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Previously, on
"SWAT"...

I've been looking around
for a new place.

Might be able to lock down
something swanky with a roommate

- to share costs.
- Are you kidding?

- Hell yeah!
- All right!

So,
housewarming.

I'll handle
the margaritas,

- you handle themusic.
- Sure.

Hey, Hondo, you got someone
to cover for me tomorrow?

Erika could cover for you.
Rocker's team has tomorrow off.

- She'd be down for it.
- HONDO: You think this is the white

supremacist
group the Imperial Dukes?

HICKS: That's my worry.
These aren't just smash-and-grabs.

HONDO: They're coordinated
hate crimes.

The guy I arrested
yesterday was wearing

- the same kind of bandana.
- HICKS: Abel McConnell

was spotted entering
the compound about 40 minutes ago.

Give me
two!

CHRIS: Shots fired!
Coming from the attic.

[line
ringing]

Guten Tag, Chris. What's
up?

- [crying]
- Hey. Are you okay?

- She's dead.
- Whoa,

what are you talking
about? Who's dead?

Erika.

Erika Rogers?
What happened, Chris?

It all went down so fast.
During the raid...

...a bullet winged
Tan.

[screams]
I'm hit!

I'll cover you.
Go, go!

Erika and I brought
him out safe.

He's okay.

HONDO: Suspect down.
Clear for entry.

[exhales]

- [groans]
- Youokay? Hey.

I think I was hit,
too.

[Erika grunts]

We didn't know Erika got
hit until just after.

[panting]

It was an armor-piercing
round from the shooter.

All
units...

58-David is
down.

I repeat,
58-David is down.

We've lost Erika
Rogers.

Over.

Dear God.
Hondo,

call FID, tell 'em we
have an officer down.

I'll call Chief
Rivera.

I have to notify Officer
Rogers's next of kin

before the press leaks
it.

Roger that,
Commander.

[helicopter blades
whirring]

Commander.

Alonso, what are you
doing?

You're gonna
tell Erika's sister.

I want to come with
you.

You need to go
back to the scene.

This is an
officer-involved shooting.

You and the team have to
talk to FID before anyone else.

Please,
Commander.

I'm sorry.
Go back.

That's an
order.

I'm sorry to lay this on you,
but they got us separated.

There's no one here for
me to talk to.

I think I'm freaking
out.

No, I'm glad you called
me.

Did you tell Deac
yet?

Hondo called him right
after we finished with FID.

[sniffles]

I don't know what to do.

We've never lost
a teammate before.

SWAT doesn't lose
officers.

Man, I wish I could be
there for you right now.

Please stay on the
phone with me.

I'm here as long as you need
me.

I'm not going
anywhere.

The chief and I extend
our deepest sympathies

to you and your
family.

An assistance officer
will be here shortly

to help you make
arrangements.

What's her sister's
name?

Latasha.
She's Officer Rogers's

only next of kin
in the city.

Chief Rivera, it should be me.
I should tell her.

Are you sure,
Commander?

Yes,
sir.

Okay. I'll follow your
lead.

All
right.

Ms.
Rogers...

Oh, my God.
No.

Ma'am...
No.

I regret to inform you
that your sister died

- in the line of duty earlier today.
- No, please.

[sobbing]:
No!

I'm so sorry,
Latasha.

Please... The chiefand I extend our
deepest sympathies

to you and your
family.

[continues
sobbing]

No...

♪
♪

*S.W.A.T.(2017)*
Season 04 Episode 09

Episode Title: "Next of Kin"
Aired on: February 17, 2021

I've gone on record before
saying that money's going

to all the wrong places
in this city.

- [knock on door]
- In all her infinite wisdom...

That was quite a service
this morning, Commander.

Glad to see Officer
Rogers's extended family

came in from
Houston.

They could see cops from

as far as New York
to Maryland attended.

We're gonna have a plaque
in honor of her memory

- and service here atHQ.
- That's a great gesture.

I came to tell you that
FID's finished its investigation

of 20-Squad's
raid.

Our union rep's delivering
their report by the end of today.

Any sense
how it's looking for us?

I haven't heard either
way.

City Councilman Dudley's
been criticizing SWAT pretty hard

the past few
days.

A civilian and a Black
female officer killed.

- It's horrible optics.
- I get that.

And we're examining
everything on our end.

It's a tragedy we all
feel personally.

In politics, tragedies
provide opportunity.

Dudley's running for
mayor.

And after the past
summer's unrest,

the mayor is in the hot
seat.

People want reform.
That includes LAPD

- and city hall.
- Some people want sincere reform,

others just want a powergrab.
Either way,

the public may demand
a pound of flesh.

We train the right
way.

We do things the right
way.

Let's hope the FID
report clears your officers.

[phone rings]

Nichelle,
hey.

Hey. You working
today?

They got us on desk duty
until the FID report comes back.

Well, I won't keep
you.

We really don't get to
speak much these days.

I haven't seen you stop by
the community center lately.

Just wanted
to check in,

see how the funeral went.

The team's taking
it pretty hard,

but... we're all showing
up.

And how about
you?

I don't know, I'm,
uh...

still
processing.

Well, I know you're trying
to get better at opening up.

If you want to talk,
you know where to find me.

I do. Thank you,
Nichelle.

Heard the FID report's
coming out today.

Keep your head
up.

Thanks,
man.

Rocker...
I am so sorry about Erika.

She was a great team
member.

You know, curious, great spirit.

Constantly asking questions.

She admired you,
Hondo.

Looks like you're retracing
your steps from the raid?

I'm doing what I can.

I have no idea what that
report's gonna say, so...

I just want to make
sure that I remember

how everything went
down...

in case I got to defend
my decisions.

[quietly]:
Here.

David, I know it's not
the best time to ask, but...

- do you need to goback?
- Yeah.

I'm the only member of the
squad that's cleared for field duty,

so I have to go
back if we get a call.

I mean, to SWAT.
Period.

Are you open to
leaving?

You mean
retiring?

Annie, I'm a year away
from collecting my pension.

Yeah, but private
security's going so well.

You've got great
benefits.

And if you did that full-time,
you'd still have a great job

that you love, and
you wouldn't be

in this kind of
danger all the time.

Can we talk about this
later?

What if later is too
late?

If you were there
three days ago,

that might have been your
funeral instead of Erika's.

You don't know
that.

Where does that put
me and the kids?

I can't do all
this without you.

I don't ever want
to.

I'm sorry, this
morning at the service,

it's just, things got too
real.

Just quit while you're
ahead.

[sighs]

We'll talk tonight.

Unless you get too
busy with work.

I got to go.
I'm sorry.

Okay.

[door opens,
closes]

♪
♪

Jim, your
backpack.

Thank you.

You didn't say a word
the whole drive in.

Sorry, I'm just not
feeling very talkative.

We all knew Erika,
worked with her...

She meant a lot
to all of us.

- Especially Chris.
- I understand all that.

But... there's something
else.

You've been
tossing in your sleep.

Normally, that means
you're nervous about something.

Look, don't
worry about me.

Okay?

See you later?

Okay.
I love you.

Love you, too.

Alonso.
Need a word with you.

Listen, until the FID
report comes back,

everybody's benched
and on desk duty.

But you personally
still haven't been

- cleared to returnto HQ.
- Why not?

Dr. Hughes hasn't signed
off on your psych eval.

Well, that's crap.
I'm fine.

She wants to see you
again.

Said she has some
reservations.

Reservations?
Like what, exactly?

I'm not the
shrink.

But maybe you living with
Erika is a factor.

And until
the issue's resolved

to the satisfaction of the
doc,

I have to abide by her
recommendations.

Understood,
Commander.

[grunting]

Guys,
focus!

Durham, monkey grip,
man.

Why they call 'em
"monkey bars." Let's go!

Thanks for letting
me stand in for you,

supervise the
candidates.

Well, if you're gonna
be on desk duty,

might as well be of some use.

- What round are they on?
- Ten.

Let's go,
Malhotra.

Get upthere.
[groaning]

[blowswhistle]
Stop this.

What are you two
doing?

Trying to be the best
versions of ourselves.

It's a rhetorical question,
man.

You're both trying to make
it onto SWAT, okay?

You think this is hard, wait
till you get out in the field.

It can be, uh...
it can be rough.

And we need to
know

you can deal with that.
You guys got it?

It's not rhetorical.
You guys got it?

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

Let's go.

Hey,
Durham,

listen, I know you're
tired.

Don't think of that as
weight.

Think of that as a
life.

All right? It's mental.

You get over that
wall, they survive.

Calibrate. Let's go.
You can do it.

Copy that, will do.
Thanks, Sergeant Kay.

[blowswhistle]
Let's go.

- Riding them prettyhard.
- Shouldn't I?

Thought we were gonna ease
up the last week of SWAT school.

It's not that kind of
week.

Chris. I know you wanted to see me
again, but, uh,

I think I deserve to be back
in HQ with the rest of my team.

I have
reservations.

I learned that you
personally lobbied for Erika

to fill in on 20-Squad
the day that she got killed.

I want to make
sure

you don't have any
self-condemnation

or guilt about
that.

I appreciate it, Doc,
but I'm good to go.

I don't need another psych
eval.

You two were
roommates. I, uh, I imagine

you were very
close.

We just moved into
that place.

And all of her belongings
are still at your apartment.

You see them every
time you go back home.

How does that make
you feel?

You haven't been back
home since Erika was killed.

Is that right?

Does any of that really
matter?

Where have you been
spending your nights?

At my uncle'shouse. Chris.

You need to go
home.

Why? This is
home.

And I'm here, and
I can help my team

back out in the field
once the FID report drops.

Who's gonna pack
up Erika's belongings?

How are you supposed to move
on?

In order to deal with
this,

you need to go back
to where you live.

And if that means it takes
more time, so be it,

but I can't sign off on
you

until you can process
this situation.

Do you understand
what I'm telling you?

Yeah.

I got
it.

Good.

Come talk to me
tomorrow.

I want to help you through
this.

Do you have anything
to help me sleep?

Yo,
Deac.

Listen,
um,

I was hoping you could
help me out with something.

Sure. What do
you need?

FID did a walk-through of the
Imperial Dukes' compound,

but I want to do one of my
own,

and I could really use a
pair of fresh eyes on it.

FID's report comes
out later today.

What difference does it
make if you and I walk it?

I need to know that the
team did everything right.

You, uh, you clear
this with Hicks?

Yeah. Look, we can take
two cars

just in case you get
called into the field.

Deacon, you weren't there,
man.

It was tough to
see.

And I want to make sure we
did everything right by Erika.

Yeah, of course.
Whatever you need.

Appreciate
you.

The way we entered,
in tight formation,

it was our best approach
given the intel that we had.

No, I know the four-side entry
made sense.

It gave you cover
on the approach.

But a breach from the
front

might have prevented
McConnell from fleeing upstairs.

You've already studied
this place on your own.

Yeah. I read everyone's
after action reports.

Did a virtual walkthrough
of the crime scene.

Just to get the facts.
It's nothing personal.

I'm not auditing your
work.

But you think I did
something wrong. No, it's...

it's not that
clear.

Deacon, when we breached,
I had to pick between

two different approaches
based on limited intel.

If you were team
leader,

would you have
made the other call?

Doesn't
matter.

Neither option was 100%
safe.

The fact is another approach
could have been utilized,

and FID might use
that against us.

Because they have the benefit
of having all the information now.

I know it's hard waiting
on an FID decision.

But... nothing you or I
do at this point

is gonna affect the outcome
of their investigation.

Maybe we can do
something other than play

Monday morning
quarterback.

The white nationalists
who killed Erika...

The Imperial Dukes...
they're a terrorist group

that operates through
independent cells

made up of four
to eight members.

Now, we've already
taken down four of them,

but I can't shake the feeling
that there's more out there.

And to find them, I want to
search every inch of this place.

Maybe we can get a
lead on more members.

Possibly another
cell.

From what I've read,
the Imperial Dukes

pervert Christian
beliefs.

They claim they're
fighting a holy race war

that's happening
everywhere in the shadows.

With their pop
culture references,

their dog whistletactics... They see any
kind of change,

any shift in power, as a
threat.

Deacon, if we had
come from this direction,

we would have breached the
house from the front.

And we might have been
able to keep McConnell

from going up those
stairs.

And we would have seen that
some of these shell casings

were for armor-piercing
rounds.

Hondo, it's tough to
tell from these.

You didn't know what you
were fully up against

until Erika took a
5.56 to the chest.

Anything else you learn
from your deep dive earlier?

I get why everyone's on
edge,

but y-you don't normally
second-guess yourself like this.

I don't normally get one
of my own killed.

It was your bullet that
hit Abel McConnell.

You killed the guy
that killed Erika.

You're the one
that took him out.

That's got to give
you some solace.

It
Doesn't.

- Wait a minute.
- What?

Target positions.
The cover pattern.

The dimensions of the
alley. I know this layout.

This training course is
exactly like one at Pendleton.

It's a carbon copy,
man.

Whoever built
this might have served

in the Marines around the
same time, I did.

I'm sure the feds
picked up on that?

No, no, don't be so sure, Deac.

Pendleton updates its courses
every few years.

This is an old layout.

Whoever built it
served when I did.

- Sounds like a lead.
- You're damn straight.

Been working off Hondo's
theory.

None of the four Imperial Dukes
we took down three days ago

served in the
Marines.

So if none of these guys
built the training course,

our builder's still out
there.

Started a profile
on our suspect.

Cross-checked white males
in their 40s with carpentry skills

against Marine Corps
enrollment for L.A. County.

That description doesn't
exactly narrow things down.

Almost 2,000 guys fit the
bill.

But I found something
that might help us. Look.

Erika's funeral wasn't the
only one scheduled for today.

Abel McConnell,
the Imperial Duke

who killed Erika,
his funeral's this afternoon.

The FBI is already

staking out the small group
expected to turn out in person,

but this funeral is also
being livestreamed.

If we can get a warrant,
we can stake it out electronically.

Anyone who's attending
could be an Imperial Duke

or our course
builder.

DUDLEY: I'm tired of it,
and so is the city council.

This isn't the first time our
mayor has made Los Angeles

front-page news for all
the wrong reasons.

There was a period
of time two year...

I just came from city
hall.

How's the mayor taking
him politicizing a tragedy?

She didn't
say.

She does want me
to notify her

about the FID report
as soon as it comes in.

Well, that's an interesting way
of saying she's got our backs.

The mayor's in a tough
spot.

Some people are
calling for her to resign.

So SWAT's being used in a
political chess match,

and she's already thinking
about how to protect herself?

By sacrificing one of my
pieces?

She's a politician.
Erika's death affects her, too,

in a different
way.

It takes a certain
kind of officer

to go through Erika's death
three days ago,

and then show up here the
same day of her funeral.

They're not pawns.
They're human beings.

The mayor knows what
you all went through that day.

She doesn't want FID's
report to be a problem

any more than you
do.

I can think of someone who
does.

[scoffs]

If you can fast-track
that warrant,

we'll be ready to
observe from our end.

All right. Thanks,
Agent Carr.

Sergeant
Kay.

Hey, I just wanted to say
I appreciated that pep talk

out there this morning.
This has been the toughest week yet.

I'm glad I could
help.

Listen, keep pushing
yourself, finish strong,

you'll be out in the field
soon.

Hey, look, I know
it's not my place,

but, I get
what happened out there.

And I feel for what you
and your team

are going through
right now.

- Thank you. It's been tough.
- I just think that, with who you are,

if you would've been
there,

things could've
panned out differently.

They really missed your
leadership that day.

- Appreciatethat.
- Yeah.

Durham's making the
strongest case so far.

Just ahead of
Malhotra.

Yeah. Kid's got a good
heart.

He's just got to
keep his head down.

How you holding
up?

I've been organizing food
for Erika's extended family.

I had to help them. I just
needed something positive

to put my mind to
the past few days.

Late night, been
going to the gym,

hitting the bag till
my arms give out.

It's the only way I
can get any sleep.

Sounds like you're
heading in the right direction.

Yeah. Yeah, thanks for
checking on me, Deac.

I hope we can all get out in
the field together soon.

Pretty sure that's
what Erika would want.

Aside from
justice.

Yeah. God willing,
it works out that way, huh?

Let me know if you
need anything.

Yeah.
I will.

How many people out there...
lawyers, grocers, mechanics...

Moonlight as white
nationalists?

They just look
like regular people.

That's what's
frightening.

Six people are
attending in person.

78 logged on
remotely.

Anything on our
anonymous attendees?

Looking at
'em.

Ten of them are using
VPNs to hide their identities.

Now, I thought that
seemed a little too high-tech

for our builder at
first.

It could also mean
that he's getting help

from other Imperial
Dukes.

Okay, wait a minute.
This could be something.

One of the client ISPs is
registered to Landon McBride.

He's a former
Marine.

Two tours in
Afghanistan.

And he was at
Pendleton

when that same training
course was up, Deac.

Received a dishonorable
discharge, and he's got a jacket.

Prior for a felony
unlawful use of a weapon,

and he's got an outstanding
warrant for the assault.

Gives us a reason
to talk to him.

That's his last known
address.

I'm still on desk duty, Deac.
I can't roll on this, just you.

All right,
I'll grab a patrol officer.

I'll call you from the
house.

I'll check McBride's
tax records,

see what they turn
up.

Ma'am. I'm Sergeant
Kay,

LAPD.

Looking for Landon
McBride.

I kicked him out
four months back.

What'd he do
now?

We've got reason to believe
that he helped some people

murder a police
officer three days ago.

My God.

Does this have
anything to do with

- that online group he joined?
- Possibly.

Did he ever refer to it by
name?

Did he ever mention a group
called the Imperial Dukes?

No.

Look, I'm sorry,
I want to help,

but I broke off
all contact with him

after he assaulted
a protester.

But it sounds like
he escalated.

Got worse over
the last few months.

You have any idea
where he might be?

Any friends or colleagues
he's hanging out with?

He leave anything
behind?

No, I tossed all his
crap.

His drafting
table, schematics.

- Your boyfriend was a builder?
- Ex-boyfriend.

He was all right until
he got laid off last year.

Told me he was pushed
out in favor of other people.

Said new hiring quotas
discriminated against him.

I'm sure it was a bit more
complicated than that,

but Landon is a simple
man.

I'm guessing he went down
the rabbit hole after that?

Yeah.

Wasn't long before he
found that online group.

They fed his
anger,

forced some ugly
tattoos on him and...

well, pushed him
down a darker path.

That
laptop.

It's a few years
old.

- You two shareit?
- Yeah.

His account's password
protected, though.

I don't know
it.

[line
ringing]

Hey, Chris, what's
up?

I know it's late there.
I shouldn't have called. My bad.

- You talk to Dr. Wendy today?
- Yeah.

We got a path laid
out.

Gonna try it again
tomorrow.

Good. Means you're
heading in the right direction.

Are you okay, Chris?
Where are you?

I'm outside of my apartment.
In the hallway.

You're
stalling.

You've got to go in
and pack Erika's stuff.

And as hard as it is,
You've got to handle it.

I know you learned some
German when you were in K-9.

You know, I've been
hanging out with these guys

that have been teaching
me single German words

that actually mean full
sentences in English. It's wild.

- Kopf hoch.
- Yeah.

It means, uh, to keep your
head held high.

That's right.
It made me think of you.

'Cause you always
keep your head up, Chris.

Now, come on.

You got this.

Got McBride's tax
records.

He's a freelance
contractor.

Hired to work four construction
sites in the last quarter.

Put out a BOLO, unis see him at
any of the sites, we'll know.

His girl's laptop
give us anything?

FBI got us into
McBride's account.

He's definitely
been taking pointers

from someone who's tech
savvy.

He's tried to cover his
tracks by drafting.

Puts messages in a
folder,

allows recipients to log in
and read 'em. Look.

HONDO: Which means
there's no send receipts.

But some of the unsent drafts
should still be recoverable.

Like messages
from his other job.

Building things for
the Imperial Dukes.

McBride suggested
identical building plans

for two other training
courses.

So there's potentially two more
Imperial Duke cells out there.

Even though none of these
messages have been sent,

can we find out who read 'em?

Well, there's at least
one person with a login.

Could be the person
coordinating the cells.

- Imperial Dukes leader?
- Possibly.

I'll have the Feds
do a deep dive

on the unidentified
login.

BOLO got a hit on
McBride.

Just got a call
from a patrol unit

sitting on a site
in City of Industry.

Saw McBride show
up, then rabbit.

You better hurry, 'cause it's
an active high-speed chase now.

- Take Rocker with you, Deac.
- We'll get him for you, Hondo.

Not for me,
Deac. For Erika.

[sirens
wailing]

HONDO: Good work,
Rocker.

Forcing him north keeps him in

the industrial park,
away from the freeway.

Hondo, he's heading
east on a frontage road.

Roger that, Deac.
We got eyes in the air.

Rocker,

there's a switch back up ahead.

- It loops around to the south.
- Copy that.

Whoa...
Hey!

Nice work, guys.
He's hemmed in.

DEACON: Suspect's
fleeing. We're in foot pursuit.

ROCKER: Freeze! LAPD!

There's a residential
neighborhood to the north.

You got to stop him before he
gets to any civilians.

[gunshot]

[groaning]

HONDO: He's in
the camper

up ahead.
Now, he might have barricaded

himself inside,
so be careful.

Landon McBride, LAPD SWAT.

Come on out, right now.
Hands in the air.

Real
slow.

Hondo, cops on the scene found
designs of the Imperial Dukes'

training course in
McBride's truck.

That might explain
why he thought

running from the
police was worth it.

- HONDO: You guys copy that?
- Loud and clear, Hondo.

Drop your phone, put your
hands behind your head

and get on your
knees. Do it now.

Don't my rights
matter?

Doesn't my life
matter?

DEACON: Erika Rogers' life
mattered.

Oh, the Black chick
cop.

Yeah, I heard about
that.

You built a training course
for white nationalists.

I'm proud of my heritage.
That isn't a crime.

At least not yet.

Yourfriends shot and
killed a police officer.

That's aiding and
abetting domestic terrorism.

Face down, on the
ground,

now.

He's not saying
anything.

Because he doesn't
think he needs to.

He doesn't need
to help himself

because, in his mind,
the Imperial Dukes are gonna win

whatever war they're
trying to fight.

He's a soldier and this is
the sacrifice he's making

for the same lost
cause.

We've got the FBI
looking to identify

the other hidden login
from McBride's e-mail.

Whoever this person
is,

they are intelligent
and cautious.

If it's the Dukes' leader
organizing all this,

then we're gonna find
him.

But let's stay in the
loop with the Feds

and be ready to make a move
as soon as they get a solid lead.

Roger
that.

Listen,
um...

I'm sorry about earlier,
at the compound.

I undermined you
by double-checking theraid.

No, Deac.

You didn't.
It's your duty as a sergeant

to see if you could have done
it better three days ago.

Or at least know
better for the next raid.

It kills me that I was
on that school tour

and not with you
and the team.

Everyone's dealing with this
in their own way, man.

No one's
exempt.

[phones
dinging]

FID report's
in.

Hey, Ed, what do we
got?

Commander. I supposed
you want to read their ruling?

"In regards to the
events in question,

"Force Investigation Division
finds 20-Squad's actions

"to have been within
policy.

"It hereby gives no
recommendation for discipline

"in the planning or
execution of the raid

"resulting in the deaths
of suspect Abel McConnell

and Officer Erika
Rogers."

All right, so we're approved
for field duty again?

Well, Alonso still
needs to earn clearance

from Dr. Hughes,
but the rest of you

are officially on
call.

- What is it, Commander?
- There's more.

"It is, however, our
opinion that other strategies

"could have been
utilized in the raid.

"Alternative actions
may have produced

different results, and loss of
life may have been averted."

You got to be kidding
me.

They're leaving
us in a gray area.

Sir, even with other
strategies available, [phone vibrating]

they know
that there was nothing

that could have
guaranteed success.

Hondo's right,
Commander.

This clears the
team.

Lieutenant Lynch is on her
way.

We may have been
cleared technically,

but according to the mayor,
not politically.

Sowhat happens now?

I think another
shoe's about to drop.

STREET:
Honestly,

even with FID clearing
us,

it doesn't make Erika's
death any easier.

Or maybe it's not supposed
to.

It finally hit
me.

She's gone, man.
Forever.

Part of me still doesn't
want to accept it.

Listen...

after I lost Nate,
it was brutal.

I found out that
grief doesn't go away.

It
Stays.

Some days it's
heavier than others.

But hopefully, on
those heavy days

you got people beside you that
can help lighten the load.

Shockingly insightful
for a guy like you.

Well, Dr. Hughes said
that last part.

I'm just filling you
in.

I guess we should be thankful
we can keep doing our jobs.

Tell the people we care
about how important they are.

Yeah. Allright.

♪
♪

[sighs]

Although SWAT was
cleared,

the possibility the team could
have done things differently

and avoided two
people getting killed

is enough to increase
pressure on the mayor.

Hondo made the best of
two imperfect choices.

There was no risk-free
option.

Doesn't matter.
Not now.

The death of one of our
few African-American

female officers is
not a good look.

Is that what this is all
about?

How it
looks?

We just lost a
colleague. A friend.

I'm sorry, but the mayor
wants a scalp.

[scoffs]

And it needs to be
someone on the team

or someone in command that
suggests accountability.

I'm not happy
delivering the message.

But you agree with
it.

No. But that's the
message.

And I'll leave it up to you to
decide who it is, Commander.

I'm not giving you
anyone from the team.

So...

...I guess the scalp
will have to be mine.

[knocking on
door]

What's going on in
here?

Sounds like I have to
resign.

[scoffs] Like
hell you do.

Hondo, this is political
fallout we're facing.

- The mayor's hand is being forced.
- Lieutenant,

Commander Hicks isn't
responsible for anything

that happened three days
ago.

No offense, but this is way
above your pay grade, Sergeant.

Is It?

Let me tell you
something, Lieutenant.

The men and women who take
risks in the field...

We live in a completely
different world

than the politicians
who criticize us.

We are constantly
thrown into situations

where there is a
one percent chance

- of things going horriblywrong.
- That's duly noted.

Well, you put us in those
situations often enough,

that one percent
is gonna come up,

and it came up three days
ago.

The mayor can
pretend all she wants

that it's a problem
with leadership,

but I promise you,
on everything I am,

- that game could backfire on herass.
- Excuse me?

Hicks stays or
I go.

And the first place I'm gonna
go is to the L.A. Times

and I'm-a talk about the
real systemic problems

within the LAPD that
she,

the commission and the
union still ignore.

And I imagine they
might even want

to run my picture with
it.

I imagine this'll be a tough
conversation with the mayor.

Maybe we need to have
more tough conversations.

I know we haven't
always seen eye to eye,

but I admire the stances
you've both taken here.

It's
admirable.

And
frustrating.

You didn't have to do
that.

Yes, I did.

♪
♪

[sniffles]

[knocking on
door]

Hang on a second,
Latasha.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

Thought you were Erika's
sister.

Can I come
in?

Just wanted to
check up on you.

See how you were
doing.

I'm, uh...
I'm dealing.

I just keep thinking it's...

it's not fair,
Erika dying.

I know.
I hate it.

And I've hated myself
the past three days.

Been tossing and
turning in my sleep.

It's been weighing on
me.

What
has?

When Erika went
down,

initially I didn't feel
shock or sadness.

I was just
relieved

that it wasn't
you.

Chris, if you took
that bullet

and I lost you...

I wouldn't have
recovered.

I know our
situation

is
Impossible.

I was on my way home to
Molly when I came here instead.

But being with her feels
wrong.

Stop.

'Cause all I think
about is being with you.

Why are you telling me
this?

Just...

Please
leave.

Chris...

Leave.
Now.

Chris.
Please go.

Hi.

Hi.

I love you. You know that.

Of course I
do.

You and the
kids...

You're everything to
me.

What happened
today?

Well, we grabbed another
one of the Imperial Dukes.

Well, that's
great. Right?

Yeah.

But,
uh...

...my team is
broken.

I don't know if we're
gonna be okay

until we... we
grab every last one

of this
crew.

So you don't want to
retire.

I can't leave my
team.

Not like
this.

Annie...

...you're my
family.

And so are
they.

And I think God put me
here

so I can help
them.

Hey.Hey.

I just thought I'd drop
by for a surprise visit,

if that's
okay.

It was an open
invitation.

Hm.

What is
it?

Nichelle,
uh...

I haven't been as open
with you as I should.

I want to tell you
something that...

I probably wouldn't
tell anyone else.

I'd be lying if I said
these past three days

haven't been some of
the toughest.

You lost a friend.
That can't be easy.

It's just, this past
year, with...

with police
misconduct,

Black folks getting
killed on camera...

...and losing an officer
in the field, it just,

it cuts
deep.

And now I got doubts
about whether the fight

to change things
is even worth it.

It's natural to have
doubts

when you're trying to make a
difference in people's lives.

I get it,
Hondo.

But this... I
mean,

it's got me wondering about
myself as a police officer,

as a leader

and as a Black man
in this damn world.

I threatened to resign
today.

To protect someone
else.

I was willing to lose
SWAT.

And they don't know
it, but I was not bluffing.

So what
happened?

The mayor backed
down.

So the heat's off of
us, for now.

You felt like you had to
sacrifice yourself

to make a
difference?

Yeah.

Yeah, because if we're all
out there trying to change things

for the better, then why
did Erika Rogers

have to pay a bigger
price?

Hondo, you can't
let that eat at you.

It'll only wear you
down.

How do you manage to push
through all the noise?

Or maybe it's just looking
fearless just comes naturally.

[both
chuckle]

Maybe I feel the same
things you feel.

I just try to get it
out, talk it through,

like we're doing right
now.

Do you hear
that?

No. I don't hear
anything.

That's what I'm talking
about.

See? You're pushing
through the noise already.

[both
chuckle]

A good leader has
self-awareness

and the desire to do
better, be better.

Insecurities don't make
anyone less of a leader, Hondo.

They make 'em
human.

[short
chuckle]

This is good,
talking it through.

Yeah, you should
try it moreoften. [Chuckles]

Well, you available for any
more surprise visits?

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