1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,669 Previously on R.J. Decker... 2 00:00:02,753 --> 00:00:05,839 I'm Emi Ochoa. Lucas is my stepbrother. 3 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:08,967 And that's the man who almost killed him. 4 00:00:09,051 --> 00:00:10,093 I can't go a hundred feet 5 00:00:10,177 --> 00:00:12,513 without someone asking me for an interview about my murdered father. 6 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,890 The task force that will try to find your dad's killer, 7 00:00:14,973 --> 00:00:16,391 have you heard anything from them? 8 00:00:16,475 --> 00:00:17,768 My father and the DA were close. 9 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:20,562 Whoever killed him will not get away with it. 10 00:00:20,646 --> 00:00:22,439 I know I told you I needed some time, 11 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:25,901 - but I think what I really needed was... - A friend. 12 00:00:25,984 --> 00:00:28,612 The state police have a file on your Emi Ochoa. 13 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:29,863 Ms. Ochoa? 14 00:00:30,822 --> 00:00:32,491 I'm gonna need you to give me your hands. 15 00:00:33,575 --> 00:00:36,411 They've got her dead to rights. She killed her father. 16 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:47,024 If you could just let me know anything you find out, I would really appreciate it. 17 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:48,775 Hey, Mel. You arrested Emi? 18 00:01:48,859 --> 00:01:50,944 No, not me and not my guys. State police. 19 00:01:51,028 --> 00:01:52,112 - Yeah, but it's-- - Part of the task force. 20 00:01:52,195 --> 00:01:54,072 The-The charge is bull. She didn't kill her father. 21 00:01:54,156 --> 00:01:56,033 - I know. - Yeah, well, we were with her that night. 22 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,534 I said, I know. 23 00:01:57,617 --> 00:02:00,412 I was just talking to my captain, giving him the same earful 24 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,873 you're giving me, but the situation's worse than you think. 25 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:03,957 They have evidence. 26 00:02:04,041 --> 00:02:06,251 What kind of evidence could they have if she didn't do it? 27 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:10,464 Task force executed a no-knock search on her condo two days ago. 28 00:02:10,547 --> 00:02:12,424 I didn't know until just now. 29 00:02:12,507 --> 00:02:16,136 They found a nine-millimeter Beretta compact hidden in a wall vent. 30 00:02:16,219 --> 00:02:19,765 Ballistics from the gun match the slugs they pulled from the victim. 31 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:21,850 It's the gun that killed Victor Ochoa. 32 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:33,862 {\an8}Emi, Richard, you both know ADA Coto. 33 00:02:33,945 --> 00:02:36,865 {\an8}- We assume you want to discuss a plea? - You assume wrong. 34 00:02:36,948 --> 00:02:38,825 {\an8}Then why did you ask to talk? 35 00:02:40,410 --> 00:02:45,082 {\an8}So that you and I could talk, Janis. This whole thing is ridiculous. 36 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:48,919 {\an8}How long have we known each other? 37 00:02:50,295 --> 00:02:52,422 {\an8}- A long time. - A long time. 38 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:56,176 {\an8}My dad backed your first campaign when I was still in college. 39 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:58,595 {\an8}You're the one who convinced me to go to law school. And I was-- 40 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:01,223 {\an8}You can't possibly believe I did this. 41 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:05,602 {\an8}I wouldn't have, but the facts are hard to ignore. 42 00:03:05,686 --> 00:03:07,562 {\an8}What facts? The gun the police found? 43 00:03:07,646 --> 00:03:08,647 {\an8}For starters. 44 00:03:08,730 --> 00:03:10,732 {\an8}Somebody planted it there. 45 00:03:10,816 --> 00:03:12,984 {\an8}I've been staying at my brother's place the last two months. 46 00:03:13,068 --> 00:03:14,152 {\an8}My-My place has been empty. 47 00:03:14,236 --> 00:03:17,906 {\an8}Something the police are clearly aware of, given their surveillance of Ms. Ochoa. 48 00:03:17,989 --> 00:03:21,368 {\an8}- We think it's obvious she's being framed. - It's not obvious to us. 49 00:03:21,451 --> 00:03:24,871 {\an8}With her father gone, your client inherits his real estate empire. 50 00:03:24,955 --> 00:03:27,541 {\an8}I didn't want his real estate empire. 51 00:03:27,624 --> 00:03:30,377 {\an8}Even if I had, I didn't have to kill him to get it. 52 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:32,129 {\an8}He'd always planned for me to take over. 53 00:03:32,212 --> 00:03:33,755 {\an8}Your father's guards saw the two of you 54 00:03:33,839 --> 00:03:35,632 {\an8}fighting outside his house the day he was murdered. 55 00:03:35,715 --> 00:03:37,759 {\an8}From their statements, it sounded pretty heated. 56 00:03:37,843 --> 00:03:40,846 {\an8}You know we had our disagreements. I'm not denying that. 57 00:03:40,929 --> 00:03:42,472 {\an8}You're also forgetting my client has an alibi. 58 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:45,225 {\an8}She was at a party with half a dozen witnesses, 59 00:03:45,308 --> 00:03:47,102 {\an8}including one of your own homicide detectives. 60 00:03:47,185 --> 00:03:50,147 {\an8}By my count, that party also included two ex-cons, 61 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,815 {\an8}so maybe don't lean on the company she kept. 62 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:55,902 {\an8}Besides, it turns out that alibi is not so strong. 63 00:03:55,986 --> 00:03:57,320 {\an8}What are you talking about? 64 00:03:57,404 --> 00:04:00,407 {\an8}The pool where the state senator was found was heated. 65 00:04:00,490 --> 00:04:02,451 {\an8}Kept his body at a steady temperature, 66 00:04:02,534 --> 00:04:05,036 {\an8}meaning the ME had no way to narrow down time of death. 67 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,664 {\an8}Meaning your client could have killed him. 68 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:08,915 {\an8}Party or no party. 69 00:04:08,999 --> 00:04:12,461 {\an8}Emi, I know your father had a temper. 70 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,422 {\an8}I know the rumors he had criminal connections. 71 00:04:15,505 --> 00:04:18,842 {\an8}I can imagine all sorts of scenarios that would change things. 72 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,595 {\an8}If you didn't have a choice that night, if you felt threatened, 73 00:04:21,678 --> 00:04:26,558 {\an8}I can knock this down to a lesser charge, but I can only help you if you talk to me. 74 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:33,356 I didn't do it. 75 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:37,319 I would never have done it. 76 00:04:39,863 --> 00:04:41,323 That's all I can say. 77 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:44,075 Then I'll see you both at the arraignment. 78 00:04:47,329 --> 00:04:49,581 Yeah, I... No, I get it. 79 00:04:49,664 --> 00:04:51,374 I know it's a big ask. 80 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:55,128 She's calling friends in the department, 81 00:04:55,212 --> 00:04:57,547 seeing if anyone will slip us the case file on Emi. 82 00:04:57,631 --> 00:04:59,549 Maybe the task force was circling other suspects. 83 00:04:59,633 --> 00:05:01,718 Maybe there's leads they dropped, someone else I can look into, but... 84 00:05:01,802 --> 00:05:03,345 - Thanks for hearing me out. - So far no luck? 85 00:05:04,137 --> 00:05:06,389 I'll see you tomorrow. 86 00:05:08,183 --> 00:05:11,645 I'm being shut out. I work with jellyfish. There's not a spine in the bunch. 87 00:05:11,728 --> 00:05:14,689 To be fair, you are a witness in the case. We all are. 88 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:16,858 How was the press conference? Did you learn anything new? 89 00:05:16,942 --> 00:05:19,569 Bail was set at a number Emi could meet. 90 00:05:19,653 --> 00:05:21,613 She's being processed and released now. 91 00:05:21,696 --> 00:05:24,825 But other than that, nothing good. 92 00:05:24,908 --> 00:05:28,286 Apparently, the no-knock warrant that led the state police to the gun 93 00:05:28,370 --> 00:05:30,247 was the result of an anonymous tip. 94 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:32,541 Whoever made that call was lying their face off. 95 00:05:32,624 --> 00:05:35,043 That night at the party, no way did Emi just show up 96 00:05:35,126 --> 00:05:36,545 from murdering her own father, 97 00:05:36,628 --> 00:05:39,089 and she wasn't heading out to murder him either. 98 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:40,590 I think I've been a cop long enough to know. 99 00:05:40,674 --> 00:05:43,510 Do you think there's any way we could identify the tipster? 100 00:05:43,593 --> 00:05:46,388 Odds are, it's the same person who planted the gun, right? 101 00:05:46,471 --> 00:05:48,390 I mean, do you know anybody in the state police? 102 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:51,768 Oh, I can dig up some digits, but don't get your hopes up. 103 00:05:51,852 --> 00:05:55,397 My own lunch buddies aren't talking. Staties aren't gonna be much warmer. 104 00:05:59,568 --> 00:06:01,069 Uh, hey, buddy. 105 00:06:01,152 --> 00:06:03,196 I'm not sure if you heard, but now's not really a good-- 106 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:04,906 It's gone right to voicemail. I'll just leave a message. 107 00:06:04,990 --> 00:06:06,658 - No, Wish. I'm here. - Yo, Arj. 108 00:06:06,741 --> 00:06:08,493 - Can you hear me? I can hear you. - Well, guess I missed you. 109 00:06:08,577 --> 00:06:12,622 Anyway, there's a fella at the bar asking for you. Friendly sort. 110 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:13,790 Asked me to give you a ring. 111 00:06:14,958 --> 00:06:16,376 Well, what you gonna do? 112 00:06:16,459 --> 00:06:18,753 I'll just tell him he should try you another time. 113 00:06:18,837 --> 00:06:20,839 All right, talk soon, buddy. 114 00:06:22,424 --> 00:06:24,050 - What? - No, it's Wish. 115 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:27,929 I'm pretty sure he was only pretending like he couldn't hear me. 116 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:29,848 It was like he was performing for someone. 117 00:06:29,931 --> 00:06:31,683 And he used the term "friendly sort." 118 00:06:31,766 --> 00:06:35,103 Back at Apalachee, it was our code for certain guys to avoid. 119 00:06:35,812 --> 00:06:38,982 Like sometimes you'd meet someone and you could just tell they'd killed people. 120 00:06:39,566 --> 00:06:42,110 It didn't matter how they acted or what they'd say. 121 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:44,029 It was in their eyes. 122 00:06:44,112 --> 00:06:46,323 You think he's trying to tell you someone like that is at the bar? 123 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:48,700 Not just at the bar. He's looking for me. 124 00:06:48,783 --> 00:06:50,452 Yeah, Wish was warning me to stay away. 125 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:53,913 So naturally, your first response is to head right over. 126 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:56,833 If it's a problem with my name on it, I can't just leave it to Wish. 127 00:06:58,209 --> 00:07:01,838 Will you at least lie to me that you'll be careful? 128 00:07:04,299 --> 00:07:05,383 Hey. 129 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:08,762 - Oh. Why do I even bother? - What? 130 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:11,681 Do you have some kind of death wish or something? Or you just not listening? 131 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:14,517 Well, maybe I worry about you just as much as you worry about me. 132 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:16,853 - You ever think about that? - Lord help us both. 133 00:07:16,936 --> 00:07:20,148 Okay. The guy you called about, the friendly sort, he still here? 134 00:07:21,524 --> 00:07:22,525 All right. 135 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:24,611 Should you get a sense that he's gonna put holes in you, 136 00:07:24,694 --> 00:07:27,489 do me a favor and kindly step outside. 137 00:07:27,572 --> 00:07:30,033 - Okay, yeah. - I just mopped. 138 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:36,831 I'm R.J. Heard you were looking for me. 139 00:07:36,915 --> 00:07:40,251 Ah, Mr. Decker. My name is Augustine. 140 00:07:41,252 --> 00:07:43,421 Didn't heed your friend's warning, I see. 141 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:45,757 Yeah, well... 142 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,967 You could tell I was on that call, 143 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,346 and yet you don't seem very surprised I showed up. 144 00:07:51,429 --> 00:07:53,431 I've looked into you, Mr. Decker. 145 00:07:53,515 --> 00:07:55,392 I have a sense of your character. 146 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,102 It's why I'd like to hire you. 147 00:07:58,687 --> 00:08:02,649 I'm sorry, Mr. Augustine, was it? I appreciate the interest. I do. 148 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:05,735 But as it turns out, I'm not taking on any new clients right now. 149 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,362 My dance card, it's kinda full. 150 00:08:07,445 --> 00:08:10,198 I'm aware. At least, I believe I am. 151 00:08:11,282 --> 00:08:15,787 A friend of yours, Emilia Ochoa, has been arrested for murder. 152 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:17,622 You have strong feelings for this woman. 153 00:08:17,706 --> 00:08:19,708 You believe she's been framed. 154 00:08:19,791 --> 00:08:25,422 And so, unless I've misjudged you, you're going to try very hard to prove it. 155 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,090 You know all this how? 156 00:08:27,173 --> 00:08:29,592 As I said, I've had a chance to observe you. 157 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:32,345 - Aha. - I also suspect you're not being paid. 158 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:35,181 Even if Ms. Ochoa offered, you would not accept, 159 00:08:35,265 --> 00:08:37,308 but perhaps you'll take my money instead? 160 00:08:37,392 --> 00:08:40,937 Sorry, I'm gonna need you to back up for a second. 161 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:43,940 You want to pay me to do a job you already know I'm doing for free? 162 00:08:44,023 --> 00:08:45,400 - I do. - Because? 163 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:51,531 Because while you believe Ms. Ochoa's being framed, I myself am certain of it, 164 00:08:51,614 --> 00:08:55,744 and my employers would very much like to know who her father's real killer is. 165 00:08:57,078 --> 00:08:58,913 Would $50,000 be enough? 166 00:09:03,668 --> 00:09:06,337 ♪ You can't fall, brother ♪ 167 00:09:06,421 --> 00:09:10,842 So, he give you any sense of who these employers of his are? 168 00:09:10,925 --> 00:09:14,137 No, but, uh, I think we could venture a guess. Gang or cartel. 169 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:17,849 Yeah, unsavory types that Victor was doing business with before he died. 170 00:09:17,932 --> 00:09:19,100 Yeah. 171 00:09:19,184 --> 00:09:20,602 You remember where I keep my slim jim? 172 00:09:20,685 --> 00:09:22,312 Toolbox in the back of your jeep? 173 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:24,147 Yeah, exactly. I saw some keys on the table. 174 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,316 It's a rented Ford Escape. I assume it's in the lot. 175 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:28,818 All right. If I break into his car, what am I looking for? 176 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:29,903 Anything. 177 00:09:29,986 --> 00:09:32,322 Where he's staying, who he works for, what he had for breakfast. 178 00:09:33,114 --> 00:09:35,742 This guy obviously knows more about Victor's dirty laundry than we do. 179 00:09:35,825 --> 00:09:36,951 That makes him a new lead. 180 00:09:37,035 --> 00:09:38,912 You keep him busy till I get back. 181 00:09:38,995 --> 00:09:40,371 - That's the plan. - All right. 182 00:09:44,125 --> 00:09:45,460 There you go. 183 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:49,214 Your friend thinks I'm dangerous. 184 00:09:49,297 --> 00:09:51,800 Yeah, is he wrong? 185 00:09:52,550 --> 00:09:54,219 You haven't said much about your friends. 186 00:09:54,302 --> 00:09:57,263 Do you mind if I ask what their interest in the Ochoas is? 187 00:09:57,931 --> 00:10:00,266 I'm here as their representative. That's all you need to know. 188 00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:01,351 Okay. 189 00:10:01,434 --> 00:10:03,770 Okay, different question. 190 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:07,482 I know why I'm sure Emi Ochoa is being framed, 191 00:10:07,565 --> 00:10:08,858 but what makes you so sure? 192 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,861 I arrived in Fort Lauderdale three weeks ago. 193 00:10:12,529 --> 00:10:15,657 The Victor Ochoa case had been moving slowly. 194 00:10:16,407 --> 00:10:18,076 My employers were growing restless. 195 00:10:18,993 --> 00:10:22,831 I searched Ms. Ochoa's residence well before the police did. 196 00:10:23,581 --> 00:10:25,875 The gun was not in the vent where they found it when I looked. 197 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:27,418 So you were in Emi's house? 198 00:10:29,671 --> 00:10:31,756 - Mine too? - Why would I? 199 00:10:32,465 --> 00:10:34,551 Are you also a suspect in Victor Ochoa's murder? 200 00:10:34,634 --> 00:10:36,219 Can't say I didn't have motive. 201 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:41,432 If I searched the homes of everyone with motive to kill Victor Ochoa, 202 00:10:41,516 --> 00:10:43,601 - I'd be a busy man indeed. - That's true. 203 00:10:44,602 --> 00:10:47,772 Which reminds me, I have other places to be this evening. 204 00:10:51,609 --> 00:10:55,155 For the $50,000 I mentioned, I have one request: 205 00:10:56,072 --> 00:10:58,992 that you share everything that you discover with me 206 00:10:59,075 --> 00:11:00,326 before taking it to the police. 207 00:11:02,912 --> 00:11:05,456 - Do we have a deal? - No. I mean... 208 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:07,959 Sorry. No, not yet. 209 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,755 - Is the money not enough? - No, it's not that. 210 00:11:13,548 --> 00:11:16,426 I'm still working through all the things you're not telling me. 211 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:19,387 I mean, it's no secret Victor was in bed with organized criminals. 212 00:11:19,470 --> 00:11:21,556 Makes me think you're a fixer for some bad people. 213 00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:24,309 Some bad people who had a lot of money invested in Victor. 214 00:11:25,185 --> 00:11:27,520 Can't be cheap owning a state senator, after all. 215 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:31,774 Whoever killed them, that cost them an asset, 216 00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:33,276 you're supposed to find this person. 217 00:11:33,359 --> 00:11:35,653 Once you do, it's your job to serve justice. 218 00:11:35,737 --> 00:11:37,947 A version of justice, anyway. 219 00:11:39,782 --> 00:11:41,201 How am I doing so far? 220 00:11:42,994 --> 00:11:48,124 As I said, I'll be a client, and my money is good. 221 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:51,169 All these other matters are immaterial. 222 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:57,675 Well, I guess I have to decide if they're immaterial to me. 223 00:11:58,593 --> 00:11:59,802 Can I think about it? 224 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,389 Of course. Just don't think too long. 225 00:12:05,850 --> 00:12:07,393 - I'll be in touch. - Okay. 226 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:17,654 Hey. How'd it go? 227 00:12:20,114 --> 00:12:21,783 Broke my slim jim. 228 00:12:21,866 --> 00:12:25,411 No, the car did, when it refused to unlock. 229 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,289 Bruised my ego too, if I'm being honest. 230 00:12:28,373 --> 00:12:31,000 However, I did notice something when I looked through the window: 231 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,795 a tag hanging off the mirror, and there was an emblem on it, 232 00:12:33,878 --> 00:12:38,424 like a rabbit's head facing one direction and a flamingo facing the other. 233 00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:42,387 Yeah? 234 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,973 - This what you saw? - That's it. 235 00:12:45,056 --> 00:12:46,808 It's a resort. The Lucky Bird Inn. 236 00:12:46,891 --> 00:12:48,977 I've tailed a few cheating spouses there. 237 00:12:49,060 --> 00:12:50,937 The tag tells the valet you're a guest. 238 00:12:51,020 --> 00:12:54,232 Uh-huh. Well, I'd say that's worth the price of a slim jim. 239 00:14:20,068 --> 00:14:22,612 - Hey. - Hey. 240 00:14:28,159 --> 00:14:29,452 How you holding up? 241 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:32,830 - Uh, not great, actually. - Yeah. 242 00:14:33,956 --> 00:14:36,667 I take it the media is all over Lucas's place now too? 243 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:40,963 - Like flies on you know what. - Yeah. 244 00:14:42,006 --> 00:14:46,594 I get you checking in under a false name, but Elizabeth Borden, as in Lizzie Borden? 245 00:14:46,677 --> 00:14:49,889 You really think famous parent-killer is the best way to go for an alias? 246 00:14:49,972 --> 00:14:52,058 Gotta keep a sense of humor somehow. 247 00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:55,853 - Also, Lizzie was acquitted. - That's true. 248 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:02,193 I've been thinking of you a lot today. 249 00:15:02,276 --> 00:15:03,277 Oh. 250 00:15:03,778 --> 00:15:06,197 - Yeah? - How you've been where I am. 251 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:13,496 Someone you don't even know telling a lie... 252 00:15:14,330 --> 00:15:16,082 that could get you sent to prison. 253 00:15:20,044 --> 00:15:22,797 It's a pretty terrible place to be. 254 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,006 It is. 255 00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:27,927 I know you want to help me. 256 00:15:29,137 --> 00:15:30,138 I appreciate it. 257 00:15:31,722 --> 00:15:33,558 I just don't know if I deserve it. 258 00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:35,810 Why don't you let me be the judge of that? 259 00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:37,186 - R.J... - Hey, the help's coming, 260 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:39,063 whether you like it or not, from all of us. 261 00:15:40,022 --> 00:15:41,899 But we're gonna need your help too. 262 00:15:42,525 --> 00:15:44,026 Starting with this. 263 00:15:47,905 --> 00:15:49,532 What do you think? You seen this guy before? 264 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:52,160 Maybe he and your dad met at some point, or... 265 00:15:52,243 --> 00:15:54,245 Not that I recall, no. I... 266 00:15:54,328 --> 00:15:55,872 You said he tried to hire you? 267 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:59,250 Yeah, he did. He did, but there's no way I'm taking the job. 268 00:16:00,084 --> 00:16:02,920 I just said I'd think about it to stay on his good side. 269 00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:05,631 What's with the armadillo? 270 00:16:05,715 --> 00:16:08,634 I don't know. It felt out of place with this guy. 271 00:16:08,718 --> 00:16:10,928 The, uh, name on the tag was World of Hope. 272 00:16:11,012 --> 00:16:13,764 It turns out it's a charity that sends toys to child refugees. 273 00:16:14,557 --> 00:16:16,851 I checked their address against Augustine's receipts. 274 00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:19,604 A few days ago, he pumped gas about a half mile away from their headquarters. 275 00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:21,439 You're thinking he paid them a visit. 276 00:16:21,522 --> 00:16:22,899 Don't ask me why. 277 00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:26,527 Could be he's just into plushies. I... I don't know. 278 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:27,987 I've heard the name before. 279 00:16:28,070 --> 00:16:29,697 World of Hope. I... 280 00:16:30,448 --> 00:16:32,909 I remember my dad saying once 281 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:35,036 that the people behind it were contributors. 282 00:16:35,119 --> 00:16:37,413 To what? His pocket or his campaign? 283 00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:40,875 Why would a charity need to bribe a state senator? 284 00:16:40,958 --> 00:16:43,502 I don't know, but it's the first connection I've been able to make 285 00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:44,962 between this guy and your dad. 286 00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:47,423 Gonna pay them a visit in the morning. 287 00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:52,470 If they were bribing my father, 288 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,931 do you really think they'll just come out and tell you? 289 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:56,724 Who can say no to me? 290 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:16,077 Your friends at the station know you're helping me out? 291 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,328 What's it to you? 292 00:17:17,828 --> 00:17:21,332 Well, Ochoa was a pretty loaded name even before Emi got arrested. 293 00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:23,584 I'm guessing they wouldn't appreciate you pitching in. 294 00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:26,045 Since when do I give a crap about what anyone thinks? 295 00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:29,131 Besides, I like me just fine when I'm right about everything. 296 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:30,841 Hello! 297 00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:32,718 FLPD. 298 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:39,600 Hello? 299 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:43,145 It's empty. 300 00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:02,373 This was going to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 301 00:18:06,335 --> 00:18:08,129 Stuff in this crate isn't so cute. 302 00:18:08,212 --> 00:18:10,506 - Those are AR-15s. - Uh-huh. 303 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:15,845 And this one's full of rocket launchers. 304 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:17,388 I hear you say you're police? 305 00:18:19,390 --> 00:18:21,559 Yep, now that's too bad. 306 00:18:21,642 --> 00:18:24,312 Both of you, hands up where I can see 'em, please. 307 00:18:24,395 --> 00:18:26,689 - Okay. Yeah. - Hey, take it easy with that thing. 308 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:30,610 I'm fine. Two of you just do as I say, and no one has to get-- 309 00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:32,361 Call from Mama. 310 00:18:32,945 --> 00:18:34,488 Oh, hell. 311 00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:36,741 - Of all the dang-- - Call from Mama. 312 00:18:37,491 --> 00:18:39,410 I mean, I don't know. Maybe just call her back? 313 00:18:39,493 --> 00:18:41,454 I'm not sending my mama to voicemail. 314 00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:42,997 - Really? - Call from Mama. 315 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:44,582 Hold on. 316 00:18:46,542 --> 00:18:47,752 Whoa! 317 00:18:53,049 --> 00:18:54,175 Your truck? 318 00:18:54,759 --> 00:18:56,427 That thing holds one round, right? 319 00:18:56,510 --> 00:18:58,638 'Cause mine holds 16. 320 00:19:02,224 --> 00:19:03,643 Crap. 321 00:19:04,852 --> 00:19:06,479 You're in a heap of trouble, Doyle. 322 00:19:06,562 --> 00:19:09,649 Firing rocket launchers at police is taken kind of seriously. 323 00:19:09,732 --> 00:19:12,360 Plus, the feds are gonna have lots of questions about you 324 00:19:12,443 --> 00:19:15,029 smuggling weapons out of the country in crates that say "toys." 325 00:19:15,112 --> 00:19:18,616 I'm gonna save y'all some time. I... I got one word for ya. 326 00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:21,035 Protective custody. 327 00:19:21,118 --> 00:19:22,244 Yeah, that's... 328 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:25,373 that's two words, but please, go ahead. 329 00:19:25,456 --> 00:19:27,083 The folks that paid for those guns? 330 00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:29,460 They already sent the guy to bust my fingers 331 00:19:29,543 --> 00:19:32,755 just 'cause I hung on to a few keepsakes. 332 00:19:32,838 --> 00:19:35,132 Keepsakes? As in, you were skimming weapons off the shipment? 333 00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:36,967 I don't even want to think about what they'll do to me 334 00:19:37,051 --> 00:19:38,427 for losing the whole bunch. 335 00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:39,679 Let me ask you something. 336 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:43,432 Guy that did that to your hand, what was his name? 337 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:46,227 Yeah. I just know him as Mr. Augustine. 338 00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:47,478 Never got a first name. 339 00:19:47,561 --> 00:19:49,522 That's the guy I was telling you about, who tried to hire me. 340 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:51,691 And you're worried that the group he works for, 341 00:19:51,774 --> 00:19:54,235 - they'd be able to get to you in prison. - Like that. 342 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:56,529 Only the DA's office can offer you a deal, 343 00:19:56,612 --> 00:19:58,948 but I can tee it up for you, assuming you tell us what we want to know. 344 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:01,450 - Anything. - Who are those weapons going to? 345 00:20:01,534 --> 00:20:04,912 A group called Nan la Selle in Haiti. 346 00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:07,248 Augustine works for 'em too. 347 00:20:07,790 --> 00:20:09,417 I don't really follow politics, 348 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:12,294 but some kind of civil war going on down there. 349 00:20:12,378 --> 00:20:14,672 The Haitian government's basically in collapse. 350 00:20:14,755 --> 00:20:17,049 Armed gangs are fighting for control of the country. 351 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:19,385 I assume Nan la Selle is one of those gangs. 352 00:20:19,468 --> 00:20:20,636 The charity. 353 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,555 It's basically a front for shipping guns, right? 354 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:26,600 Couple of crates that go out are filled with toys, so they pass inspection. 355 00:20:26,684 --> 00:20:29,311 Next couple of crates that don't have to pass inspection 356 00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:31,731 are filled with assault rifles and RPGs. 357 00:20:31,814 --> 00:20:33,232 Where did all those weapons come from? 358 00:20:33,315 --> 00:20:37,111 Now, that part, you got nothing on me. I bought 'em all perfectly legal. 359 00:20:37,194 --> 00:20:39,905 So you can turn around and sell 'em to people that can't buy 'em legal. 360 00:20:39,989 --> 00:20:42,283 - Pretty sure that part's a crime. - Yeah. 361 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:44,493 Victor Ochoa. You heard of him? 362 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:45,995 Florida state senator? 363 00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:47,705 Like I said, I don't follow politics. 364 00:20:47,788 --> 00:20:48,831 Well, he was murdered. 365 00:20:49,540 --> 00:20:51,125 We're trying to figure out who did it. 366 00:20:52,001 --> 00:20:55,004 Were you... you thinking I'd know who did it? 367 00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:59,550 'Cause if there's someone you want me to say killed him, just tell me the name. 368 00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:01,385 I'll say whatever you want. 369 00:21:01,469 --> 00:21:03,596 Not really how we do things, Doyle, but... 370 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:05,806 ...thanks. 371 00:21:40,466 --> 00:21:42,927 Mr. Decker, perfect timing. 372 00:21:43,886 --> 00:21:47,306 - For? - Shrimp creole. A family recipe. 373 00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:49,683 I assume you prefer it less spicy. 374 00:21:50,434 --> 00:21:51,519 That's... 375 00:21:52,102 --> 00:21:53,187 thoughtful. 376 00:21:57,191 --> 00:21:59,693 If I was here to kill you, you'd already know it. 377 00:21:59,777 --> 00:22:02,154 The knife is... is a trophy of peace. 378 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:03,239 Ah. 379 00:22:04,949 --> 00:22:06,826 Please. Sit. 380 00:22:09,286 --> 00:22:10,621 How can I refuse? 381 00:22:16,752 --> 00:22:17,878 Thank you. 382 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:24,260 You've done an impressive job investigating me. 383 00:22:26,303 --> 00:22:29,056 I'm guessing you're here because you heard about Doyle Koven's arrest? 384 00:22:29,139 --> 00:22:32,601 As a result of you looking into me, obviously. 385 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:37,064 Don't worry. I'm not angry. 386 00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:40,025 You did what I would have done. 387 00:22:40,776 --> 00:22:42,528 - Viognier? - No, thank you. 388 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,410 You're not convinced. 389 00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:52,663 I saw what you did to Doyle, and that was just for skimming. 390 00:22:52,746 --> 00:22:56,834 You're worried that for costing us an entire shipment of weapons, 391 00:22:56,917 --> 00:22:58,377 I do more than break fingers. 392 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:03,090 Doyle stole from us. You have not. 393 00:23:04,466 --> 00:23:08,679 However, you are supposed to have been looking for Mr. Ochoa's killer. 394 00:23:08,762 --> 00:23:12,182 I have been. And maybe I'm closer now that I understand a few things. 395 00:23:13,309 --> 00:23:17,062 Your employer, Nan la Selle, they had Victor in their pocket, didn't they? 396 00:23:18,022 --> 00:23:20,399 They needed smuggled American weapons to fight their war, 397 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:24,528 and a well-greased state senator could help keep those weapons coming. 398 00:23:24,612 --> 00:23:27,406 Say a bill was introduced to tighten up the ports, 399 00:23:27,489 --> 00:23:30,326 Victor would be in a position to make sure that bill failed. 400 00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:34,330 Now you see why my employers need answers. 401 00:23:35,497 --> 00:23:37,958 Suppose a rival group was behind the murder 402 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:41,045 as part of a plan to cut off our arms supply, hmm? 403 00:23:41,545 --> 00:23:44,840 If that were the case, we'd need to respond. 404 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:46,592 And what if that wasn't the case? 405 00:23:47,468 --> 00:23:49,678 What if the murder was unrelated? 406 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:53,182 Do I still break fingers? 407 00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:55,100 Or do I do worse? 408 00:23:55,976 --> 00:23:57,561 This would be at my discretion. 409 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:04,526 You won't be accepting my offer, will you? 410 00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:07,488 I can't just hand someone over to you, no matter what they did. 411 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:12,284 To be honest, I'm more insulted you're not eating. 412 00:24:12,868 --> 00:24:13,869 Oh. 413 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,797 - It's actually very good. - Hmm. 414 00:24:29,176 --> 00:24:30,386 Can I ask you a favor? 415 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:32,930 You decline my request and then ask one of your own? 416 00:24:33,013 --> 00:24:35,474 I still need to find the real killer, and that helps us both. 417 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:37,851 Proceed. 418 00:24:38,435 --> 00:24:41,188 I have a feeling you have someone inside the investigation... 419 00:24:41,730 --> 00:24:43,899 ...a task force member, maybe. 420 00:24:44,942 --> 00:24:48,654 You knew the gun was hidden inside a vent. That wasn't made public. 421 00:24:48,737 --> 00:24:52,449 Now, I'm not asking for your source, but if I'm right, 422 00:24:52,533 --> 00:24:55,703 it-it sure would help a lot to take a look at that case file. 423 00:24:56,996 --> 00:24:58,622 I'll see what I can do. 424 00:24:58,706 --> 00:24:59,790 Okay. 425 00:25:03,794 --> 00:25:05,629 I have to make a call. 426 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:09,842 You, uh... Well, uh, you just make yourself at home. 427 00:25:10,426 --> 00:25:11,927 Oh, before I forget, I have to ask. 428 00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:13,512 What's with the armadillo? 429 00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:14,596 Ah. 430 00:25:15,389 --> 00:25:18,684 A present for my daughter. She's five. 431 00:25:18,767 --> 00:25:22,146 So you break a few fingers, you stop by the gift shop. 432 00:25:22,229 --> 00:25:23,731 Just another business trip. 433 00:25:30,237 --> 00:25:31,321 Hey, I got your text. 434 00:25:31,405 --> 00:25:32,990 I just heard you were shot at today. 435 00:25:33,073 --> 00:25:34,491 Technically, yes. 436 00:25:34,575 --> 00:25:36,035 With a rocket launcher. 437 00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:38,454 Well, it missed. 438 00:25:42,499 --> 00:25:43,917 I've been thinking. 439 00:25:45,127 --> 00:25:47,379 I've been thinking I can't do this anymore. 440 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:49,798 You can't do what anymore? 441 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:51,425 Any of it. 442 00:25:51,508 --> 00:25:54,261 That's why I asked you to call me back-- so I could tell you I made a decision. 443 00:25:54,344 --> 00:25:55,554 Okay. 444 00:25:56,513 --> 00:25:58,432 I'm gonna call my lawyer in the morning. 445 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:01,477 I'm gonna tell him to take the deal I was offered. 446 00:26:09,610 --> 00:26:11,653 - I told you not to come. - Well, you said some crazy things. 447 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:13,614 I'm here to make sure you don't do crazy things. 448 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:15,824 Taking the deal I was offered isn't crazy. 449 00:26:15,908 --> 00:26:18,202 Actually, it is. You know why? 'Cause you're innocent. 450 00:26:18,285 --> 00:26:20,204 - Am I? - Yes, you are. 451 00:26:21,997 --> 00:26:25,209 I may not have killed my father, but he is dead because of me. 452 00:26:26,877 --> 00:26:30,255 I mean, after he threatened to have you sent back to prison, that was it. 453 00:26:30,339 --> 00:26:33,425 I decided he was the one who needed to go to prison. 454 00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:37,846 What I didn't understand, what I failed to understand, 455 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,306 is that he couldn't go to prison, 456 00:26:39,389 --> 00:26:42,726 because if he did, it would make someone else vulnerable. 457 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:44,603 Someone dangerous. 458 00:26:44,686 --> 00:26:47,231 Someone with secrets they knew he would spill. 459 00:26:48,357 --> 00:26:50,109 - I never saw it coming. - Emi, it's not-- 460 00:26:50,192 --> 00:26:52,486 I should've... I should've known how much danger I was putting him in. 461 00:26:52,569 --> 00:26:54,321 Victor made his own bed. You know he did. 462 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:56,198 - What about you? - I can-- 463 00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:57,908 What's gonna happen to you that I don't see coming? 464 00:26:57,991 --> 00:26:59,451 Nothing is gonna happen to us. 465 00:26:59,535 --> 00:27:01,578 You were almost killed today. 466 00:27:06,083 --> 00:27:11,547 If... If you had died... ...or Mel, that would've been on me too. 467 00:27:11,630 --> 00:27:14,633 I would've had to live with it for the rest of my life. 468 00:27:18,011 --> 00:27:20,931 The case they have against me, 469 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:25,769 it may be a frame, but it's-it's a good one. 470 00:27:26,728 --> 00:27:29,481 I fight it, I could go to prison for the rest of my life. 471 00:27:29,565 --> 00:27:33,861 I take the deal, I make things easier on everyone, including myself. 472 00:27:33,944 --> 00:27:36,989 Okay. What about the person that actually did kill your father? 473 00:27:37,072 --> 00:27:40,617 They're still out there. You do this, they go free. They walk. 474 00:27:42,411 --> 00:27:43,537 I'm making progress here. 475 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:45,789 I am. Something is gonna shake loose. 476 00:27:45,873 --> 00:27:47,833 It is. Just give me one more day. 477 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:51,128 Don't call your lawyer tomorrow. Give me one more day. 478 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:54,798 I'm sorry. Yeah. 479 00:27:54,882 --> 00:27:57,050 - Where are you? - I'm with Emi. Everything okay? 480 00:27:57,134 --> 00:27:58,802 It most definitely is not. 481 00:27:58,886 --> 00:28:01,054 Both of you need to come to the house. Now. 482 00:28:03,974 --> 00:28:06,560 Couple hours after we dropped Doyle Koven in holding, 483 00:28:06,643 --> 00:28:09,354 he asked to speak to the lead in the Victor Ochoa case. 484 00:28:09,438 --> 00:28:12,024 I had to pull in a huge favor to get a copy of this. 485 00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:14,943 Yes, sir, a Beretta Px4 compact carry. 486 00:28:15,027 --> 00:28:18,322 Small profile, reduced recoil. Looks just like the one I sold her. 487 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:20,490 Her being Emilia Ochoa? 488 00:28:20,574 --> 00:28:22,075 Yeah, that was her name. 489 00:28:22,159 --> 00:28:24,912 Mentioned her daddy was some big-shot politician. 490 00:28:24,995 --> 00:28:26,204 Victor Ochoa. 491 00:28:26,288 --> 00:28:28,624 When we talked to this guy, he'd never even heard of Victor. 492 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:29,708 It gets worse. 493 00:28:29,791 --> 00:28:31,752 - What did this woman look like? - Pretty. 494 00:28:31,835 --> 00:28:35,172 About your height. Long brown hair, big brown eyes. 495 00:28:35,255 --> 00:28:36,673 We're gonna show you some photos. 496 00:28:36,757 --> 00:28:39,384 If you see the woman you sold the gun to, let us know. 497 00:28:40,469 --> 00:28:41,929 That's her, right there. 498 00:28:42,012 --> 00:28:44,306 Lady like that, she leaves an impression. 499 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:45,724 When did you sell her the gun? 500 00:28:45,807 --> 00:28:47,893 - I've never even seen this guy before. - Couple of years ago. 501 00:28:47,976 --> 00:28:49,770 - I certainly never bought a gun from him. - We know. 502 00:28:49,853 --> 00:28:53,357 She said there'd been some break-ins in her building. Made her nervous. 503 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,442 Said she wanted to be able to defend herself. 504 00:28:56,068 --> 00:28:57,986 So someone got to him after he talked to us. 505 00:28:58,070 --> 00:28:59,988 Yeah, he said he'd do anything for a deal. 506 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:03,742 Obviously, somebody put him in a position to get one, coached him on what to say. 507 00:29:03,825 --> 00:29:05,118 No, not somebody. 508 00:29:07,162 --> 00:29:08,747 I know who's framing me now. 509 00:29:14,211 --> 00:29:16,630 Emi, what are you doing here? Who let you in? 510 00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:19,383 Oh, uh, your assistant was away from his desk, 511 00:29:19,466 --> 00:29:21,301 so we decided to make ourselves at home. 512 00:29:21,385 --> 00:29:22,928 Hi, I'm R.J. Decker. 513 00:29:23,011 --> 00:29:24,596 Your office prosecuted me once, 514 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:26,014 but I don't believe we've had the pleasure. 515 00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:28,558 Emi, what the hell is this? 516 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:30,936 I heard a story yesterday. 517 00:29:32,729 --> 00:29:38,068 A man named Doyle Koven told the police I bought a gun from him. 518 00:29:39,861 --> 00:29:42,322 He said it was because I was worried about some break-ins 519 00:29:42,406 --> 00:29:43,949 in my building two years ago. 520 00:29:45,450 --> 00:29:48,704 The part about me buying a gun, that was a lie, 521 00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:53,333 but the part about me being worried about some break-ins, that was true. 522 00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:57,254 And I did go to see someone about it. 523 00:29:58,672 --> 00:30:00,632 Only it wasn't Doyle Koven. 524 00:30:02,217 --> 00:30:03,218 It was you. 525 00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:09,057 You said you would talk to someone, get some more patrol cars in the area. 526 00:30:10,726 --> 00:30:14,438 But because I knew, I-I was asking for a special treatment, 527 00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:16,648 I never shared my concerns with anyone else. 528 00:30:17,524 --> 00:30:18,525 Just you. 529 00:30:20,068 --> 00:30:22,571 Did the break-ins stop? I don't think I ever asked. 530 00:30:25,282 --> 00:30:27,284 You told Doyle Koven what to say. 531 00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:30,912 Because you killed my father. 532 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:35,042 Emi, why would I do that? 533 00:30:35,125 --> 00:30:37,878 Probably because you're just as dirty as he was. 534 00:30:37,961 --> 00:30:40,005 After all, he put you in this office. 535 00:30:40,088 --> 00:30:42,841 No way he does that if he thought you were above a bribe. 536 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:46,636 I recently found out that one of the pockets he was in 537 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,306 belonged to a Haitian military group. 538 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:51,308 Nan la Selle. You've heard of them. 539 00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:53,685 I assume it's because you're in their pocket too. 540 00:30:54,311 --> 00:30:57,439 And knowing my father, he... he probably made the introductions. 541 00:30:58,648 --> 00:31:01,401 Told them it would be a good idea to have a DA on the payroll 542 00:31:01,485 --> 00:31:03,236 in case one of their people gets arrested. 543 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,239 Yeah, all this to say we think you knew enough of each other's dirty laundry 544 00:31:06,323 --> 00:31:08,658 to assure mutual destruction. 545 00:31:10,285 --> 00:31:15,373 {\an8}The last time I saw Victor, he reminded me you were one of his oldest friends. 546 00:31:15,457 --> 00:31:17,834 He called you to his house that night, didn't he? 547 00:31:18,335 --> 00:31:20,337 Pressured you to drop the case against him. 548 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,090 But that put you in a tough spot, didn't it? 549 00:31:23,173 --> 00:31:26,051 Because if you didn't do what he wanted, he would have taken you down with him, 550 00:31:26,134 --> 00:31:29,888 but letting him walk, that would have been career suicide. 551 00:31:30,764 --> 00:31:33,767 Case was too high-profile, so you thought of a third option. 552 00:31:34,768 --> 00:31:35,769 You shot him. 553 00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:39,314 Can you prove any of this? 554 00:31:41,358 --> 00:31:46,321 Because if all you have to suggest that I killed Victor is a gun dealer 555 00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:49,908 who knew a story I also knew, well, there's a much simpler explanation. 556 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:53,036 {\an8}The gun dealer is telling the truth, not to mention, 557 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,872 {\an8}if I was in possession of the murder weapon this whole time, 558 00:31:55,956 --> 00:31:59,292 {\an8}why would I have waited so long to frame you? 559 00:32:00,252 --> 00:32:02,754 I have to say, if your plan is to try 560 00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:05,799 {\an8}and sell any of this to a jury, I like my odds. 561 00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:08,426 You're both gonna get out of here now, 562 00:32:08,510 --> 00:32:11,221 before I add trespassing to the charges against you. 563 00:32:16,017 --> 00:32:17,018 Emi? 564 00:32:17,727 --> 00:32:19,980 I told you I was willing to plead this down. 565 00:32:20,897 --> 00:32:23,150 Take the deal before I change my mind. 566 00:32:40,208 --> 00:32:42,836 Hey, I don't know if you saw my text. 567 00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:45,505 Sofia's having dinner at Charlotte's, so I just dropped her off. 568 00:32:45,589 --> 00:32:46,590 Oh. 569 00:32:46,673 --> 00:32:49,176 - R.J. told you what happened? - Oh, yeah. 570 00:32:49,259 --> 00:32:51,887 The district attorney of Fort Lauderdale is a murderer, 571 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:54,139 and Emi is still on the fast track to prison. 572 00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:55,432 How was your day? 573 00:32:56,266 --> 00:32:59,561 Compared to Emi's, a walk in the park, but at least her head's back in the game. 574 00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,354 There's no way she'll take the plea now. 575 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:02,522 Mm-mmm. 576 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,108 What am I smelling? 577 00:33:05,192 --> 00:33:08,320 Oh, a frozen pizza. I wasn't exactly in the mood to cook. 578 00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:10,113 How long have you been heating it? 579 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:15,493 - Oh. - I'll make some Bolognese. 580 00:33:15,577 --> 00:33:17,078 Oh, God. Oh, God. 581 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:22,834 Did someone from the squad finally come through and get you the case file? 582 00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:29,466 No. R.J.'s new friend, Augustine, the one who works for the Haitian gang. 583 00:33:29,549 --> 00:33:31,301 R.J. has a copy too. 584 00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,803 What if he paid Lake a visit? 585 00:33:33,887 --> 00:33:35,513 - Who? - Augustine. 586 00:33:36,181 --> 00:33:39,100 Maybe it puts the fear of God in her, she confesses. 587 00:33:39,184 --> 00:33:42,729 The way R.J. described him, I don't think he's in the "fear of God" business. 588 00:33:42,812 --> 00:33:44,648 More like the meeting God business. 589 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:47,651 We sic him on Lake, we have no control over how he handles her. 590 00:33:47,734 --> 00:33:50,654 He could just make her disappear. She doesn't show up for work tomorrow. 591 00:33:50,737 --> 00:33:53,073 And then Emi's still on the hook for murder. 592 00:33:53,156 --> 00:33:55,242 - Mm-hmm. - Is there anything helpful in there? 593 00:33:55,325 --> 00:33:58,161 I mean, most of what's here we already knew. 594 00:33:58,245 --> 00:34:00,664 The only exception is this. 595 00:34:01,373 --> 00:34:04,084 Forensics found some weird residue on the gun. 596 00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:07,045 Lake did a good job cleaning it. There were no prints, no DNA, 597 00:34:07,128 --> 00:34:09,089 but I guess she missed some gunk in the crevices. 598 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:12,008 "Acrylic, sand, blue pigment." 599 00:34:12,092 --> 00:34:13,843 Task force hasn't identified it yet, 600 00:34:13,927 --> 00:34:17,430 but they know it's not from Victor's house, not from Emi's condo. 601 00:34:18,098 --> 00:34:22,560 But I'm wondering if it could help us track where the gun has been. 602 00:34:22,644 --> 00:34:24,688 Do you remember when the HOA was talking about 603 00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:26,940 putting a pickleball court in up the street? 604 00:34:27,732 --> 00:34:29,150 Of course I do, babe. 605 00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:30,777 I did a deep dive, wanted to make sure 606 00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:33,071 the materials they were using weren't toxic. 607 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:36,658 Respectfully, the hell does it have to do with anything? 608 00:34:37,284 --> 00:34:42,247 I'll give you three hints: acrylic, sand, blue pigment. 609 00:34:45,834 --> 00:34:48,920 The blue residue the task force found, chemical makeup is the same 610 00:34:49,004 --> 00:34:50,797 - as the stuff in that bucket. - Okay. 611 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,341 So it makes up the playing surface on a pickleball court. 612 00:34:54,009 --> 00:34:55,343 Me and Cath are HOA. 613 00:34:55,427 --> 00:34:57,512 They wouldn't sign off on one going up in our neighborhood, 614 00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:00,348 not because the chemicals were bad, but the noise. 615 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:04,102 Other communities, they were tearing themselves apart over pickleball. 616 00:35:04,185 --> 00:35:06,187 It's the racquets. They don't have strings. 617 00:35:06,271 --> 00:35:07,939 - Hit a ball with one... - You get a pop. 618 00:35:08,023 --> 00:35:11,610 - A loud one, over and over and over. - Mm-hmm. 619 00:35:11,693 --> 00:35:14,237 People who live near courts, they get angry. 620 00:35:14,321 --> 00:35:17,240 And sometimes, they get violent. 621 00:35:17,324 --> 00:35:18,450 Okay, so what's the theory? 622 00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:21,578 The same gun that was used to kill Victor was used in some pickleball fight? 623 00:35:21,661 --> 00:35:22,954 Okay. Here. 624 00:35:23,038 --> 00:35:25,999 Multiple incidents the past year of people vandalizing courts. 625 00:35:26,082 --> 00:35:28,335 Mm-hmm. Not seeing any mention of guns. 626 00:35:28,418 --> 00:35:29,836 No, but look at this one. 627 00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:35,800 What if the gun was never on a pickleball court? 628 00:35:36,593 --> 00:35:39,638 What if it was in a pickleball court? 629 00:35:43,433 --> 00:35:47,562 Now, it's not that I don't appreciate the police coming to take another look, 630 00:35:47,646 --> 00:35:49,856 especially not with such a handsome officer. 631 00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:51,274 He's not police. 632 00:35:51,358 --> 00:35:53,193 - He's still handsome. - You're very kind. 633 00:35:53,943 --> 00:35:57,072 Like I said on the phone, we decided not to pursue charges. 634 00:35:57,155 --> 00:36:01,076 Whichever one of our residents is the vandal, we'll just handle it internally. 635 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:04,454 Okay. Well, the thing is, Pearl, 636 00:36:04,579 --> 00:36:07,248 Detective Abreu and I, we don't think this is vandalism. 637 00:36:07,332 --> 00:36:10,335 Other incidents, we saw people, they splashed paint on the courts, 638 00:36:10,418 --> 00:36:11,628 others tore up the nets. 639 00:36:11,711 --> 00:36:14,547 I mean, this, to me, looks like someone took a jackhammer to it. 640 00:36:14,631 --> 00:36:17,175 Almost like someone was trying to dig something up. 641 00:36:18,551 --> 00:36:21,388 All right, say we're right, and Lake did bury the gun here. 642 00:36:21,471 --> 00:36:24,516 We don't find a way to connect it to her, it means nada. 643 00:36:29,437 --> 00:36:31,356 Think I just did. Hey, Pearl? 644 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,233 Yes, gorgeous? 645 00:36:33,316 --> 00:36:36,111 The cart there, that's the community logo on it? 646 00:36:36,194 --> 00:36:38,488 - That's us, Coconut Harbor. - Coconut Harbor. 647 00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:40,365 - And that's on all the carts? - Yes. 648 00:36:49,249 --> 00:36:52,877 Okay, this thing you're obviously onto but not sharing with me, 649 00:36:52,961 --> 00:36:55,922 you think it'll be enough to convince a jury Emi's innocent? 650 00:36:56,005 --> 00:36:57,006 Definitely not. 651 00:36:57,632 --> 00:36:59,300 But it's not a jury I gotta convince. 652 00:37:03,847 --> 00:37:08,727 Because we need to know that Derek understands the terms. And, um... 653 00:37:09,394 --> 00:37:10,729 I'll catch up with you later. 654 00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:13,815 Detective Abreu, Mr. Decker. 655 00:37:14,357 --> 00:37:16,276 Has Emi had a change of heart? 656 00:37:16,359 --> 00:37:19,654 Now that you mention it, she did seem more cheerful today, 657 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,281 but I'm guessing that's not what you meant. 658 00:37:21,364 --> 00:37:23,074 Yeah, we were hoping to have a little talk with you, 659 00:37:23,158 --> 00:37:26,578 but we think this is one you're gonna want to have in private. 660 00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:29,330 Please. 661 00:37:39,799 --> 00:37:41,801 You know, you asked us a good question the other day. 662 00:37:42,427 --> 00:37:43,887 If you had the murder weapon all along, 663 00:37:43,970 --> 00:37:46,973 why'd you wait almost three months to use it to frame Emi? 664 00:37:47,056 --> 00:37:50,018 My friends didn't have an answer for you then, but we think we do now. 665 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:52,687 It's because, originally, you never planned to frame anyone. 666 00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:55,064 You were okay with the murder going unsolved. 667 00:37:55,690 --> 00:37:58,860 That's why you buried a gun under a pickleball court that was being built. 668 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:01,112 Took us a minute to figure out why you picked that spot. 669 00:38:01,196 --> 00:38:04,324 Then my handsome colleague here remembered something. 670 00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:06,701 Yeah, when I was in your office the other day, 671 00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:08,953 I-I saw a photo of you with an elderly couple. 672 00:38:09,704 --> 00:38:11,331 Your parents, right? 673 00:38:11,873 --> 00:38:13,208 Dominic and Roseanne Lake. 674 00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:18,254 In the shot, there was a golf cart with a logo for a seniors living community on it. 675 00:38:18,338 --> 00:38:21,090 - Coconut Harbor, yeah? - We were there this morning. 676 00:38:21,174 --> 00:38:22,884 We confirmed your parents are residents. 677 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,929 They're the reason you knew that pickleball court was going up. 678 00:38:26,012 --> 00:38:28,389 You know, I gotta give credit where it's due. 679 00:38:28,473 --> 00:38:31,643 Burying a gun under all that, that was... it was a good plan. 680 00:38:32,519 --> 00:38:35,021 I mean, good chance nobody would have ever found it. 681 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:38,483 - If you just left it there. - But you didn't. 682 00:38:38,566 --> 00:38:41,277 Probably, if we had to guess, because word reached you 683 00:38:41,361 --> 00:38:44,656 that a representative of a group that was bribing you had come to town. 684 00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:46,032 Mr. Augustine. 685 00:38:46,115 --> 00:38:48,368 Suddenly it was dangerous to leave Victor's murder unsolved. 686 00:38:48,451 --> 00:38:49,452 You need a patsy. 687 00:38:49,536 --> 00:38:50,829 You needed Emi. 688 00:38:50,912 --> 00:38:54,833 So you dug up the gun, you planted it, you called in the tip about it yourself. 689 00:38:56,584 --> 00:39:00,004 Do you plan to take all of this to court? Be my guest. 690 00:39:00,088 --> 00:39:02,715 No, the last place we'd take it... ...is court. 691 00:39:03,842 --> 00:39:05,510 We'd take it to Mr. Augustine. 692 00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:07,178 Or at least I would. 693 00:39:07,262 --> 00:39:10,640 See, there are lines you don't cross when you work in the justice system. 694 00:39:10,723 --> 00:39:15,520 News to you, I'm sure, but I-I'm offering you a chance to confess. 695 00:39:16,437 --> 00:39:19,399 Because by the time Augustine finds out you're the one that killed Victor, 696 00:39:19,482 --> 00:39:21,526 you'll already be in protective custody. 697 00:39:22,235 --> 00:39:23,486 Take the deal. 698 00:39:24,654 --> 00:39:26,614 Take the deal before I change my mind. 699 00:39:33,955 --> 00:39:38,334 Fort Lauderdale is reeling tonight over reports that District Attorney Janis Lake 700 00:39:38,418 --> 00:39:41,379 has confessed to the murder of State Senator Victor Ochoa. 701 00:39:41,462 --> 00:39:44,173 The state senator's daughter, Emilia Ochoa, 702 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:46,634 was arrested for the murder earlier this week, 703 00:39:46,718 --> 00:39:48,928 {\an8}but with today's stunning development, 704 00:39:49,012 --> 00:39:50,972 all charges against Ms. Ochoa have been dropped. 705 00:39:52,140 --> 00:39:54,183 In other news, invasive potatoes are wreaking havoc 706 00:39:54,267 --> 00:39:57,020 - on plant life in the Orlando-- - Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. 707 00:39:57,937 --> 00:39:59,022 They never said your name. 708 00:39:59,105 --> 00:40:01,316 Now, how in the hell did they never say your name? 709 00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:05,111 Well, considering I only got a confession by saying I'd give the DA up 710 00:40:05,194 --> 00:40:08,364 to a Haitian military group, probably for the best. 711 00:40:08,990 --> 00:40:11,492 Reminds me. Your buddy Augustine dropped something off for you today. 712 00:40:11,576 --> 00:40:12,911 Huh. 713 00:40:12,994 --> 00:40:17,081 Now, if this is a threat for turning the DA over to the cops instead of him, 714 00:40:17,165 --> 00:40:18,666 - don't tell me. - Okay. 715 00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:21,044 - Unless I'm being threatened too. - Right. 716 00:40:21,628 --> 00:40:23,129 No, don't want to know. 717 00:40:32,430 --> 00:40:34,307 You actually like this guy, don't you? 718 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:38,394 Speaking of strange, ineffable friendships. 719 00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:41,940 Hey, all charges dropped. Just heard it on the news. Incredible. 720 00:40:42,023 --> 00:40:44,692 You say it like you had nothing to do with it. 721 00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:47,403 Hey, come on. 722 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:51,115 - Thank you. - Anytime, anytime. 723 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:53,284 Um... 724 00:40:54,035 --> 00:40:56,287 Can I talk to you for a second outside, though? 725 00:40:58,873 --> 00:41:00,416 This sounds serious. 726 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:03,628 Ah, well, I mean, it kind of is. It's just... 727 00:41:03,711 --> 00:41:05,088 The other night, you were saying 728 00:41:05,171 --> 00:41:07,340 you blame yourself for what happened to your dad. 729 00:41:07,924 --> 00:41:09,384 And I-I was just kind of hoping, 730 00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:13,012 I mean, now that we know who's really responsible, that... 731 00:41:13,096 --> 00:41:16,683 - That I'll cut myself a little slack? - I mean, you know, maybe this much. 732 00:41:16,766 --> 00:41:19,936 I'll admit, knowing the truth helps, but I... 733 00:41:20,561 --> 00:41:22,313 I... I still have a lot of work to do. 734 00:41:22,939 --> 00:41:26,693 If you asked me 15 years ago what I wanted to do with my life, 735 00:41:26,776 --> 00:41:28,861 I would have told you I wanted to help people. 736 00:41:29,654 --> 00:41:33,074 I'm just taking everything that's happened to me as a wake-up call. 737 00:41:34,409 --> 00:41:36,244 I just need to, I don't know... 738 00:41:37,787 --> 00:41:39,872 try to find that version of myself again. 739 00:41:40,456 --> 00:41:42,000 Like a missing person's case. 740 00:41:42,083 --> 00:41:46,421 - Right. Like a... a missing person's case. - I mean... 741 00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:49,465 I mean, if only I knew a good PI. 742 00:41:49,549 --> 00:41:52,552 I'll have to check my calendar. I'm very in demand these days. 743 00:41:52,635 --> 00:41:54,303 Check it inside over a beer. 744 00:41:54,387 --> 00:41:56,764 Let's do it. But honestly, I don't think you can afford me. 745 00:41:56,848 --> 00:41:58,474 No, I'm serious. My rates are going up. 746 00:41:58,558 --> 00:42:00,435 - You don't say. - Oh, I do say. 747 00:42:08,693 --> 00:42:09,861 ♪ You ain't alone ♪ 748 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:15,408 ♪ Just let me be your ticket home ♪