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It's pretty sad to start a Honda Mr. Drive.

A couple try to give me a kill, but yet I'm still alive.

I'm running circles around these niggas, got a movement inside.

I probably bulletproof the car for when I sit inside.

Cause life's a gift and I've been gifted like it's Christmas time.

To send a message to you from these written lines.

And that's the sound went on my first tape. Me in a session, trying to make it

on my first tape.

It's fun because we're living that life.

I gave laugh away. My feelings made me act away.

But running laps around these niggas now I'm back in shape. I stood tall when y

'all thought that y 'all had a back to break.

Through all the pressure and the pain, I popped it back in place.

Damn, and f*** your feelings, I've been feeling cold. I used to steal with some

niggas dealing on Franklin Road.

I did some s*** to some niggas so I don't feel my soul.

I buried demons inside me, but couldn't fill the hole. Who can help me?

But yet you're thinking it's been a draw. I came away from apartment houses

Kennesaw. I blame my ways to the little kid from the shit I saw.

It only fed on my problems that keep me living raw.

Forgive me, Lord. I seek and die by the sword. One of the best that never died

behind.

Time.

Save me.

Then go back to sleep.

Well, it's six o 'clock. You got about an hour and a half left. I know what

it is, and I will be ready for work soon.

What's up with you?

I just got this new case.

It's close to your hour and a half to go to sleep.

Well, baby, you haven't eaten breakfast yet.

I'm just going to get some 7 -Eleven.

7 -Eleven?

Not happening.

No. You need some spinach, some eggs, some real food.

7 -Eleven?

Like a scramble? You want to make me a scramble?

Yeah, or maybe the omelet you like.

All right.

You'll make it still hurt.

Yeah, every single time.

You already know. Every time you get your hair done, you take all the pillows

and I get a crack in my neck.

That's because you're supposed to be sitting across from me.

You don't touch my ass. You like me, right?

You can have all the pillows.

You can have all the pillows.

And baby, that tie, I mean, it does complement your skin, but I think you

still look better.

You bought me this pillow.

You bought me this pillow.

I'm just saying.

You look good in everything you put on.

Forget it.

No time.

Great, love.

My name is Tori.

What can I get you on today?

Oh, hey.

Hi.

Yeah, I'll take a fruit salad.

All right, that's a nice choice.

And what can I get you to drink on today?

I think I'll take a tea.

All right, hot or cold?

Hot. Okay.

Any selection of the green tea or spice?

Yeah, what kind of tea?

Oral gray, spiced green tea.

What would you like?

You know what?

I'll take oral gray.

Okay, that's actually my favorite.

So I will be back with your order as soon as I can, okay, love?

Are you waiting on anybody, by the way?

No, it's just me.

Okay, so let me get this out of your way real quick, okay?

I will be right back.

Here is your earlier bowl of fruit and your tea.

Thank you.

So, do you mind if I have a seat with you?

No, not at all. Okay, thank you.

Sorry.

So, I couldn't help but notice that you seemed a little down

earlier.

Nervous or so.

I wanted to ask what was wrong because...

Here in our restaurant, people are usually all mouths and stuff. So, could

what's wrong?

I didn't think it was that noticeable.

It actually is. And for a handsome guy like yourself, I wouldn't think you

be down or anything.

Thank you. You're beautiful yourself.

Thank you. I'm no Beyonce, but I'm trying to get there.

So, what's wrong?

You know what? I just feel a little out of place.

This is my first day here in Oakland.

First time being far away from family and friends.

Okay, I know that feeling. I'm from Memphis, and I'm a long ways from home.

I've been here, actually, for a year now. But you get used to

it when you've been here for a while.

I mean, it's been a year for me, but...

I've been used to it so far. I've made some friends here.

It's been a little bit enjoyable.

I love the people I have here, and the familiar faces that's here already.

Yours kind of stood out, so I know you're a bit new.

And one thing I'll tell you, I'm here. So you can always come to this

restaurant. I'll be here. I'm here at night. My sons will catch me here in the

morning. I'll be here. Okay, so you can always talk to me.

Oh, oh, oh, okay.

I've got a table, so I'll catch you later, okay?

Thanks, baby.

Wills, I got some news for you.

Because of your recent performance and your actions, we're going to put you

a new partner.

A partner? You need a partner.

I do good work for you, Captain. You do great work for me. But we still, at this

point, need you to have a partner. It's best for our organization and it's best

for the city right now.

Damn politics.

Who is it? Rogers?

It's not Rogers.

It's Detective Michael Adams coming to us from Fresno.

He's got a couple accommodations.

Looks like he just came off of a long undercover.

We need to get him off. There's no crime in Fresno. There's lots of crime in

Fresno. He knows what he's doing. He's not a rookie, and don't forget that.

Look, we got some new evidence on a cold case.

You familiar with Seaside Killer?

Yeah, Kevin Hunter, right?

That's it.

I want you guys to be working this case together.

All right.

When can I meet him?

Hey, uh, Mary, send in Detective Adams.

He's here now?

He's here now.

Detective Adams, how you doing?

Doing good, Chief.

You guys are going to be partners here now.

Detective Michael Adams?

Sean Williams.

Good, Chief.

So, uh, I want you to show him the ropes around, uh, Oakland.

Use your detective knowledge that you used in Fresno.

Yes, sir.

All right, we had a file cut.

It's the Seaside Killer file for you, all right?

And then I can get the rest of the stuff for Mary, right? Mary has more.

All right.

You ready?

Definitely. Look forward to working with you. Likewise.

Nice meeting you, Chief. Make it work, Wills. Make it work.

All right.

All right.

Thank you guys all for coming.

Captain Baker gave us his case. I'll give you a brief.

We're back to the Seaside Killer.

Okay.

For whatever reason, Captain Baker thinks that C -Side Killer did not kill

Mercedes, which is the last murder in your, yeah, the last one.

And so we need to figure out the discrepancies in this and why this guy's

jail for this. All right. But before we get started, this is Detective Adams.

I'm going to let him talk about himself. So go ahead. Introduce yourself.

Yes. I'm Detective Michael Adams. Just recently transferred from Fresno.

I worked many years undercover.

And for that reason, I can't return back to working as a regular cop.

So now I'm here in open working in cold case. How many years did you work in

that? I didn't see many.

Undercover. Undercover, okay. Welcome to the police. Welcome. Welcome.

Okay, so what do we know about this case?

The side killer is Kevin Hunter, okay?

He has killed four women, African -Americans, and then Mercedes will be

fifth. For whatever reason, he did not admit to Mercedes, but he did admit to

the other four.

What can you tell me?

I don't feel that he killed the number five Mercedes.

He admitted to killing the four, and he's in jail for the rest of his life.

never going to get out.

Why would he say he killed four?

Five doesn't matter. It's not going to get him no more jail time.

Who is the one that... Do you think Woods might have batted that one?

I don't know.

He's one of us, so I kind of don't want to... Four bodies dead on him.

They got a fifth one that's a cold case.

Close the cold case.

That's another one killed.

And it could be political, if he didn't move up to sergeant.

Wait a minute.

Excuse me.

We're talking about Sergeant Woods here.

So many citations from the mayor to the governor, and here you are...

Defending the killer?

Listen, it's not about defending the killer. It's about our job is based on

evidence. We need evidence.

So we need to talk to Kevin.

Somebody set up a meeting with Kevin.

Okay, Spears, I need it to be either today or tomorrow. Let's get this off

camera. This killer's locked up, right?

Yeah. Don't we have someone on the internet? Yeah, Spears is just going to

to do that. Okay, what else?

I need... I'll do social media, Facebook, all the victims.

gatherings of friends from social media in the workplaces and where they worked

in those surrounding areas before they were killed.

Good. I need next of kin.

I need, like you said, employer.

I need who she talked to, where she went. I think right here is good.

Forensics. I need differences, you know, similarities.

You got that, Foster?

I'm on it. Good. Thanks, Foster. Okay, so we need... Somebody needs to check

with Sergeant Woods.

Talk to Mario.

As a matter of fact, can you set that up? Yeah, first of all... I'm offended,

and Sergeant Woods would be offended if he was notified about this. All right,

thank you. We're not disrespecting him. We just want to find the truth.

Well,

just transferred from Fresno, California.

I know that shit, but tell me something I don't.

Well, I'm a Capricorn. I like to go on long walks on the beach. Listen, listen.

I don't hear that shit either.

I need to know if I can trust you, though.

So tell me, tell me something I haven't heard.

When it comes to crime, Fresno is more like nickel and diamond.

The idea of becoming a police officer was wanted to protect and serve.

And there's not too much crime in Fresno.

You only deal with just the meth addicts and meth labs.

It's just a real quiet area.

I want to be a part of the big crimes.

That's why I came here.

We ain't out here playing, right?

I knew that coming here.

Let's get it.

Believe me, sir.

That's not what I came here to do.

All right.

But I have a thing about you.

That's the thing. That's what I don't understand.

I know you've been undercover.

I know a lot of stuff is, you know, off the record, under the books.

I'm not supposed to tell you.

I'm the one who needs me the most.

So tell me something that's going to make me feel more at ease.

I protect and serve.

Kevin. Kevin the Hunter.

These are our kills.

Hello, detectives.

Hey, Kevin.

Listen, to make this brief, here we're talking about our fates.

What can you tell us?

I told you, I don't know the bitch.

It says here you strangled her from the front.

She died.

Everything was still there, all her belongings.

That was similar to the other murders, right?

You said you did it in the front, right?

Mm -hmm. I don't do it in the front.

I do it from the back.

You saying you didn't do this?

No.

Who did, Kevin?

Somebody that's trying to copycat.

I just don't get it.

I only had four victims.

Not five. Not Mercedes.

So, so help me help you.

You've murdered four of the people that you admitted to, right?

Yes. You should not have admitted to this one.

Why not just take the credit?

I don't.

I don't at all.

Well, last thing.

You didn't do it.

Who did it?

I don't know who did it.

And even if I didn't know...

They wouldn't tell you.

All right, we're going to look into it.

Let's go.

Hey, Mr. Shannon.

What's up, Melissa? How you doing?

I'm amazing. How are you? I'm good. You're looking amazing.

Thank you.

Let me do, let me get a Pepsi.

Let's see, because you're on duty.

Yeah, you know, I can't drink on duty, so.

I understand.

Anything interesting today at work?

No, they got me with this new partner.

I feel like I'm babysitting.

You know, from here, I got to tell him what Oakland is.

Right. But other than that, same old stuff.

I got this, how can I put this? I got this new case, right? I can't tell you

much about it, but you saw the music video?

I am, for sure.

All right, so a couple years ago, maybe three, four years ago, there was this

model,

a vixen, I guess. Her name is Mercedes.

No, she did some too short, some B40. I think she did some bits of fast stuff.

And, you know, something happened to her.

I just wanted to know if you remember her, if you've been seeing her, anything

about her.

I don't.

No big deal. I'm just going to ask around a little bit.

Well, do you want any appetizers? I have Wayne Roberts in the back.

Nah, you know Robert takes forever.

I ain't got that much time.

Make sure we would love. Yeah, I guess so.

All right, well, I'm going to head out, but I'll be back to see you when I'm

done.

Whenever you come back, I'll be ready to go.

Go play. All right, I'll let you.

Have a nice day. All right.

Detective Williams, you were ordered to see me after the last department scandal

with your partner.

How are things progressing since then?

Same old shit.

I come in here every single week. You ask me the same questions over and over

and over.

I'm tired of coming here.

What do you want from me?

Sir, I can't clear you until you exhibit growth.

You come here every week.

I haven't seen any change in you. You've got the same attitude.

I was found innocent.

That means I didn't do it, right? So what am I coming here for? I feel like y

'all trying to handle me.

You give me this goddamn new partner who has no idea what he's doing for fucking

Fresno?

Huh?

Fresno.

Have you ever considered that this might be a chance for you to redeem yourself?

I don't need to redeem myself. I need everybody to back the fuck off.

That's what I need.

I understand that you were close with your partner, and I understand that this

has sabotaged your career, but you're just going to keep digging yourself into

deeper hole until you start to work on the real problem. I don't need no

partner. I told Baker the same thing. When he brought him into me, I said, let

me do this on my own.

I don't want to part.

Because now I got to babysit.

Look at the incompetence.

Have you seen this dude?

He's ridiculous.

I got to talk to him like a little kid.

I don't want to have somebody else I'm responsible for.

I'm trying to be responsible for myself.

But y 'all got me here being handheld.

I don't need that.

Bring up these old ass cases that should have been solved right the first time.

But what? You're going to get super cop. That's me to fix everything.

And now you got somebody here trying to sabotage it.

Why?

So, so what are the numbers, Doc?

Mr. Williams, I mean, you are at.

High risk for hypertension, stroke.

Your blood pressure is pretty elevated.

Coming in at 140 over 90.

Is that bad?

Yes, it is.

I mean, have you been under a lot of stress lately?

I mean, my job is what it is. You know, crime is crime. But I've been doing this

for years. I think I'm at home. I'm going through a little stuff with my

Who's not, right? But I feel fine. I feel great.

Okay. And what's your exercise regimen like?

Two times a week. I try to go two times a week.

Okay. And when you go, I mean, what are you focusing on? Are you doing cardio or

weightlifting? No, I don't believe in walking for fun. So, no, I don't do

But I do hit the bench press and then I try to jump in and get a massage real

quick.

That's pretty much it.

Well, I'm thinking maybe you want to increase it to at least three to four

a week.

We can kind of monitor that and kind of see how that goes.

And as far as your eating habits, what's your diet like?

I'm not really on a diet.

You know, I don't know. I eat only two, three o 'clock in the afternoon. I

really don't eat breakfast. I run out the house.

But, you know, whatever's open.

Fast food, you know.

No, no, no, no.

No.

Not a good idea.

No. You really want to avoid anything fast food. I'm talking your typical

fast food. Let it go. You have to focus on fruit, vegetables, incorporating that

into your diet.

And I think when you make those changes, I think we'll see this blood pressure

go down a little bit. As I said earlier, high blood pressure can lead to

hypertension. You don't want that.

Heart attack.

You know, so.

Yeah.

It's a big deal.

Okay.

All right, so when I come back?

So let's do this.

Let's look at coming back in a couple of weeks, and we'll retest you.

Okay. And then after you make those changes, we should really start to see

results.

All right.

Thank you.

So, yeah, I think we're going to start with the agent, see what the agent got

say.

You know, everybody's in it. They got a little piece of something, right?

So we just got to figure out what piece are they going to make.

You know, everything is about money.

Oh, yeah.

Anybody can be paid off.

We got to figure out where the money is and follow the money.

So we got the agent.

Got to figure out if she's got a friend. Got to figure out, got to talk to her

mom, boyfriend, all of that. Got to figure out who's in connection and

who's running.

Because usually the person that's leaving town, they're the ones that got

something to hide.

Usually the first influence.

Always.

So I'm going to tell you, it's a lot different here.

They're friends, all right?

People here, they know how to play the game.

They'll make you think they're your friend, and they'll come right behind

So you got to be careful.

You got to learn to play the game.

Yep.

I know you're just now getting out of, you know, undercover.

There's nothing different.

Now, you're not whoever that is. Whoever the dude you was, you're not him.

I need to figure out who you are.

And you're going to have to get a grip on that.

Understood.

Go back to this left.

Go talk to this agent.

See what they got to say.

So, what's this agent's backstory?

I don't know, but I'm going to tell you this.

You get in there.

I'm going to do all the questions, all right?

You knew. I don't know what you know yet, so let me do what I got to do, and

be the back of me up.

All right? Don't go in there trying to be Mr.

Supercop, all right?

All right?

Like I said, sir. All right? No, no, no. It's going to be some shit. I'm telling

you right now, don't do that in front of people. I need to make sure that we go

in there and we are cohesive units.

I'm here to learn off you, sir. I heard nothing but great things, and it's an

honor to be by your side.

Yeah, it's an honor to be by my side, too.

Good evening, Anya.

I'm Detective Adams. This is Detective Williams.

No, no, listen.

I'm Detective Williams.

Sean, I got this.

Don't tell me what... Hold on for a second. Listen, I done told you I'm

the show.

I'm Detective Williams, and that's Detective Adams.

Well, how can I help you, officer?

You know why we're here. I just talked to you on the phone.

You told me to meet you here, we're going to have an honest conversation.

And already, you act like you don't know what we're doing here. We're here

regarding the death of Mercedes.

Tell us about the last night.

She died by the seaside strangler.

You were the last one to see her.

How could I be the last one to see her if she died by the seaside strangler?

okay, listen.

This is how you ask questions.

Tell me what happened the last day you saw her.

Last day I saw her, she came walking in here like something the cat drug in.

I can't be sending models out looking like that. So I tried to get her to go

a hotel and clean up for a while.

She started getting combative.

She ended up leaving. Competitive? Competitive about what?

She trying to beat you or what?

I mean, she has in the past, but I never retaliated.

Oh, has in the past? So you guys fought frequently, right?

Obviously, you've never been in the modeling agency.

Oh, so people just fight? So you're saying that people just fight?

They're yelling all the time, arguing, and sometimes it gets physical.

So you guys have no kind that you know?

None of that.

We have in the past. Okay.

Well, everything is in the past now. She doesn't have a future.

Right. Where were you that night?

What night?

The night that Mercedes was killed.

Why do you think we... But the seaside strangler killed her.

She was found in the woods, not in the office.

Which woods was she found at?

I don't know. You want me to get you a newspaper?

We didn't mention anything about Woods or where she was found.

It was in the newspaper. Did you not investigate the story you're coming to

to me about?

Are you two some kind of clowns? What kind of interview is this, man?

We play that game every day.

What the hell was that?

Look, I had him.

He was going to talk.

What do you mean you had him? Before we went in there, I said, let me do all the

questioning. You don't get too many moments like that.

When you have him, you got to take him. It's not a game, Adam. I get that. Why

are you here when we had that conversation?

I understand that. Why are you here when we had that conversation?

Yes, I was.

Did he talk?

Maybe.

No, he didn't, because you want to go and play all this hero cop stuff.

Let me do what I do.

I get that, but he was going to talk.

I've seen it happen before.

It works.

Well, then why did...

You don't know these people here or no.

This is not Fresno.

This is not Kitty Cat.

People end up dead out here all the time.

Mercedes is dead.

Right? We're trying to figure out a murder right now.

I'm about to get to my breaking point.

And this is just day one.

Day one.

I get that.

He was going to talk. I know he was going to talk.

I'm going to go out here and tell you exactly what's going to happen.

Okay?

This is what's going to happen. I'm taking you home.

I'm going to go question the next two people by myself.

That's what's about to happen.

Because we cannot end up like this tomorrow.

Do you understand?

Do you understand?

Your job is to learn.

I'm going to tell you like this. Day one, you're fucking up.

You got to do better than that.

You're here to learn and then work.

Okay?

You understand?

If you got a question, you ask me.

You don't go questioning somebody. You have no idea what you're asking them.

Look, I had him.

I could see it in his eyes. He was going to talk.

Either way, do what I don't. That's it.

There's no gonna, there's no maybe.

Perhaps. We don't play those words.

Here.

Do you understand?

Do you understand, Adams?

Yes, sir.

There's a co -worker walking up in there right there. He's trying to get them

from me. But actually, you know, I didn't tell you I got this new client

about to sign, you know.

Oh, that's great.

Oh, yeah.

We're going to celebrate.

I'm going to cook, you know, as the dinner that we got planned. Mom is

over. And I'm going to see, you know, it's going to be some Italian, you know,

stuff. I can't even pronounce it.

You know,

stuff they talk.

Anyways, I'm going to see you. Love you, woman.

You know I have an appointment at 7 tonight, right?

Appointment.

What you talking about?

I told you before, I have an appointment at 7. I couldn't move it.

Gene. Appointment for work?

I have a client.

That was the only time he could come in.

But you could Uber there.

I'll get you an Uber. But you knew that, and I told you, my mom was coming, and

we was going to have a very nice dinner tonight.

V4.

A couple of minutes ago that I just told you. I just mentioned that.

I let you know and you know about this.

I'm cooking the whole thing. You're supposed to pick me up at 5 o 'clock. We

a 7 o 'clock dinner tonight.

Look,

I'll be there.

I'm just going to be a little late. I'm not going to be able to pick you up.

So who's going to pick me up?

I'm catching the bus.

My wife can't pick me up because work is more important.

So her man got to catch the bus.

I told you I'm really busy right now.

This is a really big case. This is the biggest case I've worked on.

Since when did work become more important to your family?

It's not that work is more important, but I'm providing for us, too. And I

even keep track of how many times I've told you. Like, sometimes I need to stay

later. And I can't even remember how many times... This is a really big case,

okay? It's a really big case, and I'm losing sleep, and my manager's on me

it, and I...

I can't miss this appointment.

I'm not asking you to be happy right now, but I'm asking you to understand

I'm coming from.

I'm trying to understand, but how can I keep understanding when this thing keeps

happening?

This ain't something that's just been happening just one time.

It's been happening quite a bit, lady.

Yes, it is.

So I'm going to tell my mom.

I'm allowed to have a career, too.

Excuse me?

Yes, I'm allowed to have a career. I'm allowed to be busy.

It's not my fault that I'm needed outside of the nine to five hours that

work.

Babe, I just wish you could understand this.

Yeah, you're right.

Yeah, you're right.

We'll talk about it tonight.

I hate seeing you like this.

I don't want to see you like this.

All I'm saying is that... I don't know what I'm saying, but I'll see you

tonight. I'll catch you soon and we'll live for Uber or whatever.

I deal with these people.

Okay.

I love you, woman.

I don't love your job.

I love you.

Get the hell up out of here. I'm gone, all right? I don't even want to fight

with you no more.

I just, I wasn't arguing, but all right.

Detective Adams, you transferred to us after working in Fresno undercover.

How is the transition going for you?

First off, Doc, I didn't know who to talk to today.

I've never been forced to take a day off over some bullshit.

I was just doing my job.

And have you tried expressing this to him?

He won't give me a chance to talk.

Like I said, it's do this, do that, don't say this, don't do that.

It's fucking frustrating.

I can see that you're frustrated, and I can understand how exasperating it must

be to feel unheard.

I just want to be given a chance, Doc.

I want to show my worth.

Show that it can be trustworthy.

I've earned that in Fresno.

Well, it must be quite a shock to pick up and leave and start over in a

new town with a new partner.

I have nobody out here.

And on top of that, I have a partner that doesn't even want to be my partner.

I might not be with them tomorrow. I don't know what is going on.

Right now, I'm just left in the dark.

So I see Sonya, Mercedes, Tiffany, Trish. They were all really, really

All grew up together. You know them all very well.

Yes.

Did they ever have any kind of ill will, so to speak, towards

Mercedes? Nothing I'm aware of. They all grew up together in school.

They went to church together.

They participated in a lot of activities together.

And I never saw any animosity.

Never. So here's the thing, Ms. Martin.

We have the seaside strangler in custody right now.

Thank God.

Well, here's the thing.

There's some things that are not.

really coherent as far as how things are put together so we don't think that he

is responsible for mercedes you don't say we don't so

you can't think of anything out of the ordinary about mercedes that may have

slipped your mind that you didn't think was too pertinent before not that

i can think of no what about um

I don't know. What about Mercedes' agent?

Has he said anything?

The agent?

Yeah, Mercedes' agent.

I really haven't heard from him since the funeral.

I don't know if there's anything else you can think of.

Please. Well, she was in the process of getting out of the modeling

industry when she was murdered.

So I don't know if that has anything to do with...

This strangler guy or, you know, I have no idea.

Where was she going? Do you know when she got out of the business, where was

headed? I do remember that day. She was planning on going to Atlanta.

She was leaving modeling altogether and open to other facets of life,

you know. She was going to Atlanta to meet her cousins and discuss some other

things to do with herself.

Atlanta, okay.

She already had her clothes packed up. You know, remember when you guys looked

through the house, her clothes were packed up. She had already cleared

everything out of her bank accounts and everything. She was ready to go.

And that's the problem. Clearing everything out of her bank account seems

there's something else going on.

People typically don't clear out their bank accounts, right?

When they go out of town, I mean, the bank account still works. They still

their bank.

That part right there is a really big red flag for us.

Sounds like maybe she was on the run.

Where was she running from?

I would have no clue.

She never told me anything about being on the run. She just told me she was

finished with the runway.

Life. She didn't want to do modeling anymore.

Hey, beautiful.

How are you doing today?

Hey. Good to see you.

Good to see you, too. So what do I owe the pleasure?

Hey, Anio.

I just don't want to do this anymore.

What?

Look, the photo shoots, the music videos, they're cool.

But I just don't like the way the rappers talk to me. Wait, did somebody

something to you?

Do I need to talk to someone? No, no, no, no.

Well, what are you trying to say?

Look, I just want out of the business.

I want to move on with my life and start over.

So you're just going to leave?

How can you do this to me?

I'm sorry for such short notice. It's my heart is not in it anymore.

Fine.

But look, you're going to need some money when you go, right?

And I got this photographer showing up any time.

We do this one last thing, you're going to have some money in your pocket.

And we'll be square.

Just one last gig. One last gig, I swear.

Okay, I'll do it.

Great.

You're really saving my ass on this one.

So, tell me about your work.

It's part of my job to assess whether or not you're ready for the field after

being undercover for so long.

Doc.

It's clear that these feelings have been brimming for a long time, and if you

don't address them now, it's going to keep building up and escalating until it

becomes a much bigger problem.

Well, the most important thing to do right now is to give yourself time to

So I'm going to write a note for you. I'm going to recommend you take the next

two days off.

And I want you to come back here and see me in two days.

You know what?

Two days is fair.

What you want, cuz?

I'm actually looking for a William, sorry, a Herbert Washington.

What the fuck is that?

Uh, it says he's an up -and -coming rapper, Big Papa.

Yeah, that's me.

Then why the plane?

Man, what you want, man?

Listen, I'm just talking to a boy.

I'm here to talk to you about somebody who was on the video.

Uh, Mercedes, is that name ring a bell?

Oh, shit, Mercedes, man.

Shit, that's my girl, though.

Good. Uh, is that a prescription for that?

Man, I ain't none of your damn business.

What you want?

Mercedes.

What can you tell me about her?

Man, I don't have to tell you shit.

Listen, I'm here to help you. I mean, you say it's your girl, right?

Right. Let's figure out what happened to her.

So what do you know? What can you tell me?

You swept her murder under the rug, you know what I'm saying?

Why would you say that?

Come on.

Seaside Strangler?

Man, that's fucking shady bullshit, bro.

So you don't think the seaside strangler is up for this?

What do you think?

I don't know. That's why I'm talking to you.

So, who do you think did it?

Man, it's like this, man.

He's going to quit this biz, man. You know what I'm saying? He's about to

the agency and shit, right?

What do you think happens when a cash cow is cut off, right?

Who's going to stand to benefit from that shit? You know what I'm saying?

Some good stuff. Okay. The answer is in front of you, dog.

Thank you, Herbert.

Uh, Papa.

I'll be back.

Take off that jersey. It's the right of time. Ah, fuck you. Get the fuck out.

That's a cool day, you know?

You know, I was thinking, after New Year's, I'll have two weeks to keep you

I know you've been talking about orange.

Yes, indeed.

You know, I was actually thinking about getting you this outfit or something

like that, you know? And I don't know about your size, you know what I'm

Brother had to guess, but... Just a second, all right?

Hello?

Yeah, I turned it in Friday.

Are you sure?

Let me check real quick.

It says it's sent on my end, but maybe something went wrong. I'll send it again

when I get home today.

All right. Yeah, no problem.

All right.

Bye.

It was work. I forgot to turn in an email, okay?

You know, um, yeah, I thought we had to talk.

Look, we were having a nice date.

I can't have a nice day when it's work. You know, I don't work any nice days.

You know, I mean, we've been talking about this.

Look, babe.

Yeah, we've been talking.

You don't understand.

I worked really hard to get to where I am at work.

And I can't just, you know, I can't just shut off. I can't not answer my phone.

It could be something important. Someone could need me right now. You've been

working hard to get to a case?

So you're 911?

You saving lives?

Yes, I am saving lives.

And I'm sorry that that's not important to you.

I didn't say that.

Yes, you did.

I'm sorry.

I just wish that you could be a little more supportive of me.

I've been there for you this whole time, but you've been working your way up,

and now I'm working my way up, and it's like you can't be bothered.

Everything I do is a hindrance to you.

It's going to take me to understand timing, that's all.

I really want this to work.

I do too.

100%. I need to be there.

If I slip up, everything can go wrong. Really quickly.

No, it's me. It's me.

No, it's not you. I'm not saying that either.

Hey, I'm just... We're having a nice day. We can keep having a nice day. This

doesn't have to be a big deal.

Yeah, I'm with you.

Can we just forget about it, please?

I'll try, you know.

You make me a grilled cheese when we get home?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll make you a grilled cheese.

Come on, let's go.

Let's go.

How's your home life affecting your work?

Don't even handle me, Doc.

Don't handle me.

My home life is what it is.

You want me to trust you?

How's your home life?

Huh?

How have you been?

I'm here to help you.

It's my job to make sure that you're okay to be on the field.

Listen, I understand your job. I respect what you do.

But you gotta see it from my point of view.

I don't need to be handheld.

I'm a good fucking cop.

You know that.

You've seen my records.

Aside from this stupid -ass scandal that I am...

innocent of, that has been proven, but for some reason, everywhere I go, I got

this stench next to my name.

You can't even say my name without people thinking that I am guilty.

Fucking justice system.

I'm supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.

But I was guilty first, and then I found innocent, and I'm still guilty.

I know you're here to do things by the book.

I know your potential.

I've seen your work.

You are a great cop.

But I've seen a lot of great cops come through here and do terrible things.

Don't say that shit around me.

Because you know better.

Out of all people, you know better.

You know what we got.

And you want to sit here and do this like it's your fucking job? You know me.

Nobody fucking loves me.

That's the problem.

My wife don't give a fuck.

At work, nobody gets fucked.

You talk like this, but you don't give a fuck either.

I got to take care of myself.

I got to love me.

I got to protect me.

Fucking Adam.

Fucking whack -ass, young -ass. I don't even know what the fuck he is.

But I don't want to take care of him.

I got enough that I got to take care of.

We all need that.

And I want to see you succeed. You might think I don't care, but I do care. I

want you to.

I mean, to succeed.

So what's holding you back?

You've gone through

some tough things. Your father's no longer with us.

Fuck him, too.

Is that really how you feel?

No.

He gave his life for this force, too.

He wanted to be a fucking super cop, too.

I think that's where I get it from.

But he wasn't there for me.

His name's on all these plaques and awards.

Everybody looking at me to live up to this name.

But then they got this smudge on it now.

I just need a chance to watch it clean.

You're going to get that chance.

And I think your father would be proud of you.

I know that.

I just want to make somebody proud, too.

I just need to go up and be beautiful.

I just need to go review so I can get from up under this charity case.

Listen, I don't want to be responsible for nobody.

I don't need this one.

Just let Baker know that at some point I need to just go ahead and go along.

I know I got to finish up this.

That's not out of reason.

That's not beyond reason.

But you have to prove yourself if you're going to get your own case.

I haven't proven myself!

You know what I mean.

You know what I mean.

Take a step back.

Take the rest of the day off.

Come back with a fresh start tomorrow.

We're making a lot of headway.

What do you think about this Mercedes?

After reading through it, something just doesn't seem right.

Not at all.

It almost feels rushed.

I think the same thing. I think it's definitely a rushed case.

I think that whoever...

What's over it is trying to get out their hands as quick as possible.

I don't think it's a seaside killer.

Seaside killer doesn't have the same DNA.

It doesn't have the same feel of it, right?

Too many loose ends.

Not enough evidence.

And he didn't agree.

He agreed to be on the market. He didn't agree with this.

Exactly. Almost like they...

Hitting on somebody just because they had too many priors.

You had a young African -American woman

laid out with Strangle Mark.

It was him.

But he didn't admit to it, did he?

The funny thing is he did not admit to this one. He just gave us a smirk.

See, that doesn't add up because if he's already been there, he's going to spend

the rest of his life in there for doing what he's already been doing. Why

wouldn't he just admit to the fourth one? Well, you know, if you admit to

it's already 25 to life. But he admitted to four. Yeah.

But he didn't admit to this one, and there's a reason for it.

We got to figure out why he did it.

We already figured out he's locked up. There's nothing else we can do.

So where's the evidence on your fingerprint?

The evidence is the number of women that he choked out and strangled.

But he didn't admit to it.

But he didn't admit to it. Like I said, he gave us a smirk. His body language

told us everything.

Body language and confession are two different things. With four other

confessions? Yes, four confessions, but not this one.

Not this one. You could be a fuck up your whole life. You could do one thing

right.

Right? You could kill one person.

And be locked up forever too. That is true.

Detective. He killed four, clearly.

Yeah. He admitted to it.

Correct. But the one he didn't.

He laughed.

He fucked up.

You know you fucked up. We know you fucked up.

I got a serial murderer locked up right now.

Who have you guys taken off the street?

Huh? Listen, I hate to break it to you, but your killer is still out there. I

hear cricket.

We do too.

Listen, Woods.

I got confessions. What have you guys gotten?

Well, clearly you haven't got a confession, which is why we're saying

Because you did not confess.

We have proof that the killer is still out there. That's what we have.

And what proof?

Proof of your incompetence.

Proof of my incompetence? Yes.

Who is this guy?

Oh. My new partner.

Adam.

You'll get to know him. You need a new one.

Texted Adams to you, my friend.

Ah.

Hey.

Yeah, just call me on this.

Okay.

Yeah, I heard you through the window. Okay, listen.

You should look up something for me.

Yeah.

All right, let me look it up.

Okay,

I need you to look up an insurance claim.

Model agency.

EMZ.

No, E as in Edward.

EMZ.

Yeah.

Last four years.

business interruption?

Okay, insurance claim. Okay, who was the beneficiary?

Okay.

Alright, do me a favor. Tell Adams we need to get the insurance out.

The agent, for sure.

Freeze!

Oh, fuck!

Damn it.

Hey, what the fuck, man?

Grab him, grab him, grab him.

Gentlemen,

come on in.

Hey, Captain. So, we got some good news.

Bring it to me. You know, Captain Hunter, he's a piece of shit.

You know, he strangled the other three. The other four, I think, right? Four?

Yeah, four. But this one wasn't him.

You know who it was? It was her manager.

What's his name?

Anya. Anya did it.

Hey, Anya, did you see my phone?

No, did you drop it while we were changing?

No, I'm pretty sure I grabbed it.

Well, here, why don't you sit down here? I gotta go look for the photographer.

He was supposed to be out here anyway.

Can you look for my phone while you're over there? Yeah, baby, just have a

You think you're going to leave me? I'm never going to leave you.

I own you.

All right, so we definitely have it handled and everybody's apprehended who

needs to be. Yes, sir.

How'd you get this done, Wills?

Good detective work.

Making good team after all. Yeah.

Will, good bust.

Adams, welcome to your first bust with our organization.

Hope it's the first of many.

Once you guys go grab lunch, come back this afternoon. I'll have a new case for

you.

All right, we're going to eat some, you know.

I'm going to love that.

So what's some good spots you're having?

All right.

Each one I'll tell you about.

All right.

All right.

All right.

Look, I'm sorry I was late.

I know I've been working a lot lately.

And I know it's not really fair to you that I'm always answering my phone or

always, you know, working on work things. It's just, it's been really

lately, but I'm going to try to just give this our time.

I really want to make this work.

know what to say.

Thank you.

It's all I wanted to hear.

That we have more time together.

I support you 100%. I never wanted to make you feel like I don't support you.

And I'm sorry if I did make you feel like that.

And you're right. What you do is very important.

Very important. I mean, you're kind of like a hero to all of them.

You are a hero. I'm sorry.

You know what I mean?

Three years doing this, I've been counting every single day my wife been

to work, been great.

I brag to everybody, and I guess I just got mad that, I'm sorry, a little

frustrated that I can't have you there with me, you know? I mean, things like

this, having you here is something that I really treasure, you know what I mean?

That's why I married you.

You forgive me.

Let you know.

I truly apologize.

You won't even hear this stuff from me anymore.

I want you to be the best you.

You understand?

I can't just be the best me and you not be the best you. I have to encourage

you, you know. I mean, but you've been doing that by yourself, you know. So,

yeah, thank you. I appreciate that.

I think we could both work on making this work a little better.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, no doubt.

Yeah.

Cheers.

So you've completed your assignment.

Another day, another dollar.

So, you know, we solving cases out here.

So what's next for you?

I mean, I don't know. Baker always got something. You know, I'm back to super

comp. So whatever he gots for me.

I'm going to take care of it. So I think, you know, Adam's not so bad.

He really pulled through on this last case.

So whatever you said was right about him.

Just give it time and things work out.

I appreciate you back.

Well, I'm here to help.

So what's next for you?

Well.

I think this is going to be our last meeting.

I'm clearing you today.

What am I talking about? Okay.

But I may stop by every so often. I think, if I'm not honest,

some of the things you said really did help me.

I'll always be here.

You know where to find me.

You're welcome back any time you'd like.

Okay. You've come a long way.

Keep up the progress.

Get the fuck out the way, man. What's up, partner?

What the fuck are you doing?

You thought I was going to let you fuck with my life and throw it all away?

Because you're fucking up everything.

You fuck up the department, everything right now. Fuck that.

I worked my entire life for this shit.

My whole life.

You think I give a shit about what anybody says?

So what you gonna do, hmm?

Not a damn fucking thing. Get the fuck out of my car, will you?

Shut up.

Okay.

So what you do?

You fudge the paperwork and make it look like the agent do shit?

Huh? Quick and clean, huh?

Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about. Of course I fucking know

what you're talking about. You think I'm a goddamn idiot?

Fucking insurance claim.

Big law. I get 50%. Which is more than I'm making a year.

Doing this shit. All of this.

So you fucking took the money? Of course I took the fucking money. Shut the fuck

up, you goddamn point dexter wannabe super cop.

Shut up.

We work in Oakland.

We get paid shit.

Shit!

These are G's and Chinchons riding around in Teslas.

Can barely speak English.

Meanwhile, my black ass got to worry about getting shot every day.

Do you think that's fair?

No, it ain't fucking fair. I know it ain't fair.

But it's our job to find a better way. Shut up.

We got to figure this out, Woods.

You're throwing your whole life away right now. I said shut up.

Listen. I'm with you.

It's all against me. Can I vent to you? I say the facts and I ain't mad. He

never take the truth. He never fake it for y 'all comfort. That ain't how I

move. They talk about you when you gone, but smart in your face. It's like it's

God trying to reveal who really who fake. I cut it off that was my dog and I

don't need to miss her. Fair or solid on my end, ain't never been against you.

Don't even check on how I'm doing, but y 'all want some money. And I'm so used

to giving out, I give it like a daddy.

People love the shit you do, but they won't really love you. They take

of your kindness because they wish to love you. When I was hustling, I was

hustling for the whole thing. Then all my friends started acting funny.

It's crazy how when you want better, they see competition.

I try to put them bitches on, that ain't my opposition.

The family make me feel unwanted, that shit hella weird.

It's like nobody understand me, so I disappear.

And I got cousins trying to beat, cause I won't give them money.

But how the fuck you need my help when y 'all be acting funny? When I was down,

who could I call? And y 'all had everything.

Slept in my car when it was cold, remember everything.

Didn't have nobody on my side, I shimmied everything.

Can't wait to really reach the top, just call me everything.

And part of me still wanna... helpful when I reach the top. I'm trying to buy

parents' houses, get them out the black. Ain't got the heart to do them cold,

but shit, I wish I did.

I care for people that don't even want to see me win. My mama act like she

against me, that shit hurt my soul. You see me trying to put you on, so why you

do me wrong?

And we've been beefing for some years cause she don't want to change.

I got a lover from a distance, all she calls is change. Shout out to Pops, when

I be down, my swing gonna pick me up. You always got me when you need me, it's

for every other. I'm trying to move out to the A to get a bag of tea.

We'll be right back.

Could cut you off, that was my dog, and I don't even miss her. Forever solid on

my end, ain't never been against you.

Baby, don't lie.

What did your brother buy?

You do the crying.

Baby, you must do time.

Whatever you do, cry.

Then you're most too tired.

Whenever you do cry, baby, you're most too tired.

I heard you've been on the run. Tell me what you've done.

Plenty of evidence of a hit and run.

I'm hearing from everyone.

They say you're the one.

Tell me what's going on.

Out of breath, where you coming from?

Something on your neck and it don't belong.

I just want to check, but I know you don't. I know what's going on.

Getting sick of my kindness.

What did you write?

Whenever you do crime, crime, then you must do time, time.

Whenever you do crime, baby, you must do time.

It's happening again, girl, I thought you changed. It was just the other day

made a mistake.

It's like you think it's a game I don't want to play. Tell me why you playing

games like that.

Autograph, where you coming from?

Something on your neck, can it do belong?

I just want to check, but I know you don't.

I'll be out here on that road, back to big and cannot fold. It comes fast

because it's easy to me.

Accidentally knocked your, my bad dog, I didn't know. Got her hooked, no, it

ain't easy to leave.

When I'm sliding through the joe, no, I'm gripping on my pole. I can't go, so

it's easy to squeeze. Been out here since 12 years old, so when they come to

these balls and poles, it's easy.

I'm on the mission to demolition the competition.

So far gone, ain't nobody in my rear view.

Like 3 a .m. on I -80. Got a whole kilo that's supposed to do the white lady.

She got my wrist looking like the babies in the night, baby. You tackle it in

your mind like that's what a lie, baby. Say I'm not your type, but I can change

it every night, baby. I'm the type and you can really change a whole life,

My brother's shit and things are gone. That's when I knew it was real. My

shooters hopped up off that bitch and had to get in that field. They chain you

up and take your life. You do not know what that feel. I got some homies doing

life. I hope they win their appeal. I keep my pistol like protection. Wrap it

when I drill.

I know I'm smacking when I'm off of the pews.

Put me in that room and try to get me a deal. I told them, can they dab it like

a meal? For real. I be out on that road, back to the beginning. I fold, it comes

fast because it's easy.

Accidentally knocked your, my bad dog, I didn't know. Got her hooked, no, it

ain't easy.

When I'm flying through the door, no, I'm gripping on my pole. I can't go, so

it's easy.

Been out here since 20 years old, so when they come to these bowls and poles,

it's easy.

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

I am the rotation, now they play my song. On the radio station or the

roam. Either way you go, my gal, I'm making the dough. That's off a snow boat

pros, bet you I'm a stand -up. You never in attention, always got my hand up.

She's golden brown and her booty big bands up. She in the Porsche, that's my

housewife of Atlanta.

A brick and juice for that turf top of cancer.

In the fan of the color.

Thank

you.

Thank you.