The Glades (2010–2013): Season 4, Episode 9 - Episode #4.9 - full transcript
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to
the fastest sport in the world.
Here now are your
Dania Jai-Alai players.
Please give them a warm welcome.
Looking good!
What, me or the grass?
- What grass?
- That's my girl.
Hey, you know what I realized these
last two weeks that Jeff's been away?
That kid of yours
has way too many chores.
Don't worry, you can split them
with him after we're married.
Although
chores does build character.
They'll be here soon enough.
I know it's hard.
Yeah, it's harder on Jeff.
And weird.
He doesn't even know where his dad lives.
Witness Protection just whisks him off
to some undisclosed location, puts
him up in a hotel... here they are.
There you are!
Here I am.
I missed you.
I missed you, too.
I missed you more.
You missed a spot.
I was leaving a spot
for you, buddy.
- Welcome home.
- Good to be home.
Thanks, Tony.
Yeah, Carlos?
All right, I'll be right there.
Shower much?
Some people enjoy
the scent of fresh-cut grass.
It's more like fertilizer,
my friend.
All right, got it. Thanks.
Okay, the commissioner sent you
to check up on us again?
I wish... Governor's Office.
Our dead woman must be
pretty important.
Only woman that important
is lady luck.
Figures...
Jai Alai's big business.
Brought in almost $60 million
in revenue last year.
Just from betting on Jai Alai?
Poker, ponies, and pooches... some
of them even have slot machines.
Unless you're a seminole Indian,
'cause, you know,
in Florida, you're not allowed to have
gambling without also playing Jai Alai.
Yeah, this Fronton did a $15 million
renovation to bring in more gamblers.
And the governor's office
doesn't want
- those gamblers scared away by a dead woman
with a... - a gunshot wound to the neck.
They don't call Jai Alai
ballet with bullets for nothing.
Who is she?
Towel boy who found the body
identified her as Lori Aest.
22 years old,
from Coconut Grove.
Her favorite food is paella.
Her favorite athlete
is Venus Williams.
I read the Q&A
on her player's page.
See? She's a Jai Alai player?
Number 27... first woman to go pro in
the 600-year history of the sport.
Of course, she gets murdered
in Florida three hours ago.
Please tell me you know more than
just what her favorite movie was.
Unfortunately, that's "as good as it gets"...
the movie and what we know.
Speak for yourself.
I can tell you the stippling and
slight star shape around the wound
suggests that she was shot
at close range.
Plastic curtain
suggests she was in the shower.
And the shower curtain suggests that all
our evidence has gone down the drain.
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I drive by this place all the
time, but I've never seen a game.
Are you kidding?
You really are part
of a lost generation.
Hey. I've never
seen a game either.
Well, you're just from Chicago.
Dania Jai-Alai's one of the
oldest Frontons in the country.
All the greats used to play here...
Arrieta, Minte, Beascoechea.
- Gesundheit.
- Yeah, you mock.
Back in the day, you couldn't
get in on a Saturday night
unless you bought the
ticket Monday morning.
My mother and father would get all dressed
up, eat a fancy dinner court side,
play the quinela,
and stay out all night long.
Well, my family's favorite game
is ping-pong.
Played it all the time
growing up. Parents still do.
Ping-pong is a parlor game.
Jai Alai is a sport.
Yeah, try telling that
to my dad.
You're comparing a children's
game played with a plastic ball
to the fastest sport
in the world?
Ping-pong's pretty fast.
Yeah, 150-Miles-per-hour fast?
I-it's the most dangerous
sport out there.
Yeah, well, it proved to be
downright deadly for Lori Aest.
It must have been hard
being the only woman.
There, blood spatter.
Yeah, tell me about it.
They couldn't even give her
a separate shower area.
They tried to give her
some privacy.
The tile and grout around
the shower rod looks pretty new.
Detective, there's something
under the curtain.
It's a cellphone.
The victim brought her cellphone
into the shower?
Probably the only place
she could find some privacy.
It must have been
an important call.
Yeah, 911... "Help! I'm being murdered!"
Either way, they're both dead.
I can fix it, I think.
Too bad the killer
didn't drop the gun, too.
Well, we don't know that.
It's worthwhile
checking the area.
There's at least 26 acres
of property here.
It's gonna take Daniel
a long time to search.
- And? - While you're waiting,
I wanted you to meet someone.
Corrine Meltzer. I'm
the new owner of the Fronton.
Meltzer? As in
Brian "the Meltz" Meltzer?
American front-court champion,
played in the '70s,
until he got hit with a ball
and shattered his knee.
He was my dad.
May he rest in peace.
It's always great to meet a fan.
Meltz was amazing.
He gave these old-school basque
players a run for their money.
We've also got some great new players, as well...
Diego, Troy, Arregui, Sebastian.
Come see them play.
We're hosting exhibition games and
fan-appreciation events all this week.
What a coincidence. All this
week, we'll be solving a murder.
No one is more upset about this
than me, Detective.
I'm the one who discovered Lori,
turned her into a pro.
I'll do everything I can to help
find whoever did this to her.
As long as we don't interfere
with the Fronton.
Look... I don't mean to sound callous,
but we are in preseason right now.
The new season starts
in three days.
I can't afford to have this place
shut down by a crime scene.
No, well, when you put it like that,
no, that doesn't sound callous at all.
What Detective Longworth means is
we will do everything in our power
to make sure your locker room
stays open.
I'd appreciate that. Tomorrow,
we have early and late games,
so the players need access
to their lockers.
Well, we only need access to one
locker right now, and that's Lori's.
Is that a problem?
No, of course not. I'm just
not sure which one is hers.
I'm gonna go with the locker that doesn't
have the picture of a naked woman on it.
- There you go.
- I'm gonna need a list of all the players
and everyone who had access
to the locker room.
There's not much in here... just clothes,
no wallet, house keys, car keys.
Is this her boyfriend?
They were dating...
Troy Douglas.
He's a backcourter...
plays in the late games.
I don't know what that means.
It means he's very good.
Troy's been playing here
for three years.
He used to play in
the early games like Lori.
Where was he before?
Florida Gators.
He was a high-school basketball
phenom from St. Thomas Aquinas.
Basketball to Jai Alai...
that's quite the leap.
Not really.
It's all hand-eye coordination, and
he knows how to play the angles.
I'll keep that in mind.
He brought a lot of fans
from his basketball days.
Players like Troy
are the future of Jai Alai.
He's got style.
He's got personality.
He's got... a record...
assault and battery.
Drowning your sorrows, Troy?
Waiting for you, Detective.
I-I didn't kill Lori.
Yeah... with your record, you're gonna
have to give me more than that.
I know I hurt people
in the past, but...
Hurt? You put your last
girlfriend's arm in a sling.
I didn't know how to
behave myself back then.
Are you okay?
That's not good.
Look, after I lost
my scholarship
and I couldn't play anymore,
I couldn't find a job,
I ended up here...
trying to win rent.
That's how you found Jai Alai?
I fell in love with the game,
taught myself how to play,
but I made sure to go back to Spain...
learn from the masters.
Playing all the angles.
Hey. Jai Alai saved my life.
Jai Alai is my life,
and I wouldn't do anything
to mess it up.
What about the other players?
I know it was weird having Lori
around for a lot of the others guys.
But after they saw my girl play,
they got over it.
Lori was an early player, but she got
to substitute in for the late games.
She held her own.
Fans loved it...
started coming to see her.
Pretty soon, the guys realized she was
good for the sport, and for them.
front-court sensation
Lori "the acer" Aest.
Not just a battle of the sexes
but an epic
"Battle of the Cestas"
you won't want to miss.
For Lori... La muerta.
I'm gonna destroy her.
Well, what about that guy?
Looks like he didn't think Lori
was too good for the sport.
Sebastian won the citrus
invitational last three years.
He's a doubles
front-court champion.
He has the most wins.
And the fact you didn't answer
my question answers my question.
That is an amazing view.
Why on earth would you move?
Time for a change.
I've been living here
two years already.
Well, no, I can see how after two years
you get tired of looking at that.
What do you say?
Show me a beautiful woman, I'll show
you a man tired of making love to her.
But you love the ocean.
Your favorite meal is "anything seafood," and
you enjoy a run after a game along the beach.
I checked your player profile.
Then you know all this
is too much.
I'm a simple man
from a very small village.
San Sebastian, Spain, right?
San Sebastian is Basque,
not Spain.
We Basque have our own culture,
traditions.
- Like not allowing women to play Jai Alai.
- You mean Lori.
I feel bad, you know?
It's terrible, but no surprise.
Why is that?
Because the fans.
When I play abroad, the fans...
they treat me like a king.
But here, no respect.
They bet money.
They want to win.
They lose money, oh!
They come to the fence, call you a
name, say, "hey, I'm gonna kill you!"
But I watched that promo,
that battle of the cestas.
You said you were
gonna kill Lori.
I was... how do you say?...
Um, in the moment.
Yeah, the heat of the moment,
crime of passion.
You said you'd destroy Lori.
She turns up dead.
Only to get the people excited
to come and see.
Like all the talking
you Americans are so good at.
But you weren't worried that
you might get beaten by Lori?
I mean, first woman to go pro...
she must have been good.
I mean, you couldn't allow yourself
to get beaten by a woman, right?
But even the best woman
cannot beat only a good man.
It's a snowball in hell.
Ah. Well,
guess we'll never know.
I mean now that Lori's dead.
Well, good luck with the move.
Just, uh, don't move too far.
Arroz con cellphone?
That's how you plan on
fixing it?
Dry rice absorbs the moisture
without damaging the phone.
In the meantime, I pulled Lori's
phone records the old-fashioned way.
She made two long-distance phone
calls to a Jai Alai school in Spain.
- And these other calls?
- Other players.
Lori spent almost as much time on the phone
with her competitors as on the Fronton.
I want to see the phone records
for all the players then,
starting with Sebastian Lorca.
And while you're at it,
pull their financials, as well.
- Following the money?
- All the way to the state gaming commission.
As a courtesy, the Fronton
registers any events
that are added to
the regularly planned schedule.
Corrine was promoting
a big exhibition bout.
Yeah, I know... battle of the cestas
between Lori and Sebast... Ian.
No, she was promoting
another battle first...
clash of the titans, featuring Sebastian
and another up-and-coming player, Troy.
Troy was pushed
out of the battle by Lori.
He didn't seem that broken up that
his girlfriend was dead, either.
Daniel, about those phone records
and financials, start with Troy.
Send them to my phone.
Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait... you guys are
the ones who canceled my flight.
I was supposed to leave tonight.
Let me get my ticket.
Your dad's still going to Rio?
Yeah, well, he won that contract with
one of the olympic stadiums, so...
Yeah, I know.
He's just not ready to retire.
Is your mom upset?
That he's willing to walk away
from a marriage of 42 years?
When my father walked out
on us, my mom was relieved.
Yeah, no.
But it's his choice.
It's his life.
My mom's always been
a scrapper.
Maybe she just got tired
of scraps.
Oh, the airline industry is
going to hell in a hand basket.
The earliest they can get me on
a flight to Rio is at 10:00 P.M.
Well, that's not so bad.
Three days from now, Jimmy.
I'm afraid you guys are stuck
with me for a couple more days.
Hey. Could be worse.
Michael, I might have to rope you
into some wedding-planning stuff.
You're on, especially if it involves tasting
wedding cake and picking out entraes.
Oh, like father, like son.
Have you canceled the car
to the airport?
I thought I did. That's all right.
I'll let the guy know.
Surprise, Jimmy.
Mom.
- What the hell were you thinking?!
- Well, I had to do something.
So you put the house
in Arizona on the market?
Yeah, because we can't
afford two houses,
- and I am not moving to Arizona by myself.
- You didn't bother to ask me?
Well, you already said
that you're not gonna retire.
Oh, so, once again,
I'm in the middle. It's me.
I've never heard them
fight like this.
My parents didn't fight like that either,
but that's because they hated each other.
Well, maybe that's why they didn't
make it to 42 years of marriage.
Hey. We are gonna be fine.
I thought they would be, too.
Hey, dad. Everything okay?
Fine... everything
is just fine.
Jimmy.
Why didn't you tell me
your dad was still here?
I didn't know you were
coming down, mom.
What are you doing here?
I-I can't visit my only son
and my future daughter-in-law?
- Anytime.
- Mom?
Fine.
I'm looking at condos.
Here? I-I mean I-in Florida?
Yeah, in Florida.
In case you haven't noticed,
60 is the new 40.
There are a lot of retirees here,
not to mention my grandson... Jeff?
Jeff. Who I'm dying to get to know, and not
to mention any other little Longworths
that might come along.
Uh, uh, there was this... yeah.
I got a missed call.
So, I'm, you know, always
... I'm working, mom. Yeah.
- So I got to go.
- No, you should probably take that.
Don't let him
get away with that.
So, the big promotion's
supposed to be
between you and Sebastian,
but Lori took your spot.
You were jealous.
That's why you killed her.
We play over 2,000
games a year.
There's plenty more opportunities
for me to prove myself.
Yeah, still, had to suck... your
girlfriend stealing all your thunder.
And she was going
to study with the masters
in that same Jai Alai school
in Spain where you studied.
Her phone records show
she called there twice.
Yeah, that was just annoying.
I mean, I gave her lessons,
practiced with her.
And next thing I know,
she's turning pro.
Yeah, now she's playing
against you for real
instead of being one of
Corrinne's promotional gimmicks.
You felt betrayed.
Actually, I thought it was kind of hot.
Love a challenge.
Uh, yeah... hardly a challenge.
She beat you in just about
every game you played.
Oh, that's just
the rookie advantage.
She saw me play so much,
she knew all of my moves.
I was just learning hers.
She had other advantages,
too... like money.
Lori just made a deal to be the
spokesperson for Vale Jeans this year.
That's the Spanish clothing company
trying to break into the American market.
I've been playing for three years,
and they never even approached me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Sounds like jealousy to me.
Or maybe she just looks better in jeans.
There is that.
I didn't kill her!
Look... I knew I couldn't deal.
So for the first time,
I did the mature thing.
I broke up with her.
The FDLE techs just finished searching
for evidence in Lori Aest's apartment.
- Anything?
- Nothing.
So, a bowl of rice is all it takes
to save a cellphone these days?
And a .22-caliber is all it
takes to end Lori Aest's life.
This is my autopsy report.
The slug was lodged
in her spine.
Speaking of guns,
look what I found.
Please tell me
that's a .22-caliber.
- It's a .22-caliber.
- Yes!
Oh, there you go. That was easy.
Or not. Where was it?
Stashed inside an abandoned storm drain
at the far end of the Fronton's property.
I'll have ballistics test it.
I went through
the players' financials.
No one gets rich from Jai Alai.
- Except the Fronton.
- And Sebastian.
He gets a bonus from the Fronton
every time he wins,
but most of his money comes from a
Spanish company called Vale LLC.
- Vale, as in Vale Jeans?
- That's it... Sebastian's been under contract
with them
for the last two years.
Not anymore...
Lori's their new spokesperson,
which makes Sebastian
my new prime suspect.
And a good one.
Spanish police can't prove it, but
they suspect he's got ties to E.T.A.
That's a basque separatist
movement in Spain.
Sebastian has been
linked to a group
rumored to have been involved
in political assassinations.
Assassinations? Like how?
Shot in the neck
at close range.
Just like Lori.
Where are you going?
To catch a matinee. I can hear "march
of the suspects" playing right now.
Thank you all for coming.
As part of our
fan-appreciation week,
we are giving you the chance
to strap on a cesta
and play against a world champion...
Sebastian!
Sebastian! Hey, hey, Sebastian!
Oh, come on,
that doesn't look so hard!
Fastest sport in the world,
my ass!
It's a pity that Lori "the acer" Aest isn't
here to show us how it's really done!
O-kay, there we go.
So much for that cool
basque exterior, huh?
Come on. Come talk it out.
Detective, you said you wouldn't
disrupt the preseason.
No, I said I wasn't gonna close down the
locker room. I need to talk to Sebastian.
Now you can't.
He's playing with the fans.
Okay, so, how does this work?
You have three chances to catch and return
the ball all in one continuous motion.
You ever played Jai Alai
before?
Sure, every Saturday when I was a
kid, only we called it stickball.
That's one.
Huh. Okay.
- What do you want from me, Detective?
- The truth.
You never told me you had
a contract with Vale Jeans,
which you lost,
and that's why you're moving.
They fired you and hired Lori as the
spokesperson, and that's why you killed her.
That's two.
But with Lori gone, you thought you'd get
your contract back and all that money.
Ridiculous.
I have plenty of money.
Last chance, Detective.
Try not to get hurt.
Here comes three.
See, stickball.
Colleen.
We towed Lori's car from
the Fronton to our parking lot.
The FDLE techs have just
finished dusting it.
You should take a look
at what's inside.
Okay. I'll be right there.
You can just, uh,
take that to the office.
That'd be great. Yes, ma'am.
That's Lori's car?
Looks more like a
four-door filing cabinet.
So, what's all this?
Official paperwork Lori obviously
snuck out of the Fronton.
- It's all about gambling.
- Jai Alai?
Everything... the simulcast
of horse racing, dog racing,
and especially
the poker tables.
Why was Lori so interested
in gambling at the Fronton?
I do not know,
but one thing's becoming clear.
People that mess with the fastest
game on earth end up dead.
Oh, I'm sure Miss Meltzer
is expecting someone. Sir?
Just not me. Sir?
I'm sorry. You cannot go in there.
Sir!
We're bit...
I'm sorry, Miss Meltzer.
It's okay. We're done.
We'll be in touch.
What are you doing?
Eating.
This is lunch, isn't it?
Not for you.
That's a $900 Jaman Ibarico.
Really? Tastes just like ham.
Jaman Ibarico is ham.
Sebastian brought that back
for me from Spain.
You mean he
smuggled it into the country.
But you know what? Let's just
stick to your illegal acts.
Like breaking into Lori's car.
Why would I break into Lori's car?
That makes no sense.
Right? That's what I thought.
Until I realized that it was
full of paperwork
that was all about revitalizing
the Jai Alai players' union,
which you, as management...
mmm... was against.
I might be management, but
my father was also a player.
So you knew how ineffective
the players' union actually was,
which is how you knew
you had to get rid of Lori
when you heard rumblings
that she was trying to get
the much stronger casino workers' union
to allow Jai Alai players to join them.
Look... I have never been accused
of being unfriendly to the players.
Well, duh, no,
not to your face.
But you did realize
what my trusty intern realized
when he looked at
Lori's phone records...
that she was calling
other players about the union.
And now I'm calling my lawyer.
So, you can leave.
Fine. I'll leave.
But my warrant stays.
See?
This is really good ham.
Yeah, I could learn
to love Florida.
So, have you figured out
where in Florida you want to be?
Mm, well, I'm not exactly
the 55-and-over type,
and, uh, I'm not looking
to meet someone.
You know, there's some great places
up north or closer to the beach.
Oh, Callie, trust me, I am
not that kind of in-law.
Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
I had that in-law.
And I promised myself
I would never be that in-law,
- so if that's what you're worried about...
- I was a little worried about it.
No, no. I just... I'm just
excited to be on my own,
living on my own
for the first time in my life.
I mean, Michael and I
got married right after college,
and I went straight from my
parents' house to my husband's.
Yeah, I've been there.
Yeah, so you... so you know how exciting
it can be to be on your own, right?
I mean, after your time
in Atlanta.
I mean, and don't
get me wrong...
it was tough at times,
but a pretty great experience.
And you learned a lot
about yourself?
Oh, my God, a ton.
Ballistics test came back.
This is the gun
that shot Lori Aest.
So now we know what killed Lori,
just not who.
I gave you the murder weapon.
What more do you want?
A fingerprint would be nice.
Would you settle for
an unidentified substance?
It was on the gun grip.
It's not as definitive as a fingerprint,
but it could tell us more about
who pulled the trigger.
Well, this phone might.
Daniel, what are you watching?
I found all this game footage
on the external hard drive
we confiscated
from Corrinne's office.
Did you find anything
in Corrinne's paperwork
about Lori's union activity
at the Fronton?
I'm still going through
the files, but there is this.
It's a petition signed by
all the Fronton workers
in support of the Jai Alai players
joining the casino workers' union.
That's definitely something
Corrinne would have wanted to stop.
See if you can track down
the minutes from the meeting
held by
the casino workers' union.
I'll be back
to check on it later.
One more thing
that was a little strange.
Yesterday, Troy was
on Corrinne's computer,
skyping with
the Jai Alai school in Spain.
Well, we know he liked to visit
there at least once a year.
Who was he talking to?
Someone named Sofia Garita.
Hmm, Garita was big. That's an
important name from back when.
Well, maybe she's
an important name now.
Look at Lori's
phone records again.
Send them to my phone.
Hey, did you convince my mom to
move somewhere other than Florida?
Actually, I don't think
it's such a bad idea.
At least she'll be
close to family.
Well, she has family
in Chicago.
Who are all getting older
and moving to warmer climates.
Jim, she's your mom.
She's going to be living alone.
Don't you want to know
she's close by and okay?
No, I want her and my dad
to stay married forever,
nothing to change, but that's
a conversation for another day.
So, um, right now, I have to see a
guy about a thing for the case.
So, um... I love you.
Bye. I love you.
Bye.
Hey, Tony. Hey.
- Thanks for meeting me.
- No problem. What's up?
Oh, I... I thought you had something
for me, you know, 'cause of the look.
I gave you a look?
You gave me a look.
No, after you gave me a look.
That wasn't a look.
It was just my face.
Okay, I may have
given you a look.
But only because
I got a heads-up.
Ray tried
to renegotiate his deal.
What does he want?
Lifetime supervised visitation
with Jeff.
Way Ray's deal is now, when Jeff turns
18, he's no longer a minor, so...
No more visitations.
So he'll never be
able to see his dad again?
Well, not unless he joins
Witness Protection with him.
Yeah, but then that means Callie
will never see her son again.
I know. It sucks.
But our hands are tied.
Ray's taking steps so he doesn't
lose touch with his son.
Yeah, Daniel.
You find out anything
on that Jai Alai school?
You're wrong, Detective.
So, this isn't a photo of you with
your arm around your wife, Sofia Garita?
It is, but I told you I wasn't
messing with Lori anymore.
Lori called the Jai Alai school to
confirm that your wife worked there.
Her family owns the place.
You didn't kill Lori
because you were jealous.
You killed Lori because
she was jealous.
No, Lori knew I would
never leave Sofia.
And the only reason
that you're with Sofia
is because her family
has money... lots of it.
She pays your bills.
That's not true.
I love Sofia, and I would
never do anything to hurt her.
Me and Lori were through, and she knew
we weren't ever getting back together.
- Ever ever?
- Never ever.
So I had no reason to kill her.
I'm still going through
Corrinne's files.
No, no, no, that's fine.
Uh, let me ask you something.
When you were going through
the Jai Alai footage
in Corrinne's office, did you come across
anything with Lori and Troy together?
No, but I found footage
of Lori and Sebastian.
Corrine was gonna use it to
promote the battle of the cestas.
Here it is.
It's from the backcourt camera.
Is there any sound?
No, but plenty of posturing.
I'm guessing he's not
wishing her good luck.
That's not posturing.
That's motive.
Lucky for me,
she serves like a girl.
But this time,
I was not so lucky.
Or this time.
Jai Alai's dangerous.
And pretty difficult for a rookie to go
up against a world champion like you.
She must have been pretty good.
Someone gets hurt,
they call in sick.
That day, it was her turn
to be a substitute. That's all.
Yeah, but she still had to beat out
six other players just to play you.
But then she gets her chance,
and she throws the game.
She risks the fine.
She risks killing you.
You have any idea why?
'Cause... I don't know.
I think maybe she was crazy.
Okay.
Well, if she was crazy, Sebastian, it's
because you made her that way with this.
What's this?
It's a letter of complaint
from Lori to Corrinne.
It documents all the times and dates that
you inappropriately commented, gestured,
and touched her
in the locker room.
I mean, you paraded
around naked?
It's a locker room.
And I was just teasing her.
Yeah, right.
You were harassing her.
You don't like women
playing Jai Alai,
so you tried to make
Lori's life a living hell.
She complained,
your bullying didn't stop,
so she stopped it
with a kill shot to your head.
That was a disgrace,
not a kill shot.
Oh, no, no.
I'm sorry... my mistake.
A kill shot is a shot
that you can't return,
because you certainly returned it
to Lori with a bullet in the neck.
Police all over the world
are all the same.
You have accusations
but no proof.
So, I'll tell you something.
I'm sorry she's dead, 'cause I
was gonna kill her on the cancha
when the new season starts.
Michael, glasses.
Yeah, thank you.
You want a beer?
Uh, yeah, yeah.
Hey. Can I look at your computer
for a second?
I have to look up an address.
Oh, here. Sure.
I'll trade you. There you go.
Thanks.
Oh, what's that?
Um, that's one of the condos
that I'm gonna be looking at.
Oh, it's good.
Yeah, I thought so.
Garage, laundry, central air.
24-hour doorman...
that's good. That's good.
And make sure the security system has a
backup battery in case the power goes out.
You mean like the system I
installed in our house in Chicago?
Yeah, you still don't know how to
turn the boiler on for the winter.
Well, it's a good thing winter won't
have me to kick around anymore.
Well, only one bedroom?
I only need one bedroom.
What, you're not gonna have
any guests or an office?
I'm retired.
I am not gonna
sit at home anymore.
I'm gonna go traveling.
You know, Joanie, I'm going to Rio tomorrow.
I wish you'd have told me.
I could have gone around to look
at these places with you.
You can look at them
all you want.
I can manage
on my own. Thank you.
You find out something else
about Sebastian?
Uh, no, I'm just figuring out
who to bet in the trifecta.
What? The new season
starts today.
I thought I'd head over to
the Fronton and check it out.
Oh, and here I thought you'd gone all
"beautiful mind" to solve the case.
What about that substance
on the gun grip?
I'm still waiting for the
chemical analysis to get back.
Where is Lori's cellphone?
The rice is done,
and Lori's phone is working.
Looks like right before
Lori was killed,
she entered a number
but didn't hit "send."
Probably why it didn't appear
in the phone records.
But it's still on the screen.
Oh, and glowing with motive.
Oh, okay,
now I'm feeling lucky.
Carlos, can I come with?
Vamonos!
Well, it looks like
Corrinne's promotions paid off.
Fingers crossed
it keeps paying.
Come on.
I want to get a good seat.
All right, you go ahead.
I'll be right there.
Welcome to the start
of a new season,
and welcome to your
Dania Jai-Alai superstars!
Troy Douglas.
Please... This is
being simulcast live.
And Lori's dead, which means
you're under arrest.
I'll wait.
You lied to me, Troy.
Lori wasn't okay
that you broke up with her,
and she was gonna tell your wife
about the affair.
You recognize this number?
Yeah, that's the phone number of the
place I stay when I'm in Spain.
That's one way to put it.
Another is that
it's your home phone number,
which is also your wife's home phone number...
a wife and a marriage back in Spain
that you conveniently
forgot to mention.
- Where'd you get that?
- Off Lori's phone.
In fact, it was
the last number she dialed.
That's impossible.
I skyped with my wife yesterday.
When she heard about
Lori getting shot,
she was freaked out, but she had
no idea about my affair.
Lori had never said anything, and
I intended to keep it that way.
See, when you say things like that,
it sounds like you killed her.
Why would I do that
when we were going to talk?
She said she'd wait.
Wait... until when?
Until I finished playing.
Lori lost her match, so she...
she was finished early.
She headed for her locker room,
so I followed her.
Into the shower?
No, into the hallway.
But you were still outside
the players' cage.
Yeah. I had a match,
so I couldn't go far.
Look, I told Lori
she needed to chill.
Said, "after my game, we should grab a
bite, talk about this like adults."
She agreed.
You seen Carlos?
No. Have you seen this?
That's the most recent
bank statement from the Fronton.
Check the assets column. Wait.
This is just for Jai Alai, right?
No, that's everything.
You're kidding.
I just got the chemical analysis back
for the substance on the gun grip.
This time, not even you
could have seen this coming.
- Want to guess what it is?
- No.
But I can guess
I'm gonna need a warrant.
I'll see what I can do.
Oh, I have a warrant
for your ham.
You have ruined
the start of the season.
Do you know how much money the
Fronton lost today because of you?
Or maybe because you shot Lori?
We found oil from a pata
negra ham on the gun handle.
You pulled the trigger, I'm guessing
because she was organizing a union.
That's ridiculous.
I have been around this sport
my entire life.
I'm trying to bring it back
for the players.
I didn't care that Lori
was trying to organize a union.
But you were upset when you found out
she was taking things to the next level
- by organizing a strike.
- She was bluffing.
The players would
never strike again.
They went out in 1988,
and that lasted for three years.
Jai Alai was never the same.
The players know that going on strike
didn't turn out very well for them.
But now, in this case, it wouldn't
turn out well for you at all.
The state requires a minimum 40 games
per season so that you can keep
any kind of form of gambling
on your premises, right?
Well, without Jai Alai, you wouldn't be
able to pay off that $15 million bank loan.
According to your accounts, you're
already dangerously close to defaulting.
So a strike, even a couple of
days, puts you over the edge.
To keep the Fronton,
you got rid of Lori.
Lori Aest was nothing
when I found her.
I gave her
an amazing opportunity.
I turned her into a Jai Alai player...
the first professional female ever!
Not even my dad was able to pull
that off, as hard as he tried.
And Lori...
Lori was my shot at this.
And she stabbed me in the back.
So you shot her in the neck.
You're under arrest.
W-w-what about the Fronton?
My... my dad loved this game.
Okay.
Michael,
you missed an easy one.
See that? Skill.
Dad, that had to hurt.
All right, serve it up...
game point.
Why, yes! Man.
That's how we do it!
That's how we do it!
So, this is a Longworth family tradition?
I'm over here. Kamikaze, no-holds-barred,
take-no-prisoners ping-pong.
You see that? I did.
Actually, it was
a little embarrassing.
Who's up? Come on.
Callie, Jimmy?
I'll give you five points.
No, I think I'm good.
I'm gonna pass.
- Thank you, Michael.
- I'll play. Well, well, well...
look who crawled out from
underneath the real-estate section.
Oh, this is gonna be good.
Come on, mom.
Let's see. Uh... Mom's
like a ping-pong ninja.
She actually sizes up her opponent,
lets people beat themselves.
Really? Watch.
Oh, yeah, this one.
Come on. Come on.
Don't keep us in suspense.
Tell us, how was the condo?
Absolutely gorgeous.
Yeah, ocean views, great restaurants
nearby, and, you know, lots of amenities.
What amenities?
It didn't mention any amenities
on the website.
Yeah, well,
you didn't see this condo.
No, this... this place
has a gym, dance studio.
They even have bachata classes.
What the hell is bachata?
Oh, volley for serve?
Sounds like a pastry...
bachata.
Whatever... just another reason
we made the right decision.
No, forget the volley.
You just go ahead.
- Serve, bachata.
- Why are you so angry?
I'm not angry! I got work, and
you've got bachata, apparently.
Well, upset then.
I'm not upset! Would you
just please, Joanie, serve?
You can't seriously be mad at me
for finding things to do.
I'm not upset!
Are you kidding? I'm relieved.
I mean, so much for us
doing things together, right?
I mean, that's what you wanted,
right, to do things together?
Now you got all this stuff
going on, and I got nothing.
Nothing?
That's hilarious.
I mean, I've never known a man
who's had less nothing.
What are you talking about?
You have everything
you've ever wanted, Michael.
Y-you've always had everything
you've ever wanted,
and now now you've got
the rest of your life
to figure out what
you want to do with it.
So, can I just play?
No. No, what... what...
what everything?
I don't have everything,
Joanie.
In fact, I don't have anything.
What is that supposed to mean?
It means I don't want
everything, Joanie.
I want some things.
You know, like a few things
for when we retire.
Like you not buying a condo
that I'm not gonna live in.
Okay.
Fine. Yeah, I... I won't buy a condo
that you're not gonna live in.
Really?
Yeah.
Okay, fine.
You serve.
What just happened?
I think my dad just retired.
Here we go.
Okay.
Well, finally getting your
old man out of your hair, huh?
Oh, I'm just glad
everything worked out.
- Yeah, you're just glad your mother's not
moving here permanently. - That, too.
Ah, but we did find a timeshare
here in palm glade...
much better deal
than the condo.
I'm sorry, now... what?
You guys are getting
a timeshare down here?
Yeah, just, you know,
a little place on the beach.
It turns out that spending time
with you and Callie
is something
that we both wanted to do.
Thank you, Jimmy.
For what?
Oh, I miss you already!
- Bye, mom.
- Baby!
- Take care of yourself, and call your
sister once in a while, okay? - Right.
That worked out okay.
Yeah. Finally.
the fastest sport in the world.
Here now are your
Dania Jai-Alai players.
Please give them a warm welcome.
Looking good!
What, me or the grass?
- What grass?
- That's my girl.
Hey, you know what I realized these
last two weeks that Jeff's been away?
That kid of yours
has way too many chores.
Don't worry, you can split them
with him after we're married.
Although
chores does build character.
They'll be here soon enough.
I know it's hard.
Yeah, it's harder on Jeff.
And weird.
He doesn't even know where his dad lives.
Witness Protection just whisks him off
to some undisclosed location, puts
him up in a hotel... here they are.
There you are!
Here I am.
I missed you.
I missed you, too.
I missed you more.
You missed a spot.
I was leaving a spot
for you, buddy.
- Welcome home.
- Good to be home.
Thanks, Tony.
Yeah, Carlos?
All right, I'll be right there.
Shower much?
Some people enjoy
the scent of fresh-cut grass.
It's more like fertilizer,
my friend.
All right, got it. Thanks.
Okay, the commissioner sent you
to check up on us again?
I wish... Governor's Office.
Our dead woman must be
pretty important.
Only woman that important
is lady luck.
Figures...
Jai Alai's big business.
Brought in almost $60 million
in revenue last year.
Just from betting on Jai Alai?
Poker, ponies, and pooches... some
of them even have slot machines.
Unless you're a seminole Indian,
'cause, you know,
in Florida, you're not allowed to have
gambling without also playing Jai Alai.
Yeah, this Fronton did a $15 million
renovation to bring in more gamblers.
And the governor's office
doesn't want
- those gamblers scared away by a dead woman
with a... - a gunshot wound to the neck.
They don't call Jai Alai
ballet with bullets for nothing.
Who is she?
Towel boy who found the body
identified her as Lori Aest.
22 years old,
from Coconut Grove.
Her favorite food is paella.
Her favorite athlete
is Venus Williams.
I read the Q&A
on her player's page.
See? She's a Jai Alai player?
Number 27... first woman to go pro in
the 600-year history of the sport.
Of course, she gets murdered
in Florida three hours ago.
Please tell me you know more than
just what her favorite movie was.
Unfortunately, that's "as good as it gets"...
the movie and what we know.
Speak for yourself.
I can tell you the stippling and
slight star shape around the wound
suggests that she was shot
at close range.
Plastic curtain
suggests she was in the shower.
And the shower curtain suggests that all
our evidence has gone down the drain.
The Glades S04E09
"Fast Ball"
Rip and Resync:
Kreator
I drive by this place all the
time, but I've never seen a game.
Are you kidding?
You really are part
of a lost generation.
Hey. I've never
seen a game either.
Well, you're just from Chicago.
Dania Jai-Alai's one of the
oldest Frontons in the country.
All the greats used to play here...
Arrieta, Minte, Beascoechea.
- Gesundheit.
- Yeah, you mock.
Back in the day, you couldn't
get in on a Saturday night
unless you bought the
ticket Monday morning.
My mother and father would get all dressed
up, eat a fancy dinner court side,
play the quinela,
and stay out all night long.
Well, my family's favorite game
is ping-pong.
Played it all the time
growing up. Parents still do.
Ping-pong is a parlor game.
Jai Alai is a sport.
Yeah, try telling that
to my dad.
You're comparing a children's
game played with a plastic ball
to the fastest sport
in the world?
Ping-pong's pretty fast.
Yeah, 150-Miles-per-hour fast?
I-it's the most dangerous
sport out there.
Yeah, well, it proved to be
downright deadly for Lori Aest.
It must have been hard
being the only woman.
There, blood spatter.
Yeah, tell me about it.
They couldn't even give her
a separate shower area.
They tried to give her
some privacy.
The tile and grout around
the shower rod looks pretty new.
Detective, there's something
under the curtain.
It's a cellphone.
The victim brought her cellphone
into the shower?
Probably the only place
she could find some privacy.
It must have been
an important call.
Yeah, 911... "Help! I'm being murdered!"
Either way, they're both dead.
I can fix it, I think.
Too bad the killer
didn't drop the gun, too.
Well, we don't know that.
It's worthwhile
checking the area.
There's at least 26 acres
of property here.
It's gonna take Daniel
a long time to search.
- And? - While you're waiting,
I wanted you to meet someone.
Corrine Meltzer. I'm
the new owner of the Fronton.
Meltzer? As in
Brian "the Meltz" Meltzer?
American front-court champion,
played in the '70s,
until he got hit with a ball
and shattered his knee.
He was my dad.
May he rest in peace.
It's always great to meet a fan.
Meltz was amazing.
He gave these old-school basque
players a run for their money.
We've also got some great new players, as well...
Diego, Troy, Arregui, Sebastian.
Come see them play.
We're hosting exhibition games and
fan-appreciation events all this week.
What a coincidence. All this
week, we'll be solving a murder.
No one is more upset about this
than me, Detective.
I'm the one who discovered Lori,
turned her into a pro.
I'll do everything I can to help
find whoever did this to her.
As long as we don't interfere
with the Fronton.
Look... I don't mean to sound callous,
but we are in preseason right now.
The new season starts
in three days.
I can't afford to have this place
shut down by a crime scene.
No, well, when you put it like that,
no, that doesn't sound callous at all.
What Detective Longworth means is
we will do everything in our power
to make sure your locker room
stays open.
I'd appreciate that. Tomorrow,
we have early and late games,
so the players need access
to their lockers.
Well, we only need access to one
locker right now, and that's Lori's.
Is that a problem?
No, of course not. I'm just
not sure which one is hers.
I'm gonna go with the locker that doesn't
have the picture of a naked woman on it.
- There you go.
- I'm gonna need a list of all the players
and everyone who had access
to the locker room.
There's not much in here... just clothes,
no wallet, house keys, car keys.
Is this her boyfriend?
They were dating...
Troy Douglas.
He's a backcourter...
plays in the late games.
I don't know what that means.
It means he's very good.
Troy's been playing here
for three years.
He used to play in
the early games like Lori.
Where was he before?
Florida Gators.
He was a high-school basketball
phenom from St. Thomas Aquinas.
Basketball to Jai Alai...
that's quite the leap.
Not really.
It's all hand-eye coordination, and
he knows how to play the angles.
I'll keep that in mind.
He brought a lot of fans
from his basketball days.
Players like Troy
are the future of Jai Alai.
He's got style.
He's got personality.
He's got... a record...
assault and battery.
Drowning your sorrows, Troy?
Waiting for you, Detective.
I-I didn't kill Lori.
Yeah... with your record, you're gonna
have to give me more than that.
I know I hurt people
in the past, but...
Hurt? You put your last
girlfriend's arm in a sling.
I didn't know how to
behave myself back then.
Are you okay?
That's not good.
Look, after I lost
my scholarship
and I couldn't play anymore,
I couldn't find a job,
I ended up here...
trying to win rent.
That's how you found Jai Alai?
I fell in love with the game,
taught myself how to play,
but I made sure to go back to Spain...
learn from the masters.
Playing all the angles.
Hey. Jai Alai saved my life.
Jai Alai is my life,
and I wouldn't do anything
to mess it up.
What about the other players?
I know it was weird having Lori
around for a lot of the others guys.
But after they saw my girl play,
they got over it.
Lori was an early player, but she got
to substitute in for the late games.
She held her own.
Fans loved it...
started coming to see her.
Pretty soon, the guys realized she was
good for the sport, and for them.
front-court sensation
Lori "the acer" Aest.
Not just a battle of the sexes
but an epic
"Battle of the Cestas"
you won't want to miss.
For Lori... La muerta.
I'm gonna destroy her.
Well, what about that guy?
Looks like he didn't think Lori
was too good for the sport.
Sebastian won the citrus
invitational last three years.
He's a doubles
front-court champion.
He has the most wins.
And the fact you didn't answer
my question answers my question.
That is an amazing view.
Why on earth would you move?
Time for a change.
I've been living here
two years already.
Well, no, I can see how after two years
you get tired of looking at that.
What do you say?
Show me a beautiful woman, I'll show
you a man tired of making love to her.
But you love the ocean.
Your favorite meal is "anything seafood," and
you enjoy a run after a game along the beach.
I checked your player profile.
Then you know all this
is too much.
I'm a simple man
from a very small village.
San Sebastian, Spain, right?
San Sebastian is Basque,
not Spain.
We Basque have our own culture,
traditions.
- Like not allowing women to play Jai Alai.
- You mean Lori.
I feel bad, you know?
It's terrible, but no surprise.
Why is that?
Because the fans.
When I play abroad, the fans...
they treat me like a king.
But here, no respect.
They bet money.
They want to win.
They lose money, oh!
They come to the fence, call you a
name, say, "hey, I'm gonna kill you!"
But I watched that promo,
that battle of the cestas.
You said you were
gonna kill Lori.
I was... how do you say?...
Um, in the moment.
Yeah, the heat of the moment,
crime of passion.
You said you'd destroy Lori.
She turns up dead.
Only to get the people excited
to come and see.
Like all the talking
you Americans are so good at.
But you weren't worried that
you might get beaten by Lori?
I mean, first woman to go pro...
she must have been good.
I mean, you couldn't allow yourself
to get beaten by a woman, right?
But even the best woman
cannot beat only a good man.
It's a snowball in hell.
Ah. Well,
guess we'll never know.
I mean now that Lori's dead.
Well, good luck with the move.
Just, uh, don't move too far.
Arroz con cellphone?
That's how you plan on
fixing it?
Dry rice absorbs the moisture
without damaging the phone.
In the meantime, I pulled Lori's
phone records the old-fashioned way.
She made two long-distance phone
calls to a Jai Alai school in Spain.
- And these other calls?
- Other players.
Lori spent almost as much time on the phone
with her competitors as on the Fronton.
I want to see the phone records
for all the players then,
starting with Sebastian Lorca.
And while you're at it,
pull their financials, as well.
- Following the money?
- All the way to the state gaming commission.
As a courtesy, the Fronton
registers any events
that are added to
the regularly planned schedule.
Corrine was promoting
a big exhibition bout.
Yeah, I know... battle of the cestas
between Lori and Sebast... Ian.
No, she was promoting
another battle first...
clash of the titans, featuring Sebastian
and another up-and-coming player, Troy.
Troy was pushed
out of the battle by Lori.
He didn't seem that broken up that
his girlfriend was dead, either.
Daniel, about those phone records
and financials, start with Troy.
Send them to my phone.
Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait... you guys are
the ones who canceled my flight.
I was supposed to leave tonight.
Let me get my ticket.
Your dad's still going to Rio?
Yeah, well, he won that contract with
one of the olympic stadiums, so...
Yeah, I know.
He's just not ready to retire.
Is your mom upset?
That he's willing to walk away
from a marriage of 42 years?
When my father walked out
on us, my mom was relieved.
Yeah, no.
But it's his choice.
It's his life.
My mom's always been
a scrapper.
Maybe she just got tired
of scraps.
Oh, the airline industry is
going to hell in a hand basket.
The earliest they can get me on
a flight to Rio is at 10:00 P.M.
Well, that's not so bad.
Three days from now, Jimmy.
I'm afraid you guys are stuck
with me for a couple more days.
Hey. Could be worse.
Michael, I might have to rope you
into some wedding-planning stuff.
You're on, especially if it involves tasting
wedding cake and picking out entraes.
Oh, like father, like son.
Have you canceled the car
to the airport?
I thought I did. That's all right.
I'll let the guy know.
Surprise, Jimmy.
Mom.
- What the hell were you thinking?!
- Well, I had to do something.
So you put the house
in Arizona on the market?
Yeah, because we can't
afford two houses,
- and I am not moving to Arizona by myself.
- You didn't bother to ask me?
Well, you already said
that you're not gonna retire.
Oh, so, once again,
I'm in the middle. It's me.
I've never heard them
fight like this.
My parents didn't fight like that either,
but that's because they hated each other.
Well, maybe that's why they didn't
make it to 42 years of marriage.
Hey. We are gonna be fine.
I thought they would be, too.
Hey, dad. Everything okay?
Fine... everything
is just fine.
Jimmy.
Why didn't you tell me
your dad was still here?
I didn't know you were
coming down, mom.
What are you doing here?
I-I can't visit my only son
and my future daughter-in-law?
- Anytime.
- Mom?
Fine.
I'm looking at condos.
Here? I-I mean I-in Florida?
Yeah, in Florida.
In case you haven't noticed,
60 is the new 40.
There are a lot of retirees here,
not to mention my grandson... Jeff?
Jeff. Who I'm dying to get to know, and not
to mention any other little Longworths
that might come along.
Uh, uh, there was this... yeah.
I got a missed call.
So, I'm, you know, always
... I'm working, mom. Yeah.
- So I got to go.
- No, you should probably take that.
Don't let him
get away with that.
So, the big promotion's
supposed to be
between you and Sebastian,
but Lori took your spot.
You were jealous.
That's why you killed her.
We play over 2,000
games a year.
There's plenty more opportunities
for me to prove myself.
Yeah, still, had to suck... your
girlfriend stealing all your thunder.
And she was going
to study with the masters
in that same Jai Alai school
in Spain where you studied.
Her phone records show
she called there twice.
Yeah, that was just annoying.
I mean, I gave her lessons,
practiced with her.
And next thing I know,
she's turning pro.
Yeah, now she's playing
against you for real
instead of being one of
Corrinne's promotional gimmicks.
You felt betrayed.
Actually, I thought it was kind of hot.
Love a challenge.
Uh, yeah... hardly a challenge.
She beat you in just about
every game you played.
Oh, that's just
the rookie advantage.
She saw me play so much,
she knew all of my moves.
I was just learning hers.
She had other advantages,
too... like money.
Lori just made a deal to be the
spokesperson for Vale Jeans this year.
That's the Spanish clothing company
trying to break into the American market.
I've been playing for three years,
and they never even approached me.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Sounds like jealousy to me.
Or maybe she just looks better in jeans.
There is that.
I didn't kill her!
Look... I knew I couldn't deal.
So for the first time,
I did the mature thing.
I broke up with her.
The FDLE techs just finished searching
for evidence in Lori Aest's apartment.
- Anything?
- Nothing.
So, a bowl of rice is all it takes
to save a cellphone these days?
And a .22-caliber is all it
takes to end Lori Aest's life.
This is my autopsy report.
The slug was lodged
in her spine.
Speaking of guns,
look what I found.
Please tell me
that's a .22-caliber.
- It's a .22-caliber.
- Yes!
Oh, there you go. That was easy.
Or not. Where was it?
Stashed inside an abandoned storm drain
at the far end of the Fronton's property.
I'll have ballistics test it.
I went through
the players' financials.
No one gets rich from Jai Alai.
- Except the Fronton.
- And Sebastian.
He gets a bonus from the Fronton
every time he wins,
but most of his money comes from a
Spanish company called Vale LLC.
- Vale, as in Vale Jeans?
- That's it... Sebastian's been under contract
with them
for the last two years.
Not anymore...
Lori's their new spokesperson,
which makes Sebastian
my new prime suspect.
And a good one.
Spanish police can't prove it, but
they suspect he's got ties to E.T.A.
That's a basque separatist
movement in Spain.
Sebastian has been
linked to a group
rumored to have been involved
in political assassinations.
Assassinations? Like how?
Shot in the neck
at close range.
Just like Lori.
Where are you going?
To catch a matinee. I can hear "march
of the suspects" playing right now.
Thank you all for coming.
As part of our
fan-appreciation week,
we are giving you the chance
to strap on a cesta
and play against a world champion...
Sebastian!
Sebastian! Hey, hey, Sebastian!
Oh, come on,
that doesn't look so hard!
Fastest sport in the world,
my ass!
It's a pity that Lori "the acer" Aest isn't
here to show us how it's really done!
O-kay, there we go.
So much for that cool
basque exterior, huh?
Come on. Come talk it out.
Detective, you said you wouldn't
disrupt the preseason.
No, I said I wasn't gonna close down the
locker room. I need to talk to Sebastian.
Now you can't.
He's playing with the fans.
Okay, so, how does this work?
You have three chances to catch and return
the ball all in one continuous motion.
You ever played Jai Alai
before?
Sure, every Saturday when I was a
kid, only we called it stickball.
That's one.
Huh. Okay.
- What do you want from me, Detective?
- The truth.
You never told me you had
a contract with Vale Jeans,
which you lost,
and that's why you're moving.
They fired you and hired Lori as the
spokesperson, and that's why you killed her.
That's two.
But with Lori gone, you thought you'd get
your contract back and all that money.
Ridiculous.
I have plenty of money.
Last chance, Detective.
Try not to get hurt.
Here comes three.
See, stickball.
Colleen.
We towed Lori's car from
the Fronton to our parking lot.
The FDLE techs have just
finished dusting it.
You should take a look
at what's inside.
Okay. I'll be right there.
You can just, uh,
take that to the office.
That'd be great. Yes, ma'am.
That's Lori's car?
Looks more like a
four-door filing cabinet.
So, what's all this?
Official paperwork Lori obviously
snuck out of the Fronton.
- It's all about gambling.
- Jai Alai?
Everything... the simulcast
of horse racing, dog racing,
and especially
the poker tables.
Why was Lori so interested
in gambling at the Fronton?
I do not know,
but one thing's becoming clear.
People that mess with the fastest
game on earth end up dead.
Oh, I'm sure Miss Meltzer
is expecting someone. Sir?
Just not me. Sir?
I'm sorry. You cannot go in there.
Sir!
We're bit...
I'm sorry, Miss Meltzer.
It's okay. We're done.
We'll be in touch.
What are you doing?
Eating.
This is lunch, isn't it?
Not for you.
That's a $900 Jaman Ibarico.
Really? Tastes just like ham.
Jaman Ibarico is ham.
Sebastian brought that back
for me from Spain.
You mean he
smuggled it into the country.
But you know what? Let's just
stick to your illegal acts.
Like breaking into Lori's car.
Why would I break into Lori's car?
That makes no sense.
Right? That's what I thought.
Until I realized that it was
full of paperwork
that was all about revitalizing
the Jai Alai players' union,
which you, as management...
mmm... was against.
I might be management, but
my father was also a player.
So you knew how ineffective
the players' union actually was,
which is how you knew
you had to get rid of Lori
when you heard rumblings
that she was trying to get
the much stronger casino workers' union
to allow Jai Alai players to join them.
Look... I have never been accused
of being unfriendly to the players.
Well, duh, no,
not to your face.
But you did realize
what my trusty intern realized
when he looked at
Lori's phone records...
that she was calling
other players about the union.
And now I'm calling my lawyer.
So, you can leave.
Fine. I'll leave.
But my warrant stays.
See?
This is really good ham.
Yeah, I could learn
to love Florida.
So, have you figured out
where in Florida you want to be?
Mm, well, I'm not exactly
the 55-and-over type,
and, uh, I'm not looking
to meet someone.
You know, there's some great places
up north or closer to the beach.
Oh, Callie, trust me, I am
not that kind of in-law.
Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
I had that in-law.
And I promised myself
I would never be that in-law,
- so if that's what you're worried about...
- I was a little worried about it.
No, no. I just... I'm just
excited to be on my own,
living on my own
for the first time in my life.
I mean, Michael and I
got married right after college,
and I went straight from my
parents' house to my husband's.
Yeah, I've been there.
Yeah, so you... so you know how exciting
it can be to be on your own, right?
I mean, after your time
in Atlanta.
I mean, and don't
get me wrong...
it was tough at times,
but a pretty great experience.
And you learned a lot
about yourself?
Oh, my God, a ton.
Ballistics test came back.
This is the gun
that shot Lori Aest.
So now we know what killed Lori,
just not who.
I gave you the murder weapon.
What more do you want?
A fingerprint would be nice.
Would you settle for
an unidentified substance?
It was on the gun grip.
It's not as definitive as a fingerprint,
but it could tell us more about
who pulled the trigger.
Well, this phone might.
Daniel, what are you watching?
I found all this game footage
on the external hard drive
we confiscated
from Corrinne's office.
Did you find anything
in Corrinne's paperwork
about Lori's union activity
at the Fronton?
I'm still going through
the files, but there is this.
It's a petition signed by
all the Fronton workers
in support of the Jai Alai players
joining the casino workers' union.
That's definitely something
Corrinne would have wanted to stop.
See if you can track down
the minutes from the meeting
held by
the casino workers' union.
I'll be back
to check on it later.
One more thing
that was a little strange.
Yesterday, Troy was
on Corrinne's computer,
skyping with
the Jai Alai school in Spain.
Well, we know he liked to visit
there at least once a year.
Who was he talking to?
Someone named Sofia Garita.
Hmm, Garita was big. That's an
important name from back when.
Well, maybe she's
an important name now.
Look at Lori's
phone records again.
Send them to my phone.
Hey, did you convince my mom to
move somewhere other than Florida?
Actually, I don't think
it's such a bad idea.
At least she'll be
close to family.
Well, she has family
in Chicago.
Who are all getting older
and moving to warmer climates.
Jim, she's your mom.
She's going to be living alone.
Don't you want to know
she's close by and okay?
No, I want her and my dad
to stay married forever,
nothing to change, but that's
a conversation for another day.
So, um, right now, I have to see a
guy about a thing for the case.
So, um... I love you.
Bye. I love you.
Bye.
Hey, Tony. Hey.
- Thanks for meeting me.
- No problem. What's up?
Oh, I... I thought you had something
for me, you know, 'cause of the look.
I gave you a look?
You gave me a look.
No, after you gave me a look.
That wasn't a look.
It was just my face.
Okay, I may have
given you a look.
But only because
I got a heads-up.
Ray tried
to renegotiate his deal.
What does he want?
Lifetime supervised visitation
with Jeff.
Way Ray's deal is now, when Jeff turns
18, he's no longer a minor, so...
No more visitations.
So he'll never be
able to see his dad again?
Well, not unless he joins
Witness Protection with him.
Yeah, but then that means Callie
will never see her son again.
I know. It sucks.
But our hands are tied.
Ray's taking steps so he doesn't
lose touch with his son.
Yeah, Daniel.
You find out anything
on that Jai Alai school?
You're wrong, Detective.
So, this isn't a photo of you with
your arm around your wife, Sofia Garita?
It is, but I told you I wasn't
messing with Lori anymore.
Lori called the Jai Alai school to
confirm that your wife worked there.
Her family owns the place.
You didn't kill Lori
because you were jealous.
You killed Lori because
she was jealous.
No, Lori knew I would
never leave Sofia.
And the only reason
that you're with Sofia
is because her family
has money... lots of it.
She pays your bills.
That's not true.
I love Sofia, and I would
never do anything to hurt her.
Me and Lori were through, and she knew
we weren't ever getting back together.
- Ever ever?
- Never ever.
So I had no reason to kill her.
I'm still going through
Corrinne's files.
No, no, no, that's fine.
Uh, let me ask you something.
When you were going through
the Jai Alai footage
in Corrinne's office, did you come across
anything with Lori and Troy together?
No, but I found footage
of Lori and Sebastian.
Corrine was gonna use it to
promote the battle of the cestas.
Here it is.
It's from the backcourt camera.
Is there any sound?
No, but plenty of posturing.
I'm guessing he's not
wishing her good luck.
That's not posturing.
That's motive.
Lucky for me,
she serves like a girl.
But this time,
I was not so lucky.
Or this time.
Jai Alai's dangerous.
And pretty difficult for a rookie to go
up against a world champion like you.
She must have been pretty good.
Someone gets hurt,
they call in sick.
That day, it was her turn
to be a substitute. That's all.
Yeah, but she still had to beat out
six other players just to play you.
But then she gets her chance,
and she throws the game.
She risks the fine.
She risks killing you.
You have any idea why?
'Cause... I don't know.
I think maybe she was crazy.
Okay.
Well, if she was crazy, Sebastian, it's
because you made her that way with this.
What's this?
It's a letter of complaint
from Lori to Corrinne.
It documents all the times and dates that
you inappropriately commented, gestured,
and touched her
in the locker room.
I mean, you paraded
around naked?
It's a locker room.
And I was just teasing her.
Yeah, right.
You were harassing her.
You don't like women
playing Jai Alai,
so you tried to make
Lori's life a living hell.
She complained,
your bullying didn't stop,
so she stopped it
with a kill shot to your head.
That was a disgrace,
not a kill shot.
Oh, no, no.
I'm sorry... my mistake.
A kill shot is a shot
that you can't return,
because you certainly returned it
to Lori with a bullet in the neck.
Police all over the world
are all the same.
You have accusations
but no proof.
So, I'll tell you something.
I'm sorry she's dead, 'cause I
was gonna kill her on the cancha
when the new season starts.
Michael, glasses.
Yeah, thank you.
You want a beer?
Uh, yeah, yeah.
Hey. Can I look at your computer
for a second?
I have to look up an address.
Oh, here. Sure.
I'll trade you. There you go.
Thanks.
Oh, what's that?
Um, that's one of the condos
that I'm gonna be looking at.
Oh, it's good.
Yeah, I thought so.
Garage, laundry, central air.
24-hour doorman...
that's good. That's good.
And make sure the security system has a
backup battery in case the power goes out.
You mean like the system I
installed in our house in Chicago?
Yeah, you still don't know how to
turn the boiler on for the winter.
Well, it's a good thing winter won't
have me to kick around anymore.
Well, only one bedroom?
I only need one bedroom.
What, you're not gonna have
any guests or an office?
I'm retired.
I am not gonna
sit at home anymore.
I'm gonna go traveling.
You know, Joanie, I'm going to Rio tomorrow.
I wish you'd have told me.
I could have gone around to look
at these places with you.
You can look at them
all you want.
I can manage
on my own. Thank you.
You find out something else
about Sebastian?
Uh, no, I'm just figuring out
who to bet in the trifecta.
What? The new season
starts today.
I thought I'd head over to
the Fronton and check it out.
Oh, and here I thought you'd gone all
"beautiful mind" to solve the case.
What about that substance
on the gun grip?
I'm still waiting for the
chemical analysis to get back.
Where is Lori's cellphone?
The rice is done,
and Lori's phone is working.
Looks like right before
Lori was killed,
she entered a number
but didn't hit "send."
Probably why it didn't appear
in the phone records.
But it's still on the screen.
Oh, and glowing with motive.
Oh, okay,
now I'm feeling lucky.
Carlos, can I come with?
Vamonos!
Well, it looks like
Corrinne's promotions paid off.
Fingers crossed
it keeps paying.
Come on.
I want to get a good seat.
All right, you go ahead.
I'll be right there.
Welcome to the start
of a new season,
and welcome to your
Dania Jai-Alai superstars!
Troy Douglas.
Please... This is
being simulcast live.
And Lori's dead, which means
you're under arrest.
I'll wait.
You lied to me, Troy.
Lori wasn't okay
that you broke up with her,
and she was gonna tell your wife
about the affair.
You recognize this number?
Yeah, that's the phone number of the
place I stay when I'm in Spain.
That's one way to put it.
Another is that
it's your home phone number,
which is also your wife's home phone number...
a wife and a marriage back in Spain
that you conveniently
forgot to mention.
- Where'd you get that?
- Off Lori's phone.
In fact, it was
the last number she dialed.
That's impossible.
I skyped with my wife yesterday.
When she heard about
Lori getting shot,
she was freaked out, but she had
no idea about my affair.
Lori had never said anything, and
I intended to keep it that way.
See, when you say things like that,
it sounds like you killed her.
Why would I do that
when we were going to talk?
She said she'd wait.
Wait... until when?
Until I finished playing.
Lori lost her match, so she...
she was finished early.
She headed for her locker room,
so I followed her.
Into the shower?
No, into the hallway.
But you were still outside
the players' cage.
Yeah. I had a match,
so I couldn't go far.
Look, I told Lori
she needed to chill.
Said, "after my game, we should grab a
bite, talk about this like adults."
She agreed.
You seen Carlos?
No. Have you seen this?
That's the most recent
bank statement from the Fronton.
Check the assets column. Wait.
This is just for Jai Alai, right?
No, that's everything.
You're kidding.
I just got the chemical analysis back
for the substance on the gun grip.
This time, not even you
could have seen this coming.
- Want to guess what it is?
- No.
But I can guess
I'm gonna need a warrant.
I'll see what I can do.
Oh, I have a warrant
for your ham.
You have ruined
the start of the season.
Do you know how much money the
Fronton lost today because of you?
Or maybe because you shot Lori?
We found oil from a pata
negra ham on the gun handle.
You pulled the trigger, I'm guessing
because she was organizing a union.
That's ridiculous.
I have been around this sport
my entire life.
I'm trying to bring it back
for the players.
I didn't care that Lori
was trying to organize a union.
But you were upset when you found out
she was taking things to the next level
- by organizing a strike.
- She was bluffing.
The players would
never strike again.
They went out in 1988,
and that lasted for three years.
Jai Alai was never the same.
The players know that going on strike
didn't turn out very well for them.
But now, in this case, it wouldn't
turn out well for you at all.
The state requires a minimum 40 games
per season so that you can keep
any kind of form of gambling
on your premises, right?
Well, without Jai Alai, you wouldn't be
able to pay off that $15 million bank loan.
According to your accounts, you're
already dangerously close to defaulting.
So a strike, even a couple of
days, puts you over the edge.
To keep the Fronton,
you got rid of Lori.
Lori Aest was nothing
when I found her.
I gave her
an amazing opportunity.
I turned her into a Jai Alai player...
the first professional female ever!
Not even my dad was able to pull
that off, as hard as he tried.
And Lori...
Lori was my shot at this.
And she stabbed me in the back.
So you shot her in the neck.
You're under arrest.
W-w-what about the Fronton?
My... my dad loved this game.
Okay.
Michael,
you missed an easy one.
See that? Skill.
Dad, that had to hurt.
All right, serve it up...
game point.
Why, yes! Man.
That's how we do it!
That's how we do it!
So, this is a Longworth family tradition?
I'm over here. Kamikaze, no-holds-barred,
take-no-prisoners ping-pong.
You see that? I did.
Actually, it was
a little embarrassing.
Who's up? Come on.
Callie, Jimmy?
I'll give you five points.
No, I think I'm good.
I'm gonna pass.
- Thank you, Michael.
- I'll play. Well, well, well...
look who crawled out from
underneath the real-estate section.
Oh, this is gonna be good.
Come on, mom.
Let's see. Uh... Mom's
like a ping-pong ninja.
She actually sizes up her opponent,
lets people beat themselves.
Really? Watch.
Oh, yeah, this one.
Come on. Come on.
Don't keep us in suspense.
Tell us, how was the condo?
Absolutely gorgeous.
Yeah, ocean views, great restaurants
nearby, and, you know, lots of amenities.
What amenities?
It didn't mention any amenities
on the website.
Yeah, well,
you didn't see this condo.
No, this... this place
has a gym, dance studio.
They even have bachata classes.
What the hell is bachata?
Oh, volley for serve?
Sounds like a pastry...
bachata.
Whatever... just another reason
we made the right decision.
No, forget the volley.
You just go ahead.
- Serve, bachata.
- Why are you so angry?
I'm not angry! I got work, and
you've got bachata, apparently.
Well, upset then.
I'm not upset! Would you
just please, Joanie, serve?
You can't seriously be mad at me
for finding things to do.
I'm not upset!
Are you kidding? I'm relieved.
I mean, so much for us
doing things together, right?
I mean, that's what you wanted,
right, to do things together?
Now you got all this stuff
going on, and I got nothing.
Nothing?
That's hilarious.
I mean, I've never known a man
who's had less nothing.
What are you talking about?
You have everything
you've ever wanted, Michael.
Y-you've always had everything
you've ever wanted,
and now now you've got
the rest of your life
to figure out what
you want to do with it.
So, can I just play?
No. No, what... what...
what everything?
I don't have everything,
Joanie.
In fact, I don't have anything.
What is that supposed to mean?
It means I don't want
everything, Joanie.
I want some things.
You know, like a few things
for when we retire.
Like you not buying a condo
that I'm not gonna live in.
Okay.
Fine. Yeah, I... I won't buy a condo
that you're not gonna live in.
Really?
Yeah.
Okay, fine.
You serve.
What just happened?
I think my dad just retired.
Here we go.
Okay.
Well, finally getting your
old man out of your hair, huh?
Oh, I'm just glad
everything worked out.
- Yeah, you're just glad your mother's not
moving here permanently. - That, too.
Ah, but we did find a timeshare
here in palm glade...
much better deal
than the condo.
I'm sorry, now... what?
You guys are getting
a timeshare down here?
Yeah, just, you know,
a little place on the beach.
It turns out that spending time
with you and Callie
is something
that we both wanted to do.
Thank you, Jimmy.
For what?
Oh, I miss you already!
- Bye, mom.
- Baby!
- Take care of yourself, and call your
sister once in a while, okay? - Right.
That worked out okay.
Yeah. Finally.