FBI (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 17 - Broken Promises - full transcript
[soft dramatic music]
[♪♪]
[indistinct chanting]
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
[knocks]
Hey, you wanted to see me?
Yeah, please.
So I spoke to the ADIC,
and he told me
about your job offer.
I support
whatever decision you make.
I hate to lose you,
but I know it'd only be
for a few months.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Um...
I'm gonna turn it down.
You know, I love
the work that we do,
and I've got a great partner.
Listen, I know the ADIC well,
and if you turn him down once,
he won't ask again.
That... so you're saying
I don't really have a choice.
I know how these things work,
and I want to make sure
you have all the facts
before you make your decision.
[♪♪]
Thank you, everyone,
for coming out
and braving the cold.
I think those government suits
really heard us loud and clear.
I still need
a couple volunteers
for next week's protest
in Times Square.
If you're interested,
just hit me up.
It was great.
Thank you, thank you.
A toothbrush
and some shaving cream
- will get that right out.
- Oh, thanks, Pete.
Count me in for Times Square.
Are you sure?
There is a really good chance
we'll all get arrested.
If Jane Fonda can spend
a night in the slammer,
so can I.
Do you wanna get a drink?
I would, but I just got
out of this relationship...
No, that's okay.
Maybe next week we could...
[gunshots]
[crowd screaming]
[♪♪]
[tense music]
*F B I*
*FBI*
Season 02 Episode 17
Episode Title: "Broken Promises"
Aired on: March 10, 2020
Thank you.
[soft piano jazz]
- Thank you.
- Mmm.
[whispers] Um,
why does it smell like feet?
[chuckles]
It's the white truffles.
They're flown in
directly from Piedmont.
You can only get them
a few months out of the year.
Oh, come on, don't tell me
you've never had a truffle.
I... think we've established
that we grew up
under very different
circumstances, Mona.
Try it.
They're a delicacy.
[♪♪]
They taste like feet too.
[laughs]
I'm joking.
It's good.
- But...
- Mm?
How's your case going?
So far so good.
Closing arguments are tomorrow.
[phone vibrating]
Work?
Yeah, it's urgent.
Sorry, uh, next dinner's on me?
[♪♪]
I'm sorry.
[♪♪]
[soft dramatic music]
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Where's Maggie?
- Jules said she had a meeting.
Okay, how many casualties
we looking at?
Don't know yet.
FPS and NYPD
were first on scene.
Detective Howard,
Special Agents Ryder and Zidan.
What are we looking at?
One dead, one wounded.
Both members
of a climate change group
protesting outside
the EPA's New York offices.
Deceased is Nicole Mitchell,
33-year-old art gallery owner
from Brooklyn...
Took three shots to the back.
Over a hundred protesters
gathered...
Lucky more people weren't shot.
How many shots were fired?
Conflicting reports...
Could be three,
could be as many as ten.
Anybody get a look
at the shooter?
It was dark.
Appears he shot
from inside a vehicle.
Handful of witnesses say
they saw a dark-colored sedan
speeding away.
We're gonna check
for surveillance videos.
Are we thinking
that this was political?
That the protesters
were targeted?
Seems that way.
Is the organizer
of the protest here?
Maybe he knows something.
Pete Bradford...
He's our other victim.
EMTs are prepping him
for transport now.
Okay, thank you.
All right, y'all, come on in!
Sorry you had to cancel
your evening plans.
So our unknown suspect
shot two people in a protest
just around the corner
from this building,
and the burning question is,
was this attack motivated
by political ideology?
Mary, you wanna check
the chatter?
See if any
climate change deniers
are claiming credit
for this online.
Kris, you and your team wanna
look into the two victims...
Their jobs,
their personal lives?
- Yeah.
- And someone check
the shot spotter.
See if we can't nail down
how many shots were fired.
- I got it.
- Yes, sir.
- Hey.
- Yeah?
The UN is hosting
a climate change summit
- next month.
- Ah.
This kind of attack
is not gonna play well.
Did we get anything
from the surveillance footage?
Yeah... Kelly, where are we
on the shooter's car?
I can't get a clean angle
on the plate.
I can confirm that he's driving
a gray Honda Accord
with a gold bumper.
All right, gray Honda Accord,
gold bumper.
Let's put out a BOLO.
Start pulling traffic stops.
See if we can't find someone
who spotted a vehicle
matching that description.
[♪♪]
Look, I didn't see much.
When I felt the bullet
hit my leg,
my survival instinct kicked in,
and I...
just played dead
until I knew he was gone.
We know this is hard,
Mr. Bradford,
but can you tell us,
has anyone
been threatening
your group?
You kidding?
My inbox
is flooded with tons
of vicious attacks
from internet trolls.
What kind of attacks?
They say that we're an arm
of the Islamic State.
They say that we're being paid
to spread liberal lies.
Have you told the cops
any of this?
No, I wish I had.
I never thought someone
would do something like this.
Okay, we need access
to those emails.
And if you think
of anything else, let us know.
Hey, look who decided
to join us.
I had a work thing.
- Everything okay?
- Yeah, fine.
[phone vibrating]
Kristen, you have all of us.
Okay, so we checked
the shot spotter.
First gunshot was recorded
at 7:53 p.m.
followed by two more
in rapid succession.
But we know
that Nicole Mitchell
took three rounds
and Pete took one,
so shouldn't there have been
at least four gunshots?
Well, M.E.
just brought me up to speed...
Said that one of the bullets
that hit Nicole
actually exited her body
and struck Pete.
That doesn't make any sense.
If the shooter came here
to mow down protestors,
then why would he stop
at three shots?
[♪♪]
'Cause she was the only one
he was aiming for.
Okay, so it appears
Nicole Mitchell was targeted
by our shooter,
and the question is, why her?
So what do we know
about her life?
Well, her dad's
a Wall Street guy...
Arthur Mitchell.
He manages Mitchell Financial.
Arthur Mitchell... does that
name sound familiar to me?
He's a major donor
to the Republican party...
Famously bought
a local election
just so he could build
a gun range in his backyard.
So her dad
has his own enemies.
Let's assemble a list.
What else do we know
about Nicole?
Well, she graduated
with honors
from Columbia Law School,
followed that up
with a short stint
at the Federal Public
Defender's office,
and then devoted
her time and money
to various progressive causes,
any one of which
could have made her
a target.
All right, well,
let's do a deep dive
into Nicole's life...
Any recent issues, conflicts,
and let's get Emily and Scola
over to her dad's place.
[♪♪]
I don't have to guess
who did this.
I know who did this.
His name is Todd Conroy.
That an employee of yours?
Nicole's ex.
They met six months ago
through a mutual friend.
Things seemed to be going well.
They were even planning
a trip to Ibiza,
and then, a week ago,
Nicole ended it.
Any idea why?
My daughter hasn't shared
the intimate details
of her love life with me since
she had a crush
on Tommy Jenkins
in the fifth grade.
But she told you Conroy
didn't take the break-up well?
Conroy was showing up
at her loft at all hours,
sending her
threatening text messages.
My lawyers were in the process
of getting
an order of protection
against him.
And you believe Conroy's
capable of something like this?
There were very few things
that scared her.
Todd Conroy was one of them.
If only I had done
something more.
[melancholic music]
You can't blame yourself,
Mr. Mitchell.
I'm not a good person,
Agent Scola.
I've known that
for a long time.
But Nicole...
She was good.
She was the only good thing
I've ever done.
[♪♪]
According
to the victim's father,
Nicole was being stalked
by an ex-boyfriend.
Todd Conroy...
Local nightclub promoter
with a profitable side hustle
dealing club drugs...
Molly, cocaine, GHB,
you name it.
Guy's a regular candy store.
Okay,
so Conroy's on probation.
Did six months for possession
with intent to distribute
and was picked up two years ago
for an unspecified
domestic disturbance.
His then-girlfriend
declined to press charges.
Sounds like a real winner.
So how did a bleeding heart
like Nicole
hook up with a scumbag
like him?
Guys like Conroy
know how to blend in.
Emily's right.
I've going
through Nicole's phone,
and last week,
she texted Conroy
and accused him of using her
to get access to her friends.
So he charms her with his
good looks and rich kid veneer,
and then he sells
designer drugs
to her deep-pocketed friends.
Mm-hmm, next day,
she texted everyone she knew,
told them Conroy
was a poser, a dealer,
and that's when things
got really nasty.
Conroy started sending dozens
of angry text messages,
including this one,
a few hours before the attack.
Notice the last one:
"I'll end you."
That's not all.
Conroy's phone pinged off
a tower, Lower Manhattan,
8:30 p.m. last night.
Bring him in.
[soft dramatic music]
[♪♪]
Hey, Scola.
Is that him?
I got it.
[suspenseful music]
Conroy, stop!
[♪♪]
Gun!
[♪♪]
Conroy, stop!
[♪♪]
[shouts indistinctly]
Going somewhere?
[panting]
Fished that out
of the river.
It's not mine.
That gun fires
.40 caliber rounds...
Same as the slugs they pulled
from your ex-girlfriend,
Nicole.
Nicole was shot?
Don't act
like you didn't know.
I... I didn't.
I swear.
We know you threatened Nicole
after she outed you
to her friends.
We found these.
"Rot in hell."
And my favorite:
"I'll end you."
You sent that last one
a couple hours
before Nicole was gunned down.
They're just words.
I... I didn't really mean it.
I never would have
actually hurt her.
We can place you
in Lower Manhattan
around the time
of Nicole's murder.
I was making deliveries.
Some of those Wall Street guys
like to go
straight from work
to the club.
Don't suppose
any of your customers
would be willing
to confirm that?
Admit it, Conroy,
you were pissed.
You spent months using Nicole
to cultivate new clients.
She killed your access,
so you killed her.
I was upset.
She embarrassed me, but I had
nothing to do with her murder.
Then what was the gun for?
Protection.
I got robbed by a supplier
a few months ago.
That's why I ran.
I had no idea Nicole was dead.
[phone vibrating]
Sit tight.
Hey, ballistics came back
on Conroy's gun.
It's not the murder weapon,
plus...
The doorman's got Conroy
leaving his building
last night at 7:40.
There's no way he could have
made it from his apartment
in Long Island City
to Foley Square in 13 minutes.
Guys, I just ran
the ballistics through NIBIN.
Rifling on the bullet
they pulled from Nicole
matches another bullet NYPD
recovered from a shooting
in the Bronx yesterday morning.
So we've got two victims
shot by the same killer
on the same day.
Our shooter's
on a killing spree.
[dramatic music]
So our shooter
has killed two people
in a 24-hour period.
Now, it's entirely possible
he's hiding out...
That he's done
whatever he set out to do.
But we have to assume
that he is still out there
- searching for his next victim.
- Yes, yes.
Our first priority
is to catch this guy
before another body drops.
Let's start by figuring out
how he's choosing his victims.
And does he have an agenda,
or is he targeting people
at random?
Now, our second victim
is Leo Ramirez,
the leader
of the Los Caballeros,
the violent
Dominican street gang.
Ramirez was shot
in East Concourse
at 8:20 a.m.
yesterday morning.
A witness told detectives
that the shooter
was African-American
but couldn't give
a description.
PD's been shaking down
the usual suspects.
So far, no leads.
What do Mitchell and Ramirez
have in common?
What's the connection
between the two?
Zero contact
over phone or social media.
No friends or followers
in common.
There's absolutely nothing
to suggest
they've ever met before.
Los Caballeros
is a major player
in the cocaine trade.
Could be overlap with Nicole's
drug-dealing ex-boyfriend.
Explore that... find out
if Ramirez or his gang
ever crossed paths
with Todd Conroy.
And what about Nicole's time
as a public defender?
Was Ramirez ever a client?
No, I checked
the court records.
I also spoke to her supervisor
who said she wasn't aware
of any threats
made against Nicole
during her time
at the defender's office.
Well, keep digging,
and someone reach out
to the homicide detectives
working the Ramirez case.
[soft dramatic music]
He took four rounds
to the chest at close range.
Bled out before
the ambulance got here.
Witness was in her apartment
at the time.
She saw the suspect
approach Ramirez,
the two exchange words,
then the suspect
shot Ramirez
and took off in his car.
Did she hear what they said?
Nah, she was too far away
to really make it out...
Something about wanting a name.
Word on the street
is the shooter was a Blood.
They've been battling
for control of this area.
But you don't agree?
Gang unit's got a guy
in deep with the Bloods.
Says even they
were surprised by this.
Are you thinking
an inside job?
Ramirez was head
of Los Caballeros
for the better part
of a decade.
He's got enemies from here
to Santo Domingo,
and I'm not just talking
about other gangs.
A lot of people
in this community
lost their kids
to gang violence.
These security cameras
catch the shooting?
No, none of them
were aimed this way.
Thanks.
[foreboding music]
[♪♪]
Bus was scheduled to be here
around the time
of the shooting.
Maybe the dash cam
caught something.
[♪♪]
There... car goes by
two minutes
before the shooting.
- Can you get a plate?
- Yep, running it now.
[♪♪]
Okay, looks like he stole
the tags off a Ford Fusion.
All right, run it
through the DAS.
See if it's been picked up
by any license plate readers.
Got a hit.
It's been scanned
by a patrol car 20 minutes ago
on Broadway and Clinton
heading west.
Great, call Maggie and OA.
It's over there.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
Still warm.
Couldn't have gotten far.
Unless he boosted
another car.
No surveillance cams.
Hey, can you sweep
the neighborhood?
Keep an eye out
for any stolen cars,
anyone that looks suspicious.
Trunk's open.
[♪♪]
So, you gonna tell me
what's been bothering you?
- Nothing.
- So you've been saying.
Come on, Maggie,
I'm your partner.
You've been off ever since you
had that meeting last night.
The Assistant Director
in Charge asked to see me.
What'd he want?
He has an assignment...
Undercover deal.
He didn't give me
all the details,
but he said
it's a pretty big case.
Guess I fit the profile
they're looking for.
He said it could be good
for my career.
What'd you tell him?
- Said I'd think about it.
- And?
Just seems like
the more I think about it,
the harder
the decision is to make.
Hey, OA.
What is it?
It's a docket number
to a district court case.
Look, TM...
Thurgood Marshall courthouse.
That's only a few blocks
away from here.
What if the shooter's
going after someone
involved in the case?
Well, it's 2:45,
so that means
we only have 15 minutes.
Okay, let me see this.
[♪♪]
According to court records,
the case is United States
vs. Anatoly Adurov.
[suspenseful music]
That's Mona's case.
She's the prosecutor.
Okay.
She's still not answering.
[♪♪]
There, OA, it's Mona.
- Gun!
- Mona!
[gunshots]
- Take the shot!
- I can't!
There's too many civilians.
Maggie, stay with her.
[♪♪]
PD's canvassing the area,
but so far, no sign of him.
There's a good chance
he made it onto the subway.
Well, that means he could be
anywhere in the city right now.
Tell me we at least
got his face on camera.
Not enough for facial rec.
You think you can give
a description
to a sketch artist?
No, I didn't get
a good enough look at him.
I don't think it's broken,
but you'll need an X-ray
to be sure.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
You okay?
I am thanks to you
and Maggie.
- Are you sure?
- I'm fine.
What is going on, Omar?
Do you remember a lawyer
named Nicole Mitchell?
Yeah, we tried a few cases
against one another.
Okay, well, she was killed
at a protest here last night.
Whoever killed Nicole
also killed a gangbanger,
Leo Ramirez.
Wait, are you saying
the same person
just tried to kill me?
Well, the shooter
has a hit list,
and it looks like you're on it.
Can you think of any reason
someone would want to target
the three of you?
And did you know Ramirez?
I did.
[soft dramatic music]
I had a murder trial
a while back.
It was a hit on a senior member
of the Crips.
Gang unit was sure Ramirez
had ordered it,
but the only guy
who was charged
was a 16-year-old kid
driving the getaway car.
And Nicole...
She represented him?
He was a local
basketball star.
Cops caught him
fleeing the scene.
Shooter wasn't in the car.
I did everything I could
to persuade the kid
to give him up,
but he wouldn't talk.
So what happened to the kid?
My boss wanted
to send a message.
He pushed me to try him
as an adult.
Nicole got scared.
She knew that if her case
went to trial,
her client could end
up doing life,
so she convinced him
to take a deal...
Conspiracy, four years.
Okay, what's the kid's name?
Alex Bryant.
Okay, people,
we have a suspect,
and his name is Alex Bryant.
Bryant spent the last
four years in Otisville.
He was released two weeks ago,
and the question is,
did Bryant get out of prison
with a hit list?
Is he looking to get revenge
on the people
that put him inside?
So let's dig into this kid.
Can we place him
at any of the crime scenes?
No, his cell's been turned
off for the last two days.
All right,
let's update the BOLO
to include his mug shot,
and tell PD
to approach with caution.
Hey, let's make a list
of all the people
involved in
Bryant's case.
I want everyone
put under protection
until we have him in custody.
We figured out
where Bryant's been living?
Yes, his probation officer
says he's living
with his dad
in Morris Heights.
Oh, great... text Maggie and OA
the address.
[♪♪]
Alex hasn't been home
since early yesterday.
He and his dad got into it.
He took off.
What were they
fighting about?
Don't know.
I was in the shower.
But Alex hasn't been the same
since he got out.
Used to be such a happy kid.
Now he's just angry
all the time.
Can I ask what this is about?
Yeah, we need to speak
with him over an incident
that happened
yesterday morning.
Do you have any idea
where he may have gone?
Probably crashed
at his friend Benny's.
Benny's the only one
Alex stayed tight with
after he went away.
I know they hung out
a couple of nights ago.
Does Alex have access
to any guns?
We don't own any weapons...
Selina,
don't say another word.
Mr. Bryant,
I'm Special Agent Maggie Bell.
This is my partner, OA Zidan.
We're looking
for your son, Alex.
What are you
accusing him of now?
We would just like
to talk to him.
Yeah, same thing
the cops said four years ago.
Do you know where he is?
Yes or no?
I wouldn't tell you
even if I did,
so unless you got a warrant,
you can get the hell
up out of here.
Well, Mr. Bryan,
we think that your son
may be in some serious trouble.
Let me tell you something.
My boy... was a good kid.
He had 15 scholarships, 15.
Could've gone pro,
but, like a dog,
y'all lock him up in a cage,
so please
don't come up in here
pretending
like you care about Alex.
We do care about the families
of the people he has killed
and the ones
he is trying to kill.
Please leave
before I file a complaint.
[♪♪]
Hey, call Kristen.
Get her to look
into that kid Benny.
Stepmom said
they were hanging out
the night before the shooting.
Maybe he knows where Alex is.
[♪♪]
I haven't seen or heard
from Alex since that night.
Did Alex seem upset
about anything?
Yeah, he was upset.
Just found out
he'd never play college hoops.
Surprise, surprise... all those
coaches kissing his ass
before the arrest
won't even take his calls.
And all over
a trumped up charge?
What do you mean
"trumped up"?
Everyone knew Alex
wasn't in a gang back then.
He was a baller, man.
He didn't sell drugs.
He told the cops he didn't know
the other guy in the car
was gonna shoot someone.
Thought they was
just gonna get a burger.
So Alex
in some kind of trouble?
Well, we think he may be
going after the people
he blames for putting him
in prison.
Ramirez...
You think Alex
killed Ramirez?
Not just Ramirez,
his public defender too.
Benny...
You gotta tell us
what you know.
I don't know anything.
Still in that gang?
Nah, I'm out that life.
That's smart.
Only two ways
that book ends, right?
Prison or a grave.
Now you're on the other side
working security.
Get to carry a gun.
Yeah, it makes us wonder.
Mm-mm, maybe you
loaned Alex one of your guns.
If you did, and if one
of your guns comes back
connected to the murders
or the shootings,
you will be tied up
in this, Benny.
That night,
after Alex and I hung out,
one of my guns got stolen...
The one I keep in my car.
Maybe Alex took it
when he left my place.
What kind of gun was it?
Glock 22.
Same caliber
as the murder weapon.
[phone vibrates]
We gotta go.
If you hear from Alex,
give us a call.
NYPD blue and white
just said they spotted
someone fitting
Alex's description
running into
an abandoned warehouse
half a mile from here.
SWAT's already on the way.
[suspenseful music]
[♪♪]
FBI!
Hey.
This is a shooting gallery.
FBI, show me your hands.
Hey!
It's Alex, OA.
He's not breathing.
We need a medic now.
[♪♪]
Come on, Alex.
Alex, I'm Special Agent
Maggie Bell.
This is my partner OA Zidan.
We're with the FBI
Like to ask you
a couple questions.
Can you tell us where you were
the last couple of days?
- Around.
- Hm.
Were you around
lower Manhattan?
No.
Sure about that?
'Cause we have a dead body
that says otherwise...
Your lawyer Nicole Mitchell.
I don't know
anything about that.
Well, we think you do.
We also think you know about
the murder of Leo Ramirez
and the attempted murder
of a federal prosecutor.
Okay, Alex, look, I get it.
You got screwed four years ago.
You get into a car
with a buddy,
and suddenly,
you're doing four years
for conspiracy
to commit a murder.
You don't know
what you're talking about, man.
I know you
were headed to college
on a basketball scholarship,
but you ended up
in prison instead
as a 16-year-old kid.
We read your prison file.
We know what happened
to you on the inside.
[soft dramatic music]
Alex, I can't imagine
how horrible
that would have been.
I was trying
to do the right thing.
We get that,
and the judge will too,
but you have to come clean
and tell us what happened.
I didn't kill anyone, man.
I-I-I swear to God.
We know about the gun.
We know you stole it
from Benny,
so what did you do with it?
Somebody took it from me.
Who?
I-I don't know.
Hey, Alex, we wanna help you,
but we can't do that
unless you help us first.
I said I don't know,
all right?
You wanna put me
back in prison?
[♪♪]
Go ahead.
[♪♪]
Alex Bryant is not talking.
We need to prove
this is our guy,
but right now, we can't place
him at any of the shootings.
There's no murder weapon.
All we have is this
theoretical revenge motive,
which is not enough to indict
let alone convict.
Come on, Kelly.
You guys keep digging
through that video footage.
I'll buy you each a candy bar
if you find this guy on camera.
Hey, ERT find anything
in the car?
No useable prints or DNA.
He's a junkie.
I'm not buying
he didn't slip up, people.
Hospital sent over
Alex's clothes.
Tell me there's GSR.
No, but there was a ticket
from a pawn shop in his pocket.
It didn't say what was pawned,
but the shop
has a previous
firearms violation.
Could be that he pawned
the murder weapon.
Yeah, great, take Emily,
check it out.
I'll go check in with Mona,
see if she remembers
anything else
about Alex's case.
Yep.
Doctors say
it's just a bad sprain.
Oh, that's good.
- I heard you arrested Alex.
- I did.
That's why I called.
Just trying to wrap my brain
around a few things.
I thought maybe
you'd be able to help.
Yeah, sure.
So I read his file.
Alex was driving the car,
but he told the police
that he had no idea
his unnamed friend
was gonna shoot a gang member.
Yeah, the old
"I didn't know
my criminal friend was about
to commit a crime" defense.
And you didn't buy that?
Show me your friends,
I'll show you your future.
That's a little preachy.
I mean, just because
Bryant's friend is a punk
doesn't mean that he's a punk.
Was there other evidence
that he was a bad kid?
What are you getting at?
[sighs]
It's just...
If he was really guilty,
he should be celebrating
the fact
that he only got
four years,
looking forward
to new beginnings,
not out killing people.
Bryant knew
what was about to go down.
You don't just get
into a car with a gang member.
[sighs, chuckles]
I don't know about that.
Mona, I mean,
where Bryant is from...
Where I'm from...
You kind of do get into the car
with drug dealers
and gang members
because those are the kids
that you went
to elementary school with,
the kids that you
play basketball with,
so I'm not really sure
that I agree with your premise.
Do I think it's possible
that Bryant had no idea
what was going to happen
when he got into that car?
Sure.
But that doesn't
make him innocent.
I mean, he knew
who the killer was
and didn't say anything.
All right, I don't care
where you grow up.
That's wrong.
Tell me.
Well, Alex didn't pawn a gun.
He pawned a watch
and some jewelry.
Uh-huh.
When was this?
The same day
our two victims were killed.
I just found a police report
of a mugging
in the same vicinity
as the pawn shop
a night before the shootings.
A couple says an
African-American male
robbed them at gunpoint
and made off
with their valuables.
Right, so maybe this was him
needing money for dope.
- Guys?
- Yeah.
I checked
surveillance footage.
Alex was at the pawn shop
at the same time
Ramirez was gunned down.
There's no way Alex
could have killed him.
[♪♪]
All right,
ladies and gentlemen,
it appears Alex Bryant
has an alibi
for Ramirez's killing,
and, since we know
the same shooter
killed Nicole Mitchell, we can
rule him out for that one too.
Can we make it a trifecta?
Yeah, I tracked Alex
via street cams.
After he left the pawn shop,
he went straight
to the shooting gallery...
Didn't leave
till after the attack on Mona.
So if Alex isn't the killer,
then who is?
Has to be someone
with the same motive.
Well, his father
was pretty upset
when we talked
to him yesterday.
He's got all the same reasons
to be angry
with anyone
involved in Alex's case.
His kid was gonna be someone.
Now he's just another ex-con.
And at the hospital,
Alex said
that someone took Benny's gun.
We know that he fought
with his father
the morning of the shooting.
Maybe he took it from him then.
We got a cell number
for Roman Bryant?
I was just checking
cell site records now.
Roman's phone pinged off towers
in the vicinity
of all three shootings.
Get a warrant.
[suspenseful music]
[♪♪]
Roman Bryant, FBI!
[♪♪]
- Clear!
- Clear!
He's not here.
[♪♪]
In here.
Left that for his wife.
"I'm sorry
I couldn't say good-bye.
"Hope you'll understand
why I had to do this.
I love you."
Sounds like a suicide note,
but I don't see a body.
You don't need
that many bullets
if you're just planning
to off yourself.
He's going after
more targets.
Roman Bryant is in the wind
with a bunch of ammo
and a burning desire to kill
everyone he blames
for ruining his kid's life.
I want updates on every
protective detail, please.
And where are we
with the judge?
We track him down yet?
He's on vacation
in St. Lucia,
won't be back
for another week.
Okay,
and what about the locations
of the correction officers?
They're both working
a nine to five shift.
Hm.
- Hey.
- Yeah?
I've been going through
Roman's location data.
Ever since the attack on Mona,
he's been spending
a lot of time in the Bronx.
Maybe he's looking
for someone there.
The fact we don't have
another body
means he hasn't found
the next person on his list.
Question is,
who is that person?
Right.
You know what?
Let's talk to his son.
Maybe he knows.
Okay.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
I thought I made it clear,
all right?
I'm done talking.
What's the point?
No one believes me anyway.
Yeah, Alex, look, we know
that you didn't kill anyone.
But your dad did.
[soft dramatic music]
He's the one who took the gun,
isn't he?
[sighs]
Look, Alex, I get
trying to protect your dad,
but it's too late for that.
He left a note
for your stepmom.
He's gonna go kill other people
and then kill himself.
We need to know.
Who's he going after?
Now's not the time
to keep your mouth shut.
Alex, who else does your dad
blame for what happened to you?
Himself.
He blames himself.
My dad's the one who told me
to keep my mouth shut.
Ramirez said he'd kill
our whole family,
but that if I kept quiet,
he promised to protect me
in prison.
But he didn't keep
that promise, did he?
My dad had no idea
what happened to me
on the inside,
and I wasn't about to tell him.
Until two days ago
when you guys fought?
He didn't understand.
He didn't know why
I was so...
Screwed up.
So you told him.
Yeah.
I told him everything.
I'd never seen him so angry.
[breathes deeply]
No, my dad's a good man.
All he ever wanted for me
was a better life than he had.
He taught me how to play ball,
took me to all my practices,
worked double shifts
to pay for my sneakers.
[♪♪]
But the thought
of his son...
getting raped...
It made him crazy.
Crazy enough
to go after the person
you protected four years ago?
[♪♪]
If you don't tell us,
he will end up dead.
Do you want that?
[sighs]
It was Benny, all right?
He's going after Benny.
Thank you.
Roman's going
after Benny Delgado.
Who's got eyes on Benny?
Patrol went by his apartment
and work... no sign of him.
Well, he probably knows
Roman's looking for him,
so he's laying low.
- Jubal.
- Yeah.
Roman's cell just pinged
off a tower in Norwood.
Norwood, Norwood... hold on.
Benny's aunt
owns a house up there...
220th and Detroit.
Nice.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
That's him.
Stop right there, Roman.
[gunshots]
Suspect's on foot headed
north in the alley.
Get back in the house!
[engine revs]
Hey, go around back.
Do not come any closer!
Let her go, Roman.
Listen, I don't wanna
hurt her, okay?
I... I just want Benny!
That's not gonna happen!
Put the gun down.
Look, we just
wanna talk to you.
Talk?
No, no, no.
Ain't nothing to talk about.
I know you blame yourself,
but this isn't your fault.
Look, what choice did you have?
Ramirez threatened you.
You just did what you thought
was right for your family.
You couldn't have known
that Alex
would've been tried
as an adult,
or that it would all
turn out like this.
No, no, no.
Roman...
You didn't let Alex down,
the system did.
You don't understand.
I let them take my boy.
He'll never be the same...
[grunting]
Great work today, everybody.
Roman Bryant
signed a full confession,
and because of all of you,
I get to tell
Nicole Mitchell's father
that we caught
his daughter's killer.
Well, drinks on me.
Oh, look at you, high roller.
Oh, you know, might have
a little something
socked away
from my Wall Street days.
Just not that place on Canal.
Bartender keeps asking
for my number.
Hey, OA.
I just wanted
to let you know.
I took the assignment.
[soft dramatic music]
It was an opportunity
I couldn't pass up.
When do you start?
Tomorrow.
[sighs]
I don't suppose
there's any chance
I can talk you out of it?
I figured you would say that.
I was worried I would cave,
so I already told the ADIC.
[♪♪]
I'll be back
before you know it.
Well, you better be.
[♪♪]
Just be safe.
Yeah, you too.
[♪♪]
Okay, go, go.
They're waiting on you.
[♪♪]
[♪♪]
[indistinct chanting]
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
Climate change is not a lie!
Do not let our people die!
Our blood is on your hands!
[knocks]
Hey, you wanted to see me?
Yeah, please.
So I spoke to the ADIC,
and he told me
about your job offer.
I support
whatever decision you make.
I hate to lose you,
but I know it'd only be
for a few months.
Thank you.
I appreciate that.
Um...
I'm gonna turn it down.
You know, I love
the work that we do,
and I've got a great partner.
Listen, I know the ADIC well,
and if you turn him down once,
he won't ask again.
That... so you're saying
I don't really have a choice.
I know how these things work,
and I want to make sure
you have all the facts
before you make your decision.
[♪♪]
Thank you, everyone,
for coming out
and braving the cold.
I think those government suits
really heard us loud and clear.
I still need
a couple volunteers
for next week's protest
in Times Square.
If you're interested,
just hit me up.
It was great.
Thank you, thank you.
A toothbrush
and some shaving cream
- will get that right out.
- Oh, thanks, Pete.
Count me in for Times Square.
Are you sure?
There is a really good chance
we'll all get arrested.
If Jane Fonda can spend
a night in the slammer,
so can I.
Do you wanna get a drink?
I would, but I just got
out of this relationship...
No, that's okay.
Maybe next week we could...
[gunshots]
[crowd screaming]
[♪♪]
[tense music]
*F B I*
*FBI*
Season 02 Episode 17
Episode Title: "Broken Promises"
Aired on: March 10, 2020
Thank you.
[soft piano jazz]
- Thank you.
- Mmm.
[whispers] Um,
why does it smell like feet?
[chuckles]
It's the white truffles.
They're flown in
directly from Piedmont.
You can only get them
a few months out of the year.
Oh, come on, don't tell me
you've never had a truffle.
I... think we've established
that we grew up
under very different
circumstances, Mona.
Try it.
They're a delicacy.
[♪♪]
They taste like feet too.
[laughs]
I'm joking.
It's good.
- But...
- Mm?
How's your case going?
So far so good.
Closing arguments are tomorrow.
[phone vibrating]
Work?
Yeah, it's urgent.
Sorry, uh, next dinner's on me?
[♪♪]
I'm sorry.
[♪♪]
[soft dramatic music]
- Hey.
- Hey.
- Where's Maggie?
- Jules said she had a meeting.
Okay, how many casualties
we looking at?
Don't know yet.
FPS and NYPD
were first on scene.
Detective Howard,
Special Agents Ryder and Zidan.
What are we looking at?
One dead, one wounded.
Both members
of a climate change group
protesting outside
the EPA's New York offices.
Deceased is Nicole Mitchell,
33-year-old art gallery owner
from Brooklyn...
Took three shots to the back.
Over a hundred protesters
gathered...
Lucky more people weren't shot.
How many shots were fired?
Conflicting reports...
Could be three,
could be as many as ten.
Anybody get a look
at the shooter?
It was dark.
Appears he shot
from inside a vehicle.
Handful of witnesses say
they saw a dark-colored sedan
speeding away.
We're gonna check
for surveillance videos.
Are we thinking
that this was political?
That the protesters
were targeted?
Seems that way.
Is the organizer
of the protest here?
Maybe he knows something.
Pete Bradford...
He's our other victim.
EMTs are prepping him
for transport now.
Okay, thank you.
All right, y'all, come on in!
Sorry you had to cancel
your evening plans.
So our unknown suspect
shot two people in a protest
just around the corner
from this building,
and the burning question is,
was this attack motivated
by political ideology?
Mary, you wanna check
the chatter?
See if any
climate change deniers
are claiming credit
for this online.
Kris, you and your team wanna
look into the two victims...
Their jobs,
their personal lives?
- Yeah.
- And someone check
the shot spotter.
See if we can't nail down
how many shots were fired.
- I got it.
- Yes, sir.
- Hey.
- Yeah?
The UN is hosting
a climate change summit
- next month.
- Ah.
This kind of attack
is not gonna play well.
Did we get anything
from the surveillance footage?
Yeah... Kelly, where are we
on the shooter's car?
I can't get a clean angle
on the plate.
I can confirm that he's driving
a gray Honda Accord
with a gold bumper.
All right, gray Honda Accord,
gold bumper.
Let's put out a BOLO.
Start pulling traffic stops.
See if we can't find someone
who spotted a vehicle
matching that description.
[♪♪]
Look, I didn't see much.
When I felt the bullet
hit my leg,
my survival instinct kicked in,
and I...
just played dead
until I knew he was gone.
We know this is hard,
Mr. Bradford,
but can you tell us,
has anyone
been threatening
your group?
You kidding?
My inbox
is flooded with tons
of vicious attacks
from internet trolls.
What kind of attacks?
They say that we're an arm
of the Islamic State.
They say that we're being paid
to spread liberal lies.
Have you told the cops
any of this?
No, I wish I had.
I never thought someone
would do something like this.
Okay, we need access
to those emails.
And if you think
of anything else, let us know.
Hey, look who decided
to join us.
I had a work thing.
- Everything okay?
- Yeah, fine.
[phone vibrating]
Kristen, you have all of us.
Okay, so we checked
the shot spotter.
First gunshot was recorded
at 7:53 p.m.
followed by two more
in rapid succession.
But we know
that Nicole Mitchell
took three rounds
and Pete took one,
so shouldn't there have been
at least four gunshots?
Well, M.E.
just brought me up to speed...
Said that one of the bullets
that hit Nicole
actually exited her body
and struck Pete.
That doesn't make any sense.
If the shooter came here
to mow down protestors,
then why would he stop
at three shots?
[♪♪]
'Cause she was the only one
he was aiming for.
Okay, so it appears
Nicole Mitchell was targeted
by our shooter,
and the question is, why her?
So what do we know
about her life?
Well, her dad's
a Wall Street guy...
Arthur Mitchell.
He manages Mitchell Financial.
Arthur Mitchell... does that
name sound familiar to me?
He's a major donor
to the Republican party...
Famously bought
a local election
just so he could build
a gun range in his backyard.
So her dad
has his own enemies.
Let's assemble a list.
What else do we know
about Nicole?
Well, she graduated
with honors
from Columbia Law School,
followed that up
with a short stint
at the Federal Public
Defender's office,
and then devoted
her time and money
to various progressive causes,
any one of which
could have made her
a target.
All right, well,
let's do a deep dive
into Nicole's life...
Any recent issues, conflicts,
and let's get Emily and Scola
over to her dad's place.
[♪♪]
I don't have to guess
who did this.
I know who did this.
His name is Todd Conroy.
That an employee of yours?
Nicole's ex.
They met six months ago
through a mutual friend.
Things seemed to be going well.
They were even planning
a trip to Ibiza,
and then, a week ago,
Nicole ended it.
Any idea why?
My daughter hasn't shared
the intimate details
of her love life with me since
she had a crush
on Tommy Jenkins
in the fifth grade.
But she told you Conroy
didn't take the break-up well?
Conroy was showing up
at her loft at all hours,
sending her
threatening text messages.
My lawyers were in the process
of getting
an order of protection
against him.
And you believe Conroy's
capable of something like this?
There were very few things
that scared her.
Todd Conroy was one of them.
If only I had done
something more.
[melancholic music]
You can't blame yourself,
Mr. Mitchell.
I'm not a good person,
Agent Scola.
I've known that
for a long time.
But Nicole...
She was good.
She was the only good thing
I've ever done.
[♪♪]
According
to the victim's father,
Nicole was being stalked
by an ex-boyfriend.
Todd Conroy...
Local nightclub promoter
with a profitable side hustle
dealing club drugs...
Molly, cocaine, GHB,
you name it.
Guy's a regular candy store.
Okay,
so Conroy's on probation.
Did six months for possession
with intent to distribute
and was picked up two years ago
for an unspecified
domestic disturbance.
His then-girlfriend
declined to press charges.
Sounds like a real winner.
So how did a bleeding heart
like Nicole
hook up with a scumbag
like him?
Guys like Conroy
know how to blend in.
Emily's right.
I've going
through Nicole's phone,
and last week,
she texted Conroy
and accused him of using her
to get access to her friends.
So he charms her with his
good looks and rich kid veneer,
and then he sells
designer drugs
to her deep-pocketed friends.
Mm-hmm, next day,
she texted everyone she knew,
told them Conroy
was a poser, a dealer,
and that's when things
got really nasty.
Conroy started sending dozens
of angry text messages,
including this one,
a few hours before the attack.
Notice the last one:
"I'll end you."
That's not all.
Conroy's phone pinged off
a tower, Lower Manhattan,
8:30 p.m. last night.
Bring him in.
[soft dramatic music]
[♪♪]
Hey, Scola.
Is that him?
I got it.
[suspenseful music]
Conroy, stop!
[♪♪]
Gun!
[♪♪]
Conroy, stop!
[♪♪]
[shouts indistinctly]
Going somewhere?
[panting]
Fished that out
of the river.
It's not mine.
That gun fires
.40 caliber rounds...
Same as the slugs they pulled
from your ex-girlfriend,
Nicole.
Nicole was shot?
Don't act
like you didn't know.
I... I didn't.
I swear.
We know you threatened Nicole
after she outed you
to her friends.
We found these.
"Rot in hell."
And my favorite:
"I'll end you."
You sent that last one
a couple hours
before Nicole was gunned down.
They're just words.
I... I didn't really mean it.
I never would have
actually hurt her.
We can place you
in Lower Manhattan
around the time
of Nicole's murder.
I was making deliveries.
Some of those Wall Street guys
like to go
straight from work
to the club.
Don't suppose
any of your customers
would be willing
to confirm that?
Admit it, Conroy,
you were pissed.
You spent months using Nicole
to cultivate new clients.
She killed your access,
so you killed her.
I was upset.
She embarrassed me, but I had
nothing to do with her murder.
Then what was the gun for?
Protection.
I got robbed by a supplier
a few months ago.
That's why I ran.
I had no idea Nicole was dead.
[phone vibrating]
Sit tight.
Hey, ballistics came back
on Conroy's gun.
It's not the murder weapon,
plus...
The doorman's got Conroy
leaving his building
last night at 7:40.
There's no way he could have
made it from his apartment
in Long Island City
to Foley Square in 13 minutes.
Guys, I just ran
the ballistics through NIBIN.
Rifling on the bullet
they pulled from Nicole
matches another bullet NYPD
recovered from a shooting
in the Bronx yesterday morning.
So we've got two victims
shot by the same killer
on the same day.
Our shooter's
on a killing spree.
[dramatic music]
So our shooter
has killed two people
in a 24-hour period.
Now, it's entirely possible
he's hiding out...
That he's done
whatever he set out to do.
But we have to assume
that he is still out there
- searching for his next victim.
- Yes, yes.
Our first priority
is to catch this guy
before another body drops.
Let's start by figuring out
how he's choosing his victims.
And does he have an agenda,
or is he targeting people
at random?
Now, our second victim
is Leo Ramirez,
the leader
of the Los Caballeros,
the violent
Dominican street gang.
Ramirez was shot
in East Concourse
at 8:20 a.m.
yesterday morning.
A witness told detectives
that the shooter
was African-American
but couldn't give
a description.
PD's been shaking down
the usual suspects.
So far, no leads.
What do Mitchell and Ramirez
have in common?
What's the connection
between the two?
Zero contact
over phone or social media.
No friends or followers
in common.
There's absolutely nothing
to suggest
they've ever met before.
Los Caballeros
is a major player
in the cocaine trade.
Could be overlap with Nicole's
drug-dealing ex-boyfriend.
Explore that... find out
if Ramirez or his gang
ever crossed paths
with Todd Conroy.
And what about Nicole's time
as a public defender?
Was Ramirez ever a client?
No, I checked
the court records.
I also spoke to her supervisor
who said she wasn't aware
of any threats
made against Nicole
during her time
at the defender's office.
Well, keep digging,
and someone reach out
to the homicide detectives
working the Ramirez case.
[soft dramatic music]
He took four rounds
to the chest at close range.
Bled out before
the ambulance got here.
Witness was in her apartment
at the time.
She saw the suspect
approach Ramirez,
the two exchange words,
then the suspect
shot Ramirez
and took off in his car.
Did she hear what they said?
Nah, she was too far away
to really make it out...
Something about wanting a name.
Word on the street
is the shooter was a Blood.
They've been battling
for control of this area.
But you don't agree?
Gang unit's got a guy
in deep with the Bloods.
Says even they
were surprised by this.
Are you thinking
an inside job?
Ramirez was head
of Los Caballeros
for the better part
of a decade.
He's got enemies from here
to Santo Domingo,
and I'm not just talking
about other gangs.
A lot of people
in this community
lost their kids
to gang violence.
These security cameras
catch the shooting?
No, none of them
were aimed this way.
Thanks.
[foreboding music]
[♪♪]
Bus was scheduled to be here
around the time
of the shooting.
Maybe the dash cam
caught something.
[♪♪]
There... car goes by
two minutes
before the shooting.
- Can you get a plate?
- Yep, running it now.
[♪♪]
Okay, looks like he stole
the tags off a Ford Fusion.
All right, run it
through the DAS.
See if it's been picked up
by any license plate readers.
Got a hit.
It's been scanned
by a patrol car 20 minutes ago
on Broadway and Clinton
heading west.
Great, call Maggie and OA.
It's over there.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
Still warm.
Couldn't have gotten far.
Unless he boosted
another car.
No surveillance cams.
Hey, can you sweep
the neighborhood?
Keep an eye out
for any stolen cars,
anyone that looks suspicious.
Trunk's open.
[♪♪]
So, you gonna tell me
what's been bothering you?
- Nothing.
- So you've been saying.
Come on, Maggie,
I'm your partner.
You've been off ever since you
had that meeting last night.
The Assistant Director
in Charge asked to see me.
What'd he want?
He has an assignment...
Undercover deal.
He didn't give me
all the details,
but he said
it's a pretty big case.
Guess I fit the profile
they're looking for.
He said it could be good
for my career.
What'd you tell him?
- Said I'd think about it.
- And?
Just seems like
the more I think about it,
the harder
the decision is to make.
Hey, OA.
What is it?
It's a docket number
to a district court case.
Look, TM...
Thurgood Marshall courthouse.
That's only a few blocks
away from here.
What if the shooter's
going after someone
involved in the case?
Well, it's 2:45,
so that means
we only have 15 minutes.
Okay, let me see this.
[♪♪]
According to court records,
the case is United States
vs. Anatoly Adurov.
[suspenseful music]
That's Mona's case.
She's the prosecutor.
Okay.
She's still not answering.
[♪♪]
There, OA, it's Mona.
- Gun!
- Mona!
[gunshots]
- Take the shot!
- I can't!
There's too many civilians.
Maggie, stay with her.
[♪♪]
PD's canvassing the area,
but so far, no sign of him.
There's a good chance
he made it onto the subway.
Well, that means he could be
anywhere in the city right now.
Tell me we at least
got his face on camera.
Not enough for facial rec.
You think you can give
a description
to a sketch artist?
No, I didn't get
a good enough look at him.
I don't think it's broken,
but you'll need an X-ray
to be sure.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
You okay?
I am thanks to you
and Maggie.
- Are you sure?
- I'm fine.
What is going on, Omar?
Do you remember a lawyer
named Nicole Mitchell?
Yeah, we tried a few cases
against one another.
Okay, well, she was killed
at a protest here last night.
Whoever killed Nicole
also killed a gangbanger,
Leo Ramirez.
Wait, are you saying
the same person
just tried to kill me?
Well, the shooter
has a hit list,
and it looks like you're on it.
Can you think of any reason
someone would want to target
the three of you?
And did you know Ramirez?
I did.
[soft dramatic music]
I had a murder trial
a while back.
It was a hit on a senior member
of the Crips.
Gang unit was sure Ramirez
had ordered it,
but the only guy
who was charged
was a 16-year-old kid
driving the getaway car.
And Nicole...
She represented him?
He was a local
basketball star.
Cops caught him
fleeing the scene.
Shooter wasn't in the car.
I did everything I could
to persuade the kid
to give him up,
but he wouldn't talk.
So what happened to the kid?
My boss wanted
to send a message.
He pushed me to try him
as an adult.
Nicole got scared.
She knew that if her case
went to trial,
her client could end
up doing life,
so she convinced him
to take a deal...
Conspiracy, four years.
Okay, what's the kid's name?
Alex Bryant.
Okay, people,
we have a suspect,
and his name is Alex Bryant.
Bryant spent the last
four years in Otisville.
He was released two weeks ago,
and the question is,
did Bryant get out of prison
with a hit list?
Is he looking to get revenge
on the people
that put him inside?
So let's dig into this kid.
Can we place him
at any of the crime scenes?
No, his cell's been turned
off for the last two days.
All right,
let's update the BOLO
to include his mug shot,
and tell PD
to approach with caution.
Hey, let's make a list
of all the people
involved in
Bryant's case.
I want everyone
put under protection
until we have him in custody.
We figured out
where Bryant's been living?
Yes, his probation officer
says he's living
with his dad
in Morris Heights.
Oh, great... text Maggie and OA
the address.
[♪♪]
Alex hasn't been home
since early yesterday.
He and his dad got into it.
He took off.
What were they
fighting about?
Don't know.
I was in the shower.
But Alex hasn't been the same
since he got out.
Used to be such a happy kid.
Now he's just angry
all the time.
Can I ask what this is about?
Yeah, we need to speak
with him over an incident
that happened
yesterday morning.
Do you have any idea
where he may have gone?
Probably crashed
at his friend Benny's.
Benny's the only one
Alex stayed tight with
after he went away.
I know they hung out
a couple of nights ago.
Does Alex have access
to any guns?
We don't own any weapons...
Selina,
don't say another word.
Mr. Bryant,
I'm Special Agent Maggie Bell.
This is my partner, OA Zidan.
We're looking
for your son, Alex.
What are you
accusing him of now?
We would just like
to talk to him.
Yeah, same thing
the cops said four years ago.
Do you know where he is?
Yes or no?
I wouldn't tell you
even if I did,
so unless you got a warrant,
you can get the hell
up out of here.
Well, Mr. Bryan,
we think that your son
may be in some serious trouble.
Let me tell you something.
My boy... was a good kid.
He had 15 scholarships, 15.
Could've gone pro,
but, like a dog,
y'all lock him up in a cage,
so please
don't come up in here
pretending
like you care about Alex.
We do care about the families
of the people he has killed
and the ones
he is trying to kill.
Please leave
before I file a complaint.
[♪♪]
Hey, call Kristen.
Get her to look
into that kid Benny.
Stepmom said
they were hanging out
the night before the shooting.
Maybe he knows where Alex is.
[♪♪]
I haven't seen or heard
from Alex since that night.
Did Alex seem upset
about anything?
Yeah, he was upset.
Just found out
he'd never play college hoops.
Surprise, surprise... all those
coaches kissing his ass
before the arrest
won't even take his calls.
And all over
a trumped up charge?
What do you mean
"trumped up"?
Everyone knew Alex
wasn't in a gang back then.
He was a baller, man.
He didn't sell drugs.
He told the cops he didn't know
the other guy in the car
was gonna shoot someone.
Thought they was
just gonna get a burger.
So Alex
in some kind of trouble?
Well, we think he may be
going after the people
he blames for putting him
in prison.
Ramirez...
You think Alex
killed Ramirez?
Not just Ramirez,
his public defender too.
Benny...
You gotta tell us
what you know.
I don't know anything.
Still in that gang?
Nah, I'm out that life.
That's smart.
Only two ways
that book ends, right?
Prison or a grave.
Now you're on the other side
working security.
Get to carry a gun.
Yeah, it makes us wonder.
Mm-mm, maybe you
loaned Alex one of your guns.
If you did, and if one
of your guns comes back
connected to the murders
or the shootings,
you will be tied up
in this, Benny.
That night,
after Alex and I hung out,
one of my guns got stolen...
The one I keep in my car.
Maybe Alex took it
when he left my place.
What kind of gun was it?
Glock 22.
Same caliber
as the murder weapon.
[phone vibrates]
We gotta go.
If you hear from Alex,
give us a call.
NYPD blue and white
just said they spotted
someone fitting
Alex's description
running into
an abandoned warehouse
half a mile from here.
SWAT's already on the way.
[suspenseful music]
[♪♪]
FBI!
Hey.
This is a shooting gallery.
FBI, show me your hands.
Hey!
It's Alex, OA.
He's not breathing.
We need a medic now.
[♪♪]
Come on, Alex.
Alex, I'm Special Agent
Maggie Bell.
This is my partner OA Zidan.
We're with the FBI
Like to ask you
a couple questions.
Can you tell us where you were
the last couple of days?
- Around.
- Hm.
Were you around
lower Manhattan?
No.
Sure about that?
'Cause we have a dead body
that says otherwise...
Your lawyer Nicole Mitchell.
I don't know
anything about that.
Well, we think you do.
We also think you know about
the murder of Leo Ramirez
and the attempted murder
of a federal prosecutor.
Okay, Alex, look, I get it.
You got screwed four years ago.
You get into a car
with a buddy,
and suddenly,
you're doing four years
for conspiracy
to commit a murder.
You don't know
what you're talking about, man.
I know you
were headed to college
on a basketball scholarship,
but you ended up
in prison instead
as a 16-year-old kid.
We read your prison file.
We know what happened
to you on the inside.
[soft dramatic music]
Alex, I can't imagine
how horrible
that would have been.
I was trying
to do the right thing.
We get that,
and the judge will too,
but you have to come clean
and tell us what happened.
I didn't kill anyone, man.
I-I-I swear to God.
We know about the gun.
We know you stole it
from Benny,
so what did you do with it?
Somebody took it from me.
Who?
I-I don't know.
Hey, Alex, we wanna help you,
but we can't do that
unless you help us first.
I said I don't know,
all right?
You wanna put me
back in prison?
[♪♪]
Go ahead.
[♪♪]
Alex Bryant is not talking.
We need to prove
this is our guy,
but right now, we can't place
him at any of the shootings.
There's no murder weapon.
All we have is this
theoretical revenge motive,
which is not enough to indict
let alone convict.
Come on, Kelly.
You guys keep digging
through that video footage.
I'll buy you each a candy bar
if you find this guy on camera.
Hey, ERT find anything
in the car?
No useable prints or DNA.
He's a junkie.
I'm not buying
he didn't slip up, people.
Hospital sent over
Alex's clothes.
Tell me there's GSR.
No, but there was a ticket
from a pawn shop in his pocket.
It didn't say what was pawned,
but the shop
has a previous
firearms violation.
Could be that he pawned
the murder weapon.
Yeah, great, take Emily,
check it out.
I'll go check in with Mona,
see if she remembers
anything else
about Alex's case.
Yep.
Doctors say
it's just a bad sprain.
Oh, that's good.
- I heard you arrested Alex.
- I did.
That's why I called.
Just trying to wrap my brain
around a few things.
I thought maybe
you'd be able to help.
Yeah, sure.
So I read his file.
Alex was driving the car,
but he told the police
that he had no idea
his unnamed friend
was gonna shoot a gang member.
Yeah, the old
"I didn't know
my criminal friend was about
to commit a crime" defense.
And you didn't buy that?
Show me your friends,
I'll show you your future.
That's a little preachy.
I mean, just because
Bryant's friend is a punk
doesn't mean that he's a punk.
Was there other evidence
that he was a bad kid?
What are you getting at?
[sighs]
It's just...
If he was really guilty,
he should be celebrating
the fact
that he only got
four years,
looking forward
to new beginnings,
not out killing people.
Bryant knew
what was about to go down.
You don't just get
into a car with a gang member.
[sighs, chuckles]
I don't know about that.
Mona, I mean,
where Bryant is from...
Where I'm from...
You kind of do get into the car
with drug dealers
and gang members
because those are the kids
that you went
to elementary school with,
the kids that you
play basketball with,
so I'm not really sure
that I agree with your premise.
Do I think it's possible
that Bryant had no idea
what was going to happen
when he got into that car?
Sure.
But that doesn't
make him innocent.
I mean, he knew
who the killer was
and didn't say anything.
All right, I don't care
where you grow up.
That's wrong.
Tell me.
Well, Alex didn't pawn a gun.
He pawned a watch
and some jewelry.
Uh-huh.
When was this?
The same day
our two victims were killed.
I just found a police report
of a mugging
in the same vicinity
as the pawn shop
a night before the shootings.
A couple says an
African-American male
robbed them at gunpoint
and made off
with their valuables.
Right, so maybe this was him
needing money for dope.
- Guys?
- Yeah.
I checked
surveillance footage.
Alex was at the pawn shop
at the same time
Ramirez was gunned down.
There's no way Alex
could have killed him.
[♪♪]
All right,
ladies and gentlemen,
it appears Alex Bryant
has an alibi
for Ramirez's killing,
and, since we know
the same shooter
killed Nicole Mitchell, we can
rule him out for that one too.
Can we make it a trifecta?
Yeah, I tracked Alex
via street cams.
After he left the pawn shop,
he went straight
to the shooting gallery...
Didn't leave
till after the attack on Mona.
So if Alex isn't the killer,
then who is?
Has to be someone
with the same motive.
Well, his father
was pretty upset
when we talked
to him yesterday.
He's got all the same reasons
to be angry
with anyone
involved in Alex's case.
His kid was gonna be someone.
Now he's just another ex-con.
And at the hospital,
Alex said
that someone took Benny's gun.
We know that he fought
with his father
the morning of the shooting.
Maybe he took it from him then.
We got a cell number
for Roman Bryant?
I was just checking
cell site records now.
Roman's phone pinged off towers
in the vicinity
of all three shootings.
Get a warrant.
[suspenseful music]
[♪♪]
Roman Bryant, FBI!
[♪♪]
- Clear!
- Clear!
He's not here.
[♪♪]
In here.
Left that for his wife.
"I'm sorry
I couldn't say good-bye.
"Hope you'll understand
why I had to do this.
I love you."
Sounds like a suicide note,
but I don't see a body.
You don't need
that many bullets
if you're just planning
to off yourself.
He's going after
more targets.
Roman Bryant is in the wind
with a bunch of ammo
and a burning desire to kill
everyone he blames
for ruining his kid's life.
I want updates on every
protective detail, please.
And where are we
with the judge?
We track him down yet?
He's on vacation
in St. Lucia,
won't be back
for another week.
Okay,
and what about the locations
of the correction officers?
They're both working
a nine to five shift.
Hm.
- Hey.
- Yeah?
I've been going through
Roman's location data.
Ever since the attack on Mona,
he's been spending
a lot of time in the Bronx.
Maybe he's looking
for someone there.
The fact we don't have
another body
means he hasn't found
the next person on his list.
Question is,
who is that person?
Right.
You know what?
Let's talk to his son.
Maybe he knows.
Okay.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
I thought I made it clear,
all right?
I'm done talking.
What's the point?
No one believes me anyway.
Yeah, Alex, look, we know
that you didn't kill anyone.
But your dad did.
[soft dramatic music]
He's the one who took the gun,
isn't he?
[sighs]
Look, Alex, I get
trying to protect your dad,
but it's too late for that.
He left a note
for your stepmom.
He's gonna go kill other people
and then kill himself.
We need to know.
Who's he going after?
Now's not the time
to keep your mouth shut.
Alex, who else does your dad
blame for what happened to you?
Himself.
He blames himself.
My dad's the one who told me
to keep my mouth shut.
Ramirez said he'd kill
our whole family,
but that if I kept quiet,
he promised to protect me
in prison.
But he didn't keep
that promise, did he?
My dad had no idea
what happened to me
on the inside,
and I wasn't about to tell him.
Until two days ago
when you guys fought?
He didn't understand.
He didn't know why
I was so...
Screwed up.
So you told him.
Yeah.
I told him everything.
I'd never seen him so angry.
[breathes deeply]
No, my dad's a good man.
All he ever wanted for me
was a better life than he had.
He taught me how to play ball,
took me to all my practices,
worked double shifts
to pay for my sneakers.
[♪♪]
But the thought
of his son...
getting raped...
It made him crazy.
Crazy enough
to go after the person
you protected four years ago?
[♪♪]
If you don't tell us,
he will end up dead.
Do you want that?
[sighs]
It was Benny, all right?
He's going after Benny.
Thank you.
Roman's going
after Benny Delgado.
Who's got eyes on Benny?
Patrol went by his apartment
and work... no sign of him.
Well, he probably knows
Roman's looking for him,
so he's laying low.
- Jubal.
- Yeah.
Roman's cell just pinged
off a tower in Norwood.
Norwood, Norwood... hold on.
Benny's aunt
owns a house up there...
220th and Detroit.
Nice.
[dramatic music]
[♪♪]
That's him.
Stop right there, Roman.
[gunshots]
Suspect's on foot headed
north in the alley.
Get back in the house!
[engine revs]
Hey, go around back.
Do not come any closer!
Let her go, Roman.
Listen, I don't wanna
hurt her, okay?
I... I just want Benny!
That's not gonna happen!
Put the gun down.
Look, we just
wanna talk to you.
Talk?
No, no, no.
Ain't nothing to talk about.
I know you blame yourself,
but this isn't your fault.
Look, what choice did you have?
Ramirez threatened you.
You just did what you thought
was right for your family.
You couldn't have known
that Alex
would've been tried
as an adult,
or that it would all
turn out like this.
No, no, no.
Roman...
You didn't let Alex down,
the system did.
You don't understand.
I let them take my boy.
He'll never be the same...
[grunting]
Great work today, everybody.
Roman Bryant
signed a full confession,
and because of all of you,
I get to tell
Nicole Mitchell's father
that we caught
his daughter's killer.
Well, drinks on me.
Oh, look at you, high roller.
Oh, you know, might have
a little something
socked away
from my Wall Street days.
Just not that place on Canal.
Bartender keeps asking
for my number.
Hey, OA.
I just wanted
to let you know.
I took the assignment.
[soft dramatic music]
It was an opportunity
I couldn't pass up.
When do you start?
Tomorrow.
[sighs]
I don't suppose
there's any chance
I can talk you out of it?
I figured you would say that.
I was worried I would cave,
so I already told the ADIC.
[♪♪]
I'll be back
before you know it.
Well, you better be.
[♪♪]
Just be safe.
Yeah, you too.
[♪♪]
Okay, go, go.
They're waiting on you.
[♪♪]