07x04 - Genocide

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previously on the shield...

This ia a city
controlled by Robert Merton

we had a deal...
your daughter reputation for my job

Agent Olivia Murray,
I.c.E.

Federal Agent.
What's your unofficial curiosity?

Our bureau Chief shut down
my investigation.

I can tie the cartel
to a local player, Olivia's back in the hood.

Okay, Barn's at your disposal

The armenians know about the money train

They green-lit your family

What the hell
have you gotten us into?

This is Cruz Pezuela

He's representing a
local development company

That has backing in various
mexican investment interests.

The mexican mob is buying up farmington?

Blackmail - That's how pezuela's getting
everyone onboard the train to cartel town.

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

The intel box the mexis are using
to blackmail their way up to the top.

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

Which lit the fuse for the blood feud we're
stirring up between Rezian and the mexicans.

Nicely done.

Where's that blackmail box?

I knew you couldn't resist the
temptation to use it for your own purposes.

I am now in possession of the box until the
time is right to turn it over to justice.

What about the files?

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

This piece of sh*t of Rezian,
He's taken something that belongs to me.

I took your money-Train cash. I'm not
afraid to come here and tell you about it.

Instead of the $2 million that I don't
have, I'm gonna grant you three wishes.

Once you've had your three meals, we walk
away from the table fat, happy, and even.

I'm sick of walking around half the day
smiling at a guy who put a grenade in Lem's lap.

We need Shane right now.

We're gonna make him feel safe.
Just like old times

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

Thank you.

Never mind the illegal drinking.

You were supposed to be
watching your brother matthew.

He's your responsibility, not mine.

Ehy, who the hell do you
think you're talking to?!

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

Don't you ever push your mother
like that! Do you understand?!

Hi.

Uh, I need to talk to cass.

I'm sorry things got
out of control before.

We're already running late for school,
and I don't need to get it any worse

I already grounded her. She's furious.

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

Please, Corrine.

It's the time I have.

Okay, come on.

Cassidy?

Your father's here.

Open the door, please.

Cass?

Listen, kid. I apologize
for losing my temper.

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

Do you hear me?

Fine.

All right, now, for your part, I think
you owe your mother and I an explanation.

We trusted you with
certain responsibilities.

You let us down.

Hey! We're talking to you.

Apology accepted.

I'm ready to go.

We'll finish this later.

You made a big mistake. It could have
had some g*dd*mn serious consequences.

Please don't swear.

I apologized, and now I'm waiting

To hear an explanation
about your behavior.

How do you explain your behavior?

I don't have to explain myself.

All the investigations.
You're the criminal.

I'm your father!

Your choice, not mine.

Hey, I'm gonna be your father whether
you like what I teach you or not!

Let's go. Come on.

Let's go. Let's go.

God damn it.

Hello!

Rezian's safe house.

I see that.

It went up in smoke early this morning
- Two bodies.

Rezian?

Both too crispy to I.D.

I'm guessing it's Pezuela's boys
hunting for the blackmail box.

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

If that is Rezian laying in there,

That's one more name off the list of
armos that know about our money-Train debt.

Our deal was with Rezian.

Him being dead might put
us back to square one.

Mmm, s'mores.

The arson unit weigh in yet?

It didn't have to. The K*llers left gasoline
cans behind. Weren't even trying to hide it.

Recovered 9mm shells,
b*llet holes in their skulls.

Today's the city march
observing the armenian genocide.

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

Whole area's gonna be
swarming with people.

Strange day for an internal beef.

The armenians make any recent enemies?

I heard some talk the mexicans have
been stirring things up with them.

Could just be street chatter.

If this is the first sh*t in a w*r,

I don't want the armenian day of
remembrance being turned into a fresh battle.

Well, maybe Shane's playdates with
Ellis Rezian can pay off again.

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

See you guys back at the barn.

Rezian gone might not
be the worst thing.

Cut off the head, and the
tentacles get frisky. It's a risk.

Look, just hear me out.

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

It's okay.

Glad to see you upright.

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

Don't worry. You already thanked me.

Two of my lieutenants are
dead. And this was the mexicans?

They couldn't k*ll you in jail. Why did
you think they would stop on the outside?

What do they want?

Some mexican intel went missing. Whatever it
was, it was valuable enough to spark a w*r.

Your two b*rned lieutenants
will vouch for that.

If you've heard the rumors, you
can find their source, right?

I want a sit-Down with the people
who b*rned my store and k*lled my men.

My people are dead because
the mexicans are wrong.

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

They shanked you. They k*lled your guys. Now
you want to pencil in some kind of circle jerk?

The only way to respond is to push back.

The mexicans are too powerful. We
can't compete against their numbers.

You think them realizing the armos don't have
the balls to fight back is gonna lead to peace?

The mexicans will smell your weakness,

And they'll pounce on it.

We don't have their missing intel.

When they know that, they'll go
looking for it someplace else.

If I pull this off, it's number
two on your short list of favors.

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

As long as the meeting happens before
any more armenian blood is shed.

It's time to end this w*r we started.

Can't do that yet. We got the
list of Rezian's inner circle,

Which just grew smaller by two.

That's time to finish this job while
we can still control the casualties.

Look, I know that you are not
thinking about setting up this meeting.

I'm thinking about
setting up this meetin

Is this another one of those surprise endings that
you're gonna lay on me after all this is over with?

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

I'm
- I'm targeting cruz Pezuela.

Aceveda's one-Man campaign bankroll?

He's buying up farmington
with cartel money.

Pezuela gets his way, the entire district
will be Byz Lat-Owned and -Operated.

Well, how is that our problem?

It's big-Picture time, Matt.

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

Pezuela is the cherry
on my career sundae.

Why does that have to involve Rezian?

The only way to connect
Pezuela to the cartel

Is to force him into
making a bad mistake.

The intel in that box belongs to him.

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

He sh**t his way into
a jail cell and wipes out

The armenian thr*at for us
- Two for one.

What happens when Pezuela doesn't cooperate
and we're forced to choose one win?

Not there yet.

Rezian wants to sit down
with the mexican brains.

Guess he got your smoke signals.

And he's willing to make a deal.

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

I'm paying you to get it.

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

That's what you're paying me for.

That doesn't interest you,

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

Do with it as he sees fit.

Or you could try to burn your way
through the rest of east hollywood.

This might be the smarter move.

I'll set it up.

But they want to talk to the brains.

I am not walking into the
belly of the armenian beast

With one of your day
laborers as my date.

Okay.

Hoy más tarde te llamo.

Detective Mackey,

Amando Rios.

Amando will speak for me.

Not sure he'll pass for brains.

He's less tequila-Soaked than the rest
of the crew I've seen circling you lately.

There's only one condition.

If they don't bring the box to this meeting,
every file, tell them not to come at all.

Fair enough.

What meeting?

I'll explain it all

As soon as detective Mackey
gets back to us with the details.

Rios isn't just some beaner.

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

I got Julien looking into him now.

What do I tell Rezian?

Tell him the truth.

Pezuela's not sending his boy unless
he knows the blackmail box is waiting.

So, the meet-And-Greet
doesn't even happen.

We look like we did
our job for both sides.

They stay clueless and at w*r.

According to the computer, Amando Rios
is a nonperson, at least stateside.

He's one of the arsonists?

Well, it's possible.

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

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

Then you might need
to dig a little deeper.

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

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

Keep an eye on Julien
- Information we need -

But if Rios gets picked up or spooked,

We lose our best sh*t at Pezuela.

There shouldn't be any
trace of his location

Under any rocks that Julien can reach.

Hey, you called me.

I don't need anyone mixing martinis,

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

Ah, give us a minute.

Thanks for coming.

You sounded like you need a
favor. And you're more than due.

We drew the short straw on this morning's
burning deaths in little armenia.

You're the one with the well-Appointed
list of east hollywood C.I.S.

I've got Julien after a suspect,

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

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

Amando Rios.

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

Never heard of him.

Let me plug it into our system.

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

Victim used a crowbar to break in.

Teenage resident Lloyd
Denton called it in.

He's our sh**t.

All right. What are you doing out here?

I'm riding with Hanlon today -

Mandated monthly street duty.

No I.D. On the victim.

Denton was home alone,
heard the glass break.

Family's got a g*n in the house.

Anybody talk to the boy yet?

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

Little armenia torch job makes it
a busy day to be out of the barn.

I'm checking in. I figured if
I waited for the right time,

I'd never get these street hours done.

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

I didn't ask him to.

Phillips is aware of your condition.

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

Well, it looks like a straight-Up BnE.

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

Father's not in the picture, but we
got a call in to the mother at work.

Got this? We need to roll.

Yeah. Take care out there.

Would it have k*lled her to wear blues?

Thanks.

I'm detective Wagenbach.
This is detective Billings.

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

Your mom's gonna meet us there.

Why would Luis break into our house?

You knew the victim?

Yeah, we go to the same high school.

You and Hanlon out
there cracking skulls?

Hey, don't be too rough.
Captain likes things by the book.

I asked Julien for a status report.

Amando Rios? Sounds mexican to my ears.

Rios is one of the names that dropped, but I
wouldn't count on it turning into something.

Shane, you track down Rezian?

Crispies are two of his mob
lieutenants, Matavian and Bozian.

He shed light on any mexican trouble?

He's as in the dark as we are.

He can't strike back without a target.

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

Already on it.

Tina, find me when you get
through the paperwork on this guy.

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

Thanks.

Mrs. Denton, I'm detective Wagenbach.

That boy broke in.

I know that Lloyd was
only defending himself.

He shouldn't be in any kind of trouble.

We just need your son to tell us what
happened. He'll be free to go, okay?

I was in the bedroom, doing my
homework, when I heard the glass break.

When did you realize
the intruder was Luis?

Not until after.

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

To get the revolver?

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

But he kept coming
closer, so I got the g*n.

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

So I got that g*n for protection.

Ever been fired before now?

Only at the range. I
wanted Lloyd to understand

That a g*n is a big responsibility,
so we both took safety classes.

Do you and Luis know each other well?

I don't even think he knew my name.

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

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

Why did he try to break into our house?

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

Honey, it isn't your fault.

Yeah, but he's dead because of me.

How much longer does he have to do this?

Uh...

we'll have more questions.

Why don't you two get a bite,
take a little time alone together?

The rest can wait.

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

Yeah, whole scene played out
like the perfect interrogation.

One thing I've learned from that sack
of conspiracy theories you call a head -

The Wagenbach freak meter
points to red, you listen.

School bully's dead,
picked-On kid did the sh**ting.

Let's grab up the friend Diego,

Get a read on the locker-Room history.

Can I come in?

Uh, okay.

Where's the baby?

He's asleep.

I just put him down. Do your
parents know you're here?

Yeah.

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

Honey, this is a little unexpected.

What is it that you want?

To talk to you about my dad.

Okay.

I've read stuff online about his job.

People think that he's stolen things,
he's hurt people, he's broken the law.

Honey, he's your father.

Do you think he k*lled Terry Crowley?

No.

That's what lieutenant
Jon Kavanaugh thought.

I really think you should just be
thinking about school and things like that.

I need to know who he really is.

Well, then, talk to him.

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

I haven't asked him to.

I don't blame you.

Cassidy, you should go.

I am not the person you should
be having this conversation with.

You have no reason to defend him.

He gets you pregnant, and then
he dumps you. Who does that?

Just wait. I'll be right
back. Just wait right here.

Vic!

Hey, you weren't kidding
about the turnaround.

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

Eh, long sh*t.

What makes you think this guy
might be tied to the armo deaths?

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

Not every day a girl's
called a resource.

I'll keep an eye out for Rios.

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

Thanks.

If Rios isn't tracking on their radar,

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

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

Just means he hasn't been caught yet.

What do we do about Rezian?

Time to give him the bad news.

We tossed your olive
branch to the mexicans.

They're not interested in a sit-Down unless
you can produce their missing box of intel.

Time to make another wish.

Set up the meeting.

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

What is it you're not hearing?

I have what they want. I'm
prepared to give it back to them.

You were crying to us this morning that you didn't
even know what the hell they were looking for.

And now you've got it?

What is it you're not hearing?

You've had this mexi
intel the whole time?

We located it a couple of hours ago.

We're not walking into a mexican
hat dance without a ticket.

This information
- What does it say that's so valuable to them?

You're here to repay your debt.
The rest is none of your concern.

Set up the meeting.

He's bigger.

Yeah.

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

What are your grades gonna be now?

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

Let's go, right now.

Let go of me!

We are going home now!

My backpack's in the other room.

Then go get it.

Thanks for calling me.

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

She was asking a lot
of questions about Vic.

How did you answer them?

It's not my place. She's
pretty angry, though.

I think we all are.

We talked to Luis' friend Diego Vargas.

They were selling dr*gs
at school, came up short,

Had a need for some fast cash.

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

Yeah.

Lloyd, did you say something to Luis

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

No.

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

Anybody at school know your
schedule, that your mom worked a lot?

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

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

He already told you that.

So, when did you recognize who it was?

When I walked over to the body.

How long before you called 911?

Right that second.

Must have been upsetting -

All that blood.

Look, can I go now?

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

Diego said Luis was pretty sure

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

The most expensive thing we own

Is a 25-Inch color tv, detective.

This guy's all I've got.

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

Case lines up, sh**ting's
obviously clean.

Normally, we send you home.

But crime victims sustain
a lot of mental trauma.

Given his age, I'm worried that
Lloyd doesn't have the tools

To deal with this emotionally,
especially with no father around.

He's been through so much already.

Must be hard raising him on your own.

I keep riding him about
doing his schoolwork

And the importance of a good education.

I never got to college.

How's he doing, grade-Wise?

His teachers say he won't apply himself.

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

But he averages out to a "c."

It's common for kids
with really high IQ's.

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

Yeah, I guess he finally
started listening to me.

Would you mind if I stayed in touch?

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

Yes, of course.

Great.

We know Rezian's lying about the box,

So we can't anticipate his next move.

We got to be ready for anything.

He's probably using
us to prep a sh**t-Out.

What are the specs on this place?

No surveillance, two points of entry.

Means I can back you up from out here.

Get in touch with Rezian.

Tell him three men only
- No weapons.

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

I got to stay as neutral as possible,

Which means if sh*t goes
sideways, you got to contain it.

No problem. At least we're
all three together on this one.

Yeah.

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

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

Wants us to meet him there.

How is that possible
when Olivia came up empty?

Guess the enthusiastic supercop
turned over the right rock.

Picking up Rios means
there's no meeting,

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

Being the arresting officer
screws Vic with Pezuela.

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

Friend of mine landed at border patrol.

Rios is on their unofficial watch list.

They're tracking him?

They don't have enough
manpower to do that,

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

Amazing work.

Just trying to chip in. Neighbor said
they saw him go in a couple hours ago.

Me and Vic will take the back.

Police. Open up. We want
to ask you some questions.

Police. Open this door. Last chance.

Open this door. Police, open up!

Go.

Kitchen's clear.

Bedroom, clear.

Clear.

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

Let's look around, see if
there's any signs of Amando Rios.

So, we done talking
this Lloyd thing through?

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

A profile
- Male, highly intelligent,

Unstable family, pisspoor student,

Abandoned by his father.

The mom's got a big
old Dutch-Boy crush -

Obviously a couple of
genetic screws loose.

The kid's off.

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

sh**t him for payback
over some perceived slight?

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

That's the problem.

He stood there and watched somebody die

Like it was no big thing.

There's speculation Bundy's first
murders were committed in his early teens.

They gain reinforcement the
more crimes they get away with -

Gain power, their methods improve.

Wait a minute. I buy the setup theory.

But are you saying this
kid's a serial k*ller?

They all pop their cherry somewhere.

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

Once you've returned your seat backs and
tray tables to their upright position...

then we'll be in business.

Okay, we're all here.
Who wants to share first?

There's a misunderstanding that's
causing a lot of problems for us.

Where's the box?

We don't have it.

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

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

Your people stabbed me in jail,
k*lled two of my men today.

You made your strength very clear.

Everybody just take a deep breath.

It has nothing to do with us.

Step back.

I risked coming empty-Handed
because I want to prove

The armenians have no stake in this w*r.

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

I don't know how this rumor got started,

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

We're businessmen. If you'll
agree to look someplace else,

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

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

Rezian's lying through
his armenian teeth.

This is what he wants
- You doubting the truth.

It clears him for retribution.

You sound desperate to prove your worth.

What good is a dirty cop
selling bad information?

My information is still dead-On.

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

And I've still never seen any proof.

One day, the blackmail box goes missing.

The next, Rezian springs himself

From a sure-Thing tour in county jail.

Even you can connect those dots.

It's not enough.

Maybe we need to look
for it somewhere else.

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

With something this
potentially damaging alone.

Well, he's not alone, detective.

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

My dad d*ed when I was a little guy
- 6 years old.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

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

Without a man around to relate to.

Oh, Chuck wasn't all that relatable

Even when he was still with us.

He drank... a lot.

At my age,

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

I just never felt the need to settle.

A woman like you shouldn't have to.

Oh, detective Billings.

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

No, I'm good.

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

Oh, second door on the left.

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

House calls don't seem like they're
part of your job description, detective.

I'm not the sort of cop that punches
out at the end of eight hours.

And please, call me Dutch.

Okay?

Okay, Dutch.

The more you tell me about Lloyd,

The better I can help both of you.

I understand. Whatever you need.

You want coffee? Please.

Does Lloyd have any friends at
school, someone he can talk to?

There aren't a lot of white
kids. Not that that matters.

But with all the dr*gs
and g*ng activities,

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

I mean, he is a good-Looking kid.

I wasn't ready to date until college.

Some of us are slow learners.

Hmm.

Rita, it might be a good idea
for you to bring Lloyd back in.

You want him to process
this in a healthy way.

We can submit the case file along
with a videotape of the interview,

Maybe pry some money out of the state to
pay for some sessions with a psychologist.

Yeah, you know how
these bureaucrats are -

All these hoops they
want you to jump through.

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

He's what?

He's on his way in.

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

We need a quick
armenian political win -

Something public.

You help me with that,
I promise you,

The first domino falls
at Pezuela's feet.

Why the armenians?

Pezuela's got it in his head that
the armenians have the blackmail box.

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

It's our best sh*t at getting
Pezuela to incriminate himself.

Since the mayor recognized
the armenian genocide,

The supporters have proposed
a commemorating memorial.

The funds have been denied every
year by the same city employee.

And mr. Istanbul with the tight
fist, he's in the blackmail box?

I don't know that a plan to erect some
monument is enough to ruffle feathers.

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

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

You know him.

It's the city controller -

Robert Martin.

What's Pezuela got
on him?

Insider trading.

I was hoping to free him from
this noose, not tighten it myself.

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

You're looking
at a long campaign.

You better get used
to pressing the tough buttons.

Controller Martin,
please.

I'm a friend
who's got information

About his deal
with the Berkeley group.

What?

That's what he said.

Who is this?

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

Uh...

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

Sure you do.

Communications about the deal
you made so much money on,

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

Include protecting
armenian interests.

Yeah, well,
that all sounds pretty vague.

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

Is the announcement
that their ancestors

Will be commemorated
in stone.

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

No, not when you've
got information

That gives you
the inside track,

Just like you did
with Berkeley.

Guess you've got
some calls to make.

I would have loved to
have dealt the blow myself.

assh*le never did pay me
back for the favor he owes me.

He would have known
your voice in a second.

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

Only question is how long is it
gonna take Pezuela to boil over?

City controller announced plans for an LA.
Monument recognizing the armenian genocide.

Well, so what? A slab of marble gonna
disrupt your vision for the city?

Robert Martin suddenly supporting the
armenian interests means Rezian was lying.

You were right.

You really think Rezian would
choose a monument to show his hand?

It doesn't seem too smart.

It's not.

But it means my information
has limited exposure.

The plans will be presented
to the community

At the march
this afternoon.

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

Hey, we agreed.
No civilian casualties.

I see one gunman at that rally
in little armenia,

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

No armenian civilians
will get hurt.

Hey, wait.

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

Do it quickly.

Once you review and sign your statement,

We'll be through.

You miss your dad?

What there was to like
about him, I guess.

I hardly rember
my own father.

Well, I bet he would be proud.

A detective seems like a
pretty honorable profession.

We need another signature downstairs,
Lloyd being a minor and so forth.

This, uh -

This section here,

Where you were when you
heard Luis break in -

What were you doing, again?

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

Right.

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

A lot of great artists
did self-Portraits.

You consider yourself
an artist?

Not really.

I don't draw that well,
actually.

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

What subject?

Hmm?

What subject were you studying
when you heard Luis break in?

Chem.

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

Yeah, well,
I'm making an effort.

A couple of things,
looking over this statement,

Didn't quite
make sense to me.

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

That is
the whole truth, yes.

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

In broad daylight, with you
ready to defend yourself.

I wasn't ready for anything.

Okay, I was writing a
chemistry lab report.

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

You heard him break in, went into your
mom's room, got the g*n from her closet.

You must have learned always to keep the
g*n unloaded until you're ready to use it.

So, you had time
to load the w*apon

As you heard
the intruder approach?

It was adrenaline,
I guess.

You were nervous at this point,
hands shaking

As you tried to put the b*ll*ts
in the chamber?

I was scared, yeah.

You didn't see Luis' face until -

Until I walked over to his body.

Lloyd...

why is it, 10 hours after
k*lling someone, you seem past it?

Just for shits and giggles,

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

If it had been, say, a m*rder.

You could have gone to Luis yourself,

Told him about some theoretical
cash lying around your house.

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

Only when Luis breaks in...
you're waiting there to k*ll him -

See what it feels like.

A science experiment
you could ace...

...stand over the body,

Life draing out of him,

Watch him die.

Certain kind of person -

Might make you feel like superman.

I was never big
on comic books.

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

You know, it's only natural,

A tragedy like this,

For the person who walks away
to blame themselves.

Promise me
you won't do that.

I'll try not to.

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

Thank you. I appreciate it.

David.

Robert,
surprised to see you here.

It's not the cause I reject.

It's the needless spending
on gratuitous events.

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

You see anyone
eyeing Rezian?

I see a lot of ladies who need some
hot wax, but none of them brown.

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

If a hit was ordered, it'll
go down before the speeches,

When the crowd is still unfocused.

The armenian cause deserves
as much representation

As that of any other ethnic group.

Of course. This memorial is one
of the few times I can rember

Where we haven't seen eye to eye.

Let's get started.

Get down! Get down!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

Robert!

Robert! Oh, my God!

I need a medic!

I need a medic now!

A city official is dead. Second
crime in little armenia today,

And we're still nowhere on the first.

This armenian-Mexican trouble is real.

I'm still trying to get a handle on
how it started and who's behind it.

Then I want more than just Julien in
my barn with his nose to the ground.

You and me, we're done!

Keep your money!

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

That was
a g*dd*mn assassination.

Martin had nothing to do
with your armenian beef.

You flipped the switch on him
to send a message -

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

We had a deal, man.

Contain the v*olence. And
I'm still a g*dd*mn cop!

Not for long. And not without me.

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

That's what I have you for.

Between the fire you set
and the controller's m*rder,

You have started one hell
of a sh*t storm for us.

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

Forget compensation!

You better give me someone
to take the hit

For those burning murders
this morning right now,

Or I swear to God,
I will make sure

That blackmail box stays
in little armenia permanently.

...life draining out of him,

Watch him die.

Certain kind of person -

Might make you feel like superman.

I was never big on comic books.

16 years old, already figured out

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

If he was gonna break, he would have.

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

What if I'm right?

There are times when you entertain
the possibility that you're not?

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

He's a kid. He's already
pulled off the perfect m*rder.

Maybe it went down just like he says.

We'll never know.

Until victim number two.

Go ahead and sign that
if you're satisfied.

Everything we have on Rios.

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

Try again.

You think he's connected to
the sh**ting in little armenia?

Vic.

Councilman David Aceveda,
federal agent Olivia Murray.

Councilman.

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

Thanks.

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

You have me give you an armenian win,

And their march turns
into a g*dd*mn k*lling?

That was never part of the plan.

You know, Martin was my colleague, Vic.

Now, you may not care who
has to die to save your job,

Your ass, but I did
not sign up for this!

You signed up for this the moment
you got into bed with Pezuela.

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

Martin didn't deserve to die, but
now we have something concrete.

And something we cannot prove, Vic.

May be we can't,

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

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

It insulates us.

Pezuela goes down, maybe I keep my job,

And you stay teed up
for the bigger office.

Hey, who's that?

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

Witness at the arson site was afraid to come
forward until the Robert Martin sh**ting.

Okay, good. Make sure the entire
team expresses their gratitude.

Why k*ll the controller?

He supported your cause. Mexicans
wanted to make it clear they didn't.

They think I had something to do with
the genocide memorial being proposed?

Yeah.

We need to find this box.

Yeah, well, good luck.

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

And you and your friend are free
from my organization's punishment.

Well, all right, then.

Hey, you got a sec?

Sure. Two, even.

I just need you
to sign this.

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

Your lawyer? Since when do
we talk through a mouthpiece?

You want to tell me
what this sh*t means?

That you waive your
parental rights to my son.

We've talked about this before.
It's just in writing this time.

I see that. I thought we were okay.

We are.
- Then why is it in writing this time?

So that there's no
confusion down the road.

Just get it back to me, okay?

You forget to hit me up
for a campaign contribution?

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

Agent Murray's looking
to take down the cartel.

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

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

Tonight, I confirmed it.

She's in the blackmail box?

Which means the face of your plan's
crucial next step is on the hook to Pezuela.

How much have you told her?

Hey. He's got her in his pocket.

How much have you told her?

Enough to blow it
with Pezuela...

and get us both k*lled.