Previously onSWAT...You're a prosecutor, huh?
Deputy D.A.Wow, that's a tough gig.
Says the brother in blue.
Nia Wells. Daniel Harrelson.
Maybe we should...Take a break.
But I should probably mention, I'm seeing someone.
Look at you, getting domestic.
Ex-girlfriend?I wouldn't go that far.
NICHELLE: Our program, which we're calling COPE,
911 dispatch will only forward
nonviolent calls to the hotline.
When someone has a mental health episode,
sometimes the last person they want to talk to
is a uniformed officer.
Let's have a kid together.
I want to have a family with you.
I want the same thing.
[yelps]
We're-we're having a girl.
LUCA: Hell yeah, Hondo!
#GirlDad!
Oh, this is crazy. This is so crazy.
♪
HONDO: Morning, Sheriff.
How was your drive out from Correctional?
Extra bumpy.
Hope he has a strong stomach.
You think we'll get out of here before the media hears
Roman's out of prison on a field trip?
It's been a few years since the trial.
You think they still care?
DOYLE: Roman's trial was their bread and butter.
Find out he's leading us to a body, they'll be here.
Trust me.
[grunts]
Alexei Roman.
Sadistic S.O.B.
What's he getting in exchange for turning over the body?
Transfer upstate.
Apparently, he's sick of the sunshine.
Who are the men in black?
Why don't you just concentrate on leading us
to the remains, Roman?
Come here, let me see that rifle.
Not on your life, pal.
Oh, heads up.
Got a lookie-loo.
Oh, no, that's the, uh, wife of the deceased, Odette.
Kind of surprised she'd want to be here.
I can't imagine there's much left of her husband
other than bones.
She's probably just looking for closure.
NIA: If it isn't the brother in blue.
Give me a second.
Nia.
Wow, it's been a long time.
It's good to see you, Hondo.
Yeah, it's good to see you.
I didn't realize the D.A.'s office was still involved.
Oh, we're not, thank God.
The prosecution finally rests.
I'm here as, um, moral support.
The victim's wife and I grew close
during the trial.
She had nowhere to turn, we become good friends.
I promised I'd sit in the car with her
while the remains are recovered.
How's everything else with you?
Good. Uh, job's good.
Eric and I tried to make it work again.
Failed again.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Are you, though? I have a confession.
I asked the warden to include Sergeant Harrelson
in his request for a SWAT escort.
[chuckles]: I had dinner
at The Carlton last week.
Okay, look, Nia...I hadn't been there
since we stayed during the heat wave.
I got to thinking, we should, um, get together.
I'm in a committed relationship now, Nia.
In a happy one.
My girlfriend's expecting, actually.
Wow. [chuckles] I...
I'm speechless and a little embarrassed.
Don't worry about it.
I'm happy for you, Hondo.
Thank you. We're excited.
Settling down, becoming a father.
Finally convinced yourself
it's something that you want.
Good for you.
STREET:Hondo.
Ready to go.
Excuse me.
Congrats again.
HICKS: I mean, the whole scene was chaos.
Fire truck arrives,
the gazebo lit up like a Christmas tree.
[scoffs]Father-to-be's trying to fight the flames
with a garden hose.
Aunts and uncles are running for their lives.
I'm just saying,
you and Hondo got off easy with a low-key gender reveal.
Ooh, crisis averted.
I got to admit, Commander, the suspense has been killing me
since I got word you wanted to talk.
I tried getting Hondo to spill the beans,
but he was out the door
so early...
Hondo doesn't know about this.
LAPD got a new inspector general.
This is a draft copy of
her recommendations to the police commission.
Check out page 11, I earmarked it.
This is about the COPE program.Yeah.
"Fielding ten percent of low-risk 911 calls,
"civilian volunteers reduced the burden on police.
We recommend COPE be fully funded by the city."
[gasps] I can't believe it.
Full funding?Yeah, get to the final paragraph.
They want to fold COPE under the LAPD's umbrella?
It's a successful program.
They want to make it official.
Sir, the whole point
of the program
is to send someone other than police
to people who are unwell
and might lash out at authority.
I mean, if the LAPD takes over COPE,
half my volunteers will walk.
Read the fine print.
If you turn down the funding,
they'll cut off your access to 911 dispatch.
So, what? It's a hostile takeover?
But I.G. oversees the police,
not the other way around.
I mean, you've poured your blood, sweat and tears
into COPE, Nichelle.
I just thought you deserved to know.
I appreciate that.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
The new inspector general,
where could I find her office?
STREET: Hey, uh, the woman who pulled you aside earlier,
I've seen her somewhere before.
Yeah, Nia Wells. She's an assistant D.A.
Right, right. I thought I recognized her.
Seems like you know each other well.
We used to.
Here.
Think that's the burial site?
Looks like it.
How did Roman manage to drag a body
all the way up here by himself?
Adrenaline, I guess.
But, terrain like this, I can't imagine
he was able to bury the body very deep.
Any chance he's full of it?
[scoffs] It wouldn't be the first time
a killer's taken cops on a wild goose chase.
And it's pretty wide-open here to hide a body.
Hey, Sheriff.
What do you got, Sergeant?
What are the odds this guy's just messing with us,
getting his kicks?Well, if that's the case,
he can kiss his transfer to NorCal goodbye.
[helicopter approaching]
Damn, looks like the news found us.
My money's on Channel 5.
I hear it, but I don't see it.
It's moving fast.
Where the hell is it?
It's trying to stay undetected.
It's not coming from above, it's coming from below.
Sheriff, that's not a news chopper!
Take cover!
OFFICER: Get down!
STREET: Everybody, go! Move, move! Get down!
Sheriff needs help!
[grunting][gunfire]
That's our window!
Move in, move in!
[groans]
Go, go, go, go!
Hey! You all right?Yeah.
Son of a bitch.
♪
Hondo and Street are almost back. What do we got?
The chopper was found abandoned in Sylmar.
Rancher witnessed the prisoner and two men
speed off in a truck.
Didn't get any plates.
We're tracking the chopper's origin.
Who escapes with this kind of help?
Alexei Roman.
Emigrated from Russia after being expelled
from the army for assaulting a recruit.
He owned a seedy nightclub in East Hollywood,
became a popular underworld spot.
He also ran a burglary ring on the side.
He had his own version of the American dream,
until he killed his driver,
a man named Lee Cobb.
And then there was Roman's trial,
which was as sensational as they come.
Every day some waitress or bouncer
testified to Roman's abuse
of his workers-- I mean, twisted punishments.
I mean, some he branded like cattle
from a brand he got in the army.
How'd he end up getting convicted of murder
without a body?
Well, his driver was working as an informant.
He was wearing a wire
at the time Roman strangled him to death.
After hearing the tape, the jury took about an hour
to convict him.
I doubt they'll find the body now.
Hey, three armed men just ransacked
a day spa in East Hollywood.
Stole a laptop,
interrogated the owner and beat him into a coma.
They spoke Russian.
One matched Roman's description.
We get an address?4103 Wilton Court,
but they're long gone, man.
4103 Wilton. Wait.
That-That's building that housed his nightclub.
The spa owner purchased the property
two months ago at auction.
Retribution?
I mean, this guy buys Roman's nightclub
after he's locked up, so Roman beats him half to death?
Maybe, but it sounds
like Roman was looking for someone else.
Witnesses heard the owner getting tortured.
Roman was asking about a guy named Andrew.
Someone who used to work for Roman?
Well, whoever it is, that's Roman's next target.
I want every ex-employee we can find
brought in for their protection.
Get me an ID on this Andrew.
Roman's out for blood. Let's get moving.
[groans]
Hey. Hey.
Heard you saw some serious action this morning.
One minute it's a funeral procession,
next thing you know... Apocalypse Now.
Hey, you remember Miguel Alfaro, Long Beach SWAT.
Alfaro was just filling me in
on some of your LBPD war stories.
Only the good ones, Streeter. Promise.
Alfaro.
What, uh, what are you doing in L.A.?
I lateraled into the LAPD last year,
hoping to transfer onto SWAT.
Finally got called up to the show.
50-Squad's new three-plus-one.
The open slot on Rocker's team. So, you got the job?
Yeah, today's my first day.
From Long Beach SWAT to L.A., just like you.
Yeah, I know the higher-ups wouldn't
have given me a second look
if you hadn't vouched for me.
I appreciate you, Streeter.
You don't like that guy, do you?
Guessing it's more than him calling you Streeter.
We just, um,
rubbed each other the wrong way back then.
Well, it's been a few years. People mature.
Maybe he's changed.
How long did you work at Roman's nightclub, Ms. Morgan?
Uh, Amber's fine.
I worked there two years.
Started off tending bar,
Roman made me manager after a while.
Um, I saw a few cars that I recognized out in the lot.
How many guys from the old club are you bringing in?
With your ex-boss on the loose, trying to talk
to everyone we can.Well, knowing Roman,
he's probably already halfway back to Russia.
LUCA: Yeah, unfortunately,
it seems he has unfinished business here in L.A.
In your days at the club,
did you ever run across a guy named Andrew? No.
I don't remember anybody with that name.
How'd you and Roman get along?
[scoffs]
You ever have a boss steal from you?
Threaten to choke you out?
Yeah, he almost finished the job once, too.
One night,
I was doing the books,
and I saw that money wasn't making it to the bank.
He was stealing from the club.
So you confronted him?Hell no.
I played dumb.
Just pretended that I messed up the math.
But he saw right through that, though.
He pinned me to the wall
and, uh, squeezed my throat
with one hand and my mouth with the other.
Can you think of any friends or family
Roman might've kept in touch with on the outside?
Roman's got no family.
No friends either.
Listen, you don't know what you're up against.
Believe me.
That man's got the devil inside him.
Commander.
It was a hell of a morning. How you feeling?
Uh, I've been better.
It's not every day a killer convict
escapes out from under you.
Hey, uh,
I was surprised to hear
Miguel Alfaro got 50-Squad's open slot.
Guess I just, I don't know,
I figured my letter might've been taken into account.
Oh, it was,
but I had to weigh it against everything else I was hearing.
Alfaro's commander said
he was a standout at Long Beach SWAT.
Scores were off the charts, I called around.
People who'd worked with him had phenomenal things to say.
That's 'cause he knows whose egos to stroke.
It's all in my letter.
I read your letter, Street.
It mostly just read like bad blood.
Now, I don't approve transfers often.
Uh, as a matter of fact, the last one
I signed off on was yours.
Alfaro's a special case,
just like you were.
So, the beef you have with him,
you need to shake it off.
He's not a good fit, Commander.
All due respect...
I decide who's a good fit.
Is working with Alfaro
gonna be a problem for you, Street?
Hey, listen to this.
An MH-6 Little Bird Helicopter was reported stolen
two days ago from an airfield in Oregon.
We get a bead on the culprits?
Better. We got IDs.
Portland PD sent over
the airfield security tape.
Meet the lunatics who shot us up.
Traveled over from Moscow last week.
Expelled Russian soldiers.
They served with Roman's unit.
So, the laptop that Roman stole from the spa
was uploaded to a drive.
Forensics found no evidence of any Andrew.
So, why tear apart the spa?
You said the spa just renovated a couple months back.
What happened to Roman's stuff from the nightclub?
His possessions were seized as state's evidence
after his arrest.Wait, hold on.
Not all of them.
Last month the spa owner off-loaded
a bunch of Roman's old furniture to a couple of pawnshops
in Little Moscow.
Maybe he left something behind he needed to track Andrew down.
I'll send a couple of our guys over there,
see if we can start tracking down Roman's things.
Send Tan and Cabrera. Maybe there's an employee file
Roman tucked away somewhere.
We got to find Andrew before he does.Roger that.
Odette's making her statement soon.
Today was a big setback for her.
I'm gonna get her home after.
She's got to be devastated.
Protective detail will escort you
whenever you're ready.Appreciate that. Thanks.
Hey, Nia.
Yeah?
What you said earlier...
I never would've made a pass at you
if I knew you were involved.
No, no, no, no, no. It's not about that.
You said that I finally convinced myself
that I was ready to be a father.
What'd you mean by that?
I mean, that's a strange thing to say when someone tells you
that there's a baby on the way.
I can't believe that came out of my mouth. I...
I guess I was feeling awkward,
but I never should have brought it up.
Brought what up?
What you said to me once.
The weekend we drove up the coast,
when we got to talking about our families and our childhoods.
What did I say?
Go ahead, lay it on me. What'd I say?
That you were still carrying a lot of baggage
from when you were a kid,
and it was a good thing you didn't have
any of your own. You'd never want to
mess them up in the head
like your dad did to you and your sister.
But...
I probably have it so out of context.
No.
I said what I said.
Forget I mentioned it.
Forget you ever met me while you're at it.
Nia, Nia, Nia, Nia, Nia, d-don't do that.
I'm the one who asked.
Don't sweat it. We're good.
You sure?Yeah.
I promise.
CABRERA: Barstools.
Couches.
The next place has Roman's stuff in different sections.
Want to split up the search?
Yeah. Good call.
How many pawnshops do we have left?
Two down, three to go.
DISPATCHER: All units, gunfire reported
at 904 Western Place.
First unit on scene, please advise.
That's one of the spots on our list.
25-David, we're two minutes out. Send backup.
[siren wailing][engine revs]
[men speaking Russian]
They're speaking Russian.
You got eyes on Roman?I can't tell.
Two armed suspects and two civilians caught in the middle.
Those people are stuck in there.
[woman screams]
Gunfire inside. Repeat, gunfire inside.
Making entry.
[speaks Russian]
LAPD! Drop your guns!
Put down your weapons!
TAN: Hands above your head right now!
That's Roman's brand from the army.
Get 'em up!Moving in.
TAN: My guy is running!
Give me your hands!
I've been shot. Let me go.
Where's Roman?
Screw you.
We know he's after Andrew. Tell us how to find him.
Who is Andrew? Get off me.
Where was Roman headed?
[grunts] She took all of it.
She took everything from him.
Who did?
His daughter.
That stupid bitch.
Roman has a daughter?
What's her name? Huh? Where is she?
Go to hell!
I hope he kills her.
Sir, when they first stormed into your store,
you said there were three armed Russians?
I'm more worried about the "armed" than the "Russian."
I'm from Russia, too, you see.
Just to be clear, two of 'em got away, including him?
Yes, he was here. Alexei Roman.
I see something on news about the escape.
This man, there's something wrong with this man.
I was in the bathroom, he come in here shouting,
ripping things off the shelf.
You know what he was after?No, but I know he not find it.
Um... [speaks Russian]
That is what he said-- it means "It is not here."
And then Roman fled?No, no.
And then I grab my gun and I shoot one of them.
He got trapped inside and then Roman fled.
The suspect stopped talking after that.
They just took him in for surgery.
Are you sure that's what he said after you cuffed him?
That Roman's after his daughter?
CABRERA: Yeah. Positive.
Roman doesn't have any children.
We just confirmed it with Nia.
The guy said "daughter" clear as day.
We need to find this girl. Roman's gonna kill her.
Okay, what about Andrew? Who's he?
We still don't know.
Tan and I will take another look around here.
HONDO: Hey, Street.
Okay, roger that. Okay.
The transfer on 50-Squad-- Alfaro.
Commander tells me the two of you got some type of history,
and that you wrote a letter.
That letter was supposed to be private.
It still is.
Hicks didn't say what you wrote, just that you wrote one.
You want to tell me what's going on?
I've known Alfaro since I was 19.
We were in the Academy together in Long Beach.
I just don't trust him. I never have.
Can we leave it at that?
Unfortunately, I don't think we can.
Hey, kid, you've come a long way since 19.
Hell, you've come a long way since 25.
Don't let this guy drag you back into an old beef.
That ain't you anymore.
Hondo, you know you got nothing to worry about with me. Right?
Of course I do.
But what I don't know is what Alfaro did to you
that you're still holding onto.
You want to tell me what happened?
Fine.
Nia's taking Odette back home.
They're gonna need protective detail
until we catch Roman. I spoke to Rocker...
Oh, come on. You're gonna make me
sit outside some house all day with Alfaro
to, what, teach me a lesson?
Why don't you think of it as an opportunity?
A chance to start fresh.
Whatever problem you got with this guy--
trust issues, personality clash, whatever--
let's nip it in the bud.
Cabrera, I think I figured out what they were after
before it all went sideways.
Some sort of humidor.
You think Roman tore this place apart
over a fancy cigar box?
Came directly from his nightclub.
Looks rare, old, Russian.
I searched the inventory for the word "Andrew."
It's the only thing that came up-- St. Andrew.
Mm, Andrew the Apostle.
This is the patron saint of Russia.
The brave martyr.
He was hanging on cross for three days. Very sad.
What do you know about this piece?
This is antique humidor, Imperial Russian.
Holds up to 60 cigars.
Where is it? It's not here.
Some girl came in last week, she buy it.
That must have been Roman's daughter.
So we need to know this girl's name.
She's in real danger. Can you check your receipts?
Yeah, should be on this list.
[typing on keyboard]
Right there. That's her name.
[phone vibrates]What's up, Tan?
Is Amber Morgan still at HQ?
Who?The girl who managed
Roman's nightclub. We think she's Roman's daughter.
He may be trying to kill her.
Hey, Luca, that Amber girl you guys interviewed,
where is she?She stepped out.
Damn it, she's taking off.
Okay, well, we might be able to stop her.
How long ago did she leave?
Not long. She's got to be around.
There. That's her.
LUCA: Hey, Amber, whoa. Stop the car!Close the gate!
[Luca and Hicks shouting][tires screech]
Amber, I need you to step out of the vehicle.
We have a few questions to ask you about your dad.
Come on.
It's true. Roman's my father.
My mom died when I was 17,
and I found the paternity test results after the funeral.
She never told Roman the results, and...
now I know why.
About a week later I went to Roman's club
and I gave him the proof, and he hired me.
Life has been an absolute nightmare since.
And you kept it a secret from everyone.
That was Roman's only condition.
No one could know I was his daughter.
We found this in your trunk.
AMBER: I didn't know what else to do with it.
I mean, that thing cost me three grand,
and for what?
Okay, why buy it in the first place?
For Roman's diamonds.
Diamonds? What diamonds?
A couple months before his arrest, I guess I was,
I don't know, eavesdropping.
I overheard Roman say that he ripped off some jewel thief.
I caught a glimpse of 30, 40 loose diamonds.
He said that it was $4 million worth,
that that was his 401[k].
He hid them in the false bottom.
They're not there, though.
So, then, where are they?Good question.
When I bought it from the pawnshop, they were gone.
Look, I'm telling you the truth, I swear.
If you've known about it for years,
why wait until now to start looking for it?I didn't.
A week after his arrest I went to the club.
I looked, but I couldn't find it.
He probably hid it. He was always so paranoid.
I mean, whoever renovated
the place probably found it and pawned it off.
And when I saw it on the website a week ago,
I pooled all of the cash that I had to go get it.
But no diamonds.
And now Roman, he's escaped, and he knows what I did.
[phone vibrating]
Care if I take a look?
Nine calls from a blocked number.
That's why I was trying to run.
So, if you don't have the diamonds, who does?
Well, that's the $4 million question.
I have no idea.
All I know is that, that Roman thinks that I do,
and he's... he's gonna murder me.
He'll find a way.
Well, we're not gonna let that happen, young lady.
But we're gonna need your help when he calls,
and he will.
Loop the rest of the team in and get her prepped.
When that call comes in, I want to be ready to pounce.Okay.
Inspector General?
You must be Nichelle.
I just had to meet the woman
who got COPE up and running in one year.
What you accomplished is a damn miracle.
I'd, uh, tell you to sit, but...
Well, thank you for seeing me on short notice,
Inspector General.
Look, I'll just cut to the chase.
Is it true you're recommending COPE be folded
under the LAPD?
Yes, that's what I'm recommending.
Don't you understand that negates
the whole point of the program?
Nichelle,
you run on charitable contributions, right?
How's that going in this economy?
We've raised half as much as we did last year,
but there's still a few months left.
COPE shouldn't rely on goodwill.
It should be a stable part of L.A's emergency response system.
If the city funds it, we can double its budget,
if you agree to the terms.
And if I don't, you'll cut off all access
to 911 dispatch.
Only because we'll be starting our own official program.
All thanks to you. You should be proud.
Nichelle, would you be interested in
continuing to oversee COPE,
even if it were a part of the LAPD?
How could I? I'm a civilian.
So am I. So are all five members
of the police commission I report to.
We oversee every aspect
of the LAPD.
The commission doesn't have to listen to my office,
but they usually do.
I'm budgeted for six police performance auditors,
but Glenda just moved to Miami, so I only have five.
What do you say?
So, what'd you say?No, obviously.
How can I audit cops when I live with a SWAT sergeant?
Isn't that a conflict of interests?Did you ask her that?
She said it wasn't a problem.
Sounds like she wants you to accept.
If you're worried about me taking the job, don't.
I already turned her down.
Hey, everything okay with you?
Yeah, yeah, of course. I'm sorry.
I think this prisoner escape this morning
did a number on me.
Yeah, it sounds like it threw you for a loop.
[elevator bell chimes]Elevator's here.
Stay safe, okay?
Baby, I will. I'll see you later.
All right, when Roman calls,
what is the one and only thing that matters?
Picking a place to hand over the diamonds.
He realizes that I don't have them
and it's a setup, I'm as good as dead.
You just keep your eye on the ball, Amber.
You tell Roman you have the diamonds,
get him to pick a spot, and then you hang up.
[phone vibrating]
Oh, my God, it's him.
Hey, relax.
Just answer the phone when you're ready.
Keep it simple.
Hello?
ROMAN: I made it out, you know.
I thought you were gonna be locked up forever.
Otherwise I, uh, never would have taken your diamonds.
You can have them. They're yours.
He's bouncing between cell towers.
It'll settle. Just need time.
I need to know that you're not gonna hurt me, Roman.
Years ago, when you quit the club
and walked out for good, what'd you say?
You almost killed me, Roman.
That night, what'd you say?
I said that you never trusted me.
See now? I was right not to trust
a dirty thief like you.
I'm not a thief.
You stole my diamonds, little girl.
That is exactly what you are.I'm sorry.
I will hunt you to the end of the earth
if you don't pay me back.I don't have them, okay?
I-I went to the club after you got caught,
but the humidor wasn't where you left it.
The cops made me lie, and...
Listen to me, cops, I want what is mine.
Then I will go back to Russia.
Just forget about me.Not on your life.
I only ever hear that phrase twice.
First time today.
You are cop from this morning.
Sergeant Harrelson, LAPD.
You're going back to prison, Roman.
You get to decide how hard you want to make this on yourself.
Does this scare me? Not on your life.
ALFARO: Not what I expected my first day in the big leagues.
Yeah, it's not what I signed up for either.
Gonna tell me why we got sent out here like this?
How should I know?
Okay. Then tell me why
you haven't said two words to me?
Whew! This ice will not keep in this heat.
[laughs]Thank you.
Thank you. Yeah.
Here, would you like one?
I'm good, thank you.
Oh, he's trying to make fighting weight.
Huh?
Beach Bouts. Come on, you remember.
Long Beach PD does a boxing tourney every summer.
First year, I beat Streeter.
Second year, vice versa.
Year three, and they add a new weight class last minute,
but the cutoff is smack-dab between us.
This psycho over here loses ten pounds in one week
just so he can fight me.[women laugh]
Then I kicked your ass.
No, not how I remember it.
Well, thank you for being here
and being our peace of mind.
If you need anything, we'll just be inside
packing up a few things.
I'm just gonna grab a few more boxes.
Do you mind? Oh, yeah.
I'll be right in.Okay.
Can I carry that for you?
Oh, that'd be great.I got you.
Thanks.Yeah.
Finally have a reason to get rid of that ugly thing.
Wouldn't be the worst thing if you dropped it.
[chuckles]
So you're packing up as in relocating?
I've considered selling the place for a while,
but I never had the heart to go through Lee's things.
After today, though, it's time to move on.
Yeah. You know, I-I saw you out there this morning.
Explain to me how you keep doing your job
after insanity like that.
Well, the answer I usually give is,
we go through a lot of training.
But the truth is, it's tough.
You know, it stays with you.
[sighs] Hey, um...
I'm sorry for what happened to your husband.
Thanks. I, uh...
I wanted to bury Lee out here.
You know, he really loved this place.
Racing dirt bikes and motorcycles with his buddies.
[chuckles]
I swear I can still hear 'em at night sometimes.
If you don't mind my asking,
how'd he end up driving for Roman?
He needed the work, and Roman was
the only one offering.
You know, he didn't know about the criminal stuff at first,
but once Nia approached him about being an informant,
he didn't flinch.
He always knew the right thing to do.
What Roman put you through, that's beyond cruel.
You deserve to have answers.
Thanks.
I just feel so stupid.
You know, I should have known that he had no intention
of giving over Lee's remains.
[exhales sharply]
You know that saying?
When people show you who they are,
believe them. [chuckles]
When Roman called Amber, his burner phone pinged
two different cell towers in the Valley.
Seemed like he was headed northwest.
So we got a direction but not a destination.
That's better than nothing.
Maybe if we could figure out who really stole Roman's diamonds.
Then we could, what, use 'em as bait?
I mean, I doubt Roman's gonna fall for that again.
Check it out.
Lee Cobb audio files. That's Roman's driver.
These must be the recordings he made
working as an informant.Pop it in.
LEE [over computer]: My name is Lee Cobb.
I'm a driver for Alexei Roman.
Today is Saturday, July 16, 2016.
Two days before Roman killed him.This afternoon,
I started having second thoughts about
ratting on a guy like Roman.
I thought it might be better
if me and Odette run off,
start fresh, so I took his ice.
It was a stupid move, I'm gonna put 'em back.
Wanted someone to know.
Ice as in diamonds.
The D.A. didn't even know
about the diamonds at the time,
so it probably got overlooked.
Where do you think Lee stashed them?
[line rings]
It's Street, leave a message.
Street's phone's going straight to voice mail.
Go grab the team. I'll get Hondo.
I haven't been able to bring myself
to go through Lee's things.
[sniffs deeply]
It's like he's right here with me.
Maybe you've come a little further
than you think the past few years.
This looks like it could be your size.
[laughs]
I should get back out there.
Come on, go ahead.
Okay. I'll give it a shot.
Yeah.
See? Yeah, it looks good.
It's yours if you want it.
Thank you, but that is way too generous, so...
I should get back to my post.
Yeah, no, of course. Yeah.
Thanks.
Are you trying to blackball me from SWAT?
Got a text from Rocker about a letter you wrote.That's right.
I wrote a letter to Hicks.
I said I didn't think you'd be a good fit for the depar...
What's your deal, bro?You know my deal.
Three months before I left Long Beach?
The anonymous complaint? I know it was you.
I didn't think it would turn into that big of a thing.
Our rivalry, or whatever, had gotten pretty intense.
You accused me of being a dirty cop.
You said I took kickbacks from dealers.
Guess I was just letting off some steam.
Half your childhood buddies had been sitting
in the back of my squad car,
and then you just showed up with a bike?
That complaint almost cost me everything.
I never would have done it if your deadbeat buddy
wasn't dropping your name all across town.
What did you say?
Nick. Or Tate or whatever.Nate!
The only brother I ever had.
A total scumbag.
[both grunting, groaning]
What the hell? What is that?
They fell out of that jacket.
Roman's diamonds.
[vehicle approaching]
Follow me.
Odette, Nia, you're in danger!
We need to move you out of the house.
Upstairs.
Let's go. Backup's on the way.
Here, I-I found Lee's old pistol.
His diamonds were in Lee's jacket.
Oh, my God.Where's Nia?
I-I wasn't sure I had a gun,
and she said she has one in her glove box.
She went out to her car?Yeah, we saw the truck coming.
I-Is it Roman?We've got to get
her out of here. Let's go. Go, go, go, go, go!
You find Nia, I'll get Odette somewhere safe
and come back.Roger that.
Odette!
Go, go, go.That rat husband of yours
took something of mine.
NIA: Get off me! Stop!
It's Nia. Move, move.
I'll make contact, you stay low. Try to get an angle.
Roger that.
NIA: Please don't hurt me.
LAPD! Drop the gun and let her go.
Stay calm. Nobody needs to get hurt here.
Stay back. I'll kill her.
I'm not ready to die.
Be ready, Tan.
What are you doing?!
Stop moving!Calm down. We can fix this.
[gunshot]
[cries out]
[sobbing]It's okay.
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. It's over.
[Roman grunts]
In the back.
Quick.
Stay low. No one's getting in.
ALFARO: I lost Roman. He's got the diamonds.
[motorcycle engine revving]
Hey, stop! Stop!
26-David in pursuit.
Street, we're headed your way. 20 seconds out.
♪
Come on, stay with me.
30-David. Suspect down.
Wake up. You're not getting out that easy.
[groans]
Roman, I'm afraid you're gonna be okay.
Nice shiner you got there.
Oh. Yes, sir.
Suspect must have got me pretty good.
[chuckles] Right.
Sergeant Harrelson.
Yes, sir. I know who you are.
I'm... Officer Alfaro.
Your reputation precedes you, too.
Commander tells me that you're joining us
with quite the impressive track record.
I'm lucky to be here in L.A.
Yes, you are.
You're gonna be working with some fine folks up here.
And one of the best of 'em is Officer Street right there.
I'm guessing the two of you know each other from Long Beach.
We do.
Okay. Well, you follow his lead...
and it'll be smooth sailing.
I'll do that, sir.
Glad to hear it.
Hey, this will take some time to process.
Important thing is, you're okay.
I'm supposed to be dead.
I'm never gonna get this out of my head.
Sometimes a bad day is just a bad day.
Don't let it be more, Nia.
You don't have to let it define you
or where you're headed in life.
They're gonna need your statement.
Come on, I'll walk you over.
NIA: Hey.
I'm sorry about what I said to you earlier.
If it made you feel
some type of way about anything, I'm sorry.
Thank you.
Streeter-- Street, wait up.
Look, can I just get a word in, man?
Alfaro, listen. I never should have hit you.
It was a mistake for me to escalate things like that.
If you need to file on me...No, that's not gonna happen.
Look, I owe you an apology for what I did to you back then.
I was young and immature.
No, look, I have no excuses.
Thanks.
And the things I said about your buddy Nate,
I didn't even know the guy.
I sure as hell didn't know he passed away.
I was just trying to tick you off.
I'm real sorry for that.
Something you should know, Alfaro, the way things
used to be with us-- the smack talk,
the-the, the constant combat--
it's not gonna be like that here.
That's not even who I am anymore. I know, man.
Look, I can see
right off the bat that you changed for the better.
I like to think I have as well.
One more thing.
I saved up for that bike.
That was a sweet-ass bike.
It really was, wasn't it?[laughs]
See you tomorrow.
Yeah, hey, hell of a first day.
Hey. Nichelle's waiting for you out front.
Yeah, yeah, thanks.We, uh,
we have dinner plans.
[chuckles] An hour ago.
Ah.So it looks like we're
gonna be hitting the drive-through instead.
Already living the dad life.
Yeah, something like that.
Hey, uh, Nia sounded
pretty contrite earlier.
What was it she said to you that's kinda
taken the wind out of your sails?
Apparently I told her once upon a time
that I didn't want kids.
That I had too much childhood baggage
to be a good dad.
Well, nice to see you, too, Nia.
I mean, look, I-I don't really think
she meant to put it out there like that.
But if she did, who knows?
Deacon, Nichelle and I, we are so excited
to welcome this child into the world,
and nothing... nothing's gonna change that.
But these, these childhood wounds...
I mean, I do have to admit there is a part of me
that's worried that I'm gonna carry these scars
into my relationship with my little girl.All right,
you're probably tired of the unsolicited advice today,
but I got to step in here, say something.
You're gonna be a great father.
We're gonna find out, right?No, no.
I already know it.
And I'm not just saying this to make you feel better.
You are a born teacher. You're a born protector.
That's what a father is.
From the moment your daughter takes her first breath,
you're gonna help her develop the tools she needs to thrive.
And then, as she grows,
you're gonna help her strengthen those tools
so that then she can teach and protect her own family.
You're gonna do those things because that's who you are.
You don't have to worry if you're gonna be a great father.
You're a natural.
Thank you, Deac. That means more than you know.
Especially coming from you.
Well, I do have a mug at home that says
"World's Greatest Dad."
[laughing]: Yeah, I bet you do.
Whatever Nia put in your head, forget about it.
You and Nichelle are going to mold this-this beautiful,
wonderful human being.
And I can't wait to meet her.
Neither can I.
[indistinct conversation]
Hey. Hey.
Sorry for the wait. All good.
I know you've had a long day.
Listen, I had a lot of time to think
on the ride back,
and this job offer from the inspector general...
Baby, if it's something you want,
I'm behind you 100%.
I've been thinking about it, too.
The position is part-time,
so I get to keep looking after COPE,
but I don't have to give up the community center.
Plus, the LAPD has a few social programs
in their portfolio nowadays, so it's not like
I'd only be auditing officers.
Maybe I'd be able to do some good.
Of course you would.
The LAPD could use someone like you
looking after us and keeping us honest.
If it really appeals to you, then I want you to go get it.
Take the job.
[sighs]
You're really not gonna ask me
what the two of us were talking about?
What do you mean?
Two of who? [laughs]
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