04x06 - Rat Trap

[bunniefuu]

Previously on New
York undercover...

Delaney, you're only 22.

So I fibbed about my
age... What's the big deal?

You can't keep running
from whatever it is

you're running from.

Nell, why don't you let
somebody else get shot at it

for once, all right?

I didn't save your
hide from the job

to see your
screwed-up personal life

and I'm so sick of it, stone.

I'm really tired of
it, do you hear me?

She ever go too far before?

Does sleeping with a suspect
in the middle of an op count?

I'll take you, you
take me, but I'll pay.

You'll pay?

- I pay.
- You're on.

I'm asking how it made you feel.

You k*lled someone
the other day?

Like stepping on a c*ck.

♪♪

[Rat squealing]

Where's Paul?

My brother's never
been on time in his life.

All right...

I see a bump...

And I'll raise you...



I thought this was
a reserve game.

I told you she could take
his seat until he gets back.

What's the problem?

The problem is
she's winning, rich.

Oh, what? You
can't handle a little

competition from a woman?

Hey, sorry I'm late.

Hey, hero, where you been, man?

None of your business.
What are you doing?

- I'm winning you some money.
- Great.

I met your bet, sweetheart.

Let's see them.

All right. Queens high.

[Laughter]

Kicked your a*s, man.

You teach your sister
how to cheat, Delaney?

Did she learn on her own?

Come on!

I beat your butt
fair and square.

[Overlapping shouting]

Stop it! Break it up!

[Alarm tones]

Call of the wild, brothers.

Let's go!

[Alarm bell rings]

[Firefighters yelling]

- Want a ride?
- Yeah.

Go!

[Sirens blaring]

All right, let's follow
up close, boys.

We got a good one, brothers.

Johnny! Johnny! Take Dalton.

Vent the roof, we gotta
clear out some of this smoke.

Check the shaft.

Ritchie, me and wedge are
gonna check the fire floor.

Stretch the line
around to the exposure.

Stretch the line,
stretch the line... let's go!

Let's go, Delaney!

I'm here! I'm here!

[Windows exploding]

Come on, Delaney,
ready? One, two, three.

Come on!

[Nell] What's wrong?

I can't tighten it
against that pressure.

- Can you help me out?
- Yeah, but...

Get that spanner!

- Where?
- In the rear compartment!

[Flames roaring]

Double or nothing,
fire started in there.

No! That's search and rescue.

That's not your job, wedge.

I'm going in anyway.

Wedge, no!

Activate your pass, wedge!

On the count of three!

One, two, three!

[Grunting]

Wedge!

Body in room!

Wait, just...

There's someone here! Wedge!

[Man coughing]

Here he is!

Thanks.

Okay.

Ritchie, help me!

I got him! I got him!

Where's wedge?

I don't know.

- He activate his pass?
- No.

He must still be in there.

He's not breathing!

E.m.s.! Help him!

We can't leave him in there!

I'm going in! I've
got to get wedge!

You have to save him! Paul!

Ritchie, it's too dangerous!

[Ritchie shouting]

Let go of me, Delaney!
Let go of me! Let go of me!

[Ritchie] You can't
just leave him in there!

[Echoing] You can't
just leave him in there!

♪♪

Four fires, two people
dead, we're still no closer

to finding an arsonist,
somebody tell me why.

I still don't think we're
looking in the right place,

lieutenant... I've been under
at the station now for two weeks

and I don't see any evidence.

Fire marshal McBride is guilty.

What about letting stone
come to that conclusion?

He's the one that's under.

I know, I know, j.C.,
but I know firefighters.

- I grew up with them.
- What do you know?

They're not gonna do anything

to risk the lives
of one of their own.

Maybe not intentionally.

No, not at all, moreno.

You have no idea what
they're going through right now.

It's like us losing a cop.

Oh, I have no idea
what that's like.

Okay, okay, guys, listen.

The fact still remains
that all fingers

point toward McBride, Delaney.

Now, unless this
guy's doing it for kicks

he's still an
arson for hire, too.

This is what we need to
do... Williams and moreno,

you two take over
the investigation line.

I'm going to stay under
over at the garment district

see who has the most to gain.

All right, just make
sure you bless a brother

with a nice little suit, there.



And I'm a four.

All right, I'm a six.

Okay... all right.

Look, everybody to
their positions, okay?

Before there's fire number five.

Delaney, I need to
speak to you for a second.

Think your brother knows
why you're really there yet?

Lieutenant, I would
never break my cover.

You know that.

Just know that it could
be an awkward situation.

You let me know if it
gets that way, okay?

You don't have to keep
handling me with kid gloves.

I can handle it.

So, McBride, it looks like,

uh, maybe a flashover
occurred here, right?

Boy scout.

You couldn't find the
origin on a marshmallow.

So, well, teach me something.

I'm here to learn, you know.

- Yep.
- Does that mean something?

I mean, you know, the lightbulb?

[McBride] Bulb
distort, intense heat.

Usually means point of origin.

Didn't they teach you anything?

Yeah, well, I know origin,
uh, shows you the method

sometimes even the motive.

It's like finding a
fingerprint, stone.

If you find that, you
find your arsonist.

Yeah, so, where is it?

It's hidden... well-hidden.

[Man] And if you guys

need anything, don't
hesitate to ask, all right?

What the hell's going on?

Hi. Dave holmquist,
veritech insurance.

I know who the hell
youare. Who are they?

Veritech is fronting
the cost for two

independent investigators
to be at your disposal.

Great. We could use the help.

Get them out of here.

Excuse me?

This is a crime
scene investigation.

Nobody comes up here
without my permission.

We carry policies for half
the businesses on the block,

inspector, no offense, but
you got a lot going on here.

I'm the law here, holmquist.

You want to take yourselves out

or you want me to help?

Okay.

You know if this
arsonist if this arsonist

really is a professional

don't you think we should
have accepted their offer to help?

If this case is to
be solved at all

I'll be the one to do it.

Hey.

[Stone] Hey.

- Spilled some.
- Thanks.

The lieutenant
wanted me to find out

if you have anything
on McBride yet.

Nothing concrete, but
he's still the prime suspect

as far as I'm concerned.

All the fires happened
in his district.

He oversees investigations,

won't let me or
anybody else assist.

Seems pretty suspicious to me.

Right, but what's his motive?

I mean, if he's getting
paid to set all the fires,

where's all his money?

He's still living
month-to-month.

I don't know but if the
fire chief brought us in

he definitely suspects one of
his own, and you gotta admit,

if anybody knows
how to cover up a fire

it's an arson
investigator, right?

Yeah, maybe.

So how you holding up? Okay?

Why does everybody
keep asking me that?

Nell, you areunder at your
own brother's station house.

I mean, I know that's
not easy on you.

It's not.

I didn't think i'd
be under this long.

I hate looking in his face

and just lying to him.

You're doing your job.

I know that, it's just...
It's like youspying on me.

It's very weird.

So, you want the
lieutenant to pull you?

No. No, I mean I want
to help nail the arsonist.

I mean, especially after
what happened to wedge.

Yeah. How's your
brother taking that?

Hard.

[Bagpipes playing]

[Playing "amazing grace"]

Wedge and me...

We did our training together.

I knew then this guy was
born to be a firefighter.

So we shouldn't feel
like he died in vain.

He died doing what
he loved, you know?

And nobody's going to
miss him more than his wife...

His parents...

But we're all going to miss him.

[Bagpipes playing]

Going to say you're
sorry for not saving him?

If there's anything
I can do, Angela...

[Softly] Thank you.

You okay?

Poor Angela.

You know, I can't help thinking

maybe if I let ritchie
go back in there that...

Then it would have
been a double funeral.

Don't beat yourself up about it.

Yeah, but, you
know, it still hurts.

Listen, it doesn't matter

wedge and me didn't
exactly get along, okay?

I mean, he was one of us.

I know.

I remember dad coming home.

I was, like, 12, and
I looked at his face

like the wind was
knocked out of him.

It was because one
of his probys was k*lled.

Yeah... his men
meant a lot to him.

More than we did, apparently.

Don't go there, Paul.

I'm so glad it wasn't you.

You're the one dodging
b*ll*ts for a living, little sister.

If anyone should
be worried, it's me.

Well, I'm a big girl now,
in case you didn't notice.

Well, if you came around
more often, maybe I would.

You know, I haven't seen much
of you since you made detective.

Yeah, I know.

I'm so glad you're
here right now.

Me, too.

[Barker] Yeah, well,
have a good day.

Thank you very much
and come back soon.

Sammy... Sammy,
where are you going?

Yeah, yeah.

How are things going, Malcolm?

Very well, Mr. Latimer,
I just made a big sale.

How come Mr. Finkelstein

is in such a hurry
to get out of here?

Well, look, he...

He had me lug one too many

of them big bolts from up there.

That's your job, Malcolm.

- I'm sorry...
- [Man] Latimer!

- Latimer.
- Epstein, what do you want?

You torched my building.

I want you to pay for k*lling
that poor fireman, that's what.

You're saying your fire is
my fault? Are you crazy?

Don't play innocent.

Everyone knows you
couldn't handle the competition.

What competition? I oversell
you ten to one, always have.

You want a look at the
firebug, you look in the mirror.

Believe me, if
I'd started that fire

it would have spread
through your place, too.

Don't think I don't know that?
That's why I put in a firewall.

Malcolm, get rid of him.

Malcolm?

What the hell's this?

You got a bodyguard now?

I'm not the bodyguard...

Good luck in jail.

You won't get away
with this, latimer.

I swear to god you won't.

I'm not his bodyguard.

What the hell
was that all about?

About 80 years.

But this is the
second time this year...

Yeah, Mr. Ri...

Whatever.

[Whistling]

Well...

Looks like McBride
is our guy, all right.

Check it out.

We got him here on access

we got him here on opportunity

you know what I'm saying?

Plus, look at
this little tidbit.

In his fire-fighting days,
he was a regular hero.

- Moreno.
- What? I'm sorry.

McBride, he's our
man. We got him.

I know, I know, I know... Ouch.

What? See, I told
you about this, right?

Yeah...

See, you still got that knot.

- Oh, right there. Yeah.
- I told you.

When are you going
to get a massage?

- I'm getting one.
- See? What's wrong?

It's my landlord, he hates me.

No, he doesn't hate you.

He does. He hates me.

No, he hates the fact that
you pull down your blinds

and don't let him see
you running around

in them little
g-strings anymore.

That's what he hates.

He wants to raise my rent again.

Oh, that's good.

Well...

Maybe it's time
you made that move.

I can't move, j.C.

I've got these site
samples labeled for the lab.

Do you want me to
take them in for analysis?

Uh, yeah, and tell
them to put a rush on it.

Especially on the char
and gas in area b-2.

Where are you going?

Don't worry about me.

Just do as I say.

I'll be back.

What the hell are
you doing here?

[Stone] McBride.

Delaney?

Oh, my god.

[Stone] What are you doing here?

Marshal McBride called me.

He wanted to interview
me about the Epstein fire.

And he asked you
to meet him here?

- Yeah.
- Did he say why?

No, I mean, he said to come.

I thought it was a
little strange myself.

I guess this would
be the right place.

He was in the wrong place.

You the assistant fire marshal?

Yeah, hi, my name's stone.

I'm detective moreno,
this is detective Williams.

You're a cop?

I'm sorry, I didn't
catch your name.

Williams.

What do you guys have here?

Arson investigator
McBride just fell to his death.

Firefighter Delaney here
was on the second floor

when it happened.

Not... not right
when it happened.

So are you on the
entry list to be in here?

Uh, no, I don't think so.

So, what were you doing here?

I went over this with
marshal stone already.

Yeah, he says McBride
told him to meet him here.

Right, and you, of
course, can prove this.

Wait a second,
what's going on here?

- Am I a suspect?
- [Nell] Paul.

- You all right?
- Yeah, yeah.

[Nell] I came as
quick as I could.

Yeah, the police are just
asking me some questions,

that's all.

Oh.

Uh, what kind of questions?

Routine questions, we're
here to do our job, okay?

[Delaney] This is my
sister, Nell Delaney.

She's a cop, too.

It's nice to meet you.

You, too.

What's your house?

Ah, the 7-3.

You want to fill me in
on what you got so far?

Nope.

We're just going to
look around, you know,

see if we can find anything.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Okay.

- Who are those guys?
- I have no idea.

Well, that was awkward.

Think Delaney suspects anything?

- Which Delaney?
- Either one.

Paul Delaney's name
definitely isn't on any entry list.

Is there any reason why
McBride would've called him

to meet there?

No way, McBride didn't
even want me there.

Yeah, well, if Delaney
suspected McBride was onto him

maybe he followed him.

Wait, you think
Delaney k*lled McBride?

If Delaney's now
an arson suspect,

then there's your
motivation, right there.

Especially if he
knew that McBride

was zeroing in on
the point of origin.

When did Delaney
become an arson suspect?

When I found him standing
over the body of the old one.

[J.c.] Think about it.

Delaney is also the last
person to see wedge alive.

Now, maybe he
didn't want him to find

the point of origin either.

Well, guys, so much
for McBride as a suspect.

The man was onto
something, lieutenant

but he didn't share it with me.

Of course not.

Then our lives would be simple.

All right, stone, pick
up where he left off.

Get right up on his
warm trail until it gets hot.

Be careful.

Where's Delaney?

Uh, she's not coming.

We didn't tell her.

We figured it would be best if
she didn't make this meeting.

I'm listening.

Well, it turns out that
her brother was there

when McBride got k*lled.

"There"? What's "there"?
What do you mean "there"?

You know, "there,"
like colonel mustard

in the library
with the lead pipe.

He said he had an appointment.

Yeah, but McBride
didn't write it

in his schedule book.

The man wrote
everything in that book.

So we need your okay
to follow through with this.

Oh, now you want to
follow some direct orders,

huh, moreno?

Save your own little Booty.

It ain't always
great to be the king.

[Barker] All right, go ahead,

put a trail on Paul Delaney,
see where it leads us.

But what do we tell Nell?

Information on a
need-to-know basis.

She don't need to know.

See you all later.

[Williams] Now,
what I want to know

is what the hell Mr. Delaney

is doing in there for so long?

That's what I want to know.

Hmm... Well, Angela's
wedge's widow.

Probably just
paying his respects.

Mm-hmm.

Hour and a half.

That's a whole lot of respect.

- You know...
- Well...

You know what?

I like this neighborhood.

Like it for you.

Downtown...

Close to the job...

Close to the nightlife...

Go out late, feel good,
come back, it's all good.

J.c., what are you doing?

No, what is he doing?

- Ave Maria.
- See, now, that...

That's what I call
respect... I respect that.

See, that's discretion.

- That's discreet.
- Let's go.

Got to keep an eye on Romeo.

Hey, Alec.

Hey. What's up?

Any progress with the
arson investigation?

What do you mean?

McBride... you said
he was onto something.

Do you have any
clue as to what it was?

Ah, yeah, there's
a lot of stuff here.

I'm still digging
through everything.

Right. Do you need any help?

No, I got it. Thanks, though.

But if I come across anything

I'll let you know, okay?

I got to go.

Okay.

Latimer!

Oh, latimer!

Epstein, what now?

Who's this?

You got one, so I got one.

Excuse me?

No offense, but the
insurance company

won't cut me a check
until they find the arsonist.

So I'm here to make
you a deal, Leo.

You confess and I'll testify
on your behalf at the trial.

You want me to confess?

I'll even say nice things
about you on the stand.

I'm willing to lie.

Here we go.

You get the hell out
of my factory now.

Or what? Are you
threatening me, latimer?

- Okay, guys.
- Huh? Huh?

Come on, man,
you got to be kidding.

You're not the only victim
here... thanks to your fire

my policy probably
won't be renewed now.

Good, I'm glad.

That means you'll
be out of work, too!

Which is what you've
always wanted, isn't it?

As a matter of fact, it is.

Guys, hey!

You're the arsonist,
you're the criminal!

[Holmquist] The fire department

has to confirm the cause

before veritech
can pay on a claim.

Of course I'm very sorry to
hear about marshal McBride

but as you can imagine we have
several clients like Mr. Epstein

who are anxious to
get this all cleared up.

Do you have any new
developments on the case?

All I can say, Mr. Holmquist,
is that I'm pursuing

a number of leads, but I
would appreciate a copy

of your private
investigator's findings.

Sure, I'll send them right over.

Um, marshal McBride indicated

he was leaning toward
one of the firefighters

as his primary suspect.

Any truth to that?

There is some
evidence to suggest that

but I'm not really prepared
to say anything further.

I understand. Okay.

If there's anything further I
can do, please let me know.

I just want to help
any way I can.

- I'll let you know.
- Appreciate it.

Hey, yo, psst!

- What's going on?
- What's the matter?

They think I m*rder*d
Andy McBride.

That's what's the matter, Nell.

What are you talking about?

Those detectives have
been following me all day.

They wouldn't be doing that

if they didn't think
I was guilty, right?

Paul, you're getting
a little paranoid.

Oh, yeah? They're
outside right now.

Why don't you
check it for yourself?

Paul was the one that
checked the sprinkler systems

at each of buildings, all of
which failed during the fire.

Which means he had
access and opportunity.

Okay, but what
does he have to gain?

Well, if he did it for hire,
obviously it's money.

Now, if he's acting alone
then it's a hero complex.

[Moreno] Which
fits his psych profile.

His father was an
ex-firefighter, domineering...

Exactly whose father
you talking about, moreno?

Did you and Williams
get that by tailing Paul

or did you go out and pull out
my own jacket to get something...

Look, Nell.

Don't "Nell" me,
Alec, I'm pissed off.

I want to know why I
was left out of the loop.

Well, for some stupid reason, I
thought maybe you'd be upset.

I was trying to protect you.

Protect me. From what?

Protect you from the fact

that your brother might
be an arson suspect.

Which means he may
also be responsible

for the deaths of
McBride and wedge.

Oh, come on, there's no
way Paul's responsible.

What?

Fine. Don't believe me, uh...

What's... what's the plan?

- The plan?
- Yeah, the plan.

The last time I checked
I'm still part of this unit.

Delaney, if you don't
mind my saying so

I think you might be
a little too close to this.

No, no, I can
handle it, Williams.

Don't take me off this case.

Please, lieutenant.

Okay, Delaney.

Let's get this
clear right up front.

Paul is no longer your brother.

He's now a suspect...
Is that understood?

Understood.

Good.

All right, guys,

we start by taking
the heat off Paul

making him think he's
no longer a suspect.

Have him lead us to
whoever it is he's working for.

Congratulations, Delaney.

- Great job.
- [Delaney] Thanks, chief.

That was a very heroic
thing you did, young man.

I owe you my life.

- Just doing my job, Mr. Epstein.
- Thank you.

You're welcome.

[Applause]

Thanks... thank you.

Thanks, Johnny.

Congratulations, brother.

Hey, I'm glad you could make it.

I wouldn't have missed
it, are you kidding?

Halfway through, I
thought dad might show up.

Yeah, right.

You're disappointed.

No, I'm used to it.

Come on, the suspense is
k*lling me... what's happening?

Oh, you're no longer
a suspect, Paul.

- Really?
- Yeah.

They were checking
out everyone in the house

so it's no big deal.

- Then I'm off the hook.
- Yeah.

That's great.

You have no idea
what a relief this is.

I'm going to go
get changed, okay?

- Wait here.
- Okay.

Okay. I'll be right back.

[Beep]

- Hey.
- What's up?

Shh-shh-shh.

It's clear.

Oh, I feel kind
of bad about this.

I know barker told us to
keep Paul under a microscope

but he is Nell's
brother, you know?

Hey, it's all about
the Benjamins, baby.

This is a cute little apartment.

I wonder if they have any
more available in this building.

Why? You moving, j.C.?

No, it's not for me.

It's for a friend of mine.

Think she might want to move.

Could you not, please?

Yeah, I could not.

Come on, moreno.

Eddie was my partner...

Okay? It's just...

Something I thought you
might want to think about.

It might help you move on.

J.c.

Let's just do this, okay?

All right.

Esta bien.

¿Que tenemos aqui?

Newspaper clippings...

Hey, even have word
from the Epstein fire.

Stuff from high school.

This guy's really into heroics.

Yeah, but if he's an
arson-for-hire, he's not using

the money to pay his
bills, I could tell you that.

Look at this... "final notice."

"Past due." "Past due."

This guy's worse that I am.

Here's his checkbook.

Whoa.

$35,000.

That's a lot of cash to
have on a fireman's salary

wouldn't you say?

Mm-hmm.

How'd you get in here?

Oh, I got the results
back from the Epstein fire.

Really?

Yeah. See, Alec, it looks like

the fire started
inside this wall

and then spread
into this fire wall

which means it separated
Epstein from latimer.

Electrical?

Well, comparative vapor tests

came back and it showed
the accelerant, methanol.

It got hot enough in there
to melt the metal duct.

And you see and then, one
of the ash residue samples

came back and there's
some bone fragments.

But it's not human, you know.

I mean, there's got to
be something in here, so...

Sounds a little to me,
Nell, like you're pushing.

No, I'm just trying
to find the truth

either way, you know?

I was meaning to ask you what...

This is mine.

What is it?

Ah, it's just a, uh...

It's a tracking device
for your brother.

You think he's
guilty, too, don't you?

Where am I going to get
coverage now, will you tell me that?

After everything
that's happened?

I'm sorry, Mr. Latimer.

There's really
nothing we can do.

Hey.

Everything okay?

If going out of business
can be deemed okay, I'm fine.

What are you talking about?
I thought business was good.

It is, but I wasn't lying.

What you heard
me tell Ben Epstein?

The insurance company...

They won't let me renew.

They're dropping
me as of tomorrow.

Okay, well, what about
another insurance company?

Garment district's
too high of a risk now

after everything that's gone on.

No company will underwrite it.

Looks like Epstein
burned me out after all.

Delaney, I hear what
you're trying to say

but listen, how many
civil servants do you know

with 35 g's in the bank?

All from cash deposits.

I know it does not
make much sense

but my brother has never
had two nickels to rub together.

I admit it doesn't look
good, I'm trying to think.

There has to be some
kind of explanation, I mean...

Maybe he's being set up.

Delaney, maybe you're reaching.

I don't think I'm reaching,

I'm trying to keep an
open mind, Williams.

Maybe you could all do the same?

Delaney, your
brother's got no alibis

for any of the fires

wedge ends up dead,
maybe having caught on to him

plus the affair with
his widow, come on.

Right, that plus the
fact he's got this money

and this hero complex
which you know about.

Look, if your brother
is being set up

somebody's doing
a damned good job.

And it doesn't mean
it couldn't happen.

[Barker] Again, um,
I'm sorry, Delaney

but we have more than
enough to bring him in.

Um, you're going to arrest him?

Yes.

Lieutenant, please...

Think he'll give us a name?

[Barker] He really
doesn't have much choice.

Either he rolls over or
he takes the fall himself.

Look, Nell...

I really think that we should
do this one without you.

[Paul] Say hi to everybody.

- [Man] I told them.
- See you, guys.

[Man] I'll see you later.

[Tires screeching]

[Nell] Paul, Paul!

Get in now!

Nell! Hey!

Delaney!

Come back here!

Damn it!

- What are you doing?
- I'm trying to buy us some time.

- They were going to arrest you.
- What?

- Give me your pager.
- No! No! What are you, nuts?

A tracking device, that's
how my lieutenant found you.

Wait a minute, your lieutenant?

You're working with those guys?

All that time hanging out
with me down at the firehouse

and you were
investigating me on the job?

I didn't know it was
gonna lead to you, Paul.

Yeah, well, you didn't tell
me you were undercover

either now, did you,
Nell? You lied to me.

You know what? Maybe
dad was right about you.

Oh, give me a break, look at me!

I'm trying to save
your a*s, here!

I'm innocent, Nell!

How do you explain the $35,000
in your bank account then?

What?

I saved that money, Nell,
every single penny of it.

Did you? How come you
can't pay any bill on time then?

- I don't know.
- Really.

So what about Angela, huh?

How do you explain her?

What do you mean?

What do I mean? Who's
lying now? What are you...

You know what?
You think I'm so guilty

then why are you
doing all this, huh?

'Cause you're my
brother, that's why.

Aw.

You just better
not be guilty, Paul.

Damn it, Delaney!

Well, you know she ain't stupid.

No. She's stupid, it was
very stupid to cross me.

She's going to pay for it.

Look, maybe Nell's got a
plan or something, right?

She wouldn't do
this if she didn't.

All right, everybody listen up.

All of you listen good.

She is just as much a
fugitive now as her brother.

Got that?

Let's go.

Move your asses, let's go!

Marshal McBride
was onto something.

We just have to
figure out what it was.

He's made some
notes on his blueprints,

but I don't
understand any of it.

Do you want to
work with me here?

Maybe like figure
out who set you up?

I can't do this alone, Paul.

It looks like there were
two different points of origin

which is impossible.

Wait. Bone fragments.

[Clears throat]

That's it.

The arsonist used
a rat to start the fire.

A what?

A rat. It's an old trick.

You light a rat on fire,
set it up into the wall,

it starts a fire on the inside

and hides the
origin of the fire.

What does that mean?

What it means is that the rat

was sent up through a
hole in the base of this wall

which happens to be a fire wall.

But they're not
supposed to burn, right?

No, no, no, they burn,
that's not the point.

Nobody intentionally
sets a fire within a fire wall

unless they want to
take down the buildings

on either side of it.

Okay, okay, so the
arsonist intended to burn

Leo latimer's building, too.

Definitely! This is your
fingerprint, little sister.

Ah, see what happens
when we work together?

The architecture
of the building...

Who knows it better than
the architect or the owner?

The insurance company...
They base their premiums

on the structure itself.

They also insure
each targeted building.

Okay, I... I don't
know about a motive,

but do you think they
would attempt to burn

Leo latimer's building again?

Maybe, but they'll wait
for things to cool down.

No, we can't wait
for them to cool down.

My lieutenant has half
the cops in New York City

looking for us right now.

We've got to force
them to make a move.

How are we going to do that?

Somebody desperately wants
you as the fall guy, I mean...

What if you fall too soon?

[Barker] License
plate number lxd49y2.

Now, I want a citywide alert

on both the passenger
and the driver.

The names are Nell
and Paul Delaney.

- Ever seen her like this?
- Never.

Look, I want you to make this
top priority, you understand me?

Put a call out to every
unit out on the street.

Lieutenant, Nell obviously
believes that Paul is innocent.

She's got to be
following her own leads.

Let me tell you
something, moreno.

Nell is on the opposite
side of the law now.

Her good intentions
don't mean squat to me.

Look, nobody's
disagreeing with that.

I just want to make
it crystal clear.

Nobody goes against my plans.

Where's Williams?

Don't worry, he'll be here soon.

Wait, wait, wait, wait...

Where the hell you
think you going?

Look, I just got
to go to the John.

Is that all right with you?

[Beeps]

[Phone dialing]

[Nell] Stone.

Nell, listen to me.

You got no idea how
much trouble you're in.

Barker went ballistic, you...
You gotta turn yourself in.

No, I can't, Alec.

Look, I know I can prove
that Paul is innocent.

- How?
- Okay, look.

I think their next target
is the latimer factory.

But I need you to
help me set the trap.

No, Nell. I... I...

Don't... don't ask.

I can't.

No, Alec. You owe me.

You have to tell holmquist
you're arresting Paul.

[Alec] Okay, I'll do it.

All right. [Phone beeps]

Now you're going to
help me set the trap.

[Nell] Come on,
Alec, where are you?

What if he doesn't show, Nell?

That means he couldn't
shake the lieutenant

which means we're dead.

Wait, wait, wait. Here he is.

Let's go.

Well, that's good news.

Paul Delaney's not
in custody as of yet

but there is a warrant being
subpoenaed for his arrest.

So he's working alone.

We'll know more after
he's been brought in.

He should be in custody

no later than tomorrow morning.

Right, well, I appreciate
your keeping me up to speed.

Sure.

[Nell] Any idea where
he might start it?

No. It's hard to tell.

He's changed his m.O.
For each of the fires

but if I were him

I'd be a little more blatant
about this one, you know?

Make sure this
sucker really burns.

"If I were him"?

It's a figure of speech.

Look, we're going
to have to split up.

You check the hallway,
okay? I'm going to go over here.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- And be careful.
- You, too.

Okay.

[Grunting]

How's that, boy?

Paul... damn!

[g*n clicks]

Drop it. Do it.

[Barker] Stay here.

Cover the doorway
in case they try to run.

Stone, come with me.

Lieutenant, don't
you think we should

give her the
benefit of the doubt?

Give her a chance to
see this thing through?

No, Williams, I don't.

She went through
this to set a trap.

What's another
couple of minutes?

I gave a direct
order... Follow it.

Stone, let's go.

What are you
doing? Are you crazy?

Do you have any idea
who I am, holmquist?

I'm a cop, damn it!

That'll make it
look even better.

Investigators will
think you caught

the arsonist in the
act, but then he got

the better of you.

Unfortunately, he
didn't make it out in time.

- Freeze! Police!
- Don't move!

[g*ns clicking]

Back off, or I'll
drop this, I swear!

Do it, and you're dead.

You k*ll me and we're all dead.

All right, relax,
relax! Just relax.

I said back off now!

Calm down!

All right, look.

We can talk about
this, can't we, huh?

We're not talking anything.

You got five seconds
to get out of here.

Four.

Three, two...

One!

You all right, Nell?

Yeah.

[Officer] All right,
watch your head, sir.

[Moreno] You know,
I still don't get it.

Why would an insurance adjuster

want to torch his own client?

Well, it turns out he
wasn't working alone.

Apparently his boss was
the one really behind it.

See, what they really
wanted here was the land.

They wanted to turn this

into some kind of
shopping district.

Latimer's was the last
building in their way.

Well, that makes sense, see,

an owner would be
more motivated to sell

after the place has burned down.

And since holmquist knew
there'd be an arson investigation

he knew he needed a fall guy.

That's a pretty sweet setup.

It almost worked, too.

Who was working
the case, though?

Let's go check on Nell.

No. I need to talk
to her in private.

Go home, get some rest.

You did a good job.

Did he just thank us?

What do you think
is going to happen?

I don't know, she's a
tough girl, she'll be all right.

I tell you, I am starving.

Yeah, me, too, I'm so hungry.

Well, I got this food that i...

You guys want to
get something to eat?

Yeah, we could...

We could get some...

Yeah, let's get
something to eat.

Tell Irene I said hey.

[Officer] Okay.

Delaney... can I speak with
you for a moment, please?

Sure.

- I'll be right back.
- It's okay.

Lieutenant, I'm sorry
about everything...

Everything turning out your way?

Yep. It's going your way.

You think that's
going to take you

off the hook with me?

You disobeyed a
direct order, Delaney,

compromised my entire operation.

I didn't feel I had any
other choice, lieutenant.

Well, I don't think I
have a choice either.

I'm going to need
your shield, Delaney.

You're suspended.

Listen, I hope I didn't get you

into too much trouble
with your lieutenant.

No, I was just...
Slapped on the wrist.

Hey, I really appreciate what
you did for me today, Nell.

That means a lot to me.

You're giving me
way too much credit.

I was being very selfish.

You're all I got.

Looks like the captain's in.

Dad's not so bad anymore...
Relatively speaking.

You sure you don't
want to come in

just to, uh, say hi?

I got to get up early for work.

Thanks.

Yeah.

- Good to see you.
- Mm-hmm.

♪♪

[Howling]