S.W.A.T. (2017) s06e05 Episode Script

Previously on SWAT
Truth be told, part of me still
feels like I've got big shoes to fill.
You do, but the reason we
chose you is because you're unique.
It's up to us now working
together as a unit.
I know Street covered for you today,
but you keep playing it fast, and loose,
and that winning
streak's gonna dry up like that.
This pilot program was
actually founded by a police officer.
It's really important that civilians
like yourselves, and Nichelle
are at the forefront of this program.
Would you be interested in
continuing to oversee COPE
even if it were a part of the LAPD?
How could I? I'm a civilian.
So am I. What do you say?
Hey, you're up early.
Let me guess.
The baby's doing karate all
up in your belly again, huh?
No, she's been good.
Mm.
I was just looking over
the agenda for my OIG meeting.
Oh, that's right,
today's your big first day.
- Mm-hmm.
- Ah, I bet the inspector general's
excited to have the brains of the
COPE Program on her panel.
Keeping COPE on track is only
a tiny part of this job.
Advising on LAPD procedure changes,
complaints against officers,
even reviewing
other community initiatives.
There's a lot
that's gonna be new for me.
You'll get the hang of it.
Ah. I hope so.
Trying to be super-prepared
for today's topics.
Oh, wow.
LAPD Good Neighbor program
up for review.
More like on the chopping block.
I was doing some reading.
I don't know that much about it yet.
Well, it gives police discounts
on homes in low-income areas.
The idea is to turn cops and community
into neighbors.
You know, Luca bought his house through
that program, you should talk to him.
Oh, that would save me a ton of time.
And it'd be good to hear from
someone who's actually done it.
You okay if I stop by today
and ask him a few questions?
You know you are always welcome.
Hey.
Stop stressing.
You're gonna be great.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Witnesses say it felt
like a coordinated attack
Press is calling 'em
"flash mob robberies."
Bunch of shoplifters hit
a store at the same time,
- then scatter.
- It's clever.
On-site security gets overwhelmed.
By the time patrol shows up,
the thieves are in the wind
with thousands of dollars
worth of merchandise.
This is the second incident in a week.
First was a hardware
superstore in the Valley.
No this electronics store
on the west side.
Those are really different targets.
- What do we know about the crew?
- There isn't one.
Events are organized online.
Suspects don't even know each other
when they converge on their target.
RHD has been coordinating
with Cybercrime.
Now they found
some social media accounts
that hype the idea to their subscribers.
And then they drop
the details of the event
right before it's happening.
So the followers can decide if they want
to jump in on the action.
As if the Internet doesn't enable
enough bad behavior already.
Well, the word is, there's
gonna be another flash mob
robbery today.
Yeah, but, Commander,
these are memes and TikToks,
created by teenagers and opportunists.
Is this what SWAT's on high alert for?
Well, these thieves are not
major threats
individually, but as a collective,
they're doing real damage.
I mean, businesses are all over
the mayor, she's all over the chief.
Patrol's stretched thin.
They're asking for our help.
LAPD needs to shut one
down as it's happening.
So I want 20-David dressed out
and standing ready.
Once Cybercrime gets wind
of the next target,
I want SWAT rolling.
LAPD!
Don't move! Drop it!
You're done.
Scoop 'em up.
Guess Cybercrime was right
about a store here being
the next flash mob target.
We're here to crash the party.
Patrol's set a perimeter.
Let's get inside.
Shoplifters gone wild.
All right, that's
our entry point right there.
We work to the back. Deacon,
Luca, you take the south side.
Street, Powell, you take the north.
Tan and I will clear things
up out here. Now remember,
most of these people
are non-violent threats.
Let's do it, go.
LAPD. Who wants to go to jail?
Put it down.
Hey, hey! Put it down!
Turn around.
Give me your hands.
- Put it down.
- Make me.
Let's go.
I'm coming.
- You got him?
- Yes, sir.
Thanks.
Open the cash register!
You know you can do it.
- I-I can't! I don't have keys.
- Do it!
I got two suspects with crowbars.
- LAPD! Drop the crowbar.
- Cops!
Powell, with me.
- Got a shortcut.
- Powell!
Don't shoot! I work here. Please!
Suspect's down.
You can't just take off like that.
You don't know what could've
been behind that door.
Relax. We got the guy, didn't we?
25-David. We're circling
around to the stockroom access.
26-David.
We've got gunfire.
30-David, responding.
LAPD. Drop the gun!
Whoa, check fire, Deac, to your right!
Moving.
Hondo, armed male suspect
heading your way.
Wounded, left arm.
Suspect down.
Clear.
Got a body down.
She's gone.
Deacon, that's
the direction we fired from.
Do you think it's possible?
It might've been my shot.
Cover!
He's got a kid.
Back off!
This is LAPD. We got
the place surrounded.
You let that kid go.
If you're really a cop,
then we're on the same side.
This is Sergeant Harrelson, LAPD SWAT.
You put that gun down, nobody gets hurt.
Okay.
I'm putting my gun down.
Slowly.
Tan, move in.
Keep your hands up.
Purdue?
It's okay, Hunter.
- They're police.
- Good.
You know this guy?
Yeah, he's my bodyguard.
She was an employee.
Only wrong choice she made
was coming into work today.
How is that fair?
We got 14 shoplifters in custody.
Injury count's still climbing.
Don't think there'll be any more
flash mob robberies for a while.
Talk to me about the bodyguard.
His name's Roger Purdue.
His protectee is Hunter Wright.
The kid's a VIP.
His father's Gregory Wright.
- Big-time real estate developer.
- Yeah.
Purdue was part of the gunfight?
Claimed it was self-defense.
According to Purdue,
the guy we took down
is one of four masked gunmen.
Tan's pulling
the security tapes to confirm.
Commander?
May I have a word?
Yeah.
Um I spoke to Hondo.
This fatality
She might've been caught
in the crossfire.
Mm-hmm.
There's a possibility
it's my fatality.
Oh.
All right.
Well, you're benched until
the ballistic report comes back,
effective immediately. Give RHD
your statement and your weaponry.
Yeah.
Sir?
An unarmed Black girl
shot by a white cop. If it's true
I don't need to tell you
how bad this could get.
Let me worry about that.
We don't have all the facts.
Speculation is not gonna help Deacon.
Or that young woman.
And once you guys pull the
security tapes,
you can turn over the scene.
No video. Store's security cameras
all lost power two minutes
before the looting started.
That didn't happen at any of
the other flash mob robberies.
Yeah, it gets stranger.
Witnesses saw four gunmen,
confirmed they were
armed and aggressive.
But none of them were
carrying any merchandise.
True for the guy we saw, too.
No shopping bag, just a gun.
Why come to a flash mob robbery
and not steal anything?
Maybe they weren't here to steal.
Now Hunter is a high-value target.
What if the gunmen are after him?
Hunter had an appointment with
a stylist.
They could've known exactly what time
he was gonna be here.
And used the flash mob
thing as a diversion?
It wouldn't be hard to get
a rumor going on social media,
whip up a crowd to help cover
your real crime.
Figure they could grab up Hunter and
get away before the cops came.
They just didn't realize
we were already here.
Hey, Purdue?
Has Hunter been the target
of any threats recently?
Yes.
His father doesn't play around
when it comes to business.
Lots of angry letters and phone calls.
There was an incident last week.
Someone broke into his dorm.
- A kidnapping attempt?
- Couldn't rule it out.
Mr. Wright has no shortage
of motivated enemies.
We're gonna need those letters.
All call recordings.
I recommend you and Hunter
come back to SWAT headquarters.
- Is that necessary?
- Well, if these gunmen staged
an event this bold to get Hunter,
they're going to strike
again, faster and harder.
LAPD can't risk that.
Hunter Wright's family is
secure. Mom's coming in now.
And Dad accepted our protective detail.
Smart move.
Some serious haters in these
threat letters,
from environmental activists
to other developers.
The gunmen could be
working for any of 'em.
We're running some partial prints
and tracing some phone numbers,
but nothing in these messages
points directly to today's attack.
Okay, I got an ID on the
gunman that Hondo brought down.
Simon Cong.
Immigrated from China on a student visa.
Worked as a bouncer until
about six months ago.
Yeah. The bar owner he worked for
said Cong was kind of a loner.
- He didn't know much about him.
- China. Hang on.
Gregory Wright broke ground on
a luxury hotel in Beijing last year.
Was supposed to be low-income housing,
but Wright made a big bid on the land.
He upset a lot of locals.
So kidnapping Hunter could be
some kind of protest or payback.
Yeah, but we need more concrete info.
There's three other gunmen.
We ID them, we find them
- before they strike again.
- Okay, security cameras
were down before they arrived
in the store.
Yeah, but those weren't the only
cameras in the building.
There were dozens of shoppers
with cell phones.
RHD collected recorded videos
along with people's witness statements.
And we have two dozen
shoplifters in custody.
Their phones are in an evidence locker.
People are dumb enough to film
themselves committing a crime.
Anything to boost the 'Gram.
All right, get the phones,
pull the video, and find those IDs.
Tan's working on more IDs
for the rest of the gunmen.
Collecting footage of the robbery now.
Great. Oh, hey, uh, real quick?
Speaking of the robbery, uh
I kind of wanted to talk
to you about something.
Powell ignored orders, didn't she?
Now it's not the first time
she's been dinged
for being reckless. Come to think of it,
it's not the second time, either.
That's why I wanted to talk.
I corrected her in the field,
but she didn't get the issue.
But, see, that is the issue.
Mistakes happen, but she is
not learning from them, Street.
Now my team needs
to be able to rely on her.
- But right now
- I know, I know.
So I was thinking maybe
you can talk to her.
Drop some Hondo wisdom. Look.
Powell is stubborn,
but I really do think that
she's worth investing in.
All right, then you do it.
- I tried.
- You try again.
You're not in the heat
of the moment right now.
So you've got some time
to go dig into her.
If we can figure out
why Powell does what she does,
then maybe we can fix it.
And I'm starting to think
you might be the only one
who can get her to open up.
Okay.
Hey, Hondo?
- Thanks.
- Don't thank me yet.
If Powell doesn't make changes
and follow procedure,
I will bounce her,
before somebody gets hurt.
Ballistics report came back
from the bullet pulled from
the dead employee's wound.
Okay.
It didn't match any of SWAT's rounds.
Okay.
Um, her name?
Her name was LaToya Turner.
She'd worked at Coleson's
for five years.
Started as a stylist,
worked her way up to a buyer.
You're not responsible
for her death, Deacon.
She was, no, she was just in
the wrong place at the wrong time.
Yeah.
Those are the ones that
eat at me the most.
As they should.
20-Squad's tracking the IDs
of the other gunmen.
Do you need some time, or
you want me to clear you
back into the field?
Clear me.
All right.
I want to get these guys.
And give LaToya Turner some justice.
Good.
Any luck identifying the other gunmen?
No, but I need to show
you guys something.
I think we got their motives all wrong.
I'm listening.
All right, so the gunmen
stay masked the entire time.
I was able to organize all the videos
into a rough chronological order.
There's Hunter Wright, but
the crew moves right past him.
There's no way they missed seeing him.
So we were wrong.
They weren't after Hunter.
These guys didn't engage with
Hunter's security intentionally.
So if the gunmen
weren't there for the kid,
- what were they after?
- Don't know yet.
Now as the robbery goes on,
the store continues to clear out,
they disappear from view a couple times.
But I think I see them
in the back of this clip.
I was gonna blow it up
Right there.
They grabbed someone and that
was definitely a gunshot.
It's LaToya Turner.
That's the woman who was killed.
We assume she was hit
with a stray bullet,
but she was the target.
These guys could've
killed LaToya anywhere.
Instead they engineered an entire
flash mob robbery to cover it up.
Which means whatever the
connection is between LaToya
and these gunmen, they
wanted it kept secret.
Wait, I found video of
LaToya during the robbery.
They found me.
Just go! Get out of the apartment now.
The apartment.
She's talking to someone that
isn't at the store, which means,
that there's someone else.
There's another person that
these gunmen are after.
Tan, trace the number LaToya called.
I'll let Commander Hicks
know that Hunter
and his family can leave
protective custody.
I'll look into LaToya's background.
See if I can find out why
someone wanted her dead.
They found me. Just go!
Get out of the apartment!
- Hey, I got this.
- All right.
- How are you?
- Hi!
We got our hands full
with that flash mob robbery,
but Hondo said you might come by for me.
- I'll be quick.
- Mm-hmm.
I started working in the
inspector general's office.
- Yeah.
- And we're reviewing
the Good Neighbor program.
Wanted to ask you about your experience.
You know what, using it might be
the best decision I ever made as a cop.
I mean, I'm part of a block.
Makes me think differently
about people, be more open.
What are you guys doing
with the program?
Actually, we're debating ending it.
Why?
Look, after Street and I moved
in, our neighborhood got safer.
People don't try as much shady stuff,
'cause they know we're
there looking out for them.
If the officers stick around, then, yes,
the program is effective.
Problem is, there are a lot of cops
who use the program
to get a cheap house,
stay exactly as long as they have to,
and then sell for a big profit.
Yeah, sure, the contract only
makes you stay for two years,
- I bet that some cops move on
- A lot of cops.
I've been reviewing
the data all morning.
But you know there are
officers out there like me,
who believe in the
Good Neighbor program.
I can put you in touch
with some of them.
I-I'd be happy to hear
from other participants,
but I don't know, Luca.
I can't deny the stats.
Right now, the initiative is
a waste of resources.
And I owe it to the inspector general
to make a fair recommendation.
I guess.
Just doesn't seem
like you ever let the numbers
get in the way of a good idea before.
Okay, I got to go.
Phone number LaToya Turner
called right before she was
killed belongs to a burner
activated three days ago,
but whoever has it
switched the phone off,
so we can't ping it.
I looked further into LaToya.
No criminal history, no contact
with anyone even the tiniest bit shady.
If she's spotless, why target her?
Drugs? Maybe gambling debts?
Well, if she's got a problem,
it's not showing up in her financials.
But this is. Three days ago,
a charge to a prepaid phone company.
That burner you mentioned,
LaToya activated it herself.
That's odd.
And she withdrew some cash, too.
She broke from her usual routine,
and made two trips to the
grocery store this week.
Plus she used her work discount
to purchase clothes.
And this emailed receipt
says none of them are in her size.
Food, clothing, cash. All basic needs.
We heard her say,
"Get out of the apartment."
What if LaToya is sheltering someone?
Patrol didn't find anything
unusual at her place.
Well, when LAPD reached out
to notify LaToya's next of kin,
they contacted her sister, Nicole.
She's a property manager
at an apartment building
in Santa Monica.
In that building,
there is one vacant unit.
Even if LaToya was stashing
someone there, they're long gone.
They might've left something
behind. I'll call the sister.
If LaToya was borrowing this unit,
- it's worth a shot.
- Okay.
Empty unit number's 229.
You know, if my sister asked
to borrow a whole apartment,
I'd ask some follow-up questions.
Busted window.
Looks like the door's broken, too.
Gunmen must've figured out
LaToya's shelter spot.
Could still be inside. Stay sharp.
Hey! Hold up!
- We got a rabbit!
- Go.
30-David, we got a solo runner
heading east on Montana.
Hold up!
Hey! LAPD! Stop running!
Stop!
LAPD.
You're police?
Real police?
I thought you were the guards
coming back to get me.
- The guards?
- From the factory.
You're the person LaToya sheltered.
The one the gunmen are looking for.
We've got you. You're safe now.
But my brother.
We escaped the factory together.
I was out of the apartment
when LaToya called.
When I came back,
I saw them dragging my brother to a car.
Please.
You have to save him.
The factory that you worked in,
- you say you made clothes?
- Yes.
Sewing all day. Sunup to sundown.
No breaks allowed. And then they'd say
we messed up
and don't deserve full wages.
Long hours, low pay.
Sounds like a sweatshop.
Hold on, let's go back.
How did you end up there?
A man said he'd help us
immigrate from China.
Promised us work, a better life.
It was all lies.
- How many workers are there?
- Eight.
We had to share
two old mattresses to sleep on.
So you couldn't leave at all?
The guards watch us every minute.
One time, another girl tried to get out.
They caught her.
Beat her up. She died.
They killed her?
I don't know.
She was all bloody,
and they took her away
and we never saw her again.
That's what they're gonna do
to my brother.
- You have to save him.
- Hey.
We've got a squad heading to the
address you gave us right now.
If your brother's at that
sweatshop, we'll find him.
The gunmen from this morning's robbery
could be the sweatshop's guards.
Yeah, but they came to the store
specifically for LaToya.
Did LaToya Turner help you
and your brother escape?
Yes. LaToya is an angel.
She found the factory
when she was picking
new clothes for her store.
I begged her for help, and she did.
- Is that how you found me?
- Grace?
I'm sorry to tell you this.
Um LaToya was killed this morning.
She was in danger because we escaped.
And now my brother is, too.
Right now, we got nothing.
Hey, we got a problem.
That factory that Grace pointed
us to? There's no workers,
no equipment, not even product.
When Grace and Park
disappeared, the guards
must've got spooked,
moved the entire operation.
We have to find them.
Grace said that there are
seven other workers
out there, including her brother.
Deacon, the guards are in the wind,
and we don't know if Grace's
brother is even alive.
LaToya Turner was murdered
trying to help these people.
So I'm sorry, but if
there's a tiny chance
that we can help save them,
we got to take it.
All right, what about
that building they vacated?
- Must've been a name on the lease.
- Shell corporation.
That warehouse was their only
property. It's a dead end.
All right, whoever's
in charge of this sweatshop
obviously covered their tracks.
Grace was inside.
So maybe she saw something
or heard something
Right now, she's our only lead.
Did you save Park?
- Can I see him?
- I'm sorry.
We sent a team to the sweatshop,
but no one was there.
It's my fault.
I should have protected him.
Hey, we are still looking
for your brother.
We just need to find another way.
Grace
I need you to think about the guards.
Was there a leader or a boss?
I didn't like looking at him too long.
He was scary.
Yelled at us.
Did you ever hear him talking
to the other guards?
Maybe they mentioned his name?
No.
He only ever talk about work.
How many pieces we make in a day.
How we need to do more. Uh
money and clothes, that's
all he ever talk about.
Wait, the clothes.
If we can ID the clothing
the sweatshop was making,
we can go talk to the brand.
They'd know who was running the factory.
Did you ever sew a tag?
Or-or maybe see a logo?
I didn't attach the tags.
Uh, sometimes there was
a little T on the shirts,
but it didn't look that special.
It's something.
And I know a guy
who might be able to help us.
All right, well,
let's run with it and find out.
Grace?
Can you draw the logo for me?
And anything else you remember
about the clothes?
- Hey.
- Hey.
Tan took Luca to meet some
old C.I. from his Vice days.
They think this guy can ID the brand
- that's using the sweatshop.
- Cool.
We need to talk through
what happened this morning.
Not this again.
You went through a door alone,
not knowing what was on the other side.
Sure I did.
It was a stockroom, a shortcut.
There could've been suspects
hiding in there, waiting to ambush you.
They weren't going to ambush me.
They were suburban moms
grabbing free perfume.
You always think you know
better than procedure.
But it says we stick together
for a reason.
You probably pulled my records already,
but before I was LAPD,
I worked in the sheriff's department.
No, I-I never read your file.
Well, I worked search and rescue.
My partner, Gabe,
had been on the job 20 years.
Real dad energy.
Loved the outdoors.
And the rules.
- What happened?
- Got called out
to an injured climber
stuck on a cliff face.
Gabe went up, rocks were sliding around.
And I had a weird feeling.
So I told him to forget about attaching
the extra lines, get the guy down now.
But Gabe followed
every procedure to the letter,
so he was still up there when
the whole cliff face gave way.
Climber died. Gabe might as well have.
Spinal cord injury.
Lives in a hospital now.
I'm sorry. That-that
must've been really hard.
If he would've listened to me,
they would've been safe.
It was the protocol,
made up in some boardroom
to cover liability or whatever.
I'll never let nonsense like that get
in the way of me
doing actual good again.
Powell, just hold on a sec hey!
Hey, just wait a second.
Look, what happened to Gabe,
that was not your fault.
But you keep this attitude up,
you will hurt someone or worse.
Look, you've been lucky so far.
But I don't want me
or anyone on 20-Squad
around when that luck runs out.
- Nichelle.
- Theo.
Thank you for meeting me before tonight.
I just wanted to run some thoughts
past another O.I.G. auditor.
What did you want to talk about?
The Good Neighbor program.
I've been talking to some
officers who've used it,
and they are passionate
about how well it works.
I'm sure they are.
And they're not alone.
I know what the stats are,
but I think we should consider
recommending the program continue,
maybe with some more provisions.
Look, I told the inspector general
that bringing you in was
a mistake, but even I thought
you'd wait for a bit
to start roadblocking us.
Excuse me?
You're a cop's girlfriend.
The inspector general knew
that when she offered me the job.
Sure, she's fine with it.
Doesn't mean the rest of us are.
I mean, you live with this guy, right?
You talk shop with him?
Uh, Hondo doesn't dictate my opinions.
Still,
it makes me wonder what you're doing
in the inspector general's office.
You're basically a spy for the cops.
Not at all. I can be objective.
We're standing in SWAT's headquarters
at your request.
Theo, I asked you here
because it's closer
to your office than my South L.A.
community center.
But you're telling me you want
to rubber-stamp an LAPD program?
Well, not because it's a cop thing.
Because I think
there's more to the story
than what the numbers say.
Did you decide that before
or after talking to the officers
who are so passionate about it?
And be honest, were any of these guys
your boyfriend's buddies?
Like I said,
bringing you in was a bad idea.
A Fashion District connection
named Snazzy B?
It's almost too perfect, bro.
Know him from my Vice days.
The merch might all be counterfeit,
but the style's all cutting edge.
Let's just hope he can ID the
brand that was using the sweatshop.
- Officer Tan.
- Hey.
Black on black?
How boring.
Yeah, function over style, man.
This is Officer Luca.
- What up? What up, man?
- What's up?
Yeah, I need you to take a look at this
and tell me if you recognize the logo
or any of these clothing designs.
Hmm. How about while I look this over,
you fellas look these over?
Yeah.
No, thanks, man.
I'm gonna spend my money,
it's gonna be on something real.
They really tell time
and shade your eyes. It's the consumer
who decides how much
a brand name is worth.
It's worth something to you, you
took the trouble to spoof it.
He's got you there, man.
Huh.
This logo, this letter T, plus the,
uh, drapey tops
I think this is Tremblay's latest line.
Tremblay? That's a designer?
Vivian Tremblay would
call herself a designer,
but I say she's just another person
shoving '70s style in my face again.
Bell-bottoms died
- for a reason.
- Yeah, noted.
All right, I'll call Hondo.
Thanks for the info.
Hey, be good now. Don't hurt nobody.
Yo, we got 'em.
- Hi.
- Welcome to Tremblay. Can I help you?
LAPD. We're looking for Vivian Tremblay.
Just want to ask her a few questions.
Oh. She's in the back.
I can get her for you.
Oh, that's okay. We'll find her.
- Vivian Tremblay?
- Cops are here.
Excuse me.
Stop!
Don't move!
Up against the wall.
She dropped it in the toilet.
Who was that?
Was that the sweatshop operator?
Where are the workers, Vivian?
Where are they?!
Phone company pulled the
last number that Vivian called.
Belongs to a burner. It's switched off.
It's got to be the sweatshop operator.
She warned him, probably told
him to move the workers out of L.A.
Which means we got to find this guy
before he gets them out of the city.
Tan and Powell are going through
Tremblay's business records
from the showroom office,
looking for anything
that can give us an ID.
Well, it seems like Vivian was involved
in the sweatshop in a real way.
But I doubt she has his name
in her records.
Look, it's a long shot,
but we need some way
to get to these workers.
Hondo and Deacon
are talking to Vivian now.
We're working on it.
I don't know what workers
you're talking about.
Okay. That phone call
that my colleague and I interrupted
what was that about?
Something else.
Vivian, we raided the sweatshop.
We live in America.
There haven't been sweatshops
here in decades.
It's funny,
because one of your seamstresses
she told me that just yesterday,
she was in yours.
Tremblay employs no seamstresses.
Piecework is sent
outside of the company,
and I don't know anything
about the labor conditions.
Come on. You were trying
to destroy your phone.
That tells me
that you're trying to cover up
how involved you really are.
This goes better for you
if we save those workers.
Now, if you help us,
maybe we can get some
of the charges reduced,
get a few of them taken off the table.
I
I don't know where they're being held.
Then give us the name
of the sweatshop operators.
Now, before you go turning
your nose up, know this.
We are going through your files,
and we have his building.
Now, it may take a minute,
but we are gonna find this guy.
And when we do, I wonder if he's
gonna say that you don't know
anything about what's going on
in your own clothing factory.
Or maybe he just might
have some new insight
into LaToya Turner's death.
I will give you his name.
But I want a deal in writing first.
She is 100% involved in this thing.
And we're offering her a deal?
There are other ways
to get this guy's name.
But this is the fastest.
We get the sweatshop operator's
ID, we can get to these workers
before he can move 'em out of the city.
Deacon, he skips town
with them, they get tossed
into some new bad situation.
Maybe another sweatshop,
maybe something even worse.
What if we don't find this guy?
Or what if the workers are already dead?
Then we've let her walk for nothing,
LaToya Turner has died for nothing.
You were the one who said,
if we had a chance
to save those workers,
we have to take it.
I know. I know.
All right, call the D.A.
Get the deal in writing,
and get the sweatshop operator's
name from Vivian.
Yes, sir.
I got the name of the
sweatshop operator.
William Chen.
Look at this.
He makes frequent trips to China.
He's probably the guy who
recruited Grace and her brother
in the first place.
Here are Chen's properties.
Sweatshop lease was under
a shell company name,
but Chen had to move the workers
out of that building with no notice.
He wouldn't have had time
to secure a new hidden spot.
They're probably at a property
he already had available.
His apartment? Risky to try
to bring in seven people
without a neighbor seeing something.
Yeah. This here's a storage unit,
but that company is big
on upgraded security.
Cameras in every hallway,
he'd have been caught on tape for sure.
Leaves this storefront.
Paint shop, Chen's a co-owner.
But it's a public place.
But what about the rear entrance?
He sneaks them in through the back.
No one's the wiser.
Chen only needs to stash
his workers for a few hours,
while he makes arrangements
to get 'em out of town.
Betting Vivian's call sped up his plans.
- Let's roll.
- All right.
30-David. We're set.
26-David in position.
We got one suspect by a van.
Plate's registered to Chen.
Probably how he intends to move them.
According to Grace,
there are seven other workers.
Might be looking at three or four
armed guards, including Chen.
All right,
I got a second suspect visible.
He's loading three workers into the van.
Could be more inside already.
I I don't have a visual.
Still can't see
the other workers or Chen.
Van's pulling out now.
All right, let's go. Go!
22-David coming in.
Out of the van!
Get out of the van!
Get out now! Show us your hands!
Your hands up!
Don't even think about it!
LAPD!
Out! You two, out! Move!
Move!
Get on the ground!
Going hands on!
Give me your hands.
Suspect one in custody!
Get out.
Suspect down. Tan, you got him?
Yeah.
Third suspect's approaching.
He's rabbiting!
Two! Two! Give me two!
With you. With you. Go. Go.
Drop the weapon! Show us your hands!
Suspect three in custody.
Nice job, Powell.
It's okay. We're police.
Hey, there's six workers in here.
Come on.
Deac, there should be one more worker.
LAPD! Stop right there! Don't move!
20-Squad, I got eyes on the
seventh worker and William Chen.
Park Lin, your sister Grace
showed us your photo.
Grace? She's okay?
We got her. She's safe.
I shoot him!
Come on now, Chen.
- Back up!
- Park needs medical attention.
- Let me leave!
- Can't do that.
You're not gonna get away from us, Chen.
- Let's make a deal.
- Like what?
We know about the sweatshop
and LaToya Turner's murder.
We got Vivian Tremblay in custody.
She's saying she had nothing
to do with any of it.
She's a liar and a snake!
Take it easy. Chen. Relax, Chen.
Let's talk about this.
Go!
On your stomach!
20-David to Command.
Fourth suspect in custody.
We're Code Four.
It's over.
Pardon me.
Watch your step.
I will, Officer.
It's Sergeant.
So Vivian Tremblay walks free, huh?
Well, not exactly.
The D.A. wasn't willing
to grant her full immunity.
I mean, she's still gotta answer
for destroying evidence
and obstruction of justice.
So she pays a fine that
she can afford ten times over,
and then goes back
to doodling overpriced pants
like nothing happened.
Making a deal got us those workers
before Chen could get 'em out of town.
They're what mattered most.
Now it wasn't the perfect option,
- but it was the right one.
- That doesn't make it
any easier, watching
her waltz out of here.
I know, I know, but come on.
Something else I want you to see.
Baby, you better get over to
the inspector general's office.
Your meeting starts soon.
Don't think I'm gonna make it.
Letter of resignation.
Gonna turn it in.
Okay, hold up, hold up.
Is this because of what
that Theo guy said to you?
He is not the inspector general.
She believed in you.
But Theo was right.
I took a look at the numbers
for the Good Neighbor program, and then
changed my mind after I spoke to Luca.
And if you quit, what happens to COPE?
There are other great advisors
in the IG's office.
Hey, they are not you.
Hondo, if I can't be objective,
I'm not going to be able to do the job.
I disagree.
Nichelle, I am not impartial.
I see a situation, and I think
about it as a cop,
I think about it as a Black man,
and a member of the South L.A. community
and a hundred other things.
And my ultimate decision
is the better for it.
That's true,
but I've seen the line you walk.
I got a taste of it today
the cop and the community side
pulling me in opposite directions.
It's not easy, and I know
the toll it takes on you.
You can do everything
I can backwards and in heels.
Nichelle, trust yourself
like I trust you.
That's Nicole Turner, LaToya's sister.
When I let her know
that we secured the people
that LaToya was helping, Nicole
asked if she could meet them.
Thank you for saving my brother
and the others.
It's the least we can do.
I just wish
You are like me.
Always thinking I could have
done a better job somehow.
Grace,
I made some calls. If you and
Park need a place to stay, I
Oh, no need. Nicole offered us a place
and help to find real jobs.
She said it's what LaToya would want.
I don't doubt that one bit.
Excuse me.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Nicole,
I'm David. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Theo?
I was hoping to catch you
before the meeting.
- Okay.
- You were right.
The IG's office shouldn't
re-up the Good Neighbor program.
But we shouldn't cancel it, either.
I don't understand.
The reason I sided with the officers
who love this program isn't
because I'm knee-jerk pro-cop.
It's because the program works.
And the numbers back that up.
But they also tell us
what the problem is.
Cops who abuse
the initiative for profit.
You want to reform it?
I just dropped off
some proposed changes.
Cops stay in their homes
that they purchase
for five years minimum.
And if they choose to sell before then,
the Good Neighbor program has
a right to buy back the house
at a fair cost.
The inspector general was intrigued.
I am, too.
But
it should be eight years
minimum commitment.
I'm open to discussion.
I still don't trust you.
You don't have to.
Shall we?
After you.
Hi.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Oh, uh, I spoke to Powell.
It wasn't perfect, but
I think I got through to her.
She followed procedure
at the paint shop.
- That's a start.
- Yeah.
Oh, uh, by the way,
you were right
about her opening up to me.
And?
Powell says she's got attitude
because protocol is made up.
If you ask me,
it's 'cause she couldn't
save someone she cared about,
and she doesn't want
to feel like that again, so,
she's decided not to trust anyone.
Well, that's an understandable response
for a human being, Street.
But it ain't ideal for a SWAT teammate.
There's hope.
She heard me today.
Key word is "today."
I'm still worried about tomorrow.
What you're describing doesn't
sound like the kind of thing
that goes away
from a single heart-to-heart.
I guess I'm in it
for the long haul then.
Look, she did listen to you
today, and you damn sure know
what it takes to be a good SWAT officer.
I know I can do this, Hondo.
- I know it.
- All right.
You get Powell squared away.
She's your responsibility now.