are you telling me this? You're going to get me killed! Listen to me! Just listen to me! It's gonna be okay.
No.
All right? Okay? Look, I I'm gonna take care of this, okay? I am gonna take care of this.
Come on.
Do you know what he meant, "he was gonna take care of it"? No.
I don't know.
All he said was he had a friend, an immigration lawyer who could help.
And then he took me back, he said to act like nothing happened.
Why didn't you tell us this before? Because Lance never came back.
For all I know, Mr.
Pelosi, he found out and he killed him.
And if I said anything, my family back home would be killed too.
Mr.
Pelosi what do you say we do away with the unnecessary pleasantries? Now, we know that you were heading up a sex slave ring with houses in Medford, Queens, Yonkers and the Bronx.
Really? That's news to me.
And a lot of the girls that you're holding there are underage, as young as 15.
Which means you're already looking at child endangerment, exploitation and violations of the White Slave Traffic Act.
Add to that the fact that you killed one of those girls yesterday I would say you are looking at a long stretch in the pen.
And you know what they do to child killers in there.
I don't think I'm gonna talk to either of you till my lawyer gets here.
Is that okay with you guys? Yeah, fine with me.
Also, we have enough evidence to lock you up for killing a police officer.
Wha? What cop did I allegedly kill? Lance Norwood.
Oh, you may know him as Lance Hamilton.
Lance? I didn't kill Lance.
Hell, I didn't even know he was a cop.
Yeah, well, he is a cop, and now he's missing.
He ain't missing.
I just saw him a few hours ago.
But if you ask me, he wasn't acting like no cop I've ever seen.
Who is that? Lance, what are you doing here? Back off.
Back off! Is there a problem? Girls, you're coming with me.
Whoa, what do you think you're doing? You think you're actually gonna cut me out or something? Yeah.
Yeah, you could say that.
Come on.
To the van.
Let's go.
To the van.
Come on, let's go.
You realize what this means, right? Yeah, Pelosi, I do.
Lance, go right on ahead.
But I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm gonna catch up with you later.
So did you? Catch up with him? Well, yeah.
Didn't your guys tell you? I'm a really fast walker.
We've got enough to put him away a long time.
Something tells me he never even got close to our guy.
Maybe, but Lance has definitely gotta be running from him.
With a van full of girls, he's gotta have some plan.
All right, I tracked down the lawyer the madam was talking about.
Wayne Aguilar, an immigration attorney from the Upper East Side.
He used to room with Lance at the University of Texas, El Paso.
He just woke up a judge, asking for six emergency T visas.
Mr.
Aguilar? Special Agent Jack Malone.
This is Special Agent Vivian Johnson.
From the FBI.
How can I help you? We're looking for Lance Norwood.
Mr.
Aguilar, have you had any contact with him? It's very important that you tell us.
He could be in serious danger.
Well, yeah.
I mean, I saw him tonight.
I hadn't heard from him in years.
Then I get a call out of the blue, saying he needed to see me right away.
Big Lance.
Thanks for meeting me on such short notice.
Yeah, it's not like I got a hot date lined up or anything.
I just didn't know who else to turn to.
In here.
Yeah.
Girls, hey.
This is Wayne.
Okay, he's gonna take care of you.
Okay, don't worry.
You can, right? I don't know.
You should have told me.
All right, look, look.
Here is 150 grand.
Okay? You just take it.
Take what you need for the paperwork, give the rest to them.
Wayne, Wayne, listen to me.
Please.
Please.
I am out on a limb here.
And they need you.
Okay.
All right.
Okay.
I had no idea he was in trouble.
Those girls don't know the hell he saved them from.
Where are they now? At a motel nearby, while I get the paperwork going.
Any idea where Mr.
Norwood is now? No.
Just that he was leaving town.
He said he'd be in touch but it wasn't safe for him to stick around anymore.
He wouldn't go too far without his wife.
Malone? Yeah.
Hi.
Lance Norwood.
Where's Beth? We found your car, Mr.
Norwood.
And Nadia.
She was only 15.
Yeah, I know.
What about the other girls from the house? I saw you picking them up.
Are they okay? We took them to your friend Wayne Aguilar.
He's helping them with their T visas.
That's great.
Thank you.
You should also know that we have Pelosi in custody.
He's willing to flip on anyone to catch a break.
Yeah.
Well, once he spills, there are gonna be a lot of people looking for me.
Well, sometimes the best thing to do is to just get on with your life.
Yeah.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you.
I'll get your wife.
Adapted by:
And Mrs.
Kim, and I think you'll agree that this is the ideal spot to launch a lifetime of memories together.
You've got plenty of space, with much more room to grow.
You said you had a couple of kids, right? Another one on the way.
Yes.
That's fantastic.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
Then you should definitely know that two quick rights down the street is the greatest preschool in the world.
Oh, that's great.
Would you guys mind excusing me? Oh, sure.
I don't know, honey.
I really like it.
I couldn't tell.
You practically squeezed my hand off when you saw the Jacuzzi tub.
Look, I'm I'm really sorry, you guys.
There's something that I need to take care of.
Oh, okay.
We can just hook up in the afternoon.
I'll just give you a call.
Sure.
Sure.
Okay.
Hey.
Morning.
What do we got? Other than a little Southwestern flair? We got Lance Hamilton, 32.
Relocated here from El Paso, Texas, He's a local real estate agent with a company called Windsor Shore.
Secretary called when he missed a day's worth of appointments.
Was she the last person to see him? No.
He took a couple out yesterday on tour.
They said a woman showed up they got into a heated discussion, he split.
Do we have a sketch? No, no.
We're working on it.
You know, Martin, I see you and Sam in a place just like this.
I do.
Barbecuing out back with the kids.
Uncle Danny over to shoot hoops.
I've seen your hook shot.
You better start working on it.
I'm unstoppable and you know it.
Who the hell hangs something like this in their house? Maybe a guy who's trying to compensate.
He's definitely not married.
No woman would allow that.
You're right.
He's not.
Martin, we've got lipstick.
Hey, check it out.
What do you got? It's a piece of shirt, with blood.
Looks like somebody messed with Texas.
We usually talk, like, so when he didn't check in after Mr.
And Mrs.
Kim's appointment I started calling all his numbers.
You know, home, cell, pager.
But all the message boxes just filled up.
Miss Daniels, do you recognize this woman? Who is she? She stopped by the house that Mr.
Hamilton was showing yesterday.
No, I'm sorry.
What about his personal life? Was he seeing anybody? I didn't think so, which is weird because he's such an attractive, successful man.
What do you mean, "didn't think so"? Well some woman showed up here night before last and it got pretty strange.
Hi.
Hi.
Can I help you with something? You know what, Olivia, I've got this one.
Thank you.
What are you doing? You're gonna ruin everything.
What do you mean? I was worried about you.
You know the way this works.
But it isn't working.
You said so yourself.
Look, I don't want you here.
No, no, no.
I didn't mean that.
I mean Look, I'm just I'm confused.
You sure it was a wedding ring? Positive.
Do you have any idea who she was? No, I'd never seen her before.
Well, we're gonna need to see all of Mr.
Hamilton's files.
His clientele, properties, professional associates.
Okay, you want me to get them? Please.
Well, it sounds to me like he had problems with multiple women.
All right, here's the last of them.
Two years, he sold this many properties? Guy must be good.
Yeah, he must be.
He sells houses in pairs.
In the past three months he sold two properties to the same buyer.
James Fusco, a.
k.
a.
Jimmy the Tooth.
He's a low level guy who popped on the white collar watch list.
Money laundering, mortgage reversal, illegal gambling.
Last time he and Hamilton paired up? Couple of months ago.
But the day Lance disappeared our boy Jimmy the Tooth called Lance's office seven times in four hours.
I wonder what was so important.
Who knows.
Mr.
Fusco, rumor has it you have been trying very hard to get in contact with Lance Hamilton.
You wanna tell me why? Lance and I we do a little business together.
Nothing to it.
What pressing piece of business had you calling him seven times yesterday? I wanna buy a house from the guy.
Another one? Yeah.
What, third time lucky? You laugh, but it ain't no joke.
These are all legitimate purchases.
I could show you Relax, Stan.
It's my wife.
You know how women are.
No, not really.
How are they? Finicky.
First it was the freaky shadows on the bedroom wall at night.
She said she couldn't sleep with the devil's fingers flicking on her face.
So we move someplace with better nighttime lighting.
And the second house? A flock of birds showing up every time she got the car washed.
So you called Lance and you hit the market again.
He and I were supposed to meet up and go see another place yesterday.
But he didn't show up.
And he didn't return my calls.
So I went over to find out why.
That's when I saw this lady jumping into a cab outside.
Now I know what you been doing all day.
I saw that piece of tail taking off.
What the hell, Jimmy? Don't you knock? The door was open.
Something going on with you? No, I'm I'm fine.
Buddy, I'm not blind.
You're in deep water.
I said, I'm fine.
I bought 17 houses in the past 10 years never met a half naked real estate agent burning clothes in his fireplace.
This woman getting into the cab, did you get a good look at her? Good enough.
One of these look familiar? If I had to say, it could be her.
Woman takes off in a hurry.
Lance burns the evidence.
Sounds like he's got himself into some love triangle and it turned ugly.
That'll get you in trouble every time.
Please.
I'm gonna go check on Fusco's alibi.
All right, what do we got? It's about time.
I saved you half.
I was talking about the stack of files.
Do you mind? I'm pulling DMV records on all of Lance's female clients.
Hopefully we can get a hit on one of our unknown women.
Taylor? You got it? Thanks.
What do you got? The report on the blood in his fireplace.
Right? It's HIV positive.
Is it his? Well, it doesn't match the DNA sample we've got from his house.
Hey, maybe it's hers.
She bought a property on Riverdale from Lance six months ago.
Valerie Serbanescu, come on down.
Hello.
Can I help you? Yes, you can.
We're here to see Valerie.
Is she available? Yes.
Please, come.
Would you like something to drink? No, I'll pass.
Yeah, I'm fine.
Valerie will be right with you.
Okay, thanks.
Gentlemen.
Welcome.
What are we in the mood for today? Well, what do you got? Whatever you want.
We're up for anything.
Why don't you show us what you have.
All right.
Girls? So I found the girls' passports locked up in the back.
Every door, every window in this joint is locked.
Yeah, there's absolutely no way out of here.
These girls come over here thinking they're gonna get a better life end up stuck in this dump, having sex with 10 guys a day.
The madam just conveniently became mute.
Wouldn't identify the photo of Lance.
The girls recognize him? According to them, he runs the place.
So real estate's not his first calling.
They're scared to death of him.
A friend of my father, he came one day.
He said I should go to United States.
I could be a nanny.
He said I could earn more in one year than my father makes in his life.
We had little saved, but it was enough for a deposit.
You had to pay to come here and do this? This is why we are here.
To repay for bringing us to America.
Here it is, 40 grand.
Five grand apiece.
Okay.
Good.
All right, girls, let's go.
In the van.
Come on.
They told us, work here three months, we pay off our debts.
Three months turns into six months.
I never saw anyone ever get out.
We thought we were coming to New York to see Empire State Building.
Go shopping in Times Square.
Come on.
Go.
Into your rooms.
Hurry, let's go.
Go.
Let me go.
Hey, hey.
Come on.
That was my first time.
And all along, I kept thinking, "Run, Ariana.
Run away.
" Why didn't you run away? Because they said they would kill us they would kill our families back home.
Did anyone ever try to run? Lance got her.
Come on.
I caught her trying to catch a ride with some trucker.
So, what are you gonna do to make sure that she knows better next time? I want you to take a look at that.
I want you to learn this lesson too.
Do it again.
Take a long look at that.
I want you to see this.
Look at it.
See it? This man who made you watch Lance beat up Nadia you know who he is? No.
But maybe he's the boss.
Please.
Nadia we haven't seen her since the night before last.
And you have no idea where she is? No.
But they did something to her.
I'm sure of it.
They killed her.
We're gonna take care of it.
We'll find her.
I'll get someone in here to help you.
Okay, let's get these girls to a clinic right away.
Full physicals, complete blood panels and a psychiatrist.
See if we can help them.
We have to call INS.
Okay.
If you do, tell them they cannot deport these girls right now.
If their families are threatened, we could be sending them to die.
Am I the only one that bought he was in real estate? No.
And when we catch up with him, we're gonna kick his ass.
Look, our pimp has a registered handgun.
Security at JFK just stopped a woman trying to board a plane to Texas with it in her bag.
Okay, well, let's get on it.
What's going on? I told the people at the airport I forgot to declare the gun.
Is it that big a deal? Why were you in such a rush to get to Texas today? I have family there.
What is this about? You bought your ticket this morning.
You didn't buy a return flight.
What's the rush to get out of town? I'm a spontaneous person.
So what? A spontaneous person with a gun.
It's a good combo.
Where'd you get the gun? My husband gave it to me.
Your husband? Yes.
Lance Hamilton? Look, there's a contact I'm supposed to use if there's ever a problem.
What kind of contact? I can't say any more.
Mrs.
Norwood, your husband is missing.
Lance is missing? You wanna tell me what the hell is going on? My husband's name isn't Hamilton.
It's Norwood.
He's an undercover cop.
Your husband's a police officer? Nassau County P.
D.
I'm assuming that if he's undercover you're not part of his backstop ID.
No.
So, what were you doing at his office, staying at his house? A few nights ago, he called me out of the blue, drunk.
He kept rambling on about how everything was changing how he didn't know if he could go on doing any of it anymore.
What was changing? I don't know.
When I pushed him, he shut down and hung up on me so I came to check on him at his office.
You could have blown his cover.
It was stupid, but I had to.
We wound up spending the night together and in the morning, he was okay.
But when he came home from work that night, he was frantic.
Beth, where are you? Lance! I'm right here.
What's wrong? You gotta go.
What? You gotta go now.
Oh, my God, is that blood? Listen to me.
I need you to get on a plane to El Paso.
You stay with my sister until I call.
Lance, what is going on? Okay, you take this.
You take it, okay? Just in case.
Slow down and talk to me.
I can't do that! Yes, you can.
Whose blood is that? Damn it! Listen to me, Beth, okay? I need you to go, okay? Come on, this whole thing is starting to fall apart.
Please.
Okay? Trust me.
Just grab your stuff.
Any chance he'd been compromised? I'm not sure.
Lance would never tell me anything about his investigation.
I have no idea what he got himself into.
We were going after guys trying to clean money in real estate.
Lance was a perfect fit for the operation.
He had charm, would do anything to get off the beat.
How long before he transitioned into the flesh trade? About six months ago.
He came in with the idea.
He'd gone with Jimmy Fusco out to Pelosi's brothel at Medford.
He said what he saw going on there made him wanna puke his guts out.
What did he wanna do about it? Lance knew Jimmy was a guy with a big mouth.
It was only a matter of time till word spread to Pelosi that he'd made him a lot of money.
Plan practically wrote itself.
Now, I don't know if you know this or not but Jimmy took me down to your place in Medford a while back.
Now, I'm not trying to tell you how to run your business or anything but you could do better.
You didn't have a good enough time? No, Mr.
Pelosi, I did.
Believe me.
You have a beautiful bunch of girls down there.
But, see, the problem is the properties you use.
Not only are they low end, but they're as hard as hell to get to.
You know, and people People wanna feel good about getting laid.
They want it to be easy.
But, see, if you invest a little in the fine details maybe relocate someplace more convenient I guarantee that you will see a boost in profits like you've never imagined.
Okay, I'm talking bankers and lawyers lining up on their lunch hour paying top dollar for what you're serving up inside.
Okay.
I like what I'm hearing so far.
So who's this guy Pelosi, anyway? Leo Pelosi.
He's number three in the food chain.
He oversees four houses in various parts of the city.
Not including the one you guys shut down this afternoon.
Who goes in the top square? We haven't figured that out.
And when we do, this whole thing comes tumbling down.
Did he ever mention anything about one of the girls Nadia, disappearing from the house? What, you know her? Lance came in a few days ago.
He brought Nadia with him.
He figured she could give him everything he needed to wrap this case up.
Nadia, tell them about the guy who recruited you, back in Romania.
He was teacher at my school.
We came over for exchange program.
Study, work maybe become citizen.
And there were a lot of other girls whose teacher said the same thing? Guys, she can even name names.
You know, she can recognize photos.
Sounds great.
Hey, would you excuse us for a second? It's gonna be okay.
Lance, look, you're right.
She'll be able to give us something.
But we're not at that stage yet.
We're still trying to figure out who's running things.
And we're making good headway with that.
Exactly.
You're getting close, but if we pull her now Pelosi's gonna shut that place down.
Then where are we? Listen if we work this right, then we can get them all out.
But it's not gonna happen overnight.
All right, how much longer? Depends.
When is the meet and greet between you and number two? I don't know.
I've been pushing for it but it could be another three weeks.
There you go then, three more.
Three? Do you know what that means to her? What she has to do every night? You might as well say three years.
Hey, I'm trying to be realistic here.
She's a child, for God's sake.
She's 15 years old.
Lance, this isn't about her, remember? It's about that.
You have no idea what happened when he took her back, do you? Pelosi was waiting for them.
Yeah.
Lance had to tell him that Nadia escaped.
So not only didn't he get her out he had to beat the crap out of her to set an example.
So now they're both missing? Yeah.
So where is Pelosi now? It's dinnertime.
He's probably over at his brother's restaurant in Queens.
Has your husband ever mentioned a man named Leo Pelosi? No.
Who is he? What's this about? We think that your husband's investigation may have evolved over time.
Evolved into what? Trafficking sex slaves.
We believe that Lance had infiltrated the group and was trying to shut it down but he may have been compromised.
So any information you have No.
He never said a thing.
This isn't what he wanted.
It's just I just finally have a shot at doing something real, Beth.
You know, not just pulling people over for running red lights.
I guess.
I didn't realize you weren't happy.
No.
It's not that.
It's just these guys, you know, they really believe in me and I think this could be the start of something really big.
So, what are you going to be doing? Well, if I told you, I'd have to kill you, and neither of us wants that, right? Seriously, Lance.
Beth I really, really need to do this.
But I can't do it without you.
So I did it, and it was hard but then when we would see each other we'd have these magical weekends together.
The only two people on the planet.
Then, about six months ago, things started changing.
He wouldn't be able to call or come home when he said he was going to.
That would correspond with the change in his investigation.
And it explains so much now.
I just wish he would've been able to tell me.
Yes, I'm sure it was difficult for you, but his silence was for your own good.
You're starting to sound like him.
Jimmy Fusco's alibi checked out, so You wearing a wire? It's not a wire.
It's a Holter monitor for my heart.
I went to see a doctor a while back and he's been running some tests.
I'd really appreciate it if you didn't say anything to anyone about this.
At least until I find out more about it myself.
I mean, even Martin.
Sure.
Of course.
Thanks.
Your Johnson.
Yeah.
Really? When? Okay, thanks.
A charge came up on Lance Hamilton's company credit card.
The secretary rented a 12 seat passenger van this afternoon.
Planning a trip somewhere? With 11 of your closest friends? Did Lance ask you to get the van? He told me not to say anything.
Olivia, we know you care about Lance, but right now he is in serious danger.
The best way you can help him is to tell us what he said.
Trust me.
A few hours after you left this morning, he called.
He was desperate.
Lance.
Are you all right? The FBI's looking all over for you.
The FBI? You were missing, so I called them.
Okay, look.
I can't explain everything right now, so please don't ask.
I need you to do me a big favor.
I need you to go into my office.
Okay.
Now, beside the desk, there's the bookcase where I keep all the Willow Crest files.
But they took all the files.
It's okay.
They didn't take my boots, did they? Your boots? My bookends.
No.
Okay, good.
I need you to go ahead and look inside those boots.
Where did you get all this money? I can't tell you that now.
But Olivia, listen to me.
This is how it's gotta be, okay? I'm sorry.
But I am in really big trouble right now, so, please, can you help me? He told me to go and rent a van and put the money under the back seat.
Did you deliver the van to him? He told me just to drop it off.
Where? He must have made the pickup already.
It's clear.
Viv! Yeah? "Three more weeks.
" And he left his badge on her body.
It was a message for the cops.
He wasn't gonna wait anymore.
He was gonna save the girls.
So he swaps his car for the van, he sends his secretary to get money but he never comes back for the girls.
Why? Unless he saw us there and took off.
Hey.
Okay, we have a match on the HIV positive blood from Lance's house.
It's Nadia's.
My guess is she didn't even know.
Yeah.
We've also got matching prints from her body and inside the car.
They belong to Valerie Serbanescu.
The madam.
Yeah.
Go lean on her.
No, I didn't kill anyone.
You're either directly responsible or you know who is.
Which is it, Valerie? I know who did it.
But if I tell you, I need you to protect me.
We've already contacted the U.
S.
Marshal's office.
We can have you in the Witness Protection Program tomorrow.
The day after Nadia escaped one of Mr.
Pelosi's friends was arrested outside another of his houses.
Mr.
Pelosi, he start thinking someone is talking.
He put a gun to my head.
I couldn't think of anyone except Nadia.
Okay.
Then what? He took her out in the middle of the night, called the next day said to come get her at one of his warehouses in Queens.
I went to get Lance, but by the time we got there Nadia was dead.
Damn it! Damn it, damn it! I didn't sign up for this.
What are you talking about? Nadia is dead because of me.
This isn't your fault.
I was supposed to protect her.
No, it's my fault.
I was the one who told Pelosi I thought she was talking to the cops.
I am the cop.
You're a cop? Wha? You're a cop? I Why are you telling me this? You're going to get me killed! Listen to me! Just listen to me! It's gonna be okay.
No.
All right? Okay? Look, I I'm gonna take care of this, okay? I am gonna take care of this.
Come on.
Do you know what he meant, "he was gonna take care of it"? No.
I don't know.
All he said was he had a friend, an immigration lawyer who could help.
And then he took me back, he said to act like nothing happened.
Why didn't you tell us this before? Because Lance never came back.
For all I know, Mr.
Pelosi, he found out and he killed him.
And if I said anything, my family back home would be killed too.
Mr.
Pelosi what do you say we do away with the unnecessary pleasantries? Now, we know that you were heading up a sex slave ring with houses in Medford, Queens, Yonkers and the Bronx.
Really? That's news to me.
And a lot of the girls that you're holding there are underage, as young as 15.
Which means you're already looking at child endangerment, exploitation and violations of the White Slave Traffic Act.
Add to that the fact that you killed one of those girls yesterday I would say you are looking at a long stretch in the pen.
And you know what they do to child killers in there.
I don't think I'm gonna talk to either of you till my lawyer gets here.
Is that okay with you guys? Yeah, fine with me.
Also, we have enough evidence to lock you up for killing a police officer.
Wha? What cop did I allegedly kill? Lance Norwood.
Oh, you may know him as Lance Hamilton.
Lance? I didn't kill Lance.
Hell, I didn't even know he was a cop.
Yeah, well, he is a cop, and now he's missing.
He ain't missing.
I just saw him a few hours ago.
But if you ask me, he wasn't acting like no cop I've ever seen.
Who is that? Lance, what are you doing here? Back off.
Back off! Is there a problem? Girls, you're coming with me.
Whoa, what do you think you're doing? You think you're actually gonna cut me out or something? Yeah.
Yeah, you could say that.
Come on.
To the van.
Let's go.
To the van.
Come on, let's go.
You realize what this means, right? Yeah, Pelosi, I do.
Lance, go right on ahead.
But I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm gonna catch up with you later.
So did you? Catch up with him? Well, yeah.
Didn't your guys tell you? I'm a really fast walker.
We've got enough to put him away a long time.
Something tells me he never even got close to our guy.
Maybe, but Lance has definitely gotta be running from him.
With a van full of girls, he's gotta have some plan.
All right, I tracked down the lawyer the madam was talking about.
Wayne Aguilar, an immigration attorney from the Upper East Side.
He used to room with Lance at the University of Texas, El Paso.
He just woke up a judge, asking for six emergency T visas.
Mr.
Aguilar? Special Agent Jack Malone.
This is Special Agent Vivian Johnson.
From the FBI.
How can I help you? We're looking for Lance Norwood.
Mr.
Aguilar, have you had any contact with him? It's very important that you tell us.
He could be in serious danger.
Well, yeah.
I mean, I saw him tonight.
I hadn't heard from him in years.
Then I get a call out of the blue, saying he needed to see me right away.
Big Lance.
Thanks for meeting me on such short notice.
Yeah, it's not like I got a hot date lined up or anything.
I just didn't know who else to turn to.
In here.
Yeah.
Girls, hey.
This is Wayne.
Okay, he's gonna take care of you.
Okay, don't worry.
You can, right? I don't know.
You should have told me.
All right, look, look.
Here is 150 grand.
Okay? You just take it.
Take what you need for the paperwork, give the rest to them.
Wayne, Wayne, listen to me.
Please.
Please.
I am out on a limb here.
And they need you.
Okay.
All right.
Okay.
I had no idea he was in trouble.
Those girls don't know the hell he saved them from.
Where are they now? At a motel nearby, while I get the paperwork going.
Any idea where Mr.
Norwood is now? No.
Just that he was leaving town.
He said he'd be in touch but it wasn't safe for him to stick around anymore.
He wouldn't go too far without his wife.
Malone? Yeah.
Hi.
Lance Norwood.
Where's Beth? We found your car, Mr.
Norwood.
And Nadia.
She was only 15.
Yeah, I know.
What about the other girls from the house? I saw you picking them up.
Are they okay? We took them to your friend Wayne Aguilar.
He's helping them with their T visas.
That's great.
Thank you.
You should also know that we have Pelosi in custody.
He's willing to flip on anyone to catch a break.
Yeah.
Well, once he spills, there are gonna be a lot of people looking for me.
Well, sometimes the best thing to do is to just get on with your life.
Yeah.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Thank you.
I'll get your wife.
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