Southland (2009–2013): Season 3, Episode 9 - Failure Drill - full transcript

Back pain and excessive painkillers render Cooper insufferable even for Ben and a danger to the public, as is an ancient driver. Sammy is back on the job and forced to color-coordinate a nursery if he wants to see his unborn child. Mr. Estrada is arrested prime murder suspect without proof but his dying wife's last words, but they were bitterly divorced and his firstborn martin swears father's innocence, mainly fearing separate foster care for him and two kid siblings.

[ dramatic music plays ]

[ people screaming ]

[ machine-gun fire ]

"To protect and to serve"...
that's the LAPD's motto.

But as most cops will tell you,

sometimes you're lucky
if you can just survive.

[ water running ]

[ gunfire ]

Man on PA:
Load six.

Rodrigo: Holy shit, dude!
Great job!

It's really coming along.
All right.



Now we're gonna do
a failure drill.

You know what that is?

Two to the body,
one to the head?

Yep.
Let me show you.

First,
you're gonna fire twice...

a double tap to center mass.

You're aiming for the largest
part of the body.

If he falls, you're good.

But what if he doesn't fall?

Then that means
he's wearing a vest.

Which means he's serious.

You got to bring him down.

Fire once to the head.

Take your time and concentrate.



If you do it right,
you'll detach the brain stem.

You all right with that?

- Yeah.
- Good.

[ sighs ]

Told you to be here
at 6:00.

You're lucky I came at all.

What happened to all the stuff
I got you last week?

Threw it down the toilet.
Just take the money.

Whoa!
Hey, two's enough.

What are you,
a pain specialist now?

If you OD,
it's bad for my business.

You're one
of my best customers.

Man on PA: When the targets
face, you'll have three seconds

to fire four rounds...
two right and two left.

The target will edge away.

When they reface,
you'll have a second and a half

to fire a head shot
on each target.

Is anyone not loaded and ready?

The line is ready.

Four rounds in three seconds...
two right, two left...

when the targets face again.

[ buzzer ]

Stay up for the head shot.

Don't worry about it.
You're a good shot.

Not as good as you.

Yeah, well,
I'm out on the streets.

Detectives are still cops.

Oh, no, yeah, I mean...

you're a good shot for any cop.

Forget it about it.
You got any advice for me?

You serious?
Yeah.

Not gonna get mad?

No, I'm not gonna get mad.

You're mashing the trigger.

Just like they taught us
at the Academy...

breathe and squeeze.

Thanks.

Oh, I'm Adams.
Lydia Adams.

Morales.
Rodrigo Morales.

Nice to meet you, Morales.

Nice to meet you.

Hill:
We got to be vigilant, okay?

IA's been up our ass
with integrity checks all month.

P-2 in newton just got
days off, no pay,

For not reporting a bum's...

sorry, sir.

...for not reporting a bum's
missing pair of pants.

So, do your job.
You do it by the book.

Just takes one bad friggin'
decision to ruin a good career.

Okay.

Officer Nakahara
is on forced TO,

So I'm gonna need someone

to cover today's
community-service meeting.

Uh, we'll...
w-we'll take it.

[ scoffs ] yeah.

Officer zermeno?
What about you?

I'm serious, sir, we'll...

it's no problem.

It's the one
on children's car seats.

We'll take it.

Okay.

Crommett and Luevanos,
ride together in A13.

Everyone else,
in your regular units.

That's it, folks.

[ chairs scraping ]

Hey, Cooper.

Sir?

You okay?

Yeah.

Lydia: Here we go...
the frickin' man show.

How long before Fernandez
cuts these guys off?

Hey, you know what?
Roche is Captain's cousin.

Hey! Oh, so we got to
deal with "animal house"?

Mm.
Mom's here.

And she brought
her lesbian lover.

Oh, you guys are so funny.

What do we got?

Susan and Jeff Anders,
67 and 71,

Were getting a head start
on some gardening

When they each took
a point-blank shot to the face.

Neighbor said
they heard a gunshot,

then they saw...
saw their live-in son,

Kyle Anders... late 30s,
6 foot, about 170 pounds...

walking calmly
down this driveway.

Mm. She says your guy's a
loner, kind of a creeper.

All right, gimme, gimme.

- We'll take over from here.
- Yeah, you guys can canvass

the rest of the neighborhood And
find out where Kyle is now.

Actually, uh, we're taking
the lead this time.

Yeah, Fernandez says
we can't rise to an occasion

unless she gives us
an occasion to rise to.

[ scoffs ] yeah, right.

Call and check if you want.

We need you to do
some employer checks.

I'll take the first two.
You do the rest.

There are like 14 places on here.
[ cellphone ringing ]

[ chuckles ] like I said,
take it up with Fernandez.

Ochoa.

Uh, yeah. No, no, no, no.
We're not busy.

Yeah, 20 minutes.
Thanks.

Boyle Heights.

Hey, guys, uh, we got a call.
Yeah.

So we'll get to these employer
checks later, if we can.

Goodbye, mijos.

[ door closes ]

Pastor Blake.

You called him?
I told you we were okay.

9-treys threatened you
this morning?

They came in
during morning prayer.

Was anybody hurt?

They shoved
Ms. Lawrence.

And did they take anything? No.

So, two gangsters
just came in here,

Rolled an old lady
down the aisle,

Knocked over some stuff,
and left?

They said they'd be back.

Back for what?
I told you, we're okay.

Back for what?

Their money.

What money?

Last week I found a bit more than
usual in the collection plate.

How much more?
$40,000.

[ scoffs ] you didn't think
that was a little bit strange?

Maybe something
you should report?

I know.
I just...

I thought it was
a gift from God.

Oh. Well...I guess God
wanted it back.

I should have called you,

But we haven't seen you
in the neighborhood for a while.

I've been busy.

I'm sorry
about Detective Moretta.

Grief can be tough to manage.

Yeah, thank you.

You know
you're always welcome here.

You want to talk...
I'm fine.

Don't worry about all of this.

It's being taken care of.

What's that supposed to mean?

Did you recognize
either of them?

Pastor?

So...Fernandez goes to some
management-training retreat,

and now tweedledee and dumber

are in charge
of finding a killer?

Hey, my kids didn't learn
how to clean their room

till I stopped doing it for them.

Yeah, well, that kid...

He grew up and shot
his elderly parents

while they were gardening.

Oh, you want more
victims? Hi.

Trust me, there's always more.

Hello.

This way?
Yeah.

Thanks.
Yep.

Morning.

Excuse me.

All right,
so, where's the body?

Uh, County General.
She died en route.

Blunt-force trauma.

Hey, my money's on the skillet.

[ chuckles ] who called it in?

Uh, her 16-year-old son.
Where is he?

His name is Martin.
He keeps trying to leave.

See? We didn't even
have to wait an hour.

I'll talk to him.
Okay.

Hey, Martin,
I'm Detective Adams.

Are you gonna ask me
some questions?

That guy told me I can't go
until you do.

Would you be okay with that?

I already told him everything.

Yeah, well, I'm gonna need you
to tell me again.

I was upstairs in my room
listening to my iPod.

I thought I heard a scream,
so I went downstairs, and I...

...Found my mom
on the kitchen floor,

And some guy
running out the door.

Do you remember
what he looked like?

I barely saw him.
Okay.

Do you remember just
anything at all about him?

Um.

He was black.

What was he wearing?

I don't know. I really have to
pick up my brother and sister.

My parents only pay for
the daycare in the mornings.

What about your dad?
Does he live here?

Yeah.

Okay.

Um...
Where is he right now?

At work. Can I please go? Sure.

Um, Officer Herrero...
he'll give you a ride.

That's fine.
I'll walk.

No, he'll drive you, and I'll
meet you back at the station,

And we'll wait for your dad
to come and pick you guys up.

Fine.

Is this gonna take long?

She was in the RA Unit that
took the victim to the hospital.

She kept saying
who attacked her.

Made me promise I'd tell you.

Who was it?

She said it was her husband.

[ thud ]

Rough night?

Trouble sleeping?

Tried a glass of warm milk?

Always works for me.

Or a teddy bear?
Or a blankie?

Dispatcher: Any available unit,
see the woman,

459 report
at Fountain and Beachwood.

A43...
show us handling.

I thought you hate
burglary reports.

Gonna be a ton of paperwork,

Keep us off the streets
for hours.

43, we show you handling.

All right.

Okay, let's start
from the beginning.

Uh, somebody broke in.

Yeah, I was taking a nap,

And he broke in
while I was sleeping.

Okay. Was it
somebody you know?

No, it was a Police officer.

Wait, wait.

It was... a P-Police officer
broke into your house?

Well, I didn't see him.
I was sleeping.

But it just felt like
a Police officer had been here.

When you were...
sleeping.

Yeah.

And you said
he only took one thing?

Mm-hmm.

What was the thing?

Oh, sorry.
My Uterus.

Of course it was.

Your Uterus?

Mm-hmm.

Uh, Ma'am, when was
your Uterus stolen?

John: Uh, 10-4.

Roger that, Chief.
Yeah, we're on it.

Ma'am, we got a 187 in progress.
It could be the same perp.

Come on, partner, let's roll!
Let's roll!

All right, uh...

Ma'am, we've got
your information.

Okay. And we'll call you
if we find any Uteruses.

I know it's unlikely,

But that could have been
an integrity check.

IA's been
cracking down.

If you'd been on time
to roll call, you'd know that.

Nah, that chick
was flat-out crazy.

Come on, next week,
it's gonna be her Ovaries.

The week after that,
her Fallopian Tubes.

Before you know it,

we're gonna have have
a whole reproductive system

Checked into evidence.

What are you doing?

Where's detective ochoa?

You just missed her,

and she doesn't like anyone
sitting in her chair.

Actually, I came to see you.

Okay.

Look, I know this sounds
a little bit weird, but, uh...

I was wondering if you'd like
to go out and have a drink.

You came all the way down here
to ask me out?

Yeah.
You could've called.

I'm kind of
old-fashioned.

You're too young
to be old-fashioned.

What, are you
gonna tell my mom?

Look, I'd love
to have drinks with you,

But I just caught
two fresh cases this morning.

I'll tell you what...
no drinks, just coffee.

You can talk through
both your cases tonight.

[ sighs ]

Hey, Lydia...

I don't usually do
this kind of thing, so...

I promise, you'll never have to
go through it again.

Give me your number,

And I'll call you
at the end of shift.

Awesome.

Have an excellent day.

[ chuckling ]

"awesome."

Thanks for coming with me.

Can't let you face those
church ladies alone.

Those bitches are mean.
My mama's one.

[ knock on door ]

Raymond!

Shit. Ma...
mama! Damn!

Here.
Take him.

He the one stealin'
from the church.

It ain't stealin'!

You a thief!

It's my money.

No, it is dirty money.

You gave it away.

I gave it to the church.

Listen, slow down.
Now, you talk to me.

I told him not to be bringing
that filth up in my house.

I'd rather visit him
up in the jail

Than go visit him in the cemetery.
Uh...Bryant.

I'm telling you, I'm tired
of him running my house!

This is my house!

W-what are you doing?
Everything okay?

You haven't answered
my calls all week.

W... how did you know
I was here?

We need to talk.
How the hell did you find me?

Your phone.

[ sighs ] I put
a "find my friends" app on it.

N-no, no.
I-I'm a Gang Detective.

I can't ve a [bleep] "find
my friend" app on my phone.

Okay. O-okay.
I'll take it off. No.

Sammy, are we having
this baby together or not?

What do you want?

I bought a book.

It's about co-parenting.

It says that

If you paint the walls of
the baby's room the same color,

The baby might not even notice
it's in two different places.

And you get to pick the color.

I don't have a nursery.

If you want the baby
to stay with you, get one.

[ sighs ] okay.

[ groaning ]

John. John!

Community meeting?

Stuff's in the trunk.

Me?

Never done one before.

[ chuckles ]

Can I get you a pillow?

[ sighs ] fine.
Can't be that hard.

[ door slams ]

Morning.

Uh, so, uh, today we're learning
about car seats.

Um...Uh...

First thing you wanto do

Is you want to attach
the car seat to the...

The, uh...
the apparatus here.

Maybe it... no.

[ chuckles nervously ]

[ car seat clicks ]
there we go!

The baby...

Is then secured
to the car seat.

And...Voil?.
[ chuckles ]

[ applause ]

So, when you're done,
if it looks...

[ child laughs ]

Mr. Estrada.

I'm Detective Adams.
This is Detective Ochoa.

We're sorry for your loss.
Thank you.

Thanks for bringing the kids in, but
they're tired, so I'm gonna take them home.

Yeah, you've all
been through a lot,

And we hate to keep you
any longer today,

But would you mind answering
some questions for us?

Sure, but I wasn't there,

- so I don't know how I could help.
- Yeah, we just would like to talk

- to you in the other room.
- I don't know anything!

Mr. Estrada,
please.

They're tired!
We need to go!

Please, mr. Estrada,
just let us ask you...

Look, I'll come back tomorrow!

Come here, baby.
There we go.

Wait, wait.
Don't, don't, don't.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Take those off!
Take them off!

C?lmate, Martin!
I told you he didn't do it!

I told you
it was some black guy!

Martin, c?lmate.
No en frente los ni?os, ?s??

You're under arrest for the
murder of your wife, Yesenia.

You're gonna let them do that?

You have a right
to remain silent.

Do you understand?

Sit down, Martin.
He didn't do it!

[ clatters ]

Are you okay, sweetie?
Are you okay?

[ sighs ]

[ Martin crying ]

Martin, I'm sorry.

I thought you wanted
to help us.

Josie: All right.

What?
I didn't do it.

Yeah, well, who else
could it have been?

I don't know.
Lots of people.

My wife wasn't too popular.

Lydia: Yeah, e know.
We talked to the neighbors.

She had problems, but so did you
at some time, right?

I'm clean.

I'm trying to be better now...
for my kids.

Oh, that's great,
but right now,

The best thing that you can do

Is tell the truth
for your kids.

Right before she died,
your wife told a witness

That you were the one
who attacked her.

We checked with your work.
You called in sick today.

Can I have a lawyer?

[ sighs ]

[ exhales sharply ]

So, what happens next?

Well, we're gonna know
in a couple days.

Okay. I'm gonna take my brother
and sister to my aunt's house.

Oh, wait.
What aunt?

My aunt Alma's?

No, you're gonna wait here
for DCFS to get here.

No, we don't need them.
We're fine.

Um, we have a place to stay.

I'm sorry.
We can't let you go.

What? Not alone.
We'll drive you.

No, thanks.

No, whoa, whoa. Wait a minute,
Martin. It's not an option.

Either you wait here
for DCFS, or we'll drive you.

[ brakes squeal ]

[ horn honking ]

[ tires screech ]

Jesus.

Jesus.

[ siren chirps ]

Sir! Driver!

Stop your vehicle.

John! Cover?

Sir?

S-sir!

Shit.

What the [bleep] man?!

Just shoot him.
[ sighs ]

Driver of
the burgundy Chevrolet,

Stop your vehicle.

We're the police. We're
flashing red-and-blue lights.

We will arrest you.

[ whistling ]

Stop your vehicle!

Cover me!

Get out of the damn car!

[ club bangs ]
sir. S...

Sir, roll down your window. Hey!

Sir, stop the vehicle.
Sir, stop the vehicle!

[ banging continues ] John, take it easy.
He can't hear...

You wanted me out of the car?
I'm out of the car.

Dummy! Hey!
You're gonna break the win...

Hey, dummy!
John, chill out!

Hey!
John!

Jesus, he's an old...

Sir? Sir!
Stop the vehicle!

[ brakes squeal ]

[ engine shuts off ]

You're too old to drive,
grandpa!

That's how you stop
a [bleep] car.

There. That's it.

Are you sure?
Yeah.

You can go.
We're good now.

No, let's just get out
and make sure she's here.

We're fine.
Thanks. Wait!

I, um... actually, I...
I don't think this is it.

Um...Maybe it's
down the street.

But we can walk down there
ourselves. Thank you.

No, we'll drive.
It's okay.

You can just show us
which house it is.

You know what?

I... I-I don't...
I don't remember.

Uh, maybe you guys can just
drive us back to the house.

I can look at my mom's address
book. I bet it's in there.

Martin?
Yes?

Do you really have an aunt?

Yes. I promise.

It's okay if you don't.

We can just go back
to the station.

No. I really do.
I have an aunt.

And I know where she lives.

Josie: So,
where does she live?

That blue house...
Over there.

But don't bother.

She doesn't want us.
She hates us.

Why would you say that?

My mom stole from her.

[ brakes squeal ]

I'll go talk to her.

Did she say no?

No, she said that she'd
think about it.

Martin.

[ crying ]

Martin.
Martin, hey.

Martin... I want us
to stay together.

I know.
I know, Martin.

But listen to me, please.
Your aunt... she loves you.

She doesn't hate you.

It's just all of the things
that have gone on in the past

Between your mom and dad...
it just... it has her nervous.

I can't help you... I'm
trying to be a good brother.

I know.
I want us to stay together!

I know, I know.
And you're a great brother.

But if you want me to help you,

You have to tell me
what happened this morning...

For them.

It was my...

It was my dad.

[ John breathing heavily ]

Shit.

He's gonna be okay.

What?

The old guy...
he's gonna be okay.

Yeah.

Frickin' elderly.

His daughter's coming down
to pick him up.

[ grunts ]

DMV should test every year.

[ sighs ]

A43... show us code 6,
Hillhurst and Ambrose.

What? China palace
... should be empty.

A meal break?

You weren't hungry
20 minutes ago.

Well, I'm hungry now.

Sir?
Yeah?

Sir, can we go off the record?

Okay.

Are you all right?

No.

No, I'm not all right.

I'm hungry.

All right? So quit the bullshit
and get in the car.

You know you're not alone.

I'm not alone?

No.

Why? Are you gonna
give me a hug?

"Look sharp, act sharp,
be sharp"!

You know who said that?

My back...

was bad this morning.

Really bad.

I took a couple pills, and I...

I guess they knocked me out.

You can barely walk.

They're pain pills.
I take them for pain.

Pain I got from doing this job,
you pompous little prick!

You're falling asleep
in the car!

You have a problem.
You need to take care of it.

I told you, I took too many!

John...

you have a problem.

Look, in nine days,
I'm off probation.

You can find
another boot to torture.

Until then, don't bring your
personal bullshit to work!

Your back acting up...
call in sick.

We back on the record?

Sure.

Get in the car.

Thank you.

Your so's trying to be a man.

He's trying to protect
his brother and sister.

He's lying for you.

My son is a man.

No, he's not.

And your sister-in-law...

She's thinking about
taking the kids in,

But she's terrified of you.

They don't need
a place to stay.

They're gonna stay with me.

You killed your wife.

You are going to jail.

And if you keep claiming
that you didn't kill her,

There's gonna be a trial.

Martin will be subpoenaed.

He'll have to say what he saw
to a jury.

And if Alma thinks
there's the slightest chance

Of you being acquitted,

She'll be too scared
to take the kids in.

Then DCFS will have them,
and they'll split them up

And put them in different
foster families.

You love your kids?
[ crying ]

You do love your kids.

[ sniffles ]

Then don't make him testify.
Cop a plea.

If you just do that
for your son,

I'll do whatever I can to make
sure they stay with their aunt.

But...You got to
come clean.

[ crying ]

I just want to
keep the kids together.

But you're their family.
I'm not.

You really want to be
the one responsible

For tearing them apart?

No.

Come clean.

[ sniffles ]

I mean, you really think

That aunt's gonna
take those kids in?

I mean, as long as the dad's
in prison,

She should probably be okay.

Hope so.

I'm going on a date.

What?!
[ chuckles ]

[ laughs ] with who?

A P-2.

Oh, you go, girl.

[ laughs ] you rob that cradle.

[ laughs ] when is it?

It's tonight, after we finish

These employer checks
for Roche and Manheim.

Oh.

You know, I still can't believe

We're doing these idiots'
garbage work.

Yeah, well, you know what?

Maybe they'll finally
learn enough

To know what's...
how to handle their own cases.

It'll be a lot easier for us.
That's for sure.

That is for sure.

Well, that's gonna be great.
[ gunshots ]

King 54...
shots fired on location!

[ people screaming ]

Hey, hey, hey,
is anybody else in there?

Man: Go!

[ indistinct shouting
in distance ]

[ gunshots ]

[ woman screaming ]

[ machine-gun fire ]

[ people screaming ]

[ machine-gun fire ]

[ screaming continues ]

[ machine-gun fire ]

Go! Come on!
Get out! Get out!

Go, go, go!
Go, go!

Come on, get down!
[ machine-gun fire ]

Come on, you guys, get out!

Josie!

Are you hit?
[ machine-gun fire ]

We got to get out of here,
Josie! Come on, let's go!

Let's go, let's go!
Shit!

Come on, let's go!

Thank you.
Thank you.

You all right?
Shit!

It was just the glass.
[ gunshot, people scream ]

Shit!
Holy shit!

Okay. All right. I got to go
back in there, all right?

All right, let's go.
No, no, no, no! Stay here.

What?
Stay here.

Um...No, no,
give me your phone.

What?!
Give me your phone!

[ breathing deeply ]

[ thud ]

[ machine-gun fire ]

[ laughs maniacally ]

[ clip clatters ]

[ breathing deeply ]

Man: Whoo-hoo!

Who wants some?!

[ cellphone ringing ]

[ laughs maniacally ]

[ breathing heavily ]

[ siren wailing in distance ]

- And...?
- Ok.

[ laughs ]

[ groans ]

You are so bluffing.

Oh, you think so?
I know so.

Then why don't you call?

You know what?

I'm gonna get
my money back anyways,

Because you owe me a telephone.

[ laughing ] oh, no, you take
that up with Manheim and Roche,

Because they're the ones whose
suspect shot up your phone.

[ laughs ]

Ooh. Ooh.

[ sighs ]

Hey, Lydia...

Yeah?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Ante up, 'cause I need
some grocery money.

[ snickers ]

Jesus. Mom!

Oh, yeah.
What happened?

Mijo lindo.

Mwah! Mwah!

You don't train for this.

[ laughs ]

Hey, Lydia, this is my Rodrigo.

Hey.

Um, I'm gonna let you...

Okay, okay, okay.
...Go ahead and talk.

You're gonna kill me.
No.

Mwah! No, no,
no, no, no, no.

Mi coraz?n.

You didn't know.

No, I did't know.

That's why I kept
taking your temperature.

Oh, is that what you call it?

Blowing smoke up my ass
at the shooting range,

Asking me out for dinner.

You know that's not fair.

We never had our date.

[ scoffs ]
are you not hearing me?

And you totally stood me up.

I'm not even having
this conversation with you.

[ scoffs ]

And even if we were,

I was trapped by a gunman
in a factory.

That's a terrible excuse.
Nobody's gonna buy that.

Hey, my mom's fine.

Let's go grab some dinner.

No, Rodrigo.
Your mother's my partner.

Hey, Lydia,
we're grown-ups.

I am.

Okay.
We'll slum it.

You like salty or sweet?

[ chuckles ]

You know what?
I peg you for salty.

But I'm gonna get you both.

I'm a big spender.

I'm gonna get you a soda, too.

[ coins rattle ]

You like gummi bears?

Hey.
Hey.

So, uh...

Robin's Egg Blue...
Oh.

...Or whatever the hell
it's called.

You paint here.
I'll paint my place. Okay.

Now, the book says the color
has to be exactly the same,

So make sure
you use three coats.

Don't screw it up.

You got your own place?
I'm workin' on it.

Hey.

Uh...

So...

[ sighs ]

You want to help me try to get
this thing in the backyard?

What is it?

It's a swing set.

New people at Nate's
didn't want it, so...

Here.

Ah, careful.
Don't scratch the truck.

Here, I-I'll...

John.

That's it?

You got nothin'?

Everything we said,
everything today...

You got nothin'?

It's night.

Your sunglasses are on.