Dark Blue (2009–2010): Season 1, Episode 10 - A Shot in the Dark - full transcript

I saw this crazy tranny band
last night at the Roxy.

Not here to talk about
bands or she-males.

- Nate will be here soon.

What, you got a hot date
or something tonight, cutie?

Okay, Jaimie, he's about
to turn the corner.

Black shirt, backpack.

'That's our man passing
in the front of you now.'

Lift up your shirt.

Pants too.
Ha-ha-ha.

Kidding.

Let me see the cash.



Two 10 stacks, 20 grand.

Best stuff north of the border.

That's what Ernesto here says.

- Good doing business with you.
- Alright, brother.

Hey, call me anytime
for anything.

I think he just made me.

Yep. I spooked him.

- Too many people.

- Let it go.

That asshole took
five shots at me!

Let it go.

What the hell
happened out there?

Carter called it off.
Too many people.

Really? It seemed
pretty empty to me.



It wasn't.

Besides, I'm not sure
he's worth our time.

Worth our time?
Carter, the man sold us

a kilo of damn-near
pure cocaine.

We're knocking off
early tonight.

What're you talk..
What the hell's going on?

Not now. I'm meeting a friend.

There's something wrong
with him.

- Insert joke here.
- No, I'm serious.

D's right.

Since when does Carter
leave before midnight?

Since when does he consider
a kilo of cocaine insignificant?

Since when does
he have a friend?

This is creepy.

It's like spying on your father
or something.

Wait. Sh-h. Look at this.
Who is this guy?

- Not too bad.

- He's good.

Nicole?

She's in Orange County
with her mother.

Better than her mother
being here with you?

Eh, you got a point there.

What the hell are we
really doing here, Carter?

- I just wanted to talk.

They got some of those
spicy...tuna things.

You know, I forget
what they're called

but crispy rice,
jalapeno peppers.

Remember, D? Last time,
I had like 15 of those bad boys.

- She's at home chilling.

Maybe we should ask her
to come with us.

Okay. It's settled.
Melissa's coming with us..

What the hell are
you doing here?

That's Nate.

That's the drug dealer
from this afternoon?

You should go. Now.

- Carter.
- Go.

He's a Fed.
Undercover D.E.A.

You were never here.

There's no upside
to being here.

I promise.

'So go.'

Go!

Stupid son of a bitch.

You alright?

D.E.A. is sending someone
over to get a statement.

We worked together
for five years.

I still can't believe..

Just get it all sorted out

before the investigator
gets here.

The Feds don't like it too much
when one of their own gets shot.

You okay?

You've been texting back
and forth all morning.

Something happened
last night on the job.

Well, can you talk about it?

- No. Sorry.
- No.

I get it.

I, uh..

...just got a text myself

from that firm in San Francisco
I was telling you about.

You mean "the world's
most prestigious law firm?"

It looks like they're
gonna make me an offer.

- Of course I can believe it.

That's awesome!

Oh.

So, uh...are
you gonna accept?

I didn't even think
I was gonna get a job.

I haven't really
been thinking about it.

So say yes.

'I want to. But, uh..'

...you know, what about us?

- I should get that.
- Yeah, sure.

Yeah?

Okay. Right.

I need to get going.

Congratulations.

Captain.

- We ain't heard from Carter.

And no one's
returning our calls.

- He can't talk, you must leave.

Go. I'll get you
when I need you.

Thank you for coming,
Agent Harris.

Carter, this is
Julia Harris, D.E.A.

She's heading up
the investigation.

First off, I'm sorry that
you have to go through this.

- It's never an easy thing.
- Thank you.

'As far as the process,
it's simply a conversation.'

I have no
official legal authority.

- You can leave at any time.
- Right.

But if you do
refuse to cooperate

take the fifth
or retain legal counsel

I'm required to contact
the U.S. Attorney's office.

They're required to open
a grand jury investigation.

Lawyers, subpoenas,
phone records.

In other words, things can
get very complicated, very fast.

Can you tell me what
happened last night

to the best
of your recollection?

If you need more time,
we can..

No. I'm fine.

Two of my men
crossed paths with Steve

during a routine buy-and-bust
operation yesterday.

I was working backup,
recognized Steve and, uh..

...called off the bust.

You knew Agent Fuller?

We worked narcotics
together for about five years

when he was L.A.P.D.

Please continue.

'So, uh..'

'...later that day, we talked.'

Decided to meet up

and share information
on our respective cases.

He also asked me to go
to a meeting with him.

He was hooking up
with a new contact.

He asked you
to back him up

even though you don't
work together anymore?

It's not that unusual.

Right.

So, you do this a lot?

You help out detectives
in other agencies?

A.T.F, F.B.I,
Homeland Security?

If a friend asks
for help, I help.

So we met up
around 8:30.

The meeting went bad.

The contact, white male

20's, about 5'10",
got nervous..

...pulled the gun,
started shooting.

Steve..

...tackled him. I..

...returned fire
and accidentally..

...shot Steve.

- 'The shooter drove off.'

I ran after him.
Rushed back to Steve

checked his pulse
called an ambulance..

...and here we are.

- It was a blue Toyota.

Anyone else there?

No. Just Steve and me.

Anything else
I need to know?

No.

Nothing?

You asked me
to tell you what happened..

...and that's
exactly what happened.

'Word is she's a gunner.'

'Shocking.'

Graduated USC.
Made supervisor at 30.

Alright, so

we got a preliminary report
back from the crime-scene guys.

They didn't find
any shell casings.

Besides yours, I mean.

It looked like
a wheel gun to me.

Not going
to eject any shells.

I also spoke
to Agent Fuller's supervisor.

'He's good with procedure,
kept a current log.'

It's odd that he didn't mention
his meeting with you.

Odd?

To you maybe.

Excuse me?

- No.

Then with all due respect,
it's hard to explain.

It's not something
you learn behind a desk.

We weren't able to find any
bullet fragments at the scene.

It was pretty wide open.
The bullets could be anywhere.

Sure. But right now,
they're nowhere

which means, technically,
they don't exist.

You don't even have to be an
undercover cop to follow that.

Carter didn't tell you
Fuller was undercover D.E.A?

No, sir.

We thought we were investigating
a coke dealer named Nate.

Thought it was
a routine drug bust

until Carter pulled
us out, of course.

What happened later? Did you
know he was meeting Fuller?

No, we went our separate ways
a little after 8:00, I think.

So you have no information
regarding the shooting?

None.
None.

- No, sir.
- 'Okay.'

Until further notice, lay low.

No more fieldwork
until this is resolved.

- Well, hopefully, soon.

But the crime-scene guys
are having a hard time

corroborating Carter's story.
At least for now.

Why?

Well, there's, uh..

...no shell casings, no bullet
fragments, no witnesses.

No one saw the son of a bitch
who pulled the trigger.

Are you telling us
it was a third party?

'Apparently.'

White male, 20's,
drives a blue car.

Gunman?
Blue car?

Is there any way
we could've missed that?

'If there was a blue car,
we would've seen it.'

Great, so he just
made it up.

No gunshots either.
I don't get it.

- Same reason anyone lies.

The truth ain't pretty.

Come on, man.
What are you doing--

- L.A.P.D.

Argh!

- We're cops, Ernesto.

We want to know how long you've
been setting up deals for Nate.

I don't know.
Maybe a year.

We did like five
or six deals.

What the hell's
going on here, man?

Did...you know
he was D.E.A.?

'No.'

I swear, okay?

Everybody knew Nate had
the best coca in town, alright?

You paid a little extra,
but it was good.

Anybody get busted
after buying from him?

No, man.

Yeah, I don't
get it, Ty. Huh?

Why is some
big-time narc dealing

with some nickel-and-dime
Mexican queen, huh?

- No offense.
- None taken, man.

- Yeah.

I told them to lay low.

How'd they seem?

Confused.

Like the rest of us.

What'd they say?

What do you mean?

When you told them..

...what was going on

did they seem...surprised?

Yeah.
And concerned.

Believe it or not, I think
they actually like you Carter.

Last I heard, Fuller
was on a task force

to bust up a major
heroin ring in the valley.

In the valley?

Any chance he was working
coke stings downtown?

Doubtful.

The heroin thing's
a big operation.

And he was a senior agent.

'They wouldn't double
him up like that. Why?'

No. No reason.

Just checking the shooting
from our angle, you know?

I think Carter's pal flipped.

So he goes from victim
to perp just like that?

This guy, Agent Ryan, says that
Fuller was assigned to this

massive heroin operation
in the valley, right?

Why the hell's
he selling coke downtown?

New contact, new case.
I don't know.

We go ringing corruption
bells, D, prematurely..

He had Ernesto set up,
what, six

Nobody got busted.
Does that make sense to you?

I thought I told you
to lay low.

- I need to talk to Carter.

'It's private.'

Alright.
Follow me.

What are you
doing here?

That D.E.A. agent, Steve Fuller.
I think he was dirty.

- We looked into it, Carter.

He was selling coke
for real that night.

- You're wrong.

He's not dirty.
I know him.

What the hell are
you talking about, Carter?

Why wouldn't you tell us
he's a D.E.A. agent

that you know him?

- It's complicated.
- Talk slowly.

Do me a favor.

Give this to a guy
named Dino Ramon.

He works down at City Hall.
Tell him it's from me.

City Hall? What the hell
are you talking about, Carter?

Just do it.
Alright?

Harris is back.
She wants to talk.

I hope you know
what you're doing.

Sorry, we're late.

I just learned that Agent Fuller
was engaged to your ex-wife.

Seems like something
you might've mentioned earlier.

It's a pretty big
coincidence, don't you think?

Out of all the
people in the world

you shoot a guy who happens
to be engaged to your ex-wife.

How long were you married?

How's that relevant
to what happened last night?

You worked homicide
for four years?

Five.

You don't think
the fact that you shot

your ex-wife's fiance
is relevant?

- Correct.
- Fine, indulge me.

Help me understand
why it's so unimportant.

How long were you married?

Eight years.

- 18 months ago. I don't know.

- Irreconcilable differences.

Can you be more specific?

We...had...issues.

Did it bother you
that Agent Fuller

was having an affair with her
while you were still married?

As I stated before

Agent Fuller's contact
got nervous, pulled a gun

and started shooting.

I returned fire and
accidentally shot Agent Fuller.

Your ex-wife has arrived.

Hopefully she'll
be more forthcoming.

I want to see her.

I spoke with her this morning.

She doesn't want
to see you or talk to you.

I promise.

Was Lieutenant Shaw
upset when he found out

that you and Steve
were having an affair?

No, he said that
he was happy for me.

Steve was a great guy.

Did you and Carter break up

because of your
relationship with Steve?

No.

When Steve and I..

...when we
became friends..

...my marriage,
my relationship was over.

What do you mean?

Is this really connected
to Steve's shooting?

You said that when you
and Steve became friends

your relationship
with Carter was over.

Look, Carter
was working undercover

on a big drug operation.

He was living in East L.A.
under the name Leo Clark.

He pretended
he was a gangster

with drug connections
in Colombia.

He became a different person.

It's like he
became...this guy, Leo.

And he started
a whole new life.

And family.

A family?

Yeah, he was living, uh..

...with this
woman named Anna.

She had two young boys.

For how long?

'Two years.'

He just bounced
back and forth.

I didn't know about them.

They didn't know about me.

When's the last time
you spoke with Carter?

Like a month ago.

He called to congratulate
me on my new baby.

Steve and I, uh..

...we have a new son.
Six months.

He said he was thrilled
that I was finally happy.

You talk about
anything else?

I asked him to sign the divorce
agreement for the 20th time.

Wait, you're not
officially divorced?

No.

No, that's why Steve
and I never got married.

Carter would never sign
the divorce agreement.

Do you think that
he still loves you?

The more I learn about you,
the more intrigued I become.

Really?

I'll take that as a compliment.

It wasn't meant as one.

'Can I be honest?'

I think your story's crap.

There was no gunman.

No blue car.

It was just you and Steve.

You got in a fight,
an argument.

Then you shot him.

Because you still love Nicole.

Wasn't that
a nice little story?

I wanna talk to Carter's team
first thing in the morning.

I'll try
to track them down.

Sorry?

They work undercover.
It's not so simple--

Would you prefer
if I called the chief?

Asked him to get involved?

Spoke to him this morning.
He's obviously very concerned.

He told me to call
him if I need any help.

I'll see what I can do.

Captain?

I know you like
Lieutenant Shaw.

And that you respect
Lieutenant Shaw.

Your point?

Do you trust Lieutenant Shaw?

Yes.

So he was engaged
to Carter's ex

Wow.

Okay.

So now what?

The lead investigator
wants to talk to you three.

- 'Tomorrow.'

You'll be suspended without pay
until the matter is resolved.

Don't be a hero, son.

Talk to the woman, tell her
what you know, and move on.

Should I look for a new job
or something?

I'm saying you need
to talk to Agent Harris

first thing tomorrow.

What do we say
to this Agent Harris?

If we tell the truth,
Carter's dead.

- And so are we.
"

We left the crime scene
remember, Ty?

We just told Captain Maynard
we didn't see a damn thing.

We can get around that. We tell
Maynard we needed time

to figure things out. We wanted
to talk to the union rep.

He'll understand.
We got nervous.

Yeah, okay, maybe,
but what about Carter?

That's not our problem, man.

What, so it's like that?

You know how I feel
about Carter, D.

I feel the same as you.

It's not easy, man,
to risk your entire career.

You're talking about risking
your entire career for someone

when you don't even know
what the hell really happened.

What you saying? You don't think
it was a clean shoot?

I don't know!

What if he and Fuller
got into some alpha-dog

jealousy crap over Nicole?

Come on, does that sound
like Carter to you?

Okay.

No.

As long as we, the three
of us, are on the same page

we're gonna be fine.

- Whatever page we decide.

Majority rules, right?
Sound right?

Okay, so if Ty and I
want to tell the truth

the real truth,
you're on board?

Like I said, majority rules.

I told you to stay out of it.

So I've to meet with
that Agent Harris tomorrow.

- Ty and Jaimie too.
- So talk to her.

- The truth.

Which is what?

That you don't know
a damn thing.

That you weren't there.

If you tell her exactly what
happened, it'll stay with you.

It'll follow you,
your whole career.

"Dean Bendis? Yeah.
I know who he is.

That punk who was involved in
that D.E.A. shooting way back."

Why'd you say
there was a gunman?

Or a blue car?

That's what happened.

I was there,
remember?

You weren't.

Remember?

I appreciate you
coming down here, Dean

but stay out of it.

For your own sake.

I gave your cash to your buddy,
uh, Dino, down at City Hall.

He said everything's set up.

- No.

Carter?

Was it a clean shoot?

Yes.

Get the hell out of here.

Everything okay?

Yeah, I think so.

I have to go down
to the station tomorrow

and answer a few questions.

But I think
it's just a formality.

You don't know
anything, do you?

No.

There was a message
on the machine.

Some guy from
Major Crimes called.

You sure?

- No.

Yeah, he said he heard you were
looking for a new assignment.

He heard I was looking for a
new assignment, that's strange.

Well, who cares
how he found out.

The point is...he called.

So, is it an official
criminal investigation?

No. It's still informal,
I think.

I-I don't know. I don't
know anything right now

about Carter, my job, us.

Hey, whoa.
Easy, okay?

Look, first things first..

...the investigation.

So, they're gonna ask
you a bunch of questions.

What do you know?
What did you see?

Has Carter been
acting strange lately?

If you only knew how ridiculous
that last question was.

Yeah. He's kind
of a jerk, huh?

But not in a bad way.

The truth is, he's
a pretty decent loyal guy.

That's great, but do not let
that color your answers.

- Just tell the truth.

It's not that simple.

Carter's problems have
nothing to do with you, okay?

If he did something stupid,
that's on him.

Yeah, but--

Lying to a federal agent
is not a great career move.

You're right.

Now..

...as for us..

...how would you like to move
to San Francisco with me?

- Sourdough bread.

Great Chinese food, fog.

My whole life is here.

They've got a police department
in San Francisco, too.

And you know, everything
that's going on with your boss

it kind of seems like
a good time to transfer

or quit.

And do what?

I don't know.

But, you know,
you've been talking about

wanting to go back to school.
And, uh..

...I'm gonna be making
some decent money for once.

So why not take
advantage of it?

I mean, that's as long as you
can stand being a kept woman.

Sounds pretty good.

The

The whole thing.

I got to be
honest with you.

Nothing you've
said has panned out.

There's no evidence
to back up your story.

Still no shell casings,
no bullet fragments

car tracks, witnesses.

I'm sure you'll find something

Oh, I already have.

Motive.

Motive?

Love.

'Jealousy.'

Revenge.

I'm way too jaded
to kill someone

over something
as stupid as love.

Agent Fuller was part of
a major heroin operation.

The last thing my
bosses want is a trial

where Fuller's identity
is exposed post-mortem

compromising 13 months
of hard work.

Yeah, that'd be
a real shame, huh?

You know what? Let's just cut
through the horseshit, alright?

Make things a whole lot easier
for both of us.

Your chief already sold you out,
said you were a cowboy.

That's supposed to surprise me?

What I'm saying is, my
bosses want me to bury you

'and your boss
is okay with that.'

But know what?
Despite everything..

...your story, your relationship
with your ex-wife.

I just don't think
you're a killer.

I'm not.

Then if there's something
else going on, tell me now

'cause things are about
to get real complicated.

I don't have
anything else to say.

Just talked to Carter.

And...it's worse
than I thought.

What do you mean?

I think they're
trying to indict him.

- Looks that way.

So we're gonna
need to get creative.

- He's at home.

Is he on board
with all this creativity?

Who cares? As long as you
and I are on the same page

majority rules, right?

So?

I don't know.

Scott got a job offer
in San Francisco

and he wants me
to go with him.

I don't want
to jeopardize that.

Is that your reason?

We have to think about
ourselves, not Carter.

It's just that easy
for you, huh

I'm not gonna hang myself
for his lies or yours.

Come on.

You know what's funny? The two
people you're calling liars.

are the two people who
actually know who you are.

And still like you for it.

There was a picture
in here of the view.

You could see the top
of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hey!

What's wrong?

Nothing.

You're worried about your
meeting with the D.E.A. agent?

Look, you know what?
Like I said.

You just tell the truth,
about everything.

You do that, and there's nothing
that anyone can do to you.

Ever.

My name's not Jaimie Allen.

Excuse me?

My name's Jaimie Anderson. I
changed it when I moved to L.A.

I'm from Detroit,
not New Jersey.

- No.

I've been lying to you
ever since we met.

About my past, that is.
And I-I am sorry.

Wait-wait. Hold on.
So, y

No, uh, I-I am.

But I was someone
different before.

Someone that you
wouldn't have liked.

Wait, w-what the hell
does that mean?

I don't know, it, this
is not a simple conversation.

I-I promise you that I will
answer your questions over time.

But for right now,
I just need to know

that you understand
what I'm saying.

I do. I mean, I-I,
at least, I think that I do.

That our whole relationship
is a lie.

No. No.

I know that this sounds
ridiculous, but I do love you.

It sounds ridiculous, okay?

Ty? Can I call you
back in a minute?

I'll be right there.

- I-I have to go.
- Yeah, no.

- I have to meet..
- That's great, no problem.

Roger that.

Hey, we got to roll.

Captain's got a flat tire
four blocks from here.

So that's it, right?
We're together on this.

You and me, sister.

Are we cowards?

No.

'Not if we think, it's
the right thing to do.'

'If you ask me..'

...we're smart.

- Goodnight, Jaimie.
- Goodnight.

You have an impressive record.
Straight A's in the academy.

Thank you, ma'am.

Agent Harris is fine.

Did my friend from
Major Crimes contact you?

Yes, he did. Thank you,
Agent Harris, for that.

Now, tell me..

...what happened after you made
the buy with Agent Fuller?

After we made the buy
from Agent Fuller, uh

Lieutenant Shaw pulled us back
from making the arrest.

Did he inform you that
Fuller was D.E.A.?

- No, he didn't.

After the aborted bust,
we followed Lieutenant Shaw

to what we thought was another
buy attempt with Agent Fuller.

You followed Lieutenant Shaw
to the site of the shooting?

Yes. We knew he had a meeting.
We were a little concerned.

Of course,
he wasn't aware of it.

What did you see?

Uh, Carter and Agent Fuller
were talking for a few minutes

and then a-a car pulled up.

I heard two gunshots,
and then, I don't know

a couple of seconds later
I heard a third.

After that, we saw a blue car
take off from the crime scene.

We gave chase, but..

Your unit's very loyal.

What does that mean?

They corroborated your story.

Blue car, gunshots..

And the crime-scene guys
extracted two .38 slugs

from the hillside.

That your way of saying
the case is closed?

Something like that.

Congratulations.

That mean
I still have a job?

Means we both
still have jobs.

So tell me..

...what really happened
out there?

I told you.

It's complicated.

So, uh..

...won't you tell me
what really happened?

Steve was dirty.

I went there
to straighten his ass out.

He's got responsibilities,
you know?

A woman who loves him,
a baby son.

He thought I was trying
to set him up.

Which couldn't be further
from the truth.

We got into it, got physical,
he pulled his gun.

I swear to God, Dean,
I thought he was gonna kill me.

I didn't have a choice.

I shot him.

Why lie? Why not tell the feds
what you just told me?

Nicole.

You're trying to protect
his legacy for your ex

- Come on, Carter.
- 'Steve was a good guy.'

He really was.
He just..

...he flipped.

He got dirty.
It could happen to anyone.

Oh, and in case,
you didn't know..

'..I told Maynard everything.'

'He didn't blink.'

He's got your back.

Nicole, I'm sorry.

It was a terrible accident.

Right.

What's that?

Our divorce agreement.

Now?

There's something else
in here, too.

Marriage certificate.

A friend of mine
down at City Hall..

...took care of it''

'You and Steve were married
eight months ago.'

He just forgot
to notify the D.E.A.

You're entitled
to full benefits.

Thanks, bro.

Hey, there he is.

- We're drinking your scotch.

What are you doing here?

I came to..

- Oh-ho-ho!
- Ah.

- I came for the real stuff.
- You gotta tell me twice.

Here, throw me some.

- Okay, now hook a brother up.
- Yeah, yeah.

Don't leave me out.

- There you go.
- Tsk, tsk.

Hey, there she is.

I left my bag.

Yeah, when are you and Scott
heading to San Francisco?

Uh, we're not.

He is.

I told him I still had some
stuff to do down here.

Cool. First up, grab a seat,
have a drink with the boys.

- Eh.
- 'No, no, no.'

Sit your butt down.
Have a drink.

Come on.

You know, I hate toasts.

- Hah!
- Big surprise.

But, uh..

Seriously.

Thank you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

There's a party.

Damn, that's good.

Just keep pouring.
Just keep pouring.