Castle s07e17 Episode Script

Oh, God, shoot me now.
I'd rather not.
What's up? Anson Klemp has just been promoted to captain.
He's gonna run the 92.
Who is Anson Klemp? And why hasn't he changed his name? We went to the academy together.
Oh, and he's your sworn nemesis.
No.
He was my friend.
So he's grossly under-qualified? No, he's great.
So then, what's the problem? Me.
We started together, we graduated the same year, and he's gonna be captain, and I'm just The best homicide detective in the city? No.
Falling behind.
Know what you've got? Patterson syndrome.
Hmm, Patterson syndrome? Yeah.
Every time I write a bestseller, Patterson writes, like, six.
It's maddening.
But comparing myself to him does not make me write any faster.
I guess I just thought that I would be in more of a leadership position by now.
I don't know.
Maybe I shouldn't have left the AG's office in D.
C.
Except you didn't wanna compromise yourself to play their game.
Well, I feel like maybe there's something more I should be doing.
Hey, Castles.
Our victim is one Henry Graham.
Took a single GSW to the chest around midnight.
So someone must've heard the gunshot.
Do we have a witness? Uh, as a matter of fact, yes.
That jogger right there.
Did he see the murder? No.
But the killer was still looking through the vic's pockets when he jogged up.
I'm surprised he didn't get shot, too.
So is he.
She had the drop on him and told him to run.
Probably set a personal best.
Our killer's a "she"? Asian female, mid-30s, well-dressed Doesn't fit the profile of a typical mugger.
Neither does the stuff that she took from the vic's pockets.
She made off with his cell phone and his keys, but left his wallet and 200 bucks in cash.
So this was more than just a late-night stick-up.
Yeah.
Well, why don't we get the witness together with a sketch artist? Already in the works.
And to hear the jogger tell it, this chick was cool as can be.
She may be a pro.
Does raise the question, what was Henry doing here so late at night? Waiting for someone.
CSU found cigarette butts that match the pack in his pocket.
And if he was up to no good, it wouldn't be his first time.
He did a nickel at Elmira for aggravated assault, got out a few years ago.
He's still got his work uniform on.
So let's see if anyone at Go Quick Towing knows how he wound up here.
Let's go.
He wasn't on the job, I could tell you that.
We didn't have any pick-ups out that way, so I don't know what he was doing there.
Well, who would? Did he have any family? He doesn't.
He didn't even have a girl, I don't think.
Poor guy.
I don't know, I just I just can't get over it.
Uh Henry was my top driver.
Just a real stand-up guy.
Even though he had a record? So do I.
There's not a lot of jobs out there for ex-cons.
But Henry, he, uh, he was out of the life, so I gave him a shot and I never regretted it.
Did he have problems with anyone that you know of? Oh, yeah.
Henry got threatened every day.
He did? By whom? All kinds of people.
Waving bats, knives, guns, you name it.
Wait a minute.
I thought that he was a tow-truck driver.
Specializing in vehicle recovery.
Henry was a repo man.
And folks aren't that excited when we take their cars away.
So these threats that he got, did any of them ever come from an Asian woman? Not that I can remember.
But, listen, Detective, some of the people we deal with are pissed off.
But they're mad at the banks, not us.
I mean, I can't believe anyone would hunt Henry down to kill him.
Still, we'll need a list of the repos.
Yeah, sure.
Wait a minute.
Maybe this has something to do with what happened yesterday at lunch.
What do you mean? Well, he went out to lunch like he normally does.
And when he came back, he was all shook up.
What about? He wouldn't say.
He left mid-shift, without a word, and, well, he left the yard, didn't come back.
And that was the last I ever saw him.
And where exactly did he go to lunch? I don't know.
But there was something else he did that was strange.
My alarm guy told me that Henry was asking for access codes to a 2013 X5 a few days ago.
What was strange about that? We don't have any 2013 X5s on our repo list.
So I spoke to Henry's colleagues.
None of them knows where he went to lunch yesterday or why he was asking for the X5 codes.
Maybe our repo man was actually stealing cars.
He clearly had the skill set.
Yeah, but from everything that everyone said, including Henry's former parole officer, he was just a stand-up citizen.
Yes, that's because he was concealing his car-stealing ways.
Even his boss said he was a very private guy.
So, unbeknownst to anyone, Henry sets his eyes on an X5, he gets the alarm codes.
But, in a fateful error, he steals an X5 belonging to this woman, a Triad assassin.
An assassin? Really? Again? Come on, this time it fits.
And how does it fit? He steals her car and she kills him? Why doesn't she just put in an insurance claim and call it a day? Ah! Because it wasn't about the car.
See, when Henry stole the vehicle, he took something of value from the inside.
That's what the assassin was trying to retrieve from his pocket.
And said stolen item was Cold fusion technology, genetically engineered super-virus, some secret unpublished Harry Potter manuscript.
Actually, one thing that you said does make sense.
One thing? The X5 might have something to do with Henry's death.
You know what? I'm gonna call Auto Theft and see if there are any reported stolen X5s recently.
From a Triad assassin.
She's not a Triad assassin.
We don't know that.
- This is just so terrible.
- Henry was such a decent man.
I wish all my tenants were like him.
I'm sure you do.
Ma'am, have you seen this woman before? Well, I believe I have.
Here? In this building? Why, yes.
We passed each other in the hall.
She was headed for Henry's unit.
When was this? Oh, about 10 minutes ago.
Ten minutes ago? Or maybe less.
Does she have something to do with what happened to Henry? Ma'am, what's Henry's apartment number? Uh, 517.
Bedroom.
Yeah.
Now hand me your backup weapon.
Here's his backup.
Drop it.
You better think this through.
We're cops.
So am I.
Hong Kong PD.
Now who's the lead investigator on this case? You're awfully far from Hong Kong, Chief Inspector Zhang.
Are these handcuffs truly necessary? You attacked two NYPD detectives.
Only because I had no idea they were police.
So, you mean to tell me she got both your guns? Hey, you weren't there.
She's fast.
I mean, like, crazy fast.
Please.
She ain't all that.
And yet she got both your guns.
It says here that you are a part of a US-Chinese organized crime task force based in San Francisco.
What are you doing in New York? Detective, let's cut to the chase, shall we? I am not the murderer.
So, do you always make a habit of finding dead bodies and relieving them of their belongings? I know Henry.
Rather, I knew him.
How? It's complicated.
Was he involved in one of your investigations? He was a friend.
We hadn't seen each other in years.
We made plans to meet here, in the city, and then he called me and told me he couldn't come.
He sounded frightened.
I asked him what was going on and he told me he was in trouble.
What kind of trouble? He wouldn't say.
I called back, he never answered.
I was worried, so I flew out right away.
How did you end up at the crime scene? When Henry didn't return my calls, I had a colleague in San Francisco ping his cell.
So you found him in the park? When I got there, he was already dead.
So I took his phone and his keys, and I began to investigate.
And why didn't you call us from the crime scene? 'Cause I didn't wanna waste my time having this conversation.
My friend has been murdered.
I have to find out who did it.
No.
I do.
Detective, I just got off with the TSA.
Chief Inspector Zhang's flight didn't arrive until midnight.
Which is when Henry was killed.
She couldn't have done it.
Now may I go? As long as you promise that you're not gonna work this case.
That's a promise I cannot make.
And you no longer have cause to hold me.
Chief Inspector, in the interest of all parties, perhaps you should consider working with us.
I would like my personal effects returned to me now.
Take a peek at this.
It's Zhang's personnel file.
She's more than just some cop.
Wait a minute.
That US-Chinese task force, she's not just on it, she's running it? Wow.
Commendations, citations.
Oh, my God, she is impressive.
Well, sure, on paper.
What about the way she schooled Ryan and Esposito? Was that just on paper? Captain, I have been thinking about your proposal, and I do see the advantage of us working together.
Does the offer still stand? Yes.
Okay.
Then let's start with this.
You had mentioned that before Henry died, he had gone to lunch and returned upset.
I found that receipt in his pocket.
From The Jade Temple restaurant in Chinatown.
It's time-stamped yesterday afternoon.
Why don't the three of you check it out? See if there is anything about his lunch that can explain why he got killed.
Okay.
Hi, I'm Castle.
We're partners.
We're also married.
Interesting arrangement.
Yeah.
This is gonna be fun, this little threesome here.
Investigatively speaking.
I don't wanna Didn't mean to I'm not trying to imply that anything Quit while you're behind.
Yeah.
Oh, thank you.
Mmm-hmm.
Hello, table for three? Uh, no.
Not today.
Detective Beckett, NYPD.
You are the police? I'm Mimi Tan.
This is my establishment.
What can I do for you? We'd like to ask you some questions about one of your customers.
Oh, not one of my customers, he's my number-one customer.
Henry eats here every day.
Not anymore.
He was murdered.
This is tragic.
When Henry was here yesterday, did he say that anything was wrong, or that he was having problems with anyone? No, I don't think so.
Her.
Was she working here yesterday? Suyin? Yes.
I'll go talk to her.
I'll go talk to her.
What if I just stay here and wait? Uh, yeah.
Suyin? Detective Beckett, NYPD.
We'd like a word.
I don't want trouble.
No, no, you're not in any trouble.
We just need to ask you a few questions.
I know nothing.
I must work now.
She knows more than she's letting on.
It's like she's afraid to talk to us.
Us, or perhaps you.
Her dialect indicates that she's from the Chongqing region.
The police corruption is rampant there.
Let me talk to her in her native language, put her at ease.
Mmm-hmm.
Um, did she just take over your interview? Yeah.
She's more than qualified, Castle.
Did you know that she was the youngest officer to become chief inspector? She has cleared more murders than anyone in Hong Kong PD history.
Okay, so she's good at her job.
Not just that.
Take a look at her husband.
Action movie star.
Yes, well, I'm a highly-paid novelist.
What about the kids? Cute, huh? I've seen cuter.
That's Please, tell me you're not comparing yourself to her.
Oh.
We're She said there was an incident yesterday.
Customer refused to order lunch.
He said he was waiting for someone.
Apparently, he just checked his email until Henry arrived.
He joined Henry at his table.
An argument broke out.
And he finally left, but not before he told Henry, "You cannot walk away from this.
" Does Suyin know what they were fighting about? No.
She didn't get a good look at him.
She said he was white, 40s, average height, average weight.
Is there a password required for the Wi-Fi? No.
Wi-Fi is free.
What are you thinking? If the man connected his phone to the Wi-Fi, the router would have logged his unique MAC address.
We can use that and track his name.
Did you see that? She might've just broken this case with a Wi-Fi sign.
Yes, yes.
I'm impressed.
Are you happy? No, Castle.
She's just like me.
Only better.
So I traced all the devices that used the restaurant's Wi-Fi during the time Henry was there.
Only one is owned by a man fitting our suspect's description.
Michael Glassman.
Good, we should send a copy of this over to Suyin.
I already did.
And she positively identified him as the one Henry was having the argument with.
Does Glassman have a criminal record? Actually, quite the opposite.
Wait a minute, is this right? What? Who's this guy? He's an FBI agent.
Agent Glassman.
Hi, I'm Detective Beckett, this is Mr.
Castle.
Hello.
Thank you for coming in.
Well, we're on the same team, right? Law enforcement synergy.
So what can I do for the NYPD? We're looking into the death of Henry Graham and we were hoping that you could fill in the blanks.
Henry Graham? I'm afraid that name doesn't ring a bell.
Uh, this man right here.
You don't recognize him? No, I don't.
Agent Glassman, we know that you had contact with our victim.
You were seen with him yesterday, at The Jade Temple restaurant, together.
Having a heated argument.
Somebody gave you a bum tip.
I was never at any Jade Temple.
Your phone was.
Along with someone who bore a striking resemblance to you.
And then, hours later, Henry ended up dead.
Where were you at midnight last night? Trust me, Detective Beckett, you do not wanna go there.
Well, so much for law enforcement synergy.
He out-and-out lied about knowing Henry.
He's in this thing up to his bolo tie.
Only we don't know what this is.
You know, I'm gonna see if Captain Gates can talk to the Bureau.
Maybe she can shake some info loose.
How about you? Do you have anything? Uh, yeah, but I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet.
The lab found a phenol-formaldehyde resin at the bottom of Henry's shoes.
Formaldehyde? Like, for embalming? Yeah.
For embalming, making circuit boards, treatment of fabrics, all kinds of stuff.
They think that he must've been somewhere where that chemical was used right before he died.
Maybe he stepped in the formaldehyde right before he stole the X5.
He didn't jack any X5.
I checked.
There were no X5s reported stolen.
So what was he doing with those alarm codes? And if Henry left work at 2:00 p.
m.
, showed up dead at midnight, he's unaccounted for for 10 hours.
So where was he during that time? Well, he didn't own a car, so I'll check the activity on his Metro and credit cards.
See if he went anywhere.
I'll circle back with his neighbors, see if they saw him.
Okay.
Call me if you guys find anything.
Yeah.
Whew.
For a second there, I thought I was gonna get stuck doing thankless grunt work tonight.
Castle.
We're standing right here.
- What? - Oh, tonight? Sorry.
Um, I forgot to tell you.
I'm going out with Zhang tonight.
You are? Mmm-hmm.
This, um Do you think that's a good idea? Yeah.
I mean, we're working together, we should get to know each other better.
Anyway, don't wait up for me, okay? Bye.
Take a seat, Castle.
Let me tell you a little something about life.
You see what you did there, Castle, rookie mistake.
What'd I do? You tried to stop her.
I mean, Jenny, she's got her girls' nights and I'm totally fine with that.
You see, in a marriage, you have to give your partner some space.
Okay, Ryan.
Uh, this is my third marriage.
I think I know what I'm doing.
Richard, why don't you want her to go? Guys, it's no secret that Zhang is accomplished.
And Beckett admires her for that.
Even envies her.
So, if they hang out, I'm just afraid it's gonna be some weird competition.
Come on.
Beckett would never do that.
Yeah, bro.
This is Beckett we're talking about.
It's a girls' night out.
There won't be a competition.
Not bad.
Thanks.
I'm, uh, a little rusty, though.
Me, too.
I haven't been to a range in six months.
That's after six months? It's hard to find time to practice with my duties in Hong Kong, San Fran, The Hague.
Wait a minute, you work at The Hague? With the International War Crimes Tribunal.
Trust me, it's not as glamorous as it sounds.
But when you reach the peak of a mountain, it's time to scale another one, right? Yeah.
So, uh, team leader, a wife, a mom.
Isn't it a struggle to do it all? The trick is to not struggle, but to find balance.
The moment you think it's a struggle, that's when you fall.
You know, there's one thing that doesn't add up, though.
I mean, given who you are, it's How Henry and I know each other.
Because we come from such different worlds? Exactly.
My parents worked as house staff for the Chinese Mission to the UN.
I ended up in public school here in the city.
I didn't speak much English, got bullied for it.
Henry stood up for me.
I couldn't stop what he became, but we never stopped being friends.
Somehow, the fact that you did this makes you even more attractive.
Yeah? Well, tell it to Zhang.
This is her target? And she has Oh, well, so she's a good shot.
Big deal.
She's good at everything.
She's got an incredible career, movie-star husband, perfect kids.
She does it all, she has it all, and to top it off, she's gorgeous.
Yeah, she is.
Wait a minute, you think she's gorgeous? I was just agreeing with you.
Okay, but did you think it before I said it? No? Oh, my God, Castle.
I haven't felt like this since I had pimples.
I'm insecure.
You're not insecure.
Wait.
If I'm not insecure, then why'd you say what you just said? Ah, okay, look.
You're doing it again.
It's Patterson syndrome.
I knew it was a bad idea for you to go out with her.
No, no, Castle, I just wanted to see what made Zhang tick.
You know, how she achieved what she did, so maybe that could help me move forward.
Kate, you don't need her help.
You're doing just fine.
Yeah, but when you reach the peak of one mountain, isn't it time to scale another one? That sounds like something Zhang would say.
Are you quoting her? No.
Look, you're idealizing Zhang.
You're comparing yourself to a version of her that doesn't even exist.
She is a human, like the rest of us, flaws and all.
Not some infallible super-cop who swoops in every time to save the day.
Hey, Zhang just got a lead that could crack this case.
You were saying? I was scanning surveillance video of Henry's apartment complex, trying to piece together the timeline on the day he died, when I saw this.
That's Henry.
Note the time.
Meaning after Henry left the repo yard, he went back home.
Except he didn't stay.
Five minutes later, he left his apartment complex.
Watch what happens next.
Before he was killed, Henry Graham was kidnapped! Tech was able to pull the numbers off the license plate.
The SUV is registered to a William "Billy" Hicks.
According to my buddies at Narcotics, this guy is hardcore.
Every year, he makes their top 20 list for drug dealers, but they've never been able to nail him, mostly because he has other guys do his dirty work.
I know this man.
Billy Hicks started Henry on a life of crime, hired him as an enforcer.
He's the reason that Henry went to prison.
Well, then he's probably the reason Henry was murdered.
But Henry hasn't worked for Hicks in almost 10 years.
Why would Hicks come after him now? Maybe Henry knew too much.
About Hicks and the organization.
That's probably why Glassman approached him at The Jade Temple.
The FBI is building a case against Hicks.
And Glassman wanted Henry to roll.
You know, if Henry refused, that explains why Glassman and he fought.
It doesn't matter if he refused.
If a man like Hicks thought Henry was talking to the FBI, he would stop at nothing to protect his empire and eliminate the threat.
Where do we find Hicks? He operates out of a gym he owns in Queens, O'Donnell's Boxing.
All right, let's go.
Detective, wait.
I need a word with you.
You can't go after Hicks.
Why not? Orders straight from 1 PP.
Did they say why? Just that it's a federal matter.
So I'm right.
Hicks is being investigated by the feds.
And they don't want us screwing up their case.
Sir, he could be our killer.
They are aware of that.
They need us to wait.
For how long? Until indictments come down.
And when exactly do they expect these indictments? Days? Weeks? Months? We don't know.
But until then, we've been ordered to stand down from this investigation.
What are you saying? That my friend is dead and I can do nothing? Is that what you're telling me, Detective Beckett? Where is the justice in that? She's not wrong.
Look, even though we can't approach Hicks, we can build a case, gather evidence against him.
We'll start by combing street cams, see if we can find out where that SUV went after Henry was taken.
And I'll send a team to the crime scene to canvass the park, see if anyone remembers seeing that SUV.
You know, we should talk to Zhang, see what else she knows about Henry and Hicks.
Zhang? You guys, did Zhang circle back through here? No.
She stormed off that way, didn't she? Yeah.
Oh, you don't think Yeah, I do.
O'Donnell's Boxing Gym.
She's going after Hicks.
Yeah, I'll get her.
She's my responsibility.
If you're looking for the Pilates studio, it's across the street.
I'm looking for your boss there.
Hicks.
Step aside, Tony.
Make a lady feel welcome here.
Especially someone as lovely as this delicate flower.
What can I do you for, Miss Zhang.
I'd like to discuss a mutual friend.
Henry Graham.
Sorry, I don't know that name.
Oh, I think you do.
You don't wanna do that.
You might get hurt.
Funny.
I was gonna say the same thing to him.
Wrong move, sweetheart.
Help me! Help me, please! Help me! Zhang! Step away.
Leave us, Detective.
Don't make me ask again.
Say goodbye, sister, 'cause I am pressing charges.
Now arrest this crazy bitch! Right after I arrest you.
For what? We have a video of you abducting Henry Graham outside of his apartment.
Abduct? We gave him a ride.
By forcing him into your SUV? Come on, that was a gag.
Okay, my boys were just messing with him.
We do that stuff all the time.
Ask Henry.
That's gonna be hard, seeing as you killed him.
Wait.
Henry's dead? Okay, I had nothing to do with that.
All I did was help him.
Help him with what? You don't wanna talk to me? Fine.
You can talk to her.
Okay, look.
He came to me last week needing a favor.
What kind of a favor? Let's just say he wanted something.
What did he want? Hypothetically? Yeah, fine.
Hypothetically.
Let say, and this is just an example, that he'd wanted half a kilo of coke.
Why would Henry need cocaine? Let's just assume, in this particular example, that he said he was trying to help a friend get out of a bad situation.
Who is the friend, and what were they gonna do with the coke? Maybe he didn't say and I didn't ask.
Maybe I told him he shouldn't get back in the game.
It's too dangerous.
But he said it was just a one-time deal.
You're lying.
Henry would never sell drugs.
Hey, hey! Zhang! Zhang! Maybe we're talking about different Henrys.
Because the one in my example asked for it to be divided into smaller eight-balls.
Look, Detective, Henry served me well back in the day.
When the shipment was ready, I had him picked up, not abducted.
I gave him the coke he needed.
He was so grateful, he even told me about the feds watching my place, how they saw him leave here last week.
And they tried to get him to roll on me.
Hypothetically, of course.
And that was the last I've heard of him.
Let's just say that you're telling the truth.
Did he tell you where he was going with the drugs? No.
But when my boys took him back to the city, he didn't go home.
He wanted out on 53rd and 1st.
Yeah, Ryan.
Look, Hicks could be lying about everything.
We still gotta send a patrol to canvass 53rd and 1st, just in case.
Yeah.
Look for witnesses.
Thanks.
They should also pull traffic camera footage of the area.
That is not your call.
Not anymore.
What the hell were you thinking? I did what I had to.
Without any regard for the feds, for the NYPD, for me.
Is that what you call "being balanced"? Okay, you wanna know about being balanced? My husband and I are separated, I am not the mother I should be.
You think I'm this amazing cop, that I have it all together, but I don't.
I'm the reason that Henry's dead.
What are you talking about? He called the other week.
He left a message saying that he needed my help.
I didn't think it was important, so I didn't call him back right away, and when I did, it was too late.
He told me no one could help him anymore.
That's why you hopped on that plane? Growing up, Henry was always there for me, protecting me.
And when he needed me, I was too busy.
I am always too busy for everything that really matters.
That's why I need to do this.
Not just for Henry, for me.
Gates.
Who is it? This is all my fault.
It sure is.
I'm going in.
She shouldn't take the blame for Uh, she wouldn't take it if she didn't want to.
Believe me, Beckett has plenty of experience taking a bullet for other people doing stupid things.
Hell, she's married to me.
But, uh, you super-cops need to stick together, right? What happened? Uh, I told her that you left before you knew Hicks was off-limits.
Did she believe you? She chose to believe me.
Thank you, Detective.
Well, the best way to thank me is to help us solve the case.
Hey, so, we got a hit off that canvass.
Unis, they found a street vendor who works near the corner of 53rd and 1st who saw Henry loitering around a residential parking garage the day of the murder.
Seeing that Henry's a repo man, we contacted the building manager to get a list of all the vehicles parked there.
And one of them was a 2013 X5.
Those alarm codes that Henry requested.
Who owns the car? This guy, Jeffrey Wadlow.
He's a wealthy businessman in property development with a history of drug charges.
That his high-powered attorneys always got dismissed.
Until the other day, because after receiving an anonymous tip to the police that Wadlow was selling drugs, they pulled him over and found half a kilo of cocaine separated out into eight-balls stashed inside the car.
That means Henry wasn't selling drugs, he was planting them.
Yeah, but why? Is there a connection between Henry and Wadlow? Not that we could find.
Where's Wadlow now? At Central Booking, awaiting arraignment for felony distribution charges.
Who the hell is Henry Graham? Come on, Mr.
Wadlow.
I've got detectives digging into your life looking for ties between the two of you.
And it's gonna be worse for you if you say you don't know Henry and we find out you do.
But I don't know him.
So why would he plant drugs in your car? Yes! I told the cops they were planted.
Finally, someone who believes me! Hey, hey, if you know it was this guy, then I can get out of here, right? Not when you reached out and hired someone to murder Henry.
Murder? I would never have someone killed, especially someone I've never even seen before.
If you don't know Henry, then why would he try to frame you? I have no idea.
Maybe somebody put him up to it.
- Like who? - I don't know.
Maybe somebody who Somebody who doesn't like the way I do business.
A competitor, maybe? Who stands to gain by you going to prison, Mr.
Wadlow? A whole lot of people.
Wadlow's in the clear for the murder.
He was locked up at the time of the death.
Could he have ordered Henry's execution while detained? He made one phone call.
To his lawyer.
And he didn't manage to get through until Henry was already dead.
Yo, Beckett.
We were combing through Wadlow's business dealings and we came across something that might be connected to our case.
Over the past six months, Wadlow's been buying up real estate for his next new development in Chinatown.
And each time he did, he outbid the same rival company.
VCN Holdings.
And the woman who runs VCN also happens to own a little restaurant called The Jade Temple.
Mimi Tan is behind this? That's right.
It's one of dozens of businesses she owns, and not all of them are on the up and up.
Organized Crime tells us that Mimi Tan's rumored to be linked to human trafficking.
She staffs her businesses with illegals that she smuggles from China via a network of Triads.
But now she's looking to go legit and she sees that Chinatown development as her ticket to respectability.
So the fact that Henry was eating at her restaurant every day is not a coincidence.
Mimi must've persuaded her number-one customer to plant those drugs on Wadlow to eliminate the competition.
And then once Henry completed his task, Mimi had him eliminated.
Only, how do we prove it? We're gonna need something stronger than just the lunch special.
Well, ask and ye shall receive.
Do you remember that phenol-formaldehyde resin that the lab found on the bottom of Henry's shoes? Well, it might have come from a garment factory a few blocks away from the park where Henry was shot.
What makes you say that? Because that factory is owned by Mimi Tan.
Hello again.
Joining us for dinner this time, I hope? Uh, no.
Not tonight.
Actually, we were hoping that you could help us a little more with Henry's murder investigation.
Of course.
Whatever I can do to help.
Jeffrey Wadlow.
Do you know him? He's a local developer.
I know of him.
Very unscrupulous.
Perhaps so.
He was arrested for drug charges the other day.
How unfortunate for him.
And how fortunate for you.
If Wadlow goes to prison, all his recent real estate deals fall apart.
Making room for your company to swoop in and buy numerous Chinatown properties.
And what does this have to do with Henry's death? You enlisted Henry to plant those drugs in Wadlow's car to get rid of your competition.
- That's absurd.
- Is it? We found phenol-formaldehyde resin under Henry's shoe, the same kind that's used at your garment factory near the crime scene.
We talked to several of your workers who saw you with Henry at the factory the night he was murdered.
I want to talk to my lawyer now.
Why did you do it? To tie up loose ends? Is that it? I'm not saying another word until It was you! You killed him! You! Wait! Hey! Settle down.
All right, stop it! Henry didn't come here for the food.
He came here for you.
He was going to take me away.
Free me.
And you kill him! I did not kill Henry! You lie! What do you mean he came here to free you? I owe much money to the smugglers who bring me here.
She buy my debt.
I work here to pay it off.
For years.
That's not true.
And then you met Henry.
He want us to start a life together.
He went to Mimi to pay my debt.
$40,000.
And Henry didn't have that kind of cash, so you made a different agreement for Suyin's release.
You had Henry frame Wadlow for her freedom.
He did that for me? That's why he say for me to meet him at the park that night.
He say he would have good news.
Whoa, whoa, wait.
So you were the one he was waiting for at the park? No.
I was supposed to, but Henry phone me.
He say not to come.
He canceled? Did he tell you why? I did not speak to him.
He call here and left a message.
Suyin, who gave you that message? Thanks, Mei Wu.
We just need to clear up a few details.
This shouldn't take too long.
Of course.
Henry was a good man.
Yes, he was.
So, Suyin told us that you were working at the restaurant the night Henry was killed.
She said you gave her a message.
Is that correct? Yes.
I'm sorry, did I do something wrong? I'll say so.
You lied to her.
Just like you're lying to us right now.
We checked Henry's phone records.
He never called the restaurant.
He must have used a different phone.
I did speak with him.
Yeah, of course you did.
When you confronted him at the park.
What park? Your MetroCard shows that you entered the subway across the street during Henry's time-of-death window.
Suyin told us about your friendship.
How you grew up together.
How you both came here, how hard it was.
How you both owe a debt to Mimi Tan.
But that was all about to change.
You realized Henry was gonna clear Suyin's debt and take her away from you.
And you could not allow that to happen.
Please.
I did nothing wrong.
CSU recovered blood micro-spray on clothes found in your apartment.
That blood matches Henry's.
No, no.
This is a mistake.
Suyin is all I have here, and she was going to leave me.
I had to do something.
I had to.
Mei Wu, you're under arrest for the murder of Henry Graham.
How's Suyin doing? She's strong.
She'll be all right.
So, um, a bit of good news.
I spoke with Immigration, and in exchange for Suyin testifying against Mimi Tan, they are going to grant her asylum.
She's gonna be allowed to stay in the US, but free this time.
Just as Henry wanted.
So, what are you gonna do now? I don't know.
Pick up where I left off.
Pick up the pieces.
Try to find my balance.
It's easier said than done.
Good luck, Inspector.
Thank you, Kate.
For everything.
So, you think you and Zhang will stay in touch? I hope so.
I mean, us super-cops need to stick together.
You're not trying to break my high-score on Fruit Ninja, are you? No.
I'm writing up a list of priorities for my future.
Ah, new mountains to climb.
Well, what's it gonna be? Fuji, Kilimanjaro, Everest? I don't know yet.
I mean, I love what I do, but I feel like I have to find a new challenge.
It's kind of like when you killed off Derrick Storm 'cause you were bored.
Well, yeah.
Look how that turned out.
Hmm.
Yeah.
Well, whatever is next, I don't wanna have to compromise my priorities to get there, and I never wanna be guilty of leaving behind what matters most.
You cannot leave behind what is always at your side.
Did you just make that up? Yeah, why? You are so much better than Patterson.