02x02 - New World Order

[bunniefuu]

In the nation's largest city,

the vicious and violent
members of the underworld

are hunted by the detectives

of the Organized Crime Control Bureau.

These are their stories.

Congressman Kilbride,

let's talk about Damon's lawsuit.

I do not want to be used as a pawn

for someone's political ambition.

I know that you're doing work.

I miss you.

The Marcy K*llers are on the streets

dealing the Kosta
Organization's stolen cocaine.

- Sergeant Brewster.
- Sergeant Bell.

I'm putting you together under one roof

to tackle this problem.

Paint the streets red with
the blood of the Marcy K*llers.

- It's Hugo, we got a problem.
- Then get ahead of it.

Oh, we way past that.

The Marcy Corporation
is not looking to be at w*r

with the Kosta Organization,

and we would rather work with you.

- Who is that?
- That's Eddie Ashes.

I want to know everything there is.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

So you were in the army.

First marines in the run
up to Kuwait City.

Is that where you learned
to start the fires?

There and other places, yeah.

You don't say much.

What are you doing in my place?

Let's go for a drive.

Leave the phone there.

♪ ♪

It's like "Survivor", but you're alone.

Well, what do you have to do?

k*ll your own food.

This one guy in Canada
couldn't find anything,

so they made him eat a muskrat.

[DOOR CLANGS OPEN]

[TENSE MUSIC]

Ah, ah.

What's it worth?

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

So you're gonna act stupid, huh?

I want a guided tour.

I want to see every single
thing in all these crates.

[SCREAMING]

- Italians.
- Ah, my ear!

- Shut... shut the...
- Come here.

Open that crate.

[CHUCKLES]

Ah, mother... Christ.

New world order, baby.

- [SCREAMS]
- [g*nsh*t]

You want some?

No, thanks. I got a lousy ticker.

My nephew,

he likes you a lot.

Well, good. I like him too.

But he's not too smart, huh?

Why, 'cause he likes me?

No, because he has bad instincts.

- I just work for the man.
- You know the Albanians.

We don't really trust outsiders.

You are an outsider.

[TENSE MUSIC]

You know, my culture, we take an oath

to protect our people
by any means necessary,

and we die for each other.

I've been in this game
since I was a kid.

I never ratted anybody out.

I never cheated a partner.

That's my oath.

♪ ♪

rounds per minute.

This thing k*ll a lot of people...

and fast too.

Mm. That's true.

And to me, the whole point
of sh**ting somebody

is to make them suffer.

Plug them in the gut,
let them bleed out.

You got your way of doing
things, homey, and I got mine.

Whoa, hey, what you doing?
Who you pointing that at?

- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- What?

What?

Put it down.

Uncle Albi.

Okay.

It's your time.

I can't get it.

- Just the tip.
- Yeah, that's what she said.

Give it here.

When these g*ons are
finished, it's all yours.

To do what? What am I doing?

Burn the place.

The whole place?
How about just the bodies?

We need to send a message.

All right, the K-O
is running this city now,

and we don't back down.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- I'll be outside.
- It's all yours, boss.

♪ ♪

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Did anybody see you come in?

We have very strict protocols,

Sergeant Brewster, and cams everywhere.

Detective Stabler never goes anywhere

until I've given him the all clear.

Yahoo's really settling in
like it's a mortgage

- and not a lease.
- Don't even get me started.

Talking about alliances nobody wants.

Hey, shouldn't I be a part of this?

So last night, the K-O,
they hit a warehouse

filled with g*ns, but they used
the Marcy K*llers

as their muscle. They took the g*ns.

They left two dead bodies.

What's the status of the crime scene?

- I b*rned it down.
- Before ID'ing the bodies?

By the time I got there, the bodies,

they were in pieces.

Teeth, fingers everywhere.

The prints are still intact.

Yeah.

Well first, we need
to figure out who they hit.

Then we need to find out what this K-O

and Marcy k*ller alliance is all about.

Well, this is about territory.

Marcy K*llers owns more blocks
in New York

than any other criminal organization.

A month ago, Albi Briscu

made a deal with
Colombian cocoa farmers.

Smart move... if you control the cocaine

before it hits the streets,
you really control the streets.

Ideally, we need a person
in both organizations.

Stabler, you were saying
something about a girl.

- Her name was Nova?
- Nova.

- Do you know who that is?
- Yeah, I know who she is.

Do you think she's worth turning?

I mean, Nova's smart and very hard.

I say we pick Briscu up
and try to flip him.

No, too soon. We are not ready for that.

We got the guy dead to rights.

I mean, what the hell
are we waiting for?

And when he says go screw yourself?

Which I guarantee you, he will.

We've taken out the one guy
that can lead us

to the head of the Kosta Organization.

We're in this for the long game.

Jon Kosta, long game.

Baby, I don't know what
design I should pick.

There's just too many options.

You don't have to decide, baby.

This place is yours.

Nova, what are you talking about?

You're acting crazy again.

The salon, it's yours.

I bought it for you.

You bought this place for me?

The whole thing?

This deal with the K-O, let's just say

I got a raise.

A big one.

Uh-huh.

You always said you wanted
to open up your own business.

Be independent and everything.

So it's all yours.

[SQUEALS]

Uh, give me a cheeseburger, no cheese,

with a side of fries, well done.

Hamburger with crispy fries.

Eh, medium rare, and, uh, you know,

put your number on the check, please.

That ever work?

It's okay.

Reggie says same thing every time.

He's, uh, how you say, yip, yip, yip,

like a dog with no teeth.

Oh, I got teeth, baby.

- Ask around.
- What can I get for you, sir?

I'll have the Monte Cristo,

but I want it with turkey, not the ham.

- Monte Cristo.
- Mont. Mont Cristo.

- Monte... what are you saying?
- Mont.

Monte Cristo, like
the Count of Monte Cristo.

- I... I don't know who's that.
- You know, guy in a book.

I... I'm sorry,
I'm only in America four weeks,

and I'm still learning many new words.

Well, you're doing good.

A Monte Cristo, turkey and no ham.

- No ham.
- [SIGHS] Text Nena.

Ma, don't worry about the leak.

I already called the plumber.

Love you more than banana cream pie.

Send.

Everything all right?

Oh yeah, you know, my mom.

She's freaking out about the house.

She worries about everything.
You know how moms are, right?

Mm-hmm.

What about yours? She with us?

She passed away when I was locked up.

Oh, man.

Wouldn't even let me go to her funeral.

That's terrible. I can't imagine.

- Got to take care of our moms.
- Yeah.

Oh, hey, we gotta bounce.
We got a little ride.

- What about our food?
- Leave it.

Ah, ah, ah... anyone in the K-O
gets a free meal.

When you're with me, you're in the K-O.

- I'll just leave a tip.
- Hey, we don't do that.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

What the hell happened here?

You're the fire expert, you tell me.

- Uh-huh.
- Was it an accident?

Or did somebody do it on purpose?

I told you, a kitchen towel
caught on fire,

and it spread before I could get to it.

I burnt my arm trying to put it out.

But you still had time
to get the cash register

and the safe to your car, huh?

I saved what I could.

What would you have done?
Let the money burn, huh?

So you're telling me
this place just happened

to set fire the week
that my crew take over

the protection payments
from the Italians?

I hired a new cook.
He's not experienced.

There's not a lot of work
that's available.

Shut up, let the expert talk.

What's the verdict, Eddie?

Is this guy telling the truth?

- Yeah, what do you think, Ed?
- Just...

Look... look, typically you got
accidental fires,

then you got some V-shaped
burn patterns.

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

the fire started right there.

- The story add up to you?
- I don't know, maybe.

You got to give me time.
I just got here, just...

give me a minute.

What about the sprinklers?
Don't they work?

Oh, they haven't worked in months.

I kept meaning to get 'em fixed,

but every time I went to make...

♪ ♪

Let's call it arson.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I k*lled that man.

Sean Mulaney would still be
alive if I hadn't hesitated.

I knew he needed my help.

Just...

[SIGHS]

Felt like I had to prove my loyalty.

You are walking a very tight rope.

That's a dangerous place to be, Elliot.

[SIGHS]

Someone probably thought I was dead.

I... I didn't think quickly enough.

When Gina d*ed...

You remember what you told me?

You told me that sometimes,
we lose a few to save a lot.

I don't know if I still believe that.

Well, neither do I, but...

you know, sometimes, we just
have to remind ourselves

that what we're doing is worth doing.

I can take you out.
We can find another way at him.

No, I'm almost on the inside.

I'm good. It's good.

You just got to promise me one thing.

That fire can't be ruled an arson.

If it's arson, the family

doesn't get the insurance money.

Yeah.

We don't want to take up
a lot of your time.

We just want to find out
if you know anything

about your husband's
financial arrangements.

We've been paying off
the Italians for years now.

And then a couple of days ago,
the Albanians show up

and say the money goes to them now.

- They raise the price?
- %

Who can pay that,
even in the best of times?

We're a bagel shop.

Did your husband have a point person?

- He ever mention anyone's name?
- Guy named Reggie.

That guy is crazy.

At least with the Italians,

we knew what we had to pay and when.

But with these guys, the Albanians,

they just do whatever they want
whenever they want it.

They think your husband
b*rned the place down,

made it look like an accident

so you could get the insurance money.

And keep their boot off your neck.

Our son is on his way to college.

We worked years to pay for it.

The Albanians tried to take that money.

I understand.

We are good people.
We didn't deserve this.

K-O likes to k*ll and
put their work on display.

Three bodies in less than two days.

All of the crime scenes destroyed.

They're building up to something.

- Feels like a spree.
- Ah... [CHUCKLES]

- Just got a tip from the tips.
- What?

The fingertips Stabler lifted
from the crime scene.

- The... the prints are back.
- And?

The people who were
b*rned in the fire were

Jerry Milanesi and Marco Dornetto.

- High level Italian gangsters.
- They're working together.

The K-O and the Marcy K*llers
are going after the Italians

and their territory.

Now that Manfredi Sinatra
is dead, they're weakened.

This is just a first step.

And they're not gonna stop until

they're the only ones left standing.

It feels like a spree
because it is a spree.

Hey, honey, that bread
isn't good for the ducks.

Here, give them some of my grapes.

There, that's better for them.

They're not eating the grapes.

They like the bread.

Well, yeah, because it's junk food

like Cheetos or candy bars.

If you stop feeding it to them,
they'll eat the grapes.

Everyone throws bread in the pond.

Yeah, why do you think they
have so many health problems?

Their wings don't even work.
See, look at that.

That's what I'm talking about.

After being fed crap all day long.

You're not supposed to say crap.

Yeah, well, that's what it is.

Come on, now.

We got to look out
for our animal friends.

- That's enough.
- Hey, give me that back!

No.

Oh, Elliot, I told you
no feeding the ducks.

Mom!

Hey, what did you do to my kid?

- Julian, are you okay?
- She hit me.

- Oh, God.
- Don't you move, lady.

Stop that woman. She att*cked my son.

- Hey, stop her.
- Hey! Hey, lady.

- Hey, what's going on? Hey.
- Let me go.

What are you doing? Let go of me.

Do you know who I am?

My son is a high ranking member
of this police force.

I need to talk to him now.

And my son is the mayor,
could you get him on the phone?

You... you... you have to
let me out of here.

I... no, I didn't mean to hurt that boy.

That was a mistake. I made a mistake.

Get me my son, Detective Elliot Stabler.

- I need to talk to him now.
- Ma'am...

My son, I need to talk to him.

Ma'am, ma'am,
everything's going to be okay.

- Okay?
- Are you letting me out?

Hey, just come with me.
All right, come with me.

I'm gonna take you to a safe place.

Okay, listen, I know you
don't know who I am.

I'm Sergeant Bell.
I'm your son's partner.

His partner? What do you mean?

Yeah, I'm unable to get
in touch with him right now,

so I just... I need you to come with me,

- and I'll keep trying, okay?
- Okay.

Mrs. Stabler.

Hi, Mama.

Who are you?

It's me, Elliot.

Oh, hey.

It's all right. You're all right now.

Thank you.

- Is it really you?
- Yeah, it's really me.

- Why are you hiding?
- I'm not hiding.

Oh, this is... this is work.

No, no, I meant you were gone.

You left.

Yeah, I've been in Europe.

In Europe. We went to Rome.

- We've been living in Rome.
- Living in Rome.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, I remember that.

- Right?
- Yeah.

But why didn't you visit?

We visited.

We've been back about four times.

- Remember?
- You did?

Yeah, me and Kathy,
we brought the kids over.

Christmas.

Yes, I remember. I remember Kath... oh.

- What's the matter?
- Elliot, I...

I just remembered your wife.

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot.

- It's okay.
- You know, I... I meant to...

I... I know I missed it,
but I was going to attend,

and then I'm not sure what happened.

I think I had an episode.

You been taking your medication?

Well, I changed my pills
because I felt okay.

You know, I thought it was fine.

Okay, Mom. Okay.

I'm so sorry, honey.

I'm just so sorry your beautiful bride.

How was Olivia's funeral?

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

It was beautiful.

Now, it might be a little untidy here.

Ah, I'm so dry.

Will somebody get me some water, please?

Yeah, I'll get you some water.

Thank you. He's such a sweet boy.

- Yeah. What's with the cats?
- Huh?

- Where'd you get the cats?
- Oh, in the neighborhood.

You know, every one of them
needed a home.

We have to look out
for our animal friends.

Mm, yeah.

When was the last time
you checked on her?

It was, like, three months ago,

but she had a caretaker.

Grandma, what happened to Rosa?

Who?

Rosa, the woman
who was coming in to help you.

Oh, she was horrible.

She kept bossing me around. I fired her.

You can't fire... we hired her.
You can't fire her.

Yeah, yeah, I can. I can and I did.

Mama...

And just stop trying to control...

I'm not trying to control you.

This is not okay.

Grandma, when was the last
time you went to the doctor?

Oh, I don't know.
A couple of months probably.

And that's not okay. That's not okay.

Ma... Mama...

Mama, let's go to the hospital,
we'll get your vitals checked.

I am not going back to that hospital.

- That is a nut house.
- It's not a nut house.

Don't yell at me.

It's a facility that is very qualified

to deal with people with your issues.

No, they are not qualified
to deal with anybody's issue.

Get it. They're no good.

I... I'm not going back there.

I'd rather stay here
and die if I have to.

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

Oh, God.

Every time I think I got
this thing, like,

"I think I'm okay.
It's not gonna come back.

I'm fine".

And then, you know.

I'm years old.
I just can't figure normal.

I know.

Grandma, I know, but I love you.

We all love you. Please let us help you.

Maybe you should
come stay with us for a bit?

- Oh...
- Yeah...

yeah, you totally should.

It's a good idea.

That's a good idea. We should do that.

- Mm-hmm.
- Stay with us.

That's the thing.
Let's just... please stay with...

- You really want me to?
- I really want you to.

Stay with us, and we'll figure it out.

Sh... should I clean up?

No, I want you to just take

and bring her back to our place,

and I'll try to be there
for the weekend, okay?

But what about the cats?

I'll take care of the cats, Grandma.

- Really? You really will?
- Yes, I will.

I guess I'm not doing so well, am I?

You could be doing better.

♪ ♪

- How much did they offer?
- .

thousand? That's it?

I was expecting at least a million.

Someone's gotta die for that to happen.

What about the apology?

No apology. No terminations.

Look, I'm not saying
that you have to accept it.

I'm not even asking you to.

Good, because it's a terrible offer.

Well, it's more than
they usually put up.

Usually?

You mean all of the other times
they've broken the bones

of young Black men?

All I'm saying is that it could be less.

Damon is not in it
for the payout, Ayanna.

He wants an apology.
He wants those men fired.

He's gonna take them to court.

Okay, well, then it's gonna get ugly.

- How much uglier can it get?
- A lot.

Come on, now, you know how this works.

They're gonna dredge up his past.

The time he got arrested
in the park for smoking pot.

- He was .
- It doesn't matter.

They're gonna make him out
to be a criminal

like he deserved this.

He wants apologies, he wants
the cops to lose they jobs?

Okay, well, just get ready to buckle up

- for a bumpy ass ride.
- For you.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

For all of us.

She did a pretty good job,
don't you think?

Yeah, they look sick, babe.

I still can't believe
I'm a business owner,

and you got us front row seats
to "Hamilton".

New world order, baby.

It's not like
I haven't earned it, though.

I spent a lot of nights alone

while you were out there
making money for these tickets.

Speaking of making coin,
babe, I gotta make a quick stop

before we head to the theater.

Are you serious?

Hello, Mr. Count of Monte Cristo.

Ah, you got my name right.

It's, uh, like "Monty Python"
but different.

- Speaking of Montes...
- Turkey instead of ham.

- You got it.
- Well, you know what I want.

They start speaking English,
all of a sudden

they think they're independent, right?

Gotta keep them humble.
Where the hell is Nova?

Should be here already.

[TENSE MUSIC]

Yo, I know you.

Yo...

Sit tight, baby, I'll be right back.

- Be quick.
- I'll just be a minute.

I don't want to miss
one second of the show.

Yeah, you're the guy that...

[g*nf*re]

[PATRONS SCREAMING]

Woo, I guess Frugatti's boys
got their panties in a bunch

when we jacked their g*ns, huh?

You all right?

- Yeah.
- Okay.

♪ ♪

Baby.

Penda?

Penda. Hey, hey, hey. Penda. Penda!

Penda, come on. Stay with me, baby.

It's gonna be okay.

It's me, come on. No.

Somebody help me! Somebody help me!

We're trailing the
Marcy k*ller that got sh*t.

The one you were telling me about.

- Nova.
- Yeah.

Just want to make sure it was her

before we pick her up
and try to turn her.

African American, ' ", medium build,

early s with dreads.

Okay, you got a picture coming.

You got her. That's her.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Nova?

I know you lost someone you cared about.

Her name was Penda.

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

I know what it's like
to lose someone I loved.

Listen, I want to find the person

- who took her away from you.
- Save it, lady.

You think I really believe
you care about me?

About my loss?

You just want me to help you
catch the bad guys.

Put another notch on your belt.

I want to put that person behind bars.

Look, it's not going
to bring Penda back,

but it will bring some justice.

I don't need your help.

Well, I need your help.

I need to know who pulled that trigger.

I'm not a snitch.

Here's my card.

You call me if you change your mind.

Hey, I want a word with you.

Have your word.

You should've been
prepared for that hit.

You don't burn down a mafia stash house

and not expect the Italians
to retaliate.

I'm inside the K-O,
so if they put a hit out

on somebody, I flag it for my sergeant.

If I think we're about to get hit,

I make sure, the best I can,

that innocent bystanders don't get hurt.

Now, as far as
the Italians go... thanks.

I have no idea when
they're going to make a move.

Which goes to the point
I was making earlier.

We're inside the K-O.

We know when they're
going to make a move.

What we don't know is

what's happening
inside the Marcy K*llers.

You don't think I know this?

♪ ♪

I warned you about that girl.
You were getting too close.

I loved her, all right?

That was not part of the job.

What's going on? Tell me now.

She works for me.

We're supposed to be working together.

There is no world where it is
cool that you didn't tell me.

- Dial it back.
- Dial it back?

We are a joint task force.

Are you telling me I don't have a right

to know that there is another plant?

Nova has been in deep cover
for a long time.

Strictly need to know.

Oh, it becomes "need to know"
when someone gets sh*t.

Nova and Brewster have daily check ins.

They have a very tight,
well-honed system.

The reason he didn't tell you...

Is because you couldn't
keep your own UC alive.

- Not to mention Morales.
- Don't you...

Your whole deal has been
chaotic these past few months.

Why would I put my people in your hands?

Because we're supposed
to trust one another.

We laid everything out there.

Can't work with somebody I can't trust.

- Where are you going, Serg...
- Strictly need to know.

We really gotta go
all the way to Jersey?

It's South Amboy.

It's, like, a step away
from Staten Island.

sh**t.

We even gonna understand them
all the away out there?

Say that again, I hit you so hard

upside the head you won't
understand yourself.

We're invited as guests of the Italians.

So we bringing the long g*ns, yeah?

No, no. Nobody is sh**ting nobody.

He just wants to discuss
what it's going to look like

with us running the streets.

So, um, we're just gonna talk?

You can bring the handgun if you like.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I don't want more people to die

like that girl from last night.

She had a name.

She wasn't just some girl.
She had a name.

- Her name was Penda.
- All right, all right, cool it.

Take it easy. It's cool. Take it easy.

Lieutenant Moennig is saying
that he thinks we could

all benefit from a little bit
more communication.

- [PHONE CHIMES]
- That was me.

The Albanians are heading somewhere.

I spotted a duffle of g*ns
on the pole cam.

I'm rollin'.

Be safe out there.

You see, just Frugatti
and a few personal friends.

♪ ♪

- John.
- How you doing, Mario?

I want to know how much
this is going to cost

to make this problem go away.

There's no buying your way out of this.

We own this town now.
There's no need for you.

We still got Sparks, the poker halls,

- the shops on Jackson Street...
- Those are ours now.

All of them.

Yeah, I can't let you do that, Kosta.

Worked too hard for too many years.

Won't be worth the pain
of my slipped disc

if I just let it all go. And for what?

I got a herniated neck.

And you're out of options, Mario.

Is that so?

You could let it go gracefully.

You could leave claw marks.

As of yesterday, we're
taking over those operations.

♪ ♪

Just the hand g*ns, huh?

All right...

No more negotiation.

This is what we call an impasse,

and this is the solution,
right in my hands.

Now, get in your cars and go home

or stay and go to hell. I don't care.

I got that tanker. I got them pumps.

Take you, take us,

take the whole
damn neighborhood with us.

Doesn't matter to me.

Your choice.

♪ ♪

Are you feeling like Italian?

Yeah.

Let's go.

[UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, yo, this table.
This table over here.

Reggie, Reggie, Reggie, you hold that...

[LAUGHTER]

Hey!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

The Eddie Ashes triple layer cake.

Every night from now on, baby, huh?

[LAUGHTER]

Who's gonna blow that out?
Set the place on fire.

Yeshua!

Oh, he isn't that deep.

- What does that remind you of?
- Oh, right?

Exactly, right? [LAUGHS]

Oh, oh ho.

Did you just pop out of that cake there?

He's just one of us.
It's fantastic. I love it.

Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!

[LAUGHING]

- Hey, Eddie.
- Hey!

[LAUGHS]

Hey, you cool?

Whoo! Look at him.
Look at him. Look at him.

[LAUGHTER]

Let him handle it. Come on.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Breathe in, baby.

Why don't you have a seat?

[VOICE DISTORTED] I know who you are.

I had my people check you out.

Eddie Ashes.

You know, I'll tell you something...

you might not be Albanian,

but you got Albanian balls, my friend.

[LAUGHS]

You showed us you have our back,

and I commend that kind of loyalty.

Thank you.

- No, hey, hey, thank you.
- Thank you.

Hey, Albi, we're doing the thing.

You're gonna use this to keep in touch.

It's been checked for bugs.

Look at me. Look at me.

If you're in our circle,
you got to stay clean.

- Clean.
- That's right.

Hey, Eddie, you all right, brother?

[LAUGHTER]

Relax. You're in the family now.

[LAUGHTER]

♪ ♪

[INTENSE ELECTRONIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Liv!

Olivia Benson, open up!

Liv. Oh, God.

[WOLF HOWLS]