The Closer s05e07 Episode Script
Strike Three
WOMAN [OVER RADIO.]
: All units, citizen reports shots fired at 1400 block of Vesper.
Possible location of 6837.
Air 13, we'll be en route to that call.
We got about 30 seconds.
WOMAN: Copy that, Air 13.
MAN 1 [OVER RADIO.]
: 319 en route.
274 responding.
Air 13, I'm over Friar and Vesper.
I got a black and white.
Code six in the area.
WOMAN: I think I got someone down here.
Uh, Control, send me an ambulance to my location right here.
Friar and Vesper.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Do you have a fix on our officers? They're not responding.
Guys, Friar and Vesper, if you can come up for Air 13? Hey, Shop 542, come in, uh, for Air 13? You up, partner? Officers at Friar and Vesper, come up for Air 13.
MAN 2: Partner, bring me around real quick.
Yeah, I think I got some officers here.
Control, be advised, I have officers down at the location.
Friar and Vesper, officers need help.
Give me two paramedics to my location.
Friar and Vesper.
Officers down.
I say again, officers down.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Officers down.
Shop 319, I got you there.
It looks like Shop 274 behind him right turning in front of you.
There you go.
Use caution in the area.
Control, give me two paramedics to my location right here.
Friar and Vesper.
WOMAN: MAN 2: I'm gonna need three more units to my location.
We need everybody on this one.
The east building tops and the north building tops are clear.
I got no suspect activity on these rooftops.
What's the ETA on my units? I need paramedics now? [POLICE SIREN WAILING.]
[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER POLICE RADIO.]
Detective.
Okay, Buzz oh, make sure to get the body over here, please.
Thank you.
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
So, what happened here? Based on where the black and white got fired on Iooks like our guys followed a car around this corner probably making a traffic stop.
Got ambushed before they could even get out.
They didn't even have time to put the car in park.
The officers were shortstopped.
Lieutenant Tao? That would put the suspect's car about About here.
Okay so they turn the corner, jump out of the car fire on the black and white as it drives up.
Why? TAO: I don't know.
But our guys got lit up by some pretty heavy firepower.
I mean, look at the casings.
Assault rifles.
Looks like the kid was standing here, firing the 25 auto.
So he wasn't the driver.
Or maybe he wasn't in the car at all.
Sergeant Brown, I think that piece of plastic is from a car taillight.
We'll get the make and model as soon as SID is through with it.
- Deputy Chief Johnson.
- Captain Raydor.
One moment, please.
Sergeant Elliot, get a picture of this.
It would appear that the, uh, officer had to fire back through the windshield.
Yeah, that officer had a name, captain.
It's Mike Stern.
I rode with his father.
Yeah.
And Mike's partner, Enrique Duran, he bled to death on the street.
It's upsetting but we all have to be very careful with our emotions over the next couple of days.
Uh, Captain Raydor, um, pardon me for bringing this up but isn't it a little early for Force Investigations to be on the scene? Officers murdered in the street belong to Major Crimes.
And civilians killed by L.
A.
P.
D.
Belong to me.
Everything about this says gangs.
Everything except the dead white boy over there who I have to treat as a victim until proven otherwise.
It's obvious that your victim was shooting at our police officers who despite being immensely outgunned only fired back in self-defense.
And you can prove that right now as we stand here? That gun belonged to that boy and he fired it? Because if you can't, what I see is a traffic stop that ended in a massive shootout and I've gotta ask why.
It's my job to answer that question, captain.
It's my job as well.
Because these officers, while defending themselves, discharged their weapons and a civilian died.
If you'll just step into my command post No, I'm not I'm not going anywhere with you.
I can't stop FID from interfering but if you wanna be involved, you're gonna have to follow me.
Okay.
So this, uh, dead kid here.
Does he have a name? GABRIEL: Kevin Webber.
His driver's license says he's 18 years old has a Simi Valley address and a juvenile arrest for vandalism.
I want the search warrant for his home ready when we notify the family.
SANCHEZ: Chief, so far no eye-witnesses to the gun fight but lots of people saw two guys in a dark brown car no make or model, taking off east.
- Anyone get a license-plate number? - No.
TAYLOR: I released the tip-line number to the press.
We're getting crazies calling in, but we may get some leads.
Thank you.
You'll have every cop pulling over every dark car That's why I'm not handing that information over to anyone including our own officers.
I'm not here to inspire a lynch mob.
When I need your assistance, I'll ask for it, captain.
Thank you.
Uh, Lieutenant Tao, why don't you field the calls from the tip line, please? Lieutenant Flynn, why don't you stay on SID? Make sure they follow up on that taillight and ballistics, please.
Sergeant Gabriel, I wanna know soon as that search warrant comes in.
Thank you.
And I have a 72-hour deadline so the sooner I head off charges against these officers for improper use of You wanna question these officers about excessive force? Really? Go to the morgue.
With all due respect, sir when civilians are killed by L.
A.
P.
D.
Officers, lawsuits follow.
Nothing protects our department more completely than finding out the truth.
You want truth? Yeah, I have a couple of truths.
I have to leave now and tell the chief and mayor how we intend to catch the people who murdered our own.
Also, I have to explain to the families of our fallen officers why their husbands and fathers are not coming home tonight.
And afterwards, I have to prove that they died with honor.
Or would you prefer their reputations smeared in a civil suit alleging that they acted in bad faith? [POPE CLEARS THROAT.]
All right.
FID shares the scene, but it belongs to Major Crimes.
You may work alongside Chief Johnson, but you may not impede her while solving the case.
Is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Thank you.
I have a search warrant for Webber's apartment.
Thank you.
Let's go.
- I'm going with you.
- Why? Because at the moment, Kevin Webber is my victim and I have to do the notification.
Hope you have your own car.
Can you all just watch where you're walking? Ugh.
And please put everything back where you found it.
You hear me, boy? Uh, we'll be extra careful.
We were, uh, talking about, uh, your son, Kevin.
I don't have to answer for my son.
Kevin is 18.
He's an adult.
Uh, I understand.
- Do you know any of Kevin's friends? - Kevin doesn't have any.
What car does Kevin drive? He doesn't and he knows not to come near my pickup.
Excuse me, you know what? Kevin is not here.
Okay? So if you'd like, I can tell him you all came by.
Is there a message? You want a message? I got a message for you.
- Yes.
- Careful, lieutenant.
Mrs.
Webber.
- We've, uh, something to tell you.
- Just a minute.
- Earlier tonight - No.
I'm sorry to say there was a shooting and your son Kevin was killed.
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
He just left here a few hours ago.
- Ma'am, who did he leave with? - I don't know.
But my son is not dead.
You do not come into my house and tell me that my boy is dead.
Get your hands off! I do not wanna be touched by Mexicans.
PROVENZA: Sit down.
- I don't wanna - Sit down on the couch! KATHY: I don't wanna PROVENZA: Sit! GABRIEL: Chief? Oh, that's adorable, ugh.
Looks like Kevin might have been in a gang.
Regardless, his head wasn't shaved and I didn't see any tattoos.
How do we know what he was up to? I might've been able to find that out if you hadn't shortstopped my interview.
I got a number for Adrien's Tattoo and Piercing and this.
In Nazi-land, chief you don't usually get the lightning bolts until you've killed someone.
I wanna meet this tattoo artist.
Drag him out of bed if you have to.
Yes, ma'am.
Is this enough proof for you that Kevin wasn't just a victim? No.
Bitch.
[CROWD CHATTERING.]
[PHONES RINGING.]
OFFICER 1: How many were there? Oh, no.
Just slow down, miss.
Take your time.
Did you get a look at the faces, ma'am? L.
A.
P.
D.
Tip line, who am I speaking to? Do not engage them directly, sir.
- What's the make and model? PROVENZA: All right come on, move along, will you please? Guys.
Come on.
If you're not part of the investigation you're just slowing us down.
Hey! - Gabriel, any word on that taillight? - No.
No, no, not you.
You keep going.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm here.
Still trying to track down the Ballistics reports.
FID? What the hell are they doing there? If the guys in the car with Kevin Webber had tattoos like this they're not running to Mexico.
White power isn't big down there.
Yeah, can the FBI help us track all the different Aryan gangs? Tell you what, let me make some calls, see what wiretaps are up.
You never know.
Maybe there's been some chatter.
Okay, thanks.
You're telling me you took our ballistics from the crime scene? Lieutenant, we're studying them, we'll give Captain, that belongs to us.
You tell me how we're supposed to do our jobs.
Ugh, Lieutenant Flynn, what seems to be the trouble here? When you were serving the search warrant, FID came in and swooped and took everything from the crime scene.
The casings, the broken taillight, every damn thing! We're studying them and we will give them back.
Not only were we gonna give it back, we will have answers for you.
Where are you going? Which part of "the scene belongs to Major Crimes" did you not understand? RAYDOR: Until we can prove that the dead civilian lying on the ground was firing at the police, I need to - Chief Johnson, you were saying? We can place Kevin at the crime scene with a gun two feet from his body.
And the tattoos that we found at his apartment link him to Aryan gangs known for attacks on police officers.
- Tattoos or drawings? - Drawings of tattoos.
The coroner's already confirmed - You've spoken to the coroner? - Of course I have.
Ridiculous.
Everything indicates that he was involved.
Kevin Webber's prints are not on the gun that was found near the body GSR's a complete waste of time if you If Kevin Webber's mother sues L.
A.
P.
D.
For shooting her son to death the jury will want me to do more than indicate.
Without these things that you deem unimportant who's to say right now, definitively, that he was one of the attackers? - I could, if you'd release my evidence.
- Which you will do now, Captain Raydor.
I want you to personally take Kevin Webber's cell phone the casings from the scene - Chief I just want to get them inputted into the NIBIN.
Our equipment is more sophisticated And the broken taillight and whatever else Chief Johnson needs and hand-carry them down to Major Crimes.
Like, now.
And if the inspector general has a problem with that I'll be happy to have that conversation.
Yes, sir.
- Dismissed.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, here's your evidence.
- Is that everything? - Oh, gosh, I hope so.
Oh, by the way, the lens from the taillight we found was placed on every Olds Cutlass between 1985 and 1990 if that helps.
Is that the tattoo artist whose card we found at Kevin Webber's house? TAYLOR: It is.
I have a list of questions I need to ask this guy.
If you don't hear everything you need from Chief Johnson's interview you can go next.
I usually go first.
- Then this should be a change for you.
- Heh.
BRENDA [ON MONITOR.]
: Adrien Beck.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
I understand Sergeant Gabriel informed you of your rights.
He didn't tell me why you guys dragged me here in the middle of the night.
I've been admiring your work.
Well, if you're interested, come by my studio.
In the morning.
I'll give you the, uh, L.
A.
P.
D.
Special.
- What can you tell me about this man? - Nothing.
I don't know him.
We found your business card in his apartment.
I have lots of clients, man.
BRENDA: I understand that you did some time in prison.
Is this where you learned how to make Nazi tattoos? Everybody has reasons for the ink they want.
I'm a practicing Buddhist.
I don't judge.
I do Aryans.
I also do Mexican gangbangers.
It's, uh, all freedom of speech, man.
You're on parole and your freedom does not include associating with known felons.
Wouldn't take me more than 20 minutes to have you finish your sentence.
Look, I don't ask my clients for their criminal record.
I don't know that kid.
I don't remember those drawings, thank you and good night.
Well, you've been very helpful.
Wouldn't you say so, Sergeant Gabriel? Yes, extremely helpful.
I should release your name to the media as a local hero standing up to the Aryan community.
Imagine what an inspiration you'll be to people terrified of neo-Nazi maniacs.
- Whoa! You gonna put me on TV? - Or you can sit back down, Adrien.
Sit down.
Take some deep breaths.
Remember your new mantra: "I help the police, I help the police.
" Okay, okay, okay.
Nobody do anything crazy here.
- You saying you wanna talk to us? ADRIEN: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now do you remember that kid? He came in my shop about a week ago.
I did some drawings for him and he left.
And that is all I know.
- Who was he with? - Come on, man.
- I need names.
- Look, these are bad dudes.
I hear they're huge in the crystal-meth business.
Don't make me talk about these guys.
You're afraid of the Aryans knowing that you spoke to us? Imagine how you'd feel when I send you to lockup and word slips out that you're a police snitch.
ADRIEN: Oh, no, no.
[ADRIEN GRUNTS.]
Why did she do that? She threatened to have him killed in front of me.
TAYLOR: He works with Nazis.
You need something to wipe your tears away? One guy was kind of short.
They called him, uh, Stomper or Trooper.
The taller guy, he was the shot-caller.
He didn't tell me his name and, heh, I didn't ask.
- Where can I find them? - I don't know.
I don't know where they live.
BRENDA: Where do I find them? - Uh, they're on Page 29 and 30 of my book.
That's one more connection between Webber and the men who killed our officers.
You are finding a lot of tattoos.
I'm more interested in the people wearing them.
[CROWD CHATTERING.]
[PHONE RINGS.]
Chief.
Chief? Pardon me.
Excuse me.
Pardon me.
Thank you.
We're, uh, going through the evidence we got from Nurse Ratched.
Sanchez is running down the phone numbers and Ballistics has the shells.
We're looking through all registered Olds Cutlasses from 1985 on.
So far it's another needle-in-a-haystack situation.
At least we know which haystack to look in.
TAYLOR: Morning.
- Morning.
Chief wants me to make a statement.
Anything you'd like me to release? Well, nothing about the case.
But I want the officers' biographies to make it to the front page of the paper, if possible.
Officer Stern twice been awarded the medal of valor and Officer Duran has two children and a baby on the way.
I want people to know that.
Damn.
You got it.
Anything else? Can you, uh, get Captain Raydor to stop following me? I wish I could give you a room to yourself, but Raydor has a case too.
Oh, that's a good idea.
- It is? - Yes.
Yes.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Sure.
Any time.
All right, everybody.
Uh, listen up.
We have, uh, possible a.
k.
a.
's for one of our shooters.
Stomper or Trooper.
Please run those names through your moniker databases and check them against the L.
A.
P.
D.
Gang Support Section files.
Uh, Narcotics, please check with all your informants see if there's been any conversation in the meth community.
Uh, for those who don't have a copy Sergeant Gabriel will be handing out copies of tattoos that we hope will help identify our suspects.
All right, tattoos.
Spiderweb on the elbow.
You guys probably know that means time served.
You take one and pass it around.
- The next - Uh, these men are likely two strikers.
Just the weapons they were carrying would guarantee them life in prison.
Which would explain why they shot at our police officers at a traffic stop.
Second tattoo.
Aryan fish shows membership in the neo-Nazi or outlaw biker gangs.
Sheriff's Department, would you please run this tattoo through your jail? - Take one, pass it along.
- Uh, Parole, make sure everyone has a copy.
In the meantime, I want every suspected neo-Nazi and skinhead rounded up.
Hit every house, apartment and trailer park that you can find.
I wanna send a message to these people: "Kill cops and you will not live to regret it.
" [ALL APPLAUDING AND CHEERING.]
[OFFICERS CHATTERING.]
Okay, in the meantime, uh, Captain Raydor over here also has a case.
I'm sure that she could use your help.
Captain Raydor.
RAYDOR: Excuse me.
- Can I have your attention? - No one is allowed in my office.
- Do you understand? - Yes, ma'am.
- Thank you.
RAYDOR: Excuse me.
Can I have your attention, please? Hey, people, let's hold down the noise! [CHATTERING STOPS.]
Excuse me.
Captain Raydor, you were saying? Thank you, lieutenant.
WOMAN [ON RECORDING.]
: Do you have a fix on our officers? They're not responding.
MAN [ON RECORDING.]
: Hey, guys, Friar and Vesper, if you can come up for Air 13? Hey, Shop 542, come in, uh, for Air 13? You up, partner? Officers at Friar and Vesper, come up for Air 13.
Yeah, I think I got some officers here.
Control, be advised, I have officers down at the location.
Friar and Vesper, officers need help.
Give me two paramedics at my location, Friar and Vesper.
Officers down.
I say again, officers down.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Officers down [SIGHS.]
BUZZ: She said no one can come in.
PROVENZA: I don't care.
Don't shoot.
I'm alone.
What is it, lieutenant? Has the National Guard arrived? Well, Captain Raydor is occupied.
Heh, she'll be talking for days.
So, what can I help you with? I don't know.
I can't think straight right now.
Because of all these people around.
I guarantee you, in a couple of days we will have made our arrest and they'll all be gone.
And it'll just be the six of us again.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Hate to interrupt, but we've had over 250 calls to the tip line all claiming to have an answer of some kind.
Then just five minutes ago a woman called with a question.
What did she wanna know? She wanted to know if the shooters were driving an Oldsmobile.
Claims her nephew lent hers out and it came back damaged.
Flynn's running down the name and address.
Oh! Oh, sorry, chief.
Buzz said I couldn't come in the other way.
What is it? Well, Tao's caller turns out to be Eleanor Kretchner, aged 69.
And guess what kind of car she owns? A 1987 Olds Cutlass, copper color and it gets better.
The nephew who said that he supposedly lent out the car he just got out of prison a year ago.
Check out the mug shot.
BRENDA: Edward "Teddy" Kretchner.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
BRENDA: Oh! Hey, chief.
Bringing you an aerial map of the caller's residence courtesy of Lieutenant Tao's phone.
- You believe that? - E-mail it to the chief's computer.
- E-mail it? - Yeah.
I'll do it.
[MEN CHATTERING.]
- Chief? - Yes? The number of Tao's caller shows up on Webber's cell phone six times in the past week.
TAO: Okay.
Sent.
Okay.
No, no, no.
Don't, don't, don't.
I can do it.
GABRIEL: All right.
BRENDA: Okay.
Okay.
GABRIEL: There you go.
- Press.
Press.
Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Would you look at that? Looks like there's a garage around the back.
Okay, let's pay a visit to Ms.
Kretchner's house.
Take a look at that car.
Uh, Lieutenant Flynn, I want that taillight.
And, uh, Detective Sanchez, please call Detective Mikki Mendoza.
Have SIS set up a surveillance on the house.
Thank you.
BRENDA: Detective Mendoza, congratulations on the new baby.
- Thanks, ma'am.
- Any sign of Mr.
Kretchner? No, ma'am, as far as we can tell his Aunt Eleanor is home alone.
- We are in position just in case.
- Thank you, detective.
Oh, that woman.
Uh, it's okay, detective.
She's one of us.
Sort of.
Chief Johnson.
I see I'm once again behind in this investigation.
I told you.
I can't slow down.
Anyway, you're here.
Uh, Mrs.
Kretchner? - Hello? BRENDA: Hello.
I'm Detective Johnson, this is Detectives Raydor and Sanchez.
We're here from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Oh, my.
I can't believe you came all the way out here.
The man on the phone didn't seem all that interested.
Uh, on the tip line you mentioned your nephew.
Yes, Ted.
He gave my car to one of his friends last night.
I have macular degeneration.
I don't see as well as I once did, so I don't drive anymore.
But when I went in the garage for my watering can Flowers can't stay fresh without water.
Well, even I could see my poor old Cutlass was missing a side mirror.
- I'll show you the car.
- No, no, that's all right.
We'll take a look.
You stay here.
We won't be long.
BRENDA: Ugh, excuse us.
ELEANOR: Is everything okay? - Uh, yes, ma'am.
Everything's fine.
It's not the car we're looking for.
ELEANOR: Oh, thank goodness.
I don't want to get Teddy in trouble.
- Are you sure? - Yes, ma'am, I'm positive.
Thank you so much for your help.
RAYDOR: They should've dumped this car.
BRENDA: Yes, they should have, but they didn't.
So I have to ask myself, why? - Okay, let's go.
- Wait.
Not gonna leave this vehicle here.
Yes, I am.
If Kevin Webber was in that car, he left behind fingerprints that will definitively connect him to the shooters and make my case.
I can't be concerned about your case, captain.
Let's be clear.
Under the best of circumstances leaving this car behind is a lure for Ted Kretchner guarantees a confrontation of some sort with police officers you've already lathered up into an angry mob.
- You thought about the consequences? - Yes.
If we end up having to shoot these killers, the crime scene will be all yours, captain.
Detective.
SANCHEZ: Ma'am.
What do you got in there? Oh, he's got your eyes.
And your personality.
[MOTORCYCLES APPROACHING.]
[BRAKES SCREECH.]
Look at that.
Wetbacks with a baby.
Probably got nine more at home.
Whole town's going brown, man.
- Police! Don't move.
Stay where you are.
- Down to the ground with your hands up.
TEDDY: Oh! Don't move.
Take another step and I'll blow your brains out.
No, you won't.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
TEDDY: Come on.
Come on, cop, huh? [TEDDY GRUNTING.]
[MENDOZA GRUNTS.]
SANCHEZ: Arms behind your back.
TEDDY: Four on one! SANCHEZ: Arms behind your back.
- Got you, you son of a bitch.
TEDDY: All right.
May I have your attention? Everyone, listen up.
- We got them.
ALL: Nice.
We got them! [CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING.]
Gomez.
Gonzales.
G3.
Gilbert Gomez Gonzales, ha-ha-ha.
Meet Ted Kretchner.
Got his first strike for armed robbery, got his second one on a meth beef.
Nice.
Who's his friend? GABRIEL: Jesse Langhopher, a.
k.
A Stomper.
He's a Nazi low rider.
He did a long stint in Folsom with Teddy.
Well, as I see it, we have a few issues here.
We can't place these guys in the Oldsmobile at the time of the murder.
We have no weapons, we have no witnesses.
So obviously a confession will be very important.
But another issue has come up which may be more serious.
I don't mean to step on your case but Kretchner has twice asked for medical attention which automatically triggers a use-of-force investigation.
- Now? - Yeah.
Really? Ugh, look, this kind of thing happens all the time when people resist arrest.
- Lf you hadn't been - I warned you about leaving the car.
If you go into the room and follow the rules from that book of yours I promise you, these men will lawyer up.
Please let me go first.
I understand the complexity of the situation, but I can't let you do that.
What does the guy have, a black eye? It hasn't even started swelling yet.
Pretending not to see things is how I came to be here in the first place.
Does anybody really think I wanna go in there? Anyone? Okay.
All right, captain.
Fine.
Go ahead.
Just All I ask is that you hurry.
Please.
TEDDY [ON MONITOR.]
: Hey, you know what you call 50 Mexicans lined up in a row? A "spicket" fence.
[TEDDY LAUGHS.]
- Do you need me to stay, ma'am? - Oh! No, thank you, Detective Sanchez.
I'm fine.
Sanchez.
Mr.
Kretchner, I'm Captain Raydor.
Is this a good time to talk? What, has he got a lunch date? - We're gonna be so screwed here.
- No, we're not.
Gabriel, please prepare the search warrant for Mrs.
Kretchner's house.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
First, Mr.
Kretchner, I need to inform you that you have the right to remain silent.
Which means you can refuse to answer any question.
Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law.
Do you understand? You have the right to have an attorney to consult an attorney before talking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning.
Do you understand? - My God.
How we gonna get out of this? - No, no, no, it's okay.
They weren't gonna talk to me anyway.
Her advising him of his rights, this may actually work to our advantage.
Knowing and understanding your rights as I've explained them are you willing to answer a few questions without an attorney present? Eat me.
Is that "eat me" as in "I wanna talk" or "eat me" as in "I'm unwilling to cooperate"? [GRUNTS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Eat me as in I'm not saying a word without my lawyer, you dumb bitch.
Okay.
TEDDY: Hmm.
Nice.
I like business suits.
Smile.
[GROWLS.]
RAYDOR: Thank you, sir.
Sorry, I had to do that.
You still have the other suspect.
- Jesse Langhopher, a.
k.
a.
Stomper? STOMPER: What? You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can used against you.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you can't afford one, the state will provide one.
Your buddy Ted refused to talk to us.
You wanna talk? - No.
- Fine.
Excellent work.
Thank you for your help.
We'll take it from here.
Where will you take it? They're not gonna talk to you.
I don't need them to.
I'm gonna take them home and then they'll confess.
- Do you have the warrant? GABRIEL: Sure do.
Thank you.
Pardon me, captain.
I got a question.
There a white man on the police force these days, huh? BRENDA: Have a seat in here, please.
TEDDY: Miss Prisoner-Valet.
Gentlemen, we may not have enough evidence to hold you and since you've invoked your right to counsel, I can't ask you any questions.
So sit tight and if we don't find anything at the house, you'll be free to go.
Uh, Stomper, don't forget what you and I talked about.
What? TEDDY: Hey, I want my bike back.
- Give these men some air.
- Move the hell over.
STOMPER: I'm trying, man.
- Uh, good luck, sergeant.
- You too.
TEDDY: Damn, what's she talking about? STOMPER: I don't know, man.
Thank you.
[SIGHS.]
- We have video and audio, chief.
- Okay.
- And Lieutenant Tao is wearing an earpiece.
- Thank you, Buzz.
You've set everything up so that we succeed or fail based solely on the outcome of this search.
As you so rightly pointed out Teddy and Stomper had no reason to come back for the car.
But they did come back.
So there must be something in this house that they really, really want.
- And now they're gonna help us find it.
- Oh! Yes.
Oh! Excuse me, ugh.
Lieutenant Tao, give me a signal if you can hear me.
Thank you.
Buzz, do we have audio for our boys in the car? I told you we shouldn't have brought that kid along.
No, seriously.
When they found him, that just led them right to us.
Jesus, look.
Kevin's dead.
He can't talk.
- As long as you kept your mouth shut.
STOMPER: What's that mean? TEDDY: When the cops jumped us, you looked happy.
We were caught.
What do you want me to do? You were ready to jump down to all fours.
It was like you were back in the joint.
- Oh, shut up, man.
- No, I'm not gonna shut up.
Dude, hey, look.
Your flag.
Son of a bitch.
I told you.
We should have dumped everything.
No way.
If they look hard they're gonna find it.
Oh, they can look in that house all day.
They never gonna find anything.
Okay.
There's nothing in the house.
Lieutenant Tao, would y'all please check the back yard? Back yard, fellows.
That blond lady cop.
- You know her? - No, man.
Well, then what did she mean, "Stomper, remember what we talked about"? Nothing.
I don't know.
She just told me my rights.
TEDDY: Yeah.
I'm sure of that.
STOMPER: I swear.
I'm wondering, you got a loose tongue to go along with that green thumb? No.
"Green thumb"? Lieutenant Tao uh, I seem to remember Teddy's aunt saying something about fresh flowers.
Oh, no.
- Damn it! - This is bad, man.
This is so bad.
Okay, I think we're getting closer.
Come on.
Lieutenant, what's under the planter to the left? No, no, no.
Your left.
[SIGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
What did you tell her, huh? I swear on my mother, man.
I didn't say anything.
TEDDY: Yeah, you did! STOMPER: No, I didn't.
I swear.
- Look, I didn't roll on you, Teddy.
- There's our evidence.
STOMPER: I didn't tell her anything.
I swear.
You gotta believe me.
TEDDY: I don't believe you.
STOMPER: You'd to come out shooting.
I wanted to keep on driving.
You're as guilty as I am.
I swear.
If you rolled on me, I will cut your throat so fast.
I didn't roll on you, man.
Look, I didn't roll on you, Teddy.
Calm down.
And there's our confession.
Officer? Thank you.
I'm not saying anything without my lawyer.
That's okay, I have your confession on our little camera here.
Say hello, gentlemen.
STOMPER & TEDDY: What? Say goodbye.
[GRUNTS.]
Got an M-16, AK-47 and a big bag of crystal meth.
Excellent work, gentlemen.
What are you doing? Teddy, what you're doing? [GRUNTS.]
Teddy, don't do anything stupid.
They're all right there, Teddy.
TEDDY: Just shut up, bitch! - Chief.
- Looks like he must've slipped his cuffs.
STOMPER: Teddy! Teddy! You little bitch snitch! I suppose we should do something.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
TEDDY: You little bitch! You little! Now, now, now, captain.
There's no police involvement.
Unless Teddy kills him, it's not your problem.
Chief Johnson, you gotta do something.
Right now.
All right.
Officer.
- Detective Sanchez.
TEDDY: You little bitch! [TASER WHINES.]
[YELLING.]
Sorry for the wait, captain.
Wanted to make sure that our use of force was appropriate and responsible.
[COUGHS.]
RAYDOR: Chief Johnson.
Captain Raydor.
I see you made your deadline.
Yes, ma'am.
Officers Stern and Duran have been completely exonerated.
And because of the way Force Investigation Division operates I'll be investigating the murder of more good cops just like them.
Excuse me? When officers are shot and killed in the line of duty they're investigated by me.
When they shoot back, they're investigated by you.
That means that they'll think twice before defending themselves.
That hesitation will mean that more good cops will die.
I have to ask, have you ever considered what your principles cost? Seventy million dollars.
That was the settlement in the Rampart case.
One hundred.
That's how many convictions were overturned due to renegade policing and lack of oversight in one division alone not to mention the loss of trust the L.
A.
P.
D.
Needs to remain effective.
- There has to be a better way.
- Well until then, you've got me.
[SIGHS.]
- Well, I see you're going to the funeral.
- Yeah.
Don't worry.
I have my own car.
- Everyone ready? - I think so.
[POPE CLEARS THROAT.]
POPE: Today is for honoring our fallen.
And the fact that we can now do that with their killers in custody is the best thing that you could do for their families and loved ones.
You've not only done your jobs you've helped to ease their pain.
And for that I thank you.
It's our privilege, sir.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
- Thank you.
BRENDA: Oh.
[SIGHS.]
It's just the six of us again, lieutenant.
For now.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]
: All units, citizen reports shots fired at 1400 block of Vesper.
Possible location of 6837.
Air 13, we'll be en route to that call.
We got about 30 seconds.
WOMAN: Copy that, Air 13.
MAN 1 [OVER RADIO.]
: 319 en route.
274 responding.
Air 13, I'm over Friar and Vesper.
I got a black and white.
Code six in the area.
WOMAN: I think I got someone down here.
Uh, Control, send me an ambulance to my location right here.
Friar and Vesper.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Do you have a fix on our officers? They're not responding.
Guys, Friar and Vesper, if you can come up for Air 13? Hey, Shop 542, come in, uh, for Air 13? You up, partner? Officers at Friar and Vesper, come up for Air 13.
MAN 2: Partner, bring me around real quick.
Yeah, I think I got some officers here.
Control, be advised, I have officers down at the location.
Friar and Vesper, officers need help.
Give me two paramedics to my location.
Friar and Vesper.
Officers down.
I say again, officers down.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Officers down.
Shop 319, I got you there.
It looks like Shop 274 behind him right turning in front of you.
There you go.
Use caution in the area.
Control, give me two paramedics to my location right here.
Friar and Vesper.
WOMAN: MAN 2: I'm gonna need three more units to my location.
We need everybody on this one.
The east building tops and the north building tops are clear.
I got no suspect activity on these rooftops.
What's the ETA on my units? I need paramedics now? [POLICE SIREN WAILING.]
[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER POLICE RADIO.]
Detective.
Okay, Buzz oh, make sure to get the body over here, please.
Thank you.
[SIGHS.]
Okay.
So, what happened here? Based on where the black and white got fired on Iooks like our guys followed a car around this corner probably making a traffic stop.
Got ambushed before they could even get out.
They didn't even have time to put the car in park.
The officers were shortstopped.
Lieutenant Tao? That would put the suspect's car about About here.
Okay so they turn the corner, jump out of the car fire on the black and white as it drives up.
Why? TAO: I don't know.
But our guys got lit up by some pretty heavy firepower.
I mean, look at the casings.
Assault rifles.
Looks like the kid was standing here, firing the 25 auto.
So he wasn't the driver.
Or maybe he wasn't in the car at all.
Sergeant Brown, I think that piece of plastic is from a car taillight.
We'll get the make and model as soon as SID is through with it.
- Deputy Chief Johnson.
- Captain Raydor.
One moment, please.
Sergeant Elliot, get a picture of this.
It would appear that the, uh, officer had to fire back through the windshield.
Yeah, that officer had a name, captain.
It's Mike Stern.
I rode with his father.
Yeah.
And Mike's partner, Enrique Duran, he bled to death on the street.
It's upsetting but we all have to be very careful with our emotions over the next couple of days.
Uh, Captain Raydor, um, pardon me for bringing this up but isn't it a little early for Force Investigations to be on the scene? Officers murdered in the street belong to Major Crimes.
And civilians killed by L.
A.
P.
D.
Belong to me.
Everything about this says gangs.
Everything except the dead white boy over there who I have to treat as a victim until proven otherwise.
It's obvious that your victim was shooting at our police officers who despite being immensely outgunned only fired back in self-defense.
And you can prove that right now as we stand here? That gun belonged to that boy and he fired it? Because if you can't, what I see is a traffic stop that ended in a massive shootout and I've gotta ask why.
It's my job to answer that question, captain.
It's my job as well.
Because these officers, while defending themselves, discharged their weapons and a civilian died.
If you'll just step into my command post No, I'm not I'm not going anywhere with you.
I can't stop FID from interfering but if you wanna be involved, you're gonna have to follow me.
Okay.
So this, uh, dead kid here.
Does he have a name? GABRIEL: Kevin Webber.
His driver's license says he's 18 years old has a Simi Valley address and a juvenile arrest for vandalism.
I want the search warrant for his home ready when we notify the family.
SANCHEZ: Chief, so far no eye-witnesses to the gun fight but lots of people saw two guys in a dark brown car no make or model, taking off east.
- Anyone get a license-plate number? - No.
TAYLOR: I released the tip-line number to the press.
We're getting crazies calling in, but we may get some leads.
Thank you.
You'll have every cop pulling over every dark car That's why I'm not handing that information over to anyone including our own officers.
I'm not here to inspire a lynch mob.
When I need your assistance, I'll ask for it, captain.
Thank you.
Uh, Lieutenant Tao, why don't you field the calls from the tip line, please? Lieutenant Flynn, why don't you stay on SID? Make sure they follow up on that taillight and ballistics, please.
Sergeant Gabriel, I wanna know soon as that search warrant comes in.
Thank you.
And I have a 72-hour deadline so the sooner I head off charges against these officers for improper use of You wanna question these officers about excessive force? Really? Go to the morgue.
With all due respect, sir when civilians are killed by L.
A.
P.
D.
Officers, lawsuits follow.
Nothing protects our department more completely than finding out the truth.
You want truth? Yeah, I have a couple of truths.
I have to leave now and tell the chief and mayor how we intend to catch the people who murdered our own.
Also, I have to explain to the families of our fallen officers why their husbands and fathers are not coming home tonight.
And afterwards, I have to prove that they died with honor.
Or would you prefer their reputations smeared in a civil suit alleging that they acted in bad faith? [POPE CLEARS THROAT.]
All right.
FID shares the scene, but it belongs to Major Crimes.
You may work alongside Chief Johnson, but you may not impede her while solving the case.
Is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Thank you.
I have a search warrant for Webber's apartment.
Thank you.
Let's go.
- I'm going with you.
- Why? Because at the moment, Kevin Webber is my victim and I have to do the notification.
Hope you have your own car.
Can you all just watch where you're walking? Ugh.
And please put everything back where you found it.
You hear me, boy? Uh, we'll be extra careful.
We were, uh, talking about, uh, your son, Kevin.
I don't have to answer for my son.
Kevin is 18.
He's an adult.
Uh, I understand.
- Do you know any of Kevin's friends? - Kevin doesn't have any.
What car does Kevin drive? He doesn't and he knows not to come near my pickup.
Excuse me, you know what? Kevin is not here.
Okay? So if you'd like, I can tell him you all came by.
Is there a message? You want a message? I got a message for you.
- Yes.
- Careful, lieutenant.
Mrs.
Webber.
- We've, uh, something to tell you.
- Just a minute.
- Earlier tonight - No.
I'm sorry to say there was a shooting and your son Kevin was killed.
Oh, no.
No, no, no.
He just left here a few hours ago.
- Ma'am, who did he leave with? - I don't know.
But my son is not dead.
You do not come into my house and tell me that my boy is dead.
Get your hands off! I do not wanna be touched by Mexicans.
PROVENZA: Sit down.
- I don't wanna - Sit down on the couch! KATHY: I don't wanna PROVENZA: Sit! GABRIEL: Chief? Oh, that's adorable, ugh.
Looks like Kevin might have been in a gang.
Regardless, his head wasn't shaved and I didn't see any tattoos.
How do we know what he was up to? I might've been able to find that out if you hadn't shortstopped my interview.
I got a number for Adrien's Tattoo and Piercing and this.
In Nazi-land, chief you don't usually get the lightning bolts until you've killed someone.
I wanna meet this tattoo artist.
Drag him out of bed if you have to.
Yes, ma'am.
Is this enough proof for you that Kevin wasn't just a victim? No.
Bitch.
[CROWD CHATTERING.]
[PHONES RINGING.]
OFFICER 1: How many were there? Oh, no.
Just slow down, miss.
Take your time.
Did you get a look at the faces, ma'am? L.
A.
P.
D.
Tip line, who am I speaking to? Do not engage them directly, sir.
- What's the make and model? PROVENZA: All right come on, move along, will you please? Guys.
Come on.
If you're not part of the investigation you're just slowing us down.
Hey! - Gabriel, any word on that taillight? - No.
No, no, not you.
You keep going.
Yeah, yeah.
I'm here.
Still trying to track down the Ballistics reports.
FID? What the hell are they doing there? If the guys in the car with Kevin Webber had tattoos like this they're not running to Mexico.
White power isn't big down there.
Yeah, can the FBI help us track all the different Aryan gangs? Tell you what, let me make some calls, see what wiretaps are up.
You never know.
Maybe there's been some chatter.
Okay, thanks.
You're telling me you took our ballistics from the crime scene? Lieutenant, we're studying them, we'll give Captain, that belongs to us.
You tell me how we're supposed to do our jobs.
Ugh, Lieutenant Flynn, what seems to be the trouble here? When you were serving the search warrant, FID came in and swooped and took everything from the crime scene.
The casings, the broken taillight, every damn thing! We're studying them and we will give them back.
Not only were we gonna give it back, we will have answers for you.
Where are you going? Which part of "the scene belongs to Major Crimes" did you not understand? RAYDOR: Until we can prove that the dead civilian lying on the ground was firing at the police, I need to - Chief Johnson, you were saying? We can place Kevin at the crime scene with a gun two feet from his body.
And the tattoos that we found at his apartment link him to Aryan gangs known for attacks on police officers.
- Tattoos or drawings? - Drawings of tattoos.
The coroner's already confirmed - You've spoken to the coroner? - Of course I have.
Ridiculous.
Everything indicates that he was involved.
Kevin Webber's prints are not on the gun that was found near the body GSR's a complete waste of time if you If Kevin Webber's mother sues L.
A.
P.
D.
For shooting her son to death the jury will want me to do more than indicate.
Without these things that you deem unimportant who's to say right now, definitively, that he was one of the attackers? - I could, if you'd release my evidence.
- Which you will do now, Captain Raydor.
I want you to personally take Kevin Webber's cell phone the casings from the scene - Chief I just want to get them inputted into the NIBIN.
Our equipment is more sophisticated And the broken taillight and whatever else Chief Johnson needs and hand-carry them down to Major Crimes.
Like, now.
And if the inspector general has a problem with that I'll be happy to have that conversation.
Yes, sir.
- Dismissed.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Okay, here's your evidence.
- Is that everything? - Oh, gosh, I hope so.
Oh, by the way, the lens from the taillight we found was placed on every Olds Cutlass between 1985 and 1990 if that helps.
Is that the tattoo artist whose card we found at Kevin Webber's house? TAYLOR: It is.
I have a list of questions I need to ask this guy.
If you don't hear everything you need from Chief Johnson's interview you can go next.
I usually go first.
- Then this should be a change for you.
- Heh.
BRENDA [ON MONITOR.]
: Adrien Beck.
I'm Deputy Chief Johnson.
I understand Sergeant Gabriel informed you of your rights.
He didn't tell me why you guys dragged me here in the middle of the night.
I've been admiring your work.
Well, if you're interested, come by my studio.
In the morning.
I'll give you the, uh, L.
A.
P.
D.
Special.
- What can you tell me about this man? - Nothing.
I don't know him.
We found your business card in his apartment.
I have lots of clients, man.
BRENDA: I understand that you did some time in prison.
Is this where you learned how to make Nazi tattoos? Everybody has reasons for the ink they want.
I'm a practicing Buddhist.
I don't judge.
I do Aryans.
I also do Mexican gangbangers.
It's, uh, all freedom of speech, man.
You're on parole and your freedom does not include associating with known felons.
Wouldn't take me more than 20 minutes to have you finish your sentence.
Look, I don't ask my clients for their criminal record.
I don't know that kid.
I don't remember those drawings, thank you and good night.
Well, you've been very helpful.
Wouldn't you say so, Sergeant Gabriel? Yes, extremely helpful.
I should release your name to the media as a local hero standing up to the Aryan community.
Imagine what an inspiration you'll be to people terrified of neo-Nazi maniacs.
- Whoa! You gonna put me on TV? - Or you can sit back down, Adrien.
Sit down.
Take some deep breaths.
Remember your new mantra: "I help the police, I help the police.
" Okay, okay, okay.
Nobody do anything crazy here.
- You saying you wanna talk to us? ADRIEN: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now do you remember that kid? He came in my shop about a week ago.
I did some drawings for him and he left.
And that is all I know.
- Who was he with? - Come on, man.
- I need names.
- Look, these are bad dudes.
I hear they're huge in the crystal-meth business.
Don't make me talk about these guys.
You're afraid of the Aryans knowing that you spoke to us? Imagine how you'd feel when I send you to lockup and word slips out that you're a police snitch.
ADRIEN: Oh, no, no.
[ADRIEN GRUNTS.]
Why did she do that? She threatened to have him killed in front of me.
TAYLOR: He works with Nazis.
You need something to wipe your tears away? One guy was kind of short.
They called him, uh, Stomper or Trooper.
The taller guy, he was the shot-caller.
He didn't tell me his name and, heh, I didn't ask.
- Where can I find them? - I don't know.
I don't know where they live.
BRENDA: Where do I find them? - Uh, they're on Page 29 and 30 of my book.
That's one more connection between Webber and the men who killed our officers.
You are finding a lot of tattoos.
I'm more interested in the people wearing them.
[CROWD CHATTERING.]
[PHONE RINGS.]
Chief.
Chief? Pardon me.
Excuse me.
Pardon me.
Thank you.
We're, uh, going through the evidence we got from Nurse Ratched.
Sanchez is running down the phone numbers and Ballistics has the shells.
We're looking through all registered Olds Cutlasses from 1985 on.
So far it's another needle-in-a-haystack situation.
At least we know which haystack to look in.
TAYLOR: Morning.
- Morning.
Chief wants me to make a statement.
Anything you'd like me to release? Well, nothing about the case.
But I want the officers' biographies to make it to the front page of the paper, if possible.
Officer Stern twice been awarded the medal of valor and Officer Duran has two children and a baby on the way.
I want people to know that.
Damn.
You got it.
Anything else? Can you, uh, get Captain Raydor to stop following me? I wish I could give you a room to yourself, but Raydor has a case too.
Oh, that's a good idea.
- It is? - Yes.
Yes.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Sure.
Any time.
All right, everybody.
Uh, listen up.
We have, uh, possible a.
k.
a.
's for one of our shooters.
Stomper or Trooper.
Please run those names through your moniker databases and check them against the L.
A.
P.
D.
Gang Support Section files.
Uh, Narcotics, please check with all your informants see if there's been any conversation in the meth community.
Uh, for those who don't have a copy Sergeant Gabriel will be handing out copies of tattoos that we hope will help identify our suspects.
All right, tattoos.
Spiderweb on the elbow.
You guys probably know that means time served.
You take one and pass it around.
- The next - Uh, these men are likely two strikers.
Just the weapons they were carrying would guarantee them life in prison.
Which would explain why they shot at our police officers at a traffic stop.
Second tattoo.
Aryan fish shows membership in the neo-Nazi or outlaw biker gangs.
Sheriff's Department, would you please run this tattoo through your jail? - Take one, pass it along.
- Uh, Parole, make sure everyone has a copy.
In the meantime, I want every suspected neo-Nazi and skinhead rounded up.
Hit every house, apartment and trailer park that you can find.
I wanna send a message to these people: "Kill cops and you will not live to regret it.
" [ALL APPLAUDING AND CHEERING.]
[OFFICERS CHATTERING.]
Okay, in the meantime, uh, Captain Raydor over here also has a case.
I'm sure that she could use your help.
Captain Raydor.
RAYDOR: Excuse me.
- Can I have your attention? - No one is allowed in my office.
- Do you understand? - Yes, ma'am.
- Thank you.
RAYDOR: Excuse me.
Can I have your attention, please? Hey, people, let's hold down the noise! [CHATTERING STOPS.]
Excuse me.
Captain Raydor, you were saying? Thank you, lieutenant.
WOMAN [ON RECORDING.]
: Do you have a fix on our officers? They're not responding.
MAN [ON RECORDING.]
: Hey, guys, Friar and Vesper, if you can come up for Air 13? Hey, Shop 542, come in, uh, for Air 13? You up, partner? Officers at Friar and Vesper, come up for Air 13.
Yeah, I think I got some officers here.
Control, be advised, I have officers down at the location.
Friar and Vesper, officers need help.
Give me two paramedics at my location, Friar and Vesper.
Officers down.
I say again, officers down.
WOMAN: Copy, Air 13.
Officers down [SIGHS.]
BUZZ: She said no one can come in.
PROVENZA: I don't care.
Don't shoot.
I'm alone.
What is it, lieutenant? Has the National Guard arrived? Well, Captain Raydor is occupied.
Heh, she'll be talking for days.
So, what can I help you with? I don't know.
I can't think straight right now.
Because of all these people around.
I guarantee you, in a couple of days we will have made our arrest and they'll all be gone.
And it'll just be the six of us again.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
Hate to interrupt, but we've had over 250 calls to the tip line all claiming to have an answer of some kind.
Then just five minutes ago a woman called with a question.
What did she wanna know? She wanted to know if the shooters were driving an Oldsmobile.
Claims her nephew lent hers out and it came back damaged.
Flynn's running down the name and address.
Oh! Oh, sorry, chief.
Buzz said I couldn't come in the other way.
What is it? Well, Tao's caller turns out to be Eleanor Kretchner, aged 69.
And guess what kind of car she owns? A 1987 Olds Cutlass, copper color and it gets better.
The nephew who said that he supposedly lent out the car he just got out of prison a year ago.
Check out the mug shot.
BRENDA: Edward "Teddy" Kretchner.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR.]
BRENDA: Oh! Hey, chief.
Bringing you an aerial map of the caller's residence courtesy of Lieutenant Tao's phone.
- You believe that? - E-mail it to the chief's computer.
- E-mail it? - Yeah.
I'll do it.
[MEN CHATTERING.]
- Chief? - Yes? The number of Tao's caller shows up on Webber's cell phone six times in the past week.
TAO: Okay.
Sent.
Okay.
No, no, no.
Don't, don't, don't.
I can do it.
GABRIEL: All right.
BRENDA: Okay.
Okay.
GABRIEL: There you go.
- Press.
Press.
Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Would you look at that? Looks like there's a garage around the back.
Okay, let's pay a visit to Ms.
Kretchner's house.
Take a look at that car.
Uh, Lieutenant Flynn, I want that taillight.
And, uh, Detective Sanchez, please call Detective Mikki Mendoza.
Have SIS set up a surveillance on the house.
Thank you.
BRENDA: Detective Mendoza, congratulations on the new baby.
- Thanks, ma'am.
- Any sign of Mr.
Kretchner? No, ma'am, as far as we can tell his Aunt Eleanor is home alone.
- We are in position just in case.
- Thank you, detective.
Oh, that woman.
Uh, it's okay, detective.
She's one of us.
Sort of.
Chief Johnson.
I see I'm once again behind in this investigation.
I told you.
I can't slow down.
Anyway, you're here.
Uh, Mrs.
Kretchner? - Hello? BRENDA: Hello.
I'm Detective Johnson, this is Detectives Raydor and Sanchez.
We're here from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Oh, my.
I can't believe you came all the way out here.
The man on the phone didn't seem all that interested.
Uh, on the tip line you mentioned your nephew.
Yes, Ted.
He gave my car to one of his friends last night.
I have macular degeneration.
I don't see as well as I once did, so I don't drive anymore.
But when I went in the garage for my watering can Flowers can't stay fresh without water.
Well, even I could see my poor old Cutlass was missing a side mirror.
- I'll show you the car.
- No, no, that's all right.
We'll take a look.
You stay here.
We won't be long.
BRENDA: Ugh, excuse us.
ELEANOR: Is everything okay? - Uh, yes, ma'am.
Everything's fine.
It's not the car we're looking for.
ELEANOR: Oh, thank goodness.
I don't want to get Teddy in trouble.
- Are you sure? - Yes, ma'am, I'm positive.
Thank you so much for your help.
RAYDOR: They should've dumped this car.
BRENDA: Yes, they should have, but they didn't.
So I have to ask myself, why? - Okay, let's go.
- Wait.
Not gonna leave this vehicle here.
Yes, I am.
If Kevin Webber was in that car, he left behind fingerprints that will definitively connect him to the shooters and make my case.
I can't be concerned about your case, captain.
Let's be clear.
Under the best of circumstances leaving this car behind is a lure for Ted Kretchner guarantees a confrontation of some sort with police officers you've already lathered up into an angry mob.
- You thought about the consequences? - Yes.
If we end up having to shoot these killers, the crime scene will be all yours, captain.
Detective.
SANCHEZ: Ma'am.
What do you got in there? Oh, he's got your eyes.
And your personality.
[MOTORCYCLES APPROACHING.]
[BRAKES SCREECH.]
Look at that.
Wetbacks with a baby.
Probably got nine more at home.
Whole town's going brown, man.
- Police! Don't move.
Stay where you are.
- Down to the ground with your hands up.
TEDDY: Oh! Don't move.
Take another step and I'll blow your brains out.
No, you won't.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
TEDDY: Come on.
Come on, cop, huh? [TEDDY GRUNTING.]
[MENDOZA GRUNTS.]
SANCHEZ: Arms behind your back.
TEDDY: Four on one! SANCHEZ: Arms behind your back.
- Got you, you son of a bitch.
TEDDY: All right.
May I have your attention? Everyone, listen up.
- We got them.
ALL: Nice.
We got them! [CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING.]
Gomez.
Gonzales.
G3.
Gilbert Gomez Gonzales, ha-ha-ha.
Meet Ted Kretchner.
Got his first strike for armed robbery, got his second one on a meth beef.
Nice.
Who's his friend? GABRIEL: Jesse Langhopher, a.
k.
A Stomper.
He's a Nazi low rider.
He did a long stint in Folsom with Teddy.
Well, as I see it, we have a few issues here.
We can't place these guys in the Oldsmobile at the time of the murder.
We have no weapons, we have no witnesses.
So obviously a confession will be very important.
But another issue has come up which may be more serious.
I don't mean to step on your case but Kretchner has twice asked for medical attention which automatically triggers a use-of-force investigation.
- Now? - Yeah.
Really? Ugh, look, this kind of thing happens all the time when people resist arrest.
- Lf you hadn't been - I warned you about leaving the car.
If you go into the room and follow the rules from that book of yours I promise you, these men will lawyer up.
Please let me go first.
I understand the complexity of the situation, but I can't let you do that.
What does the guy have, a black eye? It hasn't even started swelling yet.
Pretending not to see things is how I came to be here in the first place.
Does anybody really think I wanna go in there? Anyone? Okay.
All right, captain.
Fine.
Go ahead.
Just All I ask is that you hurry.
Please.
TEDDY [ON MONITOR.]
: Hey, you know what you call 50 Mexicans lined up in a row? A "spicket" fence.
[TEDDY LAUGHS.]
- Do you need me to stay, ma'am? - Oh! No, thank you, Detective Sanchez.
I'm fine.
Sanchez.
Mr.
Kretchner, I'm Captain Raydor.
Is this a good time to talk? What, has he got a lunch date? - We're gonna be so screwed here.
- No, we're not.
Gabriel, please prepare the search warrant for Mrs.
Kretchner's house.
[DOOR CLOSES.]
First, Mr.
Kretchner, I need to inform you that you have the right to remain silent.
Which means you can refuse to answer any question.
Anything you say may be used against you in a court of law.
Do you understand? You have the right to have an attorney to consult an attorney before talking to the police and to have an attorney present during questioning.
Do you understand? - My God.
How we gonna get out of this? - No, no, no, it's okay.
They weren't gonna talk to me anyway.
Her advising him of his rights, this may actually work to our advantage.
Knowing and understanding your rights as I've explained them are you willing to answer a few questions without an attorney present? Eat me.
Is that "eat me" as in "I wanna talk" or "eat me" as in "I'm unwilling to cooperate"? [GRUNTS.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
Eat me as in I'm not saying a word without my lawyer, you dumb bitch.
Okay.
TEDDY: Hmm.
Nice.
I like business suits.
Smile.
[GROWLS.]
RAYDOR: Thank you, sir.
Sorry, I had to do that.
You still have the other suspect.
- Jesse Langhopher, a.
k.
a.
Stomper? STOMPER: What? You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can used against you.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you can't afford one, the state will provide one.
Your buddy Ted refused to talk to us.
You wanna talk? - No.
- Fine.
Excellent work.
Thank you for your help.
We'll take it from here.
Where will you take it? They're not gonna talk to you.
I don't need them to.
I'm gonna take them home and then they'll confess.
- Do you have the warrant? GABRIEL: Sure do.
Thank you.
Pardon me, captain.
I got a question.
There a white man on the police force these days, huh? BRENDA: Have a seat in here, please.
TEDDY: Miss Prisoner-Valet.
Gentlemen, we may not have enough evidence to hold you and since you've invoked your right to counsel, I can't ask you any questions.
So sit tight and if we don't find anything at the house, you'll be free to go.
Uh, Stomper, don't forget what you and I talked about.
What? TEDDY: Hey, I want my bike back.
- Give these men some air.
- Move the hell over.
STOMPER: I'm trying, man.
- Uh, good luck, sergeant.
- You too.
TEDDY: Damn, what's she talking about? STOMPER: I don't know, man.
Thank you.
[SIGHS.]
- We have video and audio, chief.
- Okay.
- And Lieutenant Tao is wearing an earpiece.
- Thank you, Buzz.
You've set everything up so that we succeed or fail based solely on the outcome of this search.
As you so rightly pointed out Teddy and Stomper had no reason to come back for the car.
But they did come back.
So there must be something in this house that they really, really want.
- And now they're gonna help us find it.
- Oh! Yes.
Oh! Excuse me, ugh.
Lieutenant Tao, give me a signal if you can hear me.
Thank you.
Buzz, do we have audio for our boys in the car? I told you we shouldn't have brought that kid along.
No, seriously.
When they found him, that just led them right to us.
Jesus, look.
Kevin's dead.
He can't talk.
- As long as you kept your mouth shut.
STOMPER: What's that mean? TEDDY: When the cops jumped us, you looked happy.
We were caught.
What do you want me to do? You were ready to jump down to all fours.
It was like you were back in the joint.
- Oh, shut up, man.
- No, I'm not gonna shut up.
Dude, hey, look.
Your flag.
Son of a bitch.
I told you.
We should have dumped everything.
No way.
If they look hard they're gonna find it.
Oh, they can look in that house all day.
They never gonna find anything.
Okay.
There's nothing in the house.
Lieutenant Tao, would y'all please check the back yard? Back yard, fellows.
That blond lady cop.
- You know her? - No, man.
Well, then what did she mean, "Stomper, remember what we talked about"? Nothing.
I don't know.
She just told me my rights.
TEDDY: Yeah.
I'm sure of that.
STOMPER: I swear.
I'm wondering, you got a loose tongue to go along with that green thumb? No.
"Green thumb"? Lieutenant Tao uh, I seem to remember Teddy's aunt saying something about fresh flowers.
Oh, no.
- Damn it! - This is bad, man.
This is so bad.
Okay, I think we're getting closer.
Come on.
Lieutenant, what's under the planter to the left? No, no, no.
Your left.
[SIGHS.]
[GRUNTS.]
What did you tell her, huh? I swear on my mother, man.
I didn't say anything.
TEDDY: Yeah, you did! STOMPER: No, I didn't.
I swear.
- Look, I didn't roll on you, Teddy.
- There's our evidence.
STOMPER: I didn't tell her anything.
I swear.
You gotta believe me.
TEDDY: I don't believe you.
STOMPER: You'd to come out shooting.
I wanted to keep on driving.
You're as guilty as I am.
I swear.
If you rolled on me, I will cut your throat so fast.
I didn't roll on you, man.
Look, I didn't roll on you, Teddy.
Calm down.
And there's our confession.
Officer? Thank you.
I'm not saying anything without my lawyer.
That's okay, I have your confession on our little camera here.
Say hello, gentlemen.
STOMPER & TEDDY: What? Say goodbye.
[GRUNTS.]
Got an M-16, AK-47 and a big bag of crystal meth.
Excellent work, gentlemen.
What are you doing? Teddy, what you're doing? [GRUNTS.]
Teddy, don't do anything stupid.
They're all right there, Teddy.
TEDDY: Just shut up, bitch! - Chief.
- Looks like he must've slipped his cuffs.
STOMPER: Teddy! Teddy! You little bitch snitch! I suppose we should do something.
[BOTH GRUNTING.]
TEDDY: You little bitch! You little! Now, now, now, captain.
There's no police involvement.
Unless Teddy kills him, it's not your problem.
Chief Johnson, you gotta do something.
Right now.
All right.
Officer.
- Detective Sanchez.
TEDDY: You little bitch! [TASER WHINES.]
[YELLING.]
Sorry for the wait, captain.
Wanted to make sure that our use of force was appropriate and responsible.
[COUGHS.]
RAYDOR: Chief Johnson.
Captain Raydor.
I see you made your deadline.
Yes, ma'am.
Officers Stern and Duran have been completely exonerated.
And because of the way Force Investigation Division operates I'll be investigating the murder of more good cops just like them.
Excuse me? When officers are shot and killed in the line of duty they're investigated by me.
When they shoot back, they're investigated by you.
That means that they'll think twice before defending themselves.
That hesitation will mean that more good cops will die.
I have to ask, have you ever considered what your principles cost? Seventy million dollars.
That was the settlement in the Rampart case.
One hundred.
That's how many convictions were overturned due to renegade policing and lack of oversight in one division alone not to mention the loss of trust the L.
A.
P.
D.
Needs to remain effective.
- There has to be a better way.
- Well until then, you've got me.
[SIGHS.]
- Well, I see you're going to the funeral.
- Yeah.
Don't worry.
I have my own car.
- Everyone ready? - I think so.
[POPE CLEARS THROAT.]
POPE: Today is for honoring our fallen.
And the fact that we can now do that with their killers in custody is the best thing that you could do for their families and loved ones.
You've not only done your jobs you've helped to ease their pain.
And for that I thank you.
It's our privilege, sir.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
- Thank you.
BRENDA: Oh.
[SIGHS.]
It's just the six of us again, lieutenant.
For now.
[SIGHS.]
[SIGHS.]