Deputy (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - 10-8 School Ties - full transcript

Previously on Deputy...

Shot a hostage.
Destroyed a family.

Think before you shoot.

How about you give me some tips

instead of telling me
how bad I'm doing?

I'm a sheriff's deputy.

-My name is Joseph--
-Get down on the ground!

Asking me to look into
an LAPD case on your old buddy

is no small ask.

Can you point to the man
you work for?

Turn around, Detective.



I'm finding it
harder and harder

to justify being
in a relationship

where I'm chastised
for being me.

My gender is non-binary.

And Genevieve
couldn't accept that.

Their grandmother
contacted DCSF.

Grandmother?

Yeah, she wants to see them.

It's my understanding
Sheriff Hollister

has no plans of running
for reelection.

I consider this
my insurance policy.

So, you're running now?

Nothing's ever completely
off the table, Jerry.

District Attorney Riley,
who exactly wins



when the DA refuses
to go after a murderer?

I have to think about
the big picture, Sheriff.

I've handed you the guaranteed
conviction of a corrupt cop.

How are you not
running with this?

Prosecuting
an LAPD officer in court

will create a media circus,
for weeks.

The citizens
of Los Angeles County

deserve better.

Well, the badge
stands for more than words.

If we don't stand for
rule of law, then who will?

LAPD and the
Sheriff's Department

need to be working with
one another, not against.

So then what do you propose?

I propose that
we offer him a plea.

Listen, we spare the city
the spectacle.

Detective Johnson
just disappears.

I'm not cosigning this.

The call is mine.

That's true.

However, I doubt
a public conflict

between the sheriff and the DA

will be any less disruptive
to the county

than an LAPD officer
going to jail

for a crime
he absolutely committed.

Are you threatening me?

I don't threaten,
Miss Riley.

I just let it be known
I won't back down from a fight.

We cannot turn a blind eye
to corruption within our ranks.

Period.

And if you attempt
to make this case go away,

we will be having words
in a very public way.

Will you be telling the public
that your godson, Joseph Harris,

is good friends with
the key witness against Johnson,

and that Harris
had a gun pulled on him

by an LAPD officer just prior,

clearly biasing him,

circumstances that you ignored

when you prioritized the case

that your godson
pushed you to investigate?

Your first mistake
was to think I'd roll over

while you sought a PR victory

instead of defending the law.

Your second mistake was
bringing my family into this.

This isn't over.

I'm a lawyer.
Everything is negotiable.

Everything except the truth.

Did you get my milkshake?

We both got tacos and chips.

Didn't have enough
for a shake.

Should have just got me
my milkshake.

Dude just left his windows
wide open.

That's trust.

Come on. Come on!

Check it out.

He left his backpack
in the back seat.

Grab it.

What if he comes?

Do you wanna keep eating
off the dollar menu?

I can't reach.

I got it.

Grab it.

Go, go, go, go!

Get out of my way!

Split up.

Hey!

Give me that bag
before I kill you.

You remember her,
right, Roberto?

Grandma?

Kind of. She's old.

"She's old."

You're excited though, right?

To see her, hang out?

-Yeah.
-Camilla?

Can I bring Snuffy?

Of course you can.

Okay, you got your stuff?

You have gotten so big!

So handsome, and so pretty.

I'm Cade.

No.

This is my wife Teresa.

Thank you so much.

Everything you've done
for my grandkids.

I'm grateful.

It's been too long
since I've seen these two.

Why don't you
take them out to the car

and let me talk
to the Wards for a minute?

Yes, of course.

Let's go, my sweets.

I'll see you
a little later, okay?

It's gonna be fine.

Bye, sweetie.

Bet it was hard for Carmen

when her daughter
got mixed up with Sombra.

Yeah, they didn't speak
for a long time.

I know she's
their grandmother

but to them,
she's a complete stranger.

Roberto and Camilla
are in good hands.

It's a few hours.

I'll be with 'em.

You have
nothing to worry about.

-We know. Thank you.
-You have my number.

It's just the two of us.

Feels weird.

It does.

Josie!

Josie, you home?

You all right, sir?

It's the badge, isn't it?

It's intimidating.

I know.

You are the sheriff.

I am.

But I'm not gonna
interrogate you, so...

Okay.

Doesn't mean
I won't ask questions,

but I trust my daughter

and she seems to think
you're all right.

Thank you, sir.

Do I need to
remind you to,

treat Maggie with respect,

get her home on time,
any of that stuff?

No, sir, you don't.

Then we're gonna get along
just fine, Wyatt.

Because I know that you know

that I know what it's like
to be a teenage boy.

You know
what I'm getting at, right?

I don't like surprises.

So as long as you get that,
we're good.

-Here we are.
-Hey, guys.

Hi, Wyatt. I'm Paula.

Hi, Mrs. Hollister.
It's nice to meet you.

I'm Grandma.
Hey, lunch is ready.

That's great.
It smells crazy good.

I was just saying to Wyatt...

Did I say something wrong?

Let's eat.

You know, this reminds me
of when Jorge met Bill.

-He did not like you.
-He loved me.

He also did that first night

what you have to do
for your daughter right now,

which is respect her choices

and give Wyatt
the benefit of the doubt.

I will.

But after, I'm calling Jorge,
having words.

Wyatt has an earring.

Hello?

Miss Minnick?

Hey, Isobel.
What's happening?

We still on
for study Sunday?

I need your help.

I'm sorry, Miss Minnick,
I messed up.

Okay, easy.
What's going on?

I didn't know
who else to call. I...

I stole this guy's backpack.

- Izzy!
I know.
It was stupid.

I'm stupid.

You're not stupid.
You made a poor choice.

This was one of those.

I thought it would be
something I could pawn

but it's full of cash.

And the guy who the bag
belongs to is after it

and I'm afraid
if I give it back,
he'll hurt me.

-What guy?
-He had a gun, Miss Minnick.

What's that chiming sound?

It-it's the phone
that was inside the bag.

I-I-I think it's an alarm.

It-it keeps going off.

I can't get it to stop.

That's not an alarm.
Where are you?

- At home.
- Okay, listen to me.

I'm coming for you but I
need you to get out of there.

Do you hear me?

Turn off the phone quick
and get out.

He's tracking the phone, Izzy.

Get out. Right now.

My God.

I know you're in there,
you little thief.

He found me.

Get out the back. Now.

Isobel, can you hear me?

Open the damn door!

You know you robbed
the wrong Mexican, right?

I got you. Come on.

Are you okay? Izzy!

-Hey.
-Hey.

I've been meaning
to talk to you about...

I got Bill's memo.
It's all good.

-That's it?
-Yeah, that's it.

They, them. I got you.

If anybody gives you
any trouble,

you let me know.

All right.

What's up with
all the matching Simba ink?

Tattoo shop have a special
or something?

We're the kings
of the jungle, baby.

-Haven't you heard?
-Harris, let's go.

Don't worry.

You'll have your own
soon enough.

Boot.

Move your ass.

What is up with you?

I got a girl in trouble.
One of mine.

- One of yours?
- Former student.

I've been helping her
get her life back on track

for the last few months.

She's really important to me

and I'm not about
to lose anybody else.

All right, lay it on me.

Name's Isobel.
Called for help.

-Now she's gone missing.
-What happened?

She lifted a bag
she shouldn't have.

Owner wants it back.

He's got a gun
and he already used it.

Whatever it is, not now.

You're gonna wanna see this.

the days of
a corrupt and lawless

Sheriff's Department are over.

No more insiders.

It's time for a reformer.

An agent of change,

someone to come in
and clean house.

So today, I humbly...

announce my candidacy
for sheriff

of Los Angeles County.

-What are you thinking?
-I shoulda seen this coming.

She'll destroy
everything we've worked for.

Whatever you think of me, Bill,

an outsider running
this department isn't right.

This may be the first time

I've ever agreed
with you, Jerry.

Not about
you and me anymore.

Never was.

It was like this
when I came home.

I mean, I went out for smokes

and then I came back
and it was like this.

I couldn't have been gone
more than 20 minutes.

You must be Josie.

I'm Deputy Minnick.
This is Harris.

We're looking for Isobel.

Same. Look at my damn door.

Something to do
with her, I know.

Someone's after her.
We need to find her first.

Minnick?

You're the one tutors Isobel

at the library, aren't you?

Yeah, she talks
about you a lot.

So who did this then?

Yeah, I'm not sure.

Is anything missing?

Yeah, I'm outta weed.

Okay, what about a phone?

The guy we're after
was tracking her on it.

No.

Who are you?

Tina.

Isobel's friend.

We got separated.
I thought she'd be here.

If Isobel's in trouble, you can
bet this one's mixed up in it.

Yeah, no one
asked you, Josie.

Why don't you
go back to collecting

your disability checks
and shut the hell up?

Get out of my house.

No one asked you to be here.

Okay, show me her room.

I found her phone.

This must be the burner.

I was the one who told Izzy
to grab the bag.

It's my fault.

Helluva home life.

Yeah, Izzy caught Josie

as her foster mom
a couple years back.

Josie wanted a check
from the state.

Izzy wanted a guardian
that wasn't gonna ask

too many questions.

-She's smart and hardworking.
-Like you.

Yeah, not even that.

I mean,
it's hard for a girl

who gets cycled
through the system to trust,

but she was brave enough
to do that with me.

I was helping her with her GED.

We're gonna find her.

Last thing I told my students
before I left for Sheriff's,

"Something bad happens, find me,
and I'll find you."

-That's what she did.
-Yeah, but it's too late.

If she'd have called me sooner,
I could have prevented this.

All right, you rewrite
the past later.

We gotta find her now.

So where are we going?

HOJ.

Get this to Bishop.

Where you at?
Where you at?

Come on, come on.

She's somewhere around
Eastern and Washington.

Put everybody out there.

Dead or alive.

I don't care.

I just need that money.

Found this in
Isobel's apartment.

Belongs to the guy
who's after her.

You think you can
get something off of it?

Of course.

Hey, is this about
that missing girl?

Isobel. Yeah.

Okay.

Look at this.

The only photo
on the hard drive

is the money bag.

It was texted
to these two numbers.

And those are registered to...

Corey Edison and Adam Kemp.

Are you serious?

Edison and Kemp are guns
for Los Cuchillos.

Is that a tag?

CADE
No, that's their mark,
a dragon tattoo.

Where did Isobel get this bag?

Whoa. That's a DMZ
for gang affiliates.

They must have started
doing deals there.

So she stole that bag

and got herself
in the middle of something big.

Sure she isn't signed up?

No, she's straight.

No gangs.

She pushed that life away.

I think Isobel didn't know
who she was stealing from.

OSS has a shot caller
in custody from Los Cuchillos.

CRI. George.
He might be willing to talk.

He'll talk.

Let's do it.

They're both
just so strong-headed.

Maggie's gonna grow up,
whether Bill likes it or not.

Your father couldn't stand it
when you started dating.

You know, there's something
about men and daughters.

Why didn't he come?

He'll come, he'll come when
the rest of the family comes.

You know, he's enjoying
his quiet life now.

Besides, I wanted
a head start with you, honey.

I wanna maximize
mother-daughter time.

Because you're
worried about me.

Mothers never stop worrying.

You should realize that now.

Doctors shouldn't bring
work home with them.

There's no patients here.

Mom, it's been a long time

since my job only involved
helping patients.

I mean, right now
I'm just focused

on saving jobs and,
to be honest, I'm just...

I'm not... I'm not even
doing it too well.

All right.

Talk to your mama.
What's wrong?

It's my responsibility
to make sure

that these hospital budget cuts
don't turn into layoffs.

And so far,
I've only saved one.

My options are
just fire ten nurses,

one of whom is
a year away from retirement,

or just slash geriatrics
and outsource radiology.

It's just,
it's a no-win scenario

and I should have done it sooner
but I was just so...

-Traumatized.
-Distracted.

What does your father
always say?

If you have a problem,
you're not--

looking at the situation
from the right direction.

All right.

Need to change perspective.

I've been focused on

how to save money
when I...

I should have been focused
on how to raise money.

You're a genius.

You got a solid rep
with OSS, George.

Now, we're hoping some intel
made its way down to you.

A civilian stumbled upon
a bag full of cash

that belonged to Los Cuchillos.

At least, it went down
on their turf.

Nothin'?

Are you livin' comfortable
in here, George?

So all that can all go away,

if you don't start
getting talkative.

This is Isobel.

Seventeen.
Ward of the state.

She picked up that bag,
but she didn't know what it was.

Don't know her.

Don't know you.

Ain't my business.

You do you know her
though, right? Maria.

Your little girl.

You lost her
four years back.

Yeah, I did my homework.

You know, I came in here
with a lot of sympathy for you.

Respect even.

Someone had helped her,
maybe she'd be with us today.

We are not here
to blow up your spot.

Or to take down your crew.

I'm just wanna remove
an innocent from a situation

before it's too late.

Do not let what happened
to Maria happen to Isobel.

Look, I heard they're out
looking for someone,

took a big stash from him.

Who's him?

Tony.

Enforcer.

Maybe trying to come up
since I been on the inside.

He was with Los Cuchillos,

but he does
some outside business.

How do we find him?

I don't know how to
find that fool, all right?

But I know a couple dudes
that work with him.

All right.

Names and numbers.

Twice in one day, Sheriff.

And to think
you've been so hard

to lock down until now.

Well, getting played
doesn't make me shy.

How exactly...

did I play you?

You knew you were
announcing for my job

when we met this morning.

Why not give me the heads-up?

Must've slipped my mind.

See, I think this is
all just a game to you.

Well, I'm here to tell you
that my department

and the lives of the people
who work here

are not chess pieces,
Miss Riley.

I never said they were.

I've just become aware

of inconsistencies
in leadership ethics

and I feel that my brand of
unison, cohesion, and efficiency

could do wonders here.

Nepotism and cowboy diplomacy

have no place
in a Sheriff's Department,

I'm sure you would agree.

Personally,

I got a soft spot
for cowboy diplomacy.

But with nepotism, we agree.

Fortunately,
that's not what this was.

Deputy Harris was right.

LAPD was pinning a murder
on an innocent man.

Here's how I see it.

You're letting
a corrupt police officer walk

for your own political benefit

as you aim to run a department
that you've never worked in

and you think
you can do it better

than all the people
who've climbed their way up

from the inside.

Think of me as the antidote

to a systemic cancer

of complacency
and backwards leadership

that promotes dissent amongst
our law enforcement agencies.

I am gonna unite this county

because the time
of renegade justice is over.

I wouldn't be so sure
about that.

Sorry, you and I, we're done.

The Johnson case, however,
is far from over.

Thanks for stopping by.

Yeah. What's up?

Need your help, Sheriff.

What damn it?

No, I haven't.

But if I do,
I swear to God

I'll kill her myself.

Yeah, damn straight.

Hey, come here.
Where you going?

Give me back my bag,
bitch!

Aah!

Yeah, you keep runnin'.

You really think you can win?

Against Hollister,
we'll see.

Against you, easily.

Never were one to pull punches.

Well, my dad always said,
"If you're gonna punch, punch."

Okay, how's this?

You're just a suit, Carol.

You don't know the first thing
about running this department.

Bow out now
before you get burned.

There you go, Jerry.

Although, one might argue

that an outsider's
perspective

is exactly what this
old boys' club needs.

Less ego, more results.

How's that for a suit?

Perhaps I'm underestimating you.

-Most men do.
-We have a common cause.

Hollister?

Nah, he's more of an obstacle

the way I see it.

We could remove
that obstacle together.

I've got plenty of ammunition
against you both.

And besides, Jerry,
haven't you heard?

The future is female.

There's no movement on
that black Suburban yet.

Let me ask you something.

Say your daughter has a boy
come over for lunch.

She's eight.

Okay. Well, add six years,

and then imagine he comes over.

His name's Wyatt.

Ooh. Boyfriend?

Looks that way.

I mean, you throw
a warning shot over the bow.

You tell him what's what, right?

Had a few
of those when I was a kid.

Me, too.

Any of 'em stick?

Nope.

You?

Maggie wanted me to stand down,

but, I just,
I couldn't help myself.

You know, you don't have kids,
you're living for today.

You add kids,
and everything...

Everything matters.

You really think she's
out on the street right now?

Nope,
she's too smart for that.

But Sheriff and Cade
are sitting on that house,

so we're out here
thinking on 'it.

"Thinking on it"?

I think better when I drive.

You do, too.
You just don't know it yet.

And if Tony doesn't
have Isobel yet,

then his only chance
at finding her

is bringing in reinforcements.

If they move,
then they take us to her.

Or him.
Either way it's a win.

She was lucky
to have a teacher like you.

Yeah, it goes both ways.

We gotta get ahead of Tony.

Figure out where Isobel would go
if she wanted to be safe.

Why doesn't she just go
to the nearest police station

and have them call you?

She stole that bag.

There's no way she's bringing
anybody in law side

if it isn't me.

-What's up?
-Yo. I got her.

For real?

Get everybody over

to the Caldas Library now.

All right,
we got movement.

- Target on the move.
- Black Suburban.

License plate three-two-five
Papa-Charlie-Echo.

Heading south on Nicholas.

They must have eyes
on Isobel.

-Where are they going?
-I don't know.

What's East on Clark?

If we knew that,
we could beat them there.

Caldas Library.

That's where I study with her
on Sundays.

-Are you sure?
-Yeah, I'm sure.

Hey, Sheriff, they're headed
to Caldas Library.

Meet you there.

I need an airship.

And I need an ETA on OSS.

Airship is en route
and OSS is six minutes out.

Yeah, copy that.

-Get out of my way.
-Hey!

Folks, I need you to get up
quickly and quietly.

Follow the deputy
behind the counter.

Quickly. Thank you.

Sir? Come on. Let's go.

This doesn't look good.

We just got made.

- Everybody, right this way.
- Don't panic.

-Everybody keep calm.
-Everybody stay calm.

Sheriff's Department
is on the scene.

Stay low. Stay low.

You Code 4?

Yeah.

Whatcha gonna do with that?

You ever shot somebody?

'Cause I have.

Izzy.

Dude's not worth it.

- He's trying to kill me.
- I know.

But what you do right now,
that's on you.

We can end this today.

But if you pull that trigger,
you're done.

Your entire future
dies with him.

Been stealing just to get by.

Doesn't have to be like that.

You got a couple weeks
until your GED.

That's gonna open up
a lot of doors for you.

I don't want this life.

Put down the gun.

I got you, honey.

I got you.

Yes!

-Hey-hey.
-Hey!

-What's up, buddy?
-Hey.

I'll take that.

So, how'd it go?

The kids had a great time.

-And Camilla, too?
-Camilla, too.

It's great to hear.

Carmen said to thank you again.

It really meant
the world to her

to get to spend time
with her grandkids.

That's great. Thank you.

Just doing my job.

Speaking of which,
I'm late for an interview.

Call you tomorrow
with the full download?

Yeah, sounds good.

All right. Bye, kids.

-Bye.
-Bye.

So?

So...

you had fun?

Yeah, it was great.

We watched Disney Plus
and she made chilaquiles.

- I love chilaquiles.

Hey, Camilla,
where's your elephant?

Did you forget Snuffy?

Snuffy's at Grandma's.

He's gonna live there

so I'll get to play
with him next week.

Next week?

Grandma said we're gonna
see her all the time.

Is that cool?

What happens now?

Well, the detectives
will ask you some questions

but I'll be there with you.

Am I going to jail?

Tony was a bad man
and that money was tainted.

You don't need to worry
about going to jail.

-What you need to worry about--
-You don't need to tell me.

Tell you what?

I need to start
earning back my integrity.

I know I do.

Is that what I was gonna say?

"Real integrity
is doing the right thing,

"knowing that
nobody's gonna know

-whether you did it or not."
-"...did it or not."

And what's that?

It's that Oprah quote
you used to start class with.

Look at you

remembering every word.

I remember everything
you told us.

I didn't know what integrity
was before I met you.

I'm gonna do better.

Starting right now.

And I'm gonna help you.

It's been too long.

I'm sorry, Mags, I really am.

I should've handled that
differently with Wyatt.

I got protective

instead of being trusting

of you and your decisions.

Thanks, Dad.

I've been thinking about it...

and I can't imagine
what it must be like

watching a child grow up.

Hard.

There are days
I wish I could slow it down.

But I can't.

I'm getting older.

I'm almost 15.

I need to be able
to have boys in my life

who aren't completely
afraid of you.

A little afraid of me
is okay though, right?

Wouldn't have it
any other way.

I do need you to give Wyatt
another chance though.

For me.

Whoa.

I'd do anything for you, honey.

'Course I will.

You're just growing up so fast.

I get scared.

Sorry.

Yo. You been here all night?

I came in early.
I wanted to clear the inbox.

Yeah, I get diving into work
after a breakup.

But you're taking time
for yourself though, right?

Trying to at least.

If you ever wanna get
in the water, give me a shout.

I'll take you for a surf.

There's no better way
for clearing your head.

Thanks, Cade.

Yeah, I, I might
take you up on that.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah, sit.

I sent some deputies over to

pick up Isobel's
former foster mother.

Think it's safe to say
she's not part of
the system anymore.

Well, that's good to hear.

How many years
were you a teacher?

Six. Why?

Wanted to know how long
it takes for someone to know.

To know what?

To know exactly
what a kid needs.

What to say or do,

how hard to push.

It's a gift.

I don't know about a gift.

I was just doing my job.

I don't think you've ever
just done anything.

That's why I wanted to see you.

I've been going through
this mountain

of Sheriff Bradford's
unfinished paperwork...

and it seems you're due
for a promotion.

Yeah, well, I don't think
Sheriff Bradford--

Which isn't why
I'm offering one to you.

In my short time here,

I've seen more than enough.

Selflessness and initiative...

that some don't manage
their entire career.

So that's why I'd like
to offer you--

Sir.

I'm sorry.

I don't mean
to interrupt you, um...

but I gotta be honest with you,

I don't wanna know
what the promotion is.

-You don't?
-I appreciate it, of course.

More than you know.

But no matter what it is,
I'm gonna turn it down,

so, the way I'm thinking,

it's better not to know.

And why would you turn it down?

Because I wanna finish
what I started.

And what's that?

Training Joseph.

He's gonna be a great deputy.

But the work
isn't finished yet.

Like I said...

you've never just done anything.

Promotion's here
when you're ready.

Thank you, sir.

I owe you a second thank you.

- For what?
- For believing in me,

for helping out with Isobel

with no questions
and no conditions.

That's all this is really about.

The big wins...

the unimaginable losses.

We're here to help each other.

Otherwise...
we're just passin' time.

Deputy Minnick.
There you are.

I've got a new assignment
for you.

This district attorney...

You're not coming?

I'm not.

No. But thank you
for the invite.

And the opportunity.
I appreciate it.

Are you sure you know
what you're doing?

I think so.

This isn't just an invite
to an open bar event.

This is my way of saying
you'll have a place

in my command structure.

If you're elected.

WhenI'm elected.

I really appreciate
everything you've done for me

and for the confidence
you have in me.

But I've been doing
some soul searching

and the thing I've come up with

is that what I really wanna do,

what I am going to do,

is my job.

And right now,
my job is to start a shift

with a young deputy
that's in need of my guidance.

I can't argue with you
wanting to do your job.

I respect that.

But I'm not gonna lie to you.

You're making
a very big mistake.

District Attorney Riley
is running for sheriff now, too.

She and Bill, regardless of
whether he's running or not

will tear each other apart.

And when the dust settles...

I'll be the last man standing.

At that point, you can
either stand beside me...

or in my way.

Yes, sir.

Mark Greenburg
from theLA Times

-returning your call.
-Great. Thanks.

Mark. Sheriff Hollister.

I wanted to talk to you
about that LAPD detective

the Sheriff's Department
arrested.

Yeah, Detective Johnson,
that's him.

Word on the street is
the DA's lookin' to cut a deal.

How'd you like to hear
my side of the story?

Volleyball tournament
in Venice tomorrow.

-You are coming.
-Venice is my spot

but volleyball is--
it's not my game.

You're gonna miss out on
a lot of thirsty badge bunnies.

Work comes first,
you know why?

'Cause they're
the ones who pay.

Exactly. So I will catch you
and your badge bunnies later.

Are you sure this is
about work and not,

I don't know, about Minnick?

I get the feeling, like,

there's something
going on between you two.

Yeah, well,
feelings are not facts.

And there's definitely nothing.

Carter.

-Hi.
-Go home.

Okay.

-What?
-Watch out for that one.

-I hear you.
-I don't want you to hear me.

I want you to listen.

Let's go.

Hold on.

What's up?

Break down your shotgun.

Really?

Did I stutter?

All right. Gotcha.

Operable and patrol ready.

All right.

Do it again.

Keep your eyes
on the street, Deputy.