The Shield (2002–2008): Season 4, Episode 5 - Tar Baby - full transcript
As Monica is forced to defend her crime-fighting tactics, Vic's pursuit of a killer creates problems for Antwon, while Dutch's secret deal with the D.A.'s office gets him and Claudette assigned to a murder investigation.
Previously on The Shield:
-I'm Sara.
-David.
I talked to you at the Continental.
I'm interested in getting together.
Some precautions we need to take.
I need you to proposition me
so I know I'm safe.
I wanna be with you. Sexually.
I'll pay you, just tell me how much.
My partner and I have been
on your office shitlist for six months.
-What if I promise to control her?
-I need you to look at a guy.
A drug dealer named
Maurice Webster.
I don't sell to children.
Now y'all wanna lock me up...
-...for three plants.
-Federal asset forfeiture laws...
...will now be enforced in Farmington.
A gang sells crack...
...out of their back room,
we're gonna take that home.
The effectiveness and fairness
of these seizures aside...
...you're doing a bad job selling it.
If I set up a public forum...
...where you can present your plan,
will you come?
-Sure.
-What are you hearing in juvie...
...about Antwon Mitchell? Shane's
been cozying up to the guy lately.
Just takes one anonymous call to 91 1,
you feel me?
Yeah, I feel you.
Tell Antwon come pick up
his dog shit.
Antwon Mitchell.
As I live and breathe.
Paid in full. With a little extra
to make everything all right.
No, no.
Please, no. No.
No, God.
Don't-- No, don't do this.
No, let me go, let me go.
-Don't do this.
-Shut up.
-Shut up.
-Oh, God.
Let me go.
Oh, God, Oh god, you're hurting.
You're hurting-- No, no.
You're hurting. No, no.
No, no, no, God.
No, no, no.
Not so hard. I told you, no bruises.
Stop. Oh, God.
Please, don't do this.
Please, don't do this. No.
No. Oh, God, don't do this.
Please. No.
You wanna say Thursday?
I'm not sure.
Before I forget.
I love Neiman's.
I have the perfect pair of shoes
to go with this.
From now on though,
get a gift receipt.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
What we do together is important.
Whatever it is or why...
...that energy has to come out.
Buying into the shame is what's
wrong. Not what we do in there.
In there's what the gifts are for.
Not the small talk.
Next Thursday's fine.
I don't need to tell you what drugs
do to our streets.
You live with it every day.
The purpose of this meeting
is to outline new initiatives...
...that we're taking to change things.
To lay out the facts,
dispel rumors and get your input.
I mean, if any of you have
any ideas of how we can...
...be more effective, I'm listening.
So, what are you gonna do
so different?
I mean, because all these years,
I heard a lot of talking.
And all I see
is more sidewalk chalking.
-Right.
-I agree with you.
For every dealer and banger we put
in jail, three more take his place.
It's because the culture of wealth that's
been created by the sale of drugs...
...has sent a very clear message
to our kids: "Now hiring."
Putting more officers on the street
will make it harder to do business.
Increased gang intervention.
Restored and expanded
after-school programs.
Kids have to have a place to go to.
They have to have things to do.
Also more aggressive
drug education.
It all can work,
it just requires patience.
How long we supposed to wait?
-Yeah.
-That's right.
We didn't have the resources before
that we have now.
These new policies allow us
to confiscate property...
...that's been paid for
with drug money.
We're taking the dealers' profits
and using it...
...against them
to improve your lives.
I think it's time
that they pay the bill...
...for all the pain and suffering
that they've caused.
-Right?
-That's right.
Romeo Barnes.
Took a head shot, close range.
Romeo, poor Romeo.
Witness here works
at the methadone clinic.
Says he saw our victim
and a black female...
...arguing with another black male.
Few minutes later, heard shots.
Shooter took off on a motorcycle.
Let's start up a canvass.
Have DWP check the storm drains
in case he tossed his piece.
Let's talk to methadone man.
So you saw the shooter book?
Yeah, I know I said that earlier,
but just to be clear here...
...I didn't actually see anybody
do any shooting.
Right. Recognize the guy driving off
on the bike?
-Never seen him before.
-The woman he was arguing with?
-Never seen her before.
-Victim?
Never seen him before.
Hope you're not counting on me
to be more helpful than that.
Wouldn't dream of it.
God bless you.
And thank you for cracking down
on these gangsters...
...so my kids can go to school one day
without being afraid of getting shot.
-Yeah.
-That's right.
But aren't we creating
a bigger problem?
White police officers
have been swarming...
...on our neighborhood
since day one.
And now they wanna take the black
and the brown man's property...
...if they think he's up to no good.
Now, it should be noted that
Mr. Mitchell is a convicted felon...
...who spent 1 3 years in prison
for distributing crack cocaine.
Excuse me. So you don't believe
in rehabilitation?
What you're saying is the police
can change but a brother can't?
Rehabilitation presumes that
a person's behavior has changed.
Tried and convicted again
by judge and jury.
See, but the problem with this
is the police aren't a jury of our peers.
I grew up in Farmington.
It was an okay place to live
until the summer of 1 984.
That is when the crack cocaine
epidemic hit.
-Yeah.
-Turned this place to something else...
...overnight. That's why
I became a peace officer.
To help to bring Farmington back
to the place that I remember.
Now, look, with God's help
and your support...
...Law enforcement is a solution.
We are not the problem.
-Sell out.
-What are you talking about?
David Aceveda,
city councilman for this district.
When someone is arrested...
...the law says innocent
until proven guilty.
The reason for that
is people make mistakes.
Under this policy,
that burden falls on you, sir.
And you, and you.
To prove that you didn't buy
your house by selling contraband.
Otherwise, they can take your
property, sell it to the highest bidder.
And they keep the money.
Which we funnel back
into neighborhood programs...
...and into making
this community safer.
There's been abuse and corruption
in nearly every city...
...that this policy has been tried.
Which is why I cannot support it
without strict regulations.
You're trying to fix something
that isn't broken.
No. No, it's my duty to put the best
interests of Farmington...
...ahead of a social experiment,
however well intentioned.
Councilman.
Getting me up there under the pretext
of soliciting public support...
...and then undermining me?
Thanks for the crash course
in sandbagging.
I came willing to be convinced.
I wasn't.
Congratulations, you pushed half that
crowd into Antwon Mitchell's hands.
That's a slippery slope.
Using the bogeyman to ride
roughshod over people's rights.
Don't you have enough to do
on city council?
Or is this some power trip,
doing my job as well?
Actually, my job duties now include
vice-chairing the police committee.
Helping oversee how these seizures
are implemented.
Well, I guess we'll need to figure out
how to get along, then.
Learn to do what I say
and we'll be just fine.
Romeo did time for moving crack,
possession, assault.
He was clean the last 1 0 years.
Doesn't sound like he got shot
for minding his own business.
Anything else
on the motorcycle gunman?
Not the most cooperative block.
That's gonna change.
-Pull in Vendrell to help you.
-Shane?
Yeah, you sold me
on his credentials.
Like I said, Shane's a good cop.
Maybe Shane's vice intel gets us
to Antwon Mitchell.
We won't find Antwon anywhere near
anything this low-level.
Small world.
Even 1 2 degrees of separation
between this and him will get us closer.
Hey. New girlfriend?
I got socks older than her.
She gave me something
on that whack you're working.
-She reliable?
-Yeah, I know her. Talk to her regularly.
Bust her every couple weeks
for petty stuff like shoplifting.
She's just trying to keep her
and her mom fed.
So tell us about Romeo.
Romeo wasn't using no more.
He's my mom's NA sponsor.
Her slanger was trying
to get her back on the H.
Romeo's been stepping to him hard,
leave her be.
What's this dealer's name?
All's I know, he ride
a loud-ass motorcycle.
It shake the house.
-Where's your mom now?
-Probably tricking to get low.
Five or six places
I usually find her at.
Think you can show us?
Can I get some Starbursts first?
I thought the deal was
we'd be working our own shit.
Captain knows you got the street
hookups. Smart to bring you in.
But first,
you gotta check this out, man.
We borrowed one
of our Garage Sting hidden cameras...
...for a little personal use.
Ladies and gentlemen, the man
who put the pimp in pimp juice.
Who's the babe?
Friend of Claudette's. Blind date.
We'll spare the awkward hellos and
skip straight to the painful goodbyes.
Excellent.
-You still cold?
-I’m fine.
I’m sorry again about cranking
the air conditioning.
Oh, it’s all right.
I guess cooler climes
are just hardwired...
... to my northern European DNA.
-Oh, this is me.
-Listen, we should get together again.
Maybe this weekend?
I’m gonna be in Kansas city.
Well, call me when you get back.
Sure.
-Bye. Bye.
-Yeah, okay. See you.
Looks like his next date's gonna be
with some hand cream.
No, no, wait. This is the big finish.
Like the wolf
Straddle the line
In discord and rhyme
I’m on the hunt I’m after you
My mouth is alive
DNA like that, his parents should have
chlorinated the gene pool.
The wolf
-Come on, all right.
-All right, look.
We're looking for a horse dealer.
Works by the methadone clinic
over on Seymour.
Wondered if you guys
could track down a name...
...while we chase the junkie witness.
-Know anything else about this dealer?
-Rides a wink-bike.
Loud.
Was whacked by some slanger,
works off a motorcycle.
Street soldiers are a little below
my need-to-know, man.
Sound like Freebo.
He got a rice rocket.
-Temper too.
-Yeah, where can I find him?
-Why?
-To lock his ass up on this shooting.
We gave you a name
to keep our boy clear of this...
...not so you can take him down.
Now, remember, you're paid
to protect my business.
Some smoke goes and kills
a fellow asshole, I got no issue.
But he grudge-whacked
a drug counselor.
That shit ain't right.
I make sure the investigation
seals off with him.
Doesn't work its way up the food chain
to the big fish.
Someone else gives him up,
there's no guarantee of that.
I'll make a couple calls,
try and locate that cat.
Good boy. Holler.
Holler.
I got a murder for you two.
Sixty-five-year-old white female.
Shot during a home invasion.
Run it through Vic.
We're reporting to Mackey?
On this one. Looks gang-related.
His domain.
That a problem?
Of course not. I just--
I know he's got his hands full.
I understand you're confiscating
Maurice Webster's house...
...over those three pot plants.
He was distributing drugs,
selling them out of that house.
I guess even a hummer bust like this
brings in a chunk of change...
...for you and the DA's office
to divvy up.
Why don't you and I go somewhere?
-Can we have the room for a minute?
-Sure.
Debate's fine, insubordination isn't.
DA doesn't call over
to ask for a detective anymore...
...than you can tell them
what prosecutor to use.
Why were we put
on the Webster case?
I've enough on my plate without
guessing the DA's mood swings.
If I'm part of some back room deal,
why don't you just lay it out for me?
Does my office down there
look like a back room?
All that manpower thrown at a case,
the guy turns out to be a nobody.
But they grab his house anyway.
Detective in me wonders,
who benefits?
Well, maybe the detective in you...
...should get down
to your assigned crime scene...
...before a reprimand hits your desk.
Either she's lying
or the DA's office is or they both are.
Not that she's another woman who
took the job you're supposed to have?
-No.
-Just checking.
Shot in the back twice.
There's no sign of forced entry.
Who found the body?
-The husband and daughter.
-Over there.
Detective Wagenbach,
Detective Wyms.
Our condolences.
Could we ask a few questions?
-You found the body?
-My father and me.
I picked him up at the library.
And we came home and....
-What time was that?
-Around 11.
Tell them about the car.
This morning when we left...
...I saw a car full of Mexican kids
parked across the street.
-They looked like gang members.
-What kind of car?
I don't know. It was old and beat up.
Grey spray paint. I got a good look
at the driver though.
Daddy. Daddy, are you okay?
I'm just a little dizzy.
Go on, I'll be okay.
We have to get him to a hospital.
He's got heart problems.
One of our unis can drop him off
at Mission Cross. Do this later.
I'll come with you.
Oh, Mama.
Mama, these folks wanna talk
to you.
-Mama.
-Sons of bitches, eat my ass.
Angie, come here.
Do you have other family you go to
when she's like this?
She's always like this.
Someone's gotta look out for her.
We'll get her into treatment.
-I called, it was half a year wait.
-Me calling might make a difference.
Stop getting at me, man.
Hoda, come on. Come on.
Where you score your heyron from?
Come on, I got a sick friend.
All right, I can take me
some grey dick.
Hey, hey, listen. I can't help you
score if I can't reach your main man.
You got a name and number for me?
Any of them houses on the cul-de-sac
got a big bag.
What cul-de-sac? Hoda?
-Hoda?
-Leave her be.
Mama, you talking about the houses
on Hoover?
Used to party and play over there.
You know that dead end by the steps?
I know some kids over there.
Saw Mama copping a couple times.
Check this out. House on the left.
Reinforced steel doors,
blacked out windows.
Same as the place next door.
-The house Angie was talking about.
-Yup.
No smoker traffic.
Ain't no rock house,
but it's something big.
-Check out the guy over there.
-Spotter.
Another one over there.
Homeboy's doing more than keeping
the flat screen from getting jacked.
It's warrant time.
I'm gonna call my captain.
This was my tip.
You're not assigned to Farmington.
Look, after we close the book
on this case and Angie--
-You got Shane back in the house.
-Having you there will drive him away.
I need him close and you know why.
Yeah. Yeah.
Look, I know you want back in.
Look....
You keep showing up at the Barn
with juvie intel on all my cases...
...I appreciate it.
Shane's still an issue.
There's still a lot of history there.
Neighbors say they're nice people.
You know, keep to themselves.
There's been a bunch of home
invasions in this neighborhood.
-Yeah, we answered one of those.
-Hey. Take a look at this.
Find out if there was a car parked
across the street...
...with a bunch of male Hispanics
around 9:30 this morning.
Go to the trouble of killing someone,
you leave the good stuff?
Yeah. Not a very thorough
home invasion.
Unless the victim put up a struggle, got
herself shot, they panicked, took off.
I had a case. Two guys on crank.
Took multiple stab wounds
from an 80-year-old...
...whose birdbath they
were trying to swipe.
Old and stubborn. I guess all you
look for's a good fight sometimes.
Daughter makes it sound
like a home invasion.
Something off
with the family though.
Neighborhood's Byz Lat turf.
You should get with the OGs.
Scooby and Lucas
are talking to them.
Esé crews run a bunch
of gank-and-goes there.
-Four in the last month.
-Look at the witness statements.
Read the reports,
witnesses are being reinterviewed.
-You got something big going down?
-Yeah.
Have you run a canvass of the area?
You know, I have run
a murder investigation before.
Right, I couldn't be happier
having a seasoned...
...Iaw enforcement professional
such as yourself...
...working the case under me.
Just attack it.
Like you're hungry. Like the wolf.
Okay, everyone.
Target looks like
a drug distribution center.
Two neighboring houses that have
security and communications.
One of the spotters
calls himself TEC-9.
So we can assume the firepower
lives up to the name.
Be aware
that we're looking for a suspect...
...in a murder investigation
who operates out of this area.
Rides a motorcycle,
street name is Freebo.
High-risk warrant,
shouldn't we be going in at night?
Bad guys have imbedded
themselves in a residential area...
...where there's a lot of kids.
We hit while they're in school,
minimize the risk.
The trade-off is we lose the element of
surprise, which makes our job harder.
This will be a success
if and only if...
...every one of you
comes back in one piece...
...and no civilians are hurt.
So let's do it right.
All right.
Team assignments and target 20.
Shane, you're going in with me.
Army with Ronnie
and Lemie's group.
Jesus Christ.
This part of Antwon's operation?
Yeah, this block. Yeah, it's gotta be.
We gotta give him a heads-up.
Just take it easy, all right?
-No cell phones.
-I just gotta let my wife--
-Operational security.
-Right, okay.
Shane, let's move out.
I wouldn't.
Put you hands on your head.
Take another sweep.
-Pick up, pick up, it's the cops, man.
-Police. Stay on the ground.
-Don't move. Don't move.
-That's all right.
Let's bring it around back.
All right.
Freeze. Police.
-Police.
-Don't move.
-Stay right there.
-Hands above your head. Stay here.
-Pick it up, pick it up.
-Police.
-Away from the window.
-Hands up, boy.
-On the wall.
-Look at the wall.
-You got him?
-Yeah.
-Clear.
-Clear.
-Clear.
-Hey.
-Jesus.
-I wish we had this kind of shit in Iraq.
Well....
What I got here buys
each of you entrepreneurs...
...a hard 20 in Pelican Bay.
Now, I'm looking for the dealer
who capped a brother...
...over on Seymour last night.
Name's Freebo.
He rides a rice burner.
One of you citizens
gives us a real name...
...you walk away clean.
Up. Up.
Freebo was just here.
Real name's Freddie Bokamp.
Smart man. How long ago?
Half an hour maybe. I heard his bike.
Hey, hey, shit, no.
Take me down with everybody else.
Feed your ear there.
All right.
I got a strong chemical odor
coming from the back of that building.
-Could be ether.
-Possible meth lab.
-Let's get HAZMAT down here.
-Got a lead on Freebo.
-Frederick Bokamp, this is his DMV.
-Where is he?
If he didn't split
before we locked down...
...he could be in any of those buildings,
but pulling a new warrant takes time.
This HAZMAT situation,
I think we better evacuate the block.
That's a good idea. A crank lab,
the whole place could blow.
Attention all residents,
this is a mandatory evacuation order.
You must leave
the premises immediately.
Again I repeat, please leave
the premises immediately.
Okay, sir, step on out.
I need you to evacuate the premises.
-My son's got pneumonia.
-We'll get him medical attention.
You can't stay here though.
-You can't just come in here like this.
-Come on, sir, step outside.
-What the hell you doing?
-We'll take him to the hospital.
You need to clear.
Hazardous material in the area.
-You need to clear out.
-Put him down, goddamn it.
-Stop resisting.
-That's cold.
Your mother
have any enemies that you know of?
No. And she was my stepmother.
My mom passed nine years ago
next month.
It was like déja vu
finding Margo's body.
How's that?
My dad and I found my mom
in the same room.
We'd just come back from running
errands and she was lying there.
-How'd she die?
-Stroke.
My Dad had a heart attack
the next week.
Guess that happens sometimes when
people have been together a long time.
We found a jewellery box
in your bedroom. Beautiful pieces.
Oh, yeah, my mother's.
Thieves only took
your stepmother's jewellery.
You know, I'm just--
I'm worried about my dad having
to go through this all over again.
I really need to get back
to the hospital, be with him.
We can call over there,
see how he's doing.
Send a car over if he's ready to go.
Hell of a day.
Wouldn't be a bad month.
Evacuation didn't turn up Freebo.
But I'm not done yet.
Last chance for any of you cupcakes
if you ever wanna smell pussy again.
-I can smell yours from here, bitch.
-Yeah.
Shit.
You get to come with me.
Easy, man.
I was, like, acting down there.
You know, for the homeys.
Well, if you don't tell me
where Freebo is...
...you're gonna be acting
like a guy doing life in prison.
Hard to say. Brother gets around
on those wheels, man.
He a free spirit.
-Come on.
-What you doing, man?
Acting for the homeys.
You think they got the message
or do we need a second act?
Freebo stays
with his twin brother, Weebo.
Freebo and Weebo?
Got a line on Freebo.
Hey, press conference
hasn't started yet.
Still got plenty of time to figure out
how to take credit for all this.
7661 Anholt. That's Freebo's crib.
Come back us up. He's a shooter.
An impressive bust
from what I hear. Congratulations.
Why do I get the feeling
that's the last compliment...
...I'll get in this conversation?
I just came from the crime scene.
You've got a lot of unhappy people
out in the street.
HAZMAT's finishing up
a threat assessment.
Why weren't arrangements made
for emergency shelter?
We weren't anticipating
having to evacuate the area.
Next time you have an operation
this size, you should let me know.
I can put the resources of my office
at your disposal.
Head off little snafus like these.
You say snafu, I say the biggest
drug bust in Farmington...
...in the last 1 0 years.
Dutch, we're sure the murder weapon
was a.38?
Pending confirmation
from Ballistics.
They found a box of.38 ammo
in the husband's closet.
-Find a gun?
-Turned the place upside down.
Neighbors said gangs
have been a problem...
...but no one saw this car
full of Mexicans.
Take a gun and not the ammo.
Swiped the cheap jewellery,
leave the good stuff.
How much would it take to move you
off this home invasion?
I'm not loving it. Which leaves
the husband and daughter.
Doesn't strike me
he wanted out of the marriage.
So, what was in it
for daddy's little girl?
I think you just answered
your own question.
Do you own a handgun, Warren?
.38 Smith and Wesson. Why?
We're looking into the possibility
it could've been the murder weapon.
-Where do you keep it?
-On a shelf in the bedroom closet.
But it's not loaded.
I make it a point to keep the bullets
in the drawer.
-So it should be in the closet there?
-Sure.
Because we've had our people go all
through the place, we can't find it.
Margo and Donna get along?
They ever argue?
They had opinions.
All the time
Donna's spent taking care of you...
...she wasn't upset,
Margo wanting you to pull up stakes...
...move you to another state?
Excuse me,
I'm having a senior moment.
We had another break-in
a little while back.
I didn't wanna tell Donna about it
because I knew she'd worry.
It's what she does best.
My gun was stolen.
You report the burglary
to the police?
No. That was probably a mistake,
wasn't it?
Captain, I need your officer
to testify in this assault case...
...and I am having trouble
serving the subpoena.
He's on vacation.
He gets back on duty tomorrow.
-I'll make sure he gets it.
-I appreciate it.
Question for you.
How did your office decide to file
in the Webster case?
-It's still in play.
-Trying to make a plea bargain?
I don't know where it is exactly.
I don't have the file in front of me.
Is there someone in your office
I can call? To check on it.
The case is in the system.
What's the urgency?
We're moving to seize the property.
And this won't fly if it gets kicked
down to a misdemeanor....
Look, I'm not at liberty
to discuss specifics right now.
As soon as I know something,
I will get back to you.
Thanks again.
You're welcome.
-You got some explaining to do.
-Hey, I was double-blind.
You didn't tell me
what you had going.
Mackey threw this
into high gear behind my back.
Didn't know it was going down.
Hey, two rules:
don't complain and don't explain.
The only rule
is that you don't set the rules.
Explain to your people
that it"s bad business...
...to whack a citizen
in front of a witness.
There's a manhunt for Freebo.
Hope I'm the one who brings him in.
I got four layers of nigs...
...don't know who they work for
insulating me from that cul-de-sac.
Yeah, as long as your crew
hangs tight.
One of your boys
rolls on your other boys...
...to get out from underneath a murder,
you got a big hole in that insulation.
I'm still the best friend you got.
-I appreciate the help.
-It's what I'm here for.
And if you'd start listening...
...this whole thing would go
a lot easier on the both of us.
You know what? The two of us should
work on our communication skills.
That way shit like this
doesn’t happen again.
I'll let you know when.
Where the hell is Shane?
Which one's Weebo and
which one's Freebo? They're twins.
They're running. Somebody tipped
them off.
What if they take off
in different directions?
We only got one car.
Where the hell is he?
-We gotta go.
-They're splitting up.
-We gotta go.
-Damn it.
Police. Move away
from the bikes, now.
-Hands on your head.
-Gun.
Get down on the ground now.
Put your hands on your head.
-Get down. Get down.
-Get down.
-You all right?
-Yeah.
This is 91 1 emergency.
This is Detective Lemansky,
badge number 27228.
I've been involved in
a shooting at 7661 Anholt.
Notify paramedics and a supervisor.
-Where have you been?
-What happened?
Goddamn it, we needed you.
You, call for backup.
-I got this.
-Your hands behind your back.
-Look what you did to my brother. Pigs.
-Shut up.
Look, man, we got here as quick
as we could.
Nice try, Freebo.
Dutch says it's breaking different
than home invasion.
Yeah, looks like the daughter.
We just have to trap her.
I've stopped the forfeiture proceedings
in the Webster case. I did digging.
Webster was on the witness list for
the defense in a separate murder trial.
The DA had other interests in that
pot bust beyond enforcing the statute.
Like ruining his credibility
on the stand.
It worked. He was dropped
from the witness list.
The defendant pled.
You just find this out?
You smelled horseshit, turned out
there was a pony in the Barn.
Well, I appreciate your digging.
You know, what I don't get...
...is why did the DA choose
the two of you in the first place.
I mean, shady tactics like this...
...you'd be the last ones
they'd trust to make it work.
I guess we'll never know.
As far as it goes between us,
I expect a sea change in your attitude.
Can you hook Freebo into Antwon?
He's a little tweaked about losing
his brother. Twin shit.
Can I pull a favor?
Have you talk to IAD about
this officer-involved shooting thing?
Well, Lemansky's not under
my command.
You know his Cl broke this case
for us. The whole cul-de-sac.
He had permission
from his supervisor to roll with me.
Their first question's gonna be
the same as mine.
Murder suspect,
armed and dangerous.
-Where was your backup?
-Shane got stuck in traffic.
The brothers were taking flight.
We had no way of knowing
which one was Freebo. We had to roll.
Write up a report.
I'll take a look at it.
I got you for killing Romeo Barnes.
We go for special circumstances...
...you'll be
seeing your brother again.
Don't talk like that, man,
that boy was my heart.
Give up Antwon Mitchell.
That'll buy you a day pass
to ID your brother's body.
Jesus, man,
I don't even know the cat.
I’m trying to keep your ass off
death row.
If I had something, I’d give it up.
We may have caught a break.
We've got a suspect apprehended for
ripping off a house down the block.
Multiple convictions for grand theft,
history of violence.
-You think he's involved?
-You tell us.
Is this one of the men you saw
in the car outside your house?
Yeah, that's him. He was the driver.
Take your time. We need to be sure.
-It was definitely him.
-You're positive?
A hundred percent. I remember
he was wearing that shirt.
This man's a police officer.
He was patrolling with his partner
when you shot your stepmother.
You think that I killed Margo?
You dropped your dad off
at the library, went back and shot her.
-No.
-Then you picked up your dad...
...brought him home,
two of you discovered her body.
Same as when you found
your mother.
See, that was the last time
you had him all to yourself.
You tried to recapture that moment
in time when he needed you.
When it was just the two of you.
You wanna trick me into admitting
something that I did not do.
We've already got your father lying
about what you did.
Any more, he's gonna be
an accessory to murder after the fact.
If you confess now, we won't give him
the chance to lie himself into a jail cell.
If he moved to Arizona,
he'd be dead in six months.
I cook his food.
I drive him to the doctor.
I make sure he has all 1 7 of his pills
at the right time each day.
She didn't care about him.
Not like....
Not like my mother.
Not like me.
She said that they were going
to Arizona alone.
After all I've done.
She just turned her back on me,
and so l....
Shot her in hers.
What'd you do with the gun
and the jewellery?
-I just threw it away.
-Where?
If I tell you,
will you let me say goodbye to him?
I'm in the can and I look
and I see two dreadlocks...
...hanging out of the cabinet.
This bad boy had to be 6'3".
How he folded his ass
into a space like yay:
Living in a 6-by-9
with three soul brothers...
...for years
ought to be a cake walk.
Everyone, you have
reason to be proud.
Today's raid netted
the largest cache...
...of black tar heroin
in Farmington history.
The chief asked me
to convey his thanks.
Each of you will receive
a letter of commendation from him.
So keep up the outstanding work.
This citizen that we took
to the hospital, what did you see?
The individual was informed
of the evacuation order.
He responded in a belligerent manner,
was restrained by the other officers.
Anything to add?
That's pretty much how it went down.
He isn't even out of the ER,
he's already threatening a law suit.
I'll make it clear to the city attorney
that his case has no merit.
-Good work.
-Thanks a lot.
Next time those guys party...
...over busting some soul brother,
better be out of earshot.
They're blowing off steam.
Everybody's just happy
to be in one piece.
Why is everybody treating this
like we won the big game?
Because that raid was a home run.
I'm having a hard time mustering
team spirit over a beat down.
Get real, Julien, you were there.
Saw what happened.
He was minding his own business
until we showed up...
...and started dragging everybody out.
If those folks were interested
in getting the thugs...
...instead of turning us
into the enemy....
Well, why are we only doing this
in Farmington?
What about Brentwood,
where the crooked drug lawyers live?
And the bankers who wash
the dirty money?
Why aren't we taking their houses?
If you think it's such a rotten idea,
why'd you help sell it on that panel?
Got the gun, missing jewellery.
Three homicides we've caught
the past two weeks. Three for three.
You must be thrilled to be back
in the saddle.
-Aren't you?
-Wonder what changed?
-What do you mean?
-I've been DA's leper for months.
-All of a sudden, I'm back in his books.
-You certainly did your time.
These are not the type of people
to let go of a grudge.
And I know I never apologized.
Maybe they realized
there was no upside...
...in benching their
two best detectives.
The buzz is that taking down
Maurice Webster...
...gave the prosecution a win
in some murder trial.
Where'd you hear that?
That would explain the sudden change
in attitude.
That would also suggest
a quid pro quo.
I gotta get with Ballistics.
Confirm this is our murder weapon.
-Ballistics can wait.
-I’m busy.
-Stop treating me like a suspect.
-Have a chat with Beth Insardi?
If we carried the Webster case, maybe
they'd let us out of the doghouse.
-Something along those lines?
-Fine.
I confess.
We're getting confessions
from other people too.
Real criminals. Killers.
What other errands do you have us
running for the DA?
Nothing. One of us needed
to mend fences.
You went behind my back.
After being ignored
for six months, you bet I did.
That wasn't your deal to make.
You're the best partner I ever had.
I hung in with you,
waiting for you to see this through.
Instead, you dug yourself in further.
I wasn't gonna sit on my hands and
watch you wreck your career and mine.
I got dinged good in this too.
-This was my fight.
-And you lost.
So I threw in the towel with the DA.
And I'd do it again.
And if you wanna be pissed at me,
fine, go ahead.
You put one of my guys on ice...
...then used that leverage
to turn him into your lapdog.
You do not wanna mess
with my people again.
A new captain is in no position
to make threats.
Assistant DA's are judged
by their conviction rate.
How's yours gonna look when my
people show up an hour late in court...
...give witnesses wiggle room...
...misplace evidence
only on your cases?
Either our offices are working
against each other or working together.
Which is it gonna be?
Together.
Good.
I keep hearing
how good these seizures are.
Can't help wondering
if they're making things worse.
-Okay.
-This is where people live.
Raising their kids.
We're treating it like battleground.
How far is too far?
Okay.
So why are you coming to me?
To get you to weigh in.
With your seniority.
You have got a very popular new
captain who's got the chief's support...
...coming off a big success today.
Besides, my opinion doesn't seem
to mean jackshit around here.
If people thought like you
back in the day--
Don't lecture me
about the struggle, son.
I am the struggle.
Breaking down black folks' doors...
...to make the world safer
is not a new concept.
The difference is now you're
the one with the boot on your foot.
You got an opinion. You got a voice.
Use it or lose it.
Hey, I'm getting my nuts twisted
by IAD on account of you.
-Easy, quick draw.
-You stay out of this.
You and I don't have shit to talk
about on any subject.
Hey, hey. Easy.
Unis just found Angie's mother.
Dead from an overdose.
-Shit.
-Angie's given Social Services the slip.
She's probably out there looking
for her mom.
-I gotta go find her.
-Hang on, I'll come with.
They may have grabbed your shit,
but the investigation is sealed off.
No roads lead back to you.
Say thank you, Antwon.
Do you know how much
you cost me today?
In product and in manpower?
Do you?
If you'd kept me in the loop...
...then maybe I could have
kept an eye out for you, homey.
Grab his piece. Grab his piece.
Give me both their guns.
Payback, bitch.
I don't get played
and I ain't your homey.
Oh, man, you're gonna get--
Shut up, bitch.
You knew they were taking down
my shit.
My niggers saw you faggots
on the goddamn raid.
So how you trying to tell me now
there was nothing that you could do?
You think you was ever making
the rules around here?
You're not stupid enough to bring
that kind of heat down on your ass.
Had a talk with her mom.
Amazing what a bitch
will give up for a little rush.
Or in this case, a big rush.
You killed her mother.
This is the little whore
that gave up my block.
She's just a kid.
I know.
And you two should be ashamed
of yourselves.
You found her on the street.
Tried to bring her in for foster care.
But she didn't wanna go.
So she offered you a mouth bribe.
One thing led to another.
And then when she threatened
to tell your boss....
-No.
-No, no.
Give him to me.
You got rid of your problem.
And I got rid of mine.
Now, her body shows up
with bullets in it...
...from your two gats.
And your card
in her burnt little pocket.
One time, doing time,
for a long, long time.
From now on, I say, "Suck my dick,"
you say:
"You want me
to lick your balls, Daddy?"
-I'm Sara.
-David.
I talked to you at the Continental.
I'm interested in getting together.
Some precautions we need to take.
I need you to proposition me
so I know I'm safe.
I wanna be with you. Sexually.
I'll pay you, just tell me how much.
My partner and I have been
on your office shitlist for six months.
-What if I promise to control her?
-I need you to look at a guy.
A drug dealer named
Maurice Webster.
I don't sell to children.
Now y'all wanna lock me up...
-...for three plants.
-Federal asset forfeiture laws...
...will now be enforced in Farmington.
A gang sells crack...
...out of their back room,
we're gonna take that home.
The effectiveness and fairness
of these seizures aside...
...you're doing a bad job selling it.
If I set up a public forum...
...where you can present your plan,
will you come?
-Sure.
-What are you hearing in juvie...
...about Antwon Mitchell? Shane's
been cozying up to the guy lately.
Just takes one anonymous call to 91 1,
you feel me?
Yeah, I feel you.
Tell Antwon come pick up
his dog shit.
Antwon Mitchell.
As I live and breathe.
Paid in full. With a little extra
to make everything all right.
No, no.
Please, no. No.
No, God.
Don't-- No, don't do this.
No, let me go, let me go.
-Don't do this.
-Shut up.
-Shut up.
-Oh, God.
Let me go.
Oh, God, Oh god, you're hurting.
You're hurting-- No, no.
You're hurting. No, no.
No, no, no, God.
No, no, no.
Not so hard. I told you, no bruises.
Stop. Oh, God.
Please, don't do this.
Please, don't do this. No.
No. Oh, God, don't do this.
Please. No.
You wanna say Thursday?
I'm not sure.
Before I forget.
I love Neiman's.
I have the perfect pair of shoes
to go with this.
From now on though,
get a gift receipt.
I'm sorry.
Don't be.
What we do together is important.
Whatever it is or why...
...that energy has to come out.
Buying into the shame is what's
wrong. Not what we do in there.
In there's what the gifts are for.
Not the small talk.
Next Thursday's fine.
I don't need to tell you what drugs
do to our streets.
You live with it every day.
The purpose of this meeting
is to outline new initiatives...
...that we're taking to change things.
To lay out the facts,
dispel rumors and get your input.
I mean, if any of you have
any ideas of how we can...
...be more effective, I'm listening.
So, what are you gonna do
so different?
I mean, because all these years,
I heard a lot of talking.
And all I see
is more sidewalk chalking.
-Right.
-I agree with you.
For every dealer and banger we put
in jail, three more take his place.
It's because the culture of wealth that's
been created by the sale of drugs...
...has sent a very clear message
to our kids: "Now hiring."
Putting more officers on the street
will make it harder to do business.
Increased gang intervention.
Restored and expanded
after-school programs.
Kids have to have a place to go to.
They have to have things to do.
Also more aggressive
drug education.
It all can work,
it just requires patience.
How long we supposed to wait?
-Yeah.
-That's right.
We didn't have the resources before
that we have now.
These new policies allow us
to confiscate property...
...that's been paid for
with drug money.
We're taking the dealers' profits
and using it...
...against them
to improve your lives.
I think it's time
that they pay the bill...
...for all the pain and suffering
that they've caused.
-Right?
-That's right.
Romeo Barnes.
Took a head shot, close range.
Romeo, poor Romeo.
Witness here works
at the methadone clinic.
Says he saw our victim
and a black female...
...arguing with another black male.
Few minutes later, heard shots.
Shooter took off on a motorcycle.
Let's start up a canvass.
Have DWP check the storm drains
in case he tossed his piece.
Let's talk to methadone man.
So you saw the shooter book?
Yeah, I know I said that earlier,
but just to be clear here...
...I didn't actually see anybody
do any shooting.
Right. Recognize the guy driving off
on the bike?
-Never seen him before.
-The woman he was arguing with?
-Never seen her before.
-Victim?
Never seen him before.
Hope you're not counting on me
to be more helpful than that.
Wouldn't dream of it.
God bless you.
And thank you for cracking down
on these gangsters...
...so my kids can go to school one day
without being afraid of getting shot.
-Yeah.
-That's right.
But aren't we creating
a bigger problem?
White police officers
have been swarming...
...on our neighborhood
since day one.
And now they wanna take the black
and the brown man's property...
...if they think he's up to no good.
Now, it should be noted that
Mr. Mitchell is a convicted felon...
...who spent 1 3 years in prison
for distributing crack cocaine.
Excuse me. So you don't believe
in rehabilitation?
What you're saying is the police
can change but a brother can't?
Rehabilitation presumes that
a person's behavior has changed.
Tried and convicted again
by judge and jury.
See, but the problem with this
is the police aren't a jury of our peers.
I grew up in Farmington.
It was an okay place to live
until the summer of 1 984.
That is when the crack cocaine
epidemic hit.
-Yeah.
-Turned this place to something else...
...overnight. That's why
I became a peace officer.
To help to bring Farmington back
to the place that I remember.
Now, look, with God's help
and your support...
...Law enforcement is a solution.
We are not the problem.
-Sell out.
-What are you talking about?
David Aceveda,
city councilman for this district.
When someone is arrested...
...the law says innocent
until proven guilty.
The reason for that
is people make mistakes.
Under this policy,
that burden falls on you, sir.
And you, and you.
To prove that you didn't buy
your house by selling contraband.
Otherwise, they can take your
property, sell it to the highest bidder.
And they keep the money.
Which we funnel back
into neighborhood programs...
...and into making
this community safer.
There's been abuse and corruption
in nearly every city...
...that this policy has been tried.
Which is why I cannot support it
without strict regulations.
You're trying to fix something
that isn't broken.
No. No, it's my duty to put the best
interests of Farmington...
...ahead of a social experiment,
however well intentioned.
Councilman.
Getting me up there under the pretext
of soliciting public support...
...and then undermining me?
Thanks for the crash course
in sandbagging.
I came willing to be convinced.
I wasn't.
Congratulations, you pushed half that
crowd into Antwon Mitchell's hands.
That's a slippery slope.
Using the bogeyman to ride
roughshod over people's rights.
Don't you have enough to do
on city council?
Or is this some power trip,
doing my job as well?
Actually, my job duties now include
vice-chairing the police committee.
Helping oversee how these seizures
are implemented.
Well, I guess we'll need to figure out
how to get along, then.
Learn to do what I say
and we'll be just fine.
Romeo did time for moving crack,
possession, assault.
He was clean the last 1 0 years.
Doesn't sound like he got shot
for minding his own business.
Anything else
on the motorcycle gunman?
Not the most cooperative block.
That's gonna change.
-Pull in Vendrell to help you.
-Shane?
Yeah, you sold me
on his credentials.
Like I said, Shane's a good cop.
Maybe Shane's vice intel gets us
to Antwon Mitchell.
We won't find Antwon anywhere near
anything this low-level.
Small world.
Even 1 2 degrees of separation
between this and him will get us closer.
Hey. New girlfriend?
I got socks older than her.
She gave me something
on that whack you're working.
-She reliable?
-Yeah, I know her. Talk to her regularly.
Bust her every couple weeks
for petty stuff like shoplifting.
She's just trying to keep her
and her mom fed.
So tell us about Romeo.
Romeo wasn't using no more.
He's my mom's NA sponsor.
Her slanger was trying
to get her back on the H.
Romeo's been stepping to him hard,
leave her be.
What's this dealer's name?
All's I know, he ride
a loud-ass motorcycle.
It shake the house.
-Where's your mom now?
-Probably tricking to get low.
Five or six places
I usually find her at.
Think you can show us?
Can I get some Starbursts first?
I thought the deal was
we'd be working our own shit.
Captain knows you got the street
hookups. Smart to bring you in.
But first,
you gotta check this out, man.
We borrowed one
of our Garage Sting hidden cameras...
...for a little personal use.
Ladies and gentlemen, the man
who put the pimp in pimp juice.
Who's the babe?
Friend of Claudette's. Blind date.
We'll spare the awkward hellos and
skip straight to the painful goodbyes.
Excellent.
-You still cold?
-I’m fine.
I’m sorry again about cranking
the air conditioning.
Oh, it’s all right.
I guess cooler climes
are just hardwired...
... to my northern European DNA.
-Oh, this is me.
-Listen, we should get together again.
Maybe this weekend?
I’m gonna be in Kansas city.
Well, call me when you get back.
Sure.
-Bye. Bye.
-Yeah, okay. See you.
Looks like his next date's gonna be
with some hand cream.
No, no, wait. This is the big finish.
Like the wolf
Straddle the line
In discord and rhyme
I’m on the hunt I’m after you
My mouth is alive
DNA like that, his parents should have
chlorinated the gene pool.
The wolf
-Come on, all right.
-All right, look.
We're looking for a horse dealer.
Works by the methadone clinic
over on Seymour.
Wondered if you guys
could track down a name...
...while we chase the junkie witness.
-Know anything else about this dealer?
-Rides a wink-bike.
Loud.
Was whacked by some slanger,
works off a motorcycle.
Street soldiers are a little below
my need-to-know, man.
Sound like Freebo.
He got a rice rocket.
-Temper too.
-Yeah, where can I find him?
-Why?
-To lock his ass up on this shooting.
We gave you a name
to keep our boy clear of this...
...not so you can take him down.
Now, remember, you're paid
to protect my business.
Some smoke goes and kills
a fellow asshole, I got no issue.
But he grudge-whacked
a drug counselor.
That shit ain't right.
I make sure the investigation
seals off with him.
Doesn't work its way up the food chain
to the big fish.
Someone else gives him up,
there's no guarantee of that.
I'll make a couple calls,
try and locate that cat.
Good boy. Holler.
Holler.
I got a murder for you two.
Sixty-five-year-old white female.
Shot during a home invasion.
Run it through Vic.
We're reporting to Mackey?
On this one. Looks gang-related.
His domain.
That a problem?
Of course not. I just--
I know he's got his hands full.
I understand you're confiscating
Maurice Webster's house...
...over those three pot plants.
He was distributing drugs,
selling them out of that house.
I guess even a hummer bust like this
brings in a chunk of change...
...for you and the DA's office
to divvy up.
Why don't you and I go somewhere?
-Can we have the room for a minute?
-Sure.
Debate's fine, insubordination isn't.
DA doesn't call over
to ask for a detective anymore...
...than you can tell them
what prosecutor to use.
Why were we put
on the Webster case?
I've enough on my plate without
guessing the DA's mood swings.
If I'm part of some back room deal,
why don't you just lay it out for me?
Does my office down there
look like a back room?
All that manpower thrown at a case,
the guy turns out to be a nobody.
But they grab his house anyway.
Detective in me wonders,
who benefits?
Well, maybe the detective in you...
...should get down
to your assigned crime scene...
...before a reprimand hits your desk.
Either she's lying
or the DA's office is or they both are.
Not that she's another woman who
took the job you're supposed to have?
-No.
-Just checking.
Shot in the back twice.
There's no sign of forced entry.
Who found the body?
-The husband and daughter.
-Over there.
Detective Wagenbach,
Detective Wyms.
Our condolences.
Could we ask a few questions?
-You found the body?
-My father and me.
I picked him up at the library.
And we came home and....
-What time was that?
-Around 11.
Tell them about the car.
This morning when we left...
...I saw a car full of Mexican kids
parked across the street.
-They looked like gang members.
-What kind of car?
I don't know. It was old and beat up.
Grey spray paint. I got a good look
at the driver though.
Daddy. Daddy, are you okay?
I'm just a little dizzy.
Go on, I'll be okay.
We have to get him to a hospital.
He's got heart problems.
One of our unis can drop him off
at Mission Cross. Do this later.
I'll come with you.
Oh, Mama.
Mama, these folks wanna talk
to you.
-Mama.
-Sons of bitches, eat my ass.
Angie, come here.
Do you have other family you go to
when she's like this?
She's always like this.
Someone's gotta look out for her.
We'll get her into treatment.
-I called, it was half a year wait.
-Me calling might make a difference.
Stop getting at me, man.
Hoda, come on. Come on.
Where you score your heyron from?
Come on, I got a sick friend.
All right, I can take me
some grey dick.
Hey, hey, listen. I can't help you
score if I can't reach your main man.
You got a name and number for me?
Any of them houses on the cul-de-sac
got a big bag.
What cul-de-sac? Hoda?
-Hoda?
-Leave her be.
Mama, you talking about the houses
on Hoover?
Used to party and play over there.
You know that dead end by the steps?
I know some kids over there.
Saw Mama copping a couple times.
Check this out. House on the left.
Reinforced steel doors,
blacked out windows.
Same as the place next door.
-The house Angie was talking about.
-Yup.
No smoker traffic.
Ain't no rock house,
but it's something big.
-Check out the guy over there.
-Spotter.
Another one over there.
Homeboy's doing more than keeping
the flat screen from getting jacked.
It's warrant time.
I'm gonna call my captain.
This was my tip.
You're not assigned to Farmington.
Look, after we close the book
on this case and Angie--
-You got Shane back in the house.
-Having you there will drive him away.
I need him close and you know why.
Yeah. Yeah.
Look, I know you want back in.
Look....
You keep showing up at the Barn
with juvie intel on all my cases...
...I appreciate it.
Shane's still an issue.
There's still a lot of history there.
Neighbors say they're nice people.
You know, keep to themselves.
There's been a bunch of home
invasions in this neighborhood.
-Yeah, we answered one of those.
-Hey. Take a look at this.
Find out if there was a car parked
across the street...
...with a bunch of male Hispanics
around 9:30 this morning.
Go to the trouble of killing someone,
you leave the good stuff?
Yeah. Not a very thorough
home invasion.
Unless the victim put up a struggle, got
herself shot, they panicked, took off.
I had a case. Two guys on crank.
Took multiple stab wounds
from an 80-year-old...
...whose birdbath they
were trying to swipe.
Old and stubborn. I guess all you
look for's a good fight sometimes.
Daughter makes it sound
like a home invasion.
Something off
with the family though.
Neighborhood's Byz Lat turf.
You should get with the OGs.
Scooby and Lucas
are talking to them.
Esé crews run a bunch
of gank-and-goes there.
-Four in the last month.
-Look at the witness statements.
Read the reports,
witnesses are being reinterviewed.
-You got something big going down?
-Yeah.
Have you run a canvass of the area?
You know, I have run
a murder investigation before.
Right, I couldn't be happier
having a seasoned...
...Iaw enforcement professional
such as yourself...
...working the case under me.
Just attack it.
Like you're hungry. Like the wolf.
Okay, everyone.
Target looks like
a drug distribution center.
Two neighboring houses that have
security and communications.
One of the spotters
calls himself TEC-9.
So we can assume the firepower
lives up to the name.
Be aware
that we're looking for a suspect...
...in a murder investigation
who operates out of this area.
Rides a motorcycle,
street name is Freebo.
High-risk warrant,
shouldn't we be going in at night?
Bad guys have imbedded
themselves in a residential area...
...where there's a lot of kids.
We hit while they're in school,
minimize the risk.
The trade-off is we lose the element of
surprise, which makes our job harder.
This will be a success
if and only if...
...every one of you
comes back in one piece...
...and no civilians are hurt.
So let's do it right.
All right.
Team assignments and target 20.
Shane, you're going in with me.
Army with Ronnie
and Lemie's group.
Jesus Christ.
This part of Antwon's operation?
Yeah, this block. Yeah, it's gotta be.
We gotta give him a heads-up.
Just take it easy, all right?
-No cell phones.
-I just gotta let my wife--
-Operational security.
-Right, okay.
Shane, let's move out.
I wouldn't.
Put you hands on your head.
Take another sweep.
-Pick up, pick up, it's the cops, man.
-Police. Stay on the ground.
-Don't move. Don't move.
-That's all right.
Let's bring it around back.
All right.
Freeze. Police.
-Police.
-Don't move.
-Stay right there.
-Hands above your head. Stay here.
-Pick it up, pick it up.
-Police.
-Away from the window.
-Hands up, boy.
-On the wall.
-Look at the wall.
-You got him?
-Yeah.
-Clear.
-Clear.
-Clear.
-Hey.
-Jesus.
-I wish we had this kind of shit in Iraq.
Well....
What I got here buys
each of you entrepreneurs...
...a hard 20 in Pelican Bay.
Now, I'm looking for the dealer
who capped a brother...
...over on Seymour last night.
Name's Freebo.
He rides a rice burner.
One of you citizens
gives us a real name...
...you walk away clean.
Up. Up.
Freebo was just here.
Real name's Freddie Bokamp.
Smart man. How long ago?
Half an hour maybe. I heard his bike.
Hey, hey, shit, no.
Take me down with everybody else.
Feed your ear there.
All right.
I got a strong chemical odor
coming from the back of that building.
-Could be ether.
-Possible meth lab.
-Let's get HAZMAT down here.
-Got a lead on Freebo.
-Frederick Bokamp, this is his DMV.
-Where is he?
If he didn't split
before we locked down...
...he could be in any of those buildings,
but pulling a new warrant takes time.
This HAZMAT situation,
I think we better evacuate the block.
That's a good idea. A crank lab,
the whole place could blow.
Attention all residents,
this is a mandatory evacuation order.
You must leave
the premises immediately.
Again I repeat, please leave
the premises immediately.
Okay, sir, step on out.
I need you to evacuate the premises.
-My son's got pneumonia.
-We'll get him medical attention.
You can't stay here though.
-You can't just come in here like this.
-Come on, sir, step outside.
-What the hell you doing?
-We'll take him to the hospital.
You need to clear.
Hazardous material in the area.
-You need to clear out.
-Put him down, goddamn it.
-Stop resisting.
-That's cold.
Your mother
have any enemies that you know of?
No. And she was my stepmother.
My mom passed nine years ago
next month.
It was like déja vu
finding Margo's body.
How's that?
My dad and I found my mom
in the same room.
We'd just come back from running
errands and she was lying there.
-How'd she die?
-Stroke.
My Dad had a heart attack
the next week.
Guess that happens sometimes when
people have been together a long time.
We found a jewellery box
in your bedroom. Beautiful pieces.
Oh, yeah, my mother's.
Thieves only took
your stepmother's jewellery.
You know, I'm just--
I'm worried about my dad having
to go through this all over again.
I really need to get back
to the hospital, be with him.
We can call over there,
see how he's doing.
Send a car over if he's ready to go.
Hell of a day.
Wouldn't be a bad month.
Evacuation didn't turn up Freebo.
But I'm not done yet.
Last chance for any of you cupcakes
if you ever wanna smell pussy again.
-I can smell yours from here, bitch.
-Yeah.
Shit.
You get to come with me.
Easy, man.
I was, like, acting down there.
You know, for the homeys.
Well, if you don't tell me
where Freebo is...
...you're gonna be acting
like a guy doing life in prison.
Hard to say. Brother gets around
on those wheels, man.
He a free spirit.
-Come on.
-What you doing, man?
Acting for the homeys.
You think they got the message
or do we need a second act?
Freebo stays
with his twin brother, Weebo.
Freebo and Weebo?
Got a line on Freebo.
Hey, press conference
hasn't started yet.
Still got plenty of time to figure out
how to take credit for all this.
7661 Anholt. That's Freebo's crib.
Come back us up. He's a shooter.
An impressive bust
from what I hear. Congratulations.
Why do I get the feeling
that's the last compliment...
...I'll get in this conversation?
I just came from the crime scene.
You've got a lot of unhappy people
out in the street.
HAZMAT's finishing up
a threat assessment.
Why weren't arrangements made
for emergency shelter?
We weren't anticipating
having to evacuate the area.
Next time you have an operation
this size, you should let me know.
I can put the resources of my office
at your disposal.
Head off little snafus like these.
You say snafu, I say the biggest
drug bust in Farmington...
...in the last 1 0 years.
Dutch, we're sure the murder weapon
was a.38?
Pending confirmation
from Ballistics.
They found a box of.38 ammo
in the husband's closet.
-Find a gun?
-Turned the place upside down.
Neighbors said gangs
have been a problem...
...but no one saw this car
full of Mexicans.
Take a gun and not the ammo.
Swiped the cheap jewellery,
leave the good stuff.
How much would it take to move you
off this home invasion?
I'm not loving it. Which leaves
the husband and daughter.
Doesn't strike me
he wanted out of the marriage.
So, what was in it
for daddy's little girl?
I think you just answered
your own question.
Do you own a handgun, Warren?
.38 Smith and Wesson. Why?
We're looking into the possibility
it could've been the murder weapon.
-Where do you keep it?
-On a shelf in the bedroom closet.
But it's not loaded.
I make it a point to keep the bullets
in the drawer.
-So it should be in the closet there?
-Sure.
Because we've had our people go all
through the place, we can't find it.
Margo and Donna get along?
They ever argue?
They had opinions.
All the time
Donna's spent taking care of you...
...she wasn't upset,
Margo wanting you to pull up stakes...
...move you to another state?
Excuse me,
I'm having a senior moment.
We had another break-in
a little while back.
I didn't wanna tell Donna about it
because I knew she'd worry.
It's what she does best.
My gun was stolen.
You report the burglary
to the police?
No. That was probably a mistake,
wasn't it?
Captain, I need your officer
to testify in this assault case...
...and I am having trouble
serving the subpoena.
He's on vacation.
He gets back on duty tomorrow.
-I'll make sure he gets it.
-I appreciate it.
Question for you.
How did your office decide to file
in the Webster case?
-It's still in play.
-Trying to make a plea bargain?
I don't know where it is exactly.
I don't have the file in front of me.
Is there someone in your office
I can call? To check on it.
The case is in the system.
What's the urgency?
We're moving to seize the property.
And this won't fly if it gets kicked
down to a misdemeanor....
Look, I'm not at liberty
to discuss specifics right now.
As soon as I know something,
I will get back to you.
Thanks again.
You're welcome.
-You got some explaining to do.
-Hey, I was double-blind.
You didn't tell me
what you had going.
Mackey threw this
into high gear behind my back.
Didn't know it was going down.
Hey, two rules:
don't complain and don't explain.
The only rule
is that you don't set the rules.
Explain to your people
that it"s bad business...
...to whack a citizen
in front of a witness.
There's a manhunt for Freebo.
Hope I'm the one who brings him in.
I got four layers of nigs...
...don't know who they work for
insulating me from that cul-de-sac.
Yeah, as long as your crew
hangs tight.
One of your boys
rolls on your other boys...
...to get out from underneath a murder,
you got a big hole in that insulation.
I'm still the best friend you got.
-I appreciate the help.
-It's what I'm here for.
And if you'd start listening...
...this whole thing would go
a lot easier on the both of us.
You know what? The two of us should
work on our communication skills.
That way shit like this
doesn’t happen again.
I'll let you know when.
Where the hell is Shane?
Which one's Weebo and
which one's Freebo? They're twins.
They're running. Somebody tipped
them off.
What if they take off
in different directions?
We only got one car.
Where the hell is he?
-We gotta go.
-They're splitting up.
-We gotta go.
-Damn it.
Police. Move away
from the bikes, now.
-Hands on your head.
-Gun.
Get down on the ground now.
Put your hands on your head.
-Get down. Get down.
-Get down.
-You all right?
-Yeah.
This is 91 1 emergency.
This is Detective Lemansky,
badge number 27228.
I've been involved in
a shooting at 7661 Anholt.
Notify paramedics and a supervisor.
-Where have you been?
-What happened?
Goddamn it, we needed you.
You, call for backup.
-I got this.
-Your hands behind your back.
-Look what you did to my brother. Pigs.
-Shut up.
Look, man, we got here as quick
as we could.
Nice try, Freebo.
Dutch says it's breaking different
than home invasion.
Yeah, looks like the daughter.
We just have to trap her.
I've stopped the forfeiture proceedings
in the Webster case. I did digging.
Webster was on the witness list for
the defense in a separate murder trial.
The DA had other interests in that
pot bust beyond enforcing the statute.
Like ruining his credibility
on the stand.
It worked. He was dropped
from the witness list.
The defendant pled.
You just find this out?
You smelled horseshit, turned out
there was a pony in the Barn.
Well, I appreciate your digging.
You know, what I don't get...
...is why did the DA choose
the two of you in the first place.
I mean, shady tactics like this...
...you'd be the last ones
they'd trust to make it work.
I guess we'll never know.
As far as it goes between us,
I expect a sea change in your attitude.
Can you hook Freebo into Antwon?
He's a little tweaked about losing
his brother. Twin shit.
Can I pull a favor?
Have you talk to IAD about
this officer-involved shooting thing?
Well, Lemansky's not under
my command.
You know his Cl broke this case
for us. The whole cul-de-sac.
He had permission
from his supervisor to roll with me.
Their first question's gonna be
the same as mine.
Murder suspect,
armed and dangerous.
-Where was your backup?
-Shane got stuck in traffic.
The brothers were taking flight.
We had no way of knowing
which one was Freebo. We had to roll.
Write up a report.
I'll take a look at it.
I got you for killing Romeo Barnes.
We go for special circumstances...
...you'll be
seeing your brother again.
Don't talk like that, man,
that boy was my heart.
Give up Antwon Mitchell.
That'll buy you a day pass
to ID your brother's body.
Jesus, man,
I don't even know the cat.
I’m trying to keep your ass off
death row.
If I had something, I’d give it up.
We may have caught a break.
We've got a suspect apprehended for
ripping off a house down the block.
Multiple convictions for grand theft,
history of violence.
-You think he's involved?
-You tell us.
Is this one of the men you saw
in the car outside your house?
Yeah, that's him. He was the driver.
Take your time. We need to be sure.
-It was definitely him.
-You're positive?
A hundred percent. I remember
he was wearing that shirt.
This man's a police officer.
He was patrolling with his partner
when you shot your stepmother.
You think that I killed Margo?
You dropped your dad off
at the library, went back and shot her.
-No.
-Then you picked up your dad...
...brought him home,
two of you discovered her body.
Same as when you found
your mother.
See, that was the last time
you had him all to yourself.
You tried to recapture that moment
in time when he needed you.
When it was just the two of you.
You wanna trick me into admitting
something that I did not do.
We've already got your father lying
about what you did.
Any more, he's gonna be
an accessory to murder after the fact.
If you confess now, we won't give him
the chance to lie himself into a jail cell.
If he moved to Arizona,
he'd be dead in six months.
I cook his food.
I drive him to the doctor.
I make sure he has all 1 7 of his pills
at the right time each day.
She didn't care about him.
Not like....
Not like my mother.
Not like me.
She said that they were going
to Arizona alone.
After all I've done.
She just turned her back on me,
and so l....
Shot her in hers.
What'd you do with the gun
and the jewellery?
-I just threw it away.
-Where?
If I tell you,
will you let me say goodbye to him?
I'm in the can and I look
and I see two dreadlocks...
...hanging out of the cabinet.
This bad boy had to be 6'3".
How he folded his ass
into a space like yay:
Living in a 6-by-9
with three soul brothers...
...for years
ought to be a cake walk.
Everyone, you have
reason to be proud.
Today's raid netted
the largest cache...
...of black tar heroin
in Farmington history.
The chief asked me
to convey his thanks.
Each of you will receive
a letter of commendation from him.
So keep up the outstanding work.
This citizen that we took
to the hospital, what did you see?
The individual was informed
of the evacuation order.
He responded in a belligerent manner,
was restrained by the other officers.
Anything to add?
That's pretty much how it went down.
He isn't even out of the ER,
he's already threatening a law suit.
I'll make it clear to the city attorney
that his case has no merit.
-Good work.
-Thanks a lot.
Next time those guys party...
...over busting some soul brother,
better be out of earshot.
They're blowing off steam.
Everybody's just happy
to be in one piece.
Why is everybody treating this
like we won the big game?
Because that raid was a home run.
I'm having a hard time mustering
team spirit over a beat down.
Get real, Julien, you were there.
Saw what happened.
He was minding his own business
until we showed up...
...and started dragging everybody out.
If those folks were interested
in getting the thugs...
...instead of turning us
into the enemy....
Well, why are we only doing this
in Farmington?
What about Brentwood,
where the crooked drug lawyers live?
And the bankers who wash
the dirty money?
Why aren't we taking their houses?
If you think it's such a rotten idea,
why'd you help sell it on that panel?
Got the gun, missing jewellery.
Three homicides we've caught
the past two weeks. Three for three.
You must be thrilled to be back
in the saddle.
-Aren't you?
-Wonder what changed?
-What do you mean?
-I've been DA's leper for months.
-All of a sudden, I'm back in his books.
-You certainly did your time.
These are not the type of people
to let go of a grudge.
And I know I never apologized.
Maybe they realized
there was no upside...
...in benching their
two best detectives.
The buzz is that taking down
Maurice Webster...
...gave the prosecution a win
in some murder trial.
Where'd you hear that?
That would explain the sudden change
in attitude.
That would also suggest
a quid pro quo.
I gotta get with Ballistics.
Confirm this is our murder weapon.
-Ballistics can wait.
-I’m busy.
-Stop treating me like a suspect.
-Have a chat with Beth Insardi?
If we carried the Webster case, maybe
they'd let us out of the doghouse.
-Something along those lines?
-Fine.
I confess.
We're getting confessions
from other people too.
Real criminals. Killers.
What other errands do you have us
running for the DA?
Nothing. One of us needed
to mend fences.
You went behind my back.
After being ignored
for six months, you bet I did.
That wasn't your deal to make.
You're the best partner I ever had.
I hung in with you,
waiting for you to see this through.
Instead, you dug yourself in further.
I wasn't gonna sit on my hands and
watch you wreck your career and mine.
I got dinged good in this too.
-This was my fight.
-And you lost.
So I threw in the towel with the DA.
And I'd do it again.
And if you wanna be pissed at me,
fine, go ahead.
You put one of my guys on ice...
...then used that leverage
to turn him into your lapdog.
You do not wanna mess
with my people again.
A new captain is in no position
to make threats.
Assistant DA's are judged
by their conviction rate.
How's yours gonna look when my
people show up an hour late in court...
...give witnesses wiggle room...
...misplace evidence
only on your cases?
Either our offices are working
against each other or working together.
Which is it gonna be?
Together.
Good.
I keep hearing
how good these seizures are.
Can't help wondering
if they're making things worse.
-Okay.
-This is where people live.
Raising their kids.
We're treating it like battleground.
How far is too far?
Okay.
So why are you coming to me?
To get you to weigh in.
With your seniority.
You have got a very popular new
captain who's got the chief's support...
...coming off a big success today.
Besides, my opinion doesn't seem
to mean jackshit around here.
If people thought like you
back in the day--
Don't lecture me
about the struggle, son.
I am the struggle.
Breaking down black folks' doors...
...to make the world safer
is not a new concept.
The difference is now you're
the one with the boot on your foot.
You got an opinion. You got a voice.
Use it or lose it.
Hey, I'm getting my nuts twisted
by IAD on account of you.
-Easy, quick draw.
-You stay out of this.
You and I don't have shit to talk
about on any subject.
Hey, hey. Easy.
Unis just found Angie's mother.
Dead from an overdose.
-Shit.
-Angie's given Social Services the slip.
She's probably out there looking
for her mom.
-I gotta go find her.
-Hang on, I'll come with.
They may have grabbed your shit,
but the investigation is sealed off.
No roads lead back to you.
Say thank you, Antwon.
Do you know how much
you cost me today?
In product and in manpower?
Do you?
If you'd kept me in the loop...
...then maybe I could have
kept an eye out for you, homey.
Grab his piece. Grab his piece.
Give me both their guns.
Payback, bitch.
I don't get played
and I ain't your homey.
Oh, man, you're gonna get--
Shut up, bitch.
You knew they were taking down
my shit.
My niggers saw you faggots
on the goddamn raid.
So how you trying to tell me now
there was nothing that you could do?
You think you was ever making
the rules around here?
You're not stupid enough to bring
that kind of heat down on your ass.
Had a talk with her mom.
Amazing what a bitch
will give up for a little rush.
Or in this case, a big rush.
You killed her mother.
This is the little whore
that gave up my block.
She's just a kid.
I know.
And you two should be ashamed
of yourselves.
You found her on the street.
Tried to bring her in for foster care.
But she didn't wanna go.
So she offered you a mouth bribe.
One thing led to another.
And then when she threatened
to tell your boss....
-No.
-No, no.
Give him to me.
You got rid of your problem.
And I got rid of mine.
Now, her body shows up
with bullets in it...
...from your two gats.
And your card
in her burnt little pocket.
One time, doing time,
for a long, long time.
From now on, I say, "Suck my dick,"
you say:
"You want me
to lick your balls, Daddy?"