The Rookie Feds S01E21
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00:01Previously on The Rookie.
00:03An arm was found near Silver Lake Reservoir this morning.
00:06I honestly don't know what instrument was used to remove it.
00:08That arm is related to a case in Arizona.
00:11A coroner there found an arm that was severed with that same mystery tool.
00:15And both were done while the victim was still alive.
00:18That's horrible.
00:19And it means we're looking at a possible serial killer.
00:21Should we be calling the feds?
00:22Yeah, I already did.
00:31No, I'm not.
00:40I gotta bounce or my mom will disown me.
00:43See you at school?
01:31Run!
01:45Hold on. Let me take this in.
01:48My first home that I bought with my own money.
01:53I'm so happy for you.
01:54Really? You're okay that I'm putting down roots here when you live in D.C.?
01:58Of course.
02:00I love you.
02:01You are your neighborhood.
02:04It's so eclectic and...
02:06Oh, my God.
02:08You just dropped the L-bomb and ran for cover.
02:11No.
02:12Oh, yeah, I get it. I'm cute, smart,
02:14hooked my eyeballs in debt after that down payment,
02:16but I'm still winning at life.
02:17What's not to love?
02:19Should we christen the place?
02:21Is that the countertops?
02:23That sounds amazing.
02:25But the countertops are acid-etched and very expensive.
02:29What about the bathroom floor?
02:30Yes.
02:31Oh, you know what? That tile is original.
02:34What?
02:35You're so spontaneous.
02:36Come on.
02:38Um, no.
02:41What?
02:42Seriously? I have to go into work.
02:44This is... You're in the middle of a move.
02:46Garza gave you the day off.
02:48I know, and he would not bug me unless it was serious.
02:50Movers are coming in literally an hour.
02:51They don't have nowhere to put any of this stuff.
02:53Oh, but you will.
02:55Is this a test?
02:56100%.
02:58And if you love me, you'll ace it.
03:00Mm-hmm.
03:03Okay.
03:04Here you go.
03:06One more, please.
03:07Mm.
03:08Bye!
03:09Okay, listen up.
03:11During a recent murder investigation,
03:13LAPD uncovered what could possibly be a serial killer
03:16operating right here in Los Angeles.
03:18Please.
03:19We discovered a severed arm
03:21that was not linked to our murder.
03:23It had a unique cut.
03:24Unique how?
03:25It was too clean.
03:26There were no striations from a commercial blade,
03:28no burn marks from an industrial torch.
03:30We matched that unique cut to a severed leg
03:33from a black female found in Arizona.
03:35That's when we called in Agent Clark.
03:37And that's when I called in Antoinette.
03:39I haven't been able to fully examine the limbs yet,
03:41but it's clear that both were severed
03:43using a water jet cutter.
03:45The water jet uses an industrial pump
03:47that propels water faster than the speed of sound.
03:50It can cut through metal like butter.
03:52It is not a common tool,
03:54which means our killer needed both access
03:57and technical expertise.
03:59Like a specialized factory worker.
04:01Right, or high-end construction.
04:03Contractors often use water jets
04:05to cut glass, granite, marble, porcelain.
04:08Does that mean you had access to one?
04:10Yeah, I have a friend who lends me his
04:12whenever I just made myself a suspect, didn't I?
04:14Yeah.
04:15I swear it wasn't me.
04:16They all say that.
04:17Don't worry, Carter.
04:18I'm keeping my eyes on this one.
04:20Were you able to ID the victims?
04:21Not yet.
04:22Both limbs were compromised from exposure,
04:24so DNA typing is in process.
04:26My next step is to examine the arm
04:28that just landed in my lab.
04:29Good.
04:30Would you mind if I watched?
04:32Sure.
04:33Happy to have you.
04:34Sweet.
04:35Most serial murderers target a certain type of victim.
04:38On the face of it,
04:39the fact that our current victims
04:40are different genders and races,
04:41it suggests that there's another factor that connects them.
04:44Could it be opportunity killing?
04:46Possible, but not probable.
04:48Okay, I want everyone bringing their A-game today.
04:50Understood?
04:51Let's stop this guy before he takes another victim.
04:54Let's move.
04:55Thank you for your help.
04:56Please reach out if you need anything else.
04:57Of course.
04:59So, how's the remodel design going?
05:01Slowly.
05:02Sorry.
05:03Protecting and serving's been a little hectic.
05:05Tell me about it.
05:06I still say you should hire a professional architect.
05:08I say don't dim your shine.
05:10Everything you've shown me so far looks great.
05:12Okay, well, I will send you some revised drawings,
05:14and good luck with your psychopath of a day.
05:16Thanks, handsome.
05:17Bye.
05:22So, what's the first step?
05:24A physical examination, which I've already done.
05:27Aside from the amputation area,
05:30the condition of the limb is consistent
05:32with a two-week timeline since removal.
05:35So, while the victim was still alive?
05:37Yes.
05:39And the Arizona victim's leg
05:41was removed approximately two weeks before that.
05:44That means our psycho killer's due to kill again soon.
05:47Possibly, but careful jumping to conclusions
05:50at this early stage.
05:51Science is about facts, not supposition.
05:55And two instances don't constitute a pattern.
05:58Is that an infrared camera?
06:00Very good.
06:01Now that I've examined the limb with the naked eye,
06:04it's time to see what I can't see naturally.
06:09What's that?
06:10That is how we're going to ID our victim.
06:15Sebastian Milner, 32 years old at the time of his death.
06:19Out on parole for armed robbery.
06:21His wife, Cherise, reported him missing two weeks ago.
06:24Thank you for coming in, Cherise.
06:26Did you find Sebastian?
06:28Whatever it costs to bail him out, I'll pay.
06:31Honey, I am sorry to tell you this,
06:35but your husband has been murdered.
06:40I knew he didn't leave me.
06:41My family can suck it.
06:43Wait, what?
06:44I've been defending Sebastian ever since we became pen pals
06:47when he was in prison.
06:48They all said he was using me, but uh-uh.
06:50We fell in love.
06:51Yeah, um, when was the last time you saw him?
06:55Fifteen days ago.
06:56He went out to the liquor store at midnight to get a six-pack.
07:00Never came home.
07:01Before his disappearance,
07:02did you notice anything strange like phone calls
07:06or people hang up or was anyone following you guys?
07:09No.
07:11He always said the only way he would leave me
07:14was if God took him.
07:16Right, well, God didn't do this,
07:19but if you can remember what liquor store he went to,
07:22maybe we can find out who did.
07:24Do you remember seeing this guy two weeks ago?
07:27Negative.
07:28You know how many people come in and out of my store every day?
07:31Plenty, but this guy's a murder victim, so look again.
07:38Answer's the same, don't recall.
07:40Don't recall or won't recall.
07:41Maybe it'll jog your memory if we check behind the counter,
07:45Okay, okay.
07:46Guy tried to rob me, pointed a .44 in my face.
07:49Then out of nowhere, some dude shows up in a mask and tases him.
07:53So you witnessed a murder?
07:54Whoa, slow down.
07:55I didn't witness nothing.
07:56I hit the deck.
07:58When I got up, both guys were gone.
08:00Why didn't you call the police?
08:01I get robbed every other week.
08:03Cops don't do squat.
08:04Dude with the mask saved my life.
08:06Ain't no way I was dropping dime on him.
08:08Well, now you are.
08:09Get us your surveillance tapes.
08:12So, our serial killer is a masked vigilante.
08:21How's the decorating going?
08:23Great. You ready?
08:24I'm using my keen profiling skills.
08:26I challenge you and place your furniture exactly where you would want it.
08:30Boom.
08:31Mark, that's perfect.
08:33Yes.
08:34For someone with no sense of interior design.
08:37Come on, a man of your skills and talents.
08:40The couch, for example, is the visual anchor in the room.
08:42And you have it up against the wall.
08:43Yeah.
08:44Alice.
08:45Hey, buddy.
08:46Hey, Brendan.
08:47Laura, when are you coming back?
08:48Maybe it's better if you did this.
08:49I can't. I'm on a serial.
08:51Hello. My specialty.
08:52Mine too.
08:53And you are too busy proving your love for me by getting my house squared away.
08:57So glad I'm not dating you.
09:00Me too.
09:02Find it. Now.
09:03Okay, okay, okay.
09:04Hurry.
09:05Okay.
09:10What the hell kind of taser is that?
09:12It's a picana.
09:13It's basically a cattle prod used for torture.
09:16It delivers twice the voltage of a stun gun.
09:18The suspect thinks he's Batman.
09:20Last I checked, the Caped Crusader doesn't cut criminals into tiny little pieces.
09:24Unless we're talking about Frank Miller's.
09:26You know, we just got a report that a teenager was attacked last night by a guy with a big-ass knife
09:30only to be saved by a masked man with a cattle prod.
09:34This is our guy.
09:35Yeah.
09:36That's right.
09:40Tell me.
09:42When was the first time you felt the impulse to hurt someone?
09:45Hey, man.
09:47I wasn't going to touch that kid. I swear.
09:51Don't lie.
09:53I know it sounds crazy, but the truth will make this hurt less.
10:01Why are you doing this to me?
10:04I don't know.
10:06Why are you doing this to me?
10:10The same reason you hurt people.
10:13I'm a predator.
10:18Only I rage against my fate.
10:25Whereas you embrace it without question.
10:33And you can't stop it.
10:36So I will.
10:38Tell me you got something.
10:39I've got something.
10:40Good. What do you got?
10:41An inpatient boss breathing down my neck.
10:43Come on, Matt.
10:44You know this takes time, finding a serial killer, and we hardly have anything to go on.
10:47We don't even know how he picks his victims.
10:49It can't be a coincidence that he's ending up at crime scenes at the exact right moment to save people.
10:53It's not, because he's not there to save them.
10:55He's there to stop the attacker.
10:57Most serial killers stalk their victims, right?
10:59Well, odds are he's doing the same thing.
11:01Right, but if he's looking for violent criminals, how does he target them?
11:04The obvious assumption is that he's law enforcement, right?
11:06Let's not jump to that conclusion just yet.
11:08DNA results came in on both victims.
11:10We couldn't find a match on the female victim.
11:12But we did find a match between her and Sebastian.
11:15Our victims are related?
11:17Yes, they had the same biological father.
11:25Okay, boss.
11:26According to Sebastian's widow, he never knew who his biological father was.
11:31His mother purchased donor sperm from a fertility clinic at St. Stephen's.
11:35We need to find out if our female victim was a product of the same donor.
11:39Or if her mama was knocking boots with our mystery donor in real life.
11:44Hopefully, a doctor at St. Stephen's can give us the answer.
11:48Patient records are confidential.
11:50Yes, sir, but we're hunting a serial killer who murdered the child of at least one of your old patients.
11:54My clinic has delivered thousands of kids through IVF over the decades,
11:58so odds are some of them have met untimely ends.
12:01But we may be able to keep someone else from being murdered,
12:04and your files could really help us.
12:06Unless there's another reason you don't want us looking at your records.
12:09No.
12:12Doctor, let me remind you that lying to the FBI is a crime.
12:17Okay.
12:18A couple months ago, someone hacked into our system,
12:21accessed patient records from 30-plus years ago, then wiped them from the servers.
12:25Please tell us you have hard copies of those files somewhere.
12:37You know who would love to go through these boxes?
12:42Oh, I just did an escape room that looked exactly like this.
12:46But this place smells way more authentic.
12:49I didn't mean to drag you into this.
12:52It's fine.
12:53Fertility records are highly technical, with an emphasis on anonymity.
12:57Elena will need my help deciphering them.
12:59Our first priority is to identify Sebastian's donor father
13:02and use him to get the identities of any other children from his samples.
13:05They might be the killer's next targets.
13:07We won't let you down.
13:08No doubt.
13:09Happy hunting.
13:11So, how do you want to start?
13:14By getting organized.
13:18Hopefully they'll get an answer before our unsub strikes again.
13:21I put money on those two.
13:24Hold up, Carter.
13:28Danny?
13:29What are you doing here? What's going on?
13:31It is nothing.
13:33No, no, really.
13:35I just got a little dizzy, and I didn't want to worry you.
13:38Doctor, should I be worried?
13:40His dizziness could be caused by any number of things.
13:42Most of them fairly benign.
13:43See?
13:44But, due to his age, we need to run some tests, just to be sure.
13:48So, we'd like to keep him overnight.
13:50Of course you do.
13:51Damn capitalist medical system just wants my money.
13:55Knock it off.
13:56You got good insurance.
13:57You're going to stay here as long as they tell you to.
14:00And guess what else?
14:01I'm going to be right here with you.
14:03Absolutely not.
14:04Why?
14:05Because it's just a lot of waiting around.
14:07And tell me, you do not have something more important going on?
14:13Look, I'll call you if anything changes.
14:15I will call with regular updates.
14:17Thank you, Doctor.
14:18You, next time, call me before you head to the ER.
14:23Mm-hmm.
14:24Please.
14:28Go on, now. Go on.
14:30Is everything okay?
14:31I'm hoping it will be.
14:32It will be.
14:47I don't understand how you people survived before computers.
14:51How old do you think I am?
14:53You know what?
14:54Don't answer that.
14:56Finally.
14:57Sebastian's file.
14:58Or rather, his mother's.
15:00So, who's the donor?
15:01Doesn't say.
15:02See?
15:03The identity is coded A176Z,
15:06which means we need the corresponding donor file.
15:09I stacked those over here.
15:13Here we go.
15:14File A176Z, a.k.a. Thomas Clay Briggs.
15:20I know that name.
15:21Why do I know that name?
15:26Thomas Clay Briggs is currently serving six life sentences
15:29for the serial murders of five people back in the early 2000s.
15:32Their father was a serial killer.
15:44Now, what could the FBI possibly want with me?
15:47Not that I'm complaining.
15:48You're, uh, breaking up the monotony of my life.
15:51I'm not.
15:52I'm not.
15:53I'm not.
15:54I'm not.
15:55I'm not.
15:56I'm not.
15:57I'm not.
15:58I'm not.
15:59I'm not.
16:00I'm not.
16:01I'm not.
16:02I'm not.
16:03I'm not.
16:04I'm not breaking up the monotony of my day.
16:06Mr. Briggs, have you ever
16:08donated sperm?
16:09What kind of question is that?
16:11A straightforward one.
16:12Have you?
16:13Back in college, yeah.
16:14I, uh,
16:15I traded fluids for beer money.
16:17Was it always the same clinic?
16:19Why?
16:20We're not at liberty to say.
16:21Then I'm not at liberty
16:22to answer any more questions.
16:24Guard!
16:27No, but we're good.
16:30Seven children were born from your donation.
16:35So what?
16:36He just found out you're a dad.
16:38That's your reaction?
16:39Yeah, what do I care?
16:40I'm dying in this place.
16:43You think I'm going to get all touchy-feely about a bunch
16:46of strangers who exist because I got touchy-feely
16:49with myself for cash?
16:51When you put it that way, no.
16:55Then why the hell did you drive all the way out here
16:59to ask me about this?
17:01Someone's killing off your kids, one by one.
17:05Now, that's more interesting.
17:11And I can see why you didn't want to share that.
17:15Do you have any idea who could be behind this?
17:17I mean, if it was me, I'd pay a visit
17:21to the families of my victims after what
17:25I did to their loved ones.
17:28I'd want revenge, too.
17:33That's the last box.
17:34OK.
17:35That means we have seven children from Briggs' samples,
17:37all born between 1986 and 1992.
17:41We already knew about Sebastian Milner,
17:43and Edwina Davis here matches our African-American Jane Doe,
17:46reported missing a month ago.
17:48And the others, are they local?
17:50We should get them protection.
17:51I haven't been able to track down everyone's whereabouts,
17:53but this one, Maggie Whitlock, lives in Granada Hills.
17:59Boy, you just can't get enough of me, can you?
18:01Mike, you didn't volunteer for this detail,
18:03because you knew I'd be swinging by.
18:05Is Maggie Whitlock inside?
18:06With her son, Theo, yes.
18:07Did you let him know what's going on?
18:09I thought that might be best coming from you.
18:11But I did tell her you're on your way.
18:16FBI, Mrs. Whitlock, can we come inside?
18:19Hey, cutie pie.
18:21Is there a place we could talk outside
18:24of the range of little ears?
18:27Uh, hey, Theo, I noticed you have a train set.
18:29Would you mind showing me your trains?
18:30I'm totally into those.
18:32Is that OK?
18:34Given who his father is, you really
18:35think it's a coincidence that Sebastian Milner turned
18:37into a violent criminal?
18:38There's no way to tell.
18:40So you're going to have to tell me what's going on.
18:42I'm not going to tell you.
18:43I'm not going to tell you.
18:44I'm not going to tell you.
18:45I'm not going to tell you.
18:46I'm not going to tell you.
18:47I'm not going to tell you.
18:48There's no way to tell.
18:49Sebastian's childhood is a litany of abuse and neglect.
18:53In and of itself, that's causal for psychopathy.
18:55And DNA from a serial killer didn't do anything
18:57to our other victim, Edwina Davis,
18:59other than make her a law-abiding citizen.
19:02Oh, Elena just got a phone number for another one
19:04of Briggs' kids.
19:08Hello.
19:09Hi.
19:10Is this Roman Griffith?
19:11Yeah, that's me.
19:12This is Special Agent Laura Stenson with the FBI.
19:14That's a nice try, but I'm not going to give you
19:16my social security number.
19:17This isn't a scam, Mr. Griffith.
19:19I'm calling to inform you that your life could be in danger.
19:26What kind of danger?
19:27Someone appears to be targeting the children
19:28of your biological father.
19:29Were you aware that your mother used a sperm donor?
19:33No.
19:34My parents never told me that they used a donor.
19:36And now you're telling me he's a serial killer?
19:38The most important thing right now
19:41is to keep you and your son safe.
19:43My son has the DNA of a serial killer, too.
19:48Are you currently in Los Angeles?
19:49No, I'm in Vancouver for a couple weeks.
19:52All right, well, you're probably safe for now.
19:54But as soon as we hang up, I'll reach out
19:56to the field office in Seattle and alert
19:58them to what's going on.
19:59Targeting innocent people who had
20:00no choice who their father is, what kind of sick monster
20:02would do something like that?
20:04I try not to use labels like monster.
20:08Most serial killers start as ordinary people
20:10and end up doing monstrous things.
20:13Um, so what should I do?
20:15Just keep a low profile and alert me
20:17the minute you travel back.
20:18We'll set you up with the protective detail.
20:20OK, thank you.
20:36Officer Nolan will stay while you pack your things
20:38and then escort you to a safe place.
20:40Officer Nolan will stay while you pack your things
20:42and then escort you to a secure location.
20:49Hi.
20:52Who are you?
21:03Wait, wait, what, right now?
21:05I need you to take your son into the bathroom and lock the door.
21:09I don't have time for you to ask questions.
21:11Do it now.
21:13What's going on?
21:14Look over my left shoulder.
21:16In the trees, he's here.
21:18That's him.
21:19That's the guy.
21:20Theo's gone.
21:22He goes out the doggy door sometimes to play outside.
21:24Ma'am, we need you to stay inside.
21:26715, send a crew of three units on me and an airship.
21:28Eyes on murder suspect.
21:30Possible kidnapping in full pursuit with FBI agents.
21:40Nothing.
21:41Nothing.
21:43Let's go.
21:45FBI!
21:47So sorry.
21:48Baby, you OK?
21:50Huh?
21:51You had us scared.
21:52We were looking for you.
21:55What you got there?
22:01He's gone.
22:02There's a road back there.
22:03He must have had a car stashed.
22:04What's that?
22:05A Sherlock.
22:06He must have had a car stashed.
22:07What's that?
22:08A trophy from our killer.
22:11We got lucky.
22:13If he'd have taken that boy.
22:14Why didn't he?
22:15If he's targeting all of Briggs' progeny,
22:17then why not go after the grandkid?
22:18Maybe he has some sort of moral code.
22:20Boss, this guy was so damn bold.
22:22You got one cop, two feds, and he still hung around
22:25in the backyard to watch?
22:26OK, well, the good news is, is that all
22:28other potential victims have been accounted for.
22:30So we are going to shift into hunting mode, right?
22:32This guy's moving fast, which means he's
22:34definitely made some mistakes.
22:35That's how we're going to catch him, OK?
22:38Hey, so I'll see you in 30, 40 minutes.
22:41Oh, and do you want monastery or stinky?
22:44What are you talking about?
22:45Cheese.
22:46A cheese plate for your house.
22:47Who invited you to my house?
22:49Atlas invited me and Antoinette for housewarming.
22:53You know what?
22:54That's great.
22:56Yeah, it'll be nice having you.
22:57And as far as the cheese, just surprise me.
23:00Great.
23:01See you later.
23:02See ya.
23:04Daddy, did you find out you were getting dizzy because you
23:07were having too much sex?
23:09Simone.
23:10I'm just playing.
23:11I talked to Dr. Price, and she told me
23:14she's still waiting on some of your test results,
23:16but she's ruled out the big scary stuff.
23:19Look, they've taken enough blood from me
23:21to feed a family of vampires.
23:23The test result won't come back until tomorrow.
23:25I could call you on the phone and tell you that.
23:27But I needed to look you in your eyes for you
23:30to tell me how long you've been getting
23:32dizzy.
23:34A week, on and off.
23:37What?
23:38Well, Simone, I'm old, in case you hadn't noticed.
23:41And if I get freaked out by every little ache and pain,
23:44I would live in the doctor's office.
23:46Well, if you don't let the people who love you
23:49take care of you, you won't live anywhere.
23:53What is that for?
23:54Oh, that's for me.
23:55We're having a sleepover, and there
23:57is nothing you can do about it.
23:59Want to play dominoes?
24:01Of course.
24:02Yeah.
24:06I'm so glad you came over.
24:08Ready?
24:09You know what?
24:10What?
24:11I think it's going to look better over there.
24:12It just was over there.
24:13Are you doing this just to watch us lift heavy things?
24:15No.
24:16I'm watching you.
24:17Yeah, I'm watching you.
24:18Oh, God.
24:19She's doing this all day.
24:20I'm happy to help.
24:21Yes.
24:22Now that is perfect.
24:23Great.
24:24Oh, I just, I love this living room.
24:29Have you ever noticed how people can easily express
24:31love for things but not people?
24:33There's something pathological about that.
24:35Wouldn't you say, Brendan?
24:36Oh, God.
24:37Is this one of your passive-aggressive fights?
24:40It's so weird.
24:41I don't like it.
24:42Glad you finally approved, though.
24:44Makes being here all day a little easier to take,
24:46especially since I missed all the fun
24:47of chasing down a serial killer.
24:48Fun?
24:49Yeah.
24:50We need to get this guy out more.
24:51You guys got to meet Tom Briggs.
24:52I've always been fascinated with him.
24:54I mean, OK, most people think that his psychopathy
24:56is based in the abuse that he suffers,
24:58but I think it stems from his mother's mental illness.
25:01Come on.
25:02Oh, here we go.
25:03The old weekly nature versus nurture debate.
25:05I think I'm going to have to start drinking.
25:07All right.
25:08Where's the corkscrew?
25:09Yeah, I remember seeing that in one of the 25 boxes
25:12a few hours ago.
25:13OK.
25:14Yeah, sorry.
25:15Well, luckily, there's a really cute market
25:17down the street, and it's open late,
25:18so I'll just get a new one.
25:19I'll come with you.
25:20Come on.
25:21You know what?
25:22Why don't you stay?
25:23You know I love a nighttime drive.
25:25I just love the wind in my hair.
25:30You guys need anything?
25:49Something's been bugging me.
25:51Briggs.
25:52He didn't know about any of these kids.
25:54He barely remembers donating sperm,
25:57but somehow our new serial killer
26:00knows the exact fertility clinic.
26:03Tubercularized.
26:04How's that possible?
26:05You never turn off, do you?
26:07Not around you.
26:08Real smooth, but that is interesting.
26:10Who else would have access to that information?
26:13The clinic's employees, or the patients,
26:16or the children themselves?
26:24Tell me, do you feel it now?
26:33Do you feel it now?
26:41Tell me, do you feel it now?
26:54Mm-hmm.
27:06How are you feeling?
27:10Sorry to get all brought up in X-Way too much,
27:13but I...
27:15I just didn't think you'd come willingly.
27:19We spoke on the phone.
27:22You're Roman.
27:23Very good.
27:24You're one of the kids.
27:26And you're taking out your siblings.
27:29Yes.
27:34And you're gonna help me finish what I started.
27:37There we go.
27:38Now we can play Call of Duty in 8K.
27:41I can't believe Laura has an Xbox.
27:43She didn't, until now.
27:44I got her as a housewarming gift.
27:46Hi-ya. Bought it for yourself.
27:47What's taking Laura so long?
27:49I don't know.
27:50Didn't she say the store was just down the street?
27:51Yeah.
27:57Car's still here.
27:58That's...
28:09Wait, you hear that?
28:10Yeah.
28:12Oh, no.
28:17Okay, why did he take...
28:18I'm not sure, but we might have an idea of who he is.
28:20Now is not the time for suspense.
28:21He's gonna break his biological children.
28:23The files that were stolen were sealed,
28:24except for his offspring.
28:25Any one of them could have looked into their biological father.
28:27That's not a motive to murder their siblings.
28:29No, but it is a lead.
28:30So, three of the kids are either dead or assumed so.
28:32Who is left?
28:33I don't know.
28:34I don't know.
28:35I don't know.
28:36I don't know.
28:37I don't know.
28:38I don't know.
28:39I don't know.
28:40So, who is left?
28:41Maggie Whitlock seems unlikely.
28:42Roman Griffiths is in Vancouver.
28:44No, he's not.
28:45That's the man I saw in Maggie's backyard.
28:48I'm positive.
28:49Okay, we need a deep dive on Roman Griffith,
28:51and we need it yesterday.
28:52Let's go.
28:56All right.
28:58Let's do this.
29:03Clearly, you're a serial murderer
29:05with the pathology that entails.
29:07Clearly.
29:11When I spoke with you on the phone,
29:13I wouldn't call you a monster,
29:15and that resonated with you.
29:19You think you're acting for a righteous cause.
29:22Um, a rational one.
29:24See?
29:25I knew you had the juice.
29:28Exactly.
29:29Exactly.
29:31You know, for a minute,
29:32I thought that you were targeting yourself.
29:35I thought that you were targeting your siblings out of jealousy.
29:39You alone would carry your father's bloodline forward, but...
29:45Well, that's not right.
29:49You're ashamed of it.
29:51You think it made you what you are.
29:56When I was growing up,
29:59my parents were kind to me.
30:04They...
30:05They never stopped loving me, despite how I was.
30:09And we...
30:10We tried everything.
30:12Doctors, therapists, priests, meds.
30:18Nothing worked.
30:19Nothing would relieve this pressure in my head.
30:22Nothing except violence.
30:26Murder.
30:27No.
30:28I wanted to, but I found ways to stop myself.
30:34I found out who my real father was.
30:37And that he was the worst version of me.
30:40And then I dug a little deeper
30:42and found out that he had other children.
30:47Violent children.
30:49No, not all of them.
30:50How can you be so sure?
30:51I mean, yes, Sebastian and Chet.
30:54They are out and proud about their cruelty.
30:58But you don't know what goes on behind the scenes with the others.
31:02You were doing the world a favor
31:03by taking your siblings out of it?
31:05Yes, yes.
31:06But that...
31:07That doesn't explain why you want me here.
31:09I'm not one of your siblings.
31:11And I'm not telling you anything that you don't know.
31:14It's the boy.
31:18Maggie's son.
31:19Yeah, he has the DNA.
31:22The only sane thing I could do was take him out,
31:25but I couldn't do that.
31:29Why?
31:31Some might call that conscience.
31:35Don't mock me.
31:37Don't you dare mock me!
31:39I have been agonizing over this.
31:41I just got off the phone with LAPD.
31:43Roman's apartment is empty, but there is a bolo out.
31:46I am not gonna hold my breath.
31:47So, what have we pulled on our subject?
31:48Roman Griffith, raised in Claremont by two professors.
31:51Disciplinary issues growing up, but nothing serious.
31:53No criminal record.
31:54He wound up in a trade school, became a machinist.
31:56He's worked for a decade plus at various aerospace manufacturers.
32:00He explains how he knows how to use a water jet cutter.
32:02Yes, but not how he had access to one.
32:04Those machines cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
32:06But wait, boss.
32:07Two of the factories Roman worked at
32:09closed in the past six months.
32:11Blue Sphere Aviation and Descent Aerospace.
32:14And both of these are in quiet industrial areas.
32:18Carter, Simone, you're with me.
32:19I'm on a contact SWAT.
32:20Have them meet us at Blue Sphere.
32:22Brendan, Atlas, you take Descent.
32:23Let's move. We are running out of time.
32:25Why don't you get this?
32:26You spend your life tracking people like me.
32:30Like my father.
32:31And like this boy.
32:32Think of the victims he will hurt.
32:35And the families that will grieve.
32:37Sorry, just to be clear.
32:38You want a pep talk?
32:40To kill a six-year-old?
32:41To stop a murderer before he strikes.
32:43It is no different than what you do.
32:46Maggie's son might have had some of the DNA.
32:48As Briggs. And as you.
32:50But Roman, you kill because you want to.
32:54Because you want to.
32:57And there is no amount of rationalizing that's going to change that.
33:07I'm sorry I shouldn't have brought you into this mess.
33:13You don't deserve it.
33:15But...
33:18You know too much now.
33:22When I begin to strangle you, your body's defense mechanism will kick in.
33:25It will try and fight back.
33:26No, no, no. Hold on. Hold on.
33:28It is your survival instinct.
33:29No, no. Roman, don't.
33:31It's in your DNA and it controls us all.
33:33No.
33:52Come on.
34:22Shh.
34:53I... I'm impressed by your resilience, Agent Stenson, but...
35:01But there's no way out.
35:23All right.
35:25That's clever. That's really clever.
35:52Come on.
36:23Enough! Enough. Enough. Enough.
36:29Clear.
36:39We're too late.
36:41I have to know. I have to know.
36:44I just have to know, okay?
36:46I got you.
36:49It's her, isn't it, Brendan?
36:52Brendan, is it her?
36:53It's not her. It's her.
36:54Brendan, come on.
36:55No, no, no. It's a man.
36:56Brendan, don't wait.
36:57It's a man's body. It's a man's body.
36:59Okay.
37:00We still have time. We still have time.
37:02Okay. You need your head in the game.
37:03Yeah.
37:04Get your head in the game.
37:10Yeah.
37:15FBI!
37:16Hands! FBI!
37:17I see them hands!
37:18Hands!
37:19It's not happening!
37:20No, it's not happening.
37:22Roman, you're not getting away, okay?
37:26Okay?
37:27If you kill me, they will kill you.
37:31I know.
37:32What?
37:35Put it down!
37:36Roman, don't!
37:38It doesn't have to end this way.
37:40Yes, it does.
37:43I failed.
37:45Whatever evil comes out of my siblings or their kids...
37:53That's on your hands now.
38:03Are you okay?
38:04Yeah.
38:05Are you okay?
38:12I'm sorry.
38:13Yeah.
38:18Yeah.
38:19Hey.
38:20Hey, boss.
38:21Hey.
38:22How's Laura?
38:23I sent her home with Atlas.
38:25She's hurting, but she's gonna be okay.
38:28The rest of the siblings, safe and sound.
38:31And even with Roman gone, I don't think it's a bad idea to keep tabs on the rest of the Briggs clan.
38:35For their safety or the world's.
38:37Well, one thing I learned by having children is that there are some traits you can't do anything about.
38:44No amount of nurturing will change it.
38:46My daughter Billie came into this world stubborn and opinionated and has yet to see the light.
38:52Yeah, that's definitely in her DNA.
38:55Beat it.
38:56And I mean it.
38:57Zip it.
38:58Zip it.
38:59Zip it.
39:01Hey.
39:02Thanks for letting me work with you on this case.
39:04It was fun.
39:05I should be thanking you.
39:06Your attention to detail and natural curiosity is quite impressive.
39:10I learned more cool stuff in the last two days than in the past two years.
39:14I'm constantly learning myself.
39:16It's the best part of the job.
39:17Love it.
39:18Hey, if you aren't busy with Vampire Cop every night, maybe I can buy you a drink?
39:22Talk about studying forensics.
39:23That sounds lovely.
39:25Although, are you even old enough to buy a drink?
39:27Okay, boomer.
39:30Listen, forensics can be challenging and stressful, but you've got a knack for it.
39:35And I happen to be one hell of a mentor.
39:39Let's go.
39:40So your dizziness and loss of balance is a result of a minor ear infection.
39:44So we'll just get you some antibiotics, get a wheelchair in here, and take you to the exit.
39:48Okay, so I can go home now?
39:50Yeah.
39:51Well, don't sound like you've got to go home, but you do got to get the hell out of here.
39:54So let's hit it, big papa.
39:56Thank you, doctor.
39:57You're welcome.
39:59You're welcome.
40:01What, daddy?
40:03I know this look.
40:04Talk to me.
40:05I just do not like being fussed over.
40:09And for the last couple of days, that's all people have been doing.
40:13It's not fussing over you.
40:15It's taking care of you.
40:17You see that there?
40:18You make it sound like I'm some kind of an invalid.
40:21You are the best damn daddy I know.
40:24Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
40:27And let folks love on you a little bit.
40:29I got your back.
40:30Now come on.
40:32Whoa, whoa.
40:34Daddy, are you okay?
40:37Yeah.
40:39Daddy!
40:41I was just checking to make sure you had my back.
40:43That's not funny.
40:45It's not.
40:46I'm sorry.
40:48I'm sorry.
40:59I know it is a nice house.
41:01Yeah.
41:03Well, except for the memory of me being kidnapped in the driveway.
41:07I'm sorry.
41:10No, I'm sorry.
41:12For what?
41:13Because this morning, you told me that you loved me.
41:18And instead of appreciating it, I just made endless jokes.
41:21It's our thing.
41:22I don't care.
41:24I do.
41:27And you were right.
41:30It's pathological.
41:33And I was deflecting.
41:36But while I was tied up, my life about to end.
41:43All I could think about was I didn't want to die without saying I love you, too.
41:50Because I do.
41:52I love you.
42:02True.
42:04I'm sorry.
42:05I can't.
42:06So?
42:08The couch.
42:10In the middle of the room like this.
42:12I think it just needs to go back.
42:16Want to help me move it?
42:18No.
42:19Yes.
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