The Shield (2002–2008): Season 7, Episode 8 - Parricide - full transcript
Shane's plan to get rid of Vic and Ronnie falls apart and threatens to be exposed. Cruz Pezuela asks Vic to strong-arm a priest, while David Aceveda joins Vic in working with the feds to bring Pezuela down.
I want to
play with that.
I know,
but not right now.
Why?
'Cause it's time
to go to bed.
No, uh,
keep him up, okay?
But it's late.
He's fussy.
Good, let's let
the whole block know...
...that we're both at home,
dealing with a cranky kid.
Come on.
So, uh, run through
this with me.
In 30 minutes,
I go online.
I check the Georgia
Bulldogs score.
I keep checking
every 10 minutes.
I log in...
...answer your E-mails...
You order the pizza at 11:00...
...and you turn on the shower.
Delivery guy comes, and...
...I yell to you for some cash.
Make sure he sees this.
I know.
Go.
Okay.
Not used to love letters
so late at night.
What's so urgent?
You think I'm wired?
We're more involved now.
Rules of engagement change.
Midnight texts...
...chaperones, engagement...
...sounds like we're
becoming an item.
I need you to put a drug dealer
out of business.
You came to the best.
This is your drug dealer?
Father Morton is letting
gang members...
...deal heroin and cocaine
out of his mission...
...for a cut of the profits.
He another one of your
blackmail-box buddies?
What do you want me to do,
arrest him?
He submits his yearly fiscal
report to the diocese next week.
I want him to recommend
that they close St. Luke's.
This church is nearby
Pezuela-Ville, isn't it?
Across the street
from our renewal project.
Yeah, you can't
get a liquor permit...
...if there's a church
within 1,000 feet.
Looked like they were
gonna close last year...
...but they didn't.
So we need to give
them a little push.
Force his recommendation
for closure...
...by end of day tomorrow.
Pezuela wants to
close the church...
...to get his liquor permit.
How many commandments
does that violate?
He wasn't
his normal suave self.
He was kind of tweaked.
He had a bodyguard.
Things are heating up.
You've got federal approval
to play along.
Rattle the priest,
get him to agree.
It's the first step
in an extortion charge.
I'll have to clear
the time with Wyms.
I already did...
Told her I needed your
gang expertise for a day...
...and she suggested
I take you for the week.
The love just keeps coming.
About my expertise...
...my hearing was yesterday.
I'm out in eight days.
I know.
I'm sorry.
What I've been doing
for I.C.E. here...
I'd like it to be a regular thing.
You're forgetting
I've read your file.
More importantly,
so has my boss.
Farmington's becoming
a cartel hot zone.
When word gets out
that I've crossed the line...
...and I'm working rogue
muscle for Pezuela...
...it's gonna open
a lot of doors.
I need a soft landing...
...you need a pair of eyes
on the inside.
It's a win-win.
Not my call
to make, but...
I'll pass it
up the line.
In the meantime, follow through
with Pezuela's dirty deed.
Hey, uh...
You're not actually gonna let
Pezuela shut that church down.
We'll get to someone in the
diocese before that happens.
Well, good. I wouldn't want to
piss off Jesus...
...on top of everyone else.
Cool car.
Thanks. So, how long
you been bartending?
Couple years.
But, uh...
I go to school days
to be a dental hygienist.
Really?
Good for you.
Yeah, Ronnie,
what's up?
Holy shit.
You get a look at the guy?
Black guy,
but his face was covered.
My date took
a frag in the arm.
All right, man, don't worry.
I'm coming.
I'm on the way.
Holy shit. Hope he had
the wrong address.
Glad I moved to the valley.
So much safer.
You feeling okay?
Don't talk to me,
shithead.
So much for your
bamboo-cage fantasy.
Claudette called North Valley.
Barn's handling the case.
Jesus.
And you're in one piece?
What happened
to Hanoi Hannah?
She caught a stray.
She'll live.
Not sure if I'm gonna get
date number two out of it.
Date number one
was ending up here?
I'll explain it
to you sometime.
We'll have corrections spit out
a list of recent parolees...
...see if one of the names
don't jump out at you.
I could think
of a dozen dickheads...
...who'd try something
stupid like this.
Porch light bulb was unscrewed.
You see or hear anything?
Didn't see his face.
Black guy, though.
Saw his arms.
He was riding a motorcycle
and had a big gun.
That's all I know.
That's, like,
armor-piercing.
Somebody wanted you dead
two or three times.
There's only a few
places in town...
...you can get high-end
lead like this.
It's a place to start.
You okay, Ronnie?
Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.
Shonda here spotted
the motorcycle...
...got a partial plate.
I don't really like to get
involved in messy shit...
...but you helped my cousin out
with that thing...
...so I figured it wouldn't
be right, not helping.
- I appreciate it.
- What'd you see?
The bike was black and red...
...one of those fast asian models.
I got some of
the plate number.
Thank you very much.
Timing's kind of creepy...
...with all this shit going on
with Shane lately.
First thing that crossed my mind.
We'll find the brother
on the other end of the gun...
...squeeze the truth
out of him.
Hey, you want to
crash at my house?
You got a bamboo cage?
For Christ's sake.
Oh, shit,
I got that I.C.E. thing...
...first thing tomorrow morning.
Olivia still got you
working a Pezuela?
Well, since Pezuela
squeezed her...
...Olivia wants to nail
that asshole worse than I do.
But don't worry.
I'll cancel it.
No, no, that's gonna screw you
with setting up Pezuela.
Listen, stick with it.
I'll head back to the Barn...
...start trying to find
this shithead myself.
I'm not gonna
sleep anyway...
...not without
my asian throw pillow.
All right.
Partial plate provided
by our witness.
We've narrowed this down
to about 400 names.
We just found a connection.
Maceo Padmore.
We know Padmore
better as Two-Man.
Who's Two-Man?
Asshole we banged around
the other day...
...trying to close that
Farrah thing you stuck us to.
Any reason
he'd come after you?
Got a little physical
between us...
...but nothing
more than usual.
How the hell did this guy
find my place?
Any moron with a laptop
and half a brain...
...can pay you
a visit these days.
We should return the favor.
You're already detailed to I.C.E.
If I hear you flashing a badge
anywhere in Farmington today...
...I'll have you chained to a desk
for the rest of your time here.
I want all eyes
looking for Padmore.
Any information regarding him...
...or the attempted murder
of detective Gardocki...
...I want reported to detectives
Wagenbach and Billings.
- You're gonna be on desk duty today.
- No.
When you're a victim
of a crime, it's mandatory.
Well, Shane and Julien can hit
the streets on your behalf.
We got an address
on Padmore.
Okay, notify SWAT.
I'll let the Chief know
you'll need a warrant a.s.a.p.
I would have parked
Shane here, too...
...but I need the manpower.
You keep an eye on him.
Understood.
Hey, I might be on loan-out
to I.C.E. today...
...but when you find out
where this Padmore prick is...
I will be th...
I'll be there in a heartbeat.
I know.
This is bullshit.
Everyone used to
fear this team.
Now word's hit the street
Vic's on the way out.
Suddenly, they think it's all
right to take a shot at us?
Now, we need to remind them
who we are...
...put this asshole's dick
in the dirt.
We don't need to turn the heat
up any higher than it is.
This guy almost tried to kill
you over a bloody jaw, man.
He and everybody else got to know
that shit ain't gonna fly.
There'll be plenty of time
for payback for this dick...
...when we pinch him.
Well, if he happens to fall
in front of a moving bus...
...consider it an accident.
Let's go talk
to his girls for hire...
...see where
he mattresses up.
Anything we find, man,
we'll let you know.
I suppose it's possible...
Two-Man got pissed...
- ...did this on his own.
- Possible.
I just can't figure out
what leverage...
...Shane might have had
to make him try it.
Neither can I.
Look, maybe we're looking
for the devil...
...when he's not really there.
Maybe.
It doesn't hurt for us to keep
our eyes open, though.
Look, uh, this ho...
...she's a little shy.
So let me start off
one-on-one.
We can go salt-and-pepper on her
if her tongue freezes up?
- Gotcha.
- Okay.
Hey, Capuchina!
Capuchina?
I was plucking
for my next date.
Your eyebrows look fine.
I wasn't talking eyebrows.
Listen, I need your
help finding Two-Man...
...before he finds you.
You said you was gonna
keep my name out of it!
I held up my end.
Look, it must have been
some perp in the cage...
...who saw you come in.
All I know is that word is out
that he's looking for you.
Shit.
Just tell me where
I can look for him.
You try talking
to white Farrah?
She's so spun out
on crank...
...she doesn't know whether to piss
standing up or sitting down.
Two-Man knows
I ratted him out.
Listen to me.
Hey, listen to me.
Just listen, okay?
Listen to me.
The best long-term solution...
...is we pretend like
we never even talked...
...and that you never pointed
a finger at Two-Man...
...even if some other cop
ever asks you, okay?
- Okay.
- Now, where do I find him?
He got peoples
around the way...
- ...cousin, I think.
- Okay, well, cousin's got a name.
So, what is it?
What is it?
Could have been me or you
getting shot at last night.
Could have been your wife
made a widow by this guy.
This guy, look, he deserves
whatever it is we give him.
That's not
for us to decide.
No, it's up to him.
But Two-Man's crazy.
He's big, too.
He's got firepower,
so he's not gonna come easy.
Are you ready?
I got your back.
Okay, this guy almost
killed a cop last night...
...so if he blinks...
...let's not let him get it
right this time.
Hey! Hey!
It's the police!
Open this door!
- What's going on?!
- Looking for Two-Man.
He's expecting us.
You ain't got no right
to come into my house!
And do what?
And look for a guy...
...who almost killed
a cop last night?
Get out!
- What are you doing?!
- Shut up!
Stop!
Let me see your hands!
All right,
all right, all right!
Let me see your hands!
Don't move!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, buddy!
It's not him.
That's not Two-Man.
I ain't Two-Man, man!
I ain't Two-Man.
Come on, man, chill!
Where's your cousin?
What?
I don't know.
Why are you sneaking
out the window, huh?
You got a message
to deliver?
No, man. Two-Man...
...he was here for a minute...
...but he took his stuff
and left, man.
I'm serious.
I don't know nothing.
- How long ago?
- About an hour, man.
Father Morton!
Detective Mackey.
I need to have a little
conversation with you...
...about some
of your altar boys.
They come here for a hot meal
and a place to sleep.
What they do on the street
is out of my hands.
Out of your hands
and into your pocket, right?
I know you've been
letting the E-Park Johnnies...
...deal out of your mission.
And I also know
you're taking a cut.
No squad car and uniforms?
What's your play,
detective?
My play, padre, is to get you
to change your mission mission.
Your review with the pope
wannabes is next week.
You're gonna recommend that
they shut down St. Luke's.
Why would I do that?
Photographs of you
and Damon Leeks...
...the head of the Johnnies...
...breaking bread...
...bank statements
showing deposits...
...into your unauthorized
bank account.
This goes into the shredder...
...as soon as you help
close this place down.
I can't do that.
Hey, are you
not hearing me?
You're gonna lose that collar...
...and I'm gonna gain one.
You're gonna do time
for this shit.
Well, you're gonna
have to arrest me...
...because I can't
close the doors here.
Damon Leeks!
Shit. Heard they retired
your cracker ass.
Ah, too young and pretty
to retire.
I made them shit-can me...
...which means I only got
another eight days...
...to shit-can
maggots like you.
Oh, brother's all about
his thick.
Better go easy
on that juice, D.
Your brains turn into hot sauce...
...shrinks the balls to raisins.
Ohh...
Sorry, I'm too late.
My brain's fine-tuned...
...and them balls
are the size of cat heads.
Seen your crew
around St. Luke's.
I know you're supplying
the transient crowd...
...with "H" and blow.
Just helping the destitute...
...serving up holy gruel and shit.
Yeah, right.
I need to know how the priest
figures into all this.
He taking a cut of the sales...
...or are you just paying him rent?
He's our spiritual
counselor, man.
And I'm the counselor
who's about to...
...crush your heroin-selling
summer camp.
Got nothing to crush.
Y'all got no evidence.
Ain't gonna put no homeless
junkie on the stand.
And the priest...
...he bound by oath
to keep his mouth shut.
Since when
are you a catholic?
Yo, since Jesus H. Christ.
I've seen
the preliminary results...
...from your
exploratory committee...
...very favorable.
Your years
as a police captain...
...give people a lot of confidence...
...in your ability to lead.
Research is young...
...but indicators are promising.
District attorney Lima
has also...
...launched an exploratory
committee.
Yes, I know.
Anita is very aggressive.
She's convinced she's going to
be L.A.'s first woman mayor.
Why don't you just say
what you want to say?
You're a man of vision.
I believe you will be
the city's next mayor.
I appreciate
the vote of confidence.
But you're green.
You lack influential support.
You'll need to
surround yourself...
...with people
who can shape that vision.
I want to be one
of those people.
Well, thanks for the offer.
I'll take it
under consideration.
I have the influence and power...
...to make you the next
mayor of the city.
So, are you
guaranteeing me a win?
Yes.
I have leverage you couldn't
even begin to understand.
Working with me
is not a decision...
...that requires any thought.
It's a one-time offer.
Forgive me, father...
...but you have sinned...
...and I need
a goddamn confession.
I am in the middle
of service. Get out!
But I got this question
gnawing at my soul...
...why would a priest
protect drug dealers?
So I went and visited
the little douche bags...
...and they're all cocky as hell...
...secure in the knowledge...
...that their humble priest
won't rat 'em out.
And I think, wow.
Whatever it is these bangers...
...have on the father
is much worse than...
...what I've laid at your feet.
Now, what would be worse
than a priest losing his collar...
...and going to jail?
And it hits me...
...a priest going to jail
for molesting boys.
Get the hell
out of my church.
- What, no absolution?
- Come on, come on.
Move it. Listen.
Just because
some sick perverts...
...decide to live out their
fantasies through the collar...
...doesn't mean that every priest
is a gay pedophile.
Then what do the Johnnies
have on you, sir?
I'm not a quitter, padre.
Two years ago,
I had an affair.
One of my parishioners...
Keisha Leeks.
She had a child.
Holy shit.
Damon's sister?
And now he's threatening
to out you?
Already disgraced my vows.
Damon is a psychopath.
He's threatening
to kill Keisha and Adam...
...if I don't cooperate.
Those bank deposits
are for Keisha and the baby.
I would never take a dime
of his drug money.
What do you know
about Damon's operation?
Keisha lives
with her grandfather.
She says Damon
uses the old man's place...
...to cut and bag his dope.
You let me
take care of Damon.
What if I can get
Keisha and your kid...
...into a shelter somewhere?
I already tried that.
The urban-renewal project
that's taking over the hood...
...closed down the last
two shelters in the area.
Nah. You're doing
whatever you can...
...to take care of your blood.
I get it.
You leave the good deed
for the day up to me.
Good news!
Squad car picked up Two-Man
on Kenmore.
How'd they find him?
Oh, it's easy to spot
a moving violation...
...when the horsepower's
between their legs.
Watched this asshole
run through a stop sign.
Nearly clipped a city bus...
...then he gave us a fake name.
Lucky he's got a memorable mug...
...even in black and white.
Shot and tried to kill one
of my detectives last night.
I surely did not.
I'm glad you're around to vouch
for my character, though.
Jaw's feeling better.
Hey!
You, uh, you got the guy?
Citywide apb. Rookie comes
through with the big bust.
Is he, uh...
...is he talking yet?
No, Dutch and Billings
will have first crack.
Let's start with
the tussle at the projects.
If he admits
to a beef with Ronnie...
...that's the open door
we need.
Let's go.
Good.
Hey, Steve, hold on.
Just because I'm out
on the street all the time...
...doesn't mean I haven't heard
about your little lawsuit.
Now, I don't want your
half-assed brand of policework...
...you been phoning in
around here lately...
...anywhere near a hit on one
of my strike team members.
It's not gonna happen here.
The guy shot at a cop.
Cuffs are never coming off.
We'll get him.
Maceo Padmore...
I'm detective Wagenbach,
this is detective Billings.
We're gonna
want to talk to you...
...about an attempted
shooting last night.
Heard you had a run-in with
detective Gardocki the other day.
Yeah, his fist
ran into my jaw.
Is that why
you wanted to kill him?
I ain't tried
to kill nobody.
Well, then, your motorcycle did...
...because a witness saw it
fleeing from the scene...
...of the shooting last night.
This faggot-ass cop
laid his hands on me.
Y'all need to
arrest his damn ass.
Great.
Only 20 seconds in...
...already, we've got motive.
That ain't no motive.
I'm Christian.
I turn the other cheek.
He could turn both
cheeks.
He'd still be
talking out of his ass.
Lucky for Gardocki...
...you can't hit a guy standing
10 feet away with a clear shot.
That wasn't me...
...so I guess we'll never know.
Assuming it wasn't, where were
you last night around 11:00?
Passed out on my bed.
Anybody see you?
Not that I can think of...
...unless the dude that
jacked my bike for that joyride...
...was peeking in my window.
Look, this is just
getting started.
I'm gonna go check
on my other thing.
Yeah, I'll keep
you informed.
Your neighbors know
where you at every night?
They probably know he's
not out trying to kill a cop.
They did hear your
motorcycle leave at 10:30...
...and return
sometime after 1:00.
Nice of whoever stole
it to bring it back...
...when they were done.
Be nicer if the dude
had filled the tank.
The only chance you have
of getting a better deal...
...is to confess now.
Y'all don't think
I know y'all are fronting...
...trying to run a game
on a nigga?
From where I sit...
...you're about to
lose big-time.
We're gonna let him
stew for a while.
Because we got
plenty of nothing?
And he knows it.
There's no use going back in
there until we can change that.
Anything on the gun?
We got unis
at his apartment...
...and going over the route
he would have taken to get home.
It's good we know the way...
...'cause if we don't find
that gun...
...we may as well
give him a ride home.
What about
the cousin's house?
Shane and I... we
checked it out earlier.
Two-man had been there.
Well, you better
take another look.
Well, what are
waiting for?
A search warrant.
Make a call.
I'm pretty sure
I can talk the cousin...
...into letting us in
without a warrant.
It would save us
some time.
- Great, we'll send some unis.
- I think just me and Julien.
Too many bodies, it would
look like an occupation...
...instead of
a friendly request.
Okay, get over there.
Hey...
- Give me a minute first?
- All right. I'll meet you outside.
Hey. Where'd you hide the gun?
- You getting me out of here?
- Where did you hide the gun?
Look, man, I've got to get to it
before anybody else here does.
Or maybe you want to
put me away with it.
Look, I am trying
to save you, dumb-ass.
Without that gun,
they don't have shit on you.
But I have to get to it first.
They're on their way to your
cousin's house right now.
If the gun is there,
they are going to find it.
- Are you registering that?
- You think I trust you?
You wanted me to kill your own
cop buddy, remember that?
Which means we're in this
goddamn thing together.
Right now, please tell me
where the gun is.
There's a grate
in the backyard...
...some kind of sewer thing.
It's in there,
underneath.
Why is the camera off?
I didn't think you'd
want a defense attorney...
...hearing the names I was
just calling this asshole.
I stay undercover
for you guys...
...keep gaining
Pezuela's trust...
...and I.C.E. gets a
front-row seat...
...to the Mexican
cartel show.
As much as your
tainted reputation...
...may help you on the street...
...it concerns the higher-ups.
It's not gonna be an easy sell,
making this a full-time gig.
Come on, you guys make deals
with freeway Rick...
...Antwon Mitchell.
Here's a chance to put
one of the good guys...
...back on the street,
get something done.
Yeah?
Send him in.
It seems you're not
the only one...
...that Pezuela
is trying to employ.
Pezuela say anything else...
...indicate why he played
the mayor card this early?
I didn't get to
ask questions.
As soon as I showed
any reluctance...
...he turned his offer
into an ultimatum...
...demanded a reply
by tonight.
Why is montalban crawling
out of his fine corinthian skin?
We're not at liberty
to discuss it.
Hey, I'm the one
on the firing line.
Anything coming at Pezuela...
...is gonna be pointed
right at my dome, too.
If it's any consolation,
you won't be alone.
You need to take him up
on his offer...
...accept his support
for mayor.
I gave you that box to distance
myself from this guy.
I've washed my hands.
Are you sure those hands
are clean, councilman?
'Cause I can start
pulling the threads on your...
..."the box showed up
on my doorstep" story.
I risked everything
I've worked for...
...bringing that box
to you, asshole.
Hey, we're all
on the same side here.
Let's talk about
what needs to get done.
Pezuela's spooked.
We need to keep him in L.A.
Securing you as his
mayor-in-pocket will do that.
So will getting the liquor
permits for his renewal project.
Both of you have to
get in bed with him.
Jesus Christ.
Pezuela's being evaluated.
Cartel.
Someone's here.
That's why he's with
the entourage, isn't it?
He's scared.
He's being watched.
He knows it...
...making some bold moves
to secure the confidence...
...of his backers in Mexico.
Our one and only goal is
to tie Pezuela to the cartel.
And what happens
when this blows up...
...and my name gets tied
to Pezuela and the cartel?
"Former cop goes undercover...
...to catch a cartel player
trying to buy a mayor."
Smells like victory.
If my opponent
gets ahold of this...
...it's gonna smell
like something else.
Olivia will be your
point person from now on.
She'll contact you.
Be careful, gentlemen.
Hey, don't worry.
If Pezuela wants
you taken out...
...I'll be the one
he hires to do it.
Order to keep
Pezuela in play...
...came down from
the department of defense...
...means the cartel evaluator...
...is most likely Mexican military.
D.C. wants us
to track this new guy...
...see who and what
he plugs into.
If you really want to make
yourself an asset to us...
...find a way to align yourself
with this military cat.
I'll see what I can do.
Hey, uh...
You handled yourself
really well back there.
I'm glad you're the one
who's got my back.
I made some calls...
...got Keisha and Adam leeks
into the El Segundo family shelter.
That's great.
I'll go let her know.
Look, your cousin's
at the police station...
...being grilled
for attempted murder.
Evidence could be here.
We need to do a search.
We got nothing
to do with this.
Look, you can either let us take
a look around right now...
...or 20 cops show up in an hour
and they wreck this place.
It's up to you.
You take the front two rooms,
I'll take the back.
Got it.
Shane and Julien
came up empty at the cousin's.
How far does
an obscured witness...
...and a partial plate get us?
You willing to roll
to a jury with that...
...if he'd been trying
to fill your ass with lead?
Anywhere on known
associates?
Other than Bombay, who's dead...
...there's no one.
Maybe it's time
to switch up teams here.
Hey, we're doing the
best we can...
...we've got to work with.
And the final result's looking
to be this asshole walking...
...with nothing but
a few hunger pangs.
You want to help? Get out
there, drum up some evidence.
Look, I searched my ass off
for the gun.
The guy's smart enough
to hide it...
...someplace where we're not
going to find it.
And we're not putting
this guy away...
...without that gun
or a confession.
So, if you've pushed
all the buttons you can...
...then let's get a little
new blood up there.
Who? You?
Me and Julien.
Well, we're not through.
He doesn't know
we don't have the gun.
Risky lie.
Look, man, he catches you
in that fib, he hardens...
...you got no place
left to squeeze.
We started this.
Can we finish it?
One last shot.
Let's go.
Hey, guess what.
We found the gun you used
to shoot at detective Gardocki.
Yeah? Where?
That's funny.
Innocent man says...
"There is no gun to find."
Guilty man asks, "where?"
So, earlier today,
you gave us motive.
No verifiable alibi
equals opportunity.
Gun gives us means.
Means, motive,
and opportunity...
...the holy trinity
of incarceration.
The only question is whether
this gets written up...
...as attempted first-degree
or second-degree murder.
Difference of doing 6 years...
...reducible with good behavior...
...or doing a mandatory 20.
There ain't no gun to find.
Now, if you found a gun...
...show it to me...
...and I'll tell you why
that gat...
...and any other shit
you found ain't mine.
How are we looking?
If Wagenbach and Billings
do any more jerking off...
...it's gonna be a goddamn
bukkake party in there.
Let me and Vic
have a run at this guy.
Where are we at with him?
They told him
we found the gun.
And we don't have it...
...so he's feeling his oats.
Look, it's time to put
the first string in...
...before this game
is lost, coach.
- Okay.
- Okay, come on.
Wait a second.
I got a better idea.
This guy shot's knocking
around hookers.
He's already pissed off
a bunch of them, right?
Instead of producing
the real gun we don't have...
...why don't we produce
the fake witnesses we do?
Do the right thing.
Save the taxpayers a lot of
money on an unnecessary trial.
I didn't do it.
Just give us one person who
can establish your whereabouts...
...at the time of the shooting.
Why don't you give me one person
who says I was there?
Detective Wagenbach.
I hear we don't have shit
on this prick.
So, here's what
we're gonna do.
I, uh, can't really see
what's going on down there.
So, I want you
to smile at me...
...like we got this bastard
hung to the cross...
...and thank me like
you really mean it.
Appreciate it.
Detective Mackey
turned up two witnesses...
...claim you told them yesterday
you were gonna kill the cop...
...who roughed you up.
That's some bullshit.
Who said that?
Uh, couple of pros
you use as punching bags...
...Farrah and Capuchina?
They're giving statements
right now.
I didn't say nothing
to them bitches!
Y'all cops getting
them to snitch...
...over the beat downs
they earn.
So, now we got you
on a couple assaults.
We got the gun...
...we got the two witnesses
who say he planned the shooting...
...we got the witness who saw the
motorcycle at the crime scene.
I think we're done here.
Now, there it is.
There's the worm.
Take it.
Come on, it's right
in front of you, shithead.
Take it!
What if you get forced
to do something...
...that you didn't
really want to do?
I mean,
that's not a crime, right?
Not necessarily.
It depends.
What are we talking
about, exactly?
Be right back.
That ho Amber that got herself
killed the other day.
What about her?
He was gonna put my name on that
killing I don't do what he say.
He needed a cop murked.
Who wanted him dead?
I ain't gonna get in no trouble
over this, right?
I had no choice.
Who are we talking about?
Who made you do it?
That cop in there.
What cop?
Dixie boy.
He gave me the 3.57...
...told me the address...
...told me his partner's shift
ended at 11:00...
...told me what kind of car
he was gonna be driving up in...
...told me where to hide
so I wouldn't be seen...
...told me, "two shots
to bring him down...
...two shots to the head
to be sure."
Hey, Shane!
I'm in charge
of softball sign-up.
- You in this year?
- Uh, sure.
You want to play
center field?
Yeah, okay.
- 'Cause we lost Asher at shortstop.
- Wherever.
It's gonna be $75 this year
instead of the usual $50.
Shane Vendrell...
...hired you
to kill Gardocki?
I didn't get hired
to do shit.
I got thrown on a slave ship
and given a gun for an oar.
Wasn't no money in it.
He was in here earlier.
Mackey!
Julien!
Where's Vendrell?!
Get down!
What number do you want 'cause
I'm having them stitched on.
Uh, you pick.
You can have anything
but 23, 17, and 35.
Just pick the goddamn number
and shove it up your ass!
Okay.
Mackey!
What's going on?
We're looking for Shane!
He just left.
Who put a cactus
up his ass?
Corrine?
Hi.
You left Jackson
in the car.
I need you to listen
very carefully.
- Why?
- Just... listen.
Vic murdered Terry Crowley.
Shane was there.
He saw it.
And later,
Vic and the strike team...
...robbed the Armenian mob
of over $2 million.
What?
That's why there was an Armenian
hit man in your house...
...hunting down
you and your kids.
Shane shot him
and saved you.
And two nights ago...
...Vic and Ronnie tried to kill
Shane and the Armenians...
...that were a threat to you.
The armenians got killed,
but Shane didn't.
So, last night, he retaliated
out of self-defense.
- You're crazy.
- No.
Someone is finally
telling you the truth.
Well, I'm not listening.
No, just shut up
and pay attention!
There is a lot of shit going
down at the Barn right now.
Shane and I are
getting out of town.
You are gonna pass two messages
on to Vic and Ronnie.
The first is a reminder
that they started this...
...when they
tried to kill Shane.
The second is that
they are gonna do...
...everything in their power
to prevent any and all...
...authorities from finding us...
...because if we get caught...
...Shane is gonna testify to
so much strike team shit...
...that the two of them
will be put away...
...for 10 natural lifetimes.
Do you understand
what I'm saying to you?
Yes.
You are gonna be
by your phone every day...
...at 1:00 in the afternoon
and 10:00 at night.
I am gonna call from wherever
we are and check in.
Vic needs to
give you information...
...on what the cops
know about us...
...and where they think
we're going.
You tell him
all of this...
...everything...
...exactly what I said.
Must have given
you some reason...
...why he wanted you
to kill Gardocki.
Nah, the man was all about
the whens, wheres, and hows.
"Why" never
crossed his lips.
Peters just checked in.
Shane's house is empty.
It looked like a quick pack job.
Whole family is on the move.
Why?
It's clear
Mara is an accomplice.
No, why did this man
try and kill you?
No clue.
Ask Shane.
I will when
I catch up with him.
And both of you
are not to leave this building!
I've got questions!
I expect answers!
I got love for all people...
...even hoes. I wouldn't hurt a fly.
You know, you did
shoot that spinner.
She all right?
Gonna be left-handed
for the next six months.
Look, I'm sorry
she got hit up.
But that cop
gave me no choice...
...squeezed me over
a bullshit murder charge...
...then tried to get me
to cap his dude.
You're all about bringing
force down on the street.
Why don't y'all take a look
at what you got going on...
...under your own roof?
- Holy shit.
- That's right...
"Holy shit."
Okay, okay.
We need your help.
My help?
Well, do it for whatever
reason you need...
...for the kids, for Ronnie...
...the time we've spent...
...but help us now, please.
If you tell me the truth
and I believe you...
...I will help you.
Did you really
do all those things?
I did a lot of things
that I shouldn't have done...
...for reasons that made
sense at the time...
...but they're pretty hard
to defend right now.
What do you want me to say,
that I'm different?
I don't want to
go to prison.
Do you want me
to go to prison?
Do either of you
even feel any shame?
I don't think about it.
Well, that's honest.
Sad thing is...
...I've known...
maybe not the specifics...
...the details
but I've known...
...and I have let you infect
me and our children.
I'll help you
this one last time...
...and then the kids
and I are out of your life!
That is my price.
And you have to pay
some kind of price!
First call from Mara's
at 1:00 in the afternoon.
You let me know what
you want me to tell her.
Okay, we go in cold.
Watch for my signal.
Yeah,
what do you want?
Drop-off for Damon.
- Are you Keisha?
- Mm-hmm.
Father Morton sent me.
We're gonna get you and
your kid out of here safe.
- For real?
- Promise.
You know who's inside?
My gramps and my boy
are watching TV.
Damon's in the back bedroom.
Got three of his boys with him.
Good girl.
Get her out of here.
It's all gonna
be all right.
Hey! You!
That's all right.
Where you're going,
all you're gonna need is lips.
Here's my kids' tuition.
Pezuela gave me an extra
5 grand for the fast work.
The Mackey I read about
in your file...
...would have pocketed
that cash.
I'm not the bastard my bosses
tried to make me out to be...
...while I was logging
more high-profile collars...
...than anyone else
in this city.
And I want the job.
I think you got Chaffee
half-convinced.
Bring Pezuela home, and I think
we'll get all the way there...
...with a push from me.
Olivia...
...thanks for doing
the right thing by me.
Wouldn't want to
piss off Jesus.
If Shane was gonna retaliate
against both of us...
...why only come after me?
And why trust it
to someone like Two-Man?
He needed to give
himself an alibi.
Or he needed someone
to kill you...
...'cause he was
waiting to kill me.
When I got your call, I didn't
even get inside my door.
Even with our help...
...how long can they hide?
A month?
If he got lucky, a year?
Two-Man could even go on
damn what I can scat...
We gona find them before
anyone else do this.
How? It' s sounds they are
heading out of state.
Claudette knows we gona be
go to the after him...
...she's gona keep us
chained up here.
So the cage full of donnies.
Consider it my going away
present just for you.
Why did Shane try to
get Ronnie kill?
What wind wrong
with you three?
I'm done.
Officially resigning.
You can send the paperwork
to my house.
I'll turn in my fourtyfive
on the way out.
You have a week left.
I thought you wanna
to play it out hard.
I do. But you'll just
ankled me my desk.
So it's kiss my ass time.
Mackey!
You do not interfere
with this case.
Seize on not a cop anymore...
...you realy don't have juristiction
of what I do captain.
You rough out on this.
You do anything sideways
like you did with Lemanski...
...and I'll lock-up your corrupt ass...
...faster than you can say
how'd I lose this job.
This is all life for this job.
I don't want it.
play with that.
I know,
but not right now.
Why?
'Cause it's time
to go to bed.
No, uh,
keep him up, okay?
But it's late.
He's fussy.
Good, let's let
the whole block know...
...that we're both at home,
dealing with a cranky kid.
Come on.
So, uh, run through
this with me.
In 30 minutes,
I go online.
I check the Georgia
Bulldogs score.
I keep checking
every 10 minutes.
I log in...
...answer your E-mails...
You order the pizza at 11:00...
...and you turn on the shower.
Delivery guy comes, and...
...I yell to you for some cash.
Make sure he sees this.
I know.
Go.
Okay.
Not used to love letters
so late at night.
What's so urgent?
You think I'm wired?
We're more involved now.
Rules of engagement change.
Midnight texts...
...chaperones, engagement...
...sounds like we're
becoming an item.
I need you to put a drug dealer
out of business.
You came to the best.
This is your drug dealer?
Father Morton is letting
gang members...
...deal heroin and cocaine
out of his mission...
...for a cut of the profits.
He another one of your
blackmail-box buddies?
What do you want me to do,
arrest him?
He submits his yearly fiscal
report to the diocese next week.
I want him to recommend
that they close St. Luke's.
This church is nearby
Pezuela-Ville, isn't it?
Across the street
from our renewal project.
Yeah, you can't
get a liquor permit...
...if there's a church
within 1,000 feet.
Looked like they were
gonna close last year...
...but they didn't.
So we need to give
them a little push.
Force his recommendation
for closure...
...by end of day tomorrow.
Pezuela wants to
close the church...
...to get his liquor permit.
How many commandments
does that violate?
He wasn't
his normal suave self.
He was kind of tweaked.
He had a bodyguard.
Things are heating up.
You've got federal approval
to play along.
Rattle the priest,
get him to agree.
It's the first step
in an extortion charge.
I'll have to clear
the time with Wyms.
I already did...
Told her I needed your
gang expertise for a day...
...and she suggested
I take you for the week.
The love just keeps coming.
About my expertise...
...my hearing was yesterday.
I'm out in eight days.
I know.
I'm sorry.
What I've been doing
for I.C.E. here...
I'd like it to be a regular thing.
You're forgetting
I've read your file.
More importantly,
so has my boss.
Farmington's becoming
a cartel hot zone.
When word gets out
that I've crossed the line...
...and I'm working rogue
muscle for Pezuela...
...it's gonna open
a lot of doors.
I need a soft landing...
...you need a pair of eyes
on the inside.
It's a win-win.
Not my call
to make, but...
I'll pass it
up the line.
In the meantime, follow through
with Pezuela's dirty deed.
Hey, uh...
You're not actually gonna let
Pezuela shut that church down.
We'll get to someone in the
diocese before that happens.
Well, good. I wouldn't want to
piss off Jesus...
...on top of everyone else.
Cool car.
Thanks. So, how long
you been bartending?
Couple years.
But, uh...
I go to school days
to be a dental hygienist.
Really?
Good for you.
Yeah, Ronnie,
what's up?
Holy shit.
You get a look at the guy?
Black guy,
but his face was covered.
My date took
a frag in the arm.
All right, man, don't worry.
I'm coming.
I'm on the way.
Holy shit. Hope he had
the wrong address.
Glad I moved to the valley.
So much safer.
You feeling okay?
Don't talk to me,
shithead.
So much for your
bamboo-cage fantasy.
Claudette called North Valley.
Barn's handling the case.
Jesus.
And you're in one piece?
What happened
to Hanoi Hannah?
She caught a stray.
She'll live.
Not sure if I'm gonna get
date number two out of it.
Date number one
was ending up here?
I'll explain it
to you sometime.
We'll have corrections spit out
a list of recent parolees...
...see if one of the names
don't jump out at you.
I could think
of a dozen dickheads...
...who'd try something
stupid like this.
Porch light bulb was unscrewed.
You see or hear anything?
Didn't see his face.
Black guy, though.
Saw his arms.
He was riding a motorcycle
and had a big gun.
That's all I know.
That's, like,
armor-piercing.
Somebody wanted you dead
two or three times.
There's only a few
places in town...
...you can get high-end
lead like this.
It's a place to start.
You okay, Ronnie?
Yeah, I'm fine, thanks.
Shonda here spotted
the motorcycle...
...got a partial plate.
I don't really like to get
involved in messy shit...
...but you helped my cousin out
with that thing...
...so I figured it wouldn't
be right, not helping.
- I appreciate it.
- What'd you see?
The bike was black and red...
...one of those fast asian models.
I got some of
the plate number.
Thank you very much.
Timing's kind of creepy...
...with all this shit going on
with Shane lately.
First thing that crossed my mind.
We'll find the brother
on the other end of the gun...
...squeeze the truth
out of him.
Hey, you want to
crash at my house?
You got a bamboo cage?
For Christ's sake.
Oh, shit,
I got that I.C.E. thing...
...first thing tomorrow morning.
Olivia still got you
working a Pezuela?
Well, since Pezuela
squeezed her...
...Olivia wants to nail
that asshole worse than I do.
But don't worry.
I'll cancel it.
No, no, that's gonna screw you
with setting up Pezuela.
Listen, stick with it.
I'll head back to the Barn...
...start trying to find
this shithead myself.
I'm not gonna
sleep anyway...
...not without
my asian throw pillow.
All right.
Partial plate provided
by our witness.
We've narrowed this down
to about 400 names.
We just found a connection.
Maceo Padmore.
We know Padmore
better as Two-Man.
Who's Two-Man?
Asshole we banged around
the other day...
...trying to close that
Farrah thing you stuck us to.
Any reason
he'd come after you?
Got a little physical
between us...
...but nothing
more than usual.
How the hell did this guy
find my place?
Any moron with a laptop
and half a brain...
...can pay you
a visit these days.
We should return the favor.
You're already detailed to I.C.E.
If I hear you flashing a badge
anywhere in Farmington today...
...I'll have you chained to a desk
for the rest of your time here.
I want all eyes
looking for Padmore.
Any information regarding him...
...or the attempted murder
of detective Gardocki...
...I want reported to detectives
Wagenbach and Billings.
- You're gonna be on desk duty today.
- No.
When you're a victim
of a crime, it's mandatory.
Well, Shane and Julien can hit
the streets on your behalf.
We got an address
on Padmore.
Okay, notify SWAT.
I'll let the Chief know
you'll need a warrant a.s.a.p.
I would have parked
Shane here, too...
...but I need the manpower.
You keep an eye on him.
Understood.
Hey, I might be on loan-out
to I.C.E. today...
...but when you find out
where this Padmore prick is...
I will be th...
I'll be there in a heartbeat.
I know.
This is bullshit.
Everyone used to
fear this team.
Now word's hit the street
Vic's on the way out.
Suddenly, they think it's all
right to take a shot at us?
Now, we need to remind them
who we are...
...put this asshole's dick
in the dirt.
We don't need to turn the heat
up any higher than it is.
This guy almost tried to kill
you over a bloody jaw, man.
He and everybody else got to know
that shit ain't gonna fly.
There'll be plenty of time
for payback for this dick...
...when we pinch him.
Well, if he happens to fall
in front of a moving bus...
...consider it an accident.
Let's go talk
to his girls for hire...
...see where
he mattresses up.
Anything we find, man,
we'll let you know.
I suppose it's possible...
Two-Man got pissed...
- ...did this on his own.
- Possible.
I just can't figure out
what leverage...
...Shane might have had
to make him try it.
Neither can I.
Look, maybe we're looking
for the devil...
...when he's not really there.
Maybe.
It doesn't hurt for us to keep
our eyes open, though.
Look, uh, this ho...
...she's a little shy.
So let me start off
one-on-one.
We can go salt-and-pepper on her
if her tongue freezes up?
- Gotcha.
- Okay.
Hey, Capuchina!
Capuchina?
I was plucking
for my next date.
Your eyebrows look fine.
I wasn't talking eyebrows.
Listen, I need your
help finding Two-Man...
...before he finds you.
You said you was gonna
keep my name out of it!
I held up my end.
Look, it must have been
some perp in the cage...
...who saw you come in.
All I know is that word is out
that he's looking for you.
Shit.
Just tell me where
I can look for him.
You try talking
to white Farrah?
She's so spun out
on crank...
...she doesn't know whether to piss
standing up or sitting down.
Two-Man knows
I ratted him out.
Listen to me.
Hey, listen to me.
Just listen, okay?
Listen to me.
The best long-term solution...
...is we pretend like
we never even talked...
...and that you never pointed
a finger at Two-Man...
...even if some other cop
ever asks you, okay?
- Okay.
- Now, where do I find him?
He got peoples
around the way...
- ...cousin, I think.
- Okay, well, cousin's got a name.
So, what is it?
What is it?
Could have been me or you
getting shot at last night.
Could have been your wife
made a widow by this guy.
This guy, look, he deserves
whatever it is we give him.
That's not
for us to decide.
No, it's up to him.
But Two-Man's crazy.
He's big, too.
He's got firepower,
so he's not gonna come easy.
Are you ready?
I got your back.
Okay, this guy almost
killed a cop last night...
...so if he blinks...
...let's not let him get it
right this time.
Hey! Hey!
It's the police!
Open this door!
- What's going on?!
- Looking for Two-Man.
He's expecting us.
You ain't got no right
to come into my house!
And do what?
And look for a guy...
...who almost killed
a cop last night?
Get out!
- What are you doing?!
- Shut up!
Stop!
Let me see your hands!
All right,
all right, all right!
Let me see your hands!
Don't move!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, buddy!
It's not him.
That's not Two-Man.
I ain't Two-Man, man!
I ain't Two-Man.
Come on, man, chill!
Where's your cousin?
What?
I don't know.
Why are you sneaking
out the window, huh?
You got a message
to deliver?
No, man. Two-Man...
...he was here for a minute...
...but he took his stuff
and left, man.
I'm serious.
I don't know nothing.
- How long ago?
- About an hour, man.
Father Morton!
Detective Mackey.
I need to have a little
conversation with you...
...about some
of your altar boys.
They come here for a hot meal
and a place to sleep.
What they do on the street
is out of my hands.
Out of your hands
and into your pocket, right?
I know you've been
letting the E-Park Johnnies...
...deal out of your mission.
And I also know
you're taking a cut.
No squad car and uniforms?
What's your play,
detective?
My play, padre, is to get you
to change your mission mission.
Your review with the pope
wannabes is next week.
You're gonna recommend that
they shut down St. Luke's.
Why would I do that?
Photographs of you
and Damon Leeks...
...the head of the Johnnies...
...breaking bread...
...bank statements
showing deposits...
...into your unauthorized
bank account.
This goes into the shredder...
...as soon as you help
close this place down.
I can't do that.
Hey, are you
not hearing me?
You're gonna lose that collar...
...and I'm gonna gain one.
You're gonna do time
for this shit.
Well, you're gonna
have to arrest me...
...because I can't
close the doors here.
Damon Leeks!
Shit. Heard they retired
your cracker ass.
Ah, too young and pretty
to retire.
I made them shit-can me...
...which means I only got
another eight days...
...to shit-can
maggots like you.
Oh, brother's all about
his thick.
Better go easy
on that juice, D.
Your brains turn into hot sauce...
...shrinks the balls to raisins.
Ohh...
Sorry, I'm too late.
My brain's fine-tuned...
...and them balls
are the size of cat heads.
Seen your crew
around St. Luke's.
I know you're supplying
the transient crowd...
...with "H" and blow.
Just helping the destitute...
...serving up holy gruel and shit.
Yeah, right.
I need to know how the priest
figures into all this.
He taking a cut of the sales...
...or are you just paying him rent?
He's our spiritual
counselor, man.
And I'm the counselor
who's about to...
...crush your heroin-selling
summer camp.
Got nothing to crush.
Y'all got no evidence.
Ain't gonna put no homeless
junkie on the stand.
And the priest...
...he bound by oath
to keep his mouth shut.
Since when
are you a catholic?
Yo, since Jesus H. Christ.
I've seen
the preliminary results...
...from your
exploratory committee...
...very favorable.
Your years
as a police captain...
...give people a lot of confidence...
...in your ability to lead.
Research is young...
...but indicators are promising.
District attorney Lima
has also...
...launched an exploratory
committee.
Yes, I know.
Anita is very aggressive.
She's convinced she's going to
be L.A.'s first woman mayor.
Why don't you just say
what you want to say?
You're a man of vision.
I believe you will be
the city's next mayor.
I appreciate
the vote of confidence.
But you're green.
You lack influential support.
You'll need to
surround yourself...
...with people
who can shape that vision.
I want to be one
of those people.
Well, thanks for the offer.
I'll take it
under consideration.
I have the influence and power...
...to make you the next
mayor of the city.
So, are you
guaranteeing me a win?
Yes.
I have leverage you couldn't
even begin to understand.
Working with me
is not a decision...
...that requires any thought.
It's a one-time offer.
Forgive me, father...
...but you have sinned...
...and I need
a goddamn confession.
I am in the middle
of service. Get out!
But I got this question
gnawing at my soul...
...why would a priest
protect drug dealers?
So I went and visited
the little douche bags...
...and they're all cocky as hell...
...secure in the knowledge...
...that their humble priest
won't rat 'em out.
And I think, wow.
Whatever it is these bangers...
...have on the father
is much worse than...
...what I've laid at your feet.
Now, what would be worse
than a priest losing his collar...
...and going to jail?
And it hits me...
...a priest going to jail
for molesting boys.
Get the hell
out of my church.
- What, no absolution?
- Come on, come on.
Move it. Listen.
Just because
some sick perverts...
...decide to live out their
fantasies through the collar...
...doesn't mean that every priest
is a gay pedophile.
Then what do the Johnnies
have on you, sir?
I'm not a quitter, padre.
Two years ago,
I had an affair.
One of my parishioners...
Keisha Leeks.
She had a child.
Holy shit.
Damon's sister?
And now he's threatening
to out you?
Already disgraced my vows.
Damon is a psychopath.
He's threatening
to kill Keisha and Adam...
...if I don't cooperate.
Those bank deposits
are for Keisha and the baby.
I would never take a dime
of his drug money.
What do you know
about Damon's operation?
Keisha lives
with her grandfather.
She says Damon
uses the old man's place...
...to cut and bag his dope.
You let me
take care of Damon.
What if I can get
Keisha and your kid...
...into a shelter somewhere?
I already tried that.
The urban-renewal project
that's taking over the hood...
...closed down the last
two shelters in the area.
Nah. You're doing
whatever you can...
...to take care of your blood.
I get it.
You leave the good deed
for the day up to me.
Good news!
Squad car picked up Two-Man
on Kenmore.
How'd they find him?
Oh, it's easy to spot
a moving violation...
...when the horsepower's
between their legs.
Watched this asshole
run through a stop sign.
Nearly clipped a city bus...
...then he gave us a fake name.
Lucky he's got a memorable mug...
...even in black and white.
Shot and tried to kill one
of my detectives last night.
I surely did not.
I'm glad you're around to vouch
for my character, though.
Jaw's feeling better.
Hey!
You, uh, you got the guy?
Citywide apb. Rookie comes
through with the big bust.
Is he, uh...
...is he talking yet?
No, Dutch and Billings
will have first crack.
Let's start with
the tussle at the projects.
If he admits
to a beef with Ronnie...
...that's the open door
we need.
Let's go.
Good.
Hey, Steve, hold on.
Just because I'm out
on the street all the time...
...doesn't mean I haven't heard
about your little lawsuit.
Now, I don't want your
half-assed brand of policework...
...you been phoning in
around here lately...
...anywhere near a hit on one
of my strike team members.
It's not gonna happen here.
The guy shot at a cop.
Cuffs are never coming off.
We'll get him.
Maceo Padmore...
I'm detective Wagenbach,
this is detective Billings.
We're gonna
want to talk to you...
...about an attempted
shooting last night.
Heard you had a run-in with
detective Gardocki the other day.
Yeah, his fist
ran into my jaw.
Is that why
you wanted to kill him?
I ain't tried
to kill nobody.
Well, then, your motorcycle did...
...because a witness saw it
fleeing from the scene...
...of the shooting last night.
This faggot-ass cop
laid his hands on me.
Y'all need to
arrest his damn ass.
Great.
Only 20 seconds in...
...already, we've got motive.
That ain't no motive.
I'm Christian.
I turn the other cheek.
He could turn both
cheeks.
He'd still be
talking out of his ass.
Lucky for Gardocki...
...you can't hit a guy standing
10 feet away with a clear shot.
That wasn't me...
...so I guess we'll never know.
Assuming it wasn't, where were
you last night around 11:00?
Passed out on my bed.
Anybody see you?
Not that I can think of...
...unless the dude that
jacked my bike for that joyride...
...was peeking in my window.
Look, this is just
getting started.
I'm gonna go check
on my other thing.
Yeah, I'll keep
you informed.
Your neighbors know
where you at every night?
They probably know he's
not out trying to kill a cop.
They did hear your
motorcycle leave at 10:30...
...and return
sometime after 1:00.
Nice of whoever stole
it to bring it back...
...when they were done.
Be nicer if the dude
had filled the tank.
The only chance you have
of getting a better deal...
...is to confess now.
Y'all don't think
I know y'all are fronting...
...trying to run a game
on a nigga?
From where I sit...
...you're about to
lose big-time.
We're gonna let him
stew for a while.
Because we got
plenty of nothing?
And he knows it.
There's no use going back in
there until we can change that.
Anything on the gun?
We got unis
at his apartment...
...and going over the route
he would have taken to get home.
It's good we know the way...
...'cause if we don't find
that gun...
...we may as well
give him a ride home.
What about
the cousin's house?
Shane and I... we
checked it out earlier.
Two-man had been there.
Well, you better
take another look.
Well, what are
waiting for?
A search warrant.
Make a call.
I'm pretty sure
I can talk the cousin...
...into letting us in
without a warrant.
It would save us
some time.
- Great, we'll send some unis.
- I think just me and Julien.
Too many bodies, it would
look like an occupation...
...instead of
a friendly request.
Okay, get over there.
Hey...
- Give me a minute first?
- All right. I'll meet you outside.
Hey. Where'd you hide the gun?
- You getting me out of here?
- Where did you hide the gun?
Look, man, I've got to get to it
before anybody else here does.
Or maybe you want to
put me away with it.
Look, I am trying
to save you, dumb-ass.
Without that gun,
they don't have shit on you.
But I have to get to it first.
They're on their way to your
cousin's house right now.
If the gun is there,
they are going to find it.
- Are you registering that?
- You think I trust you?
You wanted me to kill your own
cop buddy, remember that?
Which means we're in this
goddamn thing together.
Right now, please tell me
where the gun is.
There's a grate
in the backyard...
...some kind of sewer thing.
It's in there,
underneath.
Why is the camera off?
I didn't think you'd
want a defense attorney...
...hearing the names I was
just calling this asshole.
I stay undercover
for you guys...
...keep gaining
Pezuela's trust...
...and I.C.E. gets a
front-row seat...
...to the Mexican
cartel show.
As much as your
tainted reputation...
...may help you on the street...
...it concerns the higher-ups.
It's not gonna be an easy sell,
making this a full-time gig.
Come on, you guys make deals
with freeway Rick...
...Antwon Mitchell.
Here's a chance to put
one of the good guys...
...back on the street,
get something done.
Yeah?
Send him in.
It seems you're not
the only one...
...that Pezuela
is trying to employ.
Pezuela say anything else...
...indicate why he played
the mayor card this early?
I didn't get to
ask questions.
As soon as I showed
any reluctance...
...he turned his offer
into an ultimatum...
...demanded a reply
by tonight.
Why is montalban crawling
out of his fine corinthian skin?
We're not at liberty
to discuss it.
Hey, I'm the one
on the firing line.
Anything coming at Pezuela...
...is gonna be pointed
right at my dome, too.
If it's any consolation,
you won't be alone.
You need to take him up
on his offer...
...accept his support
for mayor.
I gave you that box to distance
myself from this guy.
I've washed my hands.
Are you sure those hands
are clean, councilman?
'Cause I can start
pulling the threads on your...
..."the box showed up
on my doorstep" story.
I risked everything
I've worked for...
...bringing that box
to you, asshole.
Hey, we're all
on the same side here.
Let's talk about
what needs to get done.
Pezuela's spooked.
We need to keep him in L.A.
Securing you as his
mayor-in-pocket will do that.
So will getting the liquor
permits for his renewal project.
Both of you have to
get in bed with him.
Jesus Christ.
Pezuela's being evaluated.
Cartel.
Someone's here.
That's why he's with
the entourage, isn't it?
He's scared.
He's being watched.
He knows it...
...making some bold moves
to secure the confidence...
...of his backers in Mexico.
Our one and only goal is
to tie Pezuela to the cartel.
And what happens
when this blows up...
...and my name gets tied
to Pezuela and the cartel?
"Former cop goes undercover...
...to catch a cartel player
trying to buy a mayor."
Smells like victory.
If my opponent
gets ahold of this...
...it's gonna smell
like something else.
Olivia will be your
point person from now on.
She'll contact you.
Be careful, gentlemen.
Hey, don't worry.
If Pezuela wants
you taken out...
...I'll be the one
he hires to do it.
Order to keep
Pezuela in play...
...came down from
the department of defense...
...means the cartel evaluator...
...is most likely Mexican military.
D.C. wants us
to track this new guy...
...see who and what
he plugs into.
If you really want to make
yourself an asset to us...
...find a way to align yourself
with this military cat.
I'll see what I can do.
Hey, uh...
You handled yourself
really well back there.
I'm glad you're the one
who's got my back.
I made some calls...
...got Keisha and Adam leeks
into the El Segundo family shelter.
That's great.
I'll go let her know.
Look, your cousin's
at the police station...
...being grilled
for attempted murder.
Evidence could be here.
We need to do a search.
We got nothing
to do with this.
Look, you can either let us take
a look around right now...
...or 20 cops show up in an hour
and they wreck this place.
It's up to you.
You take the front two rooms,
I'll take the back.
Got it.
Shane and Julien
came up empty at the cousin's.
How far does
an obscured witness...
...and a partial plate get us?
You willing to roll
to a jury with that...
...if he'd been trying
to fill your ass with lead?
Anywhere on known
associates?
Other than Bombay, who's dead...
...there's no one.
Maybe it's time
to switch up teams here.
Hey, we're doing the
best we can...
...we've got to work with.
And the final result's looking
to be this asshole walking...
...with nothing but
a few hunger pangs.
You want to help? Get out
there, drum up some evidence.
Look, I searched my ass off
for the gun.
The guy's smart enough
to hide it...
...someplace where we're not
going to find it.
And we're not putting
this guy away...
...without that gun
or a confession.
So, if you've pushed
all the buttons you can...
...then let's get a little
new blood up there.
Who? You?
Me and Julien.
Well, we're not through.
He doesn't know
we don't have the gun.
Risky lie.
Look, man, he catches you
in that fib, he hardens...
...you got no place
left to squeeze.
We started this.
Can we finish it?
One last shot.
Let's go.
Hey, guess what.
We found the gun you used
to shoot at detective Gardocki.
Yeah? Where?
That's funny.
Innocent man says...
"There is no gun to find."
Guilty man asks, "where?"
So, earlier today,
you gave us motive.
No verifiable alibi
equals opportunity.
Gun gives us means.
Means, motive,
and opportunity...
...the holy trinity
of incarceration.
The only question is whether
this gets written up...
...as attempted first-degree
or second-degree murder.
Difference of doing 6 years...
...reducible with good behavior...
...or doing a mandatory 20.
There ain't no gun to find.
Now, if you found a gun...
...show it to me...
...and I'll tell you why
that gat...
...and any other shit
you found ain't mine.
How are we looking?
If Wagenbach and Billings
do any more jerking off...
...it's gonna be a goddamn
bukkake party in there.
Let me and Vic
have a run at this guy.
Where are we at with him?
They told him
we found the gun.
And we don't have it...
...so he's feeling his oats.
Look, it's time to put
the first string in...
...before this game
is lost, coach.
- Okay.
- Okay, come on.
Wait a second.
I got a better idea.
This guy shot's knocking
around hookers.
He's already pissed off
a bunch of them, right?
Instead of producing
the real gun we don't have...
...why don't we produce
the fake witnesses we do?
Do the right thing.
Save the taxpayers a lot of
money on an unnecessary trial.
I didn't do it.
Just give us one person who
can establish your whereabouts...
...at the time of the shooting.
Why don't you give me one person
who says I was there?
Detective Wagenbach.
I hear we don't have shit
on this prick.
So, here's what
we're gonna do.
I, uh, can't really see
what's going on down there.
So, I want you
to smile at me...
...like we got this bastard
hung to the cross...
...and thank me like
you really mean it.
Appreciate it.
Detective Mackey
turned up two witnesses...
...claim you told them yesterday
you were gonna kill the cop...
...who roughed you up.
That's some bullshit.
Who said that?
Uh, couple of pros
you use as punching bags...
...Farrah and Capuchina?
They're giving statements
right now.
I didn't say nothing
to them bitches!
Y'all cops getting
them to snitch...
...over the beat downs
they earn.
So, now we got you
on a couple assaults.
We got the gun...
...we got the two witnesses
who say he planned the shooting...
...we got the witness who saw the
motorcycle at the crime scene.
I think we're done here.
Now, there it is.
There's the worm.
Take it.
Come on, it's right
in front of you, shithead.
Take it!
What if you get forced
to do something...
...that you didn't
really want to do?
I mean,
that's not a crime, right?
Not necessarily.
It depends.
What are we talking
about, exactly?
Be right back.
That ho Amber that got herself
killed the other day.
What about her?
He was gonna put my name on that
killing I don't do what he say.
He needed a cop murked.
Who wanted him dead?
I ain't gonna get in no trouble
over this, right?
I had no choice.
Who are we talking about?
Who made you do it?
That cop in there.
What cop?
Dixie boy.
He gave me the 3.57...
...told me the address...
...told me his partner's shift
ended at 11:00...
...told me what kind of car
he was gonna be driving up in...
...told me where to hide
so I wouldn't be seen...
...told me, "two shots
to bring him down...
...two shots to the head
to be sure."
Hey, Shane!
I'm in charge
of softball sign-up.
- You in this year?
- Uh, sure.
You want to play
center field?
Yeah, okay.
- 'Cause we lost Asher at shortstop.
- Wherever.
It's gonna be $75 this year
instead of the usual $50.
Shane Vendrell...
...hired you
to kill Gardocki?
I didn't get hired
to do shit.
I got thrown on a slave ship
and given a gun for an oar.
Wasn't no money in it.
He was in here earlier.
Mackey!
Julien!
Where's Vendrell?!
Get down!
What number do you want 'cause
I'm having them stitched on.
Uh, you pick.
You can have anything
but 23, 17, and 35.
Just pick the goddamn number
and shove it up your ass!
Okay.
Mackey!
What's going on?
We're looking for Shane!
He just left.
Who put a cactus
up his ass?
Corrine?
Hi.
You left Jackson
in the car.
I need you to listen
very carefully.
- Why?
- Just... listen.
Vic murdered Terry Crowley.
Shane was there.
He saw it.
And later,
Vic and the strike team...
...robbed the Armenian mob
of over $2 million.
What?
That's why there was an Armenian
hit man in your house...
...hunting down
you and your kids.
Shane shot him
and saved you.
And two nights ago...
...Vic and Ronnie tried to kill
Shane and the Armenians...
...that were a threat to you.
The armenians got killed,
but Shane didn't.
So, last night, he retaliated
out of self-defense.
- You're crazy.
- No.
Someone is finally
telling you the truth.
Well, I'm not listening.
No, just shut up
and pay attention!
There is a lot of shit going
down at the Barn right now.
Shane and I are
getting out of town.
You are gonna pass two messages
on to Vic and Ronnie.
The first is a reminder
that they started this...
...when they
tried to kill Shane.
The second is that
they are gonna do...
...everything in their power
to prevent any and all...
...authorities from finding us...
...because if we get caught...
...Shane is gonna testify to
so much strike team shit...
...that the two of them
will be put away...
...for 10 natural lifetimes.
Do you understand
what I'm saying to you?
Yes.
You are gonna be
by your phone every day...
...at 1:00 in the afternoon
and 10:00 at night.
I am gonna call from wherever
we are and check in.
Vic needs to
give you information...
...on what the cops
know about us...
...and where they think
we're going.
You tell him
all of this...
...everything...
...exactly what I said.
Must have given
you some reason...
...why he wanted you
to kill Gardocki.
Nah, the man was all about
the whens, wheres, and hows.
"Why" never
crossed his lips.
Peters just checked in.
Shane's house is empty.
It looked like a quick pack job.
Whole family is on the move.
Why?
It's clear
Mara is an accomplice.
No, why did this man
try and kill you?
No clue.
Ask Shane.
I will when
I catch up with him.
And both of you
are not to leave this building!
I've got questions!
I expect answers!
I got love for all people...
...even hoes. I wouldn't hurt a fly.
You know, you did
shoot that spinner.
She all right?
Gonna be left-handed
for the next six months.
Look, I'm sorry
she got hit up.
But that cop
gave me no choice...
...squeezed me over
a bullshit murder charge...
...then tried to get me
to cap his dude.
You're all about bringing
force down on the street.
Why don't y'all take a look
at what you got going on...
...under your own roof?
- Holy shit.
- That's right...
"Holy shit."
Okay, okay.
We need your help.
My help?
Well, do it for whatever
reason you need...
...for the kids, for Ronnie...
...the time we've spent...
...but help us now, please.
If you tell me the truth
and I believe you...
...I will help you.
Did you really
do all those things?
I did a lot of things
that I shouldn't have done...
...for reasons that made
sense at the time...
...but they're pretty hard
to defend right now.
What do you want me to say,
that I'm different?
I don't want to
go to prison.
Do you want me
to go to prison?
Do either of you
even feel any shame?
I don't think about it.
Well, that's honest.
Sad thing is...
...I've known...
maybe not the specifics...
...the details
but I've known...
...and I have let you infect
me and our children.
I'll help you
this one last time...
...and then the kids
and I are out of your life!
That is my price.
And you have to pay
some kind of price!
First call from Mara's
at 1:00 in the afternoon.
You let me know what
you want me to tell her.
Okay, we go in cold.
Watch for my signal.
Yeah,
what do you want?
Drop-off for Damon.
- Are you Keisha?
- Mm-hmm.
Father Morton sent me.
We're gonna get you and
your kid out of here safe.
- For real?
- Promise.
You know who's inside?
My gramps and my boy
are watching TV.
Damon's in the back bedroom.
Got three of his boys with him.
Good girl.
Get her out of here.
It's all gonna
be all right.
Hey! You!
That's all right.
Where you're going,
all you're gonna need is lips.
Here's my kids' tuition.
Pezuela gave me an extra
5 grand for the fast work.
The Mackey I read about
in your file...
...would have pocketed
that cash.
I'm not the bastard my bosses
tried to make me out to be...
...while I was logging
more high-profile collars...
...than anyone else
in this city.
And I want the job.
I think you got Chaffee
half-convinced.
Bring Pezuela home, and I think
we'll get all the way there...
...with a push from me.
Olivia...
...thanks for doing
the right thing by me.
Wouldn't want to
piss off Jesus.
If Shane was gonna retaliate
against both of us...
...why only come after me?
And why trust it
to someone like Two-Man?
He needed to give
himself an alibi.
Or he needed someone
to kill you...
...'cause he was
waiting to kill me.
When I got your call, I didn't
even get inside my door.
Even with our help...
...how long can they hide?
A month?
If he got lucky, a year?
Two-Man could even go on
damn what I can scat...
We gona find them before
anyone else do this.
How? It' s sounds they are
heading out of state.
Claudette knows we gona be
go to the after him...
...she's gona keep us
chained up here.
So the cage full of donnies.
Consider it my going away
present just for you.
Why did Shane try to
get Ronnie kill?
What wind wrong
with you three?
I'm done.
Officially resigning.
You can send the paperwork
to my house.
I'll turn in my fourtyfive
on the way out.
You have a week left.
I thought you wanna
to play it out hard.
I do. But you'll just
ankled me my desk.
So it's kiss my ass time.
Mackey!
You do not interfere
with this case.
Seize on not a cop anymore...
...you realy don't have juristiction
of what I do captain.
You rough out on this.
You do anything sideways
like you did with Lemanski...
...and I'll lock-up your corrupt ass...
...faster than you can say
how'd I lose this job.
This is all life for this job.
I don't want it.