Flashpoint s04e10 Episode Script
The Cost of Doing Business
What? What do you have to say? I have a wife.
I got two kids.
I want this to be over as much as you do.
Oh, it will be over very soon.
Police! SRU! Right there! Get down! Drop your weapon! SRU! On the ground now! Right there! Where's Hamilton? Where's Hamilton?! Hey! Ed! Come here! Holy crap! First Monday of the month, my turn.
Hi.
Double double, skim milk.
Since when is home delivery part of the deal? Well, since I have news.
Police services just announced the, uh Law enforcement professional of the year.
Julianna Callaghan.
Really? Congratulations.
The gala's in a month.
Spotlight's all on you.
"In recognition of exemplary service- Hey, Jules, I'm starving.
You want some eggs? But this isn't just any bag.
It's a black courier bag, with no ID.
- Hey! - And inside Bag, now.
Oh my God, he's got a gun.
Oh my God.
I put my job on the line for you.
For both of you.
I gave him my word.
Have you seen our performance slip? Has there been one moment- it only takes one moment.
The whole team is still on probation; everytime we go out on a call, it's put under a microscope.
The priority of life.
Boss, we know.
We put the lives of the public ahead of our own.
Ahead of each others'.
It's not gonna change.
You know what the worst part is? I knew.
I was hoping I was wrong, but I knew, and now my head is on the block if this ever comes out.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm on my way.
Gun call.
Team four's already out, we got upped early.
And we will pick this up later.
Hey.
I know.
Someone took it, but I got it back.
I don't- yeah, fine.
I'll hand it off myself.
All right? Just get here.
This isn't just any bag.
It's a black courier bag with no id.
- Hey! - And inside.
Bag, now.
Oh my God, he's got a gun.
Oh my God.
And that's it.
Okay, any idea where in the park? I'm sending out a map right now.
That's a big park.
Three acres of urban wilderness.
I'll see if I can narrow it down.
We have a name? Yeah, the cell phone belongs to Hana Stampf.
We make a call? No answer.
Robbery.
We found a clean part of the call.
I enhanced the background and made a loop.
Listen.
Guesses? Shopping cart? Parking lot? Skateboards.
Some guy not quite making a trick.
Home-run, Spike.
There's a skateboard park off Leslie.
Spike, Raf, come in through the back, off of Woodbine.
Talk to witnesses and find the girl, and hope we're not too late.
It's in there? Yeah.
All of it? What do you think, I'm stupid? Sam.
Black courier bag.
You called the cops? Police! Drop the bag! - Go! - Stop! Stay right there! No one moves! - Was that gunfire? - Backup on the way.
Negative.
Stay with the runner.
On him! Sir! I need you to put the gun on the ground.
I need you to stop where you are.
We can do that.
I just need know if the girl's okay.
What girl? The girl you took that bag from.
She sounded pretty scared on the phone.
It's what happens when you get in over your head.
Let's not get any deeper.
Where is she? No idea.
Police! Stay where you are! Okay, I'm gonna put my gun away, lower the temperature a little bit.
Mind telling me your name? Connect, protect, respect, right? That's right.
Yeah, SRU.
You guys got all the answers.
But today we're playing it my way.
Greg, I'm not reading drugs on this.
Suit like that, you get someone else to do your drops.
He knows the protocol.
Maybe he's a cop? With that gun, I'm thinking military.
He knows what he's doing.
He's not pointing the weapon at us.
Wanna tell us what your way looks like? Not yet.
We waiting for something? We're waiting 'cause I said so.
Hey! Man, gimme my bike! Stop! I got the kid, I got the kid.
Police! Stop that bike now! - That come off him? - Yeah.
Stay right here.
Boss, I don't like him calling the shots here.
Ideas? Let's swap out, do less lethal.
All right, go for it.
I think this guy's playing us anyway.
I'll give it one more shot.
You know what, sir? No one's in a rush here, sir, but I gotta tell ya Standing around in the middle of a park, waving a gun? That sets a bad example.
And I'm guessing that you're not gonna use it, so it's time to put it on the ground.
Not yet.
I'm afraid so, sir.
I'm gonna give the signal, you're gonna get hit with rubber bullets.
Ooh they sting.
Oh yeah, they do.
Okay.
Hands up, behind your head.
Police! Stop that bike now! Aw, man, you gotta be kidding me? Southwest end of the park.
Suspect's on wheels, guys.
I could use a hand here.
We're on it.
I know why our guy was so interested in making tracks.
Quick look About a quarter of a million dollars.
Robbery, resisting arrest Any other charges you wanna tell me we can add? You guys intercepted the bag? Yeah, we did.
Then you just killed my client.
Hey! Hello? Is anyone there? He could be anywhere.
Back alleys, subway stop Could've stashed his car right here and taken off.
I don't know.
I lost him, man.
Don't worry about it.
Let's go, let's go.
It's all right, the day's not over.
Come on back.
That guy get away? Who is he? Don't know, don't care.
You deliver a bag full of money to a stranger, you pull a gun so he gets away, and you don't seem interested in us helping out.
There's still a chance this whole mess works out if you guys just walk away.
That's not gonna happen.
Officer? Hold him.
Spike.
Martin Terran - everything you can find out about the guy.
Driver's license, credit cards, that's not gonna be problem.
Jules, any luck on our 9-1-1 caller? Terran threatened her with the gun, took her phone, and told her to get lost.
She's a little fighter; she snuck back with her video camera.
I'm gonna bring it to you.
Okay, thanks.
Sam was right.
You were talking to captain Martin Terran - or he was.
He left the army two years ago.
Intelligence branch.
Citations, awards, medals.
So, why'd he leave? Better paycheck.
He's vice president of risk operations for a company called CMI - Conflict Management International.
I know CMI.
They're real active overseas.
Private security? No, more like training and support.
Liaison.
Fixers really.
Well, you know this guy Terran? If he's former military, I can make some calls.
That'd be great, Sam.
Okay, I found a good three-quarters shot of our guy.
I'm gonna get a screen grab and send it out.
That's a gang tat.
On his neck? Yeah, Metaca Mafia - M2.
It's a sign of commitment.
Once you're in, you're in for life.
Ed? Boss, it's time to check in with guns and gangs.
Got a lead on the money, boss.
Sequential bills traced back to Hingston Financial.
Withdrawn from a corporate account this morning connected to an oil and gas firm called Bridgefield International.
'Kay, that's the connection, boss.
Bridgefield hired Terran six months ago.
They send their employees to some pretty dangerous places and Terran specializes in anti-kidnapping protocols; what to do to keep your employees safe.
So, what's he doing at a skate park? Is this detective Kevin James Wordsworth, rising star of guns and gangs? Edward Tucker Lane.
More like second from the bottom of the totem pole.
Gimme a pencil though, I can push it for you.
Look, Wordy, I need a hand here, buddy.
Shoot.
I need some info on the Metaca Mafia.
No problem.
How's that new guy doing? Oh, he's doing okay.
Big shoes to fill, buddy.
I bet.
So here's what we have on your guys.
Metaca Mafia - M2.
Big in Mexico.
Into pretty much everything down there.
Slowly moving north.
Listen, what's their game up here? Looks like a bit of a blank slate.
Uh recruiting.
Making noise There's a tag on the file.
Meaning? Meaning you're gonna have to talk to someone a little further up the totem pole.
Hey, wordy, any chance kidnapping is on their to-do list? Bridgefield - the company Terran's been working for - had a rash of kidnappings down in Mexico and M2 seems to be behind them.
It's good to hear your voice, gentlemen.
Uh, there's nothing in the file on kidnapping.
But like I said, I'm not the expert.
Okay, thanks, wordy.
I'll be there in five.
I'll line up some intel.
Get him out.
Jules? Okay So, an oil and gas company hires you to train their guys in case they're kidnapped.
'Cause it happened down in Mexico.
And now, here you are, handing out money in a park, obstructing police.
Feels like the kidnappers have moved north and you've decided to do the ransom drop-off yourself.
Tell me when I'm wrong.
We're not in Mexico anymore, Martin.
Everybody plays by the rules here.
Come on We're the only ones that can save your client now.
All right, look.
This is express kidnapping.
In Latin America, there's a gang called M2.
They grab a worker, demand a small amount - 10, 15 grand - the company pays.
Is it common? Reported cases? Uh, 1500, 2000 a year.
Unreported? Five times that, easily.
Dealing with these gangs is the cost of doing business.
What about the police? They're usually in on it.
Gangs give 'em a cut.
Does it happen up here? Yeah, it's a carbon copy of what we've seen down South - the same wording, the same timing, the disposable phone they gave me to use.
Though the price tag is a little higher.
Target's more important? They took Bridgefield's CEO - Colin Hamilton.
So what's next? Well, hopefully they call back and we get a another chance to deliver the cash.
Maybe not, because now they know we're involved.
Or they might use Hamilton as an example, so that they're not crossed in the future, right? Yeah.
We gotta move, boss.
Yeah, I hear ya.
All right, team, listen up.
We've got a confirmed kidnapping - Colin Hamilton.
He's very much at risk.
We need a new plan.
Eddie, we need to push this up the chain at guns and gangs, figure out where M2 is holding this guy.
I'm downtown now, boss.
Wordy's on it.
Boss, two of the bridgefield employees who were kidnapped in Mexico, they live in town.
Who are they? Carl Miller and Esmie Vargas.
Maybe the victims are gonna have insight on how they're guarded and where they're kept.
Spike, you got addresses? Yeah, Vargas lives downtow.
Jules, I'm sending you the address right now.
- I'm on it.
- Carl Miller.
Carl Miller lives in Scarborough.
Good.
I'll call him from the truck.
We first caught sight of these guys three months ago.
Orders are to come down hard before they get established.
We think they've grabbed the CEO of an oil and gas company and are holding him for ransom.
Well, kidnapping's certainly part of their bag of tricks down South.
You got any idea where they might be holding him? Well, they bought a flower import warehouse, which we think they're using as a front.
Flowers and gangs It's a good cover.
We've had surveillance on 'em for a month, but nothing we can move on yet.
Okay, maybe we can help each other out here.
Or maybe you destroy a month of work on a hunch.
Look, hehe clock is ticking on our victim here, okay? I've read the file.
I could go with them, keep 'em on a leash.
All right.
A short leash, Wordsworth.
This is on you.
You're not a biter, are ya? Mr.
Miller, once again, thank you for taking the time.
Yeah, happy to help.
Uh, you're saying that M2 may have moved up here? Yeah, that's what it looks like.
We were hoping you can tell us what happened in Mexico.
Ah, well, it all went down pretty quick.
I was on my way to work, got jumped by two guys.
No vienence? Well, I was held in a basement for a couple of days.
Blindfold, gag, that was pretty much it.
Tell me, sir, what do you think would've happen if the company hadn't paid? They would have had no problem killing me.
That was just business, you know? It's just business I understand.
She says she wiil only need another moment.
Okay, grate.
Are all these Esmie? Yes, every one.
Yeah.
She ran a lot of marathons, huh? I'm getting tired just looking at these.
Esmie never got tired.
The only one who could keep up with her was her brother.
But Esmie always wanted to do more.
Well, I know the feeling.
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to run a marathon.
Yes.
She is not like that anymore.
That's normal, Daniela.
Something like this can cause depression.
It takes a little while to get back in the world.
No.
It is not only that.
Ah.
Here she is.
Venga aqui, carina.
Esto eso que.
Hola.
Hi.
- I'm Jules Callaghan.
- Esmeralda Vargas.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Okay, boss, I got a lead from guns and gangs.
There's a warehouse at the bottom of the DVP.
Thinking that's where they're keeping thhostage? Best place to start.
Okay, listen up.
New target.
It's at the corner of munitions and commissioners.
Guns and gangs are gonna meet us there.
What's going on with Terran? He's coming with us until this is over.
Well, they're certainly making their presence known.
Dogs marking trees.
Smart enough to kidnap the guy you're supposed to be protecting.
How can I help? Do you know this guy, the CEO, Hamilton? Yeah, I trained him personally.
Breathing techniques to stay calm, positive visualization - the works.
Any chance he's personalizing himself to the kidnappers? Instrumental kidnappings like this, where the only goal is money, that's what we recommend.
You talk to them, you try to find common ground.
That's good.
Makes you seem more human.
Harder to hurt you that way.
If I did my job right, he's got a chance.
People who've been kidnapped.
They all say the same thing: That they never expected it to happen to them.
And if anyone had a blessed life, it was me.
M2? They took that all away.
They grabbed me from the street in the middle of the morning, and it was over in a second.
There was a gun to my back, and a hand over my mouth And then nothing.
I couldn't walk more than a few steps.
I was alone for, for hours, or days.
I, I don't know.
But there are worse things.
Hey! Look at me.
And then my uh my company refused to pay.
They were tired of being held hostage by these gangs.
But M2 meant business.
They wanted to send the company proof that they had me, and that they were serious.
It took It took just a second for them to get what they wanted.
I'm so sorry.
You know, uh, diabetics, our bodies don't handle injuries very well; bones get infected, they begin to die, especially in our feet, and the treatment is very expensive.
Yeah.
You've been a really big help.
Can I ask you one more question? Of course.
Was this one of your kidnappers? Yes, he was with them in Mexico.
Are you sure? Yes, I'm sure.
You don't forget those faces.
He was with M2.
Okay, thank you.
That pass for a uniform in guns and gangs? We don't need help remembering each ether's names.
Spike, let's go.
Eyes.
How're you? How are things? Say it like it is, buddy.
Parkinson's is good, everything's fine.
Raf Rousseau.
Hey.
Hear good things.
Wordy.
Oh, I know who you are.
These guys won't let me forget.
Wordy, you're looking good, man.
Yeah, you too, boss.
What do we know? They got between 10 and 15 guys inside.
They're armed with everything from sawed-offs to pistols.
This is Ronaldo Ortega.
Big name in Mexico - they sent him north to run the farm team.
Do you have anyone inside we need to worry about? We're wondering about this guy, Miguel Salazar.
Mexican undercovers approached him a couple of months ago.
It was looking promising then it fell apart.
Well, once you're inside it's tough to get out.
That's right.
Do you have pictures from the inside? No, we haven't gotten inside yet.
Sarge, I got a positive id from Esmie on the guy at the skate park - he was with M2 in Mexico.
She said that these guys like to keep their captives close and they're not afraid to act if they don't get what they want.
Well, the M.
O.
matches what I got from Miller.
Warehouse is looking better and better.
All right, boss, let's take these guys down.
Copy that.
Best bet is a loading bay where they bring in all the pretty flowers.
Just saw a delivery; when the truck goes through, there's no one standing guard on the door.
Okay, next truck in, we follow.
These guys are looking for an out-of-the-way place to keep their victim.
'Kay, building like this, probably poured concrete floor, so no basement.
But a warehouse's gotta have a machine room - air conditioning, heating.
You gotta keep those flowers healthy.
Okay, guys, that's our target.
Guns and gangs cover our flanks, keep a tight perimeter.
Spike, I need you back down here.
Copy that.
We go in hard, we go in fast.
Okay, do not fire unless you're fired on.
Guys, we're gonna stack up at the entrance.
As soon as we get in, we split up.
Alpha team - Spike, Jules and myself.
You three will be Bravo team.
Jules, what's your 20? Seconds away.
As soon as she gets here, we're a go.
All right, let's stay ahead of the news.
Ed? Ed, Ed, Ed.
This is our shot at getting these guys.
If we go in there without a warrant or intel? Wordy, we got credible proof there's a life in danger.
But is his life in danger in there? You wanna go knock and ask him? What if we don't find anything? We keep looking.
And the investigation falls apart, these guys walk Larson made it clear.
This is my ass if it goes south.
Wordy, Wordy, you got a better idea here? Look, we're coming with you.
Of course.
You cuff 'em, but leave the driving to us.
You sure? I'm positive.
Wordy, if this thing goes bad, it's on me, all right? Give you some distance with Larson.
You're gonna be all right, trust me.
Thanks.
Okay, guys Let's get 'em.
Once that truck goes through, we got a really short window.
Go, go, go, go.
Right down, right down! On the ground now! Down on the ground now! Okay, guys, we got a set of stairs.
Raf and Jules, you take 'em.
Wordy? Give us a minute, we'll give you the sign.
- You good? - Yeah.
Let's go.
No money, no second chances.
Your company, they don't care enough to play by the rules.
I guess I'm gonna have to show them that we mean business again.
Show me your hands.
Now.
On your knees.
Right there.
Drop your weapon, drop it.
Now! Wordy.
It's just a lunch room up there.
It's all clear.
Hammer and Anvil? We'll meet you in the back.
What? What do you have to say? J-just try again.
Try again.
I don't know what went wrong.
All you have to do is call.
He'll get your money.
So they can have me arrested? No.
They don't care enough about you to pay; I don't care enough about you to let you live.
Right there, right there! Hands in the air.
Put it down.
In the air.
On the ground.
- Okay, okay.
- On your knees.
On your knees! Get down! Someone on him! I have a wife.
I got two kids.
I want this to be over as much as you do.
Oh, it will be over very soon.
Go, go.
Go! Police! SRU! Right there! Get down on the ground! Please! Drop your weapons! SRU! On the ground now! Right there! Where's Hamilton? Where's Hamilton? Hey! Ed! Come here.
Where is he? Where is he?! No hablas English, officer.
Boss? It's over, Eddie.
Everyone's cuffed.
He's not here.
Hey, wordy? What? Got something you might wanna check out here.
No way.
Yeah, it's a damn good way to smuggle and distribute product, man.
You can use that? If even half of these ferns are filled uh huh.
Larson's going to love me.
Well, like I said, rising star of guns and gangs.
What about Hamilton? Where else would they keep him, Wordy? M2 has dozens of smaller hang-outs.
Doesn't fit the profile.
There's a guy at the front desk we need to talk to.
Let's do it.
Yeah.
That's the guy.
So this is the potential informer.
Should I talk to him? Yeah, see what you can get.
All right.
Can you take him outta here? You speak English? I have nothing to say.
That's cool.
I get it.
It's the code, right? Talk to the police Es malo para usted.
Malo para usted Yeah, it's bad for you.
If you help us, we can help you.
Your going to help me when they deport me back to Mexico, huh? Come on.
Yeah, you're right.
All right, well Can you at least Identify a guy? I don't know him.
Really? No.
Got the same tat.
Where's Colin? He wasn't in there.
These guys don't know where he is? They're not talking.
What the hell's your new plan, Parker? We'd a done this my way, Hamilton would be at home with his wife and kids right now.
And next week another CEO gets kidnapped.
There's no way we're letting M2 think that's how it works.
So we took a closer look and no one here is a match for our guy at the skate park.
That's 'cause he's not one of them.
Tattoo was on the wrong side of the neck.
It's always on the left 'cause it's closest to the heart.
There's no way he gets that wrong if he's the real deal.
Okay, so if the guy that we're chasing isn't M2, then Esmie Vargas lied to us.
Nah, she was keeping us off track.
The kidnapping changed her life.
She can't get even with the gang, so maybe she takes a shot at the company that put her there.
Knowing we'd pay.
Well, she had to have help because she didn't pick up that ransom by herself.
She's got a brother.
Her mom said that she was close to him.
I've got the brother right here.
His name's Joaquin.
He's a match for our money man.
It's on your PDAs.
I got it.
Okay, new game, team.
Everything we can on Joaquin Vargas.
- Jules - I'll talk to Esmie.
Martin, come with me.
How is he? Terrified.
Good.
Maybe that's enough.
What do you mean? You wanted him to feel what you felt.
Yeah.
Okay, he does.
But I told you, Ez, the police are on this now.
The money it's just not gonna come.
Joaquin, you haven't called Terran back? You said you would! That's why I came to watch over him! It's just too dangerous.
If I go to a drop-off, the police will be everywhere, 'kay? Right now, they still don't know who we are.
We should let him go.
What? And walk away? Are you kidding? This man has to pay for what did to me! There's gotta be another way.
I can't work, I can't think, I can't sleep, I can barely walk! I need this money.
I can help.
Do you have $60,000 dollars? Because you know that's what it's gonna cost just the first operation.
Plus airfare, and physio.
I Joaquin, Joaquin, Joaquin Do you remember our first day at St.
Michael's? Mami dropped us off outside the school.
I held your hand because she told me to.
She said you were going to be scared, but you weren't.
I was.
Yeah, you didn't come back after lunch.
And you found me hiding in the field behind the school.
Do you remember what you said to me? When you run away, you lose.
And to win, you have to face them head on.
You help me get my life back, Joaquin.
Help me again.
Call them.
Hey, boss, just got off the phone with Esmie's mom.
She's not there, but she went to go- - Meet her brother? - Exactly.
No location though.
We're looking into Joaquin now.
Good luck, man.
I know her.
Who? Esmie Vargas.
Call them.
What do you know about her? - I can't help.
- Yes, you can.
If she makes the wrong move now she won't live through this.
And what happens to me? Nobody needs to know about this, Miguel.
I can see that you care about her, man.
Now is your chance to protect her.
I should have before.
I was one of her kidnappers.
Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh.
She was so scared.
What? - Ayuda me.
- What? What? No! - Ayuda me! - No! Nooo! I did not help him, but I did not stop.
It was not supposed to be this way.
The first three times - no problem.
We grabbed them, the company pays.
Easy money.
But this time No, no, no, no, no I tried to help the only way I could think of.
It's me.
I'm sorry.
This will be over soon, I promise.
You will be free again.
I don't know.
Mira me.
From now on, I will protect you.
I promise you.
This is my sun, keep it close.
You are not alone.
Be strong.
You will be free.
It was a wooden carving like this.
It's made of ironwood.
It's very, very strong.
I thought it would help.
It still might.
That's him.
Hold on.
Sam, can you trace it? I can get it started.
Sam, I'll be there in two seconds.
Just don't answer yet.
I gotta pick up this call.
They're either gonna cut him or worse.
Okay, just keep him on the line, all right? You know how to do that? Yeah.
Terran.
This is your last chance to get Hamilton back unharmed.
Yeah, thank you.
Look, we obviously wanna cooperate.
You have to make the police understand.
If I see them he dies.
I understand.
Under the clock at Union Station.
Last chance.
Yeah, uh, okay.
Listen, how do I know my guy's alive? I need to know that he's alive and, uh And that he's in one piece.
You'll have your proof.
i>it's somewhere in the waterfront.
I'm sending everybody a map right now.
We're looking at a six-block radius - our kidnapper's somewhere in there.
Let's go.
I'll make some calls en route.
Jules? Engine's running.
We can't let this guy get to union station.
There's too many bystanders.
We need to button this up now.
These aren't professionals.
They'll be quick to panic and overreact.
Boss, Miguel Salizar, he's one of the guys who kidnapped her in Mexico.
The guy right there? What he say? - Long story.
- Fill you in on the way.
If it's Esmie Vargas, this changes everything.
Not just about money anymore.
Hamilton's training, you know, to reach out, uh, make a connection - that's for instrumental kidnapping, not emotional.
If he does that to Esmie, it could backfire.
It could escalate her.
How volatile is she? Well, you've read the literature.
Her reactions can run the gamut.
Uh, shock, numbness Yeah, impaired decision-making.
Hostile attitude toward the world.
I'm not talking about generalities.
I'm talking about Esmie, specifically.
You didn't talk to her after she came back? Like a decompression interview? No.
Not everybody needs it.
Oh, come on, you don't believe that.
No.
No, I don't.
But post-captivity programs are expensive and Hamilton was already furious at having to shell out He didn't wanna do it again.
And he washed his hands.
Against my recommendation.
Well, whatever Esmie is dealing with she's doing it all on her own.
September 15th.
Two o'clock.
That's him.
Taken a minute ago.
Please, pay them and end this.
Spike? Find them.
Gimme the phone.
I'll see what I can do, boss.
Joaquin Vargas works for the city's marine maintenance department - ferries, freighters.
Empty ship, nice remote location.
Only if you're sure there isn't anybody on it.
The Great Lakes Navigator cargo ship out of Michigan, it's been decommissioned for a week.
Work doesn't start 'til Monday.
There's a couple of ferries there that are the same, so could be any one of them.
September 15th.
Those are 1200 amp genies behind him.
There's two of them.
It's a definitely a ship; you don't need that kind of power for a ferry.
Well, cargo ship's the target then.
Spike, find us a location.
Copy that.
Just in case.
Hey.
You're doing the right thing, letting me go.
It's best for everybody if this just This is all over.
Over? I know you don't wanna hurt me.
It's It's just a business deal, I get it.
Soon You'll have your money.
Be like this never happened.
It won't be over soon.
Isn't that what you want? It's never over.
I'm sorry, I don't I don't understand.
No, you're right, you don't understand.
Start at the engine room, work our way up through the ship.
Let's get him out safe.
Direct to threat.
You don't have any idea what you did to me.
What I did? What have I ever done to you? Esmie.
We gotta go.
The police are here.
No, no! If we leave now, I have nothing.
We'll find a way.
But if we don't go now No, no! This ends here.
Ez, don't! Look at me! Now do you understand? Do you see?! I'm sorry, I don't know who you are.
Esmie You don't know? No.
Then I'll make sure that you never forget.
My name is Esmeralda Vargas.
I worked for you and you abandoned me.
Ms.
Vargas, I don't know what you're talking about.
Ez, we gotta go now! Ez, now! I was the fourth employee taken The employee they mutilated to make you pay.
I don't remember I don't believe you! They took a piece of me and sent it to you! I didn't handle the negotiations; I didn't know what was going on.
Look at me.
Look at me! You knew.
Yes.
In position.
In position.
For what?! I couldn't keep paying them.
Every week Boss, we gotta go in now.
Hey, boss.
Why don't you let me take this, so I can build off of what I've already established.
All right, take it.
Tell me why I shouldn't do the same thing to you?! Esmie has a knife in play.
You could afford a few thousand dollars.
Jules, buy me time to get down there.
When does it stop? What gives you the right to decide, huh?! Esmie, don't do this.
No, let go! Let me go! This man has no idea! He has to feel it.
He has to feel it! Esmie.
It's Jules.
Jules Callaghan from before.
Remember? Listen, I want you to put down your knife so that we can talk.
No.
Boss, I have the shot.
I can't imagine what you've been through, but we can help you deal with it.
You don't have to hurt this man.
There's a better way.
Esmie, I want you to put your knife down.
Esmie, you gotta listen to her.
This man has to pay for what he did to me.
- Boss? - What he took from me! In position.
This is not the answer.
Esmie, drop your knife! - No! - Esmie! No! Turn around.
Turn around now.
It's okay.
It's okay.
No, it's not okay! It's never gonna be okay.
When I sleep, I'm back in that room and when I'm awake, every step I take reminds me of what I lost.
What this man took from me.
I had know idea what they were gonna do to you.
My life my life how do I get that back? All you can do is use every step to move forward.
Look at what you've overcome and how strong you are.
A friend tried to tell you that once.
Remember this? Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Something like this scars you, but you can't let it define you.
Let me help.
Walk away things will not change hide your heart fake another day Esmita! Mi corazon, mi mija.
Mi corazon, mi vida.
How many people did we have kidnapped in Mexico? Eighteen.
I want to meet every one of them, and try and make things right.
Yes, sir.
I'll set it up.
Yeah, not for a while.
Right.
I can't be, uh, in the middle of a park waving a gun around.
It sets a bad example.
Bad example, yeah.
Parker? Thanks for your help.
That was a good takedown.
Good talk.
What're we gonna do? That's good work today.
Then again, what did I expect from the law enforcement professional of the year.
What happens now, boss? We go home, come back to work again tomorrow.
We're not gonna let you down.
I have faith.
I got two kids.
I want this to be over as much as you do.
Oh, it will be over very soon.
Police! SRU! Right there! Get down! Drop your weapon! SRU! On the ground now! Right there! Where's Hamilton? Where's Hamilton?! Hey! Ed! Come here! Holy crap! First Monday of the month, my turn.
Hi.
Double double, skim milk.
Since when is home delivery part of the deal? Well, since I have news.
Police services just announced the, uh Law enforcement professional of the year.
Julianna Callaghan.
Really? Congratulations.
The gala's in a month.
Spotlight's all on you.
"In recognition of exemplary service- Hey, Jules, I'm starving.
You want some eggs? But this isn't just any bag.
It's a black courier bag, with no ID.
- Hey! - And inside Bag, now.
Oh my God, he's got a gun.
Oh my God.
I put my job on the line for you.
For both of you.
I gave him my word.
Have you seen our performance slip? Has there been one moment- it only takes one moment.
The whole team is still on probation; everytime we go out on a call, it's put under a microscope.
The priority of life.
Boss, we know.
We put the lives of the public ahead of our own.
Ahead of each others'.
It's not gonna change.
You know what the worst part is? I knew.
I was hoping I was wrong, but I knew, and now my head is on the block if this ever comes out.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm on my way.
Gun call.
Team four's already out, we got upped early.
And we will pick this up later.
Hey.
I know.
Someone took it, but I got it back.
I don't- yeah, fine.
I'll hand it off myself.
All right? Just get here.
This isn't just any bag.
It's a black courier bag with no id.
- Hey! - And inside.
Bag, now.
Oh my God, he's got a gun.
Oh my God.
And that's it.
Okay, any idea where in the park? I'm sending out a map right now.
That's a big park.
Three acres of urban wilderness.
I'll see if I can narrow it down.
We have a name? Yeah, the cell phone belongs to Hana Stampf.
We make a call? No answer.
Robbery.
We found a clean part of the call.
I enhanced the background and made a loop.
Listen.
Guesses? Shopping cart? Parking lot? Skateboards.
Some guy not quite making a trick.
Home-run, Spike.
There's a skateboard park off Leslie.
Spike, Raf, come in through the back, off of Woodbine.
Talk to witnesses and find the girl, and hope we're not too late.
It's in there? Yeah.
All of it? What do you think, I'm stupid? Sam.
Black courier bag.
You called the cops? Police! Drop the bag! - Go! - Stop! Stay right there! No one moves! - Was that gunfire? - Backup on the way.
Negative.
Stay with the runner.
On him! Sir! I need you to put the gun on the ground.
I need you to stop where you are.
We can do that.
I just need know if the girl's okay.
What girl? The girl you took that bag from.
She sounded pretty scared on the phone.
It's what happens when you get in over your head.
Let's not get any deeper.
Where is she? No idea.
Police! Stay where you are! Okay, I'm gonna put my gun away, lower the temperature a little bit.
Mind telling me your name? Connect, protect, respect, right? That's right.
Yeah, SRU.
You guys got all the answers.
But today we're playing it my way.
Greg, I'm not reading drugs on this.
Suit like that, you get someone else to do your drops.
He knows the protocol.
Maybe he's a cop? With that gun, I'm thinking military.
He knows what he's doing.
He's not pointing the weapon at us.
Wanna tell us what your way looks like? Not yet.
We waiting for something? We're waiting 'cause I said so.
Hey! Man, gimme my bike! Stop! I got the kid, I got the kid.
Police! Stop that bike now! - That come off him? - Yeah.
Stay right here.
Boss, I don't like him calling the shots here.
Ideas? Let's swap out, do less lethal.
All right, go for it.
I think this guy's playing us anyway.
I'll give it one more shot.
You know what, sir? No one's in a rush here, sir, but I gotta tell ya Standing around in the middle of a park, waving a gun? That sets a bad example.
And I'm guessing that you're not gonna use it, so it's time to put it on the ground.
Not yet.
I'm afraid so, sir.
I'm gonna give the signal, you're gonna get hit with rubber bullets.
Ooh they sting.
Oh yeah, they do.
Okay.
Hands up, behind your head.
Police! Stop that bike now! Aw, man, you gotta be kidding me? Southwest end of the park.
Suspect's on wheels, guys.
I could use a hand here.
We're on it.
I know why our guy was so interested in making tracks.
Quick look About a quarter of a million dollars.
Robbery, resisting arrest Any other charges you wanna tell me we can add? You guys intercepted the bag? Yeah, we did.
Then you just killed my client.
Hey! Hello? Is anyone there? He could be anywhere.
Back alleys, subway stop Could've stashed his car right here and taken off.
I don't know.
I lost him, man.
Don't worry about it.
Let's go, let's go.
It's all right, the day's not over.
Come on back.
That guy get away? Who is he? Don't know, don't care.
You deliver a bag full of money to a stranger, you pull a gun so he gets away, and you don't seem interested in us helping out.
There's still a chance this whole mess works out if you guys just walk away.
That's not gonna happen.
Officer? Hold him.
Spike.
Martin Terran - everything you can find out about the guy.
Driver's license, credit cards, that's not gonna be problem.
Jules, any luck on our 9-1-1 caller? Terran threatened her with the gun, took her phone, and told her to get lost.
She's a little fighter; she snuck back with her video camera.
I'm gonna bring it to you.
Okay, thanks.
Sam was right.
You were talking to captain Martin Terran - or he was.
He left the army two years ago.
Intelligence branch.
Citations, awards, medals.
So, why'd he leave? Better paycheck.
He's vice president of risk operations for a company called CMI - Conflict Management International.
I know CMI.
They're real active overseas.
Private security? No, more like training and support.
Liaison.
Fixers really.
Well, you know this guy Terran? If he's former military, I can make some calls.
That'd be great, Sam.
Okay, I found a good three-quarters shot of our guy.
I'm gonna get a screen grab and send it out.
That's a gang tat.
On his neck? Yeah, Metaca Mafia - M2.
It's a sign of commitment.
Once you're in, you're in for life.
Ed? Boss, it's time to check in with guns and gangs.
Got a lead on the money, boss.
Sequential bills traced back to Hingston Financial.
Withdrawn from a corporate account this morning connected to an oil and gas firm called Bridgefield International.
'Kay, that's the connection, boss.
Bridgefield hired Terran six months ago.
They send their employees to some pretty dangerous places and Terran specializes in anti-kidnapping protocols; what to do to keep your employees safe.
So, what's he doing at a skate park? Is this detective Kevin James Wordsworth, rising star of guns and gangs? Edward Tucker Lane.
More like second from the bottom of the totem pole.
Gimme a pencil though, I can push it for you.
Look, Wordy, I need a hand here, buddy.
Shoot.
I need some info on the Metaca Mafia.
No problem.
How's that new guy doing? Oh, he's doing okay.
Big shoes to fill, buddy.
I bet.
So here's what we have on your guys.
Metaca Mafia - M2.
Big in Mexico.
Into pretty much everything down there.
Slowly moving north.
Listen, what's their game up here? Looks like a bit of a blank slate.
Uh recruiting.
Making noise There's a tag on the file.
Meaning? Meaning you're gonna have to talk to someone a little further up the totem pole.
Hey, wordy, any chance kidnapping is on their to-do list? Bridgefield - the company Terran's been working for - had a rash of kidnappings down in Mexico and M2 seems to be behind them.
It's good to hear your voice, gentlemen.
Uh, there's nothing in the file on kidnapping.
But like I said, I'm not the expert.
Okay, thanks, wordy.
I'll be there in five.
I'll line up some intel.
Get him out.
Jules? Okay So, an oil and gas company hires you to train their guys in case they're kidnapped.
'Cause it happened down in Mexico.
And now, here you are, handing out money in a park, obstructing police.
Feels like the kidnappers have moved north and you've decided to do the ransom drop-off yourself.
Tell me when I'm wrong.
We're not in Mexico anymore, Martin.
Everybody plays by the rules here.
Come on We're the only ones that can save your client now.
All right, look.
This is express kidnapping.
In Latin America, there's a gang called M2.
They grab a worker, demand a small amount - 10, 15 grand - the company pays.
Is it common? Reported cases? Uh, 1500, 2000 a year.
Unreported? Five times that, easily.
Dealing with these gangs is the cost of doing business.
What about the police? They're usually in on it.
Gangs give 'em a cut.
Does it happen up here? Yeah, it's a carbon copy of what we've seen down South - the same wording, the same timing, the disposable phone they gave me to use.
Though the price tag is a little higher.
Target's more important? They took Bridgefield's CEO - Colin Hamilton.
So what's next? Well, hopefully they call back and we get a another chance to deliver the cash.
Maybe not, because now they know we're involved.
Or they might use Hamilton as an example, so that they're not crossed in the future, right? Yeah.
We gotta move, boss.
Yeah, I hear ya.
All right, team, listen up.
We've got a confirmed kidnapping - Colin Hamilton.
He's very much at risk.
We need a new plan.
Eddie, we need to push this up the chain at guns and gangs, figure out where M2 is holding this guy.
I'm downtown now, boss.
Wordy's on it.
Boss, two of the bridgefield employees who were kidnapped in Mexico, they live in town.
Who are they? Carl Miller and Esmie Vargas.
Maybe the victims are gonna have insight on how they're guarded and where they're kept.
Spike, you got addresses? Yeah, Vargas lives downtow.
Jules, I'm sending you the address right now.
- I'm on it.
- Carl Miller.
Carl Miller lives in Scarborough.
Good.
I'll call him from the truck.
We first caught sight of these guys three months ago.
Orders are to come down hard before they get established.
We think they've grabbed the CEO of an oil and gas company and are holding him for ransom.
Well, kidnapping's certainly part of their bag of tricks down South.
You got any idea where they might be holding him? Well, they bought a flower import warehouse, which we think they're using as a front.
Flowers and gangs It's a good cover.
We've had surveillance on 'em for a month, but nothing we can move on yet.
Okay, maybe we can help each other out here.
Or maybe you destroy a month of work on a hunch.
Look, hehe clock is ticking on our victim here, okay? I've read the file.
I could go with them, keep 'em on a leash.
All right.
A short leash, Wordsworth.
This is on you.
You're not a biter, are ya? Mr.
Miller, once again, thank you for taking the time.
Yeah, happy to help.
Uh, you're saying that M2 may have moved up here? Yeah, that's what it looks like.
We were hoping you can tell us what happened in Mexico.
Ah, well, it all went down pretty quick.
I was on my way to work, got jumped by two guys.
No vienence? Well, I was held in a basement for a couple of days.
Blindfold, gag, that was pretty much it.
Tell me, sir, what do you think would've happen if the company hadn't paid? They would have had no problem killing me.
That was just business, you know? It's just business I understand.
She says she wiil only need another moment.
Okay, grate.
Are all these Esmie? Yes, every one.
Yeah.
She ran a lot of marathons, huh? I'm getting tired just looking at these.
Esmie never got tired.
The only one who could keep up with her was her brother.
But Esmie always wanted to do more.
Well, I know the feeling.
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to run a marathon.
Yes.
She is not like that anymore.
That's normal, Daniela.
Something like this can cause depression.
It takes a little while to get back in the world.
No.
It is not only that.
Ah.
Here she is.
Venga aqui, carina.
Esto eso que.
Hola.
Hi.
- I'm Jules Callaghan.
- Esmeralda Vargas.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Okay, boss, I got a lead from guns and gangs.
There's a warehouse at the bottom of the DVP.
Thinking that's where they're keeping thhostage? Best place to start.
Okay, listen up.
New target.
It's at the corner of munitions and commissioners.
Guns and gangs are gonna meet us there.
What's going on with Terran? He's coming with us until this is over.
Well, they're certainly making their presence known.
Dogs marking trees.
Smart enough to kidnap the guy you're supposed to be protecting.
How can I help? Do you know this guy, the CEO, Hamilton? Yeah, I trained him personally.
Breathing techniques to stay calm, positive visualization - the works.
Any chance he's personalizing himself to the kidnappers? Instrumental kidnappings like this, where the only goal is money, that's what we recommend.
You talk to them, you try to find common ground.
That's good.
Makes you seem more human.
Harder to hurt you that way.
If I did my job right, he's got a chance.
People who've been kidnapped.
They all say the same thing: That they never expected it to happen to them.
And if anyone had a blessed life, it was me.
M2? They took that all away.
They grabbed me from the street in the middle of the morning, and it was over in a second.
There was a gun to my back, and a hand over my mouth And then nothing.
I couldn't walk more than a few steps.
I was alone for, for hours, or days.
I, I don't know.
But there are worse things.
Hey! Look at me.
And then my uh my company refused to pay.
They were tired of being held hostage by these gangs.
But M2 meant business.
They wanted to send the company proof that they had me, and that they were serious.
It took It took just a second for them to get what they wanted.
I'm so sorry.
You know, uh, diabetics, our bodies don't handle injuries very well; bones get infected, they begin to die, especially in our feet, and the treatment is very expensive.
Yeah.
You've been a really big help.
Can I ask you one more question? Of course.
Was this one of your kidnappers? Yes, he was with them in Mexico.
Are you sure? Yes, I'm sure.
You don't forget those faces.
He was with M2.
Okay, thank you.
That pass for a uniform in guns and gangs? We don't need help remembering each ether's names.
Spike, let's go.
Eyes.
How're you? How are things? Say it like it is, buddy.
Parkinson's is good, everything's fine.
Raf Rousseau.
Hey.
Hear good things.
Wordy.
Oh, I know who you are.
These guys won't let me forget.
Wordy, you're looking good, man.
Yeah, you too, boss.
What do we know? They got between 10 and 15 guys inside.
They're armed with everything from sawed-offs to pistols.
This is Ronaldo Ortega.
Big name in Mexico - they sent him north to run the farm team.
Do you have anyone inside we need to worry about? We're wondering about this guy, Miguel Salazar.
Mexican undercovers approached him a couple of months ago.
It was looking promising then it fell apart.
Well, once you're inside it's tough to get out.
That's right.
Do you have pictures from the inside? No, we haven't gotten inside yet.
Sarge, I got a positive id from Esmie on the guy at the skate park - he was with M2 in Mexico.
She said that these guys like to keep their captives close and they're not afraid to act if they don't get what they want.
Well, the M.
O.
matches what I got from Miller.
Warehouse is looking better and better.
All right, boss, let's take these guys down.
Copy that.
Best bet is a loading bay where they bring in all the pretty flowers.
Just saw a delivery; when the truck goes through, there's no one standing guard on the door.
Okay, next truck in, we follow.
These guys are looking for an out-of-the-way place to keep their victim.
'Kay, building like this, probably poured concrete floor, so no basement.
But a warehouse's gotta have a machine room - air conditioning, heating.
You gotta keep those flowers healthy.
Okay, guys, that's our target.
Guns and gangs cover our flanks, keep a tight perimeter.
Spike, I need you back down here.
Copy that.
We go in hard, we go in fast.
Okay, do not fire unless you're fired on.
Guys, we're gonna stack up at the entrance.
As soon as we get in, we split up.
Alpha team - Spike, Jules and myself.
You three will be Bravo team.
Jules, what's your 20? Seconds away.
As soon as she gets here, we're a go.
All right, let's stay ahead of the news.
Ed? Ed, Ed, Ed.
This is our shot at getting these guys.
If we go in there without a warrant or intel? Wordy, we got credible proof there's a life in danger.
But is his life in danger in there? You wanna go knock and ask him? What if we don't find anything? We keep looking.
And the investigation falls apart, these guys walk Larson made it clear.
This is my ass if it goes south.
Wordy, Wordy, you got a better idea here? Look, we're coming with you.
Of course.
You cuff 'em, but leave the driving to us.
You sure? I'm positive.
Wordy, if this thing goes bad, it's on me, all right? Give you some distance with Larson.
You're gonna be all right, trust me.
Thanks.
Okay, guys Let's get 'em.
Once that truck goes through, we got a really short window.
Go, go, go, go.
Right down, right down! On the ground now! Down on the ground now! Okay, guys, we got a set of stairs.
Raf and Jules, you take 'em.
Wordy? Give us a minute, we'll give you the sign.
- You good? - Yeah.
Let's go.
No money, no second chances.
Your company, they don't care enough to play by the rules.
I guess I'm gonna have to show them that we mean business again.
Show me your hands.
Now.
On your knees.
Right there.
Drop your weapon, drop it.
Now! Wordy.
It's just a lunch room up there.
It's all clear.
Hammer and Anvil? We'll meet you in the back.
What? What do you have to say? J-just try again.
Try again.
I don't know what went wrong.
All you have to do is call.
He'll get your money.
So they can have me arrested? No.
They don't care enough about you to pay; I don't care enough about you to let you live.
Right there, right there! Hands in the air.
Put it down.
In the air.
On the ground.
- Okay, okay.
- On your knees.
On your knees! Get down! Someone on him! I have a wife.
I got two kids.
I want this to be over as much as you do.
Oh, it will be over very soon.
Go, go.
Go! Police! SRU! Right there! Get down on the ground! Please! Drop your weapons! SRU! On the ground now! Right there! Where's Hamilton? Where's Hamilton? Hey! Ed! Come here.
Where is he? Where is he?! No hablas English, officer.
Boss? It's over, Eddie.
Everyone's cuffed.
He's not here.
Hey, wordy? What? Got something you might wanna check out here.
No way.
Yeah, it's a damn good way to smuggle and distribute product, man.
You can use that? If even half of these ferns are filled uh huh.
Larson's going to love me.
Well, like I said, rising star of guns and gangs.
What about Hamilton? Where else would they keep him, Wordy? M2 has dozens of smaller hang-outs.
Doesn't fit the profile.
There's a guy at the front desk we need to talk to.
Let's do it.
Yeah.
That's the guy.
So this is the potential informer.
Should I talk to him? Yeah, see what you can get.
All right.
Can you take him outta here? You speak English? I have nothing to say.
That's cool.
I get it.
It's the code, right? Talk to the police Es malo para usted.
Malo para usted Yeah, it's bad for you.
If you help us, we can help you.
Your going to help me when they deport me back to Mexico, huh? Come on.
Yeah, you're right.
All right, well Can you at least Identify a guy? I don't know him.
Really? No.
Got the same tat.
Where's Colin? He wasn't in there.
These guys don't know where he is? They're not talking.
What the hell's your new plan, Parker? We'd a done this my way, Hamilton would be at home with his wife and kids right now.
And next week another CEO gets kidnapped.
There's no way we're letting M2 think that's how it works.
So we took a closer look and no one here is a match for our guy at the skate park.
That's 'cause he's not one of them.
Tattoo was on the wrong side of the neck.
It's always on the left 'cause it's closest to the heart.
There's no way he gets that wrong if he's the real deal.
Okay, so if the guy that we're chasing isn't M2, then Esmie Vargas lied to us.
Nah, she was keeping us off track.
The kidnapping changed her life.
She can't get even with the gang, so maybe she takes a shot at the company that put her there.
Knowing we'd pay.
Well, she had to have help because she didn't pick up that ransom by herself.
She's got a brother.
Her mom said that she was close to him.
I've got the brother right here.
His name's Joaquin.
He's a match for our money man.
It's on your PDAs.
I got it.
Okay, new game, team.
Everything we can on Joaquin Vargas.
- Jules - I'll talk to Esmie.
Martin, come with me.
How is he? Terrified.
Good.
Maybe that's enough.
What do you mean? You wanted him to feel what you felt.
Yeah.
Okay, he does.
But I told you, Ez, the police are on this now.
The money it's just not gonna come.
Joaquin, you haven't called Terran back? You said you would! That's why I came to watch over him! It's just too dangerous.
If I go to a drop-off, the police will be everywhere, 'kay? Right now, they still don't know who we are.
We should let him go.
What? And walk away? Are you kidding? This man has to pay for what did to me! There's gotta be another way.
I can't work, I can't think, I can't sleep, I can barely walk! I need this money.
I can help.
Do you have $60,000 dollars? Because you know that's what it's gonna cost just the first operation.
Plus airfare, and physio.
I Joaquin, Joaquin, Joaquin Do you remember our first day at St.
Michael's? Mami dropped us off outside the school.
I held your hand because she told me to.
She said you were going to be scared, but you weren't.
I was.
Yeah, you didn't come back after lunch.
And you found me hiding in the field behind the school.
Do you remember what you said to me? When you run away, you lose.
And to win, you have to face them head on.
You help me get my life back, Joaquin.
Help me again.
Call them.
Hey, boss, just got off the phone with Esmie's mom.
She's not there, but she went to go- - Meet her brother? - Exactly.
No location though.
We're looking into Joaquin now.
Good luck, man.
I know her.
Who? Esmie Vargas.
Call them.
What do you know about her? - I can't help.
- Yes, you can.
If she makes the wrong move now she won't live through this.
And what happens to me? Nobody needs to know about this, Miguel.
I can see that you care about her, man.
Now is your chance to protect her.
I should have before.
I was one of her kidnappers.
Shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh, shhh.
She was so scared.
What? - Ayuda me.
- What? What? No! - Ayuda me! - No! Nooo! I did not help him, but I did not stop.
It was not supposed to be this way.
The first three times - no problem.
We grabbed them, the company pays.
Easy money.
But this time No, no, no, no, no I tried to help the only way I could think of.
It's me.
I'm sorry.
This will be over soon, I promise.
You will be free again.
I don't know.
Mira me.
From now on, I will protect you.
I promise you.
This is my sun, keep it close.
You are not alone.
Be strong.
You will be free.
It was a wooden carving like this.
It's made of ironwood.
It's very, very strong.
I thought it would help.
It still might.
That's him.
Hold on.
Sam, can you trace it? I can get it started.
Sam, I'll be there in two seconds.
Just don't answer yet.
I gotta pick up this call.
They're either gonna cut him or worse.
Okay, just keep him on the line, all right? You know how to do that? Yeah.
Terran.
This is your last chance to get Hamilton back unharmed.
Yeah, thank you.
Look, we obviously wanna cooperate.
You have to make the police understand.
If I see them he dies.
I understand.
Under the clock at Union Station.
Last chance.
Yeah, uh, okay.
Listen, how do I know my guy's alive? I need to know that he's alive and, uh And that he's in one piece.
You'll have your proof.
i>it's somewhere in the waterfront.
I'm sending everybody a map right now.
We're looking at a six-block radius - our kidnapper's somewhere in there.
Let's go.
I'll make some calls en route.
Jules? Engine's running.
We can't let this guy get to union station.
There's too many bystanders.
We need to button this up now.
These aren't professionals.
They'll be quick to panic and overreact.
Boss, Miguel Salizar, he's one of the guys who kidnapped her in Mexico.
The guy right there? What he say? - Long story.
- Fill you in on the way.
If it's Esmie Vargas, this changes everything.
Not just about money anymore.
Hamilton's training, you know, to reach out, uh, make a connection - that's for instrumental kidnapping, not emotional.
If he does that to Esmie, it could backfire.
It could escalate her.
How volatile is she? Well, you've read the literature.
Her reactions can run the gamut.
Uh, shock, numbness Yeah, impaired decision-making.
Hostile attitude toward the world.
I'm not talking about generalities.
I'm talking about Esmie, specifically.
You didn't talk to her after she came back? Like a decompression interview? No.
Not everybody needs it.
Oh, come on, you don't believe that.
No.
No, I don't.
But post-captivity programs are expensive and Hamilton was already furious at having to shell out He didn't wanna do it again.
And he washed his hands.
Against my recommendation.
Well, whatever Esmie is dealing with she's doing it all on her own.
September 15th.
Two o'clock.
That's him.
Taken a minute ago.
Please, pay them and end this.
Spike? Find them.
Gimme the phone.
I'll see what I can do, boss.
Joaquin Vargas works for the city's marine maintenance department - ferries, freighters.
Empty ship, nice remote location.
Only if you're sure there isn't anybody on it.
The Great Lakes Navigator cargo ship out of Michigan, it's been decommissioned for a week.
Work doesn't start 'til Monday.
There's a couple of ferries there that are the same, so could be any one of them.
September 15th.
Those are 1200 amp genies behind him.
There's two of them.
It's a definitely a ship; you don't need that kind of power for a ferry.
Well, cargo ship's the target then.
Spike, find us a location.
Copy that.
Just in case.
Hey.
You're doing the right thing, letting me go.
It's best for everybody if this just This is all over.
Over? I know you don't wanna hurt me.
It's It's just a business deal, I get it.
Soon You'll have your money.
Be like this never happened.
It won't be over soon.
Isn't that what you want? It's never over.
I'm sorry, I don't I don't understand.
No, you're right, you don't understand.
Start at the engine room, work our way up through the ship.
Let's get him out safe.
Direct to threat.
You don't have any idea what you did to me.
What I did? What have I ever done to you? Esmie.
We gotta go.
The police are here.
No, no! If we leave now, I have nothing.
We'll find a way.
But if we don't go now No, no! This ends here.
Ez, don't! Look at me! Now do you understand? Do you see?! I'm sorry, I don't know who you are.
Esmie You don't know? No.
Then I'll make sure that you never forget.
My name is Esmeralda Vargas.
I worked for you and you abandoned me.
Ms.
Vargas, I don't know what you're talking about.
Ez, we gotta go now! Ez, now! I was the fourth employee taken The employee they mutilated to make you pay.
I don't remember I don't believe you! They took a piece of me and sent it to you! I didn't handle the negotiations; I didn't know what was going on.
Look at me.
Look at me! You knew.
Yes.
In position.
In position.
For what?! I couldn't keep paying them.
Every week Boss, we gotta go in now.
Hey, boss.
Why don't you let me take this, so I can build off of what I've already established.
All right, take it.
Tell me why I shouldn't do the same thing to you?! Esmie has a knife in play.
You could afford a few thousand dollars.
Jules, buy me time to get down there.
When does it stop? What gives you the right to decide, huh?! Esmie, don't do this.
No, let go! Let me go! This man has no idea! He has to feel it.
He has to feel it! Esmie.
It's Jules.
Jules Callaghan from before.
Remember? Listen, I want you to put down your knife so that we can talk.
No.
Boss, I have the shot.
I can't imagine what you've been through, but we can help you deal with it.
You don't have to hurt this man.
There's a better way.
Esmie, I want you to put your knife down.
Esmie, you gotta listen to her.
This man has to pay for what he did to me.
- Boss? - What he took from me! In position.
This is not the answer.
Esmie, drop your knife! - No! - Esmie! No! Turn around.
Turn around now.
It's okay.
It's okay.
No, it's not okay! It's never gonna be okay.
When I sleep, I'm back in that room and when I'm awake, every step I take reminds me of what I lost.
What this man took from me.
I had know idea what they were gonna do to you.
My life my life how do I get that back? All you can do is use every step to move forward.
Look at what you've overcome and how strong you are.
A friend tried to tell you that once.
Remember this? Oh my God.
Oh my God.
Something like this scars you, but you can't let it define you.
Let me help.
Walk away things will not change hide your heart fake another day Esmita! Mi corazon, mi mija.
Mi corazon, mi vida.
How many people did we have kidnapped in Mexico? Eighteen.
I want to meet every one of them, and try and make things right.
Yes, sir.
I'll set it up.
Yeah, not for a while.
Right.
I can't be, uh, in the middle of a park waving a gun around.
It sets a bad example.
Bad example, yeah.
Parker? Thanks for your help.
That was a good takedown.
Good talk.
What're we gonna do? That's good work today.
Then again, what did I expect from the law enforcement professional of the year.
What happens now, boss? We go home, come back to work again tomorrow.
We're not gonna let you down.
I have faith.