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I need to see Sergeant Grant.

Sergeant Athena Grant.

Sergeant.

Someone's asking for you.

Who is it?

He's over there.

You know him?

Never seen him in a day in my life.

Sir, I'm Sergeant Grant.

Can I help you?

I'm here about a murder.

All right.

Who's the murderer?

Mine.

Wait a moment.

Ready up our RA unit. Get a medic down here, now.

Yes, Sergeant.

Mr. Buckley.

Dr. Hoffman.

What are you in for?

A car accident. I broke three ribs a few weeks back and couldn't get a follow

-up from my GP.

Any port in a storm?

Yeah. All right, let's take a look here.

Tender, huh? Mm -hmm.

I'm not seeing any bruising.

What's your pain level? Skeleton.

Eight? Maybe even a nine.

Let's see what we can do about that.

Mr. Buckley.

It says here you've been to three different doctors this month?

Uh, yeah. Every port seems busy, so... It also says no provider in California

treated you for broken ribs.

No. I was injured in New Mexico and treated at a local hospital there.

And did they prescribe opioids for that?

I'm looking at the cures database.

You know what that stands for?

No. Controlled substance review and evaluation.

I have to consult it every time I prescribe a schedule, too.

You want to guess how many times your name's in it? Listen, I'm a firefighter.

Yeah? I can't do my job if I'm hurting. Can't do it if you're high as a kite,

either.

Doctor shopping is a form of fraud, firefighter. Okay, I never take them

I'm at work.

I'm not some kind of drug smear.

Okay? It's only been five weeks. And if you use opioids recreationally, it only

takes five days to develop a dependency.

I'm surprised it didn't ping earlier.

Take the system a time to catch up, but Mr. Buckley, it has caught up with you.

You know, actually, I think I'm going to get a second opinion.

No, you won't. I'm flagging your name in the system.

Okay, so what am I supposed to do now?

Get some help?

Now, careful.

That thing stays with you for life.

But a firehouse tent, isn't that classic, right? Look, look, right here,

here. One, one, eight.

What if you get fired?

Give me that grease gun.

I don't know. I just need something that says I'm not a cadet anymore.

You know, I've arrived.

I'm grown.

Harry,

you left your night guard at Mom's again.

I couldn't wait till the end of the shift.

But Mommy knows how you grind your teeth.

So does the whole bunk room.

Hey, I didn't see you there.

I was, uh, under the truck.

Right. How are you?

I'm good.

And you?

Good. Good.

Anything new?

No. May? Well, sort of.

Ready to roll?

I don't want to get a parking ticket.

It's a fire zone. I feel like this whole place is. Yeah, yeah. No worries. I'm

done here.

Guys, this is Ian. He's a nurse over at Presbyterian.

Ian, this is my little brother Harry and Robbie.

What's going on, fellas?

What's up?

Hey, uh... You know, if you want to hang here with your brother and his friends,

I can push the reservation.

Oh, no, no, I'm ready. Let's go.

Okay. Yeah.

Well, it was great meeting y 'all.

Big fan of what you do for the community.

And don't forget to brush it. You don't want it getting smelly again.

Who the hell was that?

How am I supposed to know? She's your sister.

Uh, aren't you dating her?

What?

No, you told me not to.

I told you you could. If I changed firehouses.

Bro, that was a quip, okay?

Did you at least call?

No, you didn't.

I think you blew it, bro.

Bernard Morelli, 58, lives alone in Angelino Heights.

I don't think we've met.

Ben Hooks, major crimes.

The case dropped on my lap an hour ago. Yeah, he dropped on my floor.

Athena Grant, have you talked to the doctors already?

I did.

It's going to be a day or two until the toxicology report comes back.

Supportive care until we know what we're dealing with.

That thing's a poison?

Something rare. I've seen arsenic, mercury, lead.

This ain't that.

That anything?

One.

Last person he spoke to?

Me. He walked into the station, asked for you specifically.

Why?

I've been racking my brain.

I never forget a face. And that name?

Morelli. Doesn't ring a bell. Uh -uh. Not a jingle.

So you spoke to him? No, he spoke to me. And then he vomited blood.

What'd he say?

That he was there to report a murder.

His own.

And I'm inclined to believe it.

They're talking about notifying his next of kin.

We should do that.

We?

The man came directly to me. I would like to know why.

Ian Bradley.

He's 30, which is like a decade older than me.

Aren't you, like, 30? Not yet. And that's not the point. I mean, where's

meeting 30 -year -olds? I think they met getting arrested together.

What? Yeah. And they got arrested at Presbyterian. It was this whole social

justice thing, protecting a dying guy's rights.

Can't compete with that.

Can't compete with what?

May's new boyfriend.

Wait, hold on.

You and May?

Yeah. They, uh, had an evening.

Robbie never called her.

Rob's? Not very chivalrous. That's not what happened. So now she's dating this

new nurse from Presbyterian, Ian Bradley.

Oh. A new guy.

Okay, go May.

A new guy?

How new?

I mean, it looks like he's only been a nurse for about a year.

Oh, he's 30. What's he been doing this whole time? Who's 30? The nurse at

Presbyterian that May's dating. Oh, nice. Which one? Ian Bradley.

Former pro football player.

Damn. Let me see that.

You ran a 4 -4 -40?

Damn it.

May and Robbie?

Or an item, apparently.

But then he ghosted her.

Didn't even call. Look, I did not ghost her. Harry told me not to call. Bro, it

was a quip.

What are we quipping about?

Robbie dumped May, totally ghosted her. Now she's dating some famous football

player. And then Robbie still has feelings for her. Why did you ghost her?

Hmm. Two seasons in the NFL doesn't make you famous, right?

Well... He's more famous than you. I don't need fame. I'm a first responder.

So is he. He's a nurse.

That's it. Second responder.

I can't believe Buck has missed a date.

Where is Buck?

Anybody seen him?

Good job, good job.

Hey, Morelli.

Want a word?

About what?

Your father.

So, what did he do this time?

He's currently in the ICU.

The doctors think he might have been poisoned.

Is he going to be okay?

It's hard to say.

We're waiting for him to regain consciousness.

All the doctors can do is supportive care until we know what's in his system.

Well, um, whatever it is, I just hope that it's slow and

painful.

I take it you weren't on the best of terms with your father.

I haven't spoken to my father in years, not since he walked out chasing a story

and left me with my stage four pancreatic mother.

I'm sorry.

He wasn't.

She died alone.

You said he was chasing a story?

He's an investigative journalist.

I can't say I know his byline.

He writes under a pseudonym, Chester Caulfield.

Bit pretentious, but he said it was for his own safety.

So he has enemies.

Politicians, CEOs, criminals in the cartel, the mob.

I'm sorry, but if you guys are looking for who might want to kill my father,

I've got your work cut out for you.

Mr. Malloy, would you like an attorney present?

I'm good.

Nothing to hide. You bossed local 977 for three decades.

When did you first meet Chester?

At my office, sniffing trash cans. Is that the same office where you embezzled

$2 million in?

Union Gears. That's his story. I don't know about you, but an accusation like

that would piss me off.

I moved on.

Yeah, you were booted out.

Right after he exposed that a city controller, you took kickbacks from

-profits. Exposed? I'd say insinuated.

His reports were full of omissions. It was full of emissions.

You lied to the EPA about your benzene count. We're committed to the

environment. You're an oil company. I'm a green fluencer.

You preach the truth about pollution.

Yes. And skin care. Is that why you sold lip gloss with microplastics?

It was a sponsored post.

What's the big deal?

Cancer? He had a personal vendetta. It was a witch hunt. That muckraker kicked

every anthill he could find.

Sooner or later, you get bit. If I wanted to kill the guy, I'd do it

They're all liars.

He blew the whistle on every one of them.

No wonder everyone hates him.

Yeah. Sorry to interrupt.

Those doctors all turn.

They find our poison?

Morelli's urine tested positive for polonium -210.

Sounds nuclear.

Radioactive, actually.

It's an alpha emitter. Cooks you from the inside out. Like a hot dog in the

microwave. How would a person get their hands on some? This quantity wouldn't be

simple. Small amounts are used in satellites and anti -static brushes.

And of course, there's its best known use.

Which is?

Russian political assassinations.

Everyone's spread thin. We're aware it's an emergency. Hey, Josh, what does the

Montgrove ER say?

They're backed up. Famous Presbyterian. I'll try St. Ray's. I have a call to

experience some chest pains.

Dispatch a BLS unit until the ER can take them. I can't. We don't have any

in service.

Monitor symptoms and come and get me if it looks like it's a cardiac event. It's

a no -go at St. Ray's.

Congratulations, you just hit your first level zero. You're telling me that

there are no ambulances because every ambulance in L .A. is stuck at a

How is that even possible?

The dark triad of spring break, flu season, and dodger dogs, all we can do

sit tight until the log jam. cleared. So what do we say now? 9 -1 -1 hold,

please? Worth a try.

Why do I feel like this is all my fault? We field calls and we get them, just

like any other first responder. You're not an air traffic controller and you're

not God. No, I'm just the boss. Hey!

Hey, we're fifth in line at Presbyterian with an open globe injury.

Anything you can do to grease the skids?

Yeah, I'm working on it.

Come on, what's the hold up? These people need help.

What'd she say?

The little testy. Level zero is not fun for anyone.

And you never see it coming.

All right.

We're moving.

Thank you for your patience, everyone. We're getting you through as fast as we

can.

Harry.

And Robbie, right?

I promise I'll get you in as quickly as can.

What a gentleman.

Should have called her, Robs.

on one mature emergency.

It's my son. He can't breathe.

We just sat down to eat and it's like he can't catch his breath.

We're at Jim's Burgers on First.

What's your name, ma 'am?

Jillian. My son is Micah. He's 10.

He's getting over a cold.

Micah.

I'm trying to talk. Is that whistling sound his breathing? Yes, I think it is.

It's closing up. Oh, God, Micah.

It's okay.

Stay with me.

Does he have any allergies? No medical history?

He was born with a laryngeal cleft. It's a gap between his larynx and his

esophagus. What type? Type 1. My old days. Doctor said we'd be fine without a

surgery, and we weren't. And so we got a bad cold. Congestion's blocking his

airway. I still don't have any units. If we don't get someone there in five, he

could lose the flight. We can call for mutual aid from Beverly Hills FD. It'll

take 20 minutes.

What's the nearest hospital?

Six blocks away.

But we have five minutes to get them six blocks. She's freaking out, Maddie. If

she stays and does compressions, he might be able to make it. Yeah, or he

It's your call.

Let Presbyterian know they're coming. Ma 'am, hi. My name is Maddie. I'm a

supervisor here, and I need you to do something for me. I'll do anything,

please.

He's turning blue.

There's an ER just a few blocks away. I need you to get your son in the car and

drive. Can you do that?

Yeah, I can do that.

Keep breathing, okay?

Just keep breathing.

Okay. Take care, Mrs. Davies, and watch out for straws.

Pardon me. Hold on, Captain. I got one more form for you.

Thanks.

President's here in ER. Go ahead.

This is Josh Russo with emergency services. We have a pediatric priority

coming to you now. No laryngeal cleft with stridor progressing to total

obstruction. How far up? Two to three minutes.

Coronado and Beverly. Self -drive.

They go right out of the exit and then left on 3rd Street.

How many blocks? Four.

You're doing great. Just keep driving.

Uh, excuse me.

I got a P1P hitting the door in three. Prep an airway kit.

Oh, God, Micah. I know it sounds bad, but you have to ignore it, okay?

you hear, do not look in the back seat.

Okay, I'm looking at traffic, and it's clear.

Just focus on the road, and you'll be there in no time.

Let them know you're coming.

Just stop.

He's not breathing. Focus on the road. You're almost there.

Micah! No, no, no, no.

Micah, wake up.

Jillian, are you there?

Jillian, are you there?

Jillian?

Jillian, are you there?

I'm not going to make it.

What do we do? What do you mean, what do we do?

Your pet's patient was in a crash on Beverly.

Where's that airway kit?

Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me.

Yeah. How long until you're back in service?

Oh, where's he going?

I don't know, but he's fast.

All right, let's go, let's go, let's go. Follow that nurse.

Come on, let's go.

You'll be all right.

All right, Buck, let's get that main shut off.

Robbie, Harry, de -energize the car.

L -A -F -T, make way. Coming through.

Stay with me, buddy.

You anticipating?

Almost done.

I've got you.

Come on, get up.

Come on, come on.

Dispatch, we are on scene with your patient. He is stable and breathing,

to a very athletic charge nurse.

You guys pull this one off.

Early.

That's that nurse, Bradley.

When did he wake up? The attending said 40 minutes ago.

Is he coherent?

Yeah, and stubborn as hell.

What did he say? I don't know.

He'll only talk to you.

Mr. Morelli?

Sergeant Grant.

Thank you for coming.

Of course.

You're wondering why I asked for you.

I have to admit, I'm curious.

Have we met?

Apart from defiling your desk, no, we have not.

But I know all about you, Sergeant Grant.

LAPD veteran with a storied career.

Not looking for advanced men. Who chooses.

to work the streets.

And how do you know any of that about me? I even know you were the unnamed

passenger who landed a jumbo jet on the 110 freeway.

You were going to write a story about me.

It was a good story, but I am not in the habit of exposing heroes who choose to

remain anonymous.

You weren't looking for accolades.

I respect that.

I know I can trust you.

Have they told you what killed me yet?

Mr. Morelli, You're not dead.

Of course I am.

There's no antidote or treatment for acute polonium -210 poisoning.

I have a couple of days, maybe less, to see you put the

cuffs on the one who's responsible.

Mr. Morelli, I'm not a detective.

You don't have to be.

I'm gonna tell you who did it.

All you have to do...

is test the murder weapon.

Murder weapon? Water bottle on my bike.

Locked up outside your police station.

Somebody spiked it.

And you say you know who?

For God's sakes, don't share this with anybody until you get the results.

Especially not that detective who was conveniently assigned to this case.

Test the bottle.

Polonium -210 carries a chemical signature.

Every patch can be traced back to the manufacturer.

And if I'm right, you will find a nexus with the name I'm about to tell you.

Sergeant. Would you care to explain to me why I just got a call from the crime

lab telling me that the test results on my water bottle will be ready in eight

hours? That's good news, because they told me 12.

What the hell is going on?

Morelli, he thinks that the saline spiked his water bottle. So the lab is

running tests to see if there are traces of polonium -210.

When did he tell you this?

When I sat down with him.

There's some reason you didn't mention it to me?

Yeah. When I promised a dying man that I wouldn't.

What are you playing at, Sergeant?

I was just waiting for the test to come back before I shared this with you.

Summit Towers.

Constructed in 2019, but never finished.

Yeah, I heard of those. The developers ran out of funds during COVID. Yeah,

that's what they claim. But Morelli was about to tell the world something else.

Oh, you think someone poisoned him because of an unfinished condo? No, not

someone.

Him.

Nicola Castor. You're familiar?

Yeah, my kid's school has a wing named after him. He's a real estate mogul.

And a go -between for Russian investors.

Morelli was about to blow his financials wide open and prove that Summit Towers

was never supposed to be finished. Why did someone start building a 30 -story

tower with no plan to finish them? To claim it as a loss, which Castor did.

And then he laundered billions of dollars for his friends in Moscow.

And then what? He went to the KGB playbook to silence Bernard Morelli?

He says he has receipt.

Polonium -210 has a chemical fingerprint. We can trace it back to

manufactured, and I'd be willing to bet money.

They did here, Polrock Nuclear Works, and Glathoff. All in five.

Nicola Gassner.

So what do you think?

I think I should follow up on all this.

Good. All right.

Well, I'll go through Bernard's notebooks, and we can start building our

I'm going to handle that, too.

Sergeant, I spoke to my captain.

She's not thrilled that a patrol sergeant is tagging along on something

profile as this.

Tagging along?

Yeah.

Her words.

You've been a great asset.

Until I brought you a suspect that you won't touch.

I didn't say that.

It'd be smarter not to.

School wings.

Very expensive.

Thank you for your help, Sergeant.

Get yourself a detective peel next time.

Uh... Hey, hey, hey.

Hey.

That's a bad day when you gotta restock anti -diarrheals.

Hi. Yeah.

Um...

Hey, I need your help with something. What's up?

Trucks.

What's your take on trucks?

Pro?

I'm thinking of switching it up.

What's wrong with your old truck?

I don't really haul anything, so maybe it's a waste to have a truck.

I don't know. Still a truck guy.

I, uh... I think I'm a hatchback guy.

You do not look like a hatchback guy. You look... terrible.

Uh, no, I'm fine.

No, that's not fine.

Just a little food poisoning, you know.

That bad sushi, I think.

Yeah, I had a sushi.

Hey, Eddie!

Yeah? I think you left your phone in here. Your locker's ringing.

Could be Christopher.

Hopefully he didn't eat that sushi.

Let's go, Buck. Let's go live.

Yeah.

I'm so sorry, Bernard.

I really am.

I hoped I could bring you some justice today.

Just know that I'm not giving up on this.

It doesn't matter now anyway.

Maybe none of it ever did.

I can't believe that.

You have got to know that your work made a difference. I did it.

For all the good I was trying to do.

I hurt so many people.

Burned every bridge.

Pushed all my friends away.

Abandoned my wife.

Alienated my son.

And now who is here to mourn me?

No.

Chester Caulfield might get a decent obit.

But Bernard Morelli died a long time ago.

Alone.

You are not alone.

Hey, Jim.

Buckley, what did I tell you about interrupting me while I'm doing after

reports?

You need to fire me.

I think a warning would be enough.

No. No, you... You have to fire me for stealing meds from the rig.

What did you take?

Nothing but, um, a fentanyl, almost.

Fuck, that's a felony. I know this.

And I put it back, all of it. I don't want you to get your tongues went out.

And I don't know if I trust myself to do that again.

How long have you been using?

Since the car accident in New Mexico.

They prescribed me oxycodone, and I ran out.

I needed it.

I needed it, Jim.

Are you high right now?

No. No, never at work.

You look like you've been in withdrawal, what, a day or two?

Have you told anyone else about this?

Your sister, Eddie, anybody?

Not just you, Captain.

Fuck.

Protocol says I relieve you of duty.

Report this so the department can determine when, if ever, you come back

and if you face criminal charges.

Or if I keep this in -house and watch you like a hawk and risk my own career.

No. No, I won't let you do that. That's why you have to fire me.

I'm not going to let you off that easy.

You came to me for help, and that's what we're going to get you, okay?

Starting tonight after I call the chief.

It's not fair to the citizens of Los Angeles to rob them of such a stellar

firefighter. And I'm hoping he'll see it that way, too.

Jim, Jim, this isn't the stop.

Fuck, I know, I know.

You're not the first person to get hooked after an injury, okay?

And given the timing, I can't say that I'm shocked.

What is that supposed to mean?

Fuck, this week, it'll be one year since we lost Poppy.

I didn't... I didn't remember.

I must have blocked it out.

That's grief.

You don't see it coming and that sucker punches you in the face.

Bernard, can you hear me?

I have someone here who wants to see you.

Hey, Dad.

Peter.

How does she talk you into it? She's a very persuasive woman.

I'll give you two some privacy.

It's good to see you, son.

And why'd you leave me, Mom?

She died in a bed just like this one.

Looking like you are right now.

Why?

Just to write some story? I thought I was protecting you.

I don't understand.

There was always threats.

Danger.

If I couldn't stay and keep you safe.

I am so sorry, son.

I really am.

I'm sorry too, Dad.

It's okay.

I'm gonna get what few news hounds ever get.

And then dig...

Dad.

We just need a moment.

Did you say everything that you needed to say?

Maybe. Not really.

Maybe he did.

He was a brave man, your father.

Was he?

He believed deeply in justice.

I can understand that.

Put your hands behind your back.

How did you know?

Before I came to see you, I got a call from the crime lab.

We tested the water bottle on his bike.

The one that you spiked.

Educational levels of polonium -210 were traced back to your science class.

You must have squirreled away for years to get enough for a lethal dose.

Teachers are nothing if not patient, I guess.

He really was a terrible father. Oh yeah.

I can see that.

Feels wrong.

We're searching his house like he's a criminal.

We are not. We are just making it easier for him to get better by removing any

future temptations.

I knew something was wrong.

And he convinced me I was overreacting.

It's part of the cycle.

You ask questions, he deflects.

Then you feel guilty for doubting him.

Now I'm wishing I were to question him more after New Mexico.

You're letting me win?

Uh, yes, sorry. I, uh, I got a little distracted.

It sucks to have people touching your stuff.

Yeah, it also just sucks because they're doing it because they don't trust me.

Would you trust you?

Probably not.

Looks like it's clear.

He wasn't lying. There's nothing to find here.

Thanks for not making me look. There are just some things the sister doesn't

want to know.

You think I made the right decision letting him recover here? Maybe he

in a facility where he can be supervised.

He has an ex -nurse, three paramedics, and two EMTs. I think he's good on

supervision.

Well, a little elevated, but that's not unexpected.

Hey, what do you think the disciplinary committee is going to do to me?

I think they're going to take it seriously.

But also taking consideration that you reported yourself.

You worked within chain of command.

You and that chain of command.

I know you see it as this thing that holds you back, but it's not.

The thing that ties us all together is that no one person has to carry the

weight alone.

You are not hidden.

There's never been a moment you were forgotten. You are not

hopeless.

Though you have been broken, your innocence stolen,

I hear you whisper underneath your

breath.

I hear your ethos, your ethos.

I hear you whisper, you have nothing

left.

to see you.

Uh, you too.

I think this is your order, but I'm pretty sure they screwed it up.

I should be fine.

Uh, Ian seems pretty cool.

Yeah, I heard you guys did a case together. You saved a kid's life.

Yeah, he did most of the saving.

I just watched and marveled.

I get the appeal.

I hope you guys are really happy together.

Together? Robbie, we're not... I am not dating Ian.

Since when?

Always.

I mean, he's just helping me figure out this whole nursing school thing. You

want to be a nurse.

I know, it sounds crazy. No, it sounds perfect.

I mean, I think you'd be great at anything.

Hey, you're up.

Hey, yeah, how long was I out? Well, you were asleep when I got here, and that

was about five hours ago.

Look, I'm sorry.

No, don't be.

You must have needed it.

No, I mean, I'm sorry about the anniversary.

I'm sure the last thing you want to be doing today is babysitting me.

We take care of each other.

Every day.

So being right here is exactly where I'm supposed to be.

You know, he's been on my mind these past few days.

And I know this is...

Weird to say, but I feel like I know him now in a way that I didn't a year ago.

He really loved you, Buck.

But I think he would have wished that part had remained a mystery.

The dispatch says we need a vehicular extraction, so we roll up expecting an

accident scene.

Instead, we find a girl locked in her car, and she can't figure out how to

the door. She couldn't pull the handle herself? Barely not.

So Bobby tries everything, right? He's shouting, he's gesturing, but she's

freaking out, is not listening to him, and she has a full -blown panic attack.

Bobby decides that we have to break the window. So we do. And then when he

reaches in to help her out, she sprays him in the face.

With what? Like pepper spray?

An air freshener!

Oh,

what did we miss?

Somebody sprayed Bobby with air freshener.

Oh, yeah. He smelled like lavender for three days.

That poor kid in the car, she must have been traumatized. She was 26.

You feeling better?

Yeah. Yeah, I am.

I really think I'm through the worst of it.

Oh.

It's midnight.

He survived the year.

Yeah, he got us through.

To Bobby.

To Bobby.