Narrator: Previously on The Shield:
VIC: I'm targeting Cruz Pezuela.
Aceveda's one-man campaign bankroll?
He's buying up Farmington with cartel money.
Blackmail. That's how Pezuela's
getting everyone on board the train to Carteltown.
Where's our blackmail box?
ACEVEDA: I'm now in possession of the box,
until the time is right to turn it over to justice.
What about the files?
The Armenians have the blackmail box.
Rezian, he's taken something that belongs to me.
We need a quick Armenian political win.
City Controller Robert Martin.
VIC: He's in the blackmail box?
[GUNSHOT]
Robert! Oh, my God!
I want Pezuela in prison and out of my life now!
Detective Mackey, Amando Rios.
Amando will speak for me.
VIC: If Rios gets spooked,
we lose our best shot at Pezuela.
ACEVEDA: Got a fed in the clubhouse.
If Agent Murray's looking to take down the cartel,
connecting Pezuela to them is a win-win for all of us.
She's in the blackmail box?
How long has Pezuela had his hooks in you?
I thought it was a trade off that I could live with.
I've kept you out of the mix.
I'm in this so deep,
and I don't know how to get myself out.
You're talking to the right guy.
Hanging with Shane is going to push our heads under.
We need Shane right now.
You know what's at stake here for me.
Shane's Armenian friends can get to our families
anytime they want.
Shane!
Lem, I'm sorry!
VIC: The way he died.
He never turned on us!
You killed him because you were scared.
He was strong, and you were a coward!
And all I was doing was following your game plan, coach-.
You don't get to do what you did for free.
You're gonna pay that bill.
[ALARM WAILING]
MAN: Third time this month.
TINA: I swear, a bird shits too close to the place
the thing goes off. [CHATTER OVER RADIO]
I got the back.
[CLANGING]
[AGITATED BREATHING]
MAN: D-don't shoot.
Sir, you all right?
Where are your clothes?
Just stay where you are.
Stay where you are.
You got a moment?
I just put a call in to one of my contacts at Justice.
Regarding what? It's time to end this.
I'm turning over the blackmail box to them.
And I'm giving you the opportunity
to come with when I do this, so we can share the credit.
I want Pezuela in jail.
Not for 30 days on some pissant charges
his lawyer can plea down to a fine.
Hey, I'm the one still washing
Robert Martin's blood out of my suit.
So this off-the-books investigation is done.
What about Olivia?
If you turn over that box now
you're throwing a good woman and her career under the bus.
She got herself into that jam.
All she did was to get arm-twisted
into helping illegals cross the border.
She doesn't even deal with Pezuela directly.
She got blackmailed into committing an illegal act.
She's the only link we know about for sure.
So if she's got to get dragged down to bust Pezuela, so be it.
Look.
Pezuela uses a guy named Rios to do his dirty work.
Now if I can catch Rios red-handed
and make him give us Pezuela?
If you can do that, so can the feds.
Oh, I'm on the inside.
I'm the only one now who can get Pezuela to trip up.
You've had your chance.
Just give me one more day.
If I can't pull this off
we can both walk into your buddy's office
day after tomorrow.
All right, you get 36 hours.
But that box is getting turned in,
whether you sting Rios or not.
[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]
[SIGHS]
He had blood on his hands and chest.
No visible lacerations or cuts though.
What happened to his clothes?
He was naked when we found him.
Seems scared, he thinks he hurt somebody
but can't remember anything.
Trying to get someone to come down,
run a test, a psych exam.
This time of night, good luck.
You guys want him when we're through?
Steve?
Ah, I'm a little busy here.
Any naked girls show up though, you give me a holler.
If psych doesn't want him,
I'll take him in the morning. Okay.
[SIGHS]
The last time we were here, Shane stood right next to us.
He watched as I vowed to get the guy who killed Lem.
All this time has passed,
and I still haven't made good on my promise.
RONNIE: Why are we here?
Aceveda's taking the box to Justice day after tomorrow.
We lose a lot of leverage with Rezian
when he finds that that box is out of play.
What do we do?
I've been standing here for the last two hours
trying to figure that out.
I think I've come up with a way to dig us out of our hole.
Which one?
All of them.
I've got a plan that's gonna get rid
of our Armenian problem for good,
take care of Pezuela in a way that secures my badge.
And that will give Lem the justice he deserves.
You were right, we can't just wait around
until Shane makes a mistake that's gonna drown us.
As long as he's around,
we'll never breathe free air again.
Wait a second. We go through with what you're talking about.
There's no turning back.
Never thought I'd convince you. You don't.
But doing this in a rush, to meet some deadline,
we're bound to make a mistake.
Look, it's time we made good on our vow.
We owe it to Lem.
What's the plan?
What I'm thinking about, won't ever lead back to us.
[TIT]
[DOOR OPENS]
Where you guys been?
We've been talking, I may let the rough patch between us
make me a little hardheaded about the blackmail box.
I told Vic about that conversation that we had.
Soon as that thing is back in Pezuela's hands.
Rezian's eternally grateful and we can move past all this-.
The problem is, Pezuela is not gonna wanna pay
for something he considers his.
But Rezian might.
VIC: Our third and final wish to the Armenians.
Considering all the hell we've been through,
might as well earn a little scratch for it.
[CHUCKLES]
Call Rezian.
Tell him the owner of the box is willing to sell it.
For a price. Okay. All right.
So we get a couple of cholos to play the role of our sellers.
I say we could milk at least a hundred grand out of this.
I'll find the cholos.
Get us face time with Rezian this morning.
We gotta agree to terms before we make the delivery.
Yeah, sure.
I gotta tell you it's gonna feel real good to move past this.
Already feel like there's this weight...
[KNOCK ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS]
Oh, I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something?
Look what crawled in.
Tavon. How you doing?
I, uh...
rm Pretty good.
Just got off disability a few weeks ago.
Still have some physical therapy to do though.
VIC: Really. That's great, man.
Yeah. They got your boy working Hollywood now.
Hollywood. TAVON: Yeah.
Blow jobs from B-listers, sounds like good therapy to me.
That's not so bad. It's, uh...
Hey, Julien.
Oh, you went out and found yourself another brother?
[ALL LAUGH]
They, They letting you ride in the front of the bus yet?
Sorry. Yep.
Doesn't matter.
Listen, ah, Julien.
These guys, they might be tight, but they're not unbreakable.
[vlc CHUCKLES]
Listen, eh, my sympathies about Lem.
VIC: Oh, thanks.
What brings you to the Barn?
Oh, I actually came to talk to that guy.
Oh, you got a minute to run upstairs
and chat with your captain?
Yeah. What about? Gary Barba.
Hope he fell into a meat grinder.
He popped back up on the grid and landed right in my lap.
Sure. Yeah. Let's go.
I'll, uh... I'll catch you guys later.
RONNIE: Yeah, do that. JULIEN: See you later.
Who's Gary Barba?
A blast from Shane's past.
Don't worry. It won't slow us down.
SHANE: I liked Barba for a rape
back when, uh, Vic and I were working Vice,
uh, we couldn't get enough to bring him in.
Piece of shit goes off
and kills his family a week later.
Only survivor was his, um, 10-year-old daughter Camille.
And he's been a fugitive ever since.
I mean, completely off the radar for six years
until this week, when he reached out to Camille.
No shit. Her foster family lives in Hollywood.
They contacted us two days ago.
How's Cammy doing?
She's in bad shape.
I mean, he's been calling her every day.
I mean, at first he wasn't even talking,
just breathing.
And now he's trying to get her to meet, face to face.
Camille told me that she was close to you.
I stayed with her in protective custody
while we were trying to track down her asshole of a dad.
TAVON: Camille isn't comfortable
with going face to face with her old man.
Even with undercovers around her.
She said she'd only do it if Shane was there with her.
Can Ronnie spare you?
Oh, for this, yeah.
You know what? I've gotta wrap up a few things here first.
I'll, um... I'll meet you there.
Yeah, listen, before we, uh, get into all this,
I just really wanna apologize to you
for hitting Mara that night.
Look, what happened in the past is exactly that.
I've, uh... I've moved on and so has my wife.
I really am sorry.
Okay.
Anything interesting?
Barba's back.
Got a chance to take him. I'm gonna assist.
We got that other thing today.
I know. I'll set it up. I'll have to go back and forth.
I need you to appreciate the seriousness
of what we're trying to do here, Shane.
I do, but Barba is here today.
Tavon say anything else? No.
You know, he still thinks he smacked Mara around.
Good. Got enough problems as it is.
What's the daily word from the streets?
More like a whisper. Nothing worth repeating.
Nothing on the Armenians?
Let me decide that.
I might have heard something.
I'd rather not tell you about it
because I'm afraid of what you'll do with the information.
I don't pay you to be afraid.
You don't pay me enough to stand by
while you assassinate city officials either.
It made my point.
Yeah, and it scared the real Armenian targets
right into hiding.
And you know where they are?
[SIGHS]
Look, I need to be sure
there will be no more civilian casualties.
I already made my point.
All right, the word is
the Armenian Board of Directors is meeting.
All of them. In one spot.
Where and when? Tonight.
Hlhave all the details soon.
Coordinate with Rios. Give him the details.
If you're gonna go through with this,
it's gonna burn hot and bright for a long time.
Now, it might be best if your boys get lost afterwards.
Real lost.
CAMILLE: Why would he come back now?
Ah, baby, your old man is a bad penny,
and he was bound to show up sooner or later.
The important thing is I am here,
and I am not going anywhere
until you're safe and he's under arrest.
Shane and I will be listening the whole call.
Okay? And he can guide you through any bumps.
You ready for when he calls?
SHANE: I'm ready. Are you?
Look, you don't want him out there,
never knowing when he's gonna show up again.
Now trust me, Cammy, you are better off
dealing with trouble now
than looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life.
Okay?
Ah, God.
Jesus, I've been calling you all morning.
I practically beat in the front door.
I thought you were supposed to be at the hospital.
I took a personal day.
Are you all right?
Yeah, yeah. What's going on?
We were supposed to meet, remember?
To talk about counseling for Cass.
Can we do it tomorrow?
You've been bitching to me about being more involved.
Now you wanna do it tomorrow?
I just...
A... Are you...? Let me look at you.
Are you on something?
Goddamn it, you're high.
I couldn't sleep last night, and I had these pills.
What kind of pills? The kind that help you sleep.
Well, looking at your eyes, they look like downs.
You have any idea how addictive those things are?
Between Shane kidnapping us
and your ex-cop buddy guarding us
I haven't had a lot of rest lately.
Our three children are living in this house
under your supervision.
Now, if you have to pop downs
in order to handle what's happening,
maybe we should figure out a different plan.
That's just great.
Let that be the last thing you say before you leave.
Our daughter's falling apart,
and you're snoring the day away?
I can't remember anything after 11 last night.
DUTCH: Where were you then?
Watching the news at home.
Must have fallen asleep. I sleepwalk.
Really?
You ever, uh, woken up in strange places before?
Most of the time I come to in my house,
the garage, the kitchen.
Most of the time?
Once I woke up at a convenience store.
I was arrested for public indecency.
I was naked then too.
How does your, uh, girlfriend feel
about you running all over town naked?
I don't have a girlfriend.
I'm married. Well, been separated, six months.
You do any drugs last night?
Uh, have anything to drink?
MAN: No. I'm... I'm recovering.
Any idea who you might have hurt?
I was sleepwalking.
You ever see a doctor about this problem?
I know how it sounds.
I'm just scared I hurt someone.
I wanna make sure they're all right.
Okay, Officer Hanlon took a sample
of the, uh, blood that's on you.
Soon as we get a type,
we can match it against any reported assaults,
murder victims in the area.
Was somebody murdered?
Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
What happened to your wrists?
Um, sometimes I tie myself up at night.
To stop myself from leaving.
Okay.
Well, this isn't the first time
he's been caught waving his willy.
Ah, he told me.
Looks like unis responded to a 911 call
from his wife six months ago.
Right around the time Jeff said they were separated.
Could be our victim.
Let's track her down, find out.
VIC: How's the Tavon thing coming along?
Stopped by to check on Camille.
She looks great, man, you ought to see her.
She's really grown up in the last few years.
Really likes her new family too.
Hey, you get a lock down on this old man?
We gotta tell Rezian what time this thing's happening.
Barba wants a meeting in the park.
It's gonna be this afternoon.
I tell you, it's gonna feel really good righting that wrong.
Let's go get paid.
Okay.
[SIGHS]
Open up, you shit heads.
[CHUCKLES]
Come on, open this door. [MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Goddamn.
Smells like a dog's ass in here.
You boys forget to slap on some deodorant?
Till my people stop getting slaughtered
I'll be interested in survival not luxury.
You said you have the box? Ldoni.
But I found out who does.
SHANE: Someone inside the Mexi's been pulling a fast one
on his bosses pointing the finger at you
while he plays God with his little box of intel.
Now that the heat's getting too high,
he wants to off load the box once and for all-.
Asking price is $100,000.
VIC: As far as I'm concerned, that's cheap.
You're gonna make 10 times that in blackmail alone-.
Or sell it back to the Mexis for twice as much
and end this war.
It sounds like a Mexican problem.
Let their gang handle it internally.
The Mexicans think you still have it,
so it's gonna stay your problem.
And eventually you're gonna run out of lamb kebab,
have to poke your head out.
Now, hopefully, you won't catch a bullet anywhere it hurts.
Forget it.
They'll have no problem getting another buyer.
REZIAN: Can I see this box?
Nine o'clock tonight.
That is, if you can get the cash that soon.
The money is not a problem. VIC: Good.
The sellers wanna bring a full crew,
guarantee their protection.
Then I want a full crew as well.
VIC: Fine.
You bring your three lieutenants with you.
No weapons.
I'll screen the Mexicans,
make sure no one has an itchy trigger finger.
Absolutely not.
You're asking me to expose myself
and my men while there's a target on our heads?
I'll be there with you, armed.
Anything looks out of place, I'll pull the plug.
Can't get a better guarantee than that.
TINA: Here you go. Thanks.
DAN NY: What's this?
Composite sketches of the Robert Martin shooters.
Mayor wants them hung in every precinct.
Help yourself.
A man attacks you in the line of duty,
and this is the first time I'm hearing about it?
Army surplus room was supposed to be cleared.
I didn't wanna get another officer in trouble.
You understand if you had stepped forward sooner...
I spent hours looking through mug shots. On my own time.
This guy wasn't in any of them.
This is the first time
I've even come across his face since that night.
New intel which makes the Robert Martin shooters
the same as our body draggers.
I need the Strike Team to look into where they are.
Any gangs you can roust.
I-| know where Shane is. Where's Vic?
He's on his way here now.
From doing what? Running down a lead.
On what?
This ongoing Mexican-Armenian shit.
The shit is what you're trying to feed me.
I put you in charge of the Strike Team
so I could have somebody who could be held accountable.
Captain, he's running down a lead.
If I wanted to be lied to daily, I would have left him in charge.
Now, the truth is, that he is running around out there
doing God knows what while you are content to sit back
and cover his ass repeatedly.
Now, I've told you time and time again,
so a reprimand goes in your jacket-.
One more you lose the team, plus your job, if I can manage it.
You understand? Yeah.
I am prepared to make it through putting up with Vic's bullshit
till the hearing.
The question is, who's gonna be left after he's gone?
RONNIE: Check it. Hey.
Where you off to?
Somebody connected a few dots.
Claudette knows the Martin shooters are the same guys
who did the draggings.
She connected them to Rios yet?
No.
What happened with Rezian? He's in.
Shane even offered to ride the deal from the Armenian side,
I didn't even have to suggest it to him.
I think he's already spent his share of the hundred G's.
Holy shit.
This is gonna work, isn't it?
Blood tests on the naked guy came back.
Can you believe this?
My lawyer says my disability case is hanging by a thread.
I'm lucky to get payment for days missed.
Um... sorry?
CLAUDETTE: Where are we at on Mr. Busada?
Blood came back AB negative, as in not his.
But get this, the wife's 911 call
was because he was choking her in her sleep.
Claims he doesn't remember doing it.
Because he was sleep killing.
I think the parasomnia claim is bullshit.
He lied to cover up what he did, like he lied to the ex-wife.
We don't find the victim, he comes off as paranoid.
We do, he's already established his defense.
That Lloyd kid burned you,
gets away with shooting his school buddy
and you start taking it out on everybody
who walks through that door? Quit projecting on this guy.
Uh, I would hardly say Lloyd burned me,
and haven't you got a lawsuit to lose?
Sounds like it's time to have another talk with Mr. Busada.
Yeah. I'd love to,
but I got a legal catastrophe on my hands here.
Dutch boy's gonna have to screw this one up without me.
DUTCH: I guess I'm on my own? I could use the diversion.
[ENGINE STOPS]
You okay? What's wrong?
Just got a call from Rios.
He says he needs safe passage out of the country
for himself and two others late tonight.
Something big must be going down today.
I haven't heard any lip flapping on the street.
I've been thinking of turning myself in,
deal with this the way that I should've from the beginning.
You've done nothing but try to protect your brother.
I will keep you clear of this.
This is my litter box. I'm not worried about myself.
Why is it that people like Pezuela walk around free
while you're falling on your sword?
Because I don't have any options right now.
Because I did wrong.
You always have other options.
Let's say you were gonna help these guys with this task.
How would you do it? I'm not.
I'm just trying to figure out a way to string them along,
buy us some time. Time to do what?
If we can deliver Rios on something solid,
we can get him to turn on Pezuela.
Whatever they're planning today
sounds like a perfect opportunity.
And if we don't figure out what they're up to on time?
Vic, I can't have any more blood on my hands.
Oh, we'll never let it come to that.
Just call Rios,
tell him you're trying to get his paperwork together.
Meanwhile, I'll... I'll find out
why he's in such a rush to leave, okay?
Yeah.
I'm gonna take care of you in this.
[LATIN MUSIC PLAYING]
VIC: Sefior Rios.
Give lube-jobs dressed like that?
You have information for me?
Witnesses made two of your boys for the Robert Martin killing.
Same two guys who dragged a couple of Salvadorans around
like tin cans on a limo.
These are the same two guys
you plan on using for our thing tonight?
Half the force is already out looking for them.
Make sure they can't be found. They won't be.
How's your exit strategy coming along?
How are your boys skipping town?
That's not your concern.
With my badge on the line
and Pezuela about to be my only paycheck,
you bet your ass it's my concern.
A call has been made.
I'm not gonna do this dance after every question.
How is it being handled?
I've received confirmation
that our new identification is being drafted.
Satisfied?
Be at the armo junkyard on Bradwell.
Little after 9.
Everyone will be there? Everyone who counts.
You put one of them in the ground,
you better make sure put them all there.
Anyone having better luck than me finding these assholes?
Southside door to door got me nothing but blank stares.
Byz Lats are in the dark too.
How'd the takedown go?
Asshole clad sensed something and almost cancelled.
So I'm gonna have to push that other thing a little later.
Ah, show me which locations we have left to hit.
I don't think this other thing can wait until later.
Why not'? You own the chums, fight'?
Just tell them to push an hour.
What if Rezian gets cold feet because of these changes?
It's a couple hours, man.
Which is it? One hour or a couple of hours?
All right, fine.
I'll make sure our Mexican proxies know
the meeting has been pushed.
But make sure you and the armos are there on time, okay?
I wouldn't miss this for the world.
Okay.
I was grabbing Sophia, not choking her.
I was asleep when I did it.
DUTCH: That's not what you told your wife.
In fact, you told her you didn't remember what you did.
BUSADA: I didn't know what was happening.
I was embarrassed. DUTCH: Fine.
Let's, uh,
talk about your trip to the convenience store
a month earlier. I was asleep then too.
I was. I... I swear.
I have a disorder.
DUTCH: It's called parasomnia, Jeff.
And if you'd really had a problem this severe,
I think you'd know what the proper name for it was.
I wasn't really diagnosed.
And yet, it's your excuse for everything.
And yet, you won't see a doctor about it.
You're a recovering alcoholic, Jeff.
You'd hurt someone while drunk last night,
you'd still be accountable for it.
It doesn't mean that it isn't true.
You know? It doesn't.
You wanna know what I think?
I think the demise of your marriage
was making you feel powerless.
Being naked in public was a way to get that power back.
In truth, you like making people experience discomfort.
Most exhibitionists do.
That's the rush. Until it doesn't work anymore.
You amp it up. Attack someone.
I think you probably got into some kinky sex.
That would account for the, uh, rope burns on your wrist.
Only last night, things went a little too far.
She got scared.
So you silenced her.
Unburden yourself, Jeff.
You did a bad thing.
Don't make it worse by lying about it.
I'm not lying.
Just tell us who the victim is.
Llnevenu
I never meant to hurt anybody.
I swear, I'm not a bad person.
Why don't you, uh, leave Mr. Busada and me
alone for a moment, Dutch?
MURRAY: I ran Rios through the database.
Yeah, there's nothing. There was nothing.
But today, I ran him again and he was flagged.
They put him on a federal watch list.
Bank accounts, travel and surveillance.
What kind of surveillance?
Camera cops documenting his whereabouts and contacts 24/7.
Audio too? I don't know.
Vic, if he gets grabbed,
I'll be the first name out of his mouth.
I need to turn myself in now while I still have some control.
Turning yourself in might clear your conscience for a few hours,
but it's not gonna stop what Rios has planned.
And if he thinks you're burnt, he's gonna disappear for good.
I can arrange a meet to give him the fake IDs
and arrest him there.
That way, I can turn myself in with him.
We still could get him red-handed. Get you out clean.
What's done is done, Vic.
I'll never be clean of this.
Feds are running visual surveillance on Rios.
Could be audio too.
Shit.
Photos of me and Rios chatting on the same day
this thing goes down.
It's gonna be hard to deny involvement
when we arrest him for the Armo hit.
Do we call it off?
[SIGHS]
If letting Rios and his shooters slip through the cracks
means my family being safe,
it's worth going through with it.
It may delay us getting Pezuela,
but at least we get Rezian and his crew members
who knew about me and the money train.
And Shane, finally.
I'll call you.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Who told you this? Believe me, it's solid.
With the feds watching, Rios is of no use to us.
Find a way to get a message to him.
Tell him to stay clear of that junkyard.
I'll have his men do the job without him.
We have to assume that whatever exit Rios has planned
was compromised.
Gotta find another way to get this guys out. Understood.
CLAUDETTE: You said earlier that you were embarrassed to tell your wife
that you were asleep when you tried choking her.
Why? It's hard to explain.
Try me. Well, it's disgusting.
That I did that in my sleep?
It shows those feelings actually exist some... Some where in me.
It must be difficult.
That moment when you awoke
and she said what you did while subconscious.
I'm guessing there's a lot of shame
with that loss of control. Must be tiring too.
Having to defend your actions
no matter how unacceptable may seem to other people.
I thought... Thought about hurting Sophia.
I wanted to make her pay
for... For trying to take my daughter away.
That's understandable.
I know you must love your daughter a great deal.
Who thinks that about...?
About the mother of their own child?
I thought about other things too.
I don't know why...
My brain just goes places.
Like where?
Do you remember that story
about the football player in the news last year?
He got in trouble for dog fighting.
He put the female dogs in... In a box to keep them trapped.
So the males dogs could have sex with them for breeding.
They called it a rape stand.
I don't know why, but I...
I couldn't stop thinking about that.
I started to wonder whether I could build
one of those... Those for women.
I even made some sketches.
What normal person would do that?
We can figure this out, Jeff.
And whatever you have to tell me,
the faster we can resolve this.
We can maybe even save whoever you attacked last night.
I get these flashes. Blond hair.
And young, I think.
I see her screaming.
I think I wanted to kill her.
You're doing fine, Cammy. Just fine.
You got six cops protecting you.
CAMILLE: I'm scared, Shane.
Look, you're not scared, baby. You're brave.
Okay, this is almost over.
What time is it?
He's not clue for another 10 minutes,
but let's keep the chitchat down on case he's early.
You're good with her.
Hey, look, I was wondering.
Uh, would you tell me what happened that night?
I thought Lem told you.
He did.
And I just...
I-I've been replaying it all in my mind all this time.
You know, what I... What I can remember at least.
And I just can't understand how I'd do something like that.
Hell, we got a 16-year-old girl out there
who's scared to death.
Maybe this isn't the right time for this, you know?
[SIGHS]
[BUZZING]
Picked a bad day to come out of hiding.
I need to tell her I'm sorry.
Yeah, that should make it all better, right?
I mean, you killed her mom, her two brothers.
You almost killed her.
[BUZZING]
Promise me you'll tell her I'm sorry.
Please.
Make sure she knows I mean it.
You know what, buddy?
Sometimes it's too late to apologize
no matter how much you mean it.
Now, do the right thing, Gary.
Confess to all of it.
Maybe I'll tell Camille you did that.
VIC: Nice collar.
Yeah, old-style Strike Team, right?
Yeah, long time coming.
I need a minute.
Okay. RONNIE: Good job.
Yeah, thanks.
I need that guy's booking slip. His lawyer called.
VIC: Rezian get the money? As far as I know.
Okay. Just get there early, and make sure he stays calm.
Look, I know what to do.
[vlc SIGHS]
I wanna make sure
that we don't miss out on a payday, that's all.
We won't, man.
Okay? Yeah.
[GRUNTS]
TAVON: Hey, Shane.
Listen, I was wondering if you'd be cool
with me stopping by this weekend.
I'd really like to apologize to Mara.
It's not necessary.
I'll pass it along.
Look, Shane, I'd really,
really like to talk to her in person.
I need to try to make some peace with myself.
Look, I appreciate it, Tavon, really.
I-| just don't think
that Mara would be too comfortable with it.
Yeah, sure. Sure, I understand.
I mean, hey.
After all, she might not have her iron ready this time, right?
What the hell is that suppose to mean?
It's like I said, man.
I've been thinking
about that night for a long time now.
And I, uh... I can remember almost everything.
Everything, except for hitting Mara.
You wanna know why I can't remember that one thing, Shane?
Because it didn't happen, did it?
You must have gone through that windshield
harder that you thought. You lied to me.
And then you had to use Lem to cover it up,
so you wouldn't get in trouble.
And I'm guessing it wasn't the first time
that you had these guys cover your ass.
What's wrong?
Oh...
Oh, yeah, ain't got nobody here to get your back.
But now I know who you really are.
And so do you.
Hey. Thought you were headed to the junkyard.
I am, I, uh...
I just forgot something.
Look, you know what? Um...
Maybe I've been looking at this thing from my side.
Maybe you guys would be better off.
You know, with a fresh start, without me around.
It's just that, uh...
I don't know that we'll ever be able
to put all this shit behind us, man, really.
So when this is done and, uh, your family's safe,
if you want me to transfer out, I will.
You do what you need to do, but Ronnie and me,
we got no axe to grind.
Okay.
Okay, I'll, uh... I'll see you on the other side.
Can you believe the balls on that guy?
Hey, superstar. How's the canvassing going?
I got nothing. No one's seen these shooters
or even heard of these guys.
Splitting up has gotten us nowhere.
The three of us should roll together as a team.
See if we can shake things up that way.
I wouldn't mind the company.
Us either.
Hey, give me a minute.
You come to raid the evidence locker?
Here. I've only been taking them for a week.
I just wanted some peace of mind.
I'm exhausted, Vic.
And I know I am not doing the best job of handling all this,
but it's the best that I can do.
Those kids mean everything to me.
And I don't care how many times Cassidy screws up.
I will never give up on her. Never.
So, please, don't try to take them away from me. Please.
Corrine, I'm not gonna try to take the kids from you.
How could you even think that?
"We need to figure out a new plan"?
I know you, Vic.
I don't have the energy to raise these kids
while I'm fighting you too.
I'm begging you.
You think my first move would be to rip the kids from you?
That's who you think I am?
We both know who you are.
Just please don't do it.
Victim is Fiona Perskie, 34.
She's found in a Dumpster.
How far away from where we found our guy?
Afew miles.
He walked there without anyone seeing his bare ass?
No. It means he knew what he was doing.
He drove away from the scene, got undressed to sell his story.
Stabbed, uh, five times.
CLAUDETTE: We're running some tests on the blood.
But if you recognize her as the woman you remember,
you'd be doing yourself a favor by admitting it now.
Jeff, do you remember what you did to her?
I'd like to call a lawyer now, please.
[LATIN MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]
We gotta stall about five more minutes.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
We gotta pull Shane out of there, man.
What? I can't do this.
Vic, it's done. It's all set up.
We'll never get another chance this clean.
I don't care.
It's not too late. We still have a choice.
Do you think that Shane gave Lem a choice?
I'm not Shane.
[CELL PHONE DIALING]
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Don't answer that.
This will just take a second.
Hello? MARA: Hey, baby.
Can you do me a favor?
SHANE: Uh, now's not the best time.
Can I call you back later?
I just need you to stop by the pharmacy
and pick up Jackson's prescription on the way home.
Yeah, sure, honey, um... [CALL WAITING BEEPS]
I gotta go. I'm getting another call, okay?
Okay. Bye.
I said no phones, no distractions.
Give it to him or we're leaving.
[BEEPS OFF]
I see any calls to Armenia, I'm coming after you.
[LINE RINGING]
SHANE: Hey, there. It's Shane. Leave a message.
[BEEPS OFF]
Something's wrong. Shane should be answering his phone.
Hey, Ronnie, didn't, uh...? Didn't Shane tell you
he was gonna be seeing the Armenians today?
Yeah, I think so.
Did he say where?
No. No idea.
[SIGHS]
Maybe we should roll by Little Armenia, anyway.
See if we get lucky.
The captain was clear about wanting us to stay on task.
Shane should be answering his phone.
Plenty of reasons he might not be.
We're looking out for one of our own.
I'm not gonna sit back while a team member
falls off the map in a red zone.
[SIGHS]
This is taking too long.
You trust this seller of yours?
SHANE: Vic says it's solid, it's solid.
Trust me, we want this over as much as you do.
You know what?
I'll take a look around.
[GUNSHOTS]
MAN: Shane!
[GUN CLICKS]
[MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
Who's this?
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
He's still not answering.
We pick up the pace a little bit?
[RADIO BEEPS]
WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: One Tango 13.
Shots fired in the area of 5959 Bradwell Avenue.
Isn't the Armo junkyard right round there?
No further, Code 2.
[BEEPING OVER RADIO]
[INDISTINCT SPEECH, RADIO CHATTER]
Anyone else? We just got here.
[vlc SIGHS]
[LINE RINGING]
[SHANE'S CELL PHONE RINGING]
Shane. Sorry I'm late.
I, uh, forgot to sign Tavon's arrest report.
Had to stop by Hollywood.
No problem.
Just glad you're here.
How did you get those Mexicans?
Almost got my dick shot off.
I know. I just got some late intel on them.
I tried to call you.
Yeah, Rezian took my cell phone.
Jesus Christ, Shane.
Thank God. Yeah, no shit.
I'm still shaking.
I don't see any money.
Looks like our Armenian problem's solved, though.
At least your family's safe.
Found a victim for our naked guy.
Woman in the Dumpster? We already got her.
Captain's working on a confession now.
No, Mission Cross just called.
Says they have a blood match for a girl.
Says she had a run-in with a naked man
after leaving a bar late last night.
I had a few too many mai tais.
I felt sick and my friend took me outside
to get some fresh air.
But I tripped on the curb,
and I smacked my head into a fire hydrant.
Suddenly, he just came running up to us-.
Did he say anything to you?
Well, he just stood over me-.
He kept grabbing on my arms to pull me up.
He was, like, naked.
So, I mean, he was a freak.
I just shoved him off me, and I ran back to the bar.
Did he try to assault you at all or act inappropriately?
No. He just gave me the creeps.
Officer. Help me open this door, please.
Oh, sh...
CLAUDETTE: Call an ambulance!
Vic.
I didn't wanna wake you.
You didn't. What's wrong?
I just wanted to come by and tell you, uh, you're safe now.
I, uh... I let Carlson go.
It's all over. It's just you and the kids.
Nothing to worry about.
Really?
Get some sleep, Corrine. You've earned it.
BILLINGS: So the city is countersuing against
my pursuing legal recourse for getting hurt on the job.
Negligent lawsuit or some bullshit.
Then my lawyer won't take the case without a retainer,
but I can't afford the retainer without winning the case.
Nice legal system, huh?
You gonna eat that?
You know, Steve, someone died here tonight.
Yeah, well, the guy sounded like a nut job.
Maybe, but I missed it. I couldn't close Lloyd either.
You're having a bad month.
Happens to the best of us.
I did my best work when Claudette was my partner
because she challenged my assumptions.
Forced me to prove my theories.
For better or worse, you are my partner now.
And I need the help.
Okay?
Yeah.
Sure.
HEY-
You okay?
Someone should call the wife.
Tina put in a call.
Maybe we should, um, talk about what happened.
I'm going home, Dutch.
[PORCUPINE TREE'S "MY ASHES" PLAYING]
[DOOR OPENS]
♪ Gave me their problems ♪
♪ I accepted them all ♪
♪ Nothing ever expected ♪
♪ I was rejected ♪
♪ But I came back for more ♪
Where you been?
Looking for a place to hide a hundred thousand dollars
where Vic won't find it.
One hundred thousand dollars? My God.
Where'd it come from?
[EXHALES]
It's a consolation prize.
For what?
Vic and Ronnie tried to kill me tonight.
What? Yeah.
Are you sure?
Yeah. They set me up.
It's sheer luck I'm even alive right now.
And, you know...
[CHUCKLES]
You know, the worst part is...
[EXHALES]
Is they think I'm too stupid to even realize it.
[EXHALES]
[TIT]