All language subtitles for High Potential 02x02 Checkmate [2025-09-23 22-00] uswabc HQ

4 King 82 in pursuit of a white sedan,
license 6, Frank Charlie, Indigo 940,

heading south on Vine, requesting air
support and backup.

Suspect's name is Derek Rice. He is
armed and dangerous.

Please have good news. I lost Eric.

What about the weapon?

He took it with him. Damn it. We need
you back here right now. Why? What's

on? We got a lead on the game maker?

Uh, yeah, we sure do. He just walked in.

He did what?

How can anybody have you?

How can anybody have you and lose you?
How can anybody have you and lose you

not lose you?

really just walked in here? Says he
heard his face was on the news last

Wants to know why.

Who is he?

Matthew Clark.

He got a record?

Squeaky clean.

Lived downtown.

Has for a year.

Works cash jobs.

Cash jobs.

Makes it hard to track his money or his
movements.

What about family?

His mom did time for grand theft, but
she died when he was a kid. So basically

you're saying there's not much to tie
him either to Maya Price or the others

abducted. No, he wouldn't have walked in
here unless he knew he was going to be

able to walk out.

Let me talk to him. No, Adam will talk
to him.

We all know he came here to talk to me.
And we can't give him what he wants,

Maureen.

I can handle it. No coloring outside the
lines.

We need more on this guy other than the
fact that he is an organ donor.

Still nothing from Daphne Ross?

No, not yet.

Anything? Front desk says a Roman
Sinqueira checked in last week, just

friends here in Henderson told us. Okay,
so we're in the right place. Roman is

here. Or was.

Maybe he forgot to check out before he
left.

I usually do.

Hey.

Thanks for coming in today, Matthew.

You understand your rights. I do.

And I've got nothing to hide, so why was
my face on the news?

Spencer Wallace, Sierra Schumann, and

Lev Osdell.

All three were abducted last week.

Oh.

That's terrible. By a man matching your
description.

Really? Hmm.

Oh, they all look so sad.

He's toying with us.

Let him try.

You know, they're all members of the
same grief group. Meets once a month out

Echo Park.

You know the one.

The one you attended.

Sounds like you think I did this,
Detective.

I think when we bring these people in
here, they'll identify you. From a grief

group?

I'm sorry.

Detective, I think you lost me.

Come on, what is Karadek doing? Is this
an interrogation or our first date? Give

him time.

Matthew Clark came in freely, of his own
free will. We pushed too hard and he

leaves. We could lose the only chance we
have to find out what really happened.

Maya Bryce.

Is this woman saying I abducted her too?

We're still trying to locate her.

Maya disappeared two nights ago.

So it sounds like she's not saying much
of anything.

She's taunting us.

Morgan, let Carradick do his job.

Where were you last night around 9 p
.m.? I was at home reading a book. Why?

Because my colleague saw you at a party
in the Bird Streets.

Did she?

She? Did you hear that? He said she.

Carradick didn't specify a gender. We're
going to need more than a pronoun to

press charges.

I do have one of those faces.

Tell me, how do you know David Royback?

Wish I could be more helpful, Detective,
but I don't know anyone by that name.

Morgan, that's enough. She's lying.

Is that your wife?

There's something on the side.

Is this fun for you?

Playing games with people's lives?

Whoever's texting, it must be very
urgent.

Are you in a love triangle, detective?

I understand that bash can be very
persuasive.

Wait here.

I'd love a snack.

A cookie.

Anything Pillsbury.

Really, Morgan? Yeah, Adam. Knock it
off. This guy has you both exactly where

wants you. I'm sorry.

There's a mother missing, and this
bozo's in here asking for cookies. He

for whatever he wants. It doesn't mean
we're going to give it to him. Hold on a

second. He didn't ask for just cookies.

He asked specifically for Pillsbury.

What is that, some kind of clue?

The Pillsbury variation.

In chess, it's a variation of the
queen's gambit decline.

A move in which black declines white's
temporary pawn sacrifice to establish a

solid position.

It's basically an elaborate chess move
to secure your defense.

What the hell does that mean?

It means we have to decline the
temporary sacrifice.

We've got to release Jason Howard. Whoa,
whoa, Morgan, you do realize Derek is

still out there. I know, and Maya's
still out there, too, and the only way

get her back is to play this game.

We don't have enough evidence to hold
Jason Howard much longer anyway.

Adam and I will go talk to Jason while
we keep Matthew on ice. Okay, I'll keep

an eye on him.

From which side of the glass?

Oh, you do know how to interrogate
people.

So you no longer believe that my client
killed Maya Price?

Not anymore, no. But now you're saying
that someone else wants to kill me

because they think that I killed Maya.
Yes, that's right. Her ex, Derek Price.

Right. So why?

Jason, do you recognize this man?

Matthew Clark?

Nope. We're questioning him now. We
suspect he fed Derek some false

so that he'd believe you killed Maya and
try to get revenge.

Revenge. Well, this is insane.

Okay, well, where's this Derek who wants
to kill me? We don't know. We're

searching for him now.

Nice. And Maya. Until we find both, we
need to offer you police protection.

What are you proposing?

Three officers outside the home. They
can secure the perimeter and make sure

that Derek never comes near you.

Or you're welcome to stay here. No, no,
no. I'll go home.

What about Maya? You think she's alive?

We hope so.

We think she might just be a pawn.

A pawn in what?

A game that ends in a murder he could
never be charged for.

Oh, my murder. My murder.

Right.

Is everything okay?

Everyone here is doing great.

Hey, Mom!

And Elliot wants to say something to
you, so I'm going to hand him the phone

now. Hi, okay, so the school talent show
is tomorrow, and I wasn't going to do

it, but a kid got pink eyes, so it's
about to open up, and I really want it,

I know when I'm really supposed to leave
the house, which is because that man

Dad said is stalking us.

Buddy, you want to do a talent show?
You're going to do that talent show.

Why don't we just invite Officer
Chester?

Yeah? Yeah.

So what are you going to do?

That's the surprise.

But it's super cool and I know you're
going to love it. Can you put your dad

Yeah.

I can't tell you what Elliot's doing for
the talent show. I'm sorry. What do you

mean you can't tell me?

Elliot swore me to secrecy. The kid gets
bullied enough at school, now he wants

to go up on stage in front of everyone
and do something that he considers cool?

They almost spy anonymous.

He's going to get eaten alive.

He's going to be fine. I'm going to help
him. You?

No. Why would you help him? You're
not...

You're not the one.

Hey, are you doing okay?

Hello?

Call you back as soon as I can.

Hello?

Is anyone there?

I've never been in one of these rooms
before.

I remember hearing about people who had
confessed to things I didn't do. I never

understood why.

But now that I'm here, I get it.

It's concrete walls.

I only got in trouble once when I was a
kid.

Some friends and I were playing chicken.

We were biking right toward each other.

Don't blink.

You swear if you lose.

Morgan, you gotta go. We heard about a
bomb threat on a metro bus.

What about this guy? We believe the
threat was him.

Someone on the bus heard it ticking and
called 911.

Anyone see who left the back?

No. And the cameras on the bus were
broken. Where's the bomb?

There wasn't one.

Just a timer with a thumb drive taped to
the back.

They recognize your woman.

She's singing Bizarre Love Triangle by
New Order.

That's why Matthew Clark mentioned a
love triangle in his interrogation. When

was this video recorded?

I should have told you. Whoever made the
video, why tell the metadata?

Great. That means even after we find
Derek, we can't use this video to prove

him that Maya's still alive.

It gets weirder. The bag tested positive
for ammonium nitrate.

Chemical used in bomb making.

Okay, so he wants us to know there is a
bomb and it's not here.

And we have less than two hours to stop
it.

Helen of Monaco. I don't recommend that
brand.

It's a brand new bag. What's with this
loose thread?

Do you think that means something?

Everything means something with him.

Oh, my God.

We need to know when this bus started
its route. Because if it was after

walked into our precinct, he just gave
himself the best alibi ever.

Yeah, the entire Los Angeles Police
Department.

We're almost in Canada.

We're detectives Özden and Forrester
with the LAPD.

What, are you guys lost?

No, no, we just want to talk to you for
a minute.

I gotta be somewhere.

What am I missing? There's gotta be
something here.

Yeah, well, I hope you're right, because
we're running out of time. I had the

techs put a rush on that bag.

The only DNA they're going to find on
that bag is from whoever Matthew paid to

drop it on the bus, and I doubt he
showed him his face.

Lieutenant must still be in with him.

Here.

It's Oz.

Hey, any news? We found Roman.

He wouldn't talk with us, so we're
tailing him now.

There you go.

Sending you a photo now.

That's not Roman.

Are you sure?

Got a fairly decent look at the guy when
we had a child together, so, yeah,

pretty sure.

I've never seen that man before in my
life.

Okay, then we need to find out who he is
and why he's using Roman's name out

here in Nevada.

Thank you.

Yeah, we got you. How's that other
thing?

Oh, you mean catching the guy who tried
to drown my favorite co -worker?

You heard me, Daphne.

I get it. Just be careful.

You too.

Gotta go.

Hey, you good?

Good enough.

What more do you want me to say? You
could start with a solid alibi.

Well, I can't be the only person in this
city who stays at home to read.

Only one suspected of abducting four
people, including one of my own. Go

Check my bank accounts, my car. Hell,
you can search my apartments.

You consent to a warrantless search of
your place?

Knock yourself out.

I've got nothing to hide.

He wouldn't let us in that apartment if
there wasn't something to find.

We checked the units above, below, and
on either side. No trace of any

explosives. You're good to go.

Come on.

This man's trying to tell me.

That he likes monkeys.

Morgan, we gotta hustle. Less than an
hour before a bomb might go off and we

still have no idea where Maya is.

So far, all we've learned about Matthew
Clark is he volunteers at the local

hospital.

Said he was reading last night, right?

Yeah, not the best alibi.

So maybe it wasn't an alibi.

Maybe it's a clue.

This one's upside down.

It's about the man who saved the world,
Stanislav Petrov.

Please give me the shortest possible
version. Petrov was a Soviet colonel

the Cold War.

He was in charge of a nuclear warning
system that falsely reported a missile

launched by the United States.

If Petrov had reported the alert, it
would have started a

nuclear war. Okay, I get it. He's
sending us a message. But, I mean, it's

exactly a crime to improperly shelve
your books.

What does that mean?

I'm saying that we have to let Matthew
go and keep searching for Maya and

What? Are you insane?

Morgan, we don't have any evidence. No,
it's not a game anymore. This is about

escalation. He's telling us this is war.

Until one of us blinks.

Let me see that video of Maya again.

What, do you think we missed something?

Yeah, pull up Maya's video. Okay.

Yes, look at her eyes. They're blinking
like crazy.

In the Vietnam War, a U .S. naval
officer was captured, and they made him

home a video message saying that he and
his fellow prisoners were doing just

fine. They were being treated fairly,
right?

I have adequate food.

Only the whole time, his eyeballs were
going nuts.

And I receive medical care when I
require it.

It's Morse code.

It's Morse code. Yeah, not letters.

These are numbers. See?

Two, four, nine, two.

She's repeating 2492. 2492 Blue Jay Way.
That's Jason's address on the Bird

Street. So Maya's telling us to go
there, but we already conducted a sweep

Jason's house. Yeah. I mean, even if she
was there when they recorded this

video, she's certainly not there now.

So maybe the message isn't from Maya.

I think he's sending us this.

But that just feels really sloppy,
right? Like, why have us double back?

Well, he was there at Jason's party.
Maybe he left something there for us to

find. If so, we've got to find it fast.

Come on. Clock's ticking.

I'm not cleaning that up.

According to the stopwatch you left, we
have less than a minute. I'm telling

you, this doesn't feel right. Why would
he send us back here?

What? Do I need my lawyer for this? No,
we just need to look around.

For what? We don't know.

You need to search my place, but you
don't know what you need to look for?

Listen, we might find something here
that can help us find Maya, okay?

Look, I'm not trying to be difficult,
but in terms of my own comfort... Hey,

bud, we're in a bit of a time crunch
here, so help us help you. Time's up.

What?

You've got to be kidding me. That bomb
was in one of your cars, Lieutenant.

And until we know more, you're still
safer with us, believe me.

How are you going to protect me?

You can't even protect yourselves.

Let's go.

Where the hell is he going?

Jason Howard just hired his own private
security.

Well, look, I don't blame him. We're
lucky no one was inside that car.

Yeah, we're lucky. I'm feeling super
lucky.

Morgan, do you need more time? I don't
need time. I need us to get this guy.

How the hell did this happen?

Well, apparently he put a bomb on
Karadek's car the day of the party. But

come after us? He's never targeted the
police before.

The message wasn't for us. The message
was for Jason.

Matthew Clark needed my car to blow up
outside Jason's house so he'd stop

letting us protect him.

And we still have no idea where Derek
is.

Yeah, we'll have to find Maya.

Adam, contact Jason's lawyer.

See if she'll listen to reason, even if
he won't.

I'll get an update on Derek. And Morgan,
I want you to go home, check on your

family now while you can.

Lieutenant. We have no witnesses, no
evidence, no leads. The minute we do,

you'll hear from me. Go home. Get some
rest.

Looks like it's going to be a long night
anyway.

Go, go, go, go.

Why don't you let's give you a ride back
to L .A., huh? I never told you where I

was going.

Jacket did.

Yeah, like blue.

Look, we know you're not Roman Zingara,
so why don't you tell us why you're

using this name?

Well, that depends. Did they start
letting LAPD make arrests out of state?

We just want to talk.

That's it.

All right. Have a nice drive home,
detectives.

Morgan Guillory sent that.

What happened to the chips?

Oh, what a beautiful greeting.

Where's Ludo?

Elliot's room.

They still practicing for the talent
show?

Mm -hmm. I tried to talk some sense into
both of them, but... Do you know what

he's doing?

No. Uh -uh.

Did you try listening at the door? Yeah,
but all I heard was Elliot pushing back

on creative differences.

Okay. All right, well, I guess we'll see
tomorrow.

No, I'm not going. Yeah, you're going.
No, no, no. Uh -huh. I'm not going. Uh

-huh. You're going to be there, you're
going to support your brother, and

going to support your mom. It's going to
be quite a challenge for me. Yeah, no

kidding. Might be the greatest social
train wreck in school history.

Oh, boy.

Hey, Mom.

Perfect timing. Elle and I were just
about to take five.

Mind if I jump in?

He's all yours.

Wow. You guys rehearsing some sort of a
Tasmanian devil routine?

Tasmanian? Indian devils are often
depicted as hyperactive and aggressive,

they're actually pretty shy and solitary
animals, except when feeding or mating.

Yeah, I know. I was just doing a little
Looney Tunes thing.

So you all ready for tomorrow?

I will be.

Okay. Well, I can't wait to see it,
whatever it is.

You're worried I'm going to do something
super nerdy and get my butt kicked?

Me? No.

No, I don't. I don't.

It's okay.

I'm worried, too.

Are you?

Oh, buddy.

I was maybe feeling a little bit
nervous.

You and I were not like other people,
and honestly, I think that's cool, but

sometimes it can make us a little bit of
a target, right?

You know what? I'm actually dealing with
a bully at my work right now. I think

that might be why I'm feeling a little
overprotected, but I don't want you to

scared. I want you to work really hard
on whatever this is and go out there

tomorrow and have fun and be proud of
yourself, no matter what the reaction

I will, and they might make fun of me.

But sometimes you have to lose the
battle to win the war.

Right.

Right.

Maybe I'm not supposed to win.

What do you mean?

The guy at work, he was reading a book
about Stanislav Petrov. The man who

the world.

I think he's telling me to be more like
Petrov.

I think the only way I can beat this guy
is if I'm willing to lose.

I think screaming should be your talent.
What happened? I gotta go.

Where?

Play a game of sicken.

What did you say to her?

We need to talk.

Come on in.

This is quite a surprise.

I doubt that.

Did you find your missing woman?

No, not yet.

Your friends at the LAPD, do they know
you're here, Morgan Guillory?

No.

Pool closes at 10, restaurant is at 11.

Thank you.

She don't really think I did all those
horrible things.

Why would you come here alone?

Because if you wanted me dead, I already
would be.

I think you like this game as much as I
do.

I think that's why you're here.

You're wrong.

I don't like it.

I'm here to quit.

It's a game of chicken, right?

You knew I was standing on the other
side of that glass. You wanted me to

that you loved playing this game when
you were a little kid. Two sides racing

toward each other. No one swerves. Total
annihilation.

I swear.

I don't believe you. You don't have to
believe me.

I'm just done.

You know where I live.

You know where I buy groceries.

You've proven that you can get to me and
my children.

And I will protect them.

So I have to protect myself for their
sake.

Can you imagine being a little kid and
losing your mom?

I'm not going to do that to them.

This is my fault. I put us in danger. I
was trying to prove that I could do

this, but I can't because you are
smarter than me. So you win.

That's it. It's done.

Just tell me where Maya is.

Your partner's probably worried about
you.

We just got a hit on Derek's credit
card, a location on the east side.

not answering. We'll keep trying her.
Right now, I need you to make sure we

to Jason before Derek does. Send me the
address.

I wish I could help you, Morgan, but
like I said, I don't know anything about

this missing woman.

What?

That's it?

Nothing?

No. Come on, no. I gave you what you
wanted.

I quit. You won.

The game is over.

I really do hope you find her.

Hey, Morgan.

It's an old building. The elevator's
been acting up. You should probably play

safe.

Take the stairs.

Morgan, where are you?

Checking something out. You?

Derek just checked into a hotel on the
east side. We think Jason did, too, but

he's not picking up, so I'm headed over
there to try to find him before Derek

does. Do you hear that?

Bizarre love triangle.

Where are you? I'm at Matthew's
apartment building, third floor.

Maya? What the hell are you doing over
there? Maya!

Morgan, I'm sending back. No, I'm fine.
Go get Jason. Maya!

Morgan, I love you. Maya!

LAPD.

Hey, Jason and Derek both checked in a
half hour ago.

Morgan? Morgan, talk to me.

I know that's not going to help.

I'm on the roof.

Herodic, we're calling for the super. He
has the key.

I've got eyes on Jason.

Derek, I need you to listen to me, man,
okay?

He killed her. I've never killed anybody
in my life. I take matches.

Maya, I know. I got her right here. I
got her right here. Derek, Maya is

Okay, Maya, I work with the police.
Derek is about to kill someone who he

killed you, and I need you to tell him
that you're alive, okay?

Why'd you lie to me? Derek! He killed
her. Derek, Derek, I'm okay.

I'll never see her again, and I'll never
be able to make it up to her.

Morgan, I need you to keep her talking.
Personal details, whatever it takes.

Make him believe it.

It's her.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

You did it.

You did it. It's okay.

Is Max okay? Yes, he's fine.

He's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

evidence to arrest Matthew for Maya's
abduction. What are you talking about?

found her in his apartment building.

Yeah, well, the landlord says the
apartment's been vacant for weeks and

still hasn't found anything yet. And
since Maya didn't see the man who

her... And we are right back where we
started.

Hey, don't worry. They'll see the inside
of a prison cell soon.

I don't think so.

Do you remember the photograph of the
monkey we found in his apartment?

It's a tarsier monkey. I think he hung
it up on the wall as a reminder. A

reminder of what?

Tarsier monkeys refuse to be taken into
captivity.

The second they get inside of a cage,
they get so stressed out that they start

to self -mutilate and try and kill
themselves.

He's saying he won't be taken alive.

Hey, look who's back.

Sorry we didn't bring you a souvenir
from Vegas.

I'm sorry we didn't catch the guy.

It's all right.

Secretly hoping to put the cuffs on him
myself.

Hey, guys, take a look at this. My
medical records just came in. No broken

bones, no bruises, no drugs in our
system.

How do you... duct someone without
leaving a scratch.

The blood in the trunk matched Maya's
and she didn't have any cuts.

How's that possible?

Because the blood didn't leave Maya's
body within the last 48 hours.

What do you think?

You're back.

Please.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

Oh, you know, I just... I was reading
about your mom.

Oh.

Yeah, she worked at a hotel in Bel Air,
is that right? Up until the point where

she was accused of stealing by a guest.

My mom never stole anything.

Oh.

But in her file, it's pretty clear she
confessed.

It was a forced confession.

But she still died in jail, right? Left
you bouncing around from family member

to family member, just being a lonely
kid with nobody to play with.

See, I don't think you ever meant to
hurt Maya at all.

I think you were just trying to get my
attention.

But you did need for Derek to think that
Maya was dead. This is the only thing

that's about Maya.

Because he needed to be mad enough to go
kill Jason.

That's the blood.

I don't understand.

Yeah, that happens a lot. Let me help
you.

Maya's blood was on the dagger in her
trunk, but Maya didn't have any cuts on

her. So that leads me to ask myself,
where the heck did that blood come from,

right? And then I remembered, uh, this
guy is such a good guy. He volunteers at

a local hospital, the very same hospital
where Maya donated blood.

Maybe your mom wasn't a thief, but her
son sure is.

I was just texting with my partner.

Yeah, they checked the footage at the
hospital. Sure enough, there you are,

stealing Maya's blood.

So officers will be here any minute to
arrest you now, but I just wanted to

sure that I got here first because I
really wanted to see your face when you

realized you will end up in a cage.

Well played.

She worked so hard.

She always made time for me.

Gosh. I bet she would be so proud that
you honored her memory by harming

mom.

I never hurt anyone.

Oh, it didn't hurt Maya to be kidnapped
and taken away from her child?

What about Jason? You set him up to be
killed. He didn't have anything to do

with any of this. The rich are all the
same.

They really came so that they always
win. And we...

Always lose.

We're just pawns to them, Morgan.

Disposable. Like my mom, just a
convenient scapegoat for a fraudulent

claim. Some rich jackass destroyed my
life, turned her into a criminal, and

police, they helped him do it.

I just don't care.

My mom died in prison.

Matthew Clark, you're under arrest for
the kidnapping of Maya Price, Spencer

Wallace, Sierra Schumann, and me.

You're just as nimble as she is.

Whoa. Hey.

Sorry. I'm sorry. It's okay.

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

Okay.

Oh, she's still spinning.

Yeah, I'm getting dizzy.

I'm not going to teach her about leaving
a morning more.

How do you stop next?

Step up. Sit up and smile.

Next up, we have Elliot, who will be
doing, well, I'll let you see for

yourselves. Here we go.

Good evening.

Most of you only know me as Elliot, but
tonight you get to meet M .C. Squirt.

I came up with the name. Okay.

To be continued...

Oh, boy.

Can I go say something to those idiots?

Say something, do something. I'm not
watching.

Hey.

You did it.

Hey, guys.

Why don't I meet you outside?

Sure. Come on. Who

are

you?

I'm Arthur. Okay, Arthur, you want to
tell me why the hell you're at my kid's

school and why you were using Roman's
name? Take it easy.

I'm here because he told me that you
were the one person he could trust.

But he also told me that he can't trust
law enforcement.

When did he tell you all this?

Last week.

So, if you want to tell me why the one
person he's looking out for is actually

hanging out with the people he's running
from, then please, don't hesitate to

call.

What was in the backpack?

What backpack?

The backpack you had in Nevada. I saw a
picture and you had it and I know it

wasn't yours.

And what makes you think that?

Well, no Dodgers fan is going to wear an
Angels fan on the strap of their

backpack.

That was Roman's team.

Plus, he never threw anything away. He
wanted to fix it himself, which explains

the stitching on the seams.

So you think I stole his bag?

Or he gave it to you. Either way, I want
to know what was in the backpack.

I assume that was why you were in
Henderson, right?

No.

Roman asked me to put eyes on you and
Ava just to make sure you two were okay.

You have a good night, Morgan.

A motion

has been put forward to get ice cream in
order to celebrate

MC Squared here. How do you vote?

Aye. It's unanimous. Motion passed.

Last one in the car has to pay.

Come on.