Saints & Sinners (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Saints & Sinners - full transcript

Previously on Saints
and Sinners:

The citizens of Cypress are
starting to wonder if we can
keep them safe

and I don't blame them.

- Put em up now!
- I didn't do nothing!

You call that nothing?

It's gonna be a couple changes
around here.

So you bossin' up now?

I'm taking all the risk
putting my ass on the line

so you can keep
running your business.

Your services are no longer
needed, Officer Cooper.

My father is dead cus of you.



Your daddy's downfall
ain't my problem.

Your police officers are
throwing charges at me

trying to make em stick.

And you expect me to roll over

and just take it.
Well guess what?

Bailiff! Remove Mr. Fisher
from my courtroom!

You gonna try to take me down?

I've got something on you
and everybody in this
whole damn courtroom!

I'm just not sure double
crossing Rex was the move.

I'm pregnant Miles,
and it's yours.

It's your body, your life,
your choice.

Take one immediately.

And then take the rest
according to the package
instructions.

I should have killed you
instead of your husband



You killed Evan?

I'm gonna expose you for
the slut that you are.

Hey Levi!
There's something burried here.

My God!

Avi!

Avi. Avi!

Hey Noah. You caught this case?

Yeah. What've we got here?

Female. Buried at least 10
years, maybe even more.

No noticeable wounds yet.

You mean she was buried alive?

Heh, that kind of fun comes
once I get her on my table.

Any ID with the body?

Ambitious, I like that.

Based on the growth
structure of the skull

I'd say, late teens, early 20's?

Let us know somethin'
when you know.

You'll be my first call.

Thanks, Doc.

Deja vu?

Don't start.

Look, I know that you have a
soft spot for the Johnson's,

but even you gotta admit
something is not right
with that family.

And the church.

Thirteen...

Any updates from
Carter about my bail?

Yeah, he's on it. Stop worrying.

Let's take a walk.

You got five minutes.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Check it out.

All CO's have the same
two things in common.

Close- mouths...

and open hands.

Got somethin' for you.

Hey, check that out,
you gonna need it.

I'm worried about you.

Don't worry about me.

I got a plan.

You lead, and I'll follow.

I like that.

To swift justice, my friend.

- And gettin' even.
- Yeah.

So look here...

Man, I ain't got no
beef with you, brother.

This for pops, fool!

The radiographs of the
anterior neck structures iliac

are not remarkable.

Can you speak English?

This fracture in the
occipital bone

indicates a blunt force trauma.

Origin is unknown, but it may
have been the cause of death.

Anything else?

She had an appendectomy
at 8 years old...

when she was 14

she had two impacted
wisdom teeth removed.

Was she left or right handed?

There were bone spurs
on her right shoulder

from typical overuse, which
tells me that she was most
likely right handed.

Okay, I don't think he
knows I was kidding.

S.I.D. sent over
some lab samples

and I took another look.

There are trace amounts of
phosphorous on the rugs...

some shards of glass...

How do we identify the body?

I've done that.

Her name is Debra Chase.

I ran her dental records.

She was reported missing 1998.

The Lieutenant is here to
see you. Also, don't forget
you have City Counsel

Meeting in two hours, and
you still have to prep for
the budget meeting.

We need to talk.

Looks like we might
have a serious snag
with the Fisher case.

This weapon was turned into
the police gun buy back
program over a year ago.

Those guns were supposed
to be destroyed, right?

Right.

But this one found it's way
into the trunk of Rex's car.

There's no way he could've
gotten his hands on that
gun without inside help.

Inside help from who?

I don't know.

But something's not right.

And if we don't act

fast, Rex is gonna get away
with your husband's murder.

Have you told anybody
else about this?

- No, not yet.
- Don't.

Until we know how
deep this goes...

we'll keep it between us.

Brought you fellas some lunch.

Levi. Thought that I
would find you here.

Pastor Greene.

I needed to clear my head.

Greater Hope has taken
a lot of hits lately.

Yeah. Finding a body at the
church is definitely gonna
affect my sermon.

But God provides.

Speaking of providing...

It's a pretty motley crew you've
got me set up with here Pastor.

Yeah, but you're gonna have
to look beyond the surface.

And we both are in the
business of second chances.

I guess you're right.

If it wasn't for these guys I
wouldn't even be able to

afford to do this project.

It was a blessing that the
church members that we lost

donated these properties, but
they all need a lot of work.

What you gonna do when
they're complete?

Right no, just tryin' to
make them livable.

After that, I guess,
rent 'em, or

sell 'em. Whatever's gonna
help me get back on my feet.

I deserve a second chance, too.

That you do.

Well look, looks like
you're gonna do very well

for yourself. Don't
forget to tithe.

I got you.

Ten percent brother.

Yeah I know I
turned it back right there!

That used to be my joint!
Yes, indeed!

And I got the man, the myth,
the legend, Mr. Miles
Calloway in the building.

- What up homie?
- What's happenin' T, glad to be
here man.

- How you been?
- I been good, I can't complain.

Where you been? You
been gone for so long

man, I thought I was gonna throw
a search party for that man.

Nah, I been gone for a
minute man, but I'm glad
to be back, for sure.

That's good, listen,

it gotta feel good to be back.
There was so many

amazing stories, and the legend

of that tour bus with
you and Tank.

They used to say when
they pulled into town

one thing was certain, there was
gonna be some ladies twerkin'.

See now, why you
gotta go there Tigg?

I'll admit it, I was a bit of a
wild boyback in the day.

A bit of a wild bo- you
was on The Panty

Dropper Tour, how could you
not be a wild boy, but-

I heard you got dropped
from that. What happened?

See, what had happened was-

What had happened was...

That was the old me.
But then you know,

different dude man. I got
married, started a family,

so the days of sowing my
wild oats are kind of in
my rearview mirror.

And I had to get my spirit
right with the Lord, so...

I just didn't expect to
be gone this long, but
like I say, I'm back man.

So how's it feel to be back
hangin' out with the heathens?

Nah, it's not like that, man.

Actually, I'm starting
brand new night, man.

- Okay.
- O-over at Monks. So, some old
school R&B.

Real music, so I'm
excited about it, man.

Okay Miles on the comeback!
It's gonna be lit!

So listen, you know, is
Tank gonna be there?
You know he's in town.

He's comin' tomorrow.

He is going to be at
the show tomorrow?

Yes. He's gonna be at
the show tomorrow.

Wasn't there a story, I think I
remember y'all had beef, or...

Nah, nah, see that, that, that
got blown out of proportion. Me
and Tank never really had beef.

That is a good look
because guess what?

He's on his way to
the studio right now

he's comin' up here to
talk about his tour, so
I think you should

hang out, we could have a
reunion right here on the air.

Ladies and gentleman, boys
and girls, don't go nowhere.

Miles, Tank. Big Tigg doin'
big things right here

live on the air.

Hey, what's going on?

- What are you doing?
- Are you Dr. Christie Johnson?

No, I'm Angela, the
church secretary.

Serena Bell. Medicaid
fraud investigations.

When do you expect Dr. Johnson?

She usually does rounds
at the hospital maybe two
or three times a week

but I'm not really
sure when she'll...

Hi, what's going on?

Dr. Christie Johnson, I presume?

Your clinic is being
investigated for fraud.

So we are seizing your computers
as evidence for our case.

Fraud, what are
you talking about?

I think you know exactly
what I'm talking about.

This one too.

Hey! You can't just

come here and take my property.

Don't you mean the
clinic's property?

And, actually...

yeah. I can.

You know the community
depends on this clinic.

I think you should have
thought about that before, Doc.

If I were you, I would find
myself a really good attorney.

We'll be in touch.

Where you goin'?

To tie up some loose ends.

Hey. How's it goin'?

I was actually just
gathering that information
you called about.

Um, these files are a mess.

Apparently Pastor Johnson
didn't believe in computers.

All I was able to find were
some invoices from the
church building fund

from the Pastor Byrd
Memorial in '98.

Yeah, I was hoping to
have more for you.

According to this, the memorial
was constructed November 30th.

Sounds about right.

You were here when the
memorial was built?

Yes.

Does the name Debra
Chase ring a bell?

Debra Cha- no.

You used to live in Cypress when
you were a kid, right? That's
how you two knew each other?

Something like that. I, I
went to high school here.

- Eastside?
- Cypress High.

Were you a senior '98?

Yeah, why?

My partner lacks
the subtle gene.

What she's trying to say
is that our victim
attended Eastside High.

Which was the same time that
you were attending high
school in Cypress.

Are you sayin' I'm a suspect?

We're just trying to find out
how her body ended up

buried at the church.

So if you were here, you
would've had access to that area

prior to the cement
being poured, right?

I've told you all I know.

Do you remember the big Cypress

Eastside game of '98?

I do.

Did anything out of the
ordinary happen that night?

Yeah. That was the
night EJ died.

Anything else, detectives?

You have my number. If you think
of anything, give us a call.

No.

Lookin' good, lookin' good.

Yeah, we should be ready
for customers soon.

Good news, good news.

Everything is critical
from this point out. No
mistakes, you know?

I'm headin' over
to see Clarence.

You still goin'
through with that?

Yeah. Got to. That's the
most important move to
changin' things up.

You know? We need
legitimate businesses

you know, to go to the
next level. Or else we
no better than Rex.

I hope your game is
tight, 'cause,

it's a $150,000 gamble.

- Hey, scared money don't make
no money, you know?
- Yeah.

I want my baby girl growin' up
seein' her daddy on billboards

not in these damn police
bulletins, you know?

- I hear that.
- Man.

Did I come at a bad time?
You know, I can-

No, no. We were expecting you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Right over here.

So, I'm still
not sure about this.

Look, you owe Rex 80 G's.

Okay, and with the vig
he's charging you, you was
never gonna catch up.

With me runnin' the business,
things are gonna be different.

You're gonna make regular
payments at this rate.

But wait, what if Rex gets out?

What's to stop him from
shaking me down?

Me.

Okay, this right here
makes us partners.

And nobody's shakin' me down.

It's a good deal.

The same deal we made
for the barbershop.

You'll own Monks when
it's all said and done.

Alright. Let me look at it.

Jabari, we need to talk.
The clinic has been raided.

Woah. Woah, woah.

I don't know what
you're talkin' about.

What the hell Jabari, wha-
you don't know me now?

Ok-

What are you doing?

What's it look like I'm
doing? You come here
and tell me that the

clinic got raided and you come
straight to me?

What about trust?

I trust myself 100 percent.
Other people, not so much.

Okay, are you done?

What're you doing here?

The clinic is being
investigated for fraud.

Look, A:

You said you was a grown ass
woman, you could handle your
business, right?

- Jabari, it's-
- No, no, no. Look...

You need to keep my name
out your mouth. I'm on a
different page now.

You on your own.

Jaba-

Okay, okay. We'll get a
couple, we'll get a couple.

- Miles.
- What's up Tank?

- What up bro?
- What up, man?

Man, R&B on the comeback,
the let you tell it.

- Yeah. Now look,
- All on the radio with Big
Tigger.

They caught me off balance,

had to put a little
seasoning on it.

- A little seasoning?
- Just a little bit.

You lied through your teeth.

Hey man, can I borrow a
little bit of your shine?
Just a little bit, please?

Bro you are welcome to
all the shine you need.

Being true to the music is
what I admire about you.

I miss the art. I miss

us just gettin' it in without
thinking about bein' commercial

or sellin' records, or
none of that.

That right? Well then...

that wouldn't make me
a liar if you'd maybe

came by tomorrow night?
You know,

just like back in the
day, old school.

You know what I'm sayin',
all about the songs, all
about the music?

- All about the music.
- All about the music, for real.

What do you say?

- What the hell.
- My guy!

Be like old times, right?

That's right, thats right.

Are you gonna stick around?

Nah, I think I've stolen enough
of your shine for today.

I'ma quite while I'm
ahead. Alright? You
can carry on. Alright.

- You've you've stolen my shine?
- Tomorrow night.

- You've stolen my shine?
- Tomorrow night.

See you in the neighborhood.

Okay-

I thought you were gone.

Is Maxwell?

My God...

You never know when it's
gonna be your time.

You just never know.

You ain't gotta stay
here with me.

I- I'ma be fine, really,
I'ma be fine.

Man this place...

It sucks the soul out of you if
you don't have anybody.

Yeah.

You got me out of there?

Yeah.

I got you out of there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you...

Hey...

Are you busy?

I got a minute.
What do you need?

I didn't know where to go.

About what?

Can I trust you?

Yes.

Medicaid investigators
came by this morning and
shut the clinic down.

All I know is that Pastor
Johnson was filing false

claims against medicaid and
keeping the insurance payments.

Are you serious?

Does Christie know about this?

Yeah, she knew all about
it. And she threatened
to tell them I was

involved if I didn't
keep my mouth shut.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...
Christie threatened you?

Yes. She said that she would
implicate me if I told anybody.

Now there's this whole
investigation, and...

I think I need a lawyer.

Why would you need a lawyer
if you weren't involved?

When I first discovered
the PO box for the clinic
there was an open letter.

I wanted to see if it was
something I needed to bring
to Christie's attention.

But when I did she blew a fuse.

I know I should have
said something.

- I, I should have told you-
- Look, look, look Angela, don't

get yourself all worked
up about it, okay?

It's gonna be alright. I'll get
to the bottom of it, okay?

And there's something else.

What's bugging you?

I can't believe I didn't
catch that our victim

went missing the same
night EJ was killed.

You think the two are connected?

Ho, let's not get
ahead of ourselves.

Seems like a typical teenager.

French club...

class treasurer...

she was even on
Homecoming Court.

Who would want to
hurt a kid like this?

Let's run back through it.

Okay.

She was last seen at the game

November 28th, 1998.

Cheering before the
melee broke out.

And we know the concrete

that was poured for Pastor
Byrd's memorial was the

following Monday.

I just we could re-canvas
for more witnesses.

'Cause I know that there's more
people they didn't talk to.

I think I know how
we can do that.

Clarence.

Hey.

Like this truck.

This is my business, man.

Alright look, y'all
wait outside for me.

Close the door.

So. Brass tacks.

You know,

most the men on my payroll
have been with me longer
than you've been kickin'.

And they count on
this job to survive.

Look, I'm not here to suck the
life out of your business like
Rex was doin', okay?

I'm here to make an
investment. And my word

my word is my bond.

Yeah. Alright.

150,000 to upgrade the trucks.

The city needs proof that
we have the new trash

trucks within 3 weeks from now.

So, this investment
is right on time.

Okay.

And I am gonna make sure

that that renewal goes through.

Alright, partner.

- Alright.
- Alright.

I was so excited to hear
that you were coming today.

Lady Byrd had me
polish all that silver.

Now did she?

Aww, thank you for such a
warm welcome Rowena.

Congratulations.

I saw you on the news the
other day, and I voted for ya.

And I never believed
what they said about you
and that other Mayor.

- Rowena?
- Yes ma'am?

Please put this in the sitting
room where there's some sun.

Peonies need sun.

Ella.

Nice to see you.

Hello mother.

Just in time for tea.

Right this way.

You got the flowers I
sent for Evan's service?

Yes, I did. Thank you.

Why don't you tell me
why you're here, Ella.

Well I'm sure you saw

by now that I'm the
Mayor of Cypress.

Yes, I did.

It's so unfortunate what
happened to the last Mayor.

You two were close?

Excuse me.

More flowers for you, Mrs. Byrd.

Thank you Rowena.

The Williamson's are
so dear to send this over.

I still blush at the sight
of all these flowers.

Can you believe it's the
silver anniversary of

the Our Girls, Our
World Program?

25 years of

changing young girls' futures.

And just to think, they
still remember me.

That's because they didn't
have to live with you.

You watch your
mouth at my house.

Why mother? No one's listening.

Why are you always so obsessed

with what people think?

You should thank God I
care as much as I do.

Some choices in
life are necessary.

Like making me
give away my baby?

No daughter of mine was
going to be a teenage mother

with some broke thug.

Just stop it!

Those are the same reasons
you gave me back then.

And I listened.

Why must we bring this up?

I thought we were going
to have a nice visit.

Because Rex brought
it up, mother.

And if I never told him
that I was pregnant

who else could have?

Don't you ever get tired of it?

Yes.

I get so tired of cleaning up

your messes, Ella!

You know what?

I didn't come here to fight.

I just want to know.

What happened to my baby?

You know mother...

one day...

you're gonna have to forgive me.

Hey young blood.

- What's up, man?
- How you doin'?

Right.

So um, what you been
doin' the last 15 years?

I just been readin'.

Feed my mind.

Studyin' for my appeal.

Yeah?

Hey look here son.

I know I, I ain't been here for
you like I should've been.

But I swear I never wanted
to see you end up in here.

I gotta tell you...

I was proud of the way
you handled yourself
in that courtroom.

And I thought I'd never hear
any praise from you, old man.

Yeah well, there you got it.

Why did you save me?

Man I couldn't bring myself
to let you die on my watch.

I appreciate you.

Hey why don't you let me
do something for you.

Hey listen, I don't
need anything.

- I know about your case.
- And?

And I know about your
sorry-ass attorney, too.

Now you deserve to be
out of here, and I can
help you with that.

Let me help you.

So what, you bigger
than the system now?

Yeah, I am.

So why you still in here?

That's gonna change real soon.

But I don't see how.

Trust me, young blood,.

Trust me.

Well that'll be somethin' new.

Bam!

I see you, young blood,
holding your own.

There he is.

Babe.

What's wrong?

What is this?

I, baby, that's, that's...
that's not what it looks like.

Then what is it like?

Are you screwin' Jabari?

No!

Don't lie to me, Christie!

I'm not lying to
you Levi. I'm, no.

Then what the hell is it?

Um... see...

we were j- Levi, where
are you going?!

I can't be with somebody
that I can't trust!

Baby! I'm not cheating
on you, I love you!

I'm pregnant.

The clinic got raided
today for some

fraud. Jabari had my dad wrapped
up in some medicaid scheme, and

when dad died he forced
me to keep it going.

I didn't know what to
do baby, I was scared.

I was scared, but I haven't
been with anybody since I've

been with you, I promise.
You have to believe me.

- You have to-
- Wait.

You're pregnant?

Baby...

I just found out.

Le, I love you.

So what brings
you by today?

Um...

Little more nervous
than I thought I'd be.

Spit it out Levi, I
have work to do.

Okay, um...

I wanted to talk to
you about Christie.

What about Christie?

Did Christie tell you
about the baby?

I'm her mother Levi,
of course she told me.

Okay.

What did she tell you?

Everything.

I think I'm gonna
have a drink. You?

No thank you.

So...

How do you feel about the baby?

I'm happy. Really happy.

Happy?

Of course! That's what I
wanted to talk to you about.

I swear I think that Pastor
predicted this. Um...

but now that we're
expecting a baby

it's starting to seem like
everything that's been happening

is starting to have a purpose.

Just, I wanted to make sure that
you're alright with all this.

Levi sometimes we
try to make meaning

out of things that just
don't make sense.

Evan would hate to hear
me say this, but...

sometimes, I
question God's plan.

Mr. Venable, are you prepared
this time to present your case?

yes your honor, I have-

What's Carter doing here?

Who do you think you are?

I'm you. Except more
successful, more intelligent
and more prepared.

Douglas Carter for the
defense your honor.

Is this what you requested?

- May I approach?
- Come up.

What are
you trying to pull?

Mr. Carter you better not
be wasting my time.

I don't allow shenanigans
in my courtroom.

Your honor, my investigator
reports that the prosecution has
lost a key piece of evidence

against my client.

We have all the evidence
we need to convict again.

No, you don't.

He was convicted based on
DNA evidence from a hat

found at the scene, and
the prosecution's lost it.

Is this true, Ms. Jourdan?

Not exactly your honor.

We have the transcripts
from the previous trial.

The transcripts are not the
same as evidence, your honor.

I'm afraid I have to agree
with the defense, Ms. Jourdan.

Have you anything
else to present?

Not at this time, your honor.

So then what are we doing here?

I've heard enough. Step back.

Based on lack of evidence
from the prosecution,

I'm afraid I have no choice
but to dismiss this case.

The defense requests a dismissal
with prejudice, your honor.

Granted.

Next case.

You're a free man.

We can't seem to catch a
break with this damn case.

Thanks for stepping in Rebecca.

I'm up. Have you seen Tank?

- Babe, I've been looking.
He's not here.
- Okay.

I thought you would
be here earlier.

- I know, I know...
- What took you so long, baby?

I was caught up with my sermon.
So sorry.

But...

Alright.

Great turnout tonight?

Yeah, I think so. For Miles.

He been on edge all night,
now I'm nervous.

Look you have nothing
to be nervous about.

You look awesome. And
you're gonna do great.

- Thank you baby.
- Come here.

How y'all doin'?
Alright?

Pastor Greene, over here!

Hit it.

Didn't think you'd
make it here on time.

I would never miss an
opportunity to watch

my wife make joyful noise.

I know my sister wishes
she could be here to

take in your lovely wife's
voice, too Pastor.

how's she doin', by the way?

She's great. The Gospel
Fest All-Star Choir

made her a soloist.

Can't wait to see her again.

Lock down's in a few minutes,
you wanna be here all night?

I'm comin'.

Peace, old man.

Knock, knock!

No privacy around here
anymore, little mama.

We are in this for
the long haul.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Miles!

You guys killed it! Everyone
was talkin' about it.

Tam get home okay?

Yes. Pastor Greene
just dropped her off.

Okay.

Tank even show up for a minute?

It doesn't matter Miles.
You were great.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome. See you later,
babe.

- Well, I'm a call-
- Woah, woah, woah, woah...

Back! You hear me?

Take us to the safe, or you die.

You hear me?!

Miles!

- Let's go!
- Wait! Don't shoot.
- Why they doin' this?

Come on!

Don't shoot, don't shoot!

Guys, go. Gotta go,
let's go! Go, go, come
on! Go, go, come on!

- Don't shoot, man!
- M-Miles!

- Are you okay?
- I'm a yeah, I'm okay.

She okay?

Yeah, yeah. Get out of here man.

Alright. Come on, come on.

Rodriguez.

I saw that this morning.

It wasn't just a robbery.

The assailant shot and killed
was actually a detective.

And guess what he had on him?

Another gun from the
buy back program.

Could this be our inside guy?

I know for a fact he
wasn't working alone.

His name was on the list of
dirty cops Maxwell gave us.

And Maxwell is dead,
so, the next move is on
you, madam Mayor.

And what do you expect
to find in this that we
don't already know?

The devil is in the details.

My ex-wife has always been
a meticulous reporter.

This news footage she
shot was the last place
Debra was seen alive.

It may even show us
who the killer was.

But we've already
seen the whole tape.

Okay? It just seems
like a dead end.

Let's find out exactly
what started the fight.

Can we go back?

Wait, stop! Zoom in on that.

Print that out.

"The Lord is the light
and my salvation.

Whom shall I fear?

The stronghold of my life.
Of whom shall I be afraid?"

Your car is ready.

Thank you.

Hilary you've become quite an
asset. I really appreciate you.

As you know.. detective
Rodriguez was killed in
the line of duty.

A memorial in his honor will be
held a week from tomorrow.

We'll organize a
charity for his family

and we'll be taking
up a collection.

Killed in the line of
duty? That's bull.

That's politics.

Now whether we like it or not,
a dirty cop killed while

staging a robbery is a
wrecking ball for a
department that's already

held together by
matchsticks and glue.

The Mayor has joined us
for a brief comment.

Mayor?

Well, someone has to
be the wrecking ball.

Officer Cooper you
can stay right here.

Along with Officer Greg Jones,

Detective John Day,

Officer Daniels, Perez,
Greyson, and Rodgers.

What's going on, commendations?

I don't know. I got a bad
feeling about this, though.

This city is blessed with
some fine police officers
who do remarkable work.

Going beyond the call of duty.

Many of these officers
have devoted their entire
careers to upholding

the high standards
of this department.

These officers who have
collectively served on this

force for almost a century

have not held that standard.

In all that time, they have
done more harm than good.

Received the most complaints
from civilians, countless

unsolved cases, and have been
accused of criminal activity

at some point in there career.
These officers do not

deserve to wear the badge

and protect our community.
So as of right now,

take a good look.

Because this is the last time
you will see any of them.

You all are fired.

- You can't-
- What?

You can't do that!

You ain't got the
right to do that!

You're making enemies

when you could
be making friends.

I think we should tell
her about the baby.

Are you crazy?

We gonna handle our
business, playboy.

What the hell did you do?

You said you had this
all figured out!