NCIS New Orleans (2014) s05e08 Episode Script
Close to Home
1 DUNN: Left, left, left, right, left.
ALL: Left, left, left, right, left.
Mama, Mama, don't you cry.
ALL: Mama, Mama, don't you cry.
Marine Corps motto is do or die.
ALL: Marine corps motto is Detail, halt.
Left face.
Ready? One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Come on, five more.
Give 'em all you got! Come on, Torres, you can do this, all right? Excuse me, did I tell you to stop moving?! Detail, a-ten-hut! Right face.
Double time march! Go! on, Torres.
Pick it up.
You can do this.
Let's go.
Come on, don't slow down now.
I want to see you hustle! Hustle, come on! Double time.
Let's NCIS:New Orleans 5x08 Close to Home Boom, boom, boom, boom Bang, bang, bang, bang Boom, boom, boom, boom How, how, how, how Hey, hey You gotta come on.
PRIDE: Ooh, those kouign-amann smell like heaven on earth.
Well, they better.
I was up at 4:00 to bake them this morning.
- Mm.
- (chuckles) Labor of love.
You're really taking to your work.
Yeah, good job, good people.
All thanks to you.
Well, I've spent a fortune in this place over the years.
Alma hired you to protect my investment.
- (laughs) ALMA: I don't care, you need to leave.
LEO: Not until I talk to him.
ALMA: He's not here.
- Where is Mateo? - I told you.
- What's that about? - Alma won't say.
It's not the first time that dude's been around.
You need to leave me alone.
Maybe I should introduce myself.
Or maybe that would just cause trouble.
I got my eyes open.
I'll let you know if there's a problem.
- If you say so.
- I do.
In the meantime, you owe me $26.
50.
Whoa.
No family discount? I treat every customer the same.
Trying to keep this job, remember? (chuckles) (phone ringing) - Mm.
Morning, Steven.
THOMPSON: Dwayne.
Tell me you're on your way.
- I'm on my way.
- For real? Because it doesn't sound like you're driving.
20 minutes out.
Our meeting with the team from the I.
G.
's office starts in 15.
Well, then chances are I will be late.
What should I tell them? Tell them I'm bringing them a couple boxes of the best pastries in New Orleans.
They better be good.
Trouble with the work wife? Nothing but, uh, domestic bliss.
(laughs) Keep the change, Jimmy.
I'm late.
(siren wailing) Well, hey.
- Hey.
- Thanks, Gregorio.
Don't thank me yet.
It's straight from the teacher's lounge.
Blech.
- That bad? - No, not the coffee, high school.
Bad mojo.
Really? I would've pegged you as one of the cool kids.
Yeah, my parents were adjunct college professors.
Meant a new town every few semesters.
I had three high schools, four years.
Always the new girl.
- Bad hair and braces.
- You wouldn't have one of those yearbook pictures lying around, would you? - Mm-mm.
- Burned them all.
(chuckles) - Hey.
- Hey.
WADE: Sergeant Kate Dunn.
Penetrating stab wounds and a bloody knife suggests a rather vicious scenario.
Killer left the murder weapon.
Amateur move.
I'm not sure they had a choice.
The blade is lodged in the T8 vertebrae.
It's difficult and time consuming to remove.
HANNAH: I'm guessing the suspect didn't stick around long enough to be seen.
Yeah, well, hopefully they left behind some DNA.
Sergeant Dunn teach at this school? JROTC instructor.
She was on a training run this morning with her 12-person unit.
- Dozen potential witnesses.
- Or suspects.
These programs are designed to push students to their limits.
Maybe Dunn pushed one of her's too far.
I almost signed up for JROTC, junior year.
Yeah, you wouldn't have lasted five minutes.
My mom said the same thing with the same tone.
We need to interview every kid in Dunn's unit.
Guess we're going back to high school.
(school bell ringing) Nobody heard anything, nobody saw anything, and not one of these kids said please or thank you.
Oh, my God, I'm becoming my parents.
Anyway, bottom line is none of them noticed that Dunn was missing until they got back to the locker room.
- Yeah, then they went back to class like nothing ever happened.
Teenagers, huh? Bunch of moody, hormonal sociopaths.
Agreed, but in their defense, their frontal lobes aren't fully developed yet.
(K-pop music playing) MARI: Hey, is this the place where I'm supposed to be interviewed? - Yeah, an hour ago.
- I know I'm late.
I just kind of freaked out, you know? I have a chem test third period.
Think you could write me a note? Why don't we talk first.
You're? Mari Foster.
I'm Special Agent Khoury.
This is Special Agent Gregorio.
Why don't you turn that off and tell us about Sergeant Dunn, huh.
Listen, I'm only in JROTC for extracurriculars.
It's not my life or anything.
Duly noted, but Sergeant Dunn was stabbed 50 feet away from you.
- I didn't see anything.
- Fair enough.
Let me ask you something else.
Renjun, Jeno, or Chenle? Who's the best? None of them.
It's Mark, obviously.
What are, what are these names? It's K-pop.
And how do you know them? Oh, I don't just know them, I hung out with them when I used to live in Busan.
- What the hell is K-pop? - Korean pop music.
It's kind of a big deal, Gregorio.
I'll school her later.
About Sergeant Dunn now.
Did she have any issues with anyone in the unit? I mean no? Is that a question? I just don't want to, like, profile or anything, but if I had to say, Mateo was sort of extra.
- Mateo Diaz? - Extra how? He's got no family.
Moved here from Central America by himself.
They say he killed someone back home and came here to hide out.
Sounds like a rumor to me.
Look, you asked, I told you, and Sergeant Dunn was always pulling him to the side, so Mateo Diaz wasn't in school today.
He hasn't been around all week.
May be a rumor worth looking into.
LASALLE: All right, thanks.
We'll keep looking.
Mateo Diaz lives in a boarding house.
Hasn't showed up in a week.
Can you imagine being 17, living 2,000 miles away from home all alone? But it makes him and guys like him a prime target for gang recruitment.
Giving them something to belong to.
I'm not sure Mateo fits the gang profile.
Check this out.
Honor roll, AP classes, extracurriculars.
Works two jobs.
A bike shop in the afternoons, bakery in the mornings.
Not just any bakery, Desiree's.
Yeah, by the Trutone.
I love that place.
Come on, I'll drive.
Nope, I got this.
You keep digging.
All right, well, just get me, like, a-a muffin or something, okay? I didn't have breakfast.
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(phone ringing) Sorry.
Oh I hate to miss a second of this party, but, um, I do need to take this.
Sorry.
That looks good, though.
I like that.
Christopher, I owe you one.
Happy to hear it, King, 'cause I'm gonna call on that favor right now.
What do you got? A JROTC instructor murdered this morning.
I'm trying to track down a student who could be involved.
Works at Desiree's.
Mateo Diaz? - You know him? - Eh, just in passing.
He works with Jimmy in the mornings.
Well, that's more than what Jimmy would tell me.
He shut down before I could ask a single question.
Alma, too.
Gets a little shy around a badge.
Old habits die hard.
I figured helping saving his life would've bought me some goodwill.
King, I know you're busy, but could you call him? Ask him to cooperate? I mean, I need to find this kid ASAP.
I'll do you one better.
JIMMY: Mateo hasn't shown up for work the last few days.
That's all I know.
- This normal behavior for him, Alma? - No.
He's a good kid, always prompt.
You think something's wrong? LASALLE: All right, so he hasn't been to school or his boarding house.
Any idea where he could be staying? No.
Who he could be staying with? - No.
- You sure? Look, whatever Mateo's into, Alma got nothing to do with it.
So let her get back to work now, huh? Yeah, of course.
Go ahead, Alma.
Thank you.
Not you, Jimmy.
Have a seat.
If I knew anything, I'd say so.
Why is Alma so scared? Who says she's scared? We got a murdered Marine, Mateo is missing, and no one is talking.
We're not the enemies here.
Every time I've heard a cop say that, my life's gotten worse.
You've never heard me say that.
Look, I know you care about Mateo and Alma, but if you think he's in trouble, trusting us is the best way to help.
You're not the only ones trying to find him.
The punk you saw with Alma this morning, he's looking for him, too.
Gang related? I don't know.
Probably.
That's not Mateo's style.
We need to find him, Jimmy.
The way you're acting makes me feel like you know where he is.
PRIDE: Jimmy says Mateo comes here to clear his head.
LASALLE: Strange place to do that.
PRIDE: Yeah.
Christopher, up there.
That's Mateo.
PRIDE: Mateo Diaz, we'd like to ask you some ques LASALLE: Hey, Mateo, wait.
Stop! It's all right, Mateo.
We just want to talk to you, okay? We're not gonna hurt you.
(tires screech) NOPD! Nobody move! Mateo Diaz is a person of interest in a homicide investigation.
Yeah, let me save you some time.
He's innocent.
LASALLE: Now, how do you know that? Because I know Mateo.
- He's my C.
I.
- Well, that doesn't mean he's not involved.
We question him back at NCIS.
- I can't let him go anywhere with you.
- Just hold on.
Who's Mateo informing on? The Aztec Kings.
You're telling me a Central American gang is operating in New Orleans? Yeah.
They're everywhere.
It's true, Christopher.
The National Gang Intelligence Center says they're in 12 American cities.
And this young man is doing his part to track and dismantle them from the inside.
PRIDE: And I appreciate that, but the fact of the matter is he could have information about the murder of a JROTC instructor.
Sergeant Dunn is dead? She is.
You need to tell us everything you know.
Mateo, don't say a word.
Carter, what's your problem, man? I got to get him off the streets before the Aztec Kings find out that he's talking to law enforcement.
If keeping this boy safe is a priority, I assure you NCIS is a much better place to do it right now.
We'll sort it out together.
Okay.
But I'm coming with you.
Sergeant Dunn was a tough instructor.
Other kids in your unit said you were singled out.
No, it wasn't like that at all.
Then tell me what it was like.
She was the only one who ever listened.
The only one who gave a crap about what was happening to me.
Just take your time.
My family sent me here.
The government granted me asylum (sniffles) to get away from the Aztec Kings back home.
To escape the violence.
Hardworking, conscientious, honor student.
I'm sure your family's proud.
But there's no escaping the Aztec Kings.
They were here, too.
They found me.
Forced you to join.
I had to move drugs for them, or they would kill my parents.
You told Sergeant Dunn? I wanted a future, to be free.
She introduced me to Officer Carter.
Said he could help me get out.
If you became a C.
I.
Mm-mm.
That was my idea.
You volunteered? Mm-hmm.
Somebody has to fight back.
So why not me? You want to maybe take a break from pacing? I'm exhausted just watching you.
(chuckles) You have no idea how dangerous the Aztec Kings are.
No? They were formed as a narcotics distribution arm of the Guatemalan Sinaloas and evolved into the most brutal gang in Central America.
GREGORIO: In the States, they run drugs, contract murders, extort local communities.
HANNAH: We also know how rare it is to get current members to flip.
Compromised informants usually turn up in pieces.
That's if they turn up at all.
Which is exactly why I need to keep Mateo's cover from being blown.
Well, it may be too late for that.
Mateo has been ditching school and work because the Aztec Kings are looking for him, not because he killed Sergeant Dunn.
Then who did? Sergeant Dunn introduced me to Mateo.
If the Aztec Kings found out that he was a C.
I.
, they could have gone after her.
We have to get Mateo into protective custody.
No, no, y-you turn him over to the Feds, they'll deport him back to Guatemala.
He's just a scared kid.
With an affiliation to a known street gang.
It's a violation of his conditional asylum status.
So this kid is screwed because he tried to do the right thing? Not if the D.
A.
gives him a plea deal in exchange for testimony against the Kings.
Which is where I'll take him now.
Okay, he is safer here in custody with us until it's all sorted out.
Assuming Mateo is no longer a suspect in Sergeant Dunn's murder.
Yeah, he's not.
Then you have no authority to keep him here.
- He's coming with me.
- No, he's not.
Gregorio, he's right.
Just get him to the D.
A.
as quick as you can.
You need anything, you let us know.
You can go out the back.
No one will see you that way.
(sighs) Please keep him safe.
Sergeant Dunn was one of the good ones.
Nail the scum that did this to her.
So, we're thinking the Aztec Kings killed Dunn as punishment for turning Mateo.
They want to send a message to anyone that wants to betray them.
Both sound theories, but we need hard evidence to connect the Aztec Kings to Sergeant Dunn's murder.
I know you need to get back to Belle Chasse and the DoD team; I'll keep you posted.
Thompson can handle the DoD.
I'm not going anywhere.
I hope you found some evidence that leads us back to the Aztec Kings.
You tell me, Christopher.
This attack was premeditated with the intent to inflict maximum damage.
Both her lungs were punctured, leading to a hemothorax, ensuring there was no possible way she could scream for help.
Well, that definitely fits the Aztec Kings' M.
O.
, but it's not the direct link we need.
Well, you ask and I deliver.
So, it turns out that the Aztec Kings have a very specific initiation ceremony.
Each member is given a homemade knife that's very similar to our murder weapon here.
What's the star etching on the blade for? Well, that represents the gang member's name.
So, each knife is personalized.
So, if we find the person who owns this particular one Then we find Sergeant Dunn's killer.
Meet the New Orleans Aztec Kings.
We've compiled everything we can through social media.
Don't quite look like a typical gang.
They present nice and neat to avoid being hassled by law enforcement.
They don't communicate typically either.
Every move they make is shared through benign posts.
Coded communication about their criminal activity.
A party they're throwing might be a drug deal.
Wishing someone a happy birthday might be a hit.
- Or so we think.
PRIDE: Who needs burner phones when you can distribute drugs and orchestrate a murder over social media? Sebastian's broken some of the code, but hasn't flagged any chatter about Mateo or Sergeant Dunn.
Well, what about the murder weapon? Sebastian's working through the NGIC gang-member database to match the knife symbol to a name.
And, as you can see, it's gonna take some time.
Okay, h-hang on, hang on.
Go back, go back one.
The guy who was harassing Alma at the bakery this morning looking for Mateo.
Leo Reyes.
He's a shot-caller.
We got an address? I'll get an address from the MAG Unit.
Call from the car.
(Spanish hip-hop music playing) You two must be lost.
This is private property.
Not looking for trouble, Leo.
Just want to talk.
I'm Special Agent Pride.
I know who you are.
Navy cop, right? I don't see any ships around here, though.
(laughter) We're gonna need you to come with us, Leo.
- No.
- It's not a request.
If you were here to arrest me, I'd be in cuffs, and you'd have backup.
What do you know about Marine Corps Sergeant Katie Dunn? Nothing.
We finished? She was stabbed to death with a knife like you and all your friends have tucked in their belts.
Must be a coincidence.
Thanks for dropping by.
Coincidence, huh? Like the coincidence of you being at Desiree's this morning looking for Mateo Diaz? Mateo's like family, man.
He hasn't been around.
Kind of worried.
Wouldn't you be? I don't force my family to commit felonies on my behalf.
You got us all wrong, friend.
The Aztec Kings are a social club.
We're all about peace and love, right? (all murmuring in agreement) But I promise you, when we do find Mateo we'll tell him you said hello.
You're gonna leave that kid alone, you understand? Otherwise, you and me, we're gonna have problems.
I think you're the one with the problem right now.
(gunshots) Pride, behind the house! I can't believe those kids shot at a federal agent.
Yeah, if they'd wanted to hit us, they would have.
It was just a distraction so they could get away.
So you didn't catch any? By the time NOPD got there, Reyes and his crew were just scattered in the wind.
Where's Pride? On his way to the D.
A.
's office to check on Mateo.
LASALLE: He's not gonna find him there.
Yeah, Mateo's asylum I.
D.
number just pinged at an ICE detention center.
There's got to be some Aztec Kings there.
Yeah, there's also a lot of really good kids there, too, just caught up in a bad situation.
Wait, Officer Carter was supposed to take him straight to the D.
A.
's office.
How did they end up at a detention center? I'm guessing that's a question for Carter.
He's the one who brought him there.
Son of a bitch lied to us all.
- I want to know why.
LASALLE: Yeah, so do I.
But he's not answering his phone, and he hasn't checked in to his NOPD shift supervisor either.
We got to find them.
First, we need to get Mateo out of detention.
I'm already calling Pride.
I can't transfer custody of any detainees without authorization from the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.
Well, I can't get that authorization without a criminal informant agreement from his NOPD handler who, at the moment, is MIA.
Then my hands are tied.
I'm sorry.
Mateo Diaz has got a target on his back.
The Aztec Kings will take him out the first chance they get.
Which is why we have him in segregated custody, per your request.
No other detainees can get to him in here.
I'm sorry, I just need to check it out for myself.
(lock buzzes) Here you go.
Now you'll see Mateo is perfectly safe and sound.
That's not Mateo Diaz.
SEBASTIAN: Wait, how did they lose a human being? According to Pride, the administrator claims it was an accident.
- No.
No way.
The Aztec Kings must've had a-a guard working on the inside.
Well, either way, Mateo's in general population now.
It's only a matter of time before the gang gets to him.
There are a thousand detainees in that facility.
And when Pride finds him, we need to help him get Mateo out.
That's gonna be another problem.
Just got back from NOPD.
- Still no sign of Carter? - Nope.
And whatever agreement Carter and Mateo had doesn't seem to exist.
HANNAH: Well, there must be an official C.
I.
record.
It's NOPD protocol.
Only thing Carter filed on Mateo was pending felony charges.
Okay, I am not liking this guy.
- You and me both.
- Carter is credited with at least two dozen Aztec King arrests because of Mateo.
Why would they keep it hidden? It's not the arrests he's interested in.
Take a look at the Aztec King cases he made.
SEBASTIAN: These are all felonies that got kicked down to misdemeanors.
Most of these guys did-did minimal time.
'Cause the evidence keeps getting misplaced.
Cash, drugs, guns.
The whole kit and caboodle, all gone.
Tens of thousands worth.
So Carter's been busting the Aztec Kings but then keeping everything valuable for himself? HANNAH: These arrests are a dog and pony show.
The longer the Kings stay in business, the richer Carter gets.
Yeah.
He never had any intention of shutting them down.
And Mateo's about to pay the price.
SEBASTIAN: Wait a minute.
Look at the markings on that knife.
It's the same one that was used to stab Sergeant Dunn.
Yeah, which was stolen out of the evidence locker a week ago.
And the original owner is still in the Parish jail.
Why would Carter kill Sergeant Dunn and make it look like the Kings did it? She must have figured out that he was dirty, threatened to turn him in.
- This guy's a disgrace to the badge.
I'm gonna take him down personally.
Right there with you, Christopher.
Let's get a BOLO out on this guy.
- BOLO won't be necessary.
Wade just found Carter.
Jefferson Parish sheriffs found him dumped in the park.
He was stripped naked.
Displayed for everyone to see.
Yes, and the knife wounds are consistent with the style of blade that killed Sergeant Dunn.
Except this time, it really was the Aztec Kings.
Gang justice served at its worst.
If Pride doesn't find Mateo soon, he'll be next.
(indistinct chatter) Guard, I need your help.
I'm in danger.
They're going to kill me.
No.
Where are you going? Please, wait.
- Drop it! DARCY: Up against the wall now, guys.
It's okay, Mateo.
I got you.
All right? All right? You're safe.
Pride got to Mateo just in time.
Aztec Kings were about to take him out.
He's in Pride's custody now.
Well, where is Pride taking him? He didn't get specific.
Somewhere off the grid.
Smart move considering Carter was dirty and at least one guard was on the Aztec Kings' payroll.
So he's with Mateo all alone? No.
His brother's with him.
Why Jimmy? Mateo was rattled after the attack.
Pride thought it would give him comfort to see a familiar face.
Well, none of them are safe until we get Leo Reyes and his crew in cuffs.
Start with the crooked detention center guard.
Milton Gordon.
Lasalle's bringing him in now.
Hey, maybe he could lead us to Reyes.
We won't give him a choice.
PRIDE: Thompson, I'm sorry about yesterday.
Do you have any idea how hard it was explaining to our very important guests why you never came back? I'm sure you found an artful and diplomatic way to do it.
Did my best assuring them you'd be here today for their presentation.
Uh, yeah.
A-About that Please tell me you're not still micromanaging this gang case.
What I'm doing is protecting a witness who's trying to stand up against all odds.
Assuming this is the detainee you removed from an ICE center without authorization? You heard about that, huh? All morning long, Pride.
You're gonna hear about it, too.
He needed to be removed from the situation ASAP.
You have 50 special agents at your disposal to get it done.
Why do you need to be the one to personally save him? - You want the truth? Considering I'm covering your ass with mine, I think I deserve it.
Pretty sure he's one of the reasons I came back from the dead.
(exhales) Okay.
Next time, lie to me.
Deal.
If you promise to make things right with the OPLA, get Mateo in my official custody.
Perfect.
Now all I have to do is find an artful and diplomatic way to get it done.
Thank you, Steven.
Oh, don't thank me yet.
Hush puppies, catfish and boudin.
All essential food groups covered.
Yes, please.
I am starving.
- Here you go, Mateo.
- No, thank you.
I am not hungry.
Have a few bites at least.
You haven't eaten since yesterday, son.
- I'm not your son.
JIMMY: Hey, kid.
Dwayne's on your side here.
No, no, come on.
It's okay, Jimmy.
Look, he's been acting more like an adult than most of the adults around him.
You're no one's son or kid now.
I get it.
But we're still gonna help you, though.
That I promise.
Sergeant Dunn said the same thing.
So did Officer Carter.
You see where it got them? Well, Officer Carter played you.
He played Dunn, too.
But we got your back.
No one's gonna touch you now.
You and who else has got my back? Well, the two of us, Mateo.
For now.
I am not safe in detention.
I'm not safe with the NOPD.
But somehow, I am safe with the two of you? Dwayne happens to be bulletproof.
(clears throat) Bit of an exaggeration, but, uh (chuckles) Come on.
Where exactly are you taking me? Oh, someplace real special.
(chuckles) You're gonna love it.
LASALLE: Everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt, with a few key exceptions.
Crooked cops are on the top of the list.
Hey.
I didn't hear the kid calling for help.
It was an honest mistake.
Just like it was an honest mistake switching Mateo's file with another detainee's? You can't prove I did that.
Don't have to.
You'll never see a judge.
'Cause when the Aztec Kings hear you ratted them out, they'll take care of you.
(chair scrapes) Man, I haven't said a word.
Try convincing Leo Reyes.
He seems, uh, like the reasonable type.
Look, if I help you, you're gonna protect me, right? Depends on what you got to say.
Look, I was just trying to make ends meet.
Keep food on the table.
You live alone in a two-room apartment off the highway.
What ends do you got to meet? It's just a few extra bucks to look the other way.
Let those scumbags handle their business.
You're really testing my charity here.
All I'm saying is we don't get involved in their violence.
What do you mean "we"? Ladies, Gordon isn't the only guard in the Aztecs' pocket.
Shift supervisor Roland Webb followed Pride and Mateo when they left the detention center.
Reyes may already know where they are.
We have to warn Pride.
Hey, phone goes straight to voice mail.
Can't locate him on cell towers, either.
Wherever he's taking Mateo, it's got to be in the middle of nowhere.
- Well, how do we find them? Social media.
If the Aztec Kings are going after Mateo, that's how they'll spread the word.
I just hope we can crack the code.
Exactly how I remember it.
Looks like the house in the movie with the chainsaw killer hiding in the basement.
Ah, don't worry, no basements in New Orleans.
What is this place? Our pop's old fishing cabin.
(chuckles) Cassius never went fishing a day in his life.
If he came out here, it was to lay low from the cops.
Ah, he went fishing with me, Dwayne.
Bass, catfish, bowfin.
But that's ancient history though, right? Important thing is, we're safe.
Completely isolated out here.
Yeah, maybe too isolated.
There's no cell signal.
I need to check in with my team.
There used to be a landline here.
Just got to find the phone.
Come on.
Hold up.
You guys are brothers? - Half.
- Half.
I know it's here somewhere.
Damn.
Wow.
This thing is vintage.
Gift from the old man.
My, um, for my ninth birthday.
Man, I loved that bike.
That's my bike.
Cassius said it was stolen out of our front yard.
Gave me hell for not locking it up.
You want it back? MATEO: I could restore it for you.
Make it better than new.
Tell you what, you want to restore that bike? It's yours.
(scoffs) (laughs) Awesome.
- Thank you.
- Oh, the fireplace.
Aha.
(chuckles) Yes.
(dial tone) Ah, still works.
Must be our lucky day.
(indistinct chatter outside) Hey.
You hear something? Get down! How the hell'd they find us? I knew Leo would never let me go.
Listen to me, Jimmy.
Take Mateo out the back.
The highway's got to be, like, a half mile.
- Straight through the woods.
- What about you? I'm gonna stay here; I'll buy us some time.
No, no, no, no, I'm not leaving you behind.
- It's not a request, Jimmy.
- Sorry, bro.
No can do.
You want to take a stand, we take a stand together.
Jimmy, please.
This isn't about you and me.
This is about saving the life of a 17-year-old kid.
Plus, I'm bulletproof, remember? All right, come on.
Go ahead, Mateo.
Don't stop or look back till you get to the highway.
Dwayne Go! Sebastian, where are you sending us? - Ascension Parish.
I think.
HANNAH: Okay, well, it's 300 square miles; can you be a little more specific? Well, it's not exactly easy breaking the Aztec Kings' code when I know that Pride's life's on the line.
GREGORIO: Sebastian, you got this.
We all know it, we just need you to get much faster than you are.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Here, here we go.
Uh, Highway 44 towards the river.
I can guide you in from there.
(gun clicks) Leave him! Get inside the cabin! (Mateo groans) Come on, Mateo.
You got to run faster.
I thought you were trying to be a Marine.
(groaning) Oh, I twisted my ankle.
(groans) Oh, it hurts really bad.
Okay, all right.
New plan.
I'm gonna find you a place to hide.
(grunts) (both grunting) You stay here.
You hide.
(groaning) You stay quiet.
- All right? Quiet.
- Okay.
(panting) (wings flapping) (both grunting) MATEO: Leo.
You want me dead? Here I am.
(panting) What part of "stay hidden and quiet" didn't you understand? (grunts) I warned you, Teo.
I told you the penalty for betraying your family.
You're not my family, Leo.
Not anymore.
You're not gonna pull the trigger.
(gunshot) (Leo grunts) I didn't think you had the guts.
PRIDE: Wasn't Mateo.
It was me.
Drop the knife.
I will take you out.
HANNAH: Federal agents! LASALLE: Pride, you all right? PRIDE: I am now.
GREGORIO: Put your hands on your head.
Now! (grunts) Move.
Come here.
(groans) (handcuffs tighten) GREGORIO: Get up.
Get up! Get up.
It's over, Mateo.
You're safe.
(sirens wailing) - Thank you.
- Come on.
Just got off a conference call with USCIS and the U.
S.
Attorney's Office.
Are they going to amend Mateo's asylum status? Even better.
They're wiping his record.
And fast-tracking his lawful permanent resident's application.
Okay, so he can start fresh.
Find the better life he came here for.
Thank you.
Just following my SAC's orders.
No matter how unusual they were.
(chuckles) Hey.
Just between us.
Kind of feels good, doesn't it? Bending rules for the right reasons? Uh, excuse me, Special Agent Pride, but I followed exacting procedure to get Mateo's status adjusted.
Hardly a bent rule to be found.
Fair enough.
And our visitors from the DoD? Oh, you're gonna want to thank me for that, too.
I extended their stay an extra day.
They'll be presenting to you in the morning.
8:00 a.
m.
8:00? Really? That's Sharp.
I'll be there.
(sighs) (Mateo chuckles) Aluminum foil will get the rust right off the frame.
I have an old stem I can use.
Tires maybe some upgraded sprockets and a customized bottom bracket.
I have no idea what you just said.
(chuckles) But it all sounded like gravy to me.
Let's get started on this bike tomorrow.
Maybe.
But I don't know where I'll be tomorrow.
New city, new school.
I'm becoming a whole new person.
No, no, you're still the same person.
You're just getting a second chance to show the world what you're made of.
And trust me, that's the best gift that's the best gift there is.
(door opens) Mateo, I want you to meet my very dear friend, Dr.
Wade.
Loretta.
MATEO: Hello.
- Nice to meet you, ma'am.
- Mm-hmm.
Loretta has two great sons, Danny and CJ.
My boys are originally from Hollygrove.
We became a family a few years back.
- Like adopted? - That's right.
And I know a few wonderful foster families who would be eager to meet someone like you.
- Really? - Mm-hmm.
Ah, let's go have a chat in the kitchen, help me cut up these vegetables.
(sighs) You did good today, Dwayne.
We did good.
That we did.
(chuckles) Though next time, you might want to arrive a couple of minutes before I get my ass kicked.
(chuckles) Well, I certainly will consider it.
I'm just saying.
(chuckles) Yeah.
ALL: Left, left, left, right, left.
Mama, Mama, don't you cry.
ALL: Mama, Mama, don't you cry.
Marine Corps motto is do or die.
ALL: Marine corps motto is Detail, halt.
Left face.
Ready? One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Come on, five more.
Give 'em all you got! Come on, Torres, you can do this, all right? Excuse me, did I tell you to stop moving?! Detail, a-ten-hut! Right face.
Double time march! Go! on, Torres.
Pick it up.
You can do this.
Let's go.
Come on, don't slow down now.
I want to see you hustle! Hustle, come on! Double time.
Let's NCIS:New Orleans 5x08 Close to Home Boom, boom, boom, boom Bang, bang, bang, bang Boom, boom, boom, boom How, how, how, how Hey, hey You gotta come on.
PRIDE: Ooh, those kouign-amann smell like heaven on earth.
Well, they better.
I was up at 4:00 to bake them this morning.
- Mm.
- (chuckles) Labor of love.
You're really taking to your work.
Yeah, good job, good people.
All thanks to you.
Well, I've spent a fortune in this place over the years.
Alma hired you to protect my investment.
- (laughs) ALMA: I don't care, you need to leave.
LEO: Not until I talk to him.
ALMA: He's not here.
- Where is Mateo? - I told you.
- What's that about? - Alma won't say.
It's not the first time that dude's been around.
You need to leave me alone.
Maybe I should introduce myself.
Or maybe that would just cause trouble.
I got my eyes open.
I'll let you know if there's a problem.
- If you say so.
- I do.
In the meantime, you owe me $26.
50.
Whoa.
No family discount? I treat every customer the same.
Trying to keep this job, remember? (chuckles) (phone ringing) - Mm.
Morning, Steven.
THOMPSON: Dwayne.
Tell me you're on your way.
- I'm on my way.
- For real? Because it doesn't sound like you're driving.
20 minutes out.
Our meeting with the team from the I.
G.
's office starts in 15.
Well, then chances are I will be late.
What should I tell them? Tell them I'm bringing them a couple boxes of the best pastries in New Orleans.
They better be good.
Trouble with the work wife? Nothing but, uh, domestic bliss.
(laughs) Keep the change, Jimmy.
I'm late.
(siren wailing) Well, hey.
- Hey.
- Thanks, Gregorio.
Don't thank me yet.
It's straight from the teacher's lounge.
Blech.
- That bad? - No, not the coffee, high school.
Bad mojo.
Really? I would've pegged you as one of the cool kids.
Yeah, my parents were adjunct college professors.
Meant a new town every few semesters.
I had three high schools, four years.
Always the new girl.
- Bad hair and braces.
- You wouldn't have one of those yearbook pictures lying around, would you? - Mm-mm.
- Burned them all.
(chuckles) - Hey.
- Hey.
WADE: Sergeant Kate Dunn.
Penetrating stab wounds and a bloody knife suggests a rather vicious scenario.
Killer left the murder weapon.
Amateur move.
I'm not sure they had a choice.
The blade is lodged in the T8 vertebrae.
It's difficult and time consuming to remove.
HANNAH: I'm guessing the suspect didn't stick around long enough to be seen.
Yeah, well, hopefully they left behind some DNA.
Sergeant Dunn teach at this school? JROTC instructor.
She was on a training run this morning with her 12-person unit.
- Dozen potential witnesses.
- Or suspects.
These programs are designed to push students to their limits.
Maybe Dunn pushed one of her's too far.
I almost signed up for JROTC, junior year.
Yeah, you wouldn't have lasted five minutes.
My mom said the same thing with the same tone.
We need to interview every kid in Dunn's unit.
Guess we're going back to high school.
(school bell ringing) Nobody heard anything, nobody saw anything, and not one of these kids said please or thank you.
Oh, my God, I'm becoming my parents.
Anyway, bottom line is none of them noticed that Dunn was missing until they got back to the locker room.
- Yeah, then they went back to class like nothing ever happened.
Teenagers, huh? Bunch of moody, hormonal sociopaths.
Agreed, but in their defense, their frontal lobes aren't fully developed yet.
(K-pop music playing) MARI: Hey, is this the place where I'm supposed to be interviewed? - Yeah, an hour ago.
- I know I'm late.
I just kind of freaked out, you know? I have a chem test third period.
Think you could write me a note? Why don't we talk first.
You're? Mari Foster.
I'm Special Agent Khoury.
This is Special Agent Gregorio.
Why don't you turn that off and tell us about Sergeant Dunn, huh.
Listen, I'm only in JROTC for extracurriculars.
It's not my life or anything.
Duly noted, but Sergeant Dunn was stabbed 50 feet away from you.
- I didn't see anything.
- Fair enough.
Let me ask you something else.
Renjun, Jeno, or Chenle? Who's the best? None of them.
It's Mark, obviously.
What are, what are these names? It's K-pop.
And how do you know them? Oh, I don't just know them, I hung out with them when I used to live in Busan.
- What the hell is K-pop? - Korean pop music.
It's kind of a big deal, Gregorio.
I'll school her later.
About Sergeant Dunn now.
Did she have any issues with anyone in the unit? I mean no? Is that a question? I just don't want to, like, profile or anything, but if I had to say, Mateo was sort of extra.
- Mateo Diaz? - Extra how? He's got no family.
Moved here from Central America by himself.
They say he killed someone back home and came here to hide out.
Sounds like a rumor to me.
Look, you asked, I told you, and Sergeant Dunn was always pulling him to the side, so Mateo Diaz wasn't in school today.
He hasn't been around all week.
May be a rumor worth looking into.
LASALLE: All right, thanks.
We'll keep looking.
Mateo Diaz lives in a boarding house.
Hasn't showed up in a week.
Can you imagine being 17, living 2,000 miles away from home all alone? But it makes him and guys like him a prime target for gang recruitment.
Giving them something to belong to.
I'm not sure Mateo fits the gang profile.
Check this out.
Honor roll, AP classes, extracurriculars.
Works two jobs.
A bike shop in the afternoons, bakery in the mornings.
Not just any bakery, Desiree's.
Yeah, by the Trutone.
I love that place.
Come on, I'll drive.
Nope, I got this.
You keep digging.
All right, well, just get me, like, a-a muffin or something, okay? I didn't have breakfast.
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(phone ringing) Sorry.
Oh I hate to miss a second of this party, but, um, I do need to take this.
Sorry.
That looks good, though.
I like that.
Christopher, I owe you one.
Happy to hear it, King, 'cause I'm gonna call on that favor right now.
What do you got? A JROTC instructor murdered this morning.
I'm trying to track down a student who could be involved.
Works at Desiree's.
Mateo Diaz? - You know him? - Eh, just in passing.
He works with Jimmy in the mornings.
Well, that's more than what Jimmy would tell me.
He shut down before I could ask a single question.
Alma, too.
Gets a little shy around a badge.
Old habits die hard.
I figured helping saving his life would've bought me some goodwill.
King, I know you're busy, but could you call him? Ask him to cooperate? I mean, I need to find this kid ASAP.
I'll do you one better.
JIMMY: Mateo hasn't shown up for work the last few days.
That's all I know.
- This normal behavior for him, Alma? - No.
He's a good kid, always prompt.
You think something's wrong? LASALLE: All right, so he hasn't been to school or his boarding house.
Any idea where he could be staying? No.
Who he could be staying with? - No.
- You sure? Look, whatever Mateo's into, Alma got nothing to do with it.
So let her get back to work now, huh? Yeah, of course.
Go ahead, Alma.
Thank you.
Not you, Jimmy.
Have a seat.
If I knew anything, I'd say so.
Why is Alma so scared? Who says she's scared? We got a murdered Marine, Mateo is missing, and no one is talking.
We're not the enemies here.
Every time I've heard a cop say that, my life's gotten worse.
You've never heard me say that.
Look, I know you care about Mateo and Alma, but if you think he's in trouble, trusting us is the best way to help.
You're not the only ones trying to find him.
The punk you saw with Alma this morning, he's looking for him, too.
Gang related? I don't know.
Probably.
That's not Mateo's style.
We need to find him, Jimmy.
The way you're acting makes me feel like you know where he is.
PRIDE: Jimmy says Mateo comes here to clear his head.
LASALLE: Strange place to do that.
PRIDE: Yeah.
Christopher, up there.
That's Mateo.
PRIDE: Mateo Diaz, we'd like to ask you some ques LASALLE: Hey, Mateo, wait.
Stop! It's all right, Mateo.
We just want to talk to you, okay? We're not gonna hurt you.
(tires screech) NOPD! Nobody move! Mateo Diaz is a person of interest in a homicide investigation.
Yeah, let me save you some time.
He's innocent.
LASALLE: Now, how do you know that? Because I know Mateo.
- He's my C.
I.
- Well, that doesn't mean he's not involved.
We question him back at NCIS.
- I can't let him go anywhere with you.
- Just hold on.
Who's Mateo informing on? The Aztec Kings.
You're telling me a Central American gang is operating in New Orleans? Yeah.
They're everywhere.
It's true, Christopher.
The National Gang Intelligence Center says they're in 12 American cities.
And this young man is doing his part to track and dismantle them from the inside.
PRIDE: And I appreciate that, but the fact of the matter is he could have information about the murder of a JROTC instructor.
Sergeant Dunn is dead? She is.
You need to tell us everything you know.
Mateo, don't say a word.
Carter, what's your problem, man? I got to get him off the streets before the Aztec Kings find out that he's talking to law enforcement.
If keeping this boy safe is a priority, I assure you NCIS is a much better place to do it right now.
We'll sort it out together.
Okay.
But I'm coming with you.
Sergeant Dunn was a tough instructor.
Other kids in your unit said you were singled out.
No, it wasn't like that at all.
Then tell me what it was like.
She was the only one who ever listened.
The only one who gave a crap about what was happening to me.
Just take your time.
My family sent me here.
The government granted me asylum (sniffles) to get away from the Aztec Kings back home.
To escape the violence.
Hardworking, conscientious, honor student.
I'm sure your family's proud.
But there's no escaping the Aztec Kings.
They were here, too.
They found me.
Forced you to join.
I had to move drugs for them, or they would kill my parents.
You told Sergeant Dunn? I wanted a future, to be free.
She introduced me to Officer Carter.
Said he could help me get out.
If you became a C.
I.
Mm-mm.
That was my idea.
You volunteered? Mm-hmm.
Somebody has to fight back.
So why not me? You want to maybe take a break from pacing? I'm exhausted just watching you.
(chuckles) You have no idea how dangerous the Aztec Kings are.
No? They were formed as a narcotics distribution arm of the Guatemalan Sinaloas and evolved into the most brutal gang in Central America.
GREGORIO: In the States, they run drugs, contract murders, extort local communities.
HANNAH: We also know how rare it is to get current members to flip.
Compromised informants usually turn up in pieces.
That's if they turn up at all.
Which is exactly why I need to keep Mateo's cover from being blown.
Well, it may be too late for that.
Mateo has been ditching school and work because the Aztec Kings are looking for him, not because he killed Sergeant Dunn.
Then who did? Sergeant Dunn introduced me to Mateo.
If the Aztec Kings found out that he was a C.
I.
, they could have gone after her.
We have to get Mateo into protective custody.
No, no, y-you turn him over to the Feds, they'll deport him back to Guatemala.
He's just a scared kid.
With an affiliation to a known street gang.
It's a violation of his conditional asylum status.
So this kid is screwed because he tried to do the right thing? Not if the D.
A.
gives him a plea deal in exchange for testimony against the Kings.
Which is where I'll take him now.
Okay, he is safer here in custody with us until it's all sorted out.
Assuming Mateo is no longer a suspect in Sergeant Dunn's murder.
Yeah, he's not.
Then you have no authority to keep him here.
- He's coming with me.
- No, he's not.
Gregorio, he's right.
Just get him to the D.
A.
as quick as you can.
You need anything, you let us know.
You can go out the back.
No one will see you that way.
(sighs) Please keep him safe.
Sergeant Dunn was one of the good ones.
Nail the scum that did this to her.
So, we're thinking the Aztec Kings killed Dunn as punishment for turning Mateo.
They want to send a message to anyone that wants to betray them.
Both sound theories, but we need hard evidence to connect the Aztec Kings to Sergeant Dunn's murder.
I know you need to get back to Belle Chasse and the DoD team; I'll keep you posted.
Thompson can handle the DoD.
I'm not going anywhere.
I hope you found some evidence that leads us back to the Aztec Kings.
You tell me, Christopher.
This attack was premeditated with the intent to inflict maximum damage.
Both her lungs were punctured, leading to a hemothorax, ensuring there was no possible way she could scream for help.
Well, that definitely fits the Aztec Kings' M.
O.
, but it's not the direct link we need.
Well, you ask and I deliver.
So, it turns out that the Aztec Kings have a very specific initiation ceremony.
Each member is given a homemade knife that's very similar to our murder weapon here.
What's the star etching on the blade for? Well, that represents the gang member's name.
So, each knife is personalized.
So, if we find the person who owns this particular one Then we find Sergeant Dunn's killer.
Meet the New Orleans Aztec Kings.
We've compiled everything we can through social media.
Don't quite look like a typical gang.
They present nice and neat to avoid being hassled by law enforcement.
They don't communicate typically either.
Every move they make is shared through benign posts.
Coded communication about their criminal activity.
A party they're throwing might be a drug deal.
Wishing someone a happy birthday might be a hit.
- Or so we think.
PRIDE: Who needs burner phones when you can distribute drugs and orchestrate a murder over social media? Sebastian's broken some of the code, but hasn't flagged any chatter about Mateo or Sergeant Dunn.
Well, what about the murder weapon? Sebastian's working through the NGIC gang-member database to match the knife symbol to a name.
And, as you can see, it's gonna take some time.
Okay, h-hang on, hang on.
Go back, go back one.
The guy who was harassing Alma at the bakery this morning looking for Mateo.
Leo Reyes.
He's a shot-caller.
We got an address? I'll get an address from the MAG Unit.
Call from the car.
(Spanish hip-hop music playing) You two must be lost.
This is private property.
Not looking for trouble, Leo.
Just want to talk.
I'm Special Agent Pride.
I know who you are.
Navy cop, right? I don't see any ships around here, though.
(laughter) We're gonna need you to come with us, Leo.
- No.
- It's not a request.
If you were here to arrest me, I'd be in cuffs, and you'd have backup.
What do you know about Marine Corps Sergeant Katie Dunn? Nothing.
We finished? She was stabbed to death with a knife like you and all your friends have tucked in their belts.
Must be a coincidence.
Thanks for dropping by.
Coincidence, huh? Like the coincidence of you being at Desiree's this morning looking for Mateo Diaz? Mateo's like family, man.
He hasn't been around.
Kind of worried.
Wouldn't you be? I don't force my family to commit felonies on my behalf.
You got us all wrong, friend.
The Aztec Kings are a social club.
We're all about peace and love, right? (all murmuring in agreement) But I promise you, when we do find Mateo we'll tell him you said hello.
You're gonna leave that kid alone, you understand? Otherwise, you and me, we're gonna have problems.
I think you're the one with the problem right now.
(gunshots) Pride, behind the house! I can't believe those kids shot at a federal agent.
Yeah, if they'd wanted to hit us, they would have.
It was just a distraction so they could get away.
So you didn't catch any? By the time NOPD got there, Reyes and his crew were just scattered in the wind.
Where's Pride? On his way to the D.
A.
's office to check on Mateo.
LASALLE: He's not gonna find him there.
Yeah, Mateo's asylum I.
D.
number just pinged at an ICE detention center.
There's got to be some Aztec Kings there.
Yeah, there's also a lot of really good kids there, too, just caught up in a bad situation.
Wait, Officer Carter was supposed to take him straight to the D.
A.
's office.
How did they end up at a detention center? I'm guessing that's a question for Carter.
He's the one who brought him there.
Son of a bitch lied to us all.
- I want to know why.
LASALLE: Yeah, so do I.
But he's not answering his phone, and he hasn't checked in to his NOPD shift supervisor either.
We got to find them.
First, we need to get Mateo out of detention.
I'm already calling Pride.
I can't transfer custody of any detainees without authorization from the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor.
Well, I can't get that authorization without a criminal informant agreement from his NOPD handler who, at the moment, is MIA.
Then my hands are tied.
I'm sorry.
Mateo Diaz has got a target on his back.
The Aztec Kings will take him out the first chance they get.
Which is why we have him in segregated custody, per your request.
No other detainees can get to him in here.
I'm sorry, I just need to check it out for myself.
(lock buzzes) Here you go.
Now you'll see Mateo is perfectly safe and sound.
That's not Mateo Diaz.
SEBASTIAN: Wait, how did they lose a human being? According to Pride, the administrator claims it was an accident.
- No.
No way.
The Aztec Kings must've had a-a guard working on the inside.
Well, either way, Mateo's in general population now.
It's only a matter of time before the gang gets to him.
There are a thousand detainees in that facility.
And when Pride finds him, we need to help him get Mateo out.
That's gonna be another problem.
Just got back from NOPD.
- Still no sign of Carter? - Nope.
And whatever agreement Carter and Mateo had doesn't seem to exist.
HANNAH: Well, there must be an official C.
I.
record.
It's NOPD protocol.
Only thing Carter filed on Mateo was pending felony charges.
Okay, I am not liking this guy.
- You and me both.
- Carter is credited with at least two dozen Aztec King arrests because of Mateo.
Why would they keep it hidden? It's not the arrests he's interested in.
Take a look at the Aztec King cases he made.
SEBASTIAN: These are all felonies that got kicked down to misdemeanors.
Most of these guys did-did minimal time.
'Cause the evidence keeps getting misplaced.
Cash, drugs, guns.
The whole kit and caboodle, all gone.
Tens of thousands worth.
So Carter's been busting the Aztec Kings but then keeping everything valuable for himself? HANNAH: These arrests are a dog and pony show.
The longer the Kings stay in business, the richer Carter gets.
Yeah.
He never had any intention of shutting them down.
And Mateo's about to pay the price.
SEBASTIAN: Wait a minute.
Look at the markings on that knife.
It's the same one that was used to stab Sergeant Dunn.
Yeah, which was stolen out of the evidence locker a week ago.
And the original owner is still in the Parish jail.
Why would Carter kill Sergeant Dunn and make it look like the Kings did it? She must have figured out that he was dirty, threatened to turn him in.
- This guy's a disgrace to the badge.
I'm gonna take him down personally.
Right there with you, Christopher.
Let's get a BOLO out on this guy.
- BOLO won't be necessary.
Wade just found Carter.
Jefferson Parish sheriffs found him dumped in the park.
He was stripped naked.
Displayed for everyone to see.
Yes, and the knife wounds are consistent with the style of blade that killed Sergeant Dunn.
Except this time, it really was the Aztec Kings.
Gang justice served at its worst.
If Pride doesn't find Mateo soon, he'll be next.
(indistinct chatter) Guard, I need your help.
I'm in danger.
They're going to kill me.
No.
Where are you going? Please, wait.
- Drop it! DARCY: Up against the wall now, guys.
It's okay, Mateo.
I got you.
All right? All right? You're safe.
Pride got to Mateo just in time.
Aztec Kings were about to take him out.
He's in Pride's custody now.
Well, where is Pride taking him? He didn't get specific.
Somewhere off the grid.
Smart move considering Carter was dirty and at least one guard was on the Aztec Kings' payroll.
So he's with Mateo all alone? No.
His brother's with him.
Why Jimmy? Mateo was rattled after the attack.
Pride thought it would give him comfort to see a familiar face.
Well, none of them are safe until we get Leo Reyes and his crew in cuffs.
Start with the crooked detention center guard.
Milton Gordon.
Lasalle's bringing him in now.
Hey, maybe he could lead us to Reyes.
We won't give him a choice.
PRIDE: Thompson, I'm sorry about yesterday.
Do you have any idea how hard it was explaining to our very important guests why you never came back? I'm sure you found an artful and diplomatic way to do it.
Did my best assuring them you'd be here today for their presentation.
Uh, yeah.
A-About that Please tell me you're not still micromanaging this gang case.
What I'm doing is protecting a witness who's trying to stand up against all odds.
Assuming this is the detainee you removed from an ICE center without authorization? You heard about that, huh? All morning long, Pride.
You're gonna hear about it, too.
He needed to be removed from the situation ASAP.
You have 50 special agents at your disposal to get it done.
Why do you need to be the one to personally save him? - You want the truth? Considering I'm covering your ass with mine, I think I deserve it.
Pretty sure he's one of the reasons I came back from the dead.
(exhales) Okay.
Next time, lie to me.
Deal.
If you promise to make things right with the OPLA, get Mateo in my official custody.
Perfect.
Now all I have to do is find an artful and diplomatic way to get it done.
Thank you, Steven.
Oh, don't thank me yet.
Hush puppies, catfish and boudin.
All essential food groups covered.
Yes, please.
I am starving.
- Here you go, Mateo.
- No, thank you.
I am not hungry.
Have a few bites at least.
You haven't eaten since yesterday, son.
- I'm not your son.
JIMMY: Hey, kid.
Dwayne's on your side here.
No, no, come on.
It's okay, Jimmy.
Look, he's been acting more like an adult than most of the adults around him.
You're no one's son or kid now.
I get it.
But we're still gonna help you, though.
That I promise.
Sergeant Dunn said the same thing.
So did Officer Carter.
You see where it got them? Well, Officer Carter played you.
He played Dunn, too.
But we got your back.
No one's gonna touch you now.
You and who else has got my back? Well, the two of us, Mateo.
For now.
I am not safe in detention.
I'm not safe with the NOPD.
But somehow, I am safe with the two of you? Dwayne happens to be bulletproof.
(clears throat) Bit of an exaggeration, but, uh (chuckles) Come on.
Where exactly are you taking me? Oh, someplace real special.
(chuckles) You're gonna love it.
LASALLE: Everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt, with a few key exceptions.
Crooked cops are on the top of the list.
Hey.
I didn't hear the kid calling for help.
It was an honest mistake.
Just like it was an honest mistake switching Mateo's file with another detainee's? You can't prove I did that.
Don't have to.
You'll never see a judge.
'Cause when the Aztec Kings hear you ratted them out, they'll take care of you.
(chair scrapes) Man, I haven't said a word.
Try convincing Leo Reyes.
He seems, uh, like the reasonable type.
Look, if I help you, you're gonna protect me, right? Depends on what you got to say.
Look, I was just trying to make ends meet.
Keep food on the table.
You live alone in a two-room apartment off the highway.
What ends do you got to meet? It's just a few extra bucks to look the other way.
Let those scumbags handle their business.
You're really testing my charity here.
All I'm saying is we don't get involved in their violence.
What do you mean "we"? Ladies, Gordon isn't the only guard in the Aztecs' pocket.
Shift supervisor Roland Webb followed Pride and Mateo when they left the detention center.
Reyes may already know where they are.
We have to warn Pride.
Hey, phone goes straight to voice mail.
Can't locate him on cell towers, either.
Wherever he's taking Mateo, it's got to be in the middle of nowhere.
- Well, how do we find them? Social media.
If the Aztec Kings are going after Mateo, that's how they'll spread the word.
I just hope we can crack the code.
Exactly how I remember it.
Looks like the house in the movie with the chainsaw killer hiding in the basement.
Ah, don't worry, no basements in New Orleans.
What is this place? Our pop's old fishing cabin.
(chuckles) Cassius never went fishing a day in his life.
If he came out here, it was to lay low from the cops.
Ah, he went fishing with me, Dwayne.
Bass, catfish, bowfin.
But that's ancient history though, right? Important thing is, we're safe.
Completely isolated out here.
Yeah, maybe too isolated.
There's no cell signal.
I need to check in with my team.
There used to be a landline here.
Just got to find the phone.
Come on.
Hold up.
You guys are brothers? - Half.
- Half.
I know it's here somewhere.
Damn.
Wow.
This thing is vintage.
Gift from the old man.
My, um, for my ninth birthday.
Man, I loved that bike.
That's my bike.
Cassius said it was stolen out of our front yard.
Gave me hell for not locking it up.
You want it back? MATEO: I could restore it for you.
Make it better than new.
Tell you what, you want to restore that bike? It's yours.
(scoffs) (laughs) Awesome.
- Thank you.
- Oh, the fireplace.
Aha.
(chuckles) Yes.
(dial tone) Ah, still works.
Must be our lucky day.
(indistinct chatter outside) Hey.
You hear something? Get down! How the hell'd they find us? I knew Leo would never let me go.
Listen to me, Jimmy.
Take Mateo out the back.
The highway's got to be, like, a half mile.
- Straight through the woods.
- What about you? I'm gonna stay here; I'll buy us some time.
No, no, no, no, I'm not leaving you behind.
- It's not a request, Jimmy.
- Sorry, bro.
No can do.
You want to take a stand, we take a stand together.
Jimmy, please.
This isn't about you and me.
This is about saving the life of a 17-year-old kid.
Plus, I'm bulletproof, remember? All right, come on.
Go ahead, Mateo.
Don't stop or look back till you get to the highway.
Dwayne Go! Sebastian, where are you sending us? - Ascension Parish.
I think.
HANNAH: Okay, well, it's 300 square miles; can you be a little more specific? Well, it's not exactly easy breaking the Aztec Kings' code when I know that Pride's life's on the line.
GREGORIO: Sebastian, you got this.
We all know it, we just need you to get much faster than you are.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Here, here we go.
Uh, Highway 44 towards the river.
I can guide you in from there.
(gun clicks) Leave him! Get inside the cabin! (Mateo groans) Come on, Mateo.
You got to run faster.
I thought you were trying to be a Marine.
(groaning) Oh, I twisted my ankle.
(groans) Oh, it hurts really bad.
Okay, all right.
New plan.
I'm gonna find you a place to hide.
(grunts) (both grunting) You stay here.
You hide.
(groaning) You stay quiet.
- All right? Quiet.
- Okay.
(panting) (wings flapping) (both grunting) MATEO: Leo.
You want me dead? Here I am.
(panting) What part of "stay hidden and quiet" didn't you understand? (grunts) I warned you, Teo.
I told you the penalty for betraying your family.
You're not my family, Leo.
Not anymore.
You're not gonna pull the trigger.
(gunshot) (Leo grunts) I didn't think you had the guts.
PRIDE: Wasn't Mateo.
It was me.
Drop the knife.
I will take you out.
HANNAH: Federal agents! LASALLE: Pride, you all right? PRIDE: I am now.
GREGORIO: Put your hands on your head.
Now! (grunts) Move.
Come here.
(groans) (handcuffs tighten) GREGORIO: Get up.
Get up! Get up.
It's over, Mateo.
You're safe.
(sirens wailing) - Thank you.
- Come on.
Just got off a conference call with USCIS and the U.
S.
Attorney's Office.
Are they going to amend Mateo's asylum status? Even better.
They're wiping his record.
And fast-tracking his lawful permanent resident's application.
Okay, so he can start fresh.
Find the better life he came here for.
Thank you.
Just following my SAC's orders.
No matter how unusual they were.
(chuckles) Hey.
Just between us.
Kind of feels good, doesn't it? Bending rules for the right reasons? Uh, excuse me, Special Agent Pride, but I followed exacting procedure to get Mateo's status adjusted.
Hardly a bent rule to be found.
Fair enough.
And our visitors from the DoD? Oh, you're gonna want to thank me for that, too.
I extended their stay an extra day.
They'll be presenting to you in the morning.
8:00 a.
m.
8:00? Really? That's Sharp.
I'll be there.
(sighs) (Mateo chuckles) Aluminum foil will get the rust right off the frame.
I have an old stem I can use.
Tires maybe some upgraded sprockets and a customized bottom bracket.
I have no idea what you just said.
(chuckles) But it all sounded like gravy to me.
Let's get started on this bike tomorrow.
Maybe.
But I don't know where I'll be tomorrow.
New city, new school.
I'm becoming a whole new person.
No, no, you're still the same person.
You're just getting a second chance to show the world what you're made of.
And trust me, that's the best gift that's the best gift there is.
(door opens) Mateo, I want you to meet my very dear friend, Dr.
Wade.
Loretta.
MATEO: Hello.
- Nice to meet you, ma'am.
- Mm-hmm.
Loretta has two great sons, Danny and CJ.
My boys are originally from Hollygrove.
We became a family a few years back.
- Like adopted? - That's right.
And I know a few wonderful foster families who would be eager to meet someone like you.
- Really? - Mm-hmm.
Ah, let's go have a chat in the kitchen, help me cut up these vegetables.
(sighs) You did good today, Dwayne.
We did good.
That we did.
(chuckles) Though next time, you might want to arrive a couple of minutes before I get my ass kicked.
(chuckles) Well, I certainly will consider it.
I'm just saying.
(chuckles) Yeah.