Boss (2011–2012): Season 2, Episode 6 - Backflash - full transcript

There is a clinic in Toronto.

Their work is untested,
the risks undocumented.

Emma: I can't do this.
I need help.

- I don't... I don't know.
- Please.

Woman: This ended up
in the mailroom.

Who the hell is Rosebud?

Gentlemen, I wanted to present
this redevelopment plan

in person because
of its tremendous scope.

All this only comes into play if
you can get folks out of there

for the demo, though, right?

Your banks hold title
on hundreds of foreclosures.



If the market rebounds,
we won't be able to sell.

We have a no-fail
completion date of two years.

Every family in good standing
will be welcomed back

when the construction for the new
Lennox Gardens is completed.

Man over phone: The Gardens aren't
your business.

- Quit.
- You wanna fuck with me?

You're fucking
with your own mayor.

( Gasping ) No!

Moderator: Welcome to the great
gubernatorial debate.

Woman:
Mr. Zajac,

who is the woman
in the picture?

I'd rather not comment
on an unconfirmed photograph.

Man: Did you have an affair
with Alderman Ross' wife?

I am the goddamn mayor
of this motherfucking city



and I want this hole fixed now!

Where are we going, Tom?

( Theme music playing )

Boss 2x06: "Backflash"
Original Air Date on September 21, 2012

♪ Satan, your kingdom
must come down ♪

♪ Satan, your kingdom
must come down ♪

♪ I heard the voice
of Jesus Christ ♪

♪ Satan, your kingdom
must come down. ♪

( Vocalizing )

Man over radio: Forced evictions are
underway in what some are calling

the radicalization
of Mayor Kane.

Though residents of the
poverty-stricken Lennox Gardens

are slated to occupy
the foreclosed homes

of those being asked to leave
in middleclass neighborhoods,

not all believe
they'll be able to return

to the refurbished development
as promised by the mayor.

( Radio turns off )

Hello, Emma.

Is your father home?

No.

Your mother?

( Ticking )

( Sighs )

( Ticking )

( Footsteps approaching )

Mrs. Kane,
nice to see you.

Sorry for the disturbance.

- Is there a problem?
- I hope not.

Do you happen to know
where the mayor is?

- He's not at City Hall?
- No.

Did he come home last night?

I ask only because I've been unable to
reach him by phone, text, or emails

since he left the office
rather abruptly yesterday.

What do you mean?

From what I'm told, he was last seen
cursing about a pothole on Chestnut

before he asked his driver for the
keys and left without explanation.

I thought it best
to ask you first

before taking other measures

in the event that
the mayor's unavailability

was personal in nature.

Mrs. Kane?

There's no cause for concern,

if that's what you're asking.

Certainly.
I don't mean to pry, but...

Tom needs his space sometimes.

Why don't you try checking his
true home in Lake Point Tower?

Sorry to disillusion you.

Maybe he's run away from home.

Officer: Fellas, I need
this block clear.

All right?
We'll be here all day.

Come on, folks, let's make this

as easy as we can
for everybody concerned.

Sure wasn't a garden,
but it was home.

- Come on, come on.
- ( Banging )

Officer: By order
of the city of Chicago,

you need to vacate
the premises.

You knew this was coming.

Either you come out
or we're going in.

Man: I ain't going nowhere.
Fuck you all!

Reporter:
A sheriff was injured

in the eviction
of an unruly tenant.

Is this going to be a longer day
than you and your team anticipated?

Man: There's no question
it's gonna be a long day...

Looking more and more
like a death march.

- It just needs context.
- Well, we're 10 minutes away.

- Without him I don't have any.
- Postpone the presser.

With any luck
he'll be here by midday.

Man: But I think if we
really stay together...

Oh, shit. This is about a
minute from going sideways.

And where the hell is he
that he can't be reached?

Sick? Hung over?

- Mistress in another country?
- I'll tell you where he isn't...

his home or his
private apartment.

Private apartment?

Doorman says he hasn't
been there in weeks.

( Sighs )

Okay, first thing we need to do is
make sure the sheriffs stand down,

not overreact to any understandable
displays of resistance.

You think they'll take
that order from an aide?

Our office to theirs.
That's all they need to know.

Not gonna be able to hold
off the dogs for long.

- So, what do we do?
- Manage.

And keep trying to find him.

I'll see if there's
anything in his office

that sheds light
on his whereabouts.

Reporter ♪2: Should Lennox
Gardens families benefit

from the plight of homeowners
who've been foreclosed upon?

Some in this neighborhood
feel if anyone needs

subsidized help
from the city, they do

to keep from losing homes they've
paid mortgages on for years.

And with at least as many as eight dozen
Lennox Gardens families

moving into
this neighborhood alone,

some are suggesting
they may not be welcome.

- ( Touch tones beeping )
- ( Rings )

Woman: Alternalive Treatment Centre.
How may I assist you?

Yes, good morning.

I wonder if you could tell me

if Thomas Kane
checked in overnight.

This is his wife calling.

I apologize, ma'am.

I'm not at liberty to give out
patient information.

I understand.

My husband
is an elected official

of a major American city.

I'd hate to turn this into a
political headache for your clinic.

Yes, Mr. Kane is here.

Thank you.

Doctor:
Tell me what's happening.

( Ezra's voice echoing ) You
can't because you don't know.

Voices.

- A voice...
- Ezra: I'm not just a voice.

I hear in my head.

- Saying what?
- Nothing of import.

Any visual hallucinations?

Ezra: You can't because you...
what's the difference?

- Stop asking questions.
- Excuse me?

You have been paid,
arrangements made.

Doctor: Mr. Kane, this is
a delicate process.

Undoubtedly you've run
a background check.

You know who I am,
where I'm from,

and that I don't have
any time to waste.

So may we start
the fucking treatment, please?!

Based on your intake,

we're looking
at a three-step regimen

involving stem cells
for regeneration,

a bark-based infusion
for sedation,

and electroconvulsive
therapy for activation.

Ezra: Nonsense.
It's all nonsense.

We'll start with biofeedback
to test your visual cognition.

Please have a seat.

Ezra: None of it will work.
It's a waste of time.

You can't stop this now.
You can't stop me,

because it's already done,
the damage.

You hurt me, you're only
hurting yourself.

( Projector clicks )

Tell me what you see.

Ezra:
Caitlin Mills,

raped in the '93 riots
brought on in Lennox Gardens.

Remember?
Sound familiar?

- Nothing.
- Ezra: Caitlin Mills.

- Caitlin Mills.
- Mr. Kane, in order for this to work,

I need your full cooperation.

Ezra:
Caitlin Mills.

Charles Kingston,
burned to death.

- Charles Kingston.
- Are you in any pain?

Ezra: Tracy LaSalle,
Hector Alvarez, Joseph Clark.

Shot, stabbed...
what does it matter?

It's not as though you're
personally responsible.

Doctor:Mr. Kane.

Ezra:But you are
responsible, aren't you?

Shot, stabbed...
what does it matter?

A girl.

It's not as though you're
personally responsible.

But you are responsible...

( Distant sirens wailing )

( Sighs )

( Sighs )

( Knocks )

Reporter: The mayor's plan
for the peaceful relocation...

Excuse me, sir.

There's a guy here
from "The Sentinel"

who's aggressively
requesting to see you.

Yes, but I am not interested in an
interview about your wife and Zajac

like every other
reporter in town.

Hey, man, what part of "wait here"
don't you understand?

Mr. Miller, since when
do editors do interviews?

Since I'm just as interested

in holding Tom Kane accountable
for his actions as you are.

Reporter: Some residents are crying
foul over what they believe

is an attack
on civil liberties.

- ( Phones ringing )
- Zajac Campaign.

His only comment is no comment.

( Phones ringing )

I'm sorry, but he's not speaking
with the press at this time.

( Phones ringing )

So how do we fix what's broken?

Empty promises?
Cookie-cutter solutions?

Things that haven't
worked before won't again.

And business as usual will
give us the usual business.

We need to listen
to each other,

respond to our real concerns
with real solutions.

This isn't about
left, right, rich, poor.

It's about fixing
what's wrong for all of us.

Right, buddy?

Reporter:
With foreclosures growing

at an alarming rate
in the Chicago area,

the mayor has joined forces
with a number of local banks

to offer up homes
with defaulted loans

as temporary rentals
to displace

Lennox Gardens' residents.

Many of these homes,
however, remain occupied...

Hey, if you don't mind,
I'm gonna take lunch.

- ( Phones continue ringing )
- Sure.

Hey.

Thanks for sticking this out.

Reporter: ...Have rallied around
one longtime neighbor

who stands to lose his home
by the end of the day.

Tell us your feelings, sir.

Homeowner: Good people are being
forced out of their homes

by those who created the problems
to begin with... the banks.

Actually, I'm gonna go home.

Homeowner: They're the ones who
broke their promises to us.

Now me and my family,
we're homeless.

The mayor's looking out
for those other people.

Who's looking out for us?

( Birds chirping )

Tina, we have to focus
on the campaign.

This is ridiculous.

You're being incredibly
petty right now.

Uh, we'll talk
about this later.

Kitty's here.

- Morning.
- First time in four campaigns

Cook County is oh-so-possibly
ours for the taking.

My longtime staffers don't know
what to do with themselves.

Tina's upset
because I wanna move

my headquarters to Chicago

with you at the helm.

Oh.

Are you game?

Of course.

Good.

Just don't get used to it.

Soon enough, I'll have you
with me in Springfield.

This mass eviction thing
is turning ugly.

Do you want me
to head over there?

Chuck, why did no one,
including myself,

uncover the fact that
right beneath our eyes

a few months back
there was an internal plot

to run Zajac
for mayor of Chicago

instead of
governor of Illinois?

A plot that might have come to pass
had he not been caught on camera

screwing the wife
of the man who hatched it,

i.e. Alderman Ross.

I mean, how come Kane can crack
that story, but we can't?

Um, there have been six arrests
made at Lennox Gardens.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Get out there.

Ezra: This is just a fantasy.
I'm still here.

Did you think you could escape?
There's no remedy.

- There's only resistance!
- ( Classical music playing )

You can't tune me out, Tom.
A wish!

- I'm not going anywhere.
- ( Volume increases )

I'm the only thing that makes sense!
A wish.

I'm the only one
who knows the truth.

- ( Tuning stations )
- A distraction.

There's no remedy.
There's only resistance.

Reporter: Here in the windy city
where indeed a storm is brewing

at the crossroads of public housing
and the subprime mortgage crisis.

( Static buzzing )

( Classical music playing )

Ezra: And the only thing
that's real, Tom,

is what I'm telling you.

( Indistinct whispering )

- ( Distant sirens wailing )
- ( Door opens )

Your lunch, sir.

"God forbid we should
ever be 20 years

without such a rebellion."

( Laughs )

Thomas Jefferson.

You have some
reading to do, son,

if you really wanna make
a go in this business.

You know when Lennox Gardens
last blew up?

1993.
You do the math.

- 19 years.
- One shy of 20.

What might Jefferson
himself recommend

for a course of action today?

Rebellion?

If you say so.

You are a man with
influence in the community

with foot soldiers at the ready

who surely know
how to disturb the peace.

You mean light shit up?

"And the rockets' red glare,

the bombs bursting in air"...

I assume that means more to you

than drunken sing-alongs
at a Sox game.

Sir, I was just hoping to have

a more legitimate role
in things.

As Kenya Taylor's replacement,
for example?

Ward boss of the 21st?

Is something
happening in Chicago?

- Ezra: It's burning to the ground.
- I'm afraid I don't know.

- What's that?
- Ezra: Poison. Don't take it.

It's just for contrast,
Mr. Kane.

Gives us a better MRI scan.

Ezra:
Why would you want that?

They might see then
what you really are,

everything that
you've ever done.

That wouldn't be
a good thing, Tom...

Because you are a bad man.

You can't change it, Tom.

( Whispering continues
indistinctly )

( Ezra's laugh echoing )

( Machine knocking, humming )

Ezra: This is going to hurt you
more than it hurts me.

( Sirens wailing )

Letting things play out
might only make them worse.

I'll show you
affirmative action...

a goddamn wrecking ball
on that dump.

After all I've given you...

your career, this office,
my own daughter!

Half my time is spent cleaning
up the mess you left behind!

Fuck him!

- ( Gasping )
- ( Ezra whispering indistinctly )

( Ezra whispering Was there something
you wanted to do with him?

You remember, don't you.

You need to stay calm, sir.
Try not to get agitated.

- Ezra: You're a monster.
- ( Breathing deeply )

( Clears throat )

Where are you going?

I've recovered, sweetheart.

I see no reason why
you can't do the same.

City Hall, please.

( Engine starts )

( Siren wailing )

Listen up, listen up!

This is private
property, people.

If you wanna protest the banks,

I suggest you take it to
their door, not this one.

Otherwise, you run the risk of
getting arrested for trespassing.

- Hey, officer, maybe I can help.
- ( Crowd laughs, murmurs )

- How are you doing, folks?
- ( People groaning )

I know many of you have heard
a lot about me lately...

( Crowd laughing, jeering )

Ben: I'm sure you take me as just
another bullshit politician.

Woman:Yeah, exactly.

Hey, asshole, stop
using us for publicity.

- Man: That's right, man.
- What publicity?

Huh? You had the news here
this morning, right?

For 10 minutes?

But they're gone now and so is any
awareness of you or your neighbors

who are getting evicted from their homes
they've been making payments on for years.

- Hey, come on. Come on.
- Me? I've got a big spotlight on me.

Use it.

All right, everyone link
arms, make a chain.

Let's show the banks
what a fight looks like.

Officer: You have 24 hours
to clear the property...

every last one of you.

Reporter: Police officers
on the scene are now saying

that the enforcement of mandatory
evacuations at Lennox Gardens

have become increasingly
violent in the past hour...

Moretti's getting slammed.
So is the city hall main line.

Reporter: ...The mayor's efforts to
remove them from their homes...

You all right?

No, I'm not.

Ian:
Wait, what are you doing?

- Where are you going?
- Someone needs to be there.

You can't leave,
not when you're the...

I mean, we're undermanned here.

Reporter: The previous owners were
evicted to make room for them.

Thus far, no comment
from the mayor's office,

but in what is her first
public appearance

since the shooting
that nearly took her life,

- Chicago's first lady Meredith Kane...
- I thought she was on bed rest.

Arrived at City Hall
moments ago.

Appearing fit and buoyant,

she had this to say
to reporters.

Mrs. Kane,
how are you feeling?

- Getting better.
- Have you fully recovered?

Not quite,
but we're working on it.

What brings you here today?

Well, we just have
a lot of work.

Mrs. Kane, do you have anything
to say to the people of Chicago?

Just that I'm so grateful

for their encouragement
and support.

And it's wonderful
to be back among you,

and it's wonderful
to be, again,

in the service
of this great city

and wonderful to be alive.

Thank you so much.
Excuse me.

- My husband's expecting me.
- ( Applause )

Man: Welcome back! Welcome back!

Mr. Todd.

You must be Mona.

Yes. How may
I help you, Mrs. Kane?

Close the door, please.

( Door closes )

Given the circumstances,
it seemed necessary

to have all hands on deck.

Ron, the press...

let them know the mayor's
hunkered down on the fifth floor

working to preempt any further
escalations of events.

We'll need a cover story
if this situation spirals.

Right.

I'm sorry, but what exactly
are the circumstances?

Where is the mayor?

You'll be apprised soon enough.

Until then, I believe
you have a job to perform

either way.

My understanding is that
you've been a prime mover

behind things
at Lennox Gardens,

which suggests you bear
a certain burden

to see this powder keg
contained.

( Chimes )

Council leadership
is calling for

an emergency meeting
in the chambers.

How do you propose
we handle that, Mrs. Kane?

Here in the conference room,

away from the prying eyes
of the press.

That'll be all for now.

"Bear a certain burden"?

Fuck you.

Did she just take
the reins like that?

I think she did.

All right, y'all.

Stick to the chain stores,
no mom-and-pops, all right?

And we ain't Christmas
shopping neither, yo.

Hit one, move to the next.

All smash, no grab.
Keep it theatrical.

( Mouths word )

The game bigger than that
Blu-ray you trying to grab.

Now come on, man.
Let's go.

You still here?
What's wrong, Holmes?

- You forgot your slugger or something?
- ( Glass shatters )

I'm not...
I'm not doing it, man.

( Laughing )
You're not doing it.

I'm sorry.

- Did you mistake that for an option?
- ( Alarms blaring )

Look, man, I'll sling for
you and I'll fight for you.

But this?
For what?

You know your problem?

You're too weak to lead,

but you can't follow either.

Tssh.

You're wasting my time.
I gotta get back to work.

Now get out.

- Don't slam my door neith...
- ( Door slams )

( Sighs )

Ezra: You're not in charge.
You're not in control.

- ( Cell phone chimes )
- Doctor: The stem cells

are injected directly
into the spinal cord.

Ezra:
She can't be trusted.

Doctor: This allows for
immediate travel to the brain.

Ezra: Neither can he.
Neither can this.

Doctor: Mr. Kane, it's time
to put away the phone.

Ezra: Leave. Go home.
They need you there.

To be distracted
in any way, to move...

you could cause serious damage.

- It's my wife.
- ( Ezra's laugh echoing )

Please, just give me a moment.

- Ezra: Before the damage is done.
- ( Beeps )

Ezra:
You're a monster.

You're insane.
( Laughing )

With the first injection,
the pain may be sharp,

possibly inducing white flashes

or a momentary loss
of eyesight.

Ezra:
Despicable.

It's too late.
You did it already.

How can you ever pay for it...

all the damage you've done?

There's not a punishment
enough for you,

not even this, Tom.

Not even this.

You're despicable.

You're a louse
of a human being.

You should kill yourself

- because you're disgust...
- ( High-frequency whining )

- ( Reporters clamoring )
- Reporter: Six are dead.

Six are dead.

Six are dead.

Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor,
Mr. Mayor, six are dead,

arson's spreading, reportedly the
rape of a 12-year-old girl...

could this be the day that haunts
your legacy for years to come?

No, I... I don't
believe it will.

( Reporters clamoring )

Reporter ♪2: Is your
inaction a direct result

of citywide budget cuts?

Is this a public shaming

of the Chicago Housing Authority?

Deliberation is not inaction.

- It's simply...
- ( Reporters shouting )

Are rumors true, Mr. Mayor,
that the former mayor Rutledge

is involved in decisions
being made behind the scenes?

No! Who the hell
told you that?

( Silence )

( Ezra's laugh echoing )

Meredith:
I'm so grateful

for their encouragement
and support.

It's wonderful to be back
among you, and...

Wow, I mean,

she is absolutely genius at distraction.

Can someone please tell me
where Tom Kane is

before this whole city
goes up in flames?

- His office?
- Why?

Because Moretti said so?

I mean, Churchill could go
on radio in World War II

from his bunker
in a blitzkrieg,

but Kane is too hunkered down

to appear before the cameras?

( Ringing )

Kitty:
Hey, can we talk?

That would be a start.

Look, I'm not good
at this sort of thing, okay?

What sort of thing is that?

Please don't make this
any harder than it already is.

I'm not.

I'm just trying to understand
what we're doing here,

what this is between us.

I don't know,

but the reality is
you're a journalist.

I won't take that as an insult.

And I'm... whatever,
an operative.

I'm sensing some
pretty blurry boundaries.

I'm willing to stay in my Lane

if you're willing
to do the same.

Okay.

- Why?
- I'm not sure.

( Laughs )

I like you.

I'm gonna be back in Chicago
for a while on the campaign.

You need more than that?

I'll take more than
a phone call.

Hello, everyone.

Thank you for agreeing
to join us upstairs.

First and foremost,

the mayor is fine
and in control.

I've just been
in touch with him.

But what I'm about to tell you
is not to leave this room

and, for reasons of security,
is not what the public

has been or will be told.

So please, respect
the sensitivity.

Late last night, before this
morning's troubles began,

the mayor was summoned
to Washington by the FBI

regarding matters
linked to the attempt

made on his life and mine.

The exact nature
of these matters

even I cannot know
from my husband,

but they appear to require
his urgent involvement.

In DC now, as we speak?

Meredith: Yes, for time-sensitive
reasons as of late last night.

I should add that given
the standard hostile relations

between the FBI and
the State's Attorney's office,

even Mr. Doyle will not be
privy to the mayor's absence.

- And he comes back when?
- As soon as he's able to.

In the meantime, he is in constant
contact with Superintendent Royczyk,

Chief Malley,
and Governor Cullen.

Anything he would do,
he's doing from there.

Except be here.

Meredith:
Alderman Ross,

I would hope there's enough
water under the bridge

to wash away
the usual recriminations.

The mayor's expecting
everyone's cooperation

until he returns.

Did you two know about this?

As of early this morning.

Hmm.

Will the mayor be available
to join us by speakerphone?

Not for the moment.

Now then, to the
situation at hand.

( Protesters chanting )
...We won't go!

Hell no, we won't go!
Hell no, we won't go!

Hell no, we won't go!
Hell no, we won't go!

How long are all of you
planning on staying here?

Until the banks
give us an extension.

And is it true that
State Treasurer Zajac

- organized this protest?
- No, it's not.

Mr. Zajac, is this an attempt to get
back in your wife's good graces?

How do you plan to recover
from the scandal?

I'm not the person
you need to be directing

your questions at
about recovery.

This man's about
to lose his home.

And so is this woman and so is
that gentleman right there.

( Cheering )

Maybe if the press
was more interested

in what's going on
in the real world

instead of what's happening
in people's bedrooms,

we wouldn't be in this mess.

I'm just doing my job, okay?

- Mr. Zajac, could you tell us...
- Get that shit out of my face!

- You need to back off.
- Cool it. Just relax.

- I said get that out of my face!
- Yo, man, what the fuck?

Hey, hey.
Walk away.

- Hey, back up.
- Whoa.

Walk away.
Just walk away.

You walk away,
you fuckin' douchebag.

( All shouting )

Eh! Eh! You break it up!
Break it up!

Reporter: A surge of
vandalism is being reported

in the areas surrounding
Lennox Gardens.

Over a dozen businesses suffered
major property damage in...

This whole thing's
gonna get out of control.

He needs to say
something to the public.

I'd settle for
his just being around.

Reporter:
...Prompting some to call

for citywide increase
in police presence.

Bark of the iboga plant...

medicinal tea... we
discussed... hallucinogenic.

Ezra:
Won't work. Poison.

Mind... don't take it...
lose.

The tea...
you have to drink it.

Ezra: You don't even know
what's real any more.

- Hallucinogenic?
- Ezra: You are.

With the brain
in a relaxed state,

the stem cells have
a better chance

at targeting
the diseased tissue.

Ezra:
This whole thing... fiction.

( Laughter echoing )

What did you say?

Studies have shown that
concentration on targeted areas

can play a supportive role
in healing treatments.

Ezra: Face it,
nothing can fix you.

Nothing can fix what you've
broken or who you've broken.

( Laughter echoing )

Woman: Might be nice if
you remembered my name.

What do you want?

Woman: Don't worry.
He doesn't know.

But I am done raising him alone

with shit to show
for it on your part.

I'm supposed to believe you?

Now that you've waited
till I'm in office to tell me?

Come here again,

I will burn you
to a fucking crisp.

Your son be damned.

Tom:
Get out!

I told the governor
you'll be calling him

requesting the National Guard

before this mess
blows up any further.

Get out!

- Tom!
- ( Door slams )

Either your father
truly retires

or, so help me God,
I will take you down with me.

( Glockenspiel music playing )

- Who loves you?
- You do.

Good answer.

( Music continues )

( Distant sirens wailing )

Emma:
So, that's the grand tour.

Now pay for the ticket, right?

Stop.

I couldn't get to any.

I can't even get into my place.

It's just all fucked up
over there now.

Well, where are you
even staying, then?

I don't even know.

Well, um...

- Is there any other way...
- ( Scoffs )

Don't you have to take tests?

Yeah, I do,
but it's not a problem.

( Scoffs )
Maybe I should just go.

No, no, no.
Don't, don't.

We shouldn't...

Meredith:
Emma?

Oh... yeah?

Good night.

Good night.

( Laughing )

You mind if I ask you a...

Potentially sensitive question?

( Laughs )

Do you ask any other kind?

Thank you.

Were you aware of the plot
to replace Kane with Zajac?

Where'd you hear that?

Meaning yes?

Meaning

who cares?

Y-you know,
that's the second time

you've shot me down when the
subject has turned to Zajac.

All right, it's late.
I gotta go.

No.
It's not safe.

Don't go.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.

I... I don't have
anywhere to go.

Do you?

Let's not rush.

( Kitty gasping )

Don't look at me like that.

- Shut up.
- What?

Look at me.

You're fuckin' beautiful.

- Shut up, Sam.
- Fuck you.

Reporter: Vandalism, property
destruction, and a spate of violence

has resulted in a growing
number of arrests tonight.

Police are working
overtime to combat

what appears to be
a groundswell of lawlessness

apparently sparked
by today's mandatory...

( Sirens wailing )

Got the kids to sleep
despite all the sirens.

Reporter: Others have taken
to the streets to fight them

or express their own rage
against the system,

which raises the question...

- It'll settle down.
- I hope so.

To physical fights
to whole families of looters,

the city is on edge, even as neighbor
seems to be turning on neighbor.

( Distant sirens wailing )

( Cell phone ringing )

Who's Jackie?

She's a reporter at the paper.

Jackies aren't
journalists, Sam.

- They're strippers and waitresses.
- ( Ringing continues )

Says Kitty.

( Both laugh )

Hey.
No, I'm up.

Where?

All right, I'll come in.

What happened?

CPD shot an unarmed kid

packing an iPod.

Promise me you'll
come back tomorrow.

- I can't promise you that.
- Shut up.

( Sirens blaring )

Reporter: Widespread
looting has continued...

School's canceled.

You need to stay home
with the kids.

- Maybe you should stay, too.
- I can't.

This is gonna get a lot worse.

Reporter: Most schools
and many businesses

have shuttered their doors
as a precaution.

Police are asking that those who
can stay home today, please do so.

Reporter ♪2: In the overnight
shooting that has ratcheted

yesterday's events, acts of arson
have spread throughout the city.

People have taken
to the streets,

and a disturbing repeat
of the '93 riots loom large.

Chicago Police have yet
to release a statement

about the shooting,
nor has the mayor.

And, as some have said here,
the longer they wait,

the more likely
there may be another...

Superintendent Royczyk is here.

Great.
Send him in.

( TV turns off )

But what are you gonna say?

I don't imagine you question
my husband in this fashion.

Jim, so nice to see you.

Meredith.

He's here to discuss
last night's incident...

Meredith: The superintendent and his
wife are longtime family friends.

We've quite a history
together, don't we?

And I think we'd prefer
to speak privately,

if you don't mind.

We'll be right outside.

How long do we have to stand by
and agree to this charade?

He could have been
abducted for all we know.

That's the point...
we don't know anything.

Clearly, Mrs. Kane does.

I don't buy this FBI story.

- Do you?
- I've got no reason not to.

She was spot-on
about this much...

the State's Attorney
and the Bureau

do not share intel at all.

Meredith: I assume word leaked to you
about Tom being summoned to DC.

Royczyk:
Yes.

I also heard that the mayor
and I have been in touch,

which isn't true.

( Sighs )

An obvious miscommunication.

Jim, a clean conscience

can wait in situations
like this,

clean streets cannot.

What do you need
to make that happen?

Direct word from Tom
endorsing the use

of armored vehicles
and tactical squads

to contain the hot spots
where unrest is spreading.

Hmm, of course.

Unless it was
deemed wiser to look

to the National Guard
for the same.

So, Cullen's in charge
with Kane gone?

Here's what needs to happen...

a public statement
to the press by you

that given the unrest and the
heightened security concerns,

with the attempted
assassination case still open,

it's been decided that mayor Kane
should stay out of the public eye

until the dust settles,
et cetera, et cetera.

How does that make
for clean streets?

One step at a time.

And after
last night's shooting,

I imagine that your next step

is doing what it takes
to keep your job, no?

Due to heightened
security concerns,

it has been deemed necessary

that the mayor remain
in a secure location.

Reporter:
Is he still in the city?

I would ask that you direct your
questions to the mayor's office.

I'm required elsewhere.
Thank you very much.

- ( Reporters clamoring )
- Superintendent, where is he?

Superintendent, where is he?

( Sirens wailing,
police radio chatter )

( Knocking )

- Homeowner: This is bullshit.
- Everyone relax. Don't resist.

This will get straightened out
when you see a judge.

Homeowner: I'm just trying to
take care of my family.

- This could happen to any of you!
- ( All shouting )

After hours of seemingly
unending violence,

the toll of injury
and destruction is growing.

With fires burning
and rampant looting

in a number of areas,
the city is under siege.

Did you think for a moment that
you had transcendent purpose

or that somehow you were
worthy of being remembered?

A sanitation clerk
who had the audacity

to fuck the mayor's daughter.

How dare you think
that you should ever

have been put in the position

to decide the fate of others?

That is a mantle to be worn
only by the great,

not by a man who wormed
his way into City Hall

for a period of time.

You're a chapter, a portrait,

a handful of legislation,
a thousand lies,

and yet

you cling to power,

falsely believing
you actually possess it.

But your superiority
of force, of will,

your control...
it's all an illusion

because you're
still dying, Tom!

And that terrifies you,
doesn't it?

That you'll end up
just like me...

dust no one misses.

( Ezra's laughter echoing )

How dangerous is this?

Doctor: ECT has a stigma
it does not deserve.

Not only is this
the final phase

of treatment,
but the most crucial.

It stimulates regeneration
of the diseased tissue.

Can it kill him?

Doctor:
Kill you? No.

That's not gonna happen.

Ezra:
Once wasn't enough, Tom?

You can't kill a dead man...

But you can
take responsibility.

( Ezra's laugh echoing )

Fucking die already.

( Humming )

( Electricity crackles )

( Printer screeching )

Who says I didn't
prevent Attica

on a metropolitan scale
by not sending in the troops?

Let my legacy burn
on your watch?

I'll think of something.

He had a stroke...
my father.

The fat lady sings.

Don't move.

Turning off the water
to riotous neighborhoods

is a page from
Stalin's handbook.

A stroke.

The stain will be permanent.

- There's no way around that.
- ( High-frequency whining )

Oversight will be required
for his recovery...

Or lack thereof.

( Echoes ) Gentlemen.

( Beeping )

( Electricity crackling )

The riots may be over...

You piece of shit.

But not the fallout.

What do you want, money?

No, that's a vile accusation!

"What do you want,
Barbara?"

- ( Electricity crackling )
- Oh, there's my girl.

- I don't understand.
- That makes two of us.

Where'd you get the urine?

Where did I get it?

Don't bullshit a bullshitter.

My guy at the lab says
you could date-rape Godzilla

with that cocktail
in your system.

Bulbocapnine...

some kind of inhibitor drug that
suppresses reflexes and muscle activity.

Used to induce a severe stupor.

There something
you wanna share?

Okay, I'll tell you what...

the police are stretched
pretty thin today.

I'm on call to help out.

Maybe there's a way
that I don't violate you

between now
and the next appointment.

( Sirens wailing )

( Fire engine horns honking )

( Helicopter blades whirring )

Mrs. Kane, any word?

Not yet.

Do you need me to do
anything for you?

Get me Governor Cullen.

Reporter: With no signs
of abatement, city police

and fire departments
are overwhelmed.

Riot units, armed with
batons and tear gas,

have been unable to quell what
appears to be a full-scale riot.

Many Chicagoans are afraid to
step outside their front doors,

and those who do are likely...

Here we go again.

( Phone rings )

- Meredith?
- Hello, Mac.

Things up there must be
worse than they look

for you to be calling me or...
I don't know what to think.

We've always had a mutual
respect, Mac, you and I.

We have, you being cut from the
same cloth as your father.

20 years ago, he urged Tom

to ask Governor Dunham
for a deployment

of the National Guard
to quell the riots.

In hindsight it was

- Tom's first mistake as mayor.
- But not his last.

I would like to prevent the same
mistake from happening twice,

and only your office
has the power

to reach both city and state.

I'd like to hear it from him.

You will in due time.

On my honor.

Mac: As the outgoing governor
of this great State,

it is with pride and regret that
one of my last actions in office

will be a deployment
of the National Guard

to quell the strife
in Chicago...

regret that such a situation
ever came to this,

but pride that we the people of
Illinois would face it head on.

I've been in touch
with the mayor's office there

and will remain so
until the unrest

has fully subsided.

She pulled the trigger on this?

I don't think
you'll be disappointed

by the mayor's
inevitable reaction.

While State Senator Walsh
and I have had

our disagreements in the past,

her proposed bill denying
felons the right to vote

can't reach my desk
fast enough.

Did he just endorse
Walsh for governor?

Those responsible for the crimes
of the past two days in Chicago

will have no say in who
their future leaders are.

Thank you.

Reporter: As many as 4,000
national guardsmen have arrived...

Wow.

- Peace is restored.
- ( Ringing )

Uh, give me a sec?

Hey.

Hey. Takeout's
getting cold.

Looks like I'm gonna be late
with all the troops in town.

What's up with Cullen
going public, but not Kane?

It's not strategic timing
on his part,

it's just
a good old no-show.

I mean, the question is why?

- Sam?
- Yeah.

The papers on your table...

Rosebud.

Okay.

That's who leaked the
Bensenville document, right?

I'm pretty sure
the handwriting's Stone's.

- Doctor: Tell me what you see.
- ( Projector clicks )

A beach.

A bouquet of flowers.

Ice cream.

( Projector clicks )

A desert.

Emma:
Grandpa? Grandpa.

Grandpa, did they...

Did they do this to you?

Grandpa, did they?