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Previously on cross...

You got a witness
that can clear ladonna?

I heard my buddy call him "night train."

- Never seen him before.
- You sure?

Is this the woman who came to see you?

She took a picture
from behind this portrait.

Thanks to senator ashford,
we now have a kill list.

What do we know on the new faces?

Nuri mohindra runs the company

that provides the child labor force.

Griffith stoker, DC fixer and lobbyist.

She's killing them in
the order of the story.

Which would make jelani the architect.

The one who dreamed up
the entire child labor scheme.

That makes him next
on the kill list, right?

A gun surfaced a few days
ago, ties to bad religion.

They're digging, and I need to
make sure they don't find anything.

When you see mastermind, let him
know he can leave my family alone.

Margaret, no! No!

Maggie blew her head off.

She was always a little jumpy.

- Where's the footage? Where's the footage?
- Kayla, stop!

Stop! Stop!

It's... the original documents
are in a secure storage,

thirty floors under
your-your boss's office!

Just get that fucking thing out of me!

Whoa.

Fuck.

Tough break on the durand case,

but great job on getting your
hands on that video footage.

And now bad religion goes
back to being a bad memory.

I never doubted you, by the way.

- Not even for a minute.
- What is this?

This, my friend, is that
"attagirl" you've been waiting for.

We just had to be sure, and now we are.

Are-are you telling me that all this...

…all this was just a test?

Well, that gun getting
loose, we didn't count on that.

But once we saw the opportunity,
yeah, we took advantage of it.

I pulled a murderer out of prison,

risked my career, lied
to people I care about,

watched Margaret die in
front of me for a fucking test?

And you passed.

Congratulations, the job is yours.

- What job?
- You...

Are gonna be the new
assistant director in charge.

- Cheers.
- Pass.

Excuse me?

I don't want adic. I want mastermind.

He fucking used me
to torture those soldiers.

Can we take a minute to just enjoy this?

How about a "you were right, Roy"?

About adic.

About hammet.

About every damn thing.

Even about you being
girlfriend material for Alex cross.

Hold on.

Margaret was the only one who heard
me say anything about girlfriend material.

Wow. So that means you talked
to her after she killed herself.

Wow. I mean, I should've seen it.

Her blowing her brains
out like that on a call.

Margaret is mastermind.

Don't go there.

I'll take adic.

And get the fuck out of my house.

I'll see you Monday.

Yeah?

Hey. I need one last thing.

No more last things.

I know, but you're gonna like this one.

I promise.

They're onto the
truck. We need to move.

Go find me that file. Look.

Stay on top of it. Let
me know what you find.

- You got it.
- Akbar, what you got?

Okay, thanks.

Lpr located Hayes's truck.

Agents have followed it to rollins park.

We'll head there now. If you
get an address, I'll be close.

John should take SWAT with him.

We don't want him waiting
on them if we get a hit.

Zeroing in on the address.
A hundred yards from target.

Go!

- Clear right!
- Left side clear!

We're clear here. Bedroom's clear.

Damn it.

- Alex.
- What you got?

They're in the wind, but
they left a bag of goodies.

Looks like jelani's fingers.

And a photo with durand, helvig, jelani.

Shit, all of them.

Maybe a decade or two old.

I get the fingers, but why the picture?

I don't think she left it for us.

Card says, "for nuri."

As you know, the combined
efforts of both the metropolitan police

and the FBI have thus far
failed to apprehend the suspects,

Luz porras and Donnie Hayes.

My sources tell me

that the killer cut off three
fingers from jelani amadou's hand,

and that is consistent with the
signature of other recent killings.

Is that true, agent mcelhannon?

I don't know who your sources
are, but I've made it very clear...

is there an active
serial killer on the loose?

And if there is, don't you have
a responsibility to tell the public?

We don't currently know the
whereabouts of Luz porras,

but we have determined
how she penetrated

the FBI security screen.

I mean, she paid me for samba
lessons a few months ago.

I can't believe she stole my identity, too.

She was so nice.

The sniper who killed agent goff...

is assumed to be Donnie Hayes.

We've also secured images of
the sniper's truck and license plate.

Those images led to an
FBI raid about an hour ago.

Unfortunately, the suspects fled
before they could be apprehended.

After amadou's execution, we believe

there are four remaining
targets on Luz porras's hit list.

Nuri mohindra, Griffith
stoker, nat gancarz

and Lance durand.

As we have failed to
keep the other victims safe,

we've sequestered the
four remaining targets

at camp Harrison army base.

If Luz wants them, she'll have to
come through the U.S. army and us.

Thank you, detective.

So, what's next?

Well, detectives Hardy and
akbar put together a, summary

of all the steps we've taken so far, sir.

Detective cross's summary
was more than sufficient, Roy.

I already know what didn't work.

Chief, I think it's time
for Metro to take op-con.

I don't believe that my team has
demonstrated the effectiveness

needed for this investigation.

Well, I can't argue with that.

And I don't think you want to be

the face of this investigation
anymore, director hammet.

Regardless, mpd will
be happy to do our part.

Detective cross, I'm giving you the ball.

What's next?

We're all back together,
just like the good old days.

Nothing about this is
like the old days, Lance.

I heard about your husband, nuri.

- I'm sorry.
- He died four years ago.

I must have missed your card.

Just because we're all
imprisoned here together

doesn't mean we need
to pretend to be friends.

Thank god you said that.

So, look, we got the same text
message you guys did today.

"Confess your crimes or pay 20 million."

I believe we all understand
the implied "or else."

Do you think that's 20
million total or 20 each?

I think it's bullshit is what I think.

And I think Lance should
pay it all, even if it's 80 million.

It's nothing to him.

Twenty million would leave me bankrupt.

I'd have no way to provide for my family.

Hey, guys, nobody's
paying anything, okay?

We're safe here.

We're gonna sit tight and
let law enforcement catch her.

"Sit tight"?

I have my family to get back to.

- Okay.
- Okay, look.

I wasn't gonna remind
us of this, but there's a list.

A kill list.

And you're next on the list, nuri.

And then it's griff, and
then it's nat, and then it's me.

I know all about this list. I just
don't want to spend months here.

Yeah, it's not gonna take
months, okay? I-I promise you that.

Come on, Lance, don't promise her that.

You still selling bullshit
after all these years?

Yeah, I think I made you rich.

Right? I made you rich.

I made us all rich. Which
part of that is bullshit?

I put us all together, but we all
agreed to a plan, and that plan worked.

So we are not giving any money.
We're gonna keep our money.

We're not gonna
confess to a single thing.

And we're gonna sit behind these
fine Americans with submachine guns,

- and we are gonna be fucking safe.
- We're safe?

- Was jelani safe?
- Yeah.

Exactly.

Now, she's offering us a way out of this.

- We should at least consider the proposal.
- You're right, we should.

Let's see. Helvig... she has his money.

How'd that end for him, that deal?

Is she gonna treat you differently?

This is a Ben Franklin
moment here, people.

We either hang together or
we will surely hang separately.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Hey...

Things got... they've been real crazy.

But you haven't updated me on the
"uncle Sam special" you were dealing with.

- What's the word?
- Yeah, that…

That's-that's all taken
care of. I'm, in the clear.

Hey, look, I... do you...

do you notice something about this?

It's-it's the whole crew.

It doesn't tell us anything
we don't already know.

Right, and Luz would know that.

So why would she leave
it there for us to find?

Well, maybe the question
is: What does it tell nuri?

Or any of the survivors.
What's the message for them?

I don't know, but I'm pretty sure
she wants us to deliver it to them,

which means we
shouldn't do that for her.

Boss.

Or maybe that's exactly
what we should do.

And see what their reactions tell us.

And knock that "boss" shit off.

Is that an order, sir?

Please, come in.

I made the bamieh zoolbia yesterday.

My mother's recipe.

- Coffee?
- Thank you.

You don't have to be nervous, Sandra.

Everything's gonna be fine.

I know.

I believe in you, but I'm
not sure I'm cut out for this.

You don't have to be.

- Is it ready?
- Yes.

It's all set.

Password and log-in are at the bottom.

You haven't told anybody
about this, have you?

No, of course not.

But...

I think someone from
work saw me leave with it.

You sure?

No. I can talk to her
to make sure. Should I?

No.

I don't think it's an issue.

That was delicious, by the way.
We're gonna need more of those.

Absolutely.

All right, where are the animals?

They're outside grazing.

What do we have on the
extortion text they all got?

Burner number.

Bounced through so many
hubs we couldn't source it.

And we confiscated all the
phones once the targets arrived.

Wi-Fi signal, cell
signal, all that's jammed.

No calls in or out, except... except?

Well, before Marco could jam the signal,

they each received another text.

One of you is gonna get a
call from Luz porras at 4:00 P.M.

My guess is she wants an answer.

None of us are giving her anything.

Anyone else?

We have nothing to say.

There's no crime, so
there's no need to confess.

No crime?

Then tell me about this.

Stoll's steakhouse.

Twenty-some years ago.
What was the occasion?

It's a get together.

We had lots of dinners back then.

Then why did Olivia ashford hide a photo

of this dinner behind a portrait?

It's a warning.

She knows we were there.

- Warning you about what?
- Nuri.

Look, we know everyone
on Luz's list played a role.

We know about the child labor.

I think she wants you to
answer to more than that.

None of us have anything to say.

Alex.

All right. Play it that way.

See you at 4:00 P.M.

Lance.

Nuri's the weak link.

I think that Luz's call will
really get her to open up.

It's a good idea.

- Hey, wait, hey, hey.
- Yes?

What's up? You good?
What-what's wrong?

Everything is just great with me, boss.

We still doing that bullshit?

What, you're not my boss now?

Okay, I didn't ask them to take
the task force away from you.

What, you think I campaigned for this?

I think you've been campaigning
for yourself your whole life.

- Wow.
- I think it's who you are.

- It's-it's why you win.
- Okay.

Okay? Just stop being
so defensive and own it.

- No, yeah, you know what?
- Yeah?

You know what? I do
like being out in front.

It's always felt right to me.

Maybe I like it too much.

Yeah, maybe you do.

It's just hard being the one in front
of you as you're running them over.

Honestly, I don't even know
how John puts up with it.

I told you I was fine being
second on this, and I meant it.

And I believe you.

But now you're the boss, and I have
to ask for permission to do my job.

Right.

Crap, it's mine.

Now, remember what I told
you. Do not antagonize her.

We need her talking as long as possible.

Two minutes at least for the trace.

Fine, two minutes. We can do it.

Hello, Ms. Porras.

We're... we are all gathered together.

- Just one big happy.
- Good.

Have you made a decision?

How do we know you
will act in good faith?

Was it in good faith when
you murdered my mother?

That never fucking hap...

that's a serious accusation, Ms. Porras.

Do you have evidence
of this crime to show us?

Nice to hear from you again, Alex.

I was sorry to hear
about your car accident.

In answer to your question,
no, we're not in a courtroom,

so they can't hide behind
lawyers or corrupt judges.

It's just me.

And I don't need proof
for what I know to be true.

Okay, that sounds to
me like you have no proof

because there were no crimes,

so there is no need for a confession.

Also, we are not giving you any money.

Really?

- Is nuri there?
- Yes, I'm here.

Did cross show you the photo?

Are you thinking about
how you're gonna explain

to your granddaughter how
you paid for her education?

Or are you gonna take that to the grave?

Because I know everything.

And there's way more
than a photo to prove it.

All right, all right, I'll do it.

Just-just give me time
to liquidate everything.

- Shut your goddamn mouth.
- Fuck off.

Sorry, nuri.

Everyone has to agree to
the deal or there is no deal.

Please, Lance.

Absolutely not.

Nat?

No.

Griff?

Sorry, nuri.

Are you surprised, nuri?

One more question, okay?
And then I'm gonna go.

Have you heard of this amazing tech

that allows doctors from
anywhere in the world

to monitor their patients' health?

A woman with a faulty
pacemaker in Virginia

can get a wake-up call
from a doctor in Mumbai.

- Time to wake up, nuri.
- Jam the signal!

Jam the signal!

Jam it now!

Get a medic! Get a medic! Get a medic!

Medic!

Goddamn it, Lance!

You said we'd be safe!

Excuse me.

The land of the flowers.

The home of a brave
young woman named xochitl.

Her victims are all a part of this story.

Which would make jelani the architect.

What time's that wedding?

I have no clue who
would chop off fingers.

Jam it now!

- A demon more fearsome than the last.
- ¡policia!

- Nana!
- My sweetie.

God, I missed that smile.

I missed you more.

Well, I missed you most.

All right.

- Nana, you're back.
- Yes, baby.

I missed you so much.

And you must be berto.

So good to finally meet you in person.

Thank you for having me in your home.

Sweetie, it's my pleasure.

Alex, why are you on the couch

when you got a comfortable
bed of your own upstairs?

- I got in late.
- Got in late,

working hard, work even
harder and fell asleep.

Is something burning?

The biscuits!

Damon is cooking breakfast?

What happened to Elle?

I thought she was gonna
help out while I was gone.

She's... She's-she's not,
coming around anymore.

Now, see, that's what you need

- to be working late on.
- Nana!

- Let me go help them with those biscuits.
- Yeah.

You're probably wondering
why I reached out.

I'm done running, except from the FBI.

I ditched my detail in Pennsylvania.

My guy says I can put the
20 million together in 48 hours.

I don't think I'll have much trouble

getting Lance and nat
to agree to your deal.

I wanted to seal this face-to-face.

So we're good?

We'll be good when everyone's
money is in my account.

You know, you look so
much like your mother.

Gabriela was always...

I don't want to hear her
name come out of your mouth.

It wasn't personal, Ms. Porras.

If it wasn't personal, I wouldn't be here.

Griff, you okay?

Still breathing and
looking to stay that way.

I told Luz porras I'd take her deal.

And I told her you and
nat would take the deal, too.

Wait.

Well, you just made a
promise that you can't keep.

We'll see. Come see me at
the cabin my uncle left me.

Come alone. No need for the FBI or nat.

Fuck!

Was that her?

No, that was...

That was griff. I got to see him.

I'll get the car.

Just me.

There he is.

Come here.

Give me a hug.

Hey.

Sit down.

Let me cook you something.

If I don't do the shopping in this house,
there's nothing but snacks and desserts.

Jesus.

I've been talking to ladonna.

A-Alex told me she-she reached out.

You know I sat right here in this
chair when you told me she was dead?

That's all I could think
about when I met her.

All those years you've been lying to me.

I didn't have a choice, John.

I used to be jealous of the kids who
would send cards to their moms in prison.

I didn't even have that.

And all along, she lived
right here in the neighborhood.

Doesn't matter where she was.

There was no way I was
gonna let her get close to you.

She only showed up when
she wanted money, not you.

I know that's a hard
truth, but it's-it's a real one.

And I had the right to know that.

When you told me she
was dead, it broke my heart.

I broke it one time. She would
have broken it every single day.

Maybe so, but I would've had a mom.

One that belonged to me.

We belonged to you. We still do, John.

I know that.

Look, you took me in, Nana,
and I will always be grateful.

But being grateful every damn day,
feeling like you got to prove yourself

to the people that took you in,
that they made a good choice,

- that's a burden, too.
- John...

J-J... John!

Hey, Griffith stoker just put
everything he owns on the market.

He's making a deal with Luz.

I would. Shit, he might live.

Well, then why isn't he
picking up his phone?

And why did he ditch his FBI
detail somewhere near gettysburg?

- You think he's running?
- Maybe.

Or maybe he's just doing something
he doesn't want anyone to know about.

You got any hunches?

How long now?

My c.I. Says Tyson knight, aka
"tk," moved in with her a year ago.

But the landlord said he's been in
and out of ladonna's house for years.

Ladonna didn't just know
tk. They were a thing.

Maybe they're wrong, you know?

Maybe when we find tk...
nobody knows where this guy is?

All our leads have come up cold.

Been a long time since
I've been played like this.

I'm sorry, John.

Lance, come right in.

The door's unlocked.

You got rid of your FBI detail.

It's almost like you got a death wish, griff.

Well, I shook those useless assholes

the minute I decided to give
her every damn thing she wants.

Because no. No, Lance,
I don't have a death wish.

Let's take a minute.
Let's just think about that

- for a second.
- That's a minute I don't have.

Because I'm next up
on her list of the damned.

- So, you just gonna let her win?
- I know when I'm beat, Lance.

You know I've had one hell of a life.

I lied, I cheated, I fucked
my way to where I am today.

I even cosigned

- on your shady child labor scheme.
- Which is why I think

you owe it to the world to get

- the prosperity seed out to...
- the world, the world.

I'm so tired of hearing you speak for
the world like you're the damn Messiah.

We took the money, we ate the foie gras.

We drank the krug, we
slept on the silk sheets,

and now the bill's come due.

And I've made my peace with paying
it, and you need to do the same thing.

Well, that is not gonna

- fucking happen, I can tell you that.
- You know what?

I thought you'd say that.

So sit down while I
play my very last card.

Do you remember the last
time when we were all together?

After Gabriela porras
turned down our money?

Yeah. So what?

I recorded it.

Holy shit.

And before you get any
ideas, my brother has a copy

and distinct instructions if
anything was ever to happen to me.

This is bullshit. And even if
you did, you were there, too.

So if that got out, we all go down.

Well, it's not gonna get out because...

You're gonna pay her.

No, I'm not. And now
I need that recording.

Take a minute, Lance.

You think through your options
until you realize you don't have any.

I'll wait.

Don't you pat me like a fucking dog!

- Fuck!
- Sorry, griff, but I need

that fucking recording.

I didn't think you had it in you.

There's a whole lot more there
if you don't tell me where it is!

Fuck you!

Fuck me?

Fuck me?

Funny.

Fuck you!

Tell me where it is.

Please. Lance... tell me... where... it is!

How did you know he would do that?

I know them.

Shit.

Look, nat, stop whatever
you're doing. I fucked up.

There is incriminating audio of all of
us, and griff gave a copy to his brother.

What's his name again?

Alan? Yes, Alan.

We have to find him.

Right now. As fast as you can.

Okay. Bye.

Donnie, get that bag
so we can get going.

We need that recording.

No, we don't.

We already have a plan. Your plan.

No, she's right.

If we get the tape from griff's brother,
we can prove the whole conspiracy.

And then we're done.

That was Griffith's joker's insurance,

and it should be ours.

This is a mistake.

But if we're gonna do this,
it's got to be me and Donnie.

- Your face is everywhere.
- No, I'm coming.

She's right. We got this.

Get us an address
for griff's brother, Alan.

I want to do this for you.

Okay. All right.

Took me ten years to earn that.

I'm proud of you, baby.

You know what I learned
in those ten years?

When someone was lying to me.

Like when they would look
away or breathe different

or they try too hard to pull me in.

You played me, ladonna.
You played me real good.

I didn't kill anybody, John.

- I swear to you.
- No, no, I-I believe that.

But are you still gonna hang
on that lie about not knowing tk?

I told...

Yeah, okay.

I had to tell you that so you
wouldn't think that I killed anyone.

No.

What you did was you found the son that
you kicked to the curb a few decades ago,

softened him up enough
that maybe, just maybe,

he would give a shit about you again

and then hope that he would help
you find a way out of this trouble!

I can see how you'd think that,
but let me tell you what's real.

What we've been building back
together means the world to me, John.

The world.

I think about all the time
we have to... Catch up.

Reminds me of why I
left you in the first place.

I thought god didn't give me
the strength to feel that deep.

Now I know how wrong I was.

Now I know I can't get
that time back with you.

But I will take any second

and every second you'll give me.

You just don't know how
bad I needed to hear that.

We picked up tk this morning.

He's looking at
first-degree murder charges.

Now, you're on the hook for
aiding and abetting after the fact.

But I can get you out of this.

A.d.a. Kowaleski will
drop it to obstruction

if you testify against tk.

I'm not gonna be the
one to put my man away.

No, no. That's gonna be me.

He did the murder.

He's gonna do the time.
Ain't no getting around that.

Then I want to confess.

To what?

I did it. Just me.

Look, we-we already have a
witness that tells a different story.

Well, it'll be their word against mine.

You willing to do that
kind of time to protect him?

If I have to.

What happened to all that...

What happened to all that time

that we were trying to
build things back together?

I want a lawyer.

Get her out of there.

He wasn't running. He
was liquifying his assets.

He was giving her what she
wanted. Why did she kill him?

She was driven by anger and trauma.

I don't think she was gonna
give any of them a pass,

no matter what they did.

You seeing something?

Maybe.

Jando said her cuts
were surgical, precise.

She cut between the joints.

These cuts are jagged.
The joints are nicked.

She didn't do this.

Why would someone frame her?

To cover a murder.

And why would
someone kill Griffith now?

He was giving in.

- He knew something that could hurt them.
- Yeah.

There's only two "them" left.

Either one of them could've done this.

We need to know who he spoke
to after he left our protection.

Be careful, Donnie.

I will.

Shit. Cross and his team are here.

Should we go in?

No.

We're too late.

It's in a book. The odyssey.

Other room.

I heard you banging around in there.

You're here to take all
his money, aren't you?

No, sir. I'm just leaving.

Damn right you're
leaving. I'm calling security.

Hey.

Nothing on the first floor.

They might still be in Alan's apartment.

Sir! Mpd.

I'm going to need you
to clear the hallway.

Sir?

Alan's apartment.

Shit, no pulse.

He's dead.

- Police!
- He's gone.

Shit.

Go. Go get them. I got this. Go.

Send as many units as available.

Two, John! Look out!

Go!

Ready?

Donnie!

He's got a gun!

You want to do this here?

Is this you, Donnie?

- Killing innocent old folks?
- It might have to be today.

You gonna be a dead man wal...

move! Get... go!

Police! Drop your weapon!

Go.

Donnie, you getting on my damn nerves.

- Cut the valve!
- I got it.

Watch out, watch out, watch out. Go!

That fucker winged me.

Did you get it?

Yeah, I got it.

Luz will finally get some closure.

Donnie, you were a good friend to her.

I'm sorry, Donnie, but Luz
never needs to hear this.

I'm so sorry.

Two, John. There's somebody over here.

Shit, it's Donnie.

Go, go, go.

Hey.

Everything all right?

Where's Donnie?

Mija...

No.

Who?

It was cross.

Afternoon, mastermind.

"All the king's horses
and all the king's men

worked their fucking asses off and
put Maggie head back together again."

Now, how about that?