Original subtitles

[gentle acoustic guitar]

[loud rock music being turned down]

Okay, almost go time.

Once I drop you off by the pharmacy,

you've got six minutes.

Thank you very much,

ladies and gentlemen, and please don't forget to vote.

Come on! Swayze, from Point Break!

Point Break is weak.

This is a robbery, everybody--

Why is everybody already laying down?

Get on the ground.

You get on the ground. I'm robbing this place.

I'm already robbing it.

I've been planning it for a month.

[woman] Maybe you could come back tomorrow.

- Yeah. - Shut up.

- Get out of here, Affleck. - What?

The mask! Affleck, from The Town?

No, man, it's De Niro from Heat.

Right. Great movie.

[gunshot] [people screaming]

[phone dialling]

Come and get me.

- Mr. President! - Huh?

[gunshot] [people screaming]

[theme music]

[birds twittering]

Alright, dumbass. You don't want to give up your connection,

you gotta deal with Detective Hickman.

I'm not saying nothing, fat boy.

Well ah, Lou gets everyone to talk because Lou plays dirty.

And I lost six pounds since March.

Hi, there. I'm Detective Hickman.

Everybody calls me Lou.

Short for Louise,

which is kind of an old lady name, if you ask me.

Why are you so friendly?

That cop made it sound like

some big tough guy was coming in here.

Oh man, I wish we had one of those.

You know, I am the only detective on the force,

so just you and me today.

So your last name is Mackie? You must be Sheila Mackie's kid.

- Maybe. - Wow.

Small town. Small world.

She was my JV basketball coach. Only for a year.

I made varsity as a sophomore, but we still keep in touch.

So, it says here you were picked up last month for...

Am I reading this right?

Indecent exposure at a petting zoo?

No, no, I was trying to get something out of my pocket.

Oh, no, I believe you, man.

I really do. But do you think that your mum would?

Oh, no. Come on.

You know what? I should really give Sheila a call.

Just say 'hello'.

Oh, should we call her together?

- Is that crazy? - No, no, no.

I'll give up my source.

Oh, no, no. I can't let you do that.

Come on, please. Everybody calls him White Mike.

I don't know his real name.

Okay, Melvin, give my best to your family. Sheila...

Okay, you should escape.

Just kidding, you can't. It's locked from the outside. Bye.

Did he give you a name?

Uh, Bradley, I am offended you even have to ask.

It's White Mike. See if you can track him down.

[woman] Lou, a call came in. It's a good one.

Lily, whenever you say that,

it's always something pretty messed up.

Simultaneous armed robberies at Eden Vale Pharmacy.

One suspect, well he got away, but the other one is dead!

Which is like, super sad for his family

and his robber friends.

Poor Phil. I'm heading over.

Oh, and your brother is retaking

his IPC certification again today in Seattle.

Your dad was hoping you'd reach out and wish him good luck.

Henry doesn't need luck on his interpersonal skills.

He needs divine intervention.

[woman] Can anyone tell me the single most important tool

an officer needs to develop to make Detective?

Yes, Officer Gukazov.

Effective communication.

Correct. Effective communication.

Something to add, Officer Hickman, again?

Ma'am, only that it's a meaningless

regurgitation of the course material,

and that the use of inductive and deductive reasoning

would actually be the most important tools

I would use if I were to make detective.

That 'if' is doing a lot of work.

Also, when you led my self defence certification last year,

you said that that was the most important tool.

Right, but being able to influence--

So clearly if the rankings are always changing, ma'am,

then the question becomes meaningless.

Okay, let's break early for lunch.

[sirens]

[man] Uh, we've got a major problem, Detective Hickman.

What is it, Szczepkowski?

We're out of crime scene tape.

Okay, I have more in the back of my truck,

and I know you're still new,

but you really need to work on differentiating between

a real crisis and a minor inconvenience, all right?

Alright, sorry.

We arrived at the scene

20 minutes after receiving the shots fired.

Just missed the gunfight.

Again, Ray, gunfights aren't as fun as you think they are.

What have we got?

One Caucasian individual who fled the scene

heading north in a white goalie mask,

and one deceased Caucasian individual

inside in a Ronald Reagan mask.

I'm begging you, Sarika, this isn't the Marine Corps.

- Just say 'dead white guy'. - Copy that.

What in the world is happening to this town, Louise?

I don't know, Marla, but I'm just glad you're okay.

Tell your dad that I said

it sure as hell wasn't the real Ronald Reagan,

because no bullet could stop that man.

I'll put it in my report.

[Lou] What kind of firepower were these guys packing?

Reagan mask had a SIG Sauer P320,

and hockey mask had an S-110 with a camo stock.

A late model white F-150 was spotted heading south,

past the store at excessive speed shortly after the robbery.

One good thing about this town,

you can always get an accurate description

on a gun and a truck.

Isn't the S-110 a varmint rifle?

Weird choice for an armed robbery.

Please tell me you were the first ones on the scene.

County Sheriff beat us again.

Detective Carson's inside the premises.

- He was asking about you. - Oh, really?

Oh, he was probably just making sure we clarified

jurisdictional issues between Warren County and EVPD.

- Mm. Yeah. - Things of that nature.

Th...

[man exclaiming]

[Lou] Phil. - Louise.

Can you believe this?

I'm so sorry.

We're gonna find the guys who did this.

Well, one of them is right there,

but we'll find the other guy.

[man] You know, I got a whole County to cover, Lou.

Maybe try to beat me here

when I catch a body in your city limits.

Give me a break, Carson. I got here as fast as I could.

Oh, we're back to last names now?

You know, my ex-wife still calls me Shane,

and she just locked me out of her own Netflix account--

For flooding her algorithm with weird sex cult documentaries?

Yeah, not gonna lie, that played a part.

So, you want us to take a lead on this one?

Your call.

Hmm, always the gentleman.

I'll take it from here.

How long till a County lab can run a blood sample?

I'd say EOD, if you're lucky.

- For a suspect at large? - Well, crazy idea,

you can talk your dad into getting your own crime lab.

You're dreaming. Point Break fan I see.

Guess he wasn't expecting to run into 'De Niro' from Heat.

That's what he was going for, 'cause I heard hockey mask

and I went Friday the 13th.

Hmm, what'd he take? Cash or pills?

Pills. Half of them worthless.

Statins, blood thinners, stuff like that.

But, he also took pain pills and benzos, too.

I heard White Mike is dealing again. Could be a connection.

Wait, I thought White Mike got hair plugs and found Jesus.

That was Bald Mike.

Yep, that makes more sense.

[country guitar music]

I need to talk to you.

Do you know what the best part of my job is?

Every day is Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

Have a caramel.

No, this isn't a personal--

Ooh, you know what? I'll take one of those.

This isn't a personal visit. This is about our crime problem.

We don't have a crime problem.

You realise we haven't had a drug-related fatality

within city limits in two years?

Because you helped get the city limits redrawn

so the only ER is in Birch Creek now.

Birch Creek, now they got a crime problem.

Just because you move the numbers around

to make the stats look pretty doesn't make them true.

Sweetheart, the country has fallen apart.

People need a place where they feel safe.

That's what Eden Vale is to folks around here.

But it's a myth.

There's masked bad guys out there having shootouts.

Louise, come on, don't exaggerate.

One shootout.

Look, believing that they're safe,

that's what gives people the peace of mind

to put their kids to bed at night.

And that belief is the most important thing

we can give them.

I thought it was, you know, like, actual safety,

which is tough to provide when our equipment is outdated,

we don't have our own lab, and I'm surrounded by rookies.

I feel like KG when he played for the Wolves.

Give me some complimentary pieces

or trade me to the Celtics.

You know, the City Council is not gonna give me

the money for all that stuff.

At least hire me a partner.

A new detective who isn't afraid

to be a hard ass for me sometimes.

I'm sick of having to play the "I'll tell your mum" card.

You know? Yeah, I think you're right.

I think a partner is exactly what you need.

Really? You're agreeing with me?

I'm stunned.

Yeah, you need someone who's not afraid

to step on some toes, right?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

That would help me so much.

I agree. I think it would help us both.

Have a caramel for the road.

Seriously. So exciting. Thank you.

Okay.

- Close the door. - Okay. You got it, Dad.

Hey. Um, I'm looking for Officer Henry Hickman.

Tall, strange fellow.

This is his dad.

[woman] You're good at a lot of things.

You come at police work from, shall we say, creative angles.

You got an almost perfect score on the IQ test.

Well, the test had two incorrect answers.

But I've never met anyone with worse social skills than you.

And that includes serial killers.

Well, serial killers often use superficial charm

to disarm potential victims.

Kind of missing the point here.

A good detective needs to be able to deal with people.

I just don't think it's in the cards for you.

Oh, Hickman. Your dad's on the phone.

I doubt that very much.

[officer] Oh, you got me.

I invent imaginary calls to amuse myself.

[door closes]

You and your father aren't close?

We haven't spoken since I wrote an editorial

suggesting he step down as Chief of Police.

If I take this phone call and it makes me late,

will it jeopardise my chances of passing?

It will have no effect whatsoever.

Thank you.

Yeah, I'm holding for results on a blood sample.

No, I've already been holding. Don't--

[phone disconnects]

- Dammit. - Bad news.

The vending machine's eating dollars again.

Unplug and plug it back in, Sam.

But first, I need you to check all gun dealers within 50 miles

and see if anyone sold a--

S-110 with a camo stock.

That! In the last three months.

Bradley, get me an ID on our Reagan robber

and see when he got to town.

All right, I'm on it.

Okey dokey. Heading home.

Seriously? We got a double robbery and a homicide.

Yeah, I told Nadia I'd stop by the grocery store.

You're having dinner with us tonight, remember?

Oh, but first I need you to stop by the airport.

I hired a detective, and he gets in in half an hour.

Oh, that is great news.

So, who is he?

Well, he's a guy that has a great mind for police work,

who can operate within the strict confines of our budget,

and who is chomping at the bit

to take the next step in his career.

Oh, no.

Oh, no, please, no, please, no, you can't. I can't.

You did, didn't you?

Yeah, I kind of did. [chuckling]

Night, everybody.

Flight attendants on my plane wore shorts.

Very unprofessional.

Cool.

[woman on police scanner] Unit P to respond -

have a female on the line-- [switches on radio]

Don't you think you should keep the scanner on?

Oh, I got my phone if they need me.

I'd really prefer you kept the scanner on.

I got you a room at the Evergreen -

or you know, until you find your new place.

No, I can't sleep in hotels.

I'm staying with you while I look.

Absolutely not.

Well, I already talked to Dad about it

and he said you have a spare room.

Unbelievable.

Since when are you on speaking terms with Dad?

Since he gave me this job. It's faster if you turn up here.

It's been seven years. I don't think you know what's faster.

What are you doing here, Henry?

It's the only way I can get my shield.

So I've chosen to separate the job

from the fact that you two are both in the wrong.

Excuse me? I was in the--

- I was in the wrong? - Yep.

- Wow. - Mm-hm.

- Wow, that is funny. - Is it?

Because you know what? I'm not even--

I'm not even-- No, you know what?

No. No, thank you.

I'm not having this conversation with you. Not now, not ever.

We're having the conversation right now anyway.

We are not having this conversation.

Well, we are having this conversation.

Why do you do that?

I'm not doing anything.

You know what? This is over. End of story.

It's just as fast if we go this way.

[vehicle accelerating]

Could we turn the scanner--

I am not putting the scanner back on.

[groaning]

[TV reporter] The robbery in the pharmacy

has left one of the men dead.

What?

Police say the man responsible--

No!

[TV reporter 2] It all ended in tragedy

when this small time robber

crossed paths with a ruthless killer.

No!

[TV reporter 3] But the only prescription filled today

was for cold blooded murder.

What?

After the break, sports and weather,

with Geeky and G-Fresh.

[man on TV] Have you been injured at work?

Yeah.

Do you feel that you're owed additional compensation?

Mm-hm.

Well, the only way to get what you deserve is to fight for it.

Yeah. Yeah.

[dramatic music]

Okay, so this is my little brother, Henry.

He joins us from Seattle PD, and he's our new detective.

This is Sam and Sarika.

Now Seattle sees action.

Gangs, major criminal enterprises.

- Human trafficking. - Pretty sweet.

A lot of people have trouble with my last name.

It's pronounced "Stepkowski".

Obviously, like the Polish cyclist Zbigniew Szczepkowski.

Okay.

This is our dispatcher, Lily.

You're, like, really tall.

I know.

Where's Bradley?

Wait. Joe Bradley from high school -

who was hospitalised after drinking 40 near-beers

in an effort to get intoxicated?

Uh, 42.

Yeah, felt a nice little buzz too,

right before my kidneys started barking.

Yeah.

What's going on, Henry?

How are you a police officer?

[chuckling] I know, right?

I mean, I finally passed the test, amigo.

Shoot, we gotta get going. You'll meet everyone else later.

Are you taking me to the crime scene?

I'd like to check and see if you missed anything.

That sounds like a lot of fun, but no.

It's family dinner night at Dad's.

I have to have one meal a week with him, and now you do, too.

I've made a terrible mistake.

[jaunty country music]

[heavy Russian accent] Louise, I like this shirt.

Oh, really? Thank you, Nadia. That's so nice.

Pants are problem.

Okay.

Uh, Nadia, this is Hank Junior.

Henry.

Okay, okay. Henry Junior.

Just Henry.

No 'junior'. I had my middle name legally eliminated.

What? That was a dumb thing to do. Why would you do that?

Yeah, why would you do that?

This is good. This is great. This is working out.

These are just my work pants.

What's for dinner?

Henry, Louise,

let us enjoy nice family meal of venison steak.

Louise and I had a very busy deer season, didn't we?

Yeah, that's right.

We have a whole mess of it thawing in the garage.

Ah, no thank you. I don't consume the flesh of animals.

Since when are you a vegetarian?

Since I was seven.

Uh, Nadia, how is the dance studio?

Talent of students is low, but checks clear.

[Hank laughing]

Nadia learned English watching American TV in Russia.

She's such a fan.

I will tell story.

I take road trip to see places I know from shows -

Brooklyn 99, CSI Miami,

all of the Chicagos - PD, Fire and Hope.

On my way to see Twin Peaks,

I get speeding ticket from Hank, my real policeman.

Well, that's a bit of a stretch.

What's that supposed to mean?

I think it's pretty clear.

Well, why don't you write an editorial about it, smart guy.

I already have.

Okay, this is supposed to be a nice family dinner.

Can we talk about something else?

Okay, I heard that Detective Carson

over at the County Sheriff's Department got a divorce.

When is somebody gonna set you two up?

Can we talk about something else?

Alright. Anything in the case?

Maybe. We're still looking for White Mike

and I want to revisit the crime scene later tonight.

- I'm going with you. - Mm, no you're not.

[Henry] Yes, I am.

Louise, take your brother to the crime scene.

What am I, twelve?

One time on CSI Miami, robber used tidal wave

to float heavy gold out top floor of bank.

[both speaking Russian]

Why does he know Russian?

Why does he know anything?

So, what are you thinking?

I see someone who left most of the valuable pills behind

and used a long distance rifle in close quarters.

I see an amateur doing their first robbery.

Agreed. Now, here's why I came back.

After the first shot, the witnesses

are all ducking for cover, and they hear 'Reagan' say,

"Come and get me".

Typical macho cowboy.

No. He had wounds on the back of his non-shooting hands.

Not defensive.

His left hand was under his chin, palm facing in.

He was saying, 'come and get me' on the phone -

to a getaway driver.

That's what I'm thinking. We got a third guy,

and he's the one that was driving the F-150,

not 'De Niro'.

Also, where's the phone? We didn't find one on the body.

- What are you doing? - From that distance,

blast would have sent him back about five feet.

He would've been standing around about here.

[Lou gasping]

[Henry exhaling]

[Lou] Wow! Nice work.

[door bell ringing]

[man] Oh, ah!

Oh, my God, Phil?

[Phil groaning] Oh fuck!

You really should carpet this place.

Floor is very unforgiving.

Again, Phil, we are so sorry. Aren't we?

What are you doing here at 9:00 at night?

I left my glasses in my desk.

Oh, really?

[Lou sighing]

You've had a hell of a day, Phil.

I've had a hell of a decade, Louise.

Recession, pandemic,

people losing their jobs, their health insurance,

and now I get robbed twice in the same day.

You're lucky. All they took was a hodgepodge of medications.

He left the cash in the register.

I'm assuming you have a safe.

Yeah, right behind that deer head.

Well, at least you didn't get hurt.

During the robbery, anyway.

Okie dokie. We'll get out of your hair.

One more question.

What is the appeal of hunting?

What?

Why do people enjoy sitting in trees

shooting defenceless animals?

It's a valid question.

No, not to a nice man you just beat up it's not.

You have a weapon. The animal has nothing.

It's like going up to a dog on the street and just shooting it.

Okay, so if you didn't have a weapon, you'd understand?

If you wrestled a moose, that'd be fair?

No, I'm smarter than a moose,

and I have a tighter turning radius.

Okay, everyone you grew up with likes hunting.

- I like hunting. - Of course.

Because you're turning into Dad.

[door bell ringing] [sharp exhale]

She's gotten stronger.

I think the white F-150 belonged to 'Reagan's' getaway driver,

and we recovered a cell phone at the scene.

I recovered it.

Great job, Henry.

Well, I was the one that realised

there was a missing cell phone to begin with,

but anyway, we're gonna see if Sam can get anything off of it.

Yeah, well, you see, you're making magic already.

I love it. Which reminds me...

Glock 22, standard issue.

Welcome aboard officially, Junior.

I'm not a Junior.

Well, you're a Junior Detective.

- Detective Third Grade. - That's pretty junior.

I'm First Grade.

And what about my shield?

Ah, sorry, I don't have your shield yet.

Well, I was really hoping for my shield.

[Hank] It's on order.

Well, do you know what day my shield will be getting here?

I'll buy you one from the toy store

until your real one comes in.

Could you give us a second, son?

- [whispering] Oh, my God. - [door closing]

- Is this gonna be a problem? - Oh, absolutely!

[scrambling noises]

Why is he standing on that desk?

[Lou] He's getting a panoramic look at his new surroundings

from a high, central viewpoint.

Don't you remember?

He read it in some Sherlock Holmes book when we were kids.

He did it every year on the first day of school.

God, how did he survive Junior High?

I don't know, but I wish he hadn't.

[Hank] Hey.

I don't mean that. Sorry.

The layout of this bullpen really needs to change.

I'll pass that along to our interior designer.

Ah, I ran a check on all the local gun sales

in the last 90 days like you asked,

and I couldn't find any camo stock S-110s.

It was a long shot.

But, there is only one dealer within 15 miles

who's authorised to service that model,

and that is Cascade Survival in Birch Creek.

Okay, Sam. Look at you.

You guys, Sam found a clue.

[people cheering and applauding]

Thank you, Ma'am-- Detective Hickman.

Lou.

I remember that place.

It's a one-stop shop for militia types and end-times preppers.

Let's go check it out.

I'm not letting you walk into a place

where half the customers are packing heat,

after that stunt you pulled with Phil at the pharmacy.

You and Bradley are gonna start looking for

the getaway driver's white F-150.

Oh, that is grunt work.

Then get grunting.

If you find any leads,

you call me and we follow up together.

I mean it.

[Joe] Batman and Robin. I'll be Robin.

Obviously.

[train whistle blowing]

[train rattling]

Hey, it's Dale, right?

Detective Lou Hickman.

I went to Junior High with your cousin.

He set fire to the teacher's lounge. If I remember right.

We're in compliance with all your so called laws.

Okay, I just want to know if you've serviced

an S-110 with a camo stock recently.

Oh, so now I gotta alert the authorities

every time we clean a gun?

[Dale] Every time some idiot gets in trouble,

everybody wants to blame the gun and take away my rights.

Tell you what, Dale.

Let's skip the political debate.

Go to the field out back with one of those rifles up there,

and if I can hit a beer can twice in the air

before it hits the ground, you tell me what I need to know.

How about three times?

[gasping] Three times? But I'm just a girl.

Pull.

[gunshots and pinging]

It would be a lucky man who makes you his bride.

[sighing] Oh...

I'd like to think so, Dale. Now start talking.

[Henry] All these trucks fit the description?

Uh, yeah. I mean, F-150s are everywhere.

You know, it's actually a pretty smart truck

to use as a getaway vehicle.

Personally, I would never buy a white one.

Makes you look like you rented it at the airport or something.

Yeah, I'd go for, like, a dark blue, maybe paint some flames.

Of course, they rented the truck.

Right. Right. Yes.

No, see, that's kind of what I was getting at.

Head for the airport.

Oh, but Lou said that if you find any leads,

that you should call her.

Well, one could say that you found this lead,

by blindly stumbling upon the idea the truck was rented.

Hey, thanks, man.

But I guess you're right, yeah.

See, that is why I'm so glad

that we're working together, man.

You know, I always thought we were similar.

- Similar? - Yeah.

I mean, you know, we're unconventional thinkers.

We're not identical, but it's like when an animal is related,

but they're different. You know, like a...

Like a cat and a mountain lion, or like a dog and a bear.

[engine starting]

Lily, I got a description on our 'Robert De Niro'.

We're looking for a white male, about six feet,

late 30s, short brown hair, blue eyes.

Let me talk to Henry.

[Lily on phone] Ah, Henry's not here.

I think he and Bradley went to question a witness.

They what?

[man] Yeah, I remember him.

He was with another guy - Asian, real tall.

Like six-four.

- Fat guy. - Fat?

Like fat as you or like, fatter?

What?

Well, on a scale of one to ten -

Officer Bradley's a four, you're a six. How fat is he?

Hey, come on, man.

Just answer the question.

Wow. I guess somewhere between us.

Suspect was of average fatness.

You look great.

All bodies are beautiful.

My condolences in advance, but I am gonna kill your son.

- I'm gonna kill him dead. - Okay...

I know it's not easy, but he can help us.

He's wanted to be a detective his whole life.

Remember when you were kids

and you used to talk to each other from your bedrooms

with my walkies,

and you solved little mysteries around the house?

- You loved that. - I was eight,

and we both know it's not that simple.

Simple went out the window

when you refused to hire him out of spite.

Well, he said that I should step down as Chief.

That I fudge my crime statistics

and give preferential treatment to my friends.

You do!

I know, but he said it in the newspaper.

Ah, it's too much water under the bridge.

Why would you ever think this was a good idea?

Family ties.

Okay, I know we're family--

No, no, no. The television show, Family Ties.

Nadia said that if the Keatons could accept Alex,

who was against everything that they believed in,

how could I give up on Henry?

That's why I'm stuck with him?

Because of a sitcom from the 80s?

Oh, come on, Louise.

Don't tell me he didn't leave a hole in your life when he left.

Whatever happened, whoever's to blame,

this could be the only way we get him back.

[cell phone ringing]

What's the problem, Szczepkowski?

- 'De Niro's' dead. - No.

- The gunman, not the actor. - Oh...

Yes, that qualifies as urgent.

[Lou] Oh, damn it. How does he always get here so quick?

[Henry] I bet that's who you have a crush on.

Say one word and I will personally see to it

that you spend the rest of your time here on mounted patrol.

Well I'm not afraid of horses anymore.

[Lou] Detective Shane Carson.

This is my brother, Detective Henry Hickman.

Oh, you're exactly how I pictured you.

[makes whinnying noise]

Okay, what do we have?

[Lou] Ooh. Late thirties, six feet, brown hair, blue eyes.

That's our guy.

Yeah, we got a DNA match from the blood at the pharmacy.

Already? How?

[Shane] Mobile lab with satellite uplink.

Ugh! I want one of those.

Do we have a COD?

[Shane] Multiple stab wounds to the neck and shoulder.

He was dead before he hit the water.

Looks like he floated here from somewhere upstream.

Maybe within your city limits. Maybe up north in Birch Creek.

[Henry] Wounds are narrow.

Could be a screwdriver or a prison shiv.

And depth...

[squelching sounds]

Approximately 2.8 to 4.3 inches.

[Henry] Based on the angle of entry,

I'd say our attacker is six foot four,

just like our getaway driver.

How does he know all this?

He observes autopsies in his free time.

- Oh, wow. - Hmm.

Mmm. Thank you, Gladys.

Sure, honey, and welcome home, Henry.

Thank you. I don't consider this my home.

Okay.

So what, you don't drink coffee anymore?

I don't like to be chemically altered on the job.

It's coffee, and what do you have against apple pie now?

You think it's fruit murder or something?

No, I like pie, I'm just... avoiding it.

Oh, my God... [gasping] You're on a diet.

No.

[laughing] You're on a diet...

No.

You finally made detective and you wanna look your best.

That's cute. Kind of embarrassing.

Mm. You're missing out.

So, these two guys rob Phil at the same time,

then run into each other later

and it turns into the shower scene from Psycho?

And they were both wearing masks,

so how could they recognise each other?

Unless, they had met before.

They were supposed to be partners

and one of them had a change of heart.

Where have I heard that before?

You're the one who left, not me.

Because he only offered one of us a job out of the Academy.

Exactly. Because you wrote that stupid editorial.

What was I supposed to do, turn him down?

- Yes! - Why would I do that?

Why would I blow up my plans

because of a stupid fight you picked with Dad?

Because your plans were supposed to include me.

But you're the one who ruined it.

And you could have apologised,

and he would have changed his mind.

Why would I apologise for something I'm not sorry for?

Because sometimes you say things that aren't true

to get what you want. That's how the world works.

Wow. You really have turned into him.

Okay, I'm out.

I told Dad that this was a bad idea.

I told him that I needed someone

who wasn't afraid to ruffle a few feathers,

but not my feathers.

Maybe he felt you were in need of a good ruffling.

He said he needed me here to offset your weak areas.

What weak areas? I don't have any weak areas.

Well, he said you're too nice.

He... He didn't say that. I am not nice.

Oh, thank you so much, Gladys. The pie was great, as always.

I was being polite. That doesn't make me nice.

I didn't say anything.

[cell phone ringing]

What is it, Bradley?

Got it. We pulled the location data off the phone.

We got a 20 on where 'Reagan'

and his getaway driver were holed up.

[Lou] Ha!

[Lou] Ray, Bradley, you check the back.

Szczepkowski, assume a defensive position.

I can do that.

[tense music]

Don't move.

[dramatic music]

[Henry] Pursuing on foot.

[vehicle starting]

[dramatic music continues]

[man breathing heavily]

How are you not breathing hard?

Self discipline.

[computer beeping]

So you're telling me

that this is sending his prints in real time?

Yeah, it's wireless 5G.

[gasping] We're still using ink pads, Shane.

Well, that makes me sad.

When's your birthday? Maybe I can buy you one.

Oh, well, in that case, it's tomorrow.

Oh, then happy birthday, Lou.

[Lou] Oh, really?

Well, I mean, it's not really my--

- Yeah, I knew it wasn't. - Oh...

I know it's not your birthday, but yeah--

- Oh, so I-- - I'll see you.

Okay. I'll just...

They found the F-150 on the corner of Fourth and Juniper.

No sign of a murder weapon.

Murder weapon?

- Backseat? - Backseat.

[Lou] You want to save us a lot of time

and tell us what you did with it?

It was a screwdriver, wasn't it?

You're working for White Mike?

What! I'm just a wheel man. You think I killed somebody?

I think you double-crossed your Reagan mask buddy,

and then you poked your real partner full of holes

- and dumped him in the river. - Uh huh.

- But that's impossible. - And why is that?

[computer beeping]

Well, because he spent the whole night

in the Birch Creek drunk tank.

He couldn't have killed 'Robert De Niro'.

Robert De Niro's dead?

The guy who robbed the pharmacy, not the actor.

Oh.

[Lou] We still think whoever killed him

is six-four or taller,

so we're checking all violent offenders in the state

who fit the bill.

And we're expanding our search for White Mike into Oregon,

Idaho, British Columbia, in the hopes that--

Go home, you two.

But why would we do that?

We've got another homicide on our hands.

Not our jurisdiction.

Since we don't know if 'De Niro' was killed within city limits,

Sheriff's Department's taking it.

You gave it to them so it doesn't affect our statistics.

Because nobody gets killed in Eden Vale.

Both robbers are dead.

The getaway driver you caught

has confessed to aiding and abetting.

You did good work, Detectives. Take the W.

- What's that? - Take the win.

- A-ha. - It's from sports.

[Lou on police radio] You up?

I'm up.

You sleeping on the floor like a weirdo?

It's a Japanese sleeping mat. It's very comfortable.

Oh, then how come you're awake?

Phil stored his medications alphabetically.

Why did 'De Niro' take so many useless ones

that weren't anywhere near the valuable ones on the shelves?

That's a good question. But here's what's keeping me up.

The puncture depths were all similar,

but with most multiple stab wounds

they're all over the place.

Some barely break skin, some cut to the bone.

True.

We need to do a deeper forensic analysis.

How? It's not our case.

There's no way we can get to the body now.

Maybe we don't need the body.

[Lou] You have a weird idea, don't you?

Yes.

I'm not gonna lie,

when you said you needed me for a covert op,

I wasn't thinking we'd be sneaking around

the Chief's garage. What are we doing here?

You said we were unconventional thinkers.

Oh, absolutely.

We're thinking outside the box.

[Lou] Here we go.

We're making steaks?

Not exactly.

Hell, yeah.

Hey, maybe we were too quick to judge

inside-the-box thinking on this one?

[Henry] Squat down a little.

Okay.

And don't move.

Alright, would you just tell me before--

Oh, boy! Yeah, okay.

'De Niro' takes a four-inch puncture wound to his neck here,

then stays in place for another--

[Joe] Oh, yeah. Yep.

- Here. - [Joe] Yep.

[Henry] And then another--

- Here. - That one hurt.

Three potentially fatal wounds...

...and he hasn't moved.

It doesn't make any sense.

[stabbing sounds]

Hey, is this steak juice or blood?

Tell me it's steak juice.

What if he got all five wounds simultaneously?

[squelching]

Not one point five times...

Five points...

...one time.

Antlers.

[gunshot]

[Hank shouting] Alright, you sons of--

Junior? Did I hit you?

No, but from there, you really should have.

Oh, dear God. I shot Bradley.

Oh, no, that's alright, Chief. It's just steak juice.

Yeah.

What the hell are you guys doing here?

Solving a murder in our jurisdiction.

- And I know who did it. - And I know why.

- My thing's bigger. - Shut up. No, it isn't.

You see? Family Ties.

- Huh. - Now...

This blood will match the body dumped in the river, won't it?

It wasn't supposed to happen.

I hired him to stage a robbery

so I could give the drugs to people

who'd lost their insurance.

It's kind of noble in a misguided way.

Which is why they were all so random.

Heart pills. Statins.

We pulled your records, and his haul

was a perfect match for your former client's prescriptions.

Everything just went so wrong.

An actual robber shows up, and they start shooting each other.

And then my guy comes back, starts threatening me.

Said I had to give him everything.

So you climbed up on the desk to get to the safe,

took the deer head off the wall, and you killed him with it.

[Henry] Which makes the score, humans - several million.

- Deer - one. - [Lou sighing]

I'm just saying there's a justice to it.

[slow country guitar]

Hey, two robberies, two murders,

solved and closed in 48 hours. This here's the dream team.

Well, Henry and I--

[Joe] The three of us were just like, "Boush",

you know, just feeding off each other's energy.

I mean, when it works, it works, right?

[chuckling] Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. I know we're dancing to this one.

Come on.

You go. You go.

[cell phone chiming]

You know, I'm proud of you, Henry.

Just doing my job.

[Lou] I was also just doing my job,

as I have every day for the last seven years

including holidays.

I'm proud of both of you.

You didn't let any obstacles get in your way,

just like I taught you.

You were the obstacle.

Still proud.

He's trying, you know.

Isn't that part of why you came back here,

to fix things with him?

I came back because I was offered a job as Detective.

And I knew on a tiny force like this,

I wouldn't have to answer to anybody.

You have to answer to me.

We'll see.

I'd watch what you say.

I have something in my pocket you want.

- Is it my shield? - Mm-mm.

Can you give it to me, please?

Admit, you have to answer to me first.

It's mine. It belongs to me.

You have no legal authority to keep it from me.

Okay, jeez, fine. Here. God.

To my brother.

Henry Hickman, Detective Third Grade.

You're a pain in the ass...

...but I missed you.

They're serving expired grapefruit juice.

I need to speak to the manager.

[Henry] Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.

Detective Henry Hickman.

You're the manager of this establishment?

You're serving expired grapefruit juice.

[country music playing]