The Rookie (2018) s06e06 Episode Script
Secrets and Lies
1
- You ever have roommates?
- Sure.
I mean,
it's been a few decades.
All right,
what was the proper etiquette
when they would
like, would have sleepovers?
You mean,
when they're hooking up?
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
No nudity in shared spaces.
You seeing a little more of
the boyfriend than you care to?
So much more.
You need to set
some boundaries.
I have, regularly.
And yet, I still got an eyeful
of Willy Wonka this morning.
[ENGINE REVVING]
Where the hell
are they going? Control,
7-Adam-15.
Advise status on any Code 3
events near our location?
Negative, 7-Adam-15.
What was their hurry?
Let's find out.
[MUFFLED MUSIC]
♪
Smitty, go to Channel 9.
Go for Smitty.
Where's your shop?
Where's my shop?
It's parked right out
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Wait a minute.
I'm gonna win for you
Like I know you want me to do ♪
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
What's happening?
I've been waiting
for you to wake up.
I think we should have a baby.
Oh.
Is that something
you're open to?
I'm I I
I don't know.
I love being a dad, but
I think I thought maybe
my days of dirty diapers and
sleepless nights were over.
But you were about
to foster Anna.
No, yes.
That's true, I was.
But she had no one.
I think it kind of
it felt like fate.
Hmm.
So is that a no?
No, it's
It's an, "A I haven't even
had a cup of coffee yet."
"Maybe we table this till later."
Absolutely.
This is a really big conversation,
so let's just think about it,
and we can talk again after work.
- Right.
- OK.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Yeah?
On a scale of 1 to 10,
how stressed are you?
- 19.
- Yikes.
Tim still ghosting you?
He's not ghosting me.
We just haven't talked
in a couple of days.
Not speaking to the
person you're dating
Is the definition
of ghosting.
I realize that.
Thank you.
So this probably isn't a good time
to add more stress to your plate.
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
Nothing.
It's just
I have a group of friends at school,
and they're getting a place together,
and I was thinking of joining them.
You're moving?
Kind of.
[CHUCKLES]
- That's great.
- Really?
Yeah, I mean, you should
live with people your own age.
I mean, I'll miss
seeing you every day,
but if it makes you happy,
then that's great.
Good.
I was worried you'd be upset.
The house they picked is really cool.
I'll show you pictures after school.
I can't wait.
[GROANS]
Hey.
Have you talked to Tim recently?
No, I heard he was
taking vacation days.
- Do you think he's in trouble?
- Yes.
I
He said that if he tells
me what he's doing,
I could put my
career in jeopardy.
- That's alarming.
- I know.
Should I
Should I tell Grey?
No.
Hard as it is, you need to trust him.
Whatever he's doing,
I'm sure Tim's got it handled.
OK.
So I'm just supposed to
do nothing, patrol like normal,
pretend like I'm not
worried out of my mind?
For now, yes.
Thanks.
And if you're just joining us
it's been a pitcher's clinic here,
tied ball game in the
bottom of the seventh, 2-all.
Hi.
Oh my god.
What are you doing?
Being a friend.
What are you doing?
- Talk.
- I can't.
For your own good.
Are you engaged in a criminal act?
Not at the moment.
Then tell me.
Angela
This goes sideways
and you're anywhere near it,
you could be fired.
If Lucy gets fired,
it's a problem.
If I get fired, I start living
off my husband's trust fund,
and call it wine o'clock.
So spill.
I'm tailing this guy from
my old unit, Ray Watkins.
Spent his deployment
ripping off Iraqi locals,
got a couple of my men killed.
Till a few days ago,
I thought he was KIA.
Somehow he survived,
and now he's living
under a different name as a hired gun.
So why tail him?
At a minimum, he's AWOL.
Why not just detain him,
and turn him over
to the military police?
Because he's got
something on me.
He knows I lied on the
report about his death.
So you're trying to
catch him in a fresh crime,
arrest him for what
he's doing now.
Exactly.
Cool.
I'm in.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I got your back, boo.
You're having a baby?
That's so great.
That's not what I said.
I said Bailey wants
to have a baby.
And you don't,
because you're ol der,
and feel like your child
raising years are behind you?
Look, I loved raising Henry.
It was incredible.
But there is a lot I want
to accomplish on the job,
and I don't have a lot of
time left, because I am older.
OK, I get that,
but, have you seen babies?
They're so cute, and I feel like you
- should have like three.
- OK.
I am deleting Bailey's
number from your phone.
Oh, we're being assigned
to assist CitySafe LA
in cleaning up an encampment
of unhoused residents.
LA County Sheriff is bringing
a group of inmates to assist.
[SIRENS WAILING]
Ma'am?
Ma'am?
Excuse me, ma'am?
- I cannot let you
- Everything OK?
- Yeah.
- No.
He won't let me bring drinks
to my daughter and her friends.
Come on.
They're dying in this heat.
Ma'am, it is 70 degrees.
Is your daughter homeless?
No, she's one of the inmates.
- Mom.
- Honey.
Hey.
Trustee, get back here.
- Oh.
- I missed you.
Me too.
- You smell good.
- Ooh, you don't,
but I still love you.
- No contact.
- OK, hey, hey,
what's the harm?
We're literally
surrounded by police.
You're not the one
who has to search her
for contraband after this.
You, leave.
You, back to work.
See you in two weeks.
Yeah.
I hope you have a horrible day.
Give me the bag.
Let it go.
Let it go.
Let it go.
- Hey.
- Give it
- Hey.
- Let it go.
- Hey, what's going on?
- She's trying to steal my bag.
Sir, no she's not, OK?
We're going to pack
up your belongings
- and send them to the shelter.
- Yeah, yeah.
That's the same thing
you said last time.
When I got my tent back,
it was ripped in three places.
OK, how about we let him
hold on to the bag for a little bit?
Whoa, hang on. Hang on.
Thank you.
- Give it to me
- Sir, back up.
Hey, Officer Nolan?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Do you remember
the Karina Lewis case?
Yeah.
College gymnast, uh
Boyfriend murdered
her a few years back,
- but the body was never found.
- Yeah.
This is her bag.
It went missing along with her.
Sir, where did
you get this bag?
Hey, I found that.
I swear.
This place just
became a crime scene.
- Lock it down.
- Yes, sir.
Officer Nolan?
Oh, what now?
I just found these
in the garbage can.
And one of the prisoners just escaped.
- So, where'd you get this?
- Well, I didn't steal it.
Y'all assume just
because we're homeless
I don't assume anything,
but stealing it is better than
taking it off a murder victim
making yourself a suspect.
Yeah, well, it was neither
of those things, all right?
I found the bag,
in Griffith Park, last week.
- I can show you where.
- OK, good.
Let's go.
- You're riding with me.
- Yes, ma'am.
Payoff.
Maybe he's smuggling
something into the country.
Or out.
Or maybe Ray lost a
bet and is innocent.
I mean, you've been following
this guy for two days
and haven't seen anything
remotely criminal.
How long are you
going to keep this up?
- As long as it takes.
- Really?
You just walk away from your job,
your relationship with Lucy,
to arrest a guy you haven't
thought about in a decade?
Yeah.
- What?
- If you lied on a report,
you must have had a good reason.
I was trying to protect Ray's family,
so they'd get his death benefits.
Noble.
Lucy would understand that.
Yeah, but she'd still get in trouble
if she didn't notify IA
about my transgression.
True.
This is very irritating.
I don't think you're
just protecting her.
I think you're protecting yourself.
There's something else you did,
that you don't want to admit.
And you're basing this on?
I'm your BFF.
I know you.
I'm a grown man.
I don't have BFFs.
Technically, you can
only have one BFF.
I'm going to take
a closer look.
Wait.
Come on.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Mystery man had diplomatic plates.
- We follow him or stay with Ray?
- Ray.
I can ask my friend at State
for help IDing the new player.
Missing inmate is Teresa Vaughn,
the girl you allowed to make contact
with a potential accomplice.
OK, you're blaming me,
because you failed to do your job?
- What the hell did you say?
- OK.
We can play
the blame game later.
Right now,
we have a fugitive to find.
I agree it's most likely the
mother that helped her escape.
That's our first lead.
We can put a BOLO
out for Theresa.
Why was Theresa incarcerated?
Assault, but
She only had ten days
left on her sentence.
That doesn't make any sense.
Trying to escape would
add at least a year.
Why risk it?
I was just reviewing the
details in Karina's case.
She disappeared 19 months ago.
Boyfriend was the immediate suspect.
He ultimately confessed
to strangling her
in his apartment
down in Culver City,
then he claims he
blacked out afterwards
and forgot where he left the body.
Any of this looking
familiar to you?
Yeah, a little.
I was trying to find a place to sleep.
Everything was so wet
because of the storm,
but it was around here though.
You know, a big flat rock.
There
There it is right there.
Behind there.
It was all muddy
when I went through it.
I was hoping to find some cash
or some food on the inside,
but there was only a
couple of schoolbooks.
Yeah, the rain could
have dislodged the bag,
causing it to go downhill.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Karina Lewis.
Well, at least now her family
can give her a proper burial.
You said the boyfriend
confessed to strangling her?
Yeah.
Then why is there a
bullet wound in her head?
That's a small caliber,
22, maybe .38.
Why confess to the murder
but lie about the method?
It makes no sense.
Teresa Vaughn was serving
six months for assault
on a woman she claimed was
hooking up with her boyfriend.
I'm not sure that's the
person I'd be assaulting.
Not that violence
is ever the answer.
7-Adam-15, 7-Adam-6
pulled over your BOLO alert.
Brenda Vaughn, fugitive's
mother, Third and Oak.
Copy that.
Show us responding.
[SIREN WAILING]
[SIREN CHIRPS]
No sign of the fugitive.
- I told you.
- Thank you.
Would you mind going to her house,
in case the daughter
decides to show up there?
You got it.
I get how this looks,
but I had nothing to do
with my daughter's escape.
Any idea where your
daughter might have gone?
No.
But any place is
better than jail, right?
Not when you have two
weeks left on your sentence.
Why would she throw that away now?
Did you say something to
her, tell her a secret when
- you were giving her a hug?
- No.
OK, so then you just
expect me to believe
it's a coincidence,
that she escaped, right
after you showed up?
I can't control what you
believe, but it's the truth.
- Do you have kids?
- Yeah, I have one.
Then you understand
that I would do anything
to help my daughter,
including practicing
tough love, OK?
If Teresa asked me
to help her escape,
I would have told her it is
the dumbest idea I'd ever heard
and just suck it up
and finish her time.
Any idea who might
help your daughter
despite the consequences?
She has a lot of friends,
but
I doubt any of them would
stick their necks out for her.
- What about the boyfriend?
- Mike?
No.
He broke up with her right
after she attacked Doreen.
Oh, that's where.
That's where what?
Teresa is still pissed
about the affair.
She told me,
she was planning on doing some
permanent damage to
Doreen when she got out.
Control, I'm going to need
an address on a Doreen
- Davis.
- Davis.
Home and work.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Doreen?
Yeah.
What's going on?
Teresa Vaughn escaped
from custody this morning.
Escaped?
Yeah, but we're going
to make sure you're safe.
Yeah, you don't need to.
Teresa came by like
half an hour ago,
said that she, uh
Got released early.
Apologized for everything.
Said that she should have
listened to me when I said
I didn't hook up with Mike.
Wait, so there was no affair?
No.
Mike and I were friends.
That's it.
But he was definitely
cheating on her with someone.
Well, did she say
where she was going next?
No, just she finally
knew who to blame.
You're too close.
I can't tail him by nose
with only one vehicle.
- Need to keep him in sight.
- We're going to get made.
- You should let me drive.
- I got it.
[HORN HONKS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[CHUCKLING]
I come in peace.
Who's your friend?
Ooh.
Hey, mama.
I thought you said this guy was smart,
because all I see is slick.
What's the plan here, Sarge?
You just going to follow
me around all week
while I wait for my mom to kick it?
Yeah, we both know you're
not here for your mom.
Mark bailed on you, huh?
Did he lose his nerve?
Maybe you did.
Was there a falling out
over what to do with me?
Let me guess,
he was team extermination
and you were team justice.
You know, this guy's nickname
in the service was the Reaper.
It's sad when one of your
heroes grows a conscience.
I'm going to go now.
I'm open to some company
if you want a lift.
I'll pass, but we'll be
seeing you again real soon.
Can't wait.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Thank you for meeting with us.
Yeah, no problem.
Actually, you could help
me out with something.
I have to approve a headshot
for my campaign website.
Which one of these looks
more district attorney-ish?
The one on the right.
[CHUCKLES]
I agree.
We need to talk about a case
that you prosecuted last year.
Karina Lewis.
Karina Lewis?
Oh, yeah,
the boyfriend strangled her.
Full confession.
He pled out, doing 20 at Soledad.
Right.
Well, we found
her remains today.
Well, hey, that's great news.
The family can
finally put her to rest.
Yes, but the only problem is,
she was not strangled.
She was shot in the
head with a .22.
Boyfriend lied in his statement.
Right, which clearly was coerced.
Uh, Officer Thorsen
is getting ahead of himself,
but, it is a significant inconsistency.
Is there any chance
it was a false confession?
No.
Are you serious?
That fast, just no?
Officer Thorsen,
wait for me outside, please?
- Ma'am
- Go.
Now.
I apologize.
He clearly has brought some
of his own history into this.
Mm-hmm.
Look, you weren't there,
Detective, and neither was he.
The investigation was solid.
The boyfriend had
a history of violence.
Hair matching the victim was
found in the trunk of his car.
Witnesses heard them arguing.
I could have gotten a conviction
even without his confession.
So kindly invite Officer Thorsen
to take his self-righteousness,
and stick it where
the sun don't shine.
Are we done here?
Yes, sir.
Is he really not
going to do anything?
You cannot talk
to a prosecutor like that.
- Detective
- Ever.
Do you understand?
Yes.
Does this mean we're
abandoning the investigation?
There is no we in
this, Officer Thorsen.
This is not our investigation.
It is mine, which means
that the risk of pissing off
someone who will likely be
the next district attorney
falls on me.
OK.
Does this mean you're
abandoning the investigation?
No, it means that we need
to find undeniable evidence
that Karina Lewis
was killed by someone
other than the guy
who is currently
sitting in prison
before we can even
think about coming back here.
Why are you smiling?
Because you said we.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[UPBEAT FUNKY MUSIC]
♪
Were there any other suspects,
- aside from the boyfriend?
- Yeah.
A guy used to work with Karina
at her off-campus job,
Ryan Jones.
And fun fact, the detective
that interviewed him,
said Ryan was quite the gun collector.
So it is likely he would own a .22.
Exactly.
In my professional opinion,
his alibi was super shaky.
Need I remind you, five minutes,
that your professional opinion,
is still a work in progress?
Noted.
But, Ryan claimed
he was hanging out
at his girlfriend's apartment.
That is a little shaky.
But it is nowhere near
enough to move the needle.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
- Kids here?
- They're at my mom's.
Wes is going to pick them up
on his way home,
which makes this the perfect time
for you to tell me why you
think this is all your fault.
I don't.
Come on.
Sit.
There is no way you let a loser
like Ray live under your skin
if you didn't blame
yourself for more than
just lying on a report.
Look
I had been squad leader
most of my second tour,
top performance ratings,
fast track to a promotion,
unless my battalion
commander found out
that a soldier
in my unit was engaged
in rampant criminality.
I thought if I brought Ray in myself,
I could keep it within the squad.
No harm, no foul,
and I would be sergeant
first class in no time.
So we went after him,
unsanctioned, under the radar.
We located him in a village
just outside of Mosul.
As soon as he found
out he was trapped,
he called in an airstrike
right on top of us.
It was like the world exploded.
I thought I was going to die, Angela.
But I got lucky.
The Humvee that Mark and I
were behind, it saved us but
But Henderson and Coyle,
they were blown apart.
I still don't know how
Ray survived, I mean,
the building he was in, it was
almost completely destroyed.
There we found his mangled
dog tags in the wreckage.
I mean, there was
There was so much blood.
Without question, we
thought he was KIA.
I mean, it was
It was a spectacular failure,
of leadership.
I put my career above my oath,
and two soldiers, two decent men,
didn't come home that night.
And I'm going to
have to live with that
for the rest of my life.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
[CAR BEEPS]
♪
[SCREEN BEEPS]
What are you still doing here?
I'm just going over
the Karina Lewis case.
Right.
I heard they found her body.
Detectives questioned
this guy for over ten hours
without his lawyer, right?
He's young.
He's scared.
In retrospect, it's possible
he could have been coerced.
OK.
So take another look.
If he was,
get the conviction overturned.
It's not that simple.
- Because you're running for DA.
- Yeah.
And how's it going to look when it comes
out
that you railroaded an innocent man?
Hey, I
didn't railroad anybody.
This was a very solid case.
Based on a possibly
questionable confession.
Yeah.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
On my mind ♪
Oh, you really dove in.
Yeah, I wanted to make
an informed decision.
And?
And, I'm more sure than ever.
I want to have a baby.
[SCOFFS]
And you don't.
And I don't know.
Some days,
this job is all I can handle.
When I had Henry,
I was the boss.
I never had to miss a school play
or a parent-teacher conference.
I don't have that now,
which means I,
can't be the kind of dad I want to be
or the cop I want to be.
So that's a no.
It's a big decision.
I just I need more than
a day to think about it.
Well, if you are
trying to figure out a way
to let me down easy, don't.
The longer you let me have hope,
the more painful it'll be.
I won't run, ♪
I won't hide, no, no ♪
Just in time.
I ordered pizza.
Oh, thank you.
I have been dreading having to cook.
Any news on the Tim front?
Not yet.
So I'm just practicing trust,
patience, and I hate it.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
That was quick.
I'm going to get changed.
Hey, there.
I'm Ray.
Tim's friend.
He's not here.
Oh, that's cool.
Lucy?
Yeah?
Can I help you?
I hope so.
You Tim's girlfriend?
Oh, you don't need that.
I'm here to help you,
not hurt you.
Yeah, I think I'm going to pass.
Um, you need to leave.
Tim never mentioned me?
I have no idea who you are.
So how would I know if he
has mentioned you or not?
Why don't you call Tim?
Ask him about Mosul.
The only phone call I'm going to make
is for an ambulance,
to wheel you out of here,
unless you get out,
right now.
No problem.
You tell Tim to take a knee.
I'm going to be gone
in a few days, unless
He gives me a reason to stick around.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Who the hell is that guy?
- [PHONE BUZZES]
- Uh-oh.
What?
Hey, what's wrong?
Where are you?
Lucy.
Where the hell are you?
What happened?
Your buddy Ray stopped by.
- Are you OK?
- Do I look OK?
Let's give them a minute.
What if Tamara had
been there by herself
- when that creep showed up?
- I'm sorry.
- I had no idea.
- No!
No. No more excuses, Tim.
You have to tell me
what's going on with you.
Right now.
Now!
His name is Ray Watkins.
He was under my command in Iraq.
I thought he was killed
in action,
but he's back, and he's
going to hurt someone
if I don't do something about it.
None of that
None of it explains
why you cut me off.
No.
It doesn't.
Stop trying
to protect me, Tim!
I'm sorry, I can't, OK?
I won't.
- You read Lopez in.
- It's different.
- How?
- She has less to lose than you.
Please, just steer clear
of this for me, OK?
I can't.
I won't.
You clearly need help,
and I am done being
the good girlfriend, OK?
You don't have
to tell me everything,
but you are going to let me in.
She is about a year old now, right?
Yeah, that's right.
So she's sleeping pretty good?
Oh, you really do not remember
what it is like to have young kids.
- Do you?
- No, I guess I don't.
I'm running on a
cold brew and adrenaline,
but, it's worth it.
- Right.
- Why, are you and Bailey
thinking about having a kid?
She is.
Ah.
I just don't know that I
can juggle a kid and the job.
Well, I manage.
So does Lopez.
- So did Grey.
- Right.
But you're younger, so was he.
Just starting out
in your careers.
I am a little
late to the party.
I've got maybe ten years
to maximize my career
before it's all but over.
Look, it's a cliché,
because it is true.
There's really never a
good time to have a kid.
But you know, you make it work.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
I know who was sleeping
with Teresa's boyfriend.
So this is her and Mike last
year before she was arrested.
Anything look familiar?
Teresa's mom was wearing
that shirt yesterday.
And Teresa said she smelled great.
Yeah, because she
smelled like her boyfriend,
and she didn't realize it until after.
And when she figured it out,
she lost her mind and took off.
But why go apologize to Doreen
and not go straight
to her mom's place?
Well, we've had a shop
parked outside her mom's place
since she escaped.
But not Mike's place.
Miss Marcos, thanks for
coming in on short notice.
Of course.
Um, you mentioned this
had something to do with that horrible
- Karina Lewis murder?
- Yes.
Your boyfriend at
the time, Ryan Jones,
he used to work with Karina.
Is that right?
Uh, yes.
And according to your statement,
the night of the murder,
he was with you, having dinner.
Do you recall what time he arrived?
I don't know.
Um, whatever I said
back then must be right.
Well, you said 6:00 p.m.
OK, then it was 6:00.
Why am I here?
They caught the guy.
We actually have new evidence,
indicating that he might be innocent,
new evidence that implicates Ryan.
[SCOFFS]
He said it-it wasn't a big deal.
He said that it would
make things easier
if I just said he was there at 6:00.
What time did you actually
see Ryan that night?
Not until 9:00.
Officer Thorsen?
A word.
Yes, ma'am.
Excuse me.
She just blew up Ryan's alibi.
He's our guy.
What are you doing interviewing
a witness without me?
I'm sorry.
- I should have notified you.
- Are you really this dense,
or are you just actively
trying to jam me up?
No, it's not about you.
This is about an innocent
man sitting in prison.
OK, listen, I know that
this case is personal for you.
But if you keep going rogue,
you are going to ruin
this man's chances
of ever being released, OK?
The paths to a new trial
are incredibly narrow
and almost all procedural.
New evidence,
even overwhelming evidence,
does not guarantee his release.
OK.
Well, that's not right.
No, it is not, but it is the
system that we are working in,
which means that every step,
needs to be carefully considered.
OK, well
Ryan's girlfriend just
admitted to lying for him.
She didn't see him
until 9:00 that night.
So what's our next step?
OK, we-we, we need a murder weapon.
If we can match the ballistics
from a .22 in Ryan's possession,
with the bullet that
the ME found in Karina,
then we have a case.
But, to get the gun,
we need probable
cause to get a warrant.
And right now,
we do not have that.
Brenda's here.
I wasn't even
Sounds like
Teresa is here too.
You liar. You're my mom.
My fricking mom!
Control, 7-Adam-15
we have an on view 4-15 family
at 1331 Arlington.
You got her pregnant?
I thought you didn't even want kids.
Honestly, I'm with
Teresa at this point.
Right.
It's just a bat.
Let's split up.
- I'm going to go around back.
- Oh, wait.
Look at her waistband.
Come on, say that's enough.
All right,
that changes things.
She's enraged,
it's going to be hard
to get her to calm down.
Get back to the cruiser.
I want you to come racing in hot
after 30 seconds, lights and sirens.
Copy that.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Augh!
[GROANS]
Police.
You're under arrest.
And for the record,
you are a terrible mother.
Hey, my guy at State came through.
Diplomatic plates we sent him
belong to the Turkish embassy,
but the guy in the
car wasn't Turkish.
He was Venezuelan.
Gustav Martinez.
Military counterintelligence.
Specialty is cracking down on anyone
considered an enemy of the state.
Dissidents.
If Ray met with Gustav,
- it had to be for a job.
- Makes sense.
Gustav can't operate
domestically,
so he hires Ray to kidnap
or kill anyone on the outs at home.
According to my guy,
the most likely candidate
is Elena Acosta,
political activist.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
This is Sergeant
Tim Bradford with the LAPD.
We just received a credible
threat on your life.
They're here.
Yell the name
Ray Watkins right now.
- Do it.
- Ray Watkins.
Ray Watkins.
Ray Watkins.
No.
Ray Watkins.
Hey, Tim.
We know about
the Venezuelans, Ray,
so, let Elena go right now, and I'll
push the DA's office
to go easy on you.
Sorry, buddy, I got a job to
do and a reputation to uphold.
We're gonna have to
let this one play out.
Catch me if you can.
All right, put her inside.
I'll let Neil know the
container is ready to load.
[LINE TRILLING]
- Get on the ground.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Now.
It's over, Ray.
Stop.
Show me your hands right now.
Got your entire crew in custody.
Should have changed it up after
you caught me following you.
Yeah, I get a little cocky sometimes.
I didn't know you'd
be on me this early.
You know killing me
is your only play here.
I'm not going
to kill you, Ray.
And there's no airstrike
you can call in this time.
[CHUCKLES]
Are you kidding?
I am the airstrike.
I'm about to blow up your whole life.
Sergeant Bradford,
this is a DII,
or Department Initiated
Investigation,
which could result
in discipline.
Your continued
employment with the LAPD
is contingent on
your full and truthful
answers to my questions.
I understand.
I want to be clear.
Other people will
deal with your crimes.
I'm not questioning you as a suspect.
My job, is to investigate
your accusations
against Sergeant Bradford.
On that point,
I am crystal clear.
When did you become aware
that Ray Watkins was alive?
Last week.
I saw him entering a 7-Eleven.
Bradford and Mark Greer
tracked me down,
threatened me in my mother's home.
Was your mother there to witness that?
Yeah,
but she's in the hospital.
Doctors say it will be
a miracle if she wakes up.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be.
But Mark, he was there.
I haven't seen Mark Greer in a decade.
I still get the occasional
Christmas card.
According to the FAA,
there's no record of Mark
Greer flying into Los Angeles.
No local credit card charges.
His phone never left Arlington,
and the army shows him as on base,
for the entire two weeks.
Clever man.
He was planning to kill me,
so he covered his tracks.
Did I conspire to commit murder,
with a guy I haven't
seen in ten years?
- No.
- So Ray Watkins is lying.
Little tip when dealing with
Ray,
if his lips are moving, he's lying.
Tim lied, on the after action report.
He said I was killed in action.
I look dead to you?
Why would I lie?
My whole squad had been
hit with friendly fire.
I had lost three of my men.
- Technically, two.
- Right.
But I didn't know that,
until a few days ago.
And it shook me.
Ray Watkins was AWOL.
Why not contact military police
when you learned he was alive?
I wanted to be sure
before I sounded the alarm.
Here's the truth,
Bradford
wanted to protect his career,
so he lied about what
actually happened.
He participated in a cover-up,
and he knowingly
falsified official reports.
These are serious accusations.
Is any part of what Ray said true?
No.
None of it.
[GUNFIRE]
[ROCK MUSIC]
♪
Outcast, nomad
Always a couple of videos cooking ♪
Hi.
Uh, excuse me?
Hi.
I'm so sorry to interrupt, but um,
what are you using?
.44 Magnum.
Is it heavy?
You tell me.
Oh, wow, you must be
really strong to hold that.
I lift.
Oh, OK.
So I am trying
to decide on what to buy,
and I want something that's light,
but still, like, accurate.
Um, .38 is a good option.
OK, I've heard of that.
Um, a friend of mine, she has
a .22 Rutger, and she loves it.
She says it's light enough
to hold in her purse.
Ruger.
A Ruger, a Ruger.
Right.
Yeah.
A .22 is a good choice for
a delicate woman like you.
No recoil.
Oh, OK.
Do you have one I could try?
[LAUGHS]
Please?
Yeah, sure, I have a few with me.
Yeah. OK.
[LAUGHS]
Thank you.
Oh, wow.
That is super light.
Can I?
Yeah? OK.
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
So, I had a chance to look
over the ballistics report.
The bullets that you
collected are a match
for the bullet that
killed Karina Lewis.
An arrest warrant
has been approved,
and I will be signing a motion
to vacate the conviction.
- Really?
- Yeah, I wouldn't have prosecuted
if we'd had this evidence at the time.
- That's awesome.
- No.
I probably shouldn't hug you, right?
Right.
- Let us know if you need anything.
- Will do.
And, thank you.
No thank you, for sticking with it.
Good job.
And your campaign?
Well, doing the right thing,
no matter how difficult,
should be seen as a character
strength, not a flaw.
Nice.
You float that one
by the advisors yet?
Damn right I did,
- and they loved it.
- Oh, I bet they did.
Big plans this weekend?
Uh, hide in my room,
wear blinders to the kitchen.
I need to move, huh?
Definitely.
What about you?
What's going on with the
whole, uh, baby situation?
Mostly I've just been avoiding
thinking about it all day.
And now?
And now
Having a kid
Has been the greatest joy of my life.
So why would I want to deny her that?
In light of Ray's numerous crimes,
his statements against you
appear retaliatory in nature.
Because your after action reports
have been accepted as factual,
by your military superiors,
which there's no evidence
to suggest otherwise,
this DII is closed,
with a finding of not sustained.
Thank you, sir.
- Always a pleasure.
- Yeah.
We should get the wives
together soon, have some dinner.
I would love that.
You know this isn't over.
- I know.
- You violated procedure
in pursuit of a suspect
and roped in two other officers?
What if Ms. Acosta had been killed,
because you didn't utilize
- proper channels and resources?
- It was wrong.
I know.
I'm required to notify
your metro commander.
What she does with it is up to her.
- Sir
- You're dismissed.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Come here.
♪
How did it go with IA?
♪
I lied
About everything.
♪
But I mean,
it saved my job, right?
Protected you and Lopez.
It was an
impossible situation.
I would have done the same
thing if I was in your place.
You wouldn't have been in my place.
You never would have put
self-interest over your team.
You thought you could handle it.
You were wrong, but you made it right,
so it's fine.
Yeah.
I wish it was that easy.
Lucy, I just lied,
to two men I deeply respect, OK?
I just betrayed everything I thought
was right about myself.
- Tim.
- No, no, you got to let me finish, OK?
This is very hard
for me to say.
OK.
Lucy, I've been lying to myself
for a long time.
That's clear to me now,
and I can't
I can't just go back,
to the way things were.
Not right now.
Maybe never.
♪
Wait.
Are you breaking up with me?
♪
I'm sorry.
You don't
You don't get to do that.
You don't get to lie to me,
and then use that as
an excuse, to leave me.
OK?
That's not OK.
- That's not OK.
- I know.
- I know.
- What you're doing is not OK.
I know.
You
You are an incredible person.
- No.
- No, you're incredible, OK?
- You deserve so much better.
- Oh my god.
- That's why I'm walking away.
- Don't do this.
Why are you doing this?
- Why are you doing this?
- I'm sorry.
I'll get it done ♪
I'll do what I need ♪
So I can breathe freely ♪
So I can breathe freely ♪
Are you learning
baby sign language?
Maybe.
How about we just forget about
the elephant in the room for tonight,
make some dinner,
and enjoy some time together?
I think that's a great idea.
But you may want to lay off the wine,
if I'm going to get you
pregnant later tonight.
Is that what we're doing?
Oh, yes
With much enthusiasm.
Are you sure?
Hydrating.
Do we have to wait till after dinner?
[UPBEAT FUNKY MUSIC]
- Nope.
- [LAUGHS]
Grab my water.
Thank you.
You're in trouble.
- You ever have roommates?
- Sure.
I mean,
it's been a few decades.
All right,
what was the proper etiquette
when they would
like, would have sleepovers?
You mean,
when they're hooking up?
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
No nudity in shared spaces.
You seeing a little more of
the boyfriend than you care to?
So much more.
You need to set
some boundaries.
I have, regularly.
And yet, I still got an eyeful
of Willy Wonka this morning.
[ENGINE REVVING]
Where the hell
are they going? Control,
7-Adam-15.
Advise status on any Code 3
events near our location?
Negative, 7-Adam-15.
What was their hurry?
Let's find out.
[MUFFLED MUSIC]
♪
Smitty, go to Channel 9.
Go for Smitty.
Where's your shop?
Where's my shop?
It's parked right out
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
Wait a minute.
I'm gonna win for you
Like I know you want me to do ♪
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
What's happening?
I've been waiting
for you to wake up.
I think we should have a baby.
Oh.
Is that something
you're open to?
I'm I I
I don't know.
I love being a dad, but
I think I thought maybe
my days of dirty diapers and
sleepless nights were over.
But you were about
to foster Anna.
No, yes.
That's true, I was.
But she had no one.
I think it kind of
it felt like fate.
Hmm.
So is that a no?
No, it's
It's an, "A I haven't even
had a cup of coffee yet."
"Maybe we table this till later."
Absolutely.
This is a really big conversation,
so let's just think about it,
and we can talk again after work.
- Right.
- OK.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Yeah?
On a scale of 1 to 10,
how stressed are you?
- 19.
- Yikes.
Tim still ghosting you?
He's not ghosting me.
We just haven't talked
in a couple of days.
Not speaking to the
person you're dating
Is the definition
of ghosting.
I realize that.
Thank you.
So this probably isn't a good time
to add more stress to your plate.
- What's wrong?
- Nothing.
Nothing.
It's just
I have a group of friends at school,
and they're getting a place together,
and I was thinking of joining them.
You're moving?
Kind of.
[CHUCKLES]
- That's great.
- Really?
Yeah, I mean, you should
live with people your own age.
I mean, I'll miss
seeing you every day,
but if it makes you happy,
then that's great.
Good.
I was worried you'd be upset.
The house they picked is really cool.
I'll show you pictures after school.
I can't wait.
[GROANS]
Hey.
Have you talked to Tim recently?
No, I heard he was
taking vacation days.
- Do you think he's in trouble?
- Yes.
I
He said that if he tells
me what he's doing,
I could put my
career in jeopardy.
- That's alarming.
- I know.
Should I
Should I tell Grey?
No.
Hard as it is, you need to trust him.
Whatever he's doing,
I'm sure Tim's got it handled.
OK.
So I'm just supposed to
do nothing, patrol like normal,
pretend like I'm not
worried out of my mind?
For now, yes.
Thanks.
And if you're just joining us
it's been a pitcher's clinic here,
tied ball game in the
bottom of the seventh, 2-all.
Hi.
Oh my god.
What are you doing?
Being a friend.
What are you doing?
- Talk.
- I can't.
For your own good.
Are you engaged in a criminal act?
Not at the moment.
Then tell me.
Angela
This goes sideways
and you're anywhere near it,
you could be fired.
If Lucy gets fired,
it's a problem.
If I get fired, I start living
off my husband's trust fund,
and call it wine o'clock.
So spill.
I'm tailing this guy from
my old unit, Ray Watkins.
Spent his deployment
ripping off Iraqi locals,
got a couple of my men killed.
Till a few days ago,
I thought he was KIA.
Somehow he survived,
and now he's living
under a different name as a hired gun.
So why tail him?
At a minimum, he's AWOL.
Why not just detain him,
and turn him over
to the military police?
Because he's got
something on me.
He knows I lied on the
report about his death.
So you're trying to
catch him in a fresh crime,
arrest him for what
he's doing now.
Exactly.
Cool.
I'm in.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I got your back, boo.
You're having a baby?
That's so great.
That's not what I said.
I said Bailey wants
to have a baby.
And you don't,
because you're ol der,
and feel like your child
raising years are behind you?
Look, I loved raising Henry.
It was incredible.
But there is a lot I want
to accomplish on the job,
and I don't have a lot of
time left, because I am older.
OK, I get that,
but, have you seen babies?
They're so cute, and I feel like you
- should have like three.
- OK.
I am deleting Bailey's
number from your phone.
Oh, we're being assigned
to assist CitySafe LA
in cleaning up an encampment
of unhoused residents.
LA County Sheriff is bringing
a group of inmates to assist.
[SIRENS WAILING]
Ma'am?
Ma'am?
Excuse me, ma'am?
- I cannot let you
- Everything OK?
- Yeah.
- No.
He won't let me bring drinks
to my daughter and her friends.
Come on.
They're dying in this heat.
Ma'am, it is 70 degrees.
Is your daughter homeless?
No, she's one of the inmates.
- Mom.
- Honey.
Hey.
Trustee, get back here.
- Oh.
- I missed you.
Me too.
- You smell good.
- Ooh, you don't,
but I still love you.
- No contact.
- OK, hey, hey,
what's the harm?
We're literally
surrounded by police.
You're not the one
who has to search her
for contraband after this.
You, leave.
You, back to work.
See you in two weeks.
Yeah.
I hope you have a horrible day.
Give me the bag.
Let it go.
Let it go.
Let it go.
- Hey.
- Give it
- Hey.
- Let it go.
- Hey, what's going on?
- She's trying to steal my bag.
Sir, no she's not, OK?
We're going to pack
up your belongings
- and send them to the shelter.
- Yeah, yeah.
That's the same thing
you said last time.
When I got my tent back,
it was ripped in three places.
OK, how about we let him
hold on to the bag for a little bit?
Whoa, hang on. Hang on.
Thank you.
- Give it to me
- Sir, back up.
Hey, Officer Nolan?
[TENSE MUSIC]
Do you remember
the Karina Lewis case?
Yeah.
College gymnast, uh
Boyfriend murdered
her a few years back,
- but the body was never found.
- Yeah.
This is her bag.
It went missing along with her.
Sir, where did
you get this bag?
Hey, I found that.
I swear.
This place just
became a crime scene.
- Lock it down.
- Yes, sir.
Officer Nolan?
Oh, what now?
I just found these
in the garbage can.
And one of the prisoners just escaped.
- So, where'd you get this?
- Well, I didn't steal it.
Y'all assume just
because we're homeless
I don't assume anything,
but stealing it is better than
taking it off a murder victim
making yourself a suspect.
Yeah, well, it was neither
of those things, all right?
I found the bag,
in Griffith Park, last week.
- I can show you where.
- OK, good.
Let's go.
- You're riding with me.
- Yes, ma'am.
Payoff.
Maybe he's smuggling
something into the country.
Or out.
Or maybe Ray lost a
bet and is innocent.
I mean, you've been following
this guy for two days
and haven't seen anything
remotely criminal.
How long are you
going to keep this up?
- As long as it takes.
- Really?
You just walk away from your job,
your relationship with Lucy,
to arrest a guy you haven't
thought about in a decade?
Yeah.
- What?
- If you lied on a report,
you must have had a good reason.
I was trying to protect Ray's family,
so they'd get his death benefits.
Noble.
Lucy would understand that.
Yeah, but she'd still get in trouble
if she didn't notify IA
about my transgression.
True.
This is very irritating.
I don't think you're
just protecting her.
I think you're protecting yourself.
There's something else you did,
that you don't want to admit.
And you're basing this on?
I'm your BFF.
I know you.
I'm a grown man.
I don't have BFFs.
Technically, you can
only have one BFF.
I'm going to take
a closer look.
Wait.
Come on.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Mystery man had diplomatic plates.
- We follow him or stay with Ray?
- Ray.
I can ask my friend at State
for help IDing the new player.
Missing inmate is Teresa Vaughn,
the girl you allowed to make contact
with a potential accomplice.
OK, you're blaming me,
because you failed to do your job?
- What the hell did you say?
- OK.
We can play
the blame game later.
Right now,
we have a fugitive to find.
I agree it's most likely the
mother that helped her escape.
That's our first lead.
We can put a BOLO
out for Theresa.
Why was Theresa incarcerated?
Assault, but
She only had ten days
left on her sentence.
That doesn't make any sense.
Trying to escape would
add at least a year.
Why risk it?
I was just reviewing the
details in Karina's case.
She disappeared 19 months ago.
Boyfriend was the immediate suspect.
He ultimately confessed
to strangling her
in his apartment
down in Culver City,
then he claims he
blacked out afterwards
and forgot where he left the body.
Any of this looking
familiar to you?
Yeah, a little.
I was trying to find a place to sleep.
Everything was so wet
because of the storm,
but it was around here though.
You know, a big flat rock.
There
There it is right there.
Behind there.
It was all muddy
when I went through it.
I was hoping to find some cash
or some food on the inside,
but there was only a
couple of schoolbooks.
Yeah, the rain could
have dislodged the bag,
causing it to go downhill.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Karina Lewis.
Well, at least now her family
can give her a proper burial.
You said the boyfriend
confessed to strangling her?
Yeah.
Then why is there a
bullet wound in her head?
That's a small caliber,
22, maybe .38.
Why confess to the murder
but lie about the method?
It makes no sense.
Teresa Vaughn was serving
six months for assault
on a woman she claimed was
hooking up with her boyfriend.
I'm not sure that's the
person I'd be assaulting.
Not that violence
is ever the answer.
7-Adam-15, 7-Adam-6
pulled over your BOLO alert.
Brenda Vaughn, fugitive's
mother, Third and Oak.
Copy that.
Show us responding.
[SIREN WAILING]
[SIREN CHIRPS]
No sign of the fugitive.
- I told you.
- Thank you.
Would you mind going to her house,
in case the daughter
decides to show up there?
You got it.
I get how this looks,
but I had nothing to do
with my daughter's escape.
Any idea where your
daughter might have gone?
No.
But any place is
better than jail, right?
Not when you have two
weeks left on your sentence.
Why would she throw that away now?
Did you say something to
her, tell her a secret when
- you were giving her a hug?
- No.
OK, so then you just
expect me to believe
it's a coincidence,
that she escaped, right
after you showed up?
I can't control what you
believe, but it's the truth.
- Do you have kids?
- Yeah, I have one.
Then you understand
that I would do anything
to help my daughter,
including practicing
tough love, OK?
If Teresa asked me
to help her escape,
I would have told her it is
the dumbest idea I'd ever heard
and just suck it up
and finish her time.
Any idea who might
help your daughter
despite the consequences?
She has a lot of friends,
but
I doubt any of them would
stick their necks out for her.
- What about the boyfriend?
- Mike?
No.
He broke up with her right
after she attacked Doreen.
Oh, that's where.
That's where what?
Teresa is still pissed
about the affair.
She told me,
she was planning on doing some
permanent damage to
Doreen when she got out.
Control, I'm going to need
an address on a Doreen
- Davis.
- Davis.
Home and work.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Doreen?
Yeah.
What's going on?
Teresa Vaughn escaped
from custody this morning.
Escaped?
Yeah, but we're going
to make sure you're safe.
Yeah, you don't need to.
Teresa came by like
half an hour ago,
said that she, uh
Got released early.
Apologized for everything.
Said that she should have
listened to me when I said
I didn't hook up with Mike.
Wait, so there was no affair?
No.
Mike and I were friends.
That's it.
But he was definitely
cheating on her with someone.
Well, did she say
where she was going next?
No, just she finally
knew who to blame.
You're too close.
I can't tail him by nose
with only one vehicle.
- Need to keep him in sight.
- We're going to get made.
- You should let me drive.
- I got it.
[HORN HONKS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[CHUCKLING]
I come in peace.
Who's your friend?
Ooh.
Hey, mama.
I thought you said this guy was smart,
because all I see is slick.
What's the plan here, Sarge?
You just going to follow
me around all week
while I wait for my mom to kick it?
Yeah, we both know you're
not here for your mom.
Mark bailed on you, huh?
Did he lose his nerve?
Maybe you did.
Was there a falling out
over what to do with me?
Let me guess,
he was team extermination
and you were team justice.
You know, this guy's nickname
in the service was the Reaper.
It's sad when one of your
heroes grows a conscience.
I'm going to go now.
I'm open to some company
if you want a lift.
I'll pass, but we'll be
seeing you again real soon.
Can't wait.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Thank you for meeting with us.
Yeah, no problem.
Actually, you could help
me out with something.
I have to approve a headshot
for my campaign website.
Which one of these looks
more district attorney-ish?
The one on the right.
[CHUCKLES]
I agree.
We need to talk about a case
that you prosecuted last year.
Karina Lewis.
Karina Lewis?
Oh, yeah,
the boyfriend strangled her.
Full confession.
He pled out, doing 20 at Soledad.
Right.
Well, we found
her remains today.
Well, hey, that's great news.
The family can
finally put her to rest.
Yes, but the only problem is,
she was not strangled.
She was shot in the
head with a .22.
Boyfriend lied in his statement.
Right, which clearly was coerced.
Uh, Officer Thorsen
is getting ahead of himself,
but, it is a significant inconsistency.
Is there any chance
it was a false confession?
No.
Are you serious?
That fast, just no?
Officer Thorsen,
wait for me outside, please?
- Ma'am
- Go.
Now.
I apologize.
He clearly has brought some
of his own history into this.
Mm-hmm.
Look, you weren't there,
Detective, and neither was he.
The investigation was solid.
The boyfriend had
a history of violence.
Hair matching the victim was
found in the trunk of his car.
Witnesses heard them arguing.
I could have gotten a conviction
even without his confession.
So kindly invite Officer Thorsen
to take his self-righteousness,
and stick it where
the sun don't shine.
Are we done here?
Yes, sir.
Is he really not
going to do anything?
You cannot talk
to a prosecutor like that.
- Detective
- Ever.
Do you understand?
Yes.
Does this mean we're
abandoning the investigation?
There is no we in
this, Officer Thorsen.
This is not our investigation.
It is mine, which means
that the risk of pissing off
someone who will likely be
the next district attorney
falls on me.
OK.
Does this mean you're
abandoning the investigation?
No, it means that we need
to find undeniable evidence
that Karina Lewis
was killed by someone
other than the guy
who is currently
sitting in prison
before we can even
think about coming back here.
Why are you smiling?
Because you said we.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[UPBEAT FUNKY MUSIC]
♪
Were there any other suspects,
- aside from the boyfriend?
- Yeah.
A guy used to work with Karina
at her off-campus job,
Ryan Jones.
And fun fact, the detective
that interviewed him,
said Ryan was quite the gun collector.
So it is likely he would own a .22.
Exactly.
In my professional opinion,
his alibi was super shaky.
Need I remind you, five minutes,
that your professional opinion,
is still a work in progress?
Noted.
But, Ryan claimed
he was hanging out
at his girlfriend's apartment.
That is a little shaky.
But it is nowhere near
enough to move the needle.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
- Kids here?
- They're at my mom's.
Wes is going to pick them up
on his way home,
which makes this the perfect time
for you to tell me why you
think this is all your fault.
I don't.
Come on.
Sit.
There is no way you let a loser
like Ray live under your skin
if you didn't blame
yourself for more than
just lying on a report.
Look
I had been squad leader
most of my second tour,
top performance ratings,
fast track to a promotion,
unless my battalion
commander found out
that a soldier
in my unit was engaged
in rampant criminality.
I thought if I brought Ray in myself,
I could keep it within the squad.
No harm, no foul,
and I would be sergeant
first class in no time.
So we went after him,
unsanctioned, under the radar.
We located him in a village
just outside of Mosul.
As soon as he found
out he was trapped,
he called in an airstrike
right on top of us.
It was like the world exploded.
I thought I was going to die, Angela.
But I got lucky.
The Humvee that Mark and I
were behind, it saved us but
But Henderson and Coyle,
they were blown apart.
I still don't know how
Ray survived, I mean,
the building he was in, it was
almost completely destroyed.
There we found his mangled
dog tags in the wreckage.
I mean, there was
There was so much blood.
Without question, we
thought he was KIA.
I mean, it was
It was a spectacular failure,
of leadership.
I put my career above my oath,
and two soldiers, two decent men,
didn't come home that night.
And I'm going to
have to live with that
for the rest of my life.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
[CAR BEEPS]
♪
[SCREEN BEEPS]
What are you still doing here?
I'm just going over
the Karina Lewis case.
Right.
I heard they found her body.
Detectives questioned
this guy for over ten hours
without his lawyer, right?
He's young.
He's scared.
In retrospect, it's possible
he could have been coerced.
OK.
So take another look.
If he was,
get the conviction overturned.
It's not that simple.
- Because you're running for DA.
- Yeah.
And how's it going to look when it comes
out
that you railroaded an innocent man?
Hey, I
didn't railroad anybody.
This was a very solid case.
Based on a possibly
questionable confession.
Yeah.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
On my mind ♪
Oh, you really dove in.
Yeah, I wanted to make
an informed decision.
And?
And, I'm more sure than ever.
I want to have a baby.
[SCOFFS]
And you don't.
And I don't know.
Some days,
this job is all I can handle.
When I had Henry,
I was the boss.
I never had to miss a school play
or a parent-teacher conference.
I don't have that now,
which means I,
can't be the kind of dad I want to be
or the cop I want to be.
So that's a no.
It's a big decision.
I just I need more than
a day to think about it.
Well, if you are
trying to figure out a way
to let me down easy, don't.
The longer you let me have hope,
the more painful it'll be.
I won't run, ♪
I won't hide, no, no ♪
Just in time.
I ordered pizza.
Oh, thank you.
I have been dreading having to cook.
Any news on the Tim front?
Not yet.
So I'm just practicing trust,
patience, and I hate it.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
That was quick.
I'm going to get changed.
Hey, there.
I'm Ray.
Tim's friend.
He's not here.
Oh, that's cool.
Lucy?
Yeah?
Can I help you?
I hope so.
You Tim's girlfriend?
Oh, you don't need that.
I'm here to help you,
not hurt you.
Yeah, I think I'm going to pass.
Um, you need to leave.
Tim never mentioned me?
I have no idea who you are.
So how would I know if he
has mentioned you or not?
Why don't you call Tim?
Ask him about Mosul.
The only phone call I'm going to make
is for an ambulance,
to wheel you out of here,
unless you get out,
right now.
No problem.
You tell Tim to take a knee.
I'm going to be gone
in a few days, unless
He gives me a reason to stick around.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Who the hell is that guy?
- [PHONE BUZZES]
- Uh-oh.
What?
Hey, what's wrong?
Where are you?
Lucy.
Where the hell are you?
What happened?
Your buddy Ray stopped by.
- Are you OK?
- Do I look OK?
Let's give them a minute.
What if Tamara had
been there by herself
- when that creep showed up?
- I'm sorry.
- I had no idea.
- No!
No. No more excuses, Tim.
You have to tell me
what's going on with you.
Right now.
Now!
His name is Ray Watkins.
He was under my command in Iraq.
I thought he was killed
in action,
but he's back, and he's
going to hurt someone
if I don't do something about it.
None of that
None of it explains
why you cut me off.
No.
It doesn't.
Stop trying
to protect me, Tim!
I'm sorry, I can't, OK?
I won't.
- You read Lopez in.
- It's different.
- How?
- She has less to lose than you.
Please, just steer clear
of this for me, OK?
I can't.
I won't.
You clearly need help,
and I am done being
the good girlfriend, OK?
You don't have
to tell me everything,
but you are going to let me in.
She is about a year old now, right?
Yeah, that's right.
So she's sleeping pretty good?
Oh, you really do not remember
what it is like to have young kids.
- Do you?
- No, I guess I don't.
I'm running on a
cold brew and adrenaline,
but, it's worth it.
- Right.
- Why, are you and Bailey
thinking about having a kid?
She is.
Ah.
I just don't know that I
can juggle a kid and the job.
Well, I manage.
So does Lopez.
- So did Grey.
- Right.
But you're younger, so was he.
Just starting out
in your careers.
I am a little
late to the party.
I've got maybe ten years
to maximize my career
before it's all but over.
Look, it's a cliché,
because it is true.
There's really never a
good time to have a kid.
But you know, you make it work.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
I know who was sleeping
with Teresa's boyfriend.
So this is her and Mike last
year before she was arrested.
Anything look familiar?
Teresa's mom was wearing
that shirt yesterday.
And Teresa said she smelled great.
Yeah, because she
smelled like her boyfriend,
and she didn't realize it until after.
And when she figured it out,
she lost her mind and took off.
But why go apologize to Doreen
and not go straight
to her mom's place?
Well, we've had a shop
parked outside her mom's place
since she escaped.
But not Mike's place.
Miss Marcos, thanks for
coming in on short notice.
Of course.
Um, you mentioned this
had something to do with that horrible
- Karina Lewis murder?
- Yes.
Your boyfriend at
the time, Ryan Jones,
he used to work with Karina.
Is that right?
Uh, yes.
And according to your statement,
the night of the murder,
he was with you, having dinner.
Do you recall what time he arrived?
I don't know.
Um, whatever I said
back then must be right.
Well, you said 6:00 p.m.
OK, then it was 6:00.
Why am I here?
They caught the guy.
We actually have new evidence,
indicating that he might be innocent,
new evidence that implicates Ryan.
[SCOFFS]
He said it-it wasn't a big deal.
He said that it would
make things easier
if I just said he was there at 6:00.
What time did you actually
see Ryan that night?
Not until 9:00.
Officer Thorsen?
A word.
Yes, ma'am.
Excuse me.
She just blew up Ryan's alibi.
He's our guy.
What are you doing interviewing
a witness without me?
I'm sorry.
- I should have notified you.
- Are you really this dense,
or are you just actively
trying to jam me up?
No, it's not about you.
This is about an innocent
man sitting in prison.
OK, listen, I know that
this case is personal for you.
But if you keep going rogue,
you are going to ruin
this man's chances
of ever being released, OK?
The paths to a new trial
are incredibly narrow
and almost all procedural.
New evidence,
even overwhelming evidence,
does not guarantee his release.
OK.
Well, that's not right.
No, it is not, but it is the
system that we are working in,
which means that every step,
needs to be carefully considered.
OK, well
Ryan's girlfriend just
admitted to lying for him.
She didn't see him
until 9:00 that night.
So what's our next step?
OK, we-we, we need a murder weapon.
If we can match the ballistics
from a .22 in Ryan's possession,
with the bullet that
the ME found in Karina,
then we have a case.
But, to get the gun,
we need probable
cause to get a warrant.
And right now,
we do not have that.
Brenda's here.
I wasn't even
Sounds like
Teresa is here too.
You liar. You're my mom.
My fricking mom!
Control, 7-Adam-15
we have an on view 4-15 family
at 1331 Arlington.
You got her pregnant?
I thought you didn't even want kids.
Honestly, I'm with
Teresa at this point.
Right.
It's just a bat.
Let's split up.
- I'm going to go around back.
- Oh, wait.
Look at her waistband.
Come on, say that's enough.
All right,
that changes things.
She's enraged,
it's going to be hard
to get her to calm down.
Get back to the cruiser.
I want you to come racing in hot
after 30 seconds, lights and sirens.
Copy that.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Augh!
[GROANS]
Police.
You're under arrest.
And for the record,
you are a terrible mother.
Hey, my guy at State came through.
Diplomatic plates we sent him
belong to the Turkish embassy,
but the guy in the
car wasn't Turkish.
He was Venezuelan.
Gustav Martinez.
Military counterintelligence.
Specialty is cracking down on anyone
considered an enemy of the state.
Dissidents.
If Ray met with Gustav,
- it had to be for a job.
- Makes sense.
Gustav can't operate
domestically,
so he hires Ray to kidnap
or kill anyone on the outs at home.
According to my guy,
the most likely candidate
is Elena Acosta,
political activist.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Hello?
This is Sergeant
Tim Bradford with the LAPD.
We just received a credible
threat on your life.
They're here.
Yell the name
Ray Watkins right now.
- Do it.
- Ray Watkins.
Ray Watkins.
Ray Watkins.
No.
Ray Watkins.
Hey, Tim.
We know about
the Venezuelans, Ray,
so, let Elena go right now, and I'll
push the DA's office
to go easy on you.
Sorry, buddy, I got a job to
do and a reputation to uphold.
We're gonna have to
let this one play out.
Catch me if you can.
All right, put her inside.
I'll let Neil know the
container is ready to load.
[LINE TRILLING]
- Get on the ground.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Now.
It's over, Ray.
Stop.
Show me your hands right now.
Got your entire crew in custody.
Should have changed it up after
you caught me following you.
Yeah, I get a little cocky sometimes.
I didn't know you'd
be on me this early.
You know killing me
is your only play here.
I'm not going
to kill you, Ray.
And there's no airstrike
you can call in this time.
[CHUCKLES]
Are you kidding?
I am the airstrike.
I'm about to blow up your whole life.
Sergeant Bradford,
this is a DII,
or Department Initiated
Investigation,
which could result
in discipline.
Your continued
employment with the LAPD
is contingent on
your full and truthful
answers to my questions.
I understand.
I want to be clear.
Other people will
deal with your crimes.
I'm not questioning you as a suspect.
My job, is to investigate
your accusations
against Sergeant Bradford.
On that point,
I am crystal clear.
When did you become aware
that Ray Watkins was alive?
Last week.
I saw him entering a 7-Eleven.
Bradford and Mark Greer
tracked me down,
threatened me in my mother's home.
Was your mother there to witness that?
Yeah,
but she's in the hospital.
Doctors say it will be
a miracle if she wakes up.
- I'm sorry.
- Don't be.
But Mark, he was there.
I haven't seen Mark Greer in a decade.
I still get the occasional
Christmas card.
According to the FAA,
there's no record of Mark
Greer flying into Los Angeles.
No local credit card charges.
His phone never left Arlington,
and the army shows him as on base,
for the entire two weeks.
Clever man.
He was planning to kill me,
so he covered his tracks.
Did I conspire to commit murder,
with a guy I haven't
seen in ten years?
- No.
- So Ray Watkins is lying.
Little tip when dealing with
Ray,
if his lips are moving, he's lying.
Tim lied, on the after action report.
He said I was killed in action.
I look dead to you?
Why would I lie?
My whole squad had been
hit with friendly fire.
I had lost three of my men.
- Technically, two.
- Right.
But I didn't know that,
until a few days ago.
And it shook me.
Ray Watkins was AWOL.
Why not contact military police
when you learned he was alive?
I wanted to be sure
before I sounded the alarm.
Here's the truth,
Bradford
wanted to protect his career,
so he lied about what
actually happened.
He participated in a cover-up,
and he knowingly
falsified official reports.
These are serious accusations.
Is any part of what Ray said true?
No.
None of it.
[GUNFIRE]
[ROCK MUSIC]
♪
Outcast, nomad
Always a couple of videos cooking ♪
Hi.
Uh, excuse me?
Hi.
I'm so sorry to interrupt, but um,
what are you using?
.44 Magnum.
Is it heavy?
You tell me.
Oh, wow, you must be
really strong to hold that.
I lift.
Oh, OK.
So I am trying
to decide on what to buy,
and I want something that's light,
but still, like, accurate.
Um, .38 is a good option.
OK, I've heard of that.
Um, a friend of mine, she has
a .22 Rutger, and she loves it.
She says it's light enough
to hold in her purse.
Ruger.
A Ruger, a Ruger.
Right.
Yeah.
A .22 is a good choice for
a delicate woman like you.
No recoil.
Oh, OK.
Do you have one I could try?
[LAUGHS]
Please?
Yeah, sure, I have a few with me.
Yeah. OK.
[LAUGHS]
Thank you.
Oh, wow.
That is super light.
Can I?
Yeah? OK.
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
So, I had a chance to look
over the ballistics report.
The bullets that you
collected are a match
for the bullet that
killed Karina Lewis.
An arrest warrant
has been approved,
and I will be signing a motion
to vacate the conviction.
- Really?
- Yeah, I wouldn't have prosecuted
if we'd had this evidence at the time.
- That's awesome.
- No.
I probably shouldn't hug you, right?
Right.
- Let us know if you need anything.
- Will do.
And, thank you.
No thank you, for sticking with it.
Good job.
And your campaign?
Well, doing the right thing,
no matter how difficult,
should be seen as a character
strength, not a flaw.
Nice.
You float that one
by the advisors yet?
Damn right I did,
- and they loved it.
- Oh, I bet they did.
Big plans this weekend?
Uh, hide in my room,
wear blinders to the kitchen.
I need to move, huh?
Definitely.
What about you?
What's going on with the
whole, uh, baby situation?
Mostly I've just been avoiding
thinking about it all day.
And now?
And now
Having a kid
Has been the greatest joy of my life.
So why would I want to deny her that?
In light of Ray's numerous crimes,
his statements against you
appear retaliatory in nature.
Because your after action reports
have been accepted as factual,
by your military superiors,
which there's no evidence
to suggest otherwise,
this DII is closed,
with a finding of not sustained.
Thank you, sir.
- Always a pleasure.
- Yeah.
We should get the wives
together soon, have some dinner.
I would love that.
You know this isn't over.
- I know.
- You violated procedure
in pursuit of a suspect
and roped in two other officers?
What if Ms. Acosta had been killed,
because you didn't utilize
- proper channels and resources?
- It was wrong.
I know.
I'm required to notify
your metro commander.
What she does with it is up to her.
- Sir
- You're dismissed.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Come here.
♪
How did it go with IA?
♪
I lied
About everything.
♪
But I mean,
it saved my job, right?
Protected you and Lopez.
It was an
impossible situation.
I would have done the same
thing if I was in your place.
You wouldn't have been in my place.
You never would have put
self-interest over your team.
You thought you could handle it.
You were wrong, but you made it right,
so it's fine.
Yeah.
I wish it was that easy.
Lucy, I just lied,
to two men I deeply respect, OK?
I just betrayed everything I thought
was right about myself.
- Tim.
- No, no, you got to let me finish, OK?
This is very hard
for me to say.
OK.
Lucy, I've been lying to myself
for a long time.
That's clear to me now,
and I can't
I can't just go back,
to the way things were.
Not right now.
Maybe never.
♪
Wait.
Are you breaking up with me?
♪
I'm sorry.
You don't
You don't get to do that.
You don't get to lie to me,
and then use that as
an excuse, to leave me.
OK?
That's not OK.
- That's not OK.
- I know.
- I know.
- What you're doing is not OK.
I know.
You
You are an incredible person.
- No.
- No, you're incredible, OK?
- You deserve so much better.
- Oh my god.
- That's why I'm walking away.
- Don't do this.
Why are you doing this?
- Why are you doing this?
- I'm sorry.
I'll get it done ♪
I'll do what I need ♪
So I can breathe freely ♪
So I can breathe freely ♪
Are you learning
baby sign language?
Maybe.
How about we just forget about
the elephant in the room for tonight,
make some dinner,
and enjoy some time together?
I think that's a great idea.
But you may want to lay off the wine,
if I'm going to get you
pregnant later tonight.
Is that what we're doing?
Oh, yes
With much enthusiasm.
Are you sure?
Hydrating.
Do we have to wait till after dinner?
[UPBEAT FUNKY MUSIC]
- Nope.
- [LAUGHS]
Grab my water.
Thank you.
You're in trouble.