All language subtitles for The SHIELD - S02 E04 - Carte Blanche (720p - BluRay)

NARRATOR: Previously
on The Shield:

It's about our kids,
about them being safe.

I'll move out if I have to,
if that's what it takes.

CLAUDETTE: Manny Sandoval skated
murders I should have had him for.

I've wanted him for a year.

Drop the gun now!

I do nothing wrong!

Zaide!

[SCREAMS]

I've got a problem
on this Tio murder.

The more I look into it,

the more Vic Mackey's
name pops up.

I'm gonna find the truth.

And if I have to go through both of
you, I'll get it.

Tell me right now where is she?!

I don't know!

DUTCH: She's dead.

She was in the trunk?
The whole time?

Marcy, why didn't you tell me?

Sorry, Daddy.

MAN: Know what I get
for those on the street?

Drop it!

[GUNSHOT]

Goddamn it!

HEY-

VIC: When we retire...

Mmm. We gonna play golf
together every day?

I... I'd really like that.

ACEVEDA: For his selfless
action while off duty,

sustaining a gunshot wound

during the apprehension of
a major gun-running ring,

and for exhibiting

the type of individual
awareness, initiative,

and resourcefulness that serves

as an inspiration
for all officers,

I'm proud to hereby present
Detective Vic Mackey

the department's highest honor

for valor and
courage under fire.

[CROWD APPLAU DS]

MAN: Go, Vic.

VIC: Uh, everybody here
deserves one of these.

I was just the guy holding
onto it when the music stopped.

Thank you.

[CROWD APPLAU DS]

Don't think this means you
get a free pass around here.

Of course not.

Congratulations, Vic.

It was Lanie's idea to
recommend you for the medal.

I didn't know that. Thank you.

It's important that the public
knows about our successes

as well as our failures.

AC EVE DA: We're running

your toys-for-guns
drive tomorrow.

That's where people trade
in their guns to the cops?

Yeah, while, uh,
Vic was laid out in the hospital,

he came up with this
great twist for us.

Yeah, they get to fill out
raffle tickets for a big prize

when they trade in their guns.

Which gives us their
name and address.

We run the gun for ballistics,

and if they were
used in a crime,

we know where to find them.

You thought of that while
you were on a morphine drip?

Well, stolen guns put me there.

I had three weeks to figure out
how to get 'em off the street.

I'm impressed.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

[SIREN BLARING]

Thank you, ma'am.

Enjoy the toy.

You can have that one.

Next.

DANNY: Have a nice day.

JULIEN: What's your name?

Patty Ann Hinkle.

DAN NY: That's a pretty name.
Thanks.

Where'd you get the gun?

PATTY: Home. I don't like it.

Do I get a toy?

You sure do.

Give me your address.

PATTY: IFS, uh...

Starting me off with a
bang, huh?

Yeah, robbery.
Ended badly. One dead.

Witnesses said the
shooter gained entry

using a police
badge, number 714.

That's your number.
Where were you two hours ago?

With me.

Let me see your badge.

This is a fake.

I... I... I got mugged.
I lost my badge in Tijuana.

I never thought it'd
end up back in I.A.

An I.A. cop badge sold
on the black market.

Where the hell else would
you expect it to be used?!

Let's all calm down.
Did you know about this?

No. No, he didn't.

Where'd you get this one?

This, uh,
Serbian guy in Rosehill.

It's just like the real thing-.

No, no, Officer
Vendrell, it's not.

The real thing got used
in an armed robbery

and a killing.

I'm gonna clear
this whole thing up.

Let me get into it.

I'm sorry, man.

Where were you two hours ago?

I was sleeping.

Damn. Aceveda seems
pissed, doesn't he?

It's just like old times.

Hey, who's the dead guy?

He worked here along
with our witness

who isn't saying much.

Heh.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

VIC: You saw this go down?

Was the shooter white, black?

He had a mask.

It happened quick.

What'd he take? Nothing.

So he used a cop's badge to
get you to unlock the place,

he murders a guy for no reason,

steals nothing and leaves?

This guy, ugh,
definitely knew what he was after.

Whatever it was,
it wasn't supposed to be here.

Am I right?

What if I told you my
buddy and I here have

a little side business?

Helps victims get
their stuff back.

You offered to get his stolen
merchandise back for a fee.

He was hiding something he
wouldn't tell a clean cop.

You thought this would work?

It already has.
He's cooperating.

The store is a front

for an Armenian mob
diamond chop-shop.

He told you this?

He wants his diamonds back.

They fence hot ice,

re-cut the gems,
put 'em in different mountings

so they can't be lD'd,
then they re-sell them.

VIC: This is what
our shooter stole.

Well, this is entrapment.

Well, just for the
jeweler, and he's a guppy.

We're hunting a whale here.

You want us to catch
this killer or not?

You're going undercover
as dirty cops.

You think you can pull that off?

We can try.

[TIT]

SHANE: You know,
being crooked cops

when it's my ass and
badge on the line,

it's just not as fun.

Yeah, well, we're only
pretending to be crooked cops.

So we're not really taking
a cut of the jewelry.

Well, it's always an option,
but today I'm feeling good.

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING,
TIRES SCREECHING]

You flip that right there,
and it's got a little bit.

I got some stuff
too, in the back.

Aw, man.

You're having a sidewalk sale

and you didn't invite
us, Taylor?

Aw, man. I thought we
was on your mailing list.

This thing has a remote?

Okay, listen,
I gave you Fleetwood, okay?

I'm free and clear.

Just one more
favor, swear to God.

You know who might be
moving this kind of stuff?

Uh, no, no.

I don't usually travel
in those circles.

Uh, hey, wha...?

Find out who does
and then buzz me.

Oh... Look, man, you know,

Cl's are supposed to be
registered and paid, man.

Tell you what.

Here's a fin.
Go buy yourself a taco.

It's a $50 box.

Thank you.

I can't believe this.
It was a clean shoot.

I know. I was hoping lawyers
wouldn't get involved.

Let's just hear what
they have to say.

Five million makes us go away.

Well, 5 million makes me laugh.

DANNY: I didn't
do anything wrong.

Your officers improperly
entered the Al-Thani home,

establishing a pattern
of racial insensitivity

and abusive behavior.

He gave us permission.

MAN: After you threatened
to bring the FBI.

You treated him like a criminal,
which escalated the dispute.

She felt she could
attack him with impunity.

This is ridiculous.

The search was legal,
the shooting by the book.

We don't agree.

I'll be expecting
your counteroffer

by the end of the day.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Did I mention we're
also naming you

as well as Officer
Sofer in the civil suit?

Think it over.

You Tike?

He'll be back later.

What do you want?

How 'bout an honest answer?

A friend of mine says you're
trying to move some hot rocks.

What do you think you're
doing, man?

Huh?

We're cops.

SHANE: It's him.

Give me the keys.

I'd like to see a warrant.

I'd like to see Anna
Kournikova naked on a waterbed.

I'm calling 911.
SHANE: Go ahead.

We'll come back in five
minutes, take your report.

I'll start with possession
of stolen property.

It's an exact match
to our crime scene.

Who sold you this stuff?

I'll tell you what.

You get the guy who sold
you these down here,

and I'll give you a
third of them to keep.

You'll let me keep a third?

Hell of a deal.

Heh. What kind of cops are you?

Ballistics just got a hit on
one of Vic's toys for guns-.

Well, maybe they'll
give him a second medal.

Slug from a test fire matches up

to an unsolved murder
from last year.

One of yours.

Richard Cummings. Yeah.

DUTCH: Who's Richard Cummings?

CLAUDETTE: This is a
guy who took a loan

from a shark named
Manny Sandoval.

Couldn't pay the money back.
Ended up dead.

It was obvious Manny killed him.

So why does somebody else
have the murder weapon?

Find out.

Yeah.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

CLAUDETTE: Mmm.

Coffee, cigarettes and
too much joviality.

Smells like a 12-step.

Excuse me.
Uh, what program is this?

Gamblers Anonymous.

Thanks.

It's that time ofyean.

Two days after the Super Bowl.

Everybody finds a higher power

when they lose their shirts.

I lost 100 bucks on
the goddamn Raiders.

Pfft. I'll be damned.

DUTCH: What?

CLAUDETTE: That's
Manny Sandoval.

DUTCH: The loan shark? Where?

CLAUDETTE: In the alley.

So your suspect is hanging
outside the meeting

where the guy who owns
the murder weapon is?

Some coincidence. Hell of one.

You wanna take him in?

Manny doesn't crack easy,

and he won't sweat
unless I'm packing

a lot more info than I got now.

Nah. Let's wait and talk
to the gun owner first.

[DOOR OPENS]

[SOUL MUSIC PLAYING
OVER SPEAKERS]

[CLEARS THROAT] So
what's so important?

[GUN COCKS]

Hope you hooked enough for bail.

Where's my badge,
you dumb ass, huh?

Work with me here, all right?
I need a deal.

VIC: We don't.

We have you for
robbery and homicide

and being dumb enough
to sell the jewelry

that ties you to both.

Look, I needed the
money, all right?

But you don't have everything.

Alex Esnick. Alex who?

He runs the Ziran family
for the Armenian mob.

What about him?

HRACH: I give you Alex,

you shave some years, right?

VIC: Convince me.

I worked protection for him.

He owns that jewelry shop I hit.

And you robbed your own boss?

I was taking back something
that didn't belong to him,

that's all.
Well, why'd you kill the guy?

'Cause he was a thief of Alex's

who stole some
jewelry from a store

I provided protection over.

Wait... Wait a minute.

You worked for Alex.
The dead guy worked for Alex.

He robbed from you.
You robbed back and killed him?

Doesn't sound like
a very happy family.

No, it's not.

Yeah, and Alex
encourages competition,

especially between
Russian Armenians like him

and Lebanese Armenians like me.

[CHUCKLES]

That's why I didn't
mind ripping Alex off.

What else can you
tell me about Alex?

Everything.

Gambling, hijacking...

you ever heard a rumor
about a money train?

What's a money train?

Story goes,
it's like a rolling bank vault.

Super secret.

Supposedly runs out of I.A.
every couple of months

to clean their dirty
money overseas.

How much money are we
talking about here?

I hear it's big.

So who do I make a deal with?

No. Why not?

Because we've already
got the killer.

This is where it ends.

Hey, we got a line on the
biggest Armenian mobster in I.A.

I'm not running
a mob task force.

You don't have to run it.
You just have to watch.

Let me return the
jewels to Alex,

see if he wants to buy a...
A dirty cop.

You're not having too
much fun playing this?

Aw, inside, I'm a sad clown.

And what about the jewels?

You already gave a
third to the pawnbroker.

You wanna give the
rest to the mob boss?

Well, that's the deal I made.

Hey, if I want them to think
that I'm a corrupt cop,

I at least got to
be honest about it.

Well, I don't like it...

and I especially don't like
you in the middle of it.

Hey, you know how Giuliani
became the mayor of New York?

He brought down the mob.

I wanna know every
move you make.

Absolutely.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

There he is.

Mr. Hinkle.

Detectives Wyms and Wagenbach.

We'd like to speak with you.

Is everything okay?

I wouldn't bet on it.

DUTCH: Come on-

CLAUDETTE: That's
Richard Cummings,

a man who lost a lot of
money in a restaurant.

He's also a guy who was into
Manny Sandoval for $50,000.

DUTCH: Your gun killed him,
so don't bother wasting our time

with a bullshit excuse.

Where'd you get my gun from?

Your daughter traded it in
during a toys-for-guns drive.

How much did Manny pay
you to use your weapon?

Or did you do it for him?

What?

We also checked
your phone records.

You seem to call
phone booths a lot.

Is that your bookie
or your loan shark?

It certainly wasn't
your sponsor.

Where's my daughter?

A complaint has been
launched against you

by a man named Abul lbish.

Who?

Six months ago...

some bar fight you broke up.

I don't remember.

At the Lakeside Tavern.

I get a lot of calls there.
What was the complaint?

This guy says that you
used racial epithets

prior to arresting him.

Derogatory comments referring
to his Arab ethnicity.

This is bullshit.

Well, how would you know?

You don't even
remember the arrest.

I'd remember that.

Danny, if you made any
anti-Arab comments...

I didn't.

Even in the heat of the
moment, I need to know now.

I didn't.

My name's on that lawsuit too.

What in the hell is that?

I don't know,
but buy me a ticket.

Yeah.

Hold it.

He's expecting us.

[vlc CHUCKLES]

Mr. Esnick...

I believe these are yours.

Some are missing.

That's right. Athird.

That's the deal I
made with your boy

over at the jewelry store.

You made that deal with him.
You didn't make it with me.

There is a lot of money.

It was a lot of work.

I don't like cops
in my social club.

Fine, then we'll leave.

Oh, uh, you have an auto
shop over on Waverly, right?

Yeah, from what we hear,
it's filled with stolen car parts.

Police are gonna raid
it in about three hours.

Why are you telling me this?

Shane and I here are
looking to moonlight.

First tip's a freebie.

Next one will cost you.

Now we're waiting for the
Armenian to call back?

I said, "Keep this simple."

It is simple.

Oh, uh,
and I need a raiding party

at this address in two hours.

Not a moment sooner.

To find what? Nothing.

It'll be cleared out by
the time they get there.

Heh.
Look, I know it's your world,

but I'm the one who
lets you work in it.

Clear this with me
before next time.

I would have.
I just didn't have a chance.

What about this money train?

Aw, if it exists,
we'll get to it.

When?

Soon.

I'm transferring Shane
off the Strike Team.

What?

I see you're
listening to me now.

Shane is my partner.

Well, I'm thinking Vice might be

a more appropriate
assignment for him.

Where does this
bullshit come from?

An all-white team
knocking down doors

in an 83 percent minority
neighborhood is bad policy.

We had a deal.

Weep my nose dean,

you keep your nose
out of my business.

Well, Shane didn't keep
his nose clean, did he?

So we're gonna find
somebody who can.

Either a black or a Latino.

[SCOFFS]

Feeling okay?

Fine.
Just a little office politics.

What's the issue?

Actually,
it's something you might be able

to help me out with.

Aceveda's trying to ram
something down my throat.

You mean, adding a minority
to your strike team.

Yeah, that's right.

Mm-hm. That was my idea.

And it's a good one, in theory.

But I don't have another
spot open on my squad.

David told me he was
opening up a spot.

Well, he was mistaken.

Look, an all-white unit
smashing down doors

in a heavily minority
neighborhood,

it's just bad policy.

You'll get used to the idea.

MAN: Heh-heh. That's it exactly.

[PLAYING TRADITIONAL MUSIC]

[SNAPS FINGERS]

I appreciate your tip.

My men were able to clear
everything out just in time.

Here you are, gentlemen.

How did the police
know about it?

Seems like you pissed off
the wrong Lebanese Armenian.

Hrach?

Once he killed your jewel thief,

I guess he felt
compelled to open up.

How do I shut him up?

While he's in
custody, you can't.

Shit.

How much to have him taken out?

Hey, how you doing?

What, killed?

No. It's not possible.

Not killed. Not killed.
Just taken out of jail.

I'll deal with him myself.

That'll cost you
more than you have.

ALEX: Yeah, but, uh...

it can be done, it's possible.

He's in custody for murder.

Well,
I am the arresting officer.

I suppose if I made
a technical error...

violated his rights somehow.

Yeah, yeah.

How much to violate his rights?

You want me to
release a murderer

so that his mob
boss can kill him?

Sounded a lot better the
way Vic explained it to me.

We're not gonna let
Alex kill Hrach.

Oh, well, that's a relief.

We're gonna do it ourselves...

or at least provide a
reasonable facsimile.

All we need is a body.

What do you want now,
the keys to the morgue?

When does this stop?

When we take Alex down.

Look, the only way to nail him

is to catch him paying
us off for the hit.

I'm pulling the plug.

Alex needs to see a body.

Showing him a picture

of some uni in Halloween
makeup isn't gonna cut it.

This ends in anything
but total success,

you can join him on Vice.

What the hell is
he talking about?

Who knows?

It's a little clammy in here.

CLAUDETTE: You'll
get used to it.

I won't need to.

You fronted Richard
Cummings money

for a restaurant that closed
after two weeks, right?

I don't lend money.

I'm not a loan shark.

Cummings never paid you back.

Why would he?
I never lent him a dime.

Lance Hinkle also owed you
money, a fortune.

Don't know a Hinkle.

You clear his debt,
he helps you kill Cummings.

Heh. Sell it to the
Grimms Brothers.

I've got your lies on record.

Now sit there while
I prove them wrong.

DUTCH: Take Bob and Marcy.

They live next
door to the victim,

he had a prior for
kidnapping, liked young women.

I should have seen it.

Would you concentrate on this
case, please?

I'm using it to illuminate this case.
Excuse me.

It was Hinkle's gun.

Hinkle doesn't have an alibi.
It should be Hinkle.

Hinkle's got nothing to do with
Cummings or the restaurant.

What about the dead guy's wife?

Maybe, uh,
she and Hinkle having an affair,

want the husband dead?

The widow's gotten
no insurance money.

She's not involved.

It's worth checking out.

Look, I've got a suspect.

His name's Manny Sandoval,

and I'm bringing him in.

I'm having a hard
time explaining

why we're backing
you for city council

when you seem to be
wholly unconcerned

with our community's needs.

What are we talking about here?

A gang member died in a
drive-by shooting this week.

His gang has demanded a funeral
mass at his family's church,

but our new reverend
refused on principle.

[CONVERSING IN KOREAN]

Since then,
the church has been vandalized

and he has received
death threats.

It's unacceptable.

A community's strength
stems from its leaders,

especially its spiritual ones.

I'll assign a protection
detail immediately.

[SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

[DOOR OPENS]

I just got a suicide call.

White male, 20's,
just blew his head off.

Perfect. We're gonna need
your clothes and your wallet.

Let's go.

What the hell is this?

VIC: We found our candidate.

Who?

What guy? Where?

Dead guy.
No face, no relatives, no problem.

I'm coming with.

Sure. We'll meet you there.

What's the address?

I think Acuza's got it.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

MAN: They're setting up.

VIC: All right.
Set the camera up in here.

MAN: Wait at the stairs.

Alex is on his way.
We've got 15 minutes, tops.

Know what, we'll, uh...
We'll take it from here.

Yeah, we're not done
with the investigation.

SHANE: Had to swap
out the clothes.

I thought you said
he blew his face off!

That's what I was told!

What did he do, miss?!

He's totally recognizable.

Jesus Christ,
he's gonna be here any minute.

Oh, God. All right, go...

Go to my car and get my shotgun.

What?

Just do it!

Don't worry,
you won't feel a thing.

I'll walk the neighborhood.

What should I do?

Stop anyone from
killing a reverend.

Try to keep me in sight.

MAN: I seen him over
by MacArthur Park.

DAN NY: Excuse me.

What are you doing?

Oh, hi, officer.

Hi. What are you doing?

I know this looks weird,

but I'm a volunteer coach
for a kids' soccer team.

Yeah, I see that.

Well, uh,
one of them found a squirrel

by the side of the road.

It was the only way I could
get him to stop crying.

I promised to send it
to squirrel heaven.

Okay, well,
that's not really legal.

I didn't know what else to do.

I just wanted Jordan
to feel better.

Well, that's sweet.

Um...

Okay, bury it deep.

Thanks.

You wanna give
him the face-lift?

L1lpass.

Pussy.

You're not here to realize it,

but you're doing a good thing.

Yeah, that's better.

MAN: Okay, camera's got signal.

Oh, God. Where have you been?

He gives you the money,

you give the
signal, you get out,

and hear me, this is it.

Understand?

Sure.

When he gets the money,
we go, on my mark.

Got it.

Thank you, sir.

One of them yours?

HEY-

Um, no.

I used to play. GIRL: Bye.

No, most of these kids
don't have fathers.

That's very nice.

We have a game on Sunday.

Maybe if you're not working,

you could stop by.

[CHUCKLES]

Um, yeah, I'm free on Sunday.

Great.

You killed him yourself?

Yeah,
he got a little squirrelly.

We're gonna have to
charge you extra.

ALEX: You saved me the trouble.

All right, here we go.

How much do you
think he told them?

We could find out.

He was very involved in
a lot of my businesses.

He knew a lot of things.

Perhaps you can, uh,
help with some protection?

Get ready.

ACEVEDA: Hold, hold!
MAN: Holding.

Don't do this to me.

Like with what?

Let's talk someplace else.

Son of a bitch.

[MEN CHATTERING]

I'd like to know if
any more of my places

are going to be raided.

Give me the addresses.

I'll check 'em
out at my station.

Take a couple hours.

That's delicate
information to give

to a police officer
that I barely know.

Fine.

If you need me some other
time, give me a call.

No, wait.

HaQOP-

Hagop knows the addresses.

He'll go with you.

Works for me.

And he'll stay here...

as insurance, you know?

You have one of my men,
I have one of your men.

Make sure he doesn't
catch anything.

See you soon.

Yeah.

[PLAYING TRADITIONAL MUSIC]

[SIGHS]

CLAUDETTE: We believe one
of these men killed Richard.

Claudette,
I didn't see his face.

He was running.

Take a look.

I'm sorry. I just...

I didn't see a face.

It was nine months ago.
It's okay.

DUTCH: There's one thing
I don't understand.

The night your
husband was killed,

you were home alone with him?

That's right.

You have two small children,

it's a Wednesday night,
middle of the school week.

Why weren't they in
the house with you?

Their grandmother
takes them ice skating

on Wednesday nights.

They sleep over,
and then she drops them at school.

It would be interesting
if the killer knew

the kids wouldn't
be in the house.

Fewer possible witnesses...

or maybe to spare
them the trauma,

which is odd,

unless the killer
knew them personally.

Are you saying that I...?

Excuse me.

CLAUDETTE: Come here.

What the hell are you doing?

Pursuing an angle
of investigation.

By attacking my witness?

Not much of a witness.

That's right, she's the victim.

I cleared her nine months ago.

You cleared any
connection to Manny.

What about Hinkle?
Look, she's not in this.

Maybe it's just that simple.

Goddamn it, she's not Marcy.

Now you screwed up your case.

Fine, it happens...

but don't screw up mine.

Take that back.

Later.

Right now,
I'm handling this case.

Alone.

MAN: If he crossed state
lines, he blew it.

It's federal now.

Cummings' wife saw
you outside the house

the night you
killed her husband.

She just positively lD'd you.

You're done.

Hinkle spilled his guts
like a cheap pifiata.

How you excused
the vig on his loan

in exchange for
killing Cummings,

not the principal, though.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

You're a piece of work.

It's his word against mine.

Believe me,

when he's on that stand and
his little girl's there,

and he's bawling like a baby,

they're gonna believe
every word he says.

I don't need a confession.

Take him.

Let's go.

They could still be undercover,

they could be doing
God knows wh...

Never mind.

Nothing. I guess he
didn't squeal on that one.

What's the next address?

4103 Merrick.

VIC: And this is?

Cigarettes, tax-free.

Well, your smokers can cough
up their lungs in peace.

Next address?

This one's not really anything,

but since we're here,
check it anyway.

Sure. Give it to me.

9210 Escoveda.

VIC: And this is?

Not sure.

Storage or something.

It's clear.

Where the hell you been?

Been working on another
case, what'd you expect?

You disappeared. Where's Shane?

He's working on that hooker
sting I told you about.

"Hooker sting"?

What do they have you doing now,

entrapping Johns?

No, he's just talking with them.

Might bring in a
few of 'em later.

Well, you're supposed to
check in every two hours.

Make sure you do.

Asshole's just trying
to keep his job.

It's pathetic.

VIC: Next.

Hrach?

Hagop?

Oh, Shit!

You're alive.

All right, let's go.

[CHUCKLES]

What time were you supposed
to check in with Alex?

What happens to
Shane if you don't?!

[CHUCKLES]

[BAND PLAYING TRADITIONAL MUSIC]

I'm out. I'm out.

MAN: Ha. I beat him anyway.

Instead of playing poker,

we should be playing "poke her."

Wanna play another one?

Yeah.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Yeah?

VIC: In exactly 10
seconds, go to the john-.

Now say "wrong
number" and hang up.

Wrong number.

[CARDS SHUFFLING]

Tell you what, this gypsy swill
just goes right through me.

I'll be right back.

Stay still, asshole.

Everybody down!

Get down on the ground!
Everybody, down!

On the floor!

Get on the floor!

Get down!

Get your hands up!

VIC: Lace your hands,

put your palms on
top of your head.

Do it!

Alex Esnick,
you're under arrest.

Shane!

Take him.

Shane!

Shane!

Yeah?

[CHUCKLES]

How 'bout next time
I save your ass?

It's a date.

Anything I need to know?

Nothing at all.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Oh, hi.

Um, I'm burying a hamster.

Did you just pay
that kid for it?

No, I gave him some money so
that he could go buy a new one.

Okay, you know what?

I'm gonna have to
write you up for this.

Okay, no, you don't.

Yeah, I do.

Look, it's really... Shut up.

Jesus Christ.

MAN: All right, ladies,
let's move it along.

Nice bust.

No, it's not over yet.

Once these goons lawyer
up, the word'll get out,

and those places will be
cleared before we can hit 'em.

So let's move now.
Give me the specifics.

I'll send units.

Well,
we got a chop shop on Newman,

a cigarette stash on
Merrick, a few others...

Something mysterious
on Escoveda.

We'll check that out.

Something to do with
the money train?

It's probably just a jerk off.

We'll let you know.

You think that's
the money train?

I got a pretty good feeling.

So it is real.

What do you want to do?

At the bar,
when I didn't answer her questions,

she called me names.

Why didn't you
report this earlier?

I don't know,
but I didn't know my rights.

"LANE". But you do now.

Mr. lbish,
do you remember Officer Lowe?

Yes.

I remember you too.

It was my first week on the job.

He resisted arrest,
became violent.

My partner exercised
great restraint.

Did Danny use any
racial epithets?

No, sir,

but Mr. lbish used
one or two towards me.

He's lying!

He's covering for her.
You all do that.

LANIE: What did
Mr. Hamad offer you

to come forward with this story?

If he's retracting
his statements,

it's a surprise to me.

You told him that if he
filed a formal complaint,

you'd represent him for
free in his own civil suit.

That was predicated on
his story being true.

There was no quid pro
quo for him to lie.

Well, either way,
your case ends here.

Our case doesn't depend on him.

I'm here to discuss
your counteroffer.

Well, here it is: nothing.

Her own partner won't
corroborate her story.

He doesn't contradict
it, either.

We have a wrongful
entry, an innocent man,

and a grieving widow.

And I've got a decorated officer

who's fighting to
keep this city safe

during very troubled times.

I look forward to a
jury settling this.

We'll be in touch.

[DOOR OPENS]

[MEN CHATTERING IN ARMENIAN]

Washington, Oregon,
Arizona, Nevada.

This isn'tjust I.A. money.

This is the whole
goddamn west coast.

Holy shit.

First the head of the Ziran
family, then this?

Aceveda's gonna be licking
our scrotums for weeks.

I'll call, uh...
I'll call for backup.

No.

What?

We're gonna let it go.

Why?!

We're gonna let it go.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Get over here.

Get over here.

Tell that bitch you lied. What?

Tell her you made it up
because you owed me money,

wanted to get even.

I can't lie anymore.

I got you to take out Cummings.

You don't think I can arrange
to have your daughter be next?

Use your head.

I didn't need a confession...

but it doesn't hurt.

[DOOR BUZZES]

ACEVEDA: Hey, Vic.

We hit the mother lode.

Credit cards, digital
cameras, phony passports.

What did you find?

Nothing.

You... You're the only
one who came up empty?

Case of frostbite, but,
uh, no money train.

You think he gave you
the wrong information?

Either that or it never existed.

What's the matter,
cage not full enough for you?

So you won't mind
if I check it out?

Why would I mind?

Good work today.

Good enough to get
a chit with you?

What kind Of chit?

I'll take a minority
onto my team,

but I get to keep Shane.

Heh.

He's suspended for a week,

and I get approval of
the new team member.

And I get to approve
your approval.

I can live with that.

Then I guess we start looking.

I take it back.

No need to. You were right.

Hey, let me buy you
a little dinner.

Detective can't personalize
his investigations.

I'm, uh...

I'm not really very hungry.

Hrach says the money train
moves every couple of months.

Where does it go?

Next time,
right into our pockets.

Oh, there's a lot of unknowns.

We're gonna do it
right, be extra careful.

Take our time.

You can't really be
talking about making off

with the Armenian mob's
entire western U.S. kitty?

Goddamned eastern Euros

can't keep track of
their own plutonium.

You think I'm gonna trust
them with our cold hard cash?

Ah...

Huh?

[FINGERS SNAP]

Mr. Hamad dropped my case.

One big city
against just me now!

Mrs. Al-Thani, please, I...
I don't want to arrest you.

MRS. AL-THANI: You!
Zaide was good man!

He would never shoot you!

And we sympathize
with your loss.

If you did,
you would have signed those papers

and given me a piece,
a chance for my baby.

[SOBBING]

He will never know his
father because of you.

I'll never forget what you do.

I didn't do anything wrong.

Justice will find you.

[MRS. AL-THANI SOBBING]

VIC: Now you have a king.

She only has a four,

which means you
can take her cards.

See? These cards go over here.

Go ahead.

Move these cards over here.

Matthew?

You just have to show him.

Here.

Birthday cake? Ecch.

Well, it's somebody's
birthday somewhere.

CORRINE: It's time to get
ready for bed, come on.

Go brush your teeth,
put on your piyfs.

We're not tired.

Hey, you heard your mom.

I'll be in in a second
to read you a story.

Go on.

Megan went right to
sleep, no problem.

How are you feeling?

Ah, a little stiff. I'm okay.

Not too bad.

First day back at work was good.

It's a little early, isn't it?

Ah, these doctors...

If they could,
they'd put you on bed rest

until you got something else
they could charge you for.

You seemed pretty
anxious to get back.

I have a lot to do.

Uh, it's just that...

before you got hurt,

you, uh...
You said you'd leave the house.

You promised.

I know.

If you're good enough
to go back to work,

um, as soon as you
can find a place...

[WOMAN SINGING OVER TV]

[DOOR BELLS JINGLE]

What can I do for you?

I need a room.

Uh, yeah.

Oh, um, uh, you know what?

It's... It's fine here.

Um, just... Just write your name

and, uh, youn uh,
police division.

Hey, is this about the
people across the street?

Hm?

I can't say.

Okay, that's... I understand.

I'll tell you,
the things he does to her,

it's a sin.

Uh, why don't you give me a room

with a view across the street?

[CHUCKLES]

You know,
I might be staying awhile.

[TV BLARING THROUGH WALL]

[SIRENS WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[GRUNTING]

[TIT]