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Tonight on The Central.

2 .30. Think documentary. Think a day in the life. Your life. Detective Ellison.

Through crime. It's one of those reality -based syndicated television shows that

go around to different cities, follow cops, and film them at work. Get that

thing out of here. Two minutes. We don't solve this soon. Somebody's going to

end up dead. Minute 30.

In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened its

senses.

Now. Detective James Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice.

Seeing before others see.

Sensing what others can't.

An ever -vigilant watchman in the war against crime.

All right.

All

right.

Excuse me, sir.

We had a bomb threat called into the station. We'll evacuate this area

immediately. Disposal team's on the way.

Oh, my God.

Now. Yes, sir.

Show us the vault.

Minute 30.

The combination won't do you any good.

The bolt's on a time lock.

Indulge me.

3 -37 -19 -46 -6.

And

the

override code?

Go left side. Good. Our friend here has got a temporary tongue lock. I can fix

that.

Two minutes.

What is it? What is it? 12, 21, 4, 1.

That's enough.

230.

Let's do it.

Spice is basically a smoker with a lot of bang.

It was designed to cause a panic, not do any serious damage.

Well, it looked like it worked. How much did they get?

Two million plus, buddy.

Two million? Is it marked?

Just the cash they left behind. They obviously knew the difference.

Let me guess. No prints, no clues?

We'll run the briefcase through the lab, see what they can pick up. You guys

know what I could do with two million dollars? The studies.

Their mind boggles, Chief.

Is this the same crew that hit Orion Savings last week? It's got to be. Same

.O. Three inside, one driver?

Yeah. They stole the van off the department's repair lot. We found it

down the road a couple of miles.

At Orion, it was a city hazmat truck and a phony gas leak. Pretty slick, even

for pros.

Well, they sure know their way around a vault.

The override code only works for five minutes out of the hour.

During that five minutes, it's the only time they can override the time lock.

Schedule changes daily.

Somehow those guys figured that out and were in here right at the right moment.

Either that or they got incredibly lucky. Nobody's that lucky. How's the

manager? Concussion. Broken ribs.

At Orion, they shot a bank teller in the leg when she went for the silent alarm.

If we don't solve this soon, somebody's going to end up dead.

Could we get a statement? Why is the department coming up empty on this?

Is it open season on Cascade Banks? You know damn well the Cascade PD is doing

everything it can to catch these guys, which we will do if you can just stop

tripping over your tongues and trying to create a panic. Thank you.

Was anyone hurt?

You want me to get this?

No, it's just this.

Hello, Winnie. We keep coming up empty.

Don't worry. We'll find an ad. Let me see.

Too easy.

Detective James Allison.

Major crimes.

Best case record in the city.

It's one of the cops on the file. Research picked him out for it.

Kamala loves him.

Sounds like he doesn't love it.

Maybe I can change his mind.

Hey, Madison. How you doing?

Hey, Jim.

Okay, what's your name?

Can a guy be happy for some reason other than, you know, not you?

Yeah, right. It was Emily.

New kids today.

Tim. The chief caught your little speech on television last night.

Congratulations. As of this morning, you'll be heading up the bank robberies

case. He blew his socks off, huh?

I believe his exact words were, tell Ellison to put up or shut up.

Bring him on.

There's also a part two.

You'll be babysitting a team from true crime during your investigation.

What crime?

True crime. It's one of those reality -based syndicated television shows that

around to different cities, follow cops, and film them at work.

Time out.

I'll pass on this one. The decision's already been made.

We'll be working with the show's producer, a woman named Wendy Hawthorne

cameraman. Wait a minute, Simon. You've got to be kidding me. What if he zones

out?

Look, this comes straight from the chief.

Let's just deal with this, all right?

These are to be worn at all times.

Please wear them where they can be seen.

I wonder how you sold the chief on all of this. I told him I wanted to show a

hard -working, highly -skilled police team in action, not create a panic.

Must have heard Jim's speech.

Not agreed with every word.

What I'm proposing is not your typical tabloid piece.

I want to present your message to the public. Think documentary.

Think a day in the life. Your life, Detective Allison.

One step over the line, you can think. Bye -bye.

Whatever you say.

Hey, I got the videotape and the bank security cameras. Good. Let's go to

communications. Why don't you use the playback in my van? We've got advanced

imaging capabilities you wouldn't believe.

State of the art, Mike.

So, tell me about the real James Allison.

What your hobbies are. What you dream about.

All the things you think.

Huh. Tim, calm down. It might be fun. Relax.

The tape.

Stop the tape.

Back it up.

Bring it back.

Right there.

Stop.

Can you go in closer on the watch and clean it up?

What is that?

That's a limited edition Mickey Mantle watch.

Whoa! Up the deck, man!

Would you cut the crap and get over here?

We got work to do.

I'm gonna need some of my head if this jersey already comes in.

Seven, Mick himself, baby.

Now is not the time to be spreading around a lot of cash.

But it's my cash.

Correction, it's our cash.

I'm not talking about your share, Quinn.

One last job, Mick.

We'll have all the money we said we needed when we started this thing.

We stick around for six months.

Let things cool, and then we go our separate ways.

You can't wait.

You want early retirement.

That can be arranged.

You're the boss.

We called every sports memorabilia store in the city, and we finally found what

we're looking for.

A guy fitting the description of the bank robber wearing the watch.

He ordered an original manhole jersey three weeks ago. Told the store owner

be in to pick it up in a day or so.

Tell me more about this watch. It was produced in a collector's edition of a

thousand things. It cost a ton.

Yeah, and the bank manager also heard one of the gang call the guy Nick.

And you're sure only a collector would want this watch?

Yeah, absolutely.

How do you know this stuff?

Well, see, I do some collecting myself, Captain.

Cards, mostly. I own a bat, though, that once belonged to Nolan Ryan.

Ryan was a pitcher. Yeah, I know. That's the only reason I can afford it.

Sounds a little thin to me.

You see, with some enthusiasts, it's a specific team or year. With me, it's

1961. And still with others, it's a specific player, sort of like... An

obsession. Right. Thank you. Exactly. Like mantle mania. Now, items like this

can only be picked up exclusively at specialty outlets.

The plan is to put Blair in this store and wait for the guy to show.

Undercover. Yes, sir.

I don't like it. Come on, Captain.

No. I know this stuff.

It'll be a snap. We've already talked to the store owner. All he'll have to do

is signal, sir. He'll be secure.

I've thought this through. I want to help.

All right, all right. It's your case.

Thank you, sir.

It's good coffee.

I don't want to be hearing about this on the evening news.

Not a chance, sir.

Don't shoot, mate. Sound me off. What the hell are you two doing? Roll camera.

Wendy, here's the gun. Well, guns are good. This is a cop show. Roll camera.

Connor, keep rolling. Never, never stop shooting unless I tell you to. I'm going

to shoot him.

This is exactly the look we're going for. The gun, the bod, the whole image.

Really nice.

Really nice. Listen, could we just get you, like, you know, brushing your teeth

with your shoulder holster on, maybe, and a towel.

Okay, well, a day in the life.

You know, you have a very good look, detective.

Solid, capable, but not dull. Tough yet sensitive.

If only you'd smile a little more often.

What am I, auditioning for some toothpaste ad here?

I'm a cop, not a debutante.

I could do you a lot of good.

A little extra recognition, publicity wouldn't hurt your career any. My career

is doing just fine, thank you very much.

Everyone's career could use a push.

I'm really not interested.

Look, I just want to do a good job.

All I do is report the truth.

Your truth?

Is it me you don't like, Detective?

Or just what I do for a living?

Is there a difference?

Well, let me see the book. What we got?

Hi. I called about a man on the jersey yesterday. I'm just here to pick it up.

This one?

What's the matter with him? Oh, nothing.

You two stay put.

I'll let you know when it's safe.

You're going to love this, man.

It's in beautiful, beautiful condition.

Check that out.

Oh, my God, man.

You believe that?

64 Mano, huh?

Uh -huh.

Mickey Mano. There's some dirt sliding in the second page.

Let's get closer.

Be right with you, sir.

Freeze!

Idiot. Zach, we'll get all right back there? Yeah, yeah, we're fine.

Get him. Get him on camera. Get that thing out of here. Get him on camera.

it in space.

You got him? I told you to stay put. We didn't mean... I don't care what you

say, lady. Get down now. Now take the hike.

Get him out of here.

Why

don't

we begin with the easy questions first?

Who are any of us, really?

Your name.

My friends call me Nick.

But you can call me sir.

Just be grateful I don't call you an ambulance.

Oh, man, you're no fun.

You know, I don't think I want to talk to you anymore.

Call yourself a lawyer.

Oh, thank you for having a bad day.

Actually, just begun.

Mr. Police Officer.

Take care of my jersey, man. I paid really good money for that.

How's our boy?

Real charmer.

Anything here?

Prints came up negative. All the IDs are phony.

Oh, my God. Would you guys look at this? A 62 Maris in mint condition.

There's notes about collectibles here.

A DiMaggio autographed baseball, $175.

You believe that?

He did.

This is a deposit slip from Kiefer Savings and Loan. Maybe he's got an

there. Maybe that's their next target. We should stake it out.

No, no, no. No good.

Once they figure out Mick is missing, they'll pull the plug.

Unless... What?

Unless we can convince them that it's safe to do the job.

Have you ever heard of freedom of the press, detective?

Miss Hawthorne, I'm glad you... We were invited along and promised total access.

And by the way, while some citizens of Cascade may consider you to be a great

cop, to me, you're nothing more than an arrogant, insecure, misogynist jerk.

Hawthorne, you are right. I am sorry. I was rude and dictatorial.

I was just trying to do my job, and I know you were just trying to do yours.

Right. I'm hoping that you and Connor will reconsider and continue to work

us in the spirit of civic cooperation.

Please accept my humblest apology.

I accept your apology.

Thank you, Miss Hawthorne. You can call me Wendy.

Okay. You can call me Jim.

Call me stunned.

Uh, Miss Hawthorne, Wendy.

I need you to do me a favor.

Of course you do.

Hey, Jim, what'd you get?

The FBI faxed us a profile of all the unsolved multiple bank robberies across

the country in the last ten years.

All right.

Phoenix, Detroit, Atlanta.

All committed within the last five years.

These guys like to move around.

Yeah. In each city, they did exactly three jobs, then dropped out of sight.

Then it's a year or more before the next city. The pattern doesn't seem to

change. Well, are we sure that these are the same guys?

Well, the M .O .s are identical in every case, except for the first job that

they ever did. There was four of them, not three.

They killed a bank guard, shot him in the head.

You got any cheery news here?

Yeah, actually sort of cheery.

Surfing the net here a little bit, checking out Miss Wendy Hawthorne.

Turns out she was pretty hot stuff.

She was a segment producer of a major weekly news magazine show.

Well, how'd she wind up on that true crime?

Well, she faked the story to make it more dramatic. They caught her and fired

her. She hasn't worked in the last four years. I guess this is her shot at a

comeback. I wish I'd known. I just asked her to help me manipulate a story here.

Well, Jim, this is for a good cause, man.

I'm sure that's what she told herself the first time.

Mick has always been a screw -up.

Assume he's gone.

I say we're better off without him anyway.

Mick wouldn't leave without the money.

We pack it in, gents.

We leave town tonight.

Jack, that S &L is fat.

No, we figure what?

Four or five mil?

Can't spend it in jail, Frankie.

Where the hell have you been?

Nick?

Hello? Sorry, wrong number.

I'd say we give it a few hours.

They could call or walk in any time.

I don't think so. Check this out, guys.

No official statement yet as to the identity of the man who, on Looker's

engaged undercover officers in a spectacular gun battle in this

today.

Unconfirmed rumors report that the suspect may have been fatally wounded.

Police continue to investigate.

This is Wendy Hawthorne for POV. We'll keep you informed as new information

becomes available.

Mick and that damn jersey.

I guess it's a four -way split now.

What about the SNL?

Call Cascade PD and check it out.

If Mick has been offed, we're back on.

That his plan?

No.

We improvised.

You sure it's them?

Yeah, it's them.

Why on a Sunday? I thought they'd patterned it.

A change of plans. Losing a mech?

Good thing we staked it out. They took out that alarm system in five minutes

flat. Jim, this has got to be an inside job.

They can't all be inside jobs, can they?

We got all our units in position.

Everything's set.

No, no, you're going to have to wait back by the van.

You can set up behind us. What? We have armed suspects inside. It's for your own

safety. No, we want to film the entire operation.

This isn't up for debate.

I did you a favor. You owe me. You'll get your exclusives from back there.

Come on, it's a game to win. Call it what you want, please.

I call it a crock.

I hear a cell phone ringing inside the bank.

Another wrong number?

Let's find out.

It's done.

Can you hear anything else?

Is the permanent scope clear?

I want a check of all units by the number. Roger. On my count, go.

Unit one, clear.

Getting a weird echo.

Public is still clear.

Let's move in now.

Jim, it's better to take them coming out. Impossible.

Yes, impossible.

I just don't like this, Simon.

All right, move in all the units.

Roger.

Go.

All units, go, go, go.

Get it in there. Get right in there.

Get out of here!

Move on!

Right there.

Get it. Get it. Stay here. You all right, buddy?

Over here! Get the entire right.

Right there. Good.

Medic! Let's get him!

How's the arm?

How's Anderson?

They got him in surgery.

He's got family, doesn't he? A couple of kids.

Our guys checked out the alley behind the bank. There was a loose manhole

And we traced the sewer to an outlet about a mile beyond the perimeter.

Probably had a car waiting.

This was their plan?

To drag a couple million bucks to the sewer? They probably figured they'd

right out.

The sewer is just a back door. It's standard guerrilla tactics.

Always have a second option. Make it dirty.

You think any of these guys are ex -military?

That's as good a guess as any.

I'm going to get over to the hospital. Check on everything.

Keep me posted.

Now what?

Now we get some sleep. Try and clear our head.

I was just in the van checking out the footage they shot.

Playing on the news all over the country. It's pretty amazing stuff. You

yet? I didn't see it just by closing my eyes.

It's my operation.

It's my fault.

Don't do this to yourself, Jim.

The phone call went to the bank.

It almost sounded from there.

Yeah.

You said you were getting some kind of weird echo effect.

Like I was hearing what you and I and the captain were saying, but from inside

the bank.

Well, that's impossible.

I mean, there had to be an open line between us and the bank.

What if the call originated from near the command post, but there were only

out there? Uh -uh.

No. Not only cops.

There's somebody else.

She had a cell phone.

What gives you the right to search my van? I call the station's lawyers and

commissioner's office. I don't know what game you're playing, but you're going

to lose.

This phone was reported stolen eight months ago. The number is a clone.

According to the phone company, it was used to call another clone number at

exactly the same time we heard a phone ring inside the bank. We believe someone

outside used it to warn the suspects.

Who? The phone originally belonged to a person we have in custody.

His prints were all over it. We think he lost it during the arrest.

You're accusing me?

You and Connor were at the arrest at the memorabilia shop. You were also the

only non -department personnel outside the bank.

You just bought yourself a big fat lawsuit, gentlemen.

We found the phone in your van, locked in an equipment box.

The charges pending against you, in case you're wondering, would be evidence

tampering, aiding and abetting, obstruction of justice.

And if that cop in the hospital dies, he'll be accessory to manslaughter.

That's ridiculous.

Are you denying you made the phone call?

Categorically. Am I under arrest?

Not at the moment.

Are my prints or Connor's on that phone?

No.

Why would I do such a thing?

Because you're desperate to pump up your story.

Instead of filming a simple arrest, you get World War III. People were hurt.

Exactly. I wouldn't do that.

Well, you already have.

had me investigated.

That's a good thing I did, huh?

That was different.

Was it?

We're way beyond armed robbery and aggravated assault, Mickey.

We've got a cop in critical condition.

If we can identify you from bank security tapes, we got you nailed for

-degree murder of a guard in Detroit.

Now you can make a deal with us.

Clock's ticking.

Is it that you want to know?

Your real name for a start.

And the names and present whereabouts of the rest of your crew.

So what happened? They were probably on a plane to the Caribbean.

in the bag.

I want to talk to a lawyer.

Oh.

I guess you're having another bad day.

I figure we've got one shot at this. If I read him right and make his line,

they're still here.

Are you sure you heard his heartbeat increase when you were asking him the

questions? Yeah. His pupils began to dilate, started to perspire?

Yeah. Boys, boys, this is not an exact science, even with a machine. Yeah, but

he's all we got.

I figure if they answer the phone, it's going to be out of curiosity. They're

going to want to know who helped them last night and find out who their

accomplice is, right?

So I'm going to try and play the role as best as I can, but I figure the minute

they catch on, I'm going to hang up.

How much time do you need, Ray? For an exact fix, 60 seconds.

All right.

Whenever you're ready.

Let's do it.

I got units standing by.

Go ahead.

Son of a bitch sold us out.

If he'd sold us out, we'd be up to our elbows in cops.

Then who made the call?

Yeah, Mick would have said something.

Guys, guys.

All anybody needed was Mick's phone.

Find me. 45 seconds.

Dan, go.

Yeah, who's this?

I saved your ass yesterday.

Prove it. You're still walking around, aren't you?

You sound different.

Maybe there's more than one of us.

So what do you want, pal?

Peace of the action.

Put Mick on.

Who's Mick?

Time.

Don't bother calling again, cop.

Somewhere near the harbor.

That's half the pity.

Smart bastard.

If I say I know Mick, they know he's alive.

If I don't, I'm lying.

Did you get that all on tape?

Do you have an authorization to move a prisoner?

That's your 608.

Where's your 1142?

You guys can never remember we need a 608 and an 1142.

Good looking grill. Is that Manny?

Yeah. Manny's rules, huh?

It's all yours.

you guys man i knew you guys would come

back for me hey listen about what happened in that bank man i had nothing

with that jack i swear man i kept my mouth shut

They found him on a little league diamond.

Center field.

Dead center.

These punks are making fools out of us. Now they walk into my station, steal my

prisoner?

Well, this puts us right back to square one, sir.

We don't have solid descriptions of these suspects or any idea where they're

holed up.

Nothing.

You think they'll try to hit another bank?

No.

Well, that's something.

It's not enough.

Of course, not nearly enough, Captain.

Sorry.

Detective Allison.

I'll meet you down at the car.

This is probably a waste of time.

Probably. I didn't do it.

Any of it.

Well, I hope for your sake that's true.

And if it's not?

I hope you get what you deserve.

Four years ago, I saw an opportunity to take a good story and make it great.

I was ambitious and stupid.

I got caught.

The story never aired, but my career was ruined.

I was the only one who got hurt.

I have no one to blame but myself.

I've spent the last four years regretting my actions on a lot of

I know the line.

I won't cross it.

Not for anything.

I wish I could make you believe that.

Yeah, who's this?

I saved your ass yesterday.

Anything? You're still walking around, aren't you?

Just the voices.

You sound different.

Just filter them out.

Concentrate. Listen to the background.

What was that?

What? It was a high -pitched metal against metal, you know, vibration.

That's not familiar.

Kind of like a... What did it sound like?

Oh, man.

The fentanyl you may be, but rich little you are not, my friend.

All right, let's just pack it in.

Well, come on, man. Give up.

I was just joking.

That's right, mate.

We're talking about footage he'll get from the networks.

Yeah, I've got it all on tape from the moment the fireworks began and the cops

hit the deck.

Yeah, there's nothing like being in the right spot at the right time.

Look, you have a word with your people.

You know my place.

Been looking for you, Connor.

If it wasn't me, it had to be my trusted, loyal cameraman.

Had to be what? You took the phone.

You made the calls.

You were willing to let me take the heat. You're crazy.

I'm just a little too ready outside that bank.

Either you spill your guts to me right now or I call Allison.

I don't think you want him on your case.

Do you have any idea how serious this is?

I didn't know what would happen.

Why didn't you tell me?

Until those cops got hurt? I couldn't.

I was going to get rid of the phone, but I didn't have time. I can't believe

this. Idiot.

Well, it doesn't matter. We'll all blow over it. We don't have to do anything or

say anything, and it won't happen again. I promise.

I was just looking for an edge, like you taught me.

That edge cuts both ways.

You know how it is when you're starting out.

Yeah, I do. I spent four years thinking about it.

Four years? You lost me, Win. The cops will find out.

You could face criminal charges.

Please, help me.

I'll do whatever you want.

So far, we've done nothing but get in the way.

Maybe if we could be of some help.

Wait.

This was with the phone.

It might be nothing, but... You've had it the entire time.

What goes through your head?

Looks like we have an address here.

Robberies are always similar, but they're never exactly the same, are

All banks are different.

Different hours, routines, security systems.

Yeah, but who's going to know that except for people who work there?

They can't all be inside jobs. We've already been over that. So it's got to

something else. These guys were... They were what? They were cops. They were ex

-military, um... Bank guards.

I mean, think about it. Who would know the routine of a bank better? No, no,

wait. Problem.

Mick's prints, they came up negative. Now, if he was a guard, they'd be

registered somewhere, right?

Including Mick. We know there are five of them. at least, right? Right. They do

three jobs in each city.

All they need is for one guy to be at each bank.

Three guys.

Mick doesn't have to be a guard.

Right. They come into town, they all get jobs at banks, they learn the routines,

they hit all three and then split. Right, but not right away.

They hang around for a while and they continue to work.

This way it throws off all the possibility of them being suspects.

That's why they're still here.

All right, so all we need are the home addresses of all the guards that have

been hired in the last year or so at each bank.

No. No.

What are you doing?

All we need is his address.

Remember at the first job that they ever did, they killed the bank guard, right?

What better way to throw off suspicion than to be a guard at the bank that's

being robbed, right?

That's pretty damn smart.

Who's that? Us or them?

This looks deserted.

Maybe we should try calling Alyssa again. We don't really have anything.

All we have is a receipt showing that Mick had a batting cage delivered to

address two months ago.

It's probably a wild goose chase.

Connor, turn around.

What is it?

I've seen you two on TV.

enormous industrial warehouse, Simon. It may take us a while to find them.

Right.

I'll call you when I want you to close in.

There's my dispatch.

What the hell are they doing out here?

You stay right behind me, all right?

Once we're inside, I'll tell you when to beat the captain.

All right, I can do that.

Just don't try and turn hero on me, Blair, okay?

Me? You must be joking.

What is that sound?

The one I heard in the tape. We must be getting close. Call in the troops.

Well, do we wait?

No, not with that news team here. Let's go.

To quit.

How did you find us? Did anybody else know?

Patience is not something that I'm good at.

There's always room for improvement.

Keep your head down. Stick with me.

Thanks, Jim.

That way I can keep my eye on you.

Detective Ellison?

Mr. Sandberg, of course. Blair. Come in, Blair.

It's an occasion. Not another ride -along, I hope. Not that you'd have me.

I might.

This is everything we shopped.

Boxer shorts included.

And a souvenir.

It's very nice. Thank you. About the man who was hurt at the bank?

He's going to survive.

I'm glad.

Relieved. Anyway, Connor will be, too.

He worked out a plea bargain.

Probation and community service.

He's lucky.

We're both lucky.

I hear you're leaving True Crime.

Yeah, I'm going back to straight TV news reporting.

I got an offer from New York. All right.

Congratulations. Big time.

Yeah, I turned it down for a reporting job here in Cascade.

You're kidding. You're staying in Cascade? Yeah, Cascade is turning out to

very exciting city.

I guess it can be if you know the ropes.

Maybe you could show me.

How about tonight at 8 o 'clock?

I'll be ready.

Great.

Thank you.

Oh, thank you.

For saving my life.

It's what we do.

Did you just make a date?

Yeah, I guess, yeah. All right, pretty smooth.

Just be careful.

Of what?

Well, you know, day -to -day. News at 11.