Previously on "The Rookie"...
I tried to lock you up, but I failed.
So, what, you're giving up?
Mr. Evers, Charlie Bristow from X-Ring Security.
I never run from a fight.
You won't even see it coming.
Ms. Stevens, we have a warrant for your arrest.
My sister's murder. Celina.
I just want to see if they've really done
everything they can to find the guy.
There's no card, but it's clearly from Elijah Stone.
Coming.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What's wrong?
I read my sister's case file.
My mom lied to me.
The day my sister was taken,
my mom had a headache and we were being,
you know, just noisy kids.
So she sent us outside to play
while she went inside to lie down.
We were out there for about an hour or so
before I got distracted and Blanca disappeared.
I was frantic, running around the block, looking for her.
And when I finally ran home,
my mom was coming up the street.
I thought she had just come out of the house.
Which is what she told responding officers.
But later she admitted to the detective
that she had run out to the store
and... and a friend she had met there corroborated it.
A-A friend I've never even heard of before.
Sounds innocent enough.
Maybe she just went to grab some Advil
or something for dinner?
Well, then why lie about it?
I bet she was afraid she'd get in trouble
for leaving two young kids alone.
And then the worst happened.
Why stick to the "I was home the whole time" version with me?
I wasn't gonna rat her out to CPS.
Look, I am sure there are a dozen innocent explanations
for every untoward one you're imagining.
Maybe.
If it wasn't my mom,
if it was just some random witness lying to you,
what would you think?
I would think...
"What else is she lying about?"
You'd think I'd get tired of winning.
You know, I almost feel bad
beating you guys in court. Again.
No, you don't.You're right. I don't.
What was the most impressive part of my defense?
Gotta be when I pointed out the recent changes
in the judge's handwriting made it impossible to know
for sure that those were actually his words.
Somehow you knew he had early-onset dementia,
a condition that clearly affected his handwriting.
Did I? Hmm, maybe he shared that.
But the loss of his mental faculties
certainly didn't help your case,
which is why you didn't argue it in court.
It really doesn't bother you
that he's dead because of you?
There is no evidence that Judge Rivas
died of anything other than a heart attack.
And if I hear that you or your office
is saying anything different,
I will sue you and the city for defamation and win.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have a client's deposition to get to.
I'll keep it short.
This unholy team-up between Elijah's organization
and Abril's has had real-world effects on our streets.
Yeah, last night, there was an incident
at a cookhouse in Vernon.
Seven dead inside
and a 10-year-old neighbor caught a stray bullet.
The child is out of surgery, but it's still touch-and-go.
We started a collection in the break room
if you'd like to contribute.
We need to clamp down.
Let's start making their costs of doing business untenable.
Hit up your C.I.s.
Word is, Elijah is orchestrating a large buy.
We can't allow that to happen.
Alright, be safe out there.
Sir, you remember I let Celina
take a look at her sister's case file.
And I told you that could get tricky.
You did, and it is.
But she did manage to find a discrepancy in the report
I think bears looking into.
Maybe speak with a witness.
Okay, just give the cold-case detective
working the file a heads-up.
Yes, sir.
And keep an eye on her.
Last thing we want is her to compromise
her sister's murder investigation.
Of course.
Hi. Uh, don't hate me.
What did you do?
No, you're supposed to say,
"I could never hate you."
Fine.
I got mad at you a few months back
after a Tim Test.
Which one?
The... Oh, weird.
I honestly don't remember.
But so, that's not important.
What did you do?
I signed you up to be a "Make a Dream" mentor,
and then I totally forgot about it.
I'm sorry.
For when? Today.
12-year-old cancer patient Jordy Yates
is on his way right now.
What?
I... C... It's a good thing.
Lifting up a sick kid who's having a really hard time.
What could you possibly be doing with your day
that would be more important than that?
Nice job boxing me in.
Thank you.
Where are you going? I got to go on patrol.
No, no, you and I are gonna be entertaining
our "Make a Dream" kid together.
No. What else could you possibly
do with your day that's more important?
Right. Yep.
I should have seen that coming.
Hey, there.
We are not going on patrol this morning.
There's someone coming to the station
that we need to talk to.
You got my mother to leave the house?
No, and you will not be the first person
to ask her about these...
Lies.
Discrepancies.
She needs to be questioned
by the detective working the case, okay?
It's important she's not prepared the first time
she's confronted with this on record.
I know you already know this.
I do. So, who are we talking to?
The mystery man she says she ran into at the store...
Edwin Guzman. That's great.
I-I already have, uh, a list of questions.
Um, "How did you know my mom?
Were you having an affair? Did you lie for her?
Do you know why my mom lied to me for my entire life?"
Okay, whoa, whoa.
I think it's important
that I be the one doing the questioning.
But I can be there?
Yes, as a fly on the wall.
Thank you. Let's go.
Hi, Mr. Yates. I'm Lucy Chen.
This is Sergeant Tim Bradford.
Thank you so much for doing this.
This is my son, Jordy. Say hi.
Hi. Hi.
Hi.
Hear you wanna be a cop.
Yeah.
Okay, well, you're gonna be hanging with us today.
So, I just... I come back to pick him up at 3:00?
Yeah. We'll take good care of him.
Alright, be good.
Alright, buddy?
- Mm-hmm. - I'll be back.
Alright, Jordy, so I'm thinking processing.
You want to take your fingerprints,
get a mug shot taken?
I guess. Okay.
Okay, remember, I will be talking to Mr. Guzman.
You will notbe talking to Mr. Guzman.
Absolutely.
Hello, sir.
Thank you very much for coming in.
This shouldn't take too long.
We just have a couple of questions for you.
Hi. I'm Celina Juarez.
I think you knew my mother?
Celina, I haven't seen you since
I saw you and your sister...
You've grown up.
I have.
W-What's this about?
We understand you were with Celina's mother
the day her sister was abducted.
Yes, I was.
She said she was home.
Did she lie to me, or did she lie to the police?
Officer Juarez.
I don't know. Maybe... Maybe she just forgot.
You don't forget where you were when your kid was taken.
Okay, Celina.
I need you to find Officer Thorsen,
see if there's anything he needs.
Why?
Because I'm telling you.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Guzman, please.
Just a second.
So... what were you and Mrs. Juarez
doing that afternoon?
I told the cops back then. Wouldn't this be in a file?
Oh, yeah. You ran into each other at the corner store.
She was out getting milk.
Mr. Guzman, I highly recommend you take this opportunity
to tell me the truth.
Lying once to the police
during a child murder investigation is one thing.
But to do it again...
Okay, I-I didn't want Karla to get into trouble.
You know, she was going through so much.
And I-I thought, if I told the cops,
that... that she might lose Celina, too.
So, were the two of you even together that day?
Yes.
But not at the store.
Celina's mom had been in a car accident
a couple months prior.
Around the same time that I-I screwed up my back at work.
And our doctors prescribed opioids.
I mean, they... they didn't know about them then.
You got addicted?
Yeah, and, uh, the doctors cut us off, and...
we found our own dealer.
We were both in a real bad place.
That's what Celina's mother was doing
out of the house that morning.
She was scoring.
With me.
Uh, after Blanca was taken
Karla never took another pill.
I mean, she... She quit cold turkey
because of... Of guilt and grief.
I should have told the cops the truth.
But it wasn't relevant, right?
I mean, had nothing to do with the reason
that... that Blanca was taken.
Well, that'll be for an investigator to decide.
And one will be in touch.
Mr. Guzman, I implore you
not to share this conversation with Karla.
You really don't want to add criminal conspiracy
to the list of possible charges against you.
I won't. And...
And I actually haven't spoken to her in years.
Look, um, can you tell Celina how sorry I am?
And if you haven't been through it,
I don't think you can understand what opioids do to you.
I mean, we were lost for a long time.
I know that we messed up.
I'll tell her.
Thank you.
Uh, Officer Gonzalez down there
can show you the way out.
What did he say?
I can't tell you just yet.
I have to get the detectives involved first.
Okay, give me your meanest face.
Okay. Now look miserable.
Nailed it. Perfect.
It doesn't exactly feel like we're making dreams come true.
He looks like he hates us.
No, I don't think it's that.
I mean, maybe... Maybe he doesn't like
having his picture taken.
Maybe he doesn't feel well. I mean, he does have cancer.
Okay. Let's move on. What's next?
Okay.
Oh, ooh.
Where did he go? Jordy?
Oh!
Hello, Counselor.
No pressure.
But if you can't convince me why I should let you live...
I'm gonna feed you into the wood chipper.
This is so shortsighted. How so?
I have been nothing but loyal to you.
I'm the reason you're free in the first place.
The FBI raided my office.
They have documents related to my business because of you.
Your legitimatebusiness.
There was nothing incriminating.
You're talking to me like I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
And I'm trying really hard to not be insulted.
I mean, how do I know if I can ever trust you again?
Because when I was in that cell,
I didn't fold and call my friendly prosecutor
to get a deal like I could have!
No, I dug in and got right to work
on the case, on the facts.
And I got their evidence thrown out!
Because that's my weapon... The law.
I mean, there are plenty
of morally flexible lawyers in this town.
None of them are half the lawyer I am.
And I can guarantee you,
none of them hate the LAPD and the D.A.
as much as I do right now.
You're gonna want to tap into that desire for vengeance.
That same desire you have for Lopez and Wesley.
So... what do you have in mind?
Use me to get inside their investigation into you.
It's gonna cost you a little bit of money and some players,
but it'll be worth it in the long run.
Okay. I'm interested.
What's the first step?
You're gonna need to hit me.
Two-time felon looking at 20-plus years...
Yeah, I think we can get him to,
uh, agree to a plea. You think?
Are you okay?
What happened?
You were right. I'm in over my head.
Elijah just made me beg for my life,
and I'm gonna make him pay for it.
I can't wait to tell the "Make a Dream" people we lost the kid.
We didn't lose him. We misplaced him.
No, Tim, he has cancer, and we lost him.
He's probably raiding the snacks.
How can you be so calm?
What if this was your kid?
You and I both know that 99% of the time
the missing kid is playing hide-and-seek
and fell asleep under the bed.
You know what? If... If we ever lose our kids,
I'm gonna need you to take this a lot more seriously.
Hold up, our kids would know better
than to pull a stunt like this.
I mean, look, we're doing great so far.
Oh, thank God.
Hey, I, uh, found this kid wandering around.
He said he belongs to you.
Yeah, he's slippery.
So, uh, what were you guys talking about?
Uh, he kept asking me what my childhood pet's name was.
Okay. Why?
A report for school, about...
Pets? Uh, yeah.
Alright, well, let me know if you have any further questions.
Okay?
Alright, thanks. What do you wanna do next?
Uh... How about the kit room?
Oh. That's where we get our war bags.
Okay.
Well, do you like dogs?
We have some cuties in the K-9 unit.
Okay.
What kind of kid doesn't like dogs? Tim...
Know what? Sit down.
Oh, you know what?
What about the impound lot?
Aw, to hear my nephews tell it,
it's all about Pokémon and, uh, manga
with, like, ghosts on a toilet and stuff like that.
I don't know.
Where'd he go? Oh, no, you're kidding. No.
This is ridiculous.
Did you see a little kid come through here?
Oh, no. Sorry. No?
Yeah, that'd be great, thank you.
Thank you very much.
Hey, I need your advice. What's up?
I-I just started helping Celina
dig back into her sister's case.
That sounds dicey.
You have no idea.
I just interviewed a guy who says that Celina's mother
left the girls home alone while she went out to score drugs.
So her sister was kidnapped
while her mom was getting high.
Does Celina know? No, no, not yet.
That opens up a whole new world of suspects...
Drug dealers, other addicts.
Exactly what I was thinking.
I'll talk to Carradine,
have the file added to my caseload.
Okay. Thank you very much.
If you'll testify about what happened today,
we've got Elijah on kidnapping
and half a dozen other charges.
No, I'm not testifying in open court.
Even if he's convicted, he'll have me killed from prison.
So, what good are you?
I know about his plans.
He's expanding, creating new partnerships.
We know he teamed up with Abril. What else?
Yeah, that's old news at this point.
But I can give you intel on things you don't know about.
But it has to be intel you could have gotten some other way.
I need to walk away with full immunity
and Elijah believing that I'm still loyal.
Otherwise, there's no deal.
What does the D.A.'s office feel about that?
She says she has valuable intel.
We'd love to see her prove it.
Elijah has money problems.
As in, he's got too much of it.
Millions in cash that he's been stockpiling.
He's looking for a way to launder it.
Oh, poor guy.
He's meeting with a money launderer this afternoon.
I know where and when.
If this is a trap, you are done.
You're going to prison for a very long time.
The intel is good.
Give us a minute. We need to discuss this further.
Look, I, um... I need to know
this won't get back to Elijah.
Your cooperation will be strictly guarded.
What do you think?
I think a scorpion just asked us
for a ride across the river.
You heard her offer? Yeah.
You've known her the longest.
Do you think she'll turn on Elijah?
Monica is only loyal to herself.
All I know for sure is, he scared her.
And when she's scared, she gets angry.
Well, if we're gonna play this out,
we're gonna need Metro today.
It's Grey.
Do you think that he knows that we lost the kid twice?
Yes, sir.
So, I need you to come over to the D.A.'s office
while Metro starts their engines
on the op this afternoon.
Uh, yeah, o-okay.
I-I just... I can't break free at the moment,
so I-I'll send Po and Harris, and I'll fold in later.
Got it.
I really hope you're enjoying your revenge for that Tim Test.
I'm really not.
Come on, come on.
You texting Elijah?
He's texting me.
A-And if I don't respond, he'll get suspicious.
Oh, so what are you gonna say?
"With the D.A. now. They're buying every word."
Yeah. Hmm.
Am I lying?
Do they believe I'm here to help take down Elijah?
Not fully.
Do you?
No.
Maybe.
If I've learned anything about you,
it's that you're not a victim.
If Elijah really did terrorize you this morning, um,
I don't imagine you'd roll over and take it.
Hey.
I guess they do believe you.
You're part of a very small group
that knows she's cooperating.
So if this gets out, we know who to look at.
I'll be dead, but at least we'll know who to blame.
It won't get out.
According to Monica, Elijah's been looking
for new partners to help him launder his extra money.
And he's found one... Angels Check Cashing.
Alright, what are we looking at?
Elijah's done his due diligence.
He's ready to finalize the deal.
He will be there today with at least $2 million.
He will be armed. So will his guys.
How many guys?
Usually two bodyguards, at least.
They carry handguns and keep automatic weapons
in the spare-tire compartment.
Alright, anyone makes a move for the SUV, we drop them.
This is our ops plan
with an overview of how today will go.
It also has everyone's numbers listed.
Asterisks are next to those who will be present.
Make sure you study it. Any questions?
It's... It's not Elijah.
But I do have a meeting to get to
if I'm gonna keep up appearances.
Okay, let's mobilize.
Good luck.
Keep that phone close. We will be reaching out.
You better hope this goes smoothly.
I've learned better than to put my trust
in the competency of the LAPD.
Maybe you'll surprise me.
There you are.
Hey, what did Lopez say?
That she will investigate this new angle.
Nothing may come of this,
but rest assured, she'll do everything she can.
Thank you. I mean, this is more hope
than I've had in a long time.
There's more. It's about your mother.
Guzman told you what they were doing?
Were they having an affair?
No.
What then?
Look, whatever you tell me can't be worse
than the scenarios I've created in my head.
It seems your mother hurt her back a while ago.
I remember.
I used to have to pick things up for her.
Your mother became addicted to the painkillers
that the doctor prescribed for her.
And then he cut her off.
On the day your sister was abducted,
your mother was buying drugs.
No.
No, that... that... That's not right.
I'm afraid it is.
And it explains why she lied
to the police and to you.
She was ashamed.
So she... she... she... She told us to...
To play outside to... To get rid of us,
to... to keep us busy so she could score?
Your mother was an addict.
She wasn't thinking clearly.
She was supposed to keep us safe,
and she wasn't even there.
All these years, I mean, do you have any idea
how much I've blamed myself?
Hey, you were just a kid. It wasn't your fault.
I know. It was hers.
Are you buying this whole Monica reinvention?
If someone I work for tried to put me in a wood chipper, I'd flip on them.
If someone tried to put you in a wood chipper,
they'd be in the wood chipper.
True.
Is that Elijah?
It looks like his SUV.
Yeah, it also looks like every other SUV.
Did anyone get a positive I.D. on Elijah?
Negative.
What do you think? Hit it or hold?
Look, I know you really want Elijah,
but we can't be sure that he's inside.
That's not important right now.
We have intel that a crime
is being committed at this address.
That's what we should focus on.
Alright, we're green and go.
Police. Put the bags down. Let me see your hands.
Line up. Hands on the counter.
Where's Elijah?
Who? You know who.
Lotta money here. $2 million, $2.5 million maybe.
Possessing money isn't a crime.
Yeah, but carrying a loaded firearm
under your clothes without a concealed-carry permit is.
But I'm sure you have one of those, don't you?
Search the SUV, too.
Hope you have a good lawyer.
Don't worry about me, shorty. Just worry about yourself.
You did not just threaten my partner.
Move.
Get in.
They raided the place,
got Wyatt and the $2 million.
This better be worth it.
I told you,
if we didn't sacrifice an important piece,
they'd know it was a setup.
But if you're feeling sad,
I can just keep all of these
police phone numbers to myself.
Or maybe I can put us on a group thread,
maybe share some fun memes.
I got you what you asked for.
Now it's your turn.
You're safe...
for now.
Okay.
Well, this will make tonight's meeting
a lot more secure.
We can track every member of Metro
through their phones.
Make sure they're nowhere near us.
Elijah, I told you,
a meeting right now is not a good idea.
The LAPD is all over you.
Postpone a week, at the least.
If I reschedule, Abril is gonna wonder why.
You want to tell our new business partner
the police are all over us?
It's the cops.
I cannot wait to hear the story you're about to sell.
What, did Elijah have a tummy ache?
Or maybe he was just at home watching his stories?
I don't know why he wasn't there.
Elijah doesn't explain himself to me.
But he was pissed that you took Wyatt off the board
and confiscated a couple million.
If you can't use the bust
to build a case against Mr. Stone,
perhaps the LAPD should reconsider
your qualifications as a detective.
Man, I love your fighting spirit,
but you are not gonna steamroll your way through this.
We need intel that leads us directly to Elijah.
If we don't get that, you don't get your immunity.
We knew she might have been playing us,
that she was after something.
But it couldn't just be about
getting the ops plan like we suspected.
There's got to be a bigger game at play here.
Or at least Elijah sacrificed Wyatt
and a large sum of money to get what he was after.
$2 million is a cheap price to pay
to be able to track our movements.
And Wyatt has already called for a lawyer.
So we're not gonna get anything from him.
Alright, well, then all we can do
is wait for Elijah's next move.
What the hell are you doing? Nothing.
Really? Because it looks like you're Googling
"how to delete traffic tickets."
You know you can't do that from these computers.
Traffic citations are managed
in a completely different office.
Which is a good thing, because accessing
or altering a police computer is a crime.
I'm sorry.
My dad said we couldn't afford all the fines, and...
Uh, your dad put you up to this?
Okay, do you even have cancer?
Tim. Yeah, that part's true.
Okay, but you lied about wanting to be a cop?
Of course. Cops are wack.
I wanted to be on the sidelines for a Rams game.
But he said if I could figure out a way
to get rid of his tickets, he'd buy me an e-bike.
That's why you were asking about
old pet names for potential passwords.
That's clever.
Okay, so, if you have to Google your crime,
you're clearly not a hacker.
How'd you get into our system?
Found this.
Really? Did he have to write that down
to remember it?
What's this about? Where's Jordy?
He's down the hall. He's fine.
Why am I in here?
My kid's sick, and you're treating me like a criminal.
You are a criminal, Mr. Yates.
And you made your son one, too.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You forced him to choose a police station
for his "Make a Dream" because you thought
he could get in and expunge your record.
We could charge Jordy
for unauthorized computer access
and attempted burglary.
You can't do that.
He didn't know. He's got cancer.
Nobody wants to charge Jordy.
You, on the other hand...
It's just a couple of tickets.
It's 37.
And you used a minor in the commission of a crime.
Do you understand that that is a felony?
His medical costs are killing us.
And if I didn't get those tickets taken care of,
it... it'd cost me my car and my license.
I know I messed up, but I can't go to jail.
My family needs me.
Alright, you're not going to jail, Mr. Yates.
You're going to "Daddy and Me Traffic School."
There's an arcade. Jordy will love it.
I don't know what to say.
How can I make it up to you?
Be a better father to your son.
I have to be quick.
Elijah thinks I'm here bailing out a client.
Why the urgency?
I just found out there's going to be a high-level meeting
at the Van Nuys airfield tonight.
With who? Elijah didn't say.
But he was nervous about it.
My guess is that it's someone connected to Abril.
What time? 9:00.
I'll text "the Pharmacy" if I hear anything more.
Do that.
You buying any of this?
I'm buying there's a meeting, but not at the airfield.
Alright, we need to figure out where, and fast.
I'll call Garza, see if anyone on the federal level
knows about Abril's movements.
Alright, everyone, quiet down. Bring it in.
So, we got intel a little while ago
that Elijah Stone has a high-level meeting
scheduled for tonight at Van Nuys airfield.
Metro has four units en route to that location as we speak.
Talk to me. LAPD took the bait.
Metro cops just blew by me on their way to the airfield.
Good, tracking a dozen cellphones in those vehicles.
By the time they figure out it's a wild goose chase,
it'll all be over.
Now, thanks to six night-shift officers
and a dozen burner phones,
Elijah believes that the LAPD
will be chasing shadows down at the airfield.
Now, the real target is Elijah's associate Daylin.
Feds tracked her entering the country two hours ago.
We got eyes on her.
She's gonna lead us to that exact meet-up location.
So let's mount up and get 'em.
Daylin just pulled in. Still no sign of Elijah.
Yeah. Good.
Get our truck rolling.
Daylin just landed.
We're one minute out.
Monica just texted.
"Meet moved to Port of L.A.
East Container Yard. Happening now."
She either grew a conscience or she's covering her ass.
I'm gonna go with "B."
If we weren't here already, we'd be screwed.
Heads up.
Black SUV and box truck entering the container yard.
It's gotta be Elijah.
Yeah, after earlier, I'll believe it when I see it.
Elijah is here, and so is Monica.
Buenas noches.
It is, indeed.
So, shall we show each other something sexy?
Yes, please.
500 pounds of premium cut.
$8 million in cold, hard cash,
plus an extra $2 million as your fee
to wash the money for me.
Pleasure doing business with you.
Two trucks, drugs, and money.
We have eyes on the exchange.
Tim, you ready to move in?
Negative.
East team's radios just went out.
Working on getting them back.
We can't wait. Roll everyone you can.
Police! Get on the ground!
♪ With a twist and shout
♪ The curtains burning up
♪ And so goes the house
♪ Oppression olympians
♪ Algorithm static
Good night.
Get on the ground! Do it now!
Did you miss, or do that on purpose?
On the ground now!
Yeah, you probably missed.
But now you can't shoot me.
Get down! Last warning.
Or what?
How's that gonna look?
You just happen to be the one to shoot me?
No body cameras, no witnesses?
You can't pull the trigger now, Angela.
We have too much history.
Stay where you are. Do not come any closer.
I will shoot you.
"Breaking news... LAPD Detective Angela Lopez
was arrested today
for the revenge killing of Elijah Stone."
No one will believe that.
"An LAPD spokesperson confirmed Elijah Stone was unarmed
when he was murdered by Detective Lopez."
Come on.
You sat in my kitchen,
threatened to fight me in the street with a claw hammer.
I'm saying, let's go!
Unless you're all mouth.
Good. But know this.
I'm gonna punch you in that baby as many times as I can.
Ugh!
That's the only one you're gonna land.
Here, you hook him up. You deserve it.
Thanks.
When you find out what I've done,
you're gonna wish you had killed me.
What the hell are you talking about?
You'll find out.
What have you done?
Where? On our way where?
No, I'll get it.
Move, move, move!
Hey!
Down!
Oh, Celina, I saw the officer at my door
and I imagined the worst.
I'm fine.
What's happening?
You know I can't be outside.
I can't deal with the noise and the lights.
Mami, stop.
Breathe.
Okay. We'll get you home as soon as possible.
Okay.
But, first, they're gonna ask you questions
about Blanca's case.
Why?
Did they find something?
Do they know who did it?
No.
But they want to know where you were when it happened.
I was...
I was lying down. I had a headache.
W-We went over this so many times.
No, Mami. No more lies.
I know about the drugs.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I stopped that day, I swear.
You lied to me my whole life.
I know.
How could I tell you the truth?
That I abandoned you?
That it was my fault that she got taken?
You'd hate me.
I can't handle that.
The detectives are waiting.
"Daddy and Me Traffic School" sounds fun.
Yeah.
The kid gets $5 in tokens, too.
It was a really nice gesture, Tim.
Look, I wanted to throw that guy in jail
for putting his son in that position.
But?
You're a good influence.
You're gonna make a really great dad one of these days.
I'm gonna have to if you keep losing our kids everywhere you go.
Come on. Stop it.
Sir, any news on Abril?
Just spoke to Garza.
The Feds have everything we got off Elijah's phone.
They were in regular contact.
So, with any luck,
they'll be able to pinpoint the base of her operations.
Okay, with Elijah in jail,
all the drug dealers he had under his thumb
are gonna be climbing for his crown.
It's whack-a-mole, narco edition.
Yeah, but for now, we can enjoy the win.
Tomorrow we'll worry about all that.
You're free to go.
You know, that was a smart move,
texting us at the last minute.
Now we can't say you weren't cooperating.
Elijah had me tied to his hip.
I warned you about the location change as soon as I could.
That is exactly what a smart lawyer would say.
And the classified operations report
I leaked to a drug lord?
Right. About that.
Um, I've written a report that will stay
in my computer for up to five years.
I intend to keep this report on my computer.
But if your name ever crosses my desk again,
you will be charged with obstruction of justice,
conspiracy, wire fraud, and burglary.
I can hold this over your head
until the statute of limitations expires.
So, between now and 60 months from now,
assuming I don't die,
your ass belongs to me.
Oh, and we planted the report.
It was full of false information.
All the phone numbers were fake.
Yeah.
So, you never really trusted me.
Are you surprised?
Impressed.
You're finally learning.
Maybe one day you will, too.
I have to say,
this whole thing has been a, um,
learning experience for me.
I'm thinking about, uh...
thinking about turning over a new leaf.
I won't hold my breath.
How is Celina?
Oh, she hasn't said much.
I think she's still processing.
Is any of this gonna help catch the guy?
It might.
We're tracking Karla's dealer and known associates.
It doesn't help that the whole thing
happened 15 years ago.
If any of them were involved,
they've had plenty of time to destroy evidence
or get their story straight.
I can't imagine what a blow this has been for Celina.
You know, just a week ago,
she and her mother had a great relationship.
Packed with lies.
Yes, true.
But... they were close.
I hope they can get there again.
Me too.
♪ It's an illusion
I thought you should know, the Feds have Elijah's phone.
It's only a matter of time before they kick in your door.
Of course.
And, Abril...
let me know if I can be of any help.
I can't believe it's finally over.
I know. I wanted to celebrate,
but the bullet holes are a bit of a mood killer.
Ah, I don't know.
I think we should keep them.
It's a great conversation starter.
So you could tell the story of how you fought off a hired hitman?
Exactly. Like, I'm working that
into every conversation until the day I die.
That's fair. It was very heroic.
How about we patch up all but one?
♪ You gotta let it go
Deal.
And by "we," you mean...
Nolan, obviously. Yeah.
Come on. Yeah, mm-hmm.
You know, on the bright side,
no matter how bad this place looks,
Elijah is somewhere far worse.
Hey, neighbor.
I got a veritable library over here.
What's your jam?
Science fiction, thriller, romance?
You got any revenge stories?
Boy, do I.
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