The Rookie (2018) s07e09 Episode Script
The Kiss
1
If I may have your
attention for a moment.
Previously on "The Rookie"
I am proud to announce that my rookie
has reached the capacity
of solo beat officer.
Being Detective Harper
is easier than being mama.
Or missus.
That one is really tough right now.
The constant arguing over
policing is wearing me out.
Does anybody else smell smoke?
- Ahh!
- What's going on?
Pick up the fire shelter.
Have you ever used one of those?
Saw it on YouTube once.
- Gloucester's here.
- [GRUNTS]
You here to help volunteer?
Get lost. I'm talking to Kylie.
He's with the Sixth Street Devils.
Let me help you.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I have to tell Harper.
I would give James
a chance to come clean first.
[GUNSHOTS]
Down! Down! Get down!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[POIGNANT MUSIC]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
I need a big piece of plastic!
Get any piece of cloth
and hold it on James's wound.
Hurry!
[GASPING]
[GROANING]
[HELICOPTER ROTORS THRUMMING]
- [PHONE RINGS]
- Yeah.
- James was shot.
- Say say again?
There was a drive-by at the shelter,
and they got James. It's bad.
It's it's it's really bad.
Yeah.
Oof, I still smell like a trash fire.
I think we need to go
to Wi Spa and get a salt scrub.
Ooh, and manicures.
My nails are a mess.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Everyone decent?
Yeah, we're clocked out.
Whatever it is, get Midnights to do it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
What happened?
It's James.
♪
Sorry.
What are we supposed to do with these?
Inhale, keep the yellow ball in place.
It's supposed to help repair your lungs.
Does it work?
No idea.
GSWs, rib cage and upper torso.
Pressure dressings are in place.
Started a 16-gauge in the AC
and gave 800 milliliters of saline.
- That's James.
- Yeah.
Right here. Lock the wheels.
And
I got this end.
- Already here.
- Steady.
Yep. Watch the lines.
On three.
One, two, three.
ABCs for our male victim.
Airways are clear.
Breathing's adequate with O2.
Pulse is thready.
Estimated blood loss
on scene is 900 ccs.
OK, trauma surgeon?
- Set up in OR one.
- Yes, Doctor.
Double gunshot wound
to upper torso and rib cage.
The bullet's still inside.
- Where's that Type O?
- Coming.
- Spiking Type O.
- You're gonna be OK.
- You're gonna be OK.
- Vitals.
Heart rate 120, BP 138 over 92,
respiration's 20.
28-year-old female, GSW to the torso
with sucking chest wound,
treated with three-sided dressing.
Hey, what the hell happened?
Drive-by.
Where is he?
They just pushed him into the ER.
Is it bad?
Yeah.
♪
Hey, baby. I'm here. I'm here.
- Let's get him to the OR.
- You're going to be fine, OK?
You're going to be fine.
♪
- He's in good hands.
- Mm-hmm.
- OK?
- Mm-hmm.
Who is she?
Um uh
Kylie something.
She works at the community
center with James.
Are they close?
I don't know.
Come here.
Oh, God.
♪
[SIREN WAILING]
Hey.
It's not great, but it's all they had.
Kids are squared away.
Lila's with Donovan.
The boys are with their mom,
and Leah can stay with Lopez
as long as you need.
- What do they know?
- Nothing yet.
That can wait till tomorrow.
OK.
Hey, um, he looked really bad.
Yeah.
Like, I don't know
if I've seen anyone survive
those kind of injuries.
I have, a couple times.
OK.
I think you're lying to me,
but I don't mind.
The doctors here are amazing.
He's gonna be OK.
- Right, right.
- [SIGHS]
Now, listen, half the station's
milling about outside.
If you need anything,
they're all eager to help.
Who is the lead investigator?
Angela.
Good, 'cause what I need
is for whoever did this
to be behind bars.
They will be.
What?
Nothing.
Hey, any word?
No, not yet.
Do you need anything?
Nothing that you can give me.
Yeah.
- I need to steal Nolan.
- That's fine.
I will be here.
[SIGHS]
I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
We're still processing
the reunification center,
but we can confirm
the shooter is Connor Lowe.
Why is that name familiar?
He's a member
of the Sixth Street Devils.
We've got units kicking in
doors as we speak.
So far, no sign of him.
He shot a cop's husband.
If he has any sense,
he's halfway to Mexico.
We're checking known associates.
His face is out to every law
enforcement agency in the state.
He can't hide for long.
Any theories on motive?
The other victim, Kylie Thomas,
came up in the same neighborhood,
used to run with the same crowd.
Lately, she's been spending more time
at the community center,
getting herself squared away.
Maybe the gang saw James as a threat.
They've done worse for less.
There's another motive
we need to explore
jealousy.
There's evidence that James and Kylie
were more than friends.
What evidence?
Yesterday, at the reunification center,
I saw James and Kylie kiss.
Are you sure?
Yes.
You're wrong. James wouldn't cheat.
Now, you have to admit,
Harper and James have been
fighting a lot recently.
They've been fighting
since the day they met.
Yeah.
In my head, that was
a better counterargument.
The defense will argue that
Harper knew about the affair
Now it's an affair?
And had Connor kill her husband
and his mistress.
Oh, that's a stretch.
The jury is supposed to believe that
she trusted some random
criminal to get the job done?
They didn't even know each other.
Harper arrested Connor
18 months ago on a gun charge.
Wait, how long have
you known about the kiss?
- A few hours.
- Hours?
During which the world was on fire.
OK, OK, enough.
Wesley's right.
Harper's the spouse.
She's automatically a suspect.
I'll handle the investigation
into her involvement.
The best way to prove
that she's innocent
is to find Connor and get a confession.
On it.
Uh, I got to get to the office.
The DA wants a briefing.
- We'll keep you updated.
- OK.
Where do you want me?
With me.
And Nolan,
you cannot tell Harper what you saw.
She's a suspect.
I decide when and what she knows.
Understood.
I need to talk to Harper.
Then we'll head out.
Yes, sir.
Hey, I got here as fast as we could.
- How's James?
- We don't know yet.
I heard you got the fire contained.
Yeah, we got lucky with the winds.
Does Harper need anything?
Are you OK?
It's just a headache.
You need to get some rest.
Oh, jeez, hey! Bailey?
Can I get some help here?
- What happened?
- I don't know.
She just passed out.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Easy.
There you go.
♪
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Hey, I leaned on a few CIs.
I think we have
a motive for the shooting.
Kylie works at The Phoenix Room.
Wasn't there a murder there last week?
A member of the Rolling 60s
was shot and killed outside.
We confirmed with the manager,
Kylie was there that night.
And you think she saw something?
Tracks with the altercation yesterday.
Connor tried to intimidate her.
Whatever she said made him think
she was going to talk,
so he came back to silence her.
So James was never a target.
Did we ever think he was?
Anything's possible.
I need you two out there
looking for Connor.
You got it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
- Any news?
- No.
But there's something
we need to discuss.
We've identified the shooter,
but the motive is unclear.
So you have to rule me out.
Right?
Maybe I got tired
of James leaving the seat up
and I had him killed.
[SIGHS]
Look, I know this is hard.
No, it's fine. I'm the wife. I get it.
And I will sign any
consent to search forms
and anything else you need.
I appreciate it.
Hey, how are you holding up?
I can't remember
the last thing I said to him.
It's like I
I was so focused on getting Glasser,
we barely even saw each other
these last couple weeks.
You're going to say everything
you need to when he wakes up.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What happened?
It's nothing.
She almost died.
I was a little dehydrated.
"Dangerously dehydrated"
is what the doctor said.
They exaggerate.
You are an EMT.
You should know better.
Well, there was a lot going on,
and there's still a lot going on.
Why are you two even here?
Well, me, my wife almost died, so
I was a little lightheaded.
He's supposed to be with Grey.
You should go. I've got this.
- Really.
- OK.
If she tries to discharge herself
I will physically detain her.
- All right.
- I'm right here.
I can hear you.
You rest.
The city will get by without you.
- Will it?
- Yeah, we'll muddle through.
Thank you. Call me with anything.
Oh, OK, well, we should get you a room.
No, I'm fine out here.
There are so many people
injured worse than me.
You were there when it happened, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I went outside when
I heard the shots, but
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I, uh
I went to Kylie first, the other victim.
Yeah, she was in worse shape,
so I started helping her.
Well, that's what you're supposed to do.
Yeah, but James is one of us.
If he dies because of those
seconds I was with her
and not him
I've been there.
When every second counts,
you rethink every tiny move you made.
But you did the right thing.
James is going to be OK.
Yeah.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
Do you remember when
we danced at their wedding?
Of course.
You wore that dress with the, um
[LAUGHS] The sleeves?
I was going to say the shiny stuff.
Right, very that's very astute.
You looked amazing.
All units, be advised.
Citizen reports a possible
suspect Connor Lowe's vehicle.
Northbound Pico
at 26th one minute ago.
- Any unit in the area?
- 7-Adam-100.
We're right around the corner. Attach.
[ENGINE REVVING]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Control, 7-Adam-100.
We have suspect vehicle 26th at Lester.
He's going to run when we light him up.
We're not going to light him up.
He's going to run if we do.
Get us a few more units out here.
Code-3.
He spotted us. He's picking up speed.
He's running.
Control, 7-Adam-100 is in pursuit.
Southbound Vermont,
speed 60, light traffic.
Where's the nearest unit?
7-Adam-20 is coming
Code-3 from Sterling.
Looks about four out.
[SIREN WAILING]
Speed approaching 70,
and we're Eastbound Washington at 44th.
[HORNS HONKING]
Oh, truck, truck.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
We lost visual. Standby.
♪
He's 100 yards out.
Correction, suspect vehicle
is making a right onto Carson.
I gotta close the distance.
[SCREAM IN DISTANCE]
♪
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
- Tim!
- Watch it!
- Jeez.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Dude hit the old lady.
7-Adam-100,
suspect has hit a pedestrian,
70-year-old female, broken leg,
compound, bone exposed.
We need an RA to Carson and Alhambra.
Going with the victim now.
- I'm grabbing the first aid kit.
- OK. We're here, ma'am.
We're here. Ambulance is on the way. OK?
I need a belt.
I need a belt to tourniquet.
Hand me you have a belt? Thanks.
All right. Anyone see which way he went?
Anyone?
Vehicle versus pedestrian.
She was bleeding out.
No c-spine tenderness or step-offs.
We scooped her up rather than wait.
Good move.
She's in hemorrhagic shock.
Get those IVs started.
We need emergency release blood.
Who's going to tell Grey
that we had Connor Lowe
in our sights and we lost him?
Maybe lead with the part that
we saved an old woman's life.
Clear.
She's not safe yet.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Copy that. Update the BOLO
to include vehicular assault.
Connor Lowe struck a pedestrian
and fled the scene.
He's currently at large.
Are you OK?
I know that searching
James and Harper's house is protocol.
Doesn't mean I'm going to like it.
Especially since the only reason
the spotlight is on Harper
in the first place
is because I saw something
I shouldn't have.
See, you can't unring that bell, Nolan.
Best just to push forward
and get this done as quickly
and efficiently as possible.
♪
What? You find something?
Maybe, but nothing to do
with the shooting.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but I believe this is James
palling around with Leonard Kelce.
He's an anti-police extremist.
Kelce does more than just protest.
He has a warrant for his arrest
for burning up
a bunch of cop cars in December.
And this photo was taken six weeks ago,
which means James invited
a known fugitive into his home.
Then Harper has a whole
new problem to deal with.
♪
'Sup, girl?
How you livin'?
Oh, me?
I'm just hydrating.
That's quite the bandage you have there.
Yeah, wildfire cooked up me and my boy.
I'm just trying to get
some oxy from Nurse Foxy
so we can bounce.
You know what I mean?
You know, when
when I'm fixed,
I can slip you one if you want.
My mama taught me to share.
You're looking for painkillers?
Yo, check out my arm, yo.
What about him?
Smoke inhalation made him nauseous.
Hmm.
[SIGHS]
All right.
Oh, hey.
I told Nolan I'd check in on you,
but I don't want to hover.
I'm just waiting for my IV to drain.
But can you do me a favor?
Sure thing.
These two guys across from me,
one said he was burned in the fire
and that the other was feeling nausea
from smoke inhalation.
OK.
Except he's lying.
Nausea comes from low oxygen.
But he's at a 98%, which is normal.
And the burns?
More consistent with acid,
hydroiodic or hypophosphorous
acid, to be specific.
- Hypo-what?
- Hypophosphorous.
It's an acid byproduct that's created
when you cook meth and get sprayed.
OK, if they were injured
doing something illegal,
why are they hanging out here?
Because they're waiting
around to score pain meds.
I think they figured
with all the fire injuries,
no one would notice the difference.
Well, damn, first case as a P2.
I'm going to locate their lab
and have narcotics enforcement
take it down.
- All right, keep me posted.
- Lopez.
Bye.
Any news on Connor?
Patrol found his car
abandoned in Hollywood.
We're sending extra units to
search now that he's on foot.
Kylie's in surgery,
but it doesn't look good.
And still no updates
on James' condition.
I know you didn't find
anything at that house
connecting Nyla to Connor,
but please give me
that good news officially,
because I need some right now.
What is it?
Is that Leonard Kelce?
Taken at Harper's house.
This is bad.
I'm going to reach out
to North Hollywood,
see where they stand on the case.
Look, I don't need
to tell you that we need
to keep this between us for the moment.
The list of things
I'm not telling my partner
and best friend
just keeps getting longer.
How else can this day go wrong?
Well, I can think of a couple ways.
♪
Hey.
When were you planning
on telling me about this?
The photo of James and Leonard Kelce
was listed in our
search warrant receipt.
I'm assuming that's
how you learned of it.
I would have appreciated a phone call.
I didn't realize you were
taking over for Wesley.
Yeah, Wesley recused himself
because he's, you know,
too close, obviously.
Obviously.
Look, James's relationship
with Leonard Kelce,
while concerning,
is not relevant to our
shooting investigation.
What about the investigation
into Detective Harper?
You know as well as I do
there's nothing there.
Oh, careful, Wade.
Don't let your confirmation bias
drag you into a conclusion too quickly.
I resent the implication.
Detective Harper has
a relationship with Connor Lowe.
She arrested him on a gun charge.
- They're not friends.
- Yeah, maybe not.
But her husband is palling
around with anti-police fringe
and wanted fugitives, not to mention
making out with a woman
20 years his junior.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
There's only evidence of a single kiss.
All I'm saying is maybe Detective Harper
got tired of cleaning up
her husband's messes,
thought it'd be easier with him gone.
All it would take is
a phone call to Connor.
All her problems would be over.
I think your theory is garbage.
[CHUCKLES]
But we are following every lead,
crossing every T and dotting every I.
See that you do,
because I'm eyes-on this investigation.
We'll make sure this department
isn't any more compromised
than it already is.
I got a call that my mother
was in some kind of accident.
Her name is Shirley Van Walden.
V-A-N space
Excuse me. Hi.
Are you Mrs. Van Walden's daughter?
I am. Who are you?
I'm Sergeant Bradford.
This is Officer Chen.
We responded to your mother's accident.
She was in a crosswalk,
and she was struck by a motorist.
Oh, my God. Is she all right?
She has glaucoma,
so her eyesight isn't very good,
and she's on blood thinners.
Here, I brought all of her medica
Wait, is she
They were able to resuscitate her.
They did have to put her on a
ventilator to help her breathe.
She has a DNR.
That's something for you
to discuss with the doctors.
Now, that said,
they don't think she'll survive
when she's removed from life support.
Can I see her?
- Yes, of course.
- Yeah.
BOTH: This way.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Oh. A.D.A. Eckert.
Detective, how you holding up?
As well as can be expected.
But this is not a sympathy call.
No, I'm afraid not.
Have you seen this before?
No. And how did you get it?
It was discovered during
the search of your house.
Does your husband know where
Leonard Kelce may be hiding?
I have no idea, and you know what?
You can ask him yourself
when he wakes up.
But you acknowledge that he might be
keeping secrets from you?
What is this about?
'Cause as far as I know,
James was in the wrong place
at the wrong time,
and Kylie was the target.
Yeah, he seemed
pretty certain about that.
But how well does your husband
know Kylie Thomas?
If you are implying something
We have a witness who saw your husband
and Kylie Thomas sharing
a very intimate moment
just hours before the shooting.
[SCOFFS]
What what do you mean "intimate"?
I mean they were clearly
more than just good friends.
Are you saying that you know
nothing about that either?
OK, I am not answering
any more questions
without my union rep, John Nolan.
Well, that's going to be difficult,
because Officer Nolan is
the one who found
the photograph at your house,
and he is also the witness who saw
your husband kissing Kylie Thomas.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
What's going on here?
Detective Harper and I were
just having a little chat.
More like an interrogation.
Vivian, a word in the hall, please.
- Look, I wasn't trying
- Now.
♪
Just what the hell
do you think you're doing?
You cannot question one of my officers
without following protocol.
There are rules.
I am not questioning her.
I'm just simply trying to determine
how much she knows about the facts.
Did you read her the Miranda rights
or the Lybarger Warning?
Did you advise her that
this could lead to discipline?
Exactly which section
of the Peace Officer's Bill of Rights
didn't you trample on?
The part that says that
officers are held to a higher standard.
Mid-Wilshire is fresh
off a corruption scandal.
And it's not your first.
And then Detective Harper's
husband is mysteriously
gunned down with his lover?
Now we find out
they're harboring a fugitive?
- Come on.
- You are
you are misconstruing
the facts, and you know it.
Yeah, you're blind to the facts.
You need to go in there
and put her on admin leave,
or you're going to be
the next cop I'm investigating.
♪
Hey.
Walls are thin.
I'm not asking you to hand over
You don't have to ask.
Here.
She's right. Appearances matter.
If we lose the trust of the public,
we lose everything.
I promise we'll get
to the bottom of this.
You better, because I do not
have a fallback career.
Sir?
Yeah.
Eckert said that James was engaged in
an "intimate moment"
with the girl
that he was shot with, and
It was a kiss.
Beyond that, I just don't know.
♪
OK.
♪
I got something on Kelce.
I tracked down the other
two men in the photograph.
According to them, they are both adamant
that Kelce is innocent.
- They got any proof?
- No.
But they believe the fire was set by
a white supremacist militia group
intent on discrediting their movement.
Wouldn't be the first time.
Right.
Now, the kiss is a whole other thing,
but if Kelce is innocent,
then Vivian can't charge James
with aiding and abetting
or Harper with fraternizing
with a fugitive.
This was originally
North Hollywood's case, right?
Yes, but near as I can tell,
they decided
Kelce was guilty just based on
his social media posts alone.
I mean, the guy talks a big game,
but no history of violence.
Go back over their investigation.
Let me know as soon as
you get anything tangible.
Yes, sir.
Are you OK?
That woman is about to lose her mother.
And for what?
Look, if you try to ascribe logic
to evil, you'll drive yourself crazy.
I know.
It's just sometimes this job
just feels like
we're screaming into the void,
like no matter how many
bad guys we catch
We can't protect
the people we care about.
Should we check on Harper
before we leave?
Yeah.
The clerk said that you're the officers
that brought in Shirley Van Walden.
- We are.
- Are you a relative?
- I'm her daughter.
- Oh, great.
OK, I'm not sure if your
sister's had a chance to
- I'm sorry my sister?
- Yeah.
I am that woman's one and only daughter.
What the hell do you think you're doing?
- Heather.
- You know this woman?
This woman's my mother's maid.
I'm her caregiver.
Which doesn't give you
the right to rob me.
Rob?
Do you have any idea
what I've had to put up with
for the last seven years?
Your mother's hit me,
thrown things at me, spit at me.
Which is what we pay you for.
Well, it's not enough. I deserve this.
Ma'am, give me the rings.
You know, the last few times
her mother was in the hospital,
she didn't even bother to show up.
I had to say I was Shirley's daughter
just so the doctors would talk to me.
OK, I'm afraid that doesn't matter.
You are committing a crime.
Put your hands behind your back.
I believe those are mine.
No, absolutely not.
Those still belong to your mother.
You can claim them alongside
the rest of her possessions
if she passes away.
Is a doctor coming in?
'Cause my pain is maxing out
that frowny face chart.
Right, Bradley?
Uh, yeah, sadly, not yet.
And I have more bad news.
See, when you both arrived,
you told the intake nurse
that your injuries
came from your house burning down.
But according to our records,
you live 10 miles away from the fire.
I don't mean our house.
However, LAFD did report an explosion
less than a mile away from you,
and they determined
it came from a meth lab.
- That's crazy.
- Yeah.
You know, what's crazier is we ran tests
on samples taken from your burns,
and it's positive
for hypophosphorous acid,
a byproduct of cooking
you guessed it methamphetamine.
You can tell that?
It's all right here.
Gentlemen, I'm going
to have to arrest you both
for manufacturing
a controlled substance,
unless you confess
Yo, yo, yo, we didn't make
any meth, I swear.
- [GROANING]
- Yo, shut up, Bradley.
I'm serious.
We just robbed these guys.
Bro, seriously, you need to sh
Uh, OK, now
now we really need a doctor.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Mind if I join you?
[SIGHS]
Any word on James?
They they finished one surgery
and then started another.
And then during that surgery, they found
something else was wrong.
And honestly, I am losing track
of the things that are broken.
I know things are dark right now,
but you have to have faith.
Mm.
[SIGHS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I know you know about the kiss.
I do.
And there's this fugitive photo.
Yeah.
♪
Was James cheating on me?
Nyla
Listen, I I know that you guys
are best friends
and you have your bro code,
but you are my friend too.
And I am losing my mind here.
I am as shocked as you are.
At the photo, not so much.
An activist on the run
is the exact kind of person
James would invite home.
Kylie?
No.
Never talked about her.
And he never expressed anything
but absolute devotion to you.
♪
Thank you.
♪
I know you're in hell right now.
♪
You'll get through it.
♪
I have something tangible.
This is video from the night
of the firebombing.
You can see that's our suspect,
and you can see he has
the sleeve of a gray sweatshirt.
Kelce was arrested wearing
a gray sweatshirt, Nolan.
- This ain't helping.
- Yes, sir. Bear with me.
You notice the Explorer police
shop he's standing next to?
That is exactly 70 inches tall.
Kelce is 5'10".
If this was him, his head
would be in the picture.
This suspect's at least 6'2".
Yes, sir. Then I saw this man.
He is wearing a black hoodie,
but it has
BOTH: Gray sleeves.
- Who is he?
- His name is Brock Shohausen.
6'2", 260 pounds.
Video shows him before
the bombing with a backpack,
after the bombing without a backpack.
This was found
at the scene of the crime.
It is the same backpack.
Shohausen, he has
one, two, three, four, f
six counts of assault on an officer
with great bodily injury?
I'll call a SWAT team to pick him up.
Sir, I may have a safer idea.
Is that money?
Yep.
I guess you weren't lying
about the robbery.
- Told you.
- [GROANING]
Is he going to be OK?
He should be fine once
we get the foreign objects out.
Are you going to cut me open?
No. Take three of these every hour
until nature takes its course.
But be forewarned,
it's going to hurt more
coming out than it did going in.
OK, let me get this straight.
You guys knock over a meth lab,
take the cash,
accidentally spill chemicals
on yourselves.
I mean, it makes sense in a way,
but why stick money up
We heard sirens and panicked.
We?
You also have?
Yeah.
♪
Doc, we're going to need
more pills in here.
Mr. Shohausen, I'm Officer Nolan.
I'm the one who called you.
Where's my dad? Is he OK?
He's going to be all right.
I'll take you to him right now.
You know, your father is very lucky
that the men who mugged him
weren't carrying guns.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
My dad's not here, is he?
No, he's not.
He's at home with an officer,
making sure he didn't
answer your phone calls
because you are under arrest
for arson and detonating
an explosive device.
These gentlemen are with
the LAPD's MMA team.
So if you decide to fight,
well, let's just say it won't last long.
♪
Smartest thing you've done all day.
Turn around.
Hands behind your back.
♪
Hey.
I know you're a busy man,
so I'll get right to the point.
Can't wait.
You and I have an aligned interest,
Connor Lowe.
You know him as "Widows."
What about him?
He shot a cop's husband.
And we both know that brings
more attention than you can handle.
This thing is spiraling
so far out of control,
it might even alert the Rolling 60s that
you guys were behind
the Phoenix Room shooting.
I never heard of the place.
You're not paying attention.
I don't care about
your beef with the 60s.
I just want to find Connor.
Why would I help you with that?
You need to take him off your board
before he makes another desperate move
and you have an all-out war
on your hands.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Nolan, I've got
a location on Connor Lowe.
- You want in?
- Hell, yeah, I do.
Where am I going?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Well, I'll give him this.
Never in a million years
would I have thought
to look for Connor here.
His cousin's security guard.
According to George, he's laying low
on the set of a TV show
that's on hiatus.
- What show?
- Don't know. Don't care.
What are the odds
he's laying low unarmed?
Nil.
He's in there strapped and desperate.
So heads on a swivel.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[INDISTINCT TV CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
Police, show me your hands.
♪
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Connor's on the run,
east side of the stage.
♪
Police! Stop right there!
[GUNSHOTS]
Drop it!
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Connor!
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
[GRUNTS]
♪
Jeez!
[GRUNTING]
- "Cop a Feel."
- What?
The TV show set
the Connor was hiding on.
It's a police psychiatrist
drama, "Cop a Feel."
It's great.
Oh, OK.
I've never heard of that.
♪
He just woke up.
He's groggy.
- OK. Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
If they let you in to see me,
that must be a good sign.
[SNIFFS] Um
[CLEARS THROAT]
The doctor said the surgeries went well,
and they are cautiously
optimistic about your recovery.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I'm so sorry I put you through all this.
♪
It's not your fault that you got shot.
I know.
♪
But I have to tell you
something about Kylie.
We don't have to talk
about that right now.
You need to get rest.
So you know about the kiss?
I told you.
Now is not the time.
Yes. [CLEARS THROAT]
Yes, yes, it is.
Before the shooting, Kylie did kiss me.
I was surprised by it.
and I did push away.
All right, I could tell
that she was in trouble,
and I was just trying to help her.
Maybe I gave her the wrong idea.
But, Nyla
I love you, and I am so sorry.
I would never hurt you.
♪
Our lonely ghosts ♪
I know.
Will scream and shout ♪
I know everything at all times.
OK? Remember that.
♪
Will do.
They'd leave their
chains upon the ground ♪
'Cause the reason's
with me now ♪
That's right, gentlemen. That's right.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Congratulations.
I heard you got two arrests today.
Yeah.
You know, not bad
for my first felony pinch as a P2.
Is that the money?
Yeah.
You want to know the worst part?
They thought this was 10 grand.
Turns out it's only 500.
Yeah, it's all small bills.
Doesn't seem worth the trouble.
Seriously.
Oh, I heard James is out of surgery.
Yes.
And Kylie is going
to pull through as well.
They both have you to thank.
Two weeks in, and I'm already
the best P2 ever.
Well, nobody said that.
It's in the subtext.
Is it, though?
Hey, you processed Sylvia?
Yeah.
She never stopped complaining about
the abuse she put up with.
Honestly, I'm with her.
Sylvia deserved that ring.
It turns out the old lady agreed.
Just got off the phone with
Van Walden family lawyers.
Shirley left her an entire
fortune in the will.
Huh.
Well, I guess she can
afford a good lawyer now.
You headed home?
Um, actually,
I'm going to pick up some food
and head to the hospital.
I'm sure James and Harper
would appreciate the company.
Actually, I'm going to go
sit with Kylie.
I mean, the whole station
is rallying around
Harper and James, but I don't
think Kylie has anyone.
You really need to cool it
with the compassion.
You're making the rest of us look bad.
It's not a competition,
but I am winning, so
[SIGHS]
Connor confessed to everything.
Kelce has been fully exonerated,
and you have nothing.
Oh, I think you misunderstood me.
I couldn't be happier to have
this whole thing behind us.
Us?
Yeah, we're all on the same team.
We all want a justice system
that treats everyone equally.
And this had nothing
to do with your campaign?
[LAUGHS]
Of course not.
I really hope she doesn't win.
That's tomorrow's problem.
Tonight, I'm going home.
Any chance I could join you?
Angela's never going to forgive me
for keeping the kiss a secret.
Wesley, it was two hours max.
She's very strict.
I would offer you my couch,
but I don't want to.
I guess I'll have to face the music.
Good luck.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I saw Vivian leaving.
- It's done.
She's not pursuing charges,
and I'm reinstating Harper
effective immediately.
That is good news.
I'm on my way to the hospital
to pick up Bailey.
Do you mind if I tell Harper?
[SOFT MUSIC]
Be my guest.
Thank you.
I'm tired of fighting
the civil war with you ♪
So don't you call ♪
Don't you ♪
Hey, am I intruding?
No, I was just resting my eyes.
They took James for X-rays.
Right. Uh, I have something for you.
♪
Thank you.
And I have something
I need to get off my chest.
♪
I was the witness
who saw James and Kylie kiss.
♪
I already knew that.
You did?
Yeah, Vivian threw you under the bus.
And the guilt was just
radiating off of you.
I wanted to tell you so bad,
but then after the shooting
I know it was an active
murder investigation.
I get it.
So are you are you two good?
He said that she kissed him
and he pushed her away.
And I believe him.
OK, good, good.
Oh, that was really weighing on me.
Not that today is about me,
but I just
I really I really did not
like having to lie to you.
You are and this is going to sound
goofy when I say it out loud,
but you are in no small way my hero.
And that's not just
because you've helped me out
of some really tough spots,
but because there's just
there's just no one better
as a cop, as a mom,
and as a human.
You just
I know you had a hell of a day,
and I just hate that I was
in any way a part of that.
I appreciate that.
OK, um
if you need anything, do not hesitate.
I can be back here under 12 minutes.
John.
♪
Thank you.
♪
This is really sweet of you,
but I think I can walk from here.
Do not listen to her.
I will take it from here.
Thank you very much.
You are overreacting.
I was dehydrated.
Oh, I'm not doing this
because I was worried.
No, definitely not.
No, no, no. I'm doing this
to keep an eye on the competition.
I heard that you busted
a meth lab from your bed.
It was mostly Celina.
But I do think I qualify
for a police pension.
I'll look into it.
And one of those badges I can flash
when I get pulled over for speeding.
How often do you get
pulled over for speeding?
Not at all.
A small, reasonable amount of times.
How about we remember
how worried you were when I passed out?
Let's hold on to that.
Right.
If I may have your
attention for a moment.
Previously on "The Rookie"
I am proud to announce that my rookie
has reached the capacity
of solo beat officer.
Being Detective Harper
is easier than being mama.
Or missus.
That one is really tough right now.
The constant arguing over
policing is wearing me out.
Does anybody else smell smoke?
- Ahh!
- What's going on?
Pick up the fire shelter.
Have you ever used one of those?
Saw it on YouTube once.
- Gloucester's here.
- [GRUNTS]
You here to help volunteer?
Get lost. I'm talking to Kylie.
He's with the Sixth Street Devils.
Let me help you.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I have to tell Harper.
I would give James
a chance to come clean first.
[GUNSHOTS]
Down! Down! Get down!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[POIGNANT MUSIC]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
I need a big piece of plastic!
Get any piece of cloth
and hold it on James's wound.
Hurry!
[GASPING]
[GROANING]
[HELICOPTER ROTORS THRUMMING]
- [PHONE RINGS]
- Yeah.
- James was shot.
- Say say again?
There was a drive-by at the shelter,
and they got James. It's bad.
It's it's it's really bad.
Yeah.
Oof, I still smell like a trash fire.
I think we need to go
to Wi Spa and get a salt scrub.
Ooh, and manicures.
My nails are a mess.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Everyone decent?
Yeah, we're clocked out.
Whatever it is, get Midnights to do it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
What happened?
It's James.
♪
Sorry.
What are we supposed to do with these?
Inhale, keep the yellow ball in place.
It's supposed to help repair your lungs.
Does it work?
No idea.
GSWs, rib cage and upper torso.
Pressure dressings are in place.
Started a 16-gauge in the AC
and gave 800 milliliters of saline.
- That's James.
- Yeah.
Right here. Lock the wheels.
And
I got this end.
- Already here.
- Steady.
Yep. Watch the lines.
On three.
One, two, three.
ABCs for our male victim.
Airways are clear.
Breathing's adequate with O2.
Pulse is thready.
Estimated blood loss
on scene is 900 ccs.
OK, trauma surgeon?
- Set up in OR one.
- Yes, Doctor.
Double gunshot wound
to upper torso and rib cage.
The bullet's still inside.
- Where's that Type O?
- Coming.
- Spiking Type O.
- You're gonna be OK.
- You're gonna be OK.
- Vitals.
Heart rate 120, BP 138 over 92,
respiration's 20.
28-year-old female, GSW to the torso
with sucking chest wound,
treated with three-sided dressing.
Hey, what the hell happened?
Drive-by.
Where is he?
They just pushed him into the ER.
Is it bad?
Yeah.
♪
Hey, baby. I'm here. I'm here.
- Let's get him to the OR.
- You're going to be fine, OK?
You're going to be fine.
♪
- He's in good hands.
- Mm-hmm.
- OK?
- Mm-hmm.
Who is she?
Um uh
Kylie something.
She works at the community
center with James.
Are they close?
I don't know.
Come here.
Oh, God.
♪
[SIREN WAILING]
Hey.
It's not great, but it's all they had.
Kids are squared away.
Lila's with Donovan.
The boys are with their mom,
and Leah can stay with Lopez
as long as you need.
- What do they know?
- Nothing yet.
That can wait till tomorrow.
OK.
Hey, um, he looked really bad.
Yeah.
Like, I don't know
if I've seen anyone survive
those kind of injuries.
I have, a couple times.
OK.
I think you're lying to me,
but I don't mind.
The doctors here are amazing.
He's gonna be OK.
- Right, right.
- [SIGHS]
Now, listen, half the station's
milling about outside.
If you need anything,
they're all eager to help.
Who is the lead investigator?
Angela.
Good, 'cause what I need
is for whoever did this
to be behind bars.
They will be.
What?
Nothing.
Hey, any word?
No, not yet.
Do you need anything?
Nothing that you can give me.
Yeah.
- I need to steal Nolan.
- That's fine.
I will be here.
[SIGHS]
I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
We're still processing
the reunification center,
but we can confirm
the shooter is Connor Lowe.
Why is that name familiar?
He's a member
of the Sixth Street Devils.
We've got units kicking in
doors as we speak.
So far, no sign of him.
He shot a cop's husband.
If he has any sense,
he's halfway to Mexico.
We're checking known associates.
His face is out to every law
enforcement agency in the state.
He can't hide for long.
Any theories on motive?
The other victim, Kylie Thomas,
came up in the same neighborhood,
used to run with the same crowd.
Lately, she's been spending more time
at the community center,
getting herself squared away.
Maybe the gang saw James as a threat.
They've done worse for less.
There's another motive
we need to explore
jealousy.
There's evidence that James and Kylie
were more than friends.
What evidence?
Yesterday, at the reunification center,
I saw James and Kylie kiss.
Are you sure?
Yes.
You're wrong. James wouldn't cheat.
Now, you have to admit,
Harper and James have been
fighting a lot recently.
They've been fighting
since the day they met.
Yeah.
In my head, that was
a better counterargument.
The defense will argue that
Harper knew about the affair
Now it's an affair?
And had Connor kill her husband
and his mistress.
Oh, that's a stretch.
The jury is supposed to believe that
she trusted some random
criminal to get the job done?
They didn't even know each other.
Harper arrested Connor
18 months ago on a gun charge.
Wait, how long have
you known about the kiss?
- A few hours.
- Hours?
During which the world was on fire.
OK, OK, enough.
Wesley's right.
Harper's the spouse.
She's automatically a suspect.
I'll handle the investigation
into her involvement.
The best way to prove
that she's innocent
is to find Connor and get a confession.
On it.
Uh, I got to get to the office.
The DA wants a briefing.
- We'll keep you updated.
- OK.
Where do you want me?
With me.
And Nolan,
you cannot tell Harper what you saw.
She's a suspect.
I decide when and what she knows.
Understood.
I need to talk to Harper.
Then we'll head out.
Yes, sir.
Hey, I got here as fast as we could.
- How's James?
- We don't know yet.
I heard you got the fire contained.
Yeah, we got lucky with the winds.
Does Harper need anything?
Are you OK?
It's just a headache.
You need to get some rest.
Oh, jeez, hey! Bailey?
Can I get some help here?
- What happened?
- I don't know.
She just passed out.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Easy.
There you go.
♪
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Hey, I leaned on a few CIs.
I think we have
a motive for the shooting.
Kylie works at The Phoenix Room.
Wasn't there a murder there last week?
A member of the Rolling 60s
was shot and killed outside.
We confirmed with the manager,
Kylie was there that night.
And you think she saw something?
Tracks with the altercation yesterday.
Connor tried to intimidate her.
Whatever she said made him think
she was going to talk,
so he came back to silence her.
So James was never a target.
Did we ever think he was?
Anything's possible.
I need you two out there
looking for Connor.
You got it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
- Any news?
- No.
But there's something
we need to discuss.
We've identified the shooter,
but the motive is unclear.
So you have to rule me out.
Right?
Maybe I got tired
of James leaving the seat up
and I had him killed.
[SIGHS]
Look, I know this is hard.
No, it's fine. I'm the wife. I get it.
And I will sign any
consent to search forms
and anything else you need.
I appreciate it.
Hey, how are you holding up?
I can't remember
the last thing I said to him.
It's like I
I was so focused on getting Glasser,
we barely even saw each other
these last couple weeks.
You're going to say everything
you need to when he wakes up.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What happened?
It's nothing.
She almost died.
I was a little dehydrated.
"Dangerously dehydrated"
is what the doctor said.
They exaggerate.
You are an EMT.
You should know better.
Well, there was a lot going on,
and there's still a lot going on.
Why are you two even here?
Well, me, my wife almost died, so
I was a little lightheaded.
He's supposed to be with Grey.
You should go. I've got this.
- Really.
- OK.
If she tries to discharge herself
I will physically detain her.
- All right.
- I'm right here.
I can hear you.
You rest.
The city will get by without you.
- Will it?
- Yeah, we'll muddle through.
Thank you. Call me with anything.
Oh, OK, well, we should get you a room.
No, I'm fine out here.
There are so many people
injured worse than me.
You were there when it happened, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I went outside when
I heard the shots, but
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I, uh
I went to Kylie first, the other victim.
Yeah, she was in worse shape,
so I started helping her.
Well, that's what you're supposed to do.
Yeah, but James is one of us.
If he dies because of those
seconds I was with her
and not him
I've been there.
When every second counts,
you rethink every tiny move you made.
But you did the right thing.
James is going to be OK.
Yeah.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
Do you remember when
we danced at their wedding?
Of course.
You wore that dress with the, um
[LAUGHS] The sleeves?
I was going to say the shiny stuff.
Right, very that's very astute.
You looked amazing.
All units, be advised.
Citizen reports a possible
suspect Connor Lowe's vehicle.
Northbound Pico
at 26th one minute ago.
- Any unit in the area?
- 7-Adam-100.
We're right around the corner. Attach.
[ENGINE REVVING]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Control, 7-Adam-100.
We have suspect vehicle 26th at Lester.
He's going to run when we light him up.
We're not going to light him up.
He's going to run if we do.
Get us a few more units out here.
Code-3.
He spotted us. He's picking up speed.
He's running.
Control, 7-Adam-100 is in pursuit.
Southbound Vermont,
speed 60, light traffic.
Where's the nearest unit?
7-Adam-20 is coming
Code-3 from Sterling.
Looks about four out.
[SIREN WAILING]
Speed approaching 70,
and we're Eastbound Washington at 44th.
[HORNS HONKING]
Oh, truck, truck.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
We lost visual. Standby.
♪
He's 100 yards out.
Correction, suspect vehicle
is making a right onto Carson.
I gotta close the distance.
[SCREAM IN DISTANCE]
♪
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
- Tim!
- Watch it!
- Jeez.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Dude hit the old lady.
7-Adam-100,
suspect has hit a pedestrian,
70-year-old female, broken leg,
compound, bone exposed.
We need an RA to Carson and Alhambra.
Going with the victim now.
- I'm grabbing the first aid kit.
- OK. We're here, ma'am.
We're here. Ambulance is on the way. OK?
I need a belt.
I need a belt to tourniquet.
Hand me you have a belt? Thanks.
All right. Anyone see which way he went?
Anyone?
Vehicle versus pedestrian.
She was bleeding out.
No c-spine tenderness or step-offs.
We scooped her up rather than wait.
Good move.
She's in hemorrhagic shock.
Get those IVs started.
We need emergency release blood.
Who's going to tell Grey
that we had Connor Lowe
in our sights and we lost him?
Maybe lead with the part that
we saved an old woman's life.
Clear.
She's not safe yet.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Copy that. Update the BOLO
to include vehicular assault.
Connor Lowe struck a pedestrian
and fled the scene.
He's currently at large.
Are you OK?
I know that searching
James and Harper's house is protocol.
Doesn't mean I'm going to like it.
Especially since the only reason
the spotlight is on Harper
in the first place
is because I saw something
I shouldn't have.
See, you can't unring that bell, Nolan.
Best just to push forward
and get this done as quickly
and efficiently as possible.
♪
What? You find something?
Maybe, but nothing to do
with the shooting.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but I believe this is James
palling around with Leonard Kelce.
He's an anti-police extremist.
Kelce does more than just protest.
He has a warrant for his arrest
for burning up
a bunch of cop cars in December.
And this photo was taken six weeks ago,
which means James invited
a known fugitive into his home.
Then Harper has a whole
new problem to deal with.
♪
'Sup, girl?
How you livin'?
Oh, me?
I'm just hydrating.
That's quite the bandage you have there.
Yeah, wildfire cooked up me and my boy.
I'm just trying to get
some oxy from Nurse Foxy
so we can bounce.
You know what I mean?
You know, when
when I'm fixed,
I can slip you one if you want.
My mama taught me to share.
You're looking for painkillers?
Yo, check out my arm, yo.
What about him?
Smoke inhalation made him nauseous.
Hmm.
[SIGHS]
All right.
Oh, hey.
I told Nolan I'd check in on you,
but I don't want to hover.
I'm just waiting for my IV to drain.
But can you do me a favor?
Sure thing.
These two guys across from me,
one said he was burned in the fire
and that the other was feeling nausea
from smoke inhalation.
OK.
Except he's lying.
Nausea comes from low oxygen.
But he's at a 98%, which is normal.
And the burns?
More consistent with acid,
hydroiodic or hypophosphorous
acid, to be specific.
- Hypo-what?
- Hypophosphorous.
It's an acid byproduct that's created
when you cook meth and get sprayed.
OK, if they were injured
doing something illegal,
why are they hanging out here?
Because they're waiting
around to score pain meds.
I think they figured
with all the fire injuries,
no one would notice the difference.
Well, damn, first case as a P2.
I'm going to locate their lab
and have narcotics enforcement
take it down.
- All right, keep me posted.
- Lopez.
Bye.
Any news on Connor?
Patrol found his car
abandoned in Hollywood.
We're sending extra units to
search now that he's on foot.
Kylie's in surgery,
but it doesn't look good.
And still no updates
on James' condition.
I know you didn't find
anything at that house
connecting Nyla to Connor,
but please give me
that good news officially,
because I need some right now.
What is it?
Is that Leonard Kelce?
Taken at Harper's house.
This is bad.
I'm going to reach out
to North Hollywood,
see where they stand on the case.
Look, I don't need
to tell you that we need
to keep this between us for the moment.
The list of things
I'm not telling my partner
and best friend
just keeps getting longer.
How else can this day go wrong?
Well, I can think of a couple ways.
♪
Hey.
When were you planning
on telling me about this?
The photo of James and Leonard Kelce
was listed in our
search warrant receipt.
I'm assuming that's
how you learned of it.
I would have appreciated a phone call.
I didn't realize you were
taking over for Wesley.
Yeah, Wesley recused himself
because he's, you know,
too close, obviously.
Obviously.
Look, James's relationship
with Leonard Kelce,
while concerning,
is not relevant to our
shooting investigation.
What about the investigation
into Detective Harper?
You know as well as I do
there's nothing there.
Oh, careful, Wade.
Don't let your confirmation bias
drag you into a conclusion too quickly.
I resent the implication.
Detective Harper has
a relationship with Connor Lowe.
She arrested him on a gun charge.
- They're not friends.
- Yeah, maybe not.
But her husband is palling
around with anti-police fringe
and wanted fugitives, not to mention
making out with a woman
20 years his junior.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
There's only evidence of a single kiss.
All I'm saying is maybe Detective Harper
got tired of cleaning up
her husband's messes,
thought it'd be easier with him gone.
All it would take is
a phone call to Connor.
All her problems would be over.
I think your theory is garbage.
[CHUCKLES]
But we are following every lead,
crossing every T and dotting every I.
See that you do,
because I'm eyes-on this investigation.
We'll make sure this department
isn't any more compromised
than it already is.
I got a call that my mother
was in some kind of accident.
Her name is Shirley Van Walden.
V-A-N space
Excuse me. Hi.
Are you Mrs. Van Walden's daughter?
I am. Who are you?
I'm Sergeant Bradford.
This is Officer Chen.
We responded to your mother's accident.
She was in a crosswalk,
and she was struck by a motorist.
Oh, my God. Is she all right?
She has glaucoma,
so her eyesight isn't very good,
and she's on blood thinners.
Here, I brought all of her medica
Wait, is she
They were able to resuscitate her.
They did have to put her on a
ventilator to help her breathe.
She has a DNR.
That's something for you
to discuss with the doctors.
Now, that said,
they don't think she'll survive
when she's removed from life support.
Can I see her?
- Yes, of course.
- Yeah.
BOTH: This way.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Oh. A.D.A. Eckert.
Detective, how you holding up?
As well as can be expected.
But this is not a sympathy call.
No, I'm afraid not.
Have you seen this before?
No. And how did you get it?
It was discovered during
the search of your house.
Does your husband know where
Leonard Kelce may be hiding?
I have no idea, and you know what?
You can ask him yourself
when he wakes up.
But you acknowledge that he might be
keeping secrets from you?
What is this about?
'Cause as far as I know,
James was in the wrong place
at the wrong time,
and Kylie was the target.
Yeah, he seemed
pretty certain about that.
But how well does your husband
know Kylie Thomas?
If you are implying something
We have a witness who saw your husband
and Kylie Thomas sharing
a very intimate moment
just hours before the shooting.
[SCOFFS]
What what do you mean "intimate"?
I mean they were clearly
more than just good friends.
Are you saying that you know
nothing about that either?
OK, I am not answering
any more questions
without my union rep, John Nolan.
Well, that's going to be difficult,
because Officer Nolan is
the one who found
the photograph at your house,
and he is also the witness who saw
your husband kissing Kylie Thomas.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
What's going on here?
Detective Harper and I were
just having a little chat.
More like an interrogation.
Vivian, a word in the hall, please.
- Look, I wasn't trying
- Now.
♪
Just what the hell
do you think you're doing?
You cannot question one of my officers
without following protocol.
There are rules.
I am not questioning her.
I'm just simply trying to determine
how much she knows about the facts.
Did you read her the Miranda rights
or the Lybarger Warning?
Did you advise her that
this could lead to discipline?
Exactly which section
of the Peace Officer's Bill of Rights
didn't you trample on?
The part that says that
officers are held to a higher standard.
Mid-Wilshire is fresh
off a corruption scandal.
And it's not your first.
And then Detective Harper's
husband is mysteriously
gunned down with his lover?
Now we find out
they're harboring a fugitive?
- Come on.
- You are
you are misconstruing
the facts, and you know it.
Yeah, you're blind to the facts.
You need to go in there
and put her on admin leave,
or you're going to be
the next cop I'm investigating.
♪
Hey.
Walls are thin.
I'm not asking you to hand over
You don't have to ask.
Here.
She's right. Appearances matter.
If we lose the trust of the public,
we lose everything.
I promise we'll get
to the bottom of this.
You better, because I do not
have a fallback career.
Sir?
Yeah.
Eckert said that James was engaged in
an "intimate moment"
with the girl
that he was shot with, and
It was a kiss.
Beyond that, I just don't know.
♪
OK.
♪
I got something on Kelce.
I tracked down the other
two men in the photograph.
According to them, they are both adamant
that Kelce is innocent.
- They got any proof?
- No.
But they believe the fire was set by
a white supremacist militia group
intent on discrediting their movement.
Wouldn't be the first time.
Right.
Now, the kiss is a whole other thing,
but if Kelce is innocent,
then Vivian can't charge James
with aiding and abetting
or Harper with fraternizing
with a fugitive.
This was originally
North Hollywood's case, right?
Yes, but near as I can tell,
they decided
Kelce was guilty just based on
his social media posts alone.
I mean, the guy talks a big game,
but no history of violence.
Go back over their investigation.
Let me know as soon as
you get anything tangible.
Yes, sir.
Are you OK?
That woman is about to lose her mother.
And for what?
Look, if you try to ascribe logic
to evil, you'll drive yourself crazy.
I know.
It's just sometimes this job
just feels like
we're screaming into the void,
like no matter how many
bad guys we catch
We can't protect
the people we care about.
Should we check on Harper
before we leave?
Yeah.
The clerk said that you're the officers
that brought in Shirley Van Walden.
- We are.
- Are you a relative?
- I'm her daughter.
- Oh, great.
OK, I'm not sure if your
sister's had a chance to
- I'm sorry my sister?
- Yeah.
I am that woman's one and only daughter.
What the hell do you think you're doing?
- Heather.
- You know this woman?
This woman's my mother's maid.
I'm her caregiver.
Which doesn't give you
the right to rob me.
Rob?
Do you have any idea
what I've had to put up with
for the last seven years?
Your mother's hit me,
thrown things at me, spit at me.
Which is what we pay you for.
Well, it's not enough. I deserve this.
Ma'am, give me the rings.
You know, the last few times
her mother was in the hospital,
she didn't even bother to show up.
I had to say I was Shirley's daughter
just so the doctors would talk to me.
OK, I'm afraid that doesn't matter.
You are committing a crime.
Put your hands behind your back.
I believe those are mine.
No, absolutely not.
Those still belong to your mother.
You can claim them alongside
the rest of her possessions
if she passes away.
Is a doctor coming in?
'Cause my pain is maxing out
that frowny face chart.
Right, Bradley?
Uh, yeah, sadly, not yet.
And I have more bad news.
See, when you both arrived,
you told the intake nurse
that your injuries
came from your house burning down.
But according to our records,
you live 10 miles away from the fire.
I don't mean our house.
However, LAFD did report an explosion
less than a mile away from you,
and they determined
it came from a meth lab.
- That's crazy.
- Yeah.
You know, what's crazier is we ran tests
on samples taken from your burns,
and it's positive
for hypophosphorous acid,
a byproduct of cooking
you guessed it methamphetamine.
You can tell that?
It's all right here.
Gentlemen, I'm going
to have to arrest you both
for manufacturing
a controlled substance,
unless you confess
Yo, yo, yo, we didn't make
any meth, I swear.
- [GROANING]
- Yo, shut up, Bradley.
I'm serious.
We just robbed these guys.
Bro, seriously, you need to sh
Uh, OK, now
now we really need a doctor.
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Mind if I join you?
[SIGHS]
Any word on James?
They they finished one surgery
and then started another.
And then during that surgery, they found
something else was wrong.
And honestly, I am losing track
of the things that are broken.
I know things are dark right now,
but you have to have faith.
Mm.
[SIGHS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
I know you know about the kiss.
I do.
And there's this fugitive photo.
Yeah.
♪
Was James cheating on me?
Nyla
Listen, I I know that you guys
are best friends
and you have your bro code,
but you are my friend too.
And I am losing my mind here.
I am as shocked as you are.
At the photo, not so much.
An activist on the run
is the exact kind of person
James would invite home.
Kylie?
No.
Never talked about her.
And he never expressed anything
but absolute devotion to you.
♪
Thank you.
♪
I know you're in hell right now.
♪
You'll get through it.
♪
I have something tangible.
This is video from the night
of the firebombing.
You can see that's our suspect,
and you can see he has
the sleeve of a gray sweatshirt.
Kelce was arrested wearing
a gray sweatshirt, Nolan.
- This ain't helping.
- Yes, sir. Bear with me.
You notice the Explorer police
shop he's standing next to?
That is exactly 70 inches tall.
Kelce is 5'10".
If this was him, his head
would be in the picture.
This suspect's at least 6'2".
Yes, sir. Then I saw this man.
He is wearing a black hoodie,
but it has
BOTH: Gray sleeves.
- Who is he?
- His name is Brock Shohausen.
6'2", 260 pounds.
Video shows him before
the bombing with a backpack,
after the bombing without a backpack.
This was found
at the scene of the crime.
It is the same backpack.
Shohausen, he has
one, two, three, four, f
six counts of assault on an officer
with great bodily injury?
I'll call a SWAT team to pick him up.
Sir, I may have a safer idea.
Is that money?
Yep.
I guess you weren't lying
about the robbery.
- Told you.
- [GROANING]
Is he going to be OK?
He should be fine once
we get the foreign objects out.
Are you going to cut me open?
No. Take three of these every hour
until nature takes its course.
But be forewarned,
it's going to hurt more
coming out than it did going in.
OK, let me get this straight.
You guys knock over a meth lab,
take the cash,
accidentally spill chemicals
on yourselves.
I mean, it makes sense in a way,
but why stick money up
We heard sirens and panicked.
We?
You also have?
Yeah.
♪
Doc, we're going to need
more pills in here.
Mr. Shohausen, I'm Officer Nolan.
I'm the one who called you.
Where's my dad? Is he OK?
He's going to be all right.
I'll take you to him right now.
You know, your father is very lucky
that the men who mugged him
weren't carrying guns.
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
My dad's not here, is he?
No, he's not.
He's at home with an officer,
making sure he didn't
answer your phone calls
because you are under arrest
for arson and detonating
an explosive device.
These gentlemen are with
the LAPD's MMA team.
So if you decide to fight,
well, let's just say it won't last long.
♪
Smartest thing you've done all day.
Turn around.
Hands behind your back.
♪
Hey.
I know you're a busy man,
so I'll get right to the point.
Can't wait.
You and I have an aligned interest,
Connor Lowe.
You know him as "Widows."
What about him?
He shot a cop's husband.
And we both know that brings
more attention than you can handle.
This thing is spiraling
so far out of control,
it might even alert the Rolling 60s that
you guys were behind
the Phoenix Room shooting.
I never heard of the place.
You're not paying attention.
I don't care about
your beef with the 60s.
I just want to find Connor.
Why would I help you with that?
You need to take him off your board
before he makes another desperate move
and you have an all-out war
on your hands.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Nolan, I've got
a location on Connor Lowe.
- You want in?
- Hell, yeah, I do.
Where am I going?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Well, I'll give him this.
Never in a million years
would I have thought
to look for Connor here.
His cousin's security guard.
According to George, he's laying low
on the set of a TV show
that's on hiatus.
- What show?
- Don't know. Don't care.
What are the odds
he's laying low unarmed?
Nil.
He's in there strapped and desperate.
So heads on a swivel.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[INDISTINCT TV CHATTER, LAUGHTER]
Police, show me your hands.
♪
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Connor's on the run,
east side of the stage.
♪
Police! Stop right there!
[GUNSHOTS]
Drop it!
[GUNSHOTS]
♪
Connor!
♪
[GUNSHOTS]
[GRUNTS]
♪
Jeez!
[GRUNTING]
- "Cop a Feel."
- What?
The TV show set
the Connor was hiding on.
It's a police psychiatrist
drama, "Cop a Feel."
It's great.
Oh, OK.
I've never heard of that.
♪
He just woke up.
He's groggy.
- OK. Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
If they let you in to see me,
that must be a good sign.
[SNIFFS] Um
[CLEARS THROAT]
The doctor said the surgeries went well,
and they are cautiously
optimistic about your recovery.
[SOFT MUSIC]
I'm so sorry I put you through all this.
♪
It's not your fault that you got shot.
I know.
♪
But I have to tell you
something about Kylie.
We don't have to talk
about that right now.
You need to get rest.
So you know about the kiss?
I told you.
Now is not the time.
Yes. [CLEARS THROAT]
Yes, yes, it is.
Before the shooting, Kylie did kiss me.
I was surprised by it.
and I did push away.
All right, I could tell
that she was in trouble,
and I was just trying to help her.
Maybe I gave her the wrong idea.
But, Nyla
I love you, and I am so sorry.
I would never hurt you.
♪
Our lonely ghosts ♪
I know.
Will scream and shout ♪
I know everything at all times.
OK? Remember that.
♪
Will do.
They'd leave their
chains upon the ground ♪
'Cause the reason's
with me now ♪
That's right, gentlemen. That's right.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
Congratulations.
I heard you got two arrests today.
Yeah.
You know, not bad
for my first felony pinch as a P2.
Is that the money?
Yeah.
You want to know the worst part?
They thought this was 10 grand.
Turns out it's only 500.
Yeah, it's all small bills.
Doesn't seem worth the trouble.
Seriously.
Oh, I heard James is out of surgery.
Yes.
And Kylie is going
to pull through as well.
They both have you to thank.
Two weeks in, and I'm already
the best P2 ever.
Well, nobody said that.
It's in the subtext.
Is it, though?
Hey, you processed Sylvia?
Yeah.
She never stopped complaining about
the abuse she put up with.
Honestly, I'm with her.
Sylvia deserved that ring.
It turns out the old lady agreed.
Just got off the phone with
Van Walden family lawyers.
Shirley left her an entire
fortune in the will.
Huh.
Well, I guess she can
afford a good lawyer now.
You headed home?
Um, actually,
I'm going to pick up some food
and head to the hospital.
I'm sure James and Harper
would appreciate the company.
Actually, I'm going to go
sit with Kylie.
I mean, the whole station
is rallying around
Harper and James, but I don't
think Kylie has anyone.
You really need to cool it
with the compassion.
You're making the rest of us look bad.
It's not a competition,
but I am winning, so
[SIGHS]
Connor confessed to everything.
Kelce has been fully exonerated,
and you have nothing.
Oh, I think you misunderstood me.
I couldn't be happier to have
this whole thing behind us.
Us?
Yeah, we're all on the same team.
We all want a justice system
that treats everyone equally.
And this had nothing
to do with your campaign?
[LAUGHS]
Of course not.
I really hope she doesn't win.
That's tomorrow's problem.
Tonight, I'm going home.
Any chance I could join you?
Angela's never going to forgive me
for keeping the kiss a secret.
Wesley, it was two hours max.
She's very strict.
I would offer you my couch,
but I don't want to.
I guess I'll have to face the music.
Good luck.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I saw Vivian leaving.
- It's done.
She's not pursuing charges,
and I'm reinstating Harper
effective immediately.
That is good news.
I'm on my way to the hospital
to pick up Bailey.
Do you mind if I tell Harper?
[SOFT MUSIC]
Be my guest.
Thank you.
I'm tired of fighting
the civil war with you ♪
So don't you call ♪
Don't you ♪
Hey, am I intruding?
No, I was just resting my eyes.
They took James for X-rays.
Right. Uh, I have something for you.
♪
Thank you.
And I have something
I need to get off my chest.
♪
I was the witness
who saw James and Kylie kiss.
♪
I already knew that.
You did?
Yeah, Vivian threw you under the bus.
And the guilt was just
radiating off of you.
I wanted to tell you so bad,
but then after the shooting
I know it was an active
murder investigation.
I get it.
So are you are you two good?
He said that she kissed him
and he pushed her away.
And I believe him.
OK, good, good.
Oh, that was really weighing on me.
Not that today is about me,
but I just
I really I really did not
like having to lie to you.
You are and this is going to sound
goofy when I say it out loud,
but you are in no small way my hero.
And that's not just
because you've helped me out
of some really tough spots,
but because there's just
there's just no one better
as a cop, as a mom,
and as a human.
You just
I know you had a hell of a day,
and I just hate that I was
in any way a part of that.
I appreciate that.
OK, um
if you need anything, do not hesitate.
I can be back here under 12 minutes.
John.
♪
Thank you.
♪
This is really sweet of you,
but I think I can walk from here.
Do not listen to her.
I will take it from here.
Thank you very much.
You are overreacting.
I was dehydrated.
Oh, I'm not doing this
because I was worried.
No, definitely not.
No, no, no. I'm doing this
to keep an eye on the competition.
I heard that you busted
a meth lab from your bed.
It was mostly Celina.
But I do think I qualify
for a police pension.
I'll look into it.
And one of those badges I can flash
when I get pulled over for speeding.
How often do you get
pulled over for speeding?
Not at all.
A small, reasonable amount of times.
How about we remember
how worried you were when I passed out?
Let's hold on to that.
Right.