NCIS: New Orleans (2014–…): Season 7, Episode 3 - One of Our Own - full transcript
Pride and the team take on a group of dirty cops when they discover that a murder victim was also a key witness in multiple excessive force cases ; Tammy faces the reality of being in a new relationship.
LAUGHTON:
16-21 to Dispatch.
We're pulling up
to the warehouse now.
MAN [over radio]:
Roger that, 16-21.
Dispatch said the 911 callerreported a van parked out front.
Well, it looks like
they're gone now,
but head around back just
in case we flush 'em out.
[train passing nearby]
Got a craving for a Lucky Dog.
Nothing's open this late
anymore.
It's after 2:00 already.
It's the best time
for a gourmet delicacy.
Served from a cart.
You've got no idea what theyactually put in those hot dogs.
Sometimes
it's better not to ask.
[door creaks open]NOPD!
[gunfire]Palmer!
Unit 16-21 requesting
immediate backup. Shots fired.
Palmer?! Officer down!
Officer down!
Palmer?!
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ How, how, how, how
♪ Hey, hey
♪ You gotta come on.
[siren wailing]
PRIDE:
Mayor Taylor.
Thanks for coming, Dwayne.
Terrible thing.
The officer was ambushed
before he could
even enter.
Mark Palmer, 12-year
veteran of the NOPD.
Which makes me
wonder why I'm here.
Walk with me.
I'm hoping for your discretion.
What I'm about to tell youis... sensitive.
Understood.
As you know, the D.A.is taking a fresh look
into some excessive force casesfrom the past few years,
three of whichinvolved the officer
who was killed last night.
You think his murder's
connected to those cases?
I don't know whatto think. Evidently,
Palmer reached outto the Force Investigation Team
who looks into complaintsagainst officers.
Said he had informationto share.
I'm guessing he never
got a chance to share it.
He was supposed to meet
with the F.I.T. investigator
and the D.A. today.
I'm still not sure
how this involves NCIS.
One of the excessive forcecases involved a Navy sailor.
Did this sailor threaten
Officer Palmer?No.
In fact, he droppedthe whole case,
which, unfortunately,happens too often.
But one thing Black Lives Matterand the community has shown us
is, we can't let these...
incidents get sweptunder the rug.
This information
that Officer Palmer had--
you think it has something to dowith the sailor's case?
If it does,we need to know.
Palmer impliedwhat he had to say would...
bring down some bad cops.
NOPD's not gonna
appreciate us interfering.
No one knowsI'm asking for this,
except for the NOPDinvestigator Maya Hidalgo.
Please.
I'll see what I can find out.
Don't think I've forgottenabout Bahrain.
You still owe mea rematch.
Ha! You know, a new tennis clubopened here recently.
Any time. I just hopeyour serve's gotten better.
I plan to show
you very soon.
[both laugh]
Please, sit.
Well, I'm surprised that
D.C. could spare you.
We don't get to see the deputy
director here that often.
Actually, the reason
I'm here is mostly to see you.
Oh.Hannah,
you know how furious I wasabout what Van Cleef did to you.
[sighs]
Yeah, well,
he damaged a lot
of women's careers.
And thanks to you,he won't do it to anyone else.
I just wish I'd known what wasgoing on when it was happening.
Maybe I could have helped.
I appreciate that.Look,
it got crazy
with the pandemic lockdowns,
but no one has forgotten
what you risked
coming forward.
Have you thoughtabout your future at NCIS?
Because the executive staffcertainly has.
What'd you have in mind?
London.
You want to transfer me?
We want you to run the office.
It's a promotionto GS-14.
Your background
in counterintelligence
makes you a perfect fit.
Okay, look,
that might have been tempting
when my daughter and ex
were there,
locked down for six weeks,
but they're back now.
Opportunities like this
don't come along often.
You're in a unique position
here.
Because the brass is worried
about blowback
from what happened
with Van Cleef?
They've certainlyrecognized
they need more women
in leadership positions,
which is why this is important
to me, too.
NCIS owes you
and all of those women a debt.
I intend to see it paid.
[sighs]
I can't move to London, Lydia.
I told them you'd say that.
But don't think
I'm letting this go.
There must be some way
we can make this up to you.
[whirring]Ow! Damn it.
PATTON:
You know how to
work that thing?
How hard could it be?
Carter does it all the time.
Yeah, you break his machine,
he really gonna be pissed.
Carter's in Charlestonat a training seminar.
He'll never know.And look at that. Huh?
Hit it on the first swing, baby.
I thought you said
you don't like
those frou-frou drinks.
Trying new things,
I'm expanding my horizons.
What's going on? 'Cause thatdoesn't sound like you.
Nothing's going on.
I'm in a great mood.
Yeah, this really
doesn't sound like you.
No. Don't tell
Carter, but this is
actually really delicious.
You want some?
PRIDE:Hey.
Hey, Pride,someone's been calling for you.
Said that he'sthe station manager at WWOZ.
What's going on?
Are you getting into radio?
You getting your own talk show?
[laughs]
I doubt anybody would want
to listen.
But, actually, WWOZ
is gonna broadcast
one of those Saturdaynight concerts
I've been arrangingthe last few weeks.
Wow.You still doing them from
the street outside your bar?
No. Too many people are showingup now outside of the bar.
We're setting up
in the park this Saturday.
They're gonna do
the whole show over the radio?
That's the plan
if we can
get it all coordinated.
Sounds likea lot of work.
Yeah, well, it's worth it
if the music helps people
get through these tough times.
Yeah.
So, what have we learned
about last night's shooting?
Evidently,
a 911 caller
reported a break-in at the
warehouse just after 2:00 a.m.
They refused to leave a name.
They get a number?
Yeah. I'm
tracing it now.
All right, good. Listen,
we need to get an ID
on that caller.
Oh, I'm working on it.
As soon as I get something,
I'll let you know.
Okay.
Timing of the shooting
was weird, Pride.
The killer started firing
the second Officer Palmer
entered the building.
Probably heard 'em pull up.Yeah.
But why didn't he leaveout the back, try and get away?
It's a good question.
Sebastian's checking outthe scene now.
Maybe there's some reason
that the shooter didn't want
to leave.
Yeah.
Hey, did you, uh,
track the complaint filed
by the sailor?
Yeah. It's pretty thin.
Hey, why are we looking
into this?
It doesn't really feel like
an NCIS case.
Mayor Taylor took an interest.
Okay.
Ensign Nathan Cox accused
an Officer Lenny Yates
of using excessive force
while breaking up a fight.
Did he describe
the excessive force?No.
And there's nothing that says
what the fight was about
or who else was involved.
Why did Ensign Cox withdraw
the complaint?
Officially, he didn't.
He didn't want
to give any further statementto the NOPD, so they let it go.
But guess who Yates'
partner was the night
he broke up the fight.
[typing]
[computer chirps]
Mark Palmer.
He was Yates's partner
up until eight months ago.
So he most likely
would have known
what went on with Ensign Cox.Yeah.
And I'm guessing it's way worsethan what was in that report.
Ensign Cox was hospitalized
for almost a week
after the incident.
Mayor's hoping he'll talk to us.
We'll see.
Hannah and I are heading
to Belle Chasse.
You know, it's kind of weird
that the mayor wants you to
run a shadow investigation.
I just feel like
there's something
she's not sharing with me.
Well, whatever it is,
the NOPD's gonna be pissed
that we're involved
anyway, so...
Yeah, you've gotthat right.
Assuming you're Hidalgo?
And you must be the legendary
Special Agent Pride.
GREGORIO:Well, looks like fun.
I'll leave you to it.
I've worked a lot
of sensitive cases,
but this is the first time I'veever had the mayor get involved.
Not trying to step on any toes.
You can step on
anything you want
if it helps me get to the truth.
I've been working
these cases for months,
and last night
I lost the only lead I had.
You got no idea
what Palmer was gonna reveal?
He wouldn't say until
an immunity deal was in place.
And now we may never know.
COX:
Am I in some kind of trouble?
HANNAH:N-No. Not at all.We were concerned
youmight be
the victim of a crime.
About a year ago,involving the NOPD?
That was nothing.
Just a misunderstanding.
GREGORIO:
A week in the hospital
is a little more
than a misunderstanding.
I'm good, okay?
I don't want any more trouble.
We're on your side here.
We want to make this right.
And how are yougonna do that?
Sure as hell can'tkeep away the nightmares.
Look, Nathan, we
really need your help.
You got to talk to us
so we can stop this
from happening to someone else.
There were two of them.
You only included
Yates in your report.
Well, his partner
was there, too.
This guy?
Talk to us, please.
Yeah.
Look, I shouldn't have
got involved, okay?
I should've just walked away.
The report says
you were heading back
to the base alone that night.
My boys wanted to keep
partying,
but I needed some shut-eye.
And I saw this guy
pushing up on his girlfriend,
getting real physical.
So you stepped in?
The dude
sucker-punched me.
But I gave as
good as I got.
Then these cops show up
out of nowhere,
started beating the hell
out of me.
Now, my training kicked in,
so I defended myself.
Then one of them used
their Taser on me.
Now I'm down.
And they keep shocking me.
Five or six times.
Yelling at me.
Part of me wanted to die
right there on that pavement.
Why wasn't any of this
in your complaint?
After I reported it,
this detective
showed up.
Started asking me questions
about how drunk I was
and how I started
the whole thing.
Made it clear that it was
my word against theirs.
You think he was trying to get
you to drop the complaint?
I know he was.
He pretended to be sincere,
acting like he was worried
I'd get discharged or arrested
for assaulting an officer.
So you let it go.
That detective was right
about one thing.
Nobody's gonna believe the wordof a Black man over two cops.
We do.
Look, this detective,do you remember his name?
Donovan Blakely.
He worked patrol
until two years agowhen he made detective.
Force Investigative Team?
No. Narcotics.There's no reason
he should've been following upon an excessive force complaint.
Unless he had a
personal reason.
Covering up for his friends?
PATTON:Hey.
I traced the 911 call
that reported
the break-in at
the warehouse.
Did you get a name, P?
No, the phone waspay-as-you-go.
It's been off-line since
just after the call was made.
Fake 911 call
sounds like a setup.
We know the shooter fired
as soon as Palmer
entered the building.
Mm-hmm. Day before,
he was supposed to spill
whatever secrets he was keeping.
This is starting to sound
like it wasn't just
a random cop killing.PRIDE:
Yeah.
More like
a well-planned execution.
PRIDE:
These three guys
had multiple complaints
filed against them
over the years.
Yeah, it's hard
to get rid of bad cops.
The union fights termination
every step of the way,
claiming these officers
have qualified immunity
whenever they want.
Immunity protects officers
from civil suits.
It doesn't give them license
to abuse their authority.
Try telling them that.
They should be ashamed
to wear the badge.
Worked a couple cases
with an Alfonso Hidalgo--
lieutenant now,
used to be in Homicide.
My dad...
and my younger brother's
on patrol in the 2nd District.
Aunts and uncles, too.
The family business.
All good cops.
Helped push through a lot
of great changes in the NOPD
over the last 20 years.
Sounds like you're doing
your part, too.
If I was doing it better, thesedirtbags would be behind bars.
What do you figure
Palmer was gonna tell you
and the D.A.?
I assume
about how badly
they beat Ensign Cox.
Except Cox admitted that hefought back before he got shot.
So they had
a pretty solid defense
against the
excessive force charge.
Yeah.
Doesn't seem like enoughto murder a fellow officer over.
You think Palmer had
something else.
Yeah.
But we need to figure out
what that was.
GREGORIO:
Oh, my God, you're crazy.
Why didn't you move?
The flight was full, and Ididn't want to make a big fuss.
It was the guy's
emotional support animal.
It's a pig.
Oh, hey, this is my friend
and coworker Hannah.KARA: Hi, Hannah.
This is Kara.Hi.
I've been hearing your name
around here a lot.
It's nice to meet you.
You, too.
Hopefully, we can
do it in person soon.
I-I would like that, yeah.
Yeah, me, too.
Hey, I'll call you
later tonight, okay?
Or, instead of a call, maybewe could actually get together.
That's probably not safe.
I'm around
a lot of people every day.
I promise to keep appropriatelysocially distanced.
[scoffs] Yeah, right.All right, we'll talk about it.
I-I got to go.
We're in the middle
of a big case right now.
Or we could do Saturday.
Doesn't your boss put on thoseweekly concerts in the Bywater?
Okay, we'll talk about it later.
Hey, I have
another call coming in.
Talk to you later, gorgeous.GREGORIO: Bye.
Bye, bye, bye-bye-bye.What call?
Huh?
Oh, no, I thought there was
something. It's my phone.
Was a little glitch.
And you got tested for COVID.
You're negative.
So?
So, why are you
avoiding seeing Kara
for, like, what, four weeks now?
I'm not avoiding her.Except you are.
No, I'm just trying
to get to know her.
Yeah, wouldn't that be easier
if you were in the same place?
Well?
Oh, are those refugee camps?
I'm gonna go outon a limb here
and say that our bad cops
don't have that much reach.
Yeah, I was hoping to find
the family of Farid Mokrani.
Who's that?
He's my informant from Algeria.
The one Van Cleef exposed.
Yeah.
ISIS showed up at his house
and murdered him
in front of his family.
That's on Van Cleef,
Hannah, not you.
Yeah, but I wasresponsible for him,
and I should've protected him.
So now you're looking
for his family.
I have been, for years.
After he was murdered, his wifeand his two daughters fled.
I tracked them down
to this refugee camp,
but, you know, they were gone.
Do you know where they are now?
They're not in any ofthe records that I've been able
to access, but when I met with
Deputy Director Scarborough
this morning,
she said that NCIS owed me.
Well, it sounds like you got
an idea on how to collect.
Yeah,U.S. intelligence agencies
keep highly classified
databases on refugees
in order to monitor
terrorist connections.
Well, maybe NCIS can help you
access those databases.
Scarborough would have
that pull.
Well, if it were me, I'd beasking for a big fat raise, too.
I need you to see
the order yourself, Jimmy.
I can't afford to miss
another shipment!
Loretta,Loretta?
Hey, looks like thingshaven't slowed down any.
Well, some days are
better than others.
Today isn't one of them.
Hey, well, I heard the parish
is facing budget reductions.
Your department
gonna be okay?
Ten percent reduction
across the board,
and the intakes
are still way up.
So, no.
I got to tell you, this
is really strange, Dwayne.
It was the mayor's idea.
I mean, she wanted
to meet somewhere
we wouldn't be seen together.
[sighs] You know...
you asked for discreet.
This private enough
for you, Zahra?
Well, I was actually hoping
for an empty office,
but this works.
Leave you to it, then.
Well, why don't you
stick around, Loretta.
We both value your counsel.
Hidalgo reached
out to you?
Yeah, she did.
Gave us files on the excessiveforce cases she's investigating.
My team's combing through 'em,
looking for any red flags.
We also talked to the sailor whofiled the complaint last year.
What did you find?
He got beat up bad
by two NOPD officers,one of them being your dead cop.
Third guy, a detective,
he helped them
cover it up.
You're investigating NOPD?
That why you didn't want
people seeing you?
Yeah, yeah.
This looks like a patternthat's been going on for years,
these guys covering
up for each other.
But I got a feelingyou already knew this.
I suspected.
But you were parish sheriff
for years, Dwayne.
I wanted you
to draw your own conclusion.
Well, doesn't matter
what any of us suspect.
Okay? We-we got no evidence.
All we got is
the sailor's testimony,
and they will say
that he's lying.
Cops know
how to work the system.
These guys are dirty.
We'll find the proof.
I wouldn't count on it.
Have you any idea
how often medical examiners
get pressured to label
excessive force deaths
as accidents, not homicides?
Well, if there's ever a time
to change things, it's now.
And we've heard that
public outcry before.
And now here we are,
back in the same place again!
Oh, hi, guys.
Sebastian, what are you
doing here?
Getting gloves.
'Cause it's the supply closet.
Okay, g-get out! Out!Okay, all right.
[phone ringing]Well, I got somethingto show you
whenever this is all...
Out!My foot!
PRIDE:
I'll be right there.
[groans] Dr. Wade.
No, you have to reroute them
to Orleans Parish.
I have to deal with this.
[sighs] These last few months
have been rough on her.
Seeing Loretta
struggle like this
makes me wonder how any of us
are gonna get through it.
You okay?
Huh? Oh, yeah, it's fine.
She just has to blow offsome steam every now and then.
Well...
you've been helping her outso much the last couple months.
[sighs] I mean,I've been trying, you know?
It's like she's fightinga battle that never ends.
There's not a whole lot I can doto make it better either.
Luckily, it's
a lot less frustrating
to just solve a crime.
This is all fromOfficer Palmer's murder?
Yeah. I checked out the
scene like you asked.
NOPD found three
.45-caliber bullet casings
in the shadows here.
The shooter was set upright across from the entrance,
so he must've been
waiting there for a while.
Were they able to pull prints?No.
And no DNA either, but that's
not really that surprising
since pulling DNA
off of a bullet casing
only has
a one percent success rate.
You building upto something here?
Am I that easy
to read now?
Yes.Yeah. Okay.
So, I, uh, was reading
this new study--
out of the Netherlands
of all places, which is crazy
'cause you know how tall they...
I'm gonna give you
five seconds, Sebastian.Right, okay.
So, it was all about a new way
of testing for DNA
off of bullet casings.
Four.It's really cool what they do.
So, they take the bullet casingsand they put it
in this chemical cocktail
for, like, 30 minutes.
Like if you hadlaundry, right?
And you hada really bad stain...
Two.Anyway,
so, it breaks down the cells
and it allows you
to isolate the DNA
so you can test it,
and I did it, and it worked.
And I have ID'd the shooter.[computer beeping]
Lamont Russell?Yeah.
He's got a real longrap sheet, too.
He's got, uh,
multiple convictions
for armed robbery, assault.
Any ties to Blakely or Yates?
[sighs] Nothing I found so far.
Let's go talk to
Officer Palmer's partner,
see if she remembers him
having any dealings
with this guy.
If there's a connection betweenLamont Russell and our cops,
we need to find it.Yeah.
♪
SEBASTIAN:Officer Laughton's sergeant says
she hasn't respondedto any calls or texts.
She miss work?
She took a few days' leave,
but no one's heardfrom her since.
Looks like no
one's home.
Officer Laughton?
Step back.
Hands where I can see them.
PRIDE:
Easy.
Special Agent Dwayne Pride.
I said hands up!All right.
All right, take it easy.We're law enforcement.
Oh, yeah? Who the hell
you think I'm afraid of?
PRIDE: Has somebody from NOPDbeen physically threatening you?
More like harassed.
I found a dead ratin my mailbox this morning.
Report it to your C.O.?
I can't make accusations againstfellow officers without proof.
My career would be over.
So you know who did it?The same ones
who stuffed anonymous notesinto my locker a few weeks ago.
Told me to request a change
of partner or else.
Or call me all hours
of the night.
Warning me my time is up.
They had a problem with you
working with Officer Palmer?
I think they blamed mefor how Mark was changing.
Were you guys close?
We weren't, like, friends
who'd hang out or anything.
Honestly, we probably wouldn't
have gotten tight
a couple years ago, but
he went through
a pretty nasty divorce.
Lost custody of his kids.
Started regretting
a lot of his actions.
He even came to churchwith me a couple times.
His friends
didn't like that?
Thought I wasa bad influence, I guess.
Especially when Mark startedsaying he needed to make amends.
PRIDE:
These cops who are
harassing you...
would they be Donovan Blakely
and Lenny Yates?
Like I said,
I've got no proof of that.
What about this guy?
Lamont Russell?
You ever see him with Palmer
or the other two cops?
No. Who is he?
He's the guy
who shot your partner.
And could have killed you
if you'd been closer.
Look...
I know how hard it is
to cross that blue line.
But if you know
anything...
...we could sure use it.
These men--they've done a lot worse
than leave a dead
rat in a mailbox.
I don'’t know who.
But Mark told me
that he and his friends
had protection
in the department.
Protection...
that came from
pretty high up.
Hey.GREGORIO: Hey.
NOPD's got a BOLO out
for Lamont Russell.
Yeah, he'’s a cop killer.Kill first, talk later.
Okay, so we need to
get to him first.
Any connection between him
and either Blakely or Yates?
Not yet, but I did findsomething interesting
in the filesthe investigator sent me.
One name keeps popping up.It's Lieutenant Simon Gore.
He's senior supervisor
who signed off
on a lot of internal reviews,
including most of the complaintsagainst the three cops.
He has his own share ofexcessive force investigations
back when he was
in uniform, too.
Well, sounds like
he could be their protection.
Let Pride know.
Okay.[phone ringing]
Hannah Khoury.
You weren'’t kiddingwhen you said it was a big ask.
Both CIA and DIA
are still refusing access
to any classified databases
on refugees.
Sometimes it'’s like they just
don't knowwe'’re all on the same side.
I'’m not giving up yet,
but I may actually
have something better.
Okay, I'’m listening.
An intelligence agent I know
worked in the region
around the same time
Farid'’s family disappeared.
Part of his job was identifyingand photographing refugees
with possible ISIS ties.
And he'’ll share those photos?
Eyes only.
O-Of course.
Then I'’ll forward them
through the secure network.
Just a warning, there are a lot.
Yeah, but it'’s a start. Thanks.
I told you we owed you a debt
and I meant it.
Keep me updated.Of course.
[exhales]
Hey.
You knowthis Lieutenant Simon Gore?
Not personally.
I do know he was forcibly
retired last year
when NOPD brought in
fresh leadership.
He have a particularlystrong relationship
with any of the copswe'’re investigating?
Talked to my dad about him.
He says Gore was old school.
A lot of guys
looked up to him.
Blakely and Yatesamong those?
Palmer, too.[door opens]
I don'’t rememberinviting you onto my property.
Lieutenant Gore, I'’m Detective
Maya Hidalgo with NOPD.
Yeah, I knowwho you are.
Best thing about retirement's
I don'’t have
to talk to you anymore.
We just want to ask you about
a few cases you supervised.
Well, isn't that just too bad?
You'’re not NOPD.
No, sir.
Special AgentDwayne Pride, NCIS.
Promise we won'’t taketoo much of your time.
You're not taking any of it.
'Cause you'’re both
leaving right now.
Lieutenant, you can tell us
what we need to know here,
in the comfort of your home,or I can get the chief involved.
But one way or another,
I need some answers.
What cases?
A few internal reviews
you signed off on
as senior supervisor.
Internal reviews?
Those are all
excessive force complaints?
That'’s right, going back
several years.
Well, I don'’t want
to go downtown...
...but I guess I can
spare a little time.
Let me get my readers.
Waste of time.
W-What do you mean?
It was your agent
who found the connection.
He was adamant about refusing
to talk, right up until
he realized it was about
the excessive force cases.
He'’s not worried
about what'’s in these files.
He'’s worried about
something, though.
We just haven'’t found it yet.
HANNAH:
Relax. You'’re do great
on your test, Naomi.
Ten more minutes of studying
and then straight to bed.
Okay?
I love you, too. Good night.
Basira.
Lydia?
She'’s here.
Yeah, she changed
her last name to Idrissi.
That'’s why she wasn't
in the refugee databases.
I found her.
It's getting late, Gregorio.
Pick it up in the morning.
Thanks, but I'’m fine.Actually, I might have found
the incidentthat spooked the lieutenant
you and Hidalgo talked to,
and you were right,
the case never came up
in an excessiveforce complaint.
But it might be worth killing
someone to keep it quiet?
About a year ago,
Detective Blakely
got into an altercationwith a Jasper Taggert,
who had diagnosedmental disabilities.
Taggert lived in a group
home and worked part-time
bagging groceries.
Blakely claimed
he resisted arrest
on a public nuisance charge,
which is why
he had to get rough.
How rough?
Well, I called the group home
to talk to Taggert
and try and find out.
Turns out that the beating
that Blakely gave him
put him into a coma.
And that'’s not in the report?
Not at all.
Lieutenant Simon Gore
signed off on it
without any
further review.
Well, we need to talk to Taggert
and get the rest of his story
on the record.
Yeah, we can'’t do that, Pride.
Jasper Taggert died
three months ago.
People can enjoy the concert
with their friends and family,
but at a safe distance.
Been hearing a lotabout these concerts for weeks.
How long you beendoing them?Oh...
a few months. Started small,
in the street outside the bar.
Eventually, so many
people showed up,
we had to put the band
up on the balcony.
And then we outgrew that, too.
Folks need to let loose.I know I sure do.
Yeah, you and me both.
This is incredible, Dwayne.
Well, well, we'’ll
see how it goes.
This is our first time
here in the park,
so I'm a little nervous.
We'’ll start setting up.Fantastic.
Let me know
if you need anything,
and thanks for doing this.
HANNAH:
Only special agent I know
that sidelines as
a concert promoter. [chuckles]
Yeah, well, it puts
a smile on my face.
Yeah. A lot of otherpeople's, too.
I, um, I spoke to the lady
who runs the group home
that Jasper Taggert
used to live in.
She have anything we can use?
Well, she said that Taggert
used to get agitated,
but never violent.
She never bought
Blakely'’s version
of how the beating went down.
Yeah.Taggert never woke from his coma
to give a different version.
And he didn'’t have any family
to follow up, either.
She, um, tried to make an
excessive force complaint
on his behalf, but
a cop warned her
that he would file
additional charges
against Taggert if she
didn'’t let it go.
She ID'd the cop.
Lenny Yates.
Covering for Blakely just likeBlakely covered for him.
Yeah, he'’ll just say
she just misunderstood.
[scoffs]
And we still got no evidenceto prove otherwise.
You think thatthe group home manager
would have access
to Taggert'’s medical records?
I can call and ask.
Yeah, well, if she does,
have them sent to Loretta.
Maybe she can help us
find something.
Okay. Will do.
Oh, and hey, good luck out here.
[phone rings]Looks like it'’s gonna be great.
Oh, yeah, well, fingers crossed.
[laughs]
Khoury.
Oh, my God.
Are you sure?
SCARBOROUGH:
With the correct last name,
we were able to find
Basira Idrissi
at a refugee camp in Morocco.
Those camps are brutal.
From what we can tell,the family'’s been there
almost two years.Have you talked to her?
Someone from the embassy
is on with her now,
but it'’s a terrible connection.
[exhales]
Basira?
I don'’t know if
you remember me.
I... No, I-I did nothing wrong.
Why am I here?
No, you'’re not in any trouble,
I promise.
I knew Farid.
You.
I know you.
Hannah Khoury.
You are the reason
Farid is dead.
I know.
And I am eternally
sorry for that.
Do you know what
they did to him?
I do.
The only reason
that we are alive
is because I took
my daughters and ran.
Our family, our whole lives--
we left everything behind
and we'’re still not safe.
My country owes you a debt.
We want to help.The last time you said
you'’d help,
my husband was tortured
and killed in front of me.
There must be something
that we can do.
You can get my daughters out
of here before they die, too.
The camp....
is dangerous.
They are older now.
I can'’t protect them much...[beep]
Basira?
Basira?[tapping keys]
Basira?
We'’ll get them money, food...
You heard what she said.
We need to get
them out of there.
The State Departmentwon'’t approve refugees...Okay, well,
go over their heads.
Basira has been fighting
to keep her children safe
for the past seven years becauseVan Cleef ruined her life.
Whatever it takes, we
have to make this happen.
I'm sorry my
schedule'’s so crazy.
I get it--
your job sounds intense.
Sometimes. That'’s why
talking to you is so nice.
But it is starting to feel likeyou'’ve always got an excuse.
Excuse?
Kind of sounds like
you think I'’m
making stuff up.
[sighs] Look, if you
don'’t want to meet,
just say so.Oh... What?
Of course I want
to see you.
Then come
to the concert tonight.
It's gonna be so fun.
Kara, I... I just...
Or don'’t.
I'’m a grown-up.
I think you are, too.
If this isn'’t gonna happen,
let's not
waste each other'’s time.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's just take a second.
I got to run.
Hey...
Can you believe
this girl?
I talk to her all the time.
Yeah, except she'’s right.
You'’re avoiding her.You know,
a real friend
would be supportive
instead of being an ass.
What'’s going on?
This girl'’s, like, the bestthing to happen to you in ages.
Yeah, and the reason
it'’s so good is
because I'’m actually getting
to know her.
I'm not just jumping into bed
and sleeping with her,
getting bored and moving on.
You know, it is possible
to date somebody
and not have sex
with them, right?
So you'’ve proven.
The point is that
you'’ve been raving about Kara
for weeks.
Maybe getting bored's not the
thing you'’re really scared of.
That'’s my last soda.
Ah.
Wow, look at that.
I can be supportive
and be an ass.
[clicks tongue]
Got your text.
The manager of the group home
got me accessto Jasper Taggert's
medical records.Oh, I appreciate
you taking a look.
I know how busy you are
and it'’s not really
an NCIS official...
I'’m happy to help.
I-I want to get these men
as much as you do.
I just wish I had somethingmore useful for you.
Seems to be a recurring
theme on this case.
What I can tell you is
that Mr. Taggert'’s blood work
showed high levels
of benzodiazepine at the time
he was hospitalized.
They prescribe that
for anxiety.
That would make himmore sedate, right?
Exactly.
Not overly aggressive,
as the arrest report claimed.
And can you see these injuries
around the wrist?
They indicate
that he was
restrained during the beatings,not just afterward
as Detective Blakelyclaimed.
Pretty evident what
happened here.
We just don't haveany way to prove it.
No, not without
corroborating testimonyfrom the victim.
Every time it feels like
we'’re getting close,
we just hit another dead end.
Well, if it
were that easy,
we'd have gotten ridof the bad cops a long time ago.
You okay, Loretta?
Sometimes, don't you just
have the feeling
that we are fighting the same
battles over and over again?
Sometimes.
Not sure what else
to do but just...
keep fighting.
[phone rings]
Hannah.
Yeah, Khoury?
NOPD spotted the man
who killed Officer Palmer.
They're in pursuit.
Sebastian and I just got here.
Federal agents,
let us through.
PRIDE:
All right, do what you can
to defuse the situation.
Lenny Yates
is already here.
Yeah, Blakely, too.
Caught sight of himand gave chase.
Yeah, the suspect
came at me.
I was in fear for my life,
so I took appropriate action.
If we're gonna get those two,
we need Lamont Russell alive.
We'’re too late, Pride.
[indistinct chatter]
SEBASTIAN:
So Detective Blakely claims
that Russell advanced on him.
Says he ordered him to stop,
but Russell kept coming.
Yeah. Conveniently,
there were no other witnesses
here to contradict him.
Russell have a gun?Yeah, he did, but
Blakely and Yates definitely hadenough time to throw one down.
Still means that
the shooting appears
justified.Yeah, well, it could wrap
the whole case up in a bow.
If those two were the ones
that killed Palmer,
there'’s no way to prove it now.
PRIDE:
We'’ve been investigating
from the shadows.
It'’s time to change tactics.
See if we can'’t shake things up.
NCIS!
Well, you must bethe one working
with our industriousF.I.T. investigator.
Guess you'’ve been talking
to your buddy Lieutenant Gore.
Simon was a great cop-- gave
over 20 years on the force.
Protecting you and your friends
every step of the way.
Look, why don'’t you go back
to busting drunk sailors
or whatever it is you guys do?
None of this
has anything to do with you.
Well, you'’re wrong there,
Blakely.
You abuse the badge
and that reflects
on all of us who wear it.
So it has everything
to do with me.
Now, I may not have
enough to make a case
against you yet,
but I don'’t ever give up.
So get ready.
I'’m coming for you.
Hannah, come in.
They said no, didn'’t they?I told you it'’d be hard.
We won'’t be able
to get American visas
for Basira and the girls
for months,
if ever.They don'’t have months.
We need to get them
out of there now.
Let me finish.
The Navy reached out
and were able to get the familyapproved to settle in the E.U.
until things get worked out.
We'’re moving them
right now.
Agent Khoury!
You did it. We'’re leaving.
Basira, are the girls with you?
Yeah, we'’re all here.
They say... they say
they are taking us to Berlin,
that we'’ll have
a small apartment there.
That'’s wonderful.
I don'’t know how to thank you.
No, no need to thank me.
I just hope everything
is better for all of you.
[engine starts]GIRL: Mama!
I'’m sorry,
they say we have to go.
Go, go.
Basira, good luck.
As-salaam alaikum.
Wa alaikum as-salaam.
Uh...[monitor clicks off]
Thank you, Lydia.
It'’s the least we could do.
But don'’t think
I'’ve given up on seeing you
in a leadership
position someday.
I mean, who knows?
Maybe one day we'’ll get you
on this side of the desk.
♪
♪ Do you know we got
a funky groove ♪
♪ Guess what, baby
♪ It'll make you move,
you're damn right ♪
♪ Look, everybody, everybody,
come on, get up ♪
♪ Get on up, get on up
♪ I showed her
what is in the funk... ♪
Will you just relax
and enjoy the music?
Kara just texted.She said she's headed this way.
Okay, well, try not to look
so terrified then.
I really don'’t want
to blow this.
Just...Oh, God, okay, here we go.
KARA: Hi!Hi.
Hey. How are you?Hi. How are you? [laughs]
You actually
showed up.
Of course.I wouldn't miss this.
I got us the whole circle
so you don't have to worryabout six feet apart.
This is so sweet.
Yeah.Um, this is Sebastian.
Hi.He helped me hold
the circle, so thank you.Mm-hmm.
You can go now.
Thank you so much.
Oh, yeah, but the band's just...
I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna get out of here.
[clears throat] Um, it was,
uh, great meeting you.
It was nice to meet you.Have a great time.
See you at home.Yeah.
Okay!
This is really
romantic.
Yeah, well...
I figured we'd start things
off right, so...
Yeah.
You look beautiful.
♪
♪ Everybody, everybody,
come on, get up ♪
♪ Get on up, get on up
♪ I showed her
what is in the funk ♪
♪ You bet I showed her
what is in the funk, girl... ♪
Another successful night,
Dwayne.
Congratulations.Yeah.
Wish I could say the rest of the day went as well.I heard.
Blakely shot the one man
who could implicate him
in Officer Palmer'’s murder.
Yeah. And made sure
it looked like a clean shoot
in the eyes of the law.
So... does this mean we give up?
You ever known meto give up, Zahra?
Can'’t say I have. It's oneof the things I like about you.
One way or another,I'’m gonna take those guys down.
They'’ll come after
you if it looks
like you'’re out to get the NOPD.Yeah.
They'’ll come after both of us.
You want to step away fromall this, I'’ll understand.
You ever known me
to give up, Dwayne?
[laughs]: Nah.[laughs]
I can'’t say that I have, Zahra.
I ran for office so that
I could fix this city.
You tell me what you need.
Whatever the blowback,
we'll do this together.
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16-21 to Dispatch.
We're pulling up
to the warehouse now.
MAN [over radio]:
Roger that, 16-21.
Dispatch said the 911 callerreported a van parked out front.
Well, it looks like
they're gone now,
but head around back just
in case we flush 'em out.
[train passing nearby]
Got a craving for a Lucky Dog.
Nothing's open this late
anymore.
It's after 2:00 already.
It's the best time
for a gourmet delicacy.
Served from a cart.
You've got no idea what theyactually put in those hot dogs.
Sometimes
it's better not to ask.
[door creaks open]NOPD!
[gunfire]Palmer!
Unit 16-21 requesting
immediate backup. Shots fired.
Palmer?! Officer down!
Officer down!
Palmer?!
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang
♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom
♪ How, how, how, how
♪ Hey, hey
♪ You gotta come on.
[siren wailing]
PRIDE:
Mayor Taylor.
Thanks for coming, Dwayne.
Terrible thing.
The officer was ambushed
before he could
even enter.
Mark Palmer, 12-year
veteran of the NOPD.
Which makes me
wonder why I'm here.
Walk with me.
I'm hoping for your discretion.
What I'm about to tell youis... sensitive.
Understood.
As you know, the D.A.is taking a fresh look
into some excessive force casesfrom the past few years,
three of whichinvolved the officer
who was killed last night.
You think his murder's
connected to those cases?
I don't know whatto think. Evidently,
Palmer reached outto the Force Investigation Team
who looks into complaintsagainst officers.
Said he had informationto share.
I'm guessing he never
got a chance to share it.
He was supposed to meet
with the F.I.T. investigator
and the D.A. today.
I'm still not sure
how this involves NCIS.
One of the excessive forcecases involved a Navy sailor.
Did this sailor threaten
Officer Palmer?No.
In fact, he droppedthe whole case,
which, unfortunately,happens too often.
But one thing Black Lives Matterand the community has shown us
is, we can't let these...
incidents get sweptunder the rug.
This information
that Officer Palmer had--
you think it has something to dowith the sailor's case?
If it does,we need to know.
Palmer impliedwhat he had to say would...
bring down some bad cops.
NOPD's not gonna
appreciate us interfering.
No one knowsI'm asking for this,
except for the NOPDinvestigator Maya Hidalgo.
Please.
I'll see what I can find out.
Don't think I've forgottenabout Bahrain.
You still owe mea rematch.
Ha! You know, a new tennis clubopened here recently.
Any time. I just hopeyour serve's gotten better.
I plan to show
you very soon.
[both laugh]
Please, sit.
Well, I'm surprised that
D.C. could spare you.
We don't get to see the deputy
director here that often.
Actually, the reason
I'm here is mostly to see you.
Oh.Hannah,
you know how furious I wasabout what Van Cleef did to you.
[sighs]
Yeah, well,
he damaged a lot
of women's careers.
And thanks to you,he won't do it to anyone else.
I just wish I'd known what wasgoing on when it was happening.
Maybe I could have helped.
I appreciate that.Look,
it got crazy
with the pandemic lockdowns,
but no one has forgotten
what you risked
coming forward.
Have you thoughtabout your future at NCIS?
Because the executive staffcertainly has.
What'd you have in mind?
London.
You want to transfer me?
We want you to run the office.
It's a promotionto GS-14.
Your background
in counterintelligence
makes you a perfect fit.
Okay, look,
that might have been tempting
when my daughter and ex
were there,
locked down for six weeks,
but they're back now.
Opportunities like this
don't come along often.
You're in a unique position
here.
Because the brass is worried
about blowback
from what happened
with Van Cleef?
They've certainlyrecognized
they need more women
in leadership positions,
which is why this is important
to me, too.
NCIS owes you
and all of those women a debt.
I intend to see it paid.
[sighs]
I can't move to London, Lydia.
I told them you'd say that.
But don't think
I'm letting this go.
There must be some way
we can make this up to you.
[whirring]Ow! Damn it.
PATTON:
You know how to
work that thing?
How hard could it be?
Carter does it all the time.
Yeah, you break his machine,
he really gonna be pissed.
Carter's in Charlestonat a training seminar.
He'll never know.And look at that. Huh?
Hit it on the first swing, baby.
I thought you said
you don't like
those frou-frou drinks.
Trying new things,
I'm expanding my horizons.
What's going on? 'Cause thatdoesn't sound like you.
Nothing's going on.
I'm in a great mood.
Yeah, this really
doesn't sound like you.
No. Don't tell
Carter, but this is
actually really delicious.
You want some?
PRIDE:Hey.
Hey, Pride,someone's been calling for you.
Said that he'sthe station manager at WWOZ.
What's going on?
Are you getting into radio?
You getting your own talk show?
[laughs]
I doubt anybody would want
to listen.
But, actually, WWOZ
is gonna broadcast
one of those Saturdaynight concerts
I've been arrangingthe last few weeks.
Wow.You still doing them from
the street outside your bar?
No. Too many people are showingup now outside of the bar.
We're setting up
in the park this Saturday.
They're gonna do
the whole show over the radio?
That's the plan
if we can
get it all coordinated.
Sounds likea lot of work.
Yeah, well, it's worth it
if the music helps people
get through these tough times.
Yeah.
So, what have we learned
about last night's shooting?
Evidently,
a 911 caller
reported a break-in at the
warehouse just after 2:00 a.m.
They refused to leave a name.
They get a number?
Yeah. I'm
tracing it now.
All right, good. Listen,
we need to get an ID
on that caller.
Oh, I'm working on it.
As soon as I get something,
I'll let you know.
Okay.
Timing of the shooting
was weird, Pride.
The killer started firing
the second Officer Palmer
entered the building.
Probably heard 'em pull up.Yeah.
But why didn't he leaveout the back, try and get away?
It's a good question.
Sebastian's checking outthe scene now.
Maybe there's some reason
that the shooter didn't want
to leave.
Yeah.
Hey, did you, uh,
track the complaint filed
by the sailor?
Yeah. It's pretty thin.
Hey, why are we looking
into this?
It doesn't really feel like
an NCIS case.
Mayor Taylor took an interest.
Okay.
Ensign Nathan Cox accused
an Officer Lenny Yates
of using excessive force
while breaking up a fight.
Did he describe
the excessive force?No.
And there's nothing that says
what the fight was about
or who else was involved.
Why did Ensign Cox withdraw
the complaint?
Officially, he didn't.
He didn't want
to give any further statementto the NOPD, so they let it go.
But guess who Yates'
partner was the night
he broke up the fight.
[typing]
[computer chirps]
Mark Palmer.
He was Yates's partner
up until eight months ago.
So he most likely
would have known
what went on with Ensign Cox.Yeah.
And I'm guessing it's way worsethan what was in that report.
Ensign Cox was hospitalized
for almost a week
after the incident.
Mayor's hoping he'll talk to us.
We'll see.
Hannah and I are heading
to Belle Chasse.
You know, it's kind of weird
that the mayor wants you to
run a shadow investigation.
I just feel like
there's something
she's not sharing with me.
Well, whatever it is,
the NOPD's gonna be pissed
that we're involved
anyway, so...
Yeah, you've gotthat right.
Assuming you're Hidalgo?
And you must be the legendary
Special Agent Pride.
GREGORIO:Well, looks like fun.
I'll leave you to it.
I've worked a lot
of sensitive cases,
but this is the first time I'veever had the mayor get involved.
Not trying to step on any toes.
You can step on
anything you want
if it helps me get to the truth.
I've been working
these cases for months,
and last night
I lost the only lead I had.
You got no idea
what Palmer was gonna reveal?
He wouldn't say until
an immunity deal was in place.
And now we may never know.
COX:
Am I in some kind of trouble?
HANNAH:N-No. Not at all.We were concerned
youmight be
the victim of a crime.
About a year ago,involving the NOPD?
That was nothing.
Just a misunderstanding.
GREGORIO:
A week in the hospital
is a little more
than a misunderstanding.
I'm good, okay?
I don't want any more trouble.
We're on your side here.
We want to make this right.
And how are yougonna do that?
Sure as hell can'tkeep away the nightmares.
Look, Nathan, we
really need your help.
You got to talk to us
so we can stop this
from happening to someone else.
There were two of them.
You only included
Yates in your report.
Well, his partner
was there, too.
This guy?
Talk to us, please.
Yeah.
Look, I shouldn't have
got involved, okay?
I should've just walked away.
The report says
you were heading back
to the base alone that night.
My boys wanted to keep
partying,
but I needed some shut-eye.
And I saw this guy
pushing up on his girlfriend,
getting real physical.
So you stepped in?
The dude
sucker-punched me.
But I gave as
good as I got.
Then these cops show up
out of nowhere,
started beating the hell
out of me.
Now, my training kicked in,
so I defended myself.
Then one of them used
their Taser on me.
Now I'm down.
And they keep shocking me.
Five or six times.
Yelling at me.
Part of me wanted to die
right there on that pavement.
Why wasn't any of this
in your complaint?
After I reported it,
this detective
showed up.
Started asking me questions
about how drunk I was
and how I started
the whole thing.
Made it clear that it was
my word against theirs.
You think he was trying to get
you to drop the complaint?
I know he was.
He pretended to be sincere,
acting like he was worried
I'd get discharged or arrested
for assaulting an officer.
So you let it go.
That detective was right
about one thing.
Nobody's gonna believe the wordof a Black man over two cops.
We do.
Look, this detective,do you remember his name?
Donovan Blakely.
He worked patrol
until two years agowhen he made detective.
Force Investigative Team?
No. Narcotics.There's no reason
he should've been following upon an excessive force complaint.
Unless he had a
personal reason.
Covering up for his friends?
PATTON:Hey.
I traced the 911 call
that reported
the break-in at
the warehouse.
Did you get a name, P?
No, the phone waspay-as-you-go.
It's been off-line since
just after the call was made.
Fake 911 call
sounds like a setup.
We know the shooter fired
as soon as Palmer
entered the building.
Mm-hmm. Day before,
he was supposed to spill
whatever secrets he was keeping.
This is starting to sound
like it wasn't just
a random cop killing.PRIDE:
Yeah.
More like
a well-planned execution.
PRIDE:
These three guys
had multiple complaints
filed against them
over the years.
Yeah, it's hard
to get rid of bad cops.
The union fights termination
every step of the way,
claiming these officers
have qualified immunity
whenever they want.
Immunity protects officers
from civil suits.
It doesn't give them license
to abuse their authority.
Try telling them that.
They should be ashamed
to wear the badge.
Worked a couple cases
with an Alfonso Hidalgo--
lieutenant now,
used to be in Homicide.
My dad...
and my younger brother's
on patrol in the 2nd District.
Aunts and uncles, too.
The family business.
All good cops.
Helped push through a lot
of great changes in the NOPD
over the last 20 years.
Sounds like you're doing
your part, too.
If I was doing it better, thesedirtbags would be behind bars.
What do you figure
Palmer was gonna tell you
and the D.A.?
I assume
about how badly
they beat Ensign Cox.
Except Cox admitted that hefought back before he got shot.
So they had
a pretty solid defense
against the
excessive force charge.
Yeah.
Doesn't seem like enoughto murder a fellow officer over.
You think Palmer had
something else.
Yeah.
But we need to figure out
what that was.
GREGORIO:
Oh, my God, you're crazy.
Why didn't you move?
The flight was full, and Ididn't want to make a big fuss.
It was the guy's
emotional support animal.
It's a pig.
Oh, hey, this is my friend
and coworker Hannah.KARA: Hi, Hannah.
This is Kara.Hi.
I've been hearing your name
around here a lot.
It's nice to meet you.
You, too.
Hopefully, we can
do it in person soon.
I-I would like that, yeah.
Yeah, me, too.
Hey, I'll call you
later tonight, okay?
Or, instead of a call, maybewe could actually get together.
That's probably not safe.
I'm around
a lot of people every day.
I promise to keep appropriatelysocially distanced.
[scoffs] Yeah, right.All right, we'll talk about it.
I-I got to go.
We're in the middle
of a big case right now.
Or we could do Saturday.
Doesn't your boss put on thoseweekly concerts in the Bywater?
Okay, we'll talk about it later.
Hey, I have
another call coming in.
Talk to you later, gorgeous.GREGORIO: Bye.
Bye, bye, bye-bye-bye.What call?
Huh?
Oh, no, I thought there was
something. It's my phone.
Was a little glitch.
And you got tested for COVID.
You're negative.
So?
So, why are you
avoiding seeing Kara
for, like, what, four weeks now?
I'm not avoiding her.Except you are.
No, I'm just trying
to get to know her.
Yeah, wouldn't that be easier
if you were in the same place?
Well?
Oh, are those refugee camps?
I'm gonna go outon a limb here
and say that our bad cops
don't have that much reach.
Yeah, I was hoping to find
the family of Farid Mokrani.
Who's that?
He's my informant from Algeria.
The one Van Cleef exposed.
Yeah.
ISIS showed up at his house
and murdered him
in front of his family.
That's on Van Cleef,
Hannah, not you.
Yeah, but I wasresponsible for him,
and I should've protected him.
So now you're looking
for his family.
I have been, for years.
After he was murdered, his wifeand his two daughters fled.
I tracked them down
to this refugee camp,
but, you know, they were gone.
Do you know where they are now?
They're not in any ofthe records that I've been able
to access, but when I met with
Deputy Director Scarborough
this morning,
she said that NCIS owed me.
Well, it sounds like you got
an idea on how to collect.
Yeah,U.S. intelligence agencies
keep highly classified
databases on refugees
in order to monitor
terrorist connections.
Well, maybe NCIS can help you
access those databases.
Scarborough would have
that pull.
Well, if it were me, I'd beasking for a big fat raise, too.
I need you to see
the order yourself, Jimmy.
I can't afford to miss
another shipment!
Loretta,Loretta?
Hey, looks like thingshaven't slowed down any.
Well, some days are
better than others.
Today isn't one of them.
Hey, well, I heard the parish
is facing budget reductions.
Your department
gonna be okay?
Ten percent reduction
across the board,
and the intakes
are still way up.
So, no.
I got to tell you, this
is really strange, Dwayne.
It was the mayor's idea.
I mean, she wanted
to meet somewhere
we wouldn't be seen together.
[sighs] You know...
you asked for discreet.
This private enough
for you, Zahra?
Well, I was actually hoping
for an empty office,
but this works.
Leave you to it, then.
Well, why don't you
stick around, Loretta.
We both value your counsel.
Hidalgo reached
out to you?
Yeah, she did.
Gave us files on the excessiveforce cases she's investigating.
My team's combing through 'em,
looking for any red flags.
We also talked to the sailor whofiled the complaint last year.
What did you find?
He got beat up bad
by two NOPD officers,one of them being your dead cop.
Third guy, a detective,
he helped them
cover it up.
You're investigating NOPD?
That why you didn't want
people seeing you?
Yeah, yeah.
This looks like a patternthat's been going on for years,
these guys covering
up for each other.
But I got a feelingyou already knew this.
I suspected.
But you were parish sheriff
for years, Dwayne.
I wanted you
to draw your own conclusion.
Well, doesn't matter
what any of us suspect.
Okay? We-we got no evidence.
All we got is
the sailor's testimony,
and they will say
that he's lying.
Cops know
how to work the system.
These guys are dirty.
We'll find the proof.
I wouldn't count on it.
Have you any idea
how often medical examiners
get pressured to label
excessive force deaths
as accidents, not homicides?
Well, if there's ever a time
to change things, it's now.
And we've heard that
public outcry before.
And now here we are,
back in the same place again!
Oh, hi, guys.
Sebastian, what are you
doing here?
Getting gloves.
'Cause it's the supply closet.
Okay, g-get out! Out!Okay, all right.
[phone ringing]Well, I got somethingto show you
whenever this is all...
Out!My foot!
PRIDE:
I'll be right there.
[groans] Dr. Wade.
No, you have to reroute them
to Orleans Parish.
I have to deal with this.
[sighs] These last few months
have been rough on her.
Seeing Loretta
struggle like this
makes me wonder how any of us
are gonna get through it.
You okay?
Huh? Oh, yeah, it's fine.
She just has to blow offsome steam every now and then.
Well...
you've been helping her outso much the last couple months.
[sighs] I mean,I've been trying, you know?
It's like she's fightinga battle that never ends.
There's not a whole lot I can doto make it better either.
Luckily, it's
a lot less frustrating
to just solve a crime.
This is all fromOfficer Palmer's murder?
Yeah. I checked out the
scene like you asked.
NOPD found three
.45-caliber bullet casings
in the shadows here.
The shooter was set upright across from the entrance,
so he must've been
waiting there for a while.
Were they able to pull prints?No.
And no DNA either, but that's
not really that surprising
since pulling DNA
off of a bullet casing
only has
a one percent success rate.
You building upto something here?
Am I that easy
to read now?
Yes.Yeah. Okay.
So, I, uh, was reading
this new study--
out of the Netherlands
of all places, which is crazy
'cause you know how tall they...
I'm gonna give you
five seconds, Sebastian.Right, okay.
So, it was all about a new way
of testing for DNA
off of bullet casings.
Four.It's really cool what they do.
So, they take the bullet casingsand they put it
in this chemical cocktail
for, like, 30 minutes.
Like if you hadlaundry, right?
And you hada really bad stain...
Two.Anyway,
so, it breaks down the cells
and it allows you
to isolate the DNA
so you can test it,
and I did it, and it worked.
And I have ID'd the shooter.[computer beeping]
Lamont Russell?Yeah.
He's got a real longrap sheet, too.
He's got, uh,
multiple convictions
for armed robbery, assault.
Any ties to Blakely or Yates?
[sighs] Nothing I found so far.
Let's go talk to
Officer Palmer's partner,
see if she remembers him
having any dealings
with this guy.
If there's a connection betweenLamont Russell and our cops,
we need to find it.Yeah.
♪
SEBASTIAN:Officer Laughton's sergeant says
she hasn't respondedto any calls or texts.
She miss work?
She took a few days' leave,
but no one's heardfrom her since.
Looks like no
one's home.
Officer Laughton?
Step back.
Hands where I can see them.
PRIDE:
Easy.
Special Agent Dwayne Pride.
I said hands up!All right.
All right, take it easy.We're law enforcement.
Oh, yeah? Who the hell
you think I'm afraid of?
PRIDE: Has somebody from NOPDbeen physically threatening you?
More like harassed.
I found a dead ratin my mailbox this morning.
Report it to your C.O.?
I can't make accusations againstfellow officers without proof.
My career would be over.
So you know who did it?The same ones
who stuffed anonymous notesinto my locker a few weeks ago.
Told me to request a change
of partner or else.
Or call me all hours
of the night.
Warning me my time is up.
They had a problem with you
working with Officer Palmer?
I think they blamed mefor how Mark was changing.
Were you guys close?
We weren't, like, friends
who'd hang out or anything.
Honestly, we probably wouldn't
have gotten tight
a couple years ago, but
he went through
a pretty nasty divorce.
Lost custody of his kids.
Started regretting
a lot of his actions.
He even came to churchwith me a couple times.
His friends
didn't like that?
Thought I wasa bad influence, I guess.
Especially when Mark startedsaying he needed to make amends.
PRIDE:
These cops who are
harassing you...
would they be Donovan Blakely
and Lenny Yates?
Like I said,
I've got no proof of that.
What about this guy?
Lamont Russell?
You ever see him with Palmer
or the other two cops?
No. Who is he?
He's the guy
who shot your partner.
And could have killed you
if you'd been closer.
Look...
I know how hard it is
to cross that blue line.
But if you know
anything...
...we could sure use it.
These men--they've done a lot worse
than leave a dead
rat in a mailbox.
I don'’t know who.
But Mark told me
that he and his friends
had protection
in the department.
Protection...
that came from
pretty high up.
Hey.GREGORIO: Hey.
NOPD's got a BOLO out
for Lamont Russell.
Yeah, he'’s a cop killer.Kill first, talk later.
Okay, so we need to
get to him first.
Any connection between him
and either Blakely or Yates?
Not yet, but I did findsomething interesting
in the filesthe investigator sent me.
One name keeps popping up.It's Lieutenant Simon Gore.
He's senior supervisor
who signed off
on a lot of internal reviews,
including most of the complaintsagainst the three cops.
He has his own share ofexcessive force investigations
back when he was
in uniform, too.
Well, sounds like
he could be their protection.
Let Pride know.
Okay.[phone ringing]
Hannah Khoury.
You weren'’t kiddingwhen you said it was a big ask.
Both CIA and DIA
are still refusing access
to any classified databases
on refugees.
Sometimes it'’s like they just
don't knowwe'’re all on the same side.
I'’m not giving up yet,
but I may actually
have something better.
Okay, I'’m listening.
An intelligence agent I know
worked in the region
around the same time
Farid'’s family disappeared.
Part of his job was identifyingand photographing refugees
with possible ISIS ties.
And he'’ll share those photos?
Eyes only.
O-Of course.
Then I'’ll forward them
through the secure network.
Just a warning, there are a lot.
Yeah, but it'’s a start. Thanks.
I told you we owed you a debt
and I meant it.
Keep me updated.Of course.
[exhales]
Hey.
You knowthis Lieutenant Simon Gore?
Not personally.
I do know he was forcibly
retired last year
when NOPD brought in
fresh leadership.
He have a particularlystrong relationship
with any of the copswe'’re investigating?
Talked to my dad about him.
He says Gore was old school.
A lot of guys
looked up to him.
Blakely and Yatesamong those?
Palmer, too.[door opens]
I don'’t rememberinviting you onto my property.
Lieutenant Gore, I'’m Detective
Maya Hidalgo with NOPD.
Yeah, I knowwho you are.
Best thing about retirement's
I don'’t have
to talk to you anymore.
We just want to ask you about
a few cases you supervised.
Well, isn't that just too bad?
You'’re not NOPD.
No, sir.
Special AgentDwayne Pride, NCIS.
Promise we won'’t taketoo much of your time.
You're not taking any of it.
'Cause you'’re both
leaving right now.
Lieutenant, you can tell us
what we need to know here,
in the comfort of your home,or I can get the chief involved.
But one way or another,
I need some answers.
What cases?
A few internal reviews
you signed off on
as senior supervisor.
Internal reviews?
Those are all
excessive force complaints?
That'’s right, going back
several years.
Well, I don'’t want
to go downtown...
...but I guess I can
spare a little time.
Let me get my readers.
Waste of time.
W-What do you mean?
It was your agent
who found the connection.
He was adamant about refusing
to talk, right up until
he realized it was about
the excessive force cases.
He'’s not worried
about what'’s in these files.
He'’s worried about
something, though.
We just haven'’t found it yet.
HANNAH:
Relax. You'’re do great
on your test, Naomi.
Ten more minutes of studying
and then straight to bed.
Okay?
I love you, too. Good night.
Basira.
Lydia?
She'’s here.
Yeah, she changed
her last name to Idrissi.
That'’s why she wasn't
in the refugee databases.
I found her.
It's getting late, Gregorio.
Pick it up in the morning.
Thanks, but I'’m fine.Actually, I might have found
the incidentthat spooked the lieutenant
you and Hidalgo talked to,
and you were right,
the case never came up
in an excessiveforce complaint.
But it might be worth killing
someone to keep it quiet?
About a year ago,
Detective Blakely
got into an altercationwith a Jasper Taggert,
who had diagnosedmental disabilities.
Taggert lived in a group
home and worked part-time
bagging groceries.
Blakely claimed
he resisted arrest
on a public nuisance charge,
which is why
he had to get rough.
How rough?
Well, I called the group home
to talk to Taggert
and try and find out.
Turns out that the beating
that Blakely gave him
put him into a coma.
And that'’s not in the report?
Not at all.
Lieutenant Simon Gore
signed off on it
without any
further review.
Well, we need to talk to Taggert
and get the rest of his story
on the record.
Yeah, we can'’t do that, Pride.
Jasper Taggert died
three months ago.
People can enjoy the concert
with their friends and family,
but at a safe distance.
Been hearing a lotabout these concerts for weeks.
How long you beendoing them?Oh...
a few months. Started small,
in the street outside the bar.
Eventually, so many
people showed up,
we had to put the band
up on the balcony.
And then we outgrew that, too.
Folks need to let loose.I know I sure do.
Yeah, you and me both.
This is incredible, Dwayne.
Well, well, we'’ll
see how it goes.
This is our first time
here in the park,
so I'm a little nervous.
We'’ll start setting up.Fantastic.
Let me know
if you need anything,
and thanks for doing this.
HANNAH:
Only special agent I know
that sidelines as
a concert promoter. [chuckles]
Yeah, well, it puts
a smile on my face.
Yeah. A lot of otherpeople's, too.
I, um, I spoke to the lady
who runs the group home
that Jasper Taggert
used to live in.
She have anything we can use?
Well, she said that Taggert
used to get agitated,
but never violent.
She never bought
Blakely'’s version
of how the beating went down.
Yeah.Taggert never woke from his coma
to give a different version.
And he didn'’t have any family
to follow up, either.
She, um, tried to make an
excessive force complaint
on his behalf, but
a cop warned her
that he would file
additional charges
against Taggert if she
didn'’t let it go.
She ID'd the cop.
Lenny Yates.
Covering for Blakely just likeBlakely covered for him.
Yeah, he'’ll just say
she just misunderstood.
[scoffs]
And we still got no evidenceto prove otherwise.
You think thatthe group home manager
would have access
to Taggert'’s medical records?
I can call and ask.
Yeah, well, if she does,
have them sent to Loretta.
Maybe she can help us
find something.
Okay. Will do.
Oh, and hey, good luck out here.
[phone rings]Looks like it'’s gonna be great.
Oh, yeah, well, fingers crossed.
[laughs]
Khoury.
Oh, my God.
Are you sure?
SCARBOROUGH:
With the correct last name,
we were able to find
Basira Idrissi
at a refugee camp in Morocco.
Those camps are brutal.
From what we can tell,the family'’s been there
almost two years.Have you talked to her?
Someone from the embassy
is on with her now,
but it'’s a terrible connection.
[exhales]
Basira?
I don'’t know if
you remember me.
I... No, I-I did nothing wrong.
Why am I here?
No, you'’re not in any trouble,
I promise.
I knew Farid.
You.
I know you.
Hannah Khoury.
You are the reason
Farid is dead.
I know.
And I am eternally
sorry for that.
Do you know what
they did to him?
I do.
The only reason
that we are alive
is because I took
my daughters and ran.
Our family, our whole lives--
we left everything behind
and we'’re still not safe.
My country owes you a debt.
We want to help.The last time you said
you'’d help,
my husband was tortured
and killed in front of me.
There must be something
that we can do.
You can get my daughters out
of here before they die, too.
The camp....
is dangerous.
They are older now.
I can'’t protect them much...[beep]
Basira?
Basira?[tapping keys]
Basira?
We'’ll get them money, food...
You heard what she said.
We need to get
them out of there.
The State Departmentwon'’t approve refugees...Okay, well,
go over their heads.
Basira has been fighting
to keep her children safe
for the past seven years becauseVan Cleef ruined her life.
Whatever it takes, we
have to make this happen.
I'm sorry my
schedule'’s so crazy.
I get it--
your job sounds intense.
Sometimes. That'’s why
talking to you is so nice.
But it is starting to feel likeyou'’ve always got an excuse.
Excuse?
Kind of sounds like
you think I'’m
making stuff up.
[sighs] Look, if you
don'’t want to meet,
just say so.Oh... What?
Of course I want
to see you.
Then come
to the concert tonight.
It's gonna be so fun.
Kara, I... I just...
Or don'’t.
I'’m a grown-up.
I think you are, too.
If this isn'’t gonna happen,
let's not
waste each other'’s time.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Let's just take a second.
I got to run.
Hey...
Can you believe
this girl?
I talk to her all the time.
Yeah, except she'’s right.
You'’re avoiding her.You know,
a real friend
would be supportive
instead of being an ass.
What'’s going on?
This girl'’s, like, the bestthing to happen to you in ages.
Yeah, and the reason
it'’s so good is
because I'’m actually getting
to know her.
I'm not just jumping into bed
and sleeping with her,
getting bored and moving on.
You know, it is possible
to date somebody
and not have sex
with them, right?
So you'’ve proven.
The point is that
you'’ve been raving about Kara
for weeks.
Maybe getting bored's not the
thing you'’re really scared of.
That'’s my last soda.
Ah.
Wow, look at that.
I can be supportive
and be an ass.
[clicks tongue]
Got your text.
The manager of the group home
got me accessto Jasper Taggert's
medical records.Oh, I appreciate
you taking a look.
I know how busy you are
and it'’s not really
an NCIS official...
I'’m happy to help.
I-I want to get these men
as much as you do.
I just wish I had somethingmore useful for you.
Seems to be a recurring
theme on this case.
What I can tell you is
that Mr. Taggert'’s blood work
showed high levels
of benzodiazepine at the time
he was hospitalized.
They prescribe that
for anxiety.
That would make himmore sedate, right?
Exactly.
Not overly aggressive,
as the arrest report claimed.
And can you see these injuries
around the wrist?
They indicate
that he was
restrained during the beatings,not just afterward
as Detective Blakelyclaimed.
Pretty evident what
happened here.
We just don't haveany way to prove it.
No, not without
corroborating testimonyfrom the victim.
Every time it feels like
we'’re getting close,
we just hit another dead end.
Well, if it
were that easy,
we'd have gotten ridof the bad cops a long time ago.
You okay, Loretta?
Sometimes, don't you just
have the feeling
that we are fighting the same
battles over and over again?
Sometimes.
Not sure what else
to do but just...
keep fighting.
[phone rings]
Hannah.
Yeah, Khoury?
NOPD spotted the man
who killed Officer Palmer.
They're in pursuit.
Sebastian and I just got here.
Federal agents,
let us through.
PRIDE:
All right, do what you can
to defuse the situation.
Lenny Yates
is already here.
Yeah, Blakely, too.
Caught sight of himand gave chase.
Yeah, the suspect
came at me.
I was in fear for my life,
so I took appropriate action.
If we're gonna get those two,
we need Lamont Russell alive.
We'’re too late, Pride.
[indistinct chatter]
SEBASTIAN:
So Detective Blakely claims
that Russell advanced on him.
Says he ordered him to stop,
but Russell kept coming.
Yeah. Conveniently,
there were no other witnesses
here to contradict him.
Russell have a gun?Yeah, he did, but
Blakely and Yates definitely hadenough time to throw one down.
Still means that
the shooting appears
justified.Yeah, well, it could wrap
the whole case up in a bow.
If those two were the ones
that killed Palmer,
there'’s no way to prove it now.
PRIDE:
We'’ve been investigating
from the shadows.
It'’s time to change tactics.
See if we can'’t shake things up.
NCIS!
Well, you must bethe one working
with our industriousF.I.T. investigator.
Guess you'’ve been talking
to your buddy Lieutenant Gore.
Simon was a great cop-- gave
over 20 years on the force.
Protecting you and your friends
every step of the way.
Look, why don'’t you go back
to busting drunk sailors
or whatever it is you guys do?
None of this
has anything to do with you.
Well, you'’re wrong there,
Blakely.
You abuse the badge
and that reflects
on all of us who wear it.
So it has everything
to do with me.
Now, I may not have
enough to make a case
against you yet,
but I don'’t ever give up.
So get ready.
I'’m coming for you.
Hannah, come in.
They said no, didn'’t they?I told you it'’d be hard.
We won'’t be able
to get American visas
for Basira and the girls
for months,
if ever.They don'’t have months.
We need to get them
out of there now.
Let me finish.
The Navy reached out
and were able to get the familyapproved to settle in the E.U.
until things get worked out.
We'’re moving them
right now.
Agent Khoury!
You did it. We'’re leaving.
Basira, are the girls with you?
Yeah, we'’re all here.
They say... they say
they are taking us to Berlin,
that we'’ll have
a small apartment there.
That'’s wonderful.
I don'’t know how to thank you.
No, no need to thank me.
I just hope everything
is better for all of you.
[engine starts]GIRL: Mama!
I'’m sorry,
they say we have to go.
Go, go.
Basira, good luck.
As-salaam alaikum.
Wa alaikum as-salaam.
Uh...[monitor clicks off]
Thank you, Lydia.
It'’s the least we could do.
But don'’t think
I'’ve given up on seeing you
in a leadership
position someday.
I mean, who knows?
Maybe one day we'’ll get you
on this side of the desk.
♪
♪ Do you know we got
a funky groove ♪
♪ Guess what, baby
♪ It'll make you move,
you're damn right ♪
♪ Look, everybody, everybody,
come on, get up ♪
♪ Get on up, get on up
♪ I showed her
what is in the funk... ♪
Will you just relax
and enjoy the music?
Kara just texted.She said she's headed this way.
Okay, well, try not to look
so terrified then.
I really don'’t want
to blow this.
Just...Oh, God, okay, here we go.
KARA: Hi!Hi.
Hey. How are you?Hi. How are you? [laughs]
You actually
showed up.
Of course.I wouldn't miss this.
I got us the whole circle
so you don't have to worryabout six feet apart.
This is so sweet.
Yeah.Um, this is Sebastian.
Hi.He helped me hold
the circle, so thank you.Mm-hmm.
You can go now.
Thank you so much.
Oh, yeah, but the band's just...
I'm gonna go.
I'm gonna get out of here.
[clears throat] Um, it was,
uh, great meeting you.
It was nice to meet you.Have a great time.
See you at home.Yeah.
Okay!
This is really
romantic.
Yeah, well...
I figured we'd start things
off right, so...
Yeah.
You look beautiful.
♪
♪ Everybody, everybody,
come on, get up ♪
♪ Get on up, get on up
♪ I showed her
what is in the funk ♪
♪ You bet I showed her
what is in the funk, girl... ♪
Another successful night,
Dwayne.
Congratulations.Yeah.
Wish I could say the rest of the day went as well.I heard.
Blakely shot the one man
who could implicate him
in Officer Palmer'’s murder.
Yeah. And made sure
it looked like a clean shoot
in the eyes of the law.
So... does this mean we give up?
You ever known meto give up, Zahra?
Can'’t say I have. It's oneof the things I like about you.
One way or another,I'’m gonna take those guys down.
They'’ll come after
you if it looks
like you'’re out to get the NOPD.Yeah.
They'’ll come after both of us.
You want to step away fromall this, I'’ll understand.
You ever known me
to give up, Dwayne?
[laughs]: Nah.[laughs]
I can'’t say that I have, Zahra.
I ran for office so that
I could fix this city.
You tell me what you need.
Whatever the blowback,
we'll do this together.
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