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These streets are like a dark soul.

These streets are like the Kingdom of Heaven

to Gargos.

It's like an entity.

You know, it consumes everything.

And it will either kill you, or it'll make you stronger.

But you fucked up, sweetheart.

There are laws written for these streets.

There is only one man running this show.

Who the fuck do you think you are, Detective Cortez?

So, how's my favorite motherfucker doin', hmm?

Let me ask you somethin', you still fuckin' that fat,

ugly redhead?

Fuck you. That's my wife.

Don't touch her!

What'd you say?

What'd you say?

Listen, I know you talk to everybody like that,

but I'm not everybody, okay?

Nice knowin' you.

Hate to break this to you, little piggy,

but there's only devils in this kingdom of heaven.

I'll see you in hell.

Yeah.

You tell them Glenn Gargos sent you.

Time's up, motherfucker.

The hell you think you're doing?

I told you shits not to come back!

Come on.

What the fuck? Renzo, smoke that bitch.

No, no, please.

Renzo, what the fuck you doing? Come on, come the fuck out!

Get the fuck out of here!

♪ So this is life

♪ At least for the moment

♪ And isn't it somethin'

♪ To reach for the stars

♪ We wanna belong

♪ We wanna be there

♪ But here we are, leaving the statues ♪

♪ We always left behind

♪ And so worth nothin'

♪ Least for nothin'

♪ Give me somethin' a day to take away ♪

♪ And all my needs

♪ There's ways around

♪ But you don't need to say it

♪ So this is life

♪ It isn't leavin'

♪ So I should probably figure out ♪

♪ The kind of options that are around me ♪

♪ And so, and I got a lot of problems obviously ♪

♪ Just leave me alone, give me a reason ♪

♪ Give me a sign

♪ That it's all gonna be okay again ♪

♪ Is that such a silly thing to say within ♪

♪ And so I'm nothin'

♪ Not for nothin'

♪ Leave me somethin' a day to take away ♪

♪ And we walked on the air

♪ Like it was nothin'

♪ Where's the fun in that game

♪ She said

♪ She said

♪ She said

♪ So this is life

♪ I live it in the moment

♪ But I don't know if they were there ♪

♪ To turn me around

♪ I wanna be loved

♪ I wanna be patient

♪ But there's nothing

♪ That gives a good impression

♪ She said

♪ And it's fine

♪ Maybe you ain't lyin'

Mornin', Jack. Already checkin' up on me?

Yes.

You're gonna have to call me boss

every once in a while, you know?

Fuck you, too.

How's the house?

Colorful. Good thing I'm up to date on my vaccines.

Look, I know the place has died,

but I want you in the neighborhood.

Know the locals, customs, all that shit.

Look, Jack, I still don't know why you sent me here.

We've been through this once or twice before, you know?

I'm not a grief counselor, life coach,

or whatever you call those quacks these days.

I do know you're in the right place

for what you've been through.

Yeah.

Listen, I gotta run. But watch yourself, Des.

You're gonna wanna move fast. Do what you do best.

You hear me?

I hear you.

Oh, and Des, eat somethin'.

Stay sharp.

Jack, thanks.

Check out with me tomorrow.

Will do, boss man.

♪ Maybe it's a sign

♪ That there's a way to make it through ♪

There you go. I think this is--

Hi. Uh, what can I get you?

Uh...

What's good?

Uh, it's all good.

Okay.

What about this, uh, Diablo here?

Uh, it's just a bacon, egg, and cheese with some hot sauce.

It's nothing fancy.

I'll give you a minute to decide.

Sure, yeah.

What are you doing coming here looking like this?

- Fuck's the matter with you? - I just wanted...

If I have any money on me.

- Okay, I have $11. - Thank you.

Get the fuck out of here.

Uh, have you decided yet?

Just a coffee, black.

- Okay. - Thanks.

Um, I know it's none of my business,

but are you all right?

You're right, it's none of your business.

Which I get.

But it just looked like you might have been in a little bit

of trouble. Maybe I could help.

Yeah, right.

I'm Desmond Mitchell. I just moved here from--

Only two reasons someone like you moves here.

Either you're a cop or you're a reporter.

Either way, I'm not interested in talking to either.

I'm not a reporter.

Hmm.

I'll go get you that coffee.

- Thanks. - Yeah.

Uh...

Uh, you know what?

I'll take it to go.

Mitchell.

Whoa, where do you think you're going, boss?

Lieutenant Desmond Mitchell.

I was assigned to this district by Chief Hager.

Oh, I guess that means you are my boss.

Sorry about that.

Sergeant Davis, you can call me Julie.

Come inside.

Cole.

Meet Lieutenant Mitchell.

He's, uh, from--

Where'd you say you were from?

I didn't. Oakland.

Oakland? Huh.

Well, this is Tom Cole, our forensic analyst.

Sorry to drag you down to this shit show,

your first day on the job.

Who's the Vic?

A guy named Lou Dobson.

People around here called him Big Lou.

Damn shame. He ran the store for 30 years.

Local legend. Everyone loved him.

Not everyone.

He's got blood pooling off the face and extremities.

I'd say he's been here for a while.

Got 9-millimeter casings. They're all over the place.

I'd say we're lookin' at two shooters.

Who called it in?

Random customer, truck driver, came in to get a coffee.

This is Lou's wife. They ran the store together.

Looks like she was cleaning up when she met her maker.

Anybody see anything?

Not likely.

Cash register was hit. Looks like a typical robbery.

Security cameras?

The one behind the counter is disabled.

Yeah, not the smartest idea, considering the clientele.

But there's a second one in the back

and we pulled the hard drive, so we'll see what we can get.

All right, Sergeant. Well, catch me up.

What do you think happened?

I think most likely it's Red Flag.

Yeah, I had a briefin' on them.

They run most of the North Valley.

Lately, they started to shake down local businesses

in Sun Valley and Chatsworth.

They tax the owners for their protection,

but that's just horseplay.

Their real jam is in the drug trade

and sex trafficking.

They smuggle, import.

I'd say they're 75% involved in the distribution

of the Greater Los Angeles area.

You okay?

Yeah.

Let's just get this scene processed.

All right. I'll meet you back at the precinct.

You need a ride?

No, I'm good.

Welcome to the asylum.

Robbery, narcotics, gangs, homicide.

Like one big avalanche of shit on this floor.

This is you.

Sorry, it's not much.

Had worse.

What do you think of me rounding up the troops

for a little meet-and-greet?

Great.

Okay, everyone.

I wanna introduce you to Lieutenant Desmond Mitchell.

He was just reassigned here from Oakland

to head our task force, so play nice.

Floor's yours.

All right, let's start the dog and pony show off

by introducing ourselves.

It's already in my file, man.

Humor me.

Start with you there, uh, homegirl.

What?

I'm homegirl now because I'm Latina?

You're homegirl because you're feisty,

and that's what I'm lookin' for.

So stop bein' a pussy and tell me your name

so we can get on with our goddamn day.

Name's Mia Rodriguez. Five years here in hell town.

Thank you, Mia.

You.

Dale Lewis, sir.

Sir.

Tell me something, Lewis, you served?

Afghanistan, two tours.

Marines?

Yes, sir.

Semper fi.

And you?

Shaye Wilson.

Was transferred here from the West Hollywood Division.

That's quite a transfer. What'd you do?

I fucked my captain's brains out.

Her wife didn't like it much.

No, no. Can't imagine she did.

You already met our Caltech whiz kid, Tom Cole.

All right.

Let's cut through the red tape.

I'm here to replace Lieutenant Cortez.

Being a special unit,

I'm sure you were all very close,

and his death hit you hard.

So, yeah, my condolences.

But we are here to do a job,

and I don't have time to deal with anyone's fuckin' feelings.

We're ready to work, sir.

Wow, you really are a lap dog, Lewis.

Eat shit, Mia.

Hey, let's talk about Cortez's murder.

All right?

I read the report. Crime scene was clean.

No prints, no witnesses, no suspects.

He was beaten beyond recognition.

His body dumped near the train tracks.

He had to be identified by his dental records.

Yeah, that's just how shit works around here, boss man.

The man don't play around.

The man.

Glenn Gargos, known as Glenny G,

the so-called spearhead of the Red Flag operation. Hmm?

Yeah, and the Red Flag runs everything.

Not everything.

I was sent here to do a job, and I intend to do it.

We're goin' after Red Flag,

and we're bringing the law with us.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you, boss. I give you two weeks.

To what? I quit?

Till you're dead.

Let's go.

It's a bunch of rays of sunshine there.

Give it time.

Oh, I, uh, I got the security footage linked up

if you wanna have a look.

That's fast.

So the second camera actually

had a really good depth of field.

Uh, it, uh, it had a really, you know, good--

- Okay. - Angle of the whole store.

- Right. Okay, let's go. - Yeah, okay.

Here come our robbers.

I'm running ballistics on the casings.

Probably won't find anything, but it's worth a shot.

You know most of the guns on the streets,

they don't even have serial numbers

by the time they get to us.

- Whoa, what's that? - What's what?

There's a-- there was a movement there,

a shadow behind the shelf right there.

Zoom in on that.

Well, look at that. We have witnesses.

Okay, I wanna know who he is, I wanna know where to find him.

Right. It's, you know, it's gonna be hard

to use facial recognition.

That's pretty grainy.

But-- What's that?

Zoom in on that. Right there.

I stand corrected. We have two witnesses.

You're damn right, we do.

Okay, get Rodriguez and Wilson on this, all right?

I want them canvassing the neighborhood.

Just shake the tree, see what drops.

On it.

Okay, if word gets out that we got two witnesses

loose on the streets, they're gonna be sittin' ducks.

I'm on it.

What are you doing here?

Just came in to see my beautiful sister.

You look like shit. Why aren't you at work?

Chill, Ramos didn't need me at the shop today.

Oh, so if I call down there right now,

he's gonna tell me that?

What?

You don't believe me?

No, I don't, because your fucking broke ass

comes down here this morning, and you clean me out,

and now you show up here looking strung out as fuck.

What did you do with the cash that I gave you?

I told you I get paid on Friday.

You have to put in the hours to get paid, you dumbass.

What did you do with the cash?

I, uh...

Uh...

You're unbelievable.

I'm so sick of this shit.

Rent is due and come Friday, if you don't have your share,

I'm putting your ass out on the street.

- Yeah. - You got it?

Sit down.

I'll get you some food, and then you go home

and sleep it off.

I hear you.

What?

♪ Yeah, I'm crazy

♪ Showin' you how to love

♪ And don't let it go

What's up, Raven?

The man wants to see you. Both of you.

Damn girl, why are you always so uptight?

'Cause the last time I covered your ass with Gargos,

I ended up doing 24 hours in county.

Why are you always gonna bring up that shit?

Get the fuck away from my bar, Chino.

And take your bitch with you.

♪ And I want you

♪ Yeah, I want you to push

♪ You're my style

I told you what would happen if that motherfucker

ever laid a hand on me again.

You didn't have to break my arm, you fuckin' bitch!

Fuck you, Stubbs!

What's the body count on the shipment?

Eight girls, 3K a head.

Although they're not gonna be worth that to the high bidder

if this pencil dick can't keep his hands off the product.

I barely laid a hand on the girl.

She's lying!

Mm-hmm, tell me something, Stubbs.

If we were to look at your internet browser history,

would it conform that you're more or less

of a piece of shit?

Enough!

Start the bidding of the girls at 5K.

Round up the soldiers, get some fresh meat.

I want them primed for the next auction.

Whatever you say.

Kayla, come here, come here.

Let's go get you a drink at the bar with Raven.

And you and I can talk later, okay?

- Yeah. - Okay.

You've gotta be fuckin' kidding me.

You, no, come with me. Honey, not-- no.

Please, please, sweetheart, not now.

Are you kidding me? Fuck.

What's up, Plenty G? How you doin'?

What the hell is goin' on with Big Lou?

A protection racket.

Why you guys think you're fuckin' subcontractors

all of a sudden?

Hey, look, this is a fucking business.

All you gotta do is use your head, right?

It's business, plain and simple.

That's it. That's all.

Damn straight, G.

Hmm, look it--

Not for nothing, but in this line of work,

there's always gonna be repercussions.

Shit's always gonna go down.

We just gotta roll with it. That's all.

I mean, why'd you let the fuckin' witnesses go?

What? Wait a minute.

Wait, there was no witnesses over there at all.

Uh, yes, you did.

Why the fuck are you actually still standing here?

Can you guys leave? Please go. Now. Duh-duh-duh.

So, Willie, who saw what went down at the store?

Couple of nobodies.

One works at the filling station.

The other one is gettin' dealt with as we speak.

But we got bigger fish to fry. We're on the streets.

So, there's a new cop planted in the Major Crimes Division.

Some cowboy from Oakland.

Uh, it's all sorted out. That's not gonna be a problem.

Okay.

What? What is it?

Melinda wants to up the bid to 5K a girl.

Well, that's more than a 50% increase.

Clients aren't gonna be happy about that.

Yeah, I know.

Oh, uh, what am I supposed to tell them?

I don't know.

I don't know how much longer I can keep doing this, Rav?

- Hey. - I can't.

Just look at me.

You know what Gargos will do if we don't deliver.

So get your shit together.

Yo, where the sardines at, yo? Give me the hard candy.

Yo, man, what the fuck? You see this?

Oh, this motherfucker really tryin' to play.

That's right, bitch. Come on over here.

Show him what time it is.

Shit.

Up my ass.

This fucker broke my nose!

- Hey, get the fuck over there. - Cocksucker.

Up against the wall. Now.

Let me see your hands.

I'm gonna say this one time, and one time only.

I'm the law. Things have changed.

So I don't wanna see you two douchebags

out here on the streets unless you're collecting donations

for the local church.

Do you understand? Do you understand?

Yes, yes, I understand! Fuck, man.

What about you, curly fries, you catch that?

I get it. Shit.

- LAPD, put your guns down! - Wait!

Put your guns down!

Lieutenant Mitchell, Special Unit Major Crimes.

Cuff these guys.

You, hands in the air! Hands in the air!

Turn around. Up against the wall.

Up against the wall! Turn around.

Sign the affidavit at the station.

Hey, you all right?

Man, get your crazy ass away from me!

Man, fuck the law.

You're welcome.

Crazy white motherfucker comin' up here

like he's Rambo and shit.

Name's Desmond.

Good for you.

What, you on medication or something?

Not exactly. What's your name?

Why the fuck do you care?

Well, I'm new in town

and I'm lookin' to make some friends.

Oh, trust me.

You are gonna be real popular around here.

I'm Olaf.

Olaf? What kinda name is that?

The name my mother gave to me. You got a problem with it?

No. No.

You see a lot of things around here, don't you, Olaf?

Yeah, more than I want to.

When was the last time you ate something?

Come on.

So how long you been on the streets?

Since I've been laid off a job I worked for 25 years.

Figure those suits over there on 5th

thought they could save a buck by furloughing my ass

before I could retire.

You just couldn't stay away, could you?

Well, I didn't get breakfast.

I see you brought a friend.

How you doin', Laura?

Hey, Olaf, I haven't seen you around.

I was starting to get worried.

Ah, you know, nothin' keeps me down for long.

So what can I get you guys?

Ah, burgers, fries, coffees, please.

Got it, comin' right up.

Uh...

Hmm.

What?

What if I didn't want any fuckin' burgers and fries?

What did you want, Olaf?

Yeah, burger and fries are fine.

You-- you just could have, you know,

fuckin' asked about it.

Fair enough. Okay.

Look, you see a lot around here.

You see a lot than other people don't.

You know the area, you know the flow.

Yeah, so?

So I need a set of eyes out there.

Man, some cracker cop buys me a cheeseburger

and some fried potatoes.

And now he thinks I'm some kinda informant or some shit.

You just don't get it, do you?

You think you're the first law man to come down here,

think he's gonna clean up the town like John Wayne.

You do know what happened to that last

righteous motherfucking in your shoes.

Yeah, he's dead.

Damn right he is.

Which is what you're gonna be if you don't slow the fuck down.

Okay. Okay.

So let me ask you this.

If you were in my shoes, what would you do?

- Me? - Hmm

I ain't in your shoes, crazy ass fool.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, where-- where you goin'?

Going to eat at the counter. It's safer that way.

Uh, and thanks for the meal, Jehovah Witness.

Mitchell.

All right, text me the location.

Have Davis and the others meet me there.

Sorry, gotta run.

What do we got?

Guy's name is Tim Tornes, lives out here in the sticks.

Been workin' up at the gas station up ahead

for a few years.

Kid went in a few minutes ago. He looks nervous.

Anyone make contact yet?

Nope.

Just waitin' on your call, Kemosabe.

Well, he's gonna get spooked if we all go filin' in together.

So, we lose him, he's in the wind,

we lose our only shot at eyeballin' our shooters.

So what do you wanna do?

Stay back. All right, be ready.

Let me go see if I can talk to him.

Let's keep this low key.

Yeah. We'll just stay by the car.

Tim Tornes?

Detective Mitchell.

Tim!

That's him, that's him!

Tim, get down!

Son of a bitch.

Hey! You okay?

You gotta keep pressure on it. Keep pressure.

Go! Go!

♪ The things you used to see

♪ The things you always believed ♪

♪ The things you always wanted

The fuck.

♪ A change for good

♪ A change for good

♪ A change for good

Fuck off!

Come on, get in here! Get in the fuckin' ght!

♪ Time is not on your side

Oh, motherfucker.

Die! Come on, die, bitch!

♪ The clock kept ticking since the day you realized

♪ That something was missing, this is no paradise ♪

♪ Are you gonna...

♪ Are you gonna hide

♪ The clock kept ticking since the day you realized ♪

♪ That something was missing, this is no paradise ♪

Davis!

- Cover for me. - Okay, yeah, go.

♪ Are you gonna...

♪ Are you gonna hide

So this is you keeping things low key?

Look...

Look, I've downed a couple of them,

I think there's four left.

Tim's been shot. He's gonna bust in here.

Cover me!

♪ A change for good

♪ A change for good

♪ A change for good

♪ A change for good

Go, go, go!

- Hey, what are we doing? - Get the fuck out of here!

Fucking go, man! We gotta move!

♪ Change your face, and change your mind ♪

Let's go, come on!

♪ Change, change, change

Drop it or I drop him!

Keys. Slowly.

Slowly.

Get the fuck out of the car.

I wanna see everyone's fucking hands?

Out of the car, now!

Hands, hands.

In the back, get the fuck out!

Out!

Get on the fuckin' hood!

Relax.

Bitch, shit the fuck up, man.

Tailgate!

- Hands on the tailgate. - Oh, shit, you fuckin' relaxed?

Hands on the tailgate!

Out of the car, now! On the ground.

Spread off.

Other one! Give me your other fuckin'...

Stupid idiot.

I called in a bus, he'll be all right.

You good?

How the fuck did they find him so fast?

Mitchell?

Um...

You okay?

Yeah.

They're all being bag-tagged or processed downstairs.

They, uh, found the kid.

The kid from the surveillance footage?

What was left of him.

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. Please, stop, stop, please.

Alexander, 16 years old.

Please.

Thought you could get away, huh?

I won't say anything. Please.

Please, I won't tell anybody.

Yeah, you're right. You won't.

Found near the same set of tracks as Cortez.

It's like some kind of goddamn dumping ground.

Hell of a first day.

Look, I was gonna have some of the crew over

at my place for some drinks tonight.

Figured we could talk some things out, blow some steam.

It's gonna be hell of a lot of paperwork over this.

You should come.

Yeah, thanks.

Great.

I'll text you the address.

Three dead bodies, three in arrests,

public shooting gallery.

Don't waste any time, do you?

This is bullshit.

Have to be a little bit more specific.

They were tipped off, Jack!

Only five people knew there was witnesses

in the grocery mart robbery.

I go to pick one of them up, and we're fuckin' ambushed!

Okay, the other witness we're lookin' for, dead.

My crew are talkin'. Okay? They're bent.

Somebody's payin' 'em off. But you knew this, didn't you?

I have my suspicion, yeah.

You sent me into the fuckin' lion's den.

You're right, I did. You know why?

Because you're one of the few people I know

that can handle this.

If I'm wrong about that, please tell me now.

So Red Flag has someone in my unit on the take.

Maybe all of 'em.

What if someone intercepted the tip on the witness.

No, no one...

No one intercepted it, all right?

No one could have known.

Let me tell you something.

The Red Flag are like the root of a tree in that town.

They're connected to everyone and everything.

Cops, judges, lawyers.

Hell, even the damn doctors at Metro General

fudge medical reports for gunshot wounds

to avoid local law from asking questions.

You're in the big time now.

Heck, I get it. It's a shit assignment.

I sent you there to do what has to be done.

You sent me here because I got nothin' left to lose, isn't it?

Nothin' to lose makes 'em dangerous.

You know that.

That poison these scumbags are slingin' on the streets,

it's the same shit that took your brother's life.

And capitalists and homegrown thugs

are getting rich off it.

Hell, Glenn Gargos is like a goddamn politician now

more than he is a gangster.

You good with that?

I didn't think so.

Tell me something about Gargos.

Just give me something I can use, all right?

The way he operates, oh, he's smart.

Not just street smart.

He's always a step ahead. He's like a predator.

You never see him coming.

So once he puts a price out on your head,

there's no place on earth you can run to

where he won't be able to find you.

Well, why hasn't he been brought down?

Why do you think?

This organization is growing by the day.

Recruit those kids off the streets.

They drop cash, everyone benefits.

Good for the fucking local economy, for Christ's sake.

Des, you still there?

Yeah, Jack, I'm still here.

What are you thinkin'?

Thinkin' I never should have left Oakland.

Hey, Des, don't--

Hang up.

Hello.

Hi.

Uh, what's your name?

Millie.

Millie, that is a very pretty name.

Millie, who is it?

Uh, what are you doing here? How do you know where I live?

I am a cop, remember.

Hey, why don't you go finish your homework?

I already finished it.

Okay, why don't you go into our room

and draw me a picture, okay?

While I talk to the policeman.

- Okay. - Okay.

Do you wanna come inside?

Thank you.

Sure.

She's beautiful.

Thanks.

Yeah. Uh, how old?

Uh, sh-- she just turned nine.

Just, uh, can I get you a coffee or...

Oh, no, I'm not here for a social visit.

That was cool what you did earlier today.

Buying Olaf lunch. He's-- he's a good guy.

He's just had a bad run, like-- like most of us.

Yeah. Uh, look, I-- I don't know how-- how to tell you,

but your brother Jonah is, um...

Oh, my God.

No, he, um...

He tried to kill me today.

No.

- Yeah. - No.

Um...

No, that can't be right.

Did you have any idea he was running with Red Flag?

What?

I mean, my brother, he's got his problems, yeah?

But he's-- he's not in a gang.

I mean, he wouldn't hurt anybody.

Look, Laura, I-- I...

Sorry, but I got several witnesses that say otherwise.

I recognized his face from the diner

the moment I saw him.

Your contact information was on his arrest record,

so I just...

...wanted you to know.

He's not getting out, is he?

That I don't know.

It's not my department,

but he's got a laundry list of charges against him.

So if you have a lawyer, now's the time.

Uh, I got a-- I got a card here.

It's an old one, but the cell's still the same, so...

I don't know. If you need anything,

don't hesitate to call.

Thanks.

Sorry.

That cart is mine. It is mine. I found it.

No, no, no, no, no, dude, I paid $2.

I know you know a dude.

No, no, no, I know the dude.

- You know a dude. - And I paid--

and you know the dude.

But I paid the dude $2, and he gave me all of that,

- and I paid him. - All right.

Well, guess what? It didn't cost me nothing.

Hey, you know who saw me buy this?

You know, get this?

Deborah saw me buy this.

Uh, uh, yeah.

Oh, okay. Le-- let-- just--

We'll-- we'll-- we'll talk later.

- We'll-- we'll talk later. - All right.

Man, you just don't quit, do you?

Need to ask you a question.

Well, I've already eaten chicken and noodle,

so maybe tomorrow.

Olaf, cut the shit.

You hear about the shooting today at the filling station?

Well, everybody right here heard about that shit.

Big swingin' balls cop come around.

Gang bangers end up in the morgue.

Someone would be happy about that.

Yeah? Well, go find him.

My witness was nearly intercepted by Red Flag

before we got to him.

Yeah.

You're startin' to understand now, ain't you?

You done walked into a minefield when you came here,

Mr. Policeman.

Someone from my squad leaked it.

Would you happen to know anything about that?

Any idea who?

Hmm.

Talk to me.

You're lookin' for a rat in a nest.

But what you fail to recognize

is this whole town is one big sewer,

and it's filled with disease-ridden vermin.

You saying my whole squad has been?

I'm sayin' be careful who you trust.

All right, nah, nah, nah.

This on the house.

Yeah.

That's stupid.

Oh, yeah.

We could cut the rent when it's cold for a long--

Oh, look who showed up.

Sorry, I'm late.

Only by two hours. No big thing.

What are you drinking?

Yeah, we got beer and beer.

Have a seat.

Long day.

No judgment here, boss.

So, Mitchell, we just wanna make sure

our stories line up about today's shooting.

Line up? It was justified.

It don't matter.

Those pigs down at IAG are always lookin' for a reason

to put us in the ground.

Do you guys do this often?

Meet up and make sure there's no discrepancies?

Only on special occasions.

And what constitutes a special occasion?

Well, it's Tuesday, so...

Right.

Fair enough.

So you gonna tell us your story, big man?

My story?

Yeah, man. I mean, we all got a story.

What's yours?

What brings you to our little slice of hell?

I mean, you must be some kinda hero if they sent you here

to lead a special unit.

Um, no.

Not even close.

Grew up in Oakland.

Me and my brother Tony always wanted to be cops, and...

You know, my dad was a cop, his dad was a cop.

Is that what we wanna hear?

So where's your brother now?

Ah, he's dead.

Sorry, boss.

What happened?

We got a long drive ahead of us,

so we might as well be friends.

Still don't see why we gotta leave the city?

Because Red Flags want you dead.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Time's up, Detective.

Somethin' on your mind, Detective?

Curious, really.

About?

You.

Hmm.

We did a little digging and shit on you.

You did?

- Yeah. - You find anything good?

- No. - Hmm.

That's what's bugging me, amigo.

I think you're hiding something.

I think you should go back to Oakland.

- Oh, you do? - Mm-hmm.

And why is that?

Because you're in over your head,

and we don't want you here.

You think you're the first cop to have a problem with me,

Rodriguez?

See, I'm gonna tell you somethin'.

I do what I do.

And sometimes my colleagues like me,

and sometimes they don't.

But truth be told, I don't give a shit.

I really don't.

See, I'm not here to make friends.

And if you don't start addressing me as your boss,

then back the fuck up.

I might lose my temper.

You wanna tell me what that was about?

Just handin' out some friendly advice.

Didn't look so friendly.

Look, I should go. Thanks for having me over.

You got a real nice place here.

Davis.

What?

We'll be right there.

- What is it? - Wilson.

Come.

Son of a bitch.

Hey! You wanted a war?

You got one, boss.

Jonah!

Hey, monkey.

Hey, Millie, uh, can you go wait in the car with Jonah?

- Okay, come on, Jonah. - Okay.

I was really surprised to get your call.

Yeah, well, the DA dropped the charges.

Brother caught quite the break.

I don't know what to say.

It's nothin' to say.

Hey, just not everyone gets a second chance.

So I hope he takes it.

Oh, I will make sure of it.

I'm really sorry about what happened.

Yeah. Yeah, no, good people died.

But, uh, look, you should get goin'.

It's not safe out here right now.

Yeah.

Okay.

Look who it is, Renz?

Mr. Big Round Boss Policeman.

And we'll dance again. Believe that.

Count on that, Tin Man.

Whoa, whoa! What the fuck do you want, pig?

Just here to have a quick word with your boss.

Well, he's busy.

So unless you got a warrant, cop, I suggest you take a hike.

Mav, go clean yourself up.

I got it.

Oh, well, I guess, uh,

you must be the, uh, famous

Detective Mitchell that I've been hearin'

so much shit about.

I guess that makes you the piece of shit

I'm gonna put behind bars.

Well, look, it's obvious you got somethin' on your mind.

Why don't you just come out and say it?

You crossed the line. You killed one of my own.

Bad boy.

Who did he allegedly kill?

Just wanted to come by, introduce myself.

Listen, you, uh,

you do what you gotta do and I'll do what I gotta do.

What you gotta do is pack up your shit.

I'm giving you 24 hours.

You know, you must like to hear yourself talk.

Heed the warning.

Just out of curiosity,

what happens within 24 hours?

I think you can all figure that out for yourselves.

Hmm.

Have a great night.

Who was that prick?

Nothing to concern yourself with, honey.

Oh, no, stay back.

Hey.

Not gonna hurt you, all right?

We have to hurry.

If they see me talkin' to you, they'll kill me.

You're a cop. I have information.

But I wanna make a deal. I need full immunity or I walk.

Well, that's a tall order.

What you have better be worth it.

It is.

And I have the hard evidence to prove it.

What are we talkin'?

Sex trafficking.

I have digital files, photos, videos.

They scout the hottest clubs, and they take the girls

against their will.

Look, we can't talk about this right now.

Uh, fuck.

Hey, it's okay. Let's--

No. Uh, meet me tomorrow at the corner of 5th and Vine.

Okay. Okay, I gotta go.

Sorry, but you're not my type.

Fuck you, I'm every guy's type.

Who are you and what did Kayla tell you?

I'm the guy who's gonna bring down your boss.

So the real question is, who the fuck are you?

Oh.

You wanna spill the beans on Gargos,

you wanna cut a deal?

You grow a conscience all of a sudden, huh?

Stay away from Kayla.

Okay, you're gonna get her killed.

And if you come back here, you better bring an army.

Heed the warning. Okay, back the fuck off.

Leave your message after the tone.

Jack, call me back.

I'm gonna need a fingerprint analyzed.

Oh, man, I should file a restrainin' order against you

for stalkin' my ass.

I know a cop who can file it.

Listen, about what you said earlier,

what'd you mean by that?

You look like shit.

Bad day.

Hmm.

See this card right here?

Union Construction.

- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

That's where I used to work.

Motherfucker's a billion-dollar corporation now.

Started from the ground up.

Now they buyin' all the properties all around

the North Valley.

Out with the old and in with the new, as they say.

Yeah, that's happenin' everywhere.

What's your point?

Look...

...I've been listenin' to all these folks

around here bitchin', and I can guarantee your ass,

if you start doin' some digging, you'll find some--

How should I say?

Um, questionable, diverse investments.

What are you tryin' to say, Olaf?

Spit it out.

I'm sayin' there's some major shit goin' on,

and these motherfuckers are plannin'

to tear down Rome and everyone in it.

- You got proof of that? - Yeah, the--

The proof is all around you, dense motherfucker!

All you gotta do is look!

Can you just give me a straight answer?

Stop talkin' in riddles.

I-- I-- I've given you plenty.

I mean, you a detective.

Detect, motherfucker!

Jesus Christ.

What's the Andrew Jackson's for?

Get a room. Take a shower.

You stink.

Mm.

Watch your ass, mad man.

Olaf, huh?

Well, I guess I should be impressed you took my advice

and got to know locals.

But, listen, don't lose focus on the job at hand here.

I know you like to let your mind wander.

That, uh, that print you sent me,

digital scan was shit, but my techies got a hit.

Her name is...

...Elsa Walker.

And Des, she's DEA.

What the hell are you talkin' about?

Jack, how do you not know about this?

Deep-cover ops rarely share information, you know that.

Listen, this is a slippery slope, so watch yourself.

Last thing I need is DEA in my ass.

Okay, yeah. Thanks.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Oh, hey.

Hi, sorry, I know it's late.

I probably should have just called.

Yeah, no, uh, yeah, come on in.

Sorry about the place. It-- it just, uh...

You know, it is kinda what it is.

Uh, have a seat.

Okay.

Where's Millie?

Oh, she's-- she's home with Jonah.

Yeah, we got in a really big fight tonight.

But I saw something in him that I haven't seen

in a really long time.

- What's that? - Fear.

- Hmm. - It's good.

He said he doesn't wanna have anything to do with Red Flag,

and he's gonna get a really good job.

Maybe take us out of this neighborhood one day.

He's lucky to have someone like you, I mean.

Listen, um...

I-- I just came by because when I saw you first at the diner,

I just thought you were like another cop.

Tryin' to give a hard time to people like me and Jonah,

but, um, that wasn't the case, and I just--

I wanted to say that I'm sorry.

There's no reason to say you're sorry.

It's okay.

So, uh, what happened with the shooting?

Did that hurt your case?

oh, yep, yeah. But, um...

Without any witnesses, it's all hearsay, so...

Red Flag are powerful.

Yep.

And how do you, like, stop people like that?

You find the source, and you cut the head off the snake.

I knew the risks when I took the assignment.

Why'd you take it?

See that guy in that photo?

That's-- that's your brother? - Mm-hmm.

Tony.

Yeah.

- I see the resemblance. - Mm-hmm.

He was my best friend.

And, uh, when my mom died,

that was the beginnin' of the end.

Because my dad did what he--

What he could do.

But, God bless him, it was never gonna be enough.

And, um...

Yeah.

I wasn't Tony's brother anymore, I was his father.

Sometimes his enemy.

Oh, yeah, well, I-- I can relate to that one.

And then he fell into the wrong crowd, and...

Mm-hmm.

He, uh, self-destructive started to use.

And, you know, you get the phone call, right?

The one you don't want where

they say, "Hey, we found him.

He's dead in an alley."

Hmm. I'm really sorry.

Thanks.

Yeah, um...

And-- and that day, uh, was the day that...

...I broke.

I started to disconnect and...

Ye-- yeah, self-medicate, and I was married.

She did the best she could, but she deserved more,

and I couldn't give it to her.

So, you fall into darkness.

You fall into this big void.

You just spend all your time just tryin' to dig yourself

out of a hole.

So, when you ask me why, I guess, um...

Like-- I don't know. Maybe this feels like--

I don't know.

Sorry.

Yeah.

I'm so sorry.

♪ When you open your eyes

♪ Tell me all you can see

♪ Things aren't here

♪ As you want them always to be ♪

♪ You just wait for the light

♪ Light

♪ You just wait for the light

♪ Light

What the fuck am I doing here, Gargos?

This is dangerous, us meeting like this.

Well, shit happens, sweetheart. Life's a pickle.

You just gotta make a plan and roll with it.

I'm gonna ask you one more time.

What am I doing here?

Listen, I learned a long time ago, honey,

you know, you just don't wanna trip over the same rock twice.

Go work it out, don't sweat it.

What does this have to do with me?

Is this about the new guy in town?

Hmm?

He's not our problem.

How the fuck was I supposed to know he was in the rat squad?

Listen, there's always gonna be problems, all right?

Life is unpredictable.

No!

Enjoy the ride.

I'll make a display.

Put a hole in her heart.

Chino, Renzo, get this body!

Yeah, Mitchell.

When?

Okay, you know what?

Yeah, I'll meet you there.

What is it?

Uh, I gotta go.

Hey, just make sure you lock up when you leave, okay?

Everything all right?

No.

Who found her?

We did.

Left her out on the steps of the precinct,

like an abandoned baby.

Jesus Christ.

Yeah.

Whoever did this, they were sending a message.

I'm pretty sure we all know who did it.

Ligature marks, sir, consistent with death by strangulation.

I count over four gunshot wounds,

all hit vital organs.

Shooter knew what he was aimin' for.

Cover her up.

You poked the bear, boss. What do you wanna do now?

Give me a moment with Cole. Alone.

Whatever you say.

Shut the door.

What's on your mind, boss?

I don't know who I can trust.

So I'm gonna be bold here.

Was Davis on the take?

Why you askin' me?

Gargos has you all bought.

You, Rodriguez, Davis,

Lewis, and Wilson, I assume.

Hmm?

Yeah, I'll take that as a yes.

What do you want from me?

I wanna help you out of this, Tom.

And I wanna take down Gargos

and everybody who's loyal to him.

Yeah, you're out of your mind, all right?

Gargos. Gargos is above the law.

Things change.

You'll never get him.

With your help, I might.

What can I do?

I want you to find out everything you can

on Union Construction,

and don't tell me you've never heard of 'em.

Okay, I do this...

And no one has to know.

No one.

I'm home! Jonah?

Millie?

Mommy!

Hey, baby, what's the matter?

Hi.

You must be Laura.

I'm Willie.

Chill out.

It's okay.

Fuck you, man!

Chief Hager.

Sit down, Detective. Please, sit down.

I received some information and it's been authenticated.

What is this?

Bank statements. Wire transfers.

Cash deposits. Zales.

They're all in your name.

No, that...

Chief.

No, I-- I don't know what these numbers mean.

Look closer.

That's your address. Oakland, right?

Yeah, that's my account number,

but I don't recognize any of these transactions.

I know you got a drinking problem.

I know you got problem with authority.

But my friend Jack Keller, he swore by you.

What-- what do you think this is?

Chief, you think these are bribes?

Huh?

- You tell me. - That's real thin.

These have obviously been doctored.

Hmm.

Who's the source? Who authorized them?

FIU has been investigating your unit

for quite some time now.

Jesus Christ.

I'm seeing the same deposits from the same shell company.

Explain that to me.

What shell company?

Union Construction.

Okay, Chief. You don't understand.

And I don't have the whole thing figured out yet.

Sure.

And I just need a couple more days or a couple-- I-- I--

You'll have your time to explain yourself.

Until then, just call your union rep.

I need your gun. I need your badge.

You're wrong about this, Chief.

I hope I am wrong.

Get your affairs in order, okay?

You will be contacted.

I got it!

Des?

What the fuck is goin' on, Jack?

Uh, just take it easy, I just heard.

Fuck easy.

Chief just stripped me of my badge

over some bullshit bank statement

that mysteriously showed up on his door step.

I know.

It was planted, and you know it.

Of course I know it.

But FIU and CCD have had their hands up

in your unit skirt for months now.

Whoever's setting you up, knew that.

Jack, you sent me here to do a job, okay?

But it seems every move I make,

I either got you or the Chief up my ass.

What do you want me to say?

You know, you go in there, and two days later,

a ball of shit comes rolling out.

Two dead civilians, dead cops. What do you expect?

Davis was dirty. She was dirty.

She must have been the one who leaked.

Oh.

That's-- that's a moot point now, Des.

- My hands are tied. - Oh, the hell they are.

You are Deputy Chief.

Somebody somewhere owes you a favor, Jack.

Isn't that how this all works?

Hey, careful there.

Look, the best thing we could do is get your ass back to Oakland

while I sort this shit out, okay?

Wait, that's it?

That's it? You're just gonna roll me over?

Look, I'll fix this.

But I can't do that while you burn down

the whole goddamn city.

You know what, Jack?

That sounds like a really good idea.

- I gotta go. - [ON PHONE] Des!

Des, don't you fuckin'--

Is Laura here?

No.

And if you see her, tell her ass to get down here.

I can't keep covering for her.

Hey, it's Des, and I'm at the diner.

Look, I don't know where you are,

but shit is goin' down.

Call me.

You look like shit.

Yeah, I get that a lot. Come in.

You're not plannin' on shooting me with that thing, are you?

Don't tempt me.

What do you got?

Well, considering you're not technically my boss anymore,

I don't have to tell you shit, do I?

No, word travels fast.

Had to do some heavy digging, but lucky for you,

I have a friend in the FBI field office.

Uh, Union Construction, they've been under

federal investigation for three years now.

They're buildin' a case, but nothing sealed,

no indictments.

But these cats, they're megacorp.

They got hedge fund investors all over the country

buying stock in the company.

They got their sights on Central,

but they just wanna tear it to the ground,

and they got contractors ready to build

all sorts of shit.

I'm talkin' restaurants, bars, condos...

Venture capitalists.

Big fuckin' shock, they hate the poor.

Yeah, well, it doesn't stop there.

They're payin' Red Flag to clean house, Des.

So how deep does this go?

I'm talkin' slavery, sex trade, drugs.

Uh, I mean, this is way above both of us.

Right, but you and the whole crew,

you were funnelin' money from Gargos.

Gargos has offshore accounts.

Dummy corporations, okay?

It would be impossible to charge him

on any of his financial dealings.

Shit.

Is that you, Rodriguez?

It's me, baby.

Dale's here, too.

Okay, look, I know you're both working for Red Flag.

All right? I wanna help ya.

Just hear him out!

Sorry about this, Tom, but you chose your side.

Hey, just shut up and listen!

All right, I got someone on the inside.

We can build a case.

If you're talkin' about that hoe Kayla

or that narc bartender,

I wouldn't count on them cooperating anymore.

What have you've been trying to do, Raven?

Huh? Make friends at the DEA?

Are you sure you really wanna play it out like this?

'Cause I fuckin' hate you, Rodriguez.

Oh, I'm sure.

All right, then.

I'm good.

Cole?

You're in over your head, motherfucker.

You okay?

Yeah. She just grazed me.

Bitch never was good with a splatter gun.

Okay. Okay.

All right.

Talk to me. Package delivered?

Sorry to disappoint.

Ah, well, Detective Mitchell, you're a piece of work.

Well, I'll take that as a compliment.

I'm comin' for you, Gargos.

Hey, brother, you do what you gotta do.

Get your fucking hands off me!

Get your hands off me!

Huh? Looks like you got your hands full, friend.

Where do you wanna meet?

Look, we've already discussed these things, all right?

Let's just let it roll, let things happen

the way they're gonna happen, all right?

You do what you gotta do, and I'll do what I gotta do.

Adios.

He's got a friend of mine.

How good are you with a gun?

I've been shooting since I was nine.

Clean yourself up.

Great. Just great.

Whatever you do, find the kid.

you ready?

Yeah, I'm ready.

Oh, Jesus.

You know, man, you really know how to rock the boat.

Where's the girl?

The girl? Don't worry about the girl, brother.

The girl's all right.

You're really gonna make her an orphan?

Are you that fucking bent?

Don't worry about the girl. It's all good.

You know, you got a lot of, I don't know,

worms in your head.

Maybe you should, like, take a holiday or somethin'.

I'm not gonna ask you again. Where's the girl?

Listen, mister, I'm not--

I'm not in the mood for conversation tonight.

So this is your game?

You work for the suits at Union Construction,

but you lead the Red Flag organization,

bunch of low-level street thugs who knock over liquor stores,

round up young women as sex slaves.

That it?

I mean, why do you wanna, you know, push the envelope

with this thing?

How's this?

Listen, you know, I kinda like you.

You'll get over it.

Like I said, mister,

don't push the envelope.

Don't do it, man, they'll kill us.

Shut up!

They'll kill us all!

I said shut up!

Oh, God, Millie.

Don't move.

Fuckin' traitor!

Monkey, are you okay?

Get the kid, I'll cover you.

They didn't do anything to you, right?

Okay, all right. I'll just put you in here. Okay?

Don't fuckin' move.

Turn around. Don't move.

Please. She's just a little girl.

Shut the fuck up.

Don't you touch me! Get your hands off me!

Drop it!

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

Slowly, slowly.

- Put it on the ground. - Okay, okay.

Here we go.

- Now, stand up. - Okay.

- Okay. - Stand Up.

Okay. Okay.

You know, this can all end peacefully, it's you're call.

You know, you're not gettin' out of here.

Let's just cut the shit.

You know, you want her, you can take her.

But you're gonna have to roll through me first.

You gotta do the right thing.

So, I guess you can do whatever you gotta do

with my friend here.

Come on. Come on.

Mister, do you think it's, uh, accident that you're standing

here right now?

Well, hey, you should have counted your bullets.

Go.

Go see Millie.

Oh, Millie.

- Millie. - Mom!

Are you okay?

- Okay. You good? - Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

Come on.

Where's the kid?

Mitchell, where the fuck are you?

I have a question for you, Jack.

I'm askin' the questions. Where the hell are you?

Do you know where the word "pawn" is derived from?

It's an old French word.

Yeah, interestingly enough, it comes from medieval times

where they referred to pawns as foot soldiers.

What the fuck are you talking about?

That's all that was to you, wasn't I, Jack?

Just the foot soldier, a fuckin' pawn.

You know, I thought it was Davis who sold out those witnesses,

those two kids who ended up dead.

I thought it was either Gargos or fuckin' Rodriguez

who forged those bank statements to set me up.

But it was you.

Mitchell, what the fuck are you talking about?

Was it the money Union Construction

was payin' you?

You wanna retire early on some golf course, Jack,

set up for life?

You set up a DEA agent, and you got her killed.

And you used a personal tragedy of mine.

My brother's death.

Let me tell you something, Des.

Sometimes it's better to embrace a disease than fight one.

Make friends with misery instead of enduring it.

Do you understand?

Yeah, Jack. I certainly do.

Deputy Chief Jack Keller.

What the fuck is this?

FBI. Put your hands behind your back.

Okay.

Hands behind your back.

Okay, okay.

Fuck you, Des.

You all right?

Yeah.

How you feelin'?

Like, I got my ass kicked. Thanks to you.

Sorry about that.

Well, you sure are the talk around town right now.

But don't think you changed anything.

The bigger fish gonna do what they gonna do.

Yeah, I know.

But the DEA and the Feds, they're up for blood now,

So they'll get theirs.

Just a matter of time.

Yeah?

Mm-hmm. Little bit at a time.

So, uh--

What'd you drag me down here for?

Take 'em.

Place is yours.

Rent's paid for the next couple months.

I'm sure you can figure somethin' out after that.

Hmm?

I...

- Hey. - ♪ Hey you, my friend

Take care of yourself, Olaf.

♪ Can you even remember me

You do the same.

♪ Well, I can see

♪ Many things are different now ♪

♪ So what about you

♪ What can you tell me about yourself ♪

Crazy-ass fool.

♪ I left behind

♪ My childhood, my innocence

♪ My life, my pride

♪ Never thought I'd really miss ♪

♪ The simple things

Here we go.

- Hey. - Hey.

You ready?

Yeah.

- How about you? - Yeah.

Bye, monkey. Be safe.

I'll see you soon.

Go ahead. Pop in the back.

You gonna be okay?

Yeah. I think so.

Maybe for the first time.

Good.

I'll call you when we get there, okay?

♪ I left behind

I'll see you.

- I love you. - I love you.

♪ My life, my pride

♪ I never thought I'd really miss ♪

♪ The simple things

♪ And I just want to find my way back home ♪

♪ My way back home

♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah

I'm still not so sure about this.

It's not too late to change your mind.

No.

I think a new start is exactly what we need.

Me, too.

♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ Living like a real stranger

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ Lookin' for a real danger

♪ Yeah, I know

♪ Everything is changing, yeah

♪ This is all mine

♪ For far too long

♪ I've been in this game

♪ Look around you

♪ These curves will tell my name ♪

♪ You cannot touch me, you'll never get me ♪

♪ Don't you understand

♪ You were not build for this

♪ I always win at the end

♪ Told you once, not gonna tell you twice ♪

♪ This place is mine, I'm always gonna prize ♪

♪ I'm standing firm in this ground ♪

♪ And I own the crown

♪ This is my house, these are my rules ♪

♪ This is all mine

♪ I built this empire

♪ I'm never gonna tear it

♪ I built this empire

♪ Everything you see

♪ I'm the one, I'm in control

♪ This is all me

♪ This is all mine

♪ For far too long

♪ I've been in this game

♪ Look around you

♪ These curves will tell my name ♪

♪ You cannot touch me

♪ You'll never get me

♪ Don't you understand

♪ I always win at the end

♪ I built this empire

♪ I built all this

♪ I built this empire

♪ Everything you see

♪ I'm the one in control, this is all me ♪

♪ This is all mine

♪ Oh

Yeah, oh ♪

♪ Ah, oh

♪ You see me alone and I

♪ I want you, the love inside

♪ I don't cry anymore

♪ I take you, I taste you, I leave you in paradise ♪

♪ I want you as an alibi

♪ I focus only on your eyes

♪ I want you, can't even lie

♪ Don't tell me lies, you're only mine ♪

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, baby ♪

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, baby ♪

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, baby ♪

♪ Ah, baby

♪ I'm crazy, fallin' again

♪ Can you blame me

♪ I've got my heart in your hands ♪

♪ And I want you

♪ Yeah, I want you to prove

♪ Your desire

♪ Can't take no more

♪ I can't take no more

♪ And don't let go

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm crazy

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Won't you love me right

♪ Won't you hold me tight

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Don't let go

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm crazy

♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪

♪ Na, na, na