03x12 - Riceburner

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NARRATOR: Previously on The Shield.

Vic. Hi.

I've wanted to see you, but Hunter's...

You don't have to explain.

Sooner or later, this guy's gonna need a clean break.

I can't do that right now. But I don't wanna wait either.

You name the place.

The last couple of weeks, Matthew's been a serious problem.

We'll continue to work with Matthew as best we can.

If he injures another child, we'll have to ask you to find another school.

Bring back Owen.

He took a job in Phoenix. There's a waiting list at the service for therapists.

Mr. Freeman.

James. Please. I did some thinking about your case.

I really can't talk to you right now, so if you'd like to skip to the part where you ask me out...

Hurry.

There's something wrong with her.

She's almost 2. She barely speaks.

She's autistic.

We don't know.

We are going to take her to the doctor and he's gonna tell us that it's autism.

The Armenian mob's pissed off about a shitload of stolen money and now they're whacking all the players trying to find it.

They k*lled these Armenians looking for our money train cash.

We can't spend a nickel until we know which bills are marked.

VIC: We have to erase the trail.

Neil O'Brien, who's he? He's on Treasury's radar?

As soon as he puts some of our marked money into the system.

You two drop the money where you're sure our Irish patsy'll find it.

Congratulations. You just got yourself a spot on Treasury's Most Wanted.

RECORDED VOICE: You've reached the police main switchboard.

Listen carefully to the following options.

To be connected to a supervisor because one of our jackbooted thugs mistreated you and you want his g*dd*mn badge, press 1.

Cop I know sent it to me. If you've committed a crime you think you can bullshit your way out of, press 2.

RONNIE: It's great, isn't it? VIC: Shut up and let us listen.

If you're threatening your girlfriend with a Kn*fe but don't want our officers interfering with true love, press 3. Priceless.

To report an incident of racial profiling, put down your cr*ck pipe and press 4.

If you can't locate one of your seven unsupervised, fatherless children, I need you. Press 5.

ACEVEDA: All right, let's all get back to work.

What's the status on the custom car sting?

AGC? Ronnie's running down the warrants.

I can see that. As soon as the judge signs off, we'll start placing cameras and bugs in all the high-end rides.

Prospects? Money laundering, drug running.

There's even a studio guy who's selling bootleg DVDs of his own movies.

How's your surveillance equipment?

On loan from the feds. State-of-the-art.

Ronnie's like a kid with his first titty magazine.

Good.

What's going on?

Rodriguez has been with the chief's task force to reduce violent crime in Koreatown.

I need your team to serve a high-risk warrant.

That's Charlie Kim. He's an enforcer for the K-Town K*llers.

The prick who firebombed a motel last year when the manager started hassling their hookers.

Three people b*rned to death.

Task force also thinks Kim was the triggerman in four other homicides.

They caught a break when the owner of the motel agreed to testify.

I wanna show the Korean community that helping us works.

Just because they call you "The Sheri" doesn't mean you're the law.

Convicting him with a Korean eyewitness is a start.

But I need this assh*le brought in alive.

I'll do my best. Where is he now?

He was spotted in an apartment complex on Alexandria.

Can we trust the tip? Yes, but he doesn't stay in one spot for long, so we gotta move now.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

VIC: You're late. I was at the hospital.

Tavon keeps getting better.

RONNIE: Oh, that's great.

He's got, uh, some body movement, opens his eyes.

That's good news. LEM: Yeah.

Yeah.

Wait, is that...? Is that a wedding ring?

Yeah.

Yeah, viva Las Vegas. We, uh...

We just did it Sunday, you know.

We just figured, "Why wait?"

[RONNIE CHUCKLING]

Oh, man.

Congratulations.

Any more surprises?

Okay, then let's hand out one or two of our own.

[DOOR OPENS]

[CHATTERING]

Two original Thaeron chairs were stolen from a moving truck yesterday near Echo Park.

Sara Dagit bought the chairs at an estate auction.

Her husband Nick sits on the police commission.

Ten thousand dollars for a chair?

It's a felony. And my detectives are busy.

Can you track them down?

Dagit's got friends on the budget committee.

Last thing we need are more cuts around here.

A lot of these robberies are inside jobs.

Just find them.

VIC: He's in apartment six.

Kim rides a riceburner, so watch the garage.

Somebody get these kids on the other side of the street now.

Go, go, go. Across the street, honey.

RONNIE: Right now. Hurry. Run. LEM: Let's go. Come on.

Right inside.

[PANTING]

Go!

Get down on the ground right now!

You, down, now.

[SPEAKING IN KOREAN] Pipe down.

[g*n CLICKS] It's not him.

Where's Charlie Kim? [MAN SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

Knock on some doors in case he's in another apartment.

Let's go.

Quick! Move!

[ENGINE HUMMING]

Hey. Hey! He's running. Let's go.

RONNIE: How'd he get behind us? Son of a bitch.

SHANE: Call it in. Get a chopper on this guy.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

WOMAN: Ungh! Oh, my God.

VIC: Come on, come on.

[WOMAN WAILING]

She's breathing, she's still breathing.

VIC: Let's get an ambulance!

You k*lled him.

He was the only one sh**ting...

Shane.

And get these people back.

[SHOUTING IN KOREAN]

[♪♪♪]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

Jesus Christ, Vic. What the hell happened here?

Kim was in an apartment next door. He had a sight line into the unit that we stormed. Who screwed up?

I just saw two kids get sh*t. Who didn't screw up?

Who was in Kim's apartment? Tourists.

Korean couple on their honeymoon.

Do you at least know who owned the building? John Cho.

We're running him down right now.

Are you talking to these people?

Yes, but they're not talking back.

If you're gonna get m*rder*d, might as well be by your own kind.

Hey, Vic.

VIC: Hey. We're looking for Charlie Kim.

He just sh*t two kids in front of your building.

[SPEAKS IN KOREAN] English, assh*le, we know you're American.

Why was he in one of your apartments rent-free?

These kids were 7 and 8. One of them is dead.

That matter to you?

Well, it matters to me, assh*le.

Let's go. Get your ass in the car.

CLAUDETTE: What?

Um, you're smiling.

I try it occasionally.

You had another date with James.

[PHONE RINGING]

Detective Wagenbach.

That's what, like three times this week?

You look tired. That cat still keeping you up all night?

No.

Uh, y-yeah, give it to me. Thanks.

Armed robbery, 87-cent store.

Is there a profit in that?

Eighty-seven cents here, pretty soon you're talking about real money.

So is this getting serious?

Oh, just stick to the case.

Oh, it's serious. You can't even hide it.

She wasn't your typical stick-up gal.

How's that? Well, I been robbed before.

She was real nervous.

Like it was her first time.

You know how a woman is her first time.

Not as well as I'd like to.

I never thought she'd really sh**t me, but who wants to take the chance?

She working alone? It was just her.

Just walked right up and put a snubnose in my face.

You get a good look at her?

She was white with a baseball cap and sunglasses, so I didn't see much of her face.

You sure she was a woman?

[SCOFFS]

Surveillance cameras caught the action.

Hey, can I get a copy of that?

I got robbed at gunpoint. I'd like to show my wife.

I heard Moses got promoted over at Justice again.

Yeah. Not bad for a few guys who couldn't even get into a frat, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

So this is about the sh**t.

We're looking for Charlie Kim.

People are blaming the department for what happened.

Kim fired those sh*ts. I hope you catch him.

If he wasn't being protected, we would have.

What am I supposed to do?

People in the complex aren't cooperating.

Neither is the owner. I need to get through.

There's a dead boy and a girl in critical condition.

RODRIGUEZ: Come on, you know Korean customs.

You don't trust the police, anybody, but your own kind.

Including the gangs? They serve a purpose.

They create order, and they keep the blacks and Latinos out.

Can your department do that? That's the old way of thinking.

It's gotta change.

My advice to you is to let things settle.

Pick Kim up later without the thr*at of more v*olence.

If the community blames us and we don't handle this now, things will only get worse.

I need Kim.

I need your help.

I need a contact. Okay, look.

I got life sh*t going on, okay?

I can't be at your disposal 24/7.

I drop this confession of your third strike to the DA and your schedule clears up real fast.

You do any business with the Koreans?

If the yellows can bring the green...

I need a name.

Someone who's into something I can lean on.

But they have to be tapped into that community.

There is this slant I do business with.

Uh, the chick is into ID theft.

Where? She got a shop up off Western.

Look, do you feel like taking your hand out of my ass now?

No, and if this tip is a wash out, I'm gonna make a fist. [KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey. Listen, uh, Aceveda's got us tracking down these stolen chairs.

We're running out of options.

You guys know anybody plugged into the street trade?

VIC: Meet Taylor.

How y'all doing?

Married, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, I can hardly believe it myself.

I'm sorry I missed that.

Look, you sure you know what you're doing?

I know what I want.

Just...

Just don't make the same mistakes I made.

You'll be fine.

People buy this sh*t? [CHUCKLES]

I'll believe that when I see it. Can I help you?

Tracy Pok? Yeah.

We understand you applied for a confidential informant position.

No. Yeah.

We're here for the interview.

You the cops? Let's talk in your office.

Can't go back there.

[VIC CHUCKLES]

The bank of Tracy.

Nice set up.

Pretty good interest rate on these?

What is this?

Let me run down the rules for you.

There's no set number of tips you have to provide us, but trust me, I know if someone's sliding.

You start sliding, you get shut down, become the feds' problem.

I judge my CIs by the quality of their work, not the quantity.

Yeah, but quantity's good too.

If things don't get violent, I'll let this operation slide.

I'll even provide tips of police activity that might be bad for business.

SHANE: Yeah, but you gotta earn your way in first.

What?

Charlie Kim.

I only know about 15 Charlie Kims.

You know the one I'm looking for.

I'm the wrong girl. Really?

You the Tracy Pok that's about to spend the next eight years in federal prison for credit-card fraud?

Heh-heh. Yeah, you're the right girl.

So you got a knack for finding things, huh?

Yes, I do. And we can start by finding your smile.

JULIEN: Yeah, how about we find these?

Damn, these some ugly ass chairs.

Yeah, they were stolen from a truck in front of Burrito Castle on Sixth.

They're worth about $10,000 apiece.

Heh! Not to no black people, they're not.

I got to agree.

Looks like the 87-cent store paid that much for their video camera.

Crosby Nell called. The Treasury guy?

They picked up a suspect in the Armenian money train robbery depositing marked bills.

Looks like I semi-solved that double m*rder.

Yeah, let's focus on our double robbery first.

Double? Woman fitting our description did a grab and dash at a nearby convenience store this morning.

Witness saw the suspect get into a blue Civic, got a partial plate.

DMV's running it now.

So she wasn't a virgin, criminally speaking.

We're already on a list for an OT for Matthew, now with Megan diagnosed, we're in trouble.

Sorry. Thanks for waiting.

MAN: Well, we already assigned Matthew a therapist, and... And he left because...

He had to take a job out of town.

I wish I had more therapists available.

But you do have some, right?

A few. We try to steer them to situations with a high likelihood of success.

Megan's autism isn't as bad as Matthew's.

Her doc... Her doctor said that, uh, treatment at an early age can be quite effective.

You're separated?

I spend as much time with the children as I can.

You work full-time. She's doing 30 hours a week.

Private therapists are expensive.

Our workshops are designed for after-session exercises with the children.

If you're both working, who's there to do them with the children?

We have several babysitters. We can't rely on them...

We'll take care of things at home.

Figure out how to pay for it. Just find us someone, okay?

Later. Mm-hm.

Okay.

That James?

Is that the partial plates?

Y-you know, if this is getting serious, I can provide valuable insight into the male psyche.

Pony up the DMV reports.

All right. You'll let me know if I can help?

Three registered possibilities in the area.

Donna Talic, Carl Grossey, Henry and Angie Deets.

Angie fits. I ran them through NCIC.

She's clean, but Hank is a whole different animal.

Looks like he's turning wife-b*ating into an Olympic sport.

Multiple as*ault and battery, spousal abuse.

Couple misdemeanor thefts in his teens.

Interesting.

I also ran a... A firearms background check.

He owns a .38 snubnose.

Very interesting.

Got any insights on his psyche?

I'd say he's just an assh*le.

[MEN SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

Got your boy helping you, huh?

ACEVEDA: He wants what we want.

Yeah, well, all I want is another sh*t at this Kim prick.

NELL: Meet Neil O'Brien.

Pleasure.

Right in here.

Guess who Dutch boy and his Treasury bitch just brought in.

O'Brien?

No way. Way.

Yes.

Those marked bills that we dropped on him must've hit the banks.

Which means that we're... We're free and clear.

Feels good.

[LAUGHING]

[ALL LAUGHING]

Neil O'Brien, career criminal.

Not associated with the Irish mob or any other organization we know of.

Last week, O'Brien deposited $17,000 cash into three L.A. bank accounts all on the same day.

ACEVEDA: Some of that cash was on our marked bill list?

All of it was on the list.

O'Brien's family is also from lndio, where the money first got flagged.

Tie him to the murders and find out who his accomplices were.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Guy steals from the mob, kills two of 'em, just to get away with a bunch of marked money?

I thought the Irish were supposed to be lucky.

Mr. Cho is afraid of Kim.

He's afraid of what he might do to his tenants.

So he pays him every month and then lets Kim move around to his different buildings.

How much contact did he have with Kim?

Minimal.

These are the addresses of apartments that Kim has access to.

He might be at one of them.

Stay sharp.

This is weird.

All the curtains are closed.

Set-up?

Watch our backs.

[WHISPERS] This is it.

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

Go!

[WOMAN SPEAKING IN KOREAN ON TV]

Clear. Clear.

Clear.

sh*t. It's cold.

Kim's probably on an underground rickshaw to Seoul by now.

All right, knock on some doors, not that it'll do any good.

Yeah, this is Detective Mackey. Get me Aceveda.

Vic! Vic, get over here.

Our car, man. Our car. sh*t!

[VIC GROANS]

You better flag down that rickshaw.

Somebody wants us out of here.

DANNY: Come on, man, Julien and I were already here.

The owner said he never saw the chairs.

Well, membership has its privileges.

Hey, Leroy! What's up, what's up?

Hey, no, no, no, they cool, man.

They just my ride. Hey, listen, did, uh...?

Did anybody come in here, trying to flip these?

Skinny-ass popped in this morning, around 11.

So you lied to us?

Right pawnshop, just came with the wrong brother.

Clown wanted $200 for 'em. I sent him packing.

Look, you have any idea where he might try to sell 'em next?

Somebody looking for firewood.

Two hundred dollars.

Those are some ugly-ass chairs, ain't they? Ha-ha!

Thanks for the lift.

ACEVEDA: You all right? Yeah.

Car's a little overheated, though.

So, what do we have?

If this was any other g*ng, I'd have him already.

So we just sit and wait for a break?

No.

Can you think of anything we're missing?

Sorry. VIC: Don't worry, I'm not letting Kim win this.

You made some rather large cash deposits recently, didn't you, Neil?

If you know, why are you asking?

Seventeen thousand to three different banks.

Where'd you get the money? I pinched my pennies.

That's a pretty big piggy bank. It's huge.

You're gonna have to do better than that.

O'BRIEN: A friend owed it to me.

Paid it back in a lump sum.

Good friend. What's his name?

We'll need it to verify your story.

All right, I won it in Vegas. I got hot, what can I say?

NELL: Which casino?

Few different ones.

You have to report winnings to the IRS.

I never won that much at one place.

They all have cameras.

Tell us which casinos, we'll check it out.

I forgot.

You remember a pyramid? A pirate ship, maybe?

We've got time. Think about it.

Ronnie, we clear in here?

Yeah, I swept it.

So, what's up?

Uh, Megan was diagnosed with autism.

It's not as severe as Matthew's, but the quicker she gets care, the better off she'll be.

Okay.

To get a therapist for her and Matthew, Corrine's gonna need to stay home.

I have to pick up the financial slack.

I figure since the feds are onto O'Brien and off of Mara and Stella, I could dip into the money train cash. Not a lot.

Just enough to supplement the weekly payments.

Get them the help that they need.

Well, what about the plan? That's why I'm asking.

You guys discuss it.

Whatever you decide,

I'll respect it.

All right. All right?

Well, Vic needs us.

Well, I say no.

Oh, Jesus, Lem. Come on, these are his kids.

How good's it gonna be for his kids if Vic's in jail?

Feds are with O'Brien and off us.

We don't know that for sure.

He had the rest of the marked money. We're in the clear.

Every time we spend a dime of that money, some new sh*t storm smacks us in the face.

Hey, I am not going down on this.

Vic knows the score.

He'll... He'll... He'll play it smart.

Look, if he can't use the money for something like this, then...

Then why the hell did we steal it in the first place?

We said we wouldn't make the same mistakes as the dumbasses we catch.

We're not. We're not.

Vic's not thinking about the big picture, all right?

He needs us to do it for him.

Well, what about you?

I don't know.

That 17 thou you stole, it was marked by the U.S. Treasury.

So?

We were investigating the Armenian mob.

That's who you stole it from.

They were marked so they could be traced and the footprints led right back to you, Neil.

We know there were at least three other men involved.

You give us their names, you get the best deal of the bunch.

You're serious.

I found the money. On the street.

I did. Where? On the yellow brick road?

Outside a bar off Pico. I walked out to the parking lot.

It was in a bank bag on the ground, so I took it.

I didn't steal it. I swear to God.

DUTCH: I've seen your sheet, I've heard about a half-dozen lies come out of your mouth already.

You're in some serious sh*t.

He was here.

Wanted a hundred bucks for these t*rture racks.

He's lowering his prices.

You have any idea where he went?

Try the S & M club.

Can you find my smile now?

I'm gonna talk to the other store owners around, see if they know anything.

MAN: He did leave a number just in case I change my mind.

I think I tossed it.

Uh, my man, my man, my man.

Is, um...? ls...? Is she hooked up with anybody?

I don't know.

Huh. You know, man, I never ever hit a cop before.

You think she takes charge in bed or you figure I'll have to break her down a bit?

She's my partner. Shut up.

You saying I'm not good enough? That's exactly what I'm saying.

Huh. Okay. Well, we'll see what she says.

Okay? Yeah. Fine.

Here it is.

It's one of these.

Thank you.

I thought you had today off.

Uh, yes, I had to catch up on my paperwork.

Computer systems down over at Wilshire?

The scenery's nicer over here.

You know, we keep meeting this way, one of these detectives might think that we actually like each other.

I'm speaking at a dog-training seminar next weekend in San Diego, and Hunter has to stay here.

Do you feel like going out of town?

We won't have to look over our shoulders.

I might be able to free up my schedule.

Don't leave without saying goodbye.

Okay.

[PHONE RINGS]

Mackey. TRACY: It's Tracy.

There's a PC arcade down on Vermont.

One of those places where the geeks play all day.

I know what it is.

Girl I know says Kim's there playing online.

I really don't like doing this.

Don't worry, it gets easier.

Kim's at a PC arcade on Vermont.

Might be more children there.

We'll be careful.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[POP MUSIC PLAYING OVER PA]

Get him. OFFICER: Sir, don't move.

Hands up. Hands up right now.

Nobody move.

LEM: Get your hands up.

VIC: Don't see him.

RONNIE: Not here. [VIDEO GAMES BEEPING]

Ronnie.

You see the guy who was sitting here?

Was it Charlie Kim?

Hey, I'm talking to you.

Left in a hurry, didn't even log out.

How long ago?

Six minutes. Oh, this is bullshit, man.

I'm getting sick of this game.

Yeah, me too.

You told Kim we were coming! No, I didn't.

Nobody else knew we were on him. I told you where he was.

It's not my fault if you didn't find him.

Back room. Grab everything. It's evidence.

I'm throwing someone's ass in jail today.

No, please. Don't! Shut your face!

I can't trust you. I'm telling you the truth.

I saw a kid get k*lled today.

That means no more second chances.

I did what you told me.

Look, I haven't had to pay any protection money yet.

But the K-Town K*llers will get around to me.

You're a better deal than I'll ever get with Kim's boys.

You got me.

SHANE: What are you doing?

She's right.

She's not the only one who knew.

Sit down, Hank. Slipped disk.

Hurts like a bitch to stand back up.

Besides, I can't stay long.

Where's your g*n?

At my house. Why?

You sure it's not with your wife?

No, she knows not to touch it. Why was she sticking it in a store clerk's face this morning?

[HANK CHUCKLES]

You put a g*n in her hand, she'd shake too much to point it at anyone.

Where is she now, then?

Temping.

Where? I don't know, that's why they call it temping.

Call me when you get things straightened out.

Oh, we're not done here yet... [YELLS]

My back. Oh!

Jesus Christ.

I want my lawyer.

Now!

[INDISTINCT SPEECH]

Come here, school chum.

[CHOKING]

Vic.

He'll call you back.

ACEVEDA: Vic. Get in here.

Get...

You wanna make another call?

Have Kim come down here and meet us?

[RODRIGUEZ CHOKING]

Come here.

Vic. Vic, what are you doing?

I found out why Kim's always one step ahead of us.

Your friend here's been tipping him off.

He just assaulted me. You're a witness.

Kim m*rder*d a child and you're protecting him?

I can check your phone records.

I've discussed this with community leaders.

If they warn him there's nothing...

So they make the call for you instead.

That's conspiracy. We don't want cops like him intruding into our lives!

Look, just give us Kim.

I won't do that.

[GRUNTING]

Then you'll get more cops, not less.

Grab every uni you can. Turn their shops upside down.

I want every inch of Koreatown smothered.

Like white on rice.

Gear up.

Time to tear Koreatown a new one.

What?

Oh, you voted.

It's not that we don't wanna help you...

It's okay.

It's probably the smart thing.

Let's go.

We got a job to do.

Let's go. [INDISTINCT SPEECH OVER RADIO]

All right, we're looking for Charlie Kim.

He's a banger with the K-Town K*llers.

That makes today "meet your local cop" day.

You see any violations, you write a ticket.

You see anything illegal, you bust it.

Anyone smarts off, you pop 'em.

Any questions?

Well, let's protect and serve.

[PEOPLE SPEAKING IN KOREAN ON TELEVISION]

How'd it go with O'Brien?

Guy just set the world record for speed lying.

The unis are passing out these photos of Angie to all the local stores.

Hank's lawyer here yet? Eh, just arrived.

Guess which bozo it is.

Who? Arreyo Gonzalez.

The ambulance chaser who's on all the city buses?

Mm, greed knows no racial nor ethnic boundaries.

Can you say accidentes?

Hey, you saw that I just barely touched that guy, right?

Is that the officer that assaulted you?

HANK: That's him. GONZALEZ: See you in court.

We'll see him in criminal court.

The question is why a quiet, mild-mannered housewife is holding up convenience stores. HANK: She's not.

That's your forte, not your wife's.

I was a kid. I lifted a couple cases of suds.

Your landlord says you're three months past due with rent.

My disability ran out.

So you get stressed when you owe money?

No, makes me feel like I'm on the beach drinking mai tais.

Next question. You know the old joke:

"Do you still b*at your wife?" Well, do you?

GONZALEZ: Next question.

You've been bullying Angie for years.

She's running around, knocking off stores in your car with your g*n and you don't know nothing? No.

DUTCH: You bought three boxes of 0.38 slugs at Big 5 last week.

Why'd you buy the b*ll*ts, Hank?

My neighborhood's turned to sh*t.

I got a right to protect myself.

We've got unis outside your house.

When Angie comes home, she's gonna tell us that you put her up to it.

She won't say it, 'cause I didn't do it.

She's afraid of another b*ating, so he scares her into committing robberies to put food on the table.

She could be acting alone.

Joanna Faulks had no idea her husband was a r*pist and a m*rder*r.

She's a battered woman. She's living under a bully's thumb.

Everything we know about this woman's third hand.

Come on. Everything we know tells us that armed robbery isn't in her nature.

We don't know what's in her heart or mind.

If I told you the worst five things I've done in my life, I'll bet a few would surprise you.

Something you wanna confess?

No. ls there anything you wanna tell me?

[SCOFFS] I'm just saying.

Who knows what secrets Angie's keeping?

Right?

Surprise inspection.

How are we gonna find the kitchen?

[WOMAN SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

You ever heard of a refrigerator?

It's clean. Very safe food.

We got A. VIC: So I see.

We know the wink-wink deal your councilman has with the inspectors.

No more grade fixing.

Tell your customers to go home. You're shut down.

[WOMAN SPEAKS IN KOREAN]

You wanna keep us out of your backyard, you give us Charlie Kim.

Tell your friends.

I'll take this one.

So, uh... Ahem. So you...? You into music?

Well, it's just that you look like a woman that appreciates a live show.

'Cause I'm the guy. I can get you anywhere you want.

Front row, dance center. You know, so close you'd be able to lick the sweat off the tip of Snoop's nose.

You know what I mean?

Yeah, I don't think so.

What...? What is it? You don't date black guys, is that it?

I dated a black guy once.

I wasn't that impressed.

Then you need to give me that bitch's number so I can go kick his ass for k*lling it for the rest of us.

I'm... I'm not joking.

Oh.

[SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

Put a stop to this.

Before you can't fix the damage. Give me Kim.

This is who we are. It's not perfect, are you?

You used to rebel against that culture.

I'm a businessman now.

I'm gonna be leader someday.

Just like you, I have to make choices.

You made the wrong one. You say that now, but when you're on city council you answer to your people... You lied to me.

Are you gonna tear your culture down then?

If they protected a child k*ller, yes, I would.

[SIGHS]

What if they wanna speak Spanish in school?

What if they want a driver's license?

Are you gonna be the same Poli-Sci major who used to talk about changing things?

My people are not gonna leave Koreatown without Charlie Kim.

You want us out, you know what you need to do.

[SPEAKING IN KOREAN]

MAN: Where? Where?

[CONTINUES SPEAKING IN KOREAN] [PHONE RINGS]

Yeah? I think we have something.

628 Bennet Street.

A local businessman is hiding Kim in his house.

Hey, drop it, we're on the move.

Hey.

Hey.

Option one is we take him alive, but feel free to consider option two.

Lemon, rush it. Rush it.

[GRUNTING]

VIC: Go this way.

[SOFT MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

Get 'em up.

SHANE: We're clear in here.

[GRUNTING]

[PANTING, GRUNTING]

p*ssy.

We got your number from Angie Deets' landlord.

He said you two were friends.

Thanks to Hank, I'm her only friend.

Did that bastard hit her again?

No, Angie's got his g*n.

She's out there committing armed robbery.

Angie'd never do that.

CLAUDETTE: Even to avoid another b*ating?

We think Hank's making her do it.

No. Angie's a good person.

She just wanted to...

What?

WOMAN: Nothing.

She's running around with a g*n.

You need to tell us before she hurts someone.

She wanted to start a new life.

Said if she got four, 5000 dollars, it might get her away from Hank.

Why 5000?

Half for her and the rest for his rent.

She didn't want him to get tossed out on the street.

Angie has a good heart.

You're free to go.

Still waiting for an apology.

Your wife's out there robbing places so she can leave you.

You've lost her. Okay. Yeah.

We spoke to her friend Ginnie.

Apparently she'd rather risk a lifetime in jail than spend another single day with you.

And who can blame her?

Not me.

Shut up!

Your, uh...? Your back feeling better?

Sit down. Don't aggravate your injury.

CLAUDETTE: Sit somewhere else.

I want you out of my house.

TAYLOR: I don't see it. It's not on the... It's not, there's...

Oh, it's right here, to the left, I'm sorry.

Right there, right there, right there.

Afternoon.

Ain't no trouble out here.

Except you forgot your bishop was pinned.

Your bitch is mine. Heh-heh!

These your chairs, gentlemen?

MAN: Why, you wanna buy 'em?

DANNY: They're stolen property.

You wanna tell us where you got 'em?

Do we get our 10 bucks back?

Yeah, we can get you your 10 bucks back.

Damn.

She, uh, finally got away from Hank.

I saw that police flyer.

Recognized the bitch the second she walked in.

She started pulling out her g*n.

Guess mine was a little faster.

We're gonna need to take an official statement.

MAN: Okay.

How long to wheel her out of here?

Excuse me?

So I can reopen my store.

Make yourself at home.

Not a scratch on him.

Against my better judgment. Now we can get our trial, and Koreatown can see what we're trying to do.

Might have lost a few votes there today.

I can afford to lose a few.

Hey, listen.

[SIGHS] Uh...

I'm gonna need some OT.

About 15, 20 hours a week.

I don't have any to give. Certainly not that much.

My little one has autism too.

My boy and her are gonna need private therapists.

It's expensive.

I'm not sure what I can do. Well, if things come up...

Security details, film jobs, after-hours clubs. If...

If these things come up, if you can think of me first?

You'll be spreading yourself pretty thin.

Look, this AGC sting operation's important to me, the chief.

You can't afford to get sloppy once...

I'm not gonna get sloppy.

I'll see what I can do.

You're releasing him?

He's sticking with his "I found it" story.

We'll look into his finances, tap his phone, see who he calls.

He's scared. Stir things up, see what drifts to the top.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

JAMES: You okay?

You were quiet in there.

Yeah.

Work? Hm.

What happened today?

Nothing.

I'm fine.

[LAUGHS]

You told me not to leave without saying goodbye.

That was four hours ago.

[LOCK CLICKS]

Let me see if I can make it worth your while.

This is so high school.

Mmm.

I can get my sleeping bag.

Meet me underneath the grandstands later.

How's the schedule?

You know what?

I'm gonna be in San Diego next weekend.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Mm-hm.

I'll call you when I can. Okay.

Sorry.

[CHUCKLES]

That wasn't too unpleasant, huh?

Thanks for your help.

And look, look, I was, uh...

I was serious about the concert, you know?

What...? What kind of music are you into?

Oh, come on. Listen, listen, I get it, okay?

You scared of getting hooked up with a player, right?

But I'm not like that. I'd just...

No, listen. I'd like a chance to get to know you.

You serious, or is this all part of the act?

I can't even believe you'd asked me that.

I can't. Heh!

Thanks again for your help.

Okay. Heh.

[POP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]

♪ When you're looking at me ♪ Come in, I'll buy you a drink.

Didn't know there was a reason to celebrate.

♪ What's on your mind... ♪ To Matt and Megan getting the therapist.

Larry called. They can have someone here as soon as two weeks.

That's great news.

♪ Hanging by a thread... ♪ One of us is gonna need to be here a lot more, though.

So, what are we gonna do?

How soon can you give notice?

Oh, go ahead, say it. You expect it to be me.

Well, one of us has to pay the bills.

With overtime, I make plenty. So why aren't you quitting?

Look, we gotta get together on this.

How does it feel to get to be selfish, or don't you know because you're "with the children as much as you can be"?

[SIGHS]

We both know you're the best person to do this.

Yeah.

I know.

Hey, man, where'd you go?

Took care of some personal stuff.

[SIGHS]

Vic.

We just wanna explain why we voted the way we did.

There's no need.

LEM: It's not like your kids aren't worth it. It's just that we...

I told you I'd respect anything you guys decided.

Besides, I've made other plans.

Uh, hey, how... How about we grab a beer, then?

I'm buying.

Yeah? With your own money?

Yeah, yeah, with my own money.

I'm sorry, got some paperwork I gotta finish on Kim.

See you tomorrow.

How about you guys?

I got a wife I gotta get back to.

Hope you two are happy.

[RONNIE SIGHS]

We did the right thing.

We did the right thing.

[♪♪♪]