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Here you go, sir.

Thank you. In China, this house is big enough to be a school.

Yeah, tell me about it, Sam.

Right here, apparently it's just Winship's brother Henry and his daughter Justine.

His wife died about a year ago.

Are the lieutenant and his brother close?

Tell you the truth, Sam, no, they're not that close.

You know how that goes, right?

Same gene pool, different tax bracket.

Yes.

I want you to take the car, put it out front, put the cover over it,

and make sure you can see this car at all times.

Absolutely, sir.

Have a good night. I'll bring you a Playboy bunny.

What's up, Sam?

How you doing?

It's a nice car you got there, Terrell.

Oh, yeah, I bought that baby with the money I saved from the accounting world.

All I need is a bubble light and I'll be all right.

You're not a detective yet.

You all haven't heard? I'm transferring into the division.

We're going to be working together.

We heard. Congratulations, my man.

All righty, you finally get your dream.

Nice spread. Yeah, my brother really knows how to throw a party.

Oh, man, thank you for making it happen.

Thank you. Yeah. Thank you.

Yes, well, I think the chief is the one who actually made it happen,

but we'll discuss it at work.

Don't you guys get enough time for shop talk downtown at the station, huh?

This is Henry, my brother.

You know Louis already.

Good to see you.

Samuel Law from Shanghai.

Nice to meet you.

Grace Chen.

How you doing? Terrell Parker.

Terrell. What's up, man?

Pleasure to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Nice spread, Henry.

Listen, I want to get Samuel sex on the beach.

Where's the bar?

I'll show you.

It's over there. All right.

Come on, Samuel. Thanks. Come on.

Eat, drink, enjoy yourselves.

Yeah, well, thanks.

Where's Justine?

Is she still at school?

This is a robbery. There's no need to die over jewelry and watches,

so just give them up.

Come on, come on.

We'll give you a walk. Go take care of the house. Yes, sir. Come on, people.

Hurry up. Keep it up.

Come on, hurry it up.

On the bike.

Time to fly. Time to fly.

Look, Henry, there's

something I don't quite understand.

You said that Justine was off at boarding school.

She was. Horizons Boarding School was the name of the place.

It was a tough love school for troubled teens.

You never told me that. I know.

Justine and I were having some difficulties.

After we lost Diana, everything just kind of spun out of control.

I disappeared into my work, and Justine started hanging out with a different crowd.

Yeah, well, it's not unusual.

Teenagers often express their grief through rebellion.

I know all the textbooks, psychology, Ben, but it went beyond that.

I caught Justine selling Diana's jewelry, and she was using drugs.

I tried everything, psychiatrists, counseling, you name it.

Then one of her friends OD'd.

I wouldn't let that happen to Justine.

I had to do something. I wish you'd have called me.

And what would you have done that I didn't already do?

Not for Justine.

You should have called me for you.

So our latest home invasion has become the top of our local news.

Yeah, with five in the last three days.

Samo, what's up, my man?

You catching a cold?

No. I have allergies.

I must call my aunt in Shanghai for her special remedy.

Mm, no, unnecessary, Samo.

What we have here is Western medical technology at its finest.

I'm going to get you an antihistamine, all right?

OK. You OK? Yeah.

Hi. Samo, Grace, Lewis.

Good morning, my soon-to-be fellow detectives.

I figured everybody could use a cap.

caffeine blast, kind of get those crime-fighting juices flowing. Lewis,

I know you're an ice-blended man.

Thank you, Torell. But listen, you really don't have to get us coffee, man.

It's OK. It's my pleasure.

It's my pleasure.

Grace, I got a mocha thing here that's calling out your name.

Grace, put your lips on me.

Thank you. There you go.

And Samo, I had to make you up something very special.

It's called a pandatino.

What is it? Well, it's espresso with steamed milk and lots of whipped cream.

Sounds like a cappuccino.

No, but look, look. See, you got shavings of dark chocolate and white chocolate and

all the whipped cream.

Oh, shit! Oh, excuse me.

Sorry.

I hope the pandatino has had its flu shots.

Where's our fearless leader?

I got one of those carmo sissy drinks he loved.

Right behind you. Hi, Ben.

I happen to love these drinks.

How did you know? My cop instincts, Ben.

Hi, Torell. Hey, James.

I see you got the coffee list I faxed you.

And apparently you didn't get the list I faxed you, asking you not to mention this.

Sorry.

Thanks, Jane.

This just came through for you, Samo.

Thank you.

You're welcome. The new Horense schools, they have their headquarters here in LA. I

will go over there.

Great, I'll go there with you. No, you won't.

You're going to come with me to my office.

That's what I meant. Don't you bust a move without me.

We should rock and roll, man.

I know how important it is for you to find your niece.

But that's probably not why you brought me in here, is it?

I spoke to the chief this morning about your probationary detective status.

Do you remember when we were working on Zeke's case?

Yeah.

I realized I've been waiting all my life for this chance.

I mean, I belong here.

And I promise I won't let you down, Ben.

I promise you.

So am I in?

Well, the chief and I kind of agreed that since this was such an extraordinary

circumstance that my decision alone shouldn't be the only deciding factor.

What other factors are there?

The other detectives in the unit.

Sammo, Lewis, Grace, they all have to write recommendation letters.

Hey, Sammo, I just wanted to tell you, man,

these last couple weeks since I've met you have been the most rewarding weeks of my

professional career. Thank you, but it will make no difference.

No difference to what? To what I say.

I'm not going to say anything. To what I say in my letter of recommendation.

See how you are, Sammo?

That was actually from the bottom of my heart.

Hey, hey, Sam, hey, man.

Sorry.

That's a dashboard, not a sneeze gun.

Sorry. I called my auntie in Shanghai.

She's sending remedy.

Well, here, hold on to this key next to the remedy cup.

Thank you. You know...

If you need help writing that letter of recommendation, I'm available.

I have written thousands of recommendations.

I don't need any help.

Yeah, but those are written in Chinese.

English is a very imprecise language.

I mean, you might need help choosing the proper adjectives, like dedicated,

hard-working, good-looking.

We have those words in Chinese, as well as many others.

I get where you're coming from.

This is Terrell backing off, giving Sam all his space.

Hey, man, where's the Kleenex I gave you?

Phone.

The school office is over there.

Keep your shirt on.

Help me with this.

Someone has a very strong influence on Justin.

Yeah, you know, that's what I was thinking.

What were you thinking?

I was thinking just what you said.

I mean, Patty Hurston just wake up one day and say, oh my God,

I think I'll rob a bank.

Who is Patty Hurston?

Patty Hurston is...

Never mind.

Just know that I agree with you, OK? Why do you always cover your car?

Well, you wouldn't leave your baby, like, on the street,

butt naked in the middle of the day, would you?

The time is set.

Well, I can confirm that Justine Winship was a student at our Red Rocks campus in

Arizona. But due to our confidentiality policies, I can't say anything else.

Who was her teacher?

Well, her primary teacher was dismissed.

If you want any more details, go get yourself a subpoena.

Guess what? I have a subpoena.

See, I used to be the official LAPD spokesperson, and I could get 60 minutes or 48

hours on the phone right now.

As a matter of fact, I got Mike Wallace's number on speed dial, number 17.

Watch this.

He loves to talk.

Wait!

Tell us the teacher's name.

Douglas Seed.

Well, Seed taught Eastern philosophy.

He was an expert in martial arts, trained in Japan.

For a while, he was one of our best teachers.

But then, the students followed him, not the school.

Yes, that's right.

And Justine?

She was one of his most ardent followers.

This is a very sad story for the parents and students.

Yeah.

Ah!

It's Sammo, didn't I? Yes.

Are you sure?

Yes. So, does this mean...

Yes. No, Sammo.

Tarell, it's not under there.

We have our word in Chinese for how you feel right now.

Wait a minute.

We don't need a word from the Chinese well just yet.

I had a lock track on this car.

We can find these guys.

When we find them, Sammo, I'm going to open up a big can of whoop-ass on them.

Whoop-ass?

Yeah, whoop-ass is like...

that's like my kind of karate.

Let's go find a bus stop.

Exceptional. Oh, no, no.

Oh, resplendent.

Yes.

Resplendent. Mm-hmm.

Lock track. For you.

Oh, excellent.

Thank you, Lewis.

My dog.

Hey, Sammo, let's go.

Nobody steals my Porsche and gets away with it.

That's like my wife.

I thought it was like your baby.

Well, baby wife.

The point is, you don't want your woman out on the street with people touching her

and strangers feeling all over.

Are you finished?

Uh, yeah.

Good.

I'm getting the records on seat.

You and Lewis go.

Tarell, please do me a favor when you blink, you're making my eyes water.

Yo, Lewis, I'm looking for my girl.

You remember what you were saying about your first love?

Yeah, you remember her, yes.

Okay, then, man, I'm obsessed with this.

Look, look, look, it's getting closer.

The signal's getting strong.

Turn right up here. Where abouts?

Right here?

Yeah. Must be in that truck. Oh, man, they shipping my baby to Canada.

This thing's on lock, Tarell.

Open it, man, open it.

Look at this. Just beer. No, Lewis, not according to this, man.

It must be behind the boxes.

Give me a second, I'll check. What are you doing in our truck, eh?

Glad you asked, LAPD. Take off, that's a fake badge.

Look, nobody messes with our truck.

You don't get it. Look, badge, gun, okay?

I'm a cop.

Oh, what are you gonna do, eh?

Shoot a couple of beer delivery men?

No way.

Thank you, my friend. Pleasure.

I'm glad you hit him in the head, otherwise you might have hurt him.

My car in there?

Not unless it's in this black box.

It ain't, man.

That's my tool box.

Oh, no.

No, they didn't.

Take a brother's tracking device off his car with his own tools and steal my metric

wrenches?

What kind of guys would do that?

Canadians. Come on.

Very good, Justine.

Did you feel your anger giving you strength?

Yes, Cede.

You've almost purged your past, but there's more work to do.

We'll strike again tomorrow night.

Isn't that too soon?

The wealth that your parents have amassed is the root of all their sins.

They loved their money more than they ever loved you.

Isn't that right, Connor?

Yes, Cede.

They were blinded by their wealth, and that's why they sent you away.

Isn't that right, Connor?

Yes, Cede.

Hey, did you find your car?

Nah, the delivery men don't know anything.

You get anything on Cede?

Mm.

Yeah, it's right here.

It's a nice top grip.

Thanks.

It seems as though our friend is a former airborne ranger, dishonorably discharged,

and two-time ninja martial arts champion trained in Nagoya, Japan.

So that's why he got all that ninja stuff going on.

Mm-hmm. You want a mint, Louis?

Love a mint, man.

Two months ago, Cede purchased an old private camp just north of the city.

Mm.

Gum, Grace?

No, thanks.

No gum, Louis?

Sure, let's have some gum, man.

Sure, let's have some gum, man. Wait, wait, you know, you're gonna get your letter,

Torell, so you don't have to worry about this.

It's just a piece of gum, man.

This ain't about the letter.

We just got an I.R. on another home invasion.

The victim's neighbors spotted a motorcycle, same M.O.,

except this time we got a homicide.

Grace and I'll take it.

Good. Torell, you and Sam will lace up your hiking boots.

See if you can do a little recon over at Cede's camp,

and see if you can also find me Justine.

Okay, cool.

This is the place? Yeah, it doesn't quite tip the M.O.,

does it? Hey, Davidson. So what's up?

Neighbors here claim to be witnesses.

They say a couple motorcycles roared off, drivers dressed like ninjas,

carrying bags of loot.

Where's the victim?

Paramedics took him.

Eric Weld, DOA at L.A. County.

What about the house? Ransacked.

Neighbors heard the shots, they saw the escape.

They're more than willing to talk.

Thanks.

Hi there.

It's Detective S. Malone. We'd like to ask you a couple of questions.

I'm Mickey Boudreaux.

This here is my wife, Odette, and we'd be more than happy to tell you everything we

know. You heard gunshots?

Tell them what you saw, Odette.

Two guys on motorcycles, dressed like, whatchamacallits, uh...

Ninjas?

Yeah, ninjas.

That's right. I heard, bam, bam, bam.

Shots rang out.

And I was dialing 911 when I looked out the window and I saw just high-tailed,

We're pulling it out of here on those bikes with guns and bags of loot.

What about your neighbor's wife?

Where is she?

Oh, she's out of town with the kids, visiting her mother.

So she said.

Sharon.

That's her name?

Do you and your neighbors get along?

Sure.

I mean, you know, it's not perfect.

They kind of look down on us.

Don't like our pet duck.

Oh, well, now it's no big deal.

We talk over the driveway and, you know, we watch Oprah sometimes.

Okay, well, I think that's going to do for now.

We may be back later to ask you a few more questions.

Well, we'll be happy to answer them.

Thanks for being so cooperative.

Sure.

Bye.

Bye.

You got a latent print off the wrench?

Yes! Yeah, run it!

Oh, CIC, FBI, Interpol, Amazon.

com, anywhere!

But get back to me, let me know.

Okay. Our car thief isn't as smart as he thinks he is.

He tried to wipe down the prints on the tools, but we got one off anyway.

Oh, bless you, man.

Thank you. I thought you were going to get antihistamines from Lewis.

Yes. I got one.

But I am waiting for my remedy from China.

If it does not come today, I will try it.

Hey, let me warn you about these, Sam.

These can make you very sleepy.

What do you suggest? Actually, an old Parker family remedy, collard greens.

Get you some collard greens, some ham hocks, throw some cornbread in there.

Get rid of your allergies and make you feel like you're on Soul Train.

We are almost at the camp.

You don't have to tell me.

Did I ever mention I used to be an Eagle Scout?

Yes. Twice in the car and once to the Ranger.

And please, do not start about merit badges.

I'm sorry, Samuel.

I guess I just want this detective gig really bad.

Then you should spend less time impersonating the teacher and more time on the

lesson. Okay, Yoda.

Then tell me this. Why are we only here to pick up Justine?

I mean, we know what Seed's done.

Why don't we just arrest him too?

We must be patient.

A cat next to an empty birdcage is not the same as a cat in an empty birdcage.

Okay. You're saying we got to catch Seed in the act.

Yes. We must have hard evidence.

See that tree? It has ivy growing just on the right side.

That means this is north, Samuel.

Stop. That path is a trap.

A trap? Yes.

The wheel path is over here.

They've covered it up.

This is an old track in Japan.

Okay, well if I'm ever hiking in Japan, I'll remember that.

But we in L.A. right now.

And the only thing you'll get out here is maybe tetanus from stepping on something

rusty or something. You with tea, baby, though.

Go!

Why did you die, Samuel? Oh, it's a trap.

I told you.

Why didn't you listen to me?

I don't know! Now cut me down!

I feel like Charlton Heston in Planet of the Apes.

And no black man wants to be Charlton Heston.

Stop. You okay?

Next time I'm not listening to you, just grab my ass and hold me, okay?

Where are you going, man?

Huh?

What's up?

It's Lord of the Flies time.

Justine, we are here to take you home.

This is my home.

Do you think you can take us all?

We are not here to fight.

We are here to help you.

All of you.

With help from cops?

Yes, it is true.

But you cannot see it.

For now, Justine must come with us.

But the rest of you can go.

I say we take all these oversized crumb snatchers down the hill right now.

Look, I'm not going anywhere with any of you people.

Anybody else? I didn't think so.

Let's go, Samuel. Anger is never the best answer.

I caught your little homecoming the other day.

The Uzi was a nice touch.

Okay, so who are you protecting?

Is it that Deepak Chopra of the woods, Douglas Seed?

He's an idiot. Do you realize you could spend a lot of years in an eight by 12 cell

with a fat, lonely woman named Betty?

Better than living in that house with my father.

I've been to your house, Justine.

It's hardly a prison.

I wish I was brought up with that kind of cruel and unusual punishment.

You're looking at multiple counts of armed robbery.

You better sing.

My mother died a year ago.

And my father, who's never cared about anything but his work,

decides he doesn't like my friends.

So what does he do? He has me grabbed from my bed in the middle of the night and

taken to that school.

Some father.

Where was he when I needed him?

Seed cares about us.

Justine, you know if your father really didn't care what he would have done?

Nothing.

She's right, isn't she? Henry, this is not the time or place.

And I need your help.

I hate to have to ask.

Henry, I've been hoping all my life you were gonna say something like that to me.

Thanks.

Hey, Sammo, I gotta lead on that fingerprint off the tube.

Some guy named Pierre Thienbois.

Yes, Pierre and I were in a lottery pool together.

Yes, we were supposed to be splitting $5,000, so I need to talk to him right now.

Uh-huh. Oh, sure.

Oh, I know he's always playing hockey, but I'd like to know what rink he's at.

Like, what rink he's playing at today.

Oh, that'll be great. I noticed you're not sneezing anymore.

Yes, I took the pill from Louis.

Well, who wouldn't want to play for the NHL? Oh, he's gonna be so happy to see me.

Oh, yes, the Easy Street Ice Arena.

Thank you so much.

He's gonna be so happy. Hey, hey, hey!

Sammo! Ah!

What are you doing?

Wake up!

What? You were asleep!

The hell if you weren't falling asleep!

Now, come on, you gotta pull over and help me!

have a grande panettino or something!

I'm not sleepy.

I told you not to take those pills!

Which one of you is Pierre Dubois?

Who wants to know? Uh, we're NHL scouts.

Scouts? Yes, he was an Eagle Scout.

That's funny. In case you hadn't noticed, this is hockey, not basketball, eh?

Ha ha ha!

He's funny, man.

I wish Daphne was still around.

She's crazy. You think it's because I'm a black man I don't know nothing about

hockey? That's what they said about Arthur Ashe in tennis.

That's what they said about Tiger Woods in golf.

That's what they said about Leonard Shaw in deep sea diving.

Ah, see?

You don't even know about him yet!

I'm Pierre.

What'd you say you were scouting for?

LAPD, Pierre.

Where's my car?

Yeah, right. Where you going, man?

You stole the car your ex is going to jail, man!

Doubtful. Ha!

Oh! That's your ass, Pierre!

Ah!

Oh!

I'm coming! I got you, sir! Oh, no, no.

Ah! Come on, Samo, pick his old tired ass up and bring him over here.

It's not my car.

Bring him, bring him, bring him, oh.

Yeah, yeah, come on.

Uh-huh.

See, where's my car at?

I'm back.

There better not be a scratch on it, maggot.

Ah! Ah!

My baby!

Where have you been?

I missed you so much.

Whoa. What?

Whoa.

Ooh, lots of whoa.

Oh!

What did they do to you?

No one covered you up.

What do the damn birds eat out here, man?

Oh, man. You got a handkerchief or something?

Yes. No.

You better give me that handkerchief.

No.

Yes.

No.

My uncle must be pretty desperate if he's resorting to this.

No.

This is my idea.

I don't need a lesson in martial arts.

I think you do.

Sid is a great teacher.

He teaches us control.

No.

He is in control.

Show me your form.

Why?

You said Sid is a master of control.

Let me see.

I... Ah! Ah!

You are full of anger.

When you fight with anger, no good will come of it.

Martial arts is about your heart.

You must release your anger.

You are sad, angry and sad that your mother is gone.

And you are sad for your mother.

father.

Ah!

Ah! And you are sad for yourself.

It is okay to be sad sometimes.

I never wanted to hurt anybody.

None of us did.

Sid made it seem right when we were doing it.

I know. I know.

Well, hello again.

Hi, Mrs. Budrus.

Odette, please.

Odette, we need to ask you and your husband a few more questions.

Well, Mickey's gone down to the auto parts store.

He's restoring that vintage Impala over there.

He'll be back directly.

Listen, we're just going to cut right to the chase, okay, Odette?

We don't think Eric Weld was killed in a home invasion.

Really?

Well, I heard the shots.

I saw the body.

I saw the motorcycles.

Two ninjas, right?

Yeah, right.

Did you know that none of the other houses that had home invasions were totally

ransacked except your neighbors?

No, how would I know that?

And in all the other home invasions, there were six ninjas and three motorcycles.

But I guess you didn't know that either.

No, why would I? You wouldn't.

See, we didn't release the exact numbers to the press,

and you couldn't have got it from watching television.

Which is how you got your story.

So tell us the truth, Odette.

What really happened?

Mickey did it!

Mickey killed him!

And I'm sorry, but he made me lie.

Me and Eric was in love, and Mickey caught us in that sunken bathtub.

And he just went crazy.

And he held poor Eric's head under the water and drowned him.

Then we dressed him and put him in his chair.

And then Mickey found that gun and bam, bam, bam, shots rang out.

He shot him.

And then he told me he'd kill me too if I didn't lie for him.

Please, please, now don't, don't, don't, don't put me in jail.

Please. Now, I tell you what, you let me off, I will testify against him.

I promise I will.

Please.

That's not for us to decide.

You're under arrest. No, no, no.

Put your hands behind your back, Odette. No.

Oh, please.

I told Eric we shouldn't get in that tub.

Mickey. Come on, man, let's go.

He was messing with my wife.

Just ain't right, man.

Ain't neighbor.

Seat's camp is deserted.

Any news on our followers?

Well, we have patrol units at the houses that the followers haven't hit yet.

Maybe he left town.

No. Seat wants to show his followers that he is still in command.

That we do something big first.

That's why I visited our friends over at Horizons.

Got files on all the remaining facility.

And I'm sure

I'm sure they're families that haven't been hit.

Good work, Tyrell. How'd you do it without a search warrant?

Hey, man, I can be very persuasive when I want to be.

Here's one for you, Grace.

And this one, he's a banker.

No.

Uh, this one has a dry cleaning business.

Not right. This guy here is from Santa Barbara.

Question is, he has a business registered here in town.

What is a business?

Larsen's Estate Auctions.

Oh, oh, I know that place.

Very high end.

They do auctions at the city museum.

But seats only hit residences.

The museum is the place.

Ladies and gentlemen, this watch was lovingly crafted by Franklin DeLong in 1847

from his own design.

It is solid gold with diamond inlays around the case.

It's signed on the dial and on the movement.

And it's from a wonderful private collection.

There were only 200 of these watches ever created.

Item number 4072 in your auction booklet.

We'll start the bidding at $10,000. $10,000?

Yes, $10,000 I have. $10,005?

And $10,005 still bidding there at $11,000?

Yes, $11,000 I have at $11,500.

Yes, wonderful. $11,500 the ladies bid at $12,000 now.

And $12,500 still bidding strong.

And $13,000 now they're bidding. $13,500 there now.

And $14,000?

Yes, thank you, sir, at $14,000.

Do I hear $14,500 anywhere?

And $14,500 I have.

Do I hear $15,000? $15,000 anyone?

And $15,000 is bid.

Yes, thank you, at $15,000.

Somebody really wants that watch.

At $15,000 then going once.

At $15,000 going twice.

Anyone else at $15,000?

And sold to the distinguished Chinese gentleman for $15,000.

Thank you. Wonderful.

Allergies.

The next item up for a bid is an emerald diamond pendant necklace.

Beautiful quality and quite rare. $20,000 for this now. $20,000.

Nobody moves. This is a robbery.

Ladies and gentlemen, do not die for your possessions.

Hand them over peacefully. Birds in the cage, bro.

Give me your wallets, your jewelry, all valuables.

And your watch. Let's do this again.

Give it to me.

Let's go. Let's go.

Come on. Get up.

It's not a door.

It's closed off.

Time to give up.

Not me. You.

Get him. Woo!

Ah! Ah!

Ah! Ah!

Ah! Ah!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

Ah! Ah! Ah!

Ah! It's okay.

Go ahead. this.

Thanks. Hey, hey, hey. Feels good, doesn't it? Yes. Sammo, this just came for you.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Sammo, check this out.

Sammo, check this out. You cook them up, put some hot sauce on them,

and you're good to go.

One day I want to market these in a pharmaceutical form, make a fortune.

Thank you, but no.

My remedy from China arrived.

No disrespect.

They ain't collard greens, I'm telling you, man.

Cook them up, bro.

Ham hocks, put some hot sauce on them.

Ain't nothing better for allergies than collard...

Those are collard greens.

Dare to say them. I'm sorry.

Thank you, but no.

My remedy just arrived.

Sorry, bro.

I'm not here.

We have a war in China.