King & Maxwell (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Second Chances - full transcript
Michelle suddenly finds herself under investigation by FBI agents Rigby and Carter when someone takes a shot at a visiting Georgian politician, Nikoloz Arziana, wounding a Secret Service agent in the process. Michelle has a history with Arziana: when assigned to his protection some years ago while she was still in the Secret Service, she stopped his aides from smuggling a drugged and nearly unconscious 14 year-old girl into his room. Rigby won't reveal what evidence he has implicating her but that doesn't stop her and King from investigating on their own. With the help of their new employee Edgar Roy, they trace the origin of several phone calls where the caller stayed on the line for several seconds before hanging up. When Edgar determines that one of the calls originated on a cellphone from within the FBI building, King knows who is responsible.
He's not gonna be happy.
He's never happy.
Two weeks we've been working
for this guy --
You ever seen him happy?
Never seen him happy.
Not even a hint
of happy.
Maybe he'll surprise us.
Maybe he'll greet us
with a big cheery smile,
Thank us
for finding it.
Maybe he'll even give us
a bonus.
I don't think so,
Sean.
No.
No! No!
No!!
No. Not happy.
Unh-unh.
Told you we'd find it.
I paid you to find
my car and my wife.
Tell me you found her. Hmm?
Tell me my wife is in your car.
Where is she?
Uzbekistan.
Tajikistan.
One of the -istan
countries...
Eastern Europe.
... Living
with a pig farmer.
Exporter.
Pork.
You're telling me
that my wife
Has run off
with a pig farmer?
Pork exporter.
I want her back.
Tell him why
that could be difficult...
Michelle?
Because
the... Pig industry...
Pork.
... Is... Run
by the... Russian mafia.
You don't want to take a tour
of the Russian abattoirs
Looking for your wife,
do you?
I'm sure
they'd make you welcome.
Screw her.
She gets nothing.
Where are the keys,
hmm?
Well, they're probably
still in the car.
Listen,
about our expenses --
Yeah, I paid you guys
half in advance.
It seems to me
you've only done half the job.
So, why don't
we call this even, hmm?
Well --
kiss my ass.
What are you guys waiting for?!
Go get it!
Fetch!
Some jobs,
you don't do for the money.
One job for the money
occasionally would be good.
We covered our costs.
Almost.
The hell
am I paying you guys for?!
Do I have to do everything
myself?!
A good outcome
is its own reward.
You can come out now,
Kelly.
You think
he believed you?
Probably not.
But he's not
gonna come looking.
He's given up
the chase.
He'll find somebody else
to hang off his arm.
Thank you
for believing me.
I would never have got away
from him without your help.
You're welcome.
So... You think
he'll get his car out?
Yeah.
He'll get it out.
Eventually.
That's what I love about
being a private investigator --
You never know
how things are gonna turn out.
We're paid to track down
a runaway wife.
We end up
helping her get away.
We need a better class
of clientele.
Oh, then we're gonna
have to leave Washington.
Hey.
Door's open.
Alarm's off.
I locked it.
I did.
Hold it right there.
Where do you keep
your pencils?
Edgar.
I pre--
I prefer pencils.
Careful
where you point that.
Edgar,
how did you get in here?
You need a new security system
and -- and pencils.
Good to see you, Edgar.
How you been?
I came to do the books.
You forgot.
You made the job offer.
I thought he'd
call first, not break in.
We can't turn him away --
Not after
what he's been through.
How'd you like
to be thrown in prison,
Accused of being
a serial killer?
And never
would've solved
The Ted Bergin murder
without Edgar.
Sean, we can't afford
paid help.
Well, you should've thought
of that before you hired him.
I didn't hire him,
I just...
Offered him a job.
Well, you're gonna have to
tell Edgar we can't afford him.
Should we tell him now,
before he gets settled in?
No, I think you should tell him
at the end of the day.
For now, let him
look at our taxes.
Maybe he'll save us
a few bucks.
Michelle Maxwell.
Stewart. Hi.
No, I haven't heard.
It's really good
to see you, Edgar.
I used to have a shirt
like that.
The -- the one you have
on the outside?
Here's, uh,
some paperwork.
It's, um...
It's from our last case.
Not a friendly desk.
Huh?
Charlie Fisher's been shot.
Who?
Secret Service.
I never knew him.
He joined after you left.
We trained together.
Line of duty?
Security detail.
Non-life-threatening.
Someone took a shot
at a visiting politician.
... Nikoloz Arziani, the leader
Of the newly formed
nationalist party of Georgia...
Nikoloz Arziani?
... Fall of the soviet union
in 1991.
You know this guy.
... Late last week, on what one
Eastern European commentator
Describes as...
Soup.
What?
I-I have soup for lunch
on Monday.
Uh...
That's great, Edgar.
T-there's a great diner
just around the corner, on 3rd.
And it's -- it's my treat
as soon as I'm back.
Want to tell me
where we're going?
Crime scene.
You do remember we're not
in the Secret Service, right?
Old habits.
Why didn't you want me
to come with you?
I never said I didn't want you
to come with me.
No, you just accelerated
really fast
When I was trying
to get in the car.
Tell me
about this Arziani guy.
Rising star
in Georgian politics.
Four years ago,
he visited D.C.,
And I was head of his Secret
Service protection detail.
Someone almost killed him
then, too.
Who?
Me.
I think
we're being followed.
Silver impala,
three back.
Yeah, tail's wagging.
You always reverse
into oncoming traffic?
Only if I'm being followed,
Agent Rigby.
Agent Carter.
You want to tell us
why we're being followed
By the FBI?
We're not following you.
We're following her.
You're free to go.
And you're not.
We need to ask you
some questions.
What the hell's this about,
Rigby? Questions about what?
The attempted assassination
of Nikoloz Arziani.
You're not really her lawyer.
She just retained me.
And I really am
a lawyer.
Expensive?
Very.
Cheap.
Go ahead.
Ask your questions.
Where were you
at 9:15 this morning?
With me.
With him.
Are we done?
You're aware
that someone fired a shot
At a visiting foreign
politician -- Nikoloz Arziani?
Yes.
How's Charlie Fisher?
Agent Fisher
will be fine.
You don't like
Mr. Arziani.
Not much.
You filed a complaint
against him four years ago
When you were working
with the Secret Service.
Yes.
I was on duty
at his hotel.
I caught his security adviser,
a man named Vargo Gruzinsky,
Smuggling a girl
out of Arziani's room
In the middle of the night.
She was 14 years old,
and she'd been drugged.
I confronted him.
Things got ugly.
I drew my weapon.
It's all there
in the report.
What action was taken
against Mr. Arziani?
None.
Why?
The girl was intimidated.
The girl
didn't press charges.
You confronted Mr. Arziani
and threatened him.
I wasn't threatening him.
I was warning him.
And as a result,
You were removed
from his protection detail.
You have anything to do
with the shooting this morning?
No!
You think I did?
I have hard evidence
that you were aware
That Arziani
was back in Washington.
Not true.
And that you may have played
an active role
In planning the attack.
What evidence?
Do you intend
to charge my client?
It's an ongoing
investigation.
Is my client
under arrest?
Not yet.
Then we're done.
Miss Maxwell.
Agent Rigby.
Stay away
from Mr. Arziani.
What the hell
was that all about?
He doesn't really believe
I'm involved in this, does he?
He's got something.
He did that slimy-smile thing
he does
When he knows something
that you don't.
You have any idea
what this "hard evidence" is?
None.
Oh, great. Look who's here.
That's Arziani.
a small world, Washington.
Wouldn't you agree,
Agent Maxwell?
What? No handcuffs?
Okay.
Everyone calm down.
There's a rule against fighting
in the FBI lobby.
Parking lot
will do fine.
She's kidding.
Just joking around.
I'm her lawyer.
Get her out of here.
Leaving now.
You think
Rigby planned that?
Oh, I'm sure he did.
You might have to officially
retain me as your lawyer.
And what if I don't want you
as my lawyer?
I'm the only lawyer
you can afford right now.
Michelle Maxwell.
Hello?
Open line --
nobody there.
Rigby probably gave you
a butt call.
Hey, Wu.
I know. The weather guys
always get it wrong.
Maybe it was Edgar.
Edgar!
I promised
I'd take him to lunch.
Maybe I should give him
a call.
No need.
Hey, Edgar.
Hey!
You found it.
Great place, huh?
I had soup -- two bowls.
Oh, Wu makes the best soup
in D.C.
Your books don't balance.
Ex--
expenses exceed income.
Y-y-you need
to make more money, Sean.
well...
We're due a refund check
from the I.R.S. any day now,
Don't you worry
about it.
Sean certainly never does.
You going to see Alina?
How do you know about
Alina? Who's Alina?
File dated May 2--
May 28th -- May 28, 2009,
About Mr. Arziani --
Mentions Alina Meshki
17 times.
You hacked
the Secret Service database?
No, that would be
against the law.
The original file is archived
on your office computer.
But that report
was encrypted.
And... private.
Hey, you didn't, by chance,
look at any
Of my personal computer files...
Did you?
Edgar?
Alina's y-your friend?
In a way, sure.
You should see
your friend.
I've been thinking
the same thing, Edgar,
But I've lost contact
with her.
Alina Meshki --
2040 East 8th Avenue,
Apartment "A",
River Terrace.
Phone number --
55-- 555-0136.
You got anything
for me, Edgar?
"two soups, large soda --
$11.45 plus tax."
I like to tip big.
Alina?
I-it's Michelle Maxwell.
Do you remember me?
Alina?
Michelle?
I'm sorry
if I scared you.
Not the first time
someone's pointed a gun at me.
Who'd you think I was?
Him.
Arziani.
Or the other one --
Gruzinsky.
Arziani's been here?
every night.
He's here every night.
So, um...
About you working for us --
Thank you for giving me
a job, Sean.
yeah, about that --
You need that door,
Sean?
Uh...
No,
that's an old door.
See, the thing is --
How about that box?
That's actually
just an empty dresser.
Do you need this table,
Sean?
take whatever you need, Edgar.
What I'd like
to talk to you about...
Is to discuss --
you have a voice message.
Maybe somebody
wants to pay you money.
That would be nice,
wouldn't it?
Hmm. That's funny.
Somebody called Michelle on her
cell phone -- didn't say anything --
This morning when we were
arriving at Lucy's.
She thought
it might've been you.
why would
I call you in the café
When I was in
the café?
Hi, this is the Brentway
Collections Agency.
We're calling
about an overdue --
That was from yesterday.
I took care of that.
Huh.
Three hang-ups.
Four.
Not hang-ups.
Right -- four.
Michelle's cell phone.
Now,
here's a question --
Why wait
until the voicemail finishes?
Yeah, why...
Wouldn't you just hang up?
Why keep the line open
and not say anything?
These calls were made
from a cell phone.
How can you tell?
Background noise
was different --
Street traffic, a quiet room,
busy office.
Could be different phones,
different places.
No, microphone clarity's
exactly the same --
Pops, clicks, clicks.
Edgar, do you think
you could trace that number?
Oh, yeah. That's
a dumb question, isn't it?
How long
you been having the nightmares?
Most nights
since it happened.
Alina, I'm so sorry.
I-I tried
to come see you.
I know
you tried to see me.
I know
my father turned you away.
He was just doing
what he thought was right.
He told me you'd gone to live
with an aunt in California.
He was frightened
they would come back to get me.
Hurt me.
He bought that
to protect me.
My father was a supporter
of Arziani.
He was honored
when Arziani asked to meet me.
can you imagine...
How he must've felt
when he found out that --
What happened to me...
Destroyed him.
Where is he now?
He...
He died last year.
I've been trying
to put the past behind me.
Then last week,
I saw on television
That Arziani was here --
back in Washington.
And I started seeing Gruzinsky
everywhere I went.
Every man in the street
who looked at me was him.
Alina, is there someone
you can stay with?
A friend?
A relative?
You know, I have a spare room
if you want --
No.
No.
Thank you, but...
I know
I'm being irrational.
I know
they're not coming for me.
I must do this.
Be strong.
Survive him.
B-bingo!
You traced the number?
In Columbia Heights,
six days ago --
An electronic store,
no credit card on record.
Buyer paid cash.
It's a burn phone.
You're not gonna be able
to trace the buyer.
There's an address.
You don't buy a burn phone and give
an address, Edgar. That's a fake.
"1038 Main Street,
apartment 508, River Terrace."
River Terrace.
Isn't that
where Michelle went?
One block away, Sean.
You're right, Edgar.
"Bingo."
Hey, Sean.
Hey. You busy?
Just left Alina.
How is she?
Barely coping.
She pulled a gun on me.
Thought I was Arziani.
You okay?
Yeah.
Where are you?
Closer than you think.
Can you see a park
from where you are?
You came looking for me?
No, I came looking for the guy who
called you at lunch and hung up.
What guy?
Same guy
who called the boathouse
3 times
in the last 12 hours,
Kept the line open
for a few seconds
And then hung up.
And you traced his address
here?
No -- Edgar.
1038 main street.
Apartment 508.
You got a name?
No, no name.
And get this.
The guy buys a burn phone
with cash but leaves an address.
Now, why would anyone
do that?
Exactly.
And tell me --
What makes this neighborhood
so popular?
The cabbage soup, maybe?
Lot of Eastern Europeans
end up here.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Wait for me.
Yeah.
Right.
Hello?
Michelle?
Hey!
Stay down!
Michelle?
Sean?
Bad idea.
You okay?
I'm fantastic.
Cover me.
With what?
Not the glove box again.
The kitchen drawer.
Am I bleeding?
I haven't been hit by a girl
since the third grade.
Boo-hoo.
Hey,
she was a big girl.
Obviously
you found something.
Yes, I did.
A dead guy,
a sniper rifle...
And a cell phone that leads him
right back you.
Why aren't I
surprised?
'cause you haven't got
a very good imagination?
At finding you two
mixed up with this.
Any luck finding out
who took a shot at us?
This neighborhood?
Could've been anyone.
Drug dealer, petty thief,
gang member.
How 'bout
the dead guy's accomplice?
Unlikely. The "dead guy" is
a former Georgian communist.
Anti-government,
anti-Arziani,
Anti-everything except
old-style soviet-era communism.
It appears
he took his own life.
We'll have to wait for the
ballistics report on the rifle,
But all the evidence
supports the theory
That he was the one
that took the shot at Arziani.
Then my client's in the clear.
She's free to go.
Well,
I wouldn't say that.
Of course you wouldn't.
Why was the last call he made
Your cell phone?
That's why
we came here --
To find out
why he kept calling us.
So there have been
other calls?
Three on our office phone
since yesterday.
Kept the line open,
never left a message.
Any explanation
for that?
Maybe he wanted
to ask me out on a date.
Look, my client
has been cooperating fully
With your investigation.
But you've got to give us
something in return.
Like this "hard evidence"
that made you think
Michelle was involved
in the first place.
We're gonna need
statements.
Until then...
You're free to go.
I'm going back to the office
to read that report I filed.
There's got to be
something in there I missed.
Think I might take a look
at the crime scene.
Good luck
getting past Rigby.
The other crime scene.
Edgar?
Hello, Agent Maxwell.
What the hell are you doing here?
I came to see you.
It was... difficult
for me to slip away.
You okay, Edgar?
Your assistant seemed...
Indisposed when I arrived.
He just doesn't like you.
Edgar's a good judge
of character.
Yes, well, there are many who
would agree with him, I'm sure.
Including you.
Why do you need to see me?
What do you want?
A chance
to make things right.
How do you
make things right?
How do you give
a young girl back
Everything
you took from her?
Money.
Perhaps, for schooling,
for -- for college.
Can you bring her father
back to life?
He died last year --
Haunted because he couldn't
protect his daughter from you.
Does your power
extend to miracles?
I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
She lives in fear
because of what you did.
She barricaded herself
in her apartment
When she found out
you were here.
She's seeing you and your pal
Gruzinsky around every corner.
The last thing she wants
is a personal apology from you.
You took from her more
than you can ever give back.
That thing
that happened --
You mean
when you raped her?
We all must live with
the mistakes we make in life --
The small ones
and the big ones.
I deeply regret
what I did.
And I will take that regret
to my grave.
The only thing you regret
is that you got caught.
I'm not about to
put a good word in
Or rewrite history
Just because your political star
is on the rise.
Well, would you at least
deliver my apology to her?
Go to hell.
I got a second chance
today.
At life.
We all deserve second chances,
don't we?
Pity he missed.
Edgar, you okay?
I gotta pee.
Hey, Sean.
Hey.
I have a puzzle for you.
Arziani was here.
Arziani was at our office?
Said he wanted to
"make things right" with Alina.
You didn't shoot him,
did you?
No, but I felt like
punching him in the face.
He scared the life
out of Edgar.
Do you think
he was genuine?
He's a politician,
Sean.
Right. Sorry.
My bad.
So, what do you think
he was hoping to achieve?
Trying to reinvent himself,
maybe?
Rewrite history?
I don't know.
What did you just say?
I said, "I don't know."
No, before that.
That he was...
Trying
to rewrite history?
Before that.
That he was...
Reinventing himself?
That's it.
That solves the puzzle.
What puzzle?
The one you just solved.
Maybe I punched you
harder than I thought.
Meet me
at Arziani's hotel.
Now?
Yeah, now.
But wait --
before you leave,
Edgar needs to do something...
Slightly illegal.
So, is this Sean
the private investigator talking
Or Sean the lawyer?
Oh, this is definitely not
Sean the lawyer.
He needs to track down
a cell phone call.
Oh, that's not so bad.
Made from inside
the FBI building.
O-kay.
Slightly illegal.
Hope you know
what you're doing.
Yeah, me too.
Did you find the hotel okay?
Did Edgar do it?
He asked me
if it was illegal.
What'd you tell him?
To ask you.
Thanks.
Oh, great.
Who invited them?
Oh. I did.
I don't like
being summoned.
We need to see
Arziani.
It's too late.
He's already gone.
No, he isn't.
Yes, he is.
According
to the schedule,
He should've left
15 minutes ago.
Well, then he's late.
Protection detail.
Mr. Arziani.
It's okay, guys.
I'm with you.
Uh, used to be.
U-uh, Sean King.
I just need a word --
It's about
your second chance.
The dead shooter
was set up --
Just like Michelle.
Now, the people who planned this
needed to establish
The shooter had credible intel
about your movements.
What better way
than to put him in touch
With a former
Secret Service Agent
Who had a grudge
against you?
I wouldn't call it
a grudge.
Michelle received four calls
from the shooter's cell phone.
What does that establish?
Agent Carter?
A link between the shooter
and Miss Maxwell.
Exactly.
But they never spoke
to each other.
He never left a message.
Because the link
was just for show.
It wasn't for real.
And why do criminals
buy burn phones?
Agent Carter?
To remain anon... ymous.
Yes. Yet, our shooter
gave his address to the store.
Why would he do that?
Unless you wanted
to lead law enforcement
To the guy you were setting up
as the shooter.
Who then conveniently
takes his own life
Before
he can be questioned.
Right, Agent Carter?
But the real shooter's plan
had one fault.
That poor misguided patsy
they found was too short.
He never would've been able
to take the shot,
Because he wouldn't have been
able to see over the parapet.
No. Whoever shot at you
had to be at least 6 feet tall.
About your height.
Alina didn't imagine
you were there on the streets.
You were there,
Meeting with the guy
you were setting up.
Oh, do tell them,
Agent Carter.
It's all speculative.
We need evidence.
Four calls --
From the dead shooter's cell
to Michelle.
The fourth call was made
from inside the FBI building
at the same time Gruzinsky was
meeting with you, Agent Rigby.
Is this a legal telephone log?
You might want to have your guys
get the -- the real one.
Wounding
the Secret Service agent?
That was just meant
to add credibility
To the assassination attempt,
wasn't it?
Your popularity is waning
at home, Arziani.
An assassination attempt
That could be blamed
on your political enemies
Would not only discredit
and weaken them,
It would make you
seem like a hero.
And that's what this was
all about, wasn't it?
Reinventing yourself?
And you used him
to do it --
Your so-called
Secret Service adviser.
Your lackey.
You pulled the trigger,
you set up the patsy,
And then you killed him
and made it look like a suicide.
That enough evidence
for you?
Carter?
I used to always
be thinking about
How I might lose
my protectée.
But having him arrested
for shooting one of your own
Was never among
the "what if" scenarios.
You think State will get
involved, like they did last time?
No diplomatic immunity,
and this time...
A very public crime.
It's hard to imagine
this one going away.
What's Arziani saying?
That he didn't know.
He claims Gruzinsky
was trying to kill him
So he could fill
the political vacuum.
You don't believe him,
do you?
That's for the courts
to decide.
You ever let your guard down,
Rigby?
Let one...
Slip through?
Who did you give
your password to?
My password?
The one
you used to access
Your Secret Service
work account.
Wait.
That's the hard evidence?
Five days ago, someone
using your name and password
Tried to access
your old account.
But that account
would've been archived
When I left the Service.
The password
wouldn't have even worked.
The failed attempt
to access your account
Triggered
a security alert.
Your account page
wasn't the only portal
They tried to breach.
Arziani's itinerary.
In particular,
his travel details -
Where he'd be, when he'd leave,
how he'd leave.
Who did you give
that password to?
No one.
It was a secure password.
Anybody ever see you
use it?
Look over your shoulder
while you were at the computer?
No.
Once.
Just once.
I was showing him
the report I'd written,
Trying to prove to him that
I'd done everything I could.
Wait -- showing who?
Alina's father.
You said he was dead.
He died last year.
Maybe he wrote the password down
or -- or gave it to her.
Gun!
No! No!!
Why?!
Why did you save him?!
I wasn't saving him,
Alina.
I was saving you.
Edgar?
Edgar.
He's still here.
You're still here.
This is where I work,
Sean.
That's funny -- Michelle and I
were just talking about that.
Help.
What do you want
to do here?
Be a dear and pull.
I got it. Oh.
Where are we going?
Where are we going?
Lift with your back.
Lift with your back.
What, uh...
Oh!
Edgar, the man that came
to visit us today...
Nikoloz Arziani.
Yes -- Arziani.
He's being charged,
Along with the head
of his security.
Vargo Gruzinsky.
They're both
going to prison.
Alley-oop.
Alley-oop.
Oh, where -- where are we going
with this one?
Mm, boy. Good boy.
We got a little --
little project going on here.
Alina Meshki.
She's with people
who can help her.
Is she sick?
Yes.
Is she going to get better
from being sick?
One day.
When she gets better
from being sick,
Will you go to see her?
Yes.
Well, maybe I can go
and see her, too.
Edgar, I think
she'd really like that.
I think
she'd like that, too.
This is a friendly desk.
We can't pay you much,
Edgar.
You got to make
more money, Sean.
But you can come here
any time you want.
We'd be proud
to have you work for us.
Me too.
I think it's gonna be real nice
having Edgar here.
I took a look
at your taxes, Sean.
He found
some more deductions.
You owe the I.R.S.
$2,467.23.
What?
Oh, Sean.
No.
And 23 cents.
No.
You don't have to
look at this. I-I --
This is not your concern. It's
not your business. I work here.
No, you concern yourself
with this... Minutia.
You have to look at the big
picture. This is not minutia.
You have to look
at the big picture.
More money, Sean.
More money.
He's never happy.
Two weeks we've been working
for this guy --
You ever seen him happy?
Never seen him happy.
Not even a hint
of happy.
Maybe he'll surprise us.
Maybe he'll greet us
with a big cheery smile,
Thank us
for finding it.
Maybe he'll even give us
a bonus.
I don't think so,
Sean.
No.
No! No!
No!!
No. Not happy.
Unh-unh.
Told you we'd find it.
I paid you to find
my car and my wife.
Tell me you found her. Hmm?
Tell me my wife is in your car.
Where is she?
Uzbekistan.
Tajikistan.
One of the -istan
countries...
Eastern Europe.
... Living
with a pig farmer.
Exporter.
Pork.
You're telling me
that my wife
Has run off
with a pig farmer?
Pork exporter.
I want her back.
Tell him why
that could be difficult...
Michelle?
Because
the... Pig industry...
Pork.
... Is... Run
by the... Russian mafia.
You don't want to take a tour
of the Russian abattoirs
Looking for your wife,
do you?
I'm sure
they'd make you welcome.
Screw her.
She gets nothing.
Where are the keys,
hmm?
Well, they're probably
still in the car.
Listen,
about our expenses --
Yeah, I paid you guys
half in advance.
It seems to me
you've only done half the job.
So, why don't
we call this even, hmm?
Well --
kiss my ass.
What are you guys waiting for?!
Go get it!
Fetch!
Some jobs,
you don't do for the money.
One job for the money
occasionally would be good.
We covered our costs.
Almost.
The hell
am I paying you guys for?!
Do I have to do everything
myself?!
A good outcome
is its own reward.
You can come out now,
Kelly.
You think
he believed you?
Probably not.
But he's not
gonna come looking.
He's given up
the chase.
He'll find somebody else
to hang off his arm.
Thank you
for believing me.
I would never have got away
from him without your help.
You're welcome.
So... You think
he'll get his car out?
Yeah.
He'll get it out.
Eventually.
That's what I love about
being a private investigator --
You never know
how things are gonna turn out.
We're paid to track down
a runaway wife.
We end up
helping her get away.
We need a better class
of clientele.
Oh, then we're gonna
have to leave Washington.
Hey.
Door's open.
Alarm's off.
I locked it.
I did.
Hold it right there.
Where do you keep
your pencils?
Edgar.
I pre--
I prefer pencils.
Careful
where you point that.
Edgar,
how did you get in here?
You need a new security system
and -- and pencils.
Good to see you, Edgar.
How you been?
I came to do the books.
You forgot.
You made the job offer.
I thought he'd
call first, not break in.
We can't turn him away --
Not after
what he's been through.
How'd you like
to be thrown in prison,
Accused of being
a serial killer?
And never
would've solved
The Ted Bergin murder
without Edgar.
Sean, we can't afford
paid help.
Well, you should've thought
of that before you hired him.
I didn't hire him,
I just...
Offered him a job.
Well, you're gonna have to
tell Edgar we can't afford him.
Should we tell him now,
before he gets settled in?
No, I think you should tell him
at the end of the day.
For now, let him
look at our taxes.
Maybe he'll save us
a few bucks.
Michelle Maxwell.
Stewart. Hi.
No, I haven't heard.
It's really good
to see you, Edgar.
I used to have a shirt
like that.
The -- the one you have
on the outside?
Here's, uh,
some paperwork.
It's, um...
It's from our last case.
Not a friendly desk.
Huh?
Charlie Fisher's been shot.
Who?
Secret Service.
I never knew him.
He joined after you left.
We trained together.
Line of duty?
Security detail.
Non-life-threatening.
Someone took a shot
at a visiting politician.
... Nikoloz Arziani, the leader
Of the newly formed
nationalist party of Georgia...
Nikoloz Arziani?
... Fall of the soviet union
in 1991.
You know this guy.
... Late last week, on what one
Eastern European commentator
Describes as...
Soup.
What?
I-I have soup for lunch
on Monday.
Uh...
That's great, Edgar.
T-there's a great diner
just around the corner, on 3rd.
And it's -- it's my treat
as soon as I'm back.
Want to tell me
where we're going?
Crime scene.
You do remember we're not
in the Secret Service, right?
Old habits.
Why didn't you want me
to come with you?
I never said I didn't want you
to come with me.
No, you just accelerated
really fast
When I was trying
to get in the car.
Tell me
about this Arziani guy.
Rising star
in Georgian politics.
Four years ago,
he visited D.C.,
And I was head of his Secret
Service protection detail.
Someone almost killed him
then, too.
Who?
Me.
I think
we're being followed.
Silver impala,
three back.
Yeah, tail's wagging.
You always reverse
into oncoming traffic?
Only if I'm being followed,
Agent Rigby.
Agent Carter.
You want to tell us
why we're being followed
By the FBI?
We're not following you.
We're following her.
You're free to go.
And you're not.
We need to ask you
some questions.
What the hell's this about,
Rigby? Questions about what?
The attempted assassination
of Nikoloz Arziani.
You're not really her lawyer.
She just retained me.
And I really am
a lawyer.
Expensive?
Very.
Cheap.
Go ahead.
Ask your questions.
Where were you
at 9:15 this morning?
With me.
With him.
Are we done?
You're aware
that someone fired a shot
At a visiting foreign
politician -- Nikoloz Arziani?
Yes.
How's Charlie Fisher?
Agent Fisher
will be fine.
You don't like
Mr. Arziani.
Not much.
You filed a complaint
against him four years ago
When you were working
with the Secret Service.
Yes.
I was on duty
at his hotel.
I caught his security adviser,
a man named Vargo Gruzinsky,
Smuggling a girl
out of Arziani's room
In the middle of the night.
She was 14 years old,
and she'd been drugged.
I confronted him.
Things got ugly.
I drew my weapon.
It's all there
in the report.
What action was taken
against Mr. Arziani?
None.
Why?
The girl was intimidated.
The girl
didn't press charges.
You confronted Mr. Arziani
and threatened him.
I wasn't threatening him.
I was warning him.
And as a result,
You were removed
from his protection detail.
You have anything to do
with the shooting this morning?
No!
You think I did?
I have hard evidence
that you were aware
That Arziani
was back in Washington.
Not true.
And that you may have played
an active role
In planning the attack.
What evidence?
Do you intend
to charge my client?
It's an ongoing
investigation.
Is my client
under arrest?
Not yet.
Then we're done.
Miss Maxwell.
Agent Rigby.
Stay away
from Mr. Arziani.
What the hell
was that all about?
He doesn't really believe
I'm involved in this, does he?
He's got something.
He did that slimy-smile thing
he does
When he knows something
that you don't.
You have any idea
what this "hard evidence" is?
None.
Oh, great. Look who's here.
That's Arziani.
a small world, Washington.
Wouldn't you agree,
Agent Maxwell?
What? No handcuffs?
Okay.
Everyone calm down.
There's a rule against fighting
in the FBI lobby.
Parking lot
will do fine.
She's kidding.
Just joking around.
I'm her lawyer.
Get her out of here.
Leaving now.
You think
Rigby planned that?
Oh, I'm sure he did.
You might have to officially
retain me as your lawyer.
And what if I don't want you
as my lawyer?
I'm the only lawyer
you can afford right now.
Michelle Maxwell.
Hello?
Open line --
nobody there.
Rigby probably gave you
a butt call.
Hey, Wu.
I know. The weather guys
always get it wrong.
Maybe it was Edgar.
Edgar!
I promised
I'd take him to lunch.
Maybe I should give him
a call.
No need.
Hey, Edgar.
Hey!
You found it.
Great place, huh?
I had soup -- two bowls.
Oh, Wu makes the best soup
in D.C.
Your books don't balance.
Ex--
expenses exceed income.
Y-y-you need
to make more money, Sean.
well...
We're due a refund check
from the I.R.S. any day now,
Don't you worry
about it.
Sean certainly never does.
You going to see Alina?
How do you know about
Alina? Who's Alina?
File dated May 2--
May 28th -- May 28, 2009,
About Mr. Arziani --
Mentions Alina Meshki
17 times.
You hacked
the Secret Service database?
No, that would be
against the law.
The original file is archived
on your office computer.
But that report
was encrypted.
And... private.
Hey, you didn't, by chance,
look at any
Of my personal computer files...
Did you?
Edgar?
Alina's y-your friend?
In a way, sure.
You should see
your friend.
I've been thinking
the same thing, Edgar,
But I've lost contact
with her.
Alina Meshki --
2040 East 8th Avenue,
Apartment "A",
River Terrace.
Phone number --
55-- 555-0136.
You got anything
for me, Edgar?
"two soups, large soda --
$11.45 plus tax."
I like to tip big.
Alina?
I-it's Michelle Maxwell.
Do you remember me?
Alina?
Michelle?
I'm sorry
if I scared you.
Not the first time
someone's pointed a gun at me.
Who'd you think I was?
Him.
Arziani.
Or the other one --
Gruzinsky.
Arziani's been here?
every night.
He's here every night.
So, um...
About you working for us --
Thank you for giving me
a job, Sean.
yeah, about that --
You need that door,
Sean?
Uh...
No,
that's an old door.
See, the thing is --
How about that box?
That's actually
just an empty dresser.
Do you need this table,
Sean?
take whatever you need, Edgar.
What I'd like
to talk to you about...
Is to discuss --
you have a voice message.
Maybe somebody
wants to pay you money.
That would be nice,
wouldn't it?
Hmm. That's funny.
Somebody called Michelle on her
cell phone -- didn't say anything --
This morning when we were
arriving at Lucy's.
She thought
it might've been you.
why would
I call you in the café
When I was in
the café?
Hi, this is the Brentway
Collections Agency.
We're calling
about an overdue --
That was from yesterday.
I took care of that.
Huh.
Three hang-ups.
Four.
Not hang-ups.
Right -- four.
Michelle's cell phone.
Now,
here's a question --
Why wait
until the voicemail finishes?
Yeah, why...
Wouldn't you just hang up?
Why keep the line open
and not say anything?
These calls were made
from a cell phone.
How can you tell?
Background noise
was different --
Street traffic, a quiet room,
busy office.
Could be different phones,
different places.
No, microphone clarity's
exactly the same --
Pops, clicks, clicks.
Edgar, do you think
you could trace that number?
Oh, yeah. That's
a dumb question, isn't it?
How long
you been having the nightmares?
Most nights
since it happened.
Alina, I'm so sorry.
I-I tried
to come see you.
I know
you tried to see me.
I know
my father turned you away.
He was just doing
what he thought was right.
He told me you'd gone to live
with an aunt in California.
He was frightened
they would come back to get me.
Hurt me.
He bought that
to protect me.
My father was a supporter
of Arziani.
He was honored
when Arziani asked to meet me.
can you imagine...
How he must've felt
when he found out that --
What happened to me...
Destroyed him.
Where is he now?
He...
He died last year.
I've been trying
to put the past behind me.
Then last week,
I saw on television
That Arziani was here --
back in Washington.
And I started seeing Gruzinsky
everywhere I went.
Every man in the street
who looked at me was him.
Alina, is there someone
you can stay with?
A friend?
A relative?
You know, I have a spare room
if you want --
No.
No.
Thank you, but...
I know
I'm being irrational.
I know
they're not coming for me.
I must do this.
Be strong.
Survive him.
B-bingo!
You traced the number?
In Columbia Heights,
six days ago --
An electronic store,
no credit card on record.
Buyer paid cash.
It's a burn phone.
You're not gonna be able
to trace the buyer.
There's an address.
You don't buy a burn phone and give
an address, Edgar. That's a fake.
"1038 Main Street,
apartment 508, River Terrace."
River Terrace.
Isn't that
where Michelle went?
One block away, Sean.
You're right, Edgar.
"Bingo."
Hey, Sean.
Hey. You busy?
Just left Alina.
How is she?
Barely coping.
She pulled a gun on me.
Thought I was Arziani.
You okay?
Yeah.
Where are you?
Closer than you think.
Can you see a park
from where you are?
You came looking for me?
No, I came looking for the guy who
called you at lunch and hung up.
What guy?
Same guy
who called the boathouse
3 times
in the last 12 hours,
Kept the line open
for a few seconds
And then hung up.
And you traced his address
here?
No -- Edgar.
1038 main street.
Apartment 508.
You got a name?
No, no name.
And get this.
The guy buys a burn phone
with cash but leaves an address.
Now, why would anyone
do that?
Exactly.
And tell me --
What makes this neighborhood
so popular?
The cabbage soup, maybe?
Lot of Eastern Europeans
end up here.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Wait for me.
Yeah.
Right.
Hello?
Michelle?
Hey!
Stay down!
Michelle?
Sean?
Bad idea.
You okay?
I'm fantastic.
Cover me.
With what?
Not the glove box again.
The kitchen drawer.
Am I bleeding?
I haven't been hit by a girl
since the third grade.
Boo-hoo.
Hey,
she was a big girl.
Obviously
you found something.
Yes, I did.
A dead guy,
a sniper rifle...
And a cell phone that leads him
right back you.
Why aren't I
surprised?
'cause you haven't got
a very good imagination?
At finding you two
mixed up with this.
Any luck finding out
who took a shot at us?
This neighborhood?
Could've been anyone.
Drug dealer, petty thief,
gang member.
How 'bout
the dead guy's accomplice?
Unlikely. The "dead guy" is
a former Georgian communist.
Anti-government,
anti-Arziani,
Anti-everything except
old-style soviet-era communism.
It appears
he took his own life.
We'll have to wait for the
ballistics report on the rifle,
But all the evidence
supports the theory
That he was the one
that took the shot at Arziani.
Then my client's in the clear.
She's free to go.
Well,
I wouldn't say that.
Of course you wouldn't.
Why was the last call he made
Your cell phone?
That's why
we came here --
To find out
why he kept calling us.
So there have been
other calls?
Three on our office phone
since yesterday.
Kept the line open,
never left a message.
Any explanation
for that?
Maybe he wanted
to ask me out on a date.
Look, my client
has been cooperating fully
With your investigation.
But you've got to give us
something in return.
Like this "hard evidence"
that made you think
Michelle was involved
in the first place.
We're gonna need
statements.
Until then...
You're free to go.
I'm going back to the office
to read that report I filed.
There's got to be
something in there I missed.
Think I might take a look
at the crime scene.
Good luck
getting past Rigby.
The other crime scene.
Edgar?
Hello, Agent Maxwell.
What the hell are you doing here?
I came to see you.
It was... difficult
for me to slip away.
You okay, Edgar?
Your assistant seemed...
Indisposed when I arrived.
He just doesn't like you.
Edgar's a good judge
of character.
Yes, well, there are many who
would agree with him, I'm sure.
Including you.
Why do you need to see me?
What do you want?
A chance
to make things right.
How do you
make things right?
How do you give
a young girl back
Everything
you took from her?
Money.
Perhaps, for schooling,
for -- for college.
Can you bring her father
back to life?
He died last year --
Haunted because he couldn't
protect his daughter from you.
Does your power
extend to miracles?
I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
She lives in fear
because of what you did.
She barricaded herself
in her apartment
When she found out
you were here.
She's seeing you and your pal
Gruzinsky around every corner.
The last thing she wants
is a personal apology from you.
You took from her more
than you can ever give back.
That thing
that happened --
You mean
when you raped her?
We all must live with
the mistakes we make in life --
The small ones
and the big ones.
I deeply regret
what I did.
And I will take that regret
to my grave.
The only thing you regret
is that you got caught.
I'm not about to
put a good word in
Or rewrite history
Just because your political star
is on the rise.
Well, would you at least
deliver my apology to her?
Go to hell.
I got a second chance
today.
At life.
We all deserve second chances,
don't we?
Pity he missed.
Edgar, you okay?
I gotta pee.
Hey, Sean.
Hey.
I have a puzzle for you.
Arziani was here.
Arziani was at our office?
Said he wanted to
"make things right" with Alina.
You didn't shoot him,
did you?
No, but I felt like
punching him in the face.
He scared the life
out of Edgar.
Do you think
he was genuine?
He's a politician,
Sean.
Right. Sorry.
My bad.
So, what do you think
he was hoping to achieve?
Trying to reinvent himself,
maybe?
Rewrite history?
I don't know.
What did you just say?
I said, "I don't know."
No, before that.
That he was...
Trying
to rewrite history?
Before that.
That he was...
Reinventing himself?
That's it.
That solves the puzzle.
What puzzle?
The one you just solved.
Maybe I punched you
harder than I thought.
Meet me
at Arziani's hotel.
Now?
Yeah, now.
But wait --
before you leave,
Edgar needs to do something...
Slightly illegal.
So, is this Sean
the private investigator talking
Or Sean the lawyer?
Oh, this is definitely not
Sean the lawyer.
He needs to track down
a cell phone call.
Oh, that's not so bad.
Made from inside
the FBI building.
O-kay.
Slightly illegal.
Hope you know
what you're doing.
Yeah, me too.
Did you find the hotel okay?
Did Edgar do it?
He asked me
if it was illegal.
What'd you tell him?
To ask you.
Thanks.
Oh, great.
Who invited them?
Oh. I did.
I don't like
being summoned.
We need to see
Arziani.
It's too late.
He's already gone.
No, he isn't.
Yes, he is.
According
to the schedule,
He should've left
15 minutes ago.
Well, then he's late.
Protection detail.
Mr. Arziani.
It's okay, guys.
I'm with you.
Uh, used to be.
U-uh, Sean King.
I just need a word --
It's about
your second chance.
The dead shooter
was set up --
Just like Michelle.
Now, the people who planned this
needed to establish
The shooter had credible intel
about your movements.
What better way
than to put him in touch
With a former
Secret Service Agent
Who had a grudge
against you?
I wouldn't call it
a grudge.
Michelle received four calls
from the shooter's cell phone.
What does that establish?
Agent Carter?
A link between the shooter
and Miss Maxwell.
Exactly.
But they never spoke
to each other.
He never left a message.
Because the link
was just for show.
It wasn't for real.
And why do criminals
buy burn phones?
Agent Carter?
To remain anon... ymous.
Yes. Yet, our shooter
gave his address to the store.
Why would he do that?
Unless you wanted
to lead law enforcement
To the guy you were setting up
as the shooter.
Who then conveniently
takes his own life
Before
he can be questioned.
Right, Agent Carter?
But the real shooter's plan
had one fault.
That poor misguided patsy
they found was too short.
He never would've been able
to take the shot,
Because he wouldn't have been
able to see over the parapet.
No. Whoever shot at you
had to be at least 6 feet tall.
About your height.
Alina didn't imagine
you were there on the streets.
You were there,
Meeting with the guy
you were setting up.
Oh, do tell them,
Agent Carter.
It's all speculative.
We need evidence.
Four calls --
From the dead shooter's cell
to Michelle.
The fourth call was made
from inside the FBI building
at the same time Gruzinsky was
meeting with you, Agent Rigby.
Is this a legal telephone log?
You might want to have your guys
get the -- the real one.
Wounding
the Secret Service agent?
That was just meant
to add credibility
To the assassination attempt,
wasn't it?
Your popularity is waning
at home, Arziani.
An assassination attempt
That could be blamed
on your political enemies
Would not only discredit
and weaken them,
It would make you
seem like a hero.
And that's what this was
all about, wasn't it?
Reinventing yourself?
And you used him
to do it --
Your so-called
Secret Service adviser.
Your lackey.
You pulled the trigger,
you set up the patsy,
And then you killed him
and made it look like a suicide.
That enough evidence
for you?
Carter?
I used to always
be thinking about
How I might lose
my protectée.
But having him arrested
for shooting one of your own
Was never among
the "what if" scenarios.
You think State will get
involved, like they did last time?
No diplomatic immunity,
and this time...
A very public crime.
It's hard to imagine
this one going away.
What's Arziani saying?
That he didn't know.
He claims Gruzinsky
was trying to kill him
So he could fill
the political vacuum.
You don't believe him,
do you?
That's for the courts
to decide.
You ever let your guard down,
Rigby?
Let one...
Slip through?
Who did you give
your password to?
My password?
The one
you used to access
Your Secret Service
work account.
Wait.
That's the hard evidence?
Five days ago, someone
using your name and password
Tried to access
your old account.
But that account
would've been archived
When I left the Service.
The password
wouldn't have even worked.
The failed attempt
to access your account
Triggered
a security alert.
Your account page
wasn't the only portal
They tried to breach.
Arziani's itinerary.
In particular,
his travel details -
Where he'd be, when he'd leave,
how he'd leave.
Who did you give
that password to?
No one.
It was a secure password.
Anybody ever see you
use it?
Look over your shoulder
while you were at the computer?
No.
Once.
Just once.
I was showing him
the report I'd written,
Trying to prove to him that
I'd done everything I could.
Wait -- showing who?
Alina's father.
You said he was dead.
He died last year.
Maybe he wrote the password down
or -- or gave it to her.
Gun!
No! No!!
Why?!
Why did you save him?!
I wasn't saving him,
Alina.
I was saving you.
Edgar?
Edgar.
He's still here.
You're still here.
This is where I work,
Sean.
That's funny -- Michelle and I
were just talking about that.
Help.
What do you want
to do here?
Be a dear and pull.
I got it. Oh.
Where are we going?
Where are we going?
Lift with your back.
Lift with your back.
What, uh...
Oh!
Edgar, the man that came
to visit us today...
Nikoloz Arziani.
Yes -- Arziani.
He's being charged,
Along with the head
of his security.
Vargo Gruzinsky.
They're both
going to prison.
Alley-oop.
Alley-oop.
Oh, where -- where are we going
with this one?
Mm, boy. Good boy.
We got a little --
little project going on here.
Alina Meshki.
She's with people
who can help her.
Is she sick?
Yes.
Is she going to get better
from being sick?
One day.
When she gets better
from being sick,
Will you go to see her?
Yes.
Well, maybe I can go
and see her, too.
Edgar, I think
she'd really like that.
I think
she'd like that, too.
This is a friendly desk.
We can't pay you much,
Edgar.
You got to make
more money, Sean.
But you can come here
any time you want.
We'd be proud
to have you work for us.
Me too.
I think it's gonna be real nice
having Edgar here.
I took a look
at your taxes, Sean.
He found
some more deductions.
You owe the I.R.S.
$2,467.23.
What?
Oh, Sean.
No.
And 23 cents.
No.
You don't have to
look at this. I-I --
This is not your concern. It's
not your business. I work here.
No, you concern yourself
with this... Minutia.
You have to look at the big
picture. This is not minutia.
You have to look
at the big picture.
More money, Sean.
More money.