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Previously on The Shield:

This is city
controller Robert Martin.

We had a deal... your daughter's
reputation for my job.

Agent Olivia Murray,
I.C.E.

Federal Agent.

What's your
unofficial curiosity?

Our bureau chief
shut down my investigation.

If I can tie the cartel
to a local player,

Olivia's back in the hood.

Barn's at your disposal.

The Armenians
know about the money train!

They greenlit your family.

What the hell have
you gotten us into?

This is Cruz Pezuela.

He's representing a company
that has backing

of various Mexican
investment interests.

The Mexican mob
is buying up Farmington?

Blackmail...
that's how Pezuela's

getting everyone on board
the train to Carteltown.

Do you want to give me a clue
what all this is about?

The intel box
the Mexis are using

to blackmail
their way up to the top.

You made it look like
it was sold out to the Armos.

Which lit the fuse for
the blood feud we're stirring up

between Rezian and the Mexicans.

Nicely done.

Where's that blackmail box?

You couldn't
resist the temptation

to use it for your own purposes.

I am now in possession
of the box

until the time is right
to turn it over to Justice.

What about the files?

Whatever's in that box
is giving Rezian big balls.

He's taken something
that belongs to me.

I took your money-train cash.

I'm not afraid to come here
and tell you about it.

Instead of the $2 million
that I don't have,

I'm gonna grant you
three wishes.

Once you've had
your three meals,

we walk away from the table fat,
happy, and even.

I'm sick of walking around
half the day smiling at a guy

who put a grenade in Lem's lap.

We need Shane right now.

We're gonna make him feel safe.

We're gonna get through this, come
through the other side. Thank you.

Never mind the illegal drinking.

You were supposed to be
watching your brother Matthew.

He's your responsibility,
not mine.

Who the hell do you think
you're talking to?!

The only parent that's ever
around to listen to me.

Don't you ever
push your mother like that!

Do you understand?!

Hi.

Uh, I need to talk to Cass.

I'm sorry things
got out of control before.

We're already
running late for school,

and I don't need it
to get any worse.

I already grounded her.
She's furious.

You know what, this may
not be the best time to talk.

Please, Corrine.
It's the time I have.

Okay, come on.

Cassidy?
Your father's here.

Open the door, please.

Cass?

Listen, kid.

I apologize
for losing my temper.

I grabbed you way harder
than I intended, and I'm sorry.

Do you hear me?

Fine.

All right, now, for your part,

I think you owe your mother
and I an explanation.

We trusted you
with certain responsibilities.

You let us down.

Hey.
We're talking to you.

Apology accepted.
I'm ready to go.

We'll finish this later.

You made a big mistake.

It could have had some goddamn
serious consequences.

Please don't swear.

I apologized,
and now I'm waiting

to hear an explanation
about your behavior.

How do you explain
your behavior?

I don't have to explain myself.

All the investigations.
You're the criminal.

I'm your father!

Your choice, not mine.

Hey, I'm gonna be your father

whether you like
what I teach you or not!

Let's go. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

Goddamn it.

Hello!

Rezian's safe house.

I see that.

It went up in smoke early
this morning... two bodies.

Rezian?
Both too crispy to I.D.

I'm guessing it's Pezuela's boys

hunting for the blackmail box.

Means they're still convinced
the Armenians have their intel.

If that is Rezian
laying in there,

that's one more name
off the list ofArmos

that know about
our money-train debt.

Our deal was with Rezian.

Him being dead might put us
back to square one.

Mmm, s'mores.

The arson unit weigh in yet?

It didn't have to. The killers
left gasoline cans behind.

Weren't even trying to hide it.

Recovered 9mm shells,

bullet holes in their skulls.

Today's the city march
observing the Armenian genocide.

The block's in the middle
of a red, blue, and orange sea.

Whole area's gonna be
swarming with people.

Strange day
for an internal beef.

The Armenians make
any recent enemies?

I heard some talk the Mexicans

have been stirring
things up with them.

Could just be street chatter.

If this is the first shot
in a war,

I don't want the
Armenian Day of Remembrance

being turned
into a fresh battle.

Well, maybe Shane's playdates
with Ellis Rezian

can pay off again.

We'll track him down,
get him to I.D. the bodies.

See you guys back at the Barn.

Rezian gone might not
be the worst thing.

Cut off the head,
and the tentacles get frisky.

It's a risk.

Look, just hear me out.

Let's find out if he's
alive first, all right?

It's okay.

Glad to see you upright.

If I hadn't gotten out
of there last night...

Don't worry.
You already thanked me.

Two of my lieutenants are dead.

And this was the Mexicans?

They couldn't kill you in jail.

Why did you think
they would stop on the outside?

What do they want?

Some Mexican intel went missing.

Whatever it was, it was valuable
enough to spark a war.

Your two burned
lieutenants will vouch for that.

If you've heard the rumors,

you can find
their source, right?

I want a sit-down

with the people who burned
my store and killed my men.

My people are dead
because the Mexicans are wrong.

I'll talk to them,
make them understand that.

They shanked you.
They killed your guys.

Now you want to pencil in
some kind of circle jerk?

The only way to respond
is to push back.

The Mexicans are too powerful.

We can't compete
against their numbers.

You think them realizing
the Armos don't have the balls

to fight back
is gonna lead to peace?

The Mexicans
will smell your weakness,

and they'll pounce on it.

We don't have
their missing intel.

When they know that,

they'll go looking for it
someplace else.

If I pull this off,

it's number two
on your short list of favors.

One more, me and my family
are all paid up.

As long as the meeting happens

before any more
Armenian blood is shed.

It's time to end this war
we started.

Can't do that yet.

We got the list
of Rezian's inner circle,

which just grew smaller by two.

That's time to finish this job

while we can still control
the casualties.

Look, I know
that you are not thinking

about setting up this meeting.

I'm thinking about
setting up this meeting.

Is this another one
of those surprise endings

that you're gonna lay on me
after all this is over with?

Rezian isn't the only one we
have to think about taking down.

I'm... I'm targeting
Cruz Pezuela.

Aceveda's one-man
campaign bankroll?

He's buying up Farmington
with cartel money.

Pezuela gets his way,

the entire district will be
Byz Lat-owned and -operated.

Well, how is that our problem?

It's big-picture time, Matt.

They're trying to take my badge,
and I need an endgame.

Pezuela is the cherry
on my career sundae.

Why does that
have to involve Rezian?

The only way to connect
Pezuela to the cartel

is to force him
into making a bad mistake.

The intel in that box
belongs to him.

Now, if Pezuela gets
desperate enough to get it back,

he shoots his way
into a jail cell

and wipes out the
Armenian threat for us...

two for one.

What happens when
Pezuela doesn't cooperate

and we're forced
to choose one win?

Not there yet.

Rezian wants to sit down
with the Mexican brains.

Guess he got your smoke signals.

And he's willing to make a deal.

I'm not paying anyone
to give me back my property.

I'm paying you to get it.

I'm giving you a chance
to get your blackmail box.

That's what
you're paying me for.

That doesn't interest you,

I'm sure Rezian will be
content to hold onto it,

do with it as he sees fit.

Or you could try to
burn your way

through the rest
of East Hollywood.

This might be the smarter move.

I'll set it up.

But they want to talk
to the brains.

I am not walking into the belly
of the Armenian beast

with one of your day laborers
as my date.

Okay.
Hoy más tarde te Ilamo.

Detective Mackey, Amando Rios.

Amando will speak for me.

Not sure he'll pass for brains.

He's less tequila-soaked
than the rest of the crew

I've seen circling you lately.

There's only one condition.

If they don't bring the box
to this meeting, every file,

tell them not to come at all.

Fair enough.

What meeting?

I'll explain it all

as soon as Detective Mackey gets
back to us with the details.

Rios isn't just some beaner.

He's got a face
only a cartel could love.

I got Julien
looking into him now.

What do I tell Rezian?

Tell him the truth.

Pezuela's not sending his boy

unless he knows
the blackmail box is waiting.

So, the meet-and-greet
doesn't even happen.

We look like we did our job
for both sides.

They stay clueless and at war.

According to the computer,

Amando Rios is a nonperson,
at least Stateside.

He's one of the arsonists?

Well, it's possible.

Tipster thinks he might be
hooked up with a Mexican cartel.

That's a world bigger
than what our database covers.

Then you might need
to dig a little deeper.

Well, I'll try and find
a bigger shovel.

You got to love that first-year
strike team enthusiasm.

Keep an eye on Julien...
information we need...

but if Rios gets picked up
or spooked,

we lose our best shot
at Pezuela.

There shouldn't be any trace
of his location

under any rocks
that Julien can reach.

Hey, you called me.

I don't need anyone
mixing martinis,

but I'd like a little credit for
braving the morning gridlock.

Ah, give us a minute.

Thanks for coming.

You sounded like
you needed a favor.

And you're more than due.

Have a seat.

We drew the short straw
on this morning's

burning deaths
in Little Armenia.

You're the one with
the well-appointed list

of East Hollywood C.I.S.

I've got Julien after a suspect,

but our arms might not be
long enough to reach him.

Give me a name,
and in I'll run with it.

Amando Rios.

If he's our guy, we want
in on him sooner than later.

Never heard of him.

Let me plug it into our system.

I'll try to get back to you
within the hour.

Victim used a crowbar
to break in.

Teenage resident
Lloyd Denton called it in.

He's our shooter.

All right.
What are you doing out here?

I'm riding with Hanlon today...

mandated monthly street duty.

No I.D. on the victim.

Denton was home alone,
heard the glass break.

Family's got a gun in the house.

Anybody talk to the boy yet?

He isn't saying much.
He's pretty freaked out.

Little Armenia torch job

makes it a busy day
to be out of the Barn.

I'm checking in.

I figured if I waited
for the right time,

I'd never get these
street hours done.

The assistant chief won't make
an exception in your case?

I didn't ask him to.

Phillips is aware
of your condition.

He also knows that it doesn't
affect my job performance.

Well, it looks like
a straight-up B and E.

We need a parent present
to take the kid's statement.

Father's not in the picture,

but we got a call in
to the mother at work.

Got this?
We need to roll.

Yeah.
Take care out there.

Would it have killed her
to wear blues?

Thanks.

Hey, Lloyd. Um,
I'm Detective Wagenbach.

This is Detective Billings.

We're gonna have an officer
take you down to the station.

Your mom's gonna meet us there.

Why would Luis
break into our house?

You knew the victim?

Yeah, we go
to the same high school.

You and Hanlon
out there cracking skulls?

Hey, don't be too rough.

Captain likes things
by the book.

I asked Julien
for a status report.

Amando Rios?
Sounds Mexican to my ears.

Rios is one of the names
that dropped,

but I wouldn't count on it
turning into something.

Shane, you track down Rezian?

Crispies are two
of his mob lieutenants,

Matavian and Bozian.

He shed light
on any Mexican trouble?

He's as in the dark as we are.

He can't strike back
without a target.

Ask Olivia. Maybe the feds can
point us in Rios' direction.

Already on it.

Tina, find me
when you get through

the paperwork on this guy.

The Denton kid's up in one,
and that's the mom.

Thanks.

Mrs. Denton,
I'm Detective Wagenbach.

That boy broke in.

I know that Lloyd
was only defending himself.

He shouldn't be
in any kind of trouble.

We just need your son
to tell us what happened.

He'll be free to go, okay?

I was in the
bedroom, doing my homework,

when I heard the glass break.

When did you realize
the intruder was Luis?

Not until after.

I heard someone come in,
and I went to my mom's room.

To get the revolver?

I could hide until whoever
it was took what they wanted,

but he kept coming closer,
so I got the gun.

The neighborhood's all we could
afford since Lloyd's dad left,

so I got that gun
for protection.

Ever been fired before now?

Only at the range.

I wanted Lloyd to understand

that a gun is
a big responsibility,

so we both took safety classes.

Do you and Luis
know each other well?

I don't even think
he knew my name.

I mean, we don't hang out
with the same people,

you know, his friend Diego

gave everyone a hard time,
so I just tried to stay away.

Why did he try to break
into our house?

I never did anything
to that kid, Mom, I swear.

Honey, it isn't your fault.

Yeah, but he's dead
because of me.

How much longer
does he have to do this?

Uh...
We'll have more questions.

Why don't you two get a bite,

take a little time
alone together?

The rest can wait.

Kid seemed pretty busted up.
He had answers for everything.

Yeah, whole scene played out

like the perfect interrogation.

One thing I've learned

from that sack of conspiracy
theories you call a head...

the Wagenbach freak meter
points to red, you listen.

School bully's dead,

picked-on kid did the shooting.

Let's grab up the friend Diego,

get a read on
the locker-room history.

Can I come in?

Uh, okay.

Where's the baby?

He's asleep.
I just put him down.

Do your parents
know you're here?

Yeah.

Who does he look like now,
you or my dad?

Honey, this is
a little unexpected.

What is it that you want?

To talk to you about my dad.

Okay.

I've read stuff online
about his job.

People think
that he's stolen things,

he's hurt people,
he's broken the law.

Honey, he's your father.

Do you think he killed
Terry Crowley?

No.

That's what Lieutenant
Jon Kavanaugh thought.

I really think
you should just be

thinking about school
and things like that.

I need to know who he really is.

Well, then, talk to him.

Is he helping you raise Lee?
Does he even give you money?

I haven't asked him to.

I don't blame you.

Cassidy, you should go.

I am not the person

you should be having
this conversation with.

You have no reason
to defend him.

He gets you pregnant,
and then he dumps you.

Who does that?

Just wait.
I'll be right back.

Just wait right here.

Vic!

Hey, you weren't kidding
about the turnaround.

Rios' name didn't turn up
anything on our end.

I'm sorry.

Eh, long shot.

What makes you think

this guy might be tied
to the Armo deaths?

Hunch.

Got to exhaust all my resources,
and lately that means you.

Not every day a girl's
called a resource.

I'll keep an eye out for Rios.

And if you hear anything
on your end, give me a shout.

Thanks.

If Rios isn't tracking
on their radar,

he might not be the cartel key
we're looking for.

Doesn't mean he's not here
to do their dirty work.

Just means
he hasn't been caught yet.

What do we do about Rezian?

Time to give him the bad news.

We tossed your olive branch
to the Mexicans.

They're not interested
in a sit-down

unless you can produce
their missing box of intel.

Time to make another wish.

Set up the meeting.

I just told you.

They won't agree to the meet
unless you have the goods.

What is it you're not hearing?

I have what they want.

I'm prepared
to give it back to them.

You were crying to us
this morning

that you didn't even know what
the hell they were looking for.

And now you've got it?

What is it you're not hearing?

You've had this Mexi intel
the whole time?

We located it
a couple of hours ago.

We're not walking
into a Mexican hat dance

without a ticket.

This information...

what does it say
that's so valuable to them?

You're here to repay your debt.

The rest is
none of your concern.

Set up the meeting.

He's bigger.

Yeah.

You're supposed to be at school,
taking that make-up quiz.

What are your grades
gonna be now?

If you didn't ground me,
I wouldn't have to sneak out.

Let's go, right now.

Let go of me!

We are going home now!

My backpack's in the other room.

Then go get it.

Thanks for calling me.

Hey, it's just a preview of what
I have to look forward to.

She was asking a lot
of questions about Vic.

How did you answer them?
It's not my place.

She's pretty angry, though.

I think we all are.

We talked to Luis' friend,
Diego Vargas.

They were selling drugs
at school, came up short,

had a need for some fast cash.

So, then, it all makes sense
why this kid broke in.

Yeah.

Lloyd, did you say
something to Luis

about money, jewelry, something
like that in your house?

No.

I told you, it's not like
we really ever spoke.

Anybody at school
know your schedule,

that your mom worked a lot?

Maybe. I mean,
I don't think so, but maybe.

And you didn't realize
it was Luis when you shot him?

He already told you that.

So, when did you recognize
who it was?

When I walked over to the body.

How long before you called 911?
Right that second.

Must have been upsetting...

all that blood.

Look, can I go now?

I've answered all your questions
a bunch of times.

Diego said Luis was pretty sure

he was gonna find $1,000 in cash
somewhere in your house.

The most expensive thing we own

is a 25-inch color TV,
detective.

This guy's all I've got.

Mrs. Denton,
we're concerned about your son.

Case lines up,
shooting's obviously clean.

Normally, we send you home.

But crime victims sustain
a lot of mental trauma.

Given his age,
I'm worried that Lloyd

doesn't have the tools
to deal with this emotionally,

especially with
no father around.

He's been through
so much already.

Must be hard raising him
on your own.

I keep riding him
about doing his schoolwork

and the importance
of a good education.

I never got to college.

How's he doing, grade-wise?

His teachers say
he won't apply himself.

He won't do his homework,
but then he aces his tests.

But he averages out
to a "C."

It's common for kids
with really high I.Q.'s.

Lloyd said he was doing his
homework when Luis broke in.

Yeah, I guess he finally
started listening to me.

Would you mind
if I stayed in touch?

I want to make sure that Lloyd
gets all the help he needs.

Yes, of course.

Great.

We know Rezian's lying
about the box,

so we can't anticipate
his next move.

We got to be ready for anything.

He's probably using us
to prep a shoot-out.

What are the specs
on this place?

No surveillance,
two points of entry.

Means I can back you up
from out here.

Get in touch with Rezian.

Tell him three men only...
no weapons.

You've been playing both sides.
How are you gonna pull this off?

I got to stay
as neutral as possible,

which means if shit goes
sideways, you got to contain it.

No problem.

At least we're all three
together on this one.

Yeah.

You show me a better way,
I'll take it.

He's got a location
on Pezuela's lapdog, Rios,

wants us to meet him there.

How is that possible
when Olivia came up empty?

Guess the enthusiastic supercop
turned over the right rock.

Picking up Rios
means there's no meeting,

buys us some time to figure out
what's Rezian's playing.

Being the arresting officer
screws Vic with Pezuela.

We got to lock up Julien
so he doesn't blow our plan.

Let's go.

Friend of mine landed
at border patrol.

Rios is on their
unofficial watch list.

They're tracking him?

They don't have
enough manpower to do that,

but they do know that Rios has
some family at this address.

Amazing work.

Just trying to chip in.

Neighbor said they saw him go in
a couple hours ago.

Me and Vic will take the back.

Police.

Open up. We want
to ask you some questions.

Police.
Open this door.

Last chance.
Open this door.

Police, open up!
Go.

Kitchen's clear.

Bedroom, clear.
Clear.

The TV's on. Looks like
we just missed someone.

Let's look around,

see if there's any signs
of Amando Rios.

So, we done talking
this Lloyd thing through?

You spinning grassy knoll
doesn't do anything for us.

A profile...
male, highly intelligent,

unstable family,
pisspoor student,

abandoned by his father.

The mom's got a
big old Dutch-boy crush...

obviously a couple
of genetic screws loose.

The kid's off.

All right, let's say he lures
the school bully over,

shoots him for payback
over some perceived slight?

I don't get anger off Lloyd.
I get nothing.

That's the problem.

He stood there
and watched somebody die

like it was no big thing.

There's speculation
Bundy's first murders

were committed
in his early teens.

They gain reinforcement

the more crimes
they get away with...

gain power,
their methods improve.

Wait a minute.
I buy the setup theory.

But are you saying
this kid's a serial killer?

They all pop their cherry
somewhere.

You know all the
rules, so let's play nice.

Once you've returned
your seat backs and tray tables

to their upright position...

then we'll be in business.

Okay, we're all here.

Who wants to share first?

There's a misunderstanding

that's causing
a lot of problems for us.

Where's the box?

We don't have it.

Oh, goddamn it!
That's not what he told us!

I only set this up because
you said you could deliver!

Your people stabbed me in jail,
killed two of my men today.

You made your strength
very clear.

Everybody just
take a deep breath.

It has nothing to do with us.
Step back.

I risked coming empty-handed
because I want to prove

the Armenians have no stake
in this war.

So, you tell me.
Who has what we want?

I don't know how this rumor
got started,

but I can't give you
what I don't have.

We're businessmen.

If you'll agree
to look someplace else,

we're willing to let
today's murders go unanswered,

and we'll help you find
who took what you lost.

Rezian's lying
through his Armenian teeth.

This is what he wants...
you doubting the truth.

It clears him for retribution.

You sound desperate
to prove your worth.

What good is a dirty cop
selling bad information?

My information is still dead-on.

You're the only one saying
the Armenians have the box.

And in I've still
never seen any proof.

One day, the blackmail box
goes missing.

The next, Rezian springs himself

from a sure-thing tour
in county jail.

Even you can connect those dots.

It's not enough.

Maybe we need to look for it
somewhere else.

A kid Lloyd's
age shouldn't have to deal

with something this
potentially damaging alone.

Well, he's not alone, detective.

I'm sorry.
Of course he's not.

My dad died when I was
a little guy... 6 years old.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

The point is I know
what it's like to grow up

without a man around
to relate to.

Oh, Chuck wasn't
all that relatable

even when he was still with us.

He drank... a lot.

At my age,

it's like a buyer's market
out there for men.

I just never felt
the need to settle.

A woman like you
shouldn't have to.

Oh, Detective Billings.

Are you sure
I can't get you some coffee?

No, I'm good.

But can you point me in
the direction of the restroom?

Oh, second door on the left.

I want you to know
that I'm here to help.

House calls don't seem

like they're part of your
job description, detective.

I'm not the sort of cop
that punches out

at the end of eight hours.

And please, call me Dutch.

Okay?

Okay, Dutch.

The more you tell me
about Lloyd,

the better I can help
both of you.

I understand.
Whatever you need.

You want coffee?

Please.

Does Lloyd have any friends
at school,

someone he can talk to?

There aren't a lot
of white kids.

Not that that matters.

But with all the drugs
and gang activities,

I always hoped that he would
just find himself a girlfriend.

I mean,
he is a good-looking kid.

I wasn't ready to date
until college.

Some of us are slow learners.

Rita, it might be a good idea

for you to bring Lloyd back in.

You want him to process this
in a healthy way.

We can submit the case file

along with a videotape
of the interview,

maybe pry some money
out of the state

to pay for some sessions
with a psychologist.

Yeah, you know
how these bureaucrats are...

all these hoops they want you
to jump through.

Well, if you think
it's the right thing.

He's what? WOMAN:
He's on his way in.

From now on, if you need
to reach me, call.

We need a quick
Armenian political win...

something public.

You help me with that,
I promise you,

the first domino falls
at Pezuela's feet.

Why the Armenians?

Pezuela's got it in his head

that the Armenians
have the blackmail box.

We need him to continue
thinking that. That's all.

It's our best shot

at getting Pezuela
to incriminate himself.

Since the mayor recognized
the Armenian genocide,

the supporters have proposed
a commemorating memorial.

How nice. The funds have
been denied every year

by the same city employee.

And Mr. Istanbul
with the tight fist,

he's in the blackmail box?

I don't know that a plan
to erect some monument

is enough to ruffle feathers.

It sounds small, but it'll
resonate big on the right ears.

You give me the name,
I'll put it in play.

You know him.

It's the city controller...
Robert Martin.

What's Pezuela got on him?

Insider trading.

I was hoping to free him
from this noose,

not tighten it myself.

I'm not launching anything
that's gonna hurt your pal.

You're looking
at a long campaign.

You better get used
to pressing the tough buttons.

Controller Martin, please.

I'm a friend
who's got information

about his deal
with the Berkeley Group.

What? WOMAN: That's
what he said.

Who is this?

Insider trading is a crime.
You've been a bad boy.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Sure you do.

Communications about the deal
you made so much money on,

they've got a new owner,
and that owner's priorities

include protecting
Armenian interests.

Yeah, well,
that all sounds pretty vague.

The only thing that would make
today's flag-waving sweeter

is the announcement
that their ancestors

will be commemorated in stone.

The memorial? Oh, no, no, no.
It's too late for that.

No, not when you've
got information

that gives you the inside track,

just like you did with Berkeley.

Guess you've got
some calls to make.

I would have loved to have
dealt the blow myself.

Asshole never did pay me back
for the favor he owes me.

He would have known
your voice in a second.

Now he's gonna
know my foot up his ass.

Only question is

how long is it gonna take
Pezuela to boil over?

City controller announced plans

for an L.A. Monument recognizing
the Armenian genocide.

Well, so what?

A slab of marble gonna disrupt
your vision for the city?

Robert Martin

suddenly supporting
the Armenian interests

means Rezian was lying.

You were right.

You really think Rezian

would choose a monument
to show his hand?

It doesn't seem too smart.

It's not.

But it means my information
has limited exposure.

The plans will be presented
to the community

at the march this afternoon.

Rezian won't be able to resist
showing his face there.

Hey, we agreed.
No civilian casualties.

I see one gunman at that rally
in Little Armenia,

and you'll be hunting for
that blackmail box on your own.

No Armenian civilians
will get hurt.

Hey, wait.

I'll find a way
to get it back to you.

Do it quickly.

Once you review
and sign your statement,

we'll be through.

You miss your dad?

What there was to like
about him, I guess.

I hardly remember my own father.

Well, I bet he would be proud.

A detective seems like
a pretty honorable profession.

We need another
signature downstairs,

Lloyd being a minor
and so forth.

This, uh... this section here,

where you were
when you heard Luis break in...

what were you doing, again?

Well, it says I was in
my bedroom, doing my homework.

Right.

You have a lot of drawings
of yourself, don't you?

A lot of great artists
did self-portraits.

You consider yourself an artist?

Not really.

I don't draw that well,
actually.

A lot of things a person can do
to be considered an artist.

What subject?
Hmm?

What subject were you studying

when you heard Luis break in?

Chem.

Your mom says you don't
do very well in chemistry.

Yeah, well,
I'm making an effort.

A couple of things,
looking over this statement,

didn't quite make sense to me.

Are you sure this is exactly
how this all went down?

That is the whole truth, yes.

Luis came looking for what
he thought was an easy payday,

in broad daylight, with you
ready to defend yourself.

I wasn't ready for anything.

Okay, I was writing
a chemistry lab report.

I have it half-finished
if you'd like to see.

You heard him break in,

went into your mom's room,
got the gun from her closet.

You must have learned
always to keep

the gun unloaded
until you're ready to use it.

Yeah.

So, you had time
to load the weapon

as you heard
the intruder approach?

It was adrenaline, I guess.

You were nervous at this point,
hands shaking

as you tried to put
the bullets in the chamber?

I was scared, yeah.

You didn't
see Luis' face until...

Until I walked over to his body.

Lloyd...

why is it, 10 hours
after killing someone,

you seem past it?

Just for shits and giggles,

let me tell you how I think
this might have gone down

if it had been, say, a murder.

You could have gone
to Luis yourself,

told him about some theoretical
cash lying around your house.

"You make it look like a
robbery. We'll split it 50/50."

Only when Luis breaks in...

you're waiting there
to kill him...

see what it feels like.

A science experiment
you could ace...

...stand over the body,

life draining out of him,

watch him die.

Certain kind of person...

might make you feel
like Superman.

I was never big on comic books.

Go ahead and sign that statement
if you're satisfied.

You know, it's only natural,
a tragedy like this,

for the person who walks away
to blame themselves.

Promise me you won't do that.

I'll try not to.

We're happy that the Council
was able to support us on this.

Thank you.
I appreciate it.

David.

Robert,
surprised to see you here.

It's not the cause I reject.

It's the needless spending
on gratuitous events.

Council was happy to hear
you had a change of heart.

You see anyone eyeing Rezian?

I see a lot of ladies
who need some hot wax,

but none of them brown.

Until this is over, Rezian
doesn't leave our sight line.

If a hit was ordered,

it'll go down
before the speeches,

when the crowd
is still unfocused.

The Armenian cause deserves
as much representation

as that of any other
ethnic group.

Of course.

This memorial is one
of the few times I can remember

where we haven't seen
eye to eye.

Let's get started.

Get down! Get down!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

Robert!
Robert! Oh, my God!

I need a medic!

I need a medic now!

A city official is dead.

Second crime
in Little Armenia today,

and we're still nowhere
on the first.

This Armenian-Mexican trouble
is real.

I'm still trying to get a handle

on how it started
and who's behind it.

Then I want more
than just Julien

in my Barn
with his nose to the ground.

You and me, we're done!
Keep your money!

There's an important place
for you in my business.

That was
a goddamn assassination.

Martin had nothing to do
with your Armenian beef.

You flipped the switch on him
to send a message...

"You use the blackmail box,
these are the consequences."

We had a deal, man.
Contain the violence.

And I'm still a goddamn cop!

Not for long.

And not without me.

You better pray
this doesn't blow back on you.

That's what I have you for.

Between the fire you set
and the controller's murder,

you have started one hell
of a shit storm for us.

Isn't that what
you're being compensated for?

Forget compensation!

You better give me someone
to take the hit

for those burning murders
this morning right now,

or I swear to God,
I will make sure

that blackmail box stays
in Little Armenia permanently.

...life draining out of him,

watch him die.

Certain kind of person...

might make you feel
like Superman.

I was never big on comic books.

16 years old,
already figured out

how to commit a crime like this
and walk away clean.

If he was gonna
break, he would have.

Even if he had confessed, it
wouldn't have been admissible.

What if I'm right?

There are times
when you entertain

the possibility that you're not?

We let this go, and Luis
is just victim number one.

He's a kid.

He's already pulled off
the perfect murder.

Maybe it went down
just like he says.

We'll never know.

Until victim number two.

Go ahead and sign that
if you're satisfied.

Everything we have on Rios.

I tried before, Vic.
He's not in our system.

Try again.

You think he's connected to
the shooting in Little Armenia?

Vic.

Councilman David Aceveda,
Federal Agent Olivia Murray.

Councilman.

I'll, um,
shake a few more trees, then.

Thanks.

Hey, man, I didn't know
what was gonna go down.

You have me give you
an Armenian win,

and their march turns
into a goddamn killing?

That was never part of the plan.

You know,
Martin was my colleague, Vic.

Now, you may not care
who has to die

to save your job, your ass,

but I did not sign up for this!

You signed up for this

the moment you got into bed
with Pezuela.

I want Pezuela in prison
and out of my life now!

Martin didn't deserve to die,

but now we have
something concrete.

And something
we cannot prove, Vic.

Maybe we can't,

but that's why in I've been
reaching out to Olivia Murray.

If she can make a connection
between Rios and the cartel,

it insulates us.

Pezuela goes down,
maybe I keep my job,

and you stay teed up
for the bigger office.

Hey, who's that?

Pedro and Miguel.

Still got smoke in their hair
from the fire they set.

Witness at the arson site
was afraid to come forward

until the Robert Martin
shooting.

Okay, good.

Make sure the entire team
expresses their gratitude.

Why kill the controller?

He supported your cause.

Mexicans wanted to make it
clear they didn't.

They think I had something to do

with the genocide memorial
being proposed?

Yeah.

We need to find this box.

Yeah, well, good luck.

I need your help to do it.
It's your final favor.

And you and your friend

are free from
my organization's punishment.

Well, all right, then.

Hey, you got a sec?

Sure. Two, even.

I just need you to sign this.

It's about Lee.
My lawyer drew it up.

Your lawyer?

Since when do we talk
through a mouthpiece?

You want to tell me
what this shit means?

That you waive
your parental rights to my son.

We've talked about this before.

It's just in writing this time.

I see that.
I thought we were okay.

We are.

Then why is it
in writing this time?

So that there's no confusion
down the road.

Just get it back to me, okay?

You forget to hit me up
for a campaign contribution?

That fed in the clubhouse,
how close is she to the truth?

Agent Murray's looking
to take down the cartel.

Connecting Pezuela to them
is just a win-win for all of us.

Yeah, well, I thought I'd seen
her name somewhere before.

Tonight, I confirmed it.

She's in the blackmail box?

Which means the face
of your plan's crucial next step

is on the hook to Pezuela.

How much have you told her?

Hey. He's got her
in his pocket.

How much have you told her?

Enough to blow it
with Pezuela...

and get us both killed.