Southland (2009–2013): Season 4, Episode 9 - Risk - full transcript

[ dramatic music plays ]

♪ Southland 4x09 ♪
Risk
Original Air Date on March 13, 2012

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Police!
Is anybody in here?!

As cops
become more experienced,

their confidence
inevitably grows.

Confidence can lead them
to take more risk.

That's when
they're in real danger.

Geez, Sherman, more
teenage girls need tuning up?

Heavy bag --
I got a little carried away.



Yeah, been there.

Me, I start thinking
about my ex-wife,

and everything goes blank.

Next thing I know,
my hands are pulp.

That's funny.

Ronnie surface?

He's not gonna show his face
anytime soon.

You better hope not.

The line is ready.

Two rounds in four seconds,

one right, one left,
one to target face.

Attention.

Got some good news
this morning.

About the kid?



No. He's stable.

They won't tell me
anything else.

I'm in band two
for the sergeant's exam.

I got a real shot.

Good for you.

Load your final six.
Thanks.

Guess KBD
got the upper hand.

Only so much space on the wall
before somebody's got to go.

KBD?
Never even heard of them.

That's the point.
Now you have.

Give any knucklehead
enough ammo,

and eventually
they'll hit something.

God-awful,
even for gangsters.

First-time shooters maybe,
first time out?

Got to give KBD points
for style.

Street art.

M.

Basquiat, Keith Haring,
Banksy -- now that's street art.

What time is it?
Oh, boy.

Every time you ask me
about the time,

the next thing
out your mouth

has something to do
with some food.

What you ate,
what you're gonna eat,

what you shouldn't eat,

how you couldn't care less
what it is -- you got to eat.

Eat, eat, eat, eat,
eat, eat, eat.

I have a doctor's appointment,
and we just caught this case,

and I want to make sure
I make it on time.

Everything all right?

Yeah, just a checkup.
What, you don't get checkups?

Hell no, not once a month.

The time, please.

It's 9:40.

Thank you.

The problem with band two
is it's full of ringers --

Alvarez, Dorn, Carliner,
Gran, Hart, Fox.

Are you serious?

Don't do it.

Don't do it.
Don't --

damn it.

Uh, what did I do?

License and registration
please.

You were splitting lanes.

And, sir, you can't eat
breakfast behind the wheel.

I'm late for work.

What am I supposed to do --
just pull over?

I'm also citing you
for littering.

A banana?

That's right.

It's biodegradable!

So why don't I come on over
to your house

and take a shit
on your pillow?

Would that be okay, I mean,
since it's biodegradable?

Yeah, listen.

Here. You know,
I'm not the bad guy.

A banana?

Asshole with a small carbon
footprint is still an asshole.

That's her right there.

Miss Salazar?

I'm Detective Adams.

This is my partner,
Detective Robinson.

We're sorry
for your loss.

We're here investigating
Anthony's death.

Tony.
Tony.

We think it was
a rival gang -- KBD.

We don't anything
about KBD,

so any information
that you might have

would be very helpful.

Not today, okay?
Leave her alone.

I'm sorry.

I know that you probably
want payback for Tony.

If I was in your position,
I would want the same.

But there are mothers and women
on the other side, too.

And they'll be crying
the same tears as you

if somebody else is shot.

I hope so.

Let us find them
and put them in prison

so that they
don't hurt anybody else.

A lifetime for my baby
without a father.

I don't want them in prison.
I want them dead.

Sorry.
All right.

We're sorry.

Ronnie's not gonna
show his face on the streets,

not after the beat down
I gave him.

Just keep clocking
every black Escalade you see.

You got a haircut.

Yeah. Hmm.

Do you like it?

No.

This the start
of the comeback?

Is the, uh, divorcé makeover
officially under way?

Y-you want some style tips?

Style tips from you?

Yeah, you know,
we got to get --

get you out of that polyester
and the, uh...

...the wranglers
into something,

you know, the ladies
might actually, uh, like.

So you're saying
I should dress like you?

Well, now, let's -- let's
not raise the bar that high.

But, um, you know,
just whatever it takes

to get the, --
the next Mrs. Bryant.

Hopefully better
than the first Mrs. Bryant.

Oh, yeah,
I dress like you,

maybe I could have a threesome
with some zoo animals.

Hey, at least,
you'd be having sex.

You see this?

Unbelievable.
That's a work ethic, huh?

Hey, Amber.
All healed up?

My ass.
I got four layers of makeup on.

My face
is a rainbow.

How's your man, Ronnie?

Haven't seen him.
He disappeared.

Crying shame.

Damn straight --
hurts business.

Can't charge as much
out here alone.

Yeah, why don't you get off
the streets, find a real job?

Doing what?
Should I be a model?

Yeah, why not.
Where are your people, Amber?

Texas -- Corpus Christi.

So why don't you
go back there?

'Cause
I got a life here.

Hey.
Let me hold $40.

What?

Got to help me
till I get set up.

You owe me.

If you go back to Texas,
I'll give you $40.

Nice seeing you, Amber.

Hey!

KBD --
krazy but deadly.

El Rey is who you want.

He either killed Tony
or knows who did it.

Thank you.

Don't come back no more,
okay

I been craving a burger
since last night.

Something bloody
with cheese.

You know, when I'm off-duty
on the westside,

they've got, um, Apple Pan,
Father's Office.

This side of town,
there's Cassell's.

There's...
There's the Pantry.

Whatever you want.

That's a pretty nice car
for the neighborhood.

Hey, you need help?

Hi.
You need help?

No. No, no, thanks.
Hello, officer.

Uh,
AAA's on its way.

That's good.

I mean, you come all the way
down here to score,

and then your Porsche
breaks down.

I mean, dude,
that's got to suck, right?

You at least get
what you came for?

I don't --

No.

See, the correct answer
to her question was "yes."

"Yes, I need help."

Cooper.

Get in the car, sir.
Get back in your vehicle.

That's good.

I will.

Go on.

The kid's awake.
Talking?

Must be.

F.I.D. wants us back in
this afternoon.

Go back home.

You got to stop, man.

Huh?

You know what I'm talking about.
You got to stop.

Counseling hookers,
beating up pimps.

You think
you're the first cop

who's ever become
emotionally attached to a victim

or the only guy

that's ever taken matters
into his own hands

and crossed the line?

I've been in your shoes,
and I know where it leads.

Now please take my advice
and stop.

A36 --
see the man victim of a battery

at the Hahn Recreation Area.

Suspect's
still at the location.

Want to take it?

Tried to help her.
You did your best.

All right?
Okay.

A36 -- Roger.

I see it.

Yeah, we see it.

What's going on?

I was driving down the hill,
staying in my lane.

And all of a sudden,
they're all around me.

I tried
to get out of the way.

One of them crashed, the
the other one came after me.

Who? Who came after you?
Up the hill.

The one in red,
he hit me with a skateboard.

All right, hang tight.

Jesus.

You see this?

Jesus.

Holy cow.

He's flying.

Pull over!

What?!

Guy said you hit him
with your skateboard!

Pull over!

What?!

You hit someone!
Jail!

Pull over!

Can't, bro!
No brakes!

Whoo!

Hey, Sherman.

That girl
you were on my ass about

putting into foster care...
Daniela.

...she's already gone.
What?

Took off from the group home
12 hours after we placed her.

Shit.

So, tagging crew
wants to become a gang,

they just roll up,
drop a gangster, and boom.

Now you're a gang.

There it is.

Port security said
they're around this back corner.

Detectives, how are you doing?
Hey.

What's up?

We caught them tagging right
up here, held them for you.

Nice work.

Real nice.
Take a picture of it.

Hey, hey, hey.

El Rey.

Detective Adams,
Robinson.

What do you want?

Kid from barrio solos
was found shot dead this morning

crossing out a KBD tag.

Left behind
a pregnant girlfriend.

Look, we don't want to
slow down

your tagging
of private property.

All we need is the shooter,
and we'll be on our way.

Oh, that's all you need?

Well, in that case,
I don't know nothing.

Then we can talk about it more
at the station.

You're wasting your time.

I ain't talking for nothing,
especially you, pig.

Come on.
Hey, you, too. Let's bring him, too.

Wasting everybody's time.

Hey, police!

- Hey!
- He tried to kill me!

No, I didn't.
Did you call?

Who -- who is this? Who is this?
I'm her boyfriend.

You know what?
Get over here.

I didn't hurt her, all right?
We were just having sex.

No, and then
he starts choking me!

Okay, okay, okay
and I passed out!

Take it easy.

Do you want to press charges, ma'am?
Oh, come off it, Jen!

Look, we always get
a little rough, all right?

On the kink scale of 1 to 10,
she's like an 11.

I nearly died,
you asshole!

How is that my fault?!

You never said
the safety word!

That's because your fist
was halfway down my throat!

I was screaming "cheetah"
hard as I could!

Cheetah?! I thought
you were saying, "shit, yeah!"

Why would I be saying,
"shit, yeah!"

When you're choking me to death?!
Why would you be saying "cheetah"?!

That was last week's safety word!
Okay, enough, enough.

This week's word is "puma"!
Okay, enough.

That was last week's safety word!
Okay maybe you should have

a "do not choke her within
an inch of her life" word.

Okay, okay, okay,
stop it!

Do you love him?

Yes.

You love her?

Yeah.

You guys don't need
the police here.

Why don't you two
go back up to your room,

you make up, and you try a
little role reversal, all right?

And you -- you can choke him...
Till he passes out.

And then we can see
how much you like it.

Good. Good, good,
good, good, good.

I would love to.

On.

Let's go, Richard.
For real?

Go on, dick.

Let's go, Richard!

Now you'll see
what a safety word is!

- Go, Richard!
- Go!

I'm gonna have some fun
today!

Beautiful house.

Half the gangsters in L.A.
are named puppet.

But I never met one
that wasn't hard.

This one seems more
like a finger puppet.

Sock puppet.
Thank you.

Real light on the ass.

Well, they both tested negative
for gun-powder residue.

Who do you want to start with --
El Rey or Pinocchio?

Let's, uh, take Puppet
for a happy meal.

One, please.

One, please.
All right. Sounds ]

Hey, where are you
taking him to?

Don't worry about it.
Let's go.

Somebody will be here
for you shortly.

Hey!
What's up?

Keep your head, fool.

Órale, homey.

Enough with the advice.

Hungry?

Yeah.

Want a burger?

Okay.

Let's get a burger.

Nobody better move!

Now, which one of you bastards
did this?!

All right?! I promise
when the police get here,

they're are gonna -- hey,
I'm talking to you, damn it!

Ass ain't on the menu here!
Come on!

Ma'am, put it down.
Put that down.

Call this in?

Yes, I did.
What's going on?

I found a wi-fi camera
in the ladies' room.

Somebody in here stuck it
to the corner of a ceiling tile

and had it angled into the stall
to broadcast.

All right, and why do you think
it's one of your customers?

Because it's off the rack
at Radioshack,

and the signal
only reaches 50 feet,

and the recording light
was on.

So it had to be
one of them.

Excuse me, officers.

I need to pick up my kid from daycare.
Sit down!

M-my dog is in the car, officer.

Ma'am. Ma'am, ma'am, cool it, cool it.
Shut up! You Shut up!

You're a card-carrying
member of the ACLU, Sherman.

Any ideas
how to find the perv

without trampling
everybody's civil rights?

Who's that in the corner?

A regular.

He holes up overhere all day,
nursing a cup of coffee.

Excuse me, sir.
Yeah?

Is this yours?
Uh, what is it?

Mind if I look at your computer?
Yes.

You're within your rights
to say no,

but, um, I warn you,
if you refuse, sir,

it can create reasonable cause
and allow us to bypass consent.

I don't follow.

He's saying you can pick
the easy way or the hard way.

Check it out.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk,
tsk, tsk, tsk.

So, what, you get of
watching women use the toilet

or something?

God, no!
This is a business.

You can all go.
Thank you for your time.

Got a site on the net.

So, what, you charge like $20
for a membership or something?

$50.
$50?

I have 10,000 members
worldwide.

You put me peeing online?!

You're one of
my most popular girls.

You should see
the comments section.

You're a star.
You son of a --

No, no, no, don't worry. They
can't see much of your face.

The camera angle's
pretty high.

Guy's pulling in $500,000 a year
with a toilet Cam.

Supply and demand.

It's called giving the people
what they want.

Oh, look at that.
It's your hooker girlfriend.

Amber.

Where's Daniela?

Foster care,
thanks to you.

No, she left the group home.
Where is she?

School.

What school?
What's the name?

Give me some money,
and I'll tell you the name.

Get out of here.

You promised
you'd take care of me.

He promised he'd take care
of me!

Hey, shh!

I'm done
trying to help you.

What have you done except
turn my man against me, huh?!

Can't go home.

Ronnie's gonna be
looking for us,

and I need money
to get away from him.

No. No.

What do you think
Ronnie's gonna do

when he gets his hands
on my baby again?

I'll buy Daniela a bus ticket
to Corpus Christi.

One way.

It'll be waiting for her at the
desk of Children of the Night.

Be her mother, send her home,
get her the hell out of here.

What about me, huh?
What am I supposed to do?

Bus ticket will be waiting

whenever she wants to
pick it up.

What about me?!

Let's go.

That's what I'm talking about.

What?

Cut bait. Walk away.

Cooper.

Yeah, we're on our way.

F.I.D.'s ready for us.

Mierda.

What grade are you in?

10th --
got held back a year.

Got a favorite subject?

Geometry maybe.

Wrong answers, right answers.
You're either one or the other.

Streets can be
kind of like that, too.

Either you do the right thing
or the wrong thing.

You gonna
open your prize?

No.

All yours.

Órale!
Can I keep it?

Got the whole set now.

Who's the shooter,
Puppet?

I don't know.
It wasn't me.

They can still arrest you for
conspiracy to commit a murder.

We know that you were there,
and I guarantee you,

they're gonna try you
as an adult.

You're a handsome kid,
and that's a good thing

everywhere except prison.

You get sent up
to Pelican Bay

you'll be lucky if they let you
keep a couple of teeth.

I didn't see it.

I waited back at the car
and heard it.

It's still conspiracy,
Puppet.

I'm no snitch.

I understand.

Got a code of loyalty to live
by, and I've got to do my job.

And it's to find out
what happened.

You know what?

"I, Detective Lydia Adams,
promise...

"not to arrest

"Emilio Navarro
or any member of KBD

for the murder...
of Anthony Salazar."

You're playing with me.

I don't play.

It's in writing.
It's official.

You can start talking.

Lil' Thumper
lit that mother up.

KBD for life.

Which one is he?

Where can we find him?

I don't know
where he lives, but...

This still good?

Yeah.

I might know
where the gun is.

Abandoned house
where we kick it,

Paseo del Mar and Dennes,
across the street from the park.

Windows are boarded up,
dead geranium out back.

Ruben.

Arrest him --
accessory to murder.

Let's go.

Hell you say?
What about this?!

It says that I'm not going to
arrest you, and I'm not.

He is.

Can I keep it?

John.

Thank you for coming in again,
Officer Cooper.

As I mentioned,

the boy's breathing tube
was removed today,

and he's talking.

What's he saying?

That he was
playing in his yard,

and he had an orange safety tip
on the end of his gun.

He says that his mother
threatened to take the gun away

if he removed it, so he's sure
that it was on the gun.

When the gun was booked
into evidence,

the safety tip was gone.

You previously stated
when you arrived on e scene,

Officer Tang
was kneeling beside the boy.

That's right.

Did you see a safety tip
on the gun?

No, sir.

My previous statement
accurately reflects what I saw.

I never saw
an orange safety tip.

I understand
the kid's doing better.

Yes.

I'm very glad
to hear that.

Officer Tang, the kid's saying
he had an orange safety tip

on the end of his gun,
clearly identifying it as a toy.

He's mistaken.

Walk us through the moment

immediately after
you discharged your weapon

and when you saw
you hit your target.

I approached to secure the gun
and then rendered aid.

You knelt down
and saw the gun next to him?

That's right.

I went to pick it up,

and that's when I could tell
that it was a toy.

Officer Tang,
for the record,

was there an orange safety tip
on the end of the gun?

No, there wasn't.

Is there anything else?

No.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Let's roll.

Hi.
This is Lydia Adams.

I have a doctor's appointment
this afternoon,

and I was hoping
I could move it to later.

The end of the day.

Okay.

No, no, I-I understand.
I'll be there.

Open the door!

It's cracked.

Police!
Is anybody in here?

Police!
Is anybody in here?

Hey, hey, hey!
Hey!

We got a runner!

Aah!

Stop!

Ohh! Oh!

Please...

Adams!

Adams!

Aah!

Shit!

Stay where you're at!
Stay still!

Don't move!

Adams, you all right?

Where's my gun?

Straight ahead,
straight ahead!

You got him?

They got our runner, partner.
Let's go.

Go on.
I-I'll find a ride.

You sure?

I'm pregnant.
Yeah, I'm sure.

Congratulations,
partner.

I need a ride.

Hey,
put down the knife!

Oh!

Put it down!
Put it down.

Put it down, put it down.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

You guys need to shoot somebody,
you shoot him.

You leave him alone, okay?
All right? What?

This is Sushi chef.
This is my spot, man.

This is where I hang.
I'm all about the omakase, baby!

Look, man,
shige-San's an artist.

He's like Picasso with eel.

I swear to God --
listen to me, man --

he could
cut this guy's dick off,

he could mix in a little
shiso paste, some smelt egg,

and some wasabi,
and you would think

it was the best Sushi
you ever had in your life.

He's cool.

Hey, man, you sure
you like the odds

of getting into a knife fight
with a Sushi chef?

I always pay him when he wins.
He never pays when he loses!

All right, all right.

Double or nothing tonight
on Clippers/Thunder!

Sir, you're aware
gambling's illegal.

Who do you want?

Clippers --
with the points.

Huh? You all right with that?
Yeah.

Get out of here.
You better pay!

You pay me.

Thank you!

We're gonna need that,
my friend. Here you go.

Thanks, Dewey-San.
Hai.

All right,
you guys rock, man, okay?

Dewey-San, Dewey-San,
thank you.

Hai!

Now get your ass in there
and bus my rainbow roll.

I'm sorry
I'm a few minutes late.

I got here
as soon as I could.

Well, I can try and reschedule
you, but you're two hours late.

I'm an L.A.P.D.
homicide Detective.

My days
are a bit unpredictable.

Well, take a seat.
I'll see what I can do.

Thank you.

Do you see that?

Can I help you?

Sorry.
I-I was just worried.

Are you okay?

Yes. Why?

Your shirt.

We thought it was a stain,
pomegranate juice or something,

then it started spreading.

Lydia Adams.

Big day today -- should be able
to tell what you're having.

Do you want to know
your baby's gender?

Yeah, sure.

I did, too.

Life's got enough surprises,
right?

Doctor will be right in.

Thank you.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Oh, got ahold of that one.
Step aside, please.

Whoo!

Folks,
back up, please.

Back up.
Sir?

Sir?
Back up right up to there.

What?!
I'm a golf ball!

Yes, I can see that.

Can you please
put the club down?

I'm a Titlelist.

Our patented technology
uses dimples

to prove aerodynamics
and flight distance.

Have you been drinking,
sir?

It's all in the dimples.

Have you been drinking,
sir?

Maybe a little.

Why?

Just curious.

Dang it,
you made me miss my shot!

Take another one.

Really?
Yeah, line it up.

Cool!

Don't bend your arms
and follow through.

All right,
sir, good shot.

Let's put the golf club down,
okay?

I'm not done!

I think you are done, sir.
I don't think so.

Put the club down.

No!

Ohh, God!

Wow, you're strong.

Cooper, I'm gonna take this,
okay?

Let me see your hands.
What? What?

Tang.

Can you kneel in that?

Uh, okay,
okay, okay.

It's cool.

Thank you.
Where are you from?

A golf course.

Golf course?
Yeah.

Yeah, where at?

No golf courses
around here.

It's one of
the public ones.

Do I look like
a private golf-course guy?

I made sergeant.

Hooray.
She got a promotion.

Good for you.

That's awesome.

Is she your boss now?

Man, those skaters
were flying, huh?

Looked fun.

You kidding me? You'd kill
yourself on the first run.

I'd rather die
doing 40 on a skateboard

than getting eaten
by a cancer

or kneeling over
from a heart attack.

You gonna let your son
bomb hills?

Forget bombing hills.

Are you gonna
let him play football

after all they're learning
about concussions and shit?

I don't think I could handle it
if Nate got hurt.

Oh, don't worry,
he won't be much of an athlete

if he's anything
like his father.

Oh, shoot!
Gun, gun, gun, gun!

Shit -- Ronnie!

Shots fired!
Elysian Park and Sunset, A36!

Shots fired!

A36!
A36 -- involved in a T.C.!

Request R/A our location!

A36 --
request r/a our location!

A36 -- been involved in a T.C.!
Request R/A our location!

All units,
A36 is requesting help,

Sunset and Elysian Park,
shots fired,

and they're involved in a T.C.

An R/A unit is en route.
Responding units, identify.

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