All language subtitles for Cold.Case.S07E11.The.Good.Soldier.WEB-DL.AMZN.en

[Gavin DeGraw's singing
"I Don't Want To Be"]

[man on TV]
'Violence continued
overnight in Iraq'

'with some of the
fiercest fighting to date..'

♪ I don't need
to be anything other ♪

♪ Than a prison guard's son ♪

♪ I don't need
to be anything other ♪

♪ Than a specialist's son ♪

♪ I don't have
to be anyone other ♪

♪ Than a birth
of two souls in one ♪

♪ Part of where I'm going ♪

♪ Is knowing
where I'm coming from ♪

[male #1]
'Come on. Push through.'

Push through.
Don't give up on me now.

Come on. You got it.
You got it. Don't give up on me.

Come on. Come on.
Alright.

♪ All I have to do
is think of me ♪

- What's bugging you, Bobby?
- Nothing.

♪ I'm tired
of looking 'round ♪

Hey.

♪ Or who I'm supposed to be ♪

- You remembered?
- You're 18 today.

You haven't talked about
anything else for three

whole months,
how could I forget?

My family did.

I'm your family now.

You know that.

Go ahead.

♪ I'm surrounded by liars ♪

It belonged to
my buddy, Johnny Hughes.

'It's a compass. Carried it with
him on every single jump.'

He gave that to me
to help me find my way.

Now it's yours.

Doesn't matter
where you been.

Only matters
where you go.

'Listen.'

I'm not talking to you
right now as your recruiter.

Okay, I'm talking
to you as a brother

'cause that's
how I see you, right?

Yeah, man.

I am proud of you, no matter
what you decide to do.

♪ ...trying to be lately ♪

♪ All I have to do ♪

I wanna sign my contract.

- Today.
- Yeah?

Yeah!

Oh, y-you're not going to
regret this, Bobby. You're not.

The Army put me on
the right track, man.

It's gonna do
the same for you.

Thank you.

[siren blaring in distance]

That's uh, beautiful.

[instrumental music]

[phone ringing]

[Jeffries]
'Homicide.'

Yes.
Lil, dad's on the line.

Mind taking a message?

I'm tied up.

At ease.

Bumper, huh?

That's what they call me.
Name's Bobby, though.

Well, Bobby, I found
Mike Donley's murder file.

Says here
that he broke into

the Prestige Pawnshop
over on 6th Street.

And the body was found in
an alley a few hours later.

November 5, 2005.

Cops found some of the
stolen jewelry near his body.

Figured he was
jacked for the rest.

You got some new information?

Found the article
from the paper online.

It says the pawnshop alarm
got tripped at 11:00 P.M.

So?

Staff Sergeant Donley

was with me at 11:00.

Putting me on
a bus to Fort Bragg.

Ticket...from the
night of the murder.

He didn't rob that store, ma'am.

It's been four years, Bobby.

What took you so
long to come forward?

I'm Special Forces.

Green Berets.

Went from training at Fort Bragg
to two tours in Afghanistan.

Just got home.

Well, bus ticket doesn't
prove he was with you.

Ma'am, army thinks one of its
top soldiers is a criminal.

Gotta make it right.

'Staff Sergeant
Donley changed my life.'

The least I can do is honor his.

[theme music]

[Lilly]
'Staff Sergeant Michael Donley.'

Around 28 years old.

He served with the
82nd Airborne in Afghanistan.

Awarded a Bronze Star with a "V"
for valor and a Purple Heart.

Moved back to Philly in 2004

when he got assigned
as an Army recruiter.

Long way from bleeding to death
in the alley at 6th and Oxford.

Well, he'd just
gotten orders to go to Iraq.

Due to deploy two days
after he was killed.

[Kat]
'Mike had a few run-ins'

with the cops
before he enlisted.

B and E, petty theft.

Old habits die hard.

Well, witness saw
someone running from the site

of the pawnshop burglary,
wearing an army ski cap

found at the murder scene
half a mile from the pawnshop

along with four
stolen necklaces.

The rest of the
jewelries was never recovered.

Circumstantial.
The investigation never tied him

to the burglary conclusively.

So if Mike was with
Bobby at the bus station

when the alarm went off, how'd
he end up in that alley after?

Catching detective
was Walter Gardner.

Look at his interview notes.
Almost nothing here.

Well, Walter was a Marine.

And he wouldn't
have pushed too hard

if it was gonna
disgrace a war hero.

No. Questioned Mike's
recruits, other recruiters.

Got their phone numbers,
some alibis, not much else.

Then we re-interview 'em.

Where are we on
the murder weapon?

Pulled a .380 slug from the body

casing from the scene.

[Miller]
'No matches in '05.'

I'll run it again

see if it's surfaced since then.

Test the hat
and jewelry for DNA.

Well, Mike's supervisor

First Sergeant Gomez
is coming in.

Well, talk to the widow, too.

Dad. I was uh, I was
gonna call you back.

I tried you three times.

Well, I'm busy.

Not too busy to
be seeing Finn.

Well, I thought
that's what you wanted

for me to meet your family.

At our house,
not behind my back.

I can't get
into this right now.

He's gone.

I found your card in his things.

We had an argument.
He stormed off.

Well, teenagers do that.

Not Finn.
Not until recently.

Oh, you're saying it's my fault.

Of course not.

[male #2]
'...files you asked for.'

He took some cash

a thousand dollars,
the car too.

He's been gone
since yesterday morning.

I was hoping there was
something you could do as a cop.

I'll get into it.

Okay.

[male #3]
'Mike was hardcore.'

Up in the Afghan mountains,
there was an enemy ambush.

He held them off for two days.

Took two rounds.

They medevac'd him out

and he's back in rotation

less than two weeks later.

Well it doesn't
answer my question

about his state
of mind, Sergeant Gomez.

It's First Sergeant Gomez.

'He struggled a
little bit at first.'

'It was hard going
from combat to recruiting'

till he realized
how vital the mission was.

How do you mean?

As a volunteer army,
it falls on the recruiter

to send support
or troops overseas.

It wasn't easy in 2005.

Not a popular war.

How'd Mike do at it?

He was our top recruiter.

DEP's really took to him.

- DEP's?
- Delayed Entry Program.

That's what we call
prospective recruits.

Well, 6th and
Oxford's a tough block.

A lot ofdrugs, gangs.

What do you think
he was doing there?

Well, it's like
I told the cops back then

most of his DEPs
lived in that area.

Well, dangerous neighborhood
to be making house calls.

Mike grew up there.

He had a lot in
common with those kids.

That's why he succeeded.

Shared experience.

We're going to need access
to Mike's recruiting files

and phone records.

You'll have to speak
to my officer in charge.

Well, we'll do that,
First Sergeant Gomez.

Uh, near the end..

...Mike was distant.

I'm not gonna
lie to you.

I was worried for him.

We'd just gotten
back from the Poconos.

Belated honeymoon.

It was supposed
to be relaxing, but he was

tense, distant.

You two have any money problems?

You don't join
the service to get rich.

How did Mike feel about
getting his orders for Iraq?

I don't know.

I found out after he died.

He didn't tell you?

Like I said, he was distant.

Your husband saw
combat in Afghanistan.

A lot of soldiers..

...change..

...when they come back from war.

Look, those last few weeks.

Mike was troubled.
I was concerned for him.

I just assumed it was
because of these kids.

His recruits?

They brought a lot of problems

with them.

Bottom line, it wasn't
Iraq I was afraid of.

[The Jayhawks' singing
"Stumbling Through the Dark"]

Johnny Hughes was small.
Lousy at sports.

Came from a town
with no opportunities.

- Ain't gonna lie.
- "Ain't?"

It's a turn of phrase.

It's bad grammar.

I'm trying to
connect with the kids.

Well, you can still
connect with proper English.

Okay.

Um, I'm not gonna lie
Johnny had a hard life.

Well, he didn't let
that keep him down.

He enlisted on his 18th
birthday, he went airborne

and he made
something of himself.

[knock on door]

It's after midnight, Mike.

What do you want me to tell her?

To go someplace else.

Fine.

Sergeant Mike,
he's gonna kill her.

'What happened?'

They were throwing
things at each other.

He said he was gonna go
get a gun.

- He means it.
- We need to call the police.

What? No! Don't kick me out!

Let me handle this, alright?

I'm all she's got.

You can't go over there again.

The man is going to kill you.

I'll be fine.

Come on, Victoria.

[door opens]

[door closes]

Victoria Montero.

Our weekly dose of drama.

Her stepdad was
a violent alcoholic.

Mike always intervene?

He was like the United Nations.

I was sure one day
he'd go over to Victoria's

and he'd never come back.

Sergeant Donley saved my life.
No question about it.

He's the reason
I survived my teens.

Is that why you came back
to the same recruiting station?

As soon as I served
my time in Iraq

I requested recruiter
duty doing for the kids

what Mike did for me.

I understand Mike intervened

in some family
trouble you were having.

If by family trouble you mean my

mom and stepdad trying
to kill each other? Yeah.

I heard your
stepfather was a violent man.

How did he take
to Mike helping you out?

He loved having
Sergeant Donley around.

Big hero in
the house, macho crap.

Any idea where he was
the night of the murder?

No. I was working.

And your mom, how did she feel

'bout Mike trying
to send you off to war?

She didn't care as long as she

got half
of my $20,000 signing bonus.

- That's a lot of money.
- No kidding.

I was working part-time
in a bodega, stocking shelves.

So, Mike was offering you
an opportunity of a lifetime.

Yeah. It was
a lifeline for a lot of us.

But not everyone
saw it the same way.

[Foo Fighters
singing "Miracle"]

Does the Army teach you how
to shoot and jump out of planes?

No doubt. But combat is such
a small part of what we do.

Victoria wants to learn
about computers, right?

She can qualify
for advanced training

on the best
technology in the world.

Plus, they'll be taking care
of my rent, food, and medical.

So, you guys, no community
college is going to do that.

Is there risk involved?
Of course there is.

But if it weren't for the army

I wouldn't be
standing here today.

And I'm not alone in that.

And it's not just about
what the Army has to offer you.

- 'A chance to die?'
- Dad?

This the guy who's
been stalking you?

Staff Sergeant Donley, sir.

You need to stay
away from my son.

- Stop pressuring him.
- Nobody's pressuring me.

Army clothes and stickers.

Thinks this is all
some damn adventure movie.

- Now, let's go.
- No, no

'I'm staying
with Sergeant Donley.'

Damn it, Kevin. Let me
make this clear.

You are notenlisting!

Do you have a problem
with the military, sir?

I served four
years in the navy.

I have no problem with
Kevin signing up in college.

ROTC. But he is too smart
to be a part of your quota.

I agree, sir. Kevin
is an outstanding kid.

Maybe if you would just take
the time to listen to him

you'll understand
why he's interested.

I don't care why.

And this is the last
time I'm gonna say it.

You stay away from him.

Guy didn't get it.

The more he fought, the more
he pushed his son to enlist.

That's how kids are.

That what happened?
Kevin enlisted?

He went infantry.
He was on patrol

maybe a week
into deployment in Iraq.

Killed by a sniper.

Jerry Harkin, went off the deep
end when his son got killed.

Arrested for D&D, loitering.

And a DUI on the
night of Mike's murder.

Guy lives in Chestnut Hill.

So, what's he doing in
North Philly at 2:00 a.m.

a mile from where
Mike was killed?

Looks like our grieving father

may have made
good on his threat.

Keep my guns under lock and key.
They're all registered.

I don't see how one could
have been used in a crime.

- You mind if we take a look?
- Don't you need a warrant?

Only if you got
something to hide.

I got it.

Remember a Sergeant Mike Donley?

Died a few years ago, right?

[Lilly]
'He was murdered.'

Are you suggesting I shot him

and then brought the gun home?

Wouldn't be the first.

"No," is the answer you're
looking for. I didn't kill him.

Well, you blamed him
for your son's death.

I blamed everyone
for Kevin's death.

[Lilly]
'I heard from Mike's
fellow recruiters'

that you called the recruiting
station a few times a day.

Doesn't ring a bell.

Threatening you were
gonna "make him pay."

That ring a bell?

You know, the school
gives out our information.

Phone numbers.
Everything.

To the military.

So they can
solicit our children.

How can that possibly be right?

Took out
your frustration on Mike.

It's unnatural
to outlive your child.

That's why you
started drinking heavy.

Caught a DUI blocks
from where Mike was shot.

I was at a bar
in the neighborhood.

Desperate to know
why your boy had to die.

No one would have blamed
you for going after him.

I didn't have to go after him.

He came to me.

[Mike]
'Ma'am.'

I just want to tell you how
honored I was to know your son.

Kevin was an inspiration.

Thank you.

He want to make sure
the body's still cold?

Just offering
his condolences.

- He has no right.
- Don't make a scene.

Jerry.

Ethan, right?

Yeah.

Your brother talked
a lot about you.

[Mike]
'I'm sure that
everybody's telling you'

you got to be
strong for your pop

and that you
got big shoes to fill.

None of that answers any
of your questions, right?

About why this all
had to happen?

I wish I could tell you.

I can't.

No one can.

But if you ever get sad
about your brother..

...I want you to remember this.

Sorry. Uh.

[breathing heavily]

Take your time.

He, um..

He told my son Ethan that..

he shouldn't feel sad

about never seeing Kevin again.

Because every time he saw a
soldier on TV, in the news

on the street.

Anywhere, that..

that he was seeing
a piece of Kevin..

That Kevin was now

a part of something bigger.

You know..

I might...not have agreed

with Mike that much
but what he said

stays with me today.

It's how I get by.

[Kat]
'Got ballistics on the guns'

'Rush and Valens
took from Jerry Harkin.'

No match on the murder weapon.

What about DNA
from the crime scene?

Inconclusive.

No traces found
on the army ski cap

or on the pieces of
jewelry found by Mike's body.

The Army came through
on Mike's recruiting files

and cell records from 2005.

The night of his murder,
he received several calls

from a disposable cell phone.

A burner phone like that
is sold over the counter.

No way to trace it unless
we get the serial number.

Well, contact the manufacturer.

Find the store that sold it.

Whatever you need to
convince them to help.

I'll get on it.

Hey, boss.

Mike took meticulous
notes on his recruits.

Who needed money, which ones had
trouble in school.

[John]
'Any of these guys look good
for the pawnshop break-in?'

Took the names of recruits

cross-checked
with criminal records.

Trey "Meathead" Newman.
One of Mike's prospects

before he got popped for the
first of many felony arrests.

"Burglary. Assault."
"Burglary" again.

Meathead had
a thing for smash-and-grabs.

Just like our pawnshop.

Serving eight to twelve
up in Frackville.

- Thought I'd drop by.
- Send my regards.

[Kat]
'You had options
as a teenager, Trey.'

Career soldier on one hand.

Career criminal on the other.

How the benefits compare?

- Ain't no thing.
- You had a chance, though.

With Mike Donley's help,
you could have been something.

You want something from me?

What do you
know about the pawnshop

break-in on 6th Street?

I know pawnshops is small time.

And you just scream
big time, Meathead.

That's why we're here.

Murder's as big as it gets.

[sighs]

Sergeant Mike
was a pain in my ass.

But I didn't kill him.

Maybe he pushed too hard.

- Made you push back.
- Pushed? No!

I was being pulled another way.

[hip-hop music]

Come on, Trey. You can
do it, man. Stay on my hip.

I can't.

Hey. Come on.
Look me in the eye, man.

Do not give up on me because
I will not give up on you.

You understand?
Come on.

[rap song playing]

There you go. There you go.
You're doing it.

Oh, look at you.

Hey, come on, man.

[song continues]

You got something
belonging to us.

Trey ain't not gonna be
needing no army.

He already got one.

6th Street Mafia.

In for life.

I don't think so.

It's your funeral.

[groaning]

Go for it.

[grunting]

Sergeant Mike, chill!

[Trey]
'I'm serious, man.'

'You're hurting him.
Stop it.'

You okay?

Bumper?

You and me gonna be
having a reckoning.

Come find me.
I ain't running.

[Mike]
'Army will shape you up.'

That look
in Sergeant Mike's eyes

when he was squeezing
Bumper's throat.

The guy had some demons.

Bumper?

You mean Bobby Kerns?

Yeah, that's right.

Sergeant Mike made
life hard for me

with all that karate crap.

They would have made me pay for
it if I didn't quit training.

What about Bumper?

I got busted
a couple weeks later.

Lost track of him.

He the type to go
looking for payback?

Getting punked like that?
On 6th Street?

Would have been a necessity.

[Rush]
'I thought Bobby Kerns'

had a clean record.

Till we got the DA
to open his juvie file.

A dozen arrests
before his 17th birthday.

Something
he neglected to tell us.

Past isn't the
only thing he lied about.

Spoke to Army CID.

Bobby's alibi for Mike
and himself fell through.

He wasn't on the
11:00 P.M. bus to Fort Bragg.

'Took the 5:00 A.M. instead.'

Means he had plenty of time to
rob the pawnshop. Kill Mike.

Why would Bobby bring us
the case if he was involved?

Sometimes people
need to confess.

They just
don't know how to do it.

Hello?

I'm on my way.

Everything okay, Lil?

Yeah. Um..

I just got
to take care of something.

Dad!

Atlantic City.

Nothing happened.

My car got towed.

Well, it's not my fault

that the impound lot
doesn't open until the morning.

You're up at 6:00 A.M.
with me to go pick it up.

And pay for it.

Fine. I won, like,
500 bucks anyway.

With money
you stole from me.

Maybe this is a conversation
you two can have in the morning.

Easy for you to say.

You don't have to
think about his future.

Then maybe just not
inside my car at 2:00 A.M.

If Cornell admissions finds out
'bout your little adventure

they'll rescind
your acceptance like this.

So what? I'm not
going there anyway.

I wanna be a cop.

What?
Don't be ridiculous.

What's ridiculous
about being a cop?

I meant for him.
Oh, but it's okay for me?

Don't be defensive, Lilly.
I'm not attacking you.

No, it's just my job.

Which, by the way,
is how we found him.

Oh, I should have guessed that
you'd be the one to narc me out.

We waited two hours
outside that casino for you.

If it wasn't for us,
you'd be taking the bus home.

Gee, thanks a lot.

- Watch your tone.
- Or what, dad?

You'll walk out on me too?

[knocking]

Inside!

What are you waiting for?

You stood me
up four times for dinner.

Least you can do is
try my lemon chicken.

Come on. Let's go.

Please, help yourself.

There you go.

- Thank you.
- My pleasure.

Well, now..

...don't we make
quite the tableau?

[chuckles]

I'm sorry that it took such
a dramatic act of stupidity

on my son's part
to finally get you here.

- Mom!
- Napkin?

It does gives me an
opportunity to clear the air.

'For the last few months,
I sat back while you and Paul'

participated in this
excruciating ritual

of...secret meetings,
intrigue, angst.

'Four perfectly ruined'

pot roasts later, here we are.

- Celeste.
- 'No, I'm not done.'

I know you've had
some hard times.

Your mother, God rest her soul

'your work.'

But honestly,
we all have something, right?

It's really no excuse.

I'm thrilled that you've
been spending time with Finn.

And despite my husband's

unfathomable recent
behavior, he is too.

But the drama stops tonight.

'Hmm?'

We're family.

Full stop.

That means birthdays, holidays

hospital visits,
God forbid, funerals.

The whole thing.
Whether you like it or not

Lilly Rush,
you are tied to us for good.

Are we clear?

Okay.

[instrumental music]

Hey, Bumper.

Nice to see you again.

Unfortunately, you left
some key information

out of your story
last time we talked.

Juvie record for one.

Assault, robbery,
weapons possession.

What does that have
to do with anything?

Where were you when
the Prestige Pawnshop

was broken into?

At the bus station,
like I told you.

See, now that's a lie, Bobby.

You missed
the 11:00 P.M. bus.

I'm going to ask you again.

Where were you
when the burglary went down?

- At the bus station.
- 'Yeah, 5:00 A.M.'

That gives you plenty of
time out there on the street.

[Lilly]
'Oh, we got witnesses
remember you that night'

'looking for Mike.'

Went to the gym,
neighborhood diner

'but what happened?'

Oh, I had a look
at Mike's files.

You were his favorite recruit.

Thought of you like family.

[Lilly]
'So the question is'

what went down between

you and your brother?

I brought this to you.

Why would I do that
if I was involved?

Guilt, Bobby,
plain and simple.

I didn't make the 11:00 P.M. bus

because Mike
was supposed to take me

but he never showed.

- Why?
- He changed.

Started missing appointments

losing his temper.

He wasn't the same guy I knew.

Did you do something about it?

I tried.

Staff Sergeant Donley?

Bobby.

Hey.

You okay?

Just having a drink.

You want one?

Missed our morning workout.

'Sorry.'

I was, um..

I went to the barber today.

Old friend of mine.

He gave me this letter
from his son Roberto.

I ever tell you about Roberto?

First recruit I ever signed.

Ah, Roberto is with
the Corps of Engineers.

Doing water
purification in Iraq.

An IED embedded
in some scrap metal..

...went off.

Roberto was caught in the blast.

Lost his legs.

So Roberto writes this letter..

...to his dad

telling him to thank me

for giving him
the opportunity to serve.

His dad's...broke up.

And I just don't got the words.

Like you say, there's
always casualties in war.

'Bobby.'

I do not want to have
to go to your funeral.

I'll be fine, Staff Sergeant..

...but you need some coffee.

I'll make a pot.

He said he'd
sober up and go home

but I could tell..

He was living there.

When was this?

- Day before he died.
- Why didn't you tell us?

If I'd told you
about it you wouldn't

have looked into the case.

You don't know that.

People think he was
some kind of statistic

collateral damage
for the war at home.

Staff Sergeant Donley's
a better man than I'll ever be.

If he's some kind of statistic..

...what will I become?

So Mike's living out
of the recruiting station

the week before he was killed,
how come his wife Kristen claims

they were up in the Poconos
on a belated honeymoon?

- Bad memory?
- More like selective.

Took a road trip to the
cabin where she was staying.

Manager remembers her.
She came up alone.

Fits Bobby's story.

But it didn't stay that way.

A man joined her
the last night.

Showed the manager
a photo of Mike.

Let me guess.
Wasn't him.

[snickers]

[Kat]
'I admire you, Kristen.'

Choosing to marry Mike

being a soldier's wife.

It wasn't a choice.
I loved him.

Even though you
knew that with him..

...the army always came first.

He believed in something.
I believed in him.

Sure. But all those
months with Mike gone.

- You didn't stray once?
- No.

How about after he got back?

Excuse me.
I was loyal to my husband.

Not up in the Poconos.

Spent your honeymoon
with another man.

Look, Mike moves
you to a strange city

no friends, no money
and he was never around.

- You're only human.
- You're wrong.

Mike must have found out
what you were doing.

'You were scared.'

Hell, Mike was airborne, right?

A professional killer. Would
have been ugly if he caught you.

Mike wasn't like that.

[Will]
'You said yourself
he had changed.'

He was tense, distant.

Could have been
afraid for your life.

Maybe your boyfriend

decided to do something
to him, self-defense.

I never would have hurt Mike.

The only reason he found out
is because I told him.

We'd just talk, you know?
We'd have lunch.

It was nothing physical.

Until..

...I stayed true to you
through two deployments

to Afghanistan, Mike!

Through every other thing
the army's thrown at us.

Listen to me!

I've asked for nothing!

Except for three
lousy days up in the Poconos

for a honeymoon that we
should have had five years ago.

You couldn't even give me that.

So this is my fault?

That's not what I'm saying.

When you got back
from Afghanistan

I thought that
we'd be able to spend time.

- It's like you're still gone.
- That's crap.

That is crap, and you know it.

You're in a constant state
of mourning, Mike, for Johnny.

You write
these speeches about him.

You give away his things
like they're relics.

I honor him!

You didn't even like the guy!

He drove you crazy!

But you feel responsible.

Iamresponsible.

You are a hero, Mike.

Nobody gives more than you do.

Every day you're
sending support over there

so that Johnny won't
have died for nothing.

That's, that's what I thought.

Yeah, but come on.

Be honest.

I used him..

...to meet quotas.

To put..

...fresh bodies
in the foxholes.

If that's how you feel..

...then quit.

Not an option.

Then don't.

But please do something
because I want my husband back.

Come on. You remember
when we got married?

That first deployment,
it was nine months, remember?

And we agreed
if we could survive that

we could survive anything

no matter what.

Do you still believe that?

Answer one question

Who was it?

I told him, and he
walked right out the door.

Last time I ever saw him.

Night he died?

My entire life..

...comes down
to one stupid decision.

I'd give anything
to take it back.

Who was it, Kristen?

The man you were seeing?

Mike's boss, Sergeant Gomez.

You familiar
with the term "Jody,"

First Sergeant Gomez?

It's what we call a man or woman
who's cheating with a spouse

of a soldier who's overseas.

It can't get much
lower than that, right?

But you didn't even
have the decency

to wait for Mike to deploy

before going after his wife.

Where's the honor in that?

There is none.

- I made a mistake.
- 'About the affair.'

What about the murder?

So you and Kristen got
your stories straight.

Said the same
thing about Mike when he died.

He was distant,
tense, not himself.

I did not lie about that.
Mike Mikewassuffering.

And your answer
was to get him out of the way

so you could
have his wife to yourself.

You recognize this?

Orders for deployment to Iraq.

For Mike Donley.
Who processed them?

It's right there at
the bottom of the page.

I did.

See, if Mike
reported you for the affair

you would have lost your job
at the recruiting station.

You don't get it.

- Mike requested Iraq.
- He wanted to go?

He was tired of seeing his
kids getting hurt and killed.

Couldn't take it anymore.

I didn't wanna lose my

best recruiter

but it was what he needed.

I was trying to help.

I'm sure you're the last person

he wanted help from.

At first, I thought
he was going to kill me.

[grunting]

Do it, Mike! I deserve it!

[panting]

I'm sorry, man.
I messed up.

I'll get a transfer.
I'll make it scarce.

You and Kristen can work it out.

How am I supposed
to work it out?

I don't know, man. I've
been divorced three times.

All I know is soldiering.

She expects
me to come back home..

...and be okay.

They gave me a medal.

Called me a hero.

Still don't know why.

You held off an
enemy ambush for two days.

Or maybe I walked us into it.

'Trying to rewrite history?'

I read the after-action report.

You and Johnny
were wounded, pinned down.

Johnny didn't want to move.

I ordered him.

You made a call.

I dragged him down
that mountain inch by inch..

...both of us losing blood.

After a while,
he got real quiet.

Started staring off at nothing.

You know the last thing
he said before he died?

"It's so beautiful."

What do you think he saw?

All I saw
were those damn mountains.

You didn't kill him.

They shot me twice.
I should have died.

But you didn't. He did.

'You're just
one soldier, Mike.'

You gotta know your
place in this thing.

My place is over there..

...with those kids I sent.

I know.

It's your orders to Iraq.

You deploy in 48 hours.

Whatever it is you're
looking for, I hope you find it.

[phone rings]

Staff Sergeant Donley.

Just...stay there.

Gotta go.

That was the last I saw him.

I never spoke
to Kristen again, either

not even at the funeral.

So why didn't
you report yourself

to your officer in charge?
Take your punishment?

Finding more kids
to send over there

instead of me going
over to fight myself

that's my punishment.

Who was on the phone?

Always assumed it was Kristen.

So Mike wasn't
putting Bobby on the

bus to Fort Bragg
the night of his murder.

The guy was confronting
First Sergeant Gomez.

When he was supposedly
breaking into the pawnshop.

11:30, he gets the call.
Leaves the recruiting station.

'Never seen alive again.'

The phone records say
that call came from the same

disposable
phone called Mike's cell

five times that night.

Someone desperate to reach him.

I tracked the
cell's serial number.

It was purchased a few
days before Mike's death

at a convenience store
on 6th and Girard.

That's close
to where Mike was killed.

Yeah, guess who
used to worked there

part-time after school.

[Lilly]
'You had a tough childhood'

'didn't you, Victoria?'

Your family who
didn't give a crap

a dead-end job
at the bodega

no hope of a future.

Doesn't matter where you been,
only matters where you're going.

I like that.

- Learn it from Mike?
- I guess so.

'The Army was
your way out.'

Education, benefits, bonus.

- 'How much was it again?'
- 20,000.

You just had to wait
till your 18th birthday.

Your life was going to change.

Recognize this?

- No.
- You barely looked.

Take your time.

Ah, it's a pretty piece.

'Tasteful.
Not cheap either.'

You could never
afford it on minimum wage.

Well, when this is done,
I could do you a solid.

Make it disappear.

Look, what's your point?

Remember the Prestige Pawnshop?

You'd go in there all the time
and try this necklace on.

The owner recognized your photo.

If you say so.

Minute you got that bonus

you were going to buy it.

Only problem you didn't pass
that Army Entrance Exam.

Wasn't a big deal. I retook the
test. Passed the second time.

'Well, after they
lowered their requirements.'

Army was hungry for recruits,
no matter how unqualified.

Ma'am, I am
an outstanding soldier.

Now, but four years ago

you were an angry little girl
looking to lash out.

You saw this necklace
that you could never afford.

You decided
to just take it.

Neighborhood's dangerous.

Stores are always
getting robbed.

Is that why your boss
at the bodega kept a gun

behind the counter?

Ran it through ballistics.

It's the same gun
that killed Mike.

If you respect
that uniform at all

you're gonna
tell me what happened.

Don't you see

that I'm taking on his work

helping kids change their lives?

It's got to count for something.

Sure, it does.

So be a good soldier,
Victoria.

Tell me the truth!

I got the gun.

I smashed the
window in the store.

I knew right away
I messed up.

That's why I called Mike.

'Cause you had
no one else to call.

'Cause I was trying
to make it right.

And he was gonna turn you in.

Worse.

He was gonna abandon me.

[Mike]
'Victoria.'

Victoria.

Victoria. Hey, you okay?

I ruined everything, Mike.
They're gonna lock me up.

What happened?

I broke into the pawnshop.

I wanted this so bad.

I just..

What am I going to do?
Cops are everywhere.

How am I supposed to get home?

You're gonna come clean, okay?

We're gonna go to the cops.

You're gonna give
the jewelry back.

It's what soldiers do.

But I'm not a soldier, Mike.

Didn't they tell you?

I failed the exam.

You're gonna pass the next time.

Not if I'm a felon.

I will talk to
whoever I have to..

...smooth it over.

My word of honor, Victoria.

I will clear
this up for you.

Come on.

[sniffling]

You're gonna study
for the test again

and you're gonna ace it.

I'll even get some of the guys

at the recruiting
station to tutor you.

Youcan tutor me.

Got my orders.

I deploy Iraq in two days.

What?

- You can't leave.
- I have to, Victoria.

I got to serve
with the kids I sent there.

Who'll be with me?

Victoria.

My mom's kicking me out

if I don't get that bonus money.

- Where am I going to go?
- Put the gun down, okay?

I will help you.

How are you going to help me

if you're not here?

You don't care
about what happens!

You're just trying
to get rid of me!

Stop that, that is not true.

I thought you believed in me,
but you're a liar.

- Like everyone else!
- No, I..

[gunshot]

[gasping]

[sobbing]

[gasping]

[Mike]
'It's so beautiful.'

[Coldplay singing "Politik" ]

♪ Look at Earth
from outer space ♪

♪ Everyone must find a place ♪

♪ Give me time
and give me space ♪

♪ Give me real
don't give me fake ♪

♪ Give me strength
reserve control ♪

♪ Give me heart
and give me soul ♪

♪ Give me time
give us a kiss ♪

♪ Tell me of your politik ♪

♪ And open up your eyes ♪

♪ Open up your eyes ♪

♪ Open up your eyes ♪

♪ Open up your eyes ♪

♪ Give me one
'cause one is best ♪

♪ Tell me your own politik ♪

♪ And open up your eyes ♪

♪ Open up your eyes ♪♪

[theme music]