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I don't wanna go to work today.

Just tell the bad guys
to take a week off.

I like this plan.

Don't get it.

I have to.

No.

- Dude, I have to.
- Don't do it.

- Don't do it!
- I have to.

What's up?

Looks like my dad collapsed.

He had a heart attack.
He's at Med right now.

What?

Is this out of the blue?
Is he not feeling well?

Nol don't really talk
to him anymore, but

my mom said he's doing better.

I don't know, not
drinking, exercising,

you know, "changed." Whatever.

Let's go. I'll take you to Med.

Okay.

I'll let you out
when we get there,

and I'll look for parking.

That's okay. You
don't have to come in.

You sure?

Yeah. Thank you.

Units on the city-wide.

We got a call of a
man down in an alley,

possible homicide.
4220 West Maypole.

That's five blocks
away. Come on, let's roll.

Roll? What about your dad?

I'll go later.

5021 Henry, plainclothes
officers responding.

Halstead and
Upton, intelligence.

- What do we have, officer?
- Homeless guy found him.

Notified a store
owner who called 911.

Two gunshot wounds to the back.

What is this?

He's ice cold.

Man, he's a cop.

Patrol Officer Mike Blaine.
He's got 22 years on the job...

- You gotta be kidding me.
- What?

Man, I knew him.

We worked together
four years in Vice.

- Like, I knew him well.
- I'm so sorry, Sarge.

- All right, what else?
- Two shots in the back.

We found two .45 caliber casings

about ten feet from the body.

- Time of death?
- Around 11:00 p.m. last night.

- Robbery?
- Don't think so.

Watch, wallet, cash...
all found on him.

There's no sign of
a struggle, either.

- Sounds like an ambush.
- Yeah.

We know what he
was doing over here?

No, sir.

Doesn't sound like
he was on the clock.

You telling me he wasn't on OT?

His sergeant said he turned
in his squad keys at 10:00 p.m.

Checked his car.

Saber radio, duty
rig, vestall packed.

Everything indicates he
was done with his tour.

Right, I don't have to tell
you there's gonna be a lot

of eyes on this, so we do it
by the numbers, understand?

PODs, cameras,
witnesses. Let's go.

I'll see you on the
other side, Mike.

- Any word on your dad?
- Yeah.

Doctors confirmed
it was a heart attack.

But he's in stable
condition, so...

If you gotta take
off, I totally get it.

Nah, they're doing tests.

Can't do anything
for him, anyway.

Okayl mean, are you sure?

It might be nice
to just go see him.

A cop just got shot.
Let's focus on that, 'kay?

- All right.
- Sergeant!

- Look, he's my partner.
- Hey, it's okay!

Let him through.

Had to see it with my own eyes.

- Rodriguez.
- Hank Voight.

You're Sergeant Voight?

Mike spoke highly of
you. I'm glad you're on this.

Listen, you guys got anything
on the books over here?

No, sir. Been working
a burglary detail.

Gold Coast, all year.

I assume everything's
good with Dana, right?

Yeah, happily married. 18 years.

Listen, man, this is a
rough neighborhood.

You got any idea why
Mike would be over here?

No.

Shift ended, said he was
going straight home to Dana.

Said she made lasagne.

Anything unusual
the past few weeks?

Not really.

The only thing I can
think of is, he went off-book

two days ago for
a couple of hours.

'Kay.

Said he had a
doctor's appointment.

Didn't ring true.

Tom?

There's Dana.

- Look, I have to go...
- No, no.

Let me talk to her.

Here, just remember
it's an active crime scene.

- Thanks, Sarge.
- Dana...

Hank

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I'm so sorry.

Sarge.

So techs found faint tire
impressions near Blaine's body.

It all points to a
small model vehicle.

Corroborates what a witness saw,

a compact vehicle
speeding away with

lightning bolts for taillights.

That adds up to a
2017-to-19 Prius model.

Problem is, no
Priuses are registered

- to anyone in the area.
- Okay, keep chasing it.

Yes...

What?

We also got some
suspicious texts

from Blaine's phone
to a burner phone

a couple days ago.

Blaine says, "You got it?"

Five minutes later,
he gets a text back.

"Wilson Park, 2:00 p.m."

So we pulled security
footage from the park,

and, we got Blaine here
walking at 2:05 p.m., same day.

Then this dude with
the tats walks up.

There's a hand-to-hand exchange.

So we ran him
through facial rec.

It's Marco Perez.

He is a shot caller
for the Latin Jokers.

This Perez, he's
got a long sheet,

including an armed
robbery with a .45

that was never recovered.

Kevin's waiting for his LKA.

He did three years in Stateville

on a distribution charge.

The arresting officer on
that pinch was Mike Blaine.

So we got Blaine, on-duty,
receiving a suspicious envelope

from a known banger
that he arrested.

Two days later, he's shot
with a .45 while he's off-duty.

None of this looks good.

Doesn't matter.

We follow the leads
wherever they take us.

According to narcotics,
they're taking us

to 2321 Holden Street.
He's got a stash house

in Little Village.

Okay, good. Let's roll.

All right, listen.

Until we know more, I
wanna keep this video

of Blain and Perez off-book.

You got it, Sarge.

Jay, you set?

In position, ready when you are.

Copy that. We're moving in.

Clear. I'll take the right.

We got a runner!

- Don't do it, Marco!
- Hands up!

You know the drill!
Show me, now!

- Hands up!
- Hands up.

Get your ass down.

Stand up. Walk back towards me.

Back just real slow.

Well, business must be good.

Recovered 20
grand at your stash.

I don't know what
you're talking about, bro.

We found your gun,
too. Sig Sauer .45.

Slugs are a match to a
gun used in a cop murder.

That's a lie.

Two days ago. That's you.

Talking to the dead cop.

I didn't kill Mike!

I was in Gary last night. I
had my gun with me, too.

- But you knew Mike Blaine?
- Yeah.

He busted me four years ago.

After I got out, we crossed
paths from time to time.

Said hello, that sort of
thing. Became friends, kind of.

When's the last
time you saw him?

That day.

Tell me what's in that envelope.

Money.

Three grand.

He needed a loan,
so I took care of him.

Gave him a good deal, too.

Mike tell you what he
needed the money for?

No, just said he needed it quick

to help out a friend.

Anything else?

He was driving away...

Some white boy
pulled up, though.

Started taking
pictures with his phone.

- Okay.
- Mike lost it.

Started screaming at him.

This white boy just flipped
him off and drove away.

You think he knew this kid?

I don't know, man,
it looked that way.

- You get a good look at him?
- White, brown hair, 20s.

Drove one of
those electric cars,

like a Prius or something.
That's all I know.

That's all I know.

Hey, Sarge. Perez's
alibi checks out.

There's video of him
at a gas station in Gary.

Same time Blaine was shot.

So we eliminated Perez,
but take a look at this.

We dug into his story about
the angry kid in the Prius.

Led us to this
guy, Zach Phillips.

I found traffic cams

four blocks away
from the crime scene.

Silver Prius registered
to that same Zach Phillips.

11:19 p.m.

That's the same
night Blaine was shot.

On top of that, he filed an
excessive force complaint

against Blaine a few weeks back.

We showed Perez a six-pack.

He confirmed Zach is
the guy taking photos.

Okay, so what do
we know about Zach?

He's 25 years old. He
owns a graphic design firm.

No priors.

His only blemish is a
disorderly conduct pinch

at a recent protest,

where Blaine was
the arresting officer.

Two days after that bust,

Zach started posting
on an anti-police website.

Goes by the name FTPNow.

We got him saying,
"Copaganda must end."

"If CPD won't
punish Officer Blaine,

"perhaps someone else will.

Remember, Mike,
karma's a bitch."

And this is three days ago?

All right, split up.

Check all possibilities.
Track him down now.

- He's in apartment 3G.
- Yeah, I just don't know if...

- Yeah, okay.
- Zach Phillips?

Yeah? What's going on?

Chicago PD. We
need to talk to you.

Ma'am, can you give us
a few minutes, please?

It's okay, babe.
I'll call you later.

What's going on? What is this?

It's about the murder of
a Chicago police officer.

We need you to come
down to the district,

help us clear up a few things.

Am I under arrest?

We wanna talk to you
about Mike Blaine

I said, am I under arrest?

She just told you, we need to

I don't have to go anywhere.

I know my rights.

Okay, now you're under arrest.

Put your hands out to the side.

Since you know so much,
you probably know that

your latest post about
Mike Blaine is in violation

of Section 20-12-9 of
the Illinois Criminal Code...

That's aggravated assault.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say or
do can and will be used

against you in a court of law.

You have the
right to an attorney.

Where were you last
night around 11:00 p.m.?

On my way to my
girlfriend's apartment.

Does she live on 109th Street?

No.

Were you driving on
109th Street at that time?

Um... possibly.

Let me refresh
your memory, Zach.

That's you, caught on a
traffic cam at 11:19 p.m.

on 109th Street.

That's four blocks from
where Officer Blaine was shot.

Guessing I wasn't the only
one on the road at that time.

No, you weren't.

But you were the only
person on the road at that time

who filed an official complaint
against Officer Blaine,

who made online threats
against Officer Blaine.

He practically broke my
kneecap with his nightstick.

Then the bastard handcuffed me

and put me into the
back of a police car

for three hours.

I told him I had
asthma. He didn't care.

Left me there to die.

You threw a rock at him, Zach.

I didn't throw a damn thing.

I swear to God.

He thought I did,
so he stopped me

and started bullying me.

So that's why you
shot him, for revenge?

No, I didn't shoot anyone.

Okay.

So what were you
doing on 109th Street?

All right, Zach's
apartment was pretty clean.

I gotta show you something.

He had pictures
that he took of Blaine

the night before the murder.

He was definitely following
him and stalking him...

That doesn't mean
he killed Mike.

I mean, this kid seems
more like a choir boy

than a cop killer.

Either way, he dug up some dirt.

Digital footprint puts Blaine
at South Bishop Street

at 9:00 p.m. Now I know you know

it's a high crime
area... drugs, hookers

Blaine waits by his car. An
unknown woman approaches.

They share a quick hello.

He then slips her an envelope

I'm guessing it's the envelope

he got from Perez
with the three grand in it.

She proceeds
to get into his car.

They stay there for ten
minutes... before she exits.

Don't know what happened inside,

but obviously, that
doesn't look great.

Were you able to ID the woman?

No, it's just... it's not
enough for facial rec.

Blaine got any CIs that
match her description?

No.

- So I'm guessing...
- Well, you don't get to guess,

not on this one.

Show the photos to his
partner. Maybe he can help.

All right.

You got it, boss.

Sarge.

Hank, you got a visitor.

- Dana.
- Hank.

- You okay?
- No.

I'm trying to keep
it together, but

I'm getting the runaround
from Mike's district.

I'm hearing that because
Mike might've been off-book,

that the city won't
pay a full pension

- for a line-of duty death.
- Look, it's gonna be okay.

I'm gonna look into it.
I'll see what's going on.

My kids need to know
that their dad died a hero.

I know it doesn't
sound like much, but...

Hey, I understand.

And we need the benefits, Hank.

We're low on cash. Real low.

Hey

I'm gonna take care of it.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

Come on.

- Hey, Smith...
- Hey, take her home.

Sure.

Mike was a good
man, and a good cop.

I know he was.

You should know, IAD is
looking into Blaine's murder.

Rather than send him off
with a salute and a pension,

they wanna catch him dirty.

Thanks, Trudy.

Did you open an
IAD investigation

into Mike Blaine?

I did.

This how we treat dead cops now?

Open an IAD investigation?

What, we gotta make
sure they're squeaky clean

before we console the
widow, pay their benefits?

I was just doing my job.

Come on, what's going
on? What am I missing?

The press is all over this.
I'm getting a lot of heat

from FOP to give a
"slain hero" speech.

But before I do that, I
need to know who he was.

And who he wasn't.

Then you should
probably hold off

on giving that hero
speech for now.

We still can't explain
some of his movements.

So just... let me do
a little more digging

before you put
yourself out there.

So what's the
word with your dad?

Yeah, he's okay.

Um...

He's got two clogged arteries,

so they need to do
a bypass surgery.

- When?
- Two days.

What, are you gonna go see him?

Yeah, maybe tomorrow.

Hailey...

Look, I know who your dad
was, and I know what he did.

But if something happens...
and you don't go see him,

then you're gonna carry
this for the rest of your life.

So don't do it for
him, just do it for you.

What do we know about the woman

- in the photo with Blaine?
- Not a damn thing.

Rodriguez didn't recognize
her, so I've gotta keep digging.

I got an email from forensics...

They said the mud on
Zach's tires is a match

to the mud and rocks
at the crime scene.

Okay, great, so Zach was there.

But we got no evidence that
he actually did the murder.

I checked surveillance
cams in the area,

came up with nothing.

I mean, do we really
think this dude did this?

Two in the back?

That's pretty hardcore
for a graphic designer.

We know he was there,

and he's still our only suspect.

All right, so let's go back,

try talking to Zach
one more time.

Just... play nice.

Let's see if we can
get this kid to open up.

All right, Zach.

The evidence is piling up.

The mud and rocks on
your tires are an exact match

to the mud and rocks
at the crime scene.

So we know you were there.

We also know that you've
been following Blaine,

taking pictures.

You're right, I was.

I wanted to prove that he
was a bad person, a bad cop.

Because I know you guys...
The Chicago Police Department...

Would never look into him,

investigate the misconduct
report that I filed.

Well, it's not a perfect system.

You know, we get hundreds
of complaints every month.

It takes time to
sort this stuff out.

But I do understand how
that level of frustration

could lead to a confrontation.

What are you saying?

I'm saying maybe
you confronted Blaine.

You wanted to get some
things off your chest.

Maybe he didn't like
what you had to say

so he got aggressive.

Maybe he reached for his gun.

You just did what you had
to do because you were afraid

he might cause you
serious bodily harm.

That would be self-defense.

You wouldn't be
responsible for his death.

Nice try.

- But that's not what happened.
- Zach...

Right now, you're
our only suspect.

This would be your
opportunity to prove us wrong.

I did not kill Officer Blaine.

I'll take a polygraph.

Swear on a Bible,
my mother's grave.

You name it, I'll do it.

Was Blaine with this woman
the night of the murder?

I'm not doing this. Sorry.

If you're not the
guy that killed him,

why not help us find
the person that did?

Because I'm not a hypocrite.

What the hell are
you talking about?

I don't like the
police. Never have.

And that was before
Officer Blaine attacked me,

wrongfully imprisoned me,

and none of you
did anything about it.

He thought that you
threw a rock at him.

- But I didn't!
- Okay, so he made a mistake.

Just like every other
human being on this planet.

So can we rise
above this petty anger?

- Maybe see the bigger picture?
- Why would I want to do that?

'Cause that's what
good people do.

They realize that
people are flawed.

They do stupid
things, sometimes.

What he did to me
was not just stupid.

It was an abuse of power

and a violation
of my civil rights.

This guy is unbelievable.

What?

Your speech.

"Good people know
that people are flawed,

that they do stupid
things sometimes"?

Hailey, I wasn't
talking about you.

I was talking about Zach.

I know who your father is
and that he was abusive.

You don't know the half of it.

No, you're right,
I don't. I'm sorry.

You know I'm on your side.

- I'm just trying to help.
- I don't want your help.

Not with this.

How'd it go with Zach?

He's not talking.

All right, take him home.

All right, Zach.

You're officially released
from police custody.

Don't leave town. We're
probably gonna have

some follow-up questions.

I told you, I'm not cooperating.

Yeah, you made that very clear.

Hey, there he is.

Zach, Zachwere you
questioned about the murder

of Officer Mike Blaine?

Have you been
charged with a crime?

That's Platt.

A witness just called in,
saw a car pull into an alley

two blocks from the crime scene.

Driver ran in, and then,
30 seconds later, ran out.

Witness'll meet us there.

Two blocks? If
we're lucky, that's

- our offender dumping a gun.
- Yeah, makes sense to me.

Let's go.

- Anything?
- No gun.

But it's disgusting.

It's almost been an hour.

Is this witness ever
gonna show up?

I don't know. Maybe
he got nervous.

Or maybe someone
told him there's a new law

that prohibits good people
from cooperating with the police.

Yeah, God forbid.

Used to be, a cop got
shot, people'd come

outta the woodwork to help.

Gun!

Ballistics confirmed
the gun is the same gun

used to murder Officer Blaine.

They weren't able
to pull any prints,

but they did trace the
weapon to a... Maria Guerra.

Female Hispanic, 25, no priors.

She got any connection
to Zach Phillips?

No, none that I
could find, anyway.

I also tracked down
that no-show witness.

He's letting CPIC in now to
look at the security footage.

- Yo, Sarge.
- Yeah?

Maria's the woman in
the photo with Blaine.

- You got an address on her?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

A two-flight in Pilsen,
moved out two months ago.

Um... looks like she's
been off the radar ever since.

Let's track her down.

Cell phone GPS puts
Maria on this block.

All right, well,
we find her car,

find where she's hiding.

Here.

Blue Dodge.

Plate matches.

Okay, I'm gonna
hold down the front

just in case this ain't it.

Yo, Sarge, if you got ears,

we got eyes on Maria's car.

Copy that. Keep me posted.

Chicago PD! Open up!

What's going on?
How can I help you?

We're looking for Maria Guerra.

Um...

- She'sshe's not here.
- You sure about that?

We're investigating the murder
of a Chicago police officer.

You wanna get
wrapped up in this?

Ruz!

Get back. Step back.

Maria?

Hey, hey

Maria, come on. Easy.

Put that down. Chicago PD.

- Why are you here?
- To talk.

But not if you got
that knife in your hand.

- You gotta put that down.
- No.

Nobody's gonna hurt you. Okay?

Put the knife down.

Maria, put it down.
You wanna drop that.

So put the knife down.

All right?

There you go. Thank you.

What? What are you doing?

Your gun was used to
kill Officer Mike Blaine.

We just gotta take
you to the station...

You think no, I'd
never hurt Mike!

- Why's that?
- Because he saved my life.

I told you, I didn't kill Mike.

I get it, you liked him;
He saved your life.

The problem is, Maria

the murder weapon is
registered in your name.

I know.

But that's because...

That's because of what?

If I tell you,

you need to protect
me and my family.

Protect you from who?

My ex-boyfriend.

Who's your ex-boyfriend?

His name is Jose Torres.

He took my gun,

and used it to kill Mike.

Okay, why do you
think Jose killed Mike?

Because Mike was
trying to help me.

I broke up with Jose
about a month ago,

but he was angry.

He kept showing up at my
house, wanting to have sex.

When I say no, he gets violent.

So I finally called 911.

- And that's when you met Mike?
- Yeah.

Mike came to my house,
He talked to Jose...

He had a bat in his hands,
but Mike talked him down.

- Mike arrest Jose?
- No.

He put him in handcuffs, but

I didn't want to press charges.

I pleaded with Mike
not to arrest him.

I still don't understand

why you think
Jose did the murder.

A few days ago... Jose
found me at my cousin's.

I told him to get out,
but he went crazy,

started punching walls
and breaking dishes.

I was terrified, so I
pulled out my gun.

I told him to leave, but
he took it out of my hands,

started hitting me.
So I called Mike.

Is that the last
time you saw him?

Yeah.

He showed up with
some money, three grand,

told me to stay in a
hotel for a few weeks.

He said he was
gonna talk to Jose,

tell him to leave me alone.

Why didn't you
come to the police?

I was scared.

Jose said that if I ever
talked to the police about him,

that he was gonna
kill my daughter.

- I'm sorry.
- It's okay.

That's not on you.

It's on Jose.

- Jose Torres.
- Maria's story checks out?

It seems legit.

The 911 tape confirms
her call from last month,

and a neighbor said he's heard
lots of fights over the years.

All right, Torres got a sheet?

Yeah, he's got two DUIs

and an assault with
a deadly weapon.

It was a bar fight
that got out of hand.

Okay, what about the
night of the murder?

So the best lead that
we have right now is

a hit on Torres's credit card.

He was at a bar two blocks
away from the murder.

He paid his tab at 10:45.
He must've met up with Blaine

right after that.

I mean, we could
put Maria in play.

Wire her up, get her
talking to Torres...

No, that's too dangerous.

Can't put Maria and
Torres in the same room.

I agree.

All right, we gotta find
another way to nail this prick.

What about Zach Phillips?

He was there the
night of the murder.

- Maybe he saw Torres.
- Yeah, she's right.

Give it a shot. Let's go.

That's him pulling up.

Zach, we need to talk
to you one more time.

I'm not talking to you.

Look, we know you
didn't kill Mike Blaine.

We just want you to look
at some photos, okay?

Did you see any of these men

the night you
were following him?

I told you, I'm not
getting involved.

Get down!

5021 Georgia, got
shots fired at the police.

It's a black Audi traveling
westbound on 19th street.

- Hailey, you good?
- Yeah.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, yeah, he missed.

- You okay?
- Thank you.

You saved my life. Thank you.

Can we get you
something to drink?

- Coffee, water?
- No, thanks.

I'd offer you food, but
we don't have much.

Maybe the odd candy bar

I'm not hungry, but thank you.

Okay.

Well, now that you've had
some time to calm down

I refuse to answer.

Okay.

Zach, we believe the
offender saw you on the news,

talking to reporters, so
he knows you were there,

that you saw him
arguing with Blaine,

maybe even shooting him.

Okay, that makes you a
witness. It also makes you a target.

He's not gonna stop
coming after you.

That's my problem.

I'll move out of state

until all this
nonsense blows over.

It's not nonsense, and
it's not gonna blow over,

not without your help.

Zach, she just saved your life.

Without this woman,
without this evil cop right here

you'd be dead.

You get that, right?

I do, and I'm very appreciative.

- But that doesn't change...
- Yes, it does!

It does.

You need to quit hating.

And if not for yourself,
then do it for Blaine's family,

- and help them get justice.
- Justice?

W-we don't know what
he was doing with this guy.

He could've been
dealing drugs...

We do know what he was doing!

He was trying to save
a young woman's life,

to stop this guy from
continuing to abuse her.

That's what he was doing there.

That very well
may be true, but...

No, it is true! That's a fact!

And what he did to me is a fact.

And if I choose to hate
him for that, that's up to me,

not you.

Zach, let it go. Just let it go.

Accept the fact that
he made a mistake.

No, that was not a
mistake. That's who he was.

I could see it in his eyes.

He was a mean, violent man.

What he did was unforgivable.

Okay, that's it.

Sarge. Patrol found
the stolen Audi.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

There's blood in it.
It's a match for Torres.

He got caught in the crossfire?

It would make sense, I mean,

Jay said he got off
five or six rounds.

Good. That puts
him at the scene.

We know where this guy is?

He's on the run right now.

All right, get a BOLO out
on him and his vehicle...

Already done. It's a
gold Dodge pickup.

- 'Kay.
- We'll follow up.

All right, this is the spot.

Yeah, patrol got it right.
That's Torres's truck.

Gold Dodge Ram.

Sarge, you got your ears on?

Yeah, Hailey, go
with your traffic.

Torres is here; He's parked
in a lot off Whipple and 26th.

Right by the hot dog spot.

All right, keep eyes
and an anchor down.

Everybody on the air,
start heading that way.

That's him.

Sarge, Torres just stepped out.

Take him.

- I'll block the entrance.
- Wait for my signal.

- I'm gonna cover the other side.
- All right.

Listen, I gotta go.

Damn it.

Jay, I gotta move!

Chicago PD, get your hands up!

Hands up! Hey

I'll shoot her.

- Just take it easy, man.
No one's gotta get hurt.

- Just let her go.
- I'll shoot her.

- Let me go, please!
- Take it easy, take it easy!

Put the gun down.
Just let her go!

Get back in your car
and out of my way...

- No!
- Or I'll kill her!

Get back in your car!

- Drop the gun!
- I said get back in your car!

- Torres...
- Or I'll shoot her!

Get back!

- Ma'am, are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay.

Jose Torres, you're under
arrest for the attempted murder

of Zach Phillips,

and for the murder

of Chicago Police
Officer Mike Blaine.

I got some really
good news for you.

Yeah, I'll take it.

We got a hit off a
security cam near

- where Torres dumped the gun.
- Okay.

That's Torres right there,
holding the murder weapon

two blocks away
from the crime scene

three minutes
after the shooting.

That should seal it.

Best movie I've seen in a while.

All right, I'll talk to
state's attorney's office,

get the paperwork
going. Nice work.

Um, boss, about the file.

You remember we
left some stuff out?

I want everything
you got, good and bad.

- I'll take it from there.
- All right.

You've been saying
you wanted transparency.

Well, this is me
being transparent.

That’s that’s everything I got.

You loop in the
state's attorney's office?

Writing up charges as we
speak, first degree murder.

The only thing
left to talk about

is the legacy of Mike Blaine.

Yeah, well, it
doesn't look good.

I guess that depends
on your point of view.

Excuse me?

Sam, everything he did,

he did to help protect a
victim of domestic abuse.

He borrowed $3,000
from a convicted felon,

failed to report the
domestic abuse incident,

and violated countless
rules and regulations.

Okay?

What's your point?

- Blaine was far from perfect.
- You're right.

But he was a good man.

He died trying to protect

a scared, vulnerable
young mother.

And how he did it?

I mean, what rules
he chose to ignore?

Who cares?

He was trying to
do something good.

That's what matters.

You know, there was a time
we actually forgave people

for their mistakes.

We understood that
human beings are fallible.

So you look at the
sum of the parts.

Does the good outweigh the bad?

I mean, Mike Blaine...

He gave his life
doing something good

brave...

Noble.

And that makes him a hero.

I don't have to hide anymore?

He's actually in jail?

Yeah, and he will
be for a long time.

You just have to testify.

Tell the jury that
he took your gun.

Yes, I will.

What he did to me...
I can't forget, but

knowing that he's
out of my life forever...

That's good enough.

Gives me what I need to move on.

If you ever need anything...

Come on.

All good?

Yeah, they moved my
dad's surgery to tonight.

I'm not gonna tell
you what to do

I'm going to the
hospital right now.

I'll see you later?

Today, we apprehended
the man we believe murdered.

Officer Michael R.
Blaine, a 22-year veteran

of the Chicago
Police Department.

Officer Blaine died the same way

he lived his life:

Trying to do what was right,

trying to serve
this city with dignity.

And like most of us,

Officer Blaine was not perfect.

But when you look
at the sum of the parts

at the man in full,

it's clear that the
good offset the bad,

that he was a brave
and decent police officer

who died on the
job trying to save

a young woman, who
was tragically stuck

in a violent and
abusive relationship.

To me, that makes
Mike Blaine a hero.

He represented the best of what

the Chicago Police
Department is all about.

That being said, it's
important to acknowledge

that we don't
always get it right.

The Chicago Police
Department is not flawless.

We've made some mistakes.

We've committed
certain unforgivable acts.

But those misdeeds,
no matter how egregious,

should not define us,

but rather motivate
us to do better,

to be more complete
and compassionate

human beings
and police officers.

- Hi.
- Hey.

- Beer?
- Yeah, sure.

So how'd it go?

Good.

Glad I talked to him.