All language subtitles for S.W.A.T. - S01E20 - Vendetta

Previously on S.W.A.T...

We're targeting
a huge fentanyl operation
being run out of Koreatown.

If you want
your son back alive,
you'll meet us alone.

I knew you'd come.

The real top dog who
kidnapped Walsh's son

isn't even in
custody. Jae Kim.

Officer, there's obviously
some sort of misunderstanding.

You went after
a mother and son
who are like family to me.

He tried to do a full day
back at school last week.

Wasn't ready.

Well, getting kidnapped,
your life threatened,

a knife held to your neck
will mess you up a little bit.

It's just gonna take him
a little time to bounce back.

He's doing fine. I'm the
one that wasn't ready.

Haven't been able to let him
out of my sight since then.

It's not healthy.

I got to let him start
being a kid again,

but Jae Kim turned
our lives inside out.

Okay, listen to me.

We are very close
to taking him down.

We just need that final piece.

We don't have one by now,
maybe we never will.

We are close, K.C.

Kim buttoned up his
fentanyl operation,

but he's gonna have to
dip back in sooner or later.

And when he does,
we're gonna be there.

And who's the new guy
he's meeting with?

We don't have a name yet,
but his car is registered
to the county.

He doesn't look like
a big shot.

Maybe it's not about him,
but what he can access.

Either way,
I aim to find out.

You said there were three.

My fault,
I guess there are four.

You need to learn
to keep track.

Kitchen knives need
to stay together.
Oh.

I guess I'd better
get rid of the shank
I stashed in the bathroom.

Hey, listen.
You saw for yourself.

My weapons are all secure.
We got the gun safe.

We're following
all the regulations.

We really need
to go over cutlery?

I just... I got
to get to work.

Oh, have your supervisor
sign this while you're there.

Oh.

I thought I could just
loop 'em in verbally.

Skip the formality.

Uh, nothing about parole's
a formality.

L.A.P.D. needs to know
if there's an officer

residing with
a convicted felon.

Got it.
It's not a problem, ma'am.

It is until I get
that signature.

The judge wanted me
to be perfectly clear.

Don't expect favors
because you're a cop.

I'm sorry.
Were you doing me

some kind of favor
that I missed?

If your mother violates
parole while living...

It's clear.

Perfectly, ma'am.

No alcohol.

Same thing goes
for contraband,
obviously.

And if you're planning
on leaving Los Angeles County,

I need you
to notify me at least...

Well, I know, after 18 years,

I'm sure there's plenty
to do here in this county.

That changes,
notify me through the app
three days prior to travel.

See you next week, Karen.

Okay.

I'm sorry the fridge
is so bare.

I did leave you some cash
by your phone

if you want to get a bite
while you're out job hunting.

My pho... I don't know
where my phone is.

Ma, it's... It's charging
by your bed.

No, Jimmy, it's
your bed. Okay?

I still don't feel
right about this.

I... I'm gonna sleep
on the couch.

I mean, I... I know that
I'm a burden to you.

I can feel it.
Ma.

Ma. Listen.

This is a fresh start
for both of us.

Have a great day, okay?

Hmm.
Okay?

Okay.
Okay.

Here you go, man.

Go ahead.
Thanks.

Health Department?

Property Assessment.

You're, um...

Forgive me, I'm blanking.
Uh, remind me.

Ian Peck.
Ah.

We meet before?

No, no. We have
a mutual friend.

Oh.
Jae Kim.

You're, uh,
in real estate, too?

I have an unfinished
project with Kim.

Sounds much more lucrative
than my line of work.

Public sector.

Me, too.

L.A.P.D.

You want to tell me what
you got cooking with Kim?

He owns property.
I assess its value,
so we've crossed paths.

How often do you meet
with developers on Sundays

in deserted
construction sites?

'Cause that seems pretty
damn suspicious to me.

It was just a simple meeting.

So if I was to dig
into your bank statements,

I wouldn't see
any wire transfers
from Kim to you?

Any unexplained cash
hitting your account?

Loyal till the end, huh?

All right, I get it,
Kim's the money.

I'm a guy you just met
in a men's bathroom.

I mean, what's he doing?

Setting you up with his stable
of a-thousand-dollar-an-hour
lawyers?

I mean, he's got to be.
I mean, why else would you be
headed down this road?

I don't have any lawyers.
You don't?

Do you really think
that some public defender's

gonna keep you
from doing hard time?

Hard time?

If anyone should be doing
hard time, it's...

Listen.

Kim is not just some...

No, no. It is impossible
to tie him to anything.

He's too connected.

Not for me, he's not.

Kim's gonna screw you
the next time he needs to,
and if he doesn't, I will.

So why not screw him first?

His name's plastered
on buildings.

He wins awards.
He... He cuts ribbons.

But no one knows
how bad he really is.

Oh, I do. Trust me, I do.

I just need proof.

So what's Peck handing over?

Forged deeds, permits,
you name it, K.C.

That Pico Corridor project
was just Kim's latest scam,
apparently.

Peck forged documents
to overvalue his property?

Shouldn't it be
the other way around?

Well, my guess is,
when Kim put Pico Corridor
up as collateral,

he needed to make sure
it was enough to secure
a $25 million loan.

He was hard up for cash

after we made that
fentanyl bust, but that loan,

it comes due tomorrow.

So, what do we nail Kim on?
Real estate fraud?

He deserves to go away
for far worse,

but he's been sitting
on the rest of his fentanyl
supply

since that bust.

So this might be
our best chance

to put
that son of a bitch away
for a decade or more.

When do you want
to go public with this?

L.A.P.D. might not
be so thrilled we found
something they couldn't.

Off the books
doesn't mean illegal.

A smoking gun is still
a smoking gun, K.C.,
and trust me,

they'll be happy
to have the bust.

Even if it's uncovered
by a retired DEA agent

and an off
Even then.

Peck says to meet him
at the diner in an hour.

Hondo, are you all right?

Hondo!

Thank God
you're all right.
You got cut up.

I'm still standing.
Atta boy.

I'm Hondo.
John Burrows, RHD.

You want to run me
through what went down?

A car pulled up over there
by the stoplight.

I could tell something was off
with these three
before they opened fire,

so I punched the gas
and we ended up over there.

I got out and I dropped the
first shooter with two rounds.

The driver took a bullet
to the shoulder,
but he kept his feet

and he fled east
with the second shooter.

Here's the shell casings.

Kimber's on its way
to evidence.
Some kind of road rage thing?

No, this was a planned hit
and I know who was behind it.

Jae Kim.

The mogul developer guy?
That's right.

I've been digging into Kim
on my free time.

We've been doing
surveillance on him.
Who's we?

Me and K.C. Walsh.

Retired DEA Agent Walsh?
I told you
three months ago

to leave the investigating
to Narcotics.
And I did.

But when I checked back in,
they hadn't moved the ball
an inch.

What about you, sir?

Did you follow up with them
in any of this?

No, you didn't.

I handed you and Narcotics
Kim on a silver platter

and nobody did nothing,
so I decided to.

And how would
your little hobby look
if we were responding

to an officer
killed call here?

I didn't let that happen.
Okay.

Get cleaned up
and head back to HQ.

HQ? No. You're not pulling me
off this right now, sir.

You're both our victim
and our only witness,

so you're not staying
in the field.

Hondo, you know
the protocol.
Waive it.

So you can keep playing
cowboy? Denied.

Get whatever intel you have
to Burrows and assist from HQ.

Glad you're okay, boss.

Yo, who did this?

Do you remember the guy
behind the kidnapping of
K.C. Walsh's son?

What, Jae Kim? The...
The rich developer dude?

Fentanyl ring went down,
Kim never did.

How do you know he did this?

I kept digging into his
businesses and clearly
I hit a nerve.

He sent his goons after me.

Look, I need your help.

Did you hear anything
on the way over here
that we can use?

Gun and vehicle
are scrubbed.

No ID on the dead shooter.

He got any ink?
Wolf head on
his shoulder blade.

Profetas.
Yeah, definitely
the Profetas.

Are they still
in Boyle Heights?

They got caught
up in a turf war,
moved to South Gate.

Well, wherever they are,
the driver's got a bullet
in his shoulder,

so he ain't getting too far.

All right, look.

Hicks wants me anchored at HQ.

Street, there's a box
in my den at my house.

You take Chris with you,
you get it to Burrows.

He's running point for RHD.
All right.

These Profetas, how do you
want us to go after 'em?

The enemy of your enemy is
never a bad place to start.

Know what I'm saying? So
it's not considered snitching.
No?

Hey, Roscoe.
I know you?

Busted your brother
last year.

What's that got
to do with me?
New girl?

Was about to find out.

I didn't do anything
to deserve this parade, so
why y'all bothering me, dawg?

You know anything about
an attempted hit on a cop
about a mile that way?

Nope. Nope.
I've been here all day, dawg.
You can ask anybody.

Well, we got reason to think
Los Profetas were involved.

Now, do I look like a freaking
Los Profetas to you?
More like a One-Niner.

Profetas have been
moving in on you and
your crew, haven't they?

There's been some
encroachment, yeah.

So it wouldn't be
the worst thing if they
happened to get raided.

Raided?
By us.

Today. You tell us
where they might
be posted up,

you give us some good intel
on what we might find that's
good enough for a judge...

And we take 'em down.

Now hold on,
let me get this straight.

Y'all came
all the way down here
just to give me the chance

to make some Los Profetas
miserable?

Hell.
Why didn't y'all just say so?

Photos, dates.

Sergeant Harrelson documented
a dozen after-hours meetings

Kim had over
the last two months.
It's so thorough.

Hondo doesn't do half-assed.

Is there enough here
to charge Kim?

Well, the time codes
on these wire transfers

match up with most
of Hondo's meeting log,

but there's nothing
we could prosecute for, yet.

And there is no sign
of this Ian Peck
at that diner.

Hey, uh, think Hondo
might've got too deep here?

I think Kim has no clue
who he's messed with.

Something wrong?

Hey.

Eighteen years really
is a long time. This place
is really the future.

All you need is, like,
flying cars.

What are you doing here?
How did you get inside?

Oh, the guy at the front
is a bit of a talker...
So, guess what.

One of the jobs
that I applied for,
they called,

and they want
to meet me, today.

Your mama is
still employable

That is great,

but you can't just
show up here

and scam your way
inside the building,

I mean, I could get
in serious trouble for this.

I... I didn't think
that visiting my son
was a scam.

I... I just wanted
to see where you work.

I mean, I didn't
lie or anything.

You're just out on parole.

It's not really a good look
for me right now, that's all.

Okay.

Well, um...

I brought you this, because
you need to have it signed,

And you know, I mean,
I don't want to cause
any trouble for you.

Okay,
thank you.

So...

So should I leave that way?
Yeah.

That'd be great.

I put one of those
stereos in my car, man.

It sounds great.

L.A.P.D.!
Get on the ground now!
L.A.P.D.! S.W.A.T.!

Don't move! Don't move!
A Code 4 here!

Right side clear!

Give me a two!
Two!

Looks like stolen
stereo equipment.

Ride side clear!
Got a wounded
suspect in here.

I'll get
an R/A rolling.

Let me see those
pearly yellows.

Get that thing out of my face.

Where's the other guy?
Don't know no other guy.

The shooter
that got away, Gabriel.

It's time for you to talk.
Go to hell.

Hey.

Know the cop that you guys
tried to kill this morning?

The bad news is
he's not dead.

Worse news is,
he just ID'd you
as the getaway driver.

One shooter's dead,
and if you're the only
guy on trial...

I didn't shoot at no cop.

The driver is just
as responsible

as the guys slinging
the bullets,

so unless you know where
the missing shooter is...

Diego Perez.

Big guy, gold teeth.

I picked him
up last night.

He came in from Vegas
to pull the job.

Contract killer?

Kim's trying to keep clean.

Kim

So he tries to kill you,

but we still don't have enough
to make an arrest?

We will, K.C. Listen.

That $25 million dollar loan
Kim took out,

there's something
I can put into motion.
Loan?

We need to find Peck.

He's the one
with the Pico Corridor papers.

That's what's gonna
put Kim away
and keep Calvin safe.

Look, just hang tight,
all right?

I got the rest of my team
working on this,
let us do our thing.

APB's out on Diego Perez,
haven't gotten a hit yet.

He's probably got an alias.
Maybe we can get Rocker

to put some pressure
on our driver once
he's out of surgery.

I grounded you.
Where you going?

CAPO unit needs me to sign
a statement over in Legal.

Ah, right, right, right, okay.

Well, give Marty my best.

Then get back here.

Hey, there he is.

Thanks for coming.
Have a seat.

About that paperwork...

Excuse me, ma'am.

You Carolyn Shaw?
Mmm-hmm.

VP of Corporate Loans?
What's this about, Officer?

It's, uh, Sergeant,
actually.

I just have a question
about your clients, Jae Kim.

If your bank was to
loan him $25 million,

you'd be the one to
sign off on it, right?

Well, I don't discuss
individual clients...

Look, I shouldn't
tell you this,

but before you get
more wrapped up
in the Jae Kim business,

I think you should know
he's under investigation.

Investigation for what?

Money laundering,
drug trafficking,

attempted murder of a police
officer, take your pick.

Now, I'm not supposed to
do this favor for you.

I could really get in a lot of
trouble warning you like this,

but I'd hate to see
his problems drag
your bank down with him.

I can't believe it,
I was just about to approve

an extension
on his loan payment.

Well, I'm no banker,
but I'd think twice
before you do that.

Kim's going down.

You didn't hear
that from me.
Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Yeah, it's me.

You told me...

He looks really pissed.

Yeah, I'm guessing
he's just found out he's gonna
have to pay back that loan

by tomorrow morning.

So what
Hondo's next move?

Roll the back window
down, please.

You remember me?

The officer who dropped in
on one of my meetings
a while back.

Sure, I remember.

I never did get your name.

It's Daniel Harrelson,
S.W.A.T.

Just wondering how your
day is going so far.

You really shouldn't meddle
in another person's
private business.

Yeah, maybe you should've
taken your own advice
four months ago.

I just want you to know,

the next time
we see each other,

you will be wearing cuffs.

I hope you enjoy
the time you have left.

Peck's county car
has a parking pass,

and building's owned
by one of Kim's LLCs.

The guy's on Kim's payroll.

Seems like Sergeant Harrelson
was onto something.

That him?

Ian Peck.
Okay, that's not good.

Somebody's still here.

K.C.?

No.

I... I found him like that.

Against the wall.

I was gonna call it in,
I just hadn't had
a chance to do...

Now.
Wait a second.

What...

Did Peck come after you?
Did you kill him in
self

You were found alone
with the victim,
you didn't call it in.

You were there illegally.

We found you
searching the place.

How do you explain that?

I got his address,
I went there to get the papers

he said would incriminate
Jae Kim and I found him dead.

I was gonna call it in,

but I wanted to see
if the paperwork
was still there first.

I shouldn't have
done it, but...

She didn't kill him.

I understand
why you believe that, but
that's not how it looks.

Kim made sure K.C.
came across Peck's address.

And I don't know how,
but he set her up
to get to me.

If that's true,
traipsing around L.A.

with your moonlighting gal pal
put her in that chair,

and got us no closer
to nailing Kim than
we were in the first place.

You know what
guilty looks like,

and you know
she didn't kill that guy.

I'm homicide. On the
scale of mysteries,
this isn't much of one.

Walsh was in the
room with the body.

Why would
she want to kill Peck?

He was our key
to taking Kim down.

You want to prove it
was someone else?
Prove it was someone else.

I know you think
this real estate guy
is behind all this...

Real estate's his shell, man.

Kim oversees one of
the biggest drug operations
in the city.

Half the civic leaders in town
send Kim Christmas cards.

Need more than your opinion
to take on a guy
that plugged in.

He's right. I've never
gotten calls like I have
in the past few hours.

Me, either.
From who?

People with pull at City Hall.

Oh, come on, that's just Kim
calling in favors,
trying to shut me down.

Or maybe he feels like
you got a vendetta,

and haven't exactly been
following the rules.

If I give Marty
in Legal a call,

is he gonna confirm that you
stopped by his office earlier?

I know when I'm getting
the runaround.

From you and Walsh.

So let me be clear.

You're locked in the building
till we get to the bottom
of this.

I know how close
you are to K.C.,

but she doesn't have
a badge anymore, Hondo.

And that's why I needed
to help her.

Kim being free is messing
with her and her son...

He's my godson.

You sure no lines got crossed?

Nothing Hicks
can get you for?

Are you asking me
if I got my hands dirty?

I think I kept them
clean enough.

I thought we had trust.

Why didn't you tell me
what you were doing?

We do have trust.

Maybe I thought
I was protecting you.

Rocker sure about this?

Well, he said our getaway
driver's amnesia lifted

as soon he woke up
handcuffed to the bed.

And our second
shooter's traveling
under a different name.

But still a big guy
with a goatee?

Big guy, goatee and
a bus ticket to Vegas.

That our guy?

Hey.
Hey!

Give me your hands!

Give me your hands.
Puta.

Shut up.

Got him?

How much do you
think is in there?

Got to be 15 large.
20.

What's that, the going rate
for killing cops?

Here you go, kid.

What happened to your face?

I just got in a
little fender bender.

It's nothing.

Why'd the police
come and pick me up?

What's my mom
doing back there?

Well, since your
grandmother's in Colorado,

your mom asked me to send
a couple guys to pick you up

while she answers
a few questions.

Why can't I see her?
As soon as she's
done helping us

with our case, you can.

I thought she was retired.
She is.

But this particular case
is really important to your
mom, and we need her help.

Hey, how about you quit
with the 20 Questions,

you make me look good
and start your grammar.

You know your
mom's-a wring
my neck

if she thinks
I'm letting you slack.

And eat.

Eat.

You're a hell of a godfather.

Kid makes it easy.

Is there anything
we can do for him?

Just keep it a regular day
until we figure out
how to get K.C. out of this.

Speaking of that,
come with me.

Hondo, I heard what happened.
I'm glad you're okay.

I appreciate that,
Commissioner.

A few months ago, Michael
got a call from Jae Kim.

He said a S.W.A.T.
officer showed up

at an investor meeting
and stepped over the line.

Kim said he felt threatened,
asked me to look
into the situation.

I told Kim if he came after
K.C. Walsh or her son again,

I was gonna pay him a visit.
Nothing more to the situation.

Are you sure?

'Cause when I checked
in with Narcotics,

they said you got pretty
heated with them, too.

For not taking Jae Kim down.

So when I spoke
to Kim again, he said...

Wait a minute.
Again

Hold up, are you the
reason Kim knew I was
looking into him

for the past couple of months?
The reason
I got shot at today?

That's not what I intended.

I never would've spoken to Kim
if there was an
actual investigation,

but apparently this was you
and an ex-federal agent

looking into things
on your own?

I didn't know about it.

Why should you?
You sit on an oversight board.

You don't work in the field.

Doesn't mean you get
to walk into a boardroom
and threaten someone.

I didn't threaten him.

I know a some people
who were there. Sounded
like threats to them.

I know you're smart enough
not to break the rules,

but don't tell me
you didn't bend them here.

Jae Kim was behind
the kidnapping
of a ten-year-old boy.

If you could prove that,
he'd be behind bars.

Or maybe he just has
too many friends like you
covering his ass.

Come on,
Commissioner.

Don't even try to play
like you haven't heard
the rumors of Kim being dirty.

We've had a few business
dealings in the past,
but we're hardly friends.

As for rumors,
they're rumors.

You try working
in construction without
dealing with someone

who's a little questionable.
You'd never build anything.

The only thing I'm trying
to build here, sir...
Both of you need to stop.

Michael, Kim tried
to have Hondo killed.

Hondo,
Michael's not the enemy.

We need to get
on the same page.

Yeah, and what page is that?

You recognize him?

Bag of cash came
from somewhere.
Want to tell us who paid you?

Nice profit for
an unfinished job.

Who asked you
to take me out?

I recognize you.

You pulled a SIG P228.

Life gets real bad
when you go at a cop,

but lucky for you, I just want
the guy who hired you.

I don't know him.
Never talked to the guy.

Well, that's not
good enough, Diego.

Looks like you're
gonna do time for
everybody on this. Let's go.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Look, listen, look.
You want the guy?

All right, you got him.

Now you obviously got a name,
so go ahead and tell me

and I'll repeat it
to whoever you want me to.

Whisper a name in my ear.

That's not how
we do things here.

Hey. Heard Diego
wouldn't give Kim up.
Couldn't.

Kim put enough layers between
'em to keep him in the clear.

So why'd this hitman
still get paid?

'Cause he changed his target
to Ian Peck.

If Diego killed Peck,
that means K.C.'s
off the hook, right?

They're getting him on the
record now, but yeah, K.C.
should get released.

Great. Hey,
could we talk
for a sec?

Shoot.

So my mom's staying with me
since she got out,

and everything's great,
but since I'm a cop,

there's this form.
It's kind of a formality.

I just need approval.

To live with a felon.
It's not a formality.

Nice try.

So you're not
gonna sign for me?

Look, like Annie
tells the kids,

don't take three rights
to make a left.

Your superior officer
needs to sign it.

That's Hondo.

Have you heard of
the Chandler Club?

Yeah, that's that
members-only lounge downtown.

Old money
L.A. dinosaurs.

New money, too.
Kim's a member.

He just booked a
room at the club

to pitch some
high-end development

on Alvarado
to investors.

Oh, okay, so that $25 million
loan's due tomorrow,

and he's out shaking the tree
trying to find some cash.

He's desperate.
Maybe we can
turn that into a bust.

How?

Michael Plank
got an invitation.

Plank... No, no. Hell no.
I don't trust him.

Well, I do.

Looks like Kim rotates
the same six properties

among his LLCs
every few years.

I still can't
prove it in court,

but he is laundering
money for a cartel.

The real estate's just a way
of hiding the drug profits.

These cash injections
make no sense otherwise.

Company's built
on sand.
It's built on fentanyl.

Appreciate you
giving me the chance
to show you I can help here.

You can thank Cortez.

Commissioner,
you want to help?

Could come with some
real danger, though.

He went after a kid
last time and me today.

When I got taken hostage
in this armory,

your gut instinct
helped save my life.

If your gut's
right about Kim,

and I can help take him down,
then that's what I want to do.

What do you need me to do?

Without entrapping him,

I need you to get Kim to admit
that this development

is just a sham
for washing dirty money.

I'm a police commissioner.
Why do you think
he'd admit that to me?

He might not,

but he trusted you before
when it came to me.

You're gonna be one
of the richest men
in the room.

Kim needs $25 million quick.

Test the microphone.

One-two.

Wow. I can't even
feel it's there.

Don't touch your tie
like that, it's unnatural.

Unnatural is how
covers get blown.

Kim's gonna be more likely
to say something incriminating
if he's comfortable.

Let him come to you.

Commissioner Plank.
Glad you came.

Missed you in Napa
over New Year's.

Jackson Hole for me.

The holidays just seem wrong
without snow.

Yeah.
Excuse me.

Hey.

Our team will be
nearby, ready to go

if he slips
or if things go sideways.

Sideways?
It can happen.

So my team's gonna be right
outside in the back alley.

We'll send Chris
undercover for your
protection.

What if he figures out
I'm wearing a wire?

He won't. He's gonna
want to believe you.

Just forget you're wearing one
and you won't screw up.

Excuse me.

He's about to start.

See if you can get closer.

Excuse me, folks.

Thank you for coming
on short notice.

I can assure you
the property development
on Alvarado

is well worth your time.

For those of you
who haven't heard...
Wine, sir?

...my investor in China
ran into liquidity problems
after a government crackdown.

The result is

I have to replace his
$25 million share by tomorrow.

I realize
it sounds aggressive.

I'll let you in on a secret.

This share
is a $40 million value.

I'm in a delicate situation.

I'm offering
a once-in-a-lifetime deal
to my friends.

So please, have a drink,
check the specs.

I'll circle around.

Hey, good to see you.

Michael.

You know
that police officer
we discussed?

Paid me another
uninvited visit today.

He really does have quite
the wrong impression of me.

I'm friendly
with his commander.

I'll get her to make sure
he leaves you alone.

Focuses on his real job.

Thank you.

I got to be honest.

Buying a stake in Alvarado,
I'm intrigued.

You should be intrigued.

It's an awful lot
on short notice,

but who wouldn't want
to turn 25 into 40?

Just one thing
I'm not sure about.

I'd have no problem
letting you invest
anonymously, Michael.

No,
that's not a problem.

Are we gonna get
this guy or what?

He seems to think
he has Michael on the hook.

If better terms are
what you want...

The terms are fine.

It's your Chinese investor.

Something doesn't quite add up
with that story.

I don't mind taking risks,

but I just need to know
the real deal.

You tell me that,
I can get you the money.

Maybe we wouldn't be
good partners in this.

I really should
make the rounds.

Excuse me, Commissioner.

He had him.

What happened?
He was too direct.

Or he blew it on purpose.

Got a civilian
doing a cop's job,
that's what happened.

We didn't have a choice.

We should get you out of here.

I got to talk to him again.
HONDO: No, Michael.

It's time to go.
Door's right behind you,
Michael.

Just give me one more shot.

HQ wants you out,
Commissioner.

You duck out first.
I'll be right behind you.

Excuse me, everyone.

If I can have your attention?

What is he doing?

Love to offer a toast.

Jae,

you're one of the last
true titans
of L.A. real estate.

You've made millions
in this town.

Some would say
you've given even more back.

They'd be wrong.

You know Alvarado
won't turn a profit.

It can't.

It's worth less than half
of its assessment.

You said this property
fell into your lap last month,

but you failed to mention
who you bought it from.

Yourself.

Really?

You're a con man.

I don't know if you've had
too much to drink...

My track record
speaks for itself.

It's your word
against mine.

Whoever invests with you
is throwing away their money.

Nice pivot, Commissioner.

Thanks.

I knew I blew the sting,

so I figured
the least I could do
was stop Kim

from raising the money
to pay that loan back.

After Kim stopped talking,
I thought it was over.
Yeah, me, too.

I just couldn't let Kim
sweet-talk someone else
into handing him a check.

So, figured I'd poison the
well for everyone there,

cut off any financial
escape route.

Can't bust him,
at least keep him desperate.

Target's on your
back now, too.
Same as Hondo.

Counting on the pros
to prove he's a criminal
before it comes to that.

Well, Kim's gonna fight
to the end. Burrows.

The Profetas
that let our getaway driver

bleed all over their mattress,
where are they now?

So, why'd you bring me
back here?

I told you I had no idea
they shot a cop.

Before you started
lifting stereos...

...Profetas were
the main distributors
for a fentanyl operation.

Only business went south
a few months ago. Am I right?

Supply dried up, man.

Jae Kim's supply.

Right.

I got a funny little feeling
the spigot's
about to open up again,

so I need you to tell me
when and where.

I do that, and I walk
out of here a free man?

Free as a bird.

Might have to make
a few phone calls.

Well, let's get you
a phone, then.

There's a shipping yard
right next to the port.

Something's going down
right now.

Big dealer named Grasso.

Armin Grasso.
Little Armenia.

That's the one.
I guess he's been trying

to tap into the fentanyl
market for a while.

Just got his chance tonight.

Kim's making his move.

He's unloading
his entire supply
he's been sitting on

the past few months
for fast cash.

That's got to be huge.

Like, $25 million worth
of fentanyl?

Probably more.
And there's no way

Kim won't be there personally
to oversee this exchange.

Let's move.

Hey,

you can't come with us.

Like hell I can't.
Hicks has you grounded.

I'll beg for
forgiveness later.

The goal is to bust Kim,
not bust Kim and get you
suspended. Or worse.

I'm gonna be there
when we take Kim down.

He went after my friend.

He went after our
friend, too. You.

Look, we got
this covered.

Let's not risk
prosecution.

Come on, Hondo.

We got him.

We're gonna take Kim down.

All the way.
You'd do the same thing
for any one of us.

Go. Go.

Hear that?

Anything from
the two vehicles?

Not a peep.
What about Kim?
He show his face?

Not yet.
He's slippery.

If he doesn't show up to this,
we got nothing on him.

Keep looking. Three guys
in the truck on the right,

two in the car on the left.
We got 'em both covered.

Tan, how we doing
on that line to HQ?

Should be up in a minute.

We got movement.

Anyone see Jae Kim?

Nope.

Got him.

Go ahead. Open it up.

Remember,
we don't have anything

on Kim until he makes a deal.

The second
he gives a nod, we pounce.

This place might explode,
so be ready.

We're all over it, boss.
I know you are.

Okay, here we go.

What is this?
They're calling it off?
Luca, you hear anything?

No,
whispers are too low,
and they didn't

teach Armenian
at my high school.

These guys are either
about to make a deal,

or this place
is about to go off.

That's $25 million
at least. Here we go.

We can't move in
unless there's a confirmation.

A handshake will do.

So, do we have a deal?

Yeah, we got a deal.

Go! Now!
Move in! Move in!

We got him! Go!

L.A.P.D.!

Freeze!
L.A.P.D.!

Hands up!
Get to the car!

Police!
Get on him!

L.A.P.D.!

Drop your weapons now!

I got Kim!

Out of the car! Now!

I got him, Hondo.

I got him.

Bring his ass in.

Hey. What's up, Tanner?

Wait, what's going on?

633, Jackson Street.
Yeah, I know it.

All right, man.
I'll be right there.

Feels nice, doesn't it?

Better than nice.

Don't send his kind
away too often.

When we do, they don't
usually stay there.

I have a feeling
this one will stick.

Hey, man.
Neighbor saw a trespasser.

When I got here,
I saw a figure
climbing out the window.

Found her hiding
in the bushes.

Thanks for calling
me first, man.

We're really supposed
to take anyone we find
around here into the station.

You know this area.
No one's up to any good.

It's not gonna happen again.

We're really not supposed
to cut corners anymore.

Don't let me get burned
for this, man.
You won't.

You won't. I promise.
All right.

Thanks.

Why'd you come
back here, Mom?

I had to get something.

I've seen this before.

Only thing I ever got
from my mother,
except the temper.

When things got bad
with your dad and me,

I just... I thought
it would be smart to
have an exit strategy.

So I hid it under
the floorboards. And...

Just... I couldn't
get back here until today,
so...

I... I'm gonna pawn it,
so that, you know,

you don't have
to cover all my expenses
until I get a job.

A lot of memories in there.

You want to go inside?
No.

I never, ever meant
for you to have to
grow up so fast, Jimmy.

I didn't. I mean,

your father was
no good, but...

Neither was I, sometimes.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Things are better now.

Hmm?

I answered
every question right,

but they didn't want me
for that job.

I don't know how
I'm gonna make it out here.

Hey, champ.

How you doing?
You good?
Yeah.

Hey, listen.

I want to tell
you something,

and you got to promise
you'll always remember.

Promise.

Okay.

There's a word
that you're gonna hear

that gets thrown around
a lot in life.

"Hero."

Now, it's been watered
down over the years.

It's something we say when
somebody gives a good speech

or when somebody gets shot
in the butt.

But, listen,

when a person sticks
with something for months

and doesn't care if they
never get any credit for it

or isn't afraid
to take the heat

even though it's
not their fault,

that's a real hero.

And that's exactly
what your mom is.

You understand?
Yeah.

Good. Go let her know.

Ride's waiting out front.

The hotel's
all set up.

Double beds, continental
breakfast, the works.

We'll have two officers
posted at your door

until things settle down.

You don't have to do this.

I didn't. Hondo did.

Hey.
Hey.

You good?
Yeah.

Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just, uh...

I'm relieved.

You guys did great out there.

Hey, uh...

Can I ask you a favor?

Surprised
you didn't ask Deac.

Oh, he didn't
go for it, did he?

Said not to take three rights
to make a left.

Whatever that means.

So can you sign it?

Are you sure this is
what's best for you?

I'm sure it's
what's best for her.

Thanks.

There they are.

Real quick,
everyone. Um...

I want to say
something.

There's been times in my life

when I didn't feel like
people really had my back.

But what each one of you did
for me out there tonight...

Look, I... I really
don't know what to say
except I'll never forget it.

Thank you.