Hudson & Rex (2019–…): Season 4, Episode 9 - Impawster Syndrome - full transcript
The Major Crimes team is forced to turn against Jesse when he becomes the prime suspect in a bank robbery.
- Ah ah ah ah!
- What the...
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
- What do you want?
- The bag!
Come on!
Everything okay back there, Hopper?
Come on, come on, come on!
Hopper, you copy?
Yeah, yeah. We're good.
Come on! Bring it over!
Nice try.
The guy was tall and slim.
He was wearing a mask
so I didn't see his face.
You see anybody suspicious
before the pickup?
No but I did see a guy
the last couple times
we've been here hanging
around on his phone.
Really? He wasn't here tonight though?
No. I don't see how someone
not being here helps.
Okay, well, listen, I'm
going to get you to work
with our sketch artist over here.
See if we can get a
description of the man, okay?
Just tell her what you know.
Thanks.
- Hey.
- Hey, you two.
What did the guard have to say?
Well, that he was having
a bad day on the job, and,
in his line of work,
that means he loses a
hundred and twelve grand.
Well, it could've been worse.
There are still five or
six bags of cash in there.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I've never heard of armed
robbers showing restraint.
I wonder why they didn't go for more?
Sorry I'm late. You would
not believe the day I had.
Oh oh! Jesse, oh!
Oh, did I just step in evidence?
Yes, I think you did.
Okay, this day keeps
getting better and better.
It's fine, it's fine. Here.
Just put these on so you're
not tracking around more dye.
You okay, Jesse?
Yeah. No no no. I'm
fine. I'm totally fine.
All right. Look, why
don't you catch a breather
and then you can track
down the local CCTV footage.
Sure.
I'm guessing this is the
remains of the dye pack?
Yeah. It was in with the stolen cash.
The robber yanked it out thinking
he was being clever, but...
Setting it off though.
Caused him to leave evidence behind.
Exactly and since he was
wearing a mask and gloves,
this footprint here is the only
piece of forensics we've got.
Looks like it came
from a high-top sneaker.
Okay. So where are we going
to start looking for our thief?
An arcade or a hipster bar?
Oh, come on. That was
a pretty good joke, Rex.
Ah, looks like our sketch
artist has something.
- Hold that thought.
- Yeah.
Oh, hold on. Uh, Char... Oh, okay.
What have you got, Rex?
Are you following the scent of the dye?
Charlie, Rex tracked the
robber to a back alley.
I think the trail ends here.
And good news.
If there was a getaway
car, it's on tape.
Hey, are you still in line
for that comic book expo
- you were trying to get tickets for?
- Uh no no no.
I'm on hold with my insurance company.
My car was stolen yesterday.
What? Are you serious?
That why you were late?
Yeah, I had to walk.
You should've called me. Rex and
I would've come to pick you up.
- Did you report the theft?
- No, not yet.
I wanted to get through
this CCTV footage first.
The getaway car.
- Looks a bit like yours.
- Wouldn't that be my luck?
There's our man.
Is there something you
want to tell us, Jesse?
That's not me.
I mean that looks just like you.
And your stolen car!
No. No no, no way.
Okay, first of all, the
license plates aren't visible.
So there's no way to tell that it's mine
and also there are a lot
of these sedans out there.
You've got to admit it's
a pretty big coincidence.
Guys.
Seriously, you don't think
I actually did this, do you?
Guys.
Oh, you should see your face.
Come on. Of course we
don't think it's you.
That's uncanny.
You've got a doppelganger.
There's a definite resemblance
to the man the guard saw
hanging around the bank.
That's not reassuring at all.
- It should be.
- Why's that?
The guy who owns a food truck
near the bank, he ID'ed this guy.
Rex and I are going to
talk to him right now.
Right, pal? You know, with any luck,
we should have you cleared by...
lunch?
Let's go, pal.
Oh, okay. That's a relief.
Hey, I wouldn't relax so quickly.
I've still got to contact
Internal Affairs about this.
Oh, I should probably test your shoes
against the print from the scene.
- Should I be worried?
- No no.
It's only to rule you out.
I mean no, with Internal Affairs?
No, it's just protocol
at this point, you know?
We've got to be transparent with optics.
Casey Ridley?
- Mm-hmm?
- I'm Detective Hudson.
Come with me. We spoke
on the phone earlier.
Sure. What's this all about?
Several people have seen you
loitering in the area this week.
Loitering?
Location scouting.
Since when is that a crime, Detective?
Since over a hundred
thousand dollars was snatched
from an armoured vehicle in
front of the bank yesterday.
Oh and you think I... ?
- Buddy, no way.
- Hang on a second.
Track it, pal.
The dog's got nothing.
What were you scouting?
It's for my travel vlog.
I came in from Halifax,
checking out all the
hot spots in St. John's.
Actually,
that's how I came across this place.
Those are really nice
boots you've got there.
You got any high top sneakers?
Wouldn't be caught dead in those.
Where were you between 7:00
and 8:00 p.m. last night?
I was on InstaLive, man.
Check it out.
Hey, guys! Casey Ridley
coming to you live
from St. John's Newfoundland.
Today, we're checking out
some of the local cuisine.
We've got cod cheeks!
We good, Detective?
Hey hey hey!
How did it go with Internal Affairs?
So, Jesse, I'm going to need you
to take a step back
from the investigation.
Just until we can
officially rule you out.
Well, what happened to
- "Of course we know it wasn't you"?
- Nothing.
Nothing. It's either this
or IA takes over the case
because of the "perceived
conflict of interest".
Oh!
You know, they always told me
that Major Crimes had the
best digs in the building
but this is downright sexy!
Hi!
- Imari.
- Hi.
I'm the temp from downstairs.
Where should I set up?
Anywhere over there is fine.
- Okay, thanks.
- Thanks.
- Oh, whoah.
- Uh...
right. Actually, this... this is better.
Oh, okay.
So, listen, the first priority is
I need you to run a check on a...
Jesse, what's the model year
of your car again, please?
2014 electric blue sedan.
Right, that is the first priority.
The second priority is
confirming the authenticity
of Casey Ridley's Instagram live.
- Cool! Consider it done.
- Got that?
- Thank you.
- Hey, am I being replaced?
No. Jesse, come with me.
So, Jesse, like she said,
this is just temporary.
Okay?
But I will need your
badge and pass card.
Okay. This isn't a step back.
This is a complete ban from the station.
I mean you can't be serious!
Okay, well, I mean,
I guess you're going to tell
me that I can't leave town, huh?
It's probably for the best.
I'll be in touch.
How'd it go with the guy
from the police sketch?
Casey Ridley. Not great.
Joe just confirmed his online activities
during the time of the robbery.
So, he's not our guy.
Yeah, I guess not.
Any luck on the partial at the scene?
Well, no, nothing that helps us.
So the sneaker, Jesse's
sneaker is the same size.
The dye pattern on the soles
is similar to the print.
- Huh.
- What? What are you thinking?
I'm just trying to forget
that we're talking about Jesse
and focus on the evidence.
- Yeah.
- And?
Well, I mean it doesn't look good.
Yeah, sure. Maybe with
a purely objective eye
but I mean this is Jesse.
We know he didn't do this
and we can explain the dye on the shoes.
Well, unless he walked
through it at the scene
to hide the fact that he
stepped in it at the robbery.
Okay.
So, now he's a criminal
mastermind? Charlie.
No, I'm just saying there's
a lot of evidence here.
So much for clearing me
before lunch, I guess.
Uh, hey Jesse.
Hi.
I'm here to grab my shoes.
I'm sorry. I still need
them for a little bit longer.
Oh, okay. Um...
I guess I'm walking home
in crime scene booties.
Hey, Jesse. I know this is hard
but we're trying to clear
you as soon as we can.
That may be sooner rather than later.
- We just found your car.
- Okay.
Okay.
This bumper's been
pretty seriously damaged.
He's rear-ended somebody.
It fits with Jesse's story
about the car being stolen.
- Yeah.
- He's never had so much as a parking ticket.
What have you got, Rex?
- Find something, partner?
- What is it?
It's red dye.
So Jesse's car and the getaway
car are one and the same.
Well, that doesn't mean that
Jesse was the one behind the wheel
- after the robbery.
- I know.
We just need to find a way to prove it.
What have you got,
partner? Something else?
That is definitely not Jesse's.
No, it is not.
That's the first good
news we've had today.
Here.
Come on in!
I wasn't expecting company
but make yourselves at home.
Take a look around.
I don't know what I
expecting from your place
but I definitely thought it would
involve a lot more action figures.
Beers?
Yeah yeah! That sounds good.
Okay, well...
- This is a stylish place, Jesse.
- Oh, thanks!
Uh, listen. I think
we've figured out a way
- we can get you cleared of all this.
- Oh, yeah!
Oh, that's great news.
I can't wait for this to be over.
He's got a scent.
Is this possible? This is Jesse's shirt?
What the hell is going on?
That's not what I meant
by take a look around.
Did you guys come here so Rex
could track evidence to me?
No. We came here to help you, Jesse.
- Charlie and I can explain.
- You don't have to explain.
I heard you talking
in the lab today, okay?
Talking about how it
wasn't look good for me
wondering whether I walked
through that dye on purpose.
- You've got to admit that...
- No there's nothing to admit!
Look,
if you guys actually think I
did something like this, then...
I don't know, maybe you should leave.
No, no. Jesse.
No, I said go! Seriously.
Rex.
Rex, you too.
Rex, you should go.
A search warrant? Really?
If Jessie's not going to help
us, we don't have a choice.
It's better for us to dig into
his life than Internal Affairs.
But we're still in agreement
that Jesse didn't do this, right?
The way he threw us out last night,
it's like he was hiding something.
He was hurt and he lashed out.
That doesn't mean that he did anything.
Hi, guys. Sorry to interrupt.
Hey, Imari.
Hey, Rex!
- Do you have anything?
- Oh yeah, I have.
Thank you.
That will be all, thanks.
Okay. Bye.
You're not going to believe this.
Fifty-eight thousand
dollars was deposited
into Jesse's chequing
account last night.
Okay, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The math doesn't add up.
The robbery was double that.
Where would he get that kind of money?
The money was deposited
via a numbered account.
Imari hasn't been able to trace it yet.
What do you want to do?
I've got to bring him in.
I know these last few days
have been weird for you.
But we're on your side.
You've got to know that.
So let's just...
Let's try to figure this out, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
- First thing,
where were you the night of the robbery?
I was at home, gaming.
And before you ask,
no, nobody can confirm that.
Well, the thing is,
somebody made a large deposit
to your chequing account.
Now I sign your cheques, Jesse,
I know you're not
pulling that kind of coin.
I've been playing some online poker.
I know it doesn't sound like me
but I'm actually pretty good.
Why didn't you say anything?
All we hear about are
your Fortnite exploits.
Well, it's just... it's not...
it's not exactly legal.
Okay, it's not illegal.
It's more of a...
grey area because the
payout's in crypto.
But that deposit, that was
my winnings from last month.
- Can you prove that?
- Yeah, of course!
I can go home and grab the
passkey for my crypto wallet.
Why don't you just tell us where it is?
Are you doing a search of my apartment?
Are you?
Are you serious?
Yeah, I've got it here, Joe.
Damn it.
Okay.
- Charlie.
- Yeah?
Nice find, Rex.
The robber had a shotgun with
short barrel in the video too.
If I take your approach,
forgetting we're talking about Jesse
and just looking at the evidence...
- Something's not right here.
- What do you mean?
Jesse not naive enough to
keep a shotgun in his house
- especially after last night.
- You think it was planted?
Okay.
Please don't hurt me!
SJPD. We're not going to hurt you.
Rex, stand down. Oh Rex!
I've heard a lot about you!
Who are you?
I'm Jesse's girlfriend. Yazmin.
She's got to be lying.
She's there to plant the gun
and heard us come in. So she hid.
No prints on the gun to run
against her but yeah, sure.
- It's possible, I suppose.
- Possible?
Since when is Jesse
coy about his love life?
Well, since when does
Jesse play online poker
or live in an apartment
with no action figures?
I know.
We're going to figure it out, eh?
We've completed the
search of your apartment.
Sarah and Charlie found
the gun used in the robbery.
No, that's...
No, that's impossible! I mean...
I don't know! What do you mean?
There's no way that this thing
could have ended up in my place!
- That doesn't make any sense!
- All right.
Here's the good news.
Rex found someone hiding in your place.
They think they may have
been planting it there.
Okay.
Look, Jesse, there is a lot that
remains to be answered in this case.
Right now, let's just see
if you recognize our suspect.
Okay?
- Yeah.
- All right.
Come on.
Hey, buddy.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Hey, guys. So,
who's the suspect?
Oh my God! Yaz?
Guys, she's not a suspect!
She's my girlfriend!
We didn't know that you
were seeing somebody.
Yeah, I am and she has
nothing to do with this!
Well, we need to talk to her
to make sure that that's true.
- I want to be here.
- You can't be anywhere near this, Jesse.
And frankly, we have a lot to discuss.
Come with me.
So, it's true.
They are dating.
Let's find out what else is true.
I didn't expect anyone to walk
into Jesse's while I was there
so I hid when you showed up.
How long have you and Jesse been dating?
I can tell you the exact date.
We met October 23rd at
the Barcade downtown.
I was playing pinball.
He was asking me for pointers
after I destroyed his high score.
Normally I wouldn't
fall for that, but...
So, what exactly is going on here?
Is questioning new girlfriends
standard procedure or something?
Yeah.
When they're found with
a gun from a robbery.
Is there any chance Yazmin
could have planted that gun?
Absolutely not.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
Because you don't really
have the best track record
- with women Jesse.
- I know!
I know! That's why I didn't
tell you guys about her.
I wanted to get to know her first.
Yeah?
Well, how much do you know?
Enough to know that she would
never frame me for robbery.
I don't know anything about a gun.
What were you doing at Jesse's?
Picking up a couple things
I'd left there the other day.
- You didn't see the gun on the sofa?
- Of course not.
Yazmin, look, I'm going
to level with you, okay?
Jesse's a person of
interest in a robbery.
You've got to be kidding me.
Look, I know bad boyfriends
and trust me, Jesse is not one of them.
Great. Then help me out here, okay?
Jesse said he was alone
at the time of the robbery.
Did you guys... did you text?
Or did you talk between
7:00 and 8:00 last night?
Nothing after 6:30.
I figured he was busy, but...
Do you think she planted that gun?
I don't know what to believe.
Something's just not adding up.
Imari's sweep of Yazmin's
socials came up clean.
Maybe there's another
explanation for the gun?
Guys, you need to see something.
So it's all over social media.
Freeze that.
I mean... it definitely is Jesse.
When was this filmed?
Fifteen minutes after the robbery.
It's Internal Affairs.
Joe Donovan.
Yes, we've seen the video.
Yes, I understand the seriousness
of the situation but...
Joe, what's going on?
No, I understand.
No, I'll do it.
I said I will do it.
We're out of time.
Please tell me you have some good news.
I hate to do this.
Jesse Mills.
You're under arrest.
OK, so the bank's CCTV outfit
matches the one seen here.
And the crash explains the
damage found on his car.
To anyone outside of this team,
it is as clear as day.
It's Jesse Mills.
Look, I admit that this looks bad
but do we really need to make
an arrest before we question him?
Charlie, I am not
happy about this either.
Okay? But if we didn't do it,
Internal Affairs would have.
It's okay, partner.
Imari, I need you to gather
all the evidence we have so far.
IA wants it ASAP.
Wait a second. Wait.
What happened to us handling this?
Charlie, my hands are tied!
This is a PR nightmare for the force!
Okay, but...
but if the media learns
that IA is investigating,
they're going to take that as
an admission of Jesse's guilt!
I can buy us a day.
- Okay.
- One day.
But the clock is ticking.
Imari, I want you to track down
wherever that video came from
and Charlie, talk to Jesse
and see whatever he knows about this.
Let's go.
Rex already had the same idea.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
It's good to see
someone's got my back, huh?
He's been missing you.
He came down here by himself.
Yeah, well he must have
missed the treats in my desk.
It's more than that.
Come on, you know that!
You know we don't have a choice, right?
The only way I can get you out
is to deal with this case objectively.
Objectively? Charlie, this is insane!
In any other case, we would have
enough to put you away for good.
Let me see this video.
That's not me!
No, I would...
Wait a minute. Of course!
Of course! Charlie!
I didn't recognize this
because the CCTV was so grainy
but these are Deepfakes!
- Deep what?
- Look, I can explain
but I need my computer.
Give me the phone.
Hey!
Officer.
Get him out immediately.
Is that really necessary?
With IA breathing down our necks,
it's best to play things by the book.
Jesse, don't even worry about it, okay?
Yeah just another day at the office.
Okay, welcome to the
wild world of Deepfakes.
Now, it's an editing technique
that trains a computer to
recognize a face at all angles.
And then seamlessly place it
on a video of someone else.
Wait. I've seen this before
but I thought it was for videos like
what if Samuel L. Jackson
played Morpheus on The Matrix?
Yeah, exactly. I mean, the
results can be pretty convincing.
I mean for example, I was
able to whip this one up
in about half an hour.
You want to take that down,
I've had nightmares like that before.
So, to pull this off,
we just need enough footage of
someone to train the computer?
Yeah, the more data you feed it,
the more convincing that
the Deepfake becomes.
It's so spooky. I heard
there are even programs now
that can fake a person's voice.
Yeah, combine the two, and
you've got a whole new reality.
But why go through all that trouble?
I mean the robber has the
money. Why not just vanish?
No I don't think this is about money.
Someone is throwing this tech
at you for a reason, Jesse.
Well, I think we've seen enough, Jesse.
I think we can take it from here.
It's okay, Rex. I'll be all
right. I'll be all right.
Stand down, partner.
I know, Rex. Don't worry.
We'll have Jesse back with us soon.
Okay?
Come on. Let's go.
My question is,
where would they even get enough
video of Jesse to make this happen?
Could someone have hacked his computer?
- Maybe used his webcam?
- No dice.
There's no trace of
malware on his laptop.
We need to stay focused here.
It doesn't matter how they
got Jesse on the video.
We need to find the real robber.
Right, and this isn't
just about the face, right?
The robber's body, height, build
have to match to sell the illusion.
So you mean we need
to find the fake Jesse
in order to exonerate the real one.
We need to start with
whoever posted the video.
Somebody had to take it.
Maybe the robber had an accomplice.
Yeah, hopefully they've got
the unedited footage of him.
Already on it.
Okay, let me pull it up.
Okay, so, it looks like the
video was taken down by the docks.
Southside Transport.
That's 1312 Harbour Drive.
We can work with that. Rex.
Let's go.
So, you saw the accident.
Then just went out into
the street to take a video?
Yeah, well it happened
right in front of my boat.
So I figured it was
the right thing to do.
Someone might need it
for their insurance.
Right. So putting it on the
Internet for everybody to gawk at
was that an act of kindness too?
This is starting to sound
like an accusation, Detective.
What'd I do?
We have reason to believe that
the person who took that video
is an accomplice to the driver.
Well, that's ridiculous.
- I have to get going.
- No hold on.
Hold on for a sec. Just
give me another minute.
- Come on.
- Look, actually,
it wasn't me that posted the video.
A young woman called
and asked me for it.
- Might've been her.
- You get a name?
No. She said she was the sister
of the driver who got punched.
They needed it to press charges.
Okay, I'm going to need to see
the original video on your phone.
You know I heard online
that the guy works for the SJPD.
Well, you can't believe everything
you read on the Internet.
Okay, I got it.
Is this is the man you saw?
Mm-hmm.
Casey Ridley was Livestreaming.
How are you in two places at once?
I thought so too. I checked
the Livestream metadata
and he was live by the docks
when the truck was being held up.
Ridley coming to you live
from St. John's, Newfoundland.
Wait.
Wait wait wait. Look.
The sky isn't even fully dark.
This couldn't have been when
the robbery was happening.
What did he do? Did he rig the stream
to play a prerecorded video?
Is that even possible?
It could be. I'm sorry, guys.
I should've picked up on that.
It's not too late. Where's Casey now?
He disappeared. He checked out
of his hotel earlier this morning.
That's okay. I'll get a
warrant for his financials
and I'll have the ports
monitored. He won't get far.
Okay, in the meantime, I need
you to see whatever you can find
on Casey's co-conspirator.
Sierra said that a woman
called asking for that video.
Wait, I remember seeing a woman
when I was checking his socials.
Hold on one second, please.
That's Yazmin.
Jesse's not gonna like that.
How do you know Casey Ridley?
He's an ex
from when I was in Halifax.
I told you about him.
Is that the guy that
gave you a hard time?
He was so sweet at first.
And then he got controlling,
pestering me every time I went out,
accused me of lying
about where I'd been.
And then I found an app
he installed on my phone to track me.
Is that why you left him?
Why are you asking me all this?
Look.
Casey's in town.
And we think that he's the one
that robbed the armoured truck.
Yaz, I have to ask,
has he been in touch with you
at all since you've been here?
No.
I would have packed my bags the
second I knew he was in town.
Okay, well, he's working with someone.
A young woman.
Someone who can supply
him with with videos of me.
- You think I'm behind this?
- It's a theory.
Look.
I mean, we're on Facetime a lot
and you have all these videos of me,
while we're on our dates. And,
look, I just don't... I don't know.
Jesse, you have got to believe me.
I would never do anything to hurt you.
Whatever it is you need to
prove that, I'll cooperate.
But if it's you he's targeting,
I need know both of us are
going to get out of this okay.
Okay.
I believe her.
If she's telling the truth about Casey,
we need to get her
somewhere safe, right?
We believe you, Jesse.
You know her better than anybody.
Thank you.
I can handle getting
her into a safe house.
Okay, great.
Rex and I are going to be busy.
They just found Casey. Come on, pal.
Casey Ridley!
SJPD.
If you're in here, make yourself known!
If the shoe fits huh?
Just grab what's necessary for now.
How long do you think
I'll be in police protection?
Probably a night or two.
Just in case Casey
proves to be dangerous.
- Right.
- Hopefully not even that long.
- Detective Hudson is tracking him down now.
- Come on.
If you forget anything, we can
send an officer to pick it up.
Okay.
- I think I have everything.
- Charlie, what's up?
We're just at Yazmin's
collecting her things.
Yeah, I know. I'm
watching you right now.
On a hidden camera.
To your right.
Oh, a little more.
There you go.
The web cam.
It must be hacked.
The light is off. It must
have been disabled remotely.
How long have you had this laptop?
Since before Casey and I broke up.
Sarah, how long have you been there for?
Ten minutes, tops. Why?
That means Casey's gone now.
He left in a hurry, didn't
even take his laptop.
Something we said must
have tipped him off.
Hey, Joe.
We found hours of
footage on Casey's laptop
and everything you'd need
to make a credible Deepfake.
Including this.
The original video of
Casey in the car accident.
Okay. That's great, Charlie.
That'll more than
satisfy Internal Affairs.
Great. Um...
listen, is it, uh...
is it okay if we get
Jesse back on the case?
- He could work from home.
- Yeah, I don't see why not.
All right, back to work.
Let's see if Casey's laptop
can tell anything about his accomplice.
I've got a message from the poker site.
WildAce89 says "Missed you last night".
- Want me to respond?
- Oh just say I'll join in next game.
Okay.
Hey. Whoah!
Yaz, check this out.
Look at that.
Oh my God. It's like a
museum of our relationship.
- Play that one.
- Okay, okay.
Oh, our first kiss.
Yeah, that would be so
sweet if it wasn't so creepy.
No!
I've got a doughnut!
- I'm not going to eat healthy.
- Oh.
- Any there?
- Yeah.
Charlie, hi.
Any luck getting into Casey's email?
Oh, you know what? I'm
just on that right now.
Okay, I have a bunch of emails
about him chartering a
boat out of Portugal Cove.
Charlie, he's trying
to get off the island.
The boat leaves in less than an hour.
Hang on Rex.
SJPD! Stop where you are!
Aghh!
Ughh!
- Come on.
- Get off me.
I've got a great local
place for your travel vlog.
It's called Her Majesty's Penitentiary.
Charlie, did you get him?
Yeah, we got him.
Also a portion of the money too.
Not all of it.
He's not giving up his partner.
You find anything we
can use as leverage?
Okay, let me see, let me see.
Okay, Charlie. There was a massive
transfer of webcam video files.
It might take a while
but I think I can track
the IP address to the recipient.
Good to have you back, Jesse.
Okay.
Here's your last chance to cut a deal
before we close in on your partner.
You're never going to find her.
And this isn't over by a long shot.
Say hi to Yaz for me, would you?
Come on.
Yes! I just found the
Deepfaker, Chelsea Laidlaw.
She lives here in town!
Do you know her?
Never heard of her before in my life!
Oh.
Another message from WildAce89.
Something tells me you won't
be joining our game tonight.
911. What's your emergency?
Please help me!
My boyfriend is trying to kill me!
Miss, slow down.
Can you tell me where you are?
Wait a minute.
This is messed up.
Let me see.
Okay.
Of course.
Yes! WildAce89 is Chelsea Laidlaw!
They have the same IP address.
Jesse Mills!
Drop your weapon and come
out with your hands up!
You two, go over there!
I want you to cover that
perimeter right there!
- Who's in charge here?
- Jesse Mills!
You have five minutes
or we'll have no choice
- to breach the perimeter!
- Hey!
Call this off, right now!
We can't, sir. He has a
hostage and he's agitated.
- He's actively making threats.
- Have you made contact?
How do you know?
I want this whole crowd dispersed
- or I'm going to shoot, I swear!
- No.
No, that's not Jesse Mills.
That's obviously someone
who's making a fake threat.
Call this off now!
Until I get proof of that, I
can't ask my men to stand down.
It's protocol, sir.
Jesse Mills!
Stand down!
Please.
Get down! Get down!
How bad is it?
Let me see.
We're totally surrounded.
Okay, it's pretty bad. Got it.
Um, what do they think they did?
Something far worse than an
armoured truck robbery this time.
Okay, one sec.
Yeah, I'm just pulling up right now.
What the hell is going on?
Charlie, I found Casey's accomplice.
It's someone named Chelsey Laidlaw.
She must be behind this.
She is not going to stop until
I'm ruined or dead or both.
Jesse, I need you to come down here now
so we can deal with this. Rex.
Tell that to the snipers
across the street, Charlie!
Jesse, we're not going to let
anything happen to you, okay?
You are part of this team.
We've got your back.
And if it didn't seem like
that earlier, I'm sorry.
What's happening?
I know, pal. We've got
this. We've got this.
Jesse Mills.
This is your final warning.
I am sick and tired of this
fake Jesse running my life.
I have to go out there
and face the crowd myself.
- Stay here.
- Okay.
Okay?
Hands in the air! Let's see them!
Slowly. Nice and slow.
No sudden moves.
Rex, stop!
I'm losing my patience!
You have thirty seconds or I'm shooting!
Hey. Do you see his lips moving?
Whoever is on this phone,
it clearly isn't Jesse.
Stand down! Stand down!
We have the wrong man!
Rex.
I owe you one, buddy.
Hey, Jesse. You okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm better than okay.
Let's go catch who did this to me.
WildAce89 I presume?
No no no.
Stay here.
- You want to do the honours?
- Yeah. Yeah, I would.
Chelsea Laidlaw, you're under arrest.
You know what? It's nice to finally
put a face to the poker player.
Yeah, I can't say the same.
- Officer.
- No, you know what?
I want to get some answers first.
Why don't you have a seat?
You know what? I've got to ask,
was that worth all this trouble?
So, I beat you at poker a few times.
You drained my crypto
savings in a single weekend.
Twenty-five grand, gone.
I'd say you took about three
times that in the robbery.
I figured I was owed interest.
Okay, well, you know
what? Don't gamble more
than you're willing to
lose. That is on you.
How did you get Casey involved?
Funny enough, he came to me.
He was watching you play
poker at his girl's place.
Not his girl.
Tell that to him.
He figured we could use the webcam feed
to take you for everything you
had in the poker tournaments.
But he was dreaming too small.
We could have so much
more fun than that.
You overplayed your hand, Chelsea.
Yeah, get her out of here.
No, okay, I got it. Thank you.
Good job, Jesse.
You're better under
pressure than I thought.
Yeah, well there's more to me than
you give me credit for, Charlie.
Okay.
I'm sorry I didn't
believe you from the start.
No, I get it.
It's hard to wrap your head around
the two versions of
me floating out there.
I count three.
There's one that Chelsea created
and then there's the
Jesse I had in my head.
They were both fake.
I just want the real
one from now on, okay?
Come on. I'll buy you a beer.
Okay.
Thanks for coming to
poker night, you guys.
Okay. Well, I raise.
Hmm.
That's seven by the way.
- He's in too.
- Okay, gotcha Rex.
Okay, ready?
I got
absolutely nothing.
Um, didn't somebody just
try and ruin your life
because of your incredible poker skills?
Yeah, really. I expected more.
Yeah, well, I mean,
it's easier to bluff on
a computer screen. Plus,
Rex over here knows all my tells.
- Way to go, Rex!
- Ohhh!
You're all in!
- Oh excuse you!
- I'll get these for you, pal.
Next time on Hudson & Rex...
- So the dead employee's name is...
- Sean McHale.
Contraband, uncut conflict diamonds
are being smuggled into St. John's.
I suspect he was killed by
the man he was working for.
Oh, so you think his garage is a front
for a diamond smuggling operation?
Exactly. Based on recent events,
we can assume he is dangerous.
Well, we've got company, boys.
Rex will sniff it out.
As far as fakes go, this
is a bit sloppy Mr. Agashi.
I actually want to know where you've
been getting your diamonds from.
- What the...
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
- What do you want?
- The bag!
Come on!
Everything okay back there, Hopper?
Come on, come on, come on!
Hopper, you copy?
Yeah, yeah. We're good.
Come on! Bring it over!
Nice try.
The guy was tall and slim.
He was wearing a mask
so I didn't see his face.
You see anybody suspicious
before the pickup?
No but I did see a guy
the last couple times
we've been here hanging
around on his phone.
Really? He wasn't here tonight though?
No. I don't see how someone
not being here helps.
Okay, well, listen, I'm
going to get you to work
with our sketch artist over here.
See if we can get a
description of the man, okay?
Just tell her what you know.
Thanks.
- Hey.
- Hey, you two.
What did the guard have to say?
Well, that he was having
a bad day on the job, and,
in his line of work,
that means he loses a
hundred and twelve grand.
Well, it could've been worse.
There are still five or
six bags of cash in there.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I've never heard of armed
robbers showing restraint.
I wonder why they didn't go for more?
Sorry I'm late. You would
not believe the day I had.
Oh oh! Jesse, oh!
Oh, did I just step in evidence?
Yes, I think you did.
Okay, this day keeps
getting better and better.
It's fine, it's fine. Here.
Just put these on so you're
not tracking around more dye.
You okay, Jesse?
Yeah. No no no. I'm
fine. I'm totally fine.
All right. Look, why
don't you catch a breather
and then you can track
down the local CCTV footage.
Sure.
I'm guessing this is the
remains of the dye pack?
Yeah. It was in with the stolen cash.
The robber yanked it out thinking
he was being clever, but...
Setting it off though.
Caused him to leave evidence behind.
Exactly and since he was
wearing a mask and gloves,
this footprint here is the only
piece of forensics we've got.
Looks like it came
from a high-top sneaker.
Okay. So where are we going
to start looking for our thief?
An arcade or a hipster bar?
Oh, come on. That was
a pretty good joke, Rex.
Ah, looks like our sketch
artist has something.
- Hold that thought.
- Yeah.
Oh, hold on. Uh, Char... Oh, okay.
What have you got, Rex?
Are you following the scent of the dye?
Charlie, Rex tracked the
robber to a back alley.
I think the trail ends here.
And good news.
If there was a getaway
car, it's on tape.
Hey, are you still in line
for that comic book expo
- you were trying to get tickets for?
- Uh no no no.
I'm on hold with my insurance company.
My car was stolen yesterday.
What? Are you serious?
That why you were late?
Yeah, I had to walk.
You should've called me. Rex and
I would've come to pick you up.
- Did you report the theft?
- No, not yet.
I wanted to get through
this CCTV footage first.
The getaway car.
- Looks a bit like yours.
- Wouldn't that be my luck?
There's our man.
Is there something you
want to tell us, Jesse?
That's not me.
I mean that looks just like you.
And your stolen car!
No. No no, no way.
Okay, first of all, the
license plates aren't visible.
So there's no way to tell that it's mine
and also there are a lot
of these sedans out there.
You've got to admit it's
a pretty big coincidence.
Guys.
Seriously, you don't think
I actually did this, do you?
Guys.
Oh, you should see your face.
Come on. Of course we
don't think it's you.
That's uncanny.
You've got a doppelganger.
There's a definite resemblance
to the man the guard saw
hanging around the bank.
That's not reassuring at all.
- It should be.
- Why's that?
The guy who owns a food truck
near the bank, he ID'ed this guy.
Rex and I are going to
talk to him right now.
Right, pal? You know, with any luck,
we should have you cleared by...
lunch?
Let's go, pal.
Oh, okay. That's a relief.
Hey, I wouldn't relax so quickly.
I've still got to contact
Internal Affairs about this.
Oh, I should probably test your shoes
against the print from the scene.
- Should I be worried?
- No no.
It's only to rule you out.
I mean no, with Internal Affairs?
No, it's just protocol
at this point, you know?
We've got to be transparent with optics.
Casey Ridley?
- Mm-hmm?
- I'm Detective Hudson.
Come with me. We spoke
on the phone earlier.
Sure. What's this all about?
Several people have seen you
loitering in the area this week.
Loitering?
Location scouting.
Since when is that a crime, Detective?
Since over a hundred
thousand dollars was snatched
from an armoured vehicle in
front of the bank yesterday.
Oh and you think I... ?
- Buddy, no way.
- Hang on a second.
Track it, pal.
The dog's got nothing.
What were you scouting?
It's for my travel vlog.
I came in from Halifax,
checking out all the
hot spots in St. John's.
Actually,
that's how I came across this place.
Those are really nice
boots you've got there.
You got any high top sneakers?
Wouldn't be caught dead in those.
Where were you between 7:00
and 8:00 p.m. last night?
I was on InstaLive, man.
Check it out.
Hey, guys! Casey Ridley
coming to you live
from St. John's Newfoundland.
Today, we're checking out
some of the local cuisine.
We've got cod cheeks!
We good, Detective?
Hey hey hey!
How did it go with Internal Affairs?
So, Jesse, I'm going to need you
to take a step back
from the investigation.
Just until we can
officially rule you out.
Well, what happened to
- "Of course we know it wasn't you"?
- Nothing.
Nothing. It's either this
or IA takes over the case
because of the "perceived
conflict of interest".
Oh!
You know, they always told me
that Major Crimes had the
best digs in the building
but this is downright sexy!
Hi!
- Imari.
- Hi.
I'm the temp from downstairs.
Where should I set up?
Anywhere over there is fine.
- Okay, thanks.
- Thanks.
- Oh, whoah.
- Uh...
right. Actually, this... this is better.
Oh, okay.
So, listen, the first priority is
I need you to run a check on a...
Jesse, what's the model year
of your car again, please?
2014 electric blue sedan.
Right, that is the first priority.
The second priority is
confirming the authenticity
of Casey Ridley's Instagram live.
- Cool! Consider it done.
- Got that?
- Thank you.
- Hey, am I being replaced?
No. Jesse, come with me.
So, Jesse, like she said,
this is just temporary.
Okay?
But I will need your
badge and pass card.
Okay. This isn't a step back.
This is a complete ban from the station.
I mean you can't be serious!
Okay, well, I mean,
I guess you're going to tell
me that I can't leave town, huh?
It's probably for the best.
I'll be in touch.
How'd it go with the guy
from the police sketch?
Casey Ridley. Not great.
Joe just confirmed his online activities
during the time of the robbery.
So, he's not our guy.
Yeah, I guess not.
Any luck on the partial at the scene?
Well, no, nothing that helps us.
So the sneaker, Jesse's
sneaker is the same size.
The dye pattern on the soles
is similar to the print.
- Huh.
- What? What are you thinking?
I'm just trying to forget
that we're talking about Jesse
and focus on the evidence.
- Yeah.
- And?
Well, I mean it doesn't look good.
Yeah, sure. Maybe with
a purely objective eye
but I mean this is Jesse.
We know he didn't do this
and we can explain the dye on the shoes.
Well, unless he walked
through it at the scene
to hide the fact that he
stepped in it at the robbery.
Okay.
So, now he's a criminal
mastermind? Charlie.
No, I'm just saying there's
a lot of evidence here.
So much for clearing me
before lunch, I guess.
Uh, hey Jesse.
Hi.
I'm here to grab my shoes.
I'm sorry. I still need
them for a little bit longer.
Oh, okay. Um...
I guess I'm walking home
in crime scene booties.
Hey, Jesse. I know this is hard
but we're trying to clear
you as soon as we can.
That may be sooner rather than later.
- We just found your car.
- Okay.
Okay.
This bumper's been
pretty seriously damaged.
He's rear-ended somebody.
It fits with Jesse's story
about the car being stolen.
- Yeah.
- He's never had so much as a parking ticket.
What have you got, Rex?
- Find something, partner?
- What is it?
It's red dye.
So Jesse's car and the getaway
car are one and the same.
Well, that doesn't mean that
Jesse was the one behind the wheel
- after the robbery.
- I know.
We just need to find a way to prove it.
What have you got,
partner? Something else?
That is definitely not Jesse's.
No, it is not.
That's the first good
news we've had today.
Here.
Come on in!
I wasn't expecting company
but make yourselves at home.
Take a look around.
I don't know what I
expecting from your place
but I definitely thought it would
involve a lot more action figures.
Beers?
Yeah yeah! That sounds good.
Okay, well...
- This is a stylish place, Jesse.
- Oh, thanks!
Uh, listen. I think
we've figured out a way
- we can get you cleared of all this.
- Oh, yeah!
Oh, that's great news.
I can't wait for this to be over.
He's got a scent.
Is this possible? This is Jesse's shirt?
What the hell is going on?
That's not what I meant
by take a look around.
Did you guys come here so Rex
could track evidence to me?
No. We came here to help you, Jesse.
- Charlie and I can explain.
- You don't have to explain.
I heard you talking
in the lab today, okay?
Talking about how it
wasn't look good for me
wondering whether I walked
through that dye on purpose.
- You've got to admit that...
- No there's nothing to admit!
Look,
if you guys actually think I
did something like this, then...
I don't know, maybe you should leave.
No, no. Jesse.
No, I said go! Seriously.
Rex.
Rex, you too.
Rex, you should go.
A search warrant? Really?
If Jessie's not going to help
us, we don't have a choice.
It's better for us to dig into
his life than Internal Affairs.
But we're still in agreement
that Jesse didn't do this, right?
The way he threw us out last night,
it's like he was hiding something.
He was hurt and he lashed out.
That doesn't mean that he did anything.
Hi, guys. Sorry to interrupt.
Hey, Imari.
Hey, Rex!
- Do you have anything?
- Oh yeah, I have.
Thank you.
That will be all, thanks.
Okay. Bye.
You're not going to believe this.
Fifty-eight thousand
dollars was deposited
into Jesse's chequing
account last night.
Okay, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
The math doesn't add up.
The robbery was double that.
Where would he get that kind of money?
The money was deposited
via a numbered account.
Imari hasn't been able to trace it yet.
What do you want to do?
I've got to bring him in.
I know these last few days
have been weird for you.
But we're on your side.
You've got to know that.
So let's just...
Let's try to figure this out, okay?
- Yeah, okay.
- First thing,
where were you the night of the robbery?
I was at home, gaming.
And before you ask,
no, nobody can confirm that.
Well, the thing is,
somebody made a large deposit
to your chequing account.
Now I sign your cheques, Jesse,
I know you're not
pulling that kind of coin.
I've been playing some online poker.
I know it doesn't sound like me
but I'm actually pretty good.
Why didn't you say anything?
All we hear about are
your Fortnite exploits.
Well, it's just... it's not...
it's not exactly legal.
Okay, it's not illegal.
It's more of a...
grey area because the
payout's in crypto.
But that deposit, that was
my winnings from last month.
- Can you prove that?
- Yeah, of course!
I can go home and grab the
passkey for my crypto wallet.
Why don't you just tell us where it is?
Are you doing a search of my apartment?
Are you?
Are you serious?
Yeah, I've got it here, Joe.
Damn it.
Okay.
- Charlie.
- Yeah?
Nice find, Rex.
The robber had a shotgun with
short barrel in the video too.
If I take your approach,
forgetting we're talking about Jesse
and just looking at the evidence...
- Something's not right here.
- What do you mean?
Jesse not naive enough to
keep a shotgun in his house
- especially after last night.
- You think it was planted?
Okay.
Please don't hurt me!
SJPD. We're not going to hurt you.
Rex, stand down. Oh Rex!
I've heard a lot about you!
Who are you?
I'm Jesse's girlfriend. Yazmin.
She's got to be lying.
She's there to plant the gun
and heard us come in. So she hid.
No prints on the gun to run
against her but yeah, sure.
- It's possible, I suppose.
- Possible?
Since when is Jesse
coy about his love life?
Well, since when does
Jesse play online poker
or live in an apartment
with no action figures?
I know.
We're going to figure it out, eh?
We've completed the
search of your apartment.
Sarah and Charlie found
the gun used in the robbery.
No, that's...
No, that's impossible! I mean...
I don't know! What do you mean?
There's no way that this thing
could have ended up in my place!
- That doesn't make any sense!
- All right.
Here's the good news.
Rex found someone hiding in your place.
They think they may have
been planting it there.
Okay.
Look, Jesse, there is a lot that
remains to be answered in this case.
Right now, let's just see
if you recognize our suspect.
Okay?
- Yeah.
- All right.
Come on.
Hey, buddy.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
Hey, guys. So,
who's the suspect?
Oh my God! Yaz?
Guys, she's not a suspect!
She's my girlfriend!
We didn't know that you
were seeing somebody.
Yeah, I am and she has
nothing to do with this!
Well, we need to talk to her
to make sure that that's true.
- I want to be here.
- You can't be anywhere near this, Jesse.
And frankly, we have a lot to discuss.
Come with me.
So, it's true.
They are dating.
Let's find out what else is true.
I didn't expect anyone to walk
into Jesse's while I was there
so I hid when you showed up.
How long have you and Jesse been dating?
I can tell you the exact date.
We met October 23rd at
the Barcade downtown.
I was playing pinball.
He was asking me for pointers
after I destroyed his high score.
Normally I wouldn't
fall for that, but...
So, what exactly is going on here?
Is questioning new girlfriends
standard procedure or something?
Yeah.
When they're found with
a gun from a robbery.
Is there any chance Yazmin
could have planted that gun?
Absolutely not.
- You sure?
- Yeah.
Because you don't really
have the best track record
- with women Jesse.
- I know!
I know! That's why I didn't
tell you guys about her.
I wanted to get to know her first.
Yeah?
Well, how much do you know?
Enough to know that she would
never frame me for robbery.
I don't know anything about a gun.
What were you doing at Jesse's?
Picking up a couple things
I'd left there the other day.
- You didn't see the gun on the sofa?
- Of course not.
Yazmin, look, I'm going
to level with you, okay?
Jesse's a person of
interest in a robbery.
You've got to be kidding me.
Look, I know bad boyfriends
and trust me, Jesse is not one of them.
Great. Then help me out here, okay?
Jesse said he was alone
at the time of the robbery.
Did you guys... did you text?
Or did you talk between
7:00 and 8:00 last night?
Nothing after 6:30.
I figured he was busy, but...
Do you think she planted that gun?
I don't know what to believe.
Something's just not adding up.
Imari's sweep of Yazmin's
socials came up clean.
Maybe there's another
explanation for the gun?
Guys, you need to see something.
So it's all over social media.
Freeze that.
I mean... it definitely is Jesse.
When was this filmed?
Fifteen minutes after the robbery.
It's Internal Affairs.
Joe Donovan.
Yes, we've seen the video.
Yes, I understand the seriousness
of the situation but...
Joe, what's going on?
No, I understand.
No, I'll do it.
I said I will do it.
We're out of time.
Please tell me you have some good news.
I hate to do this.
Jesse Mills.
You're under arrest.
OK, so the bank's CCTV outfit
matches the one seen here.
And the crash explains the
damage found on his car.
To anyone outside of this team,
it is as clear as day.
It's Jesse Mills.
Look, I admit that this looks bad
but do we really need to make
an arrest before we question him?
Charlie, I am not
happy about this either.
Okay? But if we didn't do it,
Internal Affairs would have.
It's okay, partner.
Imari, I need you to gather
all the evidence we have so far.
IA wants it ASAP.
Wait a second. Wait.
What happened to us handling this?
Charlie, my hands are tied!
This is a PR nightmare for the force!
Okay, but...
but if the media learns
that IA is investigating,
they're going to take that as
an admission of Jesse's guilt!
I can buy us a day.
- Okay.
- One day.
But the clock is ticking.
Imari, I want you to track down
wherever that video came from
and Charlie, talk to Jesse
and see whatever he knows about this.
Let's go.
Rex already had the same idea.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
It's good to see
someone's got my back, huh?
He's been missing you.
He came down here by himself.
Yeah, well he must have
missed the treats in my desk.
It's more than that.
Come on, you know that!
You know we don't have a choice, right?
The only way I can get you out
is to deal with this case objectively.
Objectively? Charlie, this is insane!
In any other case, we would have
enough to put you away for good.
Let me see this video.
That's not me!
No, I would...
Wait a minute. Of course!
Of course! Charlie!
I didn't recognize this
because the CCTV was so grainy
but these are Deepfakes!
- Deep what?
- Look, I can explain
but I need my computer.
Give me the phone.
Hey!
Officer.
Get him out immediately.
Is that really necessary?
With IA breathing down our necks,
it's best to play things by the book.
Jesse, don't even worry about it, okay?
Yeah just another day at the office.
Okay, welcome to the
wild world of Deepfakes.
Now, it's an editing technique
that trains a computer to
recognize a face at all angles.
And then seamlessly place it
on a video of someone else.
Wait. I've seen this before
but I thought it was for videos like
what if Samuel L. Jackson
played Morpheus on The Matrix?
Yeah, exactly. I mean, the
results can be pretty convincing.
I mean for example, I was
able to whip this one up
in about half an hour.
You want to take that down,
I've had nightmares like that before.
So, to pull this off,
we just need enough footage of
someone to train the computer?
Yeah, the more data you feed it,
the more convincing that
the Deepfake becomes.
It's so spooky. I heard
there are even programs now
that can fake a person's voice.
Yeah, combine the two, and
you've got a whole new reality.
But why go through all that trouble?
I mean the robber has the
money. Why not just vanish?
No I don't think this is about money.
Someone is throwing this tech
at you for a reason, Jesse.
Well, I think we've seen enough, Jesse.
I think we can take it from here.
It's okay, Rex. I'll be all
right. I'll be all right.
Stand down, partner.
I know, Rex. Don't worry.
We'll have Jesse back with us soon.
Okay?
Come on. Let's go.
My question is,
where would they even get enough
video of Jesse to make this happen?
Could someone have hacked his computer?
- Maybe used his webcam?
- No dice.
There's no trace of
malware on his laptop.
We need to stay focused here.
It doesn't matter how they
got Jesse on the video.
We need to find the real robber.
Right, and this isn't
just about the face, right?
The robber's body, height, build
have to match to sell the illusion.
So you mean we need
to find the fake Jesse
in order to exonerate the real one.
We need to start with
whoever posted the video.
Somebody had to take it.
Maybe the robber had an accomplice.
Yeah, hopefully they've got
the unedited footage of him.
Already on it.
Okay, let me pull it up.
Okay, so, it looks like the
video was taken down by the docks.
Southside Transport.
That's 1312 Harbour Drive.
We can work with that. Rex.
Let's go.
So, you saw the accident.
Then just went out into
the street to take a video?
Yeah, well it happened
right in front of my boat.
So I figured it was
the right thing to do.
Someone might need it
for their insurance.
Right. So putting it on the
Internet for everybody to gawk at
was that an act of kindness too?
This is starting to sound
like an accusation, Detective.
What'd I do?
We have reason to believe that
the person who took that video
is an accomplice to the driver.
Well, that's ridiculous.
- I have to get going.
- No hold on.
Hold on for a sec. Just
give me another minute.
- Come on.
- Look, actually,
it wasn't me that posted the video.
A young woman called
and asked me for it.
- Might've been her.
- You get a name?
No. She said she was the sister
of the driver who got punched.
They needed it to press charges.
Okay, I'm going to need to see
the original video on your phone.
You know I heard online
that the guy works for the SJPD.
Well, you can't believe everything
you read on the Internet.
Okay, I got it.
Is this is the man you saw?
Mm-hmm.
Casey Ridley was Livestreaming.
How are you in two places at once?
I thought so too. I checked
the Livestream metadata
and he was live by the docks
when the truck was being held up.
Ridley coming to you live
from St. John's, Newfoundland.
Wait.
Wait wait wait. Look.
The sky isn't even fully dark.
This couldn't have been when
the robbery was happening.
What did he do? Did he rig the stream
to play a prerecorded video?
Is that even possible?
It could be. I'm sorry, guys.
I should've picked up on that.
It's not too late. Where's Casey now?
He disappeared. He checked out
of his hotel earlier this morning.
That's okay. I'll get a
warrant for his financials
and I'll have the ports
monitored. He won't get far.
Okay, in the meantime, I need
you to see whatever you can find
on Casey's co-conspirator.
Sierra said that a woman
called asking for that video.
Wait, I remember seeing a woman
when I was checking his socials.
Hold on one second, please.
That's Yazmin.
Jesse's not gonna like that.
How do you know Casey Ridley?
He's an ex
from when I was in Halifax.
I told you about him.
Is that the guy that
gave you a hard time?
He was so sweet at first.
And then he got controlling,
pestering me every time I went out,
accused me of lying
about where I'd been.
And then I found an app
he installed on my phone to track me.
Is that why you left him?
Why are you asking me all this?
Look.
Casey's in town.
And we think that he's the one
that robbed the armoured truck.
Yaz, I have to ask,
has he been in touch with you
at all since you've been here?
No.
I would have packed my bags the
second I knew he was in town.
Okay, well, he's working with someone.
A young woman.
Someone who can supply
him with with videos of me.
- You think I'm behind this?
- It's a theory.
Look.
I mean, we're on Facetime a lot
and you have all these videos of me,
while we're on our dates. And,
look, I just don't... I don't know.
Jesse, you have got to believe me.
I would never do anything to hurt you.
Whatever it is you need to
prove that, I'll cooperate.
But if it's you he's targeting,
I need know both of us are
going to get out of this okay.
Okay.
I believe her.
If she's telling the truth about Casey,
we need to get her
somewhere safe, right?
We believe you, Jesse.
You know her better than anybody.
Thank you.
I can handle getting
her into a safe house.
Okay, great.
Rex and I are going to be busy.
They just found Casey. Come on, pal.
Casey Ridley!
SJPD.
If you're in here, make yourself known!
If the shoe fits huh?
Just grab what's necessary for now.
How long do you think
I'll be in police protection?
Probably a night or two.
Just in case Casey
proves to be dangerous.
- Right.
- Hopefully not even that long.
- Detective Hudson is tracking him down now.
- Come on.
If you forget anything, we can
send an officer to pick it up.
Okay.
- I think I have everything.
- Charlie, what's up?
We're just at Yazmin's
collecting her things.
Yeah, I know. I'm
watching you right now.
On a hidden camera.
To your right.
Oh, a little more.
There you go.
The web cam.
It must be hacked.
The light is off. It must
have been disabled remotely.
How long have you had this laptop?
Since before Casey and I broke up.
Sarah, how long have you been there for?
Ten minutes, tops. Why?
That means Casey's gone now.
He left in a hurry, didn't
even take his laptop.
Something we said must
have tipped him off.
Hey, Joe.
We found hours of
footage on Casey's laptop
and everything you'd need
to make a credible Deepfake.
Including this.
The original video of
Casey in the car accident.
Okay. That's great, Charlie.
That'll more than
satisfy Internal Affairs.
Great. Um...
listen, is it, uh...
is it okay if we get
Jesse back on the case?
- He could work from home.
- Yeah, I don't see why not.
All right, back to work.
Let's see if Casey's laptop
can tell anything about his accomplice.
I've got a message from the poker site.
WildAce89 says "Missed you last night".
- Want me to respond?
- Oh just say I'll join in next game.
Okay.
Hey. Whoah!
Yaz, check this out.
Look at that.
Oh my God. It's like a
museum of our relationship.
- Play that one.
- Okay, okay.
Oh, our first kiss.
Yeah, that would be so
sweet if it wasn't so creepy.
No!
I've got a doughnut!
- I'm not going to eat healthy.
- Oh.
- Any there?
- Yeah.
Charlie, hi.
Any luck getting into Casey's email?
Oh, you know what? I'm
just on that right now.
Okay, I have a bunch of emails
about him chartering a
boat out of Portugal Cove.
Charlie, he's trying
to get off the island.
The boat leaves in less than an hour.
Hang on Rex.
SJPD! Stop where you are!
Aghh!
Ughh!
- Come on.
- Get off me.
I've got a great local
place for your travel vlog.
It's called Her Majesty's Penitentiary.
Charlie, did you get him?
Yeah, we got him.
Also a portion of the money too.
Not all of it.
He's not giving up his partner.
You find anything we
can use as leverage?
Okay, let me see, let me see.
Okay, Charlie. There was a massive
transfer of webcam video files.
It might take a while
but I think I can track
the IP address to the recipient.
Good to have you back, Jesse.
Okay.
Here's your last chance to cut a deal
before we close in on your partner.
You're never going to find her.
And this isn't over by a long shot.
Say hi to Yaz for me, would you?
Come on.
Yes! I just found the
Deepfaker, Chelsea Laidlaw.
She lives here in town!
Do you know her?
Never heard of her before in my life!
Oh.
Another message from WildAce89.
Something tells me you won't
be joining our game tonight.
911. What's your emergency?
Please help me!
My boyfriend is trying to kill me!
Miss, slow down.
Can you tell me where you are?
Wait a minute.
This is messed up.
Let me see.
Okay.
Of course.
Yes! WildAce89 is Chelsea Laidlaw!
They have the same IP address.
Jesse Mills!
Drop your weapon and come
out with your hands up!
You two, go over there!
I want you to cover that
perimeter right there!
- Who's in charge here?
- Jesse Mills!
You have five minutes
or we'll have no choice
- to breach the perimeter!
- Hey!
Call this off, right now!
We can't, sir. He has a
hostage and he's agitated.
- He's actively making threats.
- Have you made contact?
How do you know?
I want this whole crowd dispersed
- or I'm going to shoot, I swear!
- No.
No, that's not Jesse Mills.
That's obviously someone
who's making a fake threat.
Call this off now!
Until I get proof of that, I
can't ask my men to stand down.
It's protocol, sir.
Jesse Mills!
Stand down!
Please.
Get down! Get down!
How bad is it?
Let me see.
We're totally surrounded.
Okay, it's pretty bad. Got it.
Um, what do they think they did?
Something far worse than an
armoured truck robbery this time.
Okay, one sec.
Yeah, I'm just pulling up right now.
What the hell is going on?
Charlie, I found Casey's accomplice.
It's someone named Chelsey Laidlaw.
She must be behind this.
She is not going to stop until
I'm ruined or dead or both.
Jesse, I need you to come down here now
so we can deal with this. Rex.
Tell that to the snipers
across the street, Charlie!
Jesse, we're not going to let
anything happen to you, okay?
You are part of this team.
We've got your back.
And if it didn't seem like
that earlier, I'm sorry.
What's happening?
I know, pal. We've got
this. We've got this.
Jesse Mills.
This is your final warning.
I am sick and tired of this
fake Jesse running my life.
I have to go out there
and face the crowd myself.
- Stay here.
- Okay.
Okay?
Hands in the air! Let's see them!
Slowly. Nice and slow.
No sudden moves.
Rex, stop!
I'm losing my patience!
You have thirty seconds or I'm shooting!
Hey. Do you see his lips moving?
Whoever is on this phone,
it clearly isn't Jesse.
Stand down! Stand down!
We have the wrong man!
Rex.
I owe you one, buddy.
Hey, Jesse. You okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm better than okay.
Let's go catch who did this to me.
WildAce89 I presume?
No no no.
Stay here.
- You want to do the honours?
- Yeah. Yeah, I would.
Chelsea Laidlaw, you're under arrest.
You know what? It's nice to finally
put a face to the poker player.
Yeah, I can't say the same.
- Officer.
- No, you know what?
I want to get some answers first.
Why don't you have a seat?
You know what? I've got to ask,
was that worth all this trouble?
So, I beat you at poker a few times.
You drained my crypto
savings in a single weekend.
Twenty-five grand, gone.
I'd say you took about three
times that in the robbery.
I figured I was owed interest.
Okay, well, you know
what? Don't gamble more
than you're willing to
lose. That is on you.
How did you get Casey involved?
Funny enough, he came to me.
He was watching you play
poker at his girl's place.
Not his girl.
Tell that to him.
He figured we could use the webcam feed
to take you for everything you
had in the poker tournaments.
But he was dreaming too small.
We could have so much
more fun than that.
You overplayed your hand, Chelsea.
Yeah, get her out of here.
No, okay, I got it. Thank you.
Good job, Jesse.
You're better under
pressure than I thought.
Yeah, well there's more to me than
you give me credit for, Charlie.
Okay.
I'm sorry I didn't
believe you from the start.
No, I get it.
It's hard to wrap your head around
the two versions of
me floating out there.
I count three.
There's one that Chelsea created
and then there's the
Jesse I had in my head.
They were both fake.
I just want the real
one from now on, okay?
Come on. I'll buy you a beer.
Okay.
Thanks for coming to
poker night, you guys.
Okay. Well, I raise.
Hmm.
That's seven by the way.
- He's in too.
- Okay, gotcha Rex.
Okay, ready?
I got
absolutely nothing.
Um, didn't somebody just
try and ruin your life
because of your incredible poker skills?
Yeah, really. I expected more.
Yeah, well, I mean,
it's easier to bluff on
a computer screen. Plus,
Rex over here knows all my tells.
- Way to go, Rex!
- Ohhh!
You're all in!
- Oh excuse you!
- I'll get these for you, pal.
Next time on Hudson & Rex...
- So the dead employee's name is...
- Sean McHale.
Contraband, uncut conflict diamonds
are being smuggled into St. John's.
I suspect he was killed by
the man he was working for.
Oh, so you think his garage is a front
for a diamond smuggling operation?
Exactly. Based on recent events,
we can assume he is dangerous.
Well, we've got company, boys.
Rex will sniff it out.
As far as fakes go, this
is a bit sloppy Mr. Agashi.
I actually want to know where you've
been getting your diamonds from.