Wild Cards (2024) s02e12 Episode Script

1
Previously on Wild Cards
You know she's working really hard
to get you outta here early.
Once we wrap up our latest project,
we'll be set for life. You. Me. Ricky.
I can't wait.
We'll leave everything
and everyone behind.
Because I know who killed your brother.
[MALE VOICE RECORDING] Kid was in
the wrong place at the wrong time.
Tough luck for him, but
I had to take him out.
I've been waiting for over a
year for a break in this case.
- You can't be involved.
- What do you got, Ricky?
[RICKY] Ellis, I found him.
His name's Billy
O'Brien. Nicknamed Zippo.
- [RICKY] He's a mob enforcer.
- [SIMMONS] We missed him.
He had a police scanner in there.
He must've known we were coming.
Damn it.
[GEORGE] So, this parole
board walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "Hey, guys."
"How about a round on the house?"
And they say, "Sure!"
"As long as no one's expecting
any good behavior from us tonight."
[LAUGHS]
[CLEARS THROAT] Wow. Tough room.
[WOMAN] George Graham, this parole board
has been convened to
determine your potential,
or lack thereof,
for reintegration and
risk to the community.
As you're aware,
the initial term of your incarceration
has been truncated
due to your daughter's
cooperation with the police.
And I want you to know how
grateful I am for this opportunity.
We need more than gratitude.
We need assurance that you understand
the impact of your
crimes on your victims.
Genuine insight can be a strong
indicator of personal growth.
Absolutely.
The time I've had inside these walls
has given me a lot of
opportunity to reflect and
understand how I came to be here.
I've been doing this a
long time, Mr. Graham.
But this situation is
unusual, to say the least.
So, this is your time to
tell us what you've learned
and why we should believe
that you are now ready
to become a law-abiding citizen.
[EXHALES]
Like most life stories
you've probably heard,
mine begins with a mixed up childhood.
I won't bore you with
the whole soap opera,
but the bottom line is,
by the time I was 16,
I was out and on my own.
Go on.
[GEORGE] With no parents,
no family and no money,
the streets will chew
you up and spit you out
unless you figure out how to survive.
I was at my lowest,
most desperate moment
when I met someone who
taught me how to do just that.
Survive.
He became my mentor,
teaching me the craft
of the con artist trade.
I knew it was wrong.
But when you don't know where
your next meal is coming from,
you do what you have to do just to eat.
Anyway, in time,
he became like a father to me.
So, I worked really hard
at everything he taught me.
And the harder I worked,
the better I did
the more proud of me he became.
Having this time in here to think
I've come to realize
I wasn't seeking money all these years.
I was seeking approval.
Affirmation that I mattered to someone.
To anyone.
So, where did all that get me?
In here.
There's so much I wanna do with
the time I have left on Earth.
I wanna give back to
people, not take from them.
I wanna be a contribution
to society, not a detriment.
But most importantly
I wanna be a proper
father to my daughter.
I wanna be the kind
of father I never had.
Nothing means more to me than that.
[THUMP] [GATE BUZZER SOUNDS]
[GEORGE] Hallelujah.
Fresh air. Sunshine.
Davis, my man, this is a two-clam day.
I don't get it.
Well, you know, happy as a clam?
This is definitely a two clammer.
What's wrong?
Just really gonna miss you, man.
[GEORGE LAUGHS]
Don't worry, you can keep the remainder
of my charcuterie of
the month deliveries.
I guess we both have good
reasons to celebrate today.
- I asked my girl to marry me.
- Wh really?
Well, congratulations!
You're a good man, Davis.
You're gonna make a great husband.
I couldn't have done it
without your help or advice.
You're just really good
at this relationship stuff.
People are my business.
Listen, if there's any
way I can ever repay you
You'll be the first to know.
[SIGHS]
♪
Sweet, sweet freedom!
Hey.
- We did it!
- Oh
You did it.
- [CLEARS THROAT]
- Uh both of you did it.
This is only the beginning, guys.
What's going on with our other project?
One last piece to fall into place.
And then we'll be sitting pretty.
- When can I see it?
- Oh, patience, young grasshopper.
You wouldn't rush Picasso, would you?
No, I'd just forge him. I mean,
any five-year-old with a Sharpie
- could do what he did.
- Dad! You just got out of prison.
You know what? You're right.
Let's get outta here.
I never wanna see this
godforsaken place again.
[ENGINE REVS]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
♪
[ELLIS SIGHS] Okay.
[VALVES CLICKING]
I'm almost done and then
you can have a little catnip.
Not too much.
I'm overdoing it lately.
All right. Should we give it a try?
[COLLAR BELL JINGLES]
I'll take that as a yes.
[EXHALES]
[LOUD THUNK]
[MACHINERY TURN ON]
[ENGINES CHUGGING]
[CHUCKLES] We did it!
I can't believe it.
We did it!
[MARC MEOWS]
Yeah.
Daniel would've loved this.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hey, Chief. What's going on?
Are you sitting down? I got news.
[ELLIS] Sounds like bad news.
On the contrary.
I've just been informed
the federal authorities
have caught your brother's killer.
♪
♪
And voilà!
Home, sweet home.
Wow. Swanky.
Yeah. Lots of period details.
Original flooring and
gobs of natural light.
As long as there are no bars
on the windows, I'm happy.
You guys look pretty settled in here.
I thought this place was just
temporary until I got out.
Yeah. For sure.
There's nothing here we
can't leave behind in a flash.
No attachments. Material,
emotional or otherwise.
- Hey, Max?
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Yes, absolutely.
It's Ellis.
What's new from tall, dark and surly?
I'm so sorry, guys. Um
- I gotta get to the station.
- Now?
I thought you were all
done with that cop stuff.
I'm out. You're off the hook.
Yeah, I just got a few
loose ends to tie up.
Okay? It won't be long.
I just got out. You're leaving already?
Stop pouting. Ricky's
gonna make you lunch,
and then I'll be right back. Okay?
Muah.
Loose ends, my ass. Something's up.
Ah, don't mind her.
Okay. Are you hungry?
Am I hungry?
Does Rick Springfield
wish he had Jessie's girl?
Can Jack Nicholson handle the truth?
- Does Kim Kardashian have a juic
- O-kay! Okay.
Let me let me get you something.
In the meantime
What's this?
There's some videos
you're gonna wanna see.
Ah, come on, Ricky, I'm not that lonely.
Not those kind of videos.
Sit. Watch.
And George Take your time with these.
It's a lot to take in.
[KEYBOARD CLICKS]
Well, hello, old friend.
[JONATHAN] Well here we are.
Hey. I got here as soon as I could.
That's Billy O'Brien.
Otherwise known as Zippo.
And we're sure that's him?
We're about to find out.
[ON TAPE] Kid was in the
wrong place at the wrong time.
Tough luck for him, but
I had to take him out.
Well, I heard the kid
had a brother who's a cop.
The name is Cole Ellis.
Nah. [CHUCKLES] I don't need to worry.
Ain't got no connection to me.
Hey, I gotta go.
That's your voice, Zippo.
Not much point in denying it.
Yes, it is.
So you admit to shooting
Daniel Ellis two years ago?
You already got me admitting
to that in the recording.
- What more do you want?
- I wanna know who hired you.
In my business
you don't ask for names.
I get the call, I do the job.
What did you mean when
you said Daniel Ellis
was in the wrong place
at the wrong time?
That's all he told me.
I don't know what place or what time.
But the kid must've seen
something he shouldn't have.
[BILLY] I didn't get any more details
because it's none of my business.
- [LI] Who was the client?
- I told you, I don't know.
- You're lying.
- And you're takin' the pass!
I give you a name and I
get shivved in the shower.
I suck it up. I do my time.
15 to 20, I'm back on
the streets alive.
Show's over, folks!
Get me a lawyer!
No.
No, this is far from over.
Zippo was just the trigger
man, and you know it.
Somebody else ordered that hit,
and we need to find out who and why.
- That's true.
- We need to press him harder.
He's signing a full
confession right now.
He's accepted the maximum sentence.
The prosecutor's drawing up
the paperwork as we speak.
So, where's the task force
that was assigned to this?
- What do they have to say?
- Both this department
and our federal colleagues
have spent an enormous amount
of time, money and manpower
- to find this person.
- What's that supposed to mean?
That they just gave up.
They don't care anymore?
It means I share your frustration.
Look, if we keep pressing him now,
- he could give us everything.
- With a full confession,
we don't have any leverage over him.
Then pull the deal.
That would mean taking this to trial.
The prosecutor will not risk losing
a slam-dunk conviction on a murderer.
So, now, after two years
of tracking down every lead,
turning over every stone,
obsessing over every detail,
when we were literally this close
to getting the whole truth,
you want me to just stop?
You?
Yes.
Any further attempt on
your part to force the issue
could be construed as
a conflict of interest,
and may actually
jeopardize the conviction.
Is that what you want?
Ellis, we are family in this department.
I give you my word.
I will keep this case open and alive
until every last person
involved is caught.
Now, you and Max have done an
amazing job the last few months.
And of course, we'd like all
our cases to be wrapped up
with a neat little bow. But, you know,
things rarely work out like that.
That is not good enough for me.
And it shouldn't be.
And I hope we get all
the answers someday.
But for now
I need you to prepare
that this is as far
as it may go.
To that effect,
why don't you take a few days off?
No.
No.
Not when I'm this close.
For your own well-being.
It's a lot to process.
Right now, your job is
to take care of yourself.
Li.
Wow.
You know what? I'm gonna leave
before I say something I regret.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[LI] Max.
Max. Let him blow off some steam.
He's right.
We're so close to the whole truth.
- If we just keep investigating
- You're forgetting
there is no 'we' anymore.
Your father's been released from prison,
and my dream team is done.
Yeah, technically,
but I am more than happy
to see this through.
Max, I am very proud of the way
you've turned your life around
and all you and Ellis have accomplished.
To be honest, your success rate
has also helped my campaign for mayor.
The election's still a
couple days away, but
I'm ahead by three points.
Well, I'm happy for you, but I don't
All good things must come to an end.
Must they?
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
- Commissioner? Your car is ready.
- Ah.
You'll have to excuse me.
I'm, um [CLEARS THROAT]
cooking risotto on the morning TV show.
That's politics for you.
Cheer up, Max.
As my campaign says
there are better days ahead.
Tell that to Ellis.
[SIGHS]
Anybody order some
deep fried comfort food?
I told Ronnie you were
having a tough day,
so he gave me extra packets of that
DayGlo orange sauce that you like.
Well, thanks, but I don't
have much of an appetite.
Talk to me.
What do you want me to say, Max?
I'm happy we caught the
shooter? That I have some
overwhelming sense of
closure? Because I don't.
I want you to tell me the truth.
The truth is, for the
first time in my career,
I honestly don't care
about the rules anymore.
I'm not gonna let this go.
I can't just put it aside and wait.
Not when I'm this close.
Well, you heard Russo.
She's not letting you
anywhere near this case.
And Yates, Simmons, Li?
- They can't help you either.
- I know.
God, if I could just get
Zippo alone and talk to him.
He knows more than he's telling.
Well, he's in the system
now, so you can't get to him
without anyone finding out.
But I think I know someone who can.
[JONATHAN] Maybe because
I'm getting older, or
maybe because today is Father's Day.
But I've been thinking a
lot lately about my dad.
I was an only child, and I
grew up in a small town, and
we always had next to nothing.
And when my dad came back from Vietnam,
he tried his best to hold it together.
But then we lost Mom to cancer.
Then we lost the house,
and after that, well
I guess he just couldn't do it anymore.
So, one morning, I woke up
alone in our cheap motel room,
and this bag was next to my bed with
all my clothes, some comic books,
a deck of cards,
and this note pinned to a $10 bill.
I am so proud of you and
the man that you have become.
Take care, son.
I was 13 years old and
I never saw him again.
But I understood what
he was going through
and I didn't blame him.
Hell, he knew I knew what to do.
And it turned out this
bag was the best thing
he could've ever left me.
You don't believe you
can fit your whole life
into a sack this size.
That is, until you feel
the heat coming for you.
Then you'll find room to spare.
Because nothing
absolutely nothing, matters
more than your own freedom.
And, you know, over the
years, I always wondered if
we'd ever run into each other again.
And for all I know
maybe we did somewhere.
We just didn't recognize each other.
Go figure.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
So glad you're back.
Hey, Dad.
It's good to see you, too.
Everything okay?
I just wanna let you
know I'm never gonna
- leave you again, honey.
- Got it.
Whatever you need, honey,
I'll always be here for you.
[MAX CHUCKLES] Thanks,
Dad. You're the best.
- Ellis.
- George.
Congrats on the early release.
Couldn't have done it
without the two of you, so
from my heart thanks.
Well, I'm glad you're
in such a grateful mood.
- Why?
- We need a favor.
- Actually, I need a favor.
- Of course.
You've given me the greatest
gift of all. Freedom.
And thanks to you, I'll never set foot
on those concrete floors or lay eyes
on that barbed wire ever again.
The least I could do is try to make
it up to you two. How can I help?
We need you to go back to prison.
George, you know you
don't have to do this.
I mean, you did just get
released a few hours ago.
Ellis had almost as much to do
with my early release as Max did.
And now he's the one that needs help,
- and you know the rule.
- Yeah.
Always lend a hand to those who need it.
There's our guy.
- Davis.
- George! Hey. What's going on?
Looks like I'm cashing in that favor
a little earlier than I expected.
Of course. Anything.
What do you need?
You ever hear of a rooftop handshake?
Uh
[ZIPPO GROANS]
What are we doing on the roof? Hey!
You Zippo?
- Who's asking?
- I'm Snake Eyes.
This is my associate, Crazy Pete.
You don't wanna know
how he got that name.
Now we're gonna ask you a few questions.
You make it easy
you can go back to your cozy
six-inch spring mattress.
You make it hard
you can take a dive off that roof.
- You understand?
- And who the hell are you?
Wrong answer.
Wait. [GRUMBLES] Come on.
[GROANS]
Now, look, we're just looking
for some friendly information.
You killed a man with connections,
so we're gonna need some answers
about the death of Daniel Ellis.
I'm not telling you a damn thing.
So be it.
Ah! Hey! Come on!
[ZIPPO STRUGGLING]
Hey!
Ah, God!
- Ah, put me down! Put me down!
- Happy to.
Don't think you'd be happy
with the fall at the end.
Okay, okay. Please, man! I'll
tell you whatever you want.
- Don't kill me!
- All right, then spill it.
They made me wait for him.
In the alley, uh, between
12th and Mill Street. At 9:00.
And kill him kill
him when he arrived.
And then drop the body across town,
in a park off of 3rd. Okay.
They wanted me to make
it look like a mugging.
- Why?
- I don't know! Okay!
- I was just following orders.
- Who gave the order?
I had a guy who used to
throw jobs my way. All right?
Reggie Babs.
[GROANS]
- What?
- Reggie was an inmate here.
Got the shiv six months ago.
That's all I know! I
okay, I swear. I swear.
Please don't throw me over!
Hey! Hey!
Oh! Oh! No, no, no, no!
Hey! Oh, God! Please, no!
[GASPING]
Get gone, worm breath.
- Thanks, Davis.
- Are you kidding? This was fun.
I felt like I was on The Wire.
- [ZIPPO GROANS]
- [DAVIS] Oh, you're fine.
[MAX] Are you sure that's
all that Zippo knew?
Trust me, if he knew anything
else, he would've shared.
That guy was squirming for his life.
Now it finally makes
sense. The body was moved.
I always thought it was
strange that nobody heard
a gunshot in the park.
By the look of the alleyway
at 12th and Mill Street,
it's totally deserted.
[ELLIS] Yeah, the perfect
place to kill somebody.
All right, so we have some
new information. What now?
- Now we talk to Tyson.
- Who's Tyson?
He's a kid Daniel used to work with.
He'd be in his 20's by now.
He aged outta the
system and fell back in
with a rough crowd, so
Daniel started playing
basketball with him
on Tuesdays to help
him get back on track.
Including the Tuesday
that Daniel was murdered?
Tyson said he was playing
basketball with Daniel
the night he was killed, but
that can't be true if Zippo killed him
across town at the same time.
Why would Tyson lie?
That's what we gotta find out.
Tyson? Hey.
I'm Daniel's brother.
Appreciate you talking with me.
I was hoping to ask you a few questions.
Is this gonna take long?
I just got off work.
I already told the police
everything I knew back then.
Look, they just picked
up Daniel's shooter,
and we're going over the
case files one last time.
Can you tell me about that night?
Uh
Daniel and I shot some hoops,
like always.
And, um
- Who won?
- Uh [CHUCKLES]
Me.
Then the next day I
heard Daniel got killed,
and I was like whoa.
Shocked, you know?
What time did you guys meet up at?
- 9:00.
- 9:00.
- You sure it was nine?
- Yeah. Yeah, we always met at 9:00.
Uh, are we done?
Yeah. That's great, Tyson.
Thank you.
- Well?
- He's definitely lying.
Did you get anything else out of him?
No, but I didn't expect to.
Then why bother talking to him?
So we could follow him.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[KNOCKING]
He was so nervous when
I was interviewing him,
I knew he'd run right to
whoever got him to lie.
Then this place must be
connected to Daniel's hit.
That's what I'm thinking.
It could even be a hub
for whoever hired Zippo.
So, who owns it?
- [RICKY] Elena Ramos.
- [CAMERA CLICKS]
She's owned the Granville Jazz
Club for the last six years.
[ELLIS] Does Elena
have a criminal record?
No, nothing to speak of.
Divorced. 18-year-old kid named Samson.
[ELLIS] Samson Ramos.
God, I know that name.
Ricky, look in the
box that I left there.
It's Daniel's case files.
There's a list of all the
kids that Daniel worked with.
Should be the first one right on top.
Can you check and see if
Samson was one of them?
- Yup. Here it is. You were right.
- I knew it.
There's a note here, it says Samson
was never questioned by the police.
So, what does it all mean?
We just got one step closer
to solving Daniel's murder.
Cynthia Smith?
- That's right.
- Hi. I'm Cole Ellis.
- Daniel's brother.
- The detective.
I remember you. We met at, um
Daniel's funeral.
I'm sorry. That day's
a bit of a blur for me.
Of course, um
What can I help you with?
Uh, I was looking for some
more information on a kid
that Daniel was working
with here at the center.
- Why?
- There's been a development in Daniel's case.
Well, I think we both know
any information concerning
our kids here is confidential.
I know, and I understand. But
Look, this kid could be the
key to solving Daniel's case.
Come with me.
I'll tell you what I can. For Daniel.
Thank you.
- What was this boy's name?
- Samson Ramos.
Oh, wow.
Samson. [CHUCKLES]
When he first came to us,
he had already fallen
in with some bad people.
He was a tough case. I couldn't
even get through to him.
But Daniel
he saw a sweetness in him.
A sort of, uh, thoughtfulness.
Daniel could see the good
in just about anybody.
Well, one day
I caught the kid with
drugs here at the center.
So, what happened, did you kick him out?
Nope. Daniel made it
his personal mission
to make sure he got through to Samson.
So, with Daniel's help,
he turned things around?
Oh, yeah. 180 degrees. Before long,
Samson was mentoring other
kids here at the center.
Daniel saved that kid's life.
- Do you know where he is now?
- No idea.
He came by here looking for
Daniel the day after he got killed.
[INHALES SHARPLY]
I had to deliver the news to him.
- I'm sure that was difficult.
- Yeah.
How did he take it?
Like every other kid I had to tell.
Devastated.
He'd become a fixture around here.
A real dedicated mentor.
So a couple of days later,
I wondered where he went.
Did you reach out to him?
Well, I end up talking to his mother.
And she said Samson was
so broken up about
Daniel's death that, um,
he didn't wanna come back here.
I thought that was kinda odd.
So, I called again the next day.
And that's when she said he was gone.
Do you know where he went?
Well, his mother said
that she sent him outta
town to live with his aunt.
And then she told me
never to call again.
I remember her being
very terse about it.
Did that strike you as
suspicious at the time?
Yes and no.
Daniel was a flame,
who burned bright for
a whole lotta people.
With that extinguished?
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
Even I wanted to run away.
No, trust me, I did too.
And I did, in a lotta ways.
You don't think he had anything to do
- with Daniel's death, do you?
- I don't know.
I hope not.
There's one more thing.
Do you remember a kid named Tyson?
Yes.
Did Tyson and Samson know each other?
No. Tyson's older.
They never would've crossed paths.
All right.
Well, I appreciate you
taking the time to talk to me,
and I know you didn't have to.
- Thank you.
- Anything for Daniel.
You're welcome.
Detective.
Yeah.
I once asked Daniel
why he stuck it out
with the difficult cases.
He said because life wasn't easy.
But anything could be accomplished
with a little tough love
and a lotta hard work.
That sounds like Daniel.
He said he learned that from you.
I still can't find
anything on Samson Ramos.
It's it's like he just disappeared.
Okay, this is what we know.
Daniel was killed right here
in the alley behind Mill Street,
and his body was moved to
the jogging path across town,
to make it look like a
mugging near his house.
Okay, so Tyson lied about
seeing Daniel, twice.
The second time, after talking to Ellis,
he went straight to the Granville.
Where he was let in by Elena
Ramos, owner and operator.
Whose son Samson was mentored by Daniel
and disappeared days
after Daniel's murder.
- We're good at this.
- Yeah, we should start
- our own police department.
- No, there's no money in it.
If I could just talk to Samson,
he could tell us what happened.
Well, I just found him.
- What? How?
- Well, I wasn't getting anywhere
using the name Samson Ramos.
But of course, he's not gonna use
his real name if he's in hiding.
So, I tried his mother's maiden name.
And voilà.
He's in his first year
at college out east.
Someone moves away
and changes their name,
they don't wanna be found.
But why wouldn't Samson wanna be found?
What does he know? What did he see?
Well, his mom sent him away
right after Daniel's murder,
so that couldn't have
been a coincidence.
- [GEORGE] No.
- Maybe he's guilty of something.
Or he saw something and he's scared.
I need to talk to him.
Now that I know who he is
I can get you his number pronto.
No, it's gotta be face to face.
If I call him, he'll just hang up on me.
The woman at the center was very clear.
Him and Daniel were really close.
Okay, Ricky will get you a flight,
and we'll figure out what's
really going on inside that club.
- I'm gonna need a new outfit.
- On it.
- No.
- Hey! You may be a good detective.
But wardrobe
- that's my department.
- Yeah.
You guys have done enough
already, and I appreciate it, okay?
But Daniel was my brother.
I'm willing to take this risk, but
I can't ask you guys to do the same.
When's he gonna get it?
- I don't know.
- Look, Daniel was your family.
But you're our family now.
Ride or die, amigo.
- Can't shake us now, babe.
- We're in this till the end.
- I don't know what to say.
- Say you'll pay for her new outfit.
Because I can guarantee
you it will not be cheap.
Oh, yeah, it definitely won't.
- Nuh-uh.
- No.
All right. What are you thinking?
How are you gonna infiltrate the club?
The less you know, the better.
- No, I'm serious, Max. What's going on?
- Shh!
- Shh is not a plan.
- Shh! Shh!
[GEORGE] Don't worry.
I got a plan.
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello, this is Carmen.
- [GEORGE] Carmen.
This is Duke Calloway.
I'm a talent scout
from down near Jackson.
I had the pleasure of being introduced
to your musical stylings by a
friend who gave me your demo.
Oh, my. And which friend might that be?
A good one.
Now, let me tell you, when
I listened to your demo,
I was shocked.
Shocked, I'll tell ya.
[CARMEN] Why?
I could not believe
the velvety, luscious,
smooth voice I was listening to
came from someone singing down
in that dusty old Granville.
[CARMEN] Why, thank you.
Music is my life, but it
sure doesn't pay the bills.
Oh, sounds like you're
in need of an opportunity.
And if you listen,
I believe you'll hear one
knocking right about now.
Okay.
I shared your demo
with a colleague of mine
who works in the cruise ship business,
and she's prepared to offer
you a one-year contract
to perform in one of her
Caribbean Festival cruise ships.
And let me guess, you're
going to ask me for a cut?
[GEORGE] No, not at all.
I'll have my friend send your agent,
I believe her name is Anna
Silvers, the paperwork.
And I get a cut of their cut.
You spoke to my agent.
Now the cruise leaves
tomorrow from Miami,
which means you'll need
to be on a flight tonight.
Tonight? I have a show.
I can't just leave.
Oh, it's a tough call.
I understand.
But let me tell you this.
I believe there are moments
in life that define a person.
Forks in the road that change
the course of our lives.
And, Carmen, this is
one of those moments.
Turn around.
Miss Carmen. Shall I
take you home to pack?
♪
[PLAYING JAZZ PIANO]
[PHONE CHIMES]
Damn.
- What's up, Elena?
- [ELENA SIGHS]
A headliner just canceled and
we have a full house tonight.
In a jam, doll?
Saleena LaFleur.
A little birdie told me
you're behind the eight ball,
and here I am, a canary without a cage.
I have no idea what you just said,
but I do need a singer.
Now.
Where can I change?
[PIANO MUSIC BEGINS]
I don't care if Monday's blue. ♪
Tuesday's gray, and Wednesday too. ♪
Thursday, I don't care about you. ♪
It's Friday, I'm in love. ♪
Monday, you can fall apart. ♪
Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart. ♪
Thursday doesn't even start. ♪
It's Friday, I'm in love. ♪
Saturday wait. ♪
And Sunday always comes too late. ♪
But Friday never hesitate. ♪
I don't care if Monday's black. ♪
Tuesday, Wednesday, heart attack. ♪
Thursday never looking back. ♪
It's Friday, I'm in love. ♪
Saturday wait. ♪
And Sunday always comes too late. ♪
But Friday never hesitate. ♪
[SOFT CHEERS]
I don't care if Monday's blue. ♪
Tuesday's gray, and Wednesday too. ♪
Thursday, I don't care about you. ♪
It's Friday, I'm in love. ♪
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Shall I say it or do you
wanna have the pleasure?
Saleena LaFleur, you're hired.
I worked on my set list.
You wanna take a look?
No Sinatra. Makes
Carmine Lugosa emotional.
Brings down the whole bar.
Well, how will I know who Carmine is?
He's a big guy. Really bad ties.
You can't miss him.
Elena, uh, Lock's here.
He just parked outside.
- Damn it.
- Who's Lock?
None of your business.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Elena.
I'm guessing that's Lock?
Stay away from him.
Okay. Okay.
So who's he?
Word of advice, the key to working here
is you don't see nothing,
you don't hear nothing.
[CAMERA CLICKS]
[MESSAGE SENDS]
[MAX] Hey. Who is that guy?
That's Roman Lock.
He's one of the biggest
crime bosses in the city.
No arrests.
I saw Elena hand him an
envelope full of cash.
My guess, it's protection money.
[RICKY] Sounds right.
Doing some digging and
this is one bad dude.
Drugs, extortion, gambling.
And he doesn't play nice
with people who cross him.
- Murder?
- That's definitely in his bag of tricks.
Wait, how are you looking
all this up right now?
Aren't you driving?
He's not the one behind the wheel.
Dad, you just got out of prison!
You don't even have a license!
Actually, I have nine.
How's the gig going, sweetie?
Well, I'm singing for likely murderers.
But other than that, it's great.
My set list is coming along nicely.
Yeah, well, the other
singer's definitely living
her best cruise ship life.
She sent me a selfie from the buffet.
Wait, that job was real?
[GEORGE] Of course it was.
I am deeply connected
in the cruise ship world.
Besides, what do we always say?
The best cons are the
ones where everybody wins.
I know.
Where are you guys going?
To check out Tyson's place.
We know he's lying to us.
With Ellis away and you at the club,
we wanted to make sure
this trail didn't go cold.
Yeah, maybe something will
show up that'll give us
an idea of how Tyson's connected.
Wait, does Ellis know about this?
- [RICKY] Not strictly.
- [GEORGE] No, but he should know.
When you want paperwork done,
you call your boring cop friends.
When you want some
breaking and entering done,
you call us.
Well, I can't argue with that logic.
Just be careful, okay?
♪
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
- Hi. Samson?
- Yeah.
Cole Ellis.
- Daniel's brother.
- Yeah.
Yeah, he talked about you all the time.
The hero brother who puts bad guys away.
Yeah, well, I'm I'm here
because there's some more bad guys
that need to be put away.
Specifically the ones
that killed Daniel.
What does that have to do with me?
I think you know
something about his case
and you're afraid to talk.
I'm sorry you came all this way, man.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Look, Samson, he was my brother.
Okay?
Just hear me out, please.
Look, you think I don't know how
crazy it is to come all this way?
Asking someone for help
who I don't even know.
Because I do.
Okay, but that's what I'm doing.
Daniel spent his whole life
helping people that
everybody else gave up on.
People like you, Samson.
And I'm just
I'm just asking those
people not to give up on him.
Look, I already told you.
I don't know anything.
Find someone else to help you, please.
- Samson, just just wait, okay?
- Enough, man! Leave me alone.
Just take this, okay?
I know you got more to say,
and I know you're scared.
But if you change your mind, call me.
♪
[BACKGROUND LAUGHTER]
Let me guess, Carmine?
I'll lay off the Sinatra.
[PHONE CHIMES]
[PHONE RINGS]
Hey, what a great surprise.
But shouldn't you be studying?
Hey, hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down.
Are you okay?
Samson.
You have nothing to worry about.
They're just tying up
loose ends, that's it.
They already caught the guy who did it.
What do we say?
You didn't see anything.
You don't know anything.
You weren't there.
[ELENA] Exactly.
I know. Okay.
I love you too, buttercup.
I'm gonna call you later, okay?
Okay.
[CALL ENDS]
- You okay?
- [ELENA SCOFFS]
I pay you to sing.
Not to be nosy.
Look, I don't mean to pry.
I can just tell when people are upset.
And a boss bitch like you?
I'm sure people forget to
ask you how you're doing.
I'm fine. It's, um
It's just my kid.
Oh.
I didn't know you were a mom.
What's their name?
[BACKGROUND APPLAUSE]
His name is Samson.
Do you have any pictures?
Yes.
He has kind eyes.
Just like you.
So, what's wrong?
I, uh
I sent him to go and live with
his aunt a few years ago to
stay outta trouble at home.
But then something just
happened over there.
It's just really hard to
have your baby so far away.
And you can't get him to come back?
It's not that simple.
Well, it sounds like you're
doing what's best for him.
That's what a good mom does.
But I know it's easier said than done
when you're that far apart.
I lost my mom when I was a teenager.
And there's nothing I wouldn't give
to have one more hour with her.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Yeah. You just
learn to live with it, you know.
It's not like you can change it.
[SIGHS]
Elena?
Duty calls.
Yeah.
[MESSAGE SENDS]
[PHONE CHIMES]
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
[SIGHS]
I'm ready to talk.
I wanted to tell the truth
about what had happened.
I really did.
But my mom said no.
She said it was too dangerous.
Samson, I'm gonna protect
you and your mom, okay?
No matter what it takes,
I promise you'll be safe.
Now tell me what you wanted to say.
I'm the reason your brother is dead.
[LOCK CLICKS]
[DOOR CREAKS]
Still got it.
Come on.
Let's get going.
There's no telling when
Tyson might be returning home.
Wow, for a low-level criminal,
Tyson's living pretty large.
Well, he's been couch surfing.
This is his friend's place.
Look for anything that
might give us an idea
why Tyson lied about being with
Daniel the night of his murder.
- [GEORGE] Oh, God.
- What is it?
Judging by the contents of
this fridge, the guy's a vegan.
Leave the fridge alone!
After two years of prison
food, I can't help myself!
But you could lock me up
for the rest of my life
and I still wouldn't eat
tofu balls and cashew cream.
George, focus!
[DOOR LOCK CLICKS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
- [KNOCK AT DOOR]
- [RICKY WHISPERING] What now, a party?
Hey.
What are you doing here?
- [GUNSHOT]
- [GROANS]
[GUNSHOT]
I just finished talking with the kid.
- He's terrified, but he's telling the truth.
- What'd he say?
[ELLIS] Samson was there.
He heard everything.
Roman Lock sent a hit on Daniel.
He's the reason my brother's dead.
And now we need to find him.
Well, not a problem.
I'm looking at him right now.
[ELLIS] What? Max, stay away
from him, he's dangerous.
All right? Samson just agreed to
testify, and I'm bringing him home.
We're gonna end this. Now.
Okay, just get home fast, Ellis.
[ELLIS] All right.
You're a damn cop.
And you're gonna die.