The Rookie - Season 3 Episode 2
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00:00finally finished good as new hope it'll stay that way this time
00:13what's like smoke Oh Lucy she's a smoke cleanse in your house okay Armstrong's
00:19energy is no longer welcome in this home but if you feel it coming back just call
00:23me there's a more intensive treatment I can do ah that sounds awesome but no
00:27actually this is you know what we should really cleanse the station oh
00:30trust me that process is already underway reassigned about a third of our
00:34officers to other divisions bringing in a bunch of new blood where it is my new
00:38to is from Valley Bureau and it sucks that Lopez couldn't finish your training
00:42yeah but I'm psyched for I mean being a detective is all she ever wanted on the
00:45bright side even if your new to is a nightmare you've only got 25 days till
00:49you graduate you should be moving up with us it is not fair that grace holding
00:52you back that letter of reprimand was severe enough screwed up actions have
00:57consequences but when you graduate you have to celebrate no more Tim tests come
01:02on he's been quiet lately too quiet he's planning something definitely where's
01:08the pain in the car
01:14where's your car where's my car someone stole my car who hikes halfway up to the
01:21Hollywood sign to steal someone's car I'm surprised they got it to start do
01:25not speak ill of my baby did you lock it Wow we don't blame the victim that's
01:29so you locked it it doesn't actually lock
01:38I understand there's a lot of pressure to look good on your first day as a
01:47detective but we've already had five housekeepers quit and I really like this
01:51one this is your fault you got me pregnant I went up a cup size now none
01:54of my tops fit right I had noticed a change you did well everyone else well
02:04I certainly hope that your co-workers aren't as focused on your breasts as I
02:06am my co-workers are 60% men well they will find out eventually yeah but I have
02:12to make my mark as detective before they do once they know I'm pregnant they're
02:16gonna treat me different like I'm delicate so I have until I start showing
02:20myself you will you got this I'm just gonna have to buy a new wardrobe on my
02:29way to work why is there a pizza box in here why is roll call in the parking lot
02:40it was all in the departmental email you have to read those chandos turns out
02:44that room needs some serious earthquake retrofitting we've just been sitting in
02:47it day after day it's not in the wake of recent events several changes have
02:51been instituted department-wide officer Bradford you want to read the top-line
02:56change sir any officer requesting a copy of a police report must get written
03:00approval by a sergeant after use all copies must be destroyed failure to do
03:04so will result in discipline officer West every recruit in the Academy must
03:08now report all contact with active-duty officers no matter how small and officer
03:12Nolan no officer shall buy own or possess a phone even for personal use
03:16without also providing the department with the number do I have to tell my
03:19girlfriend about it too these changes are necessary what Nick Armstrong did
03:27has tarnished the badge and made all of our jobs harder we have to prove to the
03:31community that we are still worthy of their trust and I know each and every
03:35one of you will go the extra mile to do that it's a business among our new faces
03:39it's officer Doug Stanton where you at yes sir
03:42so Stan will be taking over the training of officer West and finally
03:47we've been asked to man the 4th Street Community Center this week
03:50opera Nolan you're up and the punishment continues be safe out there sir real
03:54quick um my car was stolen yesterday it's in the SVS but I took the liberty
03:59of making some flyers so if you happen to see it on patrol I would really be
04:04grateful if you could just is this the car you left on lock technically I mean
04:09dismissed
04:27Lopez right yes sir Angela Lopez reporting for duty not like that you're
04:32not what duty manual prohibits detectives from displaying equipment in
04:36public unless I'm used I know my gun is under my jacket but I can still see your
04:41cuffs and your pepper spray I can't let you go out like that are you wearing a
04:44vest detectives don't wear vests change and get back here quick newbies make the
04:50coffee run every day yes sir Lopez you missed a tag
04:59thanks technically I'm your to but I read your file we're up to me you'd
05:07already be riding a solo so let's just drop the whole to boot BS just two
05:13partners yeah I'd love that you think this is a test no a lot of to is out
05:20there I played mind games trying to make up silly tests but I'm not one of them
05:23let's go
05:29right we need to rededicate ourselves to doing this job the right way which
05:34means the last 25 days of your training are gonna be even more intense we should
05:37check the chop shops see if anyone brought my car and that's what you're
05:40focused on even as parts your car is worthless to me let the hunk of junk go
05:47and focus on the end of your training is that what you would do let someone get
05:51away with stealing the thing that means the most to you the only constant in
05:54your life for the last ten years it's a car it's the only place
06:00nevermind the only place what where I felt safe
06:07after Caleb
06:12there's a chop shop on Melrose start there
06:18not what I pictured they're all like this bottom of the funding food chain
06:24well there goes a neighborhood police here I'm officer Nolan this is
06:29detective Harlan bother you won't be here long enough for me to remember okay
06:34well if you change your mind drop on by we'd love to hear any concerns you have
06:38about what's going on in the community you're my concern about what's going on
06:41in this community the only staff this place in the department's doing damage
06:44control well that way the higher-ups can congratulate themselves on how much
06:49they care without actually doing anything well if that's your take what
06:53are you doing here it's true I like her okay well you know where we'll be so far
07:01so good that was not the warmest of welcomes you
07:06expect it otherwise look I know you think all this is just gray twisting the
07:11knife but I honestly believe he wants us to use our newfound perspective to
07:14engage with the neighbors sure you go with that well is that your lunch no it's
07:19enough jala fries to feed about 30 kids as well as some egg goosey and some
07:24morning morning Nigerian food it's a heritage day at Lila school and I am
07:30supposed to bring a traditional dish a dish that may have gone a little
07:35overboard but I just I want Lila to see that I'm here for her now when did you
07:40sleep I didn't listen you do not know these moms they go all out I swear I
07:46not one of them has a job judging other moms now you're getting the hang of
07:50parenting I got a lot of time to make up for I just I want Lila to see that I am
07:55invested try this
07:59Wow do you spicy for children
08:06oh you scared me nice speech by the watch commander it wasn't just a speech
08:16great means it sure I get a few bad apples to an assault these personnel
08:21shifts and rule changes make it harder for good cops to do the job well I'm not
08:25afraid of a little hard work sir whatever it takes to do things right
08:28spoken like a true rookie so tell me about you
08:32married kids married 13 years two kids nice nice what's wife do Giselle's a
08:41teacher hopefully she turns my kids into doctors so no more cops in the family
08:45nah jobs changed people used to respect us but to us for help nah these days I
08:54wouldn't wish being a cop on anybody not the words of encouragement you were
08:59hoping for I am always happy to hear another point of view oh yeah
09:04not if I get this partner not to remember yo community police a room for
09:12improvement hey do you have any interest in tutoring for a couple hours this week
09:16after ship wanted to offer some perks here at the CPC you know drawing some of
09:21the neighbors Lucy said she's on board what's the pay a sense of accomplishment
09:24sign me up you're the best thank you now should a copier be making this noise no
09:32call spending might as well see if we can help what's the problem hell if I
09:39know it's like a spaceship in here it's all computers these days let me take a
09:42look took you long enough almost had to give away your first case there was a
09:50line but I'm good to go it's a burglary report from a funeral parlor overnight
09:55could be addicts looking for embalming fluid or weirdo sex stuff either way
10:00check it out call me when you get back newbies pick up lunch to LAPD Community
10:06Center right across the street over there we have ticket sign offs crime
10:10stat updates after-school tutoring you want to come in and talk say hi just
10:13come on in drop in say hi
10:20Hey! Really? 715, what pursuit northbound on Alperado and 8th, male, sparing. Control, 7 Adam 7, attach us to that, call 3.
10:34Get to the garage, get easy. 7 Adam 15 A also responding.
10:39Little jacket, green pants, watch this, 4 o'clock, look out!
10:43Suspect came west on 5th.
10:50I am going to get you to the next direction.
10:52I been in school they should've shown me some attention.
10:54Not my problem.
10:57When I do I am a stalker.
11:00Not everybody's perfect.
11:04No no no no no come on come on.
11:07Oh f**k God!
11:11Oh no!
11:15Someone die in there?
11:16You check Embalming fluid levels.
11:18Balming fluid levels?
11:19Last night.
11:19But they haven't been touched.
11:21And nothing else seems to be missing.
11:23Why would someone break in and not take anything?
11:26Could be a weird sex thing.
11:34You OK?
11:35Yeah, it's just.
11:39Did you cremate someone this morning?
11:42No, not for a few days.
11:48So who's that?
12:03Got him.
12:04Hey, come on, take it easy.
12:06It's OK, we're just arresting him for burglary.
12:08Stealing this backpack.
12:09What, you need four cops for a kid stealing a bag?
12:11Yo, my man, it's OK, it's OK.
12:13Look, calling for backup is simply protocol.
12:15We don't know if the suspect is armed.
12:17Better safe than sorry.
12:17Safe for who?
12:19Not for people who look like him or me?
12:21You want us to stick around?
12:22No, we're cool.
12:24I'm not cool.
12:26Are you?
12:27Look, this guy just made one of your neighbors a victim.
12:30OK, he's going in, so.
12:32It's never that simple, all right?
12:34If the city wasn't spending 50% of its budget on cops,
12:36then maybe he would have gotten a leg up instead
12:38of the short end of the stick.
12:39Look, I hear you.
12:40Trust me, I do.
12:42But I don't have a time machine, OK?
12:44So right here, right now, this guy
12:46just broke someone's window, which is not cheap to fix.
12:48And he took their property.
12:49So if you want to help him, help him get a good lawyer.
12:53I will.
12:57Are you supposed to ignore a crime in his eyes?
12:59It's not that easy.
13:01I mean, he's fighting against a rigged system,
13:02and he is not winning.
13:05Where's your down?
13:09You mind taking a walk back to the center?
13:11I can still make the Lila school in time if I have to.
13:13No, yeah, of course.
13:14What are you going to do about the food?
13:15Improvise.
13:16Good luck.
13:22Dispatch, can you connect me to city services?
13:25City services, this is Mike.
13:26Hey, Mike.
13:27This is Officer John Nolan.
13:29I'm standing at a park gate on the 500 block of West Elm
13:33with a bike lock on the gate.
13:34Is that you guys?
13:35A bike lock?
13:36No way.
13:37So you wouldn't have an issue if I took it down?
13:39No, sir.
13:39Excuse me.
13:40Hi.
13:41Me again.
13:42I don't suppose you have a pair of cable cutters
13:44that I could borrow?
13:45Sure.
13:46You're trustworthy enough, I guess.
13:47I don't know if James would agree with you, but yes, I am.
13:50You've been working with this crew long?
13:51No.
13:52James just throws me jobs when he can.
13:54Most days I just line up at the local Home Depot,
13:56take whatever work drives up.
13:58Used to own my own construction company,
14:00but that went belly up when the economy tanked.
14:02I was in construction in Pennsylvania
14:04before I became a cop.
14:05Yeah, I had more than a few very lean years.
14:08Well, lean's being kind.
14:09I almost lost my house.
14:11Something to be said for day work, though.
14:12It doesn't pay great, but it also
14:14doesn't keep me up at night worrying about
14:16how I'm going to make payroll.
14:17You know what?
14:18Write your name and number on the back of one of those
14:20for me.
14:21I have cops coming to me asking me to do
14:22jobs for them all the time.
14:23I would be happy to throw them your way.
14:25That'd be great. Thanks.
14:26No problem.
14:27I'll be right back with these.
14:28Write down that number.
14:28Yeah.
14:39Park's open.
14:42What the hell is wrong with you?
14:43It was a simple burglary call.
14:45You could have closed out the case as a non-worker
14:47instead of hearing that you have the coroner
14:49and a full CSU team on site.
14:50Yes, sir.
14:51It's a possible homicide.
14:52No.
14:53It's an albatross around your neck.
14:54Those ovens burn at 1,800 degrees.
14:56The DNA is most likely cooked.
14:58And unless you have a victim, the lab
14:59moves you to the end of the line so they won't even get
15:01to those fragments for months.
15:04No victim, no cause of death means no homicide.
15:07All you have is a health and safety code violation
15:09for improperly disposing of a body.
15:13I'm impressed the way you made it over that fence.
15:15Couldn't do that even back when I was your age.
15:18You ever think about a career in SWAT or Metro?
15:20Only all the time.
15:21Buddy of mine's commander over at SWAT.
15:23Could put in a good word.
15:24Yeah, that would be amazing.
15:26All right.
15:307-9-19, show us code 6 for an on-mute 415.
15:32Get out.
15:33This is your house.
15:34Get out now.
15:35What seems to be the problem?
15:37The problem is the drunk giant in my back seat.
15:39We landed here 20 minutes ago, and he refuses to get out.
15:42Sir, get out of the car.
15:43Can you please stand on the sidewalk?
15:44Don't hurt the car.
15:45It's my only source of income.
15:46What is the goal of this call, Officer Chen?
15:49To get the Mountain's Ugly Cousin out of the car.
15:51Wrong.
15:52It is to get him out of the car without making things worse.
15:55And do you think you can get him out
15:56without relying on your weapons?
15:57Really?
15:58A Tim test right now?
15:59Our goal as police officers should be
16:01to de-escalate whenever possible.
16:02This from the guy who set me up to fight a suspect on day one.
16:05Does this mean you're not up to the challenge?
16:06No, sir.
16:07I am game for whatever you want to throw at me.
16:09Great.
16:09So here's the deal.
16:10We start with 100 points.
16:11Reach for anything on your belt, and you lose points.
16:14Baton is 10.
16:14Taser equals 15.
16:15If you take out your gun, that's 50.
16:17Leave this call with 85 points or less, and you lose.
16:20And I write up a blue page on you.
16:21Getting one of those at this stage of your training
16:22would be a real problem.
16:23Can I earn points?
16:24Absolutely.
16:25You get him calm, 5 points.
16:27He agrees to get out of the car, 10.
16:29You get him to apologize to the driver, 20 points.
16:31But if you use any of your weapons, game over.
16:34You lose.
16:35Back up.
16:36I got this.
16:38Excuse me.
16:39Hi.
16:40I'm Officer Chen.
16:41What's your name?
16:42I want the pretty girl.
16:43Where'd the pretty girl go?
16:44Well, she's right out here.
16:45Why don't you come out and see her?
16:47You're trying to trick me.
16:48They told me all about that in the Marines.
16:50You're a Marine?
16:51Took tours in country.
16:52Hurrah.
16:53Uh.
16:55Thank you for your service.
16:57Why don't you get on out and let the pretty girl
16:59have her car back.
17:00Don't tell me what to do.
17:01Ooh, that's 15, Officer Chen.
17:03You're already in the last car.
17:07Let's go out.
17:07Eat a bag of drink, not help me.
17:09I'm not a bad guy.
17:10Sir, look.
17:11Back off.
17:11OK.
17:12OK, look.
17:14I get it.
17:15It's been hard being home, back in your life
17:18where nothing feels normal.
17:20But she's just trying to do her job.
17:22And I know your mother didn't teach you to disrespect women.
17:25Don't talk about my mom.
17:27She died when I was over there.
17:30I'm so sorry.
17:31You know she would tell you that you're better than this.
17:35You fought for freedom.
17:36And that includes this girl's freedom
17:38from you harassing her because you got drunk and lonely.
17:48You're right.
17:52I'm sorry.
17:52Don't apologize to me.
18:01I'm sorry.
18:02Bite me.
18:05Fine.
18:07Thanks.
18:08Do you live here, sir?
18:10Yeah, upstairs.
18:11All right, head on up, straight to bed.
18:13And just take it easy next time you're at the bar.
18:15Yeah.
18:18Calm, plus leaving, plus an apology.
18:22I crushed this test.
18:25Nice recovery.
18:25Mm-hmm.
18:26Have a great day, ma'am.
18:27Oh, uh, just wait one second.
18:29Have you seen this car while you've been driving around?
18:32It's super cute.
18:33Yeah, thanks.
18:34You know what?
18:35I did see it.
18:36Where?
18:42There it is.
18:45Somebody's inside.
18:48Control, 7 out of 19, occupy 10-8-5-1,
18:51Wilshire, Norman, Division.
18:52Stop right there.
18:53Put your hands on top of your head.
18:54Fingers in chelice.
18:55You are under arrest for auto theft.
18:57No, you don't understand.
18:59I didn't steal the car.
19:00The guy who owns it lent it to me, but he lost the keys.
19:02I'm the guy who owns the car.
19:04You didn't even lock it.
19:05What did you expect?
19:06Yeah, well, it doesn't lock.
19:07It does now.
19:08What?
19:09How did you fix it?
19:09It was easy.
19:10Just popped out the door panels.
19:11Took like two minutes.
19:13Wait, are you living in here?
19:14How old are you?
19:1617.
19:16Where are your parents?
19:19Dead.
19:20All right, anything in here that's going to stick me?
19:21Needles, knives?
19:22No.
19:23How long have you been living on the street?
19:24You're careful with that.
19:30Sorry.
19:32Must be hard living like this.
19:33What do you care?
19:38I'm not going to press charges.
19:40Sorry.
19:41I'm sorry.
19:42I'm sorry.
19:43I'm sorry.
19:43I'm sorry.
19:44I'm sorry.
19:45I'm sorry.
19:46I'm sorry.
19:47I'm sorry.
19:47I'm sorry.
19:48I'm not going to press charges.
19:49Here, stand up.
19:52Seriously?
19:53Yeah, it's my car, my prerogative.
19:55Look.
19:56We'll get you set up over at a children's shelter, all right?
19:58You don't have to.
19:59I got someplace else I can go.
20:00Does it have doors that lock and people that care about you?
20:03Does the children's shelter?
20:04You know how many times I got my stuff stolen from there?
20:07It's too far from school.
20:08You still go to school?
20:09Yeah, I do.
20:10And I get good grades.
20:12Any more dumb questions?
20:15Look, I don't want to make getting to school hard for you,
20:17but I don't have a choice here.
20:19So it's either jail or the shelter.
20:20But I won't just dump you there, OK?
20:22I'll help you find a permanent place.
20:24Is she for real?
20:24Officer Chen, a word.
20:27You, stand here.
20:27Hands on the car.
20:33Congratulations.
20:34On what?
20:35On your first puppy.
20:36What?
20:36Every rookie adopts a puppy at some point,
20:38someone they think they can save.
20:40Honestly, I'm surprised it took you this long.
20:42Did you have a puppy?
20:43That's not relevant here.
20:45What is is that it never goes well.
20:46OK, well, she's not a puppy.
20:48She's a girl in trouble.
20:49And I'm going to help her.
20:51OK?
20:527 Adam 7, show us code 6 on the burglary call at 1119 Brower.
20:577 Adam 7, copy.
20:59Hey, I'm DeAndre, and these are my folks.
21:03I don't really speak much English.
21:04Most African?
21:05Somalia, actually.
21:07I was born in Long Beach.
21:08So someone broke into your home?
21:10Yeah, we spent the night in Bakersfield
21:12for my basketball tournament.
21:14Just got home a few hours ago, and door was busted open.
21:17TV's, computers, and my mom's jewelry.
21:19Sorry to hear that.
21:20Used to play a little ball back in high school.
21:22Used to call me the Duggernaut.
21:24You got a nickname?
21:25Not really.
21:27D sometimes.
21:29D, huh?
21:30D-Ball.
21:30Nice.
21:31I like it.
21:33So did anyone know you'd be gone?
21:34Did you post on social or anything like that?
21:36Got any tattoos, D-Ball?
21:40I mean, one.
21:41A little tiny dot I gave myself when I was 13.
21:45See?
21:46So who are you claiming these days, D?
21:49What?
21:50I'm not claiming anybody.
21:52I'm not in a gang.
21:53So you're not Murder East Nation?
21:54Stateline Crew?
21:55No, dude.
21:56We got problems.
21:57You owe anybody money, D-Ball?
21:59Sometimes burglaries will have personal motives.
22:02My partner is just trying to narrow the suspect field.
22:05Sir, could I ask you a favor?
22:07Partner to partner.
22:09What is it?
22:10Officer Lopez never let me do any interviews alone.
22:12And I could use the practice over the next three weeks
22:14before I end up riding solo.
22:16You'd be doing a real solid, sir.
22:20All right.
22:21I'll be back in the shop.
22:23But your report better be bulletproof.
22:25If I find as much as a typo, it's a blue page.
22:27Understood.
22:31Look, I, um, I got to apologize about my partner.
22:34He's done a lot of work with gangs
22:35and gets kind of stuck in his head.
22:39Can you please show me the point of entry, sir?
22:41Yeah.
22:42Round of applause for the conquering hero.
22:44What happened?
22:45I snagged a deep dish pizza on the way there.
22:48Because Donovan is from Chicago, so you know.
22:51Heritage.
22:51And kids love pizza.
22:52Only thing they ate.
22:53One mom, she brought this jellied fish thing.
22:57One kid cried when he saw it.
22:59Looks like I win at momming.
23:00Not sure that's exactly how you're supposed to see it.
23:02Shh, bitch, shh.
23:03I'm enjoying my triumph.
23:06Anyway, how are things going here?
23:07Great.
23:08Signed off on a couple of fix-it tickets.
23:10Came up with some ideas for reaching out to the community.
23:12Would you like to hear them?
23:13Sure.
23:14All set.
23:16Thanks for letting me do that.
23:17Mm-hmm.
23:20Get to work on that report.
23:23Did one of you clip the bike lock in the park?
23:26I did.
23:27Yeah, are the kids using it?
23:28Yeah, luckily my oldest found the dirty needles
23:30in the sandbox before little kids played in it.
23:34I had no idea.
23:35Did you at any point stop to wonder
23:37why the lock was even there?
23:39Those lights have been busted for a year.
23:41Do you know what happens in a dark public park?
23:43Yes, drug dealers.
23:44And junkies, and who the hell knows what else.
23:47We locked the park to keep them out.
23:49We could have helped.
23:50You should have called 911.
23:51So do what?
23:52Clear them out from the night?
23:53Maybe kill someone in the process?
23:55We're not all trigger happy.
23:57I mean, most of us want to help.
23:58I don't know about most, but I can't roll the dice
24:02that a good cop is going to show up.
24:04So we found our own solution.
24:05The lock was there to protect us, to protect our kids.
24:09Look, you shouldn't have to trade
24:10a place to play for safety.
24:12No, we shouldn't.
24:15But we do.
24:37City gave you permission to work on this yourself?
24:39Yeah, took some convincing.
24:41And I got to do it on my own time.
24:43All the city has to do now is come and inspect.
24:45Until then, lights are working.
24:49That's just great.
24:51You must feel real good about yourself.
24:52Actually, my shoulders and my back are a little angry with me.
24:55And what about tonight?
24:57When they break the lights again, what then?
24:59Cameras are on the way, and the watch commander
25:01has approved more patrols in the area.
25:02So if anybody's caught messing with the lights,
25:04they'll be arrested.
25:05So more black and brown people in prison.
25:08And then you'll be gone, and it'll just
25:10go back to the way it was.
25:11I'm just trying to help.
25:15You ever wonder why cops spend so much time
25:18in neighborhoods like this?
25:20It's because the arrests are easy.
25:22Hell, I've lost count of the amount of times
25:23I've seen rookies brought here and taught,
25:25this is what a junkie looks like,
25:27and this is what a dealer looks like.
25:29And from that moment on, that's how cops see us.
25:32OK, look, I wasn't trained like that.
25:34Well, that's because your training officer looks like us.
25:36But the only person you helped this morning is you.
25:39Made yourself feel good while you put a Band-Aid
25:41on a systemic wound.
25:44You want to make a real difference?
25:47Stop picking on us and attack crime at the source.
25:51Keep meth out of this neighborhood.
25:53Anything less, you're just wasting both our time.
26:01Morning.
26:04You OK?
26:05Uh, tomorrow I left the shelter during the night.
26:08The girl that stole my car.
26:10Right.
26:11Sorry, I, like, wrapped up in my own little drama.
26:14I talked to her caseworker.
26:16Tamara's had it rough.
26:17Both of her parents OD'd.
26:18She got taken in by relatives, but there was
26:21violence in the house, so she split.
26:23What are you going to do?
26:24Try and find her.
26:25Even though Tim's giving me a hard time,
26:26he calls her my puppy, says that every rookie gets one.
26:29He's just being judgy.
26:30You know how he is.
26:31All due respect, screw Tim.
26:34Yeah, and all the other TOs.
26:36You know, I am so sick of being at the bottom
26:39of the food chain, like, constantly jumping
26:40through somebody else's hoops.
26:42Are you all right?
26:43What is up with all this drama?
26:45Doug, like, he did something yesterday that
26:49really bothered me.
26:51The way he treated this one family.
26:54Black family.
26:55Did he put hands on them?
26:56No.
26:57No, it's just the way he talked to them.
26:59Like, the disrespect was like.
27:0224 more days.
27:04Yeah.
27:08No.
27:10It's super healthy.
27:11Then you eat it.
27:12I have too much work to do just for the next half hour puking.
27:15Can I help?
27:17I'm dead in the water.
27:19Our unknown suspect forced entry into a funeral crematorium
27:23and disposed of a body.
27:24No prints, no DNA, no gender, age, or race.
27:28All of it.
27:29All we got is a sneaker print from the most
27:30popular brand on earth.
27:32There has to be something.
27:36Suspect approaches, forces entry, alarm goes off.
27:41According to the alarm company, he enters a code,
27:43enters it again, alarm is still going off,
27:46so he cuts the wires.
27:51He didn't try two different codes.
27:52He tried the same code twice.
27:59Got to go.
28:08Now she's got me doing it.
28:11We got to get something straight.
28:14OK.
28:15I was super pissed when I went home last night,
28:17the way you pushed me yesterday.
28:20Then I realized, you just don't know any better.
28:23So it's my job to teach you the right way
28:25to think on the street.
28:26Officer Lopez did that already.
28:27Yeah, sure.
28:29But I got a very different perspective than your former TO.
28:32I've seen a ton of gang activity in my time.
28:34And that experience has taught me
28:36that crooks and dirtbags always try to hide who they are.
28:39No, DeAndre didn't seem like a crook or a dirtbag.
28:41They never do.
28:43Do you know the significance of that dot tattoo, Officer West?
28:47You see, he has three more on his chest.
28:50So when he puts his hand over his heart,
28:52it holds up two fingers.
28:55It makes the area code 213, birthplace of Crips.
28:58That kid, D-Ball, is a straight-up gangster.
29:00Maybe I'm wrong.
29:02If so, that's on me.
29:03But I've seen far too many good cops
29:05get caught flat-footed making the wrong assumption.
29:08You must remain ever vigilant on this job.
29:10Otherwise, we end our shift in a body bag.
29:18Morning.
29:20You are six minutes late.
29:22Sorry, I was putting up lights at the park.
29:24You know they're just going to smash those out again.
29:26That's what James said.
29:28But the lights are up, which means crime will be down,
29:30and the patrols and cameras will keep the lights working.
29:32That's got to be value-add, right?
29:34Okay, I know you.
29:35I know your heart is in the right place,
29:37but you can't come at this like you are some kind of...
29:43savior.
29:45You mean white savior.
29:47Look, that's the last thing I'm trying to be,
29:49but what am I supposed to do?
29:51How can I be an ally to the people that live here?
29:53Stop pretending like you know what they need,
29:56and just ask.
29:58Mr. Moore, thanks for coming by.
30:01You all painting in here?
30:03Something like that. Have a seat.
30:05Would you like some coffee or water?
30:08I could use a beer.
30:10You used to work at St. Dubois Funeral Home.
30:12Is that correct?
30:13Barely. I mean, it's been so long.
30:16Your pay stubs show that you worked there up until two months ago.
30:19Feels longer.
30:21These also indicate that you had your own access code
30:25for the security system.
30:26It was your code that was entered during a recent break-in.
30:29Anybody could have seen that code, tried to use it.
30:31True, but the wear on shoes is as unique as a fingerprint.
30:34No two people walk exactly the same way.
30:36This, you may remember, is your shoe.
30:39And this is from the crime scene.
30:44Okay, yeah, I broke in.
30:46But I didn't kill anyone, I swear.
30:48I just burned the body like all the others.
30:50Others?
30:52Like in more than one dead body?
30:55Yeah.
30:57Okay, I'm going to stop you and redo your rights.
31:00You have the right to remain silent.
31:02Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
31:05You have the right to an attorney.
31:07If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
31:10If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
31:13Do you understand the rights I've just told to you?
31:15Yeah, I'm not stupid.
31:17Of course not.
31:19And with these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?
31:23Okay.
31:24Mind if I invite in a friend?
31:26She cute?
31:27How many bodies did you dispose of while you worked there?
31:30Not many.
31:317, 12, I don't know, it was like once every couple months.
31:35But then I got fired, and I was really scared to tell the guys,
31:38so when they brought me another body, I just broke in.
31:42And who were the guys?
31:45They'll kill me.
31:46You could be a good witness, or an accessory to murder.
31:49Up to you.
31:50Okay, fine.
31:52K-Town Mafia.
31:53Brian Samoro's crew.
31:55But he's crazy, I need secret service protection.
31:57You mean witness protection.
31:59That too.
32:00Give me all of it.
32:03Pretty sure that albatross just flew away.
32:05Nice work, detective.
32:08I'll finish up here with Mr. Moore.
32:09Go coordinate with Ezra and the gang unit.
32:11This is going to be a front page arrest.
32:16What's an albatross?
32:21Okay, and you've reattached your front license plate,
32:24which means I can sign off on this fix-it ticket as prepared.
32:29There you go.
32:30Thank you so much for coming in.
32:31As you can see, it's been just a little slow.
32:34Still getting up to speed.
32:35Don't forget to send in the $10 as the processing fee.
32:39Another satisfied customer.
32:43Go for John Nolan.
32:45Hey, it's Hugo.
32:47I lent you bulk orders yesterday.
32:48Great, yes.
32:49Hey, how are you?
32:51I'm on a job right now.
32:53We're doing a commercial kitchen.
32:55They want vinyl composition tiles in the food prep area.
32:57Pepper.
32:58So we're going through lots of denatured alcohol,
33:00paint thinner, drain cleaner.
33:02Building codes forbid vinyl composition tiles in food prep areas.
33:05He knows that. He knows I know that.
33:06The paint is great, but the coffee is terrible.
33:08All the filters I found are stained red,
33:10plus no AC until we get the Freon.
33:13And don't even get me started on the propane.
33:15All the brass in the tanks turn blue.
33:17Red phosphorus gets run through coffee filters,
33:19Freon, denatured alcohol.
33:21These are all ingredients that produce anhydrous ammonia gas.
33:24Gas that turns brass fittings on propane tanks blue.
33:28Where are you?
33:30Can't say, but you keep those jobs open for me.
33:33Of course I will.
33:35Red phosphorus, ammonia gas, I don't...
33:37It means that Hugo has been roped into building a meth lab.
33:40Probably a super lab.
33:41We've got to go save him.
33:42All right, I will call Metro.
33:44I'll tell them to get a SWAT team together.
33:45No, we have to go.
33:47SWAT doesn't know what Hugo looks like.
33:48What if they lump him in with the narcos?
34:01This is it.
34:03This is where Hugo's phone was when they last sent that signal,
34:06but there's nothing here.
34:08Nolan, look over there.
34:10Gases from a meth lab kill any vegetation near the vent ports.
34:13It's somewhere over there.
34:17All right, listen to me.
34:18Some gases from a ruptured meth cook can kill you instantly.
34:21So, even with this on,
34:23that'll give you about 30 seconds tops.
34:26We hear a boom, we get out of there immediately.
34:28Do you copy that?
34:32Ready?
34:55Oh, shit.
35:11Oh!
35:12Thank God you found us.
35:13They weren't going to let us go.
35:14Where are the keys?
35:15Up on the wall.
35:18Hurry, we got to get out of here.
35:20Come on.
35:21Oh, my God.
35:23Oh!
35:24Oh!
35:29That's gas.
35:30Nolan, we have got to get out of here.
35:34Okay, let's go.
35:35We got to go.
35:36We got to get out of here.
35:37Nolan, come on, we got to go.
35:38I'm not leaving you behind.
35:40We got to get out of here.
35:43Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
35:44We got to get out of here.
35:53Oh, my God.
36:1949, 50, 47, 48,
36:2246,
36:2444, 43,
36:2642,
36:2844,
36:2943.
36:42Are you okay?
36:44Are you good?
36:45Yeah.
36:50Don't watch.
36:52Trust me.
36:53There's nothing we can do for him.
37:04Tamara.
37:06How did you find me?
37:07Well, I checked all the local high schools to see where you were registered,
37:10and they told me that you're usually hanging out at the library until closing time.
37:15You can take me back to the shelter, but we both know I won't stay.
37:18I know, but living on the street isn't any better.
37:21You know, you deserve more.
37:22There isn't more.
37:24There's just this.
37:26You don't believe that.
37:28Otherwise, you would have given up, dropped out.
37:30I think you believe that there's something better out there.
37:33You just need someone to help you find it.
37:35So, look, um...
37:39I'm going to give you my car.
37:40What?
37:41Just until you get back on your feet.
37:43You know, I know it doesn't run great, but it took me to college,
37:46it saw me through three really bad relationships,
37:48and it kept me sane after...
37:51well, after I almost died.
37:53What's the catch?
37:54You gotta let social services help you find a place to live.
37:57One that I'll make sure is safe,
37:59and you have to keep checking in with me regularly until that happens,
38:02so I know you're okay.
38:03Like once a week?
38:04Like once a day.
38:05It's a free car.
38:07That barely runs.
38:08Once a day, until you're off the street or no deal.
38:16Thanks.
38:18Thanks.
38:24How's life without Lopez?
38:26Definitely not the same.
38:28Hey, have you ever seen anyone with one of those 213 dot tattoos?
38:32Not in, like, a decade.
38:34That's some old-school gang stuff.
38:36Did Stanton tell you about that?
38:38Yeah, right after he told me that I should listen to him
38:40because he has a different perspective than Lopez.
38:42Look, Stanton was originally an L.A. County sheriff.
38:45Rookies in the sheriff's department, they don't start out in the streets.
38:48They do two years as guards, mostly at the Twin Towers.
38:51That sounds like a nightmare.
38:52Nothing like having inmates pelting you with bags of feces on the regular
38:56to give you a jaded view of humanity.
38:58Or a certain color of humanity.
39:06Look, I hear he's a solid cop.
39:09Learn what's useful and ignore the rest.
39:13All right?
39:14If you quote me on that to Channon, I'll deny it.
39:23You all done?
39:24I gotta pick up the kids from my mom.
39:26How old?
39:2770.
39:29You were talking about moms, right?
39:3212 and 14.
39:34You got any?
39:35I do.
39:36Her name is Lila. She's 7.
39:39Right on. Right on.
39:41You grew up around here?
39:42Englewood.
39:43You still live there?
39:45Is this a side door into a conversation about cops living in the communities they serve?
39:51Bust it.
39:52But you gotta admit, it wouldn't make a difference.
39:56Yeah, sure, but it would also mean that anyone who was angry at the police
40:00could take it out on me, my family, my home, my little girl.
40:05And don't act like you don't know nobody who wouldn't do it.
40:08I mean, we're not tight, but...
40:12I get it. I get it. It's complicated.
40:15Yeah, for both of us.
40:18But I appreciate you willing to talk about it.
40:21Thanks for looking out for Hugo.
40:23He said you straight up saved his life.
40:26Well, that wasn't just me.
40:28Nolan insisted that we both go, personally,
40:31so that SWAT would not see Hugo as a criminal.
40:34Don't write Nolan off.
40:36He is more of a guardian than any other cop I have ever worked with.
40:39I mean, right now his shift is over,
40:41and yet he's still inside waiting for kids to come by for tutoring.
40:45Anyway, have a good night.
40:57No, no, no, no. You gave her your car?
41:00Listen, I can't deal with any more judgment.
41:02No, no. I was gonna say that's very generous.
41:05Thanks.
41:06Hey. Hi. Come on in.
41:08Thanks. These are my boys, Aaron and Michael.
41:11Hi. I'm Joe.
41:12Hi. I'm Lucy. Nice to meet you.
41:14Look, I know I've been giving you a tough time,
41:17but I really do appreciate what you were trying to do this morning.
41:21Even though it was misguided.
41:23Yeah.
41:24Plus, they've changed the way they teach math again,
41:27so I'm a little lost.
41:29Well, you came to the right place.
41:31Lucy is excellent at math.
41:33Jackson is excellent at math.
41:35Yes, and he will be here soon.
41:37Why don't we get you guys settled?
41:39Right this way, gents.
41:42Look, I don't take handouts, so if you're gonna tutor my boys, I am gonna pay.
41:47Well, how about this?
41:48We'll tutor Michael and Aaron,
41:50and you sit down and talk to us a little more about what this neighborhood really needs.
41:56I can do that.
41:59Perfect timing.
42:00Jackson, this is James. You met him outside the park?
42:03Yes.
42:04Right this way. These are the guys that need your help.
42:08This is the numbers, guys.
42:11I wish we had that jamune.
42:13How old are you?
42:14Twelve.
42:15Thirteen.
42:37You're welcome.
42:54Damn it.