Blue Bloods s10e12 Episode Script

Eddie.
Keeping it in the family today, huh? - Ha, ha.
- What you got? Vic is Katherine Webster, 41 years of age, D.
O.
A.
Looks like she was assaulted, blunt force trauma.
Her husband and her daughter were at home at the time.
They see anything? They heard a noise at 4:00 a.
m.
, they got up and allegedly saw the perp jump out the window.
"Allegedly"? They give a description? Male, 30s, wearing jeans and a hoodie.
No further details.
You the homicide A.
D.
A.
? A.
D.
A.
Reagan.
Detective Reggie Hotchkiss.
Murder weapon recovered? No murder weapon found, no signs of forced entry.
- And I was talking to the neighbors - I'll take it from here, Officer.
Why don't you go outside, sit on the family.
No forced entry, but we got an open window.
Anybody see or hear anything? No, but we're canvassing the neighborhood.
M.
E.
is on the way.
Make sure to get statements from the other neighbors on the floor.
And the doorman.
- Already on it.
- And the family? Are across the hall.
Mr.
Webster, Amanda, this is Assistant District Attorney Erin Reagan and Investigator Anthony Abetemarco from the D.
A.
's office.
We're very sorry for your loss.
- You see the guy? - Just his back.
If you're up for it, we'll have someone bring you to the precinct so you can give a statement.
Thank you.
Can you handle that? Yeah, I can handle that.
Hey, hold on.
Uh, could you take them? You can come with me.
You okay? Oh, I'm used to detectives being territorial.
No offense.
No, I mean I don't know, you seem like you doubt Webster's story.
Oh.
Something you want to share with us? Yeah.
Those two are lying through their teeth.
So what does he want to talk to me for? As it is, this is highly unusual a suspect in DEA custody refusing to talk to anyone but you? Well, why are you entertaining him? Because he said if he didn't talk to you, and only you, alone, he's not gonna testify against the Sangriento cartel.
And we need him to make our case.
When's he scheduled to testify? Day after tomorrow, so do what you need to do to make sure he sings like a bird on the stand.
Nobody's gonna make that guy do anything.
Locked up and still causing problems, huh? It's the only thing I'm good at.
How you doing? Never thought I'd consider ramen noodles to be a delicacy.
But I brought this on myself.
My kids didn't.
I've been checking in on them.
I know.
I got a message.
- From who? - Doesn't matter.
The cartel's threatening to kill them.
Did you tell the DEA about it? No.
I need you to make sure my boys are safe.
What makes you think I'm the guy to help? Family's like your kryptonite.
And these boys are the only family I have left.
Hey.
What'd he say? I'll tell you later.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- How are you, Sarge? - Martin.
Roll call's about to start.
I'll be there.
Gunfire! Gunfire! Gunfire! Officer down! I don't know how you do it.
The consoling.
I-I wouldn't know what to say.
You say as little as possible.
You're there to represent all of us.
Rosemary, this is Commissioner I know who he is.
Mrs.
Martin, I'm so sorry.
I Don't.
Don't you dare tell me how sorry you are.
Rosemary.
It's okay.
How many officers have to die before someone tells the truth, - that no one has their backs anymore? - Rosemary, please.
My husband is dead because of you.
So save your damn condolences.
Mateo.
- Where's your brother? - The principal's getting him.
Carlos brought you to school today? He dropped me off and then he walked around the corner to his entrance.
Carlos Delgado, is he here? I'm afraid he didn't make it to school.
Hey.
Hey.
How'd that interview go? They didn't see much, nothing we could use, but two apartments were burglarized in that building last night.
And you think they're related? Perp has a history of assault.
What makes you think they're hiding something? The way they avoided eye contact, the way Amanda pulled away from her dad.
The demeanor, the physicality.
It could all be explained by the trauma of seeing her mother murdered.
Or because they are hiding something.
Okay.
I'm gonna need something more concrete than just a gut instinct.
Sure.
Right.
'Cause I'm not a detective.
So I should just walk away.
- I didn't say that.
- You didn't have to.
Thank you, Baker.
Well, it's not often I get to have my entire God squad in the same room.
So Officer Martin is number 11, which means our ranks have had more suicides in the last year than line-of-duty fatalities.
Help me.
Look, I think we should classify suicides as line-of-duty fatalities.
No.
No, Frank, they're not.
Then, what? Not even collateral damages, no.
Well, then help me understand.
And don't hold back.
You weren't asked up here to spare my feelings or blow smoke.
Well, the job can weigh on a man, that's natural, but to cause that man to take his own life, he's not in his right mind.
That's not the job's fault.
But the perquisites that used to alleviate the pressures of the job have largely disappeared.
The respect for the police was one of the perks.
Was.
But an anti-cop culture has taken hold, and not just in our city.
There's a lot of hate directed at our cops.
Hate is something I can't control, Imam.
But it's harder to hate up close.
We need to keep working on schooling the public about what our officers deal with on a daily basis.
And getting rid of the stigma for when they ask for help.
Yeah, but you're asking guys to ask for help who see themselves as the guys who are doing the saving.
Then we reeducate them.
This is all about outreach.
On a retail level.
Well, that's hard to do with 35,000 cops.
But with God's help, not impossible.
Thank you, gentlemen.
I look forward to your recommendations.
And if you need more resources, my door is open.
You think you've got some kind of special privilege 'cause I'm a Catholic? You know what I think? Rosemary Martin got to you.
Every time I lose an officer, it gets to me, Father.
People in pain say a lot of things they don't mean.
Can't you do better than that, Walter? Frank, there were other complications in his life.
Like what? I'm not at liberty to say.
Oh, so you want me to blame myself.
You're gonna blame yourself, and you're gonna carry it around with you.
Don't get all holy on me, Walter.
There's nothing anyone could have done.
And that's it? You know the stress of this job better than anyone.
The terrible stuff we see on a daily basis.
You add into that the anti-cop sentiment and daily access to guns.
I refuse to believe it's impossible to prevent another suicide.
We've prevented dozens of suicides.
And one is still too many.
Always will be.
Hi.
Hi.
I wanted to come by and see how you're doing, and let you know that you're not alone.
And, you know, maybe, you thought of something that you didn't think of before.
Like what? Well, maybe you didn't see someone climbing out of that window.
What are you doing? Amanda, go sit in the car.
What do you think you're doing showing up here? We're both on the same team.
My daughter's been through enough.
Don't come near her again.
We checked every plate on the block? Every one in a three-block radius.
TARU's going through security footage right now.
What about Carlos's phone? It last pinged in Washington Heights.
- Hey, Reagan.
- Yeah? We got video.
We got a plate? Came back stolen.
Put out an alarm, run it through license plate readers.
You guys always make it a habit of keeping secrets during active investigations? Delgado asked us not to say anything until he knew his kids were safe.
Okay? Relax.
And look how that turned out.
- Who told Delgado not to testify? - I don't know.
Could have fooled me.
You could have said Delgado told you his sons were in danger.
He's about to testify against one of the biggest drug cartels in North America.
It didn't occur to you that his kids could be in danger? It didn't occur to you before they went after your wife.
- Did it? - Hey! What is wrong with you? Guys, Patrol has the car.
Washington Heights.
Corner of Riverside and 166th.
Great.
Let's go.
The person that called it in around? Not a soul here when we rolled up.
Anybody else in the vehicle? No.
We called it in as soon as we got here.
Is that blood? Yeah.
Get CSU down here forthwith.
We got any bodies inside? No.
Hello? Please, Help me.
Carlos? Where are you? If my dad testifies, they said they're gonna kill me.
No, Carlos, nobody's gonna kill you, okay? But you got to tell me where you are.
Do you have any idea where you are? Give Delgado the message.
Hello? Ms.
Reagan? Yes.
What can I do for you? For starters, if you have questions for my daughter, you should go through me.
- Oh, I - And don't have cops sitting on my home, violating my privacy.
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about.
You had an officer confront Amanda about her mother's murder right outside my home.
I think you might be mistaken.
U-Um, did this officer identify themselves? Officer Edit Janko.
The one that was at my apartment.
If it happens again, I'm filing an order of protection.
And according to Rosemary Martin, the current rash of police suicides can be attributed to the current NYPD commissioner Frank Reagan.
"He doesn't stand up for his cops.
"He's not doing enough to prevent suicides "among the rank and file.
They have no support system.
" End quote.
Everyone will see that for what it is: a grieving widow lashing out at an easy target.
She also retained a lawyer who sent a letter to the Legal Bureau demanding access to the results of our investigation into her husband's death.
So? Releasing the results would certainly put an end to her blaming you for her husband's death.
That's not really the point.
Apparently, Officer Martin went out one night, off duty, hooked up with a pro.
So? He's no angel.
Who was also a grifter who took his watch and credit cards and took photographs.
Explicit photos of Officer Martin in compromising positions.
I'm not gonna look at that.
Compromising positions is a pretty vague term.
Well, it's blackmail.
The "Or else" being she was gonna go to the department and his wife with the photos.
The investigation determined that this was the main contributing factor in his suicide.
There's no way she knows any of this stuff.
She wouldn't be skewering you in the media if she knew the real truth.
Exactly.
So, what are you gonna do, boss? I need to see her.
Just send the results of the investigation to her lawyer.
She's a police widow.
She deserves a face-to-face.
From what I heard of your last encounter, - I strongly advise against that.
- I agree.
It's my job.
It's the hardest part of it, but it's also the most important part of it.
And no matter how she feels about me, she gets a pass.
My shoulders will just have to be broad enough to take some of the weight off of hers.
Hi.
Eddie, did you speak to Amanda Webster about her mother's death while off duty? Yes, I did.
What are you doing? I am making sure a 16-year-old girl doesn't get railroaded into lying.
And what if she was the one who did it? I don't know.
Maybe she would've confessed.
You're not a trained investigator.
When we were partners, you and I would always follow up when we thought something wasn't right.
But this is a murder charge, and you speaking to Amanda Webster on your own complicates things.
Mr.
Webster already complained that his daughter was being harassed.
Since when is asking questions harassment? They got spooked, they're not cooperating.
Because they're hiding something.
Guilty or innocent, this girl is crying out for help.
I get it.
You think you saw something - I know I saw something.
- I cannot make a case based on gut instincts.
I need facts, I need evidence.
And I would be saying this to Jamie, I'd be saying it to Danny, I'd be saying it to any Reagan.
- I - But, see, I'm not a Reagan.
What are you talking about? I'm one of you, but I am not like you.
I didn't grow up with a dad who is a paragon of virtue, who breaks bread with me every Sunday.
I bring something different to the table.
I don't have good instincts because I'm a cop.
I have good instincts 'cause my dad is a criminal.
And so I felt compelled to help you because I see something in this girl I see something you can't see.
You can't tell Delgado his son is missing.
- He doesn't know? - No.
Are you kidding me? If he knows the cartel has Carlos, he won't testify.
So you expect us to lie to the guy about his own kids? Without Delgado, we don't have enough to convict.
Did you get my boys? Got 'em both.
Put 'em in protective custody.
They're going into witness protection.
That's the only way to make sure they're both safe.
And after you testify, we'll get you transferred to another prison that's near them so we can arrange visits.
This true? Mateo is in a secure location.
But Carlos never made it to school.
What the hell is wrong with you? Delgado! Wait, wait! - Get off of him! - Come on! Take it easy.
Who gave you the message they were coming after your boys? Guards! Look, we got about two seconds before they yank us out of here.
Now give us a name so we can help find your son.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Bring him back to his cell! Hey.
What'd he say to you? He said he wasn't gonna testify until we found his son.
Happy now? Hey.
How's it going? Well, somehow I've become the bad guy with Eddie.
She thinks Jamie and I are working against her.
I can understand that.
You can understand that why? E-Eh, you're a tough bunch, you Reagans.
You always play offense.
That is not true.
Yes, it is.
And to be honest, I wouldn't want to be her at that Sunday dinner table with you guys.
Because why? Because she's the low man on the totem pole.
She's the lowest-ranking member of the department, and frankly, the lowest-ranking member of the Reagan family.
What are you talking about? She married in.
She's literally the only outsider at that table.
Well, I didn't think of that.
And, listen, you guys are great.
You're all great at your jobs, uh, you're confident a-and you kick ass, and it's hard to compete.
Is that what you came here to say? No.
I came here to tell you that Mrs.
Webster was having an affair with her husband's best friend.
Wow.
So you think he did it? Were not sure yet, but, uh, sure gives Mr.
Webster motive.
Frank.
Have a seat.
I invited him to come.
Someone dies, we automatically look for a reason.
Something, or someone, to blame.
I know who to blame.
I've been at this a long time, and I know that it's never one thing or one person or one reason that causes someone to take their own life.
Okay, then, Father, give me the list.
My husband is the 11th cop to commit suicide this year.
What are you doing about it? Everything I can.
You know what it's like to tell a ten-year-old that his father ate his gun? He asked why.
What do I tell him? My husband was a good husband, a good father and a damn good cop, and he didn't deserve this.
My son doesn't deserve this.
Of course he doesn't.
I didn't come here for sympathy.
My lawyer requested the results of the NYPD investigation into my husband's death.
I'm aware.
Will that be forthcoming? I'm afraid not.
Why? What are you trying to hide? I can tell you that by all accounts, your husband was an exceptional police officer with a stellar record.
I know that.
I want access to your internal investigation.
Mrs.
Martin you are looking for a reason to explain this tragedy.
I am afraid that you will never find a reason good enough to explain it.
You go to hell.
All I'm saying, Francis, yes he is he should've thought about his son before he pulled the trigger.
It's a complicated issue.
A permanent solution for a temporary problem.
Isn't that the saying? I mean, I just don't understand.
Like, why do so many cops kill themselves anyway? The stress of the job.
It's easy access to a gun.
The cumulative trauma of the job.
And too proud to ask for help.
Most days, you're faced with the worst of humankind and the most vulnerable victims.
Sorry, I'm late.
Hey.
I'll warm up your dinner.
No, it's okay, Gramps.
I'll have dessert.
Okay.
How many hours you been on duty? - Don't know.
- 22 straight.
You're not gonna be any help to anyone if you try to function like that.
I know, but I, but I got a ticking clock, you know? A kidnapping.
- Okay.
- Funny how he was your sworn enemy, and now here you are trying to help him.
He lost his wife.
Yeah.
Enemy of my enemy is my friend, right? Sometimes you think someone's your friend and then it turns out they're not.
You want to expand on that? Can we talk about this later? Why don't you and Erin talk about this later and let me know what you come up with? That seems to be how it works in this family.
W-What did I miss? It seems like Eddie's mad at Aunt Erin and Uncle Jamie for something.
- Easy, Sean.
- What? Are we just supposed to pretend that we don't notice the Arctic chill coming from that side of the table? Just a misunderstanding, all right? Yes, I didn't understand that I'm not entitled to have an opinion about any significant crimes that happen on my watch.
What you're supposed to do is follow proper protocol.
Oh, right, like all of you guys do? She has a point there.
You don't know anything about this, and you think you can put in your two cents? Well, I get the gist.
You have some thoughts on a case that's going on, and your husband and your sister-in-law want you to just back off.
Right? - Pretty much.
- Danny, you're out of line.
Maybe so, Gramps, but I've made a career out of following my gut, despite people telling me to back off.
So don't back off.
Go with your gut.
It's all we got.
Emmanuel Garcia spoke with Jose Flores last week - while he was incarcerated.
- Uh-huh.
One call for six minutes, another for four.
Well, what's this Flores's deal? The Feds say he's a hit man for Mano Sangriento.
- Of course.
- I have a recording of the call.
- Good, we'll - What the hell are you two doing? - What? - You put in a request for phone records of an inmate at the same facility as Delgado? - So? - So, that means Delgado gave you a name.
Emmanuel Garcia? You're withholding information.
You said You asked us to lie to a father about his son.
No, I asked you to help get Delgado to testify.
Yeah, that's because all you give a damn about is Delgado's testimony.
You're damn right, because I can save hundreds of lives if I nail the Clam.
Well, we're trying to save one life.
The life of a little boy.
That's what we care about.
Officer Janko, you got a minute? We're bringing in a collar.
Gomez can process the arrest.
Come with me.
I thought there were a few things that we should talk about.
I hope you're not looking for an apology, 'cause there isn't one coming.
- Eddie.
- I mean, I don't care who I piss off.
I'm always gonna go the extra mile if I think someone's lying.
- Eddie.
- Are you done? Yeah, I'm done.
Can I go to work? No.
Eh, there might be something in the water at that Reagan house.
I'm telling you.
What-what are you talking about, Anthony? Uh, you can't go back to work because Erin requested to use you on this case.
What? I'm going to reinterview Amanda Webster, and I thought it would be worth it to have you there, because you're right.
You do see things differently, and I thought we could use that.
Oh.
I'll see you outside.
I really stepped in that, didn't I? - No kidding.
- You could've stopped me.
I tried.
Man.
You tell Delgado if he opens his mouth, his sons are gonna suffer a long, slow, painful death.
You got that? Where's Delgado's son? - I don't know.
- You delivered the threat.
You know where he is.
Hey, I'm just the messenger, man.
- Messenger for who? - Kiss my ass.
You know, I got a better idea.
How about you kiss my ass instead? That's my wife! Settle down.
You don't want her to go into labor.
Get those cuffs off.
Your wife was pulled over for a broken taillight.
The cop that pulled her over found a gun in her car.
I told you it's not mine.
So, she's gonna be sent down to central booking, strip-searched and maybe some time tomorrow, - she'll be arraigned.
- Actually, the gun was fully loaded, so she's not making bail any time soon.
Unless of course, you're willing to cooperate, in which case, maybe we might be able to work something out and she can go home.
What do you say, tough guy? Okay, your wife will have your baby in jail.
Let's go.
No! Okay, all right.
All right.
Look, all I know is that Carlos is being held upstate.
- Where? - At a cabin.
They got, like, 400 acres up there, okay? Is Delgado's son still alive? Go.
- Go! Go! - Go! Go! Go! Move it! Let's go! Move! Danny? - Dogs have a scent! - Let's go.
Go, go! Move out! Move, move, move, move! Go, go, go! Carlos! Carlos? Police.
Turn your head away.
It's okay.
It's okay.
We're gonna get you out of here, all right? He's all right.
He's okay.
Let's get him a bus.
Where's my dad? We wanted to speak to you without your father.
Everything you say to us will stay here.
Well, I don't have anything to say.
Well, then just listen.
I see you when your dad's around, you-you hang back.
You don't look at him.
You kind of move away from him.
- No, I don't.
- I recognize it 'cause it's something I used to do with my own dad.
What do you mean? My dad was a criminal.
I didn't want anybody to know.
And so I would cover for him and I would make excuses for him.
Right? Because I thought that if I did that, if I pretended everything was okay, then everything would be.
And what happened? My dad went to jail.
And from that point on, I-I made my own choices, and I made a promise to myself that I would always do whatever I thought was right.
I decided it didn't matter who he was, it doesn't define who I am.
Is that why you're a cop? That's why I'm a cop.
I know I know what you're feeling right now.
I know what you're feeling, okay? But lying about your mom's murder is gonna haunt you forever if what you're telling us isn't true.
It's not true.
Okay.
So there wasn't an intruder? No.
So what happened? They were fighting 'cause my dad found out that my mom cheated on him, and he-he lost it.
He-he pushed her really hard, and then she slammed her head.
But I-I swear he didn't mean to kill her.
It was an accident.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't want to lie.
You did good.
The Feds want to change my identity, put me in witness protection.
Hmm.
Well, you better change your wardrobe, too.
You're gonna stick out like a sore thumb you show up dressed like that in east cupcake.
Maybe I should change my name to "Danny Reagan.
" I hear he's a badass.
But in actuality, he's a family guy, a widower, who just wants to raise his two boys.
Me, too.
You got to spend some time with your boys.
Y-Yeah.
Uh Yeah, I did.
I don't know how to thank you.
You can thank me by getting on that stand and putting away the sons of bitches who did this to our families.
Will do.
Delgado, you're up.
Hey.
So Mr.
Webster retained a lawyer, but it looks like he's gonna cooperate, save, uh, Amanda from having to testify.
That's the least he can do, considering he had her lie for him.
It really was something watching you open up to her, getting her to confess.
Well, glad I could help.
All those things you said about your dad Are all true.
Yeah, I didn't, I didn't know.
Well, how could you? I never talked about it.
Listen, I-I know that I complicated things for you No, you-you had good instincts.
No, but I went about it all wrong and I came on way too strong.
What, like a Reagan? What I meant when I made that comment about not being a Reagan is sometimes I'm sitting at that dinner table and I look around and I don't know you're all just so outspoken.
You say whatever you're thinking, and you put it all out there.
And that's great.
I-I just was brought up the complete opposite, and sometimes I-I hold back.
Well, you didn't this time.
Because this time I was looking in a mirror, Erin.
Amanda Webster was me.
Well, because of you, we were able to save her from living a lie, and that's-that's a win.
You know, not if I alienated you.
It's gonna take a lot more than that to alienate me.
Besides, I think we should stick together.
There's way too much testosterone at that family dinner, don't you think? Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, rest in peace.
Amen.
Amen.
When I look out at all of you, I immediately think of Tommy.
I thought he looked so handsome in his uniform.
I've always been proud to be a cop's wife, but when Tommy took his life last week, I won't lie, that I blamed the department, the commissioner, the job, myself, and anyone else I could think of for leaving me alone, and our son Travis without a father.
I've spent a ton of time wondering what went through Tommy's head before he pulled the trigger, and I don't know the answer.
I wish he'd known that we would do anything in this world to help him.
I wish he'd thought about asking for help from us or from one of you or from one of the department programs that are out there.
It takes courage to stand up to our enemies, but it takes just as much courage to stand up to our weaknesses.
So, if any of you ever feel like life is more than you can handle, reach out to someone for help.
How's she doing? She's doing just fine.
You think it's helping? I think it is.
I don't know.
I'm still not sure it was a good idea.
It was a good idea.
Although, I'm not so sure she would've come if she knew you were behind it.
Well, whatever it takes.
You never told her what you know.
No, I did not.
I better get back in there.
Frank, maybe you should heed your own advice and avail yourself of one of our programs to share what's weighing on you.
I got my own program for that, Walter.
Oh, yeah? What's that? My family's dinner table.