The Rookie (2018) s07e12 Episode Script
April Fools
1
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
- Hey.
- Hi, so here's what I'm thinking.
It's April Fool's Day, which
means nothing counts, right?
- April Fool's is tomorrow.
- It's 12:01.
And if we play our cards right,
we can use April Fool's Day
as a hall pass.
We're not actually together,
but we can pretend we're together
as an April Fool's Day
prank, just for today.
And if anybody raises a
flag, we'll say, surprise.
It's an April Fool's joke,
and everyone will laugh.
- And we can
- Uh-huh.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, wow.
Mm, I've I've clearly
been doing April Fool's wrong
my whole life.
So we're
We're not actually together,
but we're making out in
secret like we are together?
- Yeah.
- So what's the prank?
Do you want to talk
about April Fool's Day,
or do you want to take your pants off?
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
I'm gonna win for you ♪
Like I know you want me to do ♪
- [DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGING]
- Oh, you get my email?
You mean the one with
the subject "Ben Dover Case"?
Yeah, not the most
original April Fool's joke.
It's not a joke
Dover's a real defendant
who demanded a
speedy trial nine days ago.
Peters was handling it
until he landed in the hospital
with a severe case of food poisoning.
So you're telling me that I
have to go to trial tomorrow
for a murder case I've
never heard of because
- Ron Peters ate bad paella?
- Uh-huh.
- And that's not an April Fool's joke.
- Mm-mm.
- I hate you.
- I know.
But this will pass, and then
we'll go back to being besties.
- Uh, my wife's my bestie.
- Ugh, boring.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Officer Nolan?
- Yeah?
I'm your new rookie, Connor Craig.
Oh.
[LAUGHS] Nice try.
Yeah, I don't, uh I don't
fall for April Fool's pranks.
Oh, no, sir. No, it's
It's not a prank.
I-I just transferred
over from West Valley.
I've been training with
Sergeant McAdams
- the last 12 months.
- Oh
Yeah.
It's a good story.
I would have gone
with six months,
because nobody transfers divisions
with one month left
in their probation,
and you should have
picked a different TO.
McAdams is a department legend.
That makes your
prank easily disprovable.
[CHUCKLES] Yes, sir.
All valid points if I were joking.
Which I'm not. [CHUCKLES]
He's not joking. It was
a last-minute transfer.
And I forgot to tell you.
My bad.
- Mm-hmm.
- "Mm-hmm"?
Do I seem like a fan of
tomfoolery, Officer Nolan?
No, sir, but that could all
be part of your master plan
a five-year-long con
to make me believe
that you're not into pulling pranks,
just to spring this on me now,
which seems less and less
likely now that I explain it.
Exactly.
Rather than looking a
gift horse in the mouth,
you should be doing backflips.
Craig's record is
exemplary and spotless.
All you have to do is not
screw up for the next 30 days,
and you will be
credited for turning out
- a second top-notch rookie.
- Yes, sir.
- So don't screw up.
- You said that already.
Hmm.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
How exactly are we
pulling this prank off?
Exactly like this
just sitting a little closer
than we normally are.
Hey.
There's no chance Grey's pranking me
- with this rookie, is there?
- No.
No, Grey hates pranks
as much as I hate
Mediocrity?
The designated hitter?
Raisins?
Are you implying
I'm a hateful person?
- Yes.
- Wow.
All right, today is
April Fool's Day
by far the most
annoying day of the year.
So, with Officer
Penn out for trial prep,
Sergeant Bradford will be
your go-to supervisor for the day.
And for other news, Officer
Nolan has a new rookie.
Stand up. State your
name and badge number.
Officer Connor Craig,
badge number 382610.
Officer Craig trained under
legendary Sergeant McAdams
and earned top marks.
But as we know, training
isn't over until it's over.
All right, let's get to it.
- Be safe out there.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[HORN BLARING]
Ah, I'm sorry.
I'm nervous.
My last TO didn't
really let me drive much.
But it's a required
element of your training.
Right, right.
He did enough to evaluate
me, but driving was his domain.
Okay, well, he was a legend,
so I guess I'll defer to his judgment.
But I still have to
evaluate you fully.
- Of course.
- All right, let's, uh,
start with traffic-stop procedures.
Head north on LaBrea.
The closer we get to Sunset,
the more likely we are to find
someone driving like a fool.
Cool. It's, uh, right, right?
- No, north is left.
- Oh, sorry.
- It's left.
- Oh, boy.
[HORN HONKING, TIRES SQUEALING]
Okay.
I think I am seeing why
McAdams didn't want you driving.
Ah, sorry.
- What?
- Nothing.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just, uh, you're glowing.
I'm what?
Your aura, it's
- You had sex.
- [SCOFFS]
I did not.
I did not!
I am feeling kind of sparkly
today, though, so thank you.
Okay.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just I noticed your
hand touched Tim's at roll call.
Is that how you think sex works?
[MOCKINGLY] Ha ha.
No, but, seriously, I mean, you
can trust me with your secret.
- We're roomies.
- No, I-I know.
I know that, but,
seriously, nothing
Nothing is going on.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I don't get it.
I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
What's going on?
Apparently, our
social-media intern posted
that it was Parking
Ticket Amnesty Day.
Just bring in your ticket,
and all will be forgiven.
We have a social-media intern?
Not for long, because
I'm going to kill her.
Okay.
Everybody listen up.
If you are here because
of the amnesty post,
it's an April Fool's joke, okay?
You still have to pay your tickets.
Now, the good news is,
you're in the right
place to get that done.
[CROWD GRUMBLING]
Really?
Thanks, but a whole new
line is going to start up again
as long as that post is up.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC]
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Are you the social-media intern?
If you're looking for help
setting up a TikTok account,
- it's not my job.
- Definitely not.
Look, social media is the worst of us.
I-I'm here because
you posted that it was
Parking Ticket Amnesty
Day on the LAPD account?
- Fire, right?
- No, not fire,
unless it's the kind
you have to put out.
Who approved this?
Mm, Captain gave me
a long leash to increase
our social following, ergo
Ergo, you made a
promise we can't keep.
Look, once parking tickets
are issued, they're in the system.
They can't legally be waived,
which means you've pissed off
a bunch of people who
are taking it out on us.
Okay, can I offer a suggestion?
- No.
- Your whole vibe needs work.
Yeah, there's, like, an
art to giving criticism.
I like to start with a compliment,
then gently deliver the note,
and then end it with a compliment,
like a little feel-good sandwich.
- Delete the tweet now.
- Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
A dirty delete will get us canceled.
But I can issue an apology
statement with something cute.
Fine.
Get on it.
Could have been an email.
My God.
- Joe. Hey.
- Wesley.
I heard you're taking
over the Ben Dover case.
Literally fell into my lap.
I'm just trying to get up to speed,
- but I would love a continuance.
- Oh, I'm sure you would.
But there's not a chance in hell.
See, my client has a
right to a speedy trial.
If you can't provide that,
then you're violating his rights,
and the judge will dismiss the case.
Oh, right, you're smiling,
because you smell blood in the water,
because I only have the
rest of the day to make sure
- your client doesn't walk.
- 100%.
- Mm-hmm.
- See, being a public defender,
is a thankless, bad-paying job,
with few wins against a DA's office
that punishes the poor
and loves to rub my nose
in the mud at every turn.
So your distress is a
rare moment of karmic joy
that I would have brought popcorn for
- had I known in advance.
- Mm-hmm.
But, uh, hey, you
want to cut your losses
and save the rest of your
day, then drop the charges.
I can't, it's murder.
There's an eyewitness.
- What about a plea deal?
- Nope.
My guy is innocent and
adamant to have his day in court.
- Okay.
- See you there bright and early.
[LAUGHS] I'll definitely
be bringing popcorn.
Ahh.
[LINE TRILLING]
Angela, hey.
I need to ask you a favor.
[SIREN CHIRPS]
All right.
Oh, I have seemed to dropped my pen.
Sorry, one second.
Let me
Hey. You called for backup?
No.
Witnesses.
Ah, shoot.
[MUTTERING]
You are definitely being punked.
Right? There is no
way this is a rookie
with 12 months of training.
Maybe he's just nervous
about impressing you
you know, first time
training with a new TO.
Here you are.
Easy as pie.
Okay, well, this is
- This is all wrong.
- Oh, yeah.
You made that ticket out to yourself.
Oh, shoot.
Uh, I'm sorry.
[CHUCKLES] I'm I'm a little rusty.
My last TO wasn't
into traffic enforcement.
My bad.
Not nerves.
- Good luck.
- But you were gonna
Got to go.
- Where are you going?
- Oh, right.
[LAUGHS] Sorry.
Old habits die hard.
[CHUCKLES]
7-Adam-15, I have a 4-1-5-Family,
3107 Avon Street,
male and female in a verbal.
Details to your box.
7-Adam-15, show us en route.
[SIGHS] Okay, tell me you've handled
domestic disputes before.
I've handled domestic
disputes before.
Okay.
But
But for reals, I haven't.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Then why would you tell me
Well, you told me to tell you.
But I'm excited to
experience my first with you.
What do I need to know?
Okay, cops like to use
acronyms to remember things.
And today you're going
to learn the GMBIT
the G-M-B-I-T of domestic disputes.
[CAR DOORS CLOSING]
[DISTANT DOGS BARKING,
CAR HORN HONKING]
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
It's always a good idea
just to stand to the side,
just in case of potential
incoming gunfire.
- You think he's gonna shoot at us?
- No
But you should do
things the right way every time.
That way, the moves become automatic.
- Knock on the door.
- Police! Open up!
[DISTANT DOG BARKING, SIREN WAILING]
What do you want?
Wait.
- Did you call them?
- No.
No, baby, I would
I would never.
Uh, sir, we received multiple
calls about a disturbance.
We just wanted to make sure
that everything was all right.
We're fine.
And you're not coming in
my house without a warrant.
Now, the first step in
GMBIT is G, "Get inside."
Now explain to the gentleman
we don't need a warrant
to investigate domestic violence
and that we hate to
disturb him, but by law,
we can't leave until we resolve this.
And what if he slams the door on us?
Well, then we would
have to destroy the door,
and probably arrest him.
You got two minutes.
You two look so
familiar. Have we met?
I'm a friend of James
Murray and his wife, Nyla.
Teddy and I were at that
fundraising gala last month.
That's right,
Children of the Fallen.
And you had a drunken altercation
with Sergeant Bradford.
All right, now we are in the house.
Step two is M, "Make it safe."
Do you see anything unsafe?
You know, someone
Not you, Teddy
Might use that bottle as a weapon,
which would mean we
would have to use force.
So let's not have that.
I am so sorry.
He just lost his job, and
it's been a really tough week.
Shut your mouth.
You don't have to tell everybody
all our business all the time.
Which brings us to
B, as in "Be observant,"
so that we can, I, "Investigate."
Teddy has clearly
had too much to drink.
Anita is upset.
Why don't you go talk to her
and figure out what happened?
No, just go talk to her alone.
Walk behind me.
Stay where I can see you.
Hey, and don't say
nothing about nothing.
Cops trying to jam me
up in my own house.
You're new, huh?
Let's talk about you.
What's going on?
We're here to help.
He just gets drunk,
then mad at the world.
Everybody else did him
wrong, and nothing is his fault.
He's
He's never hit me, but
he scares me.
And I am so tired of being scared.
Well, look, we can
take care of him today.
But if this continues, you can
You can always call us.
We also have resources to help you
if you decide that you
want to get away from him.
All right. Thank you.
Yeah.
Which brings us to T, for
"Take appropriate action."
- What do we have, Officer Craig?
- Negative 2735.
But she wants him to leave.
She's afraid.
Well, she just gonna
have to be afraid, then.
It's not a crime to tie
one on in my own house.
I know my rights.
We are simply concerned
that you are a danger
to yourself or to others.
So you're gonna
have to come with us
No criminal charges
Just to see a nurse
so you can sober up
and cool down alone.
Officer Craig, search
Teddy for weapons,
and escort him to the shop.
Hey, don't touch me.
I pay your salary.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
- That changes
- [GROANING]
The taking action part of it.
Now there will be criminal charges.
And that is the "Gambit" of handling
a domestic disturbance.
[GROANS]
I don't understand.
On paper, the kid's
a rock-star trainee.
All his daily observation
reports are signed off.
Craig's checklist is
practically complete.
Yes, sir.
And yet there are significant
holes in his training.
His officer safety and
his perception of danger
a-are nonexistent.
He struggled with a
basic traffic citation.
I find that hard to believe.
McAdams is a highly respected FTO.
I know, but I am telling you, sir,
there is no way Officer Craig
is going to be ready in a month.
Hell, he
He may not even
make it to the end of the day.
- So what do you want me to do?
- Um
it's ultimately your call,
but, I would think carefully
before bouncing him.
You trained a stellar first rookie.
But if you're handed
an LAPD legend's trainee
and he fails in a week,
the captain might
think the problem is you.
Understood.
And you're sure this isn't a prank?
Beca
No, I'm sorry.
But if it was
I'm on it.
Why are we here,
instead of the Ben
Dover lead investigator?
I left two messages
for Detective Berman
that he has not returned,
and I do not have time to wait.
I have to decide by tonight
whether I am going to trial
or dropping charges.
But as a thank-you,
I'm ordering lunch in from République.
Oh, well, you should
have led with that.
As you can see from the
file, our victim, Frank Harbolt,
was killed in the parking
garage of his office building.
Now, the eyewitness,
a maintenance worker,
claims to have seen Ben
Dover following Harbolt
out of the elevator and returning,
alone, five minutes later,
and dropping something
into a garbage can.
The police later found
the murder weapon
in that same trash can.
Is there a relationship
between Dover and the victim?
No, they work in the same building,
but no direct contact.
So your whole case basically
rests on the believability
- of your witness?
- Yep.
And she's in there,
waiting to talk to us
Come on.
[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey.
Um, I-I was told
that I wouldn't have to testify.
- Told by who?
- Detective Berman.
He said that the killer would
take a plea deal, no sweat.
Why are you nervous
about testifying?
I'm not. I'm just
- Berman said that
- Okay, forget about what Berman said.
Let's talk about your testimony.
You said that you saw Ben
Dover follow Frank Harbolt
into the garage.
There were a few
minutes between them,
- but Berman said that
- Hold on.
Did Detective Berman coach you
on what to say in your testimony?
No.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
No, no, it's just he, um
Define coach?
Okay.
You know what?
Just, um
just give us a couple minutes.
You should drop the case.
She'll get killed in a
cross-examination.
Okay, but is she lying,
or did Berman just shape
- her testimony to be more definitive?
- Neither is good.
[SIGHS]
- Will you talk to Berman?
- [SCOFFS] Forget it.
Look, if I do it, he's
going to shut down,
and I don't have time to pressure him.
I have to make a
decision in a couple hours.
I need to know if
this case is winnable.
We'll do it for a price
A spa weekend for me and my partner.
- Mm.
- And when you say "my partner,"
you mean my wife?
Unless she thinks that we
should give her husband a freebie.
- Oh, hell no.
- [CHUCKLES]
Two-bedroom suite
at Malibu Beach Resort
while the men watch the children.
[SIGHS] Okay.
Mm-hmm.
[CHUCKLES]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
I-I don't understand.
Am I in trouble?
No, I just need to speak
to your old training officer
about some deficits in your training.
Hi, I'm looking for Sergeant McAdams.
His station says he's here
taking some statements.
- He's in the ER.
- I-I memorized the Rook Book.
- Go ahead. Ask me anything.
- It's not about the rule book.
It's about a failure to
translate words into actions.
There he is.
All right, just stay here, okay?
- Say hi for me.
- All right.
- Sergeant McAdams?
- Yeah?
Uh, John Nolan from
the Mid-Wilshire Station.
- Okay.
- I was hoping to ask you a few questions
about your old rookie
Connor Craig?
You his new TO?
I am, and I've noticed
some gaps in his training.
- You here to cause trouble?
- No, sir.
No, I'm just
I'm looking for some clarity.
I mean, you are a
legend in the department,
a-and this kid spent a year with you,
but he has no practical
understanding of the job.
[BODY CAMS BEEP]
Look, I was supposed
to retire last year.
Stayed on as a favor to my captain.
Craig shows up.
He's got no instincts, no
fire, no command presence.
- Why not just bounce him?
- And go out on a loser?
Finish my career on a fail?
No way.
So I carried him.
Only took low-impact calls.
I got the seniority
to pull it off, so
Only you did chicken out in the end.
You forced the transfer
so that you wouldn't be the one
who put an untrained
cop onto the street.
You got no right to judge me.
Actually, I do,
because I'm the cop who could
have been killed today on a domestic,
because
the kid you sent me
doesn't know enough to have my back.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Did he say "hi" back?
[CHUCKLES]
- Are you gonna bounce me?
- Honestly
I should.
Instead, I'm gonna give
you the rest of the day
to prove that you are worth the risk.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- Do not make me regret it.
Okay.
♪
- [GRUNTING]
- Come on. Knock it off!
[GRUNTING] It isn't right.
- You have to let us go.
- What's going on?
He's not honoring our
"get out of jail free" cards.
That's not a thing.
Then why is it on the
LAPD social-media account?
What?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[CELL PHONES BUZZING]
What the hell were you thinking?
Raising your voice in the workplace
is a sign of weakness, not strength.
You posted "get
out of jail free" cards.
Oh, I couldn't just delete
the parking-ticket tweet.
- I mean, that screams scandal.
- Okay
So I retracted it with
something that is clearly a joke.
Not to the growing
number of criminals in holding
- demanding we release them.
- [CHUCKLES]
This is not funny.
No, how dumb people
are is always funny.
It's clear on the post
it's an April Fool's joke.
See? It says, "April Fool's.
This is not redeemable."
In tiny print no one can read.
[SIGHS] Okay, Boomer,
go find your glasses.
- I'm sorry. "Boomer"?
- This is not my fault.
Those delulus didn't
even scan the QR code.
If they had, they
would have seen this.
Okay, you know what?
Your reckless behavior has cost
this department time and resources.
And the fact that you
keep making excuses
lets me know that you don't
see why that's a problem.
- You're fired.
- Uh, you can't fire me.
- I'm a civilian employee.
- You're right.
You've been fired by the
Office of Support Services.
And they were happy to
let me be the one to tell you.
So pack up your stuff and
be grateful you're not leaving
this room in handcuffs.
You don't have to
be so mean about it.
Hey!
What the hell
are you guys up to?
Let me guess You must be Berman.
- Oh, like you don't know.
- Look, we get why you're not happy,
but the DA's office had
us assigned to this case
when they couldn't get
into contact with you.
Yeah, well, that's not how
things work, and you know it.
You think I don't know
who your husband is?
Okay, why don't you
just take a deep breath
before you say something
you're going to regret?
- Why don't you go screw yourself
- Okay
That's enough of that.
We didn't set out to jam you up.
But we've been inside
your case for five minutes,
and it's a hot mess.
So we're going to go inside
and talk to the victim's widow
and try to get some clarity.
We were going to invite you, but,
now you can go screw yourself.
Is the widow really
inside waiting to talk to us?
No, I just wanted to
see his face when I said it.
- And he looked panicked.
- The question is, why?
I'm sorry, okay?
It took longer than I
thought to get you bailed out.
I would have never been
in there in the first place
if you hadn't sold me out.
Baby, please. I didn't sell you out.
I just
Sometimes you can get a little scary.
Get over it.
You know, you are so weak.
Give me the damn keys.
Today.
She bailed him out.
How many times do I have
to tell you about this damn seat?
- Why would she do that?
- People in abusive relationships
often do things that are
against their best interests.
Well, he looks more angry
than when we arrested him.
What should we do?
You gave her that card
for victim resources, right?
You told her she could
call them or us at any point?
Yeah, yeah, I even circled the ones
Sergeant McAdams said were the best.
Best we can hope for is
that she uses one of them.
People are gonna
make their own choices.
We're here for when
they make bad ones.
[GIGGLING]
Wow, we never even did this
when we were actually together.
Well, that's 'cause we
didn't have a deadline.
Oh, come on.
- Midnight, right?
- Yes, please.
Do you think it's been long enough?
I mean, I think a little longer.
We should really get
back to work and do
Things.
- "Things"?
- Yes, things like crime.
- We need to stop crime.
- Okay, if you insist.
I do
I do insist.
- Fix your shirt.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hey.
Yeah, uh, we should
get back out there.
Yeah. I mean, unless
you and Tim need to discuss
something in private.
- No, I think we covered everything.
- Yeah.
Okay. Ladies.
Uh-oh.
What?
The social-media intern
I just fired, posted this
"City of Los Angeles"
"For the next three
hours, all crime is legal."
"Go nuts, and don't call us."
Peace sign, emoji wearing
sunglasses, peace sign.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Here we go.
Livy posted "The Purge" alerts
across all social-media platforms
before changing the passwords,
and we can't take them down
until IT hacks into the account.
Which can take hours.
I mean, people have
to know this is a joke.
Most people will see it that way,
but there are plenty that won't.
911 is already getting
swamped with calls
looting, robberies,
and a host of assaults.
All right, we're on
citywide tactical alert
with mandatory holdover
until further notice.
In-progress crime against
persons are priority one.
Refer all property
crimes to online reporting.
10-7 reporting will be
held until end of shift.
- How bad is this gonna be?
- Pretty bad.
"The police told me I
could do it on the Internet"
it's not gonna stand up in
court, but there will be lawsuits,
especially from the crime victims
who claim that their
injuries were caused
by the LAPD posting this.
Bottom line is this
make sure your arrests
have all the criminal
elements, your evidence is solid,
and your reports are spotless.
Okay. Everyone's
10-8. Be safe out there.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm gonna leave
you here at the station.
What?
No.
Officer Craig, you
remain a wild card
with serious officer-safety issues.
I can't go face whatever craziness
is about to jump off while I
have to be worried about you.
Well, with all due respect, sir,
that's your job as a training officer.
I didn't realize that I wasn't
being fully trained before,
and that's on me, but
You said we'd spend the
rest of the shift evaluating me.
And what better way to do that
than when the pressure's on?
Otherwise, you're no
better than McAdams.
I'm sorry. That
That last part was way over the line,
but, I stand by the rest.
All right, you're in.
I won't let you down.
It's not me I'd be worried about.
My wife is a ninja warrior assassin.
If she ends up a widow because of you,
there won't be enough left
of you to fit into a bucket.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Not a joke.
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[GLASS SHATTERING,
MOTORCYCLE ENGINES REVVING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
[MENACING ROCK MUSIC]
♪
Must've been going 90 miles an hour.
- Should we go after 'em?
- Negative.
Grey wants us focused
on crimes against persons.
We can get his license
plate from the dashcam later.
7-Adam-15, multiple callers report
shots fired in the alley,
3100 block Avon Street.
Possible 10-5-4 laying by the vehicle.
- Adam-15?
- Answer her.
7-Adam-15 copies.
Code 3.
- [SIREN WAILING]
- Avon Street?
Does that sound familiar to you?
Yeah.
Teddy and Anita live on Avon Street.
♪
[FIREWORKS WHISTLING, EXPLODING]
Someone broke all the street lights.
♪
[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING,
HELICOPTER BLADES THRUMMING]
[CAR PLAYING UPBEA
MELODY INDICATING DOOR AJAR]
Oh, this a drive-by?
Robbery maybe?
No, they would have stolen his watch.
- Did Anita do this?
- We got to find her.
I'm gonna go check the house.
You stay here with the crime scene.
Get crime scene tape,
block off that end of the alley.
Use our shop to
block off the other end.
Get the good camera
from the evidence kit.
Take a picture of everything,
even if it doesn't look important.
You got this.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
- Anita?
- LAPD.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
- Anita, please come to the door.
Hello?
Hi.
What's going on?
Anita, LAPD.
I'm Officer Nolan.
You remember me?
Do you know where Teddy is?
No, he, um
He dropped me off,
then went out, probably to a bar.
But, he's supposed to be back by now.
He didn't call.
- Have you been drinking?
- I had some bourbon.
It's been a long day.
I got scared.
I'm always scared.
The
booze helped me relax.
Now I'm
I'm getting worried about Teddy.
Is
Is everything okay?
No
No, I'm afraid it's not.
I'm gonna need you to come with me.
[MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING LOUDLY]
Come on.
Okay, um, just hold on right here.
All right.
Just sit tight, and I'll
go get you a blanket.
Yeah, but where's my husband?
You still haven't told me what's
What's going on.
Just sit and hold tight.
Hey, you're not gonna believe this.
- You turned the shop around.
- Yeah. You want to know why?
The victim's driver's
seat and an empty glass,
- but mostly the driver's seat.
- What about it?
Well, it was moved
all the way forward,
and Teddy's a giant.
We saw him moving the
seat back at the station,
which means whoever put
the car into position was short,
like Anita short.
She staged it.
Nice work.
There's hope for you yet.
[LAUGHS] And if she's a suspect,
that means the house
is also a crime scene.
So I turned the car
around in case you wanted
to put her inside so she wouldn't have
- to see her husband
- Right.
The body
I mean, the
victim I mean, Teddy.
I'm impressed.
- What about the glass?
- Sitting on the ledge.
It's got traces of bourbon in it
I took pictures.
You didn't bag it for evidence?
No, I wasn't sure if you wanted
[CROWD SHOUTING IN DISTANCE,
DOG GROWLING, BARKING]
- Should we be worried?
- Yes.
Oh, my God!
They killed Teddy!
Anita, I need you
to get into the shop.
That's for your safety, okay?
Hey, officers!
Ain't y'all supposed to be in hiding?
Tonight's our night.
We taking that car.
You can't have it, son.
This is a crime scene.
That car is evidence.
Whole city a crime scene.
What you gonna do shoot us?
Let them have the car!
You have to protect me!
Get into the shop.
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- Oh.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let her go.
We'll catch up with her later.
- We need to protect the scene.
- But she's a killer.
And if we don't have any evidence,
she could get away with it.
[DOG BARKING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Easy.
Easy, Officer.
Hold your nerve.
Do you see any weapons?
- No.
- Then get your baton out.
If we don't see weapons,
we don't use deadly force.
Control, 7-Adam-15.
I'm being advanced on by a crowd.
I could use some backup, Code 3.
Adam-15, no units
10-8. CHP en route.
ETA, 12 minutes.
Sounds like you on your own, boys.
I'm gonna give you a
chance to get out of here.
Leave us the vehicle.
No.
I'm gonna make you the same offer.
Last chance to run away.
Anyone starts trouble,
they wake up in the hospital.
[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING]
[FIREWORKS WHISTLING, EXPLODING]
♪
Are we really gonna
fight all these guys?
You got gloves, you're
gonna grab that glass,
and you're gonna run.
Circle back here to the
shop after they've gone.
- You ready?
- Uh-huh.
On three.
One, two, three.
[INTENSE MUSIC]
♪
[GLASS SHATTERING]
♪
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Bradford.
- It's Livy, I-I need help.
So does half of Los
Angeles because of you.
Call 911.
I can't get 911.
The lines are jammed, and I'm trapped
at the municipal building on Spring.
There are people with
guns inside the clerk's office,
and, and someone just
got shot right in front of me.
He's dead.
Stay low and quiet. I'll
be there as quick as I can.
- [LOUD CLATTERING]
- [SCREAMS]
[LINE BEEPS]
Control, I have a potential
mass-casualty event
at the municipal
building on Spring Street.
I need a react team for an
in-progress active shooter.
Send everyone you can.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[ALARM BEEPING]
[DISTANT SCREAMING]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[DISTANT SCREAMING]
Police.
Come out with your hands
where I can see them.
- [SOBBING]
- Come on out.
It's okay.
All right, come out.
I need you to go out the door.
Go to an exit sign, okay?
Put your hands on your head.
Keep them there at all times.
SWAT's gonna lead
you to safety, all right?
Turn left.
Turn left.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[PERSON LAUGHS]
♪
Control, Charlie Team approaching
court clerk's offices, third floor.
Signs of forced entry.
We have not made contact.
♪
[MUFFLED SHOUTING, GUNSHOT]
[LOUD HISSING]
♪
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
You two go.
I'll cover your back.
Control, Charlie Team has
two in custody, third floor.
Bradford and Chen proceeding inside.
Divert backup to assist
as soon as you can.
Body.
[SIGHS]
Bradford, I need an RA. Victim down.
[CLATTER]
Oh, thank God.
- I was so scared.
- Okay. All right.
All right, look, it's
not over yet, okay?
- Grab her.
- No.
Livy, you got to let him go.
He can't protect you
if you're holding on.
It's all right, stay there.
Stay right there.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
- [SCREAMING]
- Hey!
Go! Go!
Save her!
[CONTINUES SCREAMING]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER]
You're gonna get a case dismissed,
and you're dismissed.
- [LAUGHS]
- You get a case dismissed.
Well, I could get a case dismissed.
You get a case dismissed.
- And you
- Police.
Show me your hands.
Did a man drag a woman through here?
Okay, SWAT is coming through here.
They are heavily armed.
If I were you, I would
restrain myself and sit down.
♪
[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
Look out!
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Come here. Get up.
- Wait.
Wait, what are you
what are you doing?
- Arresting you.
- But I was held hostage.
Doesn't that count for something?
No, you were at the clerk's office,
filing a wrongful-termination
lawsuit against the LAPD
after instigating mass
violence on the job.
You're not the victim here.
You caused all this.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, SIRENS WAILING]
[HELICOPTER BLADES THRUMMING OVERHEAD]
I'm sorry. I
So what?
I got no feel-good
sandwich here for you, Livy.
People are dead because
of your recklessness.
You're lucky you're not one of them.
I-I really didn't think that anyone
was going to take this seriously.
I-I'm so sorry.
We got the arrest warrant
for Detective Berman.
- Detective who?
- Berman from West Hollywood.
Turns out Berman is
having an affair with the wife
of our murder victim.
Berman killed his competition
and blackmailed a witness
to frame Ben Dover for his crime.
- Ben Dover?
- Yes, sir.
Dover is a real person
with an unfortunate name.
- I hate April Fool's Day.
- Yeah.
Say, if you need
backup for the arrest,
- you're going to have to wait.
- Oh, I had the arrest
come to the backup, sir.
I had Berman's captain
call him down here
- to assist with the scene.
- Smart.
Yeah, I try.
- [CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hello.
- It's me. Where are you?
- Downtown.
- Just landing at a crime scene.
- It's a setup.
An arrest warrant with your name on it
just came across my desk.
They're about to put
you in cuffs, dude.
I never called you.
♪
What's he doing?
I don't know.
Trying out for mime school?
The call was a tip-off.
Berman! Show me your hands!
[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SQUEALING]
Hands, now!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Then Officer Craig
noticed a glass at the scene
still wet with alcoholic beverage.
He photographed it where he found it.
Before a group of rioters
took over your crime scene,
and destroyed yet another shop?
The dissipation rate of alcohol
and Anita's fingerprints on the glass
place her at the scene
near the time of the murder.
We believe that she was
lying in wait for him to come home
and then confronted
him outside the vehicle
and shot him multiple times,
hoping that, uh, we would
pin the murder on the purge.
I understand you also
had your first tactical retreat.
Is that what cops call running away?
Yeah, it just sounds cooler
when you say it that way.
Ah, yeah.
Then, yes, sir.
Uh, after some time, we circled back,
and the crowd had moved on.
But not before damaging our shop,
stealing Teddy's watch and wallet, and
Posting selfies with the corpse.
Which means they'll be
easier to identify and arrest.
- [CELL PHONE BUZZES]
- Nice to see people's stupidity
- works in our favor this time.
- Ah, good news
Rampart just picked
up Anita at Union Station
trying to get on a train to Flagstaff.
- They're bringing her in now.
- All right.
So, Officer Craig, after
everything you've seen tonight,
this career still something
you want to pursue?
Oh, yes, sir.
This career is everything
I've ever dreamed about.
A lot of my friends
thought I was crazy
for joining the academy,
but, um, you know, I believe
helping people is my calling.
And if you can find it in your heart
to give me a proper chance,
I promise you won't regret it.
You were someone I knew ♪
All right.
I will endorse your continuation
in the FTO program,
but I will have to reassign you
to a different, much quieter division
to make sure you have the
best opportunity to succeed.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
You're welcome.
All right, dismissed.
♪
Thank you for giving
me a second chance.
Connor, you stepped
up when it mattered.
And I know you are transferring out,
but, uh, I'm always
here as a resource.
Just, you know, be chill about it.
I will.
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
Later.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Things got interesting
out there with your rookie.
A little fighting,
a little, uh, tactical retreating,
a little murder-solve
not bad for my first purge.
Don't even joke about that.
Bradford, Chen, in here.
- See you tomorrow.
- Hopefully.
It's come to my attention
that you two are back
in a romantic relationship,
when you both know
it's against the rules.
He's your supervisor, for God sakes!
Ye yes, sir, but, uh,
look, we've been trying to fight
the feeling for a long time, but
April Fool's.
April Fool's.
[BOTH SIGH, LAUGH]
- Are you okay?
- Sir, what's going on?
Oh, my God.
Are you having a heart attack?
- Whoa. Oh, my God.
- Call. Call.
Sir, are you all right?
Sit back.
Oh, my God.
[LAUGHING]
Got ya.
[LAUGHS]
I thought you hated pranks.
I do.
Oh. [LAUGHS]
But to wipe the smug
look off your faces,
it was worth joining in,
- this one time.
- Yeah.
- [LAUGHS]
- We deserve that.
But you nearly scared
me half to death.
Good.
Good, good, good.
Remember that next time you
think about trying to fool me.
Now go.
[SIGHS] Have a good night.
- Happy?
- Thrilled.
I mean, that worked out perfectly.
And we still have 55 minutes left.
Only problem is, I
live 30 minutes away.
Not if we hurry.
- Uh, where are you, uh, going?
- Oh, home.
I'll see you there.
Yeah, I'll, uh, see you there.
There is definitely something
going on between those two.
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
- Hey.
- Hi, so here's what I'm thinking.
It's April Fool's Day, which
means nothing counts, right?
- April Fool's is tomorrow.
- It's 12:01.
And if we play our cards right,
we can use April Fool's Day
as a hall pass.
We're not actually together,
but we can pretend we're together
as an April Fool's Day
prank, just for today.
And if anybody raises a
flag, we'll say, surprise.
It's an April Fool's joke,
and everyone will laugh.
- And we can
- Uh-huh.
- Mm-hmm.
- Okay, wow.
Mm, I've I've clearly
been doing April Fool's wrong
my whole life.
So we're
We're not actually together,
but we're making out in
secret like we are together?
- Yeah.
- So what's the prank?
Do you want to talk
about April Fool's Day,
or do you want to take your pants off?
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
I'm gonna win for you ♪
Like I know you want me to do ♪
- [DISTANT TELEPHONE RINGING]
- Oh, you get my email?
You mean the one with
the subject "Ben Dover Case"?
Yeah, not the most
original April Fool's joke.
It's not a joke
Dover's a real defendant
who demanded a
speedy trial nine days ago.
Peters was handling it
until he landed in the hospital
with a severe case of food poisoning.
So you're telling me that I
have to go to trial tomorrow
for a murder case I've
never heard of because
- Ron Peters ate bad paella?
- Uh-huh.
- And that's not an April Fool's joke.
- Mm-mm.
- I hate you.
- I know.
But this will pass, and then
we'll go back to being besties.
- Uh, my wife's my bestie.
- Ugh, boring.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
- Officer Nolan?
- Yeah?
I'm your new rookie, Connor Craig.
Oh.
[LAUGHS] Nice try.
Yeah, I don't, uh I don't
fall for April Fool's pranks.
Oh, no, sir. No, it's
It's not a prank.
I-I just transferred
over from West Valley.
I've been training with
Sergeant McAdams
- the last 12 months.
- Oh
Yeah.
It's a good story.
I would have gone
with six months,
because nobody transfers divisions
with one month left
in their probation,
and you should have
picked a different TO.
McAdams is a department legend.
That makes your
prank easily disprovable.
[CHUCKLES] Yes, sir.
All valid points if I were joking.
Which I'm not. [CHUCKLES]
He's not joking. It was
a last-minute transfer.
And I forgot to tell you.
My bad.
- Mm-hmm.
- "Mm-hmm"?
Do I seem like a fan of
tomfoolery, Officer Nolan?
No, sir, but that could all
be part of your master plan
a five-year-long con
to make me believe
that you're not into pulling pranks,
just to spring this on me now,
which seems less and less
likely now that I explain it.
Exactly.
Rather than looking a
gift horse in the mouth,
you should be doing backflips.
Craig's record is
exemplary and spotless.
All you have to do is not
screw up for the next 30 days,
and you will be
credited for turning out
- a second top-notch rookie.
- Yes, sir.
- So don't screw up.
- You said that already.
Hmm.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
♪
How exactly are we
pulling this prank off?
Exactly like this
just sitting a little closer
than we normally are.
Hey.
There's no chance Grey's pranking me
- with this rookie, is there?
- No.
No, Grey hates pranks
as much as I hate
Mediocrity?
The designated hitter?
Raisins?
Are you implying
I'm a hateful person?
- Yes.
- Wow.
All right, today is
April Fool's Day
by far the most
annoying day of the year.
So, with Officer
Penn out for trial prep,
Sergeant Bradford will be
your go-to supervisor for the day.
And for other news, Officer
Nolan has a new rookie.
Stand up. State your
name and badge number.
Officer Connor Craig,
badge number 382610.
Officer Craig trained under
legendary Sergeant McAdams
and earned top marks.
But as we know, training
isn't over until it's over.
All right, let's get to it.
- Be safe out there.
- [INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[HORN BLARING]
Ah, I'm sorry.
I'm nervous.
My last TO didn't
really let me drive much.
But it's a required
element of your training.
Right, right.
He did enough to evaluate
me, but driving was his domain.
Okay, well, he was a legend,
so I guess I'll defer to his judgment.
But I still have to
evaluate you fully.
- Of course.
- All right, let's, uh,
start with traffic-stop procedures.
Head north on LaBrea.
The closer we get to Sunset,
the more likely we are to find
someone driving like a fool.
Cool. It's, uh, right, right?
- No, north is left.
- Oh, sorry.
- It's left.
- Oh, boy.
[HORN HONKING, TIRES SQUEALING]
Okay.
I think I am seeing why
McAdams didn't want you driving.
Ah, sorry.
- What?
- Nothing.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just, uh, you're glowing.
I'm what?
Your aura, it's
- You had sex.
- [SCOFFS]
I did not.
I did not!
I am feeling kind of sparkly
today, though, so thank you.
Okay.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just I noticed your
hand touched Tim's at roll call.
Is that how you think sex works?
[MOCKINGLY] Ha ha.
No, but, seriously, I mean, you
can trust me with your secret.
- We're roomies.
- No, I-I know.
I know that, but,
seriously, nothing
Nothing is going on.
Okay.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
I don't get it.
I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
What's going on?
Apparently, our
social-media intern posted
that it was Parking
Ticket Amnesty Day.
Just bring in your ticket,
and all will be forgiven.
We have a social-media intern?
Not for long, because
I'm going to kill her.
Okay.
Everybody listen up.
If you are here because
of the amnesty post,
it's an April Fool's joke, okay?
You still have to pay your tickets.
Now, the good news is,
you're in the right
place to get that done.
[CROWD GRUMBLING]
Really?
Thanks, but a whole new
line is going to start up again
as long as that post is up.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC]
[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
Are you the social-media intern?
If you're looking for help
setting up a TikTok account,
- it's not my job.
- Definitely not.
Look, social media is the worst of us.
I-I'm here because
you posted that it was
Parking Ticket Amnesty
Day on the LAPD account?
- Fire, right?
- No, not fire,
unless it's the kind
you have to put out.
Who approved this?
Mm, Captain gave me
a long leash to increase
our social following, ergo
Ergo, you made a
promise we can't keep.
Look, once parking tickets
are issued, they're in the system.
They can't legally be waived,
which means you've pissed off
a bunch of people who
are taking it out on us.
Okay, can I offer a suggestion?
- No.
- Your whole vibe needs work.
Yeah, there's, like, an
art to giving criticism.
I like to start with a compliment,
then gently deliver the note,
and then end it with a compliment,
like a little feel-good sandwich.
- Delete the tweet now.
- Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
A dirty delete will get us canceled.
But I can issue an apology
statement with something cute.
Fine.
Get on it.
Could have been an email.
My God.
- Joe. Hey.
- Wesley.
I heard you're taking
over the Ben Dover case.
Literally fell into my lap.
I'm just trying to get up to speed,
- but I would love a continuance.
- Oh, I'm sure you would.
But there's not a chance in hell.
See, my client has a
right to a speedy trial.
If you can't provide that,
then you're violating his rights,
and the judge will dismiss the case.
Oh, right, you're smiling,
because you smell blood in the water,
because I only have the
rest of the day to make sure
- your client doesn't walk.
- 100%.
- Mm-hmm.
- See, being a public defender,
is a thankless, bad-paying job,
with few wins against a DA's office
that punishes the poor
and loves to rub my nose
in the mud at every turn.
So your distress is a
rare moment of karmic joy
that I would have brought popcorn for
- had I known in advance.
- Mm-hmm.
But, uh, hey, you
want to cut your losses
and save the rest of your
day, then drop the charges.
I can't, it's murder.
There's an eyewitness.
- What about a plea deal?
- Nope.
My guy is innocent and
adamant to have his day in court.
- Okay.
- See you there bright and early.
[LAUGHS] I'll definitely
be bringing popcorn.
Ahh.
[LINE TRILLING]
Angela, hey.
I need to ask you a favor.
[SIREN CHIRPS]
All right.
Oh, I have seemed to dropped my pen.
Sorry, one second.
Let me
Hey. You called for backup?
No.
Witnesses.
Ah, shoot.
[MUTTERING]
You are definitely being punked.
Right? There is no
way this is a rookie
with 12 months of training.
Maybe he's just nervous
about impressing you
you know, first time
training with a new TO.
Here you are.
Easy as pie.
Okay, well, this is
- This is all wrong.
- Oh, yeah.
You made that ticket out to yourself.
Oh, shoot.
Uh, I'm sorry.
[CHUCKLES] I'm I'm a little rusty.
My last TO wasn't
into traffic enforcement.
My bad.
Not nerves.
- Good luck.
- But you were gonna
Got to go.
- Where are you going?
- Oh, right.
[LAUGHS] Sorry.
Old habits die hard.
[CHUCKLES]
7-Adam-15, I have a 4-1-5-Family,
3107 Avon Street,
male and female in a verbal.
Details to your box.
7-Adam-15, show us en route.
[SIGHS] Okay, tell me you've handled
domestic disputes before.
I've handled domestic
disputes before.
Okay.
But
But for reals, I haven't.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Then why would you tell me
Well, you told me to tell you.
But I'm excited to
experience my first with you.
What do I need to know?
Okay, cops like to use
acronyms to remember things.
And today you're going
to learn the GMBIT
the G-M-B-I-T of domestic disputes.
[CAR DOORS CLOSING]
[DISTANT DOGS BARKING,
CAR HORN HONKING]
[MUFFLED SHOUTING]
It's always a good idea
just to stand to the side,
just in case of potential
incoming gunfire.
- You think he's gonna shoot at us?
- No
But you should do
things the right way every time.
That way, the moves become automatic.
- Knock on the door.
- Police! Open up!
[DISTANT DOG BARKING, SIREN WAILING]
What do you want?
Wait.
- Did you call them?
- No.
No, baby, I would
I would never.
Uh, sir, we received multiple
calls about a disturbance.
We just wanted to make sure
that everything was all right.
We're fine.
And you're not coming in
my house without a warrant.
Now, the first step in
GMBIT is G, "Get inside."
Now explain to the gentleman
we don't need a warrant
to investigate domestic violence
and that we hate to
disturb him, but by law,
we can't leave until we resolve this.
And what if he slams the door on us?
Well, then we would
have to destroy the door,
and probably arrest him.
You got two minutes.
You two look so
familiar. Have we met?
I'm a friend of James
Murray and his wife, Nyla.
Teddy and I were at that
fundraising gala last month.
That's right,
Children of the Fallen.
And you had a drunken altercation
with Sergeant Bradford.
All right, now we are in the house.
Step two is M, "Make it safe."
Do you see anything unsafe?
You know, someone
Not you, Teddy
Might use that bottle as a weapon,
which would mean we
would have to use force.
So let's not have that.
I am so sorry.
He just lost his job, and
it's been a really tough week.
Shut your mouth.
You don't have to tell everybody
all our business all the time.
Which brings us to
B, as in "Be observant,"
so that we can, I, "Investigate."
Teddy has clearly
had too much to drink.
Anita is upset.
Why don't you go talk to her
and figure out what happened?
No, just go talk to her alone.
Walk behind me.
Stay where I can see you.
Hey, and don't say
nothing about nothing.
Cops trying to jam me
up in my own house.
You're new, huh?
Let's talk about you.
What's going on?
We're here to help.
He just gets drunk,
then mad at the world.
Everybody else did him
wrong, and nothing is his fault.
He's
He's never hit me, but
he scares me.
And I am so tired of being scared.
Well, look, we can
take care of him today.
But if this continues, you can
You can always call us.
We also have resources to help you
if you decide that you
want to get away from him.
All right. Thank you.
Yeah.
Which brings us to T, for
"Take appropriate action."
- What do we have, Officer Craig?
- Negative 2735.
But she wants him to leave.
She's afraid.
Well, she just gonna
have to be afraid, then.
It's not a crime to tie
one on in my own house.
I know my rights.
We are simply concerned
that you are a danger
to yourself or to others.
So you're gonna
have to come with us
No criminal charges
Just to see a nurse
so you can sober up
and cool down alone.
Officer Craig, search
Teddy for weapons,
and escort him to the shop.
Hey, don't touch me.
I pay your salary.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
- That changes
- [GROANING]
The taking action part of it.
Now there will be criminal charges.
And that is the "Gambit" of handling
a domestic disturbance.
[GROANS]
I don't understand.
On paper, the kid's
a rock-star trainee.
All his daily observation
reports are signed off.
Craig's checklist is
practically complete.
Yes, sir.
And yet there are significant
holes in his training.
His officer safety and
his perception of danger
a-are nonexistent.
He struggled with a
basic traffic citation.
I find that hard to believe.
McAdams is a highly respected FTO.
I know, but I am telling you, sir,
there is no way Officer Craig
is going to be ready in a month.
Hell, he
He may not even
make it to the end of the day.
- So what do you want me to do?
- Um
it's ultimately your call,
but, I would think carefully
before bouncing him.
You trained a stellar first rookie.
But if you're handed
an LAPD legend's trainee
and he fails in a week,
the captain might
think the problem is you.
Understood.
And you're sure this isn't a prank?
Beca
No, I'm sorry.
But if it was
I'm on it.
Why are we here,
instead of the Ben
Dover lead investigator?
I left two messages
for Detective Berman
that he has not returned,
and I do not have time to wait.
I have to decide by tonight
whether I am going to trial
or dropping charges.
But as a thank-you,
I'm ordering lunch in from République.
Oh, well, you should
have led with that.
As you can see from the
file, our victim, Frank Harbolt,
was killed in the parking
garage of his office building.
Now, the eyewitness,
a maintenance worker,
claims to have seen Ben
Dover following Harbolt
out of the elevator and returning,
alone, five minutes later,
and dropping something
into a garbage can.
The police later found
the murder weapon
in that same trash can.
Is there a relationship
between Dover and the victim?
No, they work in the same building,
but no direct contact.
So your whole case basically
rests on the believability
- of your witness?
- Yep.
And she's in there,
waiting to talk to us
Come on.
[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Hey.
Um, I-I was told
that I wouldn't have to testify.
- Told by who?
- Detective Berman.
He said that the killer would
take a plea deal, no sweat.
Why are you nervous
about testifying?
I'm not. I'm just
- Berman said that
- Okay, forget about what Berman said.
Let's talk about your testimony.
You said that you saw Ben
Dover follow Frank Harbolt
into the garage.
There were a few
minutes between them,
- but Berman said that
- Hold on.
Did Detective Berman coach you
on what to say in your testimony?
No.
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]
No, no, it's just he, um
Define coach?
Okay.
You know what?
Just, um
just give us a couple minutes.
You should drop the case.
She'll get killed in a
cross-examination.
Okay, but is she lying,
or did Berman just shape
- her testimony to be more definitive?
- Neither is good.
[SIGHS]
- Will you talk to Berman?
- [SCOFFS] Forget it.
Look, if I do it, he's
going to shut down,
and I don't have time to pressure him.
I have to make a
decision in a couple hours.
I need to know if
this case is winnable.
We'll do it for a price
A spa weekend for me and my partner.
- Mm.
- And when you say "my partner,"
you mean my wife?
Unless she thinks that we
should give her husband a freebie.
- Oh, hell no.
- [CHUCKLES]
Two-bedroom suite
at Malibu Beach Resort
while the men watch the children.
[SIGHS] Okay.
Mm-hmm.
[CHUCKLES]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
I-I don't understand.
Am I in trouble?
No, I just need to speak
to your old training officer
about some deficits in your training.
Hi, I'm looking for Sergeant McAdams.
His station says he's here
taking some statements.
- He's in the ER.
- I-I memorized the Rook Book.
- Go ahead. Ask me anything.
- It's not about the rule book.
It's about a failure to
translate words into actions.
There he is.
All right, just stay here, okay?
- Say hi for me.
- All right.
- Sergeant McAdams?
- Yeah?
Uh, John Nolan from
the Mid-Wilshire Station.
- Okay.
- I was hoping to ask you a few questions
about your old rookie
Connor Craig?
You his new TO?
I am, and I've noticed
some gaps in his training.
- You here to cause trouble?
- No, sir.
No, I'm just
I'm looking for some clarity.
I mean, you are a
legend in the department,
a-and this kid spent a year with you,
but he has no practical
understanding of the job.
[BODY CAMS BEEP]
Look, I was supposed
to retire last year.
Stayed on as a favor to my captain.
Craig shows up.
He's got no instincts, no
fire, no command presence.
- Why not just bounce him?
- And go out on a loser?
Finish my career on a fail?
No way.
So I carried him.
Only took low-impact calls.
I got the seniority
to pull it off, so
Only you did chicken out in the end.
You forced the transfer
so that you wouldn't be the one
who put an untrained
cop onto the street.
You got no right to judge me.
Actually, I do,
because I'm the cop who could
have been killed today on a domestic,
because
the kid you sent me
doesn't know enough to have my back.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Did he say "hi" back?
[CHUCKLES]
- Are you gonna bounce me?
- Honestly
I should.
Instead, I'm gonna give
you the rest of the day
to prove that you are worth the risk.
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- Do not make me regret it.
Okay.
♪
- [GRUNTING]
- Come on. Knock it off!
[GRUNTING] It isn't right.
- You have to let us go.
- What's going on?
He's not honoring our
"get out of jail free" cards.
That's not a thing.
Then why is it on the
LAPD social-media account?
What?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[CELL PHONES BUZZING]
What the hell were you thinking?
Raising your voice in the workplace
is a sign of weakness, not strength.
You posted "get
out of jail free" cards.
Oh, I couldn't just delete
the parking-ticket tweet.
- I mean, that screams scandal.
- Okay
So I retracted it with
something that is clearly a joke.
Not to the growing
number of criminals in holding
- demanding we release them.
- [CHUCKLES]
This is not funny.
No, how dumb people
are is always funny.
It's clear on the post
it's an April Fool's joke.
See? It says, "April Fool's.
This is not redeemable."
In tiny print no one can read.
[SIGHS] Okay, Boomer,
go find your glasses.
- I'm sorry. "Boomer"?
- This is not my fault.
Those delulus didn't
even scan the QR code.
If they had, they
would have seen this.
Okay, you know what?
Your reckless behavior has cost
this department time and resources.
And the fact that you
keep making excuses
lets me know that you don't
see why that's a problem.
- You're fired.
- Uh, you can't fire me.
- I'm a civilian employee.
- You're right.
You've been fired by the
Office of Support Services.
And they were happy to
let me be the one to tell you.
So pack up your stuff and
be grateful you're not leaving
this room in handcuffs.
You don't have to
be so mean about it.
Hey!
What the hell
are you guys up to?
Let me guess You must be Berman.
- Oh, like you don't know.
- Look, we get why you're not happy,
but the DA's office had
us assigned to this case
when they couldn't get
into contact with you.
Yeah, well, that's not how
things work, and you know it.
You think I don't know
who your husband is?
Okay, why don't you
just take a deep breath
before you say something
you're going to regret?
- Why don't you go screw yourself
- Okay
That's enough of that.
We didn't set out to jam you up.
But we've been inside
your case for five minutes,
and it's a hot mess.
So we're going to go inside
and talk to the victim's widow
and try to get some clarity.
We were going to invite you, but,
now you can go screw yourself.
Is the widow really
inside waiting to talk to us?
No, I just wanted to
see his face when I said it.
- And he looked panicked.
- The question is, why?
I'm sorry, okay?
It took longer than I
thought to get you bailed out.
I would have never been
in there in the first place
if you hadn't sold me out.
Baby, please. I didn't sell you out.
I just
Sometimes you can get a little scary.
Get over it.
You know, you are so weak.
Give me the damn keys.
Today.
She bailed him out.
How many times do I have
to tell you about this damn seat?
- Why would she do that?
- People in abusive relationships
often do things that are
against their best interests.
Well, he looks more angry
than when we arrested him.
What should we do?
You gave her that card
for victim resources, right?
You told her she could
call them or us at any point?
Yeah, yeah, I even circled the ones
Sergeant McAdams said were the best.
Best we can hope for is
that she uses one of them.
People are gonna
make their own choices.
We're here for when
they make bad ones.
[GIGGLING]
Wow, we never even did this
when we were actually together.
Well, that's 'cause we
didn't have a deadline.
Oh, come on.
- Midnight, right?
- Yes, please.
Do you think it's been long enough?
I mean, I think a little longer.
We should really get
back to work and do
Things.
- "Things"?
- Yes, things like crime.
- We need to stop crime.
- Okay, if you insist.
I do
I do insist.
- Fix your shirt.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hey.
Yeah, uh, we should
get back out there.
Yeah. I mean, unless
you and Tim need to discuss
something in private.
- No, I think we covered everything.
- Yeah.
Okay. Ladies.
Uh-oh.
What?
The social-media intern
I just fired, posted this
"City of Los Angeles"
"For the next three
hours, all crime is legal."
"Go nuts, and don't call us."
Peace sign, emoji wearing
sunglasses, peace sign.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Here we go.
Livy posted "The Purge" alerts
across all social-media platforms
before changing the passwords,
and we can't take them down
until IT hacks into the account.
Which can take hours.
I mean, people have
to know this is a joke.
Most people will see it that way,
but there are plenty that won't.
911 is already getting
swamped with calls
looting, robberies,
and a host of assaults.
All right, we're on
citywide tactical alert
with mandatory holdover
until further notice.
In-progress crime against
persons are priority one.
Refer all property
crimes to online reporting.
10-7 reporting will be
held until end of shift.
- How bad is this gonna be?
- Pretty bad.
"The police told me I
could do it on the Internet"
it's not gonna stand up in
court, but there will be lawsuits,
especially from the crime victims
who claim that their
injuries were caused
by the LAPD posting this.
Bottom line is this
make sure your arrests
have all the criminal
elements, your evidence is solid,
and your reports are spotless.
Okay. Everyone's
10-8. Be safe out there.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I'm gonna leave
you here at the station.
What?
No.
Officer Craig, you
remain a wild card
with serious officer-safety issues.
I can't go face whatever craziness
is about to jump off while I
have to be worried about you.
Well, with all due respect, sir,
that's your job as a training officer.
I didn't realize that I wasn't
being fully trained before,
and that's on me, but
You said we'd spend the
rest of the shift evaluating me.
And what better way to do that
than when the pressure's on?
Otherwise, you're no
better than McAdams.
I'm sorry. That
That last part was way over the line,
but, I stand by the rest.
All right, you're in.
I won't let you down.
It's not me I'd be worried about.
My wife is a ninja warrior assassin.
If she ends up a widow because of you,
there won't be enough left
of you to fit into a bucket.
- [CHUCKLES]
- Not a joke.
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[GLASS SHATTERING,
MOTORCYCLE ENGINES REVVING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
[MENACING ROCK MUSIC]
♪
Must've been going 90 miles an hour.
- Should we go after 'em?
- Negative.
Grey wants us focused
on crimes against persons.
We can get his license
plate from the dashcam later.
7-Adam-15, multiple callers report
shots fired in the alley,
3100 block Avon Street.
Possible 10-5-4 laying by the vehicle.
- Adam-15?
- Answer her.
7-Adam-15 copies.
Code 3.
- [SIREN WAILING]
- Avon Street?
Does that sound familiar to you?
Yeah.
Teddy and Anita live on Avon Street.
♪
[FIREWORKS WHISTLING, EXPLODING]
Someone broke all the street lights.
♪
[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING,
HELICOPTER BLADES THRUMMING]
[CAR PLAYING UPBEA
MELODY INDICATING DOOR AJAR]
Oh, this a drive-by?
Robbery maybe?
No, they would have stolen his watch.
- Did Anita do this?
- We got to find her.
I'm gonna go check the house.
You stay here with the crime scene.
Get crime scene tape,
block off that end of the alley.
Use our shop to
block off the other end.
Get the good camera
from the evidence kit.
Take a picture of everything,
even if it doesn't look important.
You got this.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
- Anita?
- LAPD.
- [POUNDING ON DOOR]
- Anita, please come to the door.
Hello?
Hi.
What's going on?
Anita, LAPD.
I'm Officer Nolan.
You remember me?
Do you know where Teddy is?
No, he, um
He dropped me off,
then went out, probably to a bar.
But, he's supposed to be back by now.
He didn't call.
- Have you been drinking?
- I had some bourbon.
It's been a long day.
I got scared.
I'm always scared.
The
booze helped me relax.
Now I'm
I'm getting worried about Teddy.
Is
Is everything okay?
No
No, I'm afraid it's not.
I'm gonna need you to come with me.
[MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING LOUDLY]
Come on.
Okay, um, just hold on right here.
All right.
Just sit tight, and I'll
go get you a blanket.
Yeah, but where's my husband?
You still haven't told me what's
What's going on.
Just sit and hold tight.
Hey, you're not gonna believe this.
- You turned the shop around.
- Yeah. You want to know why?
The victim's driver's
seat and an empty glass,
- but mostly the driver's seat.
- What about it?
Well, it was moved
all the way forward,
and Teddy's a giant.
We saw him moving the
seat back at the station,
which means whoever put
the car into position was short,
like Anita short.
She staged it.
Nice work.
There's hope for you yet.
[LAUGHS] And if she's a suspect,
that means the house
is also a crime scene.
So I turned the car
around in case you wanted
to put her inside so she wouldn't have
- to see her husband
- Right.
The body
I mean, the
victim I mean, Teddy.
I'm impressed.
- What about the glass?
- Sitting on the ledge.
It's got traces of bourbon in it
I took pictures.
You didn't bag it for evidence?
No, I wasn't sure if you wanted
[CROWD SHOUTING IN DISTANCE,
DOG GROWLING, BARKING]
- Should we be worried?
- Yes.
Oh, my God!
They killed Teddy!
Anita, I need you
to get into the shop.
That's for your safety, okay?
Hey, officers!
Ain't y'all supposed to be in hiding?
Tonight's our night.
We taking that car.
You can't have it, son.
This is a crime scene.
That car is evidence.
Whole city a crime scene.
What you gonna do shoot us?
Let them have the car!
You have to protect me!
Get into the shop.
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- Oh.
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let her go.
We'll catch up with her later.
- We need to protect the scene.
- But she's a killer.
And if we don't have any evidence,
she could get away with it.
[DOG BARKING]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Easy.
Easy, Officer.
Hold your nerve.
Do you see any weapons?
- No.
- Then get your baton out.
If we don't see weapons,
we don't use deadly force.
Control, 7-Adam-15.
I'm being advanced on by a crowd.
I could use some backup, Code 3.
Adam-15, no units
10-8. CHP en route.
ETA, 12 minutes.
Sounds like you on your own, boys.
I'm gonna give you a
chance to get out of here.
Leave us the vehicle.
No.
I'm gonna make you the same offer.
Last chance to run away.
Anyone starts trouble,
they wake up in the hospital.
[DISTANT SIRENS WAILING]
[FIREWORKS WHISTLING, EXPLODING]
♪
Are we really gonna
fight all these guys?
You got gloves, you're
gonna grab that glass,
and you're gonna run.
Circle back here to the
shop after they've gone.
- You ready?
- Uh-huh.
On three.
One, two, three.
[INTENSE MUSIC]
♪
[GLASS SHATTERING]
♪
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- Bradford.
- It's Livy, I-I need help.
So does half of Los
Angeles because of you.
Call 911.
I can't get 911.
The lines are jammed, and I'm trapped
at the municipal building on Spring.
There are people with
guns inside the clerk's office,
and, and someone just
got shot right in front of me.
He's dead.
Stay low and quiet. I'll
be there as quick as I can.
- [LOUD CLATTERING]
- [SCREAMS]
[LINE BEEPS]
Control, I have a potential
mass-casualty event
at the municipal
building on Spring Street.
I need a react team for an
in-progress active shooter.
Send everyone you can.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[ALARM BEEPING]
[DISTANT SCREAMING]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[DISTANT SCREAMING]
Police.
Come out with your hands
where I can see them.
- [SOBBING]
- Come on out.
It's okay.
All right, come out.
I need you to go out the door.
Go to an exit sign, okay?
Put your hands on your head.
Keep them there at all times.
SWAT's gonna lead
you to safety, all right?
Turn left.
Turn left.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[PERSON LAUGHS]
♪
Control, Charlie Team approaching
court clerk's offices, third floor.
Signs of forced entry.
We have not made contact.
♪
[MUFFLED SHOUTING, GUNSHOT]
[LOUD HISSING]
♪
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
You two go.
I'll cover your back.
Control, Charlie Team has
two in custody, third floor.
Bradford and Chen proceeding inside.
Divert backup to assist
as soon as you can.
Body.
[SIGHS]
Bradford, I need an RA. Victim down.
[CLATTER]
Oh, thank God.
- I was so scared.
- Okay. All right.
All right, look, it's
not over yet, okay?
- Grab her.
- No.
Livy, you got to let him go.
He can't protect you
if you're holding on.
It's all right, stay there.
Stay right there.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
- [SCREAMING]
- Hey!
Go! Go!
Save her!
[CONTINUES SCREAMING]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[LAUGHTER, INDISTINCT CHATTER]
You're gonna get a case dismissed,
and you're dismissed.
- [LAUGHS]
- You get a case dismissed.
Well, I could get a case dismissed.
You get a case dismissed.
- And you
- Police.
Show me your hands.
Did a man drag a woman through here?
Okay, SWAT is coming through here.
They are heavily armed.
If I were you, I would
restrain myself and sit down.
♪
[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
Look out!
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Come here. Get up.
- Wait.
Wait, what are you
what are you doing?
- Arresting you.
- But I was held hostage.
Doesn't that count for something?
No, you were at the clerk's office,
filing a wrongful-termination
lawsuit against the LAPD
after instigating mass
violence on the job.
You're not the victim here.
You caused all this.
♪
[INDISTINCT CHATTER, SIRENS WAILING]
[HELICOPTER BLADES THRUMMING OVERHEAD]
I'm sorry. I
So what?
I got no feel-good
sandwich here for you, Livy.
People are dead because
of your recklessness.
You're lucky you're not one of them.
I-I really didn't think that anyone
was going to take this seriously.
I-I'm so sorry.
We got the arrest warrant
for Detective Berman.
- Detective who?
- Berman from West Hollywood.
Turns out Berman is
having an affair with the wife
of our murder victim.
Berman killed his competition
and blackmailed a witness
to frame Ben Dover for his crime.
- Ben Dover?
- Yes, sir.
Dover is a real person
with an unfortunate name.
- I hate April Fool's Day.
- Yeah.
Say, if you need
backup for the arrest,
- you're going to have to wait.
- Oh, I had the arrest
come to the backup, sir.
I had Berman's captain
call him down here
- to assist with the scene.
- Smart.
Yeah, I try.
- [CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hello.
- It's me. Where are you?
- Downtown.
- Just landing at a crime scene.
- It's a setup.
An arrest warrant with your name on it
just came across my desk.
They're about to put
you in cuffs, dude.
I never called you.
♪
What's he doing?
I don't know.
Trying out for mime school?
The call was a tip-off.
Berman! Show me your hands!
[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SQUEALING]
Hands, now!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Then Officer Craig
noticed a glass at the scene
still wet with alcoholic beverage.
He photographed it where he found it.
Before a group of rioters
took over your crime scene,
and destroyed yet another shop?
The dissipation rate of alcohol
and Anita's fingerprints on the glass
place her at the scene
near the time of the murder.
We believe that she was
lying in wait for him to come home
and then confronted
him outside the vehicle
and shot him multiple times,
hoping that, uh, we would
pin the murder on the purge.
I understand you also
had your first tactical retreat.
Is that what cops call running away?
Yeah, it just sounds cooler
when you say it that way.
Ah, yeah.
Then, yes, sir.
Uh, after some time, we circled back,
and the crowd had moved on.
But not before damaging our shop,
stealing Teddy's watch and wallet, and
Posting selfies with the corpse.
Which means they'll be
easier to identify and arrest.
- [CELL PHONE BUZZES]
- Nice to see people's stupidity
- works in our favor this time.
- Ah, good news
Rampart just picked
up Anita at Union Station
trying to get on a train to Flagstaff.
- They're bringing her in now.
- All right.
So, Officer Craig, after
everything you've seen tonight,
this career still something
you want to pursue?
Oh, yes, sir.
This career is everything
I've ever dreamed about.
A lot of my friends
thought I was crazy
for joining the academy,
but, um, you know, I believe
helping people is my calling.
And if you can find it in your heart
to give me a proper chance,
I promise you won't regret it.
You were someone I knew ♪
All right.
I will endorse your continuation
in the FTO program,
but I will have to reassign you
to a different, much quieter division
to make sure you have the
best opportunity to succeed.
Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.
You're welcome.
All right, dismissed.
♪
Thank you for giving
me a second chance.
Connor, you stepped
up when it mattered.
And I know you are transferring out,
but, uh, I'm always
here as a resource.
Just, you know, be chill about it.
I will.
[CHUCKLES] Thank you.
Later.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Things got interesting
out there with your rookie.
A little fighting,
a little, uh, tactical retreating,
a little murder-solve
not bad for my first purge.
Don't even joke about that.
Bradford, Chen, in here.
- See you tomorrow.
- Hopefully.
It's come to my attention
that you two are back
in a romantic relationship,
when you both know
it's against the rules.
He's your supervisor, for God sakes!
Ye yes, sir, but, uh,
look, we've been trying to fight
the feeling for a long time, but
April Fool's.
April Fool's.
[BOTH SIGH, LAUGH]
- Are you okay?
- Sir, what's going on?
Oh, my God.
Are you having a heart attack?
- Whoa. Oh, my God.
- Call. Call.
Sir, are you all right?
Sit back.
Oh, my God.
[LAUGHING]
Got ya.
[LAUGHS]
I thought you hated pranks.
I do.
Oh. [LAUGHS]
But to wipe the smug
look off your faces,
it was worth joining in,
- this one time.
- Yeah.
- [LAUGHS]
- We deserve that.
But you nearly scared
me half to death.
Good.
Good, good, good.
Remember that next time you
think about trying to fool me.
Now go.
[SIGHS] Have a good night.
- Happy?
- Thrilled.
I mean, that worked out perfectly.
And we still have 55 minutes left.
Only problem is, I
live 30 minutes away.
Not if we hurry.
- Uh, where are you, uh, going?
- Oh, home.
I'll see you there.
Yeah, I'll, uh, see you there.
There is definitely something
going on between those two.