01x03 - Jared's Body

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- [TARP CRINKLES]

- [XAVIER GRUNTS] [HEAVY BREATHS]

[XAVIER] Louis, where you go?

- Me will get Jared.

- Me come help you.

No, no, no. I got it.

I got it. [EXHALES]

You not gonna say

something about Keesen?

Yeah, I don't know why he had to die.

[AKED] Because he was a f*cking snitch.

That's why.

Because maybe he could've

f*cked this whole thing up.

Maybe he did f*ck this whole thing up.

[XAVIER SNIFFLES] [EXHALES]

Didn't your Auntie Mahabir say

this kidnapping was supposed

to make everything all better?

What's your point, Xavier?

Well, you don't look like

you're doing any better.

- [XAVIER SLIGHTLY CHUCKLES]

- [SPITS]

I got it, Xav.

See, what I don't understand is

why my auntie insists on 1:11.

Hmm? Not one. Not midnight.

- 1:11.

- Why anything, Aked?

Ain't none of this make

sense if you ask me.

sh**ting up pickney in a crowded park.

Hey! Sh.

[AKED] I know.

What I don't understand

is why we had three

shovels [BREATHES HEAVILY]

and only two of them used?

Hmm. [SNIFFLES] [GRUNTS]

[BROWARD] I would

encourage you to be quiet

until INC Fong is finished.

Pete.

Do you know why we called you in?

If you're not f*ring me then no.

Washington Square Park. Last night.

AINC Broward told me you guys

made the decision to spend

- personal off department

- [SIGHS] No. Uh, listen, sir

It was completely my own discretion

This was a mutual choice. Two

of the three unmarks were out.

The third one was in the shop.

I told her to use her car

and we'd invoice for mileage.

Well, I wish you'd have stayed longer.

Just after 1:00 AM, 1:11 to be exact.

You left at midnight I'm told.

There was apparently a sh**ting.

The father of a kidnapped child

appears to have failed to make a ransom.

Yeah. NYPD is yet to release

details, but they're putting

together an interagency

task force with the FBI

and hopefully us.

Us.

Inspector Broward told them

you had a mutual cooperator

who might've had eyes on it.

Oh, I I'm sorry. Manny told who what?

I mentioned to NYPD that one

of our cooperators in the

insurance whack-a-bum stuff

might have been involved in

this kidnapping event.

Uh, wait, wait. Okay. Can

we-Can we just I'm-I'm sorry.

Can we first start with the

phrase "mutual cooperator"

because I think there's a little

bit of a misunderstanding

[SCOFFS] This might be a

serious break for us.

- Okay?

- Us as in mutual.

- Oh

- Inspector Harmony

- Inspector Broward.

- I mean, it's just like

Yes. There is a chance the

operatives last night in the

park are also the people we've

been trying to get an angle

on out in Richmond Hill.

So it looks like a botched

kidnapping. Possible g*nsh*t

but no body and no

further ransom demands.

Parking enforcement official

heard a pop sound at

exactly 1:11 AM. Called it in.

The people she described as

suspicious could be

those of your cooperator.

Hmm. Hmm, 1:11 AM.

Why don't you two have a chat?

Let me know after you talk to your guy.

Thanks, Peter. Sorry.

Midnight? You tell him that

so it doesn't look like you

ordered me off within

minutes of the actual event?

[SCOFFS] Enjoy what may very

well be your last f*cking days.

[SAM] I was thinking

about private security.

Uh, at least a temporary sys

[JEFF] No, I'm already paying Joey.

[SAM] What? Who's upstate with Jared.

Yeah, about that. How long do we

[SAM] Well, I-I told

Joey, maybe another night.

Once things settle and we can

be sure they won't come back

if they realize their mistake.

- Not if, but when.

- Right.

Which is why I was

thinking, maybe, you know

we install a system, maybe cameras.

You do have a doorman.

[EXHALES] I just think, in

case, you know, if-if for some

reason, it is more targeted.

I-I know we said no more work.

- Are you okay? Hon?

- Any news on the boy?

- I don't

- Targeted? By who?

[SAM SIGHS] Who? That's the question.

Yeah, well, that's what we

got to figure out. [EXHALES]

[JEFF] And why. Why us?

Why my casino account?

[EXHALES] Hey, um, Dr. Prestwich

said one every six hours.

Just have them. You

don't need to take them.

You okay? Is there

something else going on?

You mean more than all this?

Right. Yeah. Sorry.

[SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

Hey, Siri, search contacts for Charisse.

You'll need to unlock your iPhone first.

[SHOWER RUNNING]

[PANICKED BREATHS] [SLIGHT GRUNTS]

So, um

so people think I'm dead?

Yes.

Which is why we need

to call your parents.

Let them know you're safe.

They got to be worried sick.

Jared, we need to call them.

Uh, yeah, actually I think

I'd like to wait on that.

I think you're in shock.

You've had a serious trauma

and we need to call them.

Yeah, I just

This might sound weird, but

I think it's gonna be a

whole big thing and

I just want to prepare myself a little.

Postmates.

[NICKY CHEWS]

Look, you got to understand

something about my parents.

They're really rich and they've

always acted like they

don't want me around.

And now they can see what it's

like to not have me around.

Trust me, this is good for them.

[AKED] Where the f*ck

is Natalia anyway, huh?

I've been calling her.

[BREATHES HEAVILY] My own

fiancée won't answer

my calls. This is real

f*cking convenient.

You know where she at?

Huh?

Mr. Paul say get rest. We still

have morning meeting tomorrow.

I love how you the guy

getting the texts now.

Hey, I never asked for

any of this, you know.

Just leave me out of this, Xavier.

[SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

Hey, what you do, boy?

I got to take a walk.

What?

Aked right. Your eyes going everywhere.

[CLICKS TONGUE] Oh,

yeah? You should talk.

[MAHABIR] Aked!

This is my nephew. Isn't

he as nice as I said?

Very handsome. Yes.

- Auntie.

- Hey, imagine I'm giving you a great

big hug right now my dear. [CHUCKLES]

- [EXHALES] Hey.

- Aked.

- Hmm?

- This is a weekend of

celebration and I was curious

if you knew anything about this?

My appointment was two hours

ago. It's not like her to miss.

It's a weekend of celebration.

I would hate to have to

replace her.

I will call her.

I know you will. Thank you.

Our pain is over now. Over forever.

Thanks in great part to you.

I'm happy to hear that.

- [OVERLAPPING CHATTER AT A SOCCER MATCH]

- Come on! Be brave. Be brave. Be brave.

That's right. That's right. Come on!

That's it! That's it! Ameena! Ameena!

Offside!

What you know about offside?

[LAUGHS] Hey, offside she said.

Everybody listen to Hannah.

Hey. Thank you for coming.

Go inside there. [EXHALES]

So listen, um, [CLEARS THROAT]

I wanted to give you my

personal apologies for the

way it ended last night in

Washington Square. All right?

It came from above me. Just

so you know. I'm not like her.

- Yes, sir.

- All right.

[HANNAH-ESTELLE] I'm

not kidding, Garmen.

If you go get the barbecue,

they're closing in 20 minutes.

Mm. [SWALLOWS] Hannah-Estelle, I know.

[GARMEN] Life is a series

of little loyalty tests.

Moment to moment you have to

make a choice who to follow

and who to trust.

- [SAFE BUTTONS PING]

- So far, two time, you did what I

asked you to do and you did it well.

So, why you're here.

I want to give you this.

Don't spend it all on your little

girlfriend, right? [CHUCKLES]

- Why you give me this?

- Because you earned it.

You're the only one who earned

it. Where your pal, Louis?

You heard from him?

He the informer, right?

[SLIGHT CHUCKLE] How

about he sister, Natalia?

Mm.

Still not sure who you're

loyal to, huh? Maybe me.

Maybe your friend and he sister.

I tell Savvy not to talk

she business in front

of the masseuse.

Me not like she, me not

trust she, but, Savvy

she don't listen.

Um, also she spoke to the INS

lawyer and they think they

can extend your visa.

[SCOFFS] What happened?

Are you done with the

American Dream already?

Just want to go back GT.

Oh, you think you can go

home after the mess you put

yourself in with Mahabir?

I don't know.

If-If-If you do, you-you

might need protection.

[SIGHS] I might need some too.

Wait, you wanna go home?

[DEEP BREATH] [SIGHS]

Can we have a conversation,

you and me? [DEEP BREATH]

About what?

The future.

[RESTAURANT CHATTER]

[SHAKEELA] Mm, Xavier,

I don't know about this.

I just got a bonus. That's

all. I just want to share it.

I thought you said you work for a lady.

- I do.

- Do you sell dr*gs for her?

- Tell me.

- No. [CHUCKLES]

No, I do not do that.

- Am I interrupting?

- Just looking at citizen app footage from

the park last night.

From the back quite likely my guy.

Good because I spoke with

Agent Roan Jessup, Midtown FBI.

We're in. And your

cooperator's the lynch pin.

Will he talk to the task force?

My guess is only through me.

Good. Keep it that way.

I don't want them doing

an end around on us.

I emailed you the police report.

Meantime, can you get downtown?

Well, well, aren't we all task

- force-y and diverse.

- [SANDERS SLIGHTLY CHUCKLES]

Inspector Melody Harmony,

USPIS. You must be FBI man,

Roan Jessup.

- Am I that obvious?

- Yes. And that makes you

Detective Brian Sanders,

NYPD. Uh, Pete Fong speaks

very highly of you.

All kidding aside, is that true?

Yeah.

I'm actually not kidding. Is that

Yeah.

- Should we?

- Oh, okay. Come on.

So, NYPD is looking at a

potential homicide of course

but what are you guys in this for?

Well, some of the players may

or may not overlap with an

old FBI cold case.

- So we're

- Grasping for straws.

- [SANDERS CLEARS HIS THROAT]

- I was gonna say trying all angles, but, sure.

Oh, and did I get that report correct?

That they kidnapped the wrong kid?

And did they [WHISPERS] k*ll him?

The husband missed the drop off

by something like two minutes.

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

They didn't even collect the

315,000 dollars. [HARMONY CHUCKLES]

- The 314,159 dollars.

- Yeah, what's that about?

- Well, it's not about the money.

- Mm.

Well, it's not only about the money.

And you know, obviously,

we can't assign a patrol car

specifically to one block.

Of course. For sure. I was just

wondering if there was a way to

I don't know. A-Alert them as to

Actually, yeah. I-I get

it. [SLIGHTLY CHUCKLES]

Our turn for some questions?

Uh, yes. Um, please.

Um, well, the obvious one,

of course, uh, this boy

the one they may have mistaken

for yours. Any idea who he is?

We know his name is Nicky.

I have a question.

Is there a chance this is just a scam?

You know, where they try to get money.

Do they tend to go to these lengths?

Lengths meaning?

Well, they cut an ear. I

mean, a piece. It would appear.

I'm just wondering, you know,

if maybe it's not as bad

- Can we talk about the person who was

- Are you saying you don't know him?

- Hmm?

- You don't know the boy?

Well, we didn't see him.

We-We saw an ear only.

- And-And part of a cheek.

- [HARMONY] Yeah.

[HARMONY] So, did he have an

accent? The guy on the phone?

I don't know. What kind?

I don't know. Maybe, um, Guyanese.

Guyanese? [CHUCKLES]

Does that mean something to you or?

Not really. It's just a rather

specific place to-to pull out.

Um, are you sure you don't

want anything? Coffee? Or water?

[JESSUP] We're gonna want to

talk to your son when he

gets back in town, but let's

stay with the other boy.

[DEREK] Does anyone know who he is?

[JESSUP] Not unless

someone comes forward

or we find the body.

[DEREK] Do we even know if he was sh*t?

[JESSUP] All we have

is someone heard a sh*t.

So you and, uh, your wife get

home from a charity event

Uh, Sam, do you mind if I

check out your son's room?

My son's room?

Yeah, you know, just

like a routine thing.

Sure.

Nice. Um, do you actually

mind if you came with me?

You know, kid's room. I just

don't want it to be weird.

Uh

[SANDERS] How did they get his phone?

[DEREK] He lost his

phone a few days ago.

You know, that painting

would be worth a lot more

if the head was on top of the body.

Actually, it wouldn't. [SCOFFS] [SIGHS]

You know I was joking

about the painting.

It's screwed in too. You

don't trust the cleaning lady?

[CHUCKLES]

You've a nice place. How

long did the remodel take?

Uh, a couple years. Been talking

about it for five or six, maybe.

Lived here for ten.

Why? [ANNOYED CHUCKLES]

How did that affect your marriage?

I'm sorry?

Oh, statistically 12 % of

remodels end in divorce.

You know, once the project is done

there's nothing left to perfect.

And we're talking about this why?

What are you worried

about with your husband?

What's he keeping from you?

- I don't understand. [STAMMERS]

- Are you sure?

Am I sure that I don't understand? Yes.

Yeah, because I just can't

figure out if he's trying to

solve a problem or if he's

acting like he's trying to

solve a problem or if he's

acting like he's acting like

he's trying to solve a problem.

[SANDERS] When exactly

did your phone die?

As he was saying, "walk

to this" something.

I don't know. Might

have just been a hiss.

[SANDERS] Circle maybe?

There was a chalk circle

in the park. Could it have been that?

Another circle?

What do you mean?

The money amount.

Three, one, four, one, five, nine.

It's the circumference of a circle.

I remember that from high school.

Wow. A circle is often a

theme used in all sorts

of shamanistic practices.

In Guyana, it's called the obeah.

And sometimes they'll

create like a barrier to

keep things in or out.

Or create a ritualized space for

concentrated magic for instance.

But it isn't usually used

for such negative purposes.

But does that happen to you a

lot? Your phone dying on you?

- No. Never.

- [SANDERS] Oh.

- Thanks again.

- Bye, Sam.

So how much do you

actually know about Guyana?

Um, my grandfather came

from Guyana. From Langdon.

He moved to South Florida,

married a Puerto Rican, and

I grew up in Jersey City. Uh

So, when they ask you a

question that you supposedly

know the answer to, it's because

you're a quarter Guyanese and

your research consists of?

- Calling my mother.

- That is rich.

Yeah, you what else is rich?

How much you think that remodel cost?

Well, I don't think

it was the apartment

that they needed to

take down to the studs.

Meaning?

They're all hiding sh*t.

I mean, the boy clearly snuck

out last night and who knows

how many times he's done

that. And then the dad

we asked him four times directly

whether or not he knew the

other kid and he only ever

responded with a question.

And then there's Sam.

What about her?

[SCOFFS] Guyana. She clearly

knows a lot more than

she's telling us.

[SANDERS] Hmm.

Uh, yes. I'm trying to reach

Detective Manny Broward.

[MALE RECEPTIONIST] I'm

sorry, could you repeat

that name please?

Uh, M-Manfred Broward.

You can tell him, uh,

Samantha Browne is calling.

Uh, he-he may know my last

name as, uh, M-McCusker.

Uh, just a moment.

[EXHALES]

Um, hello, Detective Broward is

no longer with the department.

Can I connect you with anyone else?

- Oh, uh, n-no. Uh, thank you.

- Okay, then.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

[WIDMER] Derek. Voice from the past.

Yeah, thanks for getting

back to me on a Sunday.

Well, the service said

there was an emergency.

Everything okay?

Uh, some clerical things.

Just need you to

walk me through where we left

off language-wise last time.

Last time being the

paternity settlement

from 16 years ago, you mean?

Mm-hmm.

It sounds like you're in

a place you can't talk.

Maybe call when you can and

leave a few more details.

That work for you?

That's what I'm thinking.

Meantime, I'll have my

secretary pull up the old files.

Meet in my office tomorrow?

I'll sh**t you some times.

That'd be great.

[TYPING]

[EXHALES]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Manny.

- Manny!

- Yeah?

When you were at the

NYPD did you know

Detective Gene McCusker?

Yeah, we crossed paths occasionally.

Occasionally?

[SCOFFS] We shared some cases. Why?

Is he related to Jeffrey McCusker?

Yeah, they're brothers. Why?

Serious question, why are

you asking "why" so much?

[SCOFFS] My God. [ANNOYED CHUCKLES]

Manny. Manny!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Oh, my God, Louis.

- Nat. Nat, don't touch me.

- I was so scared.

- My skin dirty.

Anybody calling you?

[SNIFFLES] Um, Aked be calling

like crazy. Also Mrs. Mahabir.

But I didn't pick up

any of them. [CRIES]

Hi, Jared.

I sorry we kidnap you.

And I sorry Aked did that to your ear.

He was wrong to do that.

Um, hey, Jared, I need

to talk to my brother.

Cool.

No, I mean, I need to talk to him alone.

Something ain't right with that boy.

He don't wanna call his

parents and say he okay.

He say they hate him and

he don't want to go home.

But they was gonna pay the money.

- Mm-hmm.

- Hundreds of thousands for he.

That's why I'm saying

something ain't right.

I say we take him back to

the city and drop him off.

What you think?

No!

He just give us more trouble.

We plan for save he

life and he life saved.

Let we just end it now.

And then what? How we gonna get home?

They give way passport. They

never gonna give them back.

We need money for buy we way home.

And you're saying what? He the money?

I saying he parents try

for pay way before

so maybe they gonna

try for pay way again.

So the kid we was trying to

save from being kidnapped

we now kidnapping?

[NATALIA] You stupid ass you.

[LOUIS] I don't know, man.

Did you come up with a plan

for when after we save him?

[NATALIA] Did you?

[LOUIS] Yes, the plan

I'm telling you right now!

[HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[CHESS PLAYER #2] Oh,

sh*t. Yeah. They rolling?

[CHESS PLAYER #1] No,

I think they playing

Oh, f*ck it.

I don't know who these

people are, but

They rehearsing again.

They doing something.

- I know what you want me to do.

- Come on, man.

- I'm not gonna do it.

- Make a move, man.

- Hold on, hold on.

- Taking all day, man.

Hey, you guys. You-You

know Clarence, right?

That new old guy?

Yeah, have you seen him?

We're supposed to play.

[SIGHS] Yeah. Uh

Yeah, I-I heard he was at the hospital.

[JEFF EXHALES]

[DETECTIVE KNIGHT] Detective

Sanders, Agent Jessup

Inspector Harmony.

Ms. Henrikson called to say her

son, Nicky, might be missing.

I told her to come in and talk to you.

I pressed Ms. Henrikson

about who the father is.

She didn't wanna tell

me, but it's highly

It's Derek Browne. [CHUCKLES]

Oh, my bad. I stepped on your punchline.

- All right.

- It's obvious.

Come on. Why else are we all here?

[EXHALING] Oh God.

And you can't talk about it?

Are you in some type of

financial arrangement that

requires your silence?

Is this something that you know?

Something that I'm winging

but now that I said it, now

that you're looking at me

like that, am I wrong?

It's okay. You can talk about it here.

Okay.

So, um

my son Nicholas emancipated

himself just after he turned 16.

You mean he ran away.

Yes. [EXHALES]

- That.

- [HARMONY] Hmm.

How long ago was that?

[HARMONY] Well, it couldn't

have been that long ago.

- Couple of months.

- We had an arrangement.

- I wouldn't turn him in.

- [JESSUP] Why?

I didn't want him to go into the system.

Because you were once in the system.

Uh, a long time ago, but, yes.

You were away from each other

for months, and suddenly he's

missing 24 hours and

you call the police. Why?

On Saturday I wired him money

But it's still at the money

wiring place so you're scared.

Look, I don't-I don't have the

mom gene. I never did. I tried.

Yeah, that's-that's fine.

And you figured out an

arrangement that works.

I mean there's no judgement. Seriously.

Nicky gets these ideas and then

he builds on them. He can be

I don't think he knows right from wrong.

Your son has mental health

issues is what you're saying.

I think so.

Do you know what kind?

[EXHALES] It's a type

of dissociative disorder.

Nicky once told me that he

was gonna take care of me

the way that his father never could.

He can be somewhat

obsessed with his father

but the thing is that he's

never actually met his father.

[EXHALES] Does his father

have something to do with

why Nicky is missing?

[EXHALES] Ms. Henrikson

we don't know

but we want to and when we do

I promise you that we will tell you.

In the meantime, you

can sh**t me your number.

And if you don't mind,

your first name is ?

It's Charisse.

Thank you.

[NATALIA] So, listen.

I think about it, and we

actually do have an option.

But it's risky.

Outside.

I have a friend, Eloise, but she

does work now for Edward Chung.

He does bring people in and out

the country like Ms. Mahabir.

You wanna go to Edward Chung?

Eloise is my friend.

From back in the day.

She works for Edward Chung.

We have things we can offer

him, Louis. I know things.

Things I hear in Ms. Mahabir's house.

I can tell you things he

not gonna hear anywhere else.

And she my friend.

At least I could try and call she.

Okay. Okay, we'll wait.

Um, also, it's possible

there would be a third person.

Louis' friend, Xavier.

He came here with him

But we won't know for sure

until after we talk to him.

So maybe three of us,

but definitely two.

Mm-hmm.

Eloise, thank you so much.

Thank you.

Okay.

What? What she say?

[DEEP BREATH] She

gonna call we tomorrow.

She say Mr. Chung don't

trust a lot of people.

Especially those that

work for Ms. Mahabir.

f*cking d*ck! It's the middle

of the night. What the f*ck?

You changed the locks?

Because you got three moves,

Mel, and I know them all.

Well, this is the one where

I come in and we make up.

If I want to do this again in

two months, and again in four.

Let me guess, you turned

your informant and now you

think you can do it to anyone.

I'm sorry, so you're the detective now?

No. You're just that obvious.

- I f*cking saved you.

- Don't.

You were miserable with Victoria.

I was a witness, Mel. Your witness.

And it still embarrasses me

we met like that, so don't!

- Please.

- [SIGHS] Oh my God.

- I'm gonna close this door.

- What?

And if you cross it

again, even with words

- Carol, what?

- Let me finish, bitch.

I will go ham. [HARMONY LAUGHS]

And I know this isn't the

me you think you know

but it has to be now.

I can't do this anymore.

I'm done. I'm sorry.

What Carol! [CAROL SIGHS]

Carol, come on! I said I was

sorry! You said you were sorry.

Carol!

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Well, for the record, I broke

up with you first. Jesus.

How about Scotty Frank?

He has vault access.

Could probably get personnel codes.

Nah, nah, nah. Frank's

too dumb and too scared.

First place I went What's

his face? Uh, Abrimonte.

[SIEGEL] Too smart.

Then who would have access

to McCusker's accounts?

[SLIGHT EXHALES] [CHUCKLES]

Are you f*cking kidding

me? That dumb sh*t.

So, yeah, so some lady named

something or other Mahabir

um, she or somebody, I don't know

I guess, read something

in People Magazine

that Chef Jeff comes into

the casino a lot and, uh

her guy, Garmen Harry, uh, called me

to find out what his credit limit was.

Same Garmen Harry who's

into us for, what

- Eighty-eight K.

- Huh. Let me guess

some of that ransom money

was gonna be used to pay

down his debt, huh?

It was his idea.

I just figured I could

help you guys get some of

your money back.

Oh, so you were doing us a

favor when some lady was so

desperate she was willing to

pay you 50 K for whatever

f*cking numbers you were gonna give her.

Which is privileged information.

Which pollutes my g*dd*mn

reputation, Ron.

I-I'm sorry.

- Sy, I'm truly sorry.

- Whatever.

We'll let the FBI work it out with you.

FBI?

There's a task force. FBI, NYPD,

and I believe Postal Inspectors.

This kidnapping is some kind

of bonanza for all of them.

What? Why?

You'll have to let me

know. Good luck, Ron.

Sy.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hey, Brenda, what's up? Oh my

God! We had that press thing.

Um, is my dad there? Okay,

have him start without me then.

[SAM EXHALES]

Hey. I'm so sorry. I just need

one minute. Okay? [EXHALES]

Dad! What are you doing?

Why are you not in there?

What's the charity?

I mean on the new book?

The proceeds, they're going to

what charity? They're all gonna ask.

They're all gonna ask.

Ours. Service Kitchen.

And-And three others.

The José Andrés one, and-and

two more. The one's we chose

two months ago.

Those are just names, Sam.

They're names of things.

You need to tell me what I need

to remember. You know? Also

What? That-That's why you

didn't start the meeting?

Maybe you could deign to look

one or two up once in a while.

Just tell me to and I will. All right?

Oh, also the, uh, the USA Today guy.

You know the one that

did the five questions

about whatever the f*ck that

was. Uh, is it Nick or Rick?

It's Richard something. [EXHALES]

Are you sure?

Uh, hi. I am so sorry. We

had a-a family emergency.

E-Everyone's good.

Basically. Yeah, um

let's just say there are very

few times we relish talking

to a gaggle of reporters.

[SAM & REPORTERS CHUCKLE]

[REPORTER] So, how did you go

from a small, self-produced

tomatillo sauce and a

handful of specialty stores

to a national brand?

Very expensively.

[JEFF & REPORTERS LAUGH]

Uh, well, we-we got lucky

on a-a couple of investments.

And, uh, he said, you

know, the heck with it

let's go all in on my dream.

- Well, that went really

- What the hell, Dad?

Next time just start the damn meeting.

Oh.

Oh, come on, Sam. You know that I,

I don't like talking about myself.

[SCOFFS] Yeah, you-you don't

like when you have to tone

the words down because you sound

like a douche when you say

what you want people to print.

Oh, we were doing the tag

team. For the good of the brand.

No, do the "what me worry" on them.

Oh, Sam. [SAM EXHALES]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Just

I think I'm a little scared.

Yeah. I am too.

[EXHALES]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

[BROWARD] A slice of Hawaiian

pizza if you guess who this is.

Well, someone who knows I

used to like Hawaiian pizza

which I haven't since law school, so

Manny Broward.

Oh, my God. Detective Broward.

Well, it's-it's Inspector Broward now.

I'm no longer a cop. I'm USPIS.

Wow, this is so weird.

I was just talking to

a Postal Inspector.

I know. And I was told

you called my old job

looking for me. I bet I know why.

I thought the same thing you did.

Yeah, the, uh, kidnapping

ends at a park two blocks

from your home. [SLIGHT CHUCKLE]

The target is Jeffrey

McCusker's grandson.

Jeffrey, whose brother Gene was

- I know. I know.

- discharged years ago

because of you know.

[SIGHS] Have you even

spoken to him since?

Gene? [CHUCKLES]

Gene McCusker wouldn't

talk to me if I was

bringing him 20 more years of being 20.

Anyway, it's kind of a life's

too short sort of thing.

The irony

Saturday night

I literally had someone at the park,

who left right before it went down.

Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

It was just I'm

sorry. Personal issues.

Leave it at that.

- Was this Melanie Harmony?

- Melody.

[CHUCKLES] Her name is Melody Harmony?

[CHUCKLES] Might explain

a few things, right? Yeah.

Yeah. Well, she was,

she was a loose cannon.

Yeah, keep your wits about

you. She has a history of

personal encroachment.

So, you called because the

kidnapping has you thinking

about the Guyana deal.

- I wanna do the right thing.

- Mm-hmm.

Sam, what happened over 20 years ago

with your uncle is between you and me.

And not relevant.

I protect my witnesses.

My informants, my sources.

I would think the past

20 years has proven that.

No, I get that. I'm sorry. I

- It still keeps me up sometimes.

- Oh, come on.

I mean, I knew Gene

should have known better.

- I don't think this

- No, and we were a one-off.

I mean, we were in and we were out.

You got to stop feeling

sorry for Gene McCusker.

He got a cushy retirement.

Is it Um

- His injury. His foot.

- Yeah.

Is it true that that

was self-inflicted?

[EXHALES] He never went to

jail. He wasn't even charged.

He was protected by his own.

It is impressive whatever

you guys have done with

this Chef Jeff thing.

You did the right thing.

Back then.

You did what you had

to. And everyone's fine.

- [HAUNTING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

- [NO OTHER AUDIO]

[DEREK] Thanks for seeing

me at such short notice.

Did you get a chance to

I did look over the file. Yes.

As for your initial question

while Ms. Henrikson

technically is not allowed to

seek you out, it's trickier

with her son, Nicholas.

As he was a minor, a

newborn at the time. So

The other question.

- The reason I skipped the gym.

- Right.

What if the mother was

angry? Which I would be.

And wanted to try and

prove, I don't know

that maybe-maybe on the

night, on Saturday

I didn't, I don't know, try hard enough.

You mean, could Ms. Henrikson

assert somehow her child

- was k*lled because

- I don't even mean consciously.

Okay, on some level, you acted

Or failed to act. I don't know.

Because why? Because

unconsciously you thought it

would have damaged your

own life, let's say.

Is that-Is that what you're asking?

I'm not saying that happened.

I don't know what happened.

I don't know how it happened.

But people, you know,

- they talk about

- Okay.

how people do things

they're unaware of consciously.

Derek, I'm gonna speak

hypothetically for a moment.

If in the past a m*rder

occurred Let me finish.

And you feel you may have been,

again in the past, a party

Please, let me finish, Derek.

I'm just saying, if on a

level I was even unaware of.

Derek, are you asking me

if she might have a legal

case against you?

Or are you asking whether you

have not legal, but maybe

personal cause to feel responsible

for this child's death?

[SLIGHT GRUNTING EXHALE]

It's stupid, right?

[SLIGHT CHUCKLE] No. But

it's a question more for

a psychologist than an attorney.

Right.

- [ELECTRONICS WHIRL]

- [STUDENTS TALKING]

[GIGGLES]

- Yeah.

- [DOOR CHIME RINGS]

[CHARISSE] So, for three days,

16 years ago, you came into

the club and you said

your name was Dave.

Don't "Dave" me now, Derek.

Yesterday, I was with the

police and today you're here

so what is going on?

Why are you suddenly in my life again?

Why-Why were you at the

police? Was it because he didn't

come home?

Derek, you have to f*cking tell

me what the f*ck is going on.

[GENE] My balance.

[CINDY] No, you do great. You're okay.

- I don't get on ladders anymore.

- Well, thank God for

Uncle Gene. Aunt Cindy.

I was hoping maybe we

could all chat. [EXHALES]

I-I don't understand. You

think my presence will help him?

Maybe. I mean, he's pretty rattled.

My brother's rattled?

Well, I'm sure you can appreciate us

Sam, Sam, listen you're a pretty girl

you've always been smart,

you're certainly too smart to

do whatever the hell it

is you do for my brother

but don't patronize me with bullshit.

You think just because he f*cked me

- No, he vehemently denies it.

- No, you know he f*cked me.

He knows he f*cked me. That

I had something to do with

whatever the f*ck happened in the park?

- Seriously? Are you kidding me?

- All right. You know what? Gene.

Samantha, it was really good

to see you, but I think that

now you should

Cindy, this is a recon mission.

Isn't it, Sam? This is recon.

This is Let's see if old Uncle

Gene has a tell before you

open up the whole can of worms. Right?

I used to do this for a

living. "My dad is rattled."

Which one of them sent you?

Your mom or your dad?

You know, I'd hate to be your

son with you still having to

raise your g*dd*mn parents.

Chef Jeff is a fraud.

My father works very hard.

Well, isn't that nice that

he has a chance to do that?

Maybe someday you'll ask him

why does he have to run all

over the place trying to

prove what a good man he is?

Ask him that.

Ask him who was there for him

in the beginning. You know?

Before the whole world

was kissing his ass.

And then ask him where all

of that damn money came from.

All right. Gene, that's enough. Stop.

What are you really trying to find, Sam?

Why the hell are you really here?

Yeah, you're right. I'm

sorry. I'm sorry I came.

I'm sorry, Aunt Cindy.

Hey, you want to know the the

biggest difference between

Jeffrey and me?

- I said nothing about him.

- Gene!

Now, I was good cop. I made

a mistake and I paid for it.

But I have said nothing

all of these years

and I still won't because I am not him.

I understand.

[DEEP BREATHS]

It's about time.

Mm-hmm.

Where's Louis?

Well, ain't that the

question of the day?

We haven't seen him since you

dropped him off. Him or Natalia.

There's another informer.

And who that be?

Well, guess what? It's not Keesen.

[SUSPENSEFUL INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS]

Louis?

Not just.

[XAVIER] What you doing, Aked?

[HEAVY BREATHS] Googling

Jared Browne with an e.

f*cking rich, white kid, Saturday

night, Washington Square

Park, famous grandfather,

b*llet in the head.

Nothing.

Nothing. Not an article.

Not even a f*cking New York Post.

Nah. [BREATHES HEAVILY]

Since when Jared got

long hair like this?

Aked, what you doing?

You want Jumbie catch we?

What the f*ck is your problem?

- Don't touch no dead person direct.

- What's wrong with you?

Oh, you got to be f*cking kidding me.

What?

What?

What if Louis ain't want

me to see Jared's body

[SLIGHT CHUCKLE] because

there wasn't any Jared's body?

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]