All language subtitles for S.W.A.T. 4x17 - Whistleblower (English)

Previously on SWAT...

Hondo's a good guy, but everyone knows

that his promotion was
affirmative action nonsense.

Inmates running the asylum.

More like animals running the zoo.

So, what are we gonna do about it?

I'm not going to I.A.

with just my word against theirs.

Those charges would never stick.

That's why we need hard evidence.

Cops don't turn on other cops.

Why were you recording them?

They're racists, Annie.

An I.A. investigation? Really?

- Watch yourself.
- Oh, you're scared everyone's gonna

hear how you spied on another officer?

My PBA reps are gonna tear this case

to shreds, and you're gonna be

the only person hurt by it.

Your mother's cirrhosis is advanced.

I've discussed a living
donor transplant with her.

- Jimmy!
- Hi, Mom.

The doctor says there's
a real problem with your liver?

You don't have to worry about that.

You know, I've been here
less than a minute.

I already feel like I'm being played.

I went and visited my mom today.

Just tried to butter me up
to get what she wants.

- Which is what?
- My liver, apparently.

You're asking him
to throw away everything

he's built for himself.

I didn't ask him for anything.

I came here to keep it that way.

You must really love my Jimmy.

Take that coat off.

It's ugly.

I'm freezing.

Take it off, or I'll have to cut it off.

Time to work.

A lot of lonely truckers out there.

Damn it!

What happened? D, you all right?

Uh, I don't know. I thought I
drained the oil all out the pan.

And the oil filter?

Oh. Yo. I'd say you're looking

fresh, kid, but that oil
looks anything but.

Just thought I'd stop by and
see how business was going.

It's... all right.

Look, there should be an oil filter

that'll work for this car in the back,

top shelf.

- That a friend of yours?
- Friend of a friend,

and a potential customer,
till your badge scared him off.

A guy who hightails out at the
sight of a cop... that's the type

- of customer you want?
- I didn't realize

I needed to consult
with the chief marketing officer

before bringing in business.

I'm just here to keep tabs on Darryl.

No.

No, you're trying to see
if it's all on the level,

'cause you don't like
that my way is working.

I took care of those punks
squeezing this block,

and now I'm finding us customers.

But you got to stop dropping in on us

in uniform 'cause
you're hurting business.

Hey, the last I checked,
I own a stake in this shop.

You do.

You said you'd be a silent partner,

and you wanted Darryl
to pick his own path.

And he chose this.
That's why I'm so invested.

Okay, well, now that it's
finally starting to come along,

you're the one hurting it and him,

by always showing
your cop face around here.

You've been out of prison a few months,

and suddenly, you know
what's best for Darryl, huh?

- Let me tell you what I know.
- Found it!

Got to go help my son.

Yeah, Deacon, what's up?

The Board of Rights

reached a decision regarding
Lee Durham's punishment.

He will not be fired from the LAPD.

Same for the other
two... Gibson and Ellis.

They'll all be placed on probation,

and reassigned to other divisions.

That's final?

What about the recording,
or the three hours

of testimony that Deacon gave the board?

Sir, he's been catching flak

from other officers for
turning that tape in.

What, it's all just for nothing?

No, the recording carried weight.

It prompted I.A.'s integrity check

on Durham and the other officers.

But ultimately, the board found

no tangible evidence that
racism influenced their work.

Yeah. Why would it?

Commander, what about
their arrest records?

They skew heavily
towards people of color.

I hear you, but these officers
have all worked with officers

of color with no incident.

A few even have partners
who are people of color.

What? The "I got a black friend"
defense? Come on, man, stop it.

- What are we supposed to do now?
- Well, we just sit here

while a pack of racists

pick and choose who they're gonna arrest

each day. It's a union issue now.

The same union that shielded

these three from any real punishment

- in the first place?
- Yeah.

The same union
that's protected both of you

in the past.

Now, fair or not, this is the system

doing its job, advocating for cops.

Racist... cops.

Jimmy!

What a surprise.

- Hi, Ma.
- Two visits in one week?

With this luck, I'm gonna
have to bribe my nurse

to run out and buy me a lotto ticket.

You knew I could be
a potential liver donor.

Why have the doctors

tell me, instead of just
telling me the truth yourself?

Do you think it's easy
talking to your son about dying?

Especially being sick

based on the stupid choices
that you've made in your life?

But you're right.

I'm sorry.

I-I should've just

been honest with you.

I just...

I didn't want to be
a distraction one last time.

I thought maybe you wouldn't come back.

Well, I got tested...

to see if I can donate
part of my liver to you.

I'm waiting on the results.

Jimmy, you didn't have to.

- I know.
- What about SWAT?

I mean, your work. Isn't that
gonna cause problems for you?

I said I got tested.

I didn't say I'd made the
decision to donate yet.

I don't understand.

This... reeks

of you trying to work me over... again.

I didn't ask you to help me.

No, you're too smart
to ask me straight out.

You knew exactly which
parts of me to appeal to.

So, your little SWAT girlfriend
got in your head, right?

She's trouble.

Jimmy, you should know better.

What are you talking about?

That Christina person.

She came here a couple days ago
to threaten me.

Making all these demands.
I should keep you out of this.

And that you're better off
not talking to me.

Okay, well,
I didn't ask Chris to do that.

And I'm the one that's
controlling and manipulative.

Jimmy, I so appreciate you being here.

I do.

I mean...

with everything we've been through,

we'll still always be family.

Looking for company?

Money up front.

I'm not here to have sex with you.

No money, no company.

- Wait, wait, wait.
- Hey.

Calm down. I just want to talk...

The guys I-I work for...
Th-they'll kill you.

You don't want to mess with me.

I'm gonna get you out of here.

- Wait, wait.
- Let go of me!

- Wait, wait. I'm here to save...
- Let me go!

Patrol says

the three shooters
are still unaccounted for.

Watch for civilians
as you clear. Let's move.

30-David. Moving to the
west side of the lot.

24-David.
One shooter down, unresponsive.

45-David. Got eyes on another suspect.

- Still breathing.
- 30-David. Shooter two in custody.

Needs medical attention ASAP.

EMTs are on the way.

Hondo, more blood. Leads to the back.

I see it.

Locked.

This is the LAPD!

I need you to open the door and
come out with your hands raised!

This is your last warning!

Don't shoot. Please.

It's okay.

Hey, it's okay. You're safe.

We're LAPD. You're safe.

All clear on the exterior.

Then we're Code 4.

Third shooter's in the wind.

I hope you're here with
good news, Lieutenant.

Is that ever the case, Hondo?

I spoke with colleagues in Vice

about the dead shooter your
team found... Paul Temple.

Vice thinks he was part
of a sex trafficking ring

based out of the San Fernando Valley.

Truck stops are notorious
for forced prostitution.

Did Vice have any more
intel on the other suspects?

One slipped us before we got here.

Minimal. These guys are cautious,

connected and very mobile.

They move their victims

around Southern California
every month or so

to prevent the women from getting close

to anyone who might help them.

Witnesses say our missing shooter

had two more victims with him.

And the only working
security camera didn't get

a good look at their faces
or the plates on the SUV.

They'll look to move those
girls within the next 48 hours.

This trafficking ring works fast.

Then we got to work faster.

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Detective Lynch oversees
a Human Trafficking Task Force

for the mayor, so she's
gonna be working with us

to help locate the missing girls.

Okay, we got one missing shooter,

two possible victims in the wind.

Odds are the trafficking victims

will be transported within 48 hours,

assuming the traffickers
don't kill them instead.

We need to find out
how this ring operates

and who runs it, fast.

The victim's name is Shannon Gamble.

Currently in our custody.

The dead male suspect is Paul Temple.

The other male suspect
is Gabriel Cardenas.

He's in surgery. He's an
interstate trucker from Nevada.

Misdemeanors for disorderly
conduct and drug possession,

but no known ties to
Paul Temple or the ring.

He's probably the john.

Truckers are on the road
300 days a year.

Many get lonely enough
to pay for affection.

Anything else on Shannon?

19 years old.

She's originally from
Reno. Rough upbringing.

Spent some time in juvie,
couple arrests for misdemeanors.

It looks like she cycled
through the foster system, then

in and out of rehabs around the state

till she fell off the grid
two years ago.

With that background,
she'd be a perfect target for...

Romeo Pimps. Yeah.

If Shannon can tell us who
recruited her, it could help

bring this ring into focus,
lead us to find more victims.

That may not be easy.

Sex trafficking victims
often fear the cops

and stay loyal to their captors.

- Very loyal.
- I still remember

the questioning techniques
we used in Vice.

Maybe I can help you
get Shannon to open up.

All right, make it happen.
Meantime, Deacon and Chris

are gonna talk to Gabriel
once he gets out of surgery.

Hey.

- When were you gonna tell me?
- Tell you what?

That you went to see my
mom about the liver donation.

I just warned her not
to mess up your life again.

I guess it didn't work.

You shouldn't have done
that. It's not your business.

It's a major surgery.

It can have its
complications. Infections,

blood clots, pneumonia.

I'm aware. What's your point?

It can put your career
at risk, maybe even your life.

She's just manipulating you
into getting her way, like always.

I know what she's doing,
but it's my choice to make,

not yours. I need you to respect that.

Shannon. My name's
Lieutenant Piper Lynch.

And this is Officer Victor Tan.

- Am I under arrest?
- No.

We just want to talk, if
that's okay. These are for you.

I know it's a bit stuffy in here.

We can walk outside, if you prefer.

I want to go home.

To Reno?

Was Paul Temple the person

who brought you down here from there?

We believe that Paul
was part of a trafficking operation,

and that you were one of his victims.

Did he recruit you?

No. Paul's a friend.

Not many friends force you to have sex

with strangers against your will.

Paul's dead, Shannon.

I normally wouldn't be this blunt,

but we don't want the other two girls

to end up like him.
We could use your help.

The-the other girls...

They're-they're going to get hurt now

because I ran away.

It's all my fault.

Can you tell us anything
about where they might be?

- How we can find them?
- No.

We moved around a lot.

I-I didn't even know where I was

until I saw "LAPD" on your uniforms.

What about the men who worked with Paul?

I-I don't know much.

But...

there's this guy named "JC."

Was he the one who recruited you?

What else can you tell us about him?

Gabriel Cardenas?

I'm Sergeant Kay, this is
Officer Alonso. LAPD SWAT.

How is the girl?

Unharmed... Physically, at least.

Good.

It wasn't supposed to go down that way.

How was it supposed to go down, exactly?

You pay her to service you,

then you move on to the next truck stop,

- the next girl?
- Whoa, I'm-I'm not the bad guy here.

I was trying to save her.

I'm sorry. Do you know this girl?

Then how do you know she needed saving?

You know the signs to look for.

I'm with Long Haul Protectors.

I've got the certification
card in my wallet, right there,

- if you need proof.
- Long Haul Protectors?

Yeah. We're a national group working

to-to stop human trafficking.

There-there are more of us truckers

on the road than you cops,

so we do what we can to help out.

By what? Staging reenactments of
the shootout at the O.K. Corral?

I made a mistake, I know,
but those cabr�nes...

They came out guns blazing.
I shot back in self-defense.

Anything else you can tell us

about the shooter or the victims?

Yeah. The girls' names.

Before they drove off,
the-the shooters...

They-they called out
for "Rosetta" and "Monica."

All right, thank you.

I was just trying to help.

Just because you want
to help doesn't mean

it'll make things better.

Next time, call the cops.

Hey. I heard Shannon gave
us the name of her recruiter.

JC Walker.

Record for possession,
larceny, aggravated assault.

Luca's getting a last
known for the bastard now.

Wait a minute.

You seem awfully fired up.

Shannon's like this girl I
knew in high school... Becca.

She got lured in,
trafficked by a Romeo Pimp, too.

She's a big part of why I jumped
onto Vice when I had the chance.

I'm guessing Becca
wasn't just "some girl."

All right, when Luca gets that address,

we'll roll out.

I didn't know y'all were coming through.

Well, young fella said it was urgent.

So, uh, apparently,
I'm just the chauffeur.

I, uh... I needed to drop this off.

What the hell is this?

It's the money you invested
into the auto shop.

Well, some of it.

I got five grand now, and the
rest as soon as I can get it.

Darryl, how the hell did you come up

with five large all of a sudden?

Did Leroy give you this
and send you to me?

He said you'd say that.

You knew about this?

If I knew he had that kind of cash,

I'd have got him to spring for gas.

Look, the money's clean, I promise.

It's everything we earned
from the auto shop so far.

Neither one of us is taking a paycheck

until we pay you back the full 25 grand.

You keep that for the shop.

I don't need it back right away.

No. I need you to take it back.

It's a buyout.

Listen, I appreciate
everything you've done.

But my dad's right.

I got to be my own man,
stand on my own two feet.

Just think it over.

Please.

Well, you did encourage
the boy to be independent.

Now's not the time, Pop.

Is there any reason
that he wouldn't want you

to come by his new business?

Hey. Got an address for
our recruiter in Reseda.

Team's gearing up now.

- I'll be right there, Luca.
- Okay.

Take it home.

I got to go.

Definitely more on this later.

JC Walker.

LAPD SWAT.

Deacon, Street, stay on him!

Tan, you're with me! Let's move!

Nice to see almighty SWAT can
do some grunt work now and then.

- Have we met?
- No.

But I know you.

Officer Kay, right?

It's Sergeant Kay.

Oh, yeah. I heard about you.

You go around taping fellow
officers in your free time,

and then report on them, right?

Guess you're gonna have to
turn us both in now, too, huh?

How about conduct unbecoming?

Or neglect of duty... Officer Mitchell.

Billings, right?

Glad I'm so memorable.

Not in the good way.

Hondo, I got this.

Officer Mitchell,

take that suspect down to SWAT HQ.

Now.

I guess I'll get started
on the investigation.

Probably a lot of damage to sort out.

- Listen, Deacon...
- It's fine.

I never met this Paul
Temple guy in person. I swear.

What about the girls he trafficked?

- Trafficked?
- I got a witness

who says you recruited her.

Who?

Shannon?

Try the other way around.
She recruited me.

She hit me up on social
media, and we flirted a bit.

She was cute, and I'd just
gotten out of a breakup.

You were a john.

I guess, but she approached me.

Yeah. That's because she was forced to.

- She seemed eager enough.
- Yeah, well,

consent's not really an option
for trafficking victims.

A hooker wearing different
lipstick is still a hooker.

They're not hookers, they're hostages.

Girls like Shannon get abducted

and forced to turn tricks.

And if they don't
service ten guys a day,

their pimps would beat 'em
within an inch of their life.

Does that sound like "eager" to you?

And just so you're crystal clear,

solicitation is a misdemeanor,

but trafficking is a felony,
and it comes

with a hefty prison sentence.

Hey.

This is where you start
talking 'till we tell you to stop.

Uh, Paul coordinated everything
online, so I never met him.

I paid through Venmo,

and he sent an Uber to bring me

- back and forth.
- Where?

I never got the address,

but I think
it's somewhere in Sun Valley.

Chris and Tan got JC Walker
to cough up a location

- for the missing girls.
- Good.

I'll take any progress right now.

You know, I can handle

blowback from jerks like
Mitchell and Billings.

It just sucks.

Everything we did, nothing came of it.

I know.

Deacon, I've been saying it:
The system needs to change.

But if it's not gonna change on its own,

then maybe we need to force it.

How do you mean?

Maybe we got one last card we can play.

Hey, I did everything I could.

What more do you want me to do?

Not you, man.

You've done enough.

Talking about me.

I don't like the sound of that.

You know how bureaucracy works,
how slow things move in the LAPD.

Nothing's gonna
change without outside pressure.

But if Durham's actions are made public,

maybe we can force
the department's hand.

You talking about going to the press?

No.

No, no. No way in hell.

You will get it ten times worse
than me out there.

Do you see any other option?

Yeah. We take a hard look
at-at SWAT's recruiting methods.

We revise them if we have to.

And we spot the next Durham a mile away.

There shouldn't be
a next Durham, Deacon.

We're just supposed to let the union

leave these guys out on the street?

It's not your family

that officers like Durham
and his buddies target.

- It's...
- I know.

But what you are talking about

is career suicide.

Hey. I got your
message. Why would Shannon lie

about JC being her recruiter?

Some of these girls
get so psychologically scarred,

they'll feed cops fake intel
to cover for their handlers.

Now, the more abusive the handlers...

Trauma caused by physical
and emotional abuse,

it's-it's... it's hard to explain.

It's like a vicious cycle.

It makes people do strange things.

And these creeps like JC
are why trafficking exists

in the first place. Supply and demand.

- I don't know how you break that cycle.
- Yeah, me, neither.

But I'll sleep better if we
can help these girls escape it.

- We all will.
- There are dozens

of social media profiles affiliated

with Paul Temple's account, but only six

were active within the last month.

So there's six girls in
this trafficking ring.

And five of them must still be

in the wind, being used.
Rosetta, Monica,

Dani, Julie and Laura.

We arrested JC.

We know he's not the
one who recruited you.

But he won't be able to use you again.

Lying only makes it harder
for us to help you.

Especially
when there are five other girls

who need our help. Your help.

I knew a girl in high school.

Her name was Becca Matonik.

She was my first big crush.

And she had everything going for her.

And a few weeks
after I-I got up the courage

to ask her out, she disappeared.

We found out later she'd been
abducted and trafficked.

Her friends and family
never saw her again

until it was... it was pretty bad.

I don't want Becca's story
to be your story, Shannon.

Please.

I hated when JC came around.

He was cruel

and very rough.

- Sorry for lying.
- Can you tell us

about where you and the
other girls were kept?

- It was at Barry's place.
- Barry was the other shooter

at the truck stop? They ran the ring?

Paul, Barry and, uh, one other guy.

I-I never heard his name,
but he had a real bad temper.

There was this old rusty birdhouse

outside my window at that place.

When things got bad,

I always looked out the window
at the birds.

But they weren't there.

What do you mean?

That thing outside
wasn't a real birdhouse,

so there weren't any birds.

But pretending there were helped me.

Anything was better
than being in that room.

This birdhouse.
What did it look like, exactly?

The birdhouse Shannon saw
outside her window

is actually a
decommissioned Cold War siren.

This map shows all of them in L.A.

Maybe we can use it to find the location

where the girls are being kept.

That's gonna be tough.

From the looks of it,
there's more of these sirens

than Starbucks in town.

JC said the Uber took him
somewhere in Sun Valley.

Two of those sirens

are in the Sun Valley
manufacturing corridor.

That's all warehouses and factories.

Third one's in a residential area.

Pull up the images on that block.

There's your birdhouse.

Only two of those houses
have a clear view of that siren.

Pull up the property records.

The first house is owned by D'Andra Dee.

Second one, Barry Gonya.

Barry was the name of
one of Shannon's traffickers.

That's got to be the brothel.

You think she's telling
the truth this time?

Well, let's get a warrant and find out.

30-David in position.

- Chris, what do you see?
- It looks quiet.

I can't see inside.

I clock security cameras at the one,

two and four sides.

More cameras on the three side.

No easy point of entry.

Eyes on every side.
Makes it easy to keep

- unwanted people out.
- Yeah, and keep the victims in.

24-David. I got an SUV approaching,
eastbound.

Hold your positions.

I've got eyes on Barry Gonya,
and two females.

It's Rosetta and Monica,

the two girls from the truck stop.

Prepare to execute the search warrant.

Let's move.

Chris, you're with me on the three side.

The rest of you, on Tan.

LAPD!

Do not move! Hands where we can see 'em!

Get on the ground!
Hands behind your back!

Do it now!

Upstairs.

Don't move.

It'll be okay.

Two, two, two.

Stop! LAPD!

Dani, anyone else inside?

All right, back in the room. Go.

26-David. Suspect is barricaded

in the upstairs bedroom
on the three-four corner.

Suspect out the window.

LAPD!

On your knees!

Hands behind your head!

All clear.

We got Rosetta, Monica and Dani.

But no sign of Laura, Julie
or the third trafficker.

Nobody from the brothel we
raided is talking.

I hope you got good news, Luca.

We're still combing
through security footage,

but I think we got a look
at our third trafficker.

This is from yesterday.

Some guy arguing with Barry Gonya.

Any luck with the ID?

Think I might have one.

Vice looked into the ring's
financial records.

The Venmo account JC paid into
had a second email

associated with it, an email linked

to an old PayPal account belonging

- to an Edgar McQuillan.
- Okay, that's our guy.

McQuillan's a former
long-haul trucker with priors

for sexual assault and armed robbery.

Also suspected in the murder

of two 20-year-old women in Barstow.

Those victims were believed to be part

of a different
trafficking ring up in San Jose.

Yeah, I bet he skipped town,
killed those victims

to cover his tracks,

then started up brand-new in L.A.

If Edgar knows we're onto him,

Laura and Julie may not have long.

He's gonna look to move them or worse.

Any idea of their current location?

All right. This footage is from today.

Edgar left with Laura and Julie

30 minutes before SWAT showed up.

Great. We've got an armed suspect

with a history of violence, two hostages

and only 5,000 square
miles of ground to cover.

Yeah, assuming that he stayed
in L.A. County.

- I'll get a BOLO out on him.
- All right.

I'll put a special BOLO out of my own

via our friends at Long Haul Protectors.

We got as many eyes out
there as possible, Deac.

Including a couple thousand
Long Haul Protectors.

If someone spots them,
we'll know right away.

Good.

Sometimes you got to think
outside of the box

to move things along. Right?

You're not gonna let this go, are you?

Do you regret it?

Recording Durham,
and the others with what came after?

It was the right thing to do.

But besides shattering my reputation

among the rank and file, it
amounted to absolutely nothing.

Hondo, my gut is telling me

the consequences for
what you're considering

are gonna be much worse.

As a friend, don't do it.

Hey.

Trucker spotted Edgar and his two girls

at the Fontana truck stop.

Mr. Big Gulp looks lonely.

Why don't you go say hi, Julie.

Go say hi or you'll be

sleeping in a ditch outside Barstow.

Uh, I'm-I'm looking for a ride?

Huh?

Get in. Now.

I got eyes on the suspect
and one victim.

He's heading eastbound.

Damn it! We're cut off!

One-Adam-11. Got the suspect pinned in.

He's turning back your way.

This is 20-David!

Suspect entered the building.

In foot pursuit. Chris, Street,

clear the vehicle.

24-David. One hostage secure.

You're gonna be okay, Laura.

Get in. You'll be safe in the cab.

He shot me. Took my truck
and the girl inside.

Get to Betty.

This is 20-David. Suspect has a hostage

and is heading eastbound
on Sawyer Parkway

in a white semitruck.

We are in pursuit of the suspect.

Vehicle is a white semitruck
with a tanker trailer.

License plate, Queen,

Adam-zero,

two-three-seven.

That tanker's leaking gasoline.

Must've split it open
when he hit that patrol car.

If that thing ignites,
the whole truck's going up,

along with the hostage.

Be advised,

the tanker is leaking gas.

We have to disable the engine,
stop him ASAP.

Tan, get us in front of it.

Let's force him to stop.

I can't get a window.

I'm on it.

Less than two blocks to the on-ramp.

Don't let him get to the freeway!

All right, here comes your window, Tan.

I'll see if I can draw him to the right.

I got him off-balance.

What...

This is 20-David.
That thing's gonna blow.

Get everybody back!

We got to get Julie out,
fast. Let's move.

Edgar McQuillan! Show me your hands!

You come one step clo...

Hands! Let me see your hands!

Come on, Julie! Let's go.

Get out!

Get to the Gurkha, now!

Fall back!

Take cover!

Get in!

20-David. Everyone good?

30-David. We're good.

You guys all right?

20-David to Command.

Code 4.

We just busted a major trafficking ring.

Would a smile kill you?

After I joined Vice,

I looked into my old crush, Becca.

I found out she escaped
her traffickers, but...

years of abuse took a toll.

Drugs, theft.

Not everyone escapes intact.

I'd give Shannon better odds than most.

You gave those girls
a chance at recovery,

at freedom.

Be proud of that.

Whoever you are, we're closed.

You should keep
that side door locked, Leroy.

You the only one coming
in without knocking.

Ain't nobody else around
here trying to test me.

So we just gonna stand here

or you got something you want to say?

You've been planning this
since you got out of prison.

I know you've been pulling the strings,

using Darryl to get back at me.

Now, where the hell
did this money really come from?

Won it on some scratchers.
Couldn't believe my luck.

Don't pull that crap on me.

This is Darryl's life, man!

His future that you're screwing with.

Well, I'm sorry that
my fatherhood skills

ain't up to the Daniel
Harrelson standard!

It's a high bar to clear.

You keep my pop's name out your mouth.

Oh, you don't want this static.

I'm the one who taught you
how to fight, remember?

That was a long, long time ago.

Not that long.

Yo, how 'bout you man up

and just say what you
really want to say?

At least show me that respect.

Respect is earned, Leroy, not given.

So I'm just some monster to you now?

Man.

Man, when we were kids,

there was nothing we
wouldn't do for each other.

Secrets, girls, beefs...

We held each other down
through thick and thin.

And now you can barely
look me in the eye,

let alone trust me.

You want me to trust you,
answer my question.

Where did this five grand come from?

Gave up my apartment

so we could put
some more money into the shop,

more money into Darryl's future.

I didn't know.

I'm trying to be there for Darryl,

to stay straight.

And what kills me, man,

is that you were the one person I knew,

I was sure would have
my back while I did it.

Maybe I judged too quickly.

It ain't the first time.

All right, look, Leroy,

I get it.

For the record...

...I respect what you're doing,

the sacrifice you're making.

Well, when you really believe
in something, in someone,

it ain't a sacrifice.

You really think, if I step back,

it'll help this business?

I don't know, man.

But I know you won't be
driving away customers.

And it'll help Darryl.

Give him space to stand on his own feet,

feel confident that you...

that you trust him

to make good decisions.

Street, wait up. Please.

You and your mom, it's not my business,

and I-I should've stayed
out of it. I'm sorry.

I may never understand how
someone that crazy created you,

but I trust you more than anyone

and that has to be enough.

The test results came back.

I'm a donor match.

I'm gonna do it.

Are you insane?

That sounds like the opposite

- of an apology.
- Screw the apology.

I mean, how can you do
this after all the crap

- she's put you through?
- Chris, you got to let this go.

This is not your problem.

It is my problem.

You're my problem.

Wh-What does that mean?

Remember when you told me

that, if you lost me,
you'd never recover because of...

because of how you felt?

I can't lose you either.

Ah,

Kings-Sharks tonight!

You guys down to watch? Pizza's on me.

Uh, rain check, buddy. Long day.

Yeah, me, too.

- Thanks though.
- All right.

Your loss.

- Hey, Pop.
- Hey.

- You seen Darryl?
- Already asleep.

Look, I hope you ain't
fixin' to go at that boy again.

Youngblood had a point.

You spend almost as much time

at that shop as he does, except...

I'm a cop, and, in that
neighborhood, it ain't good

for business right now. Yeah, I know.

Then why you so stuck on it, then?

A lot of it was because I
was worried about Leroy.

I was wrong there.

But that ain't all of it.

Sometimes I feel like I'm
losing control of my life.

When I walk through
that shop and see the way

people look at me for wearing a badge...

Just feels like I'm
fighting a losing battle.

And now more than ever.

My own union decided to
defend some racist cops.

And what?

You surprised about that?

While back, you asked me
what change I've seen.

You're right, Pop.

Not enough. Not enough.

Morning.

There's gonna be an article
in the L.A. Times

coming out tomorrow.

It'll expose Durham and his cop buddies

for their racist views
and the department's failure

to take appropriate action.

They'll be printing
my name as the source.

You should've come to me first.

You would have told me no.

Damn right I would've.

Sir, I'm just giving you
a heads-up, because I know

LAPD's gonna take a big hit.

What about you?

What about you?

Mayor's gonna have your head for this.

I know.

Well, let's see if the
union defends me as well

as my racist brothers in blue.