C-16: FBI (1997–1998): Season 1, Episode 2 - Pilot: Part 2 - full transcript

so

morning jack

do you have any idea where stoddard is

well i couldn't say we really got burned

pretty bad last night on that hampton

kidnapping maybe he never made it home

do you know where he parks when he does

come in

what

do you know where he parks

do i know where he parks



forget it

forget i asked

i'm never dumb enough to take a

promotion to asac shoot me what are you

doing it's an ordeal i gotta park the

porch out on the streets walk with my

car drive that in here then during the

day i gotta take a few car back out to

the street swap again you mean that

rusted out thing with a bonder on the

fenders yeah it's a piece of junk it's

got exhaust coming out from somewhere

it's more of a nightmare that's worth

really why do you live this way you're



like some high school kid

so

it'll be in the high 80s today this

morning's top local news story involves

district attorney milk stephen's

right-hand woman as it were deputy d.a

catherine hampton channel 7 has learned

miss hampton's four-year-old son was

kidnapped in an attempt to leverage a

plea recommendation from the deputy d.a

on a high-level drug bust of an unknown

suspect sources have now let it be known

that ms hampton is suspected by the fbi

of having had initial conversations with

associates of that suspect and is

alleged to have received money during

the initial talks of a plea bargain

unconfirmed reports are that the major

case squad at the la field office may

have missed an opportunity to rescue the

four-year-old during the high-stakes

game of chicken last night near the la

international airport our own

investigation team's calls to the fbi

were not returned this morning

a man arrested for growing thousands of

marijuana plants at his rented belair

mansion is out of jail today free on a

half million dollars bail

because it's just kind of idiotic

scrutiny that turns on the flames on

something like this are you up to speed

on this john it later

there's nothing you can do about it

we'll do everything we can to keep the

media reined in all they're doing is

turning the heat up on this kid okay i

hear you i know that

all right

so how close did you get last night

close damn close whatever difference

that makes

maybe we use this press leak to our

advantage

leverage the kidnappers into a no-win

situation now if we force them into a no

when we lose the boy they think they got

nowhere to go we'll find jimmy having

his body in a wash if at all and i'm

worried that they're gonna think that

today because it's damn news coverage

okay

ideas

i want to negotiate with ortiz myself

for real we can't get the u.s attorneys

to approve that and you know it we're

halfway home with that already andrew

with a piece of junk paper they gave us

last night to get a shot at the boy john

we're already not getting high marks

from the u.s attorneys on this ah dennis

don't bore me with the opinions of

attorneys if we did it their way maybe

we get the kid back before he goes to

college i say we negotiate with ortiz we

do whatever we have to get this boy back

and any deal is arguably under duress

anyway john you know me you know i want

this to be easier but there are layers

of ethical dilemmas here as well as a

lot of top-level eyeballing going on not

to mention ortiz's attorney is going to

want to see any final deal approved by a

judge

okay dennis

you tell me

how i keep ortiz moving forward then i

mean you don't think he's gonna spell an

fbi stall tactic when he lived up to his

end of the deal he showed us the boy

i'm back at him this morning guys

i need something i can dance with

all right

i'll talk to the u.s attorney i'll get

to you before you leave

thanks

we were close

i did get a good look at him though he

appears to be fine

what can i do well nothing right now

except

keep a clear head

i assume you're under some sort of

detainment order

we're trying to find out how ortiz

contacts of elise

when we get that piece i feel confident

we'll find out where they're holding him

what about a deal can't we come up with

something the u.s attorney's office is

working on something

we will get leeway some room to maneuver

oh god there's so much that can go wrong

catherine

you've got to hold it together

you know that

you've been on the other side of the

system so you know that losing it now

isn't going to help anybody

sorry

just that i remember hearing these

things said said them myself to victims

families

i guess i just never thought i'd hear

them come back at me

lapd narcos suspects the villains are

running two to three meth labs locations

unknown probably where they're holding

jeremy hampton which means if we can

figure out how ortiz is communicating

with the vealies we'll have this thing

nailed what about phone tapes counting

tapes outgoing phone calls we're on it

they're already on roof uh robinson

reardon that would be the two of you

slogging through all of ortiz's recorded

phone calls no problem county phone

vlogs pretty decent it should be maybe

spot check a couple on each side of

ortiz's calls better we find out now if

somebody's lazy with the records over

there what about visitation booths don't

they record those as well you'll have

every phone call and or visitation tape

they have on ortiz think the villas are

ballsy enough to command the crts they

kidnapped the deputy da's kid and felt

brazen enough last night to rub our

faces in

short answer would be yes

you angling to run my squad now nothing

to do with squads

he's a guy i've known for 15 years and

he's so far under he's totally lost nick

tully is working through marital

problems that in no way affect his

ability to work the case frank he's not

working through marital anything he's

shacking up with a stripper and he's

buying heavily into his own cover oh

excuse me you're the reigning expert mr

been there done that

frank you've had enough to shut down for

months if you're milking this case for

points fine but don't do it at the

expense of a good agent with a wife and

kids at home

don't do it man i'm telling you once

john you ever stick it in my squad's

business again i will have opi all the

way down your throat and believe me a

lot of people around here who would

enjoy watching them carve you a new one

um it says uh highly confidential and

i'm not clear to to

okay

confidentially ortiz hampton

ortiz hampton situation adic and u.s

attorney has cleared you necessary means

for case resolution

that's it i hope you understand what

this means because i don't it means the

fbi and the symphony of wisdom has given

me the okay to fly

bigger

so

mr ortiz would prefer the following

transportation to be arranged for and

cleared by me which would consist of my

client at his expense chartering private

air transport to an undisclosed

international location

once clear of domestic airspace the

location of the boy will be disclosed

as a bonus he is willing to consider

disclosing the names of the people that

he feels most responsible for this

heinous act

both the bureau and the u.s attorney's

office have given their approval for us

to offer whatever it takes to secure the

release of the boy

but what's your i personally let you on

a plane without jeremy hampton in harm's

way

no chance i think that you and i should

step

then we are at an impasse

i guess so

then i cannot help you secure the

release of the boy

we are prepared to offer a pass

on the kidnapping and extortion charges

as well as reduction on the upcoming

drug sentencing

forget the plane

i'll pass on the drug charges and i'll

take my chances in the community

the boy first

you think it would benefit anyone to

harm the boy once i've gained my freedom

those are the

conditions then we have a lack of trust

you don't trust me because i control the

fate of the boy

i don't trust you because you're the fbi

you think i don't see the news

the fbi cannot afford the spectacle of

playing hardball with a four-year-old

boy's life in the balance

i'll be here

area right behind the garage you got

some kind of tarp for it oh yeah just

hold it back there keep it a little

quiet

hey i'm not gonna ask you know i got a

charger somewhere c-16 ed

slow the invoice down a little bit

you got it

okay i've had about enough of that

every phone call this guy made within

the first five days he was there is

nothing but phone sex

this is the third time you poisoned call

probationary agent robinson it sounds

like they get a little testy sorry about

that

all those hometown friends you thought

it'd be so great to have

think again

damn we're not getting closer to this

kid

you know

anyone who's pulled down any time inside

is going to know how to pipe info in and

out of a place like county how's that

a cut out

a guy you buy maybe one you already own

drugs cigarettes sex yeah but that's

prison culture this is a holding

facility serial supply

okay

so a cutout how do we find him well

we know the d phone number right yeah if

we can find just one outgoing call to

that number

i'll bet you we got her cut out

i bet you're right

i'll get the villa's phone number i'll

call connie

uh

hey you guys didn't see someone scramble

the whole porch here did you

old one dark blue yeah some guys told it

out of here a while ago

really yeah

they get ripped off

it looks that way

either gutsy is stupid see that building

fbi is in there

yeah you think it'd be safe around here

drag

sorry man

thanks

you didn't have to see the name on the

tow truck did you no

jb's

yeah yeah i think it was like the booze

how do you know that i can't help it i

get these visions sometimes

so you know the guy

i gotta go thanks for the information

brian peters he's been at county the

past two months he was picked up on a

drug sweep eight phone calls all placed

two

sandra b

i don't suppose they were dumb enough to

talk about where they're holding jeremy

hampton huh

everything here is pretty cryptic

never mentions ortiz by name

he loved the news he'd like you to come

in

here's the thing

second house is better

they're holding him in a meth house

brian peters is definitely our guy

nothing suggests what kind of

arrangement ortiz has this guy peter's

though well if it's money it's going to

be pretty easy to get between them but

if it's relationship we're going to need

some more leverage

anything jump out there i'd say brian

peters is pretty turnable he's a meth

head he's a wreck

so lapd just called they found the body

of a boy

how old

no report yet

i'll get catherine hampton

where

oh

it's okay it's okay it's not him it's

not yours i don't believe you i must

listen i must be a couple years old and

jeremy and the body is great decomposed

trust me oh god

i can't do this anymore

shoot her home and make sure she's all

right okay then get yourself home get

some rest i'm fine it was for you too

now i'm cool

yeah well if you're half as tired as i

am

no good look rest as a weapon don't be

afraid to use it

i don't know how i'm supposed to get to

sleep after all this

just go home eat something you know

don't be an agent for a couple of hours

believe me this case is far from over

go

catherine tried to stay calm

all right

she's out of a job she's taking

sedatives never prayed so much in her

life and i don't know what i'm supposed

to tell her

i don't have to go into the keep your

emotional distance space here do i

because it's quicksand annie

you never get a foothold

just one moment of weakness of which she

tried to back out of she changed her

mind she knew it wasn't right and this

is the price she pays

you know that gem of her husband the one

who put her in this position

he's already got lawyers working on the

civil charges to blend in with the

custody battle i know i mean scott we

get this kid back i don't know what

we're putting him into

and i don't know how to feel about it

believe that that's not her son that's

somebody's child

i think you got to take a dose of your

own advice here

go home

get some rest

hug your kid

huh

yeah

you wanna know what topsis

fact that what i am most scared of is

i'm gonna go home

and i'm gonna look into daniel's eyes

knowing that that jerk of an ex-husband

might take him away from me

jack

i want to brian peter's guy in a room at

county asap no attorney no ausa got it

i'm fine

off the plane like they escorted you

with everyone else still sitting up in

handcuffs

what these people would like what secret

agents like you special agent someone

you got on you right now what you got a

license to carry right oh come on d i'm

gonna carry it now man i would these

days around here let's go i gotta get up

early man all right cool

you gonna fix my moving vines or what

come on man get out of here come on man

i'm serious yo

man

hey man what do your mom and your sister

think about all this i think it's pretty

cool i guess you know it's cool hey you

ever talked to your brother

i'ma say listen i gotta go take a leak

i'll meet you guys at the car all right

no problem man

what's with the quiz man what and you

know about his brother

oh snap go

what you say little bro i got some rock

do i want some rock now no no

check this out man i want to try my boy

over there

yeah go ask the rock star

cool man

peace

yeah

who are you moving for

huh

100 yard dash

you got my product where am i gonna

so what happens when you go back short

did my head beat get your head back

i'm scaling those bottles i love you 40.

all right i'll tell you what i'll let

you 40 give me an egg okay the biggest

name you got otherwise you go back short

you're not gonna bust them one name

yo bro what's up man no butts no bass

so what about the stuff what about it i

gotta turn it in

can we see it

yeah let's see it huh all right there

you go

now you see it

how you doing

it's a teeny bit man let's do it up

oh yeah

hey man look i was just joking man but

you want to be the man be the man man

i'm just saying no hey look i know

exactly what you're saying

i'll get home from here

yeah

be the man man

be the man

well you can go to hell mr man

punk ass

let's get out of here man

so i call this so what brian you're in

here on a sting lapd knock around

macarthur a couple of months back right

am i right

a bunch of pumped up crap i mean they

had stock brokers in here lawyers and

anybody was even near the park

when they asked for our recommendation

we're going to say we want you in there

this ortizig is federal it is a

kidnapping and with eight phone calls at

senator vita you are an accessory it'll

stink i don't know where the kid is okay

i mean she she has a cell phone or

sometimes she comes in

you want to offer me rhythm on a drug

thing there's no way i'm getting labeled

an informant on this all right leave it

like that you can't shake it

it's death

that's right

you ever done any serious time bernie

no

the only thing worse being a known

informant is being wrongly identified as

an informer

all you got to do is call sandra v to

get her to come in

we take care of the rest

this ortiz guy he keeps you pretty

hopped up right

i mean you're buzzing a little now right

you sell this four-year-old out for a

little crystal meth i'll make sure your

label is much worse than informing for

your ride on the state

pedophile

phone's right outside i can't call

tonight what's that they're cookers

they cook meth four or five nights out

of the week and they sleep all day if i

call down a day it's not an emergency

they're gonna know something's up and

i'm

dead you call her tonight but you make

sure she's in here before visitation cut

off and what am i supposed to say to him

when she gets here we'll take care of

that

give me something i can use

something won't get me killed

so

any calls yet no still got time

you think it went out on us

tell our teams we're trying to squeeze

him nope

you'll see he's got no place to turn

he'll call the wheelie woman and then

he'll get lit up on speed because it's

the only way he knows to cope with

pressure

human nature is my business

funny

so how's the car moving business going

dead gone

i already got my eye on another what do

you mean dead stolen today from right

off the street

and you're not flipped out about this

nah why would i be it's just a car jack

find another one

what's with that guy

brilliant he bought it he bought it

where is it moved over to visitor

parking way back by the fence

you're the best

okay

yeah i can tell him

because the assistant director is all

over me on these things washington is

getting reports from the u.s attorneys

that you are operating in unilateral

shoot from the hip mode you want me to

reply or you want me to just nod john

please

please don't give me this i can't listen

to management noise attitude all right

this is a high-profile case and i told

you when you first took this squad there

would be more eyes on you than you take

me off this squad right now i told you

dennis i would not run this thing unless

i could do it my way my choice of agents

i know micromanagement people who

haven't run a case in 15 years i mean it

dennis you came to me with the squad and

i told you then the minute i felt this

kind of crap it's over but john you

cannot operate as the only voice in the

entire organization fine

i am perfectly happy returning to street

agent status our narcotics or fugitives

and then all these washington boys and

all these attorneys can come out here

and solve these cases

what sir they're ready for you

downstairs

i'll be right there

just um

just do me a favor

try to keep me apprised

i'll be down on your floor into the

other thing you managed to create

sir did you get a good look at that

paperwork on the confiscated culprit

last night you cannot make advice

without pre-approval robinson you know

that i know i was hoping i saved the kid

appreciated we got a half a dozen after

drug squads that handle that

i thought since i you know i might have

a pretty good way in right you got a

personal stake in this i will not

authorize it

no i don't

okay we wrap this case you develop your

information we'll talk all right

right

hey

easy no not a word i still think peter's

a call and i guess they're waiting the

same as we are

you know that guy we followed the other

night the only official thing you got

from alaska yeah the porno guy or

whatever yeah yeah he was at the field

office tonight

yeah he came out of the corner pocket

with gracie and rimar what yeah he's an

agent

well why wouldn't he tell us that

what for our own good i mean wouldn't we

find something out like that sooner or

later

there's got to be an explanation yeah

well the explanation is we're first off

his agents

things aren't always what they seem to

be on this job

we're on peter's made the call brian

it's okay relax just tell me how long

it's been since you talked to her

20 minutes

get rooney on the line she may already

be there free

any clear

guys i think she's here

stay away from the car there's no way to

know if it's clear if somebody's sitting

inside your maid

we're good she's moving well

get the tail card cover her got it we're

out of here

we're gone

no sign of the boy female lead in sight

in the pickup truck with the white

champer shell

damn distant visual until we're in the

air do not lose her

we're still eastbound on magnolia just

passing laurel canyon

we're a minute out

okay stay loose on it we're 60 seconds

away suspect is in the late 70s pickup

truck a white camper ship we do not have

license plate id caucasian female late

30s intercepted at feely house

surveillance after phone transmission

from catherine hampton at 8 43 a.m

subject is a suspect in a title 18 1201

kidnapping warrant address to remain

open until a specific site can be

determined we will need tag team

assistance in the tahunga area roger

idaho

we got her

drop off

okay

suspect turning north on lancashire

we're not gonna make the light

oh don't go through it

oh no

ah no don't run don't run just pull over

he runs those plates and she's got

warrants out we're dead dispatch idaho

four patch me through the north

hollywood division forget it you'll

never get them online fast enough what

if she's clean and we just wait it out

yeah well if she has no license or an

open container no registration she's

popped he has that kid making through

the night through the floor

um

okay

yes

come on

just go

immediate right should be

cursed and then four blocks left on

allendale house on the northeast corner

set up surveillance only will establish

a staging area nearby

out project

your son is in a house around the corner

paradigm rooney's recommendation your

husband is not aware you're here

i spoke with him i told him he located

jeremy that we'd call him as soon as we

had him in hand

i suggest you make some arrangement with

him since we'll have to process you

tonight

when will you go in and get him

well the house of methamphetamine lab

will move when we think it's safe

move on

fbi search warrant nobody move freeze

fbi

get down from that window

hey

nothing bad is happening here now

no one is going to hurt you

no one

it's gonna hurt anyone look

i'm gonna put my gun right down here on

the floor

and i want to eat the same with your gun

and we'll all go outside for a little

while huh

you know your mom and dad are okay

do you know that

nobody's hurting them

hey you want to tell me your name

my name is john

it's okay it's okay it's plastic

with

hey jack

nice move on the squad car tonight

thanks

gotta hand it to agent lingerie over

there the pinback can drive

why don't you and i drive home together

tonight

all right

step

more steps this whole thing's a little

crap

shut up

maybe our offices before i take you down

the lockup

right

so

hey

rebar's unit's going to run for a while

on the porno up

nick he'll clean up his act no more

shacking up at the cover house

may not be enough to save the guy's

marriage but

the operation has merit

okay

you were out of bounds john

there's gonna be some follow-up

now you know why i never wanted to move

up into management

nice job on this one by the way

thanks

tough this one

lost out of the job trying to hold on to

her family

lost her family general under the job

sounds not unfamiliar

yeah

how's michelle

oh pat he's got her back east at her

mom's i get her next weekend

chelsea and the one from the airlines

melanie

you guys got the unmitigated stones to

lecture me on pc this sexual harassment

that like i'm stupid enough to step over

that line

there's a little rookie hazing is all

looking like he's doing me a big favor

after the suspension asked me to be in

c16 this hot reactive squad and now i'm

the loose cannon

sexual harassment i don't know that crap

it's harassment stress is on the hair

rather than he asks what they're saying

now

seems kind of fitting

oh good it's much clearer to me now it's

coming from a guy who stresses ass above

everything else hang in there jack

you'll be fine

and nice try with the force

so

do

so

hey

what's up

when did you get back in town

so you're doing christmas remember

so why'd you leave the program house man

they tell us down there

they saved your spot

we paid for 30 days remember 30 days

listen i uh

i may need some favors for me the next

few days

some intros some names stuff like that

to give me a 20 spot no no nothing we

know it's not going into your veins

no i don't know nobody no more

you know enough

that used to be the man huh

yeah you did

you were the

man it's cool but the light i'm on the

job it's cool cut the life

the man is my brother you see

he's my brother my baby brother

wants to know

my brother

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