Southland s03e03 Episode Script
Discretion
[ Dramatic music plays .]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
Man: I paid for this shit! Don't give me this shit! I paid for it, now! Hey! Police -- freeze! - You're gonna give me that shit! - Hey, asshole! Help! Ben: I got him! I got him! Shoot him! Do I look okay?! Freeze! Freeze! Get your hands up! Get out of the drawer! Background! - Get out of the drawer! Get out! - We got Background! [ Glass shatters .]
All cops have to make judgment calls they hope they won't regret.
No cop ever bats a thousand.
[ Cellphone rings .]
Hey.
Hi.
[ Ringing continues .]
Your phone's ringing.
[ Exhales sharply .]
[ Grunts softly .]
It's Bryant.
What? We always knock.
[ Knock on door .]
Not now, Petey.
Go watch some TV.
[ Chuckles .]
Sammy: Actually, it's me.
Are you kidding me? He's coming into our bedroom now, too? I'm sorry.
It's important.
[ Exhales sharply .]
Oh, my God, baby, I can't take this.
He's been here for over a week already.
No! No! [ Laughing .]
No.
I'm just trying to be a good friend, all right? - Are you -- are you for real? - Yeah.
Okay.
Then just have him make room for you on the couch.
Come on, Mari.
What's up, man? This couldn't wait 10 minutes? I'm sorry.
We got -- we got a problem.
What? D.
A.
called.
El Flaco's missing.
[ Sighs .]
Your father -- I don't know.
He put it in some mode.
Yeah, well, he shouldn't be hanging around here anyway.
It's all so complicated.
I mean, really -- five remotes? It's ridiculous.
There you go.
I'm a genius.
You know, mom, I can't keep coming over here to help you with this stuff.
I'm gonna be late for roll call.
Oh, well, if you didn't have time, Ben, you should've just said so.
Have you been paying your bills? There's a lot of mail here, mom.
I know.
I'm gonna get to it.
Let's see what we got.
Oh, what, you're two months behind on garbage collection? Oh Jesus.
What else? Neiman Marcus card.
Why do I even set up online auto-pay if you're not even gonna Leave it to me.
Come on.
Department of Corrections? Oh, that's -- here.
Hey.
I was gonna tell you about it.
He's already out? If that's what the letter says.
Are you all right? Look, he did his time.
He's out.
What else is there to say about it? [ Sighs .]
Okay, look.
I can stay over for a couple of nights.
No, Ben -- I'm staying! No.
It's not that funny, Russ.
[ Chuckles .]
Ever since she's been back from Paris, she keeps asking me questions -- lambskin or latex? Studded or ribbed? What's next, bondage toys? [ Chuckles .]
Give her your cuffs.
[ Both laugh .]
No, I am really happy for her, though, 'cause she's got this guy.
He treats her nice.
He's great.
I just never thought when my she'd be having more sex than me.
Well, she couldn't be having less.
Nice.
I hope Dina's torturing you in court.
Oh, no worries.
If we don't get divorced soon, you'll be arresting me for murder.
Oh, cool.
No, no, no, no, no.
I got it, I got it.
You sure? Mm-hmm, yeah.
[ Inhales sharply .]
Got a job interview today.
Security at Simon Industries.
[ Siren wails in distance .]
You can do that while you're applying for disability? Well, I hear that they'll, like, turn people down if they can still type, so You know, I got to hedge my bets.
Can't you get in trouble? I don't know.
I mean, if I'm gonna be pushing paper, I might as well be making some.
Uh, hey.
We're up, partner.
All right, just give me a minute.
Um, make it less, okay? - Catch the tone? - Mm-hmm.
That's what I'm talking about.
I know, but you're both D2s, so if you're really, like, bumping heads, why don't you just agree to rotate the lead? Well, you and I never had to work like that.
I know, 'cause I just did everything you said.
Come on.
We were a team.
No? [ Laughs .]
All right, look, let me go - 'cause I really don't want to hear her mouth.
- Yep.
Thanks.
Good luck.
Hey, sorry, but your card was declined.
What? Yeah, and I ran it twice, too.
[ Engine turns over .]
Devine: I mean, of all the goddamn witnesses you had to go and lose, had to be this guy? My key witness in a capital [Bleep.]
murder trial?! Nate: Just take it down a notch.
You were supposed to keep an eye on him.
What, we're supposed to sleep with him? Huh? You guys are the ones giving him cash.
Drugs, hookers -- guy went crazy last night.
I mean, I don't understand.
How can the police condone this kind of a thing? A-and is he going to pay for the damage? Are you? Mr.
Patel, if you go back to your office, he's gonna settle up with you in a minute, all right? [ Sighs .]
Little weed, some clothes.
Not much to go on, really.
Oh, that's [Bleep.]
great.
The trial's in three days.
If el Flaco doesn't testify, those assholes that you arrested -- who shot a kid in the face -- are gonna be back on the street.
- You explain that to his mommy.
- We get it.
- Just find him.
- Right.
[ Sighs .]
God, I hate when assholes are right.
John: 'Bout time.
Looks like Narco decided to bust our favorite crack house.
Ben: Hmm.
Let's take a look at what we got.
[ Sighs .]
[ Car doors close .]
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
Hello? John: How's it going, fellas? Yeah, hey, thanks for calling me back.
Bad day, huh, guys? Morgan, David.
Yeah, his name came up in the course of an investigation.
I just need his current address.
Uh-huh.
Ah, thank you.
- Who you on the phone with? - My mom.
- She in the hospital? - What? Unless she's had a stroke or her uterus is falling out, you tell her you're working, and you hang up the phone.
I get out of that car, you are on my hip.
All right.
I'm sorry.
Oh, Jesus.
Look at this guy.
Hey! Yeah, you -- whoa, whoa! Stop walking! Where you going? Oh, uh [ Chuckles .]
You know, I was just coming to see, uh, my buddy when I saw that, um, you know You were lost? What's the address? We'll help you find him.
Uh, please, officer, uh I-I was just If I get arrested -- you got anything on you I need to know about? Well, I was in school, engineering Look, man, I swear I'll go back to rehab and -- do you have anything? Yes, sir.
A pipe in my pocket.
- Got any rock? - No, sir.
All right, give me the pipe.
[ Sniffs .]
Look at me.
Look.
The universe is cruel Which is why you're lucky.
I find you here again, you're gonna wish you were dead.
In the more likely case, where I find you here dead, maggots in your eyes, I'm just gonna say, "I told you so, asshole," and I'm gonna laugh just before I let the coroner take slices of your head.
You got it?! Yes, sir.
[ Glass clinks .]
Step on it.
[ Glass cracks .]
And get out of here.
Want to spend four hours booking that guy? It's called discretion.
You just got to know when to use it.
Thanks.
You see? They won't pay cash overtime, but they will bow down to political pressure to DNA-test every rape kit.
You don't like catching rapists? Oh, come on.
Divisions I've worked -- Newton and Southeast -- half the rape cases, they were just fights over money.
I have to buy knockoff sunglasses because some meth whore didn't get paid? We ever have to do press on a big case, I'll do all the talking.
Mr.
Ritowsky.
Hi.
Detective Adams and Ochoa.
We understand you found something unpleasant this morning? [ Sighs .]
Chain saw.
Blade came in clean, see, but when we took the plastic off to clean the motor We found this mash of -- I don't know -- meat, blood.
Smelled bad, too.
Mm.
You clean it after every rental.
Every time.
And oil it.
You have records -- a name and address? Yeah.
Uh, guy paid by credit card.
What do you think, Henry? Henry: Well, we got some muscle, tissue I don't see any fur.
Josie: Human? Well, it's hard to say till we break it down.
Yeah, we're gonna need to get some DNA on this.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait a second.
Um, we're not even sure it's a homicide yet.
Yeah, but it's our job to assume it is.
It's also our job not to jump into any conclusions and waste a lot of time and money.
So DNA -- yes or no? - No.
- Yes.
What's with you today? Nothing.
I just want to do things right.
Do things right? We got 20 other cases -- and all of a sudden, you're excited about this one 'cause there's some tissue on a saw? Yes, I am.
And if you got a problem with it, just take it up with Fernandez.
You know what? Go ahead.
DNA your ass off.
Place is a "B.
" You drag us out of area for lunch, and you're gonna give me e.
coli? - What? It's good.
- No, it's not good.
And the fries are slimy.
The sandwich is, like, this -- it sucks.
I swear, if I puke my guts up, I'm gonna wind up kicking your ass.
On your 7, across the street.
I think this guy's off.
What's up? Mannerisms -- head's on a swivel.
There's a lot of 459s this part of town.
Little boot's growing up.
[ Engine turns over .]
A43, show us code 6.
I'm contact, you're cover.
[ Breathing heavily .]
Officer, I'm sorry.
I do something wrong? Here's my license, registration, all in good shape.
You failed to signal at that last turn.
Oh, I-I thought I did, but, uh, if you say so, okay.
You know who I am? Uh, yes, sir.
You are the police.
Shut up and look at me.
I'm Linda Sherman's son.
Look, I, uh Please -- little different now, isn't it, asshole From when you knocked out my teeth? If I did that to you, then I am -- I'm sorry.
You stay the hell away from her, or I will bury you alive.
John: Ben.
Ben! You okay? You're on parole, asshole, and I'm watching.
The second you screw up -- and you will -- you're going back to that cell.
Have a nice [Bleep.]
day.
What was that? Nothing.
He's good.
Let's go.
Uh, excuse me, Mr.
Stephen Lasky? Yeah.
Can I help you? Three days ago, you rented a chain saw from Woodland Rentals? Yes.
And may we ask you what you used it for? Yeah, well, a big limb broke off that oak the other night, and I cut it up for, uh -- for firewood.
Did you use it to cut anything else? [ Chuckles .]
Well, not intentionally, no.
And what does that mean, exactly? It means this.
I was gonna faint.
The damn thing slipped while I was cutting up the last few hunks.
[ Chuckling .]
Thank you.
We're so sorry to bother you.
No, no.
It's no problem.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Didn't you want to take a swab of his cheek so we could get a reference sample? No, not right now.
'Cause you know, if he doesn't comply, we can call in S.
W.
A.
T.
Sammy: Why do I want to come by? Gee, Tammi, let's see.
'Cause it's my goddamn house.
I pay the mortgage.
Not to -- not to mention all my shit's there! Oh, y-you're crying now? Are you crying? I should be crying, Tammi.
I didn't [Bleep.]
a photographer and get myself pregnant.
Yeah? He's standing -- he's standing right there with you? Can I talk to him? Put him on, Tammi! Let me [Bleep.]
talk to that euro piece of shit! Let me talk to him! [Bleep.]
Wow.
That went pretty well.
That's one hell of a nice glass house, man.
Why don't you go and fake it down the street, all right? No seas tan pendejo, Hector.
[ Baby cries .]
El Flaco-cito.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
Oh, it's a good thing he got your nose.
Mama! You changed your toes, huh? [ Chuckles .]
I liked the pink ones better.
Thank you for all of this, Detective, but I really don't know where el Flaco is.
Listen, if you hear from him or you see him or anything, you just give me a call, okay? You still got my card? Right near my bed, papi.
Oh, if I wasn't married [ Both chuckle .]
You know what? You want to be a hard-charger and use your instincts, that's fine.
Cross my path from the passenger side and announce, "I'm contact" -- what the hell is that?! Damn! I think you're getting it, and you start stepping on your meat.
Dispatcher: All units and A43 -- citizen reports a 211 in progress at 2650 Boyle Avenue.
[ Siren wails .]
Man: In here! In here, in here! Anybody in there still? Mano! In here! They're gone? Yeah, yeah, come on! It's okay! - A43, show us code 4-0, our location suspect's G.
O.
A.
- Third time in six months! Now they beat on my daughter! Woman: She couldn't get the cash register open fast enough, - so they -- they hit her! - Look at her! John: You all right, ma'am? You all right? We got an ambulance coming.
No, no.
I'm -- I'm -- I'm gonna be okay.
- I-I got a good look.
Okay.
- You can describe him to me? Yes.
[ Conversation in Chinese .]
Sir, can I talk to you? Can I talk to you, sir? Come here.
Does this belong to you? Yes.
I bought it after second robbery.
Did you do this to it? No, it was like that.
All right, well, you see this? This means it's probably stolen.
It's a felony that you even have it.
But under the circumstances, I'm just gonna confiscate it.
No, you can't! Sir! Sir, it's not really up to me.
How else can I protect my business, my family? What if next time they don't just want to push her around? [ Sniffles .]
All right, look -- it takes 10 days to buy a legal gun with a background check.
I want you to buy one today.
Then you can turn this over to us as soon as you can pick up the legal one.
Yes, sir.
All right.
- Here's my card, okay? - Mm-hmm.
Leave me a message when you've done it.
If you don't, I'm coming back here in two weeks, and I'm arresting you.
You understand? Yes.
Thank you, sir.
Call me.
Hill: Sherman.
Sherman! In here.
That guy just filed a complaint against you for harassment.
Sarge -- I know.
I know.
He sexually assaulted your mother.
Did you stop him for no reason and threaten him? No, sir.
He, uh He didn't signal.
[ Scoffs .]
You think you can just put on that uniform and then go work out your own shit? Put us all at risk? Wasn't my intention, sir.
You really want to be one of those idiots who lets his feelings screw his career? No, sir.
Now, look -- I hope Morgan burns in hell, okay? But I need to know -- can I keep you on the streets, or do I take away your gun and refer you to B.
S.
S.
? I'm okay on the streets, sir.
And what about Morgan? You gonna stay the hell away from him? Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
I won't take the complaint.
But I am gonna generate a comment card and put it in your package.
Thank you, sir.
[ Josie chuckles .]
What? It's probably a gift for your mom.
Or for you, if hell freezes over.
You eavesdropped and me and Russ' conversation this morning? Are we not detectives? It must be hard to sit there, celibate, with your mom's box springs going all night.
Russell: Hey.
Did you interview a suspect up in Rustic Canyon? Oh.
Oh, uh, he's no longer a suspect, right, Lydia? Well, I was logging complaints into the Captain's database this morning, and I saw that the wife of, um Garrett Fienberg -- she reported him missing three days ago, and Fienberg owns the house right next to your guy up in Rustic Canyon.
What? It's a coincidence.
It's worth another call.
No, it's not.
I'm going to go interview the wife.
You can stay.
It's up to you.
You know what? Let me go and fax this PCD for Williams -- one of our murders.
The love-fest continues.
Don't even get me started.
Hey, so I had my interview today.
What happened? UmCan you say, "Challenger disaster"? Turns out the head of security for the company is ex-L.
A.
P.
D.
So right before our meeting, he does a check on me.
Finds out that I just applied for pension disability.
Goes ape-shit.
Captain rips me a new one.
What did you say? I just pleaded ignorance.
She's letting me off with a warning.
You got lucky.
That's not the worst of it.
Um, today, um Dina froze our bank accounts to protect our marital assets.
I'm sorry.
So I'm gonna be short this month on cash.
Likereally short.
You asking me for a loan? Only -- yes.
If you could swing it.
How much? Maybe3 grand.
I'mgonna have to See if I can move some things around.
I Let me -- let me check on it.
No.
No! I am not missing the point.
You'll sponge off my insurance to get your stupid amnio, but you won't agree to the paternity test until after the kid is born? And why is that, Tammi? Do you think I'm an idiot? Oh, screw me.
Nice.
No, Tammi, screw you.
Really.
Yeah, screw you! [Bleep.]
Pothead.
That's it.
I'm going to my house.
I'm gonna pick up my stuff, and you're coming with me so I don't murder anybody.
Where are we gonna put it all? I got six cases of beer, Belgian, not cheap, in the garage.
He drinks a single bottle, I swear to God, I'll cut his nuts off.
Look, Sam, my place is pretty tight, bro -- and that 55-inch flat screen, the one that I got the deal on -- but those P-2 dogs from Newton, the ones who were renting that mansion -- I just got the NBA and NFL packages on it, and now this jerk-off, he gets to sit around, drinking my beer, watching it all in H.
D.
? No.
Look, man, I hear -- I hear that they, uh -- they have a room for rent.
Plus, they throw some pretty crazy parties.
Might be exactly what you need, you know? [ Chuckles .]
You know, if you want me out of your house, just -- just say so.
Of course not, all right? You stay as long as you need.
I-I just thought maybe -- I don't know -- you were looking for a real setup.
That's it.
Yeah, I'll check it out, maybe.
Looks like someone's McMansionizing.
Let's just get this over with.
So, has your husband ever disappeared before, Ms.
Lockman? Okay, look, he's not my husband.
I just said that, you know, 'cause I felt the cops would take it more seriously.
I see.
And how are you related? I'm his girlfriend -- or one of them.
And, like, I really need to have him found, 'cause, like, who else is gonna pay the bills? Mr.
Fienberg lives here with you? On and off.
Garrett's into real estate.
He's got a lot of places.
He's renovating this one for me.
So, how do you know he's even missing? He could have just split on you.
He was supposed to go to New York on Tuesday for business.
But his car's still here.
He left all this.
I called the airline.
They said he wasn't on the plane.
Might have taken a different flight.
He had floor seats to Wednesday's Knicks game against the Lakers.
No way he'd leave these.
Was Mr.
Fienberg threatened lately? Any conflicts with anyone? Well, let's see.
Jerks around his contractors, lies a bunch, cheats -- nah, people love Garrett.
Any problems with the neighbor next door? Not that I know of.
We barely even know the guy.
Look, how long does it usually take to find people? All this landscaping's coming tomorrow, and I think it's C.
O.
D.
We'll do our best.
Hey, thanks, for bringing her, huh? No worries, man.
Sammy: Dropped a little coin in your commissary pot.
We don't want you not flossing.
[ Chuckles .]
So now I'm gonna tell you shit? Is that what you think? No, we're here for our health, bro.
We respect you too much to bullshit you.
We're looking for your boy -- el Flaco.
Not a clue.
Sorry.
All right, man, that's cool.
Oh, but before we go, you got to check this out.
Your boy Tommy's in our program now.
He's got hands like Jerry Rice.
Kid's no dummy, either.
Last time he says to me -- remember this, Nate? -- he goes, "yo, Sammy, if China has beaches, too, like, where in the ocean do the waves change direction?" [ Both laugh .]
Hey, can I get a copy of this? That's yours.
Anyway, man, next time el Flaco comes to visit you, you tell him we said to go screw himself.
Yeah.
He don't never come visit.
No? Oh, shit, man.
I thought you guys were like half-brothers or somethin.
No, you know how it is -- guy starts snitching, he leaves it behind, the life -- Hey, he's not snitching.
I heard that, all right? But no way that's true.
On my son Petey's life, I'm telling you it's true.
Hear he's been hanging at this house in Wilmington, on Emden.
Might find him there today 'cause he never misses a fight.
Fight? Like on pay-per-view and stuff? That's all I heard, man.
Something on your mind? We're allegedly on patrol here.
Yeah, sorry.
I'm, uh Haven't been sleeping well lately.
Dispatcher: All units, there's a report of unknown trouble at 187 Franklin Street, past Pine.
A43 -- show us handling.
[ Engine revs .]
[ Tires screech .]
[ Engine shuts off .]
A43, additional on your call -- T.
R.
reports a couple fighting on the second floor.
You [Bleep.]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
Man: I paid for this shit! Don't give me this shit! I paid for it, now! Hey! Police -- freeze! - You're gonna give me that shit! - Hey, asshole! Help! Ben: I got him! I got him! Shoot him! Do I look okay?! Freeze! Freeze! Get your hands up! - Get out of the drawer! - Background! - Get out of the drawer! Get out! - We got Background! [ Glass shatters .]
[ Taser crackling .]
Unh! Unh! [ Groaning .]
Ben.
Ben! [ Grunting .]
Come on.
[ Glass clinks .]
Ben! Come on! Come on! Come on, you [Bleep.]
[Bleep.]
You! Why don't you just shoot him? That's what I'd do if he'd done that to my mom.
[ Sighs lightly .]
Sergeant Hill told you.
When I was a P-2 dog, freshly minted, I went on patrol solo one night.
I got this burglary call.
This house -- it's dark, the front door's open.
So like a shithead, I go inside, see if I can be a hero.
I hear this noise down the hallway, some rustling.
I walk down, the hallway's all lit up blue from a silent TV coming from this bedroom.
So I go in Gun drawn, and There's this big guy.
He's maybe 220.
He's moving around on top of some laundry.
And then I see it's not laundry.
It's a woman Who's 89 years old [ Exhales sharply .]
Thin like paper, getting raped, and I never wanted to shoot anyone more in my life.
Why didn't you? [ Chuckles softly .]
I was worried I'd hit her.
There's things you got to forget.
I can't.
Don't lie to me again.
You beat the shit out of a suspect 'cause you needed some release.
No.
I will not risk my job and my pension over you.
Are we clear? Yes, sir.
Josie: Gracias.
So how did your neighborhood canvasses go? Did you find the smoking gun? No, not yet.
Just cancel that DNA request.
It's a waste of time and money.
Mnh-mnh.
I asked Fienberg's girlfriend for his hairbrush just in case we need to get a hair sample.
What you gonna do now, go through Laskey's trash to see if you can get some of his saliva? Garbage day is Thursday.
You got a problem with me? 'Cause I think you're just into this case 'cause I think it's bullshit.
Yeah, and I think you're ignoring it 'cause I think it's something.
I've got 20-plus years.
I was RHD.
I've been there, sweetheart.
I don't need any more gold stars.
Then why are you back in the division? It's none of your damn business.
'Cause you bossed everybody around and they got sick of it.
Me? What about you? How many partners have you been through in the last two years? Russ was shot.
Oh, Russ was good and shot way before, from what I here.
You de-balled him, and then the other guys, when they found out what you were like, they bailed.
What do you know about it? I know Russ was your lapdog -- jerk the chain and he'd do whatever.
Come on.
Now you're like his mommy.
You're gonna give him a hand -- "let's lend him some money.
" It's time to cut the cord, Lydia.
Spying on me again? Whoa.
What is up with you? You know what? This isn't working, okay? [ Cellphone rings .]
Let's just tell Fernandez, get reassigned.
Okay, fine with me.
Adams.
Yeah.
Oh, wow.
That's interesting.
Thanks.
Well, the lab finished the final breakdown - on the chain-saw tissue.
- Mm-hmm.
Along with flesh and blood, they found hair, cotton fiber, wood pulp, and bone.
Laskey cut into his bone? And he's still walking around? Sammy: You don't want to call me back, that's fine.
But I am coming there today at 4:00, Tammi, to get my stuff, and if you're smart, you won't be there.
And if -- if Victor is there Well, he's going to jail for whatever reason I can come up with.
You probably shouldn't leave stuff like that on her voicemail.
I talked to that lawyer.
Cheap divorce, no frills -- What do you want to bet it's right there? [ Rock-'n'-roll music plays .]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
[ Roosters clucking .]
[ Man singing in Spanish .]
Sammy! Sam.
I got a suspect running with his cock in his hand [laughing.]
On Cherokee East and 5th! el Flaco: Oh! Hey, man! I was gonna come back and testify! Aah! Hey, homey, don't hurt my cock, man! Don't hurt my cock! [ Chuckles .]
Dispatcher: A43 -- at 2650 Boyle Avenue.
R.
A.
Unit is en route.
Jesus, not again.
[ Siren chirps .]
A43 -- show us responding, Man: Get an ambulance! He shot him! Who shot who? The Chinese guy shot him! [ Woman speaking Chinese .]
Sir.
Sir! I need you to put the gun down.
He just shot him -- for no reason! That's not true! He was threatening my father.
Ben: All right, all right, one at a time.
- And the kid came in -- - Sit down, sir! He wanted to use the bathroom.
And it's -- it's for customers only.
My father told him three times.
Man: So he started mouthing off, and he went for something in his pants.
He was swearing, and scary, and reaching in his pants -- Woman: Yeah, so he could buy something and use the bathroom! [ All shouting indistinctly .]
John: All right, all right! All of you, now! You, stop! Sammy: Car's not here.
Good.
She and shithead must have got the message.
[ Car door closes .]
How heavy is that TV? It's -- [bleep.]
What? What's going on? She changed the lock.
Come on.
Where you going, man? Are you kidding me? Sammy! Sammy.
Sammy, come on! I knew it.
Let's go, man.
Come on.
He's drinking my beer.
Drinking my beer.
Get in the car, man.
Come on.
Watching my TV.
H.
D.
Come on -- you know? Whoa, whoa, whoa! No, no, no! Don't be [Bleep.]
Stupid! [ Glass shatters .]
[Bleep.]
Damn it, Sammy! You're being a [Bleep.]
idiot, man! Let me see your hands right now! Now! Look, we're cops! Keep your hands in the air! Walk back towards the sound of my voice! We're cops! Back! Back! Back! [ Siren chirps .]
E.
M.
T.
: Just a few more seconds.
Keep pressure on the carotid.
Okay, let go.
Let go.
We got it.
Guy's been robbed three times in a row.
If this kid dies, he's gonna be on the hook for murder.
Illegal gun.
No serial number.
[ Shouting in Chinese .]
Too bad we didn't see that gun earlier.
[ Engine turns over .]
[ Siren wails .]
[ Doorbell rings .]
Go ahead and say it.
Say whatPartner? You got balls, Adams.
I like that.
Lasky: Now, you know that's cheating.
No, none of that.
Now stop.
Detectives.
Hello.
Can I help you? You want to tell us again how you cut your leg with the chain saw? Hey, kids, I'll be right back.
We have a search warrant for your home and a judge's permission to take your DNA.
Now, you really want to make us do that? I mean, the cadaver dogs, the DNA, the whole three-ring circus? Gonna put your family through all that just for them to find out you're lying? You see this oak? It's, uh, 200 years old.
My kids grew up playing on it.
I pushed them on -- on that swing.
And now I push my grandkids.
He said that it blocked the view from the roof deck that he was building.
He offered me $20,000 to cut it down.
I said no.
And then he hammered -- he hammered these long copper nails into the trunk of the tree.
Now, I looked this up online.
This is a way to poison trees.
So I -- I confronted him, and he came at me with a hammer! He assaulted you.
Yes.
I-I-I just -- I shoved him just to, you know, get him out of my way, and he It's just that he fell, r-- and he -- and he hit his head.
And, um I-I panicked.
I panicked, and I dragged him into my yard, and I covered him -- I covered him with a tarp, and then, in the morning, when nobody would worry about the chain-saw noise, I You cut him with it.
And you cut your leg while you were cutting the body.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Where's the body? It's in the dump At Baldwin Park.
His wife's pregnant.
The baby's probably not his.
Shit.
Look, just tell him to get his shit together.
We don't need to be out here dealing with this kind of stupidity.
All right.
Thanks, guys.
Sammy: Don't say anything, okay? [ Car door closes, engine turns over .]
Let's get a drink.
What do we do about that? I guess it's gonna get drafty in there tonight.
[ Engine turns over .]
Write her a note.
Six pieces? Really? We dug through like 50 yards of dump.
They found the arms and legs first.
Mm.
Same bag? Can't find bags that big.
[ Laughing .]
No, different bags.
The head and torso was -- they were even double-bagged.
Well, probably from all the blood, right? You got plans this weekend? Mnh-mnh.
Shopping for ear plugs.
[ Scoffs .]
This thing with my mom [ Chuckles .]
Man, it's getting worse.
Last night, I came home, and Gregory's pants were draped over the chair.
Ugh.
- In the living room? - Kitchen.
Oh! Oh.
[ Laughs .]
[ Shuddered exhale .]
And then I heard Al Green playing upstairs.
Oh! It was like, "I'm out of here!" Lydia: What about you? You got big plans? Uh No.
I'm gonna have to go through the garage, s-- see what I can sell online.
You know that jet-ski that me and Dina bought, for our weekends up at lake, um, have-a-brew? Be lucky to get half what I paid for that.
Russ, um I thought about it.
I'm sorry, I -- I can't give you the loan.
Mm-hmm.
Can't or won't? Won't.
I -- just -- it's our friendship.
I don't want to You know, I don't want to mess it up with money stuff.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah.
Sure.
What are you doing? He called me.
David called me.
What? He can see you from his window.
He's afraid you're gonna hurt him or frame him or whatever so he goes back to jail.
He called you? What He wrote me from prison, okay? He wanted to ask my forgiveness.
He said he found God.
And I've -- I've -- I've tried to forgive him.
For me, not for him.
For me.
So that I can get on with my life.
[ Sighs .]
And I have.
Is that why drink three screwdrivers for breakfast? Is that why you let dad hang around? Because you've moved on? Stop it, please.
Mom, this is bullshit.
This is bullshit! [ Sighs .]
Look, your dad was into a lot of bad stuff -- gambling, drugs.
[ Sighs .]
I can't even remember it all, frankly.
And I was no Saint.
I went along with a lot of it.
And then, one night [ Exhales sharply .]
David Morgan came over.
He was high.
AndHe was saying dad owed him money.
And I knew him.
You know, I-I thought I could handle it.
So I I I tried to handle him.
[ Voice breaking .]
But then you c-- you came downstairs.
Oh, sweetheart, can you forgive me? You don't [ Sobs lightly .]
[ Voice breaking .]
You didn't do anything, mom.
[ Sniffles .]
[ Crying .]
[ Sniffles .]
[ Sniffles .]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
Man: I paid for this shit! Don't give me this shit! I paid for it, now! Hey! Police -- freeze! - You're gonna give me that shit! - Hey, asshole! Help! Ben: I got him! I got him! Shoot him! Do I look okay?! Freeze! Freeze! Get your hands up! Get out of the drawer! Background! - Get out of the drawer! Get out! - We got Background! [ Glass shatters .]
All cops have to make judgment calls they hope they won't regret.
No cop ever bats a thousand.
[ Cellphone rings .]
Hey.
Hi.
[ Ringing continues .]
Your phone's ringing.
[ Exhales sharply .]
[ Grunts softly .]
It's Bryant.
What? We always knock.
[ Knock on door .]
Not now, Petey.
Go watch some TV.
[ Chuckles .]
Sammy: Actually, it's me.
Are you kidding me? He's coming into our bedroom now, too? I'm sorry.
It's important.
[ Exhales sharply .]
Oh, my God, baby, I can't take this.
He's been here for over a week already.
No! No! [ Laughing .]
No.
I'm just trying to be a good friend, all right? - Are you -- are you for real? - Yeah.
Okay.
Then just have him make room for you on the couch.
Come on, Mari.
What's up, man? This couldn't wait 10 minutes? I'm sorry.
We got -- we got a problem.
What? D.
A.
called.
El Flaco's missing.
[ Sighs .]
Your father -- I don't know.
He put it in some mode.
Yeah, well, he shouldn't be hanging around here anyway.
It's all so complicated.
I mean, really -- five remotes? It's ridiculous.
There you go.
I'm a genius.
You know, mom, I can't keep coming over here to help you with this stuff.
I'm gonna be late for roll call.
Oh, well, if you didn't have time, Ben, you should've just said so.
Have you been paying your bills? There's a lot of mail here, mom.
I know.
I'm gonna get to it.
Let's see what we got.
Oh, what, you're two months behind on garbage collection? Oh Jesus.
What else? Neiman Marcus card.
Why do I even set up online auto-pay if you're not even gonna Leave it to me.
Come on.
Department of Corrections? Oh, that's -- here.
Hey.
I was gonna tell you about it.
He's already out? If that's what the letter says.
Are you all right? Look, he did his time.
He's out.
What else is there to say about it? [ Sighs .]
Okay, look.
I can stay over for a couple of nights.
No, Ben -- I'm staying! No.
It's not that funny, Russ.
[ Chuckles .]
Ever since she's been back from Paris, she keeps asking me questions -- lambskin or latex? Studded or ribbed? What's next, bondage toys? [ Chuckles .]
Give her your cuffs.
[ Both laugh .]
No, I am really happy for her, though, 'cause she's got this guy.
He treats her nice.
He's great.
I just never thought when my she'd be having more sex than me.
Well, she couldn't be having less.
Nice.
I hope Dina's torturing you in court.
Oh, no worries.
If we don't get divorced soon, you'll be arresting me for murder.
Oh, cool.
No, no, no, no, no.
I got it, I got it.
You sure? Mm-hmm, yeah.
[ Inhales sharply .]
Got a job interview today.
Security at Simon Industries.
[ Siren wails in distance .]
You can do that while you're applying for disability? Well, I hear that they'll, like, turn people down if they can still type, so You know, I got to hedge my bets.
Can't you get in trouble? I don't know.
I mean, if I'm gonna be pushing paper, I might as well be making some.
Uh, hey.
We're up, partner.
All right, just give me a minute.
Um, make it less, okay? - Catch the tone? - Mm-hmm.
That's what I'm talking about.
I know, but you're both D2s, so if you're really, like, bumping heads, why don't you just agree to rotate the lead? Well, you and I never had to work like that.
I know, 'cause I just did everything you said.
Come on.
We were a team.
No? [ Laughs .]
All right, look, let me go - 'cause I really don't want to hear her mouth.
- Yep.
Thanks.
Good luck.
Hey, sorry, but your card was declined.
What? Yeah, and I ran it twice, too.
[ Engine turns over .]
Devine: I mean, of all the goddamn witnesses you had to go and lose, had to be this guy? My key witness in a capital [Bleep.]
murder trial?! Nate: Just take it down a notch.
You were supposed to keep an eye on him.
What, we're supposed to sleep with him? Huh? You guys are the ones giving him cash.
Drugs, hookers -- guy went crazy last night.
I mean, I don't understand.
How can the police condone this kind of a thing? A-and is he going to pay for the damage? Are you? Mr.
Patel, if you go back to your office, he's gonna settle up with you in a minute, all right? [ Sighs .]
Little weed, some clothes.
Not much to go on, really.
Oh, that's [Bleep.]
great.
The trial's in three days.
If el Flaco doesn't testify, those assholes that you arrested -- who shot a kid in the face -- are gonna be back on the street.
- You explain that to his mommy.
- We get it.
- Just find him.
- Right.
[ Sighs .]
God, I hate when assholes are right.
John: 'Bout time.
Looks like Narco decided to bust our favorite crack house.
Ben: Hmm.
Let's take a look at what we got.
[ Sighs .]
[ Car doors close .]
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
Hello? John: How's it going, fellas? Yeah, hey, thanks for calling me back.
Bad day, huh, guys? Morgan, David.
Yeah, his name came up in the course of an investigation.
I just need his current address.
Uh-huh.
Ah, thank you.
- Who you on the phone with? - My mom.
- She in the hospital? - What? Unless she's had a stroke or her uterus is falling out, you tell her you're working, and you hang up the phone.
I get out of that car, you are on my hip.
All right.
I'm sorry.
Oh, Jesus.
Look at this guy.
Hey! Yeah, you -- whoa, whoa! Stop walking! Where you going? Oh, uh [ Chuckles .]
You know, I was just coming to see, uh, my buddy when I saw that, um, you know You were lost? What's the address? We'll help you find him.
Uh, please, officer, uh I-I was just If I get arrested -- you got anything on you I need to know about? Well, I was in school, engineering Look, man, I swear I'll go back to rehab and -- do you have anything? Yes, sir.
A pipe in my pocket.
- Got any rock? - No, sir.
All right, give me the pipe.
[ Sniffs .]
Look at me.
Look.
The universe is cruel Which is why you're lucky.
I find you here again, you're gonna wish you were dead.
In the more likely case, where I find you here dead, maggots in your eyes, I'm just gonna say, "I told you so, asshole," and I'm gonna laugh just before I let the coroner take slices of your head.
You got it?! Yes, sir.
[ Glass clinks .]
Step on it.
[ Glass cracks .]
And get out of here.
Want to spend four hours booking that guy? It's called discretion.
You just got to know when to use it.
Thanks.
You see? They won't pay cash overtime, but they will bow down to political pressure to DNA-test every rape kit.
You don't like catching rapists? Oh, come on.
Divisions I've worked -- Newton and Southeast -- half the rape cases, they were just fights over money.
I have to buy knockoff sunglasses because some meth whore didn't get paid? We ever have to do press on a big case, I'll do all the talking.
Mr.
Ritowsky.
Hi.
Detective Adams and Ochoa.
We understand you found something unpleasant this morning? [ Sighs .]
Chain saw.
Blade came in clean, see, but when we took the plastic off to clean the motor We found this mash of -- I don't know -- meat, blood.
Smelled bad, too.
Mm.
You clean it after every rental.
Every time.
And oil it.
You have records -- a name and address? Yeah.
Uh, guy paid by credit card.
What do you think, Henry? Henry: Well, we got some muscle, tissue I don't see any fur.
Josie: Human? Well, it's hard to say till we break it down.
Yeah, we're gonna need to get some DNA on this.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait a second.
Um, we're not even sure it's a homicide yet.
Yeah, but it's our job to assume it is.
It's also our job not to jump into any conclusions and waste a lot of time and money.
So DNA -- yes or no? - No.
- Yes.
What's with you today? Nothing.
I just want to do things right.
Do things right? We got 20 other cases -- and all of a sudden, you're excited about this one 'cause there's some tissue on a saw? Yes, I am.
And if you got a problem with it, just take it up with Fernandez.
You know what? Go ahead.
DNA your ass off.
Place is a "B.
" You drag us out of area for lunch, and you're gonna give me e.
coli? - What? It's good.
- No, it's not good.
And the fries are slimy.
The sandwich is, like, this -- it sucks.
I swear, if I puke my guts up, I'm gonna wind up kicking your ass.
On your 7, across the street.
I think this guy's off.
What's up? Mannerisms -- head's on a swivel.
There's a lot of 459s this part of town.
Little boot's growing up.
[ Engine turns over .]
A43, show us code 6.
I'm contact, you're cover.
[ Breathing heavily .]
Officer, I'm sorry.
I do something wrong? Here's my license, registration, all in good shape.
You failed to signal at that last turn.
Oh, I-I thought I did, but, uh, if you say so, okay.
You know who I am? Uh, yes, sir.
You are the police.
Shut up and look at me.
I'm Linda Sherman's son.
Look, I, uh Please -- little different now, isn't it, asshole From when you knocked out my teeth? If I did that to you, then I am -- I'm sorry.
You stay the hell away from her, or I will bury you alive.
John: Ben.
Ben! You okay? You're on parole, asshole, and I'm watching.
The second you screw up -- and you will -- you're going back to that cell.
Have a nice [Bleep.]
day.
What was that? Nothing.
He's good.
Let's go.
Uh, excuse me, Mr.
Stephen Lasky? Yeah.
Can I help you? Three days ago, you rented a chain saw from Woodland Rentals? Yes.
And may we ask you what you used it for? Yeah, well, a big limb broke off that oak the other night, and I cut it up for, uh -- for firewood.
Did you use it to cut anything else? [ Chuckles .]
Well, not intentionally, no.
And what does that mean, exactly? It means this.
I was gonna faint.
The damn thing slipped while I was cutting up the last few hunks.
[ Chuckling .]
Thank you.
We're so sorry to bother you.
No, no.
It's no problem.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Didn't you want to take a swab of his cheek so we could get a reference sample? No, not right now.
'Cause you know, if he doesn't comply, we can call in S.
W.
A.
T.
Sammy: Why do I want to come by? Gee, Tammi, let's see.
'Cause it's my goddamn house.
I pay the mortgage.
Not to -- not to mention all my shit's there! Oh, y-you're crying now? Are you crying? I should be crying, Tammi.
I didn't [Bleep.]
a photographer and get myself pregnant.
Yeah? He's standing -- he's standing right there with you? Can I talk to him? Put him on, Tammi! Let me [Bleep.]
talk to that euro piece of shit! Let me talk to him! [Bleep.]
Wow.
That went pretty well.
That's one hell of a nice glass house, man.
Why don't you go and fake it down the street, all right? No seas tan pendejo, Hector.
[ Baby cries .]
El Flaco-cito.
Hey, buddy.
Hey.
Oh, it's a good thing he got your nose.
Mama! You changed your toes, huh? [ Chuckles .]
I liked the pink ones better.
Thank you for all of this, Detective, but I really don't know where el Flaco is.
Listen, if you hear from him or you see him or anything, you just give me a call, okay? You still got my card? Right near my bed, papi.
Oh, if I wasn't married [ Both chuckle .]
You know what? You want to be a hard-charger and use your instincts, that's fine.
Cross my path from the passenger side and announce, "I'm contact" -- what the hell is that?! Damn! I think you're getting it, and you start stepping on your meat.
Dispatcher: All units and A43 -- citizen reports a 211 in progress at 2650 Boyle Avenue.
[ Siren wails .]
Man: In here! In here, in here! Anybody in there still? Mano! In here! They're gone? Yeah, yeah, come on! It's okay! - A43, show us code 4-0, our location suspect's G.
O.
A.
- Third time in six months! Now they beat on my daughter! Woman: She couldn't get the cash register open fast enough, - so they -- they hit her! - Look at her! John: You all right, ma'am? You all right? We got an ambulance coming.
No, no.
I'm -- I'm -- I'm gonna be okay.
- I-I got a good look.
Okay.
- You can describe him to me? Yes.
[ Conversation in Chinese .]
Sir, can I talk to you? Can I talk to you, sir? Come here.
Does this belong to you? Yes.
I bought it after second robbery.
Did you do this to it? No, it was like that.
All right, well, you see this? This means it's probably stolen.
It's a felony that you even have it.
But under the circumstances, I'm just gonna confiscate it.
No, you can't! Sir! Sir, it's not really up to me.
How else can I protect my business, my family? What if next time they don't just want to push her around? [ Sniffles .]
All right, look -- it takes 10 days to buy a legal gun with a background check.
I want you to buy one today.
Then you can turn this over to us as soon as you can pick up the legal one.
Yes, sir.
All right.
- Here's my card, okay? - Mm-hmm.
Leave me a message when you've done it.
If you don't, I'm coming back here in two weeks, and I'm arresting you.
You understand? Yes.
Thank you, sir.
Call me.
Hill: Sherman.
Sherman! In here.
That guy just filed a complaint against you for harassment.
Sarge -- I know.
I know.
He sexually assaulted your mother.
Did you stop him for no reason and threaten him? No, sir.
He, uh He didn't signal.
[ Scoffs .]
You think you can just put on that uniform and then go work out your own shit? Put us all at risk? Wasn't my intention, sir.
You really want to be one of those idiots who lets his feelings screw his career? No, sir.
Now, look -- I hope Morgan burns in hell, okay? But I need to know -- can I keep you on the streets, or do I take away your gun and refer you to B.
S.
S.
? I'm okay on the streets, sir.
And what about Morgan? You gonna stay the hell away from him? Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Okay.
I won't take the complaint.
But I am gonna generate a comment card and put it in your package.
Thank you, sir.
[ Josie chuckles .]
What? It's probably a gift for your mom.
Or for you, if hell freezes over.
You eavesdropped and me and Russ' conversation this morning? Are we not detectives? It must be hard to sit there, celibate, with your mom's box springs going all night.
Russell: Hey.
Did you interview a suspect up in Rustic Canyon? Oh.
Oh, uh, he's no longer a suspect, right, Lydia? Well, I was logging complaints into the Captain's database this morning, and I saw that the wife of, um Garrett Fienberg -- she reported him missing three days ago, and Fienberg owns the house right next to your guy up in Rustic Canyon.
What? It's a coincidence.
It's worth another call.
No, it's not.
I'm going to go interview the wife.
You can stay.
It's up to you.
You know what? Let me go and fax this PCD for Williams -- one of our murders.
The love-fest continues.
Don't even get me started.
Hey, so I had my interview today.
What happened? UmCan you say, "Challenger disaster"? Turns out the head of security for the company is ex-L.
A.
P.
D.
So right before our meeting, he does a check on me.
Finds out that I just applied for pension disability.
Goes ape-shit.
Captain rips me a new one.
What did you say? I just pleaded ignorance.
She's letting me off with a warning.
You got lucky.
That's not the worst of it.
Um, today, um Dina froze our bank accounts to protect our marital assets.
I'm sorry.
So I'm gonna be short this month on cash.
Likereally short.
You asking me for a loan? Only -- yes.
If you could swing it.
How much? Maybe3 grand.
I'mgonna have to See if I can move some things around.
I Let me -- let me check on it.
No.
No! I am not missing the point.
You'll sponge off my insurance to get your stupid amnio, but you won't agree to the paternity test until after the kid is born? And why is that, Tammi? Do you think I'm an idiot? Oh, screw me.
Nice.
No, Tammi, screw you.
Really.
Yeah, screw you! [Bleep.]
Pothead.
That's it.
I'm going to my house.
I'm gonna pick up my stuff, and you're coming with me so I don't murder anybody.
Where are we gonna put it all? I got six cases of beer, Belgian, not cheap, in the garage.
He drinks a single bottle, I swear to God, I'll cut his nuts off.
Look, Sam, my place is pretty tight, bro -- and that 55-inch flat screen, the one that I got the deal on -- but those P-2 dogs from Newton, the ones who were renting that mansion -- I just got the NBA and NFL packages on it, and now this jerk-off, he gets to sit around, drinking my beer, watching it all in H.
D.
? No.
Look, man, I hear -- I hear that they, uh -- they have a room for rent.
Plus, they throw some pretty crazy parties.
Might be exactly what you need, you know? [ Chuckles .]
You know, if you want me out of your house, just -- just say so.
Of course not, all right? You stay as long as you need.
I-I just thought maybe -- I don't know -- you were looking for a real setup.
That's it.
Yeah, I'll check it out, maybe.
Looks like someone's McMansionizing.
Let's just get this over with.
So, has your husband ever disappeared before, Ms.
Lockman? Okay, look, he's not my husband.
I just said that, you know, 'cause I felt the cops would take it more seriously.
I see.
And how are you related? I'm his girlfriend -- or one of them.
And, like, I really need to have him found, 'cause, like, who else is gonna pay the bills? Mr.
Fienberg lives here with you? On and off.
Garrett's into real estate.
He's got a lot of places.
He's renovating this one for me.
So, how do you know he's even missing? He could have just split on you.
He was supposed to go to New York on Tuesday for business.
But his car's still here.
He left all this.
I called the airline.
They said he wasn't on the plane.
Might have taken a different flight.
He had floor seats to Wednesday's Knicks game against the Lakers.
No way he'd leave these.
Was Mr.
Fienberg threatened lately? Any conflicts with anyone? Well, let's see.
Jerks around his contractors, lies a bunch, cheats -- nah, people love Garrett.
Any problems with the neighbor next door? Not that I know of.
We barely even know the guy.
Look, how long does it usually take to find people? All this landscaping's coming tomorrow, and I think it's C.
O.
D.
We'll do our best.
Hey, thanks, for bringing her, huh? No worries, man.
Sammy: Dropped a little coin in your commissary pot.
We don't want you not flossing.
[ Chuckles .]
So now I'm gonna tell you shit? Is that what you think? No, we're here for our health, bro.
We respect you too much to bullshit you.
We're looking for your boy -- el Flaco.
Not a clue.
Sorry.
All right, man, that's cool.
Oh, but before we go, you got to check this out.
Your boy Tommy's in our program now.
He's got hands like Jerry Rice.
Kid's no dummy, either.
Last time he says to me -- remember this, Nate? -- he goes, "yo, Sammy, if China has beaches, too, like, where in the ocean do the waves change direction?" [ Both laugh .]
Hey, can I get a copy of this? That's yours.
Anyway, man, next time el Flaco comes to visit you, you tell him we said to go screw himself.
Yeah.
He don't never come visit.
No? Oh, shit, man.
I thought you guys were like half-brothers or somethin.
No, you know how it is -- guy starts snitching, he leaves it behind, the life -- Hey, he's not snitching.
I heard that, all right? But no way that's true.
On my son Petey's life, I'm telling you it's true.
Hear he's been hanging at this house in Wilmington, on Emden.
Might find him there today 'cause he never misses a fight.
Fight? Like on pay-per-view and stuff? That's all I heard, man.
Something on your mind? We're allegedly on patrol here.
Yeah, sorry.
I'm, uh Haven't been sleeping well lately.
Dispatcher: All units, there's a report of unknown trouble at 187 Franklin Street, past Pine.
A43 -- show us handling.
[ Engine revs .]
[ Tires screech .]
[ Engine shuts off .]
A43, additional on your call -- T.
R.
reports a couple fighting on the second floor.
You [Bleep.]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
Man: I paid for this shit! Don't give me this shit! I paid for it, now! Hey! Police -- freeze! - You're gonna give me that shit! - Hey, asshole! Help! Ben: I got him! I got him! Shoot him! Do I look okay?! Freeze! Freeze! Get your hands up! - Get out of the drawer! - Background! - Get out of the drawer! Get out! - We got Background! [ Glass shatters .]
[ Taser crackling .]
Unh! Unh! [ Groaning .]
Ben.
Ben! [ Grunting .]
Come on.
[ Glass clinks .]
Ben! Come on! Come on! Come on, you [Bleep.]
[Bleep.]
You! Why don't you just shoot him? That's what I'd do if he'd done that to my mom.
[ Sighs lightly .]
Sergeant Hill told you.
When I was a P-2 dog, freshly minted, I went on patrol solo one night.
I got this burglary call.
This house -- it's dark, the front door's open.
So like a shithead, I go inside, see if I can be a hero.
I hear this noise down the hallway, some rustling.
I walk down, the hallway's all lit up blue from a silent TV coming from this bedroom.
So I go in Gun drawn, and There's this big guy.
He's maybe 220.
He's moving around on top of some laundry.
And then I see it's not laundry.
It's a woman Who's 89 years old [ Exhales sharply .]
Thin like paper, getting raped, and I never wanted to shoot anyone more in my life.
Why didn't you? [ Chuckles softly .]
I was worried I'd hit her.
There's things you got to forget.
I can't.
Don't lie to me again.
You beat the shit out of a suspect 'cause you needed some release.
No.
I will not risk my job and my pension over you.
Are we clear? Yes, sir.
Josie: Gracias.
So how did your neighborhood canvasses go? Did you find the smoking gun? No, not yet.
Just cancel that DNA request.
It's a waste of time and money.
Mnh-mnh.
I asked Fienberg's girlfriend for his hairbrush just in case we need to get a hair sample.
What you gonna do now, go through Laskey's trash to see if you can get some of his saliva? Garbage day is Thursday.
You got a problem with me? 'Cause I think you're just into this case 'cause I think it's bullshit.
Yeah, and I think you're ignoring it 'cause I think it's something.
I've got 20-plus years.
I was RHD.
I've been there, sweetheart.
I don't need any more gold stars.
Then why are you back in the division? It's none of your damn business.
'Cause you bossed everybody around and they got sick of it.
Me? What about you? How many partners have you been through in the last two years? Russ was shot.
Oh, Russ was good and shot way before, from what I here.
You de-balled him, and then the other guys, when they found out what you were like, they bailed.
What do you know about it? I know Russ was your lapdog -- jerk the chain and he'd do whatever.
Come on.
Now you're like his mommy.
You're gonna give him a hand -- "let's lend him some money.
" It's time to cut the cord, Lydia.
Spying on me again? Whoa.
What is up with you? You know what? This isn't working, okay? [ Cellphone rings .]
Let's just tell Fernandez, get reassigned.
Okay, fine with me.
Adams.
Yeah.
Oh, wow.
That's interesting.
Thanks.
Well, the lab finished the final breakdown - on the chain-saw tissue.
- Mm-hmm.
Along with flesh and blood, they found hair, cotton fiber, wood pulp, and bone.
Laskey cut into his bone? And he's still walking around? Sammy: You don't want to call me back, that's fine.
But I am coming there today at 4:00, Tammi, to get my stuff, and if you're smart, you won't be there.
And if -- if Victor is there Well, he's going to jail for whatever reason I can come up with.
You probably shouldn't leave stuff like that on her voicemail.
I talked to that lawyer.
Cheap divorce, no frills -- What do you want to bet it's right there? [ Rock-'n'-roll music plays .]
[ Indistinct shouting .]
[ Roosters clucking .]
[ Man singing in Spanish .]
Sammy! Sam.
I got a suspect running with his cock in his hand [laughing.]
On Cherokee East and 5th! el Flaco: Oh! Hey, man! I was gonna come back and testify! Aah! Hey, homey, don't hurt my cock, man! Don't hurt my cock! [ Chuckles .]
Dispatcher: A43 -- at 2650 Boyle Avenue.
R.
A.
Unit is en route.
Jesus, not again.
[ Siren chirps .]
A43 -- show us responding, Man: Get an ambulance! He shot him! Who shot who? The Chinese guy shot him! [ Woman speaking Chinese .]
Sir.
Sir! I need you to put the gun down.
He just shot him -- for no reason! That's not true! He was threatening my father.
Ben: All right, all right, one at a time.
- And the kid came in -- - Sit down, sir! He wanted to use the bathroom.
And it's -- it's for customers only.
My father told him three times.
Man: So he started mouthing off, and he went for something in his pants.
He was swearing, and scary, and reaching in his pants -- Woman: Yeah, so he could buy something and use the bathroom! [ All shouting indistinctly .]
John: All right, all right! All of you, now! You, stop! Sammy: Car's not here.
Good.
She and shithead must have got the message.
[ Car door closes .]
How heavy is that TV? It's -- [bleep.]
What? What's going on? She changed the lock.
Come on.
Where you going, man? Are you kidding me? Sammy! Sammy.
Sammy, come on! I knew it.
Let's go, man.
Come on.
He's drinking my beer.
Drinking my beer.
Get in the car, man.
Come on.
Watching my TV.
H.
D.
Come on -- you know? Whoa, whoa, whoa! No, no, no! Don't be [Bleep.]
Stupid! [ Glass shatters .]
[Bleep.]
Damn it, Sammy! You're being a [Bleep.]
idiot, man! Let me see your hands right now! Now! Look, we're cops! Keep your hands in the air! Walk back towards the sound of my voice! We're cops! Back! Back! Back! [ Siren chirps .]
E.
M.
T.
: Just a few more seconds.
Keep pressure on the carotid.
Okay, let go.
Let go.
We got it.
Guy's been robbed three times in a row.
If this kid dies, he's gonna be on the hook for murder.
Illegal gun.
No serial number.
[ Shouting in Chinese .]
Too bad we didn't see that gun earlier.
[ Engine turns over .]
[ Siren wails .]
[ Doorbell rings .]
Go ahead and say it.
Say whatPartner? You got balls, Adams.
I like that.
Lasky: Now, you know that's cheating.
No, none of that.
Now stop.
Detectives.
Hello.
Can I help you? You want to tell us again how you cut your leg with the chain saw? Hey, kids, I'll be right back.
We have a search warrant for your home and a judge's permission to take your DNA.
Now, you really want to make us do that? I mean, the cadaver dogs, the DNA, the whole three-ring circus? Gonna put your family through all that just for them to find out you're lying? You see this oak? It's, uh, 200 years old.
My kids grew up playing on it.
I pushed them on -- on that swing.
And now I push my grandkids.
He said that it blocked the view from the roof deck that he was building.
He offered me $20,000 to cut it down.
I said no.
And then he hammered -- he hammered these long copper nails into the trunk of the tree.
Now, I looked this up online.
This is a way to poison trees.
So I -- I confronted him, and he came at me with a hammer! He assaulted you.
Yes.
I-I-I just -- I shoved him just to, you know, get him out of my way, and he It's just that he fell, r-- and he -- and he hit his head.
And, um I-I panicked.
I panicked, and I dragged him into my yard, and I covered him -- I covered him with a tarp, and then, in the morning, when nobody would worry about the chain-saw noise, I You cut him with it.
And you cut your leg while you were cutting the body.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Where's the body? It's in the dump At Baldwin Park.
His wife's pregnant.
The baby's probably not his.
Shit.
Look, just tell him to get his shit together.
We don't need to be out here dealing with this kind of stupidity.
All right.
Thanks, guys.
Sammy: Don't say anything, okay? [ Car door closes, engine turns over .]
Let's get a drink.
What do we do about that? I guess it's gonna get drafty in there tonight.
[ Engine turns over .]
Write her a note.
Six pieces? Really? We dug through like 50 yards of dump.
They found the arms and legs first.
Mm.
Same bag? Can't find bags that big.
[ Laughing .]
No, different bags.
The head and torso was -- they were even double-bagged.
Well, probably from all the blood, right? You got plans this weekend? Mnh-mnh.
Shopping for ear plugs.
[ Scoffs .]
This thing with my mom [ Chuckles .]
Man, it's getting worse.
Last night, I came home, and Gregory's pants were draped over the chair.
Ugh.
- In the living room? - Kitchen.
Oh! Oh.
[ Laughs .]
[ Shuddered exhale .]
And then I heard Al Green playing upstairs.
Oh! It was like, "I'm out of here!" Lydia: What about you? You got big plans? Uh No.
I'm gonna have to go through the garage, s-- see what I can sell online.
You know that jet-ski that me and Dina bought, for our weekends up at lake, um, have-a-brew? Be lucky to get half what I paid for that.
Russ, um I thought about it.
I'm sorry, I -- I can't give you the loan.
Mm-hmm.
Can't or won't? Won't.
I -- just -- it's our friendship.
I don't want to You know, I don't want to mess it up with money stuff.
You know what I'm saying? Yeah.
Sure.
What are you doing? He called me.
David called me.
What? He can see you from his window.
He's afraid you're gonna hurt him or frame him or whatever so he goes back to jail.
He called you? What He wrote me from prison, okay? He wanted to ask my forgiveness.
He said he found God.
And I've -- I've -- I've tried to forgive him.
For me, not for him.
For me.
So that I can get on with my life.
[ Sighs .]
And I have.
Is that why drink three screwdrivers for breakfast? Is that why you let dad hang around? Because you've moved on? Stop it, please.
Mom, this is bullshit.
This is bullshit! [ Sighs .]
Look, your dad was into a lot of bad stuff -- gambling, drugs.
[ Sighs .]
I can't even remember it all, frankly.
And I was no Saint.
I went along with a lot of it.
And then, one night [ Exhales sharply .]
David Morgan came over.
He was high.
AndHe was saying dad owed him money.
And I knew him.
You know, I-I thought I could handle it.
So I I I tried to handle him.
[ Voice breaking .]
But then you c-- you came downstairs.
Oh, sweetheart, can you forgive me? You don't [ Sobs lightly .]
[ Voice breaking .]
You didn't do anything, mom.
[ Sniffles .]
[ Crying .]
[ Sniffles .]
[ Sniffles .]