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[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

THANK YOU, OFFICER.

WE WERE ACROSS
THE STREET AT THE COURT

WHEN COMMUNICATIONS CALLED.

HOW'D YOU GET HERE
SO FAST?
SOMEONE ELSE
CALLED ME.

WHO?
CHIEF JOHNSON.

AH, Y'ALL REMEMBER
RICARDO RAMOS,

OUR FRIENDLY REPORTER
FROM THE TIMES?
HOW YOU DOING,
RICKY?

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK,
WHEN -- BANG, BANG, BANG!

DID YOU SEE
THE SHOOTER?
NO, I CAME FROM AROUND
THAT CORNER,

FOUND THIS GUY
LAYING HERE.

WHEN I ROLLED HIM
OVER, HE --
YOU ROLLED HIM OVER?!

[ SIGHS ]
RICARDO, THAT PRESS BADGE

DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT
TO TAMPER WITH THE CRIME SCENE.

YOU HAVE COMPROMISED
THE EVIDENCE.

HEY, HEY, CHIEF JOHNSON,
YOU EVER HEAR OF CPR?
I WAS TRYING TO HELP.

OH.

LOOK, I CALLED 911.

WHEN THE PARAMEDICS
CUT OPEN THE SHIRT,
I CALLED YOU DIRECTLY...

BECAUSE GIVEN
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE,

IT HAS PRIORITY WRITTEN
ALL OVER IT.

WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES?

WELL, MAY I?

GO AHEAD.

NO, NO, NO!
WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA!

EASY. EASY!
Flynn:
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

LET GO,
LET GO.

HE'S WEARING A WIRE.

NO I.D.

YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE
THIS GUY?

RICARDO, I WANT TO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP,

BUT NOW YOU MUST
LET US DO OUR JOB.

AND THEN YOU'LL GET
YOUR STORY.

OH, NO.
I HAVE A STORY.

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA WRITE?

"UNIDENTIFIED MAN
FOUND DEAD"?

"UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND DEAD
WEARING A WIRE."

"POLICE NOT ONLY FAIL TO PROTECT
AN UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE,

THEY CAN'T EVEN
IDENTIFY HIM."

FOR ONE THING,
WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE

THIS IS
AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION.

AND IN THIS CASE, RICARDO,
YOU'RE NOT JUST A REPORTER.

YOU'RE ALSO
OUR ONLY WITNESS.

WE COULD TIE UP YOUR WHOLE DAY
ASKING YOU QUESTIONS,

CHECKING FACTS, TESTING YOUR
HANDS FOR GUNSHOT RESIDUE.
YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO DO THAT.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ,
MR. RAMOS HERE WOULD LOVE
TO GIVE YOU HIS STATEMENT.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

VAMOS, RAMOS.

OKAY. WHAT DO WE
HAVE HERE?

OUR VICTIM TOOK 3 ROUNDS
FROM A 9-MILLIMETER.

ONE OF THE ROUNDS WENT RIGHT
THROUGH HIS CELLPHONE
IN HIS BREAST POCKET.

OKAY, NO WALLET,
BUT WE DO HAVE A SET OF KEYS.

SO EITHER THE PERSON WHO
ROBBED HIM DIDN'T KNOW HE
WAS WEARING A WIRE, OR HE --

SHOOTER WANTED TO MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE A ROBBERY.

WELL, YEAH.

LOOK, NO WAY THIS IS
AN UNDERCOVER COP.

HIS BACKUP WOULD BE ON TOP
OF THIS INSIDE OF 30 SECONDS.

YEAH, BUT IT COULD BE
A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT.

I SAY NO.
HIS BACKUP WOULD STILL BE HERE.

OKAY, LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK

WITH THE WATCH COMMANDER
AT NARCOTICS --

SEE IF ANYONE
WAS WORKING A WIRE TODAY?

AND, UH, BETTER CALL
INTERNAL AFFAIRS, TOO.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

SHOES.
THESE ARE CUSTOM-MADE.

I GOT A PAIR JUST LIKE THEM.
VERY COMFORTABLE, TOO.

AND, SEE, THAT IS
THE CUSTOMER NUMBER

PRINTED RIGHT THERE
INSIDE.

MIGHT TELL US
WHO THIS GUY IS.

YOU WEAR HOMEMADE SHOES?

CUSTOM-MADE.

AND, Y-YES,
MA'AM, I DO.

I HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A...ORTHOPEDIC ISSUE.

DOES MEDICARE
PAY FOR THEM?

OKAY, LIEUTENANT TAO,

PLEASE RUN THE VICTIM'S
PRINTS THROUGH AFIS.

SEE IF WE CAN GET
A MORE TRADITIONAL I.D. ON HIM.

AND, SERGEANT GABRIEL,
GET SOME UNIFORMS,

CANVASS ALL THE BUILDINGS WITH
A VIEW DOWN ONTO THE STREET.

SOMEBODY SAW SOMETHING.

UH, HERE'S
THE THING, CHIEF.

THIS CAMERA WAS TRANSMITTING
AUDIO AND VIDEO

TO A REMOTE RECEIVER UP UNTIL
THE PARAMEDICS DISCONNECTED IT.

WHOEVER'S ON THE OTHER
END COULD HAVE WITNESSED
THE WHOLE SHOOTING

AND PROBABLY RECORDED
THE WHOLE THING ONTO A COMPUTER.

SO, WHERE ARE THEY?

BUZZ, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT THAT WIRE?

WELL, THIS CAMERA'S PRETTY
POWERFUL FOR ITS SIZE.

A CCD SENSOR,
HIGH-GAIN ANTENNA,

2.4 GIGAHERTZ TRANSMITTER,
AND THE RECEIVER'S PORTABLE.

YOU CAN HOOK IT UP
TO ANY LAPTOP.

IS IT ONE OF OURS?
WELL, THAT'S HARD
TO TELL.

I MEAN, YOU CAN BUY THIS
AT ANY ELECTRONICS STORE,

BUT THIS ONE
LOOKS BRAND-NEW.

Provenza:
WELL, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.

IF IT'S NEW,
IT CAN'T BE L.A.P.D.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S
EVEN A REMOTE CHANCE THIS
GUY WAS WORKING FOR US.

Flynn:
WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

NARCOTICS SAYS THEY HAVEN'T
RUN A WIRE IN OVER A WEEK.

Taylor: CENTRAL, HOLLENBECK --
THEY'RE BOTH QUIET, TOO.

I GOT TO TELL YOU, CHIEF --
THESE DIVISIONS,

THEY KEEP THEIR C.I.s
UNDER A PRETTY TIGHT LID.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,
ONCE AGAIN,

I MUST ASK YOU TO
HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE --
DRUMROLL, PLEASE.

THE NAME
OF OUR VIC IS...
[ DRUMROLL ]

BENJAMIN MASTERS.

THE COMPANY THAT MADE HIS
SHOES GAVE ME HIS NAME,
HIS CREDIT-CARD NUMBER,

AND HIS SHIP-TO ADDRESS --
LA BREA REALTY, THOUSAND OAKS.

I'M CALLING NOW,
THANK YOU.

NOW, WHY WAS A REAL-ESTATE AGENT
WEARING A WIRE?

COULD BE A FED STING
ON MORTGAGE LENDERS.

Brenda: ARE WE SURE
THAT THE VICTIM

DIDN'T JUST STEAL
MR. MASTERS' SHOES?

I'D HATE TO NOTIFY HIS NEXT
OF KIN BASED ON HIS FOOTWEAR.

CHIEF, LOOKS LIKE HIM.
HE LIVES IN WOODLAND HILLS.

Daniels:
EXCUSE ME, CHIEF,

I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE FBI,
DEA, ATF, DOJ, AND ICE.

NOBODY CLAIMS OUR JOHN DOE.

WE HAVE A NAME.
IT'S BENJAMIN MASTERS.

Brenda:
I HATE TO MAKE YOU

RUN THROUGH THE SAME GAUNTLET
AGAIN, DETECTIVE,

BUT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD GIVE
THE FEDS ANOTHER GO.

THANK YOU.

UM, BUZZ, WHAT KIND OF A RANGE
DOES THAT TRANSMITTER HAVE?

Buzz: ABOUT A MILE
LINE OF SIGHT --

A LITTLE LESS IN THE CITY
WITH ALL THE HIGH-RISES.

Pope: SO, THE RECEIVER
COULD BE PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE

IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

YEAH, INCLUDING
THIS VERY BUILDING.

THERE'S STILL THE ISSUE
OF HIS CELLPHONE.

IT'S A PREPAID MODEL.

THE SIM CARD WAS DESTROYED
BY THE BULLET.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
THE TECHNOLOGY
IS AVAILABLE TO DUMP IT.

WE JUST DON'T
HAVE IT...HERE.

Provenza: OKAY, ACCORDING
TO LA BREA REALTY,

BENJAMIN MASTERS
WAS A SALES AGENT

UP UNTIL ABOUT
SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN --

FFT! --
HE WAS DOWNSIZED.

SO, IF HE'S NOT WORKING THERE,
WHERE IS HE WORKING?

I DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS
RIGHT NOW, SERGEANT!

EXCUSE ME.

Provenza:
UH...CHIEF, YOU KNOW, UH,

IF YOU WANT TO GO ON OUT
TO THIS WOODLAND HILLS ADDRESS

AND, YOU KNOW,
VISIT WITH THE FAMILY,

I-I'LL TAKE CARE
OF THINGS HERE.

OKAY.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

[ SIGHS ]
GENTLEMEN.

LIEUTENANT TAO?
PLEASE.

[ GROANS ]

HOW DOES SOMEONE
WHO LIVES HERE

END UP DEAD
ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN?

I GIVE UP.

I THOUGHT I COULD
REVERSE-ENGINEER THIS CELLPHONE,

BUT I CAN'T.

SORRY, CHIEF.

MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE
ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS AT
THE FBI GIVE IT A SHOT.

UM...LIEUTENANT,
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME.

ARE SERGEANT GABRIEL
AND DETECTIVE DANIELS

STILL TOGETHER?

WELL, YOU KNOW
HOW RELATIONSHIPS ARE.

ONCE YOU REALIZE

THAT LOVE IS MORE THAN
JUST SEXUAL ATTRACTION --

WHEN YOU GO BEYOND
THE PURELY CARNAL

AND THE LUST
WEARS OFF --
OKAY, OKAY, NEVER MIND,
NEVER MIND!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANOTHER WORD ABOUT THAT!

NOT ONE WORD!

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I DON'T
LIKE PEOPLE DATING AT WORK!

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

[ SIGHS ]

SORRY, LIEUTENANT.
IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

OH, NO, CHIEF,
IT'S JUST BEEN A WHILE

SINCE I'VE BEEN
ON A DEATH NOTIFICATION.

OH, WELL, BEST NOT
TO GET OUT OF PRACTICE.

HI.
MRS. MASTERS?

TRISHA. [ GASPS ]
I'M SO SORRY.

ARE WE SHOWING
THE HOUSE TODAY?

UM, MA'AM,
I'M DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON,

AND THIS IS
LIEUTENANT TAO.

WE'RE FROM
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE.

DO YOU MIND IF WE COME IN
FOR A TALK?

PLEASE.

I'M JUST GETTING ORGANIZED
FOR OUR NEXT OPEN HOUSE.

MY HUSBAND'S IN REAL ESTATE,
SO WE'RE ALWAYS, LIKE,

JUST MOVING IN
OR JUST MOVING OUT.

I UNDERSTAND.

MRS. MASTERS, IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE AT HOME?

UH, MY KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL,
AND BEN IS AT WORK.

Tao: MA'AM IS THERE A COMPUTER
IN THE HOUSE --

SOMETHING WITH WIRELESS ACCESS
OR A WEBCAM RECEIVER?

WIRELESS -- UM...

WELL, WE DO HAVE
A FAMILY COMPUTER IN THE DEN.

AND BEN TAKES HIS LAPTOP
TO WORK, SO...

UM...ARE WE...

ARE WE IN SOME SORT
OF TROUBLE?

DID BEN TAKE HIS CAR
TO WORK TODAY?

MRS. MASTERS?

OH, GOD.
THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT?

MA'AM,
ARE THESE HIS KEYS?

W-WHY DO YOU
HAVE THESE?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

MA'AM, WE HAVE
SOME VERY BAD NEWS.
OH, GOD.

UNFORTUNATELY --

NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO.
MRS. MASTERS, YOUR HUSBAND
WAS MURDERED THIS MORNING.

WE ARE
VERY, VERY SORRY.

I PROMISE YOU THAT WE ARE
DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN

TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIM.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS A MISTAKE.

WAIT, WAIT, YOU KNOW,
I-I JUST TALKED TO HIM.

T-THIS MORNING I TALKED TO HIM.
HE'S AT WORK.

ACCORDING TO HIS EMPLOYERS,
BEN WAS LAID OFF SIX MONTHS AGO.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I JUST TOLD YOU, OKAY?
BEN IS AT WORK.

H-HE JUST GOT BACK
FROM A BUSINESS TRIP,

A-AND THIS KEY HERE --
SEE THIS KEY ON THE RING? --

IT'S FOR A LOCKBOX
FOR THIS PROPERTY THAT HE SHOWS.

SO H-HOW COULD HE
NOT BE AT WORK?

I'M SO SORRY, MA'AM.
WE HAVE TO --

NO, NO, IF BEN
WAS LAID OFF, OKAY,

THEN JUST TELL ME -- WHERE DID
HE GET THE $100,000 BONUS?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR THE OUTBURST EARLIER.

IT WAS TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE,
AND IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I HOPE NOT, SERGEANT.

YOU SEE, THE THING IS --

AND I DON'T WANT TO GO
INTO TOO MANY DETAILS --

OH, PLEASE DON'T.

UH...UH...

DANIELS AND I BROKE UP
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AND THINGS HAVE BEEN...

AWKWARD SINCE THEN.

ANYWAY, I'M AFRAID
THAT IT, UM...

THE STUFF BETWEEN US
MIGHT BE AFFECTING

THE COHESIVENESS
OF OUR DIVISION,

AND I'M NOT SURE
THAT WE BOTH CAN STAY.

AND I'VE BEEN THINKING
THAT IT MIGHT BE BEST

IF DANIELS
TRANSFERRED OUT.

I MEAN, I'M NOT --
I'M NOT ANGRY.
OH, I CAN SEE THAT.

I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT
WHAT'S BEST FOR HER

AND WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE ENTIRE --
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF,
IS THIS A GOOD TIME?

YES, IT IS.
IT'S A PERFECT TIME, DETECTIVE.

COME ON IN.

OKAY, I HAVE SPOKEN

WITH EVERY FEDERAL AND
STATE AGENCY YOU CAN THINK OF,

AND NONE OF THEM HAS ANY
KNOWLEDGE OF BENJAMIN MASTERS

AS EITHER AN AGENT,
A C.I., OR A SUSPECT.

WHAT ABOUT THE $100,000 BONUS
HE TOLD HIS WIFE ABOUT?

MASTERS HASN'T RECEIVED A
PAYCHECK SINCE HE LOST HIS JOB.

IN FACT,
IN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS,

HE'S BORROWED NEARLY $200,000
AGAINST HIS HOME.

SO, SHE WAS
LYING TO US?OR HE WAS
LYING TO HER.

SIX WEEKS AGO, HE PAID OFF
OVER HALF OF HIS ENTIRE DEBT --

$113,000 IN CASH --

WHICH SUGGESTS HE FOUND
A NEW WAY TO EARN A LIVING...

UNDER THE TABLE.

WELL, THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.
THAT WAS THOROUGH.

TELL ME, SERGEANT,
CAN YOU DO THAT --

WHAT SHE JUST DID --
THE FORENSIC ACCOUNTING?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN --
THE STUFF WITH THE BANKS?

'CAUSE I NEED SOMEONE
WITH EXPERTISE

WITH "THAT STUFF
WITH THE BANKS" ON OUR TEAM.

AND SINCE YOU THINK
THE COHESIVENESS OF OUR DIVISION

IS BEING HURT,

THEN ONE OF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST GO.

FILL OUT
THAT TRANSFER REQUEST,

AND START THINKING ABOUT WHERE
YOU MIGHT WANT ME TO SEND YOU.

HEADS UP, EVERYBODY!

BENJAMIN MASTERS
KEPT A KEY

TO ONE OF HIS COMPANY'S
LOCKBOXES FOR A REASON.

IF WE FIND THAT LOCKBOX,
WE MIGHT JUST FIND

WHERE HE'S BEEN GOING
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS

WHEN HE TOLD HIS WIFE
HE WAS AT WORK.

WE COULD FIND THE COMPUTER ON
THE RECEIVING END OF THE WIRE.

LET'S START OUR SEARCH
WITHIN THE RADIUS OF
THE CAMERA'S TRANSMITTER.

DETECTIVE DANIELS, PLEASE CALL
TRAFFIC AND HAVE THEM CHECK

THE IMPOUND LOTS AND SURFACE
STREETS FOR MR. MASTERS' CAR.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,
PLEASE SEARCH ALL THE
LA BREA REALTY PROPERTIES

LISTED INSIDE THAT CIRCLE.

W-WAIT A MINUTE, CHIEF.

THERE'S THREE PAGES
OF THEM HERE!

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ AND
LIEUTENANT FLYNN WILL HELP YOU.

LIEUTENANT TAO, LET'S
YOU AND I GO TO THE FBI
AND SEE ABOUT THIS PHONE.

THANK YOU.

[ INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER ]

[ BEEPS ]
BENJAMIN MASTERS WAS DEFINITELY
NOT WORKING FOR THE FBI.

BUT WE WERE ABLE
TO CRACK HIS PREPAID CELL.

IT WAS EASIER
THAN WE THOUGHT, ACTUALLY.

WELL, SURE,
IT'S EASY WHEN YOU HAVE

A STATE-OF-THE-ART
CONVOLUTIONAL DECODER.

SO, WHO WAS HE
CALLING?

WELL, THAT'S WHERE THINGS
GET MORE COMPLICATED.

[ BEEPS ]

YOU'RE LOOKING
AT ONE OF THE LARGEST

DRUG-TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS
IN THE U.S.

CAME UP FROM SOUTH AMERICA
IN THE '90s.

RUN BY RAUL MEJIA --
AKA "EL JEFE."

GOT AN ENTIRE BLACK BOOK
DEDICATED TO HIS OPERATION.

AND WHAT'S MASTERS'
CONNECTION?

HIS PHONE.

IT WAS PART OF A BATCH
OF PREPAID CELLPHONES

EL JEFE BOUGHT IN BULK
AND HANDED OUT TO HIS CREW.

NOW, THERE ARE
LITERALLY DOZENS OF CALLS

BETWEEN AND BEN MASTERS
AND ANOTHER NUMBER IN THE BATCH.

SO MUCH FOR NARROWING DOWN
OUR SUSPECTS.

YOU SAID THIS WAS
A SOUTH AMERICAN GANG.

MASTERS WASN'T LATINO.

RECENTLY, THEY'VE BEEN
HIRING ANGLOS

TO CARRY THEIR CARGO
ACROSS THE BORDER.

WHITE FACES ATTRACT
LESS ATTENTION AT CUSTOMS.

THAT EXPLAINS THE BUSINESS TRIPS
HIS WIFE SAID HE WAS TAKING.

AND THE SUDDEN INFLOW
OF CASH.

LOG SAYS THE LAST CALL
MASTERS RECEIVED

CAME IN 9:18 A.M. --

20 MINUTES
BEFORE HE WAS SHOT.

WELL, FIND OUT
WHO HE WAS TALKING TO...

MAYBE FIND THE SHOOTER.

I REALLY NEED TO SEE THAT VIDEO
FROM BEN MASTERS' WIRE.

Provenza: I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS THE DUMBEST SNIPE HUNT

SHE HAS EVER
SENT US ON.

I'M OUT HERE POUNDING
THE PAVEMENT LIKE
SOME DAMN ROOKIE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOUR
MEDICARE SHOES DON'T
LIKE TO WALK UPHILL?

WELL, ONE OF THEM'S
ABOUT TO WALK UP YOUR ASS!

NOW, YOU DON'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT MY SHOES, FLYNN.

YOU JUST WORRY
ABOUT THE FACT

THAT WE ARE NEVER
GOING TO FIND THIS CAR.

OH, YEAH?
WE'RE GONNA FIND THE CAR.

L-LIEUTENANTS!

THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE BUILDING
INSIDE THE MILE RADIUS.

IF IT IS NOT HERE, THEN IT'S GOT
TO BE AT THE LAST BUILDING.

FLYNN, WHAT IN THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

I'M USING MY HEAD
AS AN ANTENNA.

YOU WANT
TO TRY?

UH, NO, THANK YOU.

OKAY, I READ ABOUT IT
ON THE INTERNET.

IT SAYS IT INCREASES
THE RANGE BY 100 FEET.

I DON'T --
I DON'T CARE.

[ CAR ALARM BLARING ]
OHH! OHH!

[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]

Flynn: ALL RIGHT, LOOKS LIKE
HE WAS LIVING IN THE CAR.

A BUNCH OF CLOTHES
AND GARBAGE.

THERE'S NO COMPUTER.

OKAY. WE GOT
THE BUILDING.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO NOW
IS FIND THE LOCKBOX
THAT THIS KEY OPENS.

SO...THIS IS WHERE
HE'S BEEN GOING TO WORK

FOR THE LAST
SIX MONTHS.

AND THE WIFE
NEVER KNEW.

THEY NEVER DO.

HEY, LIEUTENANTS.
IN HERE.

YOU GENTLEMEN
UP FOR A MOVIE?

Benjamin:
TESTING...

TESTING.

Provenza:
AND NOW BACK FROM THE DEAD,

VIA THE VIDEO CAMERA
FROM HIS SHIRT --

CHIEF JOHNSON,
MEET BENJAMIN MASTERS.

[ SIGHS ]
YOU CAN DO THIS.

YOU CAN DO THIS.
Gabriel: DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
A DRUG DEALER TO ME.

I THINK THAT'S THE POINT,
SERGEANT.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
OKAY.

YEAH?

WHAT?

WHY NOT?!

NO, WE'RE DOING THIS NOW.

NO. NO WAY, MAN.
WE CAN'T MEET HERE.

BECAUSE.

LISTEN, THEY'RE SHOWING OTHER
UNITS IN THE BUILDING TODAY.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE
TO SEE US TOGETHER.

JUST MEET ME WHERE I SAID.

IF YOU SCREW ME ON THIS,

I'M TELLING YOU,
I AM NOT GOING DOWN ALONE.

I WANT WHAT YOU STOLE
FROM ME!

NO.

I'M LEAVING NOW.

OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]
LET'S GO.

OKAY, BUZZ. UH, ALL RIGHT,
LET'S -- FAST-FORWARD.

LET'S GO.

MM. MM.

NO, NO.
NO, NO.

ALL RIGHT...

THERE!

Flynn: OKAY.

AND HERE COMES MASTERS
AROUND THE CORNER

AND INTO THE ALLEY.

[ GRUNTS ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL
ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT.

WE DON'T EVEN GET TO SEE
THE KILLER'S FACE.

CHIEF, H-HOLD ON.
IT'S NOT A TOTAL LOSS.

NOW, BUZZ, I WANT YOU TO --
I WANT YOU TO GO BACK.

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, NOW --
RIGHT THERE, STOP.

GO FORWARD SLOWLY.

COME ON, COME ON.

THERE.

THERE IT IS.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER LIKED
BIG RINGS ON A GUY.

IT'S GAUDY.

THANK YOU, BUZZ.

WAIT, CHIEF --
C-CH--

I THINK YOU, UH --
I THINK YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.

OKAY, BUZZ,
IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND...

WE MAY NOT HAVE
THE MURDERER ON TAPE,

BUT LOOK
WHO WE FOUND LATER.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES!

FREEZE THAT!

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
HE'S DOING CPR TO ME.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I WASN'T LYING,
CHIEF JOHNSON.

I DIDN'T KNOW
IF HE WAS STILL ALIVE.

AND YOU THOUGHT THE BEST WAY
TO GET HIS HEART PUMPING AGAIN

WOULD BE TO RIFLE
THROUGH HIS POCKETS?

Pope: RICARDO, I-I FEEL LIKE
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND --

CHIEF --
STILL TALKING --

THAT YOUR ACCESS
TO THE L.A.P.D.

DEPENDS ON YOUR NOT INTERFERING
WITH CRIMINAL INQUIRIES.

THINGS LIKE MOVING BODIES
AND CALLING SUSPECTS' ATTORNEYS.
OKAY, LOOK, I --

MNH-MNH-MNH.

AND NOW YOU'VE CROSSED THE LINE
INTO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.

WHEN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
SEES THIS TAPE,

HE WILL HAPPILY CHARGE YOU
WITH ATTEMPTING TO STEAL
FROM A MURDER VICTIM.

OKAY. OKAY. I SEE
WHERE THIS IS GOING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

OH, NO, RICARDO, IT'S WHAT YOU
WANT FROM US -- AN EXCLUSIVE.

PENCILS UP.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

"SOURCES INSIDE
THE L.A.P.D.

"SAY THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN
FOUND DEAD

"IN A DOWNTOWN ALLEY
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING

"WAS WEARING
A CONCEALED VIDEO CAMERA,

"WHICH MEANS THAT THE KILLER
WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE.

"THE DEPARTMENT IS MUSTERING
ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES

"SO THEY CAN LOCATE
THE BASE RECEIVER

AND BRING THE KILLER
TO JUSTICE."

AND YOU'LL RUN THAT ON THE
FRONT PAGE OF TOMORROW'S PAPER.

AND IF MY EDITOR
DOESN'T GO ALONG WITH IT?

THEN IT WILL SUCK
TO BE YOU.

HURRY UP, NOW!

YOU'RE ON A DEADLINE.

DO YOU REALLY WANT
THE KILLER TO KNOW THAT
YOU'VE GOT HIM ON TAPE?

Both:
NO COMMENT.

SO, LET'S SAY THE KILLER
ACTUALLY READS THIS ARTICLE.

DO YOU REALLY THINK
HE'S GONNA RISK

BREAKING INTO
THE LOFT MASTERS WAS USING

TO STEAL THIS TAPE
OF HIMSELF COMMITTING MURDER?

I SURE HOPE SO, WILL,

'CAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHERE I'LL BE WAITING FOR HIM.

HEY, PAPER GOT IT WRONG.

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS FOUND THE
VIDEO OF BEN MASTERS' MURDER.

WE DID.
IT'S ON HIS HARD DRIVE.

BUT WE WANT THE KILLER TO THINK
IT'S STILL OUT THERE.

WE'RE HOPING
THAT THIS ARTICLE WILL GET HIM

TO COME LOOKING
FOR MASTERS' COMPUTER.

HMM.

WHERE DOES MASTERS LIVE?

SOME PLACE
IN WOODLAND HILLS.

HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT
TAKING OVER MY CASE, ARE YOU?

BRENDA, THIS COULD BE THE BREAK
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

IF WE GET THIS GUY
AND HE COOPERATES, THEN --

THEN WHAT?

I LOSE MY CASE, AND THE KILLER
GETS A SHORT STINT

IN A POWDER-PUFF PRISON
AND A NICE HOUSE IN IDAHO,

COURTESY OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THAT'S NOT
MY IDEA OF JUSTICE.

HEY.

IF WHOEVER MURDERED MASTERS
COMES LOOKING FOR THE TAPE

AND WE CAN GET HIM
TO FLIP ON EL JEFE,

WE CAN TAKE DOWN
THAT ENTIRE WALL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO TAKE OVER THE STING
ON BEN MASTERS' HOUSE.

[ SPOON STIRRING ]

IF I GIVE YOU THAT,

THEN I NEED
SOMETHING IN RETURN.

LIKE WHAT?

THE FBI FOLDER ON THE GANG,
THE ENTIRE BLACK BOOK.

SO I KNOW WHO IT IS
I'M GIVING AWAY.

OKAY.

N--

I GIVE YOU
THE BLACK BOOK,

YOUR TEAM BACKS OFF
BEN MASTERS' HOUSE COMPLETELY.

COMPLETELY --
I MEAN IT.

DONE.

[ DOOR CREAKS ]

Sanchez: DON'T MOVE!

NOW, STEP FORWARD SLOWLY.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

STEP FORWARD SLOWLY!
PUT THE COMPUTER DOWN SLOWLY.

DON'T DROP IT,
OR I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF!

OKAY, OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

DOWN ON YOUR KNEES!

HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!

[ HANDCUFFS CLICKING ]

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON.

AND YOU ARE?

NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
OW! WHAT THE HELL, MAN?!

WELL, I'LL BE SURE
TO LET THE TIMES KNOW

THAT THEY HAVE
ANOTHER LOYAL READER.

YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF BENJAMIN MASTERS.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.

AAH! AAH!

TAKE IT EASY, MAN!

THANK YOU.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SHUT UP!

ANY STUPID THING YOU SAY

CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO AN ATTORNEY.

IF YOUR BROKE ASS
CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY,

ONE WILL BE APPOINTED
FOR YOU...

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?!
MRS. MASTERS.

THE PAPER SAYS THAT
YOU HAVE A VIDEO OF
MY HUSBAND'S MURDER.

I WANT TO SEE IT.

I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT.

LAST NIGHT, I WAS UP
WITH TWO CRYING KIDS

BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME
THAT BEN WAS MURDERED.

AND THEN THIS MORNING,

I READ THIS --
THIS HORRIBLE ARTICLE ABOUT --

NO! -- HOW THE VICTIM
HAS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED!

I'M SO SORRY. I COULD HAVE
KEPT YOU BETTER INFORMED.

I REALLY AM.
I --

WAIT.
IS THIS DEAN MURPHY?

YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

HE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL
WITH MY HUSBAND.

HE...GOT INTO DRUGS.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

HAD BEN SEEN DEAN
RECENTLY?

I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY, I DON'T --
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MORE.

OKAY, LET'S GO BACK
TO MY OFFICE--
NO, NO, NO, NO!

IF YOU HAVE VIDEO OF
MY HUSBAND'S MURDER,
I WANT TO SEE IT!

I WANT THE TAPE!

I JUST DON'T THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

I KNOW NO ONE THINKS THAT
I CAN HANDLE ANYTHING...

BUT I CAN.

[ Voice breaking ]
I CAN HANDLE IT.

NO, I CAN HANDLE --
I CAN HANDLE IT.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.

HOW ABOUT IF WE GET
SOME COFFEE, OKAY?

COME ON.

OKAY.

LIEUTENANT TAO,
WHERE'S DEAN MURPHY?
INTERVIEW 1.

WOULD YOU PLEASE
MEET ME THERE IN FIVE MINUTES

AND BRING YOUR BLOWBACK
AND BLOOD-SPATTER-TESTER KIT?

MY WHAT?

I BELIEVE
IT'S RIGHT IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

OH.

MY B.B.S.T.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION
ON HEADPHONES ]

Gabriel: YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

Daniels: TELL ME
YOU ARE NOT LYING.
I'M NOT LYING.

I SAW THE PAPERWORK
ON YOUR DESK, DAVID.

BECAUSE IF YOU HAD,
YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN IT SAID

"SERGEANT GABRIEL" AND NOT
"DETECTIVE DANIELS."

OH, NO, YOU ARE NOT
LEAVING PRIORITY HOMICIDE

AND BLAMING IT ON ME.
ONE OF US HAS TO GO.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE
ACTING LIKE SUCH A BABY!

THE MINUTE YOU TURN IN
THAT PAPERWORK,

EVERY GUY IN THIS BUILDING
WILL SAY THAT YOU LEFT PHD

BECAUSE I BROKE UP
WITH YOU.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE?

THAT YOU BROKE UP
WITH ME?!

I'M NOT
TALKING ABOUT --
BECAUSE I HAVE
A PROBLEM WITH THAT!

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IT
AT ALL!
Brenda:
THAT IS ENOUGH!

I'VE HAD IT
WITH BOTH OF YOU!

NOW, WAIT FOR ME
IN MY OFFICE!

[ SIGHS ]

YOU HAPPY?
YOU DID THIS.

NO. I'M NOT.
YOU DID THIS.

PLEASE TELL ME
YOU WEREN'T RECORDING THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, NO.

I'D TELL YOU HOW ASHAMED
I AM OF BOTH OF YOU,

BUT I HAVE TO GET THIS DONE
BEFORE WE HAVE VISITORS.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW
WHEN THEY ARRIVE.

YES, MA'AM.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

HI, AGAIN, MR. MURPHY.

THAT IS YOUR NAME --

DEAN EMMET MURPHY?

[ PURSE SLAMS ]

SHIT!

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HANG ON, HANG ON.

LET ME GET MY DUCKS
IN A ROW HERE.

YOU'RE A PRETTY BIG
ARREST FOR ME.

NOW...

I HAVE READ YOUR FILE,
MR. MURPHY,

AND ACCORDING TO THE FBI,
YOU ARE A RISING STAR

IN A VERY LARGE
DRUG-TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION.

THEY EVEN HAVE VIDEO OF YOU
WITH A MAJOR KINGPIN --

I BELIEVE Y'ALL CALL HIM
EL JEFE --

ON HIS YACHT,
NEAR CATALINA.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY

BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PRETTY
IMPORTANT VIDEOTAPE OF OUR OWN.

IT SHOW YOU SHOOTING BEN MASTERS
AT POINT-BLANK RANGE.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

AND SINCE THE MURDER WAS
SO UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL,

I'M SURE WE'LL FIND LOADS
OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, AS WELL.

YOU RECOGNIZE THIS RING,
MR. MURPHY?

YOU'RE WEARING IT
RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU WERE WEARING IT ON
THE DAY THE VIDEOTAPE WAS TAKEN.

WOULD YOU PLEASE REMOVE THAT
RING AND SET IT ON THE TABLE?

SIR, I CAN COMPEL YOU
TO DO SO.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA DO WITH IT?

WHEN YOU SHOOT SOMEONE
AT CLOSE RANGE,

TINY BITS OF THEIR BLOOD
AND TISSUE BLOW BACK AT YOU.

YOU'RE LITERALLY WALKING AROUND
WITH PIECES OF YOUR VICTIM.

YOU CAN WASH YOUR HANDS, BUT IT
DOESN'T COME OFF THAT EASILY.

THIS IS THE LATEST
IN L.A.P.D. TECHNOLOGY.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA, WHAT IS
THAT BAG LIEUTENANT TAO HAS?

I BELIEVE THAT HOLDS
HIS PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS.

[ TOOL CLANGS ]

YOU DON'T WANT THIS
TO TURN RED.

OKAY, WHAT IS HE
DOING NOW?

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
HE IS ABOUT TO SPRAY
THE SUSPECT'S RING

WITH A LITTLE SQUIRT
OF BREATH FRESHENER.

[ BOTTLE SPRAYS ]

OOH...

IT'S POSITIVE.

OH, MAN.

Brenda: LIEUTENANT,
NOW, IF YOU WILL PLEASE

TAKE THAT RING BACK
TO OUR CRIME LAB,

I'M SURE YOU'LL GET A MATCH
TO BEN MASTERS' DNA.

AGENT HOWARD,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I JUST CAME
FROM A 12-PERSON STAKEOUT

AT BEN MASTERS' HOUSE
IN WOODLAND HILLS.

OH, UH, WHAT WERE YOU
DOING THERE?

WE WERE
AT THE LOFT DOWNTOWN.

DO YOU HAVE THE GUY?

UH...

HE'S UNDER ARREST.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WAIT!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DID YOU NOT NOTICE? I JUST
PROVED YOU COMMITTED MURDER.

SO WE'RE SORT OF
DONE HERE.

UNLESS...I MEAN

[SIGHS] ARE THERE
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

YOU MIGHT LIKE ME
TO KNOW ABOUT?

I MEAN, DID BEN MASTERS
DO SOMETHING TO YOU?

LIKE, WERE YOU BEING
THREATENED OR SOMETHING?

YES! Y-YEAH,
HE WAS THREATENING ME.

WEREN'T YOU EVEN GONNA
ASK ME ABOUT THAT?

OH.

OKAY.

TELL ME WHAT HE DID,

AND I'LL TAKE IT
INTO CONSIDERATION.

ONE DAY LAST YEAR,

I WENT BY HIS HOUSE...
JUST TO SAY HEY.

YOU COULD TELL HE DIDN'T
EVEN WANT THE NEIGHBORS
TO SEE US TALKING.

LIKE, I'M SOME SCUMBAG
OFF THE STREET.

OKAY, WHATEVER,
YOU KNOW.

NICE TO SEE YOU,
TOO, BENJI.

ENJOY YOUR BIG HOUSE, HUH?
[ SCOFFS ]

THEN, LIKE,
THREE MONTHS AGO,

OUT OF NOWHERE,
HE CALLS ME UP.

HE'S ALL, "HEY, BUDDY,
HOW'S IT GOING?"

SAID HE NEEDED TO MAKE
SOME EXTRA CASH,

AND SINCE I'M A CRIMINAL,
MAYBE I COULD HELP.

SO I HOOKED HIM UP.

SO, YOU HAD HIM CARRY DRUGS
FOR YOU ACROSS THE BORDER.

IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.

I WILL NOT BE ARRESTING YOU
FOR DRUGS EVER.

IT'S NOT MY JOB.

HE MULED FOR ME,
AND THEN HE KEPT THE COKE

IN ONE OF THOSE VACANT LOFTS
HE COULDN'T SELL

AND MADE ME A KEY

SO I COULD PICK IT UP
AND PAY HIM, YOU KNOW?

I PAID HIM TO DO IT.

BEN WAS WEARING
THE VIDEO RECORDER

WHEN YOU SPOKE TO HIM
ON THE PHONE.

HE SAID HE WANTED
WHAT YOU STOLE FROM HIM.

I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING.

I BORROWED SOME COKE
FOR ANOTHER DEAL I HAD GOING.

HE SAID
HE WAS GONNA TELL RAUL

IF I DIDN'T PAY HIM BACK
BY YESTERDAY,

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE
THE MONEY YET.

I TOLD HIM
RAUL WOULD KILL ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?

"BETTER YOU THAN ME."

AFTER I GOT HIM 100 GRAND
AND HOOKED HIM UP WITH MY CREW,

HE PULLS THAT CRAP WITH ME.

[ DOOR OPENS ]
AH.

MM.

Tao: THANK YOU.

FYI, AGENT HOWARD
IN THE HOUSE.

Pope: HMM.

BEN BETRAYED YOU.

HE TRIED TO GET YOU
ON CAMERA

SAYING YOU STOLE
EL JEFE'S DRUGS,

BUT INSTEAD
HE VIDEOTAPED YOU...
FRITZ.

HEY, WILL.
HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD, GOOD.

YOU?

GOOD. YEAH.
NO COMPLAINTS.

GOOD, GOOD.

YOU HERE TO SEE BRENDA?

MM-HMM.

I'LL JUST WAIT HERE
WITH YOU.

GREAT.

GREAT.

I DIDN'T WANT IT
TO HAPPEN.

I NEVER KILLED ANYBODY.
I SWEAR ON MY MOTHER.

W-WHAT AM I GONNA DO?

Tao: BUZZ, BETTER TELL
THE CHIEF THE FBI's HERE.

CHIEF, LIEUTENANT TAO
SAYS THE FBI

IS WAITING OUTSIDE
YOUR DOOR RIGHT NOW.

DEAN, I NEED YOU
TO LISTEN TO ME.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
THE FBI WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

NOW, ALL I HAVE
TO OFFER YOU

IS LIFE IN PRISON
WITHOUT PAROLE.

BUT THE FBI
WANTS EL JEFE,

AND THEY'RE GONNA
OFFER YOU A DEAL

IN EXCHANGE
FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS WEAR A LITTLE VIDEO CAMERA
INSIDE YOUR SHIRT

AND GET EL JEFE
TO TELL YOU

EVERYTHING THE FEDS
WANT TO HEAR.

Taylor: THIS IS ONE CASE
CHIEF JOHNSON WON'T BE CLOSING.

SAY GOODBYE,
DEAN MURPHY.

IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES,
HE'S GOING TO BECOME
THE PROPERTY OF THE FBI.

MM, I WOULDN'T BE
SO SURE.

OKAY, I --
[ CLEARS THROAT ]

I CAN DO THAT.

NOW, WHEN YOU GO IN...

THE FBI WILL TRY AND STAY
WITHIN A HOOT AND A HOLLER

IN CASE YOU NEED THEIR HELP

'CAUSE IT'S THEIR JOB
TO PROTECT YOU.

BUT THEY WON'T
BE ABLE TO.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

WAIT, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

BY NOW, EL JEFE ALREADY
KNOWS THAT YOU'VE BEEN
PICKED UP BY THE POLICE.

HE PROBABLY ALSO KNOWS
THAT BEN,

THE MAN YOU BROUGHT
INTO THE ORGANIZATION,

WAS WEARING A WIRE
WHEN HE WAS KILLED.

STOP. WHY --
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT --

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS GONNA HAPPEN

WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON HIS BOAT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN

AND EL JEFE SUDDENLY DECIDES
HE DOESN'T TRUST YOU ANYMORE?

HE'S GONNA TIE YOUR FEET
TO AN ANCHOR AND FEED
YOU TO THE SHARKS!

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT KIND
OF DEAL THEY'RE GONNA --
AND THERE WON'T BE A THING YOUR
FBI HANDLERS CAN DO ABOUT IT.

WHY ARE YOU
TELLING ME THIS?
BECAUSE I WANT YOU
TO LIVE...

...AND DO YOUR TIME.

BUT THE FBI,
THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU!

THEY'VE GOT
THIS BIG INVESTIGATION.

SO, WHO ARE YOU
GONNA TRUST, HMM?

I'M TELLING YOU, DEAN --
YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT,

BUT YOU ARE WAY,
WAY OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE.

IF YOU WANT TO LIVE,
GO TO JAIL.

YOU'RE OFFERING ME

LIFE IN PRISON
WITHOUT PAROLE.

THE FBI's GONNA
OFFER ME A DEAL.

I'LL GET PROTECTED.

SO PROTECTED THAT,
IN A MONTH OR SO,

I'LL BE BE WATCHING
YOUR MURDER ON TAPE.

I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.

FRITZI.

OKAY, THE SUSPECT'S
ALL YOURS.

ANYTHING ELSE
I SHOULD KNOW?

NO.

I'VE PREPARED HIM FOR YOU
AS WELL AS I CAN.

GREAT.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

Pope: YOU DID
YOUR BEST, BRENDA.

WE CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL.

I SHOULD NOT HAVE
LOST THIS ONE, WILL.

[ SIGHS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ BAG RUSTLING ]

UM...CHIEF?

CHIEF?

I'M SORRY.

THIS IS NOT WHAT
I THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN,

AND I WILL...

I WILL DO BETTER --
I WILL.

AND YOU WON'T HAVE
ANY PROBLEMS FROM ME. I SWEAR.

THEN NEITHER ONE OF YOU

WILL MIND COMPLYING
WITH THIS DIRECT ORDER.

WORK IT OUT!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS AFFAIR AGAIN.

EVER.

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

ABSOLUTELY.
YES, MA'AM.

THE TRANSFER --
GIVE IT TO ME.

TRANSFER, TRANSFER.

I DON'T COME TO WORK EVERY DAY
TO WATCH SOAP OPERAS,

AND I MEAN IT!

DISMISSED!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ KEYS CLATTER ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ GUN THUDS ]

HELLO.

HI.

[ SIGHS ]

I'VE GOT
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOUR FRIEND DEAN MURPHY
IS HEADED BACK TO L.A.P.D.

DIDN'T THE FBI
OFFER HIM A DEAL?

OH, YEAH.
WE OFFERED HIM A DEAL.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

SOMEHOW, EVEN AFTER
AN ALL-NIGHT DISCUSSION,

HE DECIDED HE'D BE BETTER OFF
STAYING IN PRISON.

IS THAT
WHAT YOU TOLD HIM?

I-I TOLD HIM THE TRUTH.

WELL,
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.

YOU CLOSED YOUR CASE.

THAT'S GREAT.

DEAN MURPHY COMMITTED
PREMEDITATED MURDER.

HE CONFESSED TO IT.

HE SHOULD GO TO JAIL
FOR THE REST OF HIS
LIFE -- THE END.

WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY
OF LOOKING AT IT.

HERE'S ANOTHER.

YOU CAME TO ME FOR HELP.
I GAVE IT TO YOU.

YOU TOOK EVERYTHING
I HAD,

AND THEN YOU STOLE
MY CASE.

AND YOU MADE ME EXTREMELY
VULNERABLE AT WORK.

THAT'S A SOMEWHAT
MILDER VERSION

OF WHAT YOUR KILLER
DID TO HIS FRIEND.

AND I GOT TO TELL YOU,
BRENDA,

I AM SO SICK
OF THIS DOUBLE STANDARD.

WHAT DOUBLE STANDARD?

YOU SENT ME ON A NEEDLESS
AND VERY EXPENSIVE STAKEOUT.

YOU UNDERMINED THREE YEARS
OF HARD WORK.

AND IF I HAD DONE ANYTHING
REMOTELY SIMILAR TO THAT --

IF I HAD SCREWED
WITH YOUR CASE,

MY GOD, YOU WOULD HAVE CHANGED
THE LOCKS ON THE DOORS.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN
SO FAR OUT OF LINE,

BUT HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE --
I WOULD KNOW IT.

AND I WOULD TRY
TO CORRECT IT SOMEHOW.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
JUST HOLD ON.

I NEVER LIED TO YOU.

I GAVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT
YOU ASKED FOR -- EXACTLY.

NOW, I'M SORRY.

I-I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU
WHEN WE TOOK DEAN INTO CUSTODY,

SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

THAT -- THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE SORRY FOR?

YES.

REALLY?

THAT'S IT?

APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED.

ALL I DID --
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, FRITZ.

ALL I DID WAS TRY
TO GET THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

TO WORK FOR MY VICTIM --
THAT IS ALL I DID.

THAT'S BULLSHIT!

YOU DIDN'T DO IT
FOR THE JUSTICE SYSTEM!

YOU DIDN'T DO IT
FOR THE VICTIM!

YOU DID IT
TO CLOSE YOUR CASE!

THAT'S IT!

IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO YOU.

IT'S CLEARLY NOT ME!

AND, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE THAT'S FINE,

BUT, BRENDA,
FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE,

BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.

I AM TIRED.
I AM HUNGRY. I AM ANGRY.

I'M GONNA FIND MY SPONSOR.

I'M GONNA GO TO A MEETING.
MAYBE TWO.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]