Line of Fire (2026) s01e03 Episode Script
There Are Two Wolves
1
Welcome back
to presidential detail.
You and I get to work
together.
- We've never done that.
- How long do you plan to stay?
As long as she wants.
When Jack went undercover,
we had to say goodbye to him.
Terry's office.
Who's Terry?
My boyfriend who's moving in.
Logan Welling wasn't
a history teacher.
Logan was an undercover
CIA operative,
and I'm pretty sure
his assignment was you.
[vacuum whirring]
[tense music]
♪
[vacuum beeps]
♪
[shushing]
Quiet. Quiet!
I don't want to hurt you.
Be quiet.
[crunches]
Ow.
[screaming]
[bone snaps]
[breathing heavily]
[vacuum chiming]
Box mac and cheese
and a turkey burger.
That's your answer?
Well, you said
my last meal, and I would
want my last meal to be--
The food of a fourth grader.
[both laugh]
No, nostalgic, classic,
my "Ratatouille" moment.
Let me guess, you're gonna say
a six-course meal
at a Michelin restaurant
you've never been to.
No, I was gonna say the grape
hull pie at Duplin Winery.
I still dream about it.
OK, so my childhood's a no,
but yours--
This pie is not nostalgic.
It's patriotic.
The scuppernong grape
is the official
state fruit of North Carolina.
You can pick them
along the coast every spring.
Logan, what were you doing
in North Carolina?
I thought you were
from Wisconsin.
[Portishead's "Roads"]
Can't anybody see ♪
♪
[gasps]
We've got a war to fight ♪
Never found our way ♪
We agreed
we all like the face,
but he goes off my board.
Logan Welling's CIA file
isn't just classified.
It's compartmented.
All the more reason
to keep digging?
If we had any idea
who had the clearance,
maybe we'd start.
He's off-limits.
Take him off the case board.
[phone buzzes]
- [sighs]
- Take Logan's photo down.
- Yes, ma'am.
- From this moment ♪
Agent Wallace.
There's something
I remembered.
♪
This wrong ♪
Witness lists for the next
50 federal grand jury cases.
Please update their avails
now that the case schedule
is shifting.
What's going on?
One of the jurors died
last night,
Penelope Gonzalez.
How terrible.
All case presentations
are on pause.
Is her death
suspicious in any way?
Doesn't appear so.
Tripped on her vacuum
and fell down the stairs.
Fairfax County PD wants
to interview the jurors
to make sure there's nothing
about Penny they don't know.
I'm gonna sit in, make sure
they do it carefully.
We can't afford to have
any more jurors quit.
Is there any chance I could
join in the interviews, sir?
I've been dying to see more
of the scope of this place.
Well, what about my list?
I don't have weekend plans.
[phone buzzes]
- Hello?
- 8:00 tomorrow night, right?
I finally fixed
that shower door we broke.
I can't.
I have to work late.
That's why I'm calling.
So come over late.
Agent Wallace mentioned
that two other
federal agents were killed
prior to Logan and Libby.
I want to know who they were.
Well, how are you
gonna find that out?
If you request files,
it's gonna set off
a bunch of red flags.
What if it's not us
that requests them?
What do you want to see?
It's not Jack.
It's someone who knew him,
someone who's trying
to send us a message.
Well, maybe we're safer
ignoring that message.
Jane?
Jane, you still there?
I didn't want to tell you
this on the phone.
Your boyfriend's files
are completely walled off.
I've been ordered to drop it.
All the more reason
to keep digging.
I said the same thing, but--
Ever since you told me this,
I have not been able
to think about anything else.
I mean, this man dated me
for six months.
I need to know if the entire
time he was sleeping with me,
he was doing it
because he wanted to,
not because he had to.
Clare--
Just look
into coastal North Carolina
like I told you to.
He mentioned a--
a winery near Wilmington
and visiting in the spring.
Clare, I mean it.
You have to let this one go,
just for now at least.
You're the one
who told me he was CIA.
You opened this door.
And now I'm telling you
to close it.
Why, 'cause your boss
told you to?
I wonder how he would feel
if he found out
that you broke protocol
and told
the victim's girlfriend this
highly classified information.
Is that a threat?
Follow up on my leads.
[phones ringing]
I checked out
the resort's floor plan.
- And?
- You're right about Villa 3.
- The windows.
- Less windows.
Plus the back patio has
zero resort access.
It's practically cliffside.
Your dad is making me
draw diagrams
of the National Cathedral
by hand.
I mean, if I had my tablet,
it would take half the time.
Why is he making us do
all this old-school stuff?
Because my dad
is old-school's
most distinguished alum.
It's best to humor him.
By next week, he'll figure out
how behind the times he is
and be forced to catch up
while we are on an island
with Sparrow.
[alarm blaring]
Outpost, verify the alarm.
Security breach
in Eisenhower.
All personnel from outpost
confirming the alarm.
Baker 4 reports
unknown subject in basement.
Halting all elevator traffic.
Subject has moved
to the southeast stairwell.
Headed to the stairwell now.
Locked.
[suspenseful music]
Locked.
♪
- [stopwatch beeps]
- 44 seconds.
[sighs]
It was just a drill.
I'd like to think of it
as an opportunity,
one that took you 44 seconds.
Yeah, which is
well within range.
And a world away
from perfect.
If we had our tablets,
we could have skipped
two of the steps.
When I started here,
we couldn't rely on computers.
We had to rely
on instinct and training.
Think about
what might have happened
if Micah needed his tablet
to identify that Class III
at the ice cream shop.
Cameras
in densely populated areas
make it possible
for agents to find a face
in a huge crowd, sir.
Unless a terrorist blows out
a power grid or uses an EMP.
This week we get
back to basics,
and we start
with the fitness check
that no one here seems
to have done in months.
[elevator dings]
You missed an elevator.
Mr. Cooper, the police have
a few questions
about your experience
on our jury thus far.
It's a big commitment
to come in every month.
There must be some
personalities in that room.
Is there anything you could
tell us about Penny Gonzalez?
She's nice.
Regarding the dynamics
of the group, she fit in well?
Sure.
You're going to have to use
more than one
or two words here.
We come in.
We hear cases.
We vote to indict or not.
We go home.
I'm not here to make friends.
I'm here to serve.
I know nothing
about these people.
You were in the Corps
like me,
which is how I know you just
did a threat assessment.
You clocked
the security camera,
Detective Gerrity's firearm,
the exit.
- Force of habit, I guess.
- Sure.
But you've done it
three times since you got here.
Has something happened recently
to make you
concerned about your safety?
Someone broke into my house
and tried to threaten me.
Well, what did he look like?
Big guy.
Not bigger than me, but big.
Wore a ski mask.
Offered me money
to quit the jury.
Said he'd come back
and do some real damage.
And yet you're here today.
For what I've done
for this country,
there isn't a soul out there
who can intimidate me.
Thank you, Mr. Cooper.
We'll make sure you're safe.
Mr. Hollingsworth,
that was way out of line.
Yes, but without him,
what would we have found out?
We need to alert the USMS.
Jury intimidation
is a federal crime.
You think Penny's death
was a homicide after all?
Well, we're gonna get
the FBI on that right now.
[phone buzzes]
Ah,
thanks for bringing me in.
I was going stir-crazy
for reasons
I'd rather not get into.
What do you know about
federal grand juries?
I watched "The Good Wife."
Grand juries are selected
like regular juries
but gather weekly
over a full year.
They hear a multitude of cases,
sometimes up to 20 a day.
Last night, one of our
grand jurors was intimidated
and another died,
though we don't know
for certain if they're related.
We can't reconvene the jury
until that's settled,
which means a lot of angry
prosecutors, plus my boss.
You know FBI agents take
civics classes too, right?
Sorry.
I watched "The X-Files."
I can be there in an hour.
Go lights and siren
and make it 20.
[all breathing heavily]
None of you made time.
Not one.
Well, we don't usually
do drills after breakfast.
You need to be prepared
at any time,
whether you've eaten or not.
After you catch your breath,
we will go again
and see if you could beat
that time.
- You know what I'm saying?
- [all groaning]
- You have 10 minutes.
- We gotta get rid of this guy.
- Yeah, I agree.
- What's going on?
Your dad's not making
any friends,
and people want him gone.
Which people?
You people?
I wouldn't mind
less surprise cardio, but--
It's not just that
or this analog thing.
He's affecting the way
we actually work.
He's changing schedules.
He's switching up partners.
He's tough, it's true,
but he's not exactly wrong.
We all like your dad.
We know how much
of a titan he was.
But times change,
and his methods haven't.
Sequoia's team told me
they want him gone by tomorrow.
Out? How?
They're gonna find a way.
And you can either join us
or not.
I have one dead juror
and one who's been shaken down,
and you're telling me this
isn't a murder investigation?
Not yet.
The ME report shows
Penny Gonzalez had
a sprained ankle
as well as a broken neck.
It's highly likely she tripped.
Running
from the same intruder
who tried to intimidate
Mr. Cooper.
That's exactly what
we're trying to figure out.
It's my job
to keep my jurors safe.
Of course,
but we're starting to think
there's something larger
at play,
and we need time to figure out
what it is.
In the past few months,
four jurors requested
to be dismissed
for personal reasons.
You granted those dismissals.
They had legitimate reasons.
If Ms. Gonzalez
and Mr. Cooper had also quit,
that would have depleted
the jury from 23 to 17.
We think someone's trying
to dismiss the entire jury
for a reason we don't yet know.
If someone's going
to harm the jury,
then I'm inclined to release
them for their safety.
But then we'd be giving in
to intimidation,
and we'd never know
who's behind this.
The jury doesn't reconvene
until Monday, right?
You can keep them the safest if
you sequester them in a hotel.
Give us the weekend
to get to the bottom of this.
If you guys can't
figure it out by Monday,
I'm letting them go.
You have 72 hours.
[tense music]
[bells ringing]
Take care.
- Thanks so much.
- Thank you.
I'm always here
if you need me.
I know
that I shouldn't say this,
but thank you
for sharing there.
If you had told me last year
I'd attend group at my church,
I would have laughed
in your face.
- It's Sarah, right? I'm--
- David.
Yeah, you're new.
Last week?
Yeah, I just moved.
Well, I'm sure
you need to get going.
You must have patients to see.
It's not like it's urgent.
Teeth.
Oh, I'm in teeth too.
Well, I--I was back in Indiana.
Lab tech.
Oh, office manager.
I mostly wear these
for comfort.
Well, comfort is key,
especially when
you're on your feet all day.
I mean, not to mention
having just lost your father
on top of it.
Looking for work
by any chance?
You looking for workers?
Not gonna lie, my boss isn't
crazy about our current tech.
He's on thin ice.
Oh, this is so kind of you.
It's like we say in there,
it's important
to help each other.
Close the door.
I've been talking
to some agents,
and they have
some pretty valid objections
about the way
you're changing things up.
I don't know
how your previous boss
ran this place but--
I understand
there are changes to be made.
I know that you want
what's best for us,
but you're not gonna
get it like this.
- Agents are--
- Upset?
Almost mutinous.
Ah.
It must have been hard
for you to come to me
with this, Junior,
and I appreciate you
bringing it to my attention.
You can let your buddies know
the old guy can take a hint.
Can I get back to work now?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Jury service started
January 1st.
On March 15th,
a juror asked to be excused
due to a cancer diagnosis,
another on March 30th
for long COVID.
A third's job relocated them
on April 3rd,
and a fourth had to provide
in-home care
for an elderly parent
on May 1st.
Can you get
these four's contact info?
We need to reach out and see
if anyone talked to them
before they left.
I'll get it from
the grand jury coordinator.
Who else has their info?
A handful of court employees.
It's kept very private.
Why?
Well, our unknown suspect
knew where Penny and Joe lived.
If they know who our jurors are
and their addresses,
we need to find out
how they got them.
[line trilling]
Hi, if this is
about the grand jury,
the USMS is in the process
of securing a motel for them.
They'll be moved
in a matter of hours.
It's related, but--
Hey, Mom, I'm on this, too.
Oh, you guys are
working together.
That's so wonderful.
We need you to look into
who could be leaking
the contact info
of jury members,
maybe someone
from the court system
that your marshals oversee.
I'll put someone on it.
Bye, kids.
You think I didn't spot
your tail a half a mile ago?
What do you want?
I need a new pair
of sneakers.
Heard they have
a great discount.
I'm going to work now.
Goodbye.
Whatever you said to Clare
this morning,
she was very upset
when she came back inside.
She just lost her boyfriend.
Don't you think
she's been through enough?
I think we both know your
daughter can handle herself.
That's not for you to decide.
- I want to help you.
- You can't.
Until there's an arrest,
you're a part
of this investigation,
and you know that.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
From now on,
if you have questions,
you come to me first.
I'm gonna need you to go.
You don't have
clearance to be here.
Detective Norris.
Yes, Detective.
I'm looking for a POI
who spent time
in or around Wilmington,
potentially in the spring
of last year
or the year before.
[whooshes]
His photo's in your inbox now.
I'm sure
this is a total long shot,
- but I had to take the cha--
- I'll be damned.
Jason Marks.
He's been missing
since March of last year.
[tense music]
Just got off a Zoom
with Alyssa Shinji.
She admitted
she accepted a bribe,
pretended to have
a long COVID relapse
and got herself dismissed.
The person
who offered the bribe?
A man with a wolf tattoo
and a ski mask.
Fake cancer, fake hospice,
fake relocation,
- and fake COVID.
- Yep.
And now we know the price,
25K for each
from tattoo guy,
intimidation for those
who couldn't be bought.
These jurors were in fear
for their lives.
We need to get footage from all
the LPRs, CCTVs, and door cams
from around
our ex-jurors' addresses.
That's gonna take,
like, a hundred subpoenas.
My boss is gonna need
to clone himself 10 times.
Yeah, you do subpoenas.
I'll handle the warrants.
- All right.
- I don't know.
I'll keep this brief.
It's come to my attention
that there have been complaints
about my methods.
I get it.
I dropped in without asking
how you like to do things.
So to make things clearer,
I reviewed tapes
of your past extractions,
and you all surprised me.
You are in worse shape
than I realized.
Agents partnering
by preference.
Unapproved shorthand on comms.
And, of course, your tablets.
So now we're going to run
a lockdown drill to test
team communication,
the results of which will go
in your permanent files.
The scenario?
An active shooter
outside the building.
The drill starts now.
[all groaning]
And Junior,
a good shift leader wears
the detail's mistakes
as their own.
So starting tomorrow,
you're relinquishing the role.
How does shift agent sound?
♪
Let's get him
transferred back to HQ.
I know just how to do it.
Penny didn't have a cam,
but half her neighbors did.
Look, there's tattoo guy
entering her house.
Then Penny
a half an hour later.
The guy leaves
less than a minute after.
♪
That tattoo,
that buy us anything?
Bet we can find him
in the NCIC.
Max, freeze!
- [yelps]
- FBI!
[grunts]
[crowd chattering]
Max Petrov,
you are under arrest
for the murder
of Penny Gonzalez.
All this experience
and a BA from Notre Dame.
- [laughs]
- Why the move?
A bad breakup.
Ah, it's good to start fresh.
Though I did love
my practice in South Bend.
We ran a tight ship.
Made same-day crowns,
was in charge
of all the cosmetic
veneer cases.
I checked all the lab work
before it was delivered.
Well, that sounds perfect.
I mean, how fortunate are we
that Sarah happened
to bump into you today?
I tell you, sir,
it's like it was meant to be.
You thought getting me called
in for a fitness evaluation
would get me kicked back
to HQ, didn't you?
I'm sorry, Dad.
Don't take it out
on anybody else but me.
It was my idea.
And the consequences
are yours as well.
You're suspended
for two weeks without pay,
and we'll see where you end up
when you're back.
[sighs]
[phone buzzes]
[pensive music]
♪
[sighs]
The grand jury coordinator
is waiting for you
in the conference room.
Does Terry's assistant
still have a thing for you?
Adam?
Oh, yeah.
Very intense
with the eye contact.
I kind of like it, though.
Sometimes at lunch,
I let him stare at me
while I house a turkey club.
Terry's on the Committee
for Governmental Affairs.
I need access to crime reports
on two federal agents
who were recently killed.
But I can't ask officially,
and I don't want to put Terry
in a compromising position.
So you want me to use
Adam's interest in me
to get you what you need
without anything pointing back
to you or your boyfriend.
- Is that awful?
- My kind of awful.
I'm so on it,
it's gonna get me pregnant.
Bribing federal jurors,
breaking and entering,
intimidation, and murder.
If you want to walk
out of prison without a cane,
I'd talk.
Why'd you kill Penny Gonzalez?
Her neck was snapped, Max.
We have you fleeing the crime
scene at the time of her death.
Do you want to play this
easy or hard?
I was only there
to offer her money.
She tripped over her vacuum.
Money for what?
The guy who hired me said,
"Tell her to quit jury duty."
I didn't know she'd freak.
Most of the others
took the money.
Who hired you?
- The name.
- Don't have it.
I get a phone call
from an unknown number
and a list of names
and addresses in my PO box.
Cash in the box when it's done.
When was this phone call?
He moved up the deadline
last week.
Said to finish the job
at the end of the next or else.
And I know
what the "or else" meant.
You know what moving up
the deadline means, right?
Whatever case the suspect
didn't want the jury to hear
must have been
on the docket soon.
That narrows down
our pool of cases
from the 103 remaining
in the year to the 20 next up.
Researching 20 cases over
a weekend is totally doable.
We have to solve this
before the jurors are released,
or the trail will go cold
and we'll lose any chance
of catching
whoever's behind this.
Mom's with
the jury coordinator now.
This is a juror sign-in sheet
that you prepared.
Can you read the name
that appears here?
William Hammer.
William Hammer also appears
on a list
given to the man suspected
in the death of fellow juror
Penny Gonzalez.
Mr. Hammer's legal name
is Willem, no "I."
It's only misspelled
in these two places.
Do you understand
what this means?
I don't know that man.
I've never seen him
before in my life.
And yet he got
these names from you.
Paula Meyers, you are under
arrest for obstruction.
No,
I don't know why my roommate
wanted that information.
I thought she was taking
an interest in my job.
We made it like a game,
quizzing me to see
if I knew everyone's names.
Who is your roommate?
Noelle Flores.
But she would
never hurt anyone.
Noelle may not be a killer,
but she knowingly gave
protected information
to a dangerous person.
Now, this is
very important, Paula.
Did you tell Noelle
where the jurors
were being sequestered today?
Someone tried to set
a fire at the motel,
but the marshals caught it
before the jurors were
in any real danger.
This case just keeps on
growing, which proves
- how much we have to keep on it.
- We are so close to finding--
My office doing
everything we can--
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
But I can't in good conscience
keep these jurors
impaneled any longer.
I have to do what's best
for their safety.
If you do, whoever's behind
this will never be caught.
This person wants
the jury dismissed.
Don't let them win.
I can't risk it.
I'm discharging them
from their duties immediately.
Mr. Bowling,
I'll tell the clerk's office
to summon a whole new jury
for next month.
We played right into
what the suspect wanted.
The jury got dismissed,
and we still don't know
who's doing this.
With no jury, the USMS has
no way in to work this case.
- The FBI, on the other hand--
- Russ.
Sorry, Clare,
you're on your own.
We're not done.
You may not be,
but you heard my boss.
This isn't a DOJ issue
right now.
I need to go back
to my actual job
before I get actual fired.
They're getting away with it.
People get away with things
all the time, Clare.
Yeah, and it's our job
not to let them.
Is this about this case
or Logan?
Yes.
Someone out there is
getting away with that, too,
and I can't do
anything about it.
But I can do
something about this.
They tried to kill
the jurors in the motel.
That means
whoever we're looking for
knows we're looking,
and the only way to stop them
is to find the upcoming cases
they didn't want this jury
to hear.
So can you get me
all the case files or not?
[knock at door]
I know. I'm late.
Or am I early?
Don't we have a reservation
in 30 minutes?
- Are you--
- We did.
I got pulled onto a case
all afternoon.
- You--
- Come in.
[quirky music]
All right,
so then dinner is--
In the oven.
I have got a mountain
of paperwork to get through.
How do we feel
about a night in?
Well--
[clattering]
Oh, you're here.
What happened to date night?
You're joining it
in progress.
What is all that?
The rest of my evening.
Don't worry.
I'll be totally
out of your hair.
Just quiet as a mouse.
Ooh.
[clattering]
Think of it
as a dress rehearsal, Senator.
[phone buzzes]
You wanna grab a drink
with your favorite brother?
Dad's ruining my life,
and I need to forget
he exists.
I can't.
I'm underwater on a case,
but I could really use a hand.
You wanna come help
your favorite sister?
Well, the gossip
on the Hill is,
there's a certain senator
who got his assistant
to access some files
he had no business
looking into,
and they may censure him.
Everyone's money is on--
guess who--Putnam.
That'd be fine by me.
- [door creaks]
- Madam Marshal?
- Senator.
- Marsha.
Didn't expect you here.
The extra paperwork
I asked for.
You can put that
right in the kitchen.
The extra paperwork?
Wow, your assistant's coming by
on a Saturday with more work.
It must be important.
Darling, you know
I can't talk about my work.
Hey, Mom,
quick question about my cases.
- I--
- I can't.
I'm doing dinner.
Uh, we have a reservation at
Shia that we're not gonna use.
Why don't you go--
Oh, Marsha, thank God,
someone who can help.
- Oh, I really should--
- It'll take two seconds.
[sighs]
Madam Marshal, Senator.
[phone buzzes]
Just a second.
♪
We have zero leads.
Everyone the suspect hired
never met them.
All we know is, they're
a highly intelligent person
with underworld connections
trying to prevent a case
from being heard by this jury.
The only crumb
I can think to follow
is to find the upcoming case
that they didn't want the jury
to hear.
You're only looking
at upcoming cases?
Well, we figure
if the intimidator was
told to hurry up,
that means the case
was gonna be heard soon.
But if the jury started
in January and it's May,
why'd the muscle start
in March?
Maybe that's when
the perp's case was heard.
Then why intimidate
after the fact?
Maybe it wasn't about a case
the jury was going to hear
but a case they already heard.
No.
No, no, no.
They would have
moved it to trial
or just dismissed it
altogether.
I don't know.
Maybe there's two cases.
But don't listen
to little old me.
My wind-down shows are
more "Love Island,"
less "Law & Order."
Nice new walls.
I didn't think
Terry was a spring.
The jury could have heard
something before March 15th
that would have been a problem
for an upcoming case.
Maybe there's a link
between two cases
that somebody
doesn't want found.
Give me that.
- [door clicks]
- Marsha, are you here?
Adam.
Oh, God.
Something wrong
at the office?
No, no.
Nothing's wrong--
We're dating.
I called him about
the Shia reservation.
Uh-huh.
That happened five minutes ago.
Thank you
for coming so quickly.
Yeah.
I told you
to wait in the car.
Yes, I know, like a dog.
But then I saw
that you dropped this.
Young people,
the reservation's
in about 15 minutes, so--
I just--I have to help
Clare finish.
Mm-hmm.
Well--
I'm gonna do that too.
[door clicks]
Russ, you're here. And with--
- Natasha.
- OK.
My girlfriend.
It's so nice
to finally meet you.
Well, it's nice to know you.
We were on our way to dinner
when my office called.
Someone checked out
five months' worth
of grand jury files in my name.
- In the study.
- Thanks.
♪
What a lovely home.
- We said--
- [box clatters]
We said we weren't going to--
Micah?
What's up, bro?
I just snuck in.
Grab a file.
We don't have all night.
A subpoena would have
taken till Monday.
You know that makes this
illegal, right?
Yeah, so is asking me
to get Kate McIntosh
to make you a fake ID
when you were 16,
and that didn't stop you.
Sit down.
♪
Really great chicken,
Mrs. Hollingsworth.
Thank you,
but it's not chicken.
It's duck.
My favorite.
What are you doing here?
I came to check on Clare.
[scoffs]
Hello, Terry.
Always nice to see you, Mike.
And this is Natasha,
Russ's girlfriend.
♪
Hi.
♪
There's something connecting
two separate cases
that's worth murdering
two people.
Moving to week after next,
we have federal narcotics
and firearms charges
against Frank Costa.
Hey, Dad.
Witnesses include
FBI agent Greg Semler
and Detective Anna Shaw.
I have FBI agent
Greg Semler here testifying
on another drug case
on February 4th.
I've got another
firearms violation
that was supposed to be
presented next week.
- Names?
- Accused is Uri Volkov.
Witnesses are
FBI agent Mike Park,
Agent Roberta Kelleher,
Dmitri Vasilenko
Ooh, some families play
board games.
[laughs]
That's my girlfriend,
Natasha.
And I'm from
a family of lawyers.
I'm in.
Give me all the paperwork
you got.
Ooh, so many names.
♪
Dishes on me.
[intriguing music]
♪
Did you invite him?
No, but we need
all the help we can get.
Watch out or he'll take over.
Why would I do that?
This is Clare's operation.
All right, listen, we have
a Carl Allen, a Lillian Mah,
and a rep from Ting LLC.
Wait, I know that name.
March 9th, Eric Ting,
accused co-conspirator
in a money laundering scheme.
Money laundering?
This case is about
real estate fraud.
Maybe they're the same guy.
Wouldn't the DOJ
have caught that?
Not really.
Cases are handled
by different departments.
Only the grand jury
would have heard the name
mentioned twice,
but they could point it out
to the DOJ.
Ting LLC, proud donors
of the Eastwood Observatory.
Look, here's a photo.
Yeah, second from the left.
Eric Ting.
He must have been afraid
the DOJ would start
an investigation about a link
between the two cases.
- Yep.
- I wonder what it could be.
[laughs]
- Did you find it?
- I think so.
Hey.
♪
Oh, that's great.
Congratulations.
So what did you find out?
Oh, I see.
So I am the sucker senator that
everyone's gossiping about.
Is that right?
My watermark is on this photo.
[phone buzzes]
Well, well.
It's Bowling.
He says only the judge
can order us
to look through these cases,
not even the FBI.
[phone buzzes]
And if anyone finds out we did,
he could get fired.
♪
Yes, sir.
I apologize.
It was a rookie mistake.
Everything will be done
by the book from here on out.
I appreciate you.
"I appreciate you"?
You weren't supposed
to have the files,
and I wasn't authorized
to give them to you.
I should be grateful
to still have a job.
I love how kind
and good you are,
but sometimes I wish
you wouldn't always
follow protocol.
Someone in this family
has to.
You're all always doing
whatever you need to
to get the job done,
bending the rules.
Somebody has to toe the line,
do the correct thing,
not the right thing.
Is that why you joined
the Marines?
I always wanted to know.
I never quite understood it.
I wanted structure,
like Jack talked about
with the navy.
He liked rules and clean lines.
And I do too.
You know, there is so much
I feel I don't know about you.
But one thing I do know is,
you're the best of us.
And I really shouldn't
try to change that.
What are you doing?
The right thing.
I had to make
an example of someone.
People need to fall in line.
But why is it your line?
I'm the boss.
A job you got two weeks ago
only because they were told
they had to keep you on,
not a job you got
because you earned it.
I've had it before.
Times have changed.
The way that we protect people
has changed.
I saw you
in the study with Clare.
Where did that Dad go?
Or can you only collaborate
when it's with somebody else
and not me?
Don't make an example.
Lead by example.
Do you know
who I learned that from?
My dad.
Let me know if you see him.
I'm only here 'cause I'm shy
of my 10,000 steps.
Since the jury's
been dismissed,
neither one of you
has any jurisdiction
over grand jury cases.
Well,
the FBI and the DOJ don't.
But a senator who sits
on the Senate
Judiciary Committee does.
I cannot believe
I'm doing this for you.
That's why
I like you so much.
In February,
the DOJ presented a case
involving an Eric Ting
to the grand jury.
Ting is a money broker
used as a go-between
for drug cartels and
wealthy Chinese businessmen.
He uses a scheme
called flying money
where funds are
virtually untraceable.
I remember this case,
but hasn't it already moved
to the prosecution phase?
Yes.
And next week,
another seemingly unrelated
real estate fraud case
is being presented.
That case also mentions
Mr. Ting.
It is our belief that this
huge real estate conglomerate
might be using flying money
to bankroll their builds.
If that's the case,
Chinese nationals are buying up
American real estate
with cartel money,
and nobody knows about it.
So this Eric Ting must have
thought that by forcing
a new jury to be called,
nobody would make
the connection, but y'all did.
It makes the U.S. a haven
for illegal foreign money
and puts more drugs
on our streets.
And now that we have a name,
it shouldn't be hard
to connect it
to the payments made
for the bribes
and then to the arson.
I'll sign a subpoena
right away
to bring in and question
Eric Ting.
Have a good night, Judge.
You're leaving?
I thought--
I did that for you
'cause it felt right.
But what you did today did not.
Why didn't you come to me? Hmm?
Instead of sending your
assistant through my assistant,
why didn't you feel comfortable
asking me for help?
Would you have gotten
those files
without asking me
why I wanted them?
I'm not asking you
why you wanted them now, am I?
- [sighs]
- Janie
[gentle music]
If you decide
how I'm going to react,
you give me no chance
to prove otherwise.
You don't.
I want a partner who gives me
the benefit of the doubt
like you give your family,
like you give your--
your ex-husband.
♪
You let me know if and when
you feel you can do that.
♪
All right?
♪
[door clicks shut]
I'm sorry about Terry.
It's just a pause,
not forever.
I'm also relieved,
to be honest.
We have a lot going on
right now, all of us.
That we do.
Can I ask you something?
You and Dad seem on good terms.
You kind of always have.
How do you do that?
Like, hold on to the good parts
of your past with him
while also knowing
it didn't work out?
[Noah Kahan's "Call Your Mom"]
Don't let this darkness
fool you ♪
Learning to hold
two contradictory things
is one of the most
necessary skills in life.
If you can master that,
you can master anything.
I'll drive all night ♪
I don't know if I ever will.
Well, like with your case,
when you first looked at it,
it didn't make sense,
and it not making sense
was the key
to putting it together.
Your dad and I were like that.
The death of your brother
broke us.
♪
I'll call your mom ♪
But it also keeps us
together.
I'll call your mom ♪
I hope you can find
that sort of peace with Logan.
♪
I do too.
♪
2 minutes and 32 seconds.
- What?
- I looked it up.
It's a new PPD record
for the "run the man" drill.
Freshly set, thanks to you.
Hey, you were right.
I couldn't see straight.
I was too busy trying
to prove to the Service
that they made the right choice
putting me back on PPD.
Why?
You're a legend around here.
A legend is something
you become
when your time is over.
I wanted to prove I'm
as valuable now as I was then.
Then prove it by listening.
Nobody wants just to be told.
They want to be heard too.
All right.
Let me show you
what I can do.
I'll follow your example.
You're a great leader.
All right, let's see
if you can catch up, then.
[laughing]
Updated witness
availabilities,
- by Monday morning as promised.
- How did you--
I disobeyed orders,
but the result
is a high-profile case that's
a huge win for this department.
I've more than earned my way
out of my probation period.
Probation's over,
but you still disobeyed me.
Don't do it again.
So I guess now isn't the time
to ask for an office
that's not in the kitchen?
Don't ask me how, but I got
the crime scene photos.
Jack's cranes were at Libby
and Logan's crime scenes.
The DEA agent prior, no crane.
But it's at the first one,
the ATF agent in Tacoma.
I don't know if anyone noticed
since I removed them
from the ones that I was at.
Well, it's not a pattern
until it's a pattern.
Are you considering
telling anyone?
If they find out I took
two cranes, I'll lose my job.
It's evidence tampering.
Whoever this is knew Jack.
I can feel it.
Are they trying
to tell us something
about how or why he died?
[door creaks]
Oh, someone's here.
[door clicks]
I gotta go.
Jason Marks.
Is that Logan's real name?
No. Another cover.
He was posing
as a history teacher
in Wilmington last spring.
So he'd done this before.
It's not the only pattern.
He was in a relationship too.
Ghosted her when his work
was done, I guess.
So I was just
a part of the job?
God, it felt so real.
He used to walk
an extra two blocks
to get the kind of coffee
I liked.
I mean, when I would fall
asleep working at the couch,
I always woke up
with a blanket over me.
The only truth is the one
you can live with.
Maybe it was both.
He was doing a job,
and he really loved you.
Once we know what the job is,
you'll know for sure.
[footsteps tapping]
Agent Wallace.
Here again.
We were just having
a nice chat, weren't we?
Yes, we were.
Can I get you something?
[James Blake's "I Had a Dream
She Took My Hand"]
I could swear I've seen
one of those around recently.
♪
Oh, that?
One of the kid's friends
left that
after a sleepover ages ago.
Do you need to talk to me
about something?
It was only a dream ♪
Anything else for the, uh,
Secret Service suggestion box?
I had a dream ♪
She took my hand ♪
Deeper than whirlpools ♪
But safer than land ♪
Oh, this is love ♪
Let's stay up ♪
Can we stay here? ♪
She didn't know ♪
♪
I had a dream ♪
She took my hand ♪
- Good day?
- Oh, yes.
Don't stay too late.
I just want to make sure
that everything's
- ready for tomorrow.
- All right.
I heard my call
to the "Titanic" band ♪
Playing them out ♪
Miles from land ♪
Nothing left to do but ♪
Grip on that hand ♪
Oh, this is love ♪
[engine turns over]
Let's stay up ♪
Can we stay here? ♪
She didn't know ♪
Welcome back
to presidential detail.
You and I get to work
together.
- We've never done that.
- How long do you plan to stay?
As long as she wants.
When Jack went undercover,
we had to say goodbye to him.
Terry's office.
Who's Terry?
My boyfriend who's moving in.
Logan Welling wasn't
a history teacher.
Logan was an undercover
CIA operative,
and I'm pretty sure
his assignment was you.
[vacuum whirring]
[tense music]
♪
[vacuum beeps]
♪
[shushing]
Quiet. Quiet!
I don't want to hurt you.
Be quiet.
[crunches]
Ow.
[screaming]
[bone snaps]
[breathing heavily]
[vacuum chiming]
Box mac and cheese
and a turkey burger.
That's your answer?
Well, you said
my last meal, and I would
want my last meal to be--
The food of a fourth grader.
[both laugh]
No, nostalgic, classic,
my "Ratatouille" moment.
Let me guess, you're gonna say
a six-course meal
at a Michelin restaurant
you've never been to.
No, I was gonna say the grape
hull pie at Duplin Winery.
I still dream about it.
OK, so my childhood's a no,
but yours--
This pie is not nostalgic.
It's patriotic.
The scuppernong grape
is the official
state fruit of North Carolina.
You can pick them
along the coast every spring.
Logan, what were you doing
in North Carolina?
I thought you were
from Wisconsin.
[Portishead's "Roads"]
Can't anybody see ♪
♪
[gasps]
We've got a war to fight ♪
Never found our way ♪
We agreed
we all like the face,
but he goes off my board.
Logan Welling's CIA file
isn't just classified.
It's compartmented.
All the more reason
to keep digging?
If we had any idea
who had the clearance,
maybe we'd start.
He's off-limits.
Take him off the case board.
[phone buzzes]
- [sighs]
- Take Logan's photo down.
- Yes, ma'am.
- From this moment ♪
Agent Wallace.
There's something
I remembered.
♪
This wrong ♪
Witness lists for the next
50 federal grand jury cases.
Please update their avails
now that the case schedule
is shifting.
What's going on?
One of the jurors died
last night,
Penelope Gonzalez.
How terrible.
All case presentations
are on pause.
Is her death
suspicious in any way?
Doesn't appear so.
Tripped on her vacuum
and fell down the stairs.
Fairfax County PD wants
to interview the jurors
to make sure there's nothing
about Penny they don't know.
I'm gonna sit in, make sure
they do it carefully.
We can't afford to have
any more jurors quit.
Is there any chance I could
join in the interviews, sir?
I've been dying to see more
of the scope of this place.
Well, what about my list?
I don't have weekend plans.
[phone buzzes]
- Hello?
- 8:00 tomorrow night, right?
I finally fixed
that shower door we broke.
I can't.
I have to work late.
That's why I'm calling.
So come over late.
Agent Wallace mentioned
that two other
federal agents were killed
prior to Logan and Libby.
I want to know who they were.
Well, how are you
gonna find that out?
If you request files,
it's gonna set off
a bunch of red flags.
What if it's not us
that requests them?
What do you want to see?
It's not Jack.
It's someone who knew him,
someone who's trying
to send us a message.
Well, maybe we're safer
ignoring that message.
Jane?
Jane, you still there?
I didn't want to tell you
this on the phone.
Your boyfriend's files
are completely walled off.
I've been ordered to drop it.
All the more reason
to keep digging.
I said the same thing, but--
Ever since you told me this,
I have not been able
to think about anything else.
I mean, this man dated me
for six months.
I need to know if the entire
time he was sleeping with me,
he was doing it
because he wanted to,
not because he had to.
Clare--
Just look
into coastal North Carolina
like I told you to.
He mentioned a--
a winery near Wilmington
and visiting in the spring.
Clare, I mean it.
You have to let this one go,
just for now at least.
You're the one
who told me he was CIA.
You opened this door.
And now I'm telling you
to close it.
Why, 'cause your boss
told you to?
I wonder how he would feel
if he found out
that you broke protocol
and told
the victim's girlfriend this
highly classified information.
Is that a threat?
Follow up on my leads.
[phones ringing]
I checked out
the resort's floor plan.
- And?
- You're right about Villa 3.
- The windows.
- Less windows.
Plus the back patio has
zero resort access.
It's practically cliffside.
Your dad is making me
draw diagrams
of the National Cathedral
by hand.
I mean, if I had my tablet,
it would take half the time.
Why is he making us do
all this old-school stuff?
Because my dad
is old-school's
most distinguished alum.
It's best to humor him.
By next week, he'll figure out
how behind the times he is
and be forced to catch up
while we are on an island
with Sparrow.
[alarm blaring]
Outpost, verify the alarm.
Security breach
in Eisenhower.
All personnel from outpost
confirming the alarm.
Baker 4 reports
unknown subject in basement.
Halting all elevator traffic.
Subject has moved
to the southeast stairwell.
Headed to the stairwell now.
Locked.
[suspenseful music]
Locked.
♪
- [stopwatch beeps]
- 44 seconds.
[sighs]
It was just a drill.
I'd like to think of it
as an opportunity,
one that took you 44 seconds.
Yeah, which is
well within range.
And a world away
from perfect.
If we had our tablets,
we could have skipped
two of the steps.
When I started here,
we couldn't rely on computers.
We had to rely
on instinct and training.
Think about
what might have happened
if Micah needed his tablet
to identify that Class III
at the ice cream shop.
Cameras
in densely populated areas
make it possible
for agents to find a face
in a huge crowd, sir.
Unless a terrorist blows out
a power grid or uses an EMP.
This week we get
back to basics,
and we start
with the fitness check
that no one here seems
to have done in months.
[elevator dings]
You missed an elevator.
Mr. Cooper, the police have
a few questions
about your experience
on our jury thus far.
It's a big commitment
to come in every month.
There must be some
personalities in that room.
Is there anything you could
tell us about Penny Gonzalez?
She's nice.
Regarding the dynamics
of the group, she fit in well?
Sure.
You're going to have to use
more than one
or two words here.
We come in.
We hear cases.
We vote to indict or not.
We go home.
I'm not here to make friends.
I'm here to serve.
I know nothing
about these people.
You were in the Corps
like me,
which is how I know you just
did a threat assessment.
You clocked
the security camera,
Detective Gerrity's firearm,
the exit.
- Force of habit, I guess.
- Sure.
But you've done it
three times since you got here.
Has something happened recently
to make you
concerned about your safety?
Someone broke into my house
and tried to threaten me.
Well, what did he look like?
Big guy.
Not bigger than me, but big.
Wore a ski mask.
Offered me money
to quit the jury.
Said he'd come back
and do some real damage.
And yet you're here today.
For what I've done
for this country,
there isn't a soul out there
who can intimidate me.
Thank you, Mr. Cooper.
We'll make sure you're safe.
Mr. Hollingsworth,
that was way out of line.
Yes, but without him,
what would we have found out?
We need to alert the USMS.
Jury intimidation
is a federal crime.
You think Penny's death
was a homicide after all?
Well, we're gonna get
the FBI on that right now.
[phone buzzes]
Ah,
thanks for bringing me in.
I was going stir-crazy
for reasons
I'd rather not get into.
What do you know about
federal grand juries?
I watched "The Good Wife."
Grand juries are selected
like regular juries
but gather weekly
over a full year.
They hear a multitude of cases,
sometimes up to 20 a day.
Last night, one of our
grand jurors was intimidated
and another died,
though we don't know
for certain if they're related.
We can't reconvene the jury
until that's settled,
which means a lot of angry
prosecutors, plus my boss.
You know FBI agents take
civics classes too, right?
Sorry.
I watched "The X-Files."
I can be there in an hour.
Go lights and siren
and make it 20.
[all breathing heavily]
None of you made time.
Not one.
Well, we don't usually
do drills after breakfast.
You need to be prepared
at any time,
whether you've eaten or not.
After you catch your breath,
we will go again
and see if you could beat
that time.
- You know what I'm saying?
- [all groaning]
- You have 10 minutes.
- We gotta get rid of this guy.
- Yeah, I agree.
- What's going on?
Your dad's not making
any friends,
and people want him gone.
Which people?
You people?
I wouldn't mind
less surprise cardio, but--
It's not just that
or this analog thing.
He's affecting the way
we actually work.
He's changing schedules.
He's switching up partners.
He's tough, it's true,
but he's not exactly wrong.
We all like your dad.
We know how much
of a titan he was.
But times change,
and his methods haven't.
Sequoia's team told me
they want him gone by tomorrow.
Out? How?
They're gonna find a way.
And you can either join us
or not.
I have one dead juror
and one who's been shaken down,
and you're telling me this
isn't a murder investigation?
Not yet.
The ME report shows
Penny Gonzalez had
a sprained ankle
as well as a broken neck.
It's highly likely she tripped.
Running
from the same intruder
who tried to intimidate
Mr. Cooper.
That's exactly what
we're trying to figure out.
It's my job
to keep my jurors safe.
Of course,
but we're starting to think
there's something larger
at play,
and we need time to figure out
what it is.
In the past few months,
four jurors requested
to be dismissed
for personal reasons.
You granted those dismissals.
They had legitimate reasons.
If Ms. Gonzalez
and Mr. Cooper had also quit,
that would have depleted
the jury from 23 to 17.
We think someone's trying
to dismiss the entire jury
for a reason we don't yet know.
If someone's going
to harm the jury,
then I'm inclined to release
them for their safety.
But then we'd be giving in
to intimidation,
and we'd never know
who's behind this.
The jury doesn't reconvene
until Monday, right?
You can keep them the safest if
you sequester them in a hotel.
Give us the weekend
to get to the bottom of this.
If you guys can't
figure it out by Monday,
I'm letting them go.
You have 72 hours.
[tense music]
[bells ringing]
Take care.
- Thanks so much.
- Thank you.
I'm always here
if you need me.
I know
that I shouldn't say this,
but thank you
for sharing there.
If you had told me last year
I'd attend group at my church,
I would have laughed
in your face.
- It's Sarah, right? I'm--
- David.
Yeah, you're new.
Last week?
Yeah, I just moved.
Well, I'm sure
you need to get going.
You must have patients to see.
It's not like it's urgent.
Teeth.
Oh, I'm in teeth too.
Well, I--I was back in Indiana.
Lab tech.
Oh, office manager.
I mostly wear these
for comfort.
Well, comfort is key,
especially when
you're on your feet all day.
I mean, not to mention
having just lost your father
on top of it.
Looking for work
by any chance?
You looking for workers?
Not gonna lie, my boss isn't
crazy about our current tech.
He's on thin ice.
Oh, this is so kind of you.
It's like we say in there,
it's important
to help each other.
Close the door.
I've been talking
to some agents,
and they have
some pretty valid objections
about the way
you're changing things up.
I don't know
how your previous boss
ran this place but--
I understand
there are changes to be made.
I know that you want
what's best for us,
but you're not gonna
get it like this.
- Agents are--
- Upset?
Almost mutinous.
Ah.
It must have been hard
for you to come to me
with this, Junior,
and I appreciate you
bringing it to my attention.
You can let your buddies know
the old guy can take a hint.
Can I get back to work now?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
Jury service started
January 1st.
On March 15th,
a juror asked to be excused
due to a cancer diagnosis,
another on March 30th
for long COVID.
A third's job relocated them
on April 3rd,
and a fourth had to provide
in-home care
for an elderly parent
on May 1st.
Can you get
these four's contact info?
We need to reach out and see
if anyone talked to them
before they left.
I'll get it from
the grand jury coordinator.
Who else has their info?
A handful of court employees.
It's kept very private.
Why?
Well, our unknown suspect
knew where Penny and Joe lived.
If they know who our jurors are
and their addresses,
we need to find out
how they got them.
[line trilling]
Hi, if this is
about the grand jury,
the USMS is in the process
of securing a motel for them.
They'll be moved
in a matter of hours.
It's related, but--
Hey, Mom, I'm on this, too.
Oh, you guys are
working together.
That's so wonderful.
We need you to look into
who could be leaking
the contact info
of jury members,
maybe someone
from the court system
that your marshals oversee.
I'll put someone on it.
Bye, kids.
You think I didn't spot
your tail a half a mile ago?
What do you want?
I need a new pair
of sneakers.
Heard they have
a great discount.
I'm going to work now.
Goodbye.
Whatever you said to Clare
this morning,
she was very upset
when she came back inside.
She just lost her boyfriend.
Don't you think
she's been through enough?
I think we both know your
daughter can handle herself.
That's not for you to decide.
- I want to help you.
- You can't.
Until there's an arrest,
you're a part
of this investigation,
and you know that.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
From now on,
if you have questions,
you come to me first.
I'm gonna need you to go.
You don't have
clearance to be here.
Detective Norris.
Yes, Detective.
I'm looking for a POI
who spent time
in or around Wilmington,
potentially in the spring
of last year
or the year before.
[whooshes]
His photo's in your inbox now.
I'm sure
this is a total long shot,
- but I had to take the cha--
- I'll be damned.
Jason Marks.
He's been missing
since March of last year.
[tense music]
Just got off a Zoom
with Alyssa Shinji.
She admitted
she accepted a bribe,
pretended to have
a long COVID relapse
and got herself dismissed.
The person
who offered the bribe?
A man with a wolf tattoo
and a ski mask.
Fake cancer, fake hospice,
fake relocation,
- and fake COVID.
- Yep.
And now we know the price,
25K for each
from tattoo guy,
intimidation for those
who couldn't be bought.
These jurors were in fear
for their lives.
We need to get footage from all
the LPRs, CCTVs, and door cams
from around
our ex-jurors' addresses.
That's gonna take,
like, a hundred subpoenas.
My boss is gonna need
to clone himself 10 times.
Yeah, you do subpoenas.
I'll handle the warrants.
- All right.
- I don't know.
I'll keep this brief.
It's come to my attention
that there have been complaints
about my methods.
I get it.
I dropped in without asking
how you like to do things.
So to make things clearer,
I reviewed tapes
of your past extractions,
and you all surprised me.
You are in worse shape
than I realized.
Agents partnering
by preference.
Unapproved shorthand on comms.
And, of course, your tablets.
So now we're going to run
a lockdown drill to test
team communication,
the results of which will go
in your permanent files.
The scenario?
An active shooter
outside the building.
The drill starts now.
[all groaning]
And Junior,
a good shift leader wears
the detail's mistakes
as their own.
So starting tomorrow,
you're relinquishing the role.
How does shift agent sound?
♪
Let's get him
transferred back to HQ.
I know just how to do it.
Penny didn't have a cam,
but half her neighbors did.
Look, there's tattoo guy
entering her house.
Then Penny
a half an hour later.
The guy leaves
less than a minute after.
♪
That tattoo,
that buy us anything?
Bet we can find him
in the NCIC.
Max, freeze!
- [yelps]
- FBI!
[grunts]
[crowd chattering]
Max Petrov,
you are under arrest
for the murder
of Penny Gonzalez.
All this experience
and a BA from Notre Dame.
- [laughs]
- Why the move?
A bad breakup.
Ah, it's good to start fresh.
Though I did love
my practice in South Bend.
We ran a tight ship.
Made same-day crowns,
was in charge
of all the cosmetic
veneer cases.
I checked all the lab work
before it was delivered.
Well, that sounds perfect.
I mean, how fortunate are we
that Sarah happened
to bump into you today?
I tell you, sir,
it's like it was meant to be.
You thought getting me called
in for a fitness evaluation
would get me kicked back
to HQ, didn't you?
I'm sorry, Dad.
Don't take it out
on anybody else but me.
It was my idea.
And the consequences
are yours as well.
You're suspended
for two weeks without pay,
and we'll see where you end up
when you're back.
[sighs]
[phone buzzes]
[pensive music]
♪
[sighs]
The grand jury coordinator
is waiting for you
in the conference room.
Does Terry's assistant
still have a thing for you?
Adam?
Oh, yeah.
Very intense
with the eye contact.
I kind of like it, though.
Sometimes at lunch,
I let him stare at me
while I house a turkey club.
Terry's on the Committee
for Governmental Affairs.
I need access to crime reports
on two federal agents
who were recently killed.
But I can't ask officially,
and I don't want to put Terry
in a compromising position.
So you want me to use
Adam's interest in me
to get you what you need
without anything pointing back
to you or your boyfriend.
- Is that awful?
- My kind of awful.
I'm so on it,
it's gonna get me pregnant.
Bribing federal jurors,
breaking and entering,
intimidation, and murder.
If you want to walk
out of prison without a cane,
I'd talk.
Why'd you kill Penny Gonzalez?
Her neck was snapped, Max.
We have you fleeing the crime
scene at the time of her death.
Do you want to play this
easy or hard?
I was only there
to offer her money.
She tripped over her vacuum.
Money for what?
The guy who hired me said,
"Tell her to quit jury duty."
I didn't know she'd freak.
Most of the others
took the money.
Who hired you?
- The name.
- Don't have it.
I get a phone call
from an unknown number
and a list of names
and addresses in my PO box.
Cash in the box when it's done.
When was this phone call?
He moved up the deadline
last week.
Said to finish the job
at the end of the next or else.
And I know
what the "or else" meant.
You know what moving up
the deadline means, right?
Whatever case the suspect
didn't want the jury to hear
must have been
on the docket soon.
That narrows down
our pool of cases
from the 103 remaining
in the year to the 20 next up.
Researching 20 cases over
a weekend is totally doable.
We have to solve this
before the jurors are released,
or the trail will go cold
and we'll lose any chance
of catching
whoever's behind this.
Mom's with
the jury coordinator now.
This is a juror sign-in sheet
that you prepared.
Can you read the name
that appears here?
William Hammer.
William Hammer also appears
on a list
given to the man suspected
in the death of fellow juror
Penny Gonzalez.
Mr. Hammer's legal name
is Willem, no "I."
It's only misspelled
in these two places.
Do you understand
what this means?
I don't know that man.
I've never seen him
before in my life.
And yet he got
these names from you.
Paula Meyers, you are under
arrest for obstruction.
No,
I don't know why my roommate
wanted that information.
I thought she was taking
an interest in my job.
We made it like a game,
quizzing me to see
if I knew everyone's names.
Who is your roommate?
Noelle Flores.
But she would
never hurt anyone.
Noelle may not be a killer,
but she knowingly gave
protected information
to a dangerous person.
Now, this is
very important, Paula.
Did you tell Noelle
where the jurors
were being sequestered today?
Someone tried to set
a fire at the motel,
but the marshals caught it
before the jurors were
in any real danger.
This case just keeps on
growing, which proves
- how much we have to keep on it.
- We are so close to finding--
My office doing
everything we can--
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
But I can't in good conscience
keep these jurors
impaneled any longer.
I have to do what's best
for their safety.
If you do, whoever's behind
this will never be caught.
This person wants
the jury dismissed.
Don't let them win.
I can't risk it.
I'm discharging them
from their duties immediately.
Mr. Bowling,
I'll tell the clerk's office
to summon a whole new jury
for next month.
We played right into
what the suspect wanted.
The jury got dismissed,
and we still don't know
who's doing this.
With no jury, the USMS has
no way in to work this case.
- The FBI, on the other hand--
- Russ.
Sorry, Clare,
you're on your own.
We're not done.
You may not be,
but you heard my boss.
This isn't a DOJ issue
right now.
I need to go back
to my actual job
before I get actual fired.
They're getting away with it.
People get away with things
all the time, Clare.
Yeah, and it's our job
not to let them.
Is this about this case
or Logan?
Yes.
Someone out there is
getting away with that, too,
and I can't do
anything about it.
But I can do
something about this.
They tried to kill
the jurors in the motel.
That means
whoever we're looking for
knows we're looking,
and the only way to stop them
is to find the upcoming cases
they didn't want this jury
to hear.
So can you get me
all the case files or not?
[knock at door]
I know. I'm late.
Or am I early?
Don't we have a reservation
in 30 minutes?
- Are you--
- We did.
I got pulled onto a case
all afternoon.
- You--
- Come in.
[quirky music]
All right,
so then dinner is--
In the oven.
I have got a mountain
of paperwork to get through.
How do we feel
about a night in?
Well--
[clattering]
Oh, you're here.
What happened to date night?
You're joining it
in progress.
What is all that?
The rest of my evening.
Don't worry.
I'll be totally
out of your hair.
Just quiet as a mouse.
Ooh.
[clattering]
Think of it
as a dress rehearsal, Senator.
[phone buzzes]
You wanna grab a drink
with your favorite brother?
Dad's ruining my life,
and I need to forget
he exists.
I can't.
I'm underwater on a case,
but I could really use a hand.
You wanna come help
your favorite sister?
Well, the gossip
on the Hill is,
there's a certain senator
who got his assistant
to access some files
he had no business
looking into,
and they may censure him.
Everyone's money is on--
guess who--Putnam.
That'd be fine by me.
- [door creaks]
- Madam Marshal?
- Senator.
- Marsha.
Didn't expect you here.
The extra paperwork
I asked for.
You can put that
right in the kitchen.
The extra paperwork?
Wow, your assistant's coming by
on a Saturday with more work.
It must be important.
Darling, you know
I can't talk about my work.
Hey, Mom,
quick question about my cases.
- I--
- I can't.
I'm doing dinner.
Uh, we have a reservation at
Shia that we're not gonna use.
Why don't you go--
Oh, Marsha, thank God,
someone who can help.
- Oh, I really should--
- It'll take two seconds.
[sighs]
Madam Marshal, Senator.
[phone buzzes]
Just a second.
♪
We have zero leads.
Everyone the suspect hired
never met them.
All we know is, they're
a highly intelligent person
with underworld connections
trying to prevent a case
from being heard by this jury.
The only crumb
I can think to follow
is to find the upcoming case
that they didn't want the jury
to hear.
You're only looking
at upcoming cases?
Well, we figure
if the intimidator was
told to hurry up,
that means the case
was gonna be heard soon.
But if the jury started
in January and it's May,
why'd the muscle start
in March?
Maybe that's when
the perp's case was heard.
Then why intimidate
after the fact?
Maybe it wasn't about a case
the jury was going to hear
but a case they already heard.
No.
No, no, no.
They would have
moved it to trial
or just dismissed it
altogether.
I don't know.
Maybe there's two cases.
But don't listen
to little old me.
My wind-down shows are
more "Love Island,"
less "Law & Order."
Nice new walls.
I didn't think
Terry was a spring.
The jury could have heard
something before March 15th
that would have been a problem
for an upcoming case.
Maybe there's a link
between two cases
that somebody
doesn't want found.
Give me that.
- [door clicks]
- Marsha, are you here?
Adam.
Oh, God.
Something wrong
at the office?
No, no.
Nothing's wrong--
We're dating.
I called him about
the Shia reservation.
Uh-huh.
That happened five minutes ago.
Thank you
for coming so quickly.
Yeah.
I told you
to wait in the car.
Yes, I know, like a dog.
But then I saw
that you dropped this.
Young people,
the reservation's
in about 15 minutes, so--
I just--I have to help
Clare finish.
Mm-hmm.
Well--
I'm gonna do that too.
[door clicks]
Russ, you're here. And with--
- Natasha.
- OK.
My girlfriend.
It's so nice
to finally meet you.
Well, it's nice to know you.
We were on our way to dinner
when my office called.
Someone checked out
five months' worth
of grand jury files in my name.
- In the study.
- Thanks.
♪
What a lovely home.
- We said--
- [box clatters]
We said we weren't going to--
Micah?
What's up, bro?
I just snuck in.
Grab a file.
We don't have all night.
A subpoena would have
taken till Monday.
You know that makes this
illegal, right?
Yeah, so is asking me
to get Kate McIntosh
to make you a fake ID
when you were 16,
and that didn't stop you.
Sit down.
♪
Really great chicken,
Mrs. Hollingsworth.
Thank you,
but it's not chicken.
It's duck.
My favorite.
What are you doing here?
I came to check on Clare.
[scoffs]
Hello, Terry.
Always nice to see you, Mike.
And this is Natasha,
Russ's girlfriend.
♪
Hi.
♪
There's something connecting
two separate cases
that's worth murdering
two people.
Moving to week after next,
we have federal narcotics
and firearms charges
against Frank Costa.
Hey, Dad.
Witnesses include
FBI agent Greg Semler
and Detective Anna Shaw.
I have FBI agent
Greg Semler here testifying
on another drug case
on February 4th.
I've got another
firearms violation
that was supposed to be
presented next week.
- Names?
- Accused is Uri Volkov.
Witnesses are
FBI agent Mike Park,
Agent Roberta Kelleher,
Dmitri Vasilenko
Ooh, some families play
board games.
[laughs]
That's my girlfriend,
Natasha.
And I'm from
a family of lawyers.
I'm in.
Give me all the paperwork
you got.
Ooh, so many names.
♪
Dishes on me.
[intriguing music]
♪
Did you invite him?
No, but we need
all the help we can get.
Watch out or he'll take over.
Why would I do that?
This is Clare's operation.
All right, listen, we have
a Carl Allen, a Lillian Mah,
and a rep from Ting LLC.
Wait, I know that name.
March 9th, Eric Ting,
accused co-conspirator
in a money laundering scheme.
Money laundering?
This case is about
real estate fraud.
Maybe they're the same guy.
Wouldn't the DOJ
have caught that?
Not really.
Cases are handled
by different departments.
Only the grand jury
would have heard the name
mentioned twice,
but they could point it out
to the DOJ.
Ting LLC, proud donors
of the Eastwood Observatory.
Look, here's a photo.
Yeah, second from the left.
Eric Ting.
He must have been afraid
the DOJ would start
an investigation about a link
between the two cases.
- Yep.
- I wonder what it could be.
[laughs]
- Did you find it?
- I think so.
Hey.
♪
Oh, that's great.
Congratulations.
So what did you find out?
Oh, I see.
So I am the sucker senator that
everyone's gossiping about.
Is that right?
My watermark is on this photo.
[phone buzzes]
Well, well.
It's Bowling.
He says only the judge
can order us
to look through these cases,
not even the FBI.
[phone buzzes]
And if anyone finds out we did,
he could get fired.
♪
Yes, sir.
I apologize.
It was a rookie mistake.
Everything will be done
by the book from here on out.
I appreciate you.
"I appreciate you"?
You weren't supposed
to have the files,
and I wasn't authorized
to give them to you.
I should be grateful
to still have a job.
I love how kind
and good you are,
but sometimes I wish
you wouldn't always
follow protocol.
Someone in this family
has to.
You're all always doing
whatever you need to
to get the job done,
bending the rules.
Somebody has to toe the line,
do the correct thing,
not the right thing.
Is that why you joined
the Marines?
I always wanted to know.
I never quite understood it.
I wanted structure,
like Jack talked about
with the navy.
He liked rules and clean lines.
And I do too.
You know, there is so much
I feel I don't know about you.
But one thing I do know is,
you're the best of us.
And I really shouldn't
try to change that.
What are you doing?
The right thing.
I had to make
an example of someone.
People need to fall in line.
But why is it your line?
I'm the boss.
A job you got two weeks ago
only because they were told
they had to keep you on,
not a job you got
because you earned it.
I've had it before.
Times have changed.
The way that we protect people
has changed.
I saw you
in the study with Clare.
Where did that Dad go?
Or can you only collaborate
when it's with somebody else
and not me?
Don't make an example.
Lead by example.
Do you know
who I learned that from?
My dad.
Let me know if you see him.
I'm only here 'cause I'm shy
of my 10,000 steps.
Since the jury's
been dismissed,
neither one of you
has any jurisdiction
over grand jury cases.
Well,
the FBI and the DOJ don't.
But a senator who sits
on the Senate
Judiciary Committee does.
I cannot believe
I'm doing this for you.
That's why
I like you so much.
In February,
the DOJ presented a case
involving an Eric Ting
to the grand jury.
Ting is a money broker
used as a go-between
for drug cartels and
wealthy Chinese businessmen.
He uses a scheme
called flying money
where funds are
virtually untraceable.
I remember this case,
but hasn't it already moved
to the prosecution phase?
Yes.
And next week,
another seemingly unrelated
real estate fraud case
is being presented.
That case also mentions
Mr. Ting.
It is our belief that this
huge real estate conglomerate
might be using flying money
to bankroll their builds.
If that's the case,
Chinese nationals are buying up
American real estate
with cartel money,
and nobody knows about it.
So this Eric Ting must have
thought that by forcing
a new jury to be called,
nobody would make
the connection, but y'all did.
It makes the U.S. a haven
for illegal foreign money
and puts more drugs
on our streets.
And now that we have a name,
it shouldn't be hard
to connect it
to the payments made
for the bribes
and then to the arson.
I'll sign a subpoena
right away
to bring in and question
Eric Ting.
Have a good night, Judge.
You're leaving?
I thought--
I did that for you
'cause it felt right.
But what you did today did not.
Why didn't you come to me? Hmm?
Instead of sending your
assistant through my assistant,
why didn't you feel comfortable
asking me for help?
Would you have gotten
those files
without asking me
why I wanted them?
I'm not asking you
why you wanted them now, am I?
- [sighs]
- Janie
[gentle music]
If you decide
how I'm going to react,
you give me no chance
to prove otherwise.
You don't.
I want a partner who gives me
the benefit of the doubt
like you give your family,
like you give your--
your ex-husband.
♪
You let me know if and when
you feel you can do that.
♪
All right?
♪
[door clicks shut]
I'm sorry about Terry.
It's just a pause,
not forever.
I'm also relieved,
to be honest.
We have a lot going on
right now, all of us.
That we do.
Can I ask you something?
You and Dad seem on good terms.
You kind of always have.
How do you do that?
Like, hold on to the good parts
of your past with him
while also knowing
it didn't work out?
[Noah Kahan's "Call Your Mom"]
Don't let this darkness
fool you ♪
Learning to hold
two contradictory things
is one of the most
necessary skills in life.
If you can master that,
you can master anything.
I'll drive all night ♪
I don't know if I ever will.
Well, like with your case,
when you first looked at it,
it didn't make sense,
and it not making sense
was the key
to putting it together.
Your dad and I were like that.
The death of your brother
broke us.
♪
I'll call your mom ♪
But it also keeps us
together.
I'll call your mom ♪
I hope you can find
that sort of peace with Logan.
♪
I do too.
♪
2 minutes and 32 seconds.
- What?
- I looked it up.
It's a new PPD record
for the "run the man" drill.
Freshly set, thanks to you.
Hey, you were right.
I couldn't see straight.
I was too busy trying
to prove to the Service
that they made the right choice
putting me back on PPD.
Why?
You're a legend around here.
A legend is something
you become
when your time is over.
I wanted to prove I'm
as valuable now as I was then.
Then prove it by listening.
Nobody wants just to be told.
They want to be heard too.
All right.
Let me show you
what I can do.
I'll follow your example.
You're a great leader.
All right, let's see
if you can catch up, then.
[laughing]
Updated witness
availabilities,
- by Monday morning as promised.
- How did you--
I disobeyed orders,
but the result
is a high-profile case that's
a huge win for this department.
I've more than earned my way
out of my probation period.
Probation's over,
but you still disobeyed me.
Don't do it again.
So I guess now isn't the time
to ask for an office
that's not in the kitchen?
Don't ask me how, but I got
the crime scene photos.
Jack's cranes were at Libby
and Logan's crime scenes.
The DEA agent prior, no crane.
But it's at the first one,
the ATF agent in Tacoma.
I don't know if anyone noticed
since I removed them
from the ones that I was at.
Well, it's not a pattern
until it's a pattern.
Are you considering
telling anyone?
If they find out I took
two cranes, I'll lose my job.
It's evidence tampering.
Whoever this is knew Jack.
I can feel it.
Are they trying
to tell us something
about how or why he died?
[door creaks]
Oh, someone's here.
[door clicks]
I gotta go.
Jason Marks.
Is that Logan's real name?
No. Another cover.
He was posing
as a history teacher
in Wilmington last spring.
So he'd done this before.
It's not the only pattern.
He was in a relationship too.
Ghosted her when his work
was done, I guess.
So I was just
a part of the job?
God, it felt so real.
He used to walk
an extra two blocks
to get the kind of coffee
I liked.
I mean, when I would fall
asleep working at the couch,
I always woke up
with a blanket over me.
The only truth is the one
you can live with.
Maybe it was both.
He was doing a job,
and he really loved you.
Once we know what the job is,
you'll know for sure.
[footsteps tapping]
Agent Wallace.
Here again.
We were just having
a nice chat, weren't we?
Yes, we were.
Can I get you something?
[James Blake's "I Had a Dream
She Took My Hand"]
I could swear I've seen
one of those around recently.
♪
Oh, that?
One of the kid's friends
left that
after a sleepover ages ago.
Do you need to talk to me
about something?
It was only a dream ♪
Anything else for the, uh,
Secret Service suggestion box?
I had a dream ♪
She took my hand ♪
Deeper than whirlpools ♪
But safer than land ♪
Oh, this is love ♪
Let's stay up ♪
Can we stay here? ♪
She didn't know ♪
♪
I had a dream ♪
She took my hand ♪
- Good day?
- Oh, yes.
Don't stay too late.
I just want to make sure
that everything's
- ready for tomorrow.
- All right.
I heard my call
to the "Titanic" band ♪
Playing them out ♪
Miles from land ♪
Nothing left to do but ♪
Grip on that hand ♪
Oh, this is love ♪
[engine turns over]
Let's stay up ♪
Can we stay here? ♪
She didn't know ♪