Major Crimes (2012–2018): Season 1, Episode 3 - Medical Causes - full transcript

[ Road reflectors thudding ]

[ Horn blares ]

[ Horns honk ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ Horns honk ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

I just want to have a
good time, and that's all.

[ Laughs ] Yeah, right.

You just want him to
see what he's missing, girl,

and you know it. Yeah, that's
why she got those five-inch heels.

No, it's not, and I don't
even care if I ever see...



Watch out!

[ Woman screams,
glass shatters ]

[ Indistinct conversations ]

[ Siren wails ]

[ Woman crying ]

Hey! Hey!

Hey, lady, what the
hell's wrong with you?

You drunk or something?

Hey! Hey, this bitch
is drunk off her ass!

Man: Hey, that's my brother!

That's my brother on
the ground over there!

What the hell is
wrong with you?!

Leave me alone.

Woman: Do you even
know what you did?! Huh?!



Hey! Come on! Get off her!

Oh, man! Hey! Hey,
someone's over here!

Someone's under here! Help me!

Pull her out!

[ Voice breaking ]
Oh, my... oh, my god!

Somebody... somebody,
please! Do something!

[ Siren chirps ]

That's enough, buzz.

Do something!

Turn it off.

[ Siren wailing ]

The name's Vanessa
farrelly, 21, ucla junior.

And, uh...?

Oh, including those two,
that makes three dead.

Nine injured...
Four critically...

All on their way
to the hospital.

What do we know
about the driver?

Well, I just spoke
to the paramedic

taking her to St. Stephen's.

He said she's
pretty banged up...

Broken arm, broken nose.

The crowd knocked
her unconscious, sir.

Paramedic say anything about
booze on the suspect's breath?

No. But he did say she
was slurring her words,

and she seemed pretty
wobbly on the video.

Well, that could've
been from the impact.

Sir, we did have a 911 call

placed less than two
minutes before the crash.

Caller was on Wilshire.

Said he was nearly
run off the road

by the driver of
a silver s.U.V..

Wilshire's just a
few blocks thataway.

You know, I talked to s.C.I.D.

They've been over the vehicle.

Steering's fine.
Brakes are fine.

No mechanical malfunction.

Yeah, and no skid marks, so
she never even tried to stop.

Did we find any evidence
of alcohol or drugs in here?

No, but there might be something
in the purse down on the floor,

but patrol saw it, and
it was zipped shut.

Well, let's open it and say
it spilled during the crash.

No, no, no, no, no.
Too many victims.

We need a truce with ray...
Captain raydor on this case.

Sanchez, you make
sure the hospital

gets the blood-alcohol
content of our suspect.

Tao, Sykes, and I will
handle the notifications.

Flynn, do this one by the book.

Whatever's in this purse
is not going anywhere,

so you get a warrant
before you dump it out.

Got it? Got it.

You wouldn't believe

how many judges are
out of town this weekend.

Suspect still lights out?

Last I checked, lieutenant.

She's not going anywhere.
Is that the warrant?

Yeah.

What about her
blood-alcohol content?

Well, the lab's gonna
call you with the results

as soon as they come in.

Let's open it up.

[ Sighs ]

[ Man speaking
indistinctly on P.A. system ]

Name's Leslie Nolan.
Silver lake address.

She's an organ donor.

She's also a doctor.

So let's assume
she'll have a lawyer.

Oh, I bet she'll have a
medical condition, too,

with symptoms that
fit with her accident.

Suspect's a resident
in neuropsychiatry.

Probably gonna blame
the crash on narcolepsy

or some other psych b.S.

Which won't matter if her
blood alcohol is through the roof.

But just to be safe,
let's see the results

of any other tests she's
undergone since she arrived.

"Oh, hey, rusty, what
are you doing here?"

Nothing, just, uh,
being dragged out of bed

at 6:00 in the morning because
I must be supervised 24/7.

How about you guys?

"Oh, just exhausted
from all of the hard work

we've been doing
on your behalf."

Wow. I can't thank
you all enough.

You guys are [Snaps
fingers] fantastic.

Oh, you're through already?
'Cause that was hilarious.

Excuse me, detective.
Your suspect is conscious.

Uh, lieutenant,

don't say anything, but
Reno p.D. Alerted me.

They may have already
found rusty's mother.

No kidding.

Reno p.D. What a surprise.

So maybe now you'll get
rid of the little psycho, huh?

Oh. M-Maybe.

Dcfs and a judge
will decide that.

But in the meantime,
don't say anything to rusty

until we absolutely confirm
the woman's identity.

If Reno police calls back, ask
them to hold for me, please.

Detective Sanchez,

will you join me with
miss, um, with Dr. Nolan?

[ Man speaking
indistinctly on P.A. system ]

You did get a warrant
to search that purse?

Come on.

You think I'm new at this?

Hey, funny guy. You
sing and dance, too?

[ Door closes ]

How are you feeling, doctor?

My head...

I feel groggy.

They probably
gave you painkillers.

You had a tough night.

What... what happened to me?

Why don't you tell us the
last thing you remember?

I left the restaurant and...

Um...

I left the restaurant
and then...

I don't know. Um...

What happened?

Around 11:00 last night,
you were in a car accident.

Oh, my god.

Am I in trouble or something?

This is just for
our notes, doctor.

The police are
here to protect you.

You say you were
at a restaurant.

Were you having
dinner? Yes. Dinner.

What restaurant?

Abby's or a-Aaron's.

Something like
that near downtown.

Um...

I paid for the valet and then...

You don't remember
getting into your car?

Driving away?

No.

Everything goes
black after the valet.

Oh, god.

Well, you're all right now.

That's all that's important.

Well, instead of
thinking about the crash,

see if you can remember what
you had for dinner last night.

What I had for dinner? Why?

Small memories
can trigger big ones.

You remember how
your food smelled,

or how your drink tasted, and
before you know it, ma'am ...

Leslie, don't answer
any more questions.

What? Who are
you? What's going on?

Tom?

Les, this is James corbett.

He's a lawyer friend of mine from
the club. A lawyer. Why? What for?

What? You didn't tell
her what happened?

She's not under arrest.

Arrest for what?

I'll see you out in the
hallway in a minute.

Tom, arrest for what?

I just heard the blood they
drew for the b.A.C. Is no good.

What? They put it in the
wrong vial, if you can believe it.

And the crash was
seven hours ago.

Have them repeat it anyway.
I want a tox screen, too.

Get someone over to the
restaurant where she had dinner.

Let's try and find out what
else was in her system.

Michaels: Morning, captain.

I just spoke to the lab.
Shame about the blood test.

Dda Michaels, glad
you could make it.

[ Sighs ]

Has anyone
questioned the suspect?

We didn't get very far.
Her lawyer kicked us out.

Claims she doesn't
remember anything.

Like I said,
neuropsych-whatever.

She'd know how to fake amnesia.

You're holding my
client in your custody,

and you didn't
even mirandize her?

No. No. The hospital
is holding her, not us.

Your client's free to walk
out whenever she'd like.

Then why is a patrol
officer guarding her room?

Well, she killed three people
and injured nine others,

several of whom are being
treated on this floor, sir.

Dr. Nolan's already
been attacked once.

We want her protected.

So thoughtful.

Mr. Corbett, we have
video of your client

stumbling out of her car
moments after the crash.

She was disoriented
by the impact.

There were no skid
marks at the scene.

She never even
made an effort to stop.

So clearly she was
disoriented before the impact.

Have you got a
blood-alcohol content yet?

They're working on it.

There's no way she
was drunk. I was with her.

She had one cocktail.

Tom, please.

The results of the
b.A.C. Will be negligible.

Dr. Nolan suffers from
a medical condition,

which was responsible
for the accident.

You don't say.

Excuse me. Who are you?

Tom Ross. Leslie's
my girlfriend.

Tom, how would you feel
about coming downtown with us,

help us fill in the
gaps in the story?

I'm afraid that
won't be happening.

It's fine, James. She's
got nothing to hide.

I want to go.

Later this morning,
though, okay?

Mm.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Cellphone rings ]

[ Door closes ]

Oh.

Uh, captain raydor.

What?

Are you're sure it's her?

Put her on.

Hello.

Yes.

I'm with him right now.

One moment.

Rusty.

Your mother's on the phone.

What?

Mom?

Is it really you?

Reno p.D. Found Sharon
Beck in a run-down motel room

off the interstate.

Now, she's agreed
to come to L.A.

And resume her
role as rusty's mother

as long as we wire
her $500 in cash.

[ Tao chuckles ]

Hold on. Hold on. I've
got s-s-seventy... $73.

She can have it all

if it means I don't have
to babysit him anymore.

[ Clears throat ]

$500 for a bus trip from
Reno? It's little steep, is it not?

We're paying for her bus fare

plus $400 her loser boyfriend,
Gary, says she owes him.

Hey, look, we don't have
a warrant for her arrest,

so it's this or nothing.

Please.

Ohh.

I don't give money
to my own kids.

Cough it up.

So, when will she be here?

Around 8:00 tonight.

A-And why's she taking the bus?

I mean, doesn't
Reno have an airport?

Well, the city has to approve
travel like that beforehand,

and a one-way, same-day
plane fare from Reno

is very expensive.

So everyone here is
putting in to buy a bus ticket.

Right. Right.

I gue... I guess I just didn't
realize it was so complicated.

Everyone put money
in? That's right.

Well, I'll, uh... we'll be
sure to pay everyone back

just as soon as we can.

Don't worry about it.

So, how did your mom
sound on the phone?

[ Chuckles ] Happy.

Mm.

Glad to hear my voice.

I-I-I knew Gary had
forced her to leave.

And, you know, she only went
with him because she was afraid

that he would, like, go
off on me or something.

But now... now she's
getting away from him,

and it'll be back
to being just us.

Listen.

Um, I want to be
perfectly clear with you

about something, okay, rusty?

You can spend time
with your mother tonight.

Lieutenant Flynn has volunteered

to take the two of
you out to dinner,

but I cannot release you
into her custody right away.

Well, uh, look.

She never dumped
me anywhere before.

Mm-hmm.

People... people have bad days.

That may be true.

But there are
child-endangerment issues...

I-I-I just told you that
Gary forced her to...

giving custody again will
be up to the judge, rusty.

Will... will I be able
to see her at all?

You'll have supervised
visitation until the judge...

God! I mean, really?

More rules?

They're not rules.

They're laws.

[ Sighs ]

We found your mother, rusty.

Concentrate on the positive.

[ Sighs ] Okay.

Captain... sharon. [ Chuckles ]

Thank you.

I'm very grateful, and I
want to make this up to you.

And I will.

You don't have to
make anything up to me.

I was perfectly
happy to help you out.

Mm.

I guess I don't have to worry

about filling out these
school forms anymore, huh?

I guess not.

[ Knock on door ]

Suspect's boyfriend
is here, captain.

Okay. Thank you.

[ Cup clinks ]

[ Sighs ]

All right.

Dr. Nolan sent a text
last night at 10:32,

about a half-hour
before the crash.

It's to a Ralph tolson.

It says "running late.
Sorry. I'm on my way."

Any information on
him in her contacts?

Just tolson's name
and phone number.

There's a couple texts that
go back a couple weeks.

Sounds pretty friendly.

Uh, talks about getting
together for drinks, stuff like that.

Sykes: I got the dinner bill

the suspect's boyfriend
signed for last night.

There's no dinner on it, though.

All they had were
drinks... Six of 'em.

Didn't the boyfriend say
that she only had one?

Yeah, well the bartender
said they were ordering

two at a time, so
that doesn't fly.

They closed out
the bill at 10:14,

almost 50 minutes before
she drove into the wall.

Yeah, and it's only
15 minutes by car

from the restaurant
to the crash site.

Provenza: So what did she
do with that extra half-hour?

I-I don't know.

The valet was a
little backed up.

They brought my car
around first, so I left.

[ Scoffs ] Who said
chivalry was dead?

Dr. Nolan was okay to drive?

Absolutely. I told you,
she only had one drink.

And how many did you have, sir?

One or two, I guess.

Your bill says six.

Maybe I ordered her another one.

I [sighs] I don't remember it.

A-And these other two, they...

They were for the
couple sitting next to us.

Oh, I see.

Uh, by any chance, do
you remember their names?

No.

We joked a bit, so I
bought 'em a round.

Amnesia must be going around.

I'm telling you, I
know how this looks,

but Leslie wasn't
drunk when I left.

And yet she drove her
car into a crowd of people.

What about drugs?

What? What about 'em?

Lots of doctors self-medicate.

Maybe Leslie was, uh, using
something to help her sleep.

No. [ Chuckling ] No.

No, h-h-her lawyer
said she had a t.I.A.

It's a... it's a medical thing.

And her lawyer
would know this how?

Is he an attorney and a doctor?

Has he conducted medical exams?

T.i.a... It means
"transient ischemic attack."

Temporary loss of blood
flow in part of the brain.

Okay, let's forget
about this for a second.

I'll check with the hospital.

Why don't you tell
us about Leslie?

Uh, how long have
you two been together?

Six years.

We... we were undergrads at usc.

Moved in together after college.

You go into medicine, too?

[ Chuckles ] No.
No, I, uh, I play golf.

Really? Yeah.

Came in second in the ncaa once.

Did good in the amateur.

Just working as an
assistant pro at westside now

until I qualify for the tour.

We... we put a lot
on hold, you know,

to get Leslie through
med school. Man.

The two of you left
separately last night.

Why was that?

We got Leslie an apartment
closer to the hospital

since her residency
starts this week...

Just a place she can grab a nap.

Or sleep off a bender
without him knowing about it.

Is that where she
was going last night?

Uh...

Yeah.

Why? Do you know
who Ralph tolson is?

Tolson?

Dr. Tolson?

That's... that's, uh,
that's Leslie's new boss.

He's... he's the, uh...
What do you call him?

The attending physician
i-i-i-in her department.

I'll run a background
check on him

and have Dr. Tolson
pay us a visit.

Why? What does he
have to do with this?

Oh, probably nothing.

We found a text that Leslie
sent to Dr. Tolson last night,

shortly after you left
her at the valet stand.

What did it say?

Tolson: "Running late.
Sorry. On my way now."

I-I'm not a big texter.

It's the first time
I'm seeing it.

And where was she
meeting you, Dr. Tolson?

She wasn't meeting me.

It was a reception for
all the new residents...

A place called ginger.

And do you recall if she
ever made it to ginger?

No. But there was
a lot of people there.

Um, honestly, I don't
know her very well.

I-I'm not even sure I could
pick her out in a crowd.

But she has your
cell number, sir.

All my residents do.

Evidently, you don't
know how a hospital works.

Look, whoever
called me down here

could've asked me these
questions over the phone.

Evidently, you don't know
how a police department works.

Detective?

Sir, these are a series
of texted conversations

between you and Leslie
Nolan going back several weeks.

Now, it looks like you
went a little beyond

the usual teacher-student
relationship, sir.

Uh, she asked me about housing.

She wanted a place
near the hospital.

I helped her find one.

That's not really
unusual, detective.

Captain, would you like
me to explain this part?

I handled investigations
like this when I...

That's all right. I've
got it. Thank you.

Okay. Sanchez: So...

Um... goodbye.

Okay.

Sir, when you helped
Dr. Nolan find this apartment,

was she with her boyfriend?

I, uh... Oh, I didn't know
Dr. Nolan had a boyfriend.

Dr. Tolson, what does the name
Katherine Alvarez mean to you?

[ Chuckles ]

What is this?

Or Monica ward?

Do you remember her?

They have nothing
to do with this.

They were residents
of yours as well,

and they both filed
sexual-harassment claims against you

when they were
working... We're done here.

If you have any more
questions, consult my lawyer.

All right, Leslie and Tom
closed their bar tab at 10:14 pm.

18 minutes later,

the suspect texted Dr. Tolson
to say she was on her way.

At this point, there's 28
minutes until the crash.

She could've driven east to
ginger for a drink with tolson.

Or?

Or she left Aaron's,
got lost downtown,

and drove around
until she crashed.

I'll find the other residents
who were at ginger,

see if Dr. Nolan
made it there or not.

Uh, pardon me, lieutenant.

But how long will that take?

Don't worry, buzz.

I'll be back in time to
pick up rusty's mom.

Why don't we try getting
the suspect's boyfriend...

That dumb golfer dude...

To admit that she had
more than one drink?

He is her only alibi.

Will he give her up?

It won't be pretty.

But, yeah, we can manage it.

I have the suspect's
medical records.

She's young, she's healthy,

no history of high
blood pressure,

so the lawyer's claim
that she suffered a t.I.A.

Is doubtful, captain.

What about a seizure? Well, normally you'd
look for a spike in her prolactin levels,

and this is terribly
interesting...

Tao! No seizure.

So no medical condition.

Which brings us back
to where we started.

Yeah, we have a suspect
who killed three people

while under the influence.

And we still have
no way to prove it.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Hey! Hey!

Are you drunk or
something, lady?

Hey!

Hey! Hey, this bitch
is drunk off her ass!

Hey, that's my brother
on the ground over there!

What the hell is
wrong with you?!

I know this is
difficult for you, Tom.

She didn't do anything wrong.

But you see our dilemma.

We need a reason
Leslie ran off the road.

And your mention of that t.I.A.,

well, that just
won't do the trick.

You paid for six
drinks last night.

I told you this morning,

if I ordered her a second
drink, she hardly touched it.

And two of those were for
the couple sitting next to us.

A couple you can't name.

So you think I'm lying?

No, I think this looks like

someone who had
three stiff drinks.

And that's what
that receipt implies.

[ Door opens, telephone rings ]
Lieutenant Flynn still isn't back.

He will be. He has a
few people to track down.

You'll make your
mother's bus. I promise.

Well, yeah, but,
i-if he's late...

I'm calling lieutenant
Flynn right now.

You will be there when
your mother arrives.

Sanchez: Tom, my friend, your
girl was bombed. It's obvious.

I've told you over and over
now. That didn't happen.

Sir.

Maybe she really did have
more drinks with tolson.

Tolson? What? Why would she...

She didn't mention to you

that she might stop by
at a reception last night?

What reception?

At ginger for the new residents

and her new best
friend, Dr. Tolson.

Oh, I can't believe that
she didn't tell you that.

Makes me wonder
what else you don't know.

Look. Let me fill you in.

Leslie is sneaking around
behind your back with another guy.

No, she is not sneaking...

Well, you're going out on
a limb for your girlfriend,

and she's going out
with her new boss.

What?

Oh, my.

What, do you really think that
she got that second apartment

so that she would
have a place to crash?

Your girlfriend is
cheating on you, Tom.

Why are you protecting her?

Are you... are you
sure about this?

Oh, we can't show you
the evidence, but, yes.

We're very sure.

[ Sighs ]

I didn't want to get
her in trouble, okay?

But she...

You know, she took
samples sometimes.

From the hospital.

Sharon: No!

You must have the tox
screen I ordered by now.

No!

You cannot call me
back! I'm the police!

Fine. I'll hold.

Sykes: It'd be a hell of a thing

if drugs show up
in her blood work.

I just found out all
the new residents

had a mandatory drug test
on the books for this morning.

Brandon rios, one of
the critically injured...

He didn't make it.

He passed away about
15 minutes ago, captain.

Tao: Rios was 24, assistant
manager at his family's restaurant.

He graduated csun last year.

I ran backgrounds on
everyone injured or killed.

I just wanted to
make sure Dr. Nolan

didn't have a reason to
bulldoze that crowd on purpose.

Lieutenant, anything
new from the hospital?

No. Just some catchy hold music.

Any news?

Rusty's mom just called from
a pay phone in Bakersfield.

She's changing buses
on her way to L.A.

Hey, uh, how long do we have
to wait before meeting this judge?

Um, I don't know. A week, maybe.

But let's take it one
step at a time, okay?

Provenza: Captain.

Excuse me.

Okay, the second blood-alcohol
can't tell us anything,

but the tox screen
says that Dr. Nolan

had high levels of valium
and Ambien in her system.

How high? More than
the blood work shows

because these two
drugs together create a...

Well, it's a thing called,
uh... I've got it here.

Uh...

Synergistic amplification.

By combining the two drugs,

you increase the
potency of each.

Thank you.

In English, she was extra high.

It's also easy for doctors
to get their own meds.

I'll get a warrant, ask
the state medical board

to let us review
all the prescriptions

associated with Dr. Nolan's
reference number.

And, uh, we'll search
her apartments.

See if the drugs are there.

Uh, captain.

Um, y-you know, um, Flynn
can pick up rusty's mother and...

And take them to dinner
and get her settled.

It's... it's no big deal.

But if... if you would like
to go with rusty yourself...

I would.

But I don't think his mother
would appreciate my being there,

and I want it to be as
easy for rusty as possible.

Thank you, though.

Tao: Captain, I
think we have her.

Copies of Leslie
Nolan's prescriptions

for the last four months...

A total of 127 of them,

all phoned in to pharmacies
on the westside and...

This is very telling...

Every one of them
paid for in cash.

Oh, my god.

This is the smoking gun.

These prescriptions
aren't for Leslie.

And how do you know the people they
are made out to aren't patients of hers?

Hospital residents and
interns rarely prescribe,

and not that much.

Provenza: And look at the drugs.

Nothing but Ambien,
valium, and Vicodin.

But none of that
was in her purse,

and both the apartments
you searched were clean.

If she has the
stuff, where is it?

Why don't we ask her?

You'll notice that
some of the drugs...

The valium and Ambien, anyway...

Show up in your tox
screen from last night.

In my tox screen?

Wait. This is my
blood work? It is.

Leslie, I strongly advise
you, as your lawyer...

Oh, my god. Not
to say another word.

Mr. Corbett, if I show a jury

the footage of your client
stumbling from her car

moments after killing
now four people,

and then I prove to them

that she wrote a pile
of illegal prescriptions

and that she was driving under
the influence of those drugs

at the time of the accident...

Please, Mr. Corbett.

There... there are
so many people dead.

So much...

Oh, my god.

I should tell them
what I think happened.

Please.

Let me explain.

Just so you know,

I made arrangements for
her to stay at a decent hotel.

Great. [ Sighs ]

Uh, wait. The... the hotel.

It won't have a
minibar, will it?

She doesn't like minibars.

Right.

No minibar.

I'll make sure.

You know, if you want,

we can just skip
dinner altogether

and drop her right off at the...

No. No, no, no. I...

I just don't want
you to judge her.

I-I-I don't want her to feel
like people are down on her.

I need her to see that she made
the right choice by coming back,

so, if you could just
smile, maybe, and um...

Uh, be happy for her.

I mean, I really just need
you to say nice things.

You bet. No problem.

[ Bus approaches ]

Oh, here we go.

[ Air brakes hiss ]

[ Slow music plays ]

Hold on.

Excuse me.

Have you seen this woman?

She was supposed
to be on your bus.

Got off in Bakersfield, I think.

Yeah, some guy picked her up.

Really? Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Rusty?

I think I should be in there.

There are a lot of things
I need to ask her. Man.

Well, first, the d.A. And
her attorney have to get

their questions answered,
videotape her statement,

and make a deal, sir.

A deal? What deal?
Is she going to jail?

[ Sighs ] This is all some
kind of mistake. I know it.

Look, Mr. Ross, there was
one mistake, and it was ours,

and I'd like to
apologize for it.

We were wrong about
Dr. Tolson and your girlfriend.

There was nothing
going on between them.

Really?

Oh, my god.

That is such a huge
load off my mind.

I mean, I-I didn't
believe it, but... Thanks.

[ Door opens ]

James, what's going on?

D.a.'s offering four
counts of manslaughter.

Manslaughter?!

Mr. Corbett's not permitted

to discuss the
specifics of the deal.

Can Leslie? She could.

And if you really
care about her,

you'll convince her
to take our offer, sir.

We'll see.

Tom!

Why are you considering a deal?

You didn't do anything wrong!

A jury might disagree.

Would you excuse us, please?

Absolutely.

I'm sorry, doctor.

[ Cellphone buzzes ]

Buzz, did you get the
earwig up and running?

I did, but talk softly.

I don't know if this plan
of yours is gonna work.

Would you like to
suggest an alternative?

Are they talking
about jail time?

20 years, Tom.

20 years? Based on what?

Look at these.

They tracked my d.E.A. Number

and found all these
prescriptions associated with it.

And if they find even
one of these pills

in either of our apartments,

I could go to jail for
the rest of my life.

[ Sighs ]

That's why corbett
wants me to take the deal.

And if they don't
find the drugs?

The charges could get reduced
to involuntary manslaughter,

and I'd do two years,
but it's a huge risk.

[ Sighs ] [ Sniffles ]

Tom, I'm so scared.

I don't think that I can get
through this without you.

Are you... are you really
gonna stick with me on this?

So, now you're worried
about me sticking with you,

and last month you were
worried I was holding you back.

No, no. I was wrong.
I was very wrong.

Oh, so there was
trouble in paradise.

Dr. Nolan claims she
started a soft breakup

two weeks ago
with her boyfriend.

Hence the new apartment.

You were the one person in
my life that I could count on.

And this whole
terrible nightmare

has made me realize

just how stupid I was
to push you away.

I love you, Tom.

And I need you
to be here for me.

Don't take the deal, les.

Are you sure?
What... what if they f...

Listen to me.
Don't take it, okay?

Okay.

I can make sure they
don't find those drugs.

How?

You remember when
you stopped getting me

all those different drug samples

for the problem I was
having with my back?

Yeah.

Well, the pain got so bad that
I-I couldn't manage my swing.

I took your reference number.

I called the
prescriptions in myself.

But it w-was just so that...
That I could get some sleep,

really, while you were figuring
out how much space you needed.

Sharon: We need
the evidence, doctor.

Okay.

[ Sniffles ]

But, um, if the police
find those drugs,

they're gonna think
that they're mine.

I mean, what if they
search the apartment...

No. What if...

No. Everything is in
my locker at the club.

I will go by there the second
I leave here and dump them.

That's it. You have it.
Hold on. She's almost there.

Trust me, Leslie. Those
drugs will never be found.

You know what to say, Leslie.

But, Tom.

[ Sighs ]

My blood work shows that
those drugs were in my system.

And I completely blacked out.

[ Sighs ]

Oh, god.

How... how many
drinks did I really have?

[ Sighs ]

One.

And that one drink, did
you put something in it?

Tom, look at me.

I love you, but if you
were trying to kill me...

Trying to kill you?!
Are you kidding me?

Leslie, I just... I just
wanted you back. That's all.

I-I figured that if your
residency didn't work out,

that I-If you failed your drug test,
that you would come back home, and...

Wait. Wait. This was
about the drug test?

I am so sorry, okay? I never
meant for anyone to get hurt.

I-I just thought, since the Ambien was
time-released... It isn't time-released...

that you would be home long before... If
you crush it up! How stupid are you anyway?

Hey, hey, shh, shh.
My god, you're an idiot!

Listen to me. What I
did was wrong, okay?

But I only wanted you back.

I... okay? [ Breathes heavily ]

What is it? What's the matter?

Hello?

Do you have enough?

Yes. You're good. We got it.

Who are you talking to?

You stupid son of a bitch!

You're not just pathetic!
You're a murderer!

A murderer! I guess
someone should break it up.

Yes, please.

You know what this is?

What did you do?

I recorded your crazy
confession for the police.

That's what I did.
You lied to me!

Aah! [ Door opens ]

[ Grunts ]

Ugh!

I'm beginning to like Sykes.

What is that anyway?

You ruin my career
and then win me back?

How were we gonna
support ourselves?

What, on your
ability as a pro golfer?

What kind of fantasy
world do you live in?

Oh, and these prescriptions?

They're all written out to
your friends from the club!

[ Sobs ]

What have you done?

Four people are
dead because of you!

You made me kill four people!

You made me kill four people.

I want a deal.

You offered her a
deal. Don't I get a deal?

Michaels: Oh, sure. I
got a great deal for you.

Northern California.
Nice, state-run facility.

You can work on your
swing for the rest of your life.

All right, get him out of here.

[ Leslie sobs ]

You're all right.

You're all right now.

[ Cellphone buzzes ]

Oh, come on.

Lieutenant Flynn, I am so sorry

I was unable to
take your call earlier.

We're in...

What?

What do you mean rusty ran off?

Ran off where?

Buzz: Look at all those drugs.

Tom had a pharmacy
in his locker.

Still doesn't prove
pre-meditation.

Best we could do

is get him to agree to
four counts of murder two.

Tao: On the bright
side, we got the hospital

to save Dr. Nolan's spot
in the residency pool.

Poor kid.

Starting out her career as a
doctor and kills four people.

That can't be good.

Yeah, how could
Tom say he loved her

while trying to ruin her life?

Oh, now, now. So cynical, Amy.

Weren't you ever stupid in love?

Not since my 19th birthday.

What happened on
your 19th birthday?

You'll never know.

Lieutenant, anything?

Yeah, we have multiple units

searching the streets
around the bus station.

Sheriff Department
in west Hollywood's

got his picture.

And everyone we can
spare is out looking for him.

Okay. Okay.

Captain, look, I'm sorry.

I turned my back for one
second, and he was gone. I...

If I thought for one minute
that he would run away...

Lieutenant, it's not your fault.

We'll keep looking.

Good night, everyone.

Great work, all around.

[ Voice breaking ]
Everyone, really great work.

Captain.

I, uh...

Flynn and I will stay here
tonight till the kid turns up.

And he will.

He'll turn up.

[ Keys clatter ]

[ Sighs ]

You're home late.

I was wrapping up a case.

Rusty, I'm sorry about your...

Don't... don't talk about it.

She lied to me.

I believed her.

And that'll never happen again.

I don't honestly think that...

I-I really don't
wanna talk about it.

Please.

Okay.

But I have one
question to ask you,

and I need you to
answer truthfully.

Why did you run away
from lieutenant Flynn?

I don't cry in front of people.

And I started to cry.

So I left.

Mm.

How much money exactly
did she steal from everyone?

Don't worry about it.

We can, um...

We have it covered
by, uh, our bosses.

[ Slow music plays ]

What's that?

Oh.

I was behind on filling
out these forms for school,

and y-you said you
needed them tomorrow.

You still want them?

Yes, I do.

[ Sighs ] Okay.

Rusty.

Your mother is the one
who's losing out here.

Nothing she's done has
a thing to do with you.

I hope you know that.

I thought she loved me.

And letting go of
that is what's hard.

But holding on to someone
when they're gone is even harder.

Thanks for trying
to bring her back.

[ Door closes ]

[ Chuckles ]

Lieutenant provenza, thank
you for picking up so quickly.

Um [clears throat] you can tell
the department to stand down.

When I came in the
door, rusty was here, so...

Yes.

So, I guess he...
Uh, rusty is home.

Thank you.