All language subtitles for The Closer S04E07 Sudden Death 1080p AMZN WEB-DL DDP5 1 x264-NTb_track4_[eng]

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ PANTING ]

HELP ME!
SOMEBODY, HELP!

L.A.P.D.!
ARE YOU HIT?!

NO, NO, NO! IT'S MY FRIEND!
HE'S OVER THERE.

COME WITH ME!
COME WITH ME!

[ DOG BARKING ]

OSCAR!
OSCAR, DO NOT MOVE!

OSCAR, YOU STUPID SON
OF A BITCH. WHAT DID YOU DO?

CAN'T GET UP, JULIO.
CAN'T GET UP.

[ GRUNTING ]

JULIO, AM I DYING?

NO!

HE'S OKAY, RIGHT?

[ GRUNTING ]

[ GASPS, PANTS ]

[ CELLPHONE DIALS ]

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY,
OSCAR.

TAO.
TAO, THIS IS SANCHEZ.

LOOK, I NEED YOU TO SEND UNITS
TO FIRST AND INDIANA.

MY BROTHER'S BEEN SHOT.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, OSCAR.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

JULIO, IT HURTS.

WE'RE OVER HERE!
COME HERE!

HEY! COME HERE!
WHAT THE HELL?!

COME HERE! YOU GOT TO
PUT PRESSURE HERE AND HERE!

YOU'RE GONNA STOP
THE BLEEDING, OKAY?

JULIO, DON'T LEAVE ME!
DON'T LEAVE ME!

BE RIGHT BACK, OSCAR.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OSCAR,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I GOT YOU.

HEY! HEY! HEY!

WHAT THE HELL'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?!

MY BROTHER'S BLEEDING TO DEATH
OVER HERE!

HEY, I'M A COP!
I'M A COP!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
HOLD ON.

SORRY. GOT TO BE CAREFUL
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

CAN'T HELP ANYBODY
IF WE GET SHOT AT, TOO.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

1, 2, 3.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

ELENA.
ELENA CONTRERAS.

OKAY, ELENA,
DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WERE JUST WALKING ALONG,
AND I SAW A CAR DRIVE AWAY.

WHAT COLOR?
WHAT KIND?

WHAT?
BLUE, I THINK.

ELENA, LOOK AT ME,
LOOK AT ME!

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

COME HERE.

GRAB -- GRAB CASINGS ON THE CURB
AND ON THE GRASS.

THEY LOOK
LIKE .40-CALIBER.

I WANT FIELD INTERVIEWS.

YOU HIT EVERY DOOR --
EVERY SINGLE, ONE, OKAY?

YOU SEE THAT GIRL RIGHT THERE?
SHE'S A WITNESS.

NOW, YOU MAKE SURE THAT SHE
MAKES IT DOWN TO PARKER CENTER.

YOU GOT IT?

SHE MAKES IT DOWN THERE,

OR I'M GONNA
COME FIND YOU, NELSON!

[ SIREN WAILING ]

Woman: DR. DAVIS,
TELEPHONE, PLEASE.

DR. DAVIS, TELEPHONE, PLEASE.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

DAVID? DAVID.
ANY NEWS?

UM...

OSCAR DIDN'T MAKE IT.

HOW'S DETECTIVE SANCHEZ?

JULIO --
I-I MEAN JULIO.
I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S STILL IN THE E.R.
WITH THE BODY.

THERE'S NO BUDGET RESTRICTION
ON THIS --

NO LIMIT ON MANPOWER.

IF THIS IS AN ATTACK ON
AN L.A.P.D. OFFICER'S FAMILY,

WE HAVE
NO GREATER PRIORITY.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I CAN CHECK IN
WITH OUR FBI TASK FORCES --

GUNS, GANGS, DRUGS --

YOU KNOW,
SEE IF THEY HEAR ANYTHING.

THAT'S GREAT.
GOOD IDEA. THANK YOU.

COORDINATE
WITH COMMANDER TAYLOR.

HE'S READY TO GO.
LET'S GET THIS DONE.
OKAY.

CHIEF?
YES?

WE GOT TO HUNT DOWN
WHOEVER DID THIS --

HUNT THEM DOWN.

WOW!
A LOT OF PEOPLE!

HEY, EVERYBODY.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,
EVEN YOU'RE HERE.

THANK YOU
FOR COMING DOWN.

ANYTHING YOU NEED, YOU, UH,
YOU KNOW, JUST LET US KNOW.

ARE YOU HUNGRY, SIR?
DID EVERYBODY GET SOME PIZZA?

UH, DID YOU GUYS
GET SOME PIZZA?

BECAUSE I ORDERED
PLENTY OF PIZZA.

SO, PLEASE, MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET SOME, SIR.

I WILL.

TAO.

HEY, I'M REALLY SORRY

ABOUT SCREWING UP
YOUR DAY OFF.

IT'S OKAY.

WE WANT TO BE HERE
FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, KATHY.

CHIEF, I'M REALLY GLAD
THAT YOU'RE HERE.

I'M SO SORRY
ABOUT THIS, JULIO.

YEAH, WELL, WE WERE
KIND OF EXPECTING IT.

I MEAN, I WARNED HIM
A MILLION TIMES TO BE CAREFUL.

PROBABLY LOOKED AT THE WRONG
PERSON IN THE WRONG PLACE.

UM...

IS THERE ANYONE
THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO CALL

ANYONE
FROM YOUR FAMILY, OR...

NO.
EVERYBODY'S AT WORK.

AND THERE'S NOTHING
THEY CAN DO NOW.

CALL THEM LATER.

OKAY, SO, ARE YOU READY
TO TAKE MY STATEMENT?

I MEAN,
I AM A WITNESS, CHIEF.

[ LAUGHS ]

I MEAN, I-I FINALLY
GET TO BE THE WITNESS

WHO DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

WE CAN DO THIS LATER,
DETECTIVE.

NO, NO, EVERY HOUR
THAT PASSES,

OUR CHANCES OF CATCHING
THE SHOOTER GO DOWN.

[ Voice breaking ] SO, UH,
C-CAN WE DO THIS NOW? OKAY?

OKAY, THE VICTIM'S NAME --
OSCAR SANCHEZ -- 19.

BORN -- 7-21-89.
LIVED AT 345 DENTON.

HE WAS THE YOUNGEST
OF 7 SIBLINGS.

SERGEANT, DO YOU
WANT TO WRITE THIS DOWN

OR DO YOU WANT ME TO?

OKAY,
OSCAR WAS NOT IN A GANG.

BUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD,

IF YOU HANG OUT IN THE STREET
FOR EVEN TWO MINUTES,

PEOPLE THINK THAT YOU ARE.

AND I TOLD HIM,
"WATCH OUT."

HE WAS GOING TO COLLEGE
IN THE FALL.

AND HE WAS A SMART KID --
I-I MEAN, BOOK SMART.

ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOBODY
WE CAN CALL FOR YOU --

YOUR -- YOUR FATHER
OR YOUR MOTHER OR --

NO, NO, NO,
I-I-I'LL DO IT LATER.

DETECTIVE.
THANK YOU.

LISTEN, THERE WASN'T MUCH
OF A CRIME SCENE.

I HEARD SHOTS.
I TOOK OFF RUNNING.

I FOUND OSCAR.

HE WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES.
I COUNTED SIX CASINGS.

OH, AND THERE WAS A NAME --
ELENA CONTRERAS.

SHE WAS A WITNESS.
SHE HAD MY BROTHER'S HAT.

I TRIED TO USE IT
TO STOP THE BLEEDING,

BUT I GUESS I DIDN'T DO
A VERY GOOD JOB, HUH, CHIEF?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BOOK THIS
INTO EVIDENCE?

OH, ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

Okay.

DO YOU GOT THAT?

YEAH.
OKAY.

NOW, JULIO, YOU HAVE
SHOWN INCREDIBLE PRESENCE
OF MIND THROUGH ALL THIS.

CHIEF, I STARTED CALLING
MY GANG CONTACTS.

OKAY, HOLD ON.
JUST ONE SECOND.

NOW, I WANT YOU
TO DO ME A FAVOR

AND LET US CONCENTRATE
ON THIS INVESTIGATION

WHILE YOU TAKE --
CHIEF,
BUT YOU COULD USE MY HELP.

RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, YOUR FAMILY
NEEDS YOU MORE THAN I DO.

CHIEF, I GOT TO GET BACK
TO PARKER CENTER.

I GOT TO INTERVIEW
THE WITNESS.

OKAY, I WILL HANDLE THAT
PERSONALLY. I PROMISE.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE
SOME TIME OFF NOW --

ALL YOU NEED.

AND AN L.A.P.D. COUNSELOR
SHOULD...

GIVE YOU A HAND.

NOW...

IF YOU NEED US FOR ANYTHING --
ANYTHING AT ALL --

YOU GIVE US A CALL, OKAY?

OKAY.

OKAY.

Kathy made a roast pork.

You want to come over
for dinner?

OH, I-I'LL CALL YOU.

YEAH.

I'm so sorry.

I'M SORRY, DETECTIVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'LL GET HIM.

ELENA...

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT
YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

NO.

WE WERE -- WE WERE WALKING
TO HIS BROTHER'S HOUSE.

OSCAR WAS SAYING SOMETHING

ABOUT HOW HE WANTED ME
TO MEET HIS OLDER BROTHER.

AND THEN I DON'T KNOW.

SO, YOU AND OSCAR
WERE FRIENDS?

OSCAR WAS MY BOYFRIEND.

H-HOW LONG
HAD YOU BEEN DATING?

THREE WEEKS.
ALMOST A MONTH.

SO,
YOU WEREN'T THAT CLOSE.

WE WERE!

HE WAS GOOD TO ME.

ELENA, IF YOU WERE REALLY CLOSE
TO OSCAR --

IF YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT HIM,
YOU'D STOP HOLDING BACK.

LOOK, I NEED YOUR HELP.

OSCAR'S FAMILY
NEEDS YOUR HELP.

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE AFRAID,
BUT, PLEASE, HELP ME.

P-PLEASE,
JUST TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

PLEASE.

[ SIGHS ]

WE WERE WALKING.

AND, UH, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
OSCAR PUSHED ME DOWN.

WHEN I LOOKED UP,

I SAW THIS BLACK GUY
LEAN OUT OF THE CAR

AND START SHOOTING.

THE SHOOTER WAS BLACK?

YES.

I SAW THE SIDE OF HIS FACE
AND HIS ARM.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT CAR
HE WAS DRIVING OR WHAT COLOR?

I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS SCARED.

I HEARD THE SHOTS.
I SAW OSCAR FALL.

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST REMEMBER
HIS ARM AND THE GUN.

DID OSCAR EVER MENTION
THAT ANYONE WAS ANGRY WITH HIM,

OR HAD ANYONE
EVER TRIED TO HURT HIM?

I DON'T KNOW
WHY THEY SHOT HIM!

I TRIED TO HELP HIM!
I REALLY DID TRY!

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO!

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

THAT'S ENOUGH FOR TODAY.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY, THANK YOU, ELENA.

CHIEF,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHY ARE YOU
LETTING HER GO?
Buzz: I WAS GONNA TELL YOU,
BUT HE WOULDN'T LET ME.

HE PULLED THE WIRE
OUT OF THE MICROPHONE.
YOU LET HIM
WATCH THE INTERVIEW?!

NO, BUZZ DID NOT LET ME.
I MADE HIM.

I TOLD YOU TO TAKE
SOME TIME OFF, DETECTIVE!
I DID.

I MEANT DAYS --
NOT HOURS.

DID YOU KNOW HE WAS HERE?

UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

CHIEF, WHY DID YOU
LET ELENA GO?

SHE KNOWS MORE
THAN SHE'S TOLD YOU!

SHE KNOWS MORE THAN SHE'S READY
TO TELL ME RIGHT NOW.

I WILL TALK TO HER AGAIN
WHEN I HAVE A STRATEGY IN PLACE.

WELL, THEN,
YOU NEED TO LET ME GO OUT

AND CANVASS THE NEIGHBORHOOD
OR SOMETHING.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, YOU ARE THE
VICTIM'S BROTHER AND A WITNESS.

OSCAR'S MURDER MIGHT HAVE BEEN
AN ACT OF INTIMIDATION

BY ONE OF THE GANGS
THAT YOU'VE INVESTIGATED.

THIS ACTION COULD HAVE BEEN
TARGETED SPECIFICALLY AT YOU.

WELL, THEN THEY MISSED IT.

I SHOULD BE THE ONE
TO FIND THEM.

WE KNOW HOW DIFFICULT
THIS IS FOR YOU,

BUT YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY
FROM THIS CASE

UNTIL I SAY OTHERWISE.

OH, YOU THINK YOU KNOW
HOW TO FIND THIS GUY?

I KNOW
HOW THESE GANGS OPERATE.

I GREW UP THERE!

I KNOW EVERYTHING
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

EVERYTHING?

WELL,
THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

THAT OSCAR AND ELENA
WERE DATING, HUH?

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

IF YOU KNOW WHO SHOT OSCAR,
TELL ME.

IF YOU DON'T,
YOU MUST --

MUST LEAVE THIS INVESTIGATION
TO THOSE WHO CAN PURSUE IT

WITH MORE OBJECTIVITY.

JULIO...

WE WILL FIND
WHO DID THIS.

GO HOME.

THAT'S A DIRECT ORDER,
DETECTIVE.

FINE.

YOU KNOW THAT ELENA LIED
TO YOU, RIGHT?

YES, I DO.

OKAY.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYONE.

SO...

ELENA LIED TO US
ABOUT WHAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

[ SIGHS ]

CHIEF, MAYBE WE CAN OPEN UP AN
ACCOUNT AT THE CREDIT UNION --

SOME WAY FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE
MONEY TO SANCHEZ'S FAMILY,

MAYBE EVEN A SCHOLARSHIP
IN OSCAR'S NAME -- SOMETHING.

THANK YOU LIEUTENANT.
THAT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL.

AH, THERE'S NOTHING MORE
UPLIFTING AFTER A FUNERAL

THAN ROUNDING UP
EVEN MORE GANG MEMBERS

WHO WILL TELL US NOTHING.

HOW MANY
HAVE WE TALKED TO?

117 IN 3 DAYS.
GEEZ.

DETECTIVE ROSS,
ANYBODY COME FORWARD?
Ross: COME FORWARD?

PEOPLE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
DON'T EVER COME FORWARD, MA'AM.

Flynn: AH, YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM.
THOSE GANGS.

IF THEY THINK YOU TALKED TO
THE COPS, THEY'LL KILL YOUR DOG.

IF THEY KNOW YOU TALKED
TO THE COPS, THEY'LL KILL YOU.

INTIMIDATING LOCALS
IS ONE THING,

BUT GOING AFTER A POLICE
OFFICER'S FAMILY --
THAT TAKES BALLS.

IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

ANYONE
OR ANYTHING INTERESTING

FROM DETECTIVE SANCHEZ'S
OLD CASES?

WELL, FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THEM
ARE DEAD OR IN JAIL.

NOW, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING

AT THESE SIX BLACK GANG MEMBERS
WHO JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON.

DON'T EVEN ASK
ABOUT THE CASINGS.

THOUSANDS OF .40-CALIBER GUNS
IN OUR SYSTEM AND NOT ONE HIT --

NOT EVEN CLOSE!

FOR A MURDER THAT HAPPENED
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

IN FRONT OF A WITNESS, THERE
SURE ARE A LOT OF DEAD ENDS.

YEAH, WELL, SANCHEZ DID SAY
ELENA WAS LYING TO US.

Flynn: THEY ALL LIE --
SELF-PRESERVATION.

THEY DON'T
WANT TO BE A SNITCH.

OR MAYBE
SHE KNEW THE SHOOTER.

MAYBE THE GUY ELENA
TOLD US ABOUT ISN'T BLACK.

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE'S NOT EVEN IN A GANG.

MAYBE,
BUT SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID

ON TAPE IN OUR INTERVIEW ROOM.

SO, UNLESS WE FOLLOW UP
THOROUGHLY,

IT'S GONNA COME BACK AND BITE US
WHEN WE GO TO COURT.

DETECTIVE ROSS, WHEN YOU'RE DONE
WITH YOUR COFFEE,

ROBBERY HOMICIDE COULD HELP US

BY TURNING OVER EVERY STONE,
CRIP, AND BLOOD

UNTIL THE GANGS IN THIS CITY
KNOW HOW SERIOUS WE ARE.

EVEN THOUGH
IT'S NOT GETTING US ANYWHERE.

WE'RE ALREADY NOWHERE,
SERGEANT.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
HOW THINGS CAN GET MUCH WORSE.

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE
SAID THAT OUT LOUD, CHIEF.

COULD SOMEONE
PLEASE CALL COMMANDER TAYLOR

AND HAVE HIM COME DOWN HERE
RIGHT AWAY?

RICARDO.

Ramos: JUAN HERNANDEZ,
PEDRO GARZA, DAVID OLIVERA --

THESE YOUNG MEN WERE MURDERED

WITHIN 20 BLOCKS
OF OSCAR SANCHEZ,

AND YET, NONE OF THEM
BEING HANDLED

BY PRIORITY HOMICIDE
DIVISION.

I'M CERTAIN
THAT ROBBERY HOMICIDE

IS DOING
EVERYTHING WE WOULD.

YES, BUT YOU HAVE FIVE OR SIX
DETECTIVES ON EVERY CASE,

AND ROBBERY HOMICIDE AVERAGES,
WHAT, MAYBE ONE AND A HALF?

SO, TO ME,
IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY WAY

A MURDER CASE GETS TREATED
AS A PRIORITY BY THE L.A.P.D.

IS IF YOU'RE RICH, WHITE,
OR RELATED TO A COP.

CAN I READ THE ARTICLES
ABOUT THESE MURDERS?

EXCUSE ME?
FRONT-PAGE ARTICLES THAT YOUR
PAPER WROTE ABOUT THESE BOYS?

WELL, THAT'S STILL
A WORK IN PROGRESS.

SO, THE ONLY WAY
THAT A MURDER GETS TREATED

LIKE A PRIORITY
AT YOUR PAPER

IS IF IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE RICH
OR WHITE OR RELATED TO A COP.

THAT'S YOUR RESPONSE?

NO, IT'S A QUESTION.
YOU CAN DODGE IT IF YOU LIKE.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

OKAY, HERE GOES.

WHY IS IT, IN A DEMOCRACY,

WHERE ALL PEOPLE
ARE CREATED EQUAL,

SOME MURDERS ARE TREATED LIKE
A PRIORITY AND OTHERS ARE NOT?

PEOPLE MAY BE CREATED EQUAL,
BUT THEY DON'T DIE THAT WAY.

MURDER ISN'T FAIR.
THEN HOW DO YOU DETERMINE
WHICH KILLER IS GOING TO --

I DON'T ASSIGN MYSELF CASES!

I TAKE ORDERS
FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF WILL POPE!

AND 9 TIMES OUT OF 10,
DECISIONS HE MAKES

ANTICIPATE
WHAT'S GOING TO BE SPLASHED

ACROSS THE FRONT PAGE
OF YOUR PAPER.

BUT...

LET'S JUST SET THAT ASIDE
FOR A MOMENT

AND TALK ABOUT THESE
MORE PERSONALLY, SHALL WE?

YES, PLEASE.
ABSOLUTELY.

MY CO-WORKER -- MY F--

MY FRIEND'S BROTHER
WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED.

THAT MURDER COULD BE
CONNECTED TO THE WORK

THAT DETECTIVE SANCHEZ DOES
FIGHTING GANGS.

JULIO SANCHEZ'S LIFE
MIGHT BE IN DANGER.

THAT MAKES THIS CASE
A HUGE PRIORITY --

NOT ONLY FOR ME,
BUT FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.

DO YOU THINK THAT'S WRONG,
RICARDO?

SO, FOUR DAYS IN, CHIEF,

WHERE ARE YOU
IN THIS INVESTIGATION,

IF IT'S SUCH A PRIORITY?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

CHIEF JOHN...SON, YOU, UH --
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

COMMANDER, YOU ARE STILL
OUR LIAISON TO THE PRESS,

ARE YOU NOT?

RIGHT.

WELL, THEN,
COULD YOU PLEASE LIAISE?

MAY I HELP YOU?

I WANT TO TALK
TO CHIEF JOHNSON.

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF JOHNSON.

I HAVE SOME INFORMATION
ON THE MURDER OF OSCAR SANCHEZ.

Brenda: MIGUEL,
WHO DID THIS TO YOU?

YOUR FACE, THE BRUISING?

I SLIPPED AND FELL.
I'M A VERY CLUMSY PERSON.

LOOK, MIGUEL,
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING,

WHY DID IT TAKE YOU THIS LONG
TO COME FORWARD?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH, I WAS TOO SCARED
TO SAY ANYTHING.

NOBODY ENCOURAGED YOU
TO COME TALK TO ME?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I AM HERE OF MY OWN VIOLATION.

THAT MEANS IT WAS MY OWN IDEA
TO COME HERE.

OKAY, SO, WHAT DO
YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

ELENA,
THE GIRL OSCAR WAS WITH --

SHE'S MY COUSIN,

AND EVERYTHING
SHE SAID TO YOU WAS A LIE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT ELENA SAID TO ME?

SHE TOLD ME?

WHAT EXACTLY
DID ELENA LIE ABOUT?

FIRST OF ALL, SHE TOLD YOU
THAT SHE DIDN'T SEE THE CAR,

BUT SHE TOLD ME SHE DID
AND THAT IT WAS BLUE.

SHE ALSO DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT
SHE JUST BROKE UP WITH A GUY --

A REALLY BAD GUY.

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

EVERYBODY CALLS HIM
"PUPPET."

PUPPET?
HE'S IN A GANG.

DO YOU KNOW
IF HE'S A BLOOD OR A CRIP?

WHAT?

NO, NO,
THOSE ARE BLACK GANGS.

PUPPET -- NOT BLACK.

HE'S AN ESE, MAN.
COME ON.

I'LL DO A MONIKER CHECK
ON PUPPET --

SEE IF HE TURNS UP
IN OUR GANG-TRACKING SYSTEM.

WHERE WOULD I FIND,
UH, PUPPET?

Miguel: I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T --

ALL I KNOW IS HIS NICKNAME,
PUPPET.

SO, NOW YOU'LL PROTECT ME,
RIGHT?

PROTECT YOU?
OKAY. FROM WHO?

WELL...

EVERYONE.

[ INDISTINCT RAPPING
IN SPANISH ]

[ GRUNTS ]

I LOVE L.A.

SO, WHY AM I HERE,
SERGEANT?

WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

TAO FOUND 17 PUPPETS
IN OUR TRACKING SYSTEM.

BUT THE ONE
OUR WITNESS IDENTIFIED

IS IN A GANG
CALLED THE EASTSIDE 13.

HE WAS PULLED OVER
AT A TRAFFIC STOP SIX WEEKS AGO,

AND GUESS WHO WAS IN THE CAR
WITH HIM.
ELENA.

YEP, AND THIS IS
THE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

FOR THAT PARTICULAR PUPPET.

THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M LOOKING FOR A YOUNG MAN.

I BELIEVE
HE'S A FRIEND OF Y'ALL'S.

HIS NAME IS PUPPET.

OH, YEAH!
THIS IS NICE!

HEY, OLD MAN,
GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR POOL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, THIS OLD MAN
HAPPENS TO CARRY A BIG, OLD GUN.

AND WHEN I GET MAD,
MY HAND SHAKES SOMETHING AWFUL,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL MIGHT HAPPEN.

UH, HOW LONG YOU HAD
THIS LITTLE 12-FOOTER?

THIS AIN'T NO 12-FOOTER.

THIS HERE'S
A 16-FOOT PRINCECRAFT.

UH-OH.

WHAT?

WELL,
THERE'S A LAW IN L.A. COUNTY

AGAINST HAVING A BOAT LONGER
THAN 12 FEET IN YOUR FRONT YARD.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BOAT
IS FILLED WITH WATER AND MORONS.

COME ON, MAN.
THAT AIN'T NO LAW.
OH, YEAH, IT IS.

AND THE FINES ARE DOUBLE
WHEN THE MORONS ARE ON PAROLE.

SO, UNLESS YOU ANSWER
THE QUESTIONS,

WE'RE GONNA TOW THIS BOAT
AND EVERYBODY IN IT AWAY.

UH-OH.

[ DOG BARKS ]

PUPPET MOVED, EH?
HE'S NOT GONNA TALK TO YOU.

HOW ABOUT AN ADDRESS?

HOW ABOUT
217 NORTH ALVA STREET.

WRITE IT DOWN THIS TIME.
I ALREADY TOLD THAT OTHER COP.

WHAT OTHER COP?

I DON'T REMEMBER NAMES,
EH?

CHIEF.
SANCHEZ'S BIKE.

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ PUPPET GROANS ]

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ GRUNTING ]

[ THUDDING ]

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ!
PUT THAT LAMP DOWN!

DON'T WORRY, CHIEF.

PUPPET AND I WERE JUST TALKING,
RIGHT, PUPPET?

TALKING, HUH?
WHERE IS HE?

DOWN HERE.

WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF MR. PUPPET FROM HERE.

KEEP HIM AWAY FROM ME.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!
HANDS UP!

HEAR THAT, PUPPET?
YOU'RE GOING DOWN.

AND YOU'RE GOING DOWNTOWN --
MY OFFICE, ONE HOUR.

AAH!

"YOU WILL HEAD UP A NEW DIVISION
OF ELITE DETECTIVES

"WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE HIGHEST-PROFILE CASES

"IN LOS ANGELES.

"IT IS MY EXPECTATION
THAT SUCH A SQUAD,

"UNDER THE RIGHT LEADERSHIP,

"WILL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE
THE RECENT STRING OF SCANDALS

RESULTING
FROM L.A.P.D. MISCONDUCT."

THAT'S THE LETTER
CHIEF POPE SENT TO ME

WHEN HE OFFERED ME
THE JOB.

SO, I AM HERE TO ENSURE
THAT IMPORTANT CASES

ARE NOT UNDERMINED
BY POLICE MISCONDUCT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

IF CHIEF POPE FOUND OUT
ABOUT THIS?

DON'T TELL HIM.

DID YOU THREATEN AND COERCE
ELENA'S COUSIN, MIGUEL GARZA?

WHO?

WHAT ABOUT PUPPET?

DID YOU USE EXCESSIVE FORCE
ON HIM?

DID HE SAY
I USED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON HIM?

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ,

JUST BECAUSE YOUR METHODS
OF INTIMIDATION ARE EFFECTIVE,

THAT DOES NOT
MAKE THEM LEGAL.

YOU NEVER COMPLAINED
ABOUT IT BEFORE.

IF I FIND THAT YOU VIOLATED
PUPPET'S CIVIL RIGHTS --

HE KILLED
MY LITTLE BROTHER.

CAN YOU PROVE THAT?
DID HE CONFESS TO YOU?

PUPPET'S A GANGSTER.

DID HE CONFESS TO YOU?!

HE'S GOT A RECORD!

HE'S ELENA'S EX,
SO HE'S GOT A MOTIVE!

HIS CAR
MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION

OF THE ONE
THE WITNESS IDENTIFIED TO ME,

BUT WHICH
ELENA LIED TO YOU ABOUT!

SHE TOLD ME
THAT THE CAR WAS BLUE!

BUT YOU NEVER KNEW THAT,

BECAUSE YOU KICKED ME
OUT OF THE BUILDING!

I ASKED YOU
TO LEAVE THE BUILDING

BECAUSE YOUR PRESENCE COULD GIVE
A DEFENSE ATTORNEY GROUNDS

TO THROW OUT ALL THE EVIDENCE
THAT WE'VE DISCOVERED.

YOU WOULD NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME.

I FOUND PUPPET.

YOU DIDN'T FIND PUPPET
ON YOUR OWN.

SOMEONE HERE TIPPED YOU OFF.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU'D LIKE TO TELL ME WHO.

I CAN'T REMEMBER.

WE COULD HAVE OSCAR'S MURDERER
IN CUSTODY RIGHT NOW,

BUT YOUR ACTIONS COULD MAKE IT
IMPOSSIBLE TO PROSECUTE HIM!

DO YOU WANT PUPPET TO GET AWAY
JUST BECAUSE YOU ATTACKED HIM?!

JULIO, PLEASE! YOU HAVE GOT
TO LET ME DO MY JOB! PLEASE!

I ALREADY RECOMMENDED ONCE
THAT YOU SEE A COUNSELOR,

BUT NOW
I'M ORDERING YOU TO.

OKAY,
JUST ONE MORE THING.

DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT PICTURE
OF ELENA ON YOUR CELLPHONE?

I'D LIKE TO BORROW IT,
PLEASE.

I WANT TO SEE
HOW PUPPET REACTS TO IT.

Go home.

AND STAY HOME.

UH, EXCUSE ME.
THIS WAY, PLEASE, JULIO.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPING ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

Julio, let me call you back
in about 10 minutes.

HOW ABOUT WE TALK LATER,
LIEUTENANT.

I DIDN'T SHOOT
THAT COP'S BROTHER,

AND I AIN'T IN A GANG
NO MORE.

PUPPET, PLEASE DON'T ANSWER
QUESTIONS I HAVEN'T ASKED YET.

IT JUST CONFUSES ME.

HAVE A SEAT.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

DO YOU RECOGNIZE
THIS GIRL?

NO.

SEE, NOW, I JUST
FIND THAT ANNOYING.

FIRST, YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS
I HAVEN'T ASKED,

AND WHEN I DO ASK SOMETHING,
YOU LIE.

IF YOU KNOW I KNOW,
THEN WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

WHY DID YOU AND ELENA
BREAK UP?

'CAUSE SHE'S
A STUPID BITCH.

SHE'S VERY PRETTY.

A GIRL LIKE THAT
GOING OUT WITH ANOTHER GUY --

DON'T TELL ME YOU WEREN'T
JUST THE TINIEST BIT JEALOUS.

[ SCOFFS ]

JEALOUS OF THAT BITCH?
SHE WISHES.

YOU'D ONLY JUST
BROKE UP WITH HER,

AND ALREADY
SHE WAS DATING SOMEONE ELSE.

DID SHE DATE
WHILE YOU WERE IN PRISON?

DATING?
ELENA WAS ALWAYS DATING SOMEONE.

THAT GIRL LOVE TO GET DATED.

OH, SO, SHE CHEATED ON YOU,
HUH, PUPPET?

LOOK, I'M THE ONE
WHO DUMPED ELENA,

'CAUSE SHE'S A PAIN
IN MY ASS, THAT'S IT.

THEN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO,
A PUNK-ASS KID COMES AROUND.

HE'S ALL LIKE,
"STAY AWAY FROM ELENA, MAN,"

WHEN ALL I DID WAS PASS BY HER
AND LAUGH AT HER.

SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN!

YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT OSCAR SANCHEZ, HMM?

OSCAR CONFRONTED YOU?

HE GETS UP ALL IN MY FACE
FOR NO REASON.

I SHOULD HAVE BEAT HIS ASS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU?

WHY?
'CAUSE HIS BROTHER.

I DON'T NEED THAT KIND
OF TROUBLE. I'M ON PAROLE.

YOU KNOW THAT JULIO SANCHEZ
IS A DETECTIVE?

EVERYONE KNOWS
JULIO'S A D--

DID HE EVER ARREST ANYONE
THAT YOU CARED ABOUT --

A FAMILY MEMBER
OR A FRIEND?

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE. WHY?

WHAT KIND OF A CAR
DO YOU OWN?

WHY?

I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID
THAT YOU WERE ON PAROLE

AND DIDN'T NEED
ANY TROUBLE.

I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN --
WHAT CAR?! WHAT COLOR?!

HONDA CIVIC.
BLUE -- DEEP BLUE.

YOU KNOW,
ONE OF OUR WITNESSES REPORTED

THAT THE SHOTS
THAT KILLED OSCAR SANCHEZ

CAME FROM A BLUE CAR.

AM I GONNA FIND
A .40-CALIBER HANDGUN

WHEN I SEARCH YOUR HOUSE?

NO, THAT'S BULLSHIT.

IS THERE SOMEONE
WHO CAN CONFIRM

YOUR WHEREABOUTS
LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON?

YOUR FELLOW EAST 13
GANG MEMBERS, MAYBE?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU
I AIN'T IN A GANG.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THAT
BITCH ELENA TOLD YOU.
I DIDN'T KILL NOBODY.

YOUR CAR MATCHES
THE DESCRIPTION.

YOU SEEM ANGRY AT OSCAR.

THAT'S WHAT WE BITCHES
CALL MOTIVE.

MOTIVE?

YOU KNOW WHY PEOPLE SHOOT PEOPLE
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD?

'CAUSE IT'S TUESDAY,
'CAUSE IT'S TOO HOT,

'CAUSE YOU LOOK
AT THEM FUNNY.

Buzz:
Chief, I'm sorry to interrupt,

but Lieutenant Flynn said
someone showed up

with some new evidence,
and it's urgent.

NO, WAIT,
ARE WE DONE HERE?

NO, NO, NO, NO.
NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

[ SIGHS ]

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF.

NOT NOW. LIEUTENANT.

HE'S WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

ARE YOU CHIEF JOHNSON?

OH, LORD. DID DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
ASK YOU TO COME HERE?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
DON'T ANSWER THAT.

BRENDA,
HAVE YOU MET AGENT MARA?

AGENT MARA?

AGENT MARA. ATF.

I ASKED AROUND,

AND AGENT MARA THINKS
HE MAY HAVE FOUND YOUR GUN.

I'M LIVING UNDERCOVER
IN EAST L.A.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION.

I'M BUYING GUNS OFF THE STREET
AND TRACKING WHERE THEY'RE
COMING FROM.

IF ANYBODY FINDS OUT I'M ATF,
THE WHOLE THING'S BLOWN.

NO, THAT'S COOL.
JUST TELL HER WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

ALL RIGHT, AFTER AGENT HOWARD
TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED,

I PUT THE WORD ON THE STREET
I WAS LOOKING FOR A .40.

RIGHT AWAY, THIS LATINO DUDE
SETS UP A MEETING,

JUST, LIKE,
ITCHING TO SELL ME ONE.

SO I MAKE HIM
THIS REAL LOWBALL OFFER,

AND HE JUMPS AT IT.

THEN HE TELLS ME
TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL

WHO I SELL THE WEAPON TO.

IT'S LIKE HE MIGHT AS
WELL HAVE JUST ETCHED
"DIRTY GUN" ON THE HANDLE.

CAN I SEE IT?

I ALREADY DROPPED IT OFF WITH
AN L.A.P.D. WEAPONS ANALYST.

HE'S LOOKING IT OVER NOW.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
THAT'S GONNA BE YOUR GUN.

DOES THIS SELLER
HAVE A NAME?

ASK FOR NAMES,
THEY KNOW YOU'RE A COP.

HE WAS, LIKE,
A WEIRD-LOOKING GUY.

LIKE A PUPPET?
LIKE A WHAT?

UH, WOULD YOU MIND FOLLOWING ME
JUST FOR A MOMENT?

YEAH.
THANK YOU.

YOUR GUN SELLER --
WAS HE IN A GANG?

HE HAD A LOT OF INK.

I DIDN'T REALLY
GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT,

DURING THE DEAL AND ALL.

BUT HE DID SAY
HE WAS ON PAROLE,

WHICH I THINK WAS, LIKE,

SUPPOSED TO IMPRESS ME
OR SCARE ME.

THIS WAY.

LIEUTENANT TAO, WOULD YOU
JOIN US FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

RIGHT IN HERE.
TO THE LEFT.

IS THIS THE GUY
WHO SOLD YOU THE GUN?

Mara: I CAN'T TELL.

BUZZ, COULD YOU PLEASE GO
KNOCK ON THE DOOR?

YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU.

[ CAN OPENS ]

LIEUTENANT TAO, PLEASE HEAD OVER
TO FIREARMS ANALYSIS

AND STAY THERE
UNTIL WE GET COMPLETE RESULTS

ON THE WEAPON
THEY'RE TESTING FOR US.

OH, THAT -- THAT COULD TAKE
TILL TOMORROW MORNING.

YES, IT COULD.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

NO, THAT AIN'T HIM.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. HE DOES
KIND OF LOOK LIKE A PUPPET.

SO, I HAD CORRECTIONS
COMPARTMENT COMPILE A LIST

OF ALL THE GUYS
WHO GOT OUT ON PAROLE IN L.A.

IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

AGENT MARA'S BEEN
GOING OVER THE PHOTOS.

HE RECOGNIZED THIS GUY.

JUAN GUZMAN,
A.K.A. "GOOZ."

ANY CONNECTION
TO DETECTIVE SANCHEZ?

UH, NO, CHIEF.

HE WAS ACTUALLY ARRESTED
BY A DEPUTY SHERIFF.

HE JUST GOT OUT A MONTH AGO
AFTER SERVING EIGHT YEARS.

EIGHT YEARS FOR WHAT?
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING.

COMMANDER, PICK HIM UP.

I'M GOING WITH YOU.
WAIT, WAIT,
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HEY, WE PROMISED AGENT MARA
WE'D PROTECT HIS COVER.

YOU CAN'T GO PICK UP THIS GOOZ
FOR SELLING HIM THAT GUN.

I'LL CALL
HIS PAROLE OFFICER.

WE CAN CONDUCT
A RANDOM PAROLE SEARCH ANYTIME.

WHAT IF HE DOESN'T
FIND ANYTHING?

LOOK AT THIS GUY.
WE'LL FIND SOMETHING.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

MY SON HASN'T DONE
ANYTHING WRONG!

MRS. GUZMAN, WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS.

BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE JUAN
AWAY FROM ME!

LISTEN, YOUR SON'S
GONNA BE HERE FOR A WHILE,

SO TAKE
YOUR OTHER BOY DOWNSTAIRS

AND GET A BITE TO EAT.

I PROMISE
WE'LL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.

NO. NO,
I WILL NOT LEAVE HIM HERE.

OH, LET HER WAIT
IF SHE WANTS TO.

SHE'S PROBABLY USED TO IT.

ALL RIGHT, SUIT YOURSELF.
HAVE A SEAT.

DALE. SIéNTATE.

HEY, CHIEF, GUESS WHAT GOOZ
KEEPS IN HIS SOCK DRAWER --

A BOX
OF .40-CALIBER AMMUNITION.

SAME CASINGS
AS WE GOT AT THE CRIME SCENE.

TOLD YOU
WE'D FIND SOMETHING.

HE'S IN INTERVIEW 1.

AND I JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

THAT GOOZ'S MOM
OWNS A BLUE CHEVY IMPALA.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SERGEANT GABRIEL,
PLEASE PICK UP ELENA.

LET'S SEE IF SHE'S READY
TO GIVE US A MORE TRUTHFUL I.D.

AND BRING HER UP
THE BACK WAY, PLEASE.
YOU GOT IT, CHIEF.

KEEP ME POSTED.
ABSOLUTELY.

THE GUN
AGENT MARA BROUGHT IN --

WE CONFIRMED IT
AS THE WEAPON THAT KILLED OSCAR.

GOOD.

CHIEF,
I WAS JUST TRYING TO

SHOW JULIO
WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS.

I KNOW
I DIDN'T DO IT BY THE BOOK.

BUT THE BOOK
DOESN'T COVER THIS.

AND I'M HIS FRIEND.

AND WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE
JULIO IS TO ME, LIEUTENANT?

AN EMPLOYEE?

DID YOU EVER,
FOR A MOMENT, CONSIDER

THAT I MIGHT BE TRYING TO
KEEP DETECTIVE SANCHEZ

FROM DOING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE
TO HIS CAREER?

YOU ARE AWARE, ARE YOU NOT,
THAT OUR FRIEND HAS A TEMPER?

I AM.
I'M SORRY, CHIEF.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY
TO HELP HIM.

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

YOUR JOB, LIEUTENANT.

IT'S WHAT JULIO NEEDS
FROM ALL OF US RIGHT NOW.

NOW, THE GUY
WHO HAS THE GUN

YOU JUST CONFIRMED
AS THE MURDER WEAPON

IS SITTING
IN INTERVIEW ROOM 1.

I THINK DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENT

FOR THIS INTERVIEW.

I'LL BE READY
IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

[ SIGHS ]

NOW, WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A BOX
OF AMMUNITION, MR. GUZMAN?

THAT AIN'T MINE.
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.

YOU UNDERSTAND THIS IS
A PRETTY SERIOUS VIOLATION

OF YOUR PAROLE.
[ CHUCKLES ] SO?

I'M GUESSING
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING

AT AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR
IN PRISON.

LOOK, I ALREADY DID
EIGHT YEARS.

I CAN DO ANOTHER ONE
STANDING ON MY HEAD.

WELL,
MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

IF YOU COOPERATE
WITH ME TODAY

AND ANSWER
SOME OF MY QUESTIONS,

MAYBE WE CAN
WORK SOMETHING OUT.

OKAY, LADY. SHOOT.

YOU ASK ME A QUESTION,
AND I'LL COOPERATE.

WHERE'S THE GUN
THAT GOES WITH THIS AMMUNITION?

WELL, SINCE I AIN'T NEVER SEEN
THAT BOX OF BULLETS BEFORE,

I GUESS THAT MEANS I DON'T
KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NO GUN.

IS THAT ALL?
CAN WE WORK SOMETHING OUT NOW?

YOU RECOGNIZE
THIS YOUNG MAN?

NOPE.

Buzz: Chief, Sergeant Gabriel's
here with the witness.

YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME
FOR A MOMENT.

[ LAUGHS ]
TAKE YOUR TIME.

ELENA...

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING BACK IN.

HE DIDN'T GIVE ME MUCH
OF A CHOICE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT
THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE,

YOU DIDN'T EXACTLY
TELL US THE TRUTH.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
DON'T WORRY. I UNDERSTAND.

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE YOURSELF
THE NEXT TARGET.

BUT THE ONLY WAY
THAT WE CAN KEEP YOU SAFE

IS IF WE FIND THE MAN
WHO SHOT OSCAR

AND GET HIM
OFF THE STREETS.

NOW, I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOMEONE
IN A MINUTE,

BUT I DON'T WANT YOU
TO WORRY,

BECAUSE HE CAN'T SEE YOU
AND HE'S IN A LOCKED ROOM.

BUT THE ONLY WAY
TO KEEP HIM THERE

IS IF YOU TELL US THE TRUTH.

OKAY?

OKAY.

NO, I DON'T KNOW HIM.

TAKE YOUR TIME.
I WANT YOU TO BE SURE.

I'M SURE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT GUY.

HE LOOKS SCARY,
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN --
LOOK AGAIN, ELENA!

I'M TELLING YOU,
THAT'S NOT HIM.

YOU LOOK AGAIN!

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY.

YOU CAN GO NOW, ELENA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.

CHIEF, THIS GIRL LIED TO YOU
BEFORE.

SHE SAID THE KILLER WAS BLACK,
AND HE WASN'T.

SHE SAID SHE DID NOT SEE
THE CAR, AND SHE DID.

AND SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T
RECOGNIZE THIS GUY,

BUT SHE DOES!

OKAY,
THAT IS ENOUGH, DETECTIVE!

HOLY --

YOU JUST GOT ME KILLED!

YOU SAID HE WOULDN'T SEE ME,
BUT HE JUST SAW ME!

NOW I'M DEAD!

CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN!

HE'S BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
IN A LOCKED ROOM.

NO, HE'S NOT! HE'S RIGHT THERE,
AND HE JUST SAW ME!

HE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE!

[ HEART POUNDING ]

[ GRUNTING ]

OKAY, MIRANDIZED THE KID,

BUT MAYBE
WE DON'T NEED A CONFESSION.

WE HAVE THE I.D.
FROM THE GIRL.

NO, ELENA'S DESCRIBED THE KILLER
SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

A PROSECUTOR WOULD HAVE TROUBLE
PUTTING HER ON THE STAND.

AND I WOULDN'T COUNT ON ELENA

REPEATING ANYTHING
SHE SAID TO US IN THE COURTROOM.

CHIEF,
LET ME QUESTION THE KID.

I KNOW
HOW TO MAKE HIM TALK.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY,
DETECTIVE.

EXCUSE ME.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

HELLO, TONY.

I'M SORRY
TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YOU DON'T HAVE NOTHING
ON ME.

I KNOW. I KNOW.
OUR WITNESS GOT IT WRONG.

SHE MUST HAVE SEEN YOU STANDING
BEHIND YOUR BROTHER, JUAN,

WHEN HE SHOT THE VICTIM.

ANYWAY, WE ALL KNOW
THAT YOU'RE MUCH TOO LITTLE.

AND JUAN'S
ALREADY CONFESSED.

BUT LOOK,
THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS, TONY,

BECAUSE IF YOU KNEW

THAT YOUR BROTHER WAS
GOING TO SHOOT OSCAR SANCHEZ

BEFORE HE PULLED THE TRIGGER,
THAT MAKES YOU AN ACCOMPLICE.

OSCAR WHO?

YOU DIDN'T KNOW THE YOUNG MAN
YOUR BROTHER MURDERED?

JUAN NEVER TOLD ME
HE MURDERED ANYONE.
YES, HE DID.

WHEN THE WITNESS
IDENTIFIED YOU BY MISTAKE,

JUAN TOLD US
THE WHOLE TRUTH.

IN FACT, HE'S ON HIS WAY
TO THE COURTROOM RIGHT NOW

TO GET ARRAIGNED.

MY BROTHER
DIDN'T SHOOT NOBODY.

JUAN WAS JUST
DRIVING THE CAR AROUND

WHILE WE WERE LOOKING
FOR AN EAST 18.

ONE OF THEM SNITCHED
ON MY BROTHER IN PRISON.

OKAY, OKAY. WHO IS THIS GUY
FROM THE EAST 18?

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

HELL,
WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

WE WERE LOOKING
FOR ANY EAST 18.

THOSE CHICKEN-SHIT PUNKS

MUST HAVE BEEN HIDING
OR SOMETHING.

WE DROVE AROUND ALL DAY,
AND NOTHING.

AND WHAT WERE YOU GONNA DO
IF YOU FOUND AN EAST 18?

GONNA MESS HIM UP
REAL BAD.

BUT YOU DIDN'T FIND ONE.

LOOK, LOOK, TONY, THIS STORY'S
REALLY UNBELIEVABLE.

AND JUAN
HAS ALREADY TOLD --
OKAY.

LOOK...HERE'S
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

WE SAW THIS SMOKING-HOT CHICK
WALKING ALONG WITH SOME GUY.

AND IT WAS KIND OF EAST 18
TERRITORY, AND HE WAS WEARING

THIS WHITE-AND-GREEN
BASEBALL HAT, SO --

DO EAST 18s USUALLY WEAR
WHITE-AND-GREEN HATS?

NO, THEY WEAR LOTS
OF ORANGE.

BUT LOTS OF TIMES,

THEY'LL WRITE AN 18
UNDER THE BILL OF THEIR HATS.

THAT'S WEAK, YOU KNOW,
HIDING THEIR SIGNS.

SO, YOU THOUGHT
THIS GUY YOU SAW

MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN 18
ON THE BILL OF HIS HAT.

YEAH.

SO, MY BROTHER STOPS THE CAR
AND GIVES ME HIS GUN

AND SAYS, "GO HIT HIM UP."

"HIT HIM UP"?

THAT MEANS, "WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD
ARE YOU FROM?"

YEAH, BUT SUDDENLY,
THIS GUY STEPS TO ME

LIKE HE'S TRYING TO SHOW OFF
FOR HIS GIRL

AND JUST, LIKE, LAUGHS.

SO, I WALK UP TO HIM.
I HIT HIM UP AGAIN.

"HEY, FOOL,
WHERE YOU FROM?"

AND HE'S LIKE,
"I'M NOT FROM ANYWHERE."

BUT I SEEN THE HAT,

AND I KNEW HE WAS ROLLING
IN THE WRONG STREET.

SO, I SAY, "I'M NOT PLAYING,
MAN. WHERE YOU FROM?

LET ME SEE THAT HAT.
SHOW ME THAT HAT."

[ CHUCKLES ]

HE JUST LAUGHS AND TELLS ME
TO GO HOME TO MY MOM.

SO, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

NOTHING.

I SHOT HIM.

SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR,

YOU SHOT OSCAR SANCHEZ

BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T
SHOW YOU HIS HAT?

HEY, I ASKED HIM,
LIKE, THREE TIMES

FOR HIM TO SHOW ME
THAT HAT.

AND HE JUST LAUGHS?

YOU THINK
I'M GONNA TAKE THAT CRAP

WITH MY BROTHER WATCHING ME
FROM THE CAR?

[ SCOFFS ] MAN.

WELL, HERE IT IS, TONY --
OSCAR SANCHEZ'S HAT --

THE ONE YOU MURDERED HIM
TO SEE.

LOOK AT IT.

LOOK AT IT!

NO MARKINGS. NO NUMBERS.
NO ORANGE.

JUST BLOOD.

I GUESS HE SHOULD HAVE
SHOWED IT TO ME, HUH?

HOW OLD ARE YOU, TONY?

[ SIGHS ]

14.

I'M GONNA BE 15 NEXT MONTH.

WELL...

SINCE YOU WANT TO
BE AN ADULT SO BADLY,

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TRY YOU
AS ONE.

OH, AND BY THE WAY,

SINCE YOUR BROTHER
WAS DRIVING THE CAR,

HELPING YOU HUNT
FOR A VICTIM,

UNDER THE LAW,

HE'S EVERY BIT AS GUILTY
AS YOU ARE.

NO, LOOK, LOOK,
THAT AIN'T FAIR! OKAY?!

NO, IT ISN'T.

IT'S -- IT'S MY FAULT.

DON'T SAY THAT.

NO.

IT'S TRUE.

IT'S MY FAULT.

JULIO, YOU --

YOU ALMOST SAVED
YOUR LITTLE BROTHER'S LIFE.

WHAT ELSE
COULD YOU HAVE DONE?

OSCAR DIED, SIR,
'CAUSE HE WAS WEARING THIS HAT.

HOW IS THAT YOUR FAULT?

[ SOBBING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

I GAVE HIM THIS HAT
FOR HIS, UH...

FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
LAST MONTH.

[ Wailing ] I GAVE HIM THIS HAT!
I GAVE IT TO HIM! I DID!

I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY! SORRY!
I'M SORRY!

OSCAR!

OSCAR, I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY, OSCAR!
I'M SORRY!

IT'S MY FAULT!
IT'S MY FAULT!

[ SOBBING ]