The Closer (2005–2012): Season 7, Episode 20 - Armed Response - full transcript

[RADIO BEEPING]

WOMAN [OVER RADIO]:
All units be advised...

we have shots fired and an officer down.

We need tactical support on the 3600
block of McGregor Drive and Northridge.

PILOT: Air 5, first responding
to the McGregor Drive call. I

We've got 60 seconds.

MAN [OVER RADIO]: 17A-35, I'll be on scene
.in 15 seconds. Any suspect description?

WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: No description given.
MAN: A-35, show me code six.

[SIREN WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

PILOT: There we go. Right there
South curb, right down south curb.



[TIRES SCREECH]

PILOT: Okay, we got him right there.
I got him right here.

PROVENZA: Bobby.
- Provenza.

- Not a cop.
- You're kidding.

Neighbor called it in.
Must've been confused by the uniform.

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY
OVER RADIO]

[PROVENZA GRUNTS]

Looks like he was working
private security.

Poor kid.

PROVENZA:
All right, Bobby, get on the radio.

Let everyone know, not an officer down.

And this security car over here
must belong to the victim...

so tape it off.
Let's get a perimeter set up.

All right, you got it.
Oh-four, McGregor. Not an officer.



Repeat. Not an officer.

PILOT:
He's waving us off.

- We're still gonna take this case?
- I'm up. I'm dressed.

I'm making time and a half. Let's go.

Okay, the ID says the security guard's name
Is, uh, Danny Chaldez.

Wish I could confirm for sure,
but the shotgun took out most of his face.

- Close range too.
- About 10 feet.

We got a shell casing
from a 12-gauge shotgun, sir.

Looks like the shooter approached
on foot from across the lawn...

our victim turned, boom.

So it wasn't a drive-by.

No, I just spoke with the lady
who called 911.

She heard the shot,
looked out her window...

.saw what she thought was a dead cop,
but no one fleeing the scene.

Although it smells like she's been hitting
the chardonnay pretty hard.

Oh, great. No witnesses.

- Gentlemen.
- Ah, DDA Baldwin.

I'm afraid it's, uh,
a bit of a wasted trip for you.

Turns out that this murder
Is not an officer down.

I heard on the radio call.
Are you sure it's a murder?

Well, I'm not an attorney like you,
of course.

But we found the guy lying
In the street with his face blown away...

so, yeah.

Yeah, I'm comfortable calling it murder.
Why?

Uh, the victim's carrying a gun.

His, uh, holster is still snapped.
So that means he never drew his weapon.

He was ambushed, ma'am.

Unless you already have
conclusive evidence to the contrary...

when we make our arrest,
the attorney will claim self-defense.

Have you, uh, canvassed for witnesses?

Have related assaults in this area?
Or is it...?

You know, uh,
those are all great questions.

Why don't you get in your car
and write them out for me?

Chief Pope wants me here.

And you can stay.
Just not inside my crime scene.

- Lieutenant, look, I-
- Ah, ah, ah! Heh.

I'm telling you,
as the Incident commander...

stand over there.

- What have you got?
TAO: I talked to the company's dispatch.

The supervisor said
our victim Danny Chaidez...

.called in a suspicious activity report
at 12:48 am.

A possible break-in at an empty house,
3631 McGregor.

Right over there.

OFFICER 1: Police! OFFICER 2: L.A.P.D.!

- Open door on the left!
OFFICER 3: Door on left. I

- Left and right. OFFICER
4: Kitchen's clear.

OFFICER 5: Go to left. OFFICER 6: Clear.

L.A.P.D. Anyone in there?

Bedroom clear.

Hey, Buzz, come on in. It's all clear.

GABRIEL:
Hey, guys, in here.

Okay.

Look at this, Buzz. We got an iPod
on a battery-operated dock here...j

and a sleeping bag for two.

BUZZ: Somebody was having a good time.
SANCHEZ: Francis, get this ash tray.

FLYNN:
Buzz, check this out.

A pink bra and a 12-pack of condoms.

Now, that's what I call optimism.

I also found some empty condom wraps
in the bathroom...

and a lot of biological evidence.

- This is disgusting.
TAO: I believe we've maximized...

- ...our DNA potential.
- That's even more disgusting.

You know, this iPod
has a bunch of music on It...

including a file
that says Slow Jam Love Mix...

but, uh, no photos.

Cannabis, candles, and condoms.

- Sounds like young romance.
- You put It to music, yeah.

I'm looking at the settings here.

And it looks like this belonged
to someone named Luke.

BALDWINI Luke who?

Uh, sorry, it just says Luke's music.
I'll, uh, trace the serial number..

- ...find out who bought it.
- So the operating theory would be...

.that this Luke and whoever else
was In the house partying...

.may have been involved in the shooting
or at least witnessed It.

Is there any other blindingly obvious
thing you'd like to point out to us?

Do you know if our victim
ever went inside the house himself?

Found the key to the door
in his back pocket, ma'am.

Having the key doesn't mean he used it.

There are a lot of people in the
area who knew the house was vacant.

We should probably talk to the estate agent
and the bank officers...

in addition to everyone
In the neighborhood just...

Claire, ahem. Excuse me.

Do you think that you're speaking
to an academy class?

Lieutenant, regardless of whether or not
he used his weapon...

the victim was armed.

The killer will say he was approached
with force and acted In fear of his life.

So, what can you tell me
about Mr. Chaidez?

Twenty-five. No criminal record.
No gang affiliations.

And he was a war hero, ma'am.

A war hero?

FLYNN:
Sergeant Chaidez served 18 months In Iraq.

Then three tours of duty
in Afghanistan.

And he was awarded the silver star
for gallantry In Kandahar.

Only to be shot down
on the streets of Los Angeles.

Doesn't seem right at all.

Chief Johnson,
I, uh, thought you were In Atlanta.

- Welcome back.
- Thank you.

And thanks so much, the rest of you...

for all the flowers and food...

and, heh, cards that you sent my family.

We were so grateful for all the wonderful
things you wrote about my mother.

Lieutenant Provenza,
may I speak with you for a moment?

- Certainly.
- Thank you.

And, uh, DDA Baldwin, I can't tell you
how much we appreciate your help.

We'll be sure to update you
Just as soon as we've made an arrest.

I'm sure you know the way out.

- What is Baldwin doing here?
- Uh, ask Pope, not me.

- Was she running my murder room?
- Oh, no, she wasn't.

Just some bureaucratic BS,
and I'll take care of it.

You do not need to be here, chief.

Victim is a decorated veteran.
.This Is where I need to be.

You weren't supposed to come
till next month.

All my brothers are there,
three aunts, two uncles, nephews, nieces.

There isn't even a place to park
In front of my parents' house right now.

It's later I need to think about.

When my father's all alone and...

So please just, uh,
fill me in on this case.

What's our strongest lead?

Ahem, an iPod left at the scene.

- Owned by...?
- Caroline Lowitz.

- Caroline, not Luke?
- According to the receipt...

and the serial number, Caroline Lowitz
bought that Pod at The Grove In Maya

- Maybe it was a gift for Luke.
- Or he stole it.

BRENDA:
Do you have an address?

No, I'm still waiting on an e-mail
from the credit card company.

BREN DA:
Okay.

Chief Johnson. How are you?

We didn't expect you back at work so soon.
You're just here for the day or...?

- No, no, I'm back at work.
- And what...?

Uh, I've got a serious public safety issue
in front of me...

so is there anything I can do for you?

Will you be taking your entire division
out?

- That was the plan.
- How long will you be gone?

Well, that depends on how long
the suspect takes to apprehend

Is there anyone in particular
you would like us to leave behind?

Chief, we got an address
for Caroline Lowitz.

Mind if we pay Miss Lowitz a call?
Shouldn't take long.

She's living in a highly populated
neighborhood, chief.

PROVENZA: Oh, good point.
You know, even If she Isn't our killer...

we should probably be,
you know, uh, extra careful...

in how we approach Miss Lowitz.

TAYLOR: The last thing we need is to incur
civilian casualties during a manhunt.

And we all know the suspect
could be armed.

So if anyone starts shooting...

Oh, for heaven's sakes,
let's make a big production.

- Chief Pope, I have a special request.
- Uh, so have I.

Would you come with me, please?
Excuse us, everyone.

POPE:
Why are you even at work today?

I'm trying to find the person
who murdered a war hero...

with DDA Baldwin looking over my
shoulder. How do you propose I do that?

By staying home. My special request,
If you wanna call It that...

is that you take your full three weeks
of bereavement leave.

I'm not gonna do that right now.

Are you sure you're okay being here?

- Yes, I'm fine. I'd rather not discuss it,
- Jo. Ka7.

Okay, this is a personal matter,
so I'm not gonna order you to go home.

You could order Baldwin
to stay out of my murder room.

- Well, no, I can't do that either.
- Okay, I see that you want a deputy DA...

attached to Major Crimes.
But what I do not understand Is why.

Because it's the compromise I made
to keep Major Crimes up and running.

And to keep me?

Yeah.

And it's why my position as assistant chief
will now be taken by Taylor, Instead of you.

Believe me, you didn't want that job.

Why didn't you tell me
about all these compromises before?

Well...

I was afraid you might quit.
Plus, you were really mad at me.

And then your mom died...

and, uh, you've been
under a lot of pressure...

because of the leak in your division.

While we're getting the bad news out,
we might as well get It all out.

Raydor thinks she's finally figured out
who that is.

We were gonna manage that today
while you were still gone...

but if you're determined to stay...

- I am. Who is it? Who's the leak?
- No, no, no.

She still has more statements to take.

- But by this afternoon...
- So you know who It is?

I just said we'll have this figured out later today.
Raydor has to do this by the rules.

Now, you say you wanna work,
and you have a special request. What is it?

Tsk, yes. Urn, I need, urn, 10 SIS
officers, several patrol cars...

...and tactical support
from Special Operations.

Considering our ridiculously
limited resources...

do you have an incredibly good reason for
ordering an expensive roll out like that?

[Do.;0]

I need to return someone's iPod.

BREN DA:
Yoo-hoo

- Miss Lowitz? Miss Caroline Lowitz?
- HI. Yes?

My name is
Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson.

And, uh, this is Detective David Gabriel.

- May we come in?
- Sure.

Thank you.

We're from the L.A.P.D. Theft Division.

And we've got great news.

It's returning stolen property week.

It's kind of a community outreach thing.

And according to our records...

you purchased this iPod in May,
and we just recently recovered it

Oh, this must be Luke's.

Luke. Who's that?

My grandson. Luke Bauer.
I bought this for him a few weeks ago.

Okay. So this was like
a high school graduation gift?

No. For his 23rd birthday.

Oh, God, that was stolen?

- Luke wasn't hurt, was he?
- Oh, no, no. Not at all.

And do you know where Luke is
right now?

BRENDA: He's not here.
OFFICER 1: All right.

All units, stand down.
We're moving to a new location.

We have a full name on our suspect.
Luke Bauer, age 23.

He's to be considered armed
and dangerous.

BREN DA:
Okay, everyone, gather in.

He's at Run and Gun Sporting Goods
on the corner of Victory and Rosita.

- Got it? Let's go.
ALL: All right.

This way, guys.

Oh, you found them.

Of course, I did. Trust me,
I am gonna make your feet feel great.

[GIGGLES]

[LUKE GRUNTS]

GABRIEL:
Get up! I

[LUKE GRUNTS]

Luke Bauer,
I believe this belongs to you.

Hmm, you got the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will
be used against you.

You have the right to an attorney.

BRENDA [ON MONITOR]:
Hello again, Luke.

Now, ah, everything that, uh,
1 know about you...

besides your taste in music, is that you
like to break Into other people's houses. I

- I don't break into people's houses.
- Really?

Because you were arrested
for just that very thing last year.

LUKE [ON MONITOR]: My mom's house.
She dropped the charges.

GABRIEL [ON MONITOR]: Yeah, but not before
the police found you with a dagger...

kung fu sticks,
something called a dirk knife.

And there's a second page here.
Oh, look, chief, a shotgun.

That's a lot of weapons
to be carrying around, Luke.

- Preparing for Armageddon?
LUKE: No.

Those are antiques left by my father.
My mother didn't want me to have them.

I got tired of waiting. I
I decided to take them.

The Second Amendment says it's okay
for me to have all of that stuff.

Why don't you read the constitution,
asshole?

- He.
- Did our founding fathers...

also endow you
with the Inalienable right...

to have sex in other people's houses?

Looks like you made quite
a party out of it, Luke.

A sleeping bag, pot, beer.

I didn't break in, and it wasn't a party.

No. It was a murder.

I don't-I don't-
What happened to this guy?

Hmm, maybe he'd be easier to
recognize for you with a face.

Name is Danny Chaidez, a veteran.

Just returned from serving in Iraq
and Afghanistan.

You met Mr. Chaidez just moments before
his face was blown off with a shotgun.

- Guess who owns one.
- I didn't shoot this guy. I swear.

We know you were in that house.

And we know you were not alone
though.

LUKE: Man-BREN DA: Who were you with?

We just... I was just looking
for a place to hang out.

No, no. You just said “we.”
Who was “we”?

You were with someone. Who was it?

You're on probation, so I don't even need a
warrant to search your house or your car.

When I find a weapon of any kind, or drugs,
you're Immediately back In court.

I was with my girlfriend, okay?

Okay. What's her name?

Jenna.

Bateman. Jenna Bateman.

LUKE: The only reason we
were in that house is...

,..because I've got three roommates
right now.

And we never know
when Jenna's dad's gonna be home...

Jenna's dad?

How old is she?

We found DNA all over that house. If
you're shuttling in a little girl...

She's not a little girl.
She'll be 17 In, like, a month.

Uh-huh.

Tell me, have you ever heard
of statutory rape?

That would be when you have sex
with someone under the age of consent.

And if we add that to the breaking and
entering charge from last night...

-..you're swinging at strike three, buddy.

Look, this was all Jenna's idea to
go In this house. It wasn't mine.

She had a key. We just went in
there to-We were just hanging out.

Mr. Rent-A-Cop shows up and tells us
to get lost before he calls the cops.

- So I took off.
- You took off?

- Where did Jenna go?
- I don't know. Home, I guess.

What's her address?
We'd like to check on her.

Forest Drive. 1015 Forest Drive.

Okay. I'm gonna get a search warrant
for this little dirtbag's home.

TAO:
I will pick up the girl.

Oh, uh...

- She's 16?
- Well, tell the young Miss Jenna...

what we found in the party house.

Then ask if she wants
to come In with...

- ...or without her parents.
- M m-h[ii.

GABRIEL: Did Danny threaten you?
He was armed.

LUKE:
No. Look, 1 told you the whole story.

Danny-Whatever his name was.

He told us to leave. And we left.

[SIGHS]

- What are you doing?
- I need to speak with Detective Gabriel.

Excuse me, detective.

Come with me, please.

Chief Pope is expecting us.

Chief?

£21

[GABRIEL SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

Before we begin this meeting,
Is there anything you wanna tell me?

I don't know what this meeting is about,
captain.

Okay.

So before we start, I want you to know...

that I'm really sorry
we have to do things this way.

Do what things? I don't understand.

- Anne.
- David, I am so sorry.

- Sorry for what? What's going on?
- Have a seat, detective.

Detective, are you aware...

.that during the time Peter Goldman
was suing the L.A.P.D...

he was paying the woman you're living
with for Information about Major Crimes?

[GABRIEL GRUNTS]

She's not working for Goldman.

She finished law school.
She's studying. I'm helping her.

She's studying.
How could she be working for Goldman?

Mr. Goldman shares reception and office
personnel with several other law firms.

One of which used Anne last summer
as an Intern.

She's already admitted
that In exchange for getting to know you...

Gold man paid off $60000
of her student loans.

But how...? Look, this can't be right.

She didn't know anything
to tell Goldman.

RAYDOR:
I wouldn't be so sure about that.

A couple of weeks ago, when I met her...

I was struck when you told me that Anne
gives you her point of view on everything.

I wondered if everything included you
work and your personal recollections...

.of the cases we were being sued for
In court.

For example, even though it appears
as if no laws were broken...

we all have doubts about the way Chief
Johnson settled affairs with Terrell Baylor.

Did you share your doubts with Anne?

[GABRIEL SIGHS]

But we...

We met when she joined my church.

I think that was the plan, David.

You were...?
You were paid to meet me at church?

You came to my church?

So the Sunday that we met and you
came up and Introduced yourself to me...

.and said that you needed legal advice,
that was all part of some plan?

I know this is difficult.
Let's try not to stray off the subject.

This is... This is not a subject.

This is not a subject.
This is... This is my life.

This is my everything.
Anne, how could you do this to me?

Goldman told me you were a crooked cop
and that you were involved in a murder.

And David-David, look, as soon as
I knew you weren't what he said...

.and that I had feelings for you,
real feelings, I wanted to quit.

And I tried to keep you from being subpoenaed.
Do you remember that?

You weren't subpoenaed
at the same time as everyone else.

- But Peter said-
- Peter said?

You're calling that son of a bitch Peter?

[GABRIEL SIGHS]

Please, tell me what Peter said.

He said that if I didn't go on helping him,
he would tell you everything.

And I was caught.

I hoped that after the trials were over,
you would never find out.

- David, I'm so-
- Do not touch me.

I'm so sorry. Can David and I
have a minute to talk-?

Oh, no. I am done talking with you.

We have talked enough, okay?
You know... Did you...?

Did you get your $60,000 worth
out of me, hmm?

- Did you hold my hand enough?
- Don't think that.

Did you get paid a little extra
for sleeping with me?

- You know what? I don't want-
ANNE: I love you.

Am I required to stay? I would like to go now.

Do I at least get a chance to explain
myself to Chief Johnson and my division?

I'll need to get your complete statement
first.

- Fine, whatever. Just get me out of here.
Just wait a second.

- Please.
- Get your stuff out of my house.

-Ugh!
- Get her stuff out of my house.

David, we'll take care of that.

ANNE: Wait a second.
- This way. David.

- Wait a second!
GABRIEL: You know what?

[SIGHS]

You need to get out of my house.

You need to get out of my church.

And you need to get out of my life,
Anne.

- David, wait, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I-
- I mean it.

[WHISPERS]

PROVENZA:
Okay, urn...

Prince Charming's underage girlfriend,
Jenna Bateman...

is on her way up to speak with us.
Flynn's Mirandizing her In the elevator.

- With or without her father?
- Without.

And we sent some officers over to search
Luke's apartment. No sign of our 12-gauge.

Doesn't look like our love birds
were expecting company.

Did they have some place
to hide a shotgun?

0.
- Where did it come from?

- Where did it go?
TAO: Maybe Jenna and Luke had exes...

who were unhappy with
their relationship.

Ex would have shot one of them.
Not Danny.

Why shoot the guy who's making them
get dressed and leave?

That would be completely irrational.
You have a minute?

Can it wait just...?

I'm sorry. Yes, I do.

Oh, these heels are torturing my feet.

Please, please, please, tell me
that you brought me another pair of shoes.

And don't...

Don't ask me...

If you need to talk to me,
just say, “Listen.”

Okay?

- Ever since Mama asked me...
- You know what?

This conversation...

This ongoing conversation you keep having
about what your mother wanted to say.

We're gonna table that conversation
for the moment so we can discuss...

why I did not bring you your shoes.

You didn't?

If you don't like the way your feet
are feeling, you need to go home.

I have a job too.

I can't keep running back and forth
between here and home and a hotel.

- I really can't go back home right now.
- Brenda, please.

- Come home.
- No, no, no. Really.

Really, I think-I think
we should just move.

We can talk about finding another place,
sweetheart.

But first, we have to unpack our suitcases.
We have to pick up Joel.

He's freaked out.
He's been boarded for a week.

And, honey, I miss your mother too.
Of course, I do.

But your mother...

is not at our house.

And you need to be.

[JENNA CRYING]

JENNA: Oh, my God.
Why are you showing me this picture?

If you know he's dead, that is awful.
Why show me that?

Because you and your boyfriend Luke...

are maybe the last two people
to see this man, Danny Chaidez, alive.

Oh, I wasn't with Luke last night.

Jenna, you chose to come down here
on your own.

If you continue to act like a child,
I'm gonna have your father come.

No, no, no please, please, please,
God, no. My dad is totally out of his mind.

JENNA [ON MONITOR]:
He will, like, ground me forever.

He's got all these crazy curfew rules.

Seriously, if my dad hears I was with Luke,
he'll go crazy.

Okay, Jenna, I'll make a deal with you.

Tell me about the house
that you and Luke hung out in last night...

and I'll keep it between us.

My friend Ellen
used to live in that house...

.until they had to leave because her dad
couldn't pay for their mortgage.

- He was sideways on it,
- Upside down.

- What?
- He was upside down on the mortgage.

- Oh.
- The point Is, lieutenant...

that her friend was gone.

- How did you get in and out of that house?
- She had a key to my place.

I had a key to hers.
And we would just spend time together.

You know, like, when my father
was at work, and just be chill.

And smoke pot. Like you did with Luke.

Luke has a prescription for pot
from a doctor in a clinic.

That is his medicine
for calming him down and stuff.

Okay, Jenna,
how did your friend's house key end up...

in the murdered
security guard's pocket?

I seriously don't know.

Can we just call her father?

- No, no.
- Then stop lying.

Why was the key in the victim's pocket?

[SIGHS]

Okay. This is, urn...

This is a really embarrassing, heh.

But Luke and I were hanging out
In the sleeping bag...

you know, just listening to music...

when this security guy...

he barged in and he threw us out...

without knowing
that I had a right to be there.

This is what happened. This security
guy, he said, “Get dressed...”

Anything about Gabriel?

- Damnedest thing.
- I told you from the beginning, sir.

- But you wouldn't listen.
- I'm not listening now either.

The security guy who was, like,
this bossy know-it-all...

he gave me a lecture and he made me give
him the key that my friend had left me.

I was just scared
that he was gonna tell my dad about Luke.

He just walked me to my driveway
and he said If he ever caught us again...

he would call the police.

And you have no ideal
who shot Mr. Chaidez...

just a few minutes after that?

JENNA: Actually, right as I was
about to go to my house...

I did see this, um, this man.

He was on a motorcycle, and he
was going really slowly up the street.

He was, like... He was this big, black guy.

You know, huge, really.

And, urn, he started trash-talking
the security guard.

Oh, that sounds suspicious.

Why does it always
have to be a big, black guy?

Lieutenant, would you please get a warrant
for Jenna's house?

- What are we looking for?
- A 12-gauge shotgun.

- I don't think Jenna can handle one.
BRENDA: Well, maybe she can't.

But she came home last night
without a bra.

I wondered how she explained that
to her father.

Uh, chief, can we talk?

Sure, David, we can talk.

- Lieutenant.
- I'll get the warrant.

RAYDOR: There is no question that some
of his conversations with Anne Mason...I

were technical violations of his oath.

But nearly everyone in the L.A.P.D. I
discusses confidential work issues...I

- ...with their significant other.
- Yes, thank you, captain, for your report.

You're welcome, chief.

If I may?

Detective Gabriel waived his right
to counsel and fully cooperated...

so that he could explain himself to you.

I trust that will speak in his favor.

Excuse me.

You shared misgivings with your girlfriend.

Chief, I am very sorry...

Oh, no, no, no.
We are a very long way from sorry.

Do you have any idea
how much this lawsuit...?

If you had a problem with the way
that we dealt with Terrell Baylor...

- ...why didn't you speak up?
- I did that.

- Why didn't you come to me?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, I did speak up.

Okay, when you put Terrell Baylor
on the street...

in front of his own gang members
who we knew wanted to kill him...

.l asked you, I said, “Are you sure
you wanna leave him like that?”

- You said, “Drive. David, I want to leave”
- I remember. You did not sound upset.

Please, do not say
that I did not seem upset, okay?

Because you remember exactly
how I sounded.

Or maybe we should ask Sanchez.

He'll remember for you.

I wasn't...

I wasn't sure that we were doing
the right thing.

I'm still not sure.

Are you?

GABRIEL: And because I was uncertain
about my own actions...

even months later,
I talked about it with the...

With the woman I expected to marry.

As Anne and I discussed...

what happened to Terrell Baylor...

I also mentioned other instances...

where in closing our cases...

it may have appeared
as though the spirit of the law...

was not perfectly upheld.

I'm sure
those were your exact words too.

I was not the leak.

But you were the source.

Unless you've never said anything stupid
to a woman you were In love with...

will you just stop what you're doing
for a second and let the man finish? I

There's, uh...

There's nothing left to say,
really, other than, urn...

I am truly sorry to everyone...

for everything.

Apology accepted.

Apology accepted.

Apology accepted.

Apology accepted.

Apology accepted.

Now put in for a transfer.

[BALDWIN: I
It's not over]

POPE: We found the murder weapon in the
girl's house registered to her father.

Ballistics matched the shotgun to the
shell, so kind of feels like it's over.

As I keep telling people, the victim
was armed and an experienced soldier.

- Uh-huh, who was awarded a silver star.
- For killing people.

His status as a veteran
will be used against us.

- The attorney will say the defendant has...
- It's defendants now.

Chief Johnson believes
she has two suspects.

I get where you're going with this.
They can claim self-defense...

if they can sell
that our victim approached with force.

And we could end up facing several
credible alternatives to murder.

Mm-hm. Would a confession help you
with that?

Two would be better.

BATEMAN [ON MONITOR]:
She's a minor.

BRENDA: Your daughter is 16.1
That's old enough to consent...

Consent? Consent to what?

Mr. Bateman, we read you your rights
so that we could question you...

not so you could question us.

Well, how about this?

I'm not answering until you tell me
why you called Jenna behind my back.

We wanted to know if she recognized
this young man: Danny Chaidez.

Last night, he was shot to death.

By what Ballistics tell us
Is a shotgun registered in your name.

It doesn't get much simpler than this, sir.

Our victim was murdered
by either you or your daughter.

Who would you like me to arrest?

If there are mitigating circumstances...

I urge you to share them with us now, sir,
before I have to hand you over to the DA.

He tried-
This guy tried to rape my daughter.

- What are you talking about?
- Molested my little girl. Tried to rape her.

- How do you know he tried to rape her?
Jenna told me.

She walked into the house, no bra, her
underpants stuffed In her pocket...

in tears, shaking,
because your so-called victim...

this rent-a-cop
had pulled a gun on her...

forced her into an empty house
around the corner and made her strip...

and tried to mount her.

So you went out looking for him?

I just wanted to hold him
till the police arrived..

Make sure he didn't go after anyone else.
He was just standing there by his car...

where Jenna said he'd be,
like nothing had happened.

I asked him why the hell
he's messing with my daughter.

He said she was asking for trouble.

And that next time, he'd see she got it.

- So you shot him
- Yeah, I shot him.

Pervert.

Who knows what other girls
he's treated like that?

Thank you, Mr. Bateman I'm
sure that wasn't easy.

Detective Sanchez, would you see to it...

that Mr. Bateman
writes down his statement?

How does she include the girl
In all of this?

You have a perfect case
of murder in the first with this guy.

Thanks, I'm trading him in
for two counts of murder in the second.

- How?
- Bateman just said Danny was standing...

right where Jenna said he would be.

- If you arrest the daughter-
- No, no, no. Not if.

I'm arresting Jenna
and you will prosecute her.

It's not enough Jenna told her father
where he could find the victim.

You need to ask her
if he had a gun in his hand.

Please, relax. She's about to tell us
everything we need to know.

Hello, Jenna.

Sorry to keep you waiting,
but I was just listening to your father...

confess to murdering
the security guard last night.

Oh, no. That is so awful.

- Are-? Are you putting him in jail?
- Maybe.

Maybe not.

There could be mitigating circumstances.

What do you mean “mitigating”?

“Mitigating” means that, um, your father
had a reason to commit murder...

.such as Danny Chaidez
tried to rape you...

which is what you told him
even though we both know that's not true.

Look, I left my bra at the other house
and...

Well, you see what my dad is like.

So you told your dad that you were raped
to protect your boyfriend.

I had to say something
or he would have gone after Luke.

I understand. Now, in order to just confirm
your father's version of events...

which I'm afraid is going to send him
to jail for the rest of his life...

in which hand was he holding the
shotgun when he walked out of the house?

- His right.
- You sure?

Yup. I saw him.

He took it out of the closet right before
he asked me where the guard was.

It's so terrible
that he has to go to jail for this.

But since I'm, like, almost 17, I can
still, like, uh, live In our house, right?

I'll file on both of them.

Can you pass along my congratulations?

- She'll be sorry she missed you.
- Heh, heh.

Good night, gentlemen.

I don't have to go into, like,
foster care or anything, right?

Really? You know, I think I am old enough
to get by on my own.

I agree.
Another parent will be wasted on you.

In fact, I'm pretty sure
that the state of California...

.is ready to treat you like an adult
for the rest of your life.

- Cool.
- Way cool.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.

[DOOR OPENS]

[SIGHS]

I, uh, sent my letter of resignation
to Chief Pope's office...

...and Lieutenant Tao has copies of
all of my outstanding case notes.

And Lieutenant Provenza found
a detective In Central...

- ...who will cover for me until you can-
- David, you're not quitting.

- I am. Chief.
- No, not today. I can't let you do that.

I don't know what to do. I can't go back
to my desk and act like nothing's changed.

I can't even go home right now.

Because she's there packing.

Maybe you're too upset with me
to understand what I'm going through...

but this whole...

This Terrell Baylor thing...

sometimes I feel like it ruined my life.

I can relate.

And you're absolutely right.

You were upset that day.

I knew you're were upset,
but I didn't listen.

And I'm sorry about that.

For not listening well enough.

It's funny. I...

Sometimes I feel like I pay more attention
to what murderers have to say...

while ignoring the people
I really care about.

Anyway, uh, I can't let you quit over this.

I accept your apology
and I hope you'll accept mine.

I gave the order to drive.

And everything that happened
after that...

I'm responsible for all of it.

I need you here.

Okay, chief.

Okay.

Thank you.

[MEOWS]

[SIGHS]

Are you all right?

Last time I saw Mama,
she asked me if I had a minute.

And I didn't have time just then.

And now I'm the one
who could really use a minute.

And she has no time at all.

[SOBBING]

Sync & Corrected by Shadowmoon