Dark Blue (2009–2010): Season 2, Episode 1 - Urban Garden - full transcript

Jaimie: WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

GOING UNDERCOVER TO CATCH
A ZUCCHINI THIEF?

DEPARTMENT SHRINK
SAYS...

I NEED A HOBBY.

I DON'T KNOW.

HOW'S DEAN DOING
MAKING ANY PROGRESS?

NOT YET.

HE'S STILL SHAKING DOWN
ICE-CREAM STANDS

WITH THAT MORON IGGY.
MM.

IF YOU ASK ME, WE SHOULD
SKIP OVER HIS DUMB ASS,

COME AT THIS VICTOR GUY
FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE.



WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?

WELL,
WE'RE TRYING TO BUST HIM

FOR SELLING GUNS, RIGHT?

SO WHY DON'T WE POSE
AS A BUYER?

WE TRIED THAT, REMEMBER?
LAST YEAR?

HE DOESN'T SELL
TO STRANGERS.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WE CAN'T TRY AGAIN.

LET DEAN DO HIS THING --

WORK IGGY, MAKE VICTOR
FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM,

AND THEN GET IN THE MIX
ON THE GUN BUSINESS.

PATIENCE.

WHETHER
IT'S GROWING TOMATOES

OR BUSTING
SERBIAN GANGSTERS,

IT'S ALL ABOUT PATIENCE.



YOU LOOK STRESSED.

HEY, YOU KNOW, AS A --
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM.

I'M VERY GOOD
AT RELIEVING TENSION.

AIN'T A VACATION.

COME ON.

THIS IS THE DAY
OWNER PAYS UP.

NO MORE EXCUSES.

GET OUT! NOW!

OKAY, STOP YELLING
FOR ONE SECOND...

AND LISTEN.

LISTEN TO WHAT?
SALES PITCH?

"NEED INSURANCE"?

"DANGEROUS"?

GO SCREW YOURSELF!

SEE WHAT I MEAN
ABOUT THIS BROAD?!

LOOK, IT'S JUST
100 BUCKS A WEEK.

THAT IS ALL I'M ASKING!

SCREW OFF!

ALL RIGHT, FINE.
YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.
WHAT?

UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO
GO TELL VICTOR YOU'RE
AFRAID OF OLD LADIES?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO,
SKINNY?

HIT ME?

I DON'T WANT
ANY TROUBLE, OKAY?

JUST --
JUST GIVE ME 50 BUCKS.

50 BUCKS?!

IN YOUR ASS!

WAY UP HIGH!

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?

YOU RUIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU BURN
MY COUSIN'S DINER.

YOU EVIL PEOPLE.
I CALL THE POLICE!

OH, YOU'RE GONNA CALL
THE POLICE, HUH?

YEAH? BEFORE OR AFTER THE CPA
IN THE NEXT ROOM

GETS HIS HAPPY ENDING,
HUH?

WHOA.
TAKE IT EASY.

NEXT TIME, I WON'T MISS.

NOW GET OUT.
OKAY, OKAY.

HERE YOU GO, IGGY.
SEE?

SOMETIMES ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS ASK NICE.

WHY AREN'T WE SITTING
OVER THERE, HUH?

VICTOR ONLY SOCIALIZES
WITH RICH GUYS AND HOT CHICKS.

AND WE ARE NEITHER.

HE'S KIND OF A SNOB, HUH?

NO, HE'S A MANIAC,
IS WHAT HE IS.

SO YOU BEST JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH
AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

I'M JUST SAYING,
IT WOULDN'T HURT TO GET
A LITTLE BIT OF FACE TIME IN.

HEY.
I BROUGHT YOU IN.

YOU MEET
WHO I WANT YOU TO MEET

WHEN I WANT YOU TO MEET.

YOU GOT THAT?
YEAH.

DID --
DID HE JUST SMILE AT YOU?

YEAH.
WHY

I DON'T KNOW.
DEPENDS ON HIS MOOD.

LIKE I SAID,
HE'S CRAZY.

HEY, DID YOU GIVE MICKEY

THAT INSURANCE MONEY
WE COLLECTED?

YEAH, I GAVE MICKEY THE
INSURANCE MONEY WE COLLECTED.

IT WAS 600 BUCKS.

AND IT'S CHUMP CHANGE,
IGGY.

I MEAN, WHEN --
WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET TO
THE GOOD STUFF, HUH?

LIKE GUNS.

WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS DEAN?
ME.

VICTOR TOLD ME
TO COME OVER.

HE SAID IT'S A REWARD

FOR GETTING THE CHINESE BROAD
TO PAY.

I WAS THERE, TOO,
YOU KNOW.

I'M YOURS
FOR THE NIGHT, BABY.

ANYTHING YOU WANT.

DEAN: "Destiny."
That is a gorgeous name.

Your parents --
they must be very spiritual.

DESTINY:
Not really.

NO NEED TO CHAT HER UP, DINO.
SHE'S ALREADY PAID FOR.

SINGLE AND UNDERCOVER.

JAIMIE,
NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT.

EXCEPT MARRIED
AND UNDERCOVER?

NOPE.
MEL AND I ARE COOL.

YO.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

WHERE'S DESTINY?

DEAN'S MOVING UP
THE LADDER FAST.

NOT TOO BAD.
ONLY 9:30.

COUPLE DRINKS?
I'M BUYING.
TIRED.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S ME AND YOU,
BROTHER.

CAN'T.
I GOT A PARTY TO ATTEND.

I HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE,
BUT I GO TO PARTIES.

I MEAN, NOT A LOT, BUT...

I GO.

ON, NOW YOU'RE GONNA --
NOW YOU'RE GONNA ACT LIKE

YOU AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO
WITH IT, RIGHT?

YOU AIN'T HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT.

YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND.

UH-OH! LOOK OUT, Y'ALL.
PO PO'S IN THE HOUSE!

FREDDY!

HOW YOU DOIN', MAN?
GREAT!

YOU KNOW, LIVING CLEAN.

CHOLESTEROL'S UNDER 350
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

YOU'RE KIDDING.
THEY GOT PILLS FOR THAT NOW,
YOU KNOW.

YEAH, WELL, I DON'T DO DRUGS.
I NEVER HAVE.

I USED TO SELL
THE HELL OUT OF 'EM FOR SURE,

BUT I AIN'T NEVER
DONE 'EM.

YOU KNOW THAT.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
I HOPE.

OH, COME ON, MAN, YOU GOT TO
TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF.

YOU GOT TO EAT HEALTHY,
YOU GOT TO EXERCISE.

I GOT A GARDEN.

TOMATOES.

TOMATOES?
WHAT? LOOK AT THAT.

FIVE

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WOW.

WOW. UM...

EVERYBODY...
Y-YOU MEAN A LOT TO ME.

WITHOUT Y'ALL'S HELP,
I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

I'D EITHER BE DEAD OR...

OR LOCKED UP,
OR LIVING UP IN MALIBU

WITH SOME FINE-ASS
20-YEAR-OLD BITCHES.

THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE

ME BEING
A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN

FOR FI -- COME ON, NOW,
COUNT 'EM --

FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS!

TO WHO?
Together: FREDDY!

TO WHO?
Together: FREDDY!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO, UH, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA UNPACK?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU WERE GONNA HELP.

DID I SAY THAT?

DON'T WORRY.
I KNEW YOU WERE LYING.

OUCH.

LOOK...

I KNOW YOU AND, UH...

SCOTT BROKE UP,
BUT, UH...

YEAH, RELAX, CHAMP.

I'M NOT LOOKING
FOR ANYTHING SERIOUS, EITHER.

WELL,
THIS IS WHAT IT IS.

SEX.

MM-HMM.

I GOTTA GO.

FORGOT I GOTTA GO SHAKE DOWN
SOME TATTOO PARLOR.

GOOD LUCK.

THANKS.
SEE YOU LATER.
OH, AND...

DON'T TRY TO IMPRESS ME
WITH AN "I LOVE JAIMIE" TATTOO.

IT WON'T WORK.
I PROMISE.

OWNER AROUND?

CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH.

HI. I'M DEAN.

ALEX.

HEY, ALEX.
YOU MUST BE NEW AROUND HERE.

YEAH,
WE OPENED LAST WEEK.

YEAH, WELL, I HATE TO BREAK
THE BAD NEWS TO YOU,

BUT THIS IS A PRETTY
DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE'S A LOT OF ROBBERIES,
VANDALISM, AND THEFT.

MY FIRM HELPS OUT
IN THAT REGARD, THOUGH.

IT'LL BE $100 PER WEEK.

NO SPECIAL
INTRODUCTORY RATES?

MM, I'D HAVE TO ASK
MY BOSS, ALEX.

WHO'S YOUR BOSS?

VICTOR?

PEOPLE TALK.
MM-HMM.

VICTOR SELL ANYTHING
BESIDES INSURANCE?

LIKE WHAT?

ECSTASY.

NO.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I HEARD.

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME
THIS HORNSBY GUY

IS BETTER
THAN FITZGERALD?
"HORNBY"
HE'S BRITISH.

THEY'RE IN SOME
BOOK CLUB TOGETHER.
HIS BOOKS ARE GOOD.
THEY'RE FUNNY, TOO.

OKAY, SO HE'S FUNNY,
BUT FITZGERALD'S A LEGEND.

"30, THE PROMISE OF A DECADE
OF LONELINESS.

"A THINNING LIST
OF SINGLE FRIENDS.
YOU GET ANY MONEY
FROM THAT TATTOO PLACE?

A THINNING BRIEFCASE
OF ENTHUSIASM..."
NO.

BUT...THE OWNER...

IS LOOKING TO BUY
SOME ECSTASY.

SO?

SO, IS VICTOR
INTO THAT BUSINESS?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, IGGY?
IT'D BE A GREAT WAY
TO MOVE UP THE LADDER.

I MEAN, VICTOR WON'T LET US
SELL GUNS.

MAYBE HE'LL LET US GET IN THE
MIX IN SOME -- SOME ECSTASY.

THE GUY IS CLEARLY
ONE OF THE PENULTIMATE
WRITERS OF ALL TIME.

ALL RIGHT, VICTOR.
YOU WIN.

AND BY THE WAY,
"PENULTIMATE" MEANS
"SECOND TO LAST,"

NOT "REALLY ULTIMATE."

WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WHAT?
"PENULTIMATE."

NO, YOU JUST USED IT
IN THE WRONG WAY.

THAT'S ALL.

CORRECT ME IN PUBLIC AGAIN!

HUH?!

GO AHEAD!
CORRECT ME AGAIN!

PENULTIMATE SON OF A BITCH!

WE SELL INSURANCE.
LIKE I SAID, THAT'S IT.

NOW, JUST SHUT UP, GO BACK,
AND GET SOME MONEY.

ALL RIGHT?
CAN YOU DO THAT?

FORGET ABOUT THE DRUGS.

YEAH.
THANK YOU.

UH, SO, HOW MUCH
YOU LOOKING FOR?

5,000 TABS.

CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?

YEAH.

YEAH. OF COURSE.

I'M GONNA NEED
SOME MORE TIME.

LIKE HOW LONG?

UH...A COUPLE DAYS.

GOT ANYTHING ON YOU NOW?

WHAT, NOW?

NO.

NOTHING?

NO. NOTHIN'.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T?

YEAH.

YEAH...

BACK AWAY FROM THE PHONE!

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

TRYING TO JACK ME?!
TAKE IT EASY, OKAY?!

PUT THE GUN DOWN NOW.

I SAID
PUT THE GUN DOWN.

OKAY.

YOU PUT THAT PIECE DOWN,

OR I'M GONNA BLOW
HER LITTLE BRAINS OUT.

LISTEN TO HIM, BILL.

LISTEN TO HIM, BILL.

HE'S A GOOD GUY.
HE JUST GOT A LITTLE SPOOKED.

LAPD!
PUT THE GUNS DOWN NOW!

DON'T SHOOT!

PUT THE GUN DOWN!
WE'RE FBI!

SHOW 'EM YOUR BADGE,
BILL!

LET GO!

WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON HERE?

YOU TELL ME.

YES, WE SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE
LAPD WAS UP TO DATE

REGARDING
OUR INVESTIGATION.

BUT THE TRUTH IS,

WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS
IN THE PAST WITH LEAKS.

LEAKS? ARE YOU
SUGGESTING SOMEBODY --

I'M SUGGESTING WE SKIP
THE INTERAGENCY FINGER-POINTING

AND FIGURE OUT HOW
TO TAKE DOWN VICTOR UROS.

WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE?

WELL, I PROPOSE
YOU TALK TO MY BOSS.

MY APOLOGIES.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS,
AGENT RICE?

I THINK WE SHOULD
WORK TOGETHER.

IS THAT A POLITE WAY
OF SAYING

YOU'RE TAKING OVER
OUR INVESTIGATION?

WASN'T MEANT
TO BE POLITE.

DEAN'S OBVIOUSLY MADE
SOME INROADS.

LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THAT --

USE HIM TO INTRODUCE ME
TO VICTOR,

WE MAKE A DEAL,
AND BUST HIS ASS.

A DRUG DEAL?

SO YOU'RE CONVINCED
HE'S MOVING "X"?

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO CONFIRM THAT.

ONE OF MY INFORMANTS IDENTIFIED
HIM AS A TOP ECSTASY SUPPLIER.

HE'S NEW,
BUT HE'S GETTING PRETTY BIG.

OH, SO THAT'S WHY
YOU'RE DOWN HERE.

TO CHASE A PRETTY BIG
"X" DEALER.

CORRECT.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO MAKE A GUN CASE,

BUT IF YOU LIKE DRUGS BETTER,
WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.

IN FACT, I KNOW SOMEONE

WHO CAN HELP JUMP-START
YOUR INVESTIGATION.

TERRIFIC.

BUT I'LL HAVE TO GO UNDER
AS THE BUYER.

MY CONTACT
DOESN'T LIKE STRANGERS.

WHATEVER'S MOST EXPEDIENT.

"EXPEDIENT."

YOU SEE, THAT'S WHY THE FEDS
MAKE THE BIG BUCKS.

IN THE MEANTIME,
I'LL MAINTAIN MY COVER...

JUST IN CASE.

AWESOME.

LOOKS LIKE THIS VEGETABLE-GARDEN
THING IS KIND OF WORKING.

WANT TO COME OVER
FOR DINNER?

I CAN'T.
I HAVE A DATE.

CREAM?

ALL I GOT'S
ALMOND MILK.

REALLY?

VICTOR UROS.
YOU EVER HEAR OF HIM?

UH, NO.

WORD IS
HE'S MOVING LOTS OF "X".

YOU WANT AN INTRODUCTION?
NOT A PROBLEM.

I STILL KNOW
A WHOLE BUNCH OF GUYS

WORKING THAT SIDE
OF THE BUSINESS.

WHAT NAME YOU GOING BY?

JIMBO KELLY.

STANDARD CONTRACT,
10% OF THE STREET VALUE.

NO, NO.
THIS ONE'S ON ME.

ON YOU?
YEAH, YEAH.

I OWE YOU ONE, MAN, FOR
THAT THING YOU DID FOR MY KID.

AW, COME ON, MAN.
THAT WAS NO BIG DEAL.

HEY, LOOK, YOU DIDN'T GET
THEM ASSAULT CHARGES DROPPED,

RAY WOULDN'T BE
IN THE MARINES.

NOW, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER ON TODAY
WITH A TIME AND PLACE.

HOW'S THAT?

I LIKE THAT.

George:
NICE TO MEET YOU, JIMBO.

THANKS FOR SEEING ME.

FREDDY SAID
IF I NEEDED SOME "X",

I SHOULD TALK TO YOU
AND VICTOR,

SO, HERE I AM.

HOW MUCH YOU LOOKING FOR?

DEPENDS.

ON?

PRICE.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR NEW PARTNERS.

WELL,
FREDDY TOLD ME IF I --

FREDDY'S COOL, BUT HE'S BEEN
OUT OF THE BUSINESS A WHILE.

SO WHAT AM I DOING,
WASTING MY TIME?

OH.

JIMBO KELLY!

HEY, IT'S, UH,
IT'S DEAN.

"C" BLOCK, PELICAN BAY.

DEAN, DEAN.
YEAH.

HEY.
HOW YOU BEEN, MAN?

HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD, MAN.

IT'S BEEN
A MINUTE, HUH?
YEAH.

SORRY.
HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU TOO.

NICE KID, THAT DEAN.

I MEAN, HE'S A BIT

BUT HE'S ALL RIGHT.

GOOD TO MEET YOU, JIMBO.

WH--

IS THAT IT?

FOR NOW.

I SEE IT DIDN'T
TAKE YOU LONG

TO GET USED
TO THE WHOLE L.A. THING.

WHEATGRASS, LYSINE,
AND ALMOND MILK.

WHEN DID ALMOND MILK
TAKE OVER THE WORLD?

YOU WANT A SIP?

NO.

STILL NO WORD
FROM GEORGE?

"STILL"?

IT'S BEEN 24 HOURS.

THAT WHAT YOU SAY WHEN A WOMAN
DOESN'T RETURN YOUR CALL --

"IT'S ONLY BEEN
24 HOURS"?

I DON'T DATE, BUT IF I DID,
THEY'D CALL BACK.

A LOT OF CONFIDENCE FOR SOMEBODY
WHO CAN'T MAKE A DEAL

WITH VICTOR'S
MESSENGER BOY.

HAVE YOU EVER
DONE THIS BEFORE?

DONE WHAT?

MAKE AN ACTUAL BUY
AND BUST.

I'D BE HAPPY TO UNZIP MY PANTS,
LIEUTENANT,

AND SLAP MY RéSUMé
ON THE TABLE

NEXT TO YOURS
AND COMPARE WHOSE IS BIGGER.

REALLY?

HELLO.

HEY.

FREDDY, I TOLD YOU
NOT TO PUSH IT.

OF COURSE I'M APPRECIATIVE.
I JUST...

THANKS, FREDDY.

YOU'RE THE BEST.

GOT A MEETING WITH VICTOR.

WOW, YOU WERE GOOD.

MY C.I. SET THE MEETING,
NOT ME.

AND MODEST.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.

LIEUTENANT...

THANKS FOR BEING SO PATIENT.

IT'S NOT EASY TO HAVE SOMEBODY
TAKE OVER YOUR INVESTIGATION.

SO, HOW DO YOU
WANT TO DO THIS?

STAY IN THE CAR,
YOU HEAR GUNSHOTS...

COME INSIDE.
YOU WANT A CLOCK ON IT?

IS THAT AN INSULT?
WHERE YOU GOING?

FREDDY SET UP A MEETING
WITH YOUR BUDDY VICTOR.
WHEN?

IN AN HOUR.
NO.

CAN'T BE.

WHAT?

VICTOR LEFT FOR VEGAS
TWO HOURS AGO.

FREDDY?!

FREDDY!

VICTOR GOT NERVOUS
WHEN FREDDY CALLED

TO SET UP
ANOTHER MEETING.

I TOLD HIM
NOT TO PUSH, BUT...

HE WAS A PROUD MAN.

HE GOT UPSET
WHEN THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY

ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET
FOR ME, SO...

I'M SORRY.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER INFORMANTS

THAT COULD HELP
SET UP A MEETING?

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
OUR NEXT MOVE HERE.

OUR NEXT MOVE...

IS TO BUST VICTOR
FOR MURDER.

YOU GOT ANYTHING SOLID
ON HIM?

NO, BUT HE OBVIOUSLY
ORDERED THE HIT.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR BELIEF.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

MAKING A MURDER CASE
INVOLVES MORE THAN A HUNCH,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VIC IS
A CAREER FELON TURNED INFORMANT.

LOOK,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

HALF OF L.A. PROBABLY
WANTED THIS GUY DEAD.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

LET HOMICIDE
HANDLE THE MURDER.

OUR OBJECTIVE, OUR MANDATE IS
TO TAKE DOWN VICTOR FOR DRUGS.

IS THAT AN ORDER?

IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE.

WELL, DEAN...

LOOKS LIKE
IT'S UP TO YOU.

I NEED YOU TO GET ME
A FACE-TO-FACE WITH VICTOR SOON.

YEAH, WELL,
I MENTIONED IT TO IGGY,

AND HE SHOT ME DOWN --
FAST.

AND THAT WAS BEFORE
VICTOR GOT ALL PARANOID

AND HAD FREDDY CAPPED,
SO...

I DIDN'T SAY
IT'D BE SIMPLE.

GET IGGY
TO THE TATTOO PARLOR.

I'LL CHANGE HIS MIND.

SORRY ABOUT FREDDY.

TALK TO THE HOMICIDE GUYS?

YEAH.
THEY'RE INTO IT, BUT...

BUT NOT REALLY.

C.I.'s DON'T EXACTLY
GET TOP BILLING.

Yeah.

EXCUSE ME!

CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A SECOND, PARTNER?

YOUR PLANT'S INFECTED
WITH THE TOSPOVIRUS,

AND WE'RE ALL PRETTY CONCERNED
AROUND HERE.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

LITTERING WON'T HELP,
EITHER.

WE START SMALL --
SAY 5,000 HITS.

IT GOES SMOOTH,

WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

PLUS, YOU CAN ADD A DIME
ON THE BACK END

FOR THE FIRST FIVE DEALS.

LOOK, LIKE I SAID, HONEY,
WE SELL INSURANCE.

THEN GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

CAN WE HAVE A SECOND?

Can I talk to you, Iggy?
Please?

I don't know if you think
it's noble to be a doormat, man,

but I don't.

VICTOR WOULD
HAVE US WHACKED

IF HE FOUND OUT
THAT WE WERE DEALING DRUGS.

OR MAYBE
HE'D BE IMPRESSED, HUH?

OH, WHAT...OKAY.

OKAY.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, ACE.

YOU WASH MY BACK,
I WASH YOURS, OKAY?

SO, THIS ACTRESS CHICK
I FINALLY GOT A DATE WITH --

ACTRESS OR PORN STAR, IGGY?
COME ON.

SHE IS LEGIT. SHE HAS BEEN
ON "ALL MY CHILDREN"...

ONCE.

AND ANYWAY,

SHE'S GOT THIS FRIEND THAT JUST
GOT DUMPED BY THIS DUDE.

DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND
THE NIGHT ALONE.

SO, SHE'S SAYING THAT I GOTTA
BRING A CUTE GUY WITH ME,

OR ELSE SHE'S GONNA CANCEL.
COME ON.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I PLAY YOUR WINGMAN...

and you bring my proposal
to Victor.

Ah, yeah.
I'll mention it to him,

but that's it.

Deal.
All right, cool.

OH.

SOMETHING I SHOULD TELL YOU
ABOUT HER FRIEND.

HE'S A DUDE.

SO, THEY GOT THE WHOLE HOUSE
SURROUNDED, RIGHT?

AND OUT COMES FREDDY.

HANDS UP...

BARE-ASS NAKED!

YELLING, "DON'T SHOOT!
THIS AIN'T A RIFLE!"

YEAH. MY MAN.

TO FREDDY.

SURE YOU WANT
TO DO THIS?

WE NEED TO DRAW OUT
VICTOR'S TRIGGERMAN.

IS THIS THE BEST WAY
TO DO IT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GONNA
ENJOY THE HELL OUT OF IT.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

SO, THIS TATTOO CHICK,

SHE SAYS SHE CAN HANDLE
SOME HEAVY WEIGHT.

HEY, UH, IF I MAY?

WE SEEN THE PLACE.

I MET THIS GIRL
A BUNCH OF TIMES.

SHE'S GOT TONS
OF CONNECTIONS
IN THE CLUB SCENE.

THIS COULD BE
HUGE BUSINESS FOR YOU.

OKAY.

BUT IF IT DOESN'T PAN OUT,
IT'S ON YOU.

THANKS.

YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

YOU THINK
YOU CAN KILL MY FRIEND?

DISRESPECT ME?

AAH!

I COME TO YOU LIKE A MAN,

LIKE A PROFESSIONAL,

AND YOU KILL MY FRIEND?

NOBODY DOES THAT TO ME!

NOBODY!!

SO HERE'S THE DEAL.

FROM NOW ON,
THIS IS MY BACKYARD.

AND I GET 10% OF ANY BUSINESS
YOU CONDUCT.

YOU KNOW
WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?

THAT'S FOR FREDDY.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WANTED A FIRSTHAND DESCRIPTION
OF CARTER'S JOHN WAYNE ACT.

MM

WELL, IT WAS...

PRETTY NUTS...
IN A GOOD WAY.

LOOK, I'M -- I'M STARVING.
I WAS GONNA COOK.

YOU HUNGRY?

YOU COOK?

YEAH, I COOK.

HELPS RELAX ME.

MORE THAN SEX?

GONNA GRAB SOME LO MEIN.

BE BACK IN 10 MINUTES.

Phil:
GIVE ME THE GUN.

YOU WORK FOR VICTOR?

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

PHIL.

I WORK FOR VICTOR, TOO.

HE SAYS YOU KNOW THE GUY
WHO CRASHED HIS PLACE TODAY.

YEAH, WE DID
SOME TIME TOGETHER.

WE NEED HIS ADDRESS.

WHY?

WHY DO YOU THINK?

HEY, GOOD NEWS.
YOUR PLAN WORKED.

MANAGED TO
FLUSH OUT VICTOR'S KILLER.

SOME GUY NAMED PHIL.

BUT THE BAD NEWS IS,
HE WANTS TO KILL YOU NOW.

GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD?

OKAY, SO TELL ME, CARTER.

HOW DOES MAKING YOURSELF
A TARGET

HELP SOLVE
FREDDY'S MURDER?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO BE
MORE RESPONSIBLE THESE DAYS.

I AM.

SO, WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THIS PHIL GUY?

HE'S VICTOR'S FRIEND,
BROTHER...

HIRED GUN?

IS HE A PRO...

OR A BELIEVER?
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW.

THINK I GOT
A FINGERPRINT.

ON YOUR GUN?

HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?

I THINK WE GOT A BREAK
IN THE MURDER CASE.

ON YOUR
INFORMANT'S MURDER?

NO, THE KENNEDY
ASSASSINATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE REASON
I'M CONFUSED IS,

I TOLD YOU TO LET THE HOMICIDE
GUYS TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WELL, THE REASON
I'M CONFUSED

IS THAT MURDER IS A BETTER BUST
THAN DRUG DISTRIBUTION.

SO WHAT AM I MISSING HERE?

WHY ARE YOU SO AGAINST THIS?
WHAT IS IT

OR IS IT
SOMETHING BIGGER,

LIKE YOU DON'T REALLY
GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT VICTOR?

I DO GIVE A RAT'S ASS,

BUT HE'S NOT
THE ULTIMATE TARGET.

SO WHY LIE ABOUT IT?

I DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS RELEVANT.

BECAUSE YOU WERE
PLAYING US.

AND THEN FREDDY
GETS CLIPPED,

AND YOU START TO GET
REALLY NERVOUS,

BECAUSE IF WE MAKE
A MURDER CASE,

YOUR WHOLE FANCY PLAN
GOES UP IN SMOKE, RIGHT?

BECAUSE PROSECUTORS DON'T GIVE
IMMUNITY IN A HOMICIDE.

TARGET'S NAME
IS DANIEL ELSON.

HE'S THE MAJOR PLAYER
INVOLVED IN ORGANIZED CRIME.

WE WERE INVESTIGATING HIM
IN SAN FRANCISCO,

BUT THEN HE DISAPPEARED.

OKAY, SO HOW DOES THIS ALL
TIE IN TO VICTOR?

WE WERE UP
ON ELSON'S CELL,

AND WE PICKED UP A PHONE CALL
HE MADE TO VICTOR HERE IN L.A.,

TWO MONTHS AGO.

OKAY,
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU WANT TO SELL OUT
FREDDY'S MURDER

SO YOU CAN IMPRESS
YOUR BOSS?

IS THAT WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME?

THIS IS BUSINESS.
DON'T MAKE IT PERSONAL.

YOU SAID THAT VICTOR OKAYED
THE DEAL WITH IGGY.

SET IT UP FOR TOMORROW.

HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

[ SLAMS TABLET ON TABLE,
LOADS GUN ]

10,000 HITS.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

I DIDN'T ASK
FOR THIS STUFF.

WHAT, ARE YOU JOKING
OR SOMETHING?

YOU TELL ME.

WAIT,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU GUYS ARE COPS.

THIS IS ENTRAPMENT.

COPS?!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT, THEN?

DEAL'S OFF.

COME ON.
BUT --

SHE THOUGHT
WE WERE COPS.

LIKE I SAID,
SHE'S CRAZY!

SHE'S SMART, YOU IDIOT.

10,000 HITS
IS A FIVE-YEAR MINIMUM.

ONE TAB LESS,
AND IT'S ONLY A YEAR.

SO IF SHE'S A COP,
SHE'S GONNA BUST YOU.

AND IF SHE'S NOT AND SHE
ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING,

SHE'S GONNA THINK
YOU'RE COPS.

IT WAS A TEST, IGGY.

A TEST.

THAT'S RIGHT.
SHE PASSED.

SET UP A MEETING WITH HER
TONIGHT, IG.

HEY.

FIND JIMBO'S ADDRESS YET?

UH, I'M WORKING ON IT.

YOU'RE MAKING ME
NERVOUS, DEAN.

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

YOU'VE COME TO APOLOGIZE.

I'M IMPRESSED.

I TALKED TO MY FRIEND
IN SAN FRANCISCO.

RUMOR HAS IT, YOU HAD ELSON
IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

BUT YOUR UNDERCOVER
GOT MADE,

AND ELSON TOOK OFF.

PRETTY EMBARRASSING, HUH?

YOU SAID
THIS WAS BUSINESS.

BUT IT'S NOT.
IT'S PERSONAL.

FOR YOU.

YOUR POINT?
I DON'T LIKE HYPOCRITES.

I DON'T CARE
WHAT YOU LIKE.

FOLLOW MY LEAD,
OR GET OFF MY CASE.

HEY.

I NEED YOU GUYS
TO WORK THE PERIMETER TONIGHT.

I'VE GOT A MEETING
WITH VICTOR.

SURE.

IS DEAN
GONNA BE THERE?

I'M ON MY OWN.

OKAY, WELL, THEN,
WE'LL PUT A WIRE ON YOU.

I DON'T DO WIRES.

OKAY,
THEN A PANIC BUTTON.
I'LL BE FINE.

I WANT A CLOCK ON IT, ALEX.
I GOT TO HAVE YOU IN AND OUT --

I DON'T NEED A CLOCK.

AND I DON'T NEED A DEAD FED
ON M RéSUMé, OKAY?

SO EITHER WE PUT
A CLOCK ON IT,

OR YOU FIND YOURSELF
A DIFFERENT BACKUP.

ALL RIGHT.
AN HOUR.

SHE'S A REAL COWGIRL,
HUH?

MAYBE SHE'S JUST GOOD.

Dean: SO, ANY LUCK
WITH THE FINGERPRINT?

Carter:
NAME'S PHIL DOYLE.

BORN IN 1964
IN SOUTH BOSTON.

TWO PRIORS --
ASSAULT AND ARMED ROBBERY.

DOESN'T SOUND SERBIAN
TO ME.

HE'S A PRO.
SO LET'S TREAT HIM LIKE ONE.

GIVE HIM THE ADDRESS TO MY OLD
COVER APARTMENT AT ECHO PARK,

BUT I NEED A FEW DAYS
TO SET IT UP.

OKAY, THEN WHAT?

LET ME KNOW WHEN HE'S
COMING BY, AND I'LL
TAKE IT FROM THERE.

YOU DON'T WANT BACKUP?

YOU'RE A REAL
STUBBORN PRICK SOMETIMES.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY THINK

THAT VICTOR'S GONNA MAKE
A DEAL WITH ALEX?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT SHE'S A LOT BETTER
THAN YOU THINK.

I WAS AFRAID OF THAT.

YOU WANT ME
TO SABOTAGE IT?

NO.

SHE'S CLEAN.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THAT.
SIT DOWN.

WELL, I MUST CONFESS,

YOU'RE FAR MORE COMELY
THAN I IMAGINED.

I HEAR "TATTOO PARLOR,"
YOU KNOW, I DON'T --

I DON'T THINK
"PULCHRITUDE."

DO YOU LIKE WINE?

SOMETIMES.

WITH DINNER MOSTLY.

TRY THIS.

IT'S A BURGUNDY.

BUT THAT'S REALLY JUST
A FANCY NAME FOR "PINOT."

NOW, THIS ONE HERE
IS FROM A DIFFERENT REGION.

IT'S...

I THINK IT'S MORE EARTHY.

I'D LOVE TO,
BUT I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.

WHAT'S THE RUSH?

RELAX. HANG OUT.

OKAY, IT'S BEEN AN HOUR.

JUST GIVE HER A CHANCE.

WE PUT A CLOCK ON THIS.

NO, YOU PUT A CLOCK
ON THIS.

YEAH, AND SHE AGREED.

WHAT IF WE BUST IN THERE

AND SHE HAS THE WHOLE THING
UNDER CONTROL?

YOU REALLY WANT TO BLOW
A FEDERAL CASE FOR NOTHING?

10 MORE MINUTES, JAIMIE.
THAT'S IT.

SO, I'VE BEEN
READING THIS...

THIS NEW BOOK
ON CHURCHILL.

HE'S A FASCINATING
CHARACTER.

ARE WE GONNA TALK
ABOUT BUSINESS OR WHAT?

WHAT'S THE HARM
IN A LITTLE CONVERSATION?

LIKE I SAID, VICTOR,

I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.

I TELL YOU WHEN TO LEAVE.

GO TO HELL.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

Jaimie: HOLD UP.
HOLD UP.

NOW IT'S BEEN AN HOUR
AND 10 MINUTES.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD
ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS.

I CAME HERE TO TALK
ABOUT BUSINESS --

NOT WINE, NOT HISTORY.

YOU JUST KEEP
JERKING ME AROUND.

SO, LIKE I SAID,

go to hell.

TOUGH AND GORGEOUS.

I LIKE IT.

I'M GOING IN.

DOOR.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

ONE MORE THING.
WHAT?

I DON'T WANT
TO DEAL WITH IGGY AND DEAN.

THEY'RE LITTLE BOYS.

I WANT TO DEAL WITH YOU.

YOU GUYS WANT TO GO
GET A DRINK?

HELL YEAH.

ABSOLUTELY.

VICTOR'S ASKING
ABOUT THE DAMAGE, RUSS.

SO YOU NEED TO GET
THE ECHO PARK JOINT SET UP ASAP.

ONE MORE THING --

I THINK ALEX'S MEETING
WITH VICTOR

IS GOING DOWN TODAY.

FIND JIMBO'S ADDRESS YET?

EASY QUESTION, DEAN.

LOOK, PHIL, I-I'M NOT
IN YOUR LINE OF BUSINESS.

OKAY, SO I'M -- I'M JUST
A LITTLE GUN-SHY ABOUT ALL THIS.

VICTOR TOLD ME TO GET
THE ADDRESS...

OR KILL YOU INSTEAD.

I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME.

BUT BEFORE YOU ANSWER,
KNOW THIS.

IF YOU SAY ANYTHING
OTHER THAN "YES,"

I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU
IN THE FACE.

YES.

GOOD ANSWER.

HE LIVES IN VENICE
ON ROSE.

OH, NO.

YOU'RE TAKING ME THERE.

[ GEAR ENGAGES,
CAR SHUTS OFF ]

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED
SOME HELP.

I DON'T.

LOOK, MAN,
THIS THING GOES SIDEWAYS --

STAY HERE,
AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

COME ON.
COME ON.

COME ON, CARTER.
PICK UP.

COME ON, CARTER.
PICK UP!

HOW'S IT GOIN'?

THANK GOD
FOR HANDCUFFS, HUH?

TRUTH IS, IF IT WASN'T

FOR THIS SLIGHTLY INSANE
COLOMBIAN BROAD,

I PROBABLY
WOULDN'T HAVE 'EM.

NOW, LOOK, PHIL.

I KNOW
YOU CLIPPED FREDDY.

AND I KNOW VICTOR HIRED YOU
TO WHACK ME.

SO THE OBVIOUS THING
TO DO HERE

IS TO SHOOT YOU
IN THE HEAD.

BUT I'LL BE HONEST
WITH YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

IT'S A HASSLE.

I MEAN, I GOT TO CHOP UP
YOUR BODY.

I GOT TO MOVE THE BODY.

I GOT TO CLEAN UP
MY LIVING ROOM.

BUT IF I DON'T DO YOU,

YOU'LL COME BACK TOMORROW
AND DO ME.

SO YOU SEE MY DILEMMA?

I DON'T WANT
TO KILL YOU...

BUT I HAVE TO.

UNLESS, PHIL,
WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

LIKE WHAT?

INSTEAD OF
ME KILLING YOU,

HOW ABOUT I PAY YOU...

TO KILL VICTOR?

DONE.

WELL, HOW DO I KNOW
YOU'RE ANY GOOD AT THIS?

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

IF YOU KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING,
I'D BE DEAD.

HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU KILL?

PLENTY.

THAT'S NOT A NUMBER.

FIVE.

INCLUDING FREDDY?

YEAH.

ALL ON VICTOR'S NICKEL?

CORRECT.

I KNOW IT TAKES TIME TO WORK OUT
AN IMMUNITY DEAL,

BUT THREE DAYS IS TOO LONG.

VICTOR NEEDS TO BE ON THE STREET
IN 24 HOURS.

THAT WAS THE DEAL!

TAKE IT EASY.
WE'LL WORK IT OUT.

I'VE BEEN CHASING
THIS PRICK TOO LONG

TO HAVE SOME PREPPY U.S.
ATTORNEY NAMED CHAD SCREW IT UP.

HELLO?

GOOD. SEE YOU THEN.

VICTOR WILL BE HERE
IN 30 MINUTES.

CARTER, IT'S ME.

YEAH. I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY,
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO ARREST VICTOR.

OH, YEAH.

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.
I'M A COP.

WEARING A WIRE, TOO.

LAPD WILL BE HERE
IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

AND DID I MENTION THAT
FREDDY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE?

YOU HEARD OF THIS MAGAZINE
THE NEW YORKER?

EVERYONE SAYS
HOW GREAT IT IS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T SEE --

BUT THE ARTICLES
ARE JUST TOO DAMN LONG.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

YOU'RE NOT A COP.
I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT.

GO AHEAD.
REACH FOR YOUR GUN.

DO IT.

DO ME A FAVOR.

CUFF HIM.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST...

FOR THE MURDER
OF FREDERICK JAMES.

I HOPE YOU ROT.

Cop: GO!

MOVE.

Alex:
ARE YOU CRAZY?

I SAID BACK OFF
THE MURDER CASE!

AND I SAID GO TO HELL.

LIKE I TOLD YOU,

ELSON'S A PERSON OF EXTREME
INTEREST TO THE BUREAU.

AND TO YOU.

I KNOW,
YOU EXPLAINED ALL THAT.

THE PROBLEM IS,
YOUR FANCY PLAN MADE NO SENSE.

EXCUSE ME?

YOUR TARGET
HE'S DEAD.

VICTOR HAD HIM KILLED
TWO MONTHS AGO.

HIS BODY'S AT THE BOTTOM
OF A QUARRY IN PALMDALE.

WHO THE HELL
TOLD YOU THIS?
THE GUY WHO KILLED HIM.

HIS NAME'S PHIL.
NOT A BAD GUY FOR A HIT MAN.

AND YOU BELIEVE HIM?

LAPD ALREADY FOUND A BODY,
SO, YEAH.

I DO BELIEVE HIM.

THAT MEANS
YOU'VE BEEN CHASING A GHOST.

AGENT RICE.

YEAH. RIGHT AWAY.

MY BOSS JUST FLEW IN
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TODAY.

WHAT HAPPENED
IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

IN THE COURSE
OF YOUR INVESTIGATION,

YOU REALIZED
THAT ELSON WAS DEAD.

AS SUCH,
YOU MODIFIED THE PLAN

AND ORDERED MY TEAM
TO HELP BUILD A MURDER CASE

AGAINST VICTOR UROS.

YOU'RE WILLING
TO DO THAT?

IT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT.
I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY.

TO FREDDY, BROTHER.

AND TO SPECIAL AGENT
ALEX RICE...

AND HER LUST
FOR CHASING DEAD GUYS.

ADMIT IT.
YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME.

THOUGHT
YOU ALREADY LEFT.

TOMORROW, 10:05.

DO YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A LIFT
TO THE AIRPORT?

CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU ACTUALLY CAME.

YEAH, NEITHER CAN I.

ANOTHER ROUND?
YOU BUYING?

MM-HMM.
COOL.

FOR THE RECORD,

I USUALLY INVESTIGATE
LIVING CRIMINALS.

MM-HMM.

IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN
INTERESTING BEING HERE.

"INTERESTING." WOW.

YEAH.

UH, I GOTTA GET GOING,
SO...

THANKS FOR HELPING OUT
WITH MY BOSS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

HOW ABOUT ONE MORE DRINK?

Okay.

ALEX RICE.

WHEN?

I APPRECIATE THAT,

BUT I WAS HOPING TO GET BACK
TO SAN FRANCISCO.

HAPPY TO HELP OUT.

RIGHT.

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

I'M...STAYING IN L.A.

UH...THEY WANT TO...

ROLL YOUR UNIT INTO
A JOINT FBI/LAPD TASK FORCE.

AND LET ME GUESS.

YOU'RE IN CHARGE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

UH...

BE RIGHT BACK.