All language subtitles for MacGyver_S05E14.H2O + Orthophosphates + Mission City + Corrosion + Origins.eng

Previously on MacGyver...

It's in the tear gas.

What's in the tear gas?

Nanoscopic tracking devices

passively dispersed
in gaseous particles.

Number of people we have
to save just grew exponentially.

And that number includes us.

MACGYVER: There's something
wrong with my hands.

BOZER: It's the nano-trackers.

That's what's causing the issue
with Mac's hands.

Basically, the nano-trackers have been

forming a plaque in Mac's brain.

So while Mac's mind may be working fine,

his hands aren't getting the message.

What's the plan to find the Broker?

We already found him.

Parker, meet our nanobot broker.

Now we just wait to see
who he reaches out to.

Who's there?

- (SILENCED GUNSHOT)
- (GRUNTS, PANTING)

I didn't tell anybody.

- Nobody knows about the nano...
- (SILENCED GUNSHOT)

No! No, no, no.

No more numbness,

no other signs of
physiological effects, either.

And you've been keeping up

with your guided body scan meditations?

Twice a day. Haven't missed one.

Wish I could say the same for Riley.

She skipped the last two
check-ins and I have no idea

if she's been doing her meditations.

Really? She missed our
Skee-Ball hang last night, too.

Well, look who the cat dragged in.

RILEY: Bozer, I need you to take
the volume all the way down,

or I will slice your throat open
with my nails. (TONGUE CLICKING)

- (PHONE VIBRATING)
- Whoa...

Hey, Pops.

How you doing? I, uh,
missed you last night.

Oh, my God, Skee-Ball.

- I forgot. I'm so sorry, Mac.
- It's okay.

I've been so busy with the Brink.

Oh, the Brink.

The, uh, hacker girls you're mentoring.

Well, they're just hackers.
Sara's nonbinary.

- Gotcha.
- Yeah.

Well, for what it's worth,
I think it's great

that you are training the
next generation of Artemis37s.

- (LAUGHS SOFTLY)
- (PHONE RINGS)

Well, at least I get to see
you at these check-ins.

Well, for now.

It's only a matter of time
before Bozer figures out

how to get these things
out of us, right?

Yeah.

BOZER: I love you, Pop.

What is it?

Auntie Pamela.

She's dead.

(EXHALES)

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BOZER: Auntie Pamela
wasn't my biological aunt,

but she was family.

She helped raise me.

And Mac after he moved in with us.

I can't believe she's gone.

Going home always carries
some baggage, huh?

Yes.

Mission City is where
Mom died and Dad left.

But, well, Auntie and
growing up with the Bozers

was the good part about this place.

- You're gonna love them.
- What are they like?

Ah, they're the warmest,

kindest people you'll ever meet.

We talked to your grandfather,
and he agreed

that since he leaves town
so much for his job,

it might be a better idea
if you came to live with us.

LAURETTA: So what do you think, Angus?

How'd you like to be
a part of our family?

- (LAUGHS)
- BOZER: Yeah.

Now we're brothers for life!

Milton was a career cop
turned detective.

And Lauretta,

after we left the nest,
she ran for city council,

and she's been repping
the district for ten years.

- Oh.
- BOZER: That's why she's always up

in my business about moving home
and being a community leader.

(SCOFFS) She does not
like my cover story.

Boze, I know it's hard

that you can't tell them
what you really do,

but I'm sure she's really proud of you.

Yeah. You'll see.

BOZER: Hey. There they are.

(LAUGHTER)

Oh! Oh, Lord.

- My boys are home.
- Hey, Mama.

- Whoa. Hey.
- Hey, son.

- Hi, Lauretta.
- Good to see you, Dad.

- MILTON: You, too.
- LAURETTA: Mmm.

- Oh.
- (LAUGHTER)

Hey. Good to see you both.

Ah.

And you must be Desi.

I've heard so much about you.

- Hi.
- Uh, no.

This is a hugging house,

so you might as well get used to it.

- Come here.
- (LAUGHTER)

- That's right, we hug around here.
- No.

Yeah. It's so nice to meet you,

and I'm very sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

So what happened to Auntie?

Mom said it was an accident?

Her car drove off the road

and into Mission River.

Which I just can't understand.

I mean, Pam was such a good driver.

(EXHALES) I'm gonna stay focused.

So much to do before the funeral.

How can we help?

There are some tables in the basement.

I need them set up in the back.

Yeah, we're on it. That's why we came.

Thank you.

- Yeah.
- So...

What kind of thinking are y'all doing

at that think tank of yours?

- Here it comes.
- What?

I am just asking about your work

like an interested and engaged parent.

And as someone who can't believe
you actually get paid to think.

We do a lot more than that, Ma.

Oh, I'm sure, you're probably in a lot

of meetings where you guys just talk

about what you're thinking.

Maybe write some of it
down. Text each other?

- (LAUGHS)
- Text each... Can I at least get inside

and take my shoes off first?

- Absolutely.
- Okay.

RILEY: Were you able to find

the supplier who gave the
nano-trackers to the Broker?

No, but the intel that we
found led us to a new theory,

that the nano-trackers may
have come from the U.S.

TAYLOR: Unfortunately, we
can't wait for my return

to test that theory.

PARKER: Navala is the
pharmaceutical company

that makes Rimaxitran,

an anticoagulant for
treating blood vessel,

heart, and lung conditions.

And they're also making nano-trackers

right here in Los Angeles?

We don't know that for certain.

What we do know is that the
Broker was in communication

with that company.

The tech team has already tried to hack

into Navala's servers
to determine who was on

the receiving end of that communication,

but their security is rock solid.

A strong possibility is Navala's CEO

Dr. Bosco Fox.

He's almost pathologically ambitious,

and he's been very outspoken
about international politics.

He was recently quoted as saying

"Those who master science

will become masters of the human race".

Sounds like some serious mad
scientist talk if you ask me.

And Rimaxitran is beyond profitable.

Big Pharma companies like this

always channel their profits into R&D.

Yes, like creating that nanotech.

And he certainly had the resources

to order a professional hit

like the one that killed the Broker.

But how do we get close
enough to investigate?

Even his personal cell phone
has ten layers of encryption.

We go directly to him.

And I think I know just the way.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Would you like a sandwich?

Well, it sounds like she did everything.

From working full-time as an accountant

to volunteering at the library.

She was serving on the
civilian oversight committee

that was formed after the
Black Lives Matter protests

- here in Mission City.
- Really?

What were they working on?

MILTON: Uh, discussions
around police reform

and the allocation of resources.

MACGYVER: Oh, you mean
defunding the police.

How did she feel about
you being a police officer?

Well, she had strong opinions,

you know, she came at me more than once.

But I always tried to make her
understand the duality I live.

I mean, as a Black man and father,

I want to address systemic
racism in Mission City

and across the nation.

Excuse me a second.

Nice!

MILTON: Just in time for dinner.

How was the library?

It was good.

Angus MacGyver?

Thank you, Auntie Pamela.

You hear that?

- I'm his Auntie now, too.
- (CHUCKLES)

Who are those kids over there?

(CHILDREN SHOUTING PLAYFULLY)

Oh. (CHUCKLES)

Your Auntie,

she started a reading hour
over at the library

where she would read different
books by diverse authors,

and, uh, those are some of her regulars.

That's so great. So Auntie.

And speaking of the library,
they're dedicating

the new reading garden to her
next week and they've, um,

asked friends and family to
write messages of remembrance

on bricks that are gonna surround it

and... maybe you can
do one before you leave?

Of course.

Absolutely.

Thank you.

A memorial reading garden sounds lovely.

What do you think you'll
write on your brick?

Uh, I don't know. Um...

I'm thirsty, though. Are you thirsty?

I'm gonna go grab some drinks.

MILTON: So, any word on the phone?

ASATO: Not yet, but
you know, we rarely find

personal material when
the car ends up in a river.

I know, but the coroner's report
mentioned something was off.

I just want to make sure
there's no foul play.

- Yeah.
- MACGYVER: You talking about Auntie's case?

I, uh,

thought her death was ruled an accident.

Angus.

See you.

Well, if you, uh, if you need some help,

I could take a look at the case file.

It'd be like old times.

MILTON: Tell me,

what do you know about
barium, lead and antimony?

On the periodic table, barium is Ba,

lead is Pb and antimony is Sb.

Ah.

But did you know they are
also the three elements

of gunshot residue?

See, the vapors released
when you fire a bullet

solidifies into particles that
get stuck on people's clothes.

So if you find barium, lead and antimony

on someone's clothes,
you know they fired a gun.

Exactly.

You're a natural gumshoe.

That was a long time ago.

I got this.

I just want to take another look,

make sure there's nothing I'm missing.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Hey, Ma?
- Hmm?

Do you know who this guy is?

Mm-mm.

Maybe a friend from Pam's work?

(CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS)

Huh. That a police file?

Where'd you get that?

I took it out of Milton's bag.

Something's wrong with Auntie's case.

What do you mean?

They found her body and
her car in Mission River,

but the police believe that
she was distracted by her phone

and drove off the road, but
they never found her phone.

- Mac, I don't think you should be looking...
- And they found

chlorine residue in
the water in her lungs.

Well, there's probably all sorts
of chemicals in Mission River.

Not at this concentration.

This is more consistent
with a treated body of water,

like a swimming pool.

How could water like
that get into her lungs?

Maybe she didn't drown in Mission River.

Maybe she drowned somewhere else.

And somebody moved her body to
make it look like an accident?

If that's true...

It means that Auntie was murdered.

_

But with the unique encryption code,

hacking the server
should only take minutes.

Good point, good point.

But what if... what if you don't have

the encryption code in advance?

You steal it.

(SCATTERED LAUGHTER)

That would land you back in juvie.

I would never get caught.

Famous last words.

(PHONE CHIMES)

- We'll pick this up tonight.
- _

(PHONE RINGS)

Hey, Mac. How's Mission City?

I'm investigating what I
think could be a murder,

but in order to prove that
the location where the body

was found isn't the place
where the crime took place,

I need to locate a missing
phone somewhere in town.

Okay. Yeah, Mac, I'll do it, just...

just give me the deets. Bye.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

- Hey.
- Hey, I just asked Riley

to, uh, locate Auntie's phone.

That's smart.

If we can find the phone,
it could lead us

to the actual crime scene.

That's what I'm thinking.

Maybe we should get your dad involved.

He is a detective.

Not yet. I-I want to find out

more about what
happened to Auntie first.

(PHONE VIBRATES)

No way. She found it.

- I got to go.
- Yeah, we're coming with you.

Yeah.

Where you going?

Something from work came up.

We got to go do a thing.

Not you. I need your help

- at the rec center today.
- But it's for my job.

Well, I'm sure they don't need

three people to do this urgent thinking.

Now I got a group of young

aspiring filmmakers that want to hear

from one of their own.
And that would be...

- Who?
- You!

We'll catch up later.
You two have fun, okay?

All right.

Dang, man, you never let me have no fun.

(DOOR CLOSES)

RILEY: Parker, I'm here at Navala.

What's next, you sequence my DNA?

FOX: (CHUCKLES) Don't worry,
our DNA sequencer

is down right now.

When my head recruiter told me that

Artemis37 is seeking new employment,

I just had to arrange a meeting.

My hacker days are behind me.

I'm looking to settle
down, professionally.

Dr. Bosco Fox.

Pleased to meet you.

Tell me, why does one of
the most infamous hackers

of their generation want
to work for my little

pharmaceutical company?

I'd hardly call this company little.

Part of me going legit
is looking for a home

that will allow me to
rise to my full potential.

And we both know the future is

in the marriage of tech and pharma.

Exactly.

Well, I can say without hesitation

that we would be honored

to have your exceptional
talent at our company.

Aw.

Let me show you around.

DESI: I can't believe Riley
found Pamela's phone so fast.

I know, I thought it would lead us

to where Auntie was killed,

but there's clearly no treated
body of water around here.

Plus, the phone's movement doesn't match

anyone around us.

It's not moving that fast.

It's... like it's flowing with water.

In a... pipe.

It's in the storm sewer system.

Stretches of lead pipe would
intermittently block the signal.

That's probably why the police
couldn't find it earlier.

I see it!

Out of reach, but we can
pick it up at the next stop.

Well, it's in the gutter.

How does it still have a signal?

I have no idea.

But I'm not gonna question it.

Here, can you, uh... help me?

(GRUNTS)

♪♪

MACGYVER: Using a hollow pipe
and some rope, you can build

a simple catch pole that
functions the same way

as the ones used by
animal control officers.

Add a plastic bag

to the end of that catch
pole and you've made

the perfect device for skimming
a phone off the surface

of moving water.

All right, let me know when it's close.

- Yeah.
- (PHONE BLIPPING)

Well, the phone's almost here.

- I see it, I see it, I see it.
- Close, yeah.

Yeah, got it!

Ah!

Waterproof case.

Thank goodness. What was Auntie up to?

Hopefully there's something on here

that could help explain
what really happened to her.

And this is our nanotechnology team.

They're working on the use
of nanobots in medicine.

Nanobots?

Really?

The potential of this technology is

really limitless.

Once introduced into the body,

nanobots can be used

as sensors to collect
health data in real-time,

dispense medication with specific dosage

and timing.

They can even be instructed to sequence

your DNA to allow for medical treatment

customized to your unique

molecular makeup.

Sounds powerful.

And dangerous.

All of mankind's greatest
achievements were called

dangerous at some point.

But don't worry.

These are just...

prototypes.

And what are the applications
in other fields?

Defense? Security?

We're strictly focused
on medical applications.

Oh, come on, you're
running a business here.

I'm su... I'm sure you've
considered other ways

in which these could be
used to increase profits.

I want to make people healthier.

I didn't consider how this
could increase profits.

I considered

how it could change the world.

Come... look at this.

We're testing the use of
nanobots in prosthetic limbs

to simulate the sensation
of human touch.

She can feel that?

FOX: They're integrating with her brain.

And telling her mind what it feels like.

They can be programmed to
transmit all types of sensations.

Kind of sounds like mind control.

A matter of perspective.

And how long do these nanobots last

once they're in the body?

They're designed to stay
in the body indefinitely.

They're just a vessel
for receiving all types

of health-saving programs.

Shall we continue?

Actually, I have to go.

But you've given me
a lot to think about.

I'll be in touch.

BOZER: I got to admit.

That was pretty cool
talking to those kids.

LAURETTA: Mm-hmm, they loved you.

Did you see their faces just light up?

That was sweet.

I'm glad I did it.

But now you know, if you liked that,

there is an opening
down at the rec center

for an assistant director.

I mean, you could create
all kind of programs.

And inspire the next generation.

Ma, I already have a job.

At a think tank, I know.

I didn't raise you to be a thinker.

- I raised you to be a doer.
- Ma.

LAURETTA: Because the way I
see it, there is no higher calling

than going back

and giving back to the
community that made you.

There's a stop sign.

Stop sign!

- BOZER: Hold on!
- LAURETTA: What are you doing?!

Slow down!

(HORN HONKS)

(LAURETTA GRUNTS)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

- Dial Mac!
- (STAMMERS)

Dial Mac and put it on speaker!

- I can't... Okay...
- Hit the send button!

The send... Stop dr... M-Mom!

(TRUCK HORN BLARES)

(LAURETTA GRUNTS)

Hey, Boze, are you with your mom?

Somebody is chasing us!

They're gonna catch up to us!

Can you find a spot to pull
an S-hook swerve and duck?

S-hook. That could work.

(SCREAMS)

(GASPS) Your wig crooked.

The hell you expect?

Now what was that about?!

Mac, any idea why they were chasing us?

Yes. We found Auntie's phone.
And based on the evidence

on it, they're coming
after Lauretta next.

_

This trip alarm should do the trick.

(JINGLING)

- (CAR DOOR CLOSES)
- MILTON: Are you okay?

Hey, yeah.

We're okay. I just figured... mm!

Whoever was after me wouldn't think

to look at Grandpa Mac's old cabin.

Who's after you?

I don't know.

Somebody want to tell me
what the hell's going on?

We found Auntie's phone.

On it, evidence she was investigating

some kind of water pollution conspiracy.

She had emails from the labs
about the water samples

she was testing for pollutants.

MACGYVER: We found this text message.

"Whatever you think
you've found, drop it.

If you go to the cops or the
city council, we'll know".

I don't think she did
stop, found evidence

of water pollution, and somebody
killed her to cover it up.

I need to loop my colleagues in on this.

- They'll know if we go to the cops.
- MACGYVER: Agreed.

I think we need to be discreet.

And the best way to do that is to finish

Auntie's investigation ourselves.

We keep it in the family.

For now.

Show me what you've got.

Are you sure Pamela didn't mention

anything about the investigation?

Well, I wish she had.

Maybe she'd still be alive.

Or maybe you'd be dead, too.

Whoever was tailing us was a pro.

The kind of fixer hired to make problems

go away without a trace.

You have a lot of experience

being chased by
professional fixers, huh?

Wait, this is interesting.

Overtime approvals for...

MCPD unis.

Well, yeah, I-I saw that,
but I thought it was just work

from her job at the oversight committee.

Well, maybe not. I mean, those unis

were monitoring a special works project

outside a Celes Engine plant.

Celes? That's right
off of Mission River.

So then Auntie must have suspected

that they were polluting the river.

That sounds like a lead.

- And if it were, you'd know where to look, right?
- Yeah.

Okay, take Desi with you, check it out.

I'll wait with Wilt and
make sure Lauretta's

safe in the meantime.

You've got this, gumshoe.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Riley, there you are. What happened?

Yeah, sorry about that.

Was a little freaked out about
everything I saw on the tour.

- I'm fine now.
- I heard everything over comms.

I can't imagine what
you're going through.

You were in the belly of the beast.

But I do know what it's like to not feel

comfortable in your own body.

I just want to get
these things out of me.

Well, the tech Dr. Fox was
describing is too similar

to the nano-trackers in your system

to be a coincidence.

We need hard evidence before
we can move against them.

So let's swipe their prototypes.

Compare them to my blood sample.

We have to assume Navala's nanobots have

the same tracking capabilities

as the ones inside you.

Which means Navala would
know if they were stolen.

Smart play would be to develop
an asset on the inside.

So let's get it.

I know the layout of their building now.

We can get what we
need off their servers.

Navala's security is as
high-tech as their R&D.

And even if we could get past it,

you've used your real
identity for access.

You're in their system now.

They'll see you coming a mile away.

It won't be me.

I know the perfect crew
for a job like this.

_

MACGYVER: Quickest way to find out

- if they're polluting the river
- _

is to check on their
hydro processing center.

See that? No handles on the doors,

which means it only unlocks
by motion sensor on the inside.

Okay, well, blow my mind, Houdini.

Or should I call you gumshoe?

Hey, that nickname was hard-earned.

Okay, well, that I have to hear.

(CHUCKLES) Well, when I first
moved in with the Bozers,

Milton would sometimes
bring his cases home.

Saw that I was fascinated
and indulged my curiosity.

Now,

I was no Lemony Snicket,

but I actually managed to help
him with a couple big solves.

Sounds like he was lucky to have you.

No, I was the lucky one.

Just one of the many ways
the Bozers stepped up

when I moved in to make me feel
like I was a part of the family.

Milton would let me
help him with his work,

Lauretta signed me up

for every science fair
that she could find...

... and Auntie would take me to
the library whenever I wanted.

You and Auntie's special
place is the library.

No wonder the memorial
brick is so... loaded.

Yeah, well,

I can't really think
about that right now.

Not until I find out who killed her.

I owe her that much.

Most secure exits use
passive infrared sensors

that detect heat and
movement in order to unlock.

Fortunately for us,

it can't differentiate
between someone moving inside

or, say, a cloud of vapor

slipping through the cracks.

(HISSING)

That should be the water processing

center console there.

Just give me a second.

The plant just installed

a state-of-the-art water
reclamation center.

It only reuses recycled water.
They've gone full green.

But if the factory isn't behind
the water conspiracy,

why would Auntie Pamela
be looking into them?

- I don't know.
- FOREMAN: Hey!

You're not authorized to be there.

Give me one reason why
I shouldn't call the police.

Well, for the same reasons
we're not gonna report

the code violations that
we've witnessed here today.

Quality control?

Corporate didn't say
anything about a visit.

That would defeat the purpose.

Lucky for you, we're not
here on an inspection.

We're actually investigating
a claim about water quality.

They finally sent somebody
out about that, huh?

- Do you mind walking us through it?
- It's all in my report.

A few months ago, engine
parts started corroding

after the pressure wash.

We were using Mission
City municipal water,

but when we contacted the city about it,

they denied the problem.

What about the special works
project outside the plant?

That's to switch to the neighboring
township water supply.

But the crazy thing is,

the company that's treating
the water for Mission City

actually paid for the whole thing.

Can we get a look at that report?

LAURETTA: I'm telling you,
you should have seen him.

He was driving like Evel Knievel.

Where'd you learn to
drive like that, son?

Uh, stunt driving school.

(PHONE BEEPING)

The perimeter alarm.

Take your mother and hide.

- I'll distract them.
- Dad, no.

Don't argue with me. Go, go.

You're trespassing on private property

and intimidating an officer of the law.

We don't want any trouble
from you, Detective.

But do we need to talk to your wife.

We need that orthophosphate
report her friend gave her.

She's not here.

(CHUCKLES)

Then who were you just talking to?

I'll deal with him.

Search outside, she
couldn't have gone far.

It's okay, it's okay.

Just...

- relax.
- (ALARM BEEPING)

- What the... ?
- (GUNSHOT)

BOZER: Pops, down here.

Breathe through this, follow me.

- MILTON: Did you set the house on fire?
- BOZER: No.

I used one of Mac's old smoke bombs

to trigger the alarm.

Your shoulder. Is it okay?

I'm fine. Where's your mother?

- (HORN HONKING)
- (GUNFIRE)

What are you waiting for,
chauffeur service? Get in!

(GUNFIRE CONTINUES)

So the factory's not
the one covering it up?

No. Something's off with
the municipal water supply,

and, uh, a company
called Oasa Industries

is trying to sweep it under the rug.

They even covered the cost
to disconnect the factory

from city water in order
to keep it quiet.

But what are they hiding?

What do they think you know
that's worth killing over?

MILTON: Well, they weren't
asking what she knows,

it was more about what
they think she has,

an orthophosphates report.

Do you specifically remember
them saying "orthophosphates"?

Yeah. Why?

I know what Oasa Industries
is trying to cover up.

River water, it...

may seem like a cheap
and bountiful source,

but it's notoriously harder to treat

for proper corrosion control.

That's what orthophosphates are used in?

Yeah. Oasa probably thought
that skipping them

was an easy way to save money. It is.

But they didn't account for
years of forest fire runoff

that's made the river more acidic.

And as that water flows through miles

of aging infrastructure,

it eats away at the shielding
that's inside of the pipes.

DESI: Mac, you said that
Mission City used lead pipes.

- So that protection...
- Was the only thing

stopping toxic amounts
of lead from leaching

into Mission City's drinking water.

You don't mean like what
happened in Flint, Michigan?

The town is slowly being poisoned.

So many families are drinking
that water. So many children.

Well, we can't let them
get away with this.

If we act now, we can
minimize the damage,

we can stop more people
from getting hurt.

But we're gonna need that report,

and a-a water sample from
where Auntie was killed.

I'll go with you.

What about Auntie's evidence?

LAURETTA: Well, if it's something
that she gave to me,

I know where it is: city hall.

Let's go get it and let's end this.

Delivery for a Lisa Winterhalder?

You can leave it here.

Is there a bathroom I can use?

Sorry, employees only.

Okay, uh, I don't mean to be gross,

but I'm kind of having an "emergency".

So, uh, if you don't want this marble

looking like a crime scene...

Thanks.

RILEY: Cameras are down. You're clear.

Approaching the stairs.

Third floor, follow
the hall, take a left.

(LOCK BUZZES)

♪♪

Ah...

- Easy-peasy, dudes are sleazy.
- Don't get cocky.

- You're not done yet.
- (LOCK BUZZES)

(WHISPERS): There's someone still here.

- What?
- Everyone should be done for the day.

Sara, what do I always say?

People can be hacked, too.

- (SNAPPING FINGERS)
- Yes, yes. Hang tight, Brooklyn.

We're handling it.

That's good. You've got this.

(THUDS SOFTLY)

I think I just gave myself away.

Breathe.

Just breathe.

I can't go back to juvie.

- (PHONE CHIMING)
- I can't.

RILEY: You're almost there.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(EXHALES)

I'll never get cocky again.

MACGYVER: I couldn't figure
out the chlorine levels

in Auntie's lungs before,
but it's roughly equivalent

to what's found in treated water

before it travels through the pipes.

So, if we can match a
fresh sample from this

to what was found in her lungs,

we have our crime scene.

Spoken like a true detective.

Well, I learned from the best.

I'm not sure I meant
that as a compliment.

Detectives have a way of disassociating

their feelings and their emotions

from their investigation.

Yeah. I can't even begin
to process what happened

until after we solve this.

But after you do, would you
begin to process then?

Or just find another problem
that needs solving?

When you moved in with
us, you were in shock.

You wouldn't talk... barely eating.

Wasn't until that one night,
I caught you watching me

study that case file I brought home.

You took to it like a moth to a flame.

(LAUGHS): I remember.

It was actually you who taught me

that solving problems could help people.

And helping you was what
gave me purpose back then.

You had a very scientific mind,
you couldn't turn it off.

And I realized that you
needed problems to fixate on,

but problems you could solve.

Otherwise you'd focus on
problems you couldn't solve,

like why your mom died.

Or why your dad left.

I think that's still true.

I was giving you a tool.

But I'm afraid you've made it a crutch,

moving from problem to
problem, never processing

the trauma you've been
distracting yourself from.

You know what? I-I think
this is it, right here.

I just need a few things
to prove my hypothesis.

♪♪

Oh, yeah.

You need a live wire?

Yeah, so, the conductivity
test will determine acidity.

But first,

these tablets will test for the
presence of orthophosphates.

Red means that they're
absent, blue means

- that they're actually...
- You know what?

Just do your thing.

Now we just let those settle
and we'll know for sure.

MAN: I don't think that's necessary.

Searching the premises
without a warrant,

you lose your badge.

Well, actually, these are
public utilities on lease.

So as per city bylaws,

I am well within my jurisdiction.

Hmm.

No orthophosphates.

Which means you're under arrest.

(WHISTLES)

I don't see any backup
to help you enforce that.

You know what, he's right.

Maybe we should listen to him.

We don't want an 11-60
on our hands, do we?

I'm putting... putting my weapon down.

(GUNSHOT)

- (ELECTRICAL CRACKLING)
- (SCREAMS)

(GRUNTING)

(HEAD CLANGS)

♪♪

Clear.

11-60. Burst water main.

This gumshoe picked up some police codes

- solving cases with you.
- (HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

(GRUNTS)

That's for threatening my wife.

We got to get out of here.

(SIGHS) So, when I was first elected,

there were some people
who didn't think I...

"deserved" to be here,

got me assigned to the worst office.

(CHUCKLES)

Wow, Mrs. Bozer, I really...

I really love what you
did with the place.

(CHUCKLES)

Pam helped me spruce it up.

That's how she found
out that the building

was connected to the old
pneumatic tube system.

No one else used it.

It was our little secret.

You think that's how she
sent the report to you?

She would always send me little
notes to brighten my day, and...

... I'd be the only one
to know to look here.

This has to be the file.

Look, Ma.

Thanks to Auntie...

we're gonna save the whole city.

It's time to finish what she started.

(ALARM BLARING)

Bozer, stay with your mom.
I'll go check it out.

Don't move.

(GUNSHOT)

- No!
- Come on, Ma, let's go!

- (ALARM BLARING)
- (GRUNTS)

Get under here.

- Get... get under here.
- What?

- And don't come out for any reason.
- (GRUNTS)

- Watch yourself.
- All right.

(ALARM CONTINUES BLARING)

♪♪

BOZER (WHISPERS): What would Mac do?

(YELLS)

(YELLS)

(GRUNTS)

(GASPS)

You done picked the wrong
mama's boy to mess with.

- Mom!
- What?

I told you not to come out.

- (SCOFFS)
- But I'm so glad you did,

Mama. (SQUEALS)

That's what I'm saying.

Come on.

(GRUNTING)

Oh, whoa!

Oh!

- (GASPS)
- Lauretta.

Oh, thank God it's you.
I didn't have it in me

to take down another one. (GROANS)

Where's Desi?

- (SCREAMS)
- Whoa!

You guys all right down there?

- She's got my blessing.
- (CHUCKLES)

♪♪

Making coffee with bottled water.

Guess it's the new normal, huh?

MILTON: That was the chief.

The president of Oasa Industries,

all their fixers, everyone
involved in the cover-up

is being brought up on charges.

It's a good start.

But our work has only just begun.

So, Wilt, you gonna make
your mother wait on you

hand and foot, or you
gonna get in this kitchen

and help me make breakfast?

- I'm coming, Mama.
- Come on.

You made a real difference

in the community.

I just want you to remember
that feeling, okay?

I know what you're getting at, but...

I can't take the job at the rec center.

I just need you to believe me

when I say I'm making a difference,

even if it's not the way
you think I should be.

Oh, I know.

Because you don't work at a think tank.

You're a government agent.

- Huh? Where-where did you...
- (STAMMERS MOCKINGLY)

Oh, uh... ? Well, you better
give your mother some credit.

Look, all the fancy driving,

that little move you
pulled at the cabin.

Oh, and then the vague think tank.

- Come on.
- (SIGHS)

Ma, I wanted to tell you, but...

I'm guessing you couldn't, right?

(SIGHS)

You know, I always wanted to raise a son

that understood the
importance of giving back.

But now...

I see you paying it forward
in a much bigger way.

I couldn't be more proud.

- (WHISPERS): I love you.
- I love you, too.

We spent all night going
through Navala's files.

Research, communication, personnel.

- And what did you find out?
- Nothing.

No communication from the Broker.

Nothing that connects

Dr. Fox or the company to Banja Luka.

So Dr. Fox is clean?

Navala's a dead end?

No, not exactly. Security's tight.

The only thing that leaves
that building is the people.

So that got us thinking:

who's left the building recently
and didn't come back?

Meet Orson Marcato.

Left Navala six months ago

after some of his more radical proposals

were vetoed.

Footage from the day he was fired.

That's the same canister design

used for the tear gas in Banja Luka.

Yes. We even ran his face

through facial recognition,
and we found this.

MATTY: Orson stole the tech

and developed it himself.

PARKER: Then used Banja Luka
as his clinical trial.

This is the mastermind we need to find.

Excellent work, both of you.

Actually, it wasn't just us.

In order to pull this off,
I had to use the Brink.

We had to move quickly, and
they were our best option.

I know you gave me strict orders

not to involve them in Phoenix business,

so I'm prepared to face
the consequences.

TAYLOR: No, you made the right call.

I may have been a
little bit hasty in my...

assessment of your collective.

Thanks. But really,

I just want to get this guy
and get these things out of me.

MATTY: The lab is doing
everything in its power

to make that happen,
but since the nano-trackers

are based on Navala's design,

Riley... they could live in
your system indefinitely.

- No.
- TAYLOR: Riley,

we will do everything we
can to help you and Mac.

The best way to do that
is to find Marcato

before he executes another trial run.

We will find him, Riley.

I promise.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

- Anybody home?
- (EXHALES)

(KEYS JINGLE)

I still have a key, remember?

Right. Uh, Desi's at the
store. You want a beer?

No, thanks. I'm all right.

So...

I wanted to apologize.

Haven't been around much,
and when I have,

- I've been distracted.
- Ah.

Truth is, I've been avoiding you.

Like the plague.

Well, that was more
direct than I expected.

Mm-hmm. (CHUCKLES)

After Italy, I...

I just wanted to forget
about these things in me.

In both of us.

I thought I was okay...

but after yesterday,

I'm more scared than I've ever been.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Hey.

I get it.

They scare me, too.

However...

we will get through this,
together, I promise.

(SOFTLY): Yeah.

What's this?

That is a brick for Auntie's,
uh, memorial garden.

At the Mission City library.

"For showing me how to dream

with open eyes,

travel without moving my feet,

and rest in the power of knowledge.

Love, Angus".

I'm so tired of losing family.

But given what we do, I mean...

I just fear it's always
just a matter of time.

You're never gonna lose me.

We're family.

Forever.

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