01x03 - Sins of the Father

[bunniefuu]

♪ Here they come
yo here they come ♪

♪ here they come
yo here they come ♪

♪ this or that? This or that?
This or that? This or that? ♪

♪ This or that? This or that? ♪

♪ Who's the black sheep?
What's the black sheep? ♪

♪ Know not who I am, or
when I'm coming, so you sleep ♪

♪ wasn't in my realm or
wasn't in your sphere ♪

♪ knew not who I
was but listen here ♪

♪ dres, d-r-e-s yes
I guess I can start ♪

♪ if it's alright with you
I'll rip this here joint apart ♪

♪ back, middle, to
the front don't front ♪

♪ wanna a good time gonna
give you what you want ♪

♪ can I hear a hey? ♪ Hey

♪ can I get a yo? ♪ Yo

♪ you got a 'hat? ♪ Yo

♪ it's for the hoes ♪ yo

♪ the styling is creative

♪ black sheep of the native

♪ can't be violated

♪ or even decepticated

♪ I got brothers in the jungle

♪ cousins on the quest

♪ dead departed uncles, in
pea porridge, may they rest ♪

♪ guess, which way
what, when, how ♪

♪ mista lawnge, dres
black sheep slam now ♪

♪ know you've heard the
others phonies to the lovers ♪

♪ then of course
the choice is yours ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ I think you'll get with this
'cause this is where it's at ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ where's the black sheep
here's the black sheep ♪

♪ even if we wanted to the
flock could not be weak ♪

♪ watch me swing like this
why should I swing like that ♪

♪ because in fact on
me it might not attract ♪

♪ therefore I ignore
do as I feel inside ♪

♪ I live with me I've
got my back tonight ♪

♪ ya know what I'm saying
yo black, I'm not playing ♪

♪ need to go with this or
go with this with no delay ♪

♪ and see, in actuality
one be can it be ♪

♪ I made it look easy
because it is to me ♪

♪ any time capacity
was filled tried to rock it ♪

♪ any time a honey gave
us play tried to knock it ♪

♪ never was a fool
so we finished school ♪

♪ never see us sweat and
you'll never see us drool ♪

♪ out to rock the globe
while it's still here to rock ♪

♪ don't punch girls and
we don't punch a clock ♪

♪ gotta go, gotta go
see you later by the cat ♪

♪ and you can't
beat that with a bat ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ I think you'll get with this
'cause this is kinda phat ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ you can get with this
or you can get with that ♪

♪ I think you'll get with this ♪

♪ 'cause this is where
it's that, where it's at ♪

♪ come on, unh

♪ come on ♪

[Theme music]

[Siren wailing]

Joseph Hicks, igloo
ice cream company.

Yo, remember these?

- I used to love these, man.
- Me, too, man.

Ice milk.

Don't they make real
ice cream anymore?

Come on, man. You know
nothing's the same anymore.

Even penny
candies cost a nickel.

- A shaft.
- J.C.: Yo!

And of y'all buy
ice cream from Joe?

- Tyndell did.
- Tyn.

- Man, she's trippin'.
- I ain't seen nothin'.

Come here, man. Come on.

You didn't see nothin', huh?

You're not blind, are ya?

So how you gonna buy ice
cream and not see anything?

I ain't seen nothin'
but a big black benz.

Black benz, huh?

It had New York plates
but I didn't see the digits.

Well, I'll tell you
what, here's my digits.

It's my office and my beeper.
Why don't you give me yours.

- Do I have to?
- You don't have to do anything.

But I think ol' Joe over
here might appreciate it.

Alright. It's tyndell Jacobs.

- T-y-n...
- I spell. I stayed in school.

You do the same thing.

You got a cause of death?

My guess? Busted rib.

Busted rib? What's that?
Medical examiner humor?

You tryin' to be funny?

Look at the pressure
in the chest cavity.

Lungs are full of blood.

Rib probably
punctured his heart.

We'll have more later.

Hmm. I bet you will.

[Horns honking]

[PC-fx beeping]

- This is cool.
- Yeah.

[Knocks on door]

Karen: Simon,

you and Gregory are
supposed to be studying.

We are.

[PC-fx beeping]

Man, I could never study with
all this cool stuff in my room.

Oh! Hey, you want to
see something really cool?

Sure.

- Hey, that's reefer.
- No, it's grass.

I'm holding it for
one of the seniors.

Why'd a senior give it to you?

'Cause if he gets caught,
he'll get suspended.

Oh, that's stupid.
What if you get caught?

They won't do nothing
'cause I'm just a fourth grader.

Williams, you got any
leads on that ice cream man?

Yeah. I'm working a kid
who was at the crime scene.

He wanted to talk, but
not in front of his homeys.

Autopsy's due tomorrow.
I checked with igloo.

His route was Harlem, so
why does his log sheet say,

"11:00 A.M. at the docks?"

Maybe he was picking
something else up.

Yeah. Like something
from a ship coming in?

J.c.: Exactly, his sheet
here says that we got him

three years ago on possession.

And guess who the
arresting officer was?

Brother Chang. Yo, Chang!

What's the four-one-one
on Joe Hicks?

Nickel and dime, mostly weed.

He had a homey he hung
with, uh, Abel something.

Gance.

Let's find Mr. Gance and
invite him in, shall we?

And then call port
authority, and see what ships

came in yesterday and
where they were from.

[Indistinct chatter]

So what does this
fool Abel look like?

Show you.

[Indistinct chatter]

Abel gance.

[Inhales] Where
can we find this guy?

Look in any garbage can.

We've got people who
specialize in gar-bage,

your boy Rick.

Marriage? Are you sure?

Oh, I see a man,

very, very handsome.

How old is he?

Maybe fifty, and
also, just like yourself,

time has not diminished
his translucent beauty.

[Chuckles]

J.c.: Or improved
your lying ways.

Today's reading was free, ma'am.

Oh, no. I couldn't
do that to the swami.

The swami?

Well, swami, have you forgotten
about the Tuesday ordinance?

Excuse me? The Tuesday what?

All psychic readings
are free on Tuesday.

Oh, oh, is today Tuesday?

All day long.

The swami is exhausted.

You come back again tomorrow.

But I had an appointment!

[Quietly] Give her
back her money.

Thank you. Thank you.
Come again tomorrow.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Hey! What's with you guys?

I mean, ain't I got a
right to make a living?

You're on probation, you
don't have a right to breathe

unless I okay the oxygen.

You wanna know the
meaning of hostile?

Hey, hey, swami, I
can read your future.

I see you on the
beautiful island of, uh...

- Rikers.
- Bingo!

Hey, what can I
do for you this time?

You know a punk
named Abel gance?

Oh, you're lookin' for the
guy that did the ice cream hit?

Hey, how 'bout that, one punch
and he's down for the count.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
what do you know about

this one punch wonder?

Well, I know that it ain't
Abel that did it, you know.

I mean, that guy's into
love and peace and ganja.

You know he likes to...

[Inhales] A little bit too
much, you know what I mean?

He couldn't hit a flower.
That's what I hear.

- Where do we find him?
- Well, you know.

It's not really any
of my business.

Well, since we're
closing your business,

your new business is to
pick up a twenty on Abel.

[Cars horns honking]

You're gonna clean up these
dishes next time, ya hear me?

Where'd you get
that thing, anyway?

Oh, Simon let me borrow it.

He says I can
borrow any of his stuff.

He doesn't even care.

Drink your milk, 'Kay?

Dad?

I think Simon's doing
something really stupid

and if I tell you what it is,
does that make me a rat?

- Is he gonna get in trouble?
- Maybe.

Well, Simon's your boy, right?

You're supposed to
watch each other's backs.

But if you really think he
has a problem then I'll help.

- He was holding some buds.
- What?

Gregory: He was
holding some buds.

- Weed?
- Yeah.

He said it belonged
to somebody else.

- Did you smoke any?
- No!

- Give me his number.
- Why?

So I can call his
parents, that's why.

You can't do that, then
he'll know I told you.

So what do you want me to do?

Just tell me what to do.

If the guys at
woodbridge found out

I told you, they'd k*ll me!

No. Nobody's gonna k*ll
you. Give me the number.

- I can do it, dad.
- Give me the number!

[Sighs] I never
should've told you.

[Instrumental music]

[Sighs]

I'm so glad you called.

Gregory and Simon have
really taken to one another.

We think Gregory's terrific.

Thanks, but listen,
you can call me j.C.

I'm here as a
parent, not as a cop.

Of course. Why wouldn't you be?

Well, apparently, it
seems that your son

is in possession
of some marijuana.

- What?
- I'm not gonna bust him.

I'm just here to help.

You say you're not here as a cop

and then you make
an accusation like that?

It's not an accusation.

There's a problem and i'm
just here to let you know...

- If anybody's kid has dope...
- Carson, call Simon.

Carson: Simon!

Have you ever had a problem

with Gregory and
drugs, Mr. Williams?

No. Not until now.

This is Gregory's father,

he says you have
a bag of marijuana.

- It's Gregory's!
- Simon, don't lie.

Simon, who gave
you that marijuana?

All I can say is I hope that

you will be a cop
in this situation.

No question, as long as I can
count on Simon when I need him.

Whatever it is,
Simon will be there.

[Indistinct chatter]

Eddie, you got a visitor.

[Telephone ringing]

Hey, doc, long way
from the morgue.

Well, I was in the neighborhood.

I thought you would want to
see these, ah, autopsy reports,

since wong was right.

Say that three times fast.

[Chuckles] It was a broken rib.

- Yeah.
- These silhouettes?

- Yeah?
- May I?

Be my guest.

The bone was hit
at the stress point

and at just the right
angle to puncture the heart.

So what does that tell you?

Martial arts are
a hobby of mine.

I'd say whoever did
this was a black belt.

In what? Karate? Judo? Kung fu?

No, I may be crazy,

I think it's something,
um, more exotic.

I could do some research.

Remind me not to cross you.

I don't think you have
anything to worry about,

being so good with a p*stol.

Hey, doc.

Did you check it out?

She looks a lot better
when she doesn't smell

like formaldehyde, you
know what I'm sayin'?

Eddie, I've got a
huge favor to ask you.

What's up?

I need you to help me
go backwards on that.

I got that off' a g's new
best friend at woodbridge.

What is up with you
and the fourth grade?

Public school it's g*ns,
private school it's weed.

I can't wait till he
goes to college.

Port authority just called.

Day before yesterday was
the busiest day all month.

They had ships from
Turkey, Jamaica, the far east.

I really wanna narrow it down
before we move on it though.

Where'd you get the reefer?

I got it from a fourth-grader
at my son's school.

I'd really like to
follow up on it.

Alright. We'll
send it to the lab.

Oh, this is some k*ller weed.

Ah, really! How would
you know that, detective?

I saw "cheech and Chong."
This is rock star weed.

- Five, six c's an ohzee.
- Loo, what I'm sayin' is...

Yeah. I understand what
you wanna do, detective.

Uh, right now a m*rder
investigation takes priority.

[Telephone ringing]

Eddie: Detective
torres. Hey, Rick. Yeah.

Aight. Yeah. Yo, we've
got a twenty on Abel.

Let's rock this.

[Upbeat music]

Smell that?

[Sniffs] Yeah. My
man's gettin' zooted.

[Knocks on door]

- Abel: Who is it?
- Police!

[g*nshots]

- I'll go low.
- Go!

[Upbeat music]

[Thudding]

J.c.: Fire escape!

[Music continues]

[Intense music]

Yo!

He dropped his
little care package.

Yes, indeed.

[Sniffs]

[Exhales]

I could be wrong,

this looks and smells
exactly like the same stuff

you got from g's
pal at woodbridge.

What?

We got a problem, brother man.

So you ID'd yourself as cops

and he put three
through the door?

Three? He put six
through the door

then he was out the
window on to the roof.

The lab put the thc
content of your baggie

at fifteen percent.

That's gotta be
sinsemilla, either from

humboldt county or
the golden triangle.

Yeah, but they wouldn't
put it on freighters

coming from California.

It's the same dope you
took off that fourth grader.

We figured that much.

Look, we got a
connection at the school,

so why don't we
just start it there?

I already thought of
that but I have a problem.

Possession is a misdemeanor.

Believe it or not, you two
are expensive city assets.

What kind of problem is
that? Why can't we just go in?

Look, nothing would
make me happier

than sending you in, but I
just can't justify it, alright.

Justify what? What's
there to justify?

Maybe we'll get lucky
and it'll only be one kid

that bought the dope off gance.

Yeah, right. Like Bill
Clinton didn't inhale.

Look, he's cool. I'll handle it.

[Door closes]

Yo, j.C.

Listen, why don't you
set it up at the school,

we'll go in, we'll
see what we see.

You know that's disobeying
a direct order, right, bro?

No, no, no, no, we're not.

Look, while you're doin' that,

I'll be checking up
on little boy Abel.

See, Rick said he
sometimes hangs out

at this park on
Saint Nick, alright?

- Do your chores right.
- Okay, you guys.

Keep cleaning.

Hey, make it a big
scoop over there.

- I wanna do the job.
- Hey, big brother!

Oh!

That's for tellin'
me all the time!

Hey! Hey, brother.

Good to see you!

It's good to see little kids I
don't gotta bust all the time.

Hey, not this afternoon, huh.

Is that Jaime Castro
over there cleanin' up?

Hasn't missed a day all summer.

You frisk him every morning?

Eddie, to save 'em you
gotta believe in 'em, huh?

Hey, you save 'em so
I don't gotta bust 'em.

Right. So who you after?

Abel gance.

I'm here 'cause I found
one of these donation cards

at his crib.

He one of yours?

He was.

He started smoking
grass again and I lost him.

- Is he in trouble?
- Trouble enough.

Somebody's dead.

Poor Abel.

He's not a bad kid, you know.

- He ain't a good kid, Jimmy.
- Hey! Neither were you.

[Sighs] You got any ideas
where the not-so-bad Abel

might be hangin'?

He said somethin'
about some connection.

- Some rich kid.
- You got a name?

Never mentioned it.

He said he was from Burma.

The golden triangle.

Is that any help?

Yeah, maybe.
Thanks, big brother.

It'll just be me and my
partner, a day, maybe two.

I'm really sticking my
neck out, Mr. Williams.

If we see anything,
anything at all,

we're gonna take care
of it off the campus.

You have my word.

We're in the middle
of a building drive.

- Something like this...
- Look, sir.

I'm not trying to
hurt woodbridge.

My son goes to school here.

I'm only begging you to
help us do the right thing.

I'll be glad to
cooperate any way I can.

[School bell rings in distance]

- Thank you very much.
- Right.

♪ Give it to me

Eddie: What are
we talking about?

- It's called bando.
- Mm-hmm.

It's a martial art that
concentrates on lethal blows.

The sternum punch
is heavily emphasized.

I never heard of it.

It's an indigenous martial art.

To where?

See, that's the problem, Burma.

And who's gonna know
Burmese martial art in New York?

I'm sorry about that.

No. No. Don't be.

- Burma's good?
- Burma's not a surprise.

Hey, doc, you're lookin' good.

It's Laura, detective.

Well, if it's Laura,
then it's j.C.

[Laura chuckles]

Could I borrow Valentino
here for a second?

Uh, you can have
him for the night.

- I gotta get home.
- You give up so easy.

- Hmm. See ya, Eddie.
- Mm-hmm.

Ooh-doggie!

I think the doc wants
to give you a physical.

- Can I have a beer?
- Yeah. Right.

A doctor and a cop makes
about as much sense

as a cop and a lawyer.

Yeah. You find anything
out on, ah, gance?

I checked the
park on Saint Nick.

Nobody's seen him.
What about woodbridge?

The headmaster's cool.

There was a fourth-grader,
though, by the name of Simon.

Want to keep an eye on
him. I'll point him out to you.

- Alright.
- 'Kay.

♪ Bring it on

♪ Bring it on, bring
it on, bring it on ♪

♪ First, I didn't have

♪ the will to carry on

♪ illusions in my mind

♪ illusions in my mind

♪ like that picture when
you feel you can't go on ♪

♪ like you've been left behind ♪

Yo, check 'em out.

You know, money
thinks he's slick.

- He's holdin'.
- We should take him down.

No. I told stillmorris
no arrests at the school.

Besides, let's find
out who his buddy is.

And it looks like
the show ain't over.

Yo, g*n!

♪ Bring it on

♪ don't wait until tomorrow

[clamoring]

What's up with this?

What's up with this?
You're under arrest.

- Alright?
- Hey, it's Abel gance.

Yeah. You and I got a date.

That's for sh**ting
at us through the door.

Yo, Abel, why are your eyes
so red, you little crackhead?

Yo! Earth to Abel.

You carry books to
school, not a g*n, stupid.

Hey, take it easy.

Look, why'd you sh**t at us?

I thought you were
somebody else.

What? You think I'm one
of them pimple-faced kids?

Is that what you think?
You think I'm a sucker, Abel?

Yo, Abel, what's up with
you and that kid at the school?

You sell him oregano
instead of weed?

I didn't sell nothin'
to nobody, man.

What? I can't hear
you. What'd you say?

I get a lawyer, right? I
mean, I want my lawyer.

Yo, shut up! You
don't get nothin'.

Now, you're gonna
tell us who k*lled

the igloo ice-cream man.

You thought you
were next, right?

I don't remember.
I don't know Joe.

I didn't know him.

Well, then, um, where'd
you get the weed?

I got the right to
remain silent, right?

I mean, I'd like
to, ah, take that.

Oh, yeah. You know what?

I think he wants to be in
our witness protection plan?

Yeah. Yeah. I'd like that.

Oh. Oh. You want protection.

We got protection for you, baby.

Rikers, till your
memory improves.

You two!

I want to see you
in my office now.

Where were you this morning?

- Following a lead.
- Following a lead crap!

You disobeyed me. I
gave you a direct order.

- Loo...
- Lieutenant Cooper.

And the only thing between
you and the pavement

is that you walked
in with Abel gance.

You didn't think,
you disobeyed me.

And if it ever happens again

I will have you in
uniforms and in the projects

so quick your heads'll spin!

Is that clear?

Can't get any clearer than that.

What did Abel gance have to say?

He was having an argument
with the kid at the school.

We think it's worth
checking into.

Fine. After you
clear the murders.

[Telephone rings]

Cooper.

Okay.

Fine. How's 20 minutes?

Good. They'll be there.

That was the
headmaster at woodbridge.

It seems he's also
extremely upset.

Maybe you can go
and calm him down.

Go ahead. Get outta here.

J.c.: Look, I didn't lie to you.

It was a situation that
just couldn't be avoided.

You promised no
arrests at the school.

Hey, look, lives were at risk.

I would've broken a
promise to my mother.

No, you don't
understand, I'm just worried

you guys won't be
able to clean this up.

Now the kids know you're here.

Look, all we need
is your cooperation.

Anything you want.

There's this Asian
kid we'd like to talk to.

About sixteen, seventeen.

Here's a list of all
the Asian students.

[Sighs] You have a list?

Of all the minorities
enrolled in school, yes.

Various ethnic groups, eh,
sponsor grants, scholarships.

- There's a kid here from Burma.
- Stillmorris: Norton Lee.

- Yeah.
- Norton is a model student.


very respectful.

His father contributes to our
overseas scholarship fund.

- He a citizen?
- As of last year, yes.

Norton is incredibly
self-sufficient, he's...

He's what?

He's regimented, like a soldier.

What about his old man?

What line of business is he in?

I believe he imports
things from Burma.

So, ed, what are you thinkin'?

This kid's only 17.

I'm just wondering if
he's got it that together

to be running a ganja
ring and settin' up hits.

Sure. So maybe we
should check out his pops.

Why don't you call
your boy at DEA.

- Yeah.
- See what he's got on Matthew.

J!

Hey, Chantal,
you're lookin' very...

Just livin', Eddie.

- Uh, I'll check you at the car.
- Right.

What's up, Chantal?

I gotta go to a conference

with Gregory's teacher.

- Is somethin' wrong?
- I mean, the kids are on him.

Because of that marijuana.

They know he told because
you arrested some punk.

Now, you went
undercover at the school?

Chantal, I'm gonna do
everything I need to do

to make sure that
crap's not in any school.

Besides, the boy's got to know
there's things more important

than being mister. Popularity.

Well, then, j., you
tell him, alright?

J.c.: Yup.

Good. Good. Thanks
a lot for the info.

Well, well, well,

Matthew Lee,
Norton Lee's father,

was a member of the mong tai

rebel army in Burma.

- He ain't no joke, huh?
- No joke at all.

Major importer of heroine,
Thai stick, and opium.

We got anything to tie
the father to the m*rder?

- Maybe Abel gance.
- Alright.

Call rikers and get
gance back over here.

And then let's put
a tail on little Norton.

- Maybe he'll go see daddy.
- Okay.

[Upbeat music]

That's some school
g. Goes to, man.

Fifteen kids to a class,
computers on every desk.

Yeah, but it ain't about
what's on the desk,

it's all about
what's in his head.

- Yeah.
- It's rough, man.

Tryin' to make him understand.

You know, it's
like what they say,

he may hate you now, but
he's gonna love you later, man.

You know, I don't know
if I can wait that long.

Yo. Our boy's goin' for a walk.

[Instrumental music]

♪ Too many suckers
and not enough time ♪

♪ to buck up all of dem
with one clip from mi 9 ♪

♪ to sh**t to k*ll, them
say mi don't care ♪

♪ I try to drill but it
no get mi nowhere ♪

♪ I just put down mi
g*n inna fi mi suitcase ♪

♪ big up mi fist fi
buck off dem face ♪

♪ flip, script

♪ and a guy head lick ♪ boo, ba'

♪ and not one
shot no lick, 'cah ♪

♪ toe to toe once again

♪ wi distinguish,
real bad bwoys dem ♪

♪ and if you a bad
bwoy, not a guy can try ♪

♪ let mi see di fist dem

♪ gotta take it easy ♪ why?

♪ Gotta take it easy ♪ why?

♪ Gotta take it easy ♪ why?

♪ Gotta take it
easy me no know ♪

♪ dutty bwoy jump up
dutty bwoy get stomped ♪

♪ get perpetrated
a guy get stomped ♪

♪ some guy cool but
him need fi get stomped ♪

♪ if dem buy dem back dem
g*ns, seh dem run outta luck ♪

♪ cah we k*ll dem all

♪ and we come back
alone, chi-boom day ♪

♪ mad lion deh pon
microphone, alright ♪

♪ so just step up, step
up bwoy, what's up? ♪

♪ Put your crew to the side
take out your gold front ♪

♪ knuckle up, knuckle
up and guard your grill ♪

♪ no need fi g*n
cah you get hurt still ♪

♪ think unuh wicked,
tell dem fi come ♪

♪ I have mi fist, mi
nuh need not a g*n ♪

♪ you diss the program,
bwoy you must get ♪

♪ why.. ♪

[Telephone ringing]

It's crazy, man, he goes
all the way to Chinatown

to make a phone call,
then goes back to his crib.

It don't make no sense.

Hey, we get a fax yet?

We ordered a trace from nynex.

- No, not yet.
- J.C., Eddie.

Abel gance is dead.

Knifed getting on
the bus to rikers.

- What time?
- Four.

So that's about an hour
after that kid placed the call.

- If that call was to rikers...
- Then that kid's got game.

And we got to play him.

J.c., fax is in.

Rikers Island. Thanks.

♪ Too many suckers
and not enough time ♪

♪ to buck dem all
up with di clip mi 9 ♪

♪ so sh**t to k*ll dem
say mi don't care ♪

♪ I try to k*ll but it
no get me nowhere ♪

♪ easy, what? ♪

Norton Lee?

Yeah, can I help you?

You're under arrest.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Should you give
up that right you...

Whatever you think
I did, you're wrong.

Look, we tailed you.

You called rikers from a
pay phone in Chinatown

an hour later,
Abel gance is dead.

Who's Abel gance?

Norton, how are we supposed
to develop a trust in you

if you keep tryin' to play us?

We saw you arguing with
Abel outside woodbridge.

Abel sells me weed,
okay? I like to get high.

See, that's what
we thought at first.

But that's not
what we think now.

We think it's the
other way around.

Is your father involved in this?

Involved in what?
He's out of town.

- Out of town where?
- Just out of town.

How'd you get to be
so cold-blooded, man?

You had someone k*lled, Norton.

Your old man teach you that?

What's your real name, huh?

I mean, not this fake "Norton."

What do they call you
back in the homeland?

Norton.

[Sighs]

You ever been to
central booking?

How 'bout Rikers Island?

Do you want to feel
what Abel gance felt

right before he got shanked?

You're wasting your time.

The kid's cool, I
kept expecting him

to give up his name
and serial number.

Don't book him yet.

Keep him here, find Matthew Lee

and tell him his
son's been arrested.

- Yes, ma'am. Chang:
Eddie, it's for you.

Says it's important.

Torres.

Yeah.

Alright. Fifteen minutes.

Yo, we gotta go.

What's up?

That was my brother Jimmy.

He's got something for us.

Regarding this case?

Come on, man. Let's go.

[Indistinct chatter]

- Hey, Jimmy.
- Hello.

- How ya doin'?
- So what've you got?

This.

I took it during confession.

Abel said if anything
should happen,

I should give it to the police.

Abel and Joe Hicks were
selling weed for the kid.

Abel says here he thinks
that the kid k*lled Joe.

He say why?

Take a guess.

They were skimming
bud, they got caught,

they got popped.

Ed, you know, I
been asking myself,

you really think this
kid's got that much juice

where he could
do this by himself?

Did Abel ever mention
a Matthew Lee?

Matthew Lee?

No.

- I have to go.
- I'll see ya, Jim.

Call me.

[Car horn honks]

Yo, ed, you want
to clue me in here?

How come I don't know about
this connection with your brother?

'Cause he's my
brother, that's why.

What the hell does that
mean, "he's your brother"?

I'm your partner, man, this
is a m*rder investigation!

- Hello!
- It was nothing, alright?

I found a piece of paper
in Abel's apartment.

I followed up on it,
Jimmy came through.

Yo, how come you
didn't tell me, man?

What the hell is this,
withholdin' information?

Yo, don't tell me
how to do my job!

He's my brother,
alright, so just chill.

Now, I ain't got nothin'
left to say about this.

You're slippin', ed.

Hey, g., listen,

before you go back to school,

I need to talk to you
about something.

Hey, Simon!

- You want me to go in with you?
- No.

You sure? I have a few minutes.

No, dad.

I know you don't agree with me,

but you need to know
that you did the right thing.

Well, great, now
nobody talks to me.

- This is important.
- You're making me late.

You better watch that tone, boy,

and look at me when
I'm talking to you.

It's better to stand alone

and do the right thing

than stand with a
bunch of knuckleheads.

If you don't stand
for something,

then you're just
gonna fall for anything.

You got that?

[School bell ringing]

[Instrumental music]

[Car door closes]

- What's up?
- Yo! So how'd it go with g.?

[J.c. Scoffs]

- Ask me when he's 15.
- I hear ya.

J.c., Eddie,

this is Norton Lee's father.

I'd like to see my son.

We haven't booked him yet.

He's a minor. I'm
entitled to see him.

No, you're not.

Is there a problem here?

Obviously, you're in charge.

I'd like to see my
son, Norton Lee.

Ah, Mr. Lee.

Your son has been
very uncooperative,

maybe you can talk
some sense in to him.

Detective Chang, why
don't you escort Mr. Lee

into the interrogation room
and then get Norton Lee

from holding and
take him up there.

- Sure.
- Thank you.

He fits the description of
the guy that k*lled Joe Hicks.

Ed, you rhyme me. I was
thinking the exact same thing.

A guy like that looks too
smart to do a hit himself.

But a guy like that would
do a hit just to prove a point.

But if that is the guy,

he's gonna walk unless we get

tyndell to ID him in a line-up.

Or we get one of
Norton's customers to talk

and tie in the old man.

What about the kid that Norton
gave weed to at woodbridge?

We'll go to his house
with a search warrant.

We blew it when we arrested
Abel instead of the kid.

We can't get a warrant, now.

But the kid don't know that.

Are you alright?

Yes, sir.

What happened?

A couple of guys who
work for you got k*lled

and they think I did it.

Matthew: Who?

Joe Hicks and Abel gance.

Why would they think that?

'Cause they saw me
and Abel together.

What business would
you have with Abel, son?

You had no business with him.

They were stealing from me.

I had to teach Joe a lesson.

I took those kilos.

I didn't think you'd miss them.

Why?

Why would you want
to sell marijuana?

Well, the kids
thought I was cool.

I don't...

You do it.

Dad?

Dad, what do I do, dad?

You wait.

I'll take care of it.

Detective torres.
My partner, j.C.

J.c.: Your house is
kinda fly, my man.

Where are your parents? At work?

Henrickson, right?

Yo, that sinsemilla
you got from Norton,

that gets you crazy high, huh?

- Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

Am I under arrest?

- That's up to you.
- J.C.: Look, we understand.

You feel a sense of
loyalty to your boy Norton.

No, not if I'm going to jail.

So, ah, where does
he get his weed then?

I don't know. I always figured

that he got it from home,

I mean, Burma.

Burma, huh?

So his pops must hook
him up pretty good, huh?

He never said it.

Norton talks about
his mother a lot.

He hardly talks
about his father.

It's like some code of
silence or something.

So he never let you
in on his operation?

Now, wait a minute.

About the marijuana, we
went to the docks this time

and we got some
k*ller stuff from this guy.

♪ Bring it on

[upbeat music]

♪ Bring it on, bring
it on, bring it on ♪

[Engine revving]

♪ Bring it on, bring
it on, bring it on ♪

[Instrumental music]

[Indistinct chatter]

[Intense music]

[Instrumental music]

[Sirens wailing]

[Tires screeching]

[Siren wailing]

[Music continues]

[Tires screeching]

[Grunts]

J.c.: Drop it!

Let her go!

Now!

Now, lay it down!

Think about your son.

My son...

He's a soldier.

What about you?

Are you a father?

Norton's lookin'
at life in prison,

for the crimes you committed.

It's not worth it, man.

[Sirens wailing]

Get the g*n, I'll cuff him.

[Cuffs clinking]

[Telephone ringing]

[Indistinct chatter]

Get him outta here.

The father copped to everything.

The two murders, the reefer.

Says he forced his kid into it.

The kid is guilty as hell.

No.

It's the father.

Kid's gonna do time,

even with the
father's confession.

What a waste.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Bell tolling]

[Indistinct chatter]

Oh, hey, dad.

What's up, little man?

- How ya doin'?
- I'm fine.

- Everything go okay?
- Yeah.

Life is rough, isn't it?

Hey, a few kids
talked to me today.

Hey, that's more than yesterday.

- What about Simon?
- No.

I guess he just doesn't realize

that you were
watching his back, huh?

Let me ask you something.

Now that you need him,
is he watching your back?

No.

And so, what does that tell you?

He's not really
my friend, is he?

You know, you got
a lot of character.

What's that?

J .c.: It's kinda
hard to explain,

but you got a lot of it.

You may hate
me right now, but...

I'm real proud of you.

[Instrumental music]

♪ Give it to me

[instrumental music]

♪ Give it to me, baby

♪ come on, man, get it

♪ get it right

♪ come on, look out

[music continues]

♪ Give it to me

♪ Give it to me, baby

♪ come on, man, get it

♪ get it right

♪ come on, look out ♪