L.A.'s Finest (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 9 - Dangerous Minds - full transcript

Previously on "L.A.'s Finest"...

[Gunshots]

Our victim over here is
Lonnie Emmons, 35 years old.

- Shot in the back three times.
- Lonnie was a good man.

I don't know why anyone
would want to hurt him.

Any idea how much was stolen?

Roughly $10 million in untraceable
raw uncut diamonds and jewels.

We caught a homicide case this morning

that might have something
to do with this job.

I'm setting up a Gabriel Knox task force

- and I want you on the team.
- Warren is not my boyfriend.



- Were you with him when...
- The baby was his.

Does he know?

Yeah, but you need to know
this stuff, first-time dad.

What? Congrats! That's great!

I know how it looks.

- You have to understand...
- Looks like my product

might be better served with
a different distributor.

- These are minor setbacks.
- Dan Howser said that you could be trusted.

When I start digging, I might find
things that could be as damaging

to your wife as they are to Dante.

I told him not to call,

but you know Ray.

It's time I gotta be more like Ray.

I know why you here, but I
am gonna do whatever it takes



- and you need to make sure I make bail.
- I came here to help.

What did you... what did you do?

Doing what I need to
do to protect my family.

Get on the ground! Don't move!

Let's go.

Dante Sherman, who is he to you?

I'll tell you everything, but right now

I need you to help me dig up a body.

♪

NICO: Leave her alone!
You're hurting her!

What kind of mother are you?

- You're a drunk!
- Stop it, Mama!

- You're pathetic!
- Please!

NANCY: All I wanted
was to get that money,

grab Nico, and get
the hell out of there.

[Gunshot]

[Gunshot]

My ears were still ringing
when I called Dante.

I'm so sorry, McKenna.

Him and Ray picked us up.

We drove out here and...

buried the body.

So, that's why you owe him.

♪

We all swore to keep it a secret.

♪

Now Dante's threatening to tell.

So, if we dig up the evidence,

then he has no proof.

Yeah.

So no more protecting Dante?

♪

I'm here for you.

Okay?

I mean, I'm not thrilled

about the whole
digging-up-of-the-dead-body,

uh, part of the program,

but I will somehow
muddle my way through.

- You're a wuss.
- I am.

♪

That's him.

You must be Syd.

Here to help.

I don't know why you told her.

He looks just like you.

He looks like her.

[Sighs]

Man, this is gonna take forever.

♪

♪ Tell da universe and ull
get it, zooma zoom zoom ♪

Yo, there's a good chance our
perp's got the diamonds on him.

He tried to fence
them about an hour ago.

- You sure he's here?
- That's the intel I got from Commercial Crimes.

His street name is "The Mouth."

He's got a messed-up
haircut, talks a lot of trash,

and he thinks he can play basketball.

That could be you.

Ha, ha, ha. Look at
this clean line, baby.

If anything, those precious
little curls you got

- could use a comb.
- Oh, okay.

It's a little Westbrook curry,

a special dish I made just for you.

Are you hungry?

[Grunting]

- Oh!
- Oh! Oh! Ah!

Oh, my God!

Ah! Man, that is a foul!

You gonna foul a brother like that?

- Come on.
- Yeah, yeah, that's a'ight, though.

Man...

Oh-ho!

- What's up, peanut head?
- [Laughs]

You got next?

You gotta do what you gotta do.

- Let's go.
- [Chuckling] Oh!

Oh, this is not gonna be pretty.

Check ball.

- You got a name?
- [Chuckles]

I got a name, and I got a game.

And it's Dakari Adams.

And you gonna remember
it after this, baby.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Ah, oh, oh, yeah.

Oh, let's get it!

Ah! Ah!

Come on, man!

[All jeering indistinctly]

[Laughs]

King James ain't got nothing on me!

- Man, who is you?
- LAPD.

Oh, shit!

MAN: You better run, man!

Run, Dakari!

- Ooh!
- Ooh!

[Man laughs] Whoo!

Heard you been trying
to fence some diamonds.

W... well, you heard wrong.

Who lied on me like that?

Baby mama. Let's go.

You know you fouled me, right?

You was all over me.

Hey, Officer Peanut.

I can smell what you ate
for dinner last night.

Chicken. That's how foul it was.

♪ Tell me what you wanna do
'cause baby I am wanting you ♪

This isn't right.

What?

♪

Take Nico back to the car, Nance.

No, I want him with me.

He shouldn't be here.

Go with him.

We got this.

Alright.

- Hurry. Okay?
- Yeah.

♪

We weren't here.

What are you talking about?

We were standing right over there.

Haven't forgot about that
night, Nance, and I never will.

Yeah, we were standing right over there

before we went into the car.

Don't you remember?

Ray and Dante are the ones
that buried the body, not us.

Okay, so it's gonna
take a little longer.

We'll find it.

No. Let's just go. This is...

We're already here.

Let's just find her
and get it over with.

Our mother ruined our lives,

and now she's doing it from the grave.

- This has got to stop.
- Yeah, I thought that's why we were here.

Look at us.

This is crazy.

There is no way we're gonna find it.

What do you want to do, McKenna?

♪

Damn it. Damn it!

♪

Raw diamond.

No luck fencing this?

BAINES: Ain't talkin' smack now, huh?

I ain't never seen it before.

It was in your pocket, Dakari,

and it was stolen a couple days ago.

You having trouble solving your case?

- [Chuckling]
- Yeah, that's funny.

- Alright, let's lock him up.
- No, no, no, no, no.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Now, Dakari, you... you know
this... this diamond heist

was all over the news, right?

If we make this arrest, we're heroes.

You sure you want to go to jail
for a crime you didn't commit?

Oh, I see.

Is it your day to play the good cop?

- Is today my day?
- Yeah, it is.

Oh, well, in that case, listen, man.

I appreciate your love for basketball,

even though you have
on a volleyball suit.

Lakers. I can't go to
the game tomorrow night,

but I'm willing to give you this ticket

for a little bit of information.

- Laker tickets?
- I'm giving him a Laker ticket.

As you serious?

As a heart attack.

You gonna give me that ticket?

- I can't go.
- He can't go.

You not playin' with me?

I've seen him play, and he
is definitely not playing

when he busts out the Llaker tickets.

Y'all trying to trap me?

It's my ticket.

It's his ticket. He can
do what he wants with it.

Wha... no, man. No.

This don't even smell right.

You don't even have
to go to concessions.

They come to you. Like, right
there. The people come up there

and say, "would you like
anything, volleyball suit?"

You be like, "yeah, let me
get some popcorn, milk duds,

and hurry up. I'm watching LeBron."

And they're free.

♪

- Right, man. If you don't...
- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait. Look.

♪

It's a dude named Romeo.

♪

He came to the court 'cause
he heard I had connections.

He was desperate.

♪

- Desperate how?
- Man, I don't know.

Okay, look.

I paid 500 for the diamond.

It's worth at least twice that.

Then this dude tried to sell me his car,

his business, and even his cellphone.

What kind of car was it?

I don't know. I didn't ask.

What does he look like?

He was skinny. White guy.

Smelled funny. It kind of
was like a old man aftershave,

which didn't make sense
'cause he was scruffy.

Look, how'd he get connected with you?

I didn't ask.

- You gonna see him again?
- I'mma be busy.

At a Lakers game.

Enjoy.

[Laughing]

My boy, LeBron! Let's get it...

Hey, wait a minute, man.

This game was from last week, man!

Oh, see that's the part you was
covering up with your damn fingers!

- That's black-on-black crime!
- Actually feel bad for him.

He had his heart set
on going to that game.

Man, you should feel bad for me.

I'm the one who had
to work and missed it.

Uh, yeah. Thanks for letting us know.

Dante Sherman escaped.

♪

We were the booking
officers on the arrest,

so we were notified.

Someone made a fake 911 call
claiming an officer was shot.

So, they diverted the escort vehicle,

and the ambulance was
hijacked at gunpoint.

Was anyone hurt?

Just two EMTs and an
officer were roughed up,

but nothing serious.

BAINES: Look, Nance, I
gotta keep it 100 with you...

You asked me and Walker
to make the arrest,

but I know you've got
history with this guy.

I have no idea where Dante is.

I had nothing to do with this.

♪

No, uh, Syd.

McKenna was the last person
with Sherman in lockup

before he went to the hospital.

She knows anything else,
she's gotta tell us.

♪

- Now what?
- I have a confession to make.

- Do I want to hear this?
- No. You're a cop,

and I'm gonna confess to an assault.

I'm your partner and your friend,

and you're gonna be faced
with the dilemma of what to do.

Don't tell me.

- I poisoned Dante.
- Jesus.

I was trying to buy some time,
you know, to dig up the past.

You are killing me, McKenna.

Jesus.

I'm the one who rigs the the rules.

- I know.
- Okay, okay, okay.

So, he's just out there,

and you have no idea
what his next move is.

I mean... I don't think Dante escaped.

He had no idea he was gonna be
going to the hospital at that time.

Someone broke him out.

Okay, so someone who knew

that he was being
transported by ambulance,

knew the exact route,
and knew that the only way

to divert an escort would be
to call in an officer shooting.

Who would do that?

Unfortunately, McKenna,
outside of Gabriel Knox,

your ass would be my next suspect.

♪

I mean, I look pretty guilty right now.

Yeah, you do.

Dante Sherman is a fugitive.

LAPD in conjunction with LA
county sheriff's department

continues their search

and asks that Mr.
Sherman turns himself in

to authorities immediately.

I want to be clear...

Anyone caught helping Mr. Sherman flee

will be prosecuted as a felon.

My office will keep you updated
with any new information.

Press conference is
scheduled for this afternoon.

MAN: Have you determined
who made that phony 911 call?

Why was the suspect being
taken to the hospital?

WOMAN: Is there a possibility
that he fled the state?

We understand your
wife, Detective McKenna,

was with the suspect right before
he was loaded into the ambulance.

Yes, what's LAPD's involvement?

Again, we'll answer your
questions as we learn more.

My office will keep you updated
with any new information.

[All murmuring indistinctly]

I'll catch up.

♪

_

... and ask that Mr.
Sherman turns himself in

to authorities immediately.

Anyone caught helping Mr. Sherman

will be prosecuted as a felon.

- My office will keep you...
- Listen up.

Our Santa Monica sniper, Anatoly Petrov,

gave up some intel that
we've just confirmed.

Our target is Bishop Duvall.

He's a new supplier of fentanyl in LA.

He also like to play.

And everything he does, he does big.

Drugs will be coming
from Mexico and China.

And a small shipment will be at a
cocktail party he's throwing tonight.

There's a chance
Gabriel Knox will attend.

- WALKER: That's a big takedown.
- BAINES: But how are we gonna arrest

somebody that we can't identify?

What we do know is that there
gonna be some major players

in the room looking to audition
to distribute Duvall's drug.

So we're gonna have to be sharp.

You mean we're gonna have to get lucky.

Yes. We've got a low-level
narc on the inside.

He secured invitations
for McKenna, Burnett,

Baines, Walker, and DEA Agent Hendrix.

We'll be going undercover as guests.

Pay attention to the dress code.

We want to blend in.
Talking to you, Baines.

[Laughter]

Uh, why you throwing shade, Calloway,

with the Ricky Martin shirt?

Nobody in here flosses more than me.

SYD: Yeah, but you gonna have to update

- that 1992 Boyz II Men tuxedo, though.
- Ohh.

♪ I'll make love to you ♪

- ♪ Like you want me to ♪
- Oh, yeah. We saw it.

Yeah, you must have
been saving that one.

Okay, back to it.

Our tactical advance team
will locate and confirm

the presence of
narcotics on the premises.

Our undercover team will
ghost the main players

until we can get them in
the same room as the package.

That's when we make our arrest.

Study your packets. We'll
brief and TAC up at 1700.

McKenna looks distracted.

Is your girl gonna be okay on this?

Yeah. McKenna's always on her game.

She needs to be.

'Cause this Duvall guy is
known to be unpredictable.

Yeah, he's also a showoff.

He probably thinks he's untouchable.

That'll be his weakness.

What?

You're just... you're fearless.

No. I'm motivated, and
one step closer to Knox.

I hope so, Syd. For you.

♪

I miss you.

♪

NANCY: Hey. Nico.

Can't be good news.

Have you talked to Dante?

No.

I'm gonna tell Patrick everything.

Man, whatever.

You do what you gotta do.
I'll take care of myself.

No. I'm gonna take care of it.

Look, I know you're
scared. I'm scared, too.

But I promise, I will not let anything
bad happen to either one of us.

You think because you have
a badge and a lawyer husband,

that if we explain
everything, it'll be all good?

- Yeah, I do.
- The bruises are gone.

We're not little kids anymore

with black eyes and bloody noses.

The scars from the cigarette burns...

They're faded.

Nobody's gonna have sympathy for us.

We'll tell them what happened.

We'll tell them how often she abused us.

What our lives were like.

It's not gonna matter.

All they're thinking about

is that she's not here to
tell her side of the story.

♪

I gotta go. I'm working.

♪

Don't worry.

It'll be okay.

Why did you try to save her?

[Fence clinking]

♪

Alright. It's over.

No one talks about this.

Ever.

It never happened. Nico?

- You hear me?
- Yeah.

Let's go.

♪

Come on.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

News this morning was quite a surprise.

Dante Sherman on the front page.

I don't have a lot of time, Carlene.

You have any more
information on Sherman?

What do you know about
your wife's mother?

Well, she took off
when she was a teenager.

Went back to Texas.

Is that what your wife told you?

I... I ask because I gathered evidence

that suggests foul play.

It doesn't look like Rosa
Perez ever left California.

She just vanished.

That can't be right.

Irregular credit card activity.

Appointments made and canceled.

Rosa's signature forged on documents.

All reflect a distinct
and uncharacteristic change

in Rosa's behavior in
and around June of 1999.

- Stolen identity?
- Or someone wanted

to make it look like
she was still alive.

♪

You think Dante Sherman has
something to do with this?

He could have.

But the forged signatures are consistent

with a female's handwriting.

Gender identity
determined by handwriting

is rarely admissible in court.

True. However, I could reach out
to some experts if you'd like...

No. No. Thank you.

I may be wrong about this, Patrick.

Yeah, I think you are.
You know, I have to go.

But I'd appreciate it if you can
forward these documents to me.

If I have any questions,
I'll give you a call.

Of course.

♪

Carlene.

Thank you, but I won't
need anything else.

♪

[Door shuts]

One cup of coffee.
That's all a brother asks.

You got one job.

One job.

- Baines.
- Hey, man,

we... we are highly
skilled crime fighters.

A working coffee maker
is not too much to ask.

I can't even... This is crazy.

Dude, just plug it in.

- That's it.
- Oh, wow. Somebody got jokes.

Alright, who got jokes?

Huh? Who's playing games?

Baines. Hey.

Hold up. Uh...

Did your wife tell you
everything about her pregnancies?

What do you mean?

Uh, Michelle went to
the doctor yesterday.

She was spotting.

She didn't even call me.

Well, did she tell
you when you got home?

Mm-hmm.

You had two miscarriages, man.

Michelle didn't want you to worry.

She's good, and the baby's good, right?

Yeah.

Don't stress.

You want to know the secret
to a smooth pregnancy?

Pig's feet. Eat 'em
straight out the jar.

- Ugh.
- Takes care of everything.

- I'm telling you.
- No, I'm not gonna tell her to eat that.

Man, listen... all my
kids were born on time,

healthy, speaking two languages.

Marisol Emmons is on her way up.

Hey, man. Portuguese ain't easy.

Do you know a man named Romeo?

Yeah.

Yeah, Tony goes by Romeo.

I always just called him Tony, though.

That's how he introduced himself to me.

Tony Smith. He and
Lonnie and a buncha guys

would play poker every other Thursday.

A home address? Work place?

No.

Uh, when was the last time you saw him?

Um, he came by to pay his respects

after what happened to Lonnie.

Uh...

Did he... do this?

Is that why you're asking?

Did he kill Lonnie?

Was he standing in my house
pretending to be a friend,

and he... he might be the killer?

Mrs. Emmons, we don't know that.

We're just trying to find him.

We believe your husband
may have been involved

in a heist at the diamond reserve.

- Possibly with Romeo.
- Huh.

It's always the cleaning crew, huh?

Our company had a
contract with the reserve

for the past 10 years.

They trusted us.

Lonnie would never do
anything to ruin that.

♪

My husband was just murdered,

and you're making him
out to be a criminal,

when you should be out
there looking for Tony Smith.

♪

♪ Let me know if you ready to get ♪
♪ Woo ♪

♪ Dollars, hollar 'cause we're wilding out ♪
♪ Woo ♪

♪ If you want it, ready, steady, go ♪
♪ Woo ♪

♪ Fight the good fight
because this is war ♪

♪ We won't go without a fight ♪

♪ That's the way of a survivor man ♪

♪ Lace up your boots
'cause the race is on ♪

♪ Ain't no one taking me out my zone ♪

♪ If you don't know
what I'm coming for ♪

♪ If you ain't worthy
I'll take your throne ♪

♪ I put on everything I love ♪

♪

- I been lookin' for you, Tony.
- No!

I told you I'd be back for my money,

- you son of a bitch!
- I got $500 in my pocket right now,

- and I'm waiting on a guy.
- No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, he's gonna help me with it

- first thing tomorrow, Frank.
- Today!

[Groans]

[Coughing] Please, Frank.

No, no, I'm sorry. I tried!

I tried. I... just
give me a couple hours.

- Now you're coming with me.
- No! Come on!

Look, I can give you
twice what I owe you!

You had your chance.

[Grunting]

Get in.

♪

♪ Me, I don't go where the money go ♪

♪ The beat don't go where the... go ♪

♪ When I say hop, see the bunny go ♪

♪ I give no... 'cause I run the show ♪

♪ W-we murda dem, we murda dem ♪

♪ Yea we murda dem hard
when the bass drop ♪

♪ Got a big fat boom
when the bass drop ♪

♪ Yea we off to the moon ♪

♪

♪ You don't tell jokes
but you funny tho ♪

♪ See I always knew I was gonna blow ♪

Wow. You ladies look great.

- Thanks.
- Thank you, Walker.

They look like sexy Power Rangers.

Enjoy yourselves, assholes!

Eat! Drink!

It's only money!

Wonder what happens when he sneezes.

I hope this goes fast.

Why? Poor Baines over there.

Pretty sure he's got on a man-spank.

They're cutting off his circulation.

Looks like he's doing,
like, shallow breathing.

Very funny. I can hear
you, Syd. The coms are on.

I'm just saying, you didn't
have all that booty yesterday.

- Payback's coming.
- It's cute, though.

CALLOWAY: TAC team is on the premises.

♪

MAN: Perimeter is secure.

Searching for the contraband.

♪

Ooh, this is gonna be fun.

- 10:00. Gray suit.
- Okay. Just look away.

- Open shirt.
- Just look away.

- It's too late.
- BAINES: You might want to reconsider.

Dude has on a $28,000 watch.

That ain't gonna get him laid.

Bling don't get you booty.

CALLOWAY: We're on duty, ladies.

Yep.

♪

Duvall has left the dance floor, folks.

CALLOWAY: To Duvall's left is
Evan Lau, Koreatown territory.

Next to them is Garrett Morgan,
customs officer in San Pedro.

Means Duvall's moving his
drugs through the port.

And the rest of those
thugs are his security.

Oh, sorry. I did it again.

Just look away. Stop looking at him.

But what is this?

- Why do they do that?
- I don't know.

- Who is that sexy to?
- Nobody.

- No one.
- Ever.

"Oh, let me... Hold on.

- Let me see what this is about."
- Never.

Here he comes. Oh, Jesus. Mouth agape.

Cool. Act cool. Be cool.

I am.

FRAZIER: It is you. I can't believe it.

WARREN: Get rid of him, Syd.

- I heard you were dead.
- What?

You are as beautiful as ever.

What the hell? He knows
you? Who is this guy?

Thank you. How... how long has it been?

Wow. Seven years?

That long? Oh, ooh.

CALLOWAY: What's happening, McKenna?

Miami. Before your undercover
stint with Knox's cartel.

- I can't get over it, Nina.
- "Nina"?

When did you come to LA?

- I guess when you thought I was dead.
- Touché.

One of Syd's cover names
in Miami was Nina Beckham.

Any memories coming back,
Syd? We need his name.

Hey. Hi!

- Hi.
- Hi.

- And you are?
- I'm her friend.

Hello, Nina's friend. What's your name?

Oh, my name is... is Jodee.

- Homegirl Jodee.
- Yep.

Homegirl Jodee?

- Homegirl Jodee. Yeah.
- Home... oh, homegirl.

Oh, I see it! Okay, ooh, with the bump.

Yeah, she O.G.

Ooh, okay.

- What's your name?
- G.G. Frazier.

- G.G. Frazier. G.G. Frazier.
- G.G. Frazier. Nice.

WARREN: George Gerald Frazier... Low-level drug dealer

out of Palm Beach, but he's been
off the DEA's radar for a while.

He must have set up shop in LA.

I like your, uh... gold chains.

MAN: We're moving to the lower level.

We left eyes on the perimeter.

CALLOWAY: Keep your head on
a swivel. Watch your backs.

Duvall travels with a lot of firepower.

FRAZIER: Bishop Duvall
throws great parties.

I'm a guest of the man himself.

- Have you met Bishop?
- I have not.

- You should meet Bishop.
- BAINES: This is our shot, ladies.

- Let's meet Bishop.
- Let's do that.

- Okay.
- Alright.

- Excuse us, sweetie.
- Wait, what?

It's kind of like... a
really strict VIP area.

But we're, like... we're
together. I mean, it's like...

I know. I'm... I'm...
I'm... Just wait right there.

I'm gonna try to hook
something up, but, you know,

it's kind of... they got it locked down.

- Try to get a wristband.
- Yeah.

For the VIP.

- Fast.
- Ain't that some bullshit.

♪

We found several cases.

Confirm the contents.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Nina Beckham. Bishop Duvall.

She's a long-lost friend from Miami.

Not surprised she
brought her talents to LA.

You two should get to know each other.

Well, Frazier here is a
bit of a social climber.

I hope that you, uh,

do something a little more substantial.

Oh, she knows money.

Top negotiator.

Frazier, let the lady do the talking.

Let's just say, um I know
my way around your world,

and everyone who knows me
is... very glad they do.

Well, I'm glad to know you now.

Aww.

♪

[Chuckles] We love him, don't we?

Got a problem. The drugs are fake.

It's all Styrofoam.

Check the other boxes.

MAN #2: This case is empty.

- MAN #3: Empty here.
- MAN #4: Same here.

Negative on the package. Repeat.

Negative on the package.
They knew we were coming.

You know, my favorite word is millions.

We got cops!

- [Gunfire]
- Down!

- Cops.
- Get to Duvall.

Everybody down!

- Down on the ground!
- What the hell is going on?

DEA!

♪

Sit tight. I'm gonna
get you out of here.

Nina! Nina!

[Indistinct shouting]

Follow my lead.

Make it look good. We're
going deep undercover.

- Bad girls?
- Yep.

- I can do this.
- Alright, let's go.

Bishop!

Stay low. Stay low.

- CALLOWAY: Baines, follow me.
- WARREN: Be careful, Syd.

- I'll cover you.
- Let's move! Move!

Go!

♪

DEA!

♪

They went this way.

Hurry! Get to the car!

Hey, hey, go with Bishop.
I'll make it look legit.

♪

CALLOWAY: Did she just shoot at us?

BAINES: McKenna's a good shot.

If she wanted to hit
us, she wouldn't miss.

- You okay, man?
- Yeah.

The police just confiscated
my product, Luis.

How could it be gone
before they got there?

Oh, God damn it. Whatever.
You know, j... just find my...

[Sighs] ... My drugs.

You might want to change
your security detail.

They dropped the ball.

Pull the car over.

♪

This is where you get out.

Well, that's no way to say thank you.

You could have been arrested.

I only ask nicely once.

Bishop, I can vouch
for her, boss, come on.

No, no, no, no. It's...
It's okay. I get it.

Can't trust everybody, right?

I want to be in business
with you, Mr. Duvall.

I'm not interested.

Well, if your selection
of business partners

is anything like your security,
you might want to consider it.

I know you set up shop in LA,

and I can launder your money for you.

My partner and I, we offer untraceable
services at a competitive fee.

And nothing like what
we just saw back there

would happen on our watch.

You know, you can... reach me here,

and I guarantee you'll be satisfied.

[Door opens]

♪

Hey! Where you been?

I can't believe you shot at Calloway.

I didn't shoot at Calloway!

I... I shot at the ground,
and it may have got him.

You're gonna have to sleep
with him if he got shot.

- Where'd you get this car?
- Valet.

Holy shit.

I'll give it back.

It's fun, right?

Yo. Any word from Syd and McKenna?

McKenna called. They're
trailing Duvall's SUV.

Hey, what the hell happened, Calloway?

You know what I know...
The crates were empty.

And just for the record,

it was the DEA who
confirmed Petrov's lead.

Yeah, but my men weren't
the ones on the ground.

There were two injuries.
One of them was a civilian.

My team followed protocol.

You want to start blaming somebody?

Hey, hey, hey. This
is on all of us, okay?

Yeah. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
they're back, they're back.

- What happened? You two okay?
- Yeah, we're good.

Alright, so, what's the next move?

I mean, Duvall found out we
were coming and moved his drugs.

- Wasn't him.
- What?

Duvall had no idea
his drugs were missing.

Gabriel Knox is making a power play.

Yeah, and we can confirm
that sooner than later.

I offered our services as
money launderers to Duvall.

- "Our services"?
- Me and McKenna, undercover.

If Knox is using Duvall as a supplier,

and we clean the money,

we'll have access to the finances.

Exactly. So, I need you
to resurrect Nina Beckham.

Nina Beckham died six
years ago in Miami, Syd.

No, she lives in LA.

Frazier introduced me to Duvall as Nina.

That's risky, Syd.

You don't know what G.G. Frazier knows.

Well, Jodee and Nina will find out.

♪

Guys, we're going undercover.

Bishop Duvall is a direct path to Knox.

♪

I understand that your party was raided.

And I understand that you
did not attend, Ms. Hart.

I was busy...

watching over your drugs that
my men removed from the location.

That was you?

So you're here to take a bow.

Get a little pat on the back.

[Laughs]

I am. You'd be in lockup
right now if not for me,

and your fentanyl would
be in police custody.

Instead, you're here thanking
me for saving your ass.

Payment's been wired into your account,

and I've put the
product into circulation.

Impressive.

You should be doing business with me.

With you?

- With Knox.
- Yeah.

Mimosa pudica.

- Pardon me?
- That's where she's gonna live.

Mimosa pudica, the touch-me-not plant.

I traveled to southeast Asia

to find the most beautiful
plant in the world.

They're fascinating, really.

If you touch the leaves, they recoil.

The blooms, on the other
hand, stay strong...

And vibrant.

I am the bloom.

You are the leaves.

Try not to forget that.

Ha ha ha!

Beep!

You have my business.

[Singsong voice]
♪ You have my business ♪

♪

Hey.

Undercover, working a big case.

Izzy's staying at Letti's tonight.

You said you wanted to talk.

[Sighs]

I don't know where to start.

I do.

Did you help Dante Sherman escape?

No. I have no idea where Dante is.

Then why did you go see him in lockup?

I was trying to...

It's complicated.

Nancy, you asked me to trust you,

but I am finding it
really hard to do that.

Tell me about your mother.

I helped cover up her murder.

She was really abusive.

She sent us to the hospital and...

I mean, broken bones.

Stop it, Mom!

♪

[Grunts]

You brought a gun into my house?!

It happened so fast.

[Gunshot]

NANCY: Nico! No!

[Gunshot]

Nico was protecting me from her.

He thought she was gonna kill me.

♪

So every secret I kept from you,

every lie I ever told...

... was...

... so I could protect Nico,

not Dante.

Patrick, he's my brother,

my little brother.

What was I supposed to do?

Say something.

I need some time.

♪

Yeah, right, Dallas'll always be 500.

Hey, man. Look at you.

Forget about last night.
We're going to start again,

and we're going to get Duvall,
and we're going to get Knox.

It's not about that. Look.

Our doctor called, and he
wants Michelle to come in

for another ultrasound.

Yeah, but it doesn't mean
that anything is wrong.

No, it's...

I really want to be a dad,

and...

If anything goes wrong, I don't
know if we can even try again.

♪

You're gonna be a dad, Ben.

You know why?

Because I said so.
That's how powerful I am.

When I say it, it happens.

[Chuckling] Okay. Thanks.

Hey, we have some thoughts
on our diamond heist.

- A'ight.
- You talk to these two about our case?

What you talking about, "these two"?

- One, two.
- [Stammering]

Hey, hey, hey. We're all
working on the diamond heist.

No, no, no, no. They're working
near it. We're working on it.

- Do you want our help or not?
- Yes.

[Scoffs] Sure, Jodee and Nina.

Why don't you guys come
on in in the 11th hour

after all the hard work has been done?

NANCY: Get over it, baines.

Walker, you said Dakari described Romeo

- as being desperate, right?
- Mm-hmm.

When did this little
info pow-wow take place?

[Sighs] He tried to
sell him his... his car,

his business, and his cellphone.

Okay, the... the man was in debt, okay?

But you cannot sell a business
that you don't own outright.

- Okay.
- And you also said that Dakari mentioned

Romeo was smelling
like old-man aftershave,

- but he hadn't shaved.
- The man was funky.

He was trying to cover it
up with a little Aqua Velva.

- We all do it.
- Maybe, maybe. But hold that thought.

So, we searched for
commercial businesses in LA

with owners named Tony Smith.

[Laughs] Can't be a lot of those.

- 82, give or take.
- What?

See, now I'm mad at you. You're gonna...

But only one Anthony Smith

who owns a barber shop called Romeo's.

Which just happens to
be for sale by owner.

- Yep.
- The barber shop and the aftershave smell.

- Yeah.
- Well, let's go.

You can cry about it in the car.

Wow.

[Chuckles]

♪

LAPD!

NANCY: Tony Smith?

Tony Smith.

We're police officers, and we
need to ask you a few questions.

♪

Damn.

♪

Oh, Romeo.

WALKER: And we're back where we started.

NANCY: Now it's a heist and two murders.

♪

SYD: Duvall has five properties in LA

and another three in orange county.

Any one of them could be
the drop location for money

or the transfer of drugs
from the port in San Pedro.

If we do this right,
we can finally get Knox.

Syd, do you ever think
about anything else?

Yeah, sometimes.

Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 2:00 to 7:00.

Mm-hmm. [Chuckles]

- Do you ever think about us?
- Oh, my God.

- Warren, why?
- What?

You went from a perfectly
good 7:00 dinner conversation

to a 9:00, "after two
glasses of wine" conversation.

Okay, well, I'm trying to
get to a 10:00 conversation.

- Oh, really?
- Yes, and I have my fingers crossed for an 11:00,

although hopefully by that time,
we won't be talking too much.

[Cellphone ringing]

Mm.

Hello?

Okay, great. I'll be waiting
for your call, Frazier.

- [Cellphone beeps]
- Yes!

Duvall is arranging a meeting and...

Okay, again with the
face. [Chuckling] What?

Look, I just want you
to just be careful, Syd.

You've got to be more
cautious this time.

That's not how I work,
and you know that, Warren.

Okay? When I go undercover,

- I'm all in.
- Okay, but at what cost?

This drive to get Knox,
is it necessary, Syd?

Babe, you were beaten,

you were tortured,

and you survived.

- Isn't that a victory?
- No.

- Why not?
- [Chuckles, sighs]

[Scoffs] I... look.

I'm not saying that you can
just forget what happened.

I understand.

But why do you refuse to just move on?

Because he took something
from me that I can't get back.

What did he take?

What did he take?

'Cause you know what I see?

This is what I see.

I see a beautiful,

strong, intelligent, amazing woman

who moved to Los Angeles
to start over again.

But guess what?

You can't. You won't allow yourself to.

And it's only because you're just...

Stuck in revenge mode.

Yeah, you're damn right I am.

I was pregnant, Warren.

Okay? I was pregnant.

♪

He took our baby.

God, I'm so sorry, Syd.

Syd, I'm so sorry.

He took our baby.

Syd, come here. I'm so sorry.

[Horn blaring in distance]

Just saw the results of the ultrasound.

Michelle and I are having twins.

What? Just two?

Yeah, boys. Uh, they didn't
see him the first time.

Hidden twin or something like that.

[Laughs] Now, that's how you do it!

Congratulations, man!

- I'm so happy for you.
- Thank you.

But you're never gonna sleep again.

- What?
- It's over.

I wasn't going to tell Warren at all.

It just... came out.

Are you relieved, though?

Yeah, kind of.

What about Patrick?

Mm.

He loves you, McKenna.

You know, I was thinking
about my undercover name.

Okay, um...

Yeah, about that. Jodee?

So, suddenly, you're a truck driver?

No. Don't you remember?

Oh, God.

- The bitch from third grade.
- From third grade.

- Right. Wow.
- Yeah.

I don't know. It just
sounded tough in the moment.

But I thought of a last
name... Jodee Navarro.

Mm! Navarro does... it
does make it a lot better.

Yeah, it's like a sexy
Catholic school drop-out maybe.

A lot better than Nina Beckham.

I mean, what white
family adopted your ass?

Nina Beckham is amazing.

I mean, she'll drive you to the airport.

She's trustworthy. I
think she shops at Macy's.

I... she's got good credit.

- Hey, kiddo.
- KATELYN: Hi, Warren.

- What are you doing here?
- [Imitates explosion]

I need to talk to your mom.

CARLENE: Alright.

Bye, Mommy! Bye, Warren!

She's gotten so big.

What do you want, Warren?

I'm done, Carlene.

We had an agreement.
Your job was to make sure

the DEA is an asset, not an adversary.

I held up my end.

Colby went rogue, I took care of it.

You were able to move Duvall's
drugs with no problems.

Tough being caught in the middle, huh?

[Sighs]

She's always been your weakness.

Your kryptonite.

This is about Syd Burnett.

No.

Just shut it down, Carlene.

♪

PATRICK: Alright, I'm
here. Why'd you call me?

CARLENE: I need a favor, Patrick.

Okay.

I'm investigating a rumor

of corruption in the police department.

Could be a conflict of interest for me.

[Laughs] Come on.

You're the D.A.

Could be a very
impressive accomplishment

to brag about on your campaign.

And I did uncover conclusive evidence

that suggested foul play in your
mother-in-law's disappearance.

That kind of memory
loss comes with a price.

You look nervous.

I get the feeling I'm being handled.

♪

I've sent you the file.

Let me know.

♪

Hey, Dante.

Come on, man. Answer my messages.

Where are you?

Call me, bro.

[Knock on door]

♪

Nico?

Yeah.

I'm your brother-in-law, Patrick.

Can I come in?

♪

Yeah, come on.

It's good to finally meet you.

♪