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Mr. Han,

my proposal won't just benefit my business here in America,

but will expand the profits of Han Overseas,

making you very rich.

I assumed that would go without saying, Mr. Kent.

But I have other offers to consider

from those I've done business with before.

And while I am impressed

with what you have accomplished without me...

I do not know you.

Yeah, well...

let's grab some dogs, some brews,

take in a Mariner's game and we'll fix that.

I bet you were a big Suzuki fan back in the day.

Thomas Kent didn't come from money, Mr. Han.

He grew up on the streets,

scratching and clawing for everything he has now.

And while you were born into a family of honor,

Thomas Kent has had to earn his.

Which means he has a lot more to lose than you do.

Your girlfriend can be quite persuasive, Mr. Kent.

Yeah, that-that-that she is.

In honor of our new partnership.

Okay.

- A toast? - Ganbai.

- Ganbai. - Ganbai.

Did you see that watch? Whadd'ya think, half a mil?

Damn, Kent looked happy.

I hope you got some sleep last night,

'cause you are so not getting any tonight.

Okay, what are you doing here?

What do you mean? Kent called and asked for me.

No, you-you need to go home. See little man.

That's crazy, I can't do that.

I'm serious, Nic, just go. Okay?

Now that things have gone Kent's way, he won't care.

Yes, he will. This is my job.

Ladies...

ready to celebrate?

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Thank you for tonight.

It was nothing, I just spoke the truth.

You're amazing, you know that?

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Shh, shhh, shhh.

- We have to leave. - What?

I'm serious. Just meet me at the car, okay.

C'mon, Nicky,

c'mon, c'mon, c'mon.

Nicky, c'mon, c'mon!

Where is it?

No one steals from me.

If she doesn't bring it back, you're dead.

How'd you find it?

Got a kick, right? Yeah, definitely.

Just um,

kinda hard to decide.

You got some sort of security issue?

Yeah. Something like that.

That one's got a lotta stoppin' power

if that's what you're lookin' for.

Eric, what's up?

You busy?

Running errands. Why?

We got a job.

Okay. See you in ten.

I'll take it.

Discretion Escorts takes a modern approach

to a business that has for too long seen woman as objects.

At Discretion, we aim to empower our escorts,

and provide the most discerning clients with elite women.

Elite how?

Educated, charming, responsible,

and all coming out of the environment

that we create here of openness and trust.

Well, that's-that's quite the sales pitch,

but I don't think you brought us all the way out here

to give it.

It's not a pitch, Mr. Beaumont, that's the truth.

But you're right.

Last night, two of my top escorts

were hired for a function.

One of them, Sasha Levant, I can't get in touch with.

And the other?

I received this this morning.

Hi, Sash.

I'm having a great time here.

And we'd both love if you could find the time to join us.

Her name's Nicole,

and she's obviously being coerced.

By whom?

Thomas Kent. Owns a chain of pharmacies,

Northwest Drugs, up and down the coast.

Never had an issue with him before.

But this morning he called

and accused Sasha of stealing a watch from him last night.

Which doesn't make sense because Sasha

doesn't need to steal with the money she makes here.

He told me not to call the police,

and then he sent me that to show to Sasha.

Did Kent hire Nicole and Sasha often?

Kent just hired Nicole last night

because he had to entertain guests.

Sasha is only girl that he hires for himself.

When he called for her last night, though,

she was already booked.

But then she cancelled to see him.

It was strange, because Sasha's never cancelled a booking.

So, Kent liked her.

We provide The Girlfriend Experience here -

discreet encounters for men and women

looking for human connection.

Our clients often fall for our escorts.

You care about them.

Very much so.

And I'm willing to pay any fee. Please just...

get my girls back safe.

Unless Sasha was a complete slob,

it looks like someone's been here before us.

BA in International Relations from Queen Anne's University.

Sasha was well-educated.

Why did she become an escort?

Um, maybe to afford stuff like this.

This is a haute-couture evening dress.

Worth about ten grand.

Ten grand? I think I chose the wrong profession.

You really didn't.

Discretion seems like they operate

on another level of safety,

but when I was with the NYPD,

I'd see escorts turn up beaten or worse every week.

Yeah, good point.

Oliver.

- Nicole's son? - Could be.

So, if Nicole is kidnapped and Sasha's MIA...

who's looking after the kid?

- Name. - Eric Beaumont.

I'm here to speak with Thomas Kent about a watch?

Wait there.

Gotta say,

usually, I'm happy when my guests are clean,

but it sucks that he didn't find something on you.

You mean the watch.

Look, Mr. Kent, I want to get you what you want.

To do that, though, I need to see Nicole.

To ensure us that she's still safe.

Safe?

Why wouldn't she be safe? She's my guest.

Nicole? Come say hello to these good people.

Come on, you scared I'm gonna bite?

Close the gap here, sweetie.

Have a seat.

So, these folks are worried about you.

But you're okay, aren't you?

I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.

Yes, I'm okay.

And you're free to come and go as you please?

Yes.

Nicole, I know he's forcing you to be here.

All you've got to do is say the word and you can leave with us.

You don't have to play his game.

I'm good.

Place like this must be covered by theft insurance, no?

Yeah, you know, the watch was given to me

as a gift last night,

and it has sentimental value,

so I'm not interested in having it replaced or covered.

You just received the watch last night?

Okay, look, you're so worried

about Nicole being stuck here,

I am sure that she would be more than happy to leave,

if the watch were to come back in my possession

by say, 700 tonight.

Mhmm.

How can we trust Nicole will leave at 700?

Because these girls aren't worth keeping.

I mean, sure, they,

they look good and they smell nice,

but at the end of the day, they're just whores and liars.

I mean, they wouldn't even exist

if I didn't pay for them.

- Not worth keeping. - That's right.

Not even Sasha?

Okay.

You have until 700 PM.

I think Kent lost sight of the fact

that his relationship with Sasha was a transaction,

and not real.

Yeah, he seemed embarrassed.

Betrayed, almost.

Kent said he just received the watch last night.

Sasha cancelled a booking be with him.

Uncharacteristically.

It's like she knew

that Kent was gonna be given that watch.

Yeah, meaning she planned to steal it.

Which means, somehow she that he'd be given it last night.

Plus, I mean, Sasha makes good money.

Doesn't make sense for her to steal.

Yeah, unless the watch is more than just a watch.

Oliver, what'd you find?

A photo of Nicole, Sasha,

and what looks to be Nicole's son.

It was geotagged to Nicole's condo.

We're headed there now.

Since Nicole has a son,

she would've needed a babysitter last night.

And if Nicole's kidnapped,

then Sasha might be concerned

about what the babysitter's gonna think

when Nicole doesn't show up to relieve her of her duties.

Meet you here?

Send the address.

Yes?

Hi, I'm Oliver Yates and this is Zara Hallam.

Hi.

We work for Crisis resolution.

- Is there a crisis? - Maybe.

We're looking for a woman named Sasha Levant.

Sasha? I haven't talked to her

since they left for work last night.

You're Zak's babysitter?

Nicole was supposed be home this morning,

but she called and said she was running late.

What?

We both know Nicole couldn't have called you this morning.

But someone must have,

otherwise you'd be a lot more concerned

than you are that she hasn't shown up yet.

Zak looks sleepy.

Do you wanna go put him down for a nap

and maybe we can talk?

I'll be right back.

- Who are you?! - Whoa! Whoa-whoa!

Sasha!

Sasha! Sasha!

Hey, hey, hey, Sasha, we're not here to hurt you.

You're with him, aren't you? You're with Kent?

No, no. No, we're not.

My name is Eric Beaumont and I'm a negotiator.

This is Cynthia Walker. Your boss, Janelle, hired us.

Yeah, we know you're scared for Nicole, okay?

We also know you stole the watch from Kent.

You cancelled a date

to make sure you were with Kent last night.

How did you know he was gonna be gifted the watch?

I... I don't know.

Was it for somebody else?

It doesn't matter, okay?

I can't give it back. It is my only way out.

Only way out of what?

The escort world?

Okay, I can't-can't talk about this.

Please, will you just, come on, just let me go.

If you don't let us help, you have to call the police.

You have the one thing that Kent wants.

No. No police. Please.

Why don't you want us to call the police?

Because this is their fault.

You're working for them.

A confidential informant?

I'm-I'm so sorry, Janelle, I didn't have a choice.

Working for the police?

I got stopped on my way home from a party.

And they found coke in my purse.

Coke?

But we test you, like every month. How...

It wasn't mine, okay? I don't know how it got in there.

The coke, it was in separate bags, so...

So the cops charged you with intent to traffic.

Why didn't you come to me?

I could've helped. That's what I'm here for!

I know, but...

the police said that if I told anyone,

they'd prosecute me.

Look, all I care about is just getting Nicole back.

Me too.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

Anything you need.

It's my fault Nicole's kidnapped.

I got her into this business.

Sasha, Nicole wouldn't have been kidnapped if, as a CI,

you weren't forced to steal a watch.

The detective in charge, Peterson,

promised to drop the charges

if I worked as a CI to bring Kent down.

Why do they want to bring Kent down?

I don't know.

I had to report on things I saw when I was with him.

People he met, things he did.

I just never knew why.

What was last night's job about?

Peterson got word that Kent

was meeting with Zhang Han,

some guy from Hong Kong.

He said that at some point, Han would give Kent a gift -

he didn't know what, and that I needed to steal it.

And that was the watch.

But you never gave it to Peterson.

I told him I couldn't hand it over

until he got Nicole out of there.

But he said he couldn't save Nicole,

because it would jeopardize something bigger.

So, are you gonna tell me what happened back there?

- What do you mean? - You know what I mean.

With Sasha. And the gun.

You disarmed her like a pro.

Look,

I believe in CriRes's policy of nonviolence

as much as anybody,

but the people we go up against they don't.

Yeah, but that's always been the case.

Why now?

I don't know, maybe I-I just got tired of feeling

like a sitting duck. Zara, these people,

they-they hold zero value for human life.

So what, you're now taking self-defense classes

so you can beat up bad guys?

I took "a" class,

and it wasn't to beat up bad guys.

I'm trying to protect myself, okay.

- Protect us. - Oliver,

did you pull info on Sasha's handler

at the Seattle PD? Sure did. Here you go.

Take a look.

Detective Gary Peterson. Mid-40s.

Seattle PD since his 20s. Highly-decorated.

And took a six month leave of absence last year

after his son died.

A grief-fueled cop can be dangerous.

Yeah, let's look into that.

I'm gonna go pay him a visit.

Someone like Peterson won't share information

on a covert operation. I don't expect him to share,

I expect him to trade.

Okay, Zara, Cynthia,

Kent had dinner with a Zhang Han last night.

We need to know what Kent's into,

so dig up what you can on Han. And me?

You're gonna take Sasha, get her to get you the watch,

and see if you can figure out why it's important to Kent.

Escorting an escort? I can do that.

I am Detective Peterson, what can I do ya for?

Eric Beaumont, Private Negotiator.

A woman, Nicole Bell, has been kidnapped.

I was hired to help get her back -

I think-I think you're aware of this.

Why would I be aware of that?

Because Sasha Levant told you.

You know her.

Confidential Informant,

working a case for you.

- Where is she? - Well, I can tell you that,

but first I need to know why bringing down

the owner of a chain of pharmacies is so important

you're willing to risk Nicole's life

in order to do it?

You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into.

I could arrest you right now on obstruction of justice.

Yeah, but if you did that, you'd never get your hands

on what Sasha stole from Thomas Kent.

I'm-I'm not trying to be difficult, Detective.

You have information I want,

and I have information you want.

Let's-let's help each other out here.

- Sasha, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine,

Everything is fine, I'm just-I'm just here for a sec.

- Where's Zak? - He's sleeping.

Last time you were with this man,

you had a gun on him.

Are you sure everything's okay?

Please, Marta just-just give us a minute, okay?

Please?

That's it?

Okay, great.

Hey, I just wanna help.

I can't-I can't give this to the cops

until I know Nicole is safe.

This watch, it-it represents her life.

I know.

Your buddy's talking to Peterson.

Trying to get information to help free Nicole.

Peterson doesn't care about Nicole.

But Eric does.

And he's the best negotiator in the world.

He knows how to give people what they want.

Sounds a bit like being an escort.

Beautiful.

Seattle Police Department.

Now, let me get this straight.

So I tell you what this is all about,

and you'll help me to get in touch with Sasha?

Well, I can't make her come to you,

but I will help you get what you need.

It's what my company does we're

we're pretty good at it.

Yeah, Peterson.

She said what?

Great.

Yes, thank you.

Let's get them over there right away.

Good news?

I appreciate your offer to help,

but I think we'll keep this in-house after all.

And just to make sure you stay out of our way,

I'm gonna to hold you here for 24 hours.

You know, for questioning.

Zhang Han,

no criminal record,

no warrants out for his arrest,

no suspicious associates.

And as the number two shipping magnate in Hong Kong,

He's worth over $800 million dollars.

What does his company ship?

Looks like mostly auto parts.

Mainly to North America.

So, why would a Chinese exporter of auto parts

be meeting with an American owner of a chain of pharmacies?

What? What is it?

There's a microchip inside.

A microchip, for what?

For like WiFi data.

Don't mind us, just off to the park.

Okay. Bye, Zak! Have fun, sweetie!

This watch is set to receive messages.

Wait a second, this is not a watch at all.

This is a communication device.

That's why Kent wants it back by 700 PM.

He's expecting information to be sent to him then.

We gotta get this back to Eric.

Hold on.

Come on, let's move!

You, out of there, right now!

All right everybody, move! Move, move!

Sasha, we gotta go.

- Police! - Let me see your hands!

Where is it?

- Where's what? - The watch.

So you don't know where it is?

Sasha won't tell you?

Sorry Detective, I-I truly don't know where it is.

Well, you'd better hope she gives it up,

because it's not just Nicole's life on the line here.

What do you mean?

I'm sure you're aware North America's in the midst

- of a fentanyl epidemic. - Yeah.

Thomas Kent is the number one distributor of fentanyl

in the State of Washington.

It's a pain inhibitor used in hospitals

under extreme supervision.

Only now, it's getting sold on the streets.

Zhang Han owns the fentanyl trade in China.

He and Kent reached a deal

that would see Zhang supply Kent

with huge amounts of the drug.

Han has used lavish gifts to close his past deals,

which is why we believe the watch Sasha stole

contains the location and time

this exchange will take place, tonight.

But it doesn't have the information you want on it,

not yet. What are you talkin' about?

Well, the watch is essentially a communication device

set to receive messages.

And considering Kent wants it back by 700,

it stands to reason that's when the information

that you're looking for will be sent.

- Eric. - Where is it?

I'm working on it.

Things are moving in the right direction.

No. I don't need things to move in the right direction,

I need you to tell me I'm gonna have my watch by 700.

- Or what? - Or what?

Say hello to Mr. Beaumont.

Hello?

Nicole? Are you okay?

Or those are gonna be the last words Nicole ever says.

You know, Kent doesn't get that watch back soon,

you'll have to tell Han.

Deal will be off. You won't have a deal to bust.

Let us talk to Sasha, find out where the watch is,

and take it back to Kent.

Sasha's never gonna tell you where it is.

You've broken too many promises;

She doesn't trust you.

He's listening?

Yes, he is.

But, you need to trust me.

You tell us where the watch is...

I tell you where it is right now, and Peterson knows.

I said I can't give it to the cops until she's safe.

Okay, and she will be.

You don't know that, you can't trust him.

It's not just Peterson you don't trust, is it?

It's Eric, too.

Why, um,

Sasha, my whole job is based on trust -

with clients, with kidnappers...

It's also based on something else though, isn't it?

Providing the girlfriend experience

requires a talent for emotional manipulation.

I get close to my clients, make them trust me.

Say what they wanna hear, be what they want me to be.

Make them feel like I am their best friend.

I've been told you have a similar set of skills.

So how can I trust that your priority is Nicole?

Sasha...

You make a great point,

but you can trust me.

And if you wanna get out of this room and save Nicole,

you're gonna have to.

Now here's the truth,

we have to let Peterson in on this,

but we've convinced him to let us take the watch back to Kent,

in exchange for Nicole.

This is on our terms here, all right.

We're runnin' the show.

I promise.

We're gonna release them, but...

follow Beaumont wherever he goes.

I wanna make sure I'm not gettin' screwed here.

Ooh!

You get used to it after having three kids.

- You never wanted any? - No.

Right now, I'd have to say I'm good with that decision.

Aha!

Let me tell ya, a lot nicer than finding corn

and plastic army men.

If this works,

any message Kent receives on the watch, we'll see.

Mirroring worked.

We're ready.

I'm done now, right?

You said this was my last job.

I want you to tell me I'm finished.

We'll talk about this after.

No, I want something in writing.

And I said, we'll talk after.

You're lying! You never keep your word!

All right, listen, Sasha's tested monthly

for drugs at Discretion.

They've never found anything in her system.

Your point?

We both know those drugs were planted by someone

who wanted to bring Kent down.

And if Internal Affairs knew about it,

I'm sure they'd love to investigate.

You're blowin' smoke, Beaumont.

Interesting that you didn't deny it.

We're gonna get you out,

but we need maximum leverage in order to do that,

and we don't have it yet.

We need to focus on Nicole.

You're a prick.

Sorry you feel that way.

Until this is wrapped up,

you're just too valuable a tool to simply let go.

659, cuttin' it close.

Well, at least we're cutting it.

I take it, you have my watch?

I take it you've got Nicole?

We got it!

We all good?

Yeah, it's a pleasure doing business

with you, Mr. Beaumont. She's all yours.

I advise you to be very careful.

Yeah, change of plans.

Change of plans?

My boy here tells me that the same car passed by

three times outside since you arrived,

so you were followed.

What, you think we're trying to set you up?

- I don't know, you tell me. - We just want Nicole back.

We're not trying to do anything else.

Yeah.

I'd love to believe that you wouldn't do anything

to put her life in jeopardy, but...

I can't be stupid. Meaning what, exactly?

Okay, if 1100 comes and goes without incident,

she can leave.

But if not...

if not,

she might just have to stick around.

What'd he say?

- Man. - We need to Peterson.

Peterson!

Just got a message from Eric.

You gotta hold off on the raid.

What are you talkin' about?

Kent and Han are meeting at 900.

Kent's holding Nicole until after that.

If you go in there, he'll kill her.

You need to hold off.

I can't. This is our shot.

We can raid Kent's after to get Nicole.

That would be too late. Nicole will be dead.

I'm sorry. And I'm sorry for Nicole,

if the worst ends up happening.

Hopefully we can avoid that.

But the raid is happening at 900.

All right, listen up!

We get one shot,

but we don't move until we see Kent, Han,

and the shipment.

Let's take our positions.

Let's roll!

Okay. Eyes up, everyone!

- Let's go. - Moving out.

Well, no, if Peterson raids, the deal,

Nicole is dead.

Sasha, I know. I-I need you to calm down.

No, the only person who's allowed to tell me to calm down

is my mother. Okay, fair enough.

I'm just sayin' it's not over. Oliver's right,

we still have time. We need a new plan.

We have to keep Nicole alive,

and find a way for Peterson to get his fentanyl.

Since we can't change Peterson's mind,

we'll have to work on Kent.

- You have an idea? - Yeah.

- Sasha! - Nicole! My gosh,

thank God you're okay! I was so worried about you.

- He didn't hurt you? - No.

Sit. Sit!

Look who we have here,

love of my life.

Please Thomas, you-you have to let Nicole go.

She had nothing to do with this.

- You lied to me! - Baby, I'm sorry,

but there was nothing I could do.

- You are still lying to me. - No, I'm not.

Please, Thomas.

Look, I know how you felt about me.

You have to believe, I felt the same way, too,

and I... I still do, but it was either work with the police,

or go to jail.

If you loved me,

you would've picked jail.

But then, I wouldn't have been able to help you.

The cops know that your deal was going down at 900

and they know where.

You still have time to call Han and change the location.

Wow.

Hey, I'm telling you this

because I love you,

so you don't get arrested, so we can start over.

Hey, remember when you took me to New York?

Central Park, the shows, the hotel,

I mean we can do that again.

We can do that forever.

Please, Thomas, I love you.

Okay, you can go. Go!

- Sash. - Hey, hey, hey,

if you love me, we're doing this together.

Yeah, of course.

Of course.

Go.

What the hell? Go, now!

Do not move! Stay right where you are!

- Whoa, whoa, easy. - What the hell are you doing?

You just compromised an official investigation!

The location of the fentanyl exchange has switched.

What the hell are you talking about? How do you...

We know because we're the ones who got Kent to switch it.

All right everybody, hold on!

Stand down.

She convinced him to switch location.

Eric has eyes on Kent now,

he'll track him to the new location.

Are you guys out of your mind?

I could arrest you right here.

We couldn't let the raid happen and risk losing Nicole.

We told you that. And I told you,

this is about more than Nicole. Believe me, Detective,

we know, all right, and we understand.

This war on Kent, on fentanyl,

it's not a war, is it?

It's personal. It's a vendetta.

This is about your son.

My son has nothing to do with this.

We know fentanyl took your son, Detective.

We are truly sorry.

He was just a kid.

Smoked weed with his buddies sometimes, ya know?

What kid his age doesn't do that?

He wasn't an addict,

but the fentanyl made my son a victim.

Kent has no regard for human life.

To him, it's expendable. But you do understand,

you're treating Sasha and Nicole the same way, right?

You planted coke on Sasha, you called her a tool.

But you made her a tool,

and you're treating them like their lives are expendable,

but they're not.

Just like your son's wasn't.

You're letting Kent get away with this.

We can get you the new location, Detective.

If you let Sasha go.

No more CI work.

Son of a bitch!

What did you do?

Nothing. I didn't...

Everybody, take it easy.

- Kent, hold on. - Shut up!

Did you betray me, again?

It's called The Girlfriend Experience.

Did you forget that? It's not real.

Kent, Kent... Kent you're right.

Sasha did betray you.

I swear to God, I'll put a bullet in her.

Is that really what's important to you right now?

If I'm correct,

there's a massive shipment of fentanyl

arriving via Zhang Han's men, in five minutes.

The cops and DEA

are gonna be here n eight minutes,

so as far as I'm concerned, you have two options.

You call 'em off, or I kill her.

I think you should listen to the options.

Option A, you kill everyone -

me, Cynthia, Sasha,

in time to get the fentanyl

and engage in a shootout with law enforcement.

A shootout you cannot win.

No, no, no!

Hey!

Option B, you kill none of us,

you get in the car and drive of scot-free,

with five minute head start on the police.

Okay, let's go. Let's go.

Sash!

- You're okay. - You too.

It's Han's men.

Everybody in the car.

Go! Go!

Let's go! Come on!

Move! Everybody move!

- Everybody arm up! - Open it!

- You freeze! - Just stand there.

Now we're looking for Thomas Kent!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

You heard him, let's move!

Okay. Let's go! Come on!

You're done.

You're letting me go?

Move it out! Move it out!

Did you miss mommy?

Sasha missed your mommy, too!

Feels good, kid getting his mom back.

- Definitely. - Yeah.

And Sasha not working for the police really opens up

her life so she can make her own decisions again.

So, what now?

You know, now that you don't have to live a double life?

Who knows?

Maybe go back to Discretion?

Maybe try to use that degree I worked and paid for.

Yeah?

Yeah, though I'd probably have to leave Seattle to do it.

So then we leave.

Zak and I could use a change of scenery.

Really?

Okay, we're gonna take off.

Um, you guys good?

Yeah, yeah we're great.

- Okay. - Thank you.

Yeah.

- Thank you. - Okay. Bye.

- Thank you. - Take care, guys.

Hey, buddy!

Yates,

what's going on?

Case is over. Brain no longer needed.

Yeah, sorry, just um,

zoned out for a second.

I have a question for you.

Shoot.

Well, you know that feeling you said you had sometimes,

like we're sitting ducks,

and how you want to protect yourself and us?

Was that about Maxine?

What are you talking about?

Oliver, the woman you loved was forced to kill a man

in order to save you.

If anything can conjure up feelings of helplessness...

Have you been reading Psychology Today

in your spare time?

Okay, I...

I was just looking out.

I appreciate it.

I'm fine.