NCIS: New Orleans (2014–…): Season 6, Episode 9 - Convicted - full transcript

CAMPBELL: Your Honor, let's face facts.

It has been several
weeks of pretrial motions

and diversions from the AUSA

without her producing one single
shred of additional evidence

that ties my client to
Special Agent Lasalle's death.

Murder, Counselor.

Agent Lasalle's murder.
And as you well know,

we are not obligated to
prove our case until trial,

which is what we're here to schedule.

A trial based on what, Counselor?

A bit of highly questionable DNA



found on the finger of the victim?

Defense moves that that evidence
be suppressed, Your Honor.

On what basis?

How about on the basis that the evidence

was collected by the victim's friend?

On the basis that it was not
found on the victim until hours

after he was in the hospital.

The same hospital where my client was,

which is how the DNA was
transferred to the victim.

And on the basis of an absolutely

unreliable investigation

conducted by an obsessed federal agent

who is hell-bent on
steamrolling an innocent man.

Your Honor, may I suggest



that unless AUSA Izzo
is hiding a smoking gun,

that we cannot and should
not continue to squander

the government's time and resources.

That's for a jury to decide.

JUDGE: Actually,

at the moment, that's for me to decide.

Your Honor, defense
would like to introduce

a new witness, Brad Collins.

Who the hell is Brad Collins?

Ms. Izzo.

He is my client's alibi for the night

of Agent Lasalle's death, Your Honor.

IZZO: It's been six weeks, Your Honor.

I'd like to know what rock

this witness crawled out from under.

Ms. Izzo. That's your last warning.

Sorry, Your Honor.

I just can't understand

why the defense is just now
bringing this witness before us.

JUDGE: Your investigators

can ask when they interview him.

Meanwhile, I'll review your motions.

Your Honor, in light
of this alibi witness,

I would ask the court
to reconsider bail.

JUDGE: This is the murder

of a federal agent, Counselor.

We'll talk about bail when we
talk about everything else.

We're adjourned.

PRIDE: Hey, just let me know.

All right?

Why is this the first I'm
hearing about an alibi witness?

Because it's not a real alibi.

Eddie bought it, pure and simple.

Okay, Dwayne, but can you prove that?

Because if you can't,
then we lose the DNA

and the case is dead.

Eddie Barrett killed
Christopher. I'm certain of it.

Well, your certainty doesn't
earn us our day in court.

Find more evidence

or Eddie Barrett walks, guilty or not.

♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪

♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪

♪ How, how, how, how ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

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♪ You gotta come on. ♪

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COLLINS: I don't know what to tell you.

I never met Eddie Barrett before

the afternoon he chartered my boat.

And he just... showed up?
Wanted to go fishing?

Well, he called first,
made sure I was available.

- What time did he arrive?
- A little after noon.

It's all on the paperwork.

- He was alone?
- Yes.

On a cabin cruiser
that accommodates ten.

Man wanted to go solo. Said
he'd had a hard few weeks

and wanted to forget the
world for a couple days.

Where'd you go?

Redfish were the only things biting,

so not too far out.

I just headed west to a place I know.

Mr. Barrett talk about
anything in particular?

(CHUCKLES) Well, it-it's not like that.

You know how fishing
goes. There are folks

who talk and fish and then there
are folks who fish and talk.

He was the second kind.

Why are you telling him?

Hmm? I fish, too.

(CHUCKLES) It's-it's 'cause I'm old.

So are my ideas. But you're 100% right.

- Women fish, too.
- You said

that Barrett wanted to go
out for a couple of days.

Why'd you turn around after a few hours?

Mr. Barrett got a call about 9:00 p.m.

Friend of his had been shot.
I headed back to shore,

but the currents were against us.

Took at least two hours.

So you docked around 11:00.
It's on the paperwork.

I gave a copy of my
invoice to the lawyer.

- You need a copy as well?
- No, no, no.

- I-I got it right here.
- You said Mr. Barrett

paid in cash, hmm? How much?

Also on the invoice.

$1,100. I told him he didn't have to pay

the full two days, but he insisted.

Gave me a nice tip, too.

PRIDE: I got to say,

it's convenient,

you offering this alibi
at the last moment.

(CHUCKLES) Why'd you wait so long

to come forward, Mr. Collins?

I didn't know anyone was looking for me.

I had a couple charters booked,

headed down to Mexico,

messed around there for a while.

Come on, your cell phone
didn't work in Mexico?

Not where I go.

When I got back home,

I saw the messages from
Mr. Barrett's lawyer.

I feel bad he spent time in jail

because of me not
checking my voice mails.

Better late than never, I guess.

He's a good witness.

He's likable, no attitude.

If we can't break his story,
Barrett's gonna go free.

I'm trying to get a warrant
for his entire invoice pad.

If he fudged the paperwork,
we'll figure it out.

SEBASTIAN: Patton and I have been
digging, trying to find something

that ties him to Barrett
before booking the charter.

- Nothing so far.
- PRIDE: Yeah, well, we need

to get a warrant for his house,

his office, his boat, his bank accounts.

He got paid in cash. There's got to be

a bag of money sitting somewhere.

No judge is gonna give
us a warrant that broad.

Brad Collins

is connected to Barrett's operation.

We just need to find out how.

DNA evidence

is likely gonna be thrown out.

Where are we on
Christopher's crime scene?

Went over every inch of it again.

Nothing new turned up.

How about, uh, Sue-Ann Hughes?

I mean, she got shot
along with Christopher.

Pulled a gun on me. She knows
more than she's saying.

She's not, she's not saying anything.

She's just sitting in a
cell, waiting for her trial.

(SIGHS) We had Patton dig into her past.

She has no criminal history,

she has no connection to Barrett.

We don't have a way to prove

that she set Lasalle up.

Well, that's just not possible.

She took a bullet for Eddie.

Okay? There's got to be something.

Brad Collins said

that Eddie got a, a call

letting him know that
Sue-Ann had been shot.

Where are we on Barrett's cell phone?

It's a prepaid burner
phone. Claims he lost it

somewhere in the hospital.
There's no way to track it.

Barrett's not smarter
than we are. Come on!

SEBASTIAN: Pride, I
don't want to ask this,

but I-I feel like I have to, okay?

And it's not because I-I think
that Barrett's a good guy,

'cause obviously he's
a-a drug dealing jerk,

but, uh,

is it possible that he
didn't kill Lasalle?

No.

Okay. Yeah. There it is.

He's more than just a drug dealer.

People who work for him,
they act differently

than your typical gang members.

People are willing to die for him.

There's something else going on here.

If we don't figure out what it is,

he might get away with this.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

- Hey.
- You didn't come down

to the kitchen tonight.

- I did not.
- (CHUCKLES)

Eh, based on what's going on, I thought

- you might forget to eat.
- Well,

I'd lie to you, except I'm too tired.

- Going that well, huh?
- Not so great.

I got the best investigators
in the Southeast,

and despite weeks of work,
we've found nothing.

Absolutely nothing

that ties Eddie Barrett
to Christopher's murder.

Well, he's smart.

- So it seems.
- One of the things

I admire most about you, big brother,

is that you're not afraid to zag

if zigging isn't working.

You'll figure something out.

Now, my mama always
said that black beans

were the answer to everything.

Why don't you try
some, see if it's true.

Thank you, Jimmy.

You're welcome.

- I will see you in the morning.
- Yeah.

(DOOR OPENS)

Mmm, mmm, mmm. Thank you.

- Yeah.
- SEBASTIAN: Hey.

What's up? We came as fast as we could.

PATTON: Everything okay? Ooh.

I got quiche in the Bywater.

- All right.
- Yeah.

It's early,

and I knew you guys
would come in hungry.

HANNAH: Well, okay,
now that we're all here,

what happened?

I was up most of the night
working on catching Eddie,

and in the shower this morning,

I realized that we're on a losing path.

Hey, don't say that.

We're gonna find a
break in the case soon.

- HANNAH: Yeah.
- We're not giving up, Pride.

No, no, I'm not giving up
either, but if you four

haven't found anything,
there's nothing to be found.

You got another idea, don't you?

We've been so focused

on putting Barrett into prison
for Christopher's murder...

Truth is, we can't.

Not now.

So...

So we bring him in on something else.

- Yes.
- Hmm. Cade's murder went cold

when the guy who confessed
to it committed suicide.

Right. But everything sources
back to the drug operation

that Eddie was clearly
running in Mobile.

Okay. All right. So, what, we-we
go after him for dealing drugs?

No, not just for dealing. We
need to prove he was the boss.

Because if we can, then
any crime associated

with the drug ring, we can tie to Eddie.

We RICO his ass.

- Exactly.
- Barrett has been spending

a lot of time and energy
covering up these murders.

Hopefully he hasn't been
focused on much else.

SEBASTIAN: Eddie's got access to funds.

That's for sure, right?

I mean, he's got a
thousand-dollar-an-hour lawyer

and he's been paying
off false witnesses.

Patton, you need to find the money.

Start with the lawyer,
see how he's getting paid,

who his other clients are.

Okay, I'm on it.

Gregorio and Hannah,

Barrett didn't just become

a kingpin overnight.

He had to start somewhere.
See if you can

figure out where and with who.

Well, when I was looking
into Barrett's background,

I ran across the name of his cellmate

at Hollier Penitentiary.

Racked with the guy for two
years. The guy's still inside.

- Go see him.
- Okay, okay.

I am also... here.

Yes. You and I, we are
gonna watch Eddie.

(CHUCKLES) How hard can that be?

The dude's still in prison, right?

You can explain on the way. Love it.

IZZO: The judge is about to reconvene.

It's not looking good for us.

Please tell me you've
undermined Barrett's alibi.

No. It's rock-solid.

I'm not gonna be able to hold Eddie,

much less convict him.

We don't want you to hold him.

We want you to let him go.

- You want me to drop the charges?
- Yeah.

Eddie's proven that we
can't get anything on him

while he's locked up, so
send him into the world.

Let him think he's won.

Yeah, 'cause then he'll make a mistake.

And we'll be there to see it.

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It's been about ten years
since I had visitors,

but, uh, it is traditional
to bring a gift. (CHUCKLES)

We just need you to
answer some questions

- about Eddie Barrett.
- Uh, pastries? Candy bar?

Maybe a deposit in my
commissary account?

He was your cellmate for two years.

But you brought nothing.

(CHUCKLING) Which is inconsiderate.

Sid, focus. Eddie Barrett.

What's in it for me?

Mm, would make you feel good.

You did the right thing.

- (CHUCKLES)
- Warden says you got bad knees.

He's willing to switch your work detail

from laundry to library.

Well, now, that's a start.

It's a one-time offer with a time limit.

So, you need to tell us how
Eddie Barrett spent his time

- when he was inside.
- Oh, that's easy.

He started a prison glee club.
Almost made the state finals.

- Okay, we're out of here.
- Good one.

Ah, hold on, hold on.

Geez, I'm just playing.

Sid, get serious. What was he into?

(CHUCKLES)

When Eddie first got here,

he was into hiding in the shadows.

Keeping away from the predators.

Feeling sorry for himself
about getting sent away.

And then?

He's smart.

Adaptable.

He watched. He listened.

He figured out how the place worked.

Then he took it over.

Took over, how?

Well, he knew how to help

the right people so they'd help him.

When they graduated, there was a vacuum.

Eddie would fill it.
Became the man to go to.

For drugs?

Well, lots of inmates can
hook you up with drugs,

but Eddie had a special
connection for the good stuff.

- What's the good stuff?
- Opioids.

(CHUCKLING) Now, I don't
partake personally,

but... it is popular
amongst the younger crowd.

- How did he get the opioids in?
- He didn't have to.

They were already here.

Physician's assistant in the infirmary.

He provided Eddie with
anything he wanted.

Codeine, hydrocodone.

- Fentanyl?
- Oh, yeah.

That was big business
until Eddie got released.

(INHALES)

Whole thing dried up.

No one took it over?

When Eddie left... P.A. left, too.

PRIDE: You got a name for
the physician's assistant?

GREGORIO: Yeah, Lewis Franklin.

Personnel director's
pulling his file for us.

This might be the break we need.

HANNAH: Yeah, we'll let you
know when we track him down.

Right now we're headed
to Orleans Parish Prison

to talk to Sue-Ann.

We keep you posted, all right?

- GREGORIO: Bye, guys.
- Bye-bye.

All right, license plate KNX R47.

And that is the fourth car to arrive

in the last three hours to a house

we didn't even know Barrett had

in the city. How is that possible?

He's been running a major drug ring.

He's paranoid. He's smart.

Nothing's gonna be under his name.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS)

(EXHALES)

Physician's assistant seems
like it's a solid lead.

Yeah, hope so.

You know, before, I...

I didn't really mean that
Barrett might be innocent.

- I know.
- I just felt like... uh...

You should ask the hard questions.

Make sure we cover
all the possibilities.

- Yeah, something like that.
- Like any good investigator.

Even if they

were worried a little bit it
might piss their boss off.

Exactly like that.

- (PHONE BEEPS)
- Okay.

Car belongs to an accountant

with a major firm downtown.

Okay. So far, then, we have two lawyers,

a banker and an accountant.

Barrett just making sure
the books are in order?

It doesn't need to make sense.

We just have to be able to
follow the bread crumbs.

Until they lead us to
the oven in the forest.

(CHUCKLES) Hopefully not. Hopefully,

this all just helps us put
Barrett away for good.

I miss him. Lasalle, I mean.

Yeah, me, too.

- _
- (LOCK BUZZES, LATCH CLICKS)

Okay, just let me do all
the talking, all right?

GREGORIO: Hello.

CAMPBELL: I'm gonna save
you both a lot of time.

My client has nothing to
say about Eddie Barrett.

Since when is she your client?

Since two days ago.

She felt that the public defender

did not have her best
interests at heart.

- And you do?
- Well, I know she doesn't want to be

railroaded by overzealous federal agents

gunning for Eddie Barrett.

Well, that sounds like
what's best for Eddie,

but what's best for you, Sue-Ann?

Please don't talk to my client.

Because we don't think
that it makes sense

for Sue-Ann to spend ten
years in a federal prison

when Eddie just got released.

- Really? Oh, that's great.
- HANNAH: Sue-Ann,

you pulled a gun on a federal agent.

That's gonna mean at least
some years in a federal lockup.

CAMPBELL: Sue-Ann felt
threatened by Agent Pride

when he showed up to arrest

Eddie Barrett on false charges.

She was under the
influence of medication

given to her at the hospital.

She is innocent.

And I like our chances
of getting her off

- free and clear.
- HANNAH: Maybe.

But maybe not.

It's at least a six-month
wait before a trial.

And you, Mr. Campbell, you
get to go home after this.

GREGORIO: If you cooperate with us,

Sue-Ann, the AUSA will
commute your sentence,

and you'll get out of
here with time served.

I don't know what that means.

HANNAH: That means that you get
to go home, Sue-Ann, for good.

It means that they want
you to change your story.

It means that they want you

- to lie to hurt Eddie.
- I could never...

GREGORIO: Listen, we know Eddie Barrett

set Christopher Lasalle
up to get killed,

and he used you to do it.

All we need is the truth from you.

CAMPBELL: Stop talking
directly to my client.

You're confusing her.

I'm not confused.

Hmm.

Would you like to speak privately?

I can have them wait outside.

No.

Look, I'm sorry.

I can't help you.

I didn't see anything.
I don't know anything.

I just got shot.

Sue-Ann, did you hear what we said?

Eddie is free.

Why would you stick to
this story and lie for him?

And... we are done here.

And you are done harassing my client.

And the next time I get a
call from the prison saying

you want to talk to her, guess what.

I'll get an injunction.

We understand?

HANNAH: Okay.

Yeah. Yeah, we'll see
you when you get back.

Pride and Sebastian
have turned the stakeout

over to the surveillance team.

Pride must have been disappointed

- Sue-Ann didn't bite.
- Yeah, well,

it's not much of a surprise,

given that Campbell's her lawyer.

He's got her believing that
everything's gonna be fine.

So where does this leave us?

In the capable hands of Triple P.

I dug into Lewis Franklin,
the physician's assistant

who supplied Barrett
with the drugs inside.

He must've left his job right
after Barrett's release.

And under suspicious circumstances.

Prison investigators were all
over him. Even arrested him.

- And no charges?
- Nope.

And he was released. And
guess who his lawyer was.

GREGORIO: Ugh.

I'm really starting to dislike this guy.

Okay. We need to pick
Franklin up. Where is he?

Monroe, but he's not gonna talk.

- Why not?
- He was murdered this morning.

Shot in the head outside his house.

Call Monroe PD.

- We need to get the body to Wade.
- I'm on it.

I'm gonna call Pride. I'll let him know.

GREGORIO: Hello there.

It's, uh... four hours
old, probably disgusting.

Thank you.

You look terrible.

I mean that in the nicest way possible.

Thank you again.

Mm-hmm.

I'm not gonna lie.

Eddie Barrett makes me feel
like I'm two steps behind.

Yeah, well...

We're still trying to figure out

what this guy is capable of, you know.

Biggest case of my life.

Feel like I'm failing.

Like I'm failing Chris.

No. You're not failing.

You just haven't succeeded yet.

Okay.

I tried to lift the mood. How'd I do?

- I appreciate the effort.
- All right.

My money's on you, Pride.

Always.

(PHONE RINGING)

(SIGHS)

This is Pride.

He's where?

No, no. No.

Stay outside, keep eyes
on him. I'm on my way.

What is it?

Barrett just showed up at my bar.

(MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY)

My guess is...

the hours must be painful.

(JIMMY CHUCKLES)

Ah, you get used to it after a while.

Start telling yourself
that missing mornings

- isn't a problem?
- Yeah.

- Exactly.
- It's got to be worth it, though.

Because your work is profound.

You see people at their most real.

You mean drunk? (CHUCKLES)

I mean, stripped of any pretense.

- Their happiest, their saddest...
- Hmm.

...whatever they're going through.

And they want to talk to you.

- Like a priest.
- Never thought of it that way.

(CHUCKLES)

My work's kind of similar.

Oh, yeah? What do you do?

PRIDE: He's a murderer, Jimmy.

Dwayne.

EDDIE: Special Agent Pride.

Nice to see you again.

Buy you a drink?

- Who is this?
- Oh, I'm sorry, Jimmy.

My name's Eddie Barrett.

Dwayne, I'm sorry, I didn't know.

What the hell are you doing in my bar?

I wanted a little exercise.

Plus, those cops who were watching me

seemed a little antsy.

- You need to leave now.
- Keep cool.

You don't want to lay hands
on me. It's a bad look.

Must be nice to work with family.

You do not want to mess with me

or any of my people.

Understand, Barrett?

'Cause I can go outside the
lines just as easy as you.

But what would that prove?

Violence begets violence.

You're already a man down.

- Why risk anyone else?
- That a threat?

Go upstairs.

Get some rest.

Nothing good comes from
the path you're on.

(PHONE BEEPS)

MAN: Yeah.

He just left.

No.

He made you. Get another team on him.

- I'll follow him for now.
- (PHONE BEEPS)

- Dwayne, um, I...
- I know. I know.

Just stay put. Be careful.

I got to go.

He's heading into the Quarter now.

Toward the river.

Gonna need a four-man surveillance team.

No, I-I'm good on my own

right now.

Yeah, just tell the guys
to get here here soon.

(TIRES SCREECH)

(CAR HORN HONKS)

Damn it.

I lost him.

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HANNAH: How does a guy just
disappear in front of your eyes?

I don't know.

We searched the area top
to bottom, got nothing.

Patton set up cameras,
but it seems like Eddie

picked this spot because
it's a dead zone.

I'm not surprised.

NOPD set up roadblocks.
They-they put out BOLOs,

but there's no sign of Barrett.

He knew he was being
watched the whole time.

He wanted to show me that he could

come and go as he pleases.

But why?

I mean, the charges were dropped.

Disappearing like this,
it makes him seem guilty.

He's got a plan here.

We just got to figure out what.

Most people we're chasing,
they don't want to get caught.

But Barrett,

it's not like he doesn't
want to get caught,

it's like he thinks he can't.

Like he's... all-knowing, all-powerful.

He's not afraid of us at all.

And so far, we haven't
given him much reason to be.

Try to get some rest.

You're gonna need it.

(PHONE CHIMES)

(SIGHS)

Loretta's got something.

I'll go see her.

HANNAH: Hey.

Mm.

What is all this?

Uh, transcripts from the

trial that sent Eddie to prison.

Tammy thought it might
give us some insight,

- pattern of behavior.
- He went away for manslaughter?

Yeah, he pled down from murder.

There was evidence that the victim

harbored a grudge. I know that
I put kebabs in here somewhere.

- What was he mad about?
- Huh?

Oh, the, uh, the victim
was, uh, Eddie's neighbor.

Bought a used truck from
him that then broke down,

so the victim tried to
get his money back,

and a few days later,

they got into some argument
about a barking dog

and hilarity ensued.

Hey. I talked to a psychologist

who ran group when Eddie was inside.

He said that Eddie had
trust issues and couldn't

- deal with people who challenged him.
- Yo.

That's my food.

Yeah, we had it for dinner last night.

Yeah, and then I brought
it in this morning.

Thank you. It's delicious.

HANNAH: Did you learn
anything else out about Eddie?

GREGORIO: Yeah. His
juvie records were sealed,

but I found a social worker

who told me Eddie's parents
had abandoned him.

Trust issues, check.

He ended up in a group
home, stayed out of trouble,

but was the target of
bullying by the older boys.

Doesn't like challenges, check.

That's up until the group home
caught fire, two boys died.

Eddie was burned badly, spent
several months in the hospital.

Did anybody suspect him
of starting the fire?

I know I sure do.

That's gross, you know that, right?

What? It's my food.

- That's my fork.
- HANNAH: Barrett is not gonna like

that Pride won't give
up on arresting him.

He's gonna like it even less
when Pride finally does.

Hey.

Lewis Franklin, physician assistant

who was supplying Eddie
with drugs in prison.

Find something in the autopsy?

Other than cause of death? No.

Gunshot wound to the
head from close range.

All that without medical school.

It's not why I reached out.

This fellow came in today.

Brad Collins.

Eddie's alibi witness.
What happened to him?

The coast guard found his boat adrift.

He was inside, dead.

Suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.

I'm not buying that story.

We interviewed him,

so now his alibi can be
entered into evidence.

Without a chance of him recanting.

Time of death?

Yesterday,

sometime between noon and 3:00.

Barrett was under surveillance.

So he didn't kill him himself.

What can you tell me about how he died?

Asphyxiated.

Thing is, the blood of people who die

of carbon monoxide
poisoning is cherry red;

- his wasn't.
- Okay.

There's also signs of blunt force trauma

to the back of the head.

Carefully designed blow to knock him out

without breaking the skin,
and there's no bruising.

Which means he died
quickly after being hit.

Two to five minutes.

- He was smothered.
- More than likely.

With what?

I don't know yet. The evidence
is on its way from the boat.

All right. Thank you, Loretta.

I could use Sebastian's
help with the analysis

on a potential murder weapon.

Yeah, I-I'll send him over soon
as he does one thing for me.

Eddie Barrett escapes a murder charge,

but he doesn't skip town,
he ties up loose ends.

Brad Collins, his alibi
witness, and Lewis Franklin,

the one that can tie him
to the drug operation.

He wants to avoid going back
to prison, even if it means

murdering somebody that
could put him away.

But there's one obvious threat left.

GREGORIO: Sue-Ann Hughes.

HANNAH: She's been pretty loyal so far,

including letting Eddie shoot her

to create plausible
deniability in Chris's murder.

I'm not so sure she let him.

What does that mean?

Means that Pride thinks Sue-Ann
was never meant to survive.

It-It's just a theory.

But since Eddie's so good
at getting rid of the people

that he doesn't need anymore...

Why let Sue-Ann survive?

We assumed that she set Christopher up

and took a bullet to
sell herself as a victim.

Right, but I created a
simulation of the shooting

based on forensic evidence

to look at it in a different way.

It's not, uh, it's not easy to watch.

So we know that one
bullet hit both Lasalle

and Sue-Ann,

left a non-lethal wound in his shoulder

and her arm before it
got lodged in the floor.

PRIDE: The assumption was that they were

stacked with Sue-Ann in
front when Eddie fired.

Right, but if Eddie
was trying to kill her

and aimed for center mass...

PRIDE: And Christopher
pushed her out of the way,

causing the bullet to hit
her in her arm instead.

Lasalle saved her life.

Yeah, he did.

Yeah.

HANNAH: It was all a setup.

Eddie used Sue-Ann to
lure Chris into the woods

so he could kill them both.

They were both loose ends to him.

SEBASTIAN: And he
would've succeeded, too,

if Pride and I hadn't
arrived when we did.

If we can convince
Sue-Ann that this is true,

maybe she'll finally talk to us.

We'd better do that before
Eddie finishes what he started.

Yeah.

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♪ ♪

Hey.

I talked to the warden at, uh, OPP.

He's gonna try to have Sue-Ann
moved to a secure cell.

He's gonna try?

He said space is limited.
There's not enough manpower.

What do you think

about getting her transferred

to the facility at Belle Chasse?

There is just no way that Eddie's lawyer

is gonna let us do that.

Yeah, you're right.

All right, well, maybe I put
in a call to Judge Halper,

see if I can get a warrant fast,

get her into our custody.

You really think that Eddie can
reach into that women's prison

and get to Sue-Ann?

In the short time that
we've dealt with Barrett,

a man confessed to a
murder he didn't commit

and jumped off a bridge

when the charges didn't stick.

He's killed four other
people that we know of,

probably more that we don't.

He's a psychopath.

Yeah, he's something else, too.

He's charismatic and he's good-looking,

and people seem drawn to his orbit.

Willing to do whatever he says.

In other words, he's probably
already got somebody inside

that prison gunning for Sue-Ann.

Well, let's hope we can
stop that from happening.

SEBASTIAN: You realize that our suspect

could have taken whatever he used

to kill Brad Collins and just
thrown it into the ocean.

Anything's possible, Sebastian.

Yeah, I know. I guess I'm just wondering

if this is, uh, the
best use of our time.

No.

You're wondering if it's
the best use of your time.

You used to love working in the lab.

I did. I do. I-I also love
working in the field.

And you also want to take down

Christopher's killer. I understand.

I want that, too, but

what's the best way to do it?

I know, I know. We got
to work the evidence.

- Good old shoe leather, Sebastian.
- Yeah.

Hold on.

Got a positive amylase
response on this pillow.

In the center there, about
the size of someone's mouth.

Give me a swab, I'll confirm the
saliva belongs to Brad Collins.

Okay, so, if I wanted to just go ahead

and suffocate someone with a pillow...

I guess I would hold it

both ends and press down, right?

Thank goodness you use
your powers for good.

I know, right? If I really
wanted to kill you,

no one would ever catch me.

I don't mean you "you".

I mean, the generic "you".

I mean, there's some people
I'd probably want to kill.

I don't know if I could
really kill any...

- (DEVICE BEEPS)
- Oh.

SEBASTIAN: Saved by the bell, thank God.

Saliva belongs to Brad Collins.

All right.

I don't have any hair on here,
but I am getting some dirt

and other biological material.

- (TYPES)
- What is that?

Some sort of small sacs
with insects inside?

Bladderworts.

I will take

"Things you don't bring up
in mixed company for 200".

(CHUCKLES) These are
small carnivorous plants.

Most of the eating is done underground,

but they produce beautiful flowers.

So our suspect is a gardener?

I can't say that, but what I can say

is that these plants are
reasonably rare in the U.S.

(SIGHS) They might not
lead us to a person.

Might lead us to a place.

Yeah, well, we'll take what we can get.

(TEAPOT WHISTLING)

Judge Halper approved the warrant

- for us to take Sue-Ann into custody.
- Oh.

But her lawyer's putting up a fight.

He ask why we're moving her?

There was a lot of yelling.

Words like, uh,

harassment and federal
overreach were used.

(LAUGHS) And he...

he'll be personally
suing me in the morning.

Uh-huh.

How are you holding up, Dwayne?

Well, I'm like the rest of the team.

Anxious to take Eddie down.

Yeah, well, you can't do
that without some sleep.

I know. I tried.

But I can't.

It's a preexisting condition.

- _
- (WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER P.A.)

Hurry up, Hughes. Grab
your crap and get moving.

Just making sure I
didn't forget anything.

Can you tell me again
why they're moving me?

Hello?

Hey, Hughes.

I got something for you.

(GASPS)

(GRUNTS)

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

ALL: Fight! Fight! Fight!

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Fight! Fight!

Come on! You want to
dance?! Let's dance!

(GUARDS SHOUTING)

Get up! Get up.

- Get up.
- What's going on?

Eddie sent these women to kill you.

I just saved your life.

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♪ ♪

You made this up. It's not real.

Need to take the blinders off.

This fits the facts.

Eddie tried to kill you

and Christopher Lasalle saved your life.

Eddie wouldn't do that.

He just tried again, Sue-Ann.

If I hadn't been there,
you'd be bleeding out

on the concrete floor

with a carved toothbrush in your ribs.

What, you want a thank you?

- (SCOFFS)
- I wouldn't be here at all

- if it wasn't for you.
- You wouldn't be here

if you hadn't pulled a gun on me.

- Also because of Eddie.
- I know it's hard

to think that someone you care
about is willing to hurt you.

Eddie's not just some guy. He's special.

Well, on that we agree.
He's a psychopath

willing to do whatever it
takes for whatever he needs.

- No.
- Yes.

- He's pure love.
- Oh, yeah.

Eddie killed Cade Lasalle.

He killed Christopher Lasalle.

He killed Lewis Franklin,
he killed Brad Collins.

GREGORIO: And you were
supposed to die, too.

Weeks ago, but you didn't.

So he came to the hospital
and snuck you out.

If we hadn't arrested you in the diner,

Eddie was gonna kill you that night.

We're the only reason
you're still breathing.

(SCOFFS)

Look at me.

Look at me.

(WHISPERING) I want you to think

about that hunting cabin.

Really think about it.

Not what he told you would happen.

But what actually happened.

I...

I didn't know.

Didn't know what?

That he was gonna kill that man.

Eddie said he was just gonna scare him.

And at-at the hospital,

Eddie told me he had to kill him.

That he, he did it to protect us.

I... I had to believe him.

He took care of me.

He kept you safe from that boyfriend.

The one who beat you.

Eddie helped me start over.

H-He was a blessing.

To all of us.

Who's "all", Sue-Ann?

(QUIETLY) Well...

his Lost Children.

(SIGHS)

HANNAH: Eddie Barrett is a cult leader?

Yeah, well, he "collects troubled souls

and gives them hope again".

At least that's how Sue-Ann put it.

Calls his followers the Lost Children.

Offers salvation.

How, by selling drugs
and committing murder?

She laid it all out for
us. Only problem is

she has no idea where Eddie's hiding.

She thinks he stays at a lot of places,

but she doesn't know where they are.

He'd disappear

- for weeks at a time.
- And then show up again

and gets angry when
she asks where he was.

Look, we didn't know he had a house
on the east side until yesterday.

He probably has others.

Well, Patton's been trying
to follow his financial trail.

Guy has no bank accounts,
nothing under his name.

So how does he pay for
the house and the lawyer?

He's not. Someone else is.

Tried to get a list of other
Lost Children from Sue-Ann.

She says she only knows first names.

You know, she did
mention a place, though.

She said Eddie was supposed
to take her to a place

called Jeanerette after they
got out of the hospital.

What's in Jeanerette?

Honestly, no idea.

Bunch of old plantation
houses, sugar cane fields...

Maybe some bladderworts.

What the hell is a bladderwort?

Well, it's a rare carnivorous plant

that we found traces
of on the pillow used

to smother Brad Collins.

And you think they're
grown in Jeanerette?

Oh, I know that they are.

It's just about narrowing down

the area where they can be found.

Can you narrow it down any more?

Based on what we know,
unfortunately not.

But there are a series
of plantation houses

that run up and down the levee.

Okay, well, pull addresses on everything

in those target areas.

We'll split up and hit 'em all.

- HANNAH: Okay.
- (STAMMERS) Wait.

I want y'all to be extra careful.

Eddie killed Christopher.

Now, I'm not losing anyone else today.

All right?

Thanks.

(GRUNTING)

GREGORIO: It's like a
weird family reunion.

On a Tuesday.

At a plantation.

- Any sign of Barrett?
- No.

Just a lot of romping.

(PHONE VIBRATING)

HANNAH (OVER PHONE): Dwayne.

What you got, Hannah?

Nothing on Charleston.
We're moving to Maple.

Hold a beat.

Did you find him?

Not sure what we're looking at yet,

but we've got a gathering,

for lack of a better word.

There he is.

Try to get me, try to catch me.

Okay.

He's at this plantation on River Road.

Come around the back.

Gregorio and I will wait for you here.

Saw about 25 people outside,
half of 'em women and children.

Nothing good comes from starting
a firefight that gets them hurt.

I would argue nothing good comes

from a firefight that
gets any of us hurt.

GREGORIO: We have a valid warrant.
Hopefully, Eddie's smart enough

to know resisting won't
get him anywhere.

HANNAH: Yeah? So far,

I'm not sure I would call
his thinking strictly linear.

Is it me, or are you
also hearing the music

from the "The Good, the Bad
and the Ugly" right now?

Oh, no, it's just you.

But for the record,

Pride's good, Hannah and I... we're bad.

All right. No, I get it.
Cool. Nice. Subtle.

I walked into that. That's fine.

(ROOSTER CROWS)

PRIDE: Federal agents!

We have a lawful warrant for
the arrest of Edward Barrett.

You all need to stay where you are

and remain calm.

Pride, the balcony.

CHILD: It's gonna be okay.

Barrett!

You need to come out.

No one needs to get hurt today.

EDDIE: Dwayne.

That's not for either
one of us to decide.

Our path's already been chosen.

Just need to see how it plays out.

(GUNS CLICKING)

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