Major Crimes (2012–2018): Season 1, Episode 6 - Out of Bounds - full transcript

Previously on "major crimes"...

I have some news
about rusty Beck.

The lab found a
familial match to the boy

in our criminal database.

Paul Dunn. Looks like
rusty's paternal uncle.

Paul has an older
brother, Daniel Dunn,

who, I bet, will test out
as rusty's biological father.

What you tell the
boy is up to you.

What's this?

It's what we're gonna
talk about over dinner.

There you go.



Ah, wait, no... glasses go...

On the top. Sorry. I remember.

Oh.

Have you looked through
any of this information

about your father?

My biological father.

Who comes with biological
grandparents, aunts, uncles...

Well, an uncle you found

off a DNA hit of a
cocaine user in San Diego.

Your father
shouldn't be held responsible

for his brother's behavior.

Fine.

Well, let's just talk about my
so-called dad's conduct, then.

He never even once
tried to track me down.



That doesn't sound
very fatherly to me.

Rusty, you didn't
know about your father.

There's a possibility he
doesn't know about you, either.

Yeah, or maybe
he just doesn't care.

Yes, lieutenant.

How long ago?

Text me the address.

I got to go.

Rusty, I know that
you are leaning away

from meeting your father,

but I would consider
that decision carefully.

Now that we know
that you have family,

you may enjoy meeting them.

And living with them, too?

Oh. Rusty...

I'm not trying
to get rid of you.

In fact, if you weren't
here... I'd miss you.

But I also feel
obligated to do...

What's best for
me. Yeah, I know.

I'll probably be late.

What, so, now that I'm
officially out of emergency care,

you're just going
out every night?

Is that it?

To a murder.

Do your homework
before you watch TV.

Aha.

Hope we
didn't take you away

from anything
important, captain.

You didn't, lieutenant.

Who found the body?

Black-and-white noticed
the car about an hour ago.

Curb's red.

Victim wasn't planning
on parking here this long.

He's young.

16 years old... His
name is Anthony Lewis.

The car was registered to him.

Any sign of robbery?

No, no, the wallet's right
there in his sweatshirt pocket.

There's recent damage

to the left-rear
bumper of this vehicle.

How recent?

We found plastic
shards of the taillight

about 20 yards up the street.

We also have paint
scratches from another car

inside this dent... Looks
red, maybe maroon.

We collected samples to analyze.

So, there was a collision,

and the victim pulled the
car to the side of the road.

Captain, there were no bullet
holes in the driver's-side door.

The window was up and intact.

So either Anthony
opened the door,

or the shooter opened
the door before firing.

It looks like a
total of three shots.

Two went into the victim's back,

and then one shot hit inside
the passenger door right here.

Shooter closes the
door as he was leaving

so the dome light wouldn't
catch anyone's attention,

which is how it was
when the l.A.P.D. Found it.

All right, h-here's
the way I see it.

Glove box is open,

maybe the kid sees
trouble from a rival gang,

tries to get his gun, not
fast enough, he gets shot.

Did we find a gun
in the glove box?

No, captain, we did not.

Maybe the shooter
took it... Spoils of war.

And leave the kid's wallet?

What else could the victim
have been reaching for?

We got vehicle registration,

insurance information, uh,
some change, hand sanitizer...

and a letter of permission

to drive between the hours
of 11:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M.,

signed by Javier Ramirez

on stationery from James
Madison high school.

Looking
up Javier Ramirez.

Madison high school's just
a couple miles from here.

Anthony could have
been coming from there.

My son Kevin's new
behind the wheel.

You put him on the
road, add a little rain,

which makes every
L.A. driver crazy,

and you got a good
situation for road rage.

Maybe, but the smart
money's still on gangs.

Uh, captain, Javier Ramirez

is James Madison high
school's football coach,

and Anthony Lewis was
Madison's quarterback...

Not your typical gangbanger.

Nothing says gangbangers
can't throw a football.

Let's get coach Ramirez to
help us establish a timeline,

and, lieutenant provenza,

let's notify the
victim's family.

Actually, there has been a
hold put on all notifications.

A hold?

Who issued that?

Wait, before you
answer that question...

What exactly makes this
murder a major crime?

I do.

And I issued the
hold on notifications

because that
particular neighborhood

is a hotbed of gang activity.

But we haven't yet determined
that the murder's gang-related.

Doesn't matter.

Your victim's brother
is Lamar Lewis...

With a street name of "bones."

Lamar's high up
in the twilight crips.

The t.C.S have
been fighting for turf

with the trece locos, ma'am.

And not just in the streets.

There have been three
black-on-brown fights

at Madison high
school in the last month.

Parents are mad, saying
we're not doing our jobs.

About came to blows
at the last pta meeting.

And you know that from
the incident report, sir?

No. I was there.

My youngest son goes to Madison.

Chief, this could be an
isolated incident of road rage.

We can consider that theory,

but there are boys with guns
in that neighborhood who won't,

including this Lamar Lewis,

who's currently on
probation for assault.

If bones... I mean,
Lamar retaliates

for the murder of his brother,

he'll go after trece
locos, ma'am.

I understand the dangers here,

but there's a way to keep
a lid on our information

and still pursue this...

No, listen... We're
going to do this my way.

We're going to bring Lamar in,

notify him in a
controlled environment,

and you hold off asking for help

from this coach
Ramirez until morning.

These restrictions
could put us very behind

in our investigation.

But it's the best way

to ensure that nobody
else gets murdered

while we're trying
to figure this out.

Madison high's not going
to become a shooting gallery

on my watch.

Bring Lamar in.

Convince him to
let us do our job.

And that's an order.

What is this?

You guys goin' fishing?

Have a seat.

It ain't right you just jerk
my leash whenever you want.

I told you to sit, and
you're still standing.

Are you trying to
irritate me, Mr. Lewis?

Okay.

You can do whatever
you want to me... I know.

You got something you
can't pin on anybody,

so you out rounding
everybody up that's on probation.

I'm just one of hundreds, right?

You're not here because
you did something wrong.

Have you been read your rights?

No.

You see? Now sit.

Lamar, I'm sorry to inform you

that the l.A.P.D. Found your
brother, Anthony, tonight, dead.

Quit messing with me.

Unfortunately, I'm not.

Your brother was shot
to death in the front seat...

Shot to death?

Anthony was shot?

I'm very sorry.

Where?

Where did you find him?

115th street and
town, near the 105.

I'm gonna tell you
something about this,

and I need you to
hear what I'm saying.

I heard 115th
street loud and clear.

Someone bumped into
the back of your brother's car

while he was driving
off the freeway.

To our experts here,
this looks like road rage.

We're tracing the car,

and we are going
to find it very fast.

You want to see fast,
huh? I'll show you fast.

If you're gonna try to
solve this problem yourself,

you're gonna make it even more
difficult for us to find the killer.

I don't need to
find the killer, ese.

They're all killers.

He's losing him.

He's not losing him. What
channel are you watching?

Maybe you
think you people...

You know if Lamar
walks out of here, what's...

He's not gonna walk out of here.

But we have no
reason to hold him.

Actually, according
to the rules, we do.

That's it. I'm gone.

You're not leaving.

Yes, I am.

You said yourself, I
didn't do nothing wrong.

So, you pick your own
word for "goodbye."

It's 10:47 P.M. yeah, so?

Conditions of probation
include a 10:00 P.M. curfew,

which means you are
currently out of compliance.

Are you kidding
me? I don't really kid.

What?!

Man.

Lamar Lewis, you're under
arrest for violating probation.

Man, you the one who
called me down here!

This ain't right!

We'll look
into your claim, Mr. Lewis,

and we'll get back to you.

I want my lawyer. You hear me?

You get me my lawyer down here.

This ain't right!

You're gonna pay for this.

Say what you will about her.

You're gonna pay for this!

The woman knows the rules.

You set me up!

You set me up.

What's all this?

Well, I thought
you might be hungry

when you texted and said
you were finally coming home.

You didn't need to
go to all this trouble.

Well, it's no trouble.

I used to make breakfast
for my mom all the time.

Thank you.

It looks great.

I can make breakfast for
you every morning if you'd like.

Do you want cheese?

Oh, please.

Um, I looked up my...

Well, let's just call
him my "father."

I looked him up on the Internet.

What'd you find?

Well, his Facebook
page was private,

but his résumé was online.

Hmm.

He never fought in Bosnia,

which is where my
mom said he died.

He never even served
in the army, either.

So, pretty much everything
she ever said about him was a lie.

Big surprise, huh?

Well, right now he's working
as a mortgage broker,

which is a bad thing, right?

No, not always.

A mortgage is how
you buy a house.

Mmm.

This is really good.

Well, anyway, he's living
in orange county now,

but he has moved around a lot...

San Francisco,
Tucson, Las Vegas.

What could he be running from?

You moved around a lot, as well.

You went to five
elementary schools,

three middle schools.

You need to learn more about him

before you jump to conclusions.

Yeah, that's exactly
what I was gonna say.

I need to find out
more about him...

Like, if he's an asshole,
if he's ever been to jail,

if he does drugs.

Do you think he does drugs?

I don't know.

Well, I just... I can't deal with
any more adults and drugs.

And if he were into
that sort of thing,

you guys could find out, right?

Well, technically,
it's against the law

for me to run a background check

on someone who's not
under criminal investigation.

Well, then how am I supposed
to decide if I want to meet him?

I'll have to think about
how we might proceed.

We've doubled
patrol around Madison high,

and s.I.S. Has all
the top members

of the twilight crips
under surveillance.

Captain, I talked to a friend
of mine in the gang unit

who checked with his c.I.S...

Hasn't heard any
chatter about a hit.

And the black-and-whites
patrolling the area

didn't see any tags
taking credit for the murder.

So, no one's
claiming responsibility.

And there been no
retaliation against the treces.

Eh, the day is young.

Most gangbangers don't
wake up till afternoon.

Still, with the collision
damage to the car,

the fact that the door was open,

and Anthony was
reaching for his glove box,

we're leaning towards
road rage, right?

Unless we can prove it, Sykes,

even if it is road
rage, it's still gangs.

Captain, I
took the paint we found

on the back bumper
of the victim's car

to the print shed,
analyzed the color

with a fourier transform
infrared spectrophotometer.

Without me?

I was in a hurry.

Uh, the color's Ruby red
from a 2002 kia sedona.

We're checking with
body shops for a match.

Doesn't sound like the
vehicle of choice for a gangster.

Unless they just
grabbed it off the street.

Have we established any kind
of a timeline on this murder?

We're about to interview
the victim's coach

in order to do just that.

And Anthony's brother?

I don't want to keep
Lamar for too long

on this particular violation.

He's asked for a lawyer.

If this goes up in front
of the wrong judge,

it could look like entrapment.

I don't care about entrapment.

You hold him as
long as you need to.

Listen, every minute this
investigation drags on,

we're risking lives.

I want you to nail down
where the victim was last night

before he was shot.

Well, for most of the
evening, Anthony was with me.

We were in the gym, watching
film from last Friday's game.

God, I can't believe he's gone.

Sorry, sir.

We know that this is a shock.

When did you last see Anthony?

8:00 last night. 8:15, maybe?

That's pretty late.

Was it just you and him?

No.

It was the whole
offensive backfield,

and I'd have them
stay even later if I could.

Why is that?

My team is
half-latino, half-black,

and our kicker's white.

So, I keep them
working, I keep them tired,

I keep them winning,
and that keeps us a team.

Do you know if Anthony
or any of your other kids

have gang issues?

I have a zero-tolerance
policy on gang involvement.

Our only enemies
are on the field.

How familiar were you
with Anthony's home life?

You're talking about
his brother. Not a fan?

Of Lamar... Or bones or
whatever he calls himself?

He showed up at the
last two away games...

Started tossing up
signs in the stands,

fronting, starting trouble.

So I told him he
couldn't come back.

You don't think he had
any influence over Anthony?

Anthony wouldn't have done
anything to ruin his future.

He already had scouts
starting to come see him play.

He was only a sophomore.

Surprised me, too.

But three weeks ago,
we were down by 20

against ladera
heights, fourth quarter.

So, I put Anthony in...

Figured I'd give him
some playing time.

In six minutes, he rushed for
64 yards and passed for 120,

and we won the game.

Six minutes?

You know what the other coach
said when I shook his hand?

"That was fun to watch."

After he lost.

See, that's how
great Anthony was.

He turned opponents into fans,

and he was gonna do
that all the way to the top.

Sounds like a natural.

Oh, he loved the game.

He was still talking plays

when I walked him
to his car last night.

80% of my players get
scholarships and go to college.

To be part of that 80%,
you have to give 110%

and have natural talent.

And he did.

Anthony did.

You walked him
to his car last night.

Did you happen to see a Van
like this one parked in the lot?

You know what?
I-I did see a minivan.

But I can't be sure
if this was the one.

It was leaving
when Anthony left.

If the coach is telling the
truth about seeing this vehicle,

then it sounds like Anthony
was specifically targeted.

And if it was the
treces who targeted him,

then this thing's gonna
get very ugly very soon.

I don't think it was
the treces, captain.

I found no reports for a stolen
red sedona in the last week.

According to the coach,

the kid doesn't
sound affiliated.

Gangsters don't
bump each others' cars.

They shoot.

So, we're looking at
something personal.

We have someone in custody
who knew the victim pretty well.

Lamar Lewis isn't
gonna tell us anything.

He might show us.

If we give him a
hint, yes, he might.

You guys plan on
keeping me here forever?

Depends on how smart you are.

Your brother had nothing
to do with gangs, but you do.

You think Anthony was
killed because of you?

Lamar, did you hear me?

You got the kind of
problems with other gangs

that might make
your brother a target?

I don't know.

I represent.

You're that important that
they would go after Anthony

because he's related to you?

Family's supposed
to be out of bounds.

The treces broke the rules.

Say you go after the guy
who killed your brother,

you see him driving
down the street.

You would light him up, right?

You expect a play-by-play?

Would you rear-end his car?

Get him to pull over?

Then wait until he goes for his
insurance information and "pop"?

Is that how you'd do it?

We're showing him the evidence?

Why are you showing
him the evidence?

So that he can think
about his brother's murder

the way we are
thinking about it.

You ever see a gang
off someone like this?

No.

You ever heard of the treces

using a car accident
to make a hit?

Seems like a lot of work

when you could
just unload a clip

without denting your own ride.

Or maybe there was another
reason your brother was killed.

I mean, it could be random...

Some guy in a red minivan
follows him off the freeway.

We will figure that out.

But if it's personal...

Like if a girl's
involved or a friend.

Can you think of anyone

who might have wanted
your brother dead?

It could help us.

It's better that it had
nothing to do with me.

I thought I got my little
man killed, but I didn't.

So, uh, sure.

If I can think of anything,
sure, I'll help you.

No retaliation
against the treces.

No.

They didn't do this. No.

Okay.

You think of something,
you let us know.

Go home.

I'm sorry. What?

We'll keep you posted.

We're letting him go.

It's an hour
before school's out.

You're tossing a lit
match at a powder keg?

Whatever happened
to holding him here?

I'm on to plan "b."

If this murder is
personal in nature,

Lamar may lead us
to the killer or killers.

That's only if he
believes Julio.

This is exactly
the kind of thing

I was hoping to avoid
when I put you in this office!

Holding Lamar Lewis any longer

could leave us
vulnerable to a lawsuit.

And since I need to let him go,

I'm making the
best of the situation.

And if you are taking
over this investigation,

please let me know.

It this blows up, it's not
Sanchez's job on the line.

It's yours.

Do we have any idea
where bones is going yet?

No, chief, but Sanchez
is following him,

and I have good
video from his camera.

He hasn't had a face-to-face
with any other crips.

Whatever Lamar has in mind,
he's probably doing it alone.

That's a big "probably."

This is your father.
Call me back.

I'm taking that phone from
you as soon as I get home.

Gentlemen, I'm having a
little bit of a problem with rusty.

Are we about to be
hit up for more money?

No, buzz, please.

Keep your eyes on the
monitor for a moment.

Rusty wants more information
about his biological father

before he agrees to
meet with him, and...

Well, his mother has lied to
him about the guy his whole life.

The kid's got good
reason to hold back.

Everybody, I think Lamar is
headed toward Madison high.

It'd be illegal for me

to pull the records
of rusty's father

without a good reason,

and I'm having a hard time

coming up with another
way to get that information.

Yeah.

Hi, I'm an everyday citizen

looking to make
an anonymous tip.

There's a name by the
name of "rusty's dad"

who may be
connected to a murder.

Also, thank you for
the fine job you do.

You're an American hero,

and I don't tell that
to you nearly enough.

A legal option, lieutenant.

Well, the kid's a
dcfs problem, right?

Mm-hmm. Let
them dig up the info.

I know somebody over there
who gets back to me pretty quick,

and I've been looking for
an excuse to call her anyway.

Captain, buzz is right.

Lamar is turning into
Madison high parking lot.

I want all uniformed
officers to hold back.

Captain, that's a school.

At which there
might be a murderer,

whom I'm assuming
you want us to catch.

We anticipated
Lamar's destination,

and we have overwhelming
presence at the scene, chief.

Please.

All right.

He's out of his car.

Where is he going?

Looks like he stopped at
a memorial for his brother.

All right, he's not
going back to his car.

I've lost visual. Sykes?

We're on it.

He's headed towards
the football field.

There's another
gathering there for Anthony.

All right, fellas,
let's bring it in.

Come on.

Take a knee.

We all suffered a
big loss last night.

And I know that a
lot of you are angry.

I know we're looking
for someone to blame.

But if we're gonna honor
Anthony and his life,

we can't fall apart
over his death.

Anthony wouldn't
have wanted that.

He loved this team,
and we loved him.

So, let me ask you... what would
Anthony want from us today?

Would he want us to quit?

Would he want
us to stop playing?

What would Anthony
want from each one of us?

What would Anthony want more
than anything else in the world?

He'd want us to win.

Say that again,
alvarado, louder.

Anthony would have
wanted us to win.

What would Anthony
want us to do?

He would have wanted us to win!

Does anyone else think that?

Can anyone else say what
Anthony would want us to do?

To win! What?

To win! Say again?

To win! Let me hear you!

Lamar just got a buddy.

To win! Again.

To win! Again!

To win! Again!

To win! Again!

All right. Put it up.

All right, fellas.

He's got to be waiting
around for someone.

On three, let me hear
you say "Anthony."

One, two, three.
Anthony!

He's moving.

Are you guys getting this?

We are. We see Lamar.

His friend is staying put.

I'm going after the target.

He's following the coach.

All black-and-whites and
s.I.S. Ready to move on my say.

Ramirez is leaving.

Hey, asshole.

Yo, Lamar. What's going on?

Kill my brother? Huh?

He's going after a kid.

Huh?

He's chasing a kid!

All units, move in and
apprehend the suspect.

Get out of my way!
Get out of my way!

A gun! He's got a gun!

Where is everyone?
What the hell?

Detective Sanchez?

Good god.

Come on! Take him!

Take him! Take him! Sykes.

Sykes, can you hear me?

I need an ambulance!

Officer down! Get an ambulance!

Flynn, I'm getting my car.

Call me as soon as you know

what hospital
they're taking her to.

You got it.

Get the runner, damn
it! Get the runner!

Police! Stop! I didn't do
anything! I didn't do anything!

On the ground! On the ground!

Facedown on the
ground! Hands up!

Sykes, can you hear me?

You did it. You got the gun.

I didn't do anything!

What are you...
What are you doing?!

I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything.

You will get your chance
to talk soon enough.

Sorry. This is all I
had time to grab for you.

It's great.

What's this?

That's more information
about your father.

Captain raydor
wanted you to have it.

But Sharon said you guys

couldn't do a
background check on him.

We didn't.

Dcfs sent that over.

D-Do you need anything else?

No. No, thanks. Okay.

Is everything all right?

Actually, no.

Detective Sykes was hurt today,

and we're still waiting
to hear how she is.

Lieutenant.

Any word on Amy? Well...

Captain, I've called
a press conference in an hour

to announce that we've
detained a potential suspect.

How is detective Sykes?

Concussion, cuts and
bruises, dislocated jaw.

Good god.

Look, this is one of
the big differences

between running internal
affairs and working homicides.

You send people into
seriously dangerous situations,

and they go
because that's the job.

And Sykes did that job today.

Damn well.

But, lieutenant,
what did I miss?

I thought... it seemed like
we had the situation covered.

We're never "covered."

You have a partner,
you have a gun,

you have a camera,
you have s.I.S. And vests

and dogs and patrol
cars out the ass,

and people still get hurt.

Sharon...

There is no defense
against bad luck.

And we can't even
take the time right now

to properly consider
Amy's misfortune

because we have
this murder to solve,

which is what I'm
sure chief Taylor

has come to remind us of.

I have.

Lamar won't be any
more trouble to us.

But he was chasing
that kid for a reason,

and the sooner
we get the word out

that we're questioning the
boy who killed Anthony Lewis,

the less likely there will be
any kind of gang retaliation.

Detective Sanchez.

Are you all right?

My foot hurts, but not enough.

Maybe I should have
kicked that bastard harder.

Coach Ramirez told me that
our victim and Diego alvarado,

the kid that Lamar was chasing,

got into a fight
in the locker room

two weeks ago.

Did he say why?

Well, Diego wasn't too happy

that Anthony took the
quarterback spot from him.

Wait, wait.

Diego murdered our victim to
get his starting position back?

Do you know how important
being a quarterback is

to a player from
that neighborhood?

It is not just a game.

Lieutenant, it is potentially
the rest of your life.

Well, the coach also confirmed

that Diego was
watching game film

with the offense last night.

Motive and opportunity.

Now all we need is evidence.

Does Diego have
access to a red minivan?

We're looking into that.

Captain, Diego's parents.

Where's my son?

He's the victim here.

Someone tried to shoot him.

Mrs. Alvarado,

we are in the middle of
taking your son's statement.

No, I want to see him now.

Sir, the sooner you
start cooperating with us,

the sooner you'll be done.

Folks, follow me, please.

Please.

Captain.

None of the cars registered
to the alvarado family

include a 2002 kia sedona.

Okay.

Detective Sanchez, will
you help me interview Diego?

D.d.a. Michaels, I think
that you should follow along

in electronics.

Gentlemen.

Come on.

Did you mirandize the boy, Mike?

I got Diego to do it for me.

He recited the warning.

I asked him if he
understood. He said yes.

Would you keep your
eye on Diego's parents?

Let's go.

Hello, Diego. My name
is captain Sharon raydor.

This is detective Sanchez.

What the hell is
happening?

Why did Anthony's brother
just pull a gun on me?

We were hoping you
could help us with that.

Do you have idea why
Lamar would come after you?

Because Julio told him to.

No, I don't.

How long you been playing
football for Madison high?

Coach Ramirez recruited
me when I was a sophomore.

Diego...

How do you rate
yourself as a player?

I threw 22 touchdowns
and 2,483 yards last year.

I do all right.

You must have been getting
attention from colleges.

There was interest, yeah.

So, what happened
to Anthony helped you.

W-wait.

I don't think of it that way.

Well, you had
problems with Anthony.

You guys fought two weeks ago.

We were just blowing off steam.

Lamar Lewis didn't think of it

as blowing off steam.

Out of everyone who
could have killed his brother,

he came after you.

Look, I was angry, okay?

I was. Anthony had a
lucky couple of games,

and I was in a
slump, but that was it.

I-I would have won
the starting spot back

this game or the next.

I didn't have to kill
Anthony in order to do that.

Look, he was going
to be a great player.

There's no doubt about it.

But I had the experience.

It was going to work
out just fine for me.

Besides, I-I never had anything
to do with Anthony off the field.

But you watched game film
with the rest of the offense.

You followed Anthony
afterwards. You bumped him.

When he pulled
over, you shot him.

Now you're back
to starting position.

I-I did not follow him!

Diego, we know the kind
of car we're looking for.

When we find the red
kia sedona that you used,

we will have all the
evidence we need.

You can make things easier...

What are you talking
about?! A red kia?

Tons of people have that car.

My grandmother has one!

It doesn't mean I
killed somebody!

If you get the car and we
connect it to the accident,

we're on our way
to a conviction.

Karen alvarado, Diego's mom...
Her maiden name is garza.

Her mother's name
is Victoria garza,

and she owns a 2002 kia sedona.

Take a warrant over the
river and through the woods.

To grandmother's house I go.

If you hurry,

we can still make the 11:00
news and turn this into a win.

Chief, may I say how
touched we all are

at the concern you've
demonstrated for Amy Sykes?

Okay, let's get back
to the red minivan.

Your grandparents ever
go to one of your games?

Did they drive the minivan?

Did Lamar attend the game
when your grandparents...

My grandparents?!

What are you talking about?

Look, I already told you.

There must be thousands
of those minivans out there.

Where are my mom and dad?

I want an attorney.

I was just going
to suggest that.

Stay with the suspect till I
have him removed to holding.

Mr. Alvarado...

Get out of my
way. I'm not waiting anymore.

Where's Diego?

He didn't kill anybody.
He's not like that.

Sir, I recommend you retain
legal counsel for your son.

We can discuss your
options in the morning.

No. Hold on.

When was Anthony killed?

Approximately 8:30 last night.

My son has an
alibi. He has an alibi.

I sent him to the store.

Look.

Look. He gave me
the receipt. Look.

It has a time stamp
on it and everything.

I'll check if the store
has security footage

of the kid purchasing
milk and cereal.

That means he's okay, right?

That proves he didn't do it.

Mr. Alvarado, may
I see your wallet?

I have to ask, sir,

why is that the
only receipt in here?

What makes a
receipt from al's liquor

for cereal and milk so important

you'd save it in your wallet?

It's important because it...

We just heard your mother-in-law

owns a kia sedona, does she not?

And we have officers
getting a search warrant

for her house right now.

Now, if the Van was damaged,

if she took it to the shop
today... wait, wait, wait.

O-Okay, there's an
explanation for all this.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used
against you in a court of law.

No, you don't understand.
You have the right to an attorney.

If you can't afford an attorney,

the state will provide you
with one. It was self-defense.

I followed the little
creep, all right?!

That I admit to! I followed him!

He attacked my son
in the locker room

a couple of weeks ago because
he's one of "those" people.

I just needed to prove
that he was in a gang

so Ramirez would
kick him off the team.

The kid must have seen
me, known what I was up to,

because he slammed
on the brakes,

forced me to bump into his car.

So I-I got out to see
the damage, and...

And he was shouting.

Threatening me,

saying he was
gonna kill a Mexican.

I-I-I tried to talk him down,

but then he... He
got back into his car

and reached inside
of his glove box.

I thought he had a gun.

He was going
for his registration

and his insurance information.

And how was I
supposed to know that?

They all have guns!

What would you have done
if you were standing there

and this black gangbanger
goes into his glove box...

Mr. Alvarado.

Anthony Lewis wasn't in a gang,

and you planned for your son

to go to the store
before you shot him.

That's premeditation.

I-I know this is a big
misunderstanding.

So big, in fact, that if you
don't clear this up right now,

Lamar Lewis and his
friends in the twilight crips

are going to think that
your son shot Anthony.

Diego didn't have
anything to do with this.

Sir, if you cooperate,

we can make that clear to the
people who want to kill Diego.

But we need your statement.

Hold on.

Hold on.

If I help you,

will you be sure that
Diego gets to keep playing?

Please.

Will you help my
son stay on the team?

Yes, I will.

But first, you have to
sit down with an attorney.

You've got to tell us
everything you've done,

and you have to assure us
that Diego was not involved.

My boy didn't have
nothing to do with this.

You have got to
make me believe that.

I will. I promise.

To make sure
that no more blood is shed

because of the
actions of my father,

who has confessed to the
murder of Anthony Lewis.

This was not a gang crime.

Well, that should be enough
to stop any more violence.

Till tomorrow.

Good work today, captain.

Sanchez.

Poor young man.

You don't get to pick
your parents, captain.

No, you don't.

Um... I just wanted to say

that was really good
work with the receipt.

Thank you, Julio.

Because before
that, we had Jack.

I'm going to check
on detective Sykes.

I'll be there shortly. Ma'am..

Is detective Sykes okay?

She will be.

I'm going to go see her now.

I'll drop you off at home
on the way to the hospital.

That's okay. I could
go, too, if that's all right.

Okay.

So, what's in the file

that lieutenant Flynn put
together about your father?

Well, he's never been arrested.

There's no history of
drugs or anything like that.

He just seems like a
completely normal guy.

So I only... I only really
have one question left.

Okay.

What's that?

Do you... do you want
me to meet him so, like...

Like, I could leave
here and live with him?

Of course not.

Unless that's what
you wanted to do.

It's just that I-I don't
even know the guy,

and... and I made a
friend at school. Did you?

Yeah, he's on the chess team.

Really?

Yeah, and... and now that
I'm out of emergency care,

I could join the
chess team, and...

And they could use me

because they are
terrible right now.

And I-I like my
history teacher and...

And the laptop
they gave me and...

I don't know. I-I thought
we were getting along.

Aren't we?

Yes, we are.

Really well.

Rusty, listen, um...

I'm just presenting
you with the facts

as I promised I would.

Meeting your
biological father...

It's entirely up to you.

Well, then, I don't want to.

He might not even know about me,

but I definitely don't
need to know about him.

So, if... If you
really mean that

and you don't mind
me hanging around,

I-I think I'm happy where I am.

Well, then...

Let's try and keep it that way.