The Oath (2018) s01e02 Episode Script

1 Everyone on the ground now! 20K each.
The rest goes in the pension fund.
What the hell's this? - Hands where we can see 'em, gentlemen.
- Relax, we're cops.
Yeah, we know.
I'm Agent Price.
And I know all about the Ravens.
We have identified a dozen cop gangs within your department.
Cops on the take working with high-level drug dealers.
You can either help us take 'em down or you can go to prison.
- You've no doubt seen Agent Byrd around the station.
- He's a Fed.
And he's gonna make an excellent Raven, don't you think? We're gonna play the game until we figure a way out.
We're getting you a better lawyer.
I'm sure your mother's gonna want to visit me at some point.
Don't let her.
Yeah, Dad, I got it.
- What are you doing here? - Checking on my mom.
- Wanna stay for dinner? - Not if he's gonna be talking about Dad while I'm eating.
A couple of guys snagged some chips last night.
I'm just telling ya, because from now on, it's gonna be a lot tougher for you to clean your money here.
Got it.
Frank, she's new, right? Forget it, all right? She's not your type.
What are you talking to a Viper for? Is it any of your business? I know all of this can be confusing.
I mean, you're a good ride, Foster, but I'm the driver.
You know who this is and you know what I'm calling about.
And tell him he'd better keep his mouth shut about our business.
You focus on this new shit that just hit the street.
Lucky, my brother.
You ever seen this shit before? - What is it? - It's the future.
Don't look into it.
Tell me about yourself, new guy.
- What are you doing? - You tried to set me up! - What are you gonna do with him? - Make him disappear.
I'm never gonna get the smell out.
It's all in your head, mija.
He's still fresh.
Let's get this over with.
You guys grab the body, we'll shovel.
Copy.
On three? One, two, three! Shit.
We should've made Byrd dig the damn hole.
You think he's gonna talk? Not unless he wants to throw away his career.
We owned his ass the second he let us leave with the body, so let's pressure him into making the case go away.
No, Price calls the shots, not him.
She's the one we gotta dirty up if we want to get out of this thing.
Stop looking and start digging.
I gotta go, babe.
Got some business.
Business can wait.
How'd it go? Sleep never showed.
So, what now? We move on.
No.
No, no, your job is to force them to expand the scope of the case.
Bring in additional targets.
Sleep and his brother are exactly that.
Where are you going? To do what you asked.
- There you go.
- Thank you, sir.
Jesus, looks like Little Colombia around here.
Be nice.
Lourdes? Hey! - Hi.
- Oh! - Um, baby, you remember Tito.
- Yeah.
I've been asking how you're doing.
- Your father tell you that? - We've been doing great, thanks.
It's so great to see you.
Um, we're just gonna go get a drink.
Bar is in the back of the house.
Guess we'll catch up a little later then.
You know he was gonna be here? Just breathe.
We're not here for him.
We're here for my parents.
Yeah.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Oh, Daddy! - Happy anniversary.
- Thank you.
Congratulations, Victor.
Good to see you, Pete.
I wasn't sure you would come.
I might have to work later, but how could I miss this, right? - Mija? - Mama! - Where's my granddaughter? - Uh, with the babysitter.
You know, it's not a place for kids.
Come on, it's a party! What better place for a child? I'm not talking about the party.
Mija, these people are here to celebrate our blessings.
They're part of our lives.
Yeah, but they're not part of ours.
And definitely not my daughter's.
- Can you talk? - Yeah.
If the feds had been there asking questions, would you know about it? Not necessarily, but I can ask around.
Questions about you or just in general? Well, about anything.
I'll explain later.
Sorry, I didn't know they were gonna need the car all afternoon.
You're buying lunch.
Deal.
Hey, you mind if we swing by my lawyer's office first? It's about a mile east from here.
- Take ten minutes.
- And then what? I spend lunch hearing about your divorce? This is getting old.
Yo! Sign says no food from the outside.
Call a cop.
I'm being serious here.
We're gonna have ants.
Good.
They can keep the cockroaches company.
Anything? I asked around.
Nobody mentioned anything.
Good.
I know you since you were a kid.
And as far as I know, we've always been straight with each other.
So you wanna tell me what's going on? Hmm? The Feds have a case on you? No.
I'm just being paranoid.
Don't lie to me.
I got some heat.
But I got it handled.
Steve, listen to me.
If there's something going down that could blow back on me, at least tell me what it is so that I can get ahead of it.
Frankie, I'm gonna fix it.
So there's nothing for you to worry about.
Come over tonight.
- I have plans.
- No, you don't.
Come on.
I promise I'll make it worth your while.
That'll be a first.
Changing the subject.
Hey, any idea what's up with Sleep? What do you mean? His brother's looking for him.
So, what do you care? We've been earning off him lately.
The missing is bad for business.
Alright, ride's over.
It's another three blocks down.
Well, you better start walking.
- Don't forget your bag! - Yeah! Listen, Hamm.
I've been thinking about this from every angle, man.
It's not gonna end well.
All we have to do is stall Price until we see an opportunity - to get out from under this.
- How? Three weeks ago, patrol jammed a couple of Ukrainians over by the channel.
- For what? - Human trafficking.
How's that gonna help us? Kilvinsky told the uniforms to cut 'em loose.
The Berserkers are involved? Cop gangs Mm-hmm.
Cop gangs running protection on the sale of underage girls, man.
It's like catnip to the Feds.
And here's trouble.
- Hey! - You didn't say goodbye.
I thought you were sleeping.
Come here! Veronica! Ven aca! Listen, Daddy has to go to work, honey, alright? - Go back with your mama.
- Bye, Hamm! See you, baby.
Hi, Steve.
- Bye, baby, love you! - Love you.
She's growing up fast.
Aw man, too fast.
Alright.
I'll check with some Berserkers I know.
See if this place is still in play.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- How's your mother? - She's good.
You should give her a call.
Divorce or not, she still cares about you.
She cares about me because I'm your father.
See this piece of shit behind me? Well, ever since I got the new lawyer, he's been my shadow.
There's talk I might get put on the line in the next few days.
For what? Neckbone was getting case status updates from the old lawyer.
And now he's not.
They think you cutting a deal with him? So they gonna throw you out on the yard? Winters, she's behind it.
There's no way Neckbone could pull this together without her.
Steve will get it straightened out.
What? Your brother doesn't give a shit about me.
- That's not true.
- It is from where I'm sitting.
And unless things change soon I'm not gonna forgive it.
You get him out on bail, I'll do whatever you want.
- It's not gonna happen.
- Then make some calls! Have him kept in protective custody until we straighten this shit out with Neckbone.
If you want me to do you a solid, you're gonna tell me whenever Hammond is feeding me bullshit.
And if I do that, you'll handle the problem? No promises.
Then why the hell would I do that, huh? Let me guess.
It's because we all gotta stick together now.
All this "Black Lives Matter" noise running through your head, brotha? No, I wouldn't come at you like that.
You weren't even raised black.
When this uniform comes off, I get put through the same program as you.
But the difference between you and me? Even after all that, I don't let my skin define me.
You should try it sometime.
Change your mind about the drink? I know it's a little hard on the ego, but, no, I haven't.
It's just a drink.
And what would we talk about exactly? The fact that you're a cop who uses this place to clean his money? That is what you do here, right? Yes, and no.
See, if you had just said yes, you might have had a chance.
You realize you're just making an ass out of yourself now, right? Mm-hmm, yeah.
Listen, it turns out the Feds were here.
- Son of a bitch.
- Yeah.
They told security it was about the chips that were stolen earlier this week.
There's no reason for the Feds to get involved with something like that.
Maybe it's an across-state-lines situation.
Nah, they took the security footage from the cashier window.
- And I was on it? - No but your mother was.
There's only one reason why they'd pull a photo of her.
To leverage me.
Hey.
Oh, everything okay? No.
There's something we need to talk about.
It was just a hard chemo day.
I'm fine.
What is it? It's, uh Even with this new lawyer, I don't think Dad's getting out.
Have you been to visit him? He needs you! Is it so hard to just just talk to him? He doesn't need anybody.
And to him, people are disposable.
Oh, honey.
I know it was hard on you when he left, but ha.
If anybody deserves to hate him, it's me.
And I don't.
Why? Because I'm dying, Steve.
I don't have time for anger.
- Officer Beach.
- How long is this gonna take? You can leave at any time, but I'd advise against it.
You know why you're here.
All of them have been ruled as unsubstantiated or justified.
One's still currently open and being investigated.
Maybe.
Doesn't mean I need a shrink.
The department needs to know if you're a liability.
Tell me about this one.
Sir, I'm gonna need you to back up! - Let go! - Back it up! Sir! Shit! Get up! Back up! You have a great record, Karen.
Except for this stuff.
Nobody's perfect.
My goal is to help you keep your job.
I can't do it alone.
A lot of cops sat in your chair.
Not one of them wanted to be here.
Why would they? The ones that kept their jobs realized they had a problem.
And they eventually identified and addressed it.
I know how hard it is for a woman to be accepted in a largely male occupation.
How would you know that? But proving you're willing to go further in a situation than they are isn't solving anything.
The truth is women only have two options in this type of world.
You can try to get the men to see you as their equal, or you can manipulate them.
But either way you never really win.
That's how it feels doesn't it? It's a tight neighborhood, so make sure you keep a long eye.
Anybody sitting too close will get burnt.
- You're sure about this? - Yeah.
We'll set up a pole cam and watch remotely.
Hey.
Don't make any plans tonight.
You're getting ink.
That ain't happening.
If you had the tattoo the other night, Sleep would still be alive.
What's up? Winters arranged for Dad to hit the main line.
Why would she do that? A relationship builder.
Yeah, when he swapped out lawyers, Neckbone took it as a sign that Dad was getting ready to roll.
And maybe you meant for that to happen.
You believe that? Or is that him just getting inside your head like he always does? This is about Neckbone not thinking straight, because Sleep is missing.
- Nothing more.
- Yeah, well, his paranoia's gonna get our father killed.
Okay.
Here's what I think.
This should be good.
Your defining emotion is anger.
So to fix that, we're gonna need to explore the source.
So you want me to tell you about the uncle who touched me? Yes.
I don't have an uncle.
And your primary coping mechanism is deflection.
Maybe we'll have a look at that, too.
At our next appointment.
I'm gonna give you some breathing exercises.
Don't give me that look.
It's a start.
Fine.
Who are the Berserkers, Pete? What? Who are the Berserkers, and why is someone texting you about their girls? You're reading my texts? Yeah.
It's just a case I'm working on.
I went online.
It says the Berserkers have been investigated before as a cop gang.
Articles like that are just click-bait, baby.
You said your tattoo had something to do with station pride.
It's a gang symbol, isn't it? Don't.
Don't lie to me, Pete.
No! I mean, not exactly.
It's not how you think it is.
I grew up with my father telling me - that the people he defended weren't bad.
- Babe, don't do that.
I'm nothing like your father or the people he defends, alright? Listen, I gotta go to work, alright? Can we talk about this later, please? Go.
I love you.
It's a classification issue, gentlemen.
Gotta get your lawyer involved.
Well, Winters paid you to make it happen, didn't she? Imagination's a hell of a thing.
And yours is off the rails.
- We need this fixed.
- He was a cop.
That doesn't mean anything to you? Hey, I got a dozen ex-cops in here.
Notice how I emphasize "ex.
" Excuse me, gentlemen.
We ain't done here.
Listen, how much is Winters kicking you? We'll double it.
I'm not interested.
Look, we're asking you nicely to rescind Winters' orders or else.
Or else what, man? You want to find out? In here, you're running shit.
Yeah.
But out there you're just another asshole trying to get home safe.
So what do we do now? We talk to Winters.
When? Hour.
Neckbone's.
We should take Byrd with us.
Oh, hell no, man.
Are you crazy? We have no other choice, pendejo.
If Price hears we're taking meetings without him, she'll snatch us up again.
We'll handle it.
See you back at Carl's.
They're gonna make us check our guns at the door.
I'm not giving up my gun.
What if this goes sideways? It won't.
Just keep your mouth shut this time.
We'll see.
Look who's here.
Now it feels like a party.
He's been hitting that pinata for about an hour now.
Can I get you guys something to drink while you wait? Neck Neckbone! What? You mind stopping so we can talk? Yeah.
Yeah, we can talk.
- Who's this? - He's one of us.
If you want him outside, that's your call.
Nah.
It's cool.
I'll make it quick.
That's that blast my brother was looking into before he disappeared.
You ain't never seen that shit? No.
It's synthetic.
It's like oxycontin on steroids.
And crumb snatchers like this fool right here are selling this shit on my corners.
Well, what's that got to do with us? I need you to find out who's behind it, if they know anything about my brother's disappearance.
I'll see what we can do.
Now, can we talk about Tom? Let's.
I need it squashed.
Man, unfortunately, your pops is a riding a case that leads directly back to me.
And you can imagine his concern when Tom fired the lawyer who was making sure it wouldn't.
Tom's not taking a deal.
We're the ones who paid for the new lawyer.
Man, that's something that needs to be approved by me first, right? Well, he's my father.
I'll make the choices about him, not you.
Not in this situation you don't.
Then have your lawyer step back in.
He can co-defend Tom.
You find my brother or at least what happened to him, then we can talk.
Until then Tom's gonna have to see what it feels like to live in a world without friends.
Tom's one of us.
If something happens to him Ramos.
You trying to make me do something ignorant? 'Cause, I mean, that's where we headed you talking to me like this.
You're seriously doing us like this? Yeah.
I seriously am.
Now get the fuck out.
Hmm.
Hey, till they all fall down Hey Till they all fall down We just gonna walk away? Leave that guy in there for him to beat to death? Well, if he does, you got a murder to add to that RICO case.
What are we gonna do about Tom? I'll handle it.
You better, 'cause if you don't, the other Ravens might think you want him out of the picture as much as Neckbone does.
This is so stupid.
What was yesterday about? I don't want to keep arguing, Karen.
Neither do I.
You want to talk about it? Since when do we talk? Well, I could shut up for once and listen.
I promise.
I promise I won't talk about my wife, my lawyer or my divorce.
I never said you couldn't.
I just wish you didn't sound like a little bitch when you did.
Deal.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Are we gonna talk? Talk about what, Lourdes? I already told you, it's not what you think.
Alright, alright, okay.
You wanna talk? Let's talk.
So what case are you working that involves young girls? It's a human trafficking case, involving the Berserkers.
The Feds asked for our help in taking them down.
Why would they ask you? They didn't.
I volunteered.
Why would you volunteer? - Hi, Dad.
- Hey, baby.
This is why.
Hey, look, I'm starving.
- Are you hungry? - Yeah.
- Can we eat please? - Dinner's on the table.
Go wash up.
Both of you.
Thank you.
So, uh, how was school? Why does he need to be here? He needs to know what side of the fence he's on now.
He's been pressing me about getting a tattoo.
- So get it.
- Not a chance.
Oh, give me a break, Damon.
When you're under like this, you do whatever it takes.
You can get it lasered off.
We've got movement.
They're young.
Hit it now and you get your headline.
No.
I'm not ready to pull the trigger just yet.
Well, that's a holding pen.
Chances are those girls will be moved to another destination within hours.
If I move in right now, I'm gonna end up with some Ukrainian pimps and a house mom.
We have nothing that ties them to the Berserkers.
You said you had footage of Kilvinsky and one of his guys showing up earlier.
We do, but they left before the girls arrived.
What's that? I need you to get Kilvinsky on the phone.
For what? We need him to show knowledge.
I am not hitting the place until we have it.
If he calls Kilvinsky, and the place is rushed, it blows the rest of the case.
He may think that he was set up, but he won't know for sure.
He's a dangerous guy! He doesn't have to be sure of anything! - I'm not calling him.
- Yeah, you are.
We're already wired for sound.
We both know you're not about to let those little girls be trafficked.
Could be a slumber party for all we know.
One call and those girls are saved.
It's heartbreaking, ain't it? You didn't say goodbye.
Give me the damn phone.
Who's this? Nick, it's Hammond.
What do you want? Listen, you still sheep-dogging that Ukrainian place by the channel? Why? I just jammed a couple of Feds who were in a van watching it.
You calling me on a burner phone? You think I'd use my personal cell for shit like this? They tell you why they were watching it? Yeah, they said they were following a couple of kilos and it landed at your house.
No, they're lying to you.
Why would they do that? I don't know.
It's for whores, not dope.
Well, stay away, man.
The place got too much heat on it right now.
You still got an eye? Can I make a call and get my people out? If I were you, I'd cut my losses.
Leave it alone.
Come on, man Yo? He was still talking.
Get the girls before they're moved.
Hey.
- You did the right thing in there.
- That was bullshit! I protected you when things went south with Sleep.
I expect you to do the same for me.
You think you have leverage on me? I know I do.
If that phone call ever comes out, I'm as good as dead.
FBI! We have a warrant! Go, go, go, go! Get down! Get down! Got it.
Go, go, go! Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, it's gonna be okay.
We're gonna get you out of here, okay? You're going home.
We're here to help, okay? Don't worry about it.
It's all over now.
Location's secure.
Suspects in custody.
That didn't feel good? What if Hammond didn't make the call? This thing we're doing is bigger than a few Ukrainian whores.
Don't forget who we're dealing with.
Where are you going? I got called in.
- When? - Just now.
It's been on the counter for the last 30 minutes.
Nobody called you or sent you a text.
- Why are you doing this? - I should ask you the same question.
- Show me.
- Show you what? Show me the phone number, or the text of the person that called you into work.
No.
Get out.
Babe, you have to trust me.
I said get out! Darryl Truitt.
Who? That kid Neckbone was beating in that chair.
His name was Darryl Truitt.
So what? They just found what was left of him washed up on the beach.
Well, slinging is a dangerous game.
We were there.
We may not have killed him, but he's dead because we didn't do anything.
One piece of shit dope dealer versus how many girls did we save tonight? They got names, too! We could've saved 'em both.
If we'd made a move inside of Neckbone's, we'd be burned or dead.
This guy had a choice, man.
The girls didn't.
And rather than them ending up addicted to drugs, raped, and discarded, those little girls are going home.
Let's go get your tattoo.
Hey.
Nothing's gonna happen to Dad.
I won't let it.
Until you do.
What's that supposed to mean? Since you been in charge, we've been popped by the Feds, Sleep's dead, and Dad's being braced by Neckbone.
At some point you need to ask yourself if you're capable of running this program.
Don't look at me like that.
That guy's a hoodlum.
A hoodlum who doesn't want to be anything else.
I mean, he really fixed himself.
Killed a cop.
Let me see.
Everybody on the ground! Get your hands on your head! On the ground! Let's go! Get me some medics up here.
Run! Lock it down! Shit.
What is it? It's fuckin' Sleep.