All language subtitles for S.W.A.T.2017.S02E04.Saving Face.KILLERS.HI.C

- Previously on S.W.A.T.
- Do you have any word on Street?

I had tried his cell three
times, but he's not picking up.

KAREN: Jimmy, I really need
you to come through for me

or they're-they're not
gonna finalize my parole.

Are you sure you don't want
to maintain a little distance?

STREET: I'm the only family she's got.

LEAH: Nothing about parole is a
formality. LAPD needs to know

if there's an officer residing
with a convicted felon.

HONDO: Street, I got to say,

I think her living with you
is a bad idea.

STREET: You probably already know,

- but I lied.
- You're off SWAT.

You report to patrol duty tomorrow.

We hold each other's lives out there

and I need to see that Street gets that.

- Nia Wells.
- Daniel Harrelson.

They call me Hondo, though.

You're a prosecutor, huh?

NIA: Deputy D.A.

NURSE: How long you two been married?

ERIC: Actually, getting divorced.

It's funny, you know, when
something like this happens,

it changes how you look at things.

Hey.

Hey!

Graveyard supervisor didn't say
anything about any night work.

Hey, put your hands against the car.

And don't go for that gun.

I said put your hands against the car!

Thanks for coming over.

I know my text was last minute.

Well, I'm glad I did.

Thanks for letting me crash.

I know me spending the night
doesn't make us a couple now.

I mean, this ain't got to
be nothing more than...

Than what it is.

I know. We've both got enough going on.

How's work been for you?

It's been good.

That badge ever start feeling heavy?

Damn, woman, do you ever ask
any easy questions?

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

It can be tough at times,
but I'm glad I do it

- and I'm good at it.
- I bet you are,

but I'm guessing you probably
secretly feel responsible

for every win and every loss.

Anyone ever tell you that
your morning-after etiquette

could use a little work?

- (BOTH CHUCKLE)
- (PHONE CHIMES)

- Damn it.
- What's up?

My ex won't sign the divorce papers yet.

He's contesting my proposed
division of property.

First it was the dog,
then the furniture, now this.

It should have all been over by now.

You know, we got this old-timer
at my job, his name is Mumford,

and he's always saying that divorce

is a marathon, not a sprint.

Yeah.

(SIGHS)
- Hey.

You are a legally separated woman.

That makes you free.

Enjoy it.

I am.

These have been five of
the six best one-night stands

I've ever had.

Okay, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Ouch.

- Only five out of six?
- Yeah.

There was this guy in Houston.

- Long time ago.
- (PHONE BEEPS)

(SCOFFS) Wow.

- Work.
- Stay safe.

SWAT's chasing train robbers now?

Well, most thefts, the railroads
use their own security,

- but this one came with a homicide.
- Dead guard.

- Bullet to the head.
- DEACON: The suspects used

an oxyacetylene torch
to cut through the forged steel.

They made off with $2 million
worth of oxycodone.

And then they fled
about a half a mile north

through an access gate.

- Any leads on this crew?
- Well, the U.S. Marshals

think it's a fugitive on
their Most Wanted list.

Marshal Wells.

I'd like you to meet Sergeant Harrelson.

Hey. Eric Wells.

Nice to meet you, Sergeant.

Marshal.

Uh, the Marshals have
claimed jurisdiction,

requested SWAT as backup in
the search for their fugitive.

That's a new one.

I thought you cowboys
normally rode alone.

Well, sometimes it's
better to be in a pack

than a lone wolf, right?

JESSICA: Shen Kwon was serving

15 years for killing an ATF informant.

About six months ago,
he took a saw blade to a guard

and escaped custody.

We're a long way from Florida.

What makes you so sure Kwon's
ripping off boxcars in L.A.?

Well, Kwon's specialty is cargo.

If it's worth a buck and
it's shipped by plane, train

or on a semitruck,
this guy will rip it off.

Now, since his escape,
he's been moving west.

He's targeting boxcars
full of pharmaceutical opioids

and he's flipping them
wholesale to local gangs.

Dallas, Santa Fe, Vegas,
they all had spikes in overdoses

linked to drugs Kwon has stolen.

And we don't want him flooding
our streets with that crap.

That's why I'm deputizing
you and your team.

I could really use SWAT's help

getting this guy off the street.

You gentlemen coordinate
amongst yourselves.

- Keep us posted.
- Thanks, Commander.

- Excuse me for a second.
- Yeah, no sweat.

Hey, Deac. I'm gonna grab Tan,

and check with railroad security,

see what kind of surveillance
footage these guys have.

The oxyacetylene torch these
guys used is not exactly gear

you find lying around here.

You grab Chris and Luca. Hit up Burglary.

See if this crew
ripped it off from someone.

(PHONE RINGING)

- Hey.
- HONDO: Nia, hey.

Listen, um, I got something
happening here.

I'm on my way to court, what's up?

Me and my team just got
deputized by your husband,

hunting some rip-off crew.

What are you talking about?

Eric's detailed to guard a federal judge.

Not anymore he isn't.

I'm standing here looking right at him.

Did you mention me to him?

No. What I do and who I see
is none of his business anymore.

And he's moved on. Got his new girl.

Nia, I know a lot of guys
who think they're entitled

to a wife and a girlfriend.

Maybe it's a coincidence.
He doesn't know about you.

He's a U.S. Marshal

with access to wiretap equipment.

He can hack your phone,
read your texts, you know that.

No. He wouldn't abuse
his clearance like that.

Jeopardize his job?

Come on now, Nia.
I'm a cop and you're a D.A.

We've both seen domestic
situations turn real ugly.

Some jealous dude going after
his ex or the guy she's dating.

Look, it doesn't sound
like Eric, but be careful.

I'll make some calls.

You ready?

Let's do it.

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You got zero video
surveillance on last night.

This yard's got five
square miles of track

with a thousand freight cars
moving through every day.

What about the access gate into the yard?

It's got to have cameras, no?

They were spray-painted over.

And the torch they were packing
sliced right through the locks.

Billy was here, though.
Swears he got a look at them.

Billy's a guard here?

GUARD: Oh, no. He's a hobo.

- Nice kid.
- Can't believe hobos are still a thing.

Long as there are trains, there'll
be guys who want to ride them.

Billy, tell these gentlemen what you saw.

BILLY: It's awful, right?

I mean, for a guard,
Barlow was good people.

Whenever I rode through here, he
let me clean up in the bathroom.

You get a look at the
crew who killed him?

Yeah, kind of. This van
almost ran me over.

And I see these guys get out

and start grabbing stuff off the boxcar.

How many guys?

BILLY: At least four, maybe five?

I don't know, it was dark,
so it was hard to see them.

But, it, uh, it sounded like they were

speaking in Chinese or
Japanese or something.

You remember any specific words?

They kept calling this
one dude, uh, "dai-lo."

It means "boss" in Cantonese.

Yeah, it's also Kwon's alias.

Here. It's kind of blurry,
but I managed to snap one off.

Make sure every patrol car on the
street has eyes out for this van.

You know why I requested you, Sergeant?

Tell me.

Your team has the highest
fugitive recovery rate in SWAT

and I like to win.

- Is that right?
- Yeah, I checked out your file.

You spent your first six years in patrol

running and gunning in the 77th.

Is South Central really
as tough as they say?

We don't call it South Central anymore.
We call it South L.A.

Oh, South L.A.

I guess some marketing guy
just got a raise, huh?

It's just like anywhere,
Wells, and it's home.

Hey, local kid does good.

I did all right.

ERIC: Man, LAPD should put you
on the recruitment posters.

I don't do this job to get famous, man.

ERIC: Oh, hey, I hear you.

I just hit 15 years as a Marshal.

I wake up every morning,
I still crave the chase.

The problem is chasing
bad guys doesn't leave

a whole lot of time
for your personal life.

A lot of marriages suffer.

I know mine did.

TAN: Patrol just found the cargo van

abandoned under the 10 Freeway.

VIN came back, stolen off a used
lot in Alhambra two days ago.

Chinese gangs like to move a lot

of black market merchandise
through that part of town.

I bet you that's where
Kwon put together his crew.

Alhambra. Tan, that's your
neck of the woods, right?

TAN: Yeah, used to be.

That's Deac. Says they got
a hit on the torch

used on the freight car.

All right, almost home.

Got connections to the gear
this crew used on the boxcar?

Yeah, it matches equipment

stolen from a local trade school.

There's hundred-pound cylinders
of oxy and acetylene.

Four of them, along with some
regulators, 50 feet of hoses

and a top-of-the-line torch guard.

DEACON: School sent us
a list of former students,

all Chinese, who either
dropped out or were kicked out.

Ran their names, but nothing
popped up except for one:

Alec Chan. Got arrests for DUI,

unlawful discharge of firearm,
possession of stolen property.

No way.

What, you know him?

Grew up three blocks from each other.

Went to high school together.

I still run into him once in
a while when I visit my mom.

DEACON: Well, he was charged

with selling stolen goods
to the Viet Valley Mobsters.

They're a Vietnamese gang
who move a lot of pills

in the San Gabriel Valley area.

Yeah, but based on his priors,

Chan sounds like a paper gangster to me.

You really think that your old pal

would hook up with a bad boy like Kwon?

It's hard to say.
I moved away from Alhambra

as soon as I turned 18.

You still got ties out there?
Yeah, my uncle.

He's head of the SoCal
Chinese American Business Club.

Not much happens in Alhambra

or the SGV without him knowing about it.

All right. Luca, go with Tan.

Hit him up. See if he's heard anything.

Okay, let's go.

Pull up Chan's intel.
Run his license plates.

Send a BOLO out to patrol.
I want eyes on this guy.

You know, if you want to talk to
my mom, she left for work already.

She's been doing real good at her job.

On time, every day.

I do unannounced home visits
occasionally.

It gives me a better sense
of how new parolees

are dealing with life on the outside.

You want some coffee?
It'd just take a sec.

Hmm. No. Thanks.

Those are mine.

Um, my buddy,
he came to watch the Lakers,

brought a six-pack.

We drank a few,
I made him take the rest home.

Remember, as a condition
of Karen's release, she can't...

No alcohol or drugs,
unless she has a prescription.

Totally got it.

You can check. There's none in the house.

Okay. Gonna need to see the bedroom.

I've seen worse.

Yeah. I know you think I'm a hard-ass,

looking to push your mom back,

but all I really want

is for my parolees
to get their lives on track.

If you notice your mom having
any adjustment issues,

let me know.

Will do.

- I'll get out of your hair.
- Sure.

I'll see you next week.

STREET: Yeah.

I'll make sure to have some
coffee ready for you next time.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SIGHS)

TAN: He's not my uncle by blood.

He and my dad were from the same village.

Came to the States together.

Well, when my dad died, Yang
looked out for my mom and me.

Made sure we always
had food on the table.

So he's like a godfather.

Yeah, but in China,
a respected man with connections

is called "uncle."

Did you bring your girl
Bonnie to meet him yet?

No chance. She is way too blonde.

Ha!

I don't visit Uncle that often.

We kind of lost touch over the years.

I bet he's proud that you got SWAT.

YANG: Victor.

It's been too long.

Sorry, work keeps me busy.

I barely have time to visit
Mom. Uh, this is Luca.

He's one of my SWAT teammates. One
of the best officers in Metro.

Nah, listen, I'm okay.
But this guy here, he's top dog.

Can't count the times he's had my back.

We're lucky to have him in SWAT.

Um, is everything okay?

YANG: (SCOFFS) My apologies, Officer.

I forget my manners.

You're not here on a personal call.

So how may I help you?

We're looking for this guy
from Florida named Shen Kwon.

Might be involved in a murder
and robbery. So far, all signs

point to him operating out of Alhambra

and the San Gabriel Valley.

Never heard of him. If I learn anything,

I'll be sure to call.

How about Alec Chen?

Alec? Is he suspected of something?

We think he's mixed up with Kwon,

stealing shipments of drugs.

No, I just saw Alec a few days ago.

He's been working with his mother,

learning the family business,
so he can run it one day.

Uncle, come on. You know Alec's
been in trouble in the past.

He's from a good family.

Victor, let me speak with him first.

The warrant's already been issued

for his mom's dress shop.

I came here as a courtesy to tell you

face-to-face, to see if you could help.

Well, I cannot.

(PHONE BEEPS)

Well, if that changes,
please let us know.

On the street, these go for 60 a pill.

We're asking 20.

Blast it out, you make half a mil.

HONDO: Metro SWAT!

ERIC: U.S. Marshals! Hands in the air!

LUCA: LAPD SWAT! Hands up, now!

HONDO: Deacon, you're up!

Going hands on.

LUCA: Hands behind! You, down!

Hey, little rabbit, where you going?

(ZIP TIE TIGHTENS)

Alec Chan,
you're under arrest for larceny,

possession with intent to sell,

and first-degree murder.

Check this out.

Well, it's good to see
him getting settled in.

CHRIS: I knew Street was volunteering
in the armory in his free time,

I just had no idea it'd be
all of his free time.

Look, I told you, I'm just the middleman.

A friend came to me with those pills,

said if I could sell them, I'd get 20%.

Victor, come on, you know me, man.

The Alec I know came from a good
home, mowed his neighbors' lawns,

loved going to the Dodger games.

What the hell happened?

I followed my dreams, like you.

Started deejaying some parties
up in the Hollywood Hills.

They wanted some pills.
It was easy money.

And now you're rolling with a crew
that killed a security guard,

sells opiates to street gangs.

Sounds like you're trending down, Alec.

How low you plan on getting?

And why would I give you a Get Out
of Jail Free card even if I could?

Huh? So, you can sell drugs
to kids in our neighborhood?

ERIC: And this friend of yours.

What's his name again?

Joey. I don't know his last name.

ERIC: And Joey No-Last-Name

got all those pills from where?

Said he got it from some guy in Riverside

who found it in a landfill.

HONDO: Right. Some dude in Riverside

was dumping his trash,
and he just happened

to trip over $2 million in oxy.

Yeah.

Congratulations, my man,

but you've just won first prize

for the stupidest story anyone's
ever tried to tell in this room.

Look, I know dealing drugs was dumb.

But I didn't kill anybody.

All Chan's calls went
to dead-end burners,

but we found this: a GPS tracking app.

Yeah, for 20 bucks,
you can buy these, uh,

chip-sized GPS responders,
stick them to whatever.

Chan likes sticking them to boxcars.

That's the freight car Kwon
and his crew hit last night.

And that's

the PSD Rail Yard, 20 minutes
south in the City of Industry.

Kwon's next target.

HONDO: This is LAPD SWAT!

All of you, face down on
the ground, hands on your head!

Gun!

Don't let them scatter!

(TRAIN HORN HONKING)

Train! Watch your six!

(SPEAKING CANTONESE) _

(HORN BLARING)

HONDO: Where's our backup?

We need them on
the other side of the tracks.

They said they're about five minutes out.

LUCA: You got to be kidding me.

Oh, man.

ERIC: Train, one;

bad guy, zero.

HONDO: All right, so what'd you find out?

NIA: The Marshal's office told me Eric

switched assignments two days ago.

He specifically asked
for a case close to home.

And you still think that's a coincidence?

I don't know what to think.

But he respects law enforcement.

He'd respect anyone in SWAT.

Not if it's someone he thinks
is competition for his wife.

He knows our marriage is over.

Yeah, I hear you.

So what the hell
kind of game is he playing?

And why is he dragging me
and my team into it?

(DROPS KEYS)

Hey.

I didn't expect you home.

Oh, I left early, hoping to see you.

(EXHALES)

I'm getting good
at this whole online thing.

I found a recipe for gluten-free pasta.

And before I went to prison,

I didn't even know what gluten was,

let alone how bad it is for you,

but...

Your parole officer stopped by.

It was a random spot-check.

(SCOFFS):
All these silly rules, you know?

Reports and phone calls and visits

and... h-honey, I'm s...

What is that?

That was in your room.

(SCOFFS)

Oh, wait, it's Trevor's.

Trevor. Who's Trevor?

He's this guy that I've been
spending time with.

You know, he's in NA, and, uh,

you know, he was doing really good,

and he even got three months sober,

but he relapsed last week, and...

So y-you've been bringing this guy here,

while I've been at work,
without telling me?

Hey, we're all adults here.

Dating again is, you know,

difficult enough without sharing
all the details with my son.

But I swear to you,
from right now on, uh,

Trevor and I are done.

It is over.

So that isn't yours,
and you're not using?

Jimmy, do you think
that I would be that stupid?

That I would risk going back to prison?

I see it all the time,
people violating their parole.

Well, not me.

So you wouldn't have a problem
submitting to a drug test?

Yeah... I passed a drug test
to get my job.

That was months ago. What about now?

Okay.

I see.

Go ahead, you just think the worst of me,

because that's what you always do.

- What's in your purse?
- What?

If you got nothing to hide, show me.

No. It's... (SCOFFS) It's my pur...

Jimmy. Jimmy.

(SHOUTS)

What's that?

Okay. Look, so...

- What's that?!
- It's been hard for me.

I... everything's so different
since I came back from prison.

How are you even getting
the money to buy this?

Every single person that I trust
told me... they warned me...

that one day, you were gonna
drag me down with you.

I would never do that to you.

What do you mean, you'd
never do that to me?!

If your parole officer had found
that before I did, I'd be fired.

I chose you over SWAT.

But you only care about yourself.

Don't you dare say that.

I did 17 years for you.

Your father was a monster,
and he would've killed us both.

And-and I saved... I saved your life,

and this is how you treat me now?

You made me a part of
my own father's murder.

I mean, yeah, he was a monster,
but you kept him around us,

until the day that you
made me help you kill him.

I mean, what does that make you?

I'm done. I'm done. (SIGHS)

What?

I'm done carrying around any
more of this guilt about you.

That's for groceries.

I'm gonna keep paying rent
so you got a place to stay.

Wait, wait, wait! Wait,
Jimmy, where are you going?

I can't... I can't have you
in my life anymore.

Wha...?

Not if I'm gonna straighten out,
get back on SWAT.

Jimmy, I love you.

SWAT responded to more than
a thousand calls last year.

Captain, I'm not here for a sales pitch.

I'm here to see a revised budget.

And so far the only cuts you've shown me

are protein bars and paper clips.

Overtime. Without it, many
of the cases SWAT handles

- would never get addressed.
- And why is that?

Because SWAT isn't nine-to-five.

We're constantly training,
assisting federal task forces,

and expected to react
no matter what time of day.

But you've thought of something?

If we cap overtime across
the board, we'll cut 13%.

- That's not 15.
- Oh, it's awfully close.

Let's come to a compromise here
and still keep the city safe.

It's not lost on me

you're trying your best
to avoid cuts to personnel.

From the numbers you've shown
me, four officers will do.

You want us

to downgrade four current
members of SWAT to patrol?

JESSICA: You don't understand.

Officers spend years trying to make SWAT.

It's one thing to demote someone
for bad performance,

but these officers are all-stars.

You don't just ship them
back to the minors.

That's why I said four, and
not the six you really need

to balance the budget.

I'm trying to compromise.

HICKS: Three.

Done. But you don't get to pick a recruit

from this year's SWAT Academy.

(SCOFFS) When hell freezes over.

Every year

since 1967,

SWAT has brought up at least one recruit

to carry on our tradition.

GWEN: Send four officers down to patrol,

hit my 15%,

and I'll make sure
you get to pick one recruit

from the Academy.

Deal?

Deal.

You know how much shame
this is causing his family?

That's on him, not me.

You like putting away your own people?

I put away criminals, Chinese or not.

Uncle, please.
Alec's family looks up to you.

If you tell him that he can save
face by helping us, he'll talk.

But time is running out.

If he helps us catch Kwon,
I will speak to the D.A.

about a reduced sentence.

(SPEAKS CANTONESE) I didn't kill anyone.

I believe you, but unless you
help the police catch this man,

you'll be punished for his sins.

You have only one chance
to help yourself.

I've known your mother for 50 years.

She doesn't deserve this.

(SIGHS) Kwon promised
nobody would get hurt.

- Where can we find him?
- I don't know.

He moves hotels every day to be safe.

You know what rail yard
Kwon's gonna hit next?

I'm sure as soon as he
found out I was arrested,

he bought a new list.

List? What do you mean?

The shipping manager down at the ports,

he's the one selling Kwon
info on the freight cars.

Well, tell us you know his name.

Got a couple unis sitting
on Cho's location,

and my team will be ready
to roll in five.

Oh, great. Let's hope he can tell us

what Kwon's next target is then.

Listen, before we head out,

I want to get something
straight right now.

Sure, what's up?

I know why you're here, Wells.

Yeah, I got a fugitive

that needs scratching off
the Most Wanted list.

Cut the act, man.

You don't give a damn about Kwon.

You just used him to get to me.

What the hell are you talking about?

Man up.

Just admit that you are
here because of Nia.

You went and cooked up
some crazy-ass scheme

so you could try to control
who's in her life,

or something like that.

Hmm. (CHUCKLES)

You two must have had

some interesting phone calls today, huh?

Nia... she's got some tells.

I knew she had something new going on.

I dropped by her hotel.

It took me a few hours, but then
I saw her leaving with you.

I got to say, man, I'm surprised.

'Cause after me, Nia said she'd
never hook up with another cop,

- let alone a SWAT guy.
- (SCOFFS)

Do you know how far out of policy
you are, pulling this stunt?

You're just a rebound to her.
You know that, right?

See, the thing is, Wells,
Nia and I, we know what it is.

I'm just the guy she's using

to get from you to the guy that
she's eventually gonna end up with.

And we're both good with it.

Just because she drafted up the papers

does not mean that it is over.

How 'bout your new girlfriend? Hmm?

She know you're stalking your ex?

So what now, hmm?

You gonna go to your
commander and tell him

- we're fighting over a girl?
- No, I'm not.

No, we're gonna go get Kwon
and we're gonna close this case.

But if you ever come near me again

or threaten Nia in any way,

you're gonna wish you didn't.

Then I suggest we get rolling, Sergeant.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

TAN: Come on now, big man,
against the wall.

DEACON: Everybody stay cool.
We're not Vice.

This is not a raid.

HONDO: We're not looking to stop the fun.

We're just looking for Aaron Cho.

Hear you like betting college ball,

and dug yourself a hole for
30 grand with Big Rosie.

- You-you know Rosie?
- Who doesn't?

We know a lot of folks
who lay bets with her.

Rosie told me you just stopped by her
place and squared what you owed.

Hmm. With luck like this,

I can understand why

you're selling freight car manifests

to escaped killers.

When was the last time you saw Kwon?

Uh... couple hours ago.

Uh, he gave me 20 grand

for a list

of 50 containers coming in tonight.

Well, I'm gonna need
that list, smart guy.

I don't have it. I e-mailed it to him.

I'm gonna need you to forward it to me.

We confiscated the oxy and
*** from train robery.

We crashed his Vicodin party,

and now he's down two men on his crew.

And he's out a fat chunk of front money

after buying the shipping
container numbers from Cho.

ERIC: Right, so now he's desperate.

But he knows the rail yards are too hot,

so he's got to change tactics.

You guys get pings on those boxes yet?

Yeah, all 50 containers were
brought into the city by train,

then transferred on flatbeds

- heading to cities all over the country.
- So what's Kwon gonna do,

skip trains and start hijacking trucks?

ERIC: Yeah, that'd be my guess.
We just have to figure out

which one of these big rigs
he's gonna take down.

That's why I had Chris
make us a top five list.

- Top five what?
- Pop songs?

Top five containers

carrying the highest-priced cargo.

Out of those, only one has
pharmaceutical drugs. This one.

Scheduled to take off
for St. Louis tonight

with $6 million in Percocet.

Huh. Everyone who says SWAT's
just a bunch of jocks

who only care how much they
bench is selling you guys short.

That's nice work.

We'll form a plan as we roll. Let's move.

JESSICA: Any closer to catching Kwon?

We're getting warmer.

The budget meeting, how'd it go?

You don't want to know.

Are we losing anybody?

(SIGHS)
- How many, Jess?

Don't tell anyone yet.

Hey, Deac. Listen, um...

I got a strange, paranoid request.

I'm listening.

The Marshal.

Keep an eye on him for me, all right?

You know, I thought I clocked
something between you guys earlier.

You got history? Bad
blood from an old case?

I'll fill you in later.
It's probably nothing.

Just... watch my six out there.

Roger that.

Took out the pallets of Percocet,
did everything else you asked.

There she is.

You sure you can handle this beast?

- Don't insult me.
- (LAUGHS)

All right, so like we talked about.

Take the scenic route to the freeway,

then use surface streets
east of San Pedro.

It's an industrial area,
so no pedestrians.

Keep it under 30, hit every red light.

We got eyes on you at
all times, so don't worry.

He look worried to you, Deac?

Hey. You're missing something.

What's that? "Get in,
sit down and shut up."

Perfect.

(LUCA CHUCKLES)

(GROANS) All right.

Don't tell Black Betty about this.

She gets jealous when I take
other girls out for a spin.

All right. 20 David, all clear on my one.

- How's my three side looking?
- Clear for now. Just keep cruising.

- Let Kwon take the bait.
- Roger that, Hondo.

Hey, 30 David, you copy?

DEACON: 22 David, copy.

Just waiting for you to say when.

(HORN HONKING)

20 David, game on.

Okay, we got three suspects
armed with AKs.

Open up!

I don't think so, bro.

Coming up on your left, Luca.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

20 David to Command.

We're taking rounds. Shots fired.

This is 20 David. Suspect
headed east on San Pedro.

(GRUNTS)

24 David to Command, one suspect down.

(SHOUTING IN CANTONESE)

- (GRUNTS)
- (TASER BUZZING)

25 David to Command, second
suspect down; I'm code four.

You and me got Kwon. Let's go!

I got left side.

I go right.

Hey, maybe we should spread out.

HONDO: No. No, we keep formation.

This guy's got an AK-47
he's not afraid to use.

- You hear that?
- Go, go.

Deac, what's your 20?

Deac, what's your 20?

Deac, do you read me?

What's your 20?

DEACON: 20 David,
had a comms malfunction.

Coming up on your six.

Roger. Deac,

I got movement at my 12 o'clock.
I'm going right.

DEACON: Roger that. I'll meet you there.

LAPD! Come out and show me your hands.

Did you see anyone else out here?

♪

You good?

This is 20 David to Command.

Last suspect down.

It was a close shot.

Yeah, I guess it was.

I put in a lot of hours at the range.

Hey, you run a tight team.
I can see why SWAT gave you one.

Thanks, for getting him before
he got a clean shot at me.

- Well, I guess we're done here.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Hey, Hondo.

I still love her,

and I want another chance.

And if you've ever been
in a similar situation, man,

you can understand where I'm coming from.

I met a woman who was
finalizing a divorce.

And her ex already had a new girlfriend,

so there wasn't supposed
to be any type of problem.

Wells, you should've
come to me like a man,

and we could've talked it out, but no,

you decided to pull some strings

so you could ride shotgun and size me up.

Okay, so I'm asking you
right now, man-to-man,

stay out of my way.

Give me a chance to win her back.

I'm not in your way.

Whoever Nia wants to be with is her call.

And I take my cues from Nia, not you.

Hmm. (SCOFFS)

Listen up.

(CHATTER QUIETS)

I know there have been rumors,

and they're true.

SWAT has been told by the powers that be

that we have to cut our budget by 15%.

We tried to cut everything else we could,

but we have to transfer
four members of SWAT

back down to patrol.

(ALL GROANING)

All right, listen, listen. Hey!

I know, it sucks,

but remember, patrol is important work,

and you still represent
this city's finest.

Patrol is a place where
you can make a difference.

Effective immediately,

these four officers
will transfer to patrol.

DeAndre Sockwell.

(ALL GROANING)

Griffin Blundell.

Reynaldo Esquivel.

Jeremy Tiller.

Also, we're only allowed
to take in one new recruit

into SWAT this year,

so if you have friends
on the force who wanted

to try out, let them know
this is not the year to do it.

I'm sorry, guys.

Hey. I don't know what
your uncle's got against you,

but you're a good cop, man.

You know, I mean, you're
always squared away.

You're one of the best dudes
that I've ever met.

Thanks, man.

You know, in China,

police don't get the same
respect as they do here.

People don't look up to cops.

It's like being a garbage man of society.

When I left Alhambra to join
the Police Academy,

a lot of people thought
I was throwing my life away.

They know you went to night
school and got your degree?

Yeah, but my dad's dream
was for me to go to MIT,

get a white-collar job,

marry a Chinese girl,
spit out a bunch of kids.

(LAUGHS) I'm not gonna lie, man.
Getting into MIT is pretty cool.

Eh, not to me.

I didn't just want to be some math nerd.

I was good at it,
but it's not what I loved.

Well, I'm glad you made that call.

I mean, the city can always
use more heroes.

Uncle is right about one thing,

I should go see my mom more often.

She's worried my job's too dangerous.

Prays to Buddha to protect me.

So what's your favorite spot to take her?

King Palace. Best seafood
in the city, hands down.

All right, call her up,
man, have her meet us.

I'm gonna treat you to dinner.
It's on me, buddy.

Hey, Hondo.

You got a minute?

Sure, Street. What's up?

Sorry, I was just,

um...

I... I just wanted...

My mom's not living with me anymore.

I moved out.

I mean, I-I told her that

it's better if we're apart.

That must've been hard for you.

You okay?

You were right all along.

Just took me a little longer to see it.

Your mom didn't exactly
make it easy for you, kid.

(SIGHS) I always wanted
to believe the best about her,

and I think maybe part of me resented you

for seeing her for who she really was

and getting me to face up to it.

Listen,

I've been thinking about this a lot,

and I just want to say

I'm really, really sorry

for letting you and the team down before.

I know I got growing up to do,

but I am trying to do it.

And I know I-I don't have
a chance of getting back on SWAT

with these budget cuts, but I hope

that one day,

I can become the kind of man
you wanted me to be.

Street.

Buck pulled strings

to get you transferred here
from Long Beach,

but you never actually made it
through LAPD SWAT Academy.

But maybe, this time,

you can do it right
and earn yourself a spot.

Are you saying

you'd-you'd give me a chance
of getting back on SWAT?

I'm saying that I will get you
in SWAT Academy.

You heard the captain.

They're taking one recruit this year.

So what you got to do

is ask yourself how bad do you want it,

and then go kick ass
and make sure it's you.

I'll do my best.

Yeah, I know.

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