02x11 - Inferno

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NARRATOR: Previously on The Shield:

I don't like the timing of this new strike team guy.

Aceveda signed off on him. How did Tavon grade out?

Flying colors, man. The guy's got cojones.

Ever heard a rumor about a money train?

Runs out of L.A. every couple months to clean their dirty money overseas.

We're going to take down a money-laundering ring?

One big hit, in and out, we're set for good.

You implied that I was gay.

Aren't you?

No.

I spoke to your legal aid guy.

With your prior record, he said you could get prison time.

I'm scared.

You ever heard of sexual re-orientation therapy, Julien?

h*m* is a disease.

The church offers programs to combat these compulsions.

I'm tired of livin' like this.

You don't have to.

I'm getting married.

Married? To who? Vanessa.

Thought Lanie's report wasn't out for weeks. It's not.

SHANE: What's it doin' there in black and white?

You have any idea how this screws me?

All the incidents in the paper happened, David.

I am sorry that they don't show you in a good light.

I'm still willing to honor our deal. What about you?

Our arrangement's more important than ever.

[SIREN WAILING]

One-Tango-13 in pursuit of carjackers, eastbound on Campo, approaching Melrose.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

SOFER: Oh, sh*t. They're bailing.

[BEEPING]

One-Tango-13, my partner's on foot pursuit.

1300, block of Pico. Additional backup requested.

Suspects are armed.

[GRUNTS]

I've got him. Go.

One-Tango-13.

We have the child. He's unharmed.

Stop!

[DOOR CHIME DINGS]

He's in there.

[DOOR CHIME DINGS]

[SONG PLAYING OVER PA]

♪ Put you feet on the floor Start your day again ♪

♪ I don't care What you're thinking ♪

♪ Words just can't tell ♪

♪ It's just the way it is... ♪ Freeze.

Stop!

[GRUNTS]

Stay down.

Hands behind your back.

[GROANS]

You're under arrest.

They took the skin from his ass.

Left cheek and upper thigh.

Oh, these jokes just write themselves.

[ALL LAUGH]

I'm ready to come back.

You should take some more time.

All I can think about is ripping off these Armenians.

You up to work and the money train?

I need this.

He's come up with a new way inside.

VIC: It's a little late for changes in the game plan.

RONNIE: I went two nights ago, scoped out the whole location again.

The one thing we've never been able to figure out is the bottleneck problem.

All four of us goin' in together, if just one of those Armenians isn't where we expect him...

Yeah, we're toast.

LEM: There's garbage pickup on site.

It's Armenian. They just wave it in.

We get a hold of the garbage truck, deposit two of us on the inside a few hours before the money train arrives.

LEM: Me and Shane, we climb inside a dumpster...

Why am I in the garbage?

Two inside, two outside.

We triangulate.

Sounds like a real possibility.

Have to figure out how to get our hands on one of those garbage trucks.

We're already on it.

We only have two weeks to master a new plan.

Let me think about it.

g*dd*mn it.

You're not talking about me, I hope.

What do you want?

Everything okay?

The Times is going to endorse Karen Mitchell for city council primary.

So? Don't you have some big lead?

Not anymore. And with Lanie's official report due a week before the election...

Yeah, well...

I was thinking about some ways to take the sting out of that report.

Enlighten me.

One big, high-profile bust.

Something the chief, not even Lanie can deny us.

And I suppose you have a candidate.

Fresh off the teletype.

Dante Fell.

He was a major gangbanger when I was in the blues.

He went national, went off my radar.

FBI, DEA, state, county, they all want him bad.

How sweet would it be if we dragged his ass in?

Scored one for the home team?

Federal authorities believe Dante Fell may be on his way to Farmington, or already here.

Dante is a founding member of the Compton Crowns street g*ng.

He spent the last four years of his life franchising his g*ng to other places like Wichita, San Antonio, and Oklahoma City, supplying them with dr*gs and weapons.

Pick up a flyer and be on the lookout for him.

Think you can get him before the Feds?

Absolutely.

Listen, I gotta bring Ronnie back.

Sure he's ready?

Yeah, I'm sure. I'm not.

Tavon's still learning.

I need a full team.

This guy Dante isn't gonna be an easy catch.

Fine.

I don't want you to have any excuses.

I won't need any.

[DOOR BUZZES]

What are you doing here?

Read about that civilian auditor's report.

It was pretty rough.

What's up?

When you had me running that protective detail on Corrine...

Yeah?

I saw my guy's surveillance notes, he followed her to some law firm on Ventura, so I looked into it.

She went to see a divorce lawyer, twice.

And you're just telling me this now?

L-I didn't confirm it until now.

Divorce lawyer...

We're not anywhere near that.

I'm just telling you, Vic.

It's a mistake I'll always regret, not seeing the writing on the wall.

We're supposed to be in a holding pattern till we figure things out.

She's already seen this lawyer twice.

She's scheduled to see him again, uh, Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.

She wouldn't do this to me, not right now.

Well, I bet you didn't think she was capable of packing up and running out with your kids and she did.

Listen, please, just do me a favor.

Talk to this guy of mine.

Divorce guy?

He's one of the best.

I really appreciate the heads-up on this, but it's not necessary.

Tavon Garris, right?

That's me.

I'm Lanie Kellis.

Oh, sure, your, uh...

Your report's causing quite a stir around here.

That was a mistake.

Someone leaked my notes.

My official report comes out next week.

Being new, I'm probably the only person in the building not sweating it, huh?

Well, I know everybody here sees me as the bogeyman, but if you ask me, I'm misunderstood.

I've been meaning to talk to you, actually.

Yeah?

What about?

Vic Mackey.

LEM: The patch man. Back in the saddle, baby.

Listen, you get a hold of that thing we were talking about?

I'm open to the new plan.

Get goin', then. All right.

Call in with updates and keep them open.

Hey.

You seen Tavon around?

Not in the last half-hour. Why?

I saw him chatting up with Lanie in the kitchen earlier.

What were they saying? I couldn't hear, but they looked awful cozy.

Now, the last thing that we need is another guy we can't trust.

Yo.

Hey, I saw you talking to our civilian auditor.

Yeah.

What's up with her?

She's a bitch.

What were you two talking about?

Nothing, really.

VIC: Keep it that way.

Let's get started on finding this Dante prick.

Come on, it's a needle in a haystack.

I mean, according to the teletype, the guy might be in town?

For reasons either the Feds don't know or don't want to reveal, it's a jerk-off.

TAVON: What?

You givin' up already?

VIC: Actually, we do have a bona fide tip that the Feds don't have.

Yeah, what's that?

One of Dante's old homies is Kern Little.

TAVON: The hip-hop guy?

VIC: Yeah, they got picked up a few times together.

Knowing Kern, he stays in touch.

What makes you think Kern's gonna help us?

Kern's a friend.

Grab your sh*t.

You're ridin' with us today.

Looks like I'm moving up in the world.

[SCOFFS]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Let's go ♪ ♪ Hey, yo, set it off ♪

♪ Let it off... ♪ Hey.

[LOWERS VOLUME]

All right.

I see you added a little color to the team.

Tavon, man. It's good to meet you.

VIC: We're here for a favor. Funny. I need one from you.

Mine first. Dante Fell.

I hear he's in town. What can you tell me?

Man, I ain't seen Dante in, like, forever.

But you know who he hangs with, right?

When we getting to my favor?

Soon.

All right.

If he's in L.A., you want to be talking to Frogger.

Real name, Freddy Germaine.

Dante's quarter-brother.

SHANE: Quarter brother?

That some kind of new ghetto math?

KERN: Nah, man.

It means Dante's moms was shacked up with Froggy's pops.

Pops took off, Dante's moms kept Froggy, so, you know, they're not blood brothers, they're...

Quarter brothers. Exactly.

So what's up with my favor?

You like that studio stuff, huh?

It's hot, man.

Why don't you give him a tour of the place, baby?

Sure. Let me show you around.

♪ Think it's not for real ♪

♪ Make your body disappear Like cop a feel ♪

♪ No doctor bills... ♪ So here's the deal, man.

I'm tryin' to get back into the drug game.

I need y'all on my team, though.

Same deal you had with Rondell and Tio.

That wasn't working out for us the way we'd hoped.

I can't help you.

Bein' kind of cold for someone who owes me.

Owe you for what?

I was getting a cut from Rondell.

Y'all wanted him out. I went along with it.

Y'all was supposed to be protecting Tio.

He goes up in smoke.

Suddenly, my cut dries up.

Now, look, I didn't come to y'all for lost wages, but y'all know I could have.

Well, it looks like you're scraping by.

Well, I'm not.

You know, I got lawsuits, cheatin' accountants, hungry crew.

You're broke?

Not if I can fill the powder void in Farmington.

I need y'all, though.

We got pressures of our own right now.

It'd make it impossible for us to do what you ask.

I appreciate the Frogger tip, but I'm gonna have to figure out another way to make it up to you.

That's it?

That's it. Tavon.

Good work. Keep it up.

Two for one, man. Unbelievable.

Yeah, store owner says we're going to lose Julien to the NFL.

[DOOR BUZZING]

[KNOCKING ON GLASS]

Julien, isn't that your...?

Yeah. I got it.

[DOOR BUZZES]

What are you doing here?

I'm out on parole.

I wanted to see you as soon as I...

Now is not a great time.

Okay, well, when would be a good time, then?

Things have changed, Tomas. Everything has changed.

You've got to leave.

Look, I really need your help right now.

I got no one else... Look, I cannot do this right now.

Maybe later.

VIC: Oh, g*dd*mn it. We've got a tail.

Don't look.

You sure?

Green sedan about three cars back.

Saw it on the way to Kern's.

He's still on our ass.

Who'd stick a tail on us?

That's what you're gonna find out.

All right. Get ready to bail.

Go, go.

CLAUDETTE: May I help you?

My daughter Evette. She was r*ped.

I'm sorry. Has she seen a doctor yet?

No. Uh.

It happened a couple of days ago.

I just found out about it.

Her boss had her close the store late with him so he could get her alone.

You get the tag?

Yeah.

Write it down.

It's cool, man. I got it right here.

Unless you're the world concentration champion, just write down the tag number.

It's important.

VIC: Whoever he is, he's still back there.

Why do I have to have these tests?

It may still give us a chance to get a sample of his DNA.

He wore a condom.

Well, it also proves that intercourse took place.

Won't take long.

You're a brave girl to come forward.

What is it?

[SIGHS]

I have a boyfriend and we...

You had intercourse with your boyfriend?

Mama doesn't know.

When was the last time you had sex?

A few days ago.

Will that show up on the test?

Let's just wait for the results.

It's gonna to be okay.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE]

I'm the manager.

SHANE: Hey, darling.

Uh, we're looking for Freddy.

Frogger? Yeah.

Uh, can you help us?

Ain't seen him today.

Why? Did he do something?

Well, have you seen this guy hanging around lately?

No.

Is there anything you can tell us about Frogger?

Always pays his rent late.

Not late enough to kick him out, but late enough to make me take an extra trip to the bank every month.

Has he paid up this month? Not yet.

Four days late.

I hope he's okay in there.

What do you mean?

Well, maybe he's sick in there or something, can't get to the phone.

And as the manager, you could let us in, just to see if he's okay.

I mean, if you're worried about him or anything.

Should I be?

Let me get my keys.

Leo wants to take sh*ts for the paper, then get a short interview. Great.

Actually, he just wants Julien.

Sure.

LEO: Here we go, smile.

Julien, I really need to talk to you.

I'm busy right now.

It'll just take a second.

Um, this is Tomas. He's a friend.

Heard about our hero, huh?

Oh, yeah. I knew him when.

Um, this is Vanessa, my wife.

Hi.

H... Congratulations. Thank you.

Please?

Make it quick.

What are you doing?

You said talk to you later. It's later.

Your wife looks incredible.

What? Almost fooled me.

Wait a minute. You really married a woman?

Watch your mouth.

Wait, look, look, look, Julien.

I got no place to stay, all right.

Can you help me out here?

Look, I'm married now. You can't stay with me.

Married? Julien.

What about what we had?

That's not who I am anymore.

I've said good-bye to that part of my life.

Now I have to say good-bye to you.

Look, if you don't help me, you know what I'm going to have to do to survive?

Is that what you want for me?

DANNY: Julien, the photographer's ready for you.

JULIEN: All right.

You should go.

I'll be there in a minute.

If you don't want to see me anymore, fine, but don't tell me you can't help me out, because I know you can.

Look!

Get a hotel for a few nights, on me. Here.

What kind of place takes cash?

I need a credit card if I'm gonna get a room.

Here.

All right, I'll bring this back when I'm done.

Just go, please.

He's not dead in there, is he?

No, ma'am.

[BEEPS]

[AUTOMATED RECORDING] You have one saved message.

KERN: Hey, yo, Frogger, it's Kern Little.

I'm boys with Dante. Yo, listen, bro.

Cops is looking for you. They think you the key, man.

They on their way over there. You there?

You better move your ass, and don't tell them I told you.

So what else was I supposed to do, man?

Hey, look, I-I-I don't blame you.

You feel like we screwed you.

So you screwed us right back.

Man.

Listen, let's see if we can't start all over again.

I'm here, listening.

All right.

Our earlier conversation, what I was trying to get at, is we made a mistake in our previous business model.

We got in too deep.

Now, I-I just don't wanna to make the same mistake the second time.

We both learnin' from our mistakes.

I can't do the same things I did for Rondell, but I can provide some intel, eliminate some competition, do some favors.

That's all I'm asking.

L-I won't have the same room to maneuver unless I double my arrest quota.

I gotta get the big fish.

Look, I put my ass on the line with my boss.

I told him I'd get Dante.

SHANE: We can help each other out, but it's gotta start with you.

I've always been straight with you, Kern, every time.

Yeah, I know.

All right, man.

[SIGHS]

I'll make some calls.

I'll find out what pad the Frog landed on.

I appreciate it.

Why do you think she'd accuse you?

I don't know.

L-I had to put Evette on notice last week.

It was her second warning.

About what?

Well, take your pick. She's late all the time.

She, uh, could give a rat's ass about customer service.

Not exactly employee of the month, huh?

It's these girls.

They take the job for the discount, and they leave after six weeks.

As God is my witness, I didn't touch her.

She says you told her she had to stay late the other night.

Yeah, to... To help close up.

It's a two-person job.

So it was just the two of you, then.

We totaled the receipts and took out the trash and locked up and left.

I even walked her to her car.

So got any dish on Lanie's report?

No. What have you heard?

Nothing. Just major cuts are coming.

Don't have to be psychic to know that.

You'll, uh, put in a good word for me, right?

With who?

Lanie.

You better put that one in yourself.

Come on. I've seen you two talking.

Who's that?

Can I help you?

Uh, yes.

Um, an officer called me about my husband, asked me to come down here.

And your husband is...?

Bruce Rosen. What's going on?

I'm Detective Wagenbach. This is Detective Wyms.

Why don't you take a seat?

No, just tell me, is my husband all right?

Uh, Mrs. Rosen, your husband's been accused of allegedly raping one of his employees.

What? That's ridiculous.

There been accusations like that in the past?

Of what, r*pe?

Of course not.

He's never been arrested in his life.

Do you have a daughter?

Yes. How old is she?

Fourteen.

We're gonna need to talk to her.

Why?

The alleged victim's 16.

If your husband did have forcible sex with her, sometimes this pattern extends to the family.

That's sick.

It's procedure in these cases.

Yeah, what's procedure?

To lock up an innocent man and att*ck his family?

I wanna see Bruce now.

Okay, little man's asleep.

What's that?

Uh, from Matthew's teacher.

Progress report.

He's struggling.

He seems the same to me.

Yeah, that's the problem.

Oh, uh, the roofer's coming Tuesday afternoon.

He's going to give us a bid.

Um, Tuesday's not good.

I have a school thing for Cassidy.

School thing?

Yeah, um, room mother meeting.

Okay.

I'll reschedule.

She said she had a school meeting on Tuesday.

She lied.

That's not the only thing she's lying about.

If you file first, then the settlement proceeds on your terms.

You get a much better sh*t at more time with your kids, maybe joint custody.

Makes you look like the wronged party.

"Wronged party"?

I gave him some of your details.

She took your kids without telling you where she was going.

She was scared.

You call it scared. I call it kidnapping.

GORDIE: Gordon Jr. was 20 months when my wife split.

You know what he calls the assh*le she married?

Daddy.

VIC: That's not gonna happen.

Oh, really?

LAWYER: You don't move fast in this business, you're gonna get run over.

I don't know.

In California, there's a six-month holding period before a divorce becomes legal.

You two patch things up before then, you can withdraw the petition.

If you wanna protect yourself, you gotta move now.

Detective.

Your kit's back.

DUTCH: Shouldn't you be out doing something heroic?

Figured I'd give someone else a chance.

Well.

There was bruising on her breast, slight tearing around the vag*na.

Consistent with her statement.

Try not to look so happy when reading r*pe kit results.

Huh.

There was a lot of semen.

She said Rosen wore a condom.

Exactly.

Not only that, most of the sperm was still alive.

Means it was less than 24 hours old, which means she had sex the day after her r*pe.

That's not what she told me.

All right, I checked the plates of those dudes following us.

The car belongs to Trent's Auto Body.

VIC: T-A-B. Tommy Aaron Bankston.

The chief? SHANE: Code for the dummy shop North Hollywood created to cover surveillance.

It means the guys tailing us aren't Justice. They're us.

There's a department budget code.

Listed as "IA."

The IAD? You're way off.

LAD only runs out of downtown.

It's got to be another part of the department.

Independent auditor.

sh*t, those clowns are on loan to Lanie Kellis.

She had her little g*ons up our asses.

VIC: Well, if she wants to waste her time, let her.

Wait till she sees us bring in Dante.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

What up?

Yo, Vic, I got a b*at on Frog.

VIC [ON PHONE]: Where at?

Collin Greens.

I need a warrant, fast.

You got a location on Dante?

No. Buddy of his named Frogger.

We think he knows where Dante is, though.

Well, Dante's wanted federally.

If this guy's a material witness, the fastest way is to get a warrant from the Feds.

If we want all the credit on this, we gotta do the heavy lifting.

Where's this Frogger hiding?

Collin Greens. That place is a zoo.

We'll have to go in heavy.

Can't.

Frogger's just a guy who can lead us to Dante.

We go in full force, Dante'll hightail it across 13 states.

It's gotta be just me and my guys.

This lead's solid?

Because if it's not, and this blows up in our faces, Lanie's got even more a*mo.

No, it's solid.

All right.

I'll call Judge Arias right now.

All right, listen.

This place is the tribal council for the Compton Crowns.

The best way up is gonna be the first stairwell on the right.

It's unmarked. They all are.

Crowns making it harder for us to do our job?

Always. Only the people who live here know which place is which.

SHANE: Well, how'd you find out?

I got contacts here.

Decent folks who hate living in a cell block.

When did you talk to 'em? Four a.m.

I've been sitting on this place all night, making sure Frogger didn't hop away.

VIC: That's great work. Everybody ready?

MAN: Detective Mackey.

Who the hell are you?

Special Agent Vulpio, FBI.

We understand you're executing a warrant involving Dante Fell.

Who told you that?

He's a federal fugitive.

We have jurisdiction in this case.

We're going to go get our guy, nice and quiet.

Then we can figure out who he belongs to.

VULPIO: You don't understand, detective.

Don't make any arrests without us present.

Shut up! MAN: 5-0!

g*dd*mn it, we got to go right now.

Which one is he in?

TAVON: It's that one, there.

All right, grab cover.

g*dd*mn it, grab some cover and watch our backs.

Shane, let's go.

[TENANTS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

[g*nshots]

sh*ts fired. sh*ts fired.

Where the hell is it coming from?

I don't know.

Somebody call for backup!

[HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING INSIDE]

On the ground!

On your knees right now!

Hands on your head right now!

Are we clear? Clear!

All right, which one of you is Frogger?

[MUSIC STOPS] Huh? Which one?

SHANE: Better question: how the hell are we getting out of here?

CLAUDETTE: We're having a problem making this case.

Your daughter said that Mr. Rosen wore a condom, but the r*pe kit shows the presence of semen.

My daughter was a virgin before she was r*ped.

Well, the results also prove that she had intercourse after the r*pe.

Did you know she was sexually active with her boyfriend Miguel?

That's not true.

Maybe she thought you'd find out she was having sex and made up the story about her boss raping her.

No. No, it's not a story.

It's the truth.

I had sex with Miguel two nights ago.

Girls who get r*ped on Friday night don't usually have sex on Saturday.

He didn't r*pe you, did he?

What was it, Evette? He...

He threatened to fire you, so you fired back?

He r*ped me.

You say you fought him to get away.

No bruises on your arms.

No skin under your nails.

Your story doesn't wash.

I don't believe you.

You're lying.

No, I'm not.

Mr. Rosen's bigger than you.

It seems odd he wouldn't leave a mark.

He did leave a mark.

Here...

and here.

Why can't you believe that?

What?

I saw you looking.

You're mistaken.

Where are you going?

I think we know what happened in that store.

Nothing.

This case is over.

No, it's not.

He r*ped me. He needs to pay.

If you don't help me, I'll tell people that you just grabbed me.

You just did.

Now the whole world knows you're a liar.

[DOOR SHUTS]

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

[GLASS SHATTERING, OBJECTS BREAKING]

All right, that's the room right up there.

Okay, secure the perimeter.

Somebody already took a couple pot sh*ts at us.

I ain't going out there, man.

Don't worry. We got you covered.

Somebody takes a sh*t at you, they might hit me by mistake.

Well, tell me where Dante is.

[CAN CLINKING]

[TENANTS CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]

OFFICER: Open the door.

Let's go.

Let's go. On your feet.

[TENANTS CHANTING INDISTINCTLY]

Follow us.

Get him in.

You should take your own car.

Bring him upstairs to two.

What happened?

Is everyone okay?

Someone tipped off the Feds about our bust. One guess who.

This is a federal case. They had every right to know.

They blew our covert entry, put each one of my men in extreme danger, you sanctimonious little bitch.

I'll be sure to include that in my report.

Include whatever you like, and tell those amateurs you got following me they might as well take the rest of the day off.

VIC: What are you, about a buck 30 soaking wet, Froggy?

FROGGER: 160.

SHANE: Hardly Compton Crown material.

Thank God your quarter bro pushed through your membership.

I earned my rep.

VIC: Oh, yeah?

We'll see.

Where's Dante?

Don't know.

Why's he in town?

Don't know.

Oh, so he is in town?

Didn't say that.

Christ, this is going to be easy.

Yes, it is.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Yeah?

[SIGHS]

You were right about Mackey.

He's not on the level.

You wanted me to find some dirt on him?

I may have found something.

You have my word your name will not be mentioned.

Today I saw him committing a 2-25-02VC.

What is that?

He parked more than six inches away from the curb.

Excuse me?

Look, if you want something more than that, lady, you're going to have to do it on your own.

We've got proof.

What proof?

Oh.

It's what he used.

I'm going to sue that man and his store for everything.

How'd you get that?

I went through the trash at the back of the store.

You went through three days of store garbage to find this?

It was the only way to make you believe me.

I was a virgin before he r*ped me.

What the hell's this?

Stop showing me those!

You know what really makes me sick about these?

It's that your quarter bro is responsible for all these deaths.

They're Crown casualties from all his franchised cities, and these are just the innocents.

What?

These are three cops from San Antonio.

Where's Dante?

You're obstructing justice.

One of you's going to jail for this.

You're not built for it.

But he is.

I swear to God if I see one more...

He's at Mission Cross!

One of his girls is having a baby.

He's here for the birth of his child?

FROGGER: It's his first son.

He kept it secret from everyone except me he was a dad.

Ursula went into labor last night.

Of course she did.

I'll let the chief know.

You can let him know after we bring the suspect into custody.

We earned this, and no one is b*ating us to this arrest.

Ursula Hayes. What's her room number?

Room 607.

Okay, you guys go through here.

Come on.

You.

[MOUTHING WORDS]

URSULA: What are you doing?

Dante, put the baby down.

You need to put the baby down right now and come with us.

Don't give us any trouble.

I won't.

Just give me a minute.

He's my boy.

Hey, it's okay, boy.

I thought this was all over?

Yeah, um, they brought in a used condom, and we have to handle it as evidence.

A condom?

Says she fished it out of the trash in back of the store. She what?

So how do we get this cleared up?

We do a DNA test to rule you out.

We can have the nurse draw blood within the hour, if we get your permission.

Great.

What if I don't give my permission?

Well, uh, with probable cause, we can get a warrant to draw the blood.

Bruce... what did you do?

[BOTH STUTTERING]

It wasn't r*pe.

What do you mean?

She came on to me, and I couldn't, uh, help myself.

The next day, um, they blackmailed me.

She and her mom came, said if I didn't pay them $5000, they'd go to the head office and report me.

We don't have that kind of money.

I didn't...

I-I didn't r*pe her.

[MRS. ROSEN SOBBING]

It was consensual.

I mean, I-I even walked her to her car afterwards.

[MRS. ROSEN WHIMPERING]

You slept with a child!

Okay. Okay. All right.

You will never see our daughter again.

Okay. Never.

Another win for me, right before the final bell.

Maybe I won't need your help to keep my job.

Listen.

I'll put in a good word for you.

Thank you.

Not because you're my partner, because you're a good detective.

And because you don't want to see the partnership broken up, right?

Come with me, miss.

[HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ But I wonder Where the bliss is... ♪ Yo, wassup?

How do this sound to you?

Great.

Great? Man, she going to knock Lauryn Hill on her ass.

Couple of more scores, bring in some more players, get on tour, build up the hype...

But, y'all, I got word on a couple of operations.

Think it might be our best way back in.

Listen, Kern, uh, we're not going to be getting back in.

What do you mean?

I lied.

What?

I had to.

To get Dante. It was important.

Lied to me?

Listen, me and my guys aren't going down that road again.

We're out of the drug trade.

If you're smart, you'll stay out too.

Otherwise, I'm going to have to come after you, just like anybody else.

Stay out?

I called in my old crew.

I borrowed off future transactions.

I don't got no more money coming in.

I came here to tell you straight up what the deal was.

I owed you at least that much.

Man, you owe me a shitload more than that.

I risked my ass on the line to get you Frogger!

You promised...

Hey, he broke his promise, all right?

So just get over it. We can let this stand, get past it.

I can make it up to you in some other way or... you can start something.

This is wrong, man.

I know.

But you came up from nothing once before.

You can do it again.

♪ A hundred to one Forget about it ♪

♪ Pay's sh*t? Rise above and get about it ♪

♪ I get sh*t about trying to focus on foes ♪

♪ Many lives bought and sold Conscience favor the bold ♪

♪ Acting like phone lines... ♪

[GRINDING]

Can you drive it or not?

Yeah.

Jesus.

Dude, what are you doing?

I'm not... I got... I got it. I got it.

You guys all right?

Yeah, why?

VIC: Well, I heard a garbage truck sideswiped two parked cars.

You heard about that?

It was all over the police radio.

It took a little while to figure out the controls.

Jesus, come on.

This is supposed to be a quiet operation.

We fumble like this during the actual money train, we'll all end up in jail.

LEM: Sorry.

How long are we good to keep the truck here?

LEM: Man, property sweeps aren't for another three weeks.

Good.

Yeah.

We're really doing this, aren't we?

Yeah, looks that way.

Hey.

I want my credit card back.

Someone canceled it, anyway.

JULIEN: You're taking this stuff back.

No. I'm going to sell it.

I need the money.

Taking it back.

Take me back.

Keep away from me.

Keep away from my wife.

I'm leaving.

Good-bye.

When my report comes out next week, it will hit like an earthquake.

So we'll all be buried in the rubble?

Not you.

I'm recommending that you be elevated to captain, take over here, and run things the way they should be.

You have integrity. You tell the truth.

The truth is your report is only going to cause a few tremors.

You're not the first civilian auditor this department has had, and in the end, cops will protect cops.

Outrage will turn to apathy, turn to "didn't something happen there once?"

And it all goes back to the way it was.

Maybe with someone like you in charge, things might change.

I wouldn't want the job.

One officer saves a kid from some carjackers.

My team hauls in a guy the Feds have been after for two years.

I really hope you got a plan to fix things up around here.

[ACOUSTIC SONG PLAYING ON RADIO]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

CORRINE: I talked to the guy at the desk.

I know you're in here. Vic!

[KNOCKING]

Vic, I know you're in here.

[KNOCKING]

Open the door. Come on.

You have some stranger come to the house at night and give me this?

You're walking out on us?

I'm not walking out on my kids.

I'm protecting myself from you.

From me? From divorcing me.

From keeping them from me.

You think I'm divorcing you?

You're seeing a lawyer.

A friend of mine made me talk to him.

It doesn't mean that I'm filing. Oh, that's bullshit.

You're seeing him again Tuesday. Jesus Christ!

I have to sign some papers to get my deposit back.

You said that we were trying to figure things out.

That... That's what you said.

Just buying time to spring this on me.

No.

[WHIMPERING]

Don't touch me!

I can make you miserable too.

♪ It's almost always on time ♪

♪ Go down to get over ♪

♪ Take every breath As deep as you can ♪

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