01x06 - The Devil You Know

[bunniefuu]

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[SIGHS]

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[BONE BREAKS]

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[METAL CLANGING]

[GRUNTS]

[DOOR OPENS]

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I can't believe somebody
would do something like that.

That guy's a real monster.

Really? A monster?
Sam, he stole a puppet.

Not just any puppet.

It's Mr. Smartums.

Beloved icon of children's television.

Yeah, well, which is why
our client paid us

so much money to get him back.

And Mr. Smartums is very grateful.

[AS MR. SMARTUMS]
Yes, I'm very grateful, Eddie.

Thank you for rescuing me
from that very bad man.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna give Eddie hug?

No, stop. No, stop. Come on.

Wait. Why are you angry?

'Cause that is not a toy, okay.

And, for the record,
puppets... they're creepy.

[NORMAL VOICE] Seriously?
You don't like puppets?

No. I don't like puppets.

- Why don't you like me?!
- Okay.

- Why don't you like me, Eddie?!
- Put it away.

- Why don't you like me?!
- What are you doing? Put it away.

It's not a toy. They're creepy.
I don't like that voice.

[GRUNTING]

[COUGHING, GROANING]

You're slowing down, Eddie.

I knew I smelled cheap whiskey in here.

[NORMAL VOICE] You two know each other?

Oh, come on. I know you missed me.

Yeah, about as much as a toothache.

I thought I heard you left town.

Nah, I've just been lying low.

I got a place up in the mountains

near where we took down that kidnapper.

Oh, you must be that actress
who wants to be a P.I.

- Sam something?
- [SCOFFS]

- Cute puppet.
- Who are you?

I'm Piper Mannox.
Bounty hunter extraordinaire.

You're a bounty hunter?

What, you two used to work together?

Not really.
We were just on the same side.

What Eddie means is that he was
chasing bad guys for clients

while I tracked them down for
a much more lucrative payday.

You wouldn't be here unless you
wanted something. So spill it.

Well, I owe you for
that Fitzpatrick thing,

so I thought I'd cut you in
on this new job I'm working.

Oh, cut me in, huh?

You know, that's her way
of saying she needs help.

When you hear this case,
you're gonna want to help.

An inmate escaped
from a prison transport van.

Ryan Conrad. Nearly k*lled a
guard with his bare hands.

- I know all about it.
- Yeah, but what you don't know

is there's a half a million
dollar reward on his head.

Half a million?

Okay, this is gonna sound kinda crazy,

but you're the first
bounty hunter I've ever met.

I love the Janet Evanovich books.

Stephanie Plum is one
of my favorite characters.

Yeah, listen, Eddie,

with my experience hunting fugitives

and your cop connections,

we really have a decent shot
at catching this guy.

- She makes it hard to say...
- No.

Not even for a quarter million dollars?

Come on. Has business gotten that good

since you teamed up with Remington Steele

- that you don't need the money?
- I don't need the trouble.

Wait, wait, wait, Eddie.
It's a quarter million dollars.

- That's a lot of money.
- Not enough to cover

the trail of destruction she leaves.

- My methods work.
- Oh, really?

Then what do you need me for?

Besides, everybody in this city

is gonna be looking for this guy.

Yeah, but I'm the only one with a lead.

This guy almost k*lled a guard. A cop.

The Eddie I know
would track him down for free.

And I know how to find him.

What's your lead?

Unh-unh. Baby, you gotta pay to play.

♪

[SIGHS] Okay.

If we do this, then you're
gonna play it by my rules.

You don't go rogue, you don't
withhold information,

and you do not break the law.

God, you're taking my ba*ls here.

Okay, I can play without 'em.

What's the lead?

I got a tip.

Conrad spent last night
at his foster mom's house.

Except he moved around a lot
when he was a kid,

so I don't know exactly
which foster mom it is.

And you know I have a buddy
in Family Services

who can open up Conrad's foster records.

Great. I'll take that as a yes.

♪

[SIGHS]

♪

Looks like you've been replaced.

He's helping out. Shopping spree?

Sam's latest wardrobe dump.

I sell her outdated,
designer stuff online,

she lets me bank 25% of the proceeds.

Timing's perfect since
I just upped my course load

and seriously need the cash.

Where are the shipping supplies?

In the back.

What's with the files?

A new case.

I'm putting together background
on a Ryan Conrad...

victims, known associates, the works.

The escaped convict.

He sounds like a real psychopath.

There's a bounty on him.

- Cool. What's the bounty?
- Half a million.

We're working with a bounty
hunter, so if we find him,

we get to keep half of the half.

- We meaning who?
- Sam and Eddie.

But usually if there's a big payday,

- then I get a bonus.
- Bonus?

I'm in. I can work up
a criminal profile on this guy.

Use my theories on recidivism

and the psychology of sociopaths.

- Maybe you should run that by Sam.
- Where is she?

She and Eddie got a tip that Conrad
might be at his foster mom's.

They're there now.

♪

That's her. Janice Wilkinson.

Conrad was in foster care here
longer than anywhere else.

All right, you know the plan?

Talk to Janice, see if she'll
let us take a look inside.

Or we could just bust in
and grab Conrad ourselves.

Honestly, her plan sounds more exciting.

Come on. You think that old
bag's gonna let us inside?

If Conrad's in there, she's gonna
guard that place like a pit bull.

And if he's not, we go barging
in, Foster Mom calls the cops.

Then we get thrown off the case,
and nobody gets the money

- or the guy.
- Okay. Fine.

We'll do it the boring, stupid way.

While you guys talk to Mom,

I'll surveil behind the house.

If Conrad's there and he bolts,
he'll go out the back

and I can get the drop on him.

♪

She's awesome. Can we keep her?

No.

Ready to do some acting?

See, Cameron, I told you, it's perfect.

It's so raw and real.

It is, isn't it? It's beautiful.

- Who are you?
- Hi.

Darlene and Cameron Kemp of
Starlight Street Productions.

- You're Janice Wilkinson, right?
- I am.

We're just scouting for a location

to sh**t this new movie we're producing,

which is what brought us
to your charming home.

Have you ever considered
renting it out for production?

Oh, the day rate's $2,000,

and we will cover your hotel
stay during the filming

so you don't have to worry about that.

Just any way we can just look inside

and make sure it's exactly
what we're looking for?

I don't let strangers in my house.

Oh, but your house screams authenticity.

We just have to go inside
to take a few pics

- so the director can approve it.
- You know what? I know who you are.

He ain't here.

Now get off my property
before I call the cops.

Don't know what you're talking
about, but you have a nice day.

♪

Told you Biddy wouldn't let you in.

We'll set up surveillance on the house

in case Conrad's inside.

- He's not.
- How do you know?

Because while you two were
screwing around, I broke inside.

You did what?

Well, somebody had to
get the party started.

W-What if Conrad had been in there?

Then we'd be $500,000 richer.

Spoiler alert, we're not.

But he was there.

I found his bloody prison
jumper, a pizza box,

two paper plates, and these.

Beer bottles?

Conrad stayed the night.

Paper plates indicate he wasn't alone.

If he had a buddy over,
then that guy's fingerprints

are all over one of these.

Yeah, and whoever he was hanging out with

- might know where he is right now.
- Not bad.

For all we know, Janice
could've been drinking

with one of her friends last night.

Yeah, checked the fridge.
Biddy drinks a different brand.

Look, V., just 'cause you hate my
methods doesn't mean I'm wrong.

She's got you there.

I'll get my guys to run
the prints on the bottles,

see if anything pops.

Meanwhile, let's see what your
boy found out about Conrad.

Ryan Conrad has been in and out
of prison since high school.

Violent assaults, domestic abuse.

He's even been suspected
of a couple murders,

but the cops could never
pin anything on him.

- So, what's he in for this time?
- Aggravated as*ault.

He accused a guy of stealing his beer,

and then cracked open
his skull with a tire iron.

He still had five months
left on his sentence.

Five months? So why break out now?

He was being transferred from
state prison to L.A. County

because of overcrowding.

Must've seen an opportunity
to escape and took it.

Reactive personality,
sociopathic tendencies...

Conrad's like a volcano,
ready to explode at any minute.

I don't buy it. He didn't just escape.

He almost k*lled that guard to do it.

He traded 5 months for 25 to life?

If he's willing to take
that risk, it's for a reason.

Figure that out,
you'll know where he's going.

- [CELLPHONE BUZZES]
- If that's the case,

he'll likely reach out
to known associates for help.

Only the people he trusts the most.

Like an old cellmate?

I just got a match on the prints.

They belong to Jimmy Tobin,

the most notorious gunrunner in L.A.

Well, if his prints were on the bottle,

then he must've been
with Conrad last night.

Must know where Conrad's hiding.

Yeah, or what his next move is.

Where can we find this Tobin?

There's no last-known address
for him in the system.

I can put the word out on the street,

make some inquiries with friends.

We'll do the same.

In the meantime,
I'll tap my source at the LAPD.

We'll get a copy
of Conrad's prison call logs.

If we can see who he was talking
to, maybe we can get a clue

as to what he's planning.

Oh, wow. You're still
tappin' that source?

Say "hi" for me.

- Piper Mannox?
- Chris...

The same Piper Mannox who stole my badge

and used my identity to get information

on a bail jumper she was tracking.

- Chris...
- You're working with her?

- She has a lead.
- She has a problem.

She doesn't just break rules,

she douses them in gasoline
and sets them on fire.

Look, I don't trust her
any more than you do.

But if it means getting
Ryan Conrad back behind bars,

it's worth it.

[SIGHS]

Okay, here's Conrad's call logs.

Let me know if you find anything.

You'll be my first call. Thank you.

Thanks, Angel.

Call me if you hear anything.

[CELLPHONE CLICKS]

Any word on Tobin?

Nothing yet.

Conrad must get to you.

I play with my earrings
when I get anxious.

He's no different
than any of the scum I chase.

You like getting
in people's heads, don't you?

Actress. Occupational hazard.

I'm curious, though.

How did you end up
chasing scum for a living?

You know, becoming a badass?

Oh, you want to know my backstory.

Um, like,

somebody I cared about
was k*lled by a bad guy,

and so now I do this
in a desperate attempt

to assuage my guilt?

No.

Do you wanna know why I do it?

The rush.

The feeling that comes

with taking someone down
and cuffing them.

It's like a drug. It's better than sex.

- [CELLPHONE CHIMING]
- [CHUCKLES]

One of my sources just spotted Tobin.

- Where?
- His old hangout... The p*stol Room.

The p*stol Room.

Isn't that that biker bar
that was on the news?

They found a decapitated head
in the bathroom?

Yeah, that's the place.

- Well, we should call Eddie.
- Oh, that's a bad idea.

As much as I like him,
your partner still reeks of cop.

He walks in, that whole place
is gonna clam up.

But a woman walks in... Uh, "women."

We're partners in this. I'm going.

You? Sam, these are hardened bikers.

You're the girl-next-door.
They're gonna eat you alive.

Wanna bet?

♪

♪

- What?
- You look like Olivia Newton-John

at the end of "Grease."

Nice ones, dollface.

- You sure you're ready for this?
- Oh, yeah.

I went to biker bars
all the time on my show.

Okay, Sandy. Just remember,
they can smell fear.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

♪

Why do I feel like we're on the menu?

Now I can smell your fear.

Come on. There's Tobin.

♪

You got a lot of cojones

- coming into a place like this.
- Oh, yeah?

You're that bounty hunter that got
my a*s thrown back in County.

Well, what are you gonna do about it?

[BOTH GASP]

- Oh!
- Whoa!

Son of a...

No, nothing like my show.

Get out of my bar!

Hey!

Go get Jimmy Tobin!

♪

Okay, listen, this has just been

like a-a-a big
misunderstanding, you know?

Can we talk about this?

♪

- This one is mine.
- [MAN LAUGHS]

Oh. Hi. I w... I was just leaving.

No, you're not going anywhere.

♪

I have... your face.

Excuse me?

I p-put it on my arm.

Oh, my... Wow! That's me!

Yeah.

Oh, God. That...

I'm highly detailed.

Well, "Hot Suspect" is
a big favorite back in Folsom.

"I'm greedy, too, for Justice."

[CHUCKLES]
- [CHUCKLES]

I-I love that.

You'll... you'll sign it, right?

Yeah, of course I'll sign it.

Anybody got a pen?!

[CHUCKLES]

- You and me...
- [CHUCKLING] Oh.

- ...we're gonna have some fun.
- Oh, yay.

♪

[RAPID KNOCKING ON DOOR]

SAM: Open up! It's me!

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

It's 5:00 a.m. What are you guys doing?

We went out looking for Jimmy Tobin.

What? Where?

- At the p*stol Room.
- The p*stol Room?

That bar is all felons all the time.

Relax. Sam totally held her own.

Oh, yeah. Of course this was your idea.

Well, we started there, but then
we rolled with Jimmy's crew

to this underground sh**ting range.

- What?
- Yeah, and then he let me ride

his motorcycle for a few laps.
It was so cool!

You rode Jimmy's motorcycle?

Remember when Big Lou popped
that wheelie on the PCH?

- Dude, that was epic.
- Are you guys insane?

You guys are lucky you didn't
get two b*ll*ts to your head.

Jimmy seems scary at first,
but once you know him,

he's like just a really big teddy bear.

A teddy bear with violent priors.

You're lucky we hung out
for as long as we did,

because that's when Jimmy
finally told us...

He gave Conrad a beater car and a g*n

because he's going after
his ex-girlfriend.

Hold on a second.

You're saying Jimmy
told you about Conrad?

Yes, but Jimmy doesn't know
who the girl is,

so we need to find her.

- Could be Gina Martin.
- Who?

Well, according to his prison log,

she was the only woman that Conrad called

besides his foster mom.

He wrote her letters, too.

But I ran her phone.
Everything was disconnected.

If he wrote her letters,
then we have her address.

Nope. She moved. No forwarding address.

Well, I can check with my sources,

see if anybody knows where she lives.

Yeah, yeah. You go do that.

- 'Cause you're on your own now.
- Eddie.

What? No, we had an agreement, right?

But you ignored it.
She put you in danger.

Her recklessness is gonna
get somebody k*lled.

Fine. Play it safe.

- It's what you do best.
- Yeah.

I can catch Conrad a helluva lot faster

without you slowing me down.

I got all I needed from you anyway.

Good. Get out of here.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Well, if what Tobin said is true,

then we need to find Gina
before Conrad does.

♪

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Gina Martin?

Eddie Valetik. Sam Swift.

We're, uh, private investigators.

How'd you find me?

I know you deleted your
social-media accounts,

but your friends didn't.

You're still linked
to Burton and Morris Accounting

on some of their pages.

Uh, Ms. Martin,
we have reason to believe...

That Ryan Conrad's coming after me?

Why the hell do you think
I'm getting out of here?

Ms. Martin, could you
just give us once second?

You don't understand, okay?
He found out. He knows.

- He's gonna k*ll me.
- Knows what?

[SIGHS] This.

You're pregnant? He's the father?

No.

But he's crazy.
He... He's obsessed with me.

Somehow he found out I was pregnant,

and he said he'd make me pay.

I thought I'd have more time.

Do you have somewhere safe to go?

What about the baby's father?

Alex?

Alex isn't in the picture anymore.

After Ryan, I was done with
bad guys, so I went boring.

I dated this guy from work,

and it turns out,
he had problems of his own.

But I have a friend
that Ryan doesn't know about,

and I'm staying with her until
someone puts him back behind bars.

Well, Gina, if he is after you,

we could use that to catch him.

We could set up surveillance at
your house in case he shows up.

We just need your address.



Whatever you do, do not go back there.

Wait. Here's my cell number.
Just call me any time.

Let me know when you're safe.

Gina, do you know
anywhere else he might go

or someone else he might turn to?

Other than his foster mom
and Jimmy Tobin.

Um...

when he needed a place,
he'd crash at a motel.

What motel?

The Crossroads Inn.

Thanks.

Cutting out early?

Eddie asked me to run surveillance

on Gina Martin's house...
let him know if Conrad shows up.

I'll roll with.

You could use a pair
of eagle eyes like mine.

Okay. Sure.

Do you know what they say...
that two eyes are better than...

whatever... and...

Anyway, yeah.

I'll get supplies.

♪

[SIGHS]

It's classy.

It's a long shot, but let's
check with reception,

see if anyone's seen Conrad lately.

- What?
- We never really talked

about the Piper thing.

What's there to talk about?

She left you alone in a bar
full of armed criminals.

I could've left any time, but I didn't.

I stayed and worked Jimmy Tobin.

I made that decision... not Piper.

Because you didn't know any better.

- She did.
- [SCOFFS]

I knew pairing up with her
was gonna be a bad idea.

Why? Because she doesn't
play by your rules?

It's not about my rules.
It's about her moral code.

She does not have one.

- That's how people end up getting hurt.
- [SIGHS]

Look, if Piper and I
didn't go to that bar,

we wouldn't have this lead.

We might not have made it
to Gina in time.

Well, yeah, and you can catch
a lot of fish

by throwing dynamite in the water.

- It doesn't make it any less stupid.
- [RINGTONE PLAYS]

Hello?

Hey, Gina. Is everything okay?

You at your friend's house?

Okay, that's great.

Well, don't...
Yeah, no, I'll let you know.

Don't tell anyone else where you are.

Of course. Take care of yourself.

Okay, bye.

♪

Conrad?

♪

[DIALING]

[RINGING]

Come on, Eddie. Pick up.

Hi, this is Eddie Valetik.

Please leave a message and I'll ca...

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

♪

♪

[GASPING]

- Who are you?
- Uh...

Are you a cop?

S'il vous plaît, monsieur.

Ne me faites pas de mal.
Je suis une touriste.

♪

So, is this what you wanted
to be when you grew up?

[SIGHS] What?

I was trying to picture you as a kid.

It's an exercise we do
in one of my classes.

[SCOFFS]

Well... living where I did,

I wasn't so sure that I would grow up.

Most of my friends didn't.

And...

that's why I like P.I. work.

Makes me feel like one of the good guys.

What about you? Did you always
dream of being a shrink?

Well, I don't really get people,
so I thought I'd take classes.

My parents had the dreams.

To them, I'm a major disappointment.

Well, that's one upside
to not having parents.

♪

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SIGHS]

Something's bothering you.

Yeah. Like, how did a guy like Conrad

get transferred from prison?

You said it was overcrowding.

Sure, but it's hard to get transferred

to L.A. County Jail

unless it's for a court date.

But, according to the
Department of Corrections,

transfers are reserved
for non-violent offenders.

Which definitely isn't Conrad.

So how did he get sent to L.A. County?

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

What?

♪

That's Gina Martin.

♪

♪

[SIGHS]

Hey, where'd you go? What's wrong?

- [BREATHLESS] I saw Conrad.
- What? Where?

I followed him around the corner
and h-he grabbed me.

He shoved me up against the wall.

- You followed him?
- I tried to call you.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

- How'd you get away?
- I pretended to be a tourist

and he let go and he took off.

But, Eddie, I saw

that he had the number 7-3-8
written on his hand.

That's Gina Martin's address...


- He found out where she lived.

- [CELLPHONE RINGING]

What do you got, Berto?

Did you tell Gina that
it was safe to come home?

Because I'm pretty sure she just
walked in her front door.

No. We're on our way.

If you see Conrad, call 911.

That doesn't make sense.

She said that she went to her friend's.

But why would she go home?

Maybe she lied to us.
Maybe she's helping him.

♪

[TIRES SCREECH]

♪

- No sign of Conrad?
- Nada.

Gina's still in the house.
What's the plan?

Get Gina and then call the police.

Do you want us to cover you?

With what?

See, this is why I need a g*n.

Get back to the office
and stay by the phone.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[SIGHS]

- Why don't we just knock?
- Conrad had a head start.

He could've snuck in the back
and gone inside already.

♪

♪

♪

[GASPS]

[SCOFFS]
- Piper?

You're not Conrad.

What are you doing in that Gina getup?

Dressed up like Gina so you can sneak in

- and not alert the neighbors?
- What? Then what?

You were gonna take down
Conrad by yourself?

Yeah. That was the plan

till you guys parked your car out front

and completely blew my cover.

Why don't you guys just
get back in your car and...

Eddie!

[GRUNTING]

♪

[GRUNTS]
- [GROANS, GRUNTS]

[PANTING]

I didn't know the blender
had that setting.

Yeah, well, sometimes I like
to mix it up. [CHUCKLES]

[PANTING]

[DIALING, RINGING]

- Detective Rollins.
- Hey, Chris.

We just bagged Conrad.

Are you serious? How?

I'll fill you in when I see you.

Meet us down at L.A. County Jail
in 20 minutes.

[PANTING CONTINUES]

- I'll take him from here.
- [g*n c*ck]

What are you doing?

Well, you said yourself, I'm on my own.

And since we're not working
together anymore...

Come on, Piper. You're not
actually gonna sh**t us.

Are you sure?

After all, I am a loose cannon.

♪

One, two, three!

- Go.
- Ooh!

Okay, wait. Hold my hands.

Come on. Swing your legs around!

- Trying, trying, trying.
- Swing them around!

Oh!

Oh. Ugh!

Okay. Wait. Let me...

- Ooh, cold hands.
- Oh, sorry, sorry.

- Cold hands.
- Okay, wait.

- All right, push against me.
- Okay.

Ready?

Go.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Oh, sorry.

Okay.

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

- Come on.
- Okay.

You must've done this in your show.

How'd you get out?

Oddly, we never did.

I can't believe I fell for Piper's whole

"cool bounty hunter" shtick.

Well, you know, in your defense,

you were holding a puppet at the time.

Yeah, but I get why I thought
we had such a strong connection.

Why's that?

Because she reminded me of myself.

I don't see the resemblance.

Well, you didn't know
"drunk and disorderly" Sam.

[SIGHS] But hanging out with Piper,

it's like I got caught up in the moment.

I didn't think about the consequences.

I didn't think about myself or anyone.

That's how I was then.

That's how I would be
if I hadn't gotten help.

Look, the only side of you
that I've ever seen

is the one that cares about other people.

It's what makes you a better
P.I. than a bounty hunter.

Aww! You think I'm a good P.I.?

That's not exactly what I said.

Oh, it is what you said!
Okay, no seriously.

Eddie, my arms are starting to go numb.

Yeah, okay, look. If I just had
something to wedge in there,

I could trick the latch.

Don't you have your lockpick
in your pocket?

Yeah, but I can't reach it.

Well, maybe I can.

Here, it's my left pocket.

Okay.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Hold on.

Okay.

[GRUNTS]

There you go. Can you feel it?

Okay.

- All right, don't like this too much.
- [CHUCKLES]

Wait. I almost got it.

- You got it?
- Almost.

- You good?
- Yeah. I got it!

- [CHUCKLES] I got it.
- Don't drop it.

- Just... There we go. Right in my hand.
- Where's your hand?

- Right in my hand.
- You got it?

There you go. Perfect.

Ahh.

Oh, my God.

I got 20 missed calls from Christine.

She's probably wondering why

Piper brought in Conrad instead of us.

[DIALING]

Hey, Chris.

Where the hell have you been?

Sorry. We got tied up.

But you have Conrad?

Didn't Piper bring him in?

No. Piper has Conrad?

Yeah. She left over an hour ago.

Eddie, what the hell is going on?

I don't know. Let me call you back.

Why didn't Piper turn Conrad in?

Maybe she's working another angle?

Or Conrad overpowered her.
Piper could be in danger.

♪

I tried tracking Piper's phone.
Couldn't get a signal on it.

It's like someone turned it off.

All right, pull all her
financial records.

I want traces
on her credit cards, her ATMs.

On it. Uh, but, Eddie,
there's something else.

Something about Conrad's
transfer was still bugging me.

So, Berto and I dug a little deeper.

Turns out, the transfer was requested

by a group called "Lawmen for Justice."

"Lawmen for Justice"?
Yeah, I know that group.

That's Judge Chambers's
political-action committee.

Judge Chambers as in Deacon,
the mob boss we put away?

Yeah. Check this out.

The warden that they petitioned,
he's connected to Deacon.

He served as Chambers' campaign chairman.

Well, why would Deacon set up
Conrad to get transferred?

Whatever's going on,
we only know half the story.

[DOOR BUZZING]

♪

[DOOR CLOSES]
- Deacon.

Eddie Valetik.

It's nice to see you again.

And to what do I owe the pleasure?

I thought we'd have a little chat

about Ryan Conrad.

Dangerous man.

I hear he escaped a prison transport van

and is currently running rampant
through the city.

Because you wanted him transferred here.

Why?

You overestimate my influence.

Where is he?

Was him escaping part of the plan?

Mr. Valetik, you and I
are on the same side here.

Ryan Conrad is a menace
and a danger to society.

As a judge, I'd love nothing more

than to see him back in jail
where he belongs.

Then tell me where he is.
I'll make that happen for you.

How could I possibly know?

Okay.

You want to play your games, that's fine.

But if anything happens to Piper Mannox,

I'm coming for you.

What about Piper Mannox?

Conrad has her.

Oh, you didn't know.

That wasn't part of the plan.

Guard.

[DOOR BUZZES]

Time to go.

What is it?

What aren't you telling me?

♪

November 2, 2014.

Look into it.

[DOOR LOCKS]

BERTO: November 2, 2014.

Ukrainian separatists held an election.

It was National Deviled Egg Day.

Wait. 11/2/2014.

Conrad had a meeting with
his parole officer that day.

[SIGHS] What about Piper?

Credit-card statements say that
she was on a bender in Vegas.

Multiple bar tabs, huge payouts.

Well, maybe the date
doesn't mean anything.

Maybe Deacon's making us chase our tails.

A new charge just appeared
on Piper's credit card.

Gas purchase at a station
off the 210 freeway east.

- Where the hell's he taking her?
- MONICA: Wait.

I got it. November 2, 2014.

Sierra Parker.

Date of death... November 2, 2014.

Conrad was a person of interest
in her m*rder,

but there was never
enough evidence to charge him.

Why would Deacon point us to her?

Sierra was found strangled
with signs of as*ault.

♪

- Oh, my God.
- What?

Around Sierra's neck.

That's the same pendant necklace
that I saw Piper wearing.

So they knew each other?
They were friends?

Or more.

Piper didn't want to catch
Conrad for the reward money.

It's personal. She wants revenge.

Conrad k*lled the woman Piper loved.

Then Piper's not the one in danger.
It's Conrad.

Monica, where was Sierra's body found?

Near Cedar Springs
in Angeles Crest Forest.

That's off the 210 East.

Berto, call ahead
to L.A. County Sheriff's.

Let them know where
Sierra's body was found

and that Piper and Ryan Conrad

could show up there any minute.

Let's go.

♪

Knowing who k*lled the person
you care about

and then knowing they'll never pay?

I totally understand why
Piper's so self-destructive.

Honestly, I don't blame her
for wanting to k*ll Conrad.

It doesn't mean she should.

I've been where Piper is.

I-I-I even came this close
to crossing the line once.

But at that moment, I knew...

you can't sacrifice justice
in the cause of justice.

I mean, our job is to catch criminals,

not to determine their fate.

Everything else is just vengeance.

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

What's the word
from L.A. County Sheriff's?

Dispatcher said she'd message me
as soon as they got news,

but in the meantime, I was looking
at Piper's bank statements

and I found something weird.

She just got a payment for 50 grand.

What's weird about that?

It got wired to her account

an hour before she first showed up here.

Who sent her the money?

Same organization offering
the $500,000 reward for Conrad.

"Lawmen for Justice."

♪

So, Deacon orchestrated
Conrad's transfer,

then he offered a reward

and paid a bounty hunter to
catch him after he escaped?

- How does that make sense?
- It doesn't.

Why does Deacon want Conrad so badly?

Eddie, Dispatch says that L.A. sheriffs

are on scene
where Sierra's body was found.

Piper and Conrad aren't there.

Wait. What? No, they have to be.

They searched the area... nothing.

Keep us posted, okay?

[SIGHS]

Well, maybe we read this wrong.

No, no, no. We didn't. We couldn't have.

What Piper's doing is all about Sierra.

She was headed in this direction.

Maybe there's another spot up here

that had meaning to Sierra or Piper.

Wait. Piper said she had
property in the mountains

nearby where you caught a kidnapper.

Where was that?

It's about 15 miles away.

♪

You like it out here?

[GRUNTING]

It's nice and remote...

so no one will ever find your body.

Keep digging.

I want you to feel every ounce
of fear that Sierra felt

when she realized she was gonna die.

From the second you took her
from that bar

until you dumped her body in these woods.

Piper?

Uh... hi.

♪

What are you doing here?

Where's Eddie?

Looking for you.

Piper, please put down the g*n.

He's not worth it.

He deserves to die for what he did.

Maybe.

But that's not your decision to make.

If you do this, you're just like him.

No. I'm not like him.

He k*lled her for no reason
and walked free.

Do you have any idea
what that's like to live with?

Knowing what he did to her
and that I couldn't save her?

The least I can do is make him pay.

I said keep digging!

Piper, please. Think about Sierra.

Is this what she'd want?

For you to rot in prison
because of this piece of trash?

Because of her?

You don't know what
Sierra would've wanted.

You didn't know her.

[GRUNTS]

No! Get off me! Get off me!

Please, just let me do this!

Please, just let me do this!

[SOBBING]

♪

Poetic justice. I get it. Now let me go.

No, we can't have you getting in the way

of us getting Conrad back to jail.

You realize he's gonna k*ll again, right?

Do you really want that
on your conscience?

Why don't we talk about your conscience?

Why don't you tell us
about that 5OK payment

you got from "Lawmen for Justice"?

I got a call.

They wanted me to track down Conrad.

And I figured since
I was going after him anyway

and my plans didn't include
turning him in,

why not make an extra 5OK on top?

Well, why'd you come to me?

Because the 5OK
came with one condition...

had to get Eddie Valetik on board.

Don't ask me why.

We'll send the rangers
to cut you loose...

eventually.

Why would Deacon do this?

Why would he want you
searching for Conrad?

I don't know.

Got the ride back to L.A.

to see if Conrad has any answers.

How you doing in there?

Next stop... L.A. County Jail.

- You'll like it.
- You will.

How strong is duct tape exactly?

I guess we'll find out.

[GRUNTS] This is police brutality.

Well, it would be if we were police.

I'm suffocating.

Cut me loose, man.

Maybe I will.

But first, you need to
tell us about Deacon.

- Deacon?
- Yeah.

Who's Deacon?

The guy who pulled strings
to send you to County.

Is he your boss?

I don't work for nobody,
and nobody pulls my strings.

Only reason I escaped
was to find that wh*re,

snap her neck for two-timing me.

If I found the boyfriend
that knocked her up,

I would've k*lled him, too.

Hey, baby. I got something for you...

right here.

Why don't you shut your mouth?

I'll give you everything you ne...

[GRUNTS]

Much better.

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS]

♪

♪ There's something good about today ♪

[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

Don't say I never got you anything.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]
And so beautifully wrapped.

Uh, be careful. He bites.

Yeah, we'll get him a muzzle.

Hey, let me ask you a question.

Any new developments in the Deacon case?

No. Goes to trial next month.

Those ledgers you found

detailing all of Deacon's elicit deals?

DA has a witness that
ties Chambers to all of it.

Well, that's good news, right?

Yeah, should be. What's wrong?

I don't know.

Any way to, uh, get a copy
of those updated files?

[SIGHS]

Remind me what we're looking for again.

I don't know. Just something
that makes all this make sense.

Why did Deacon
want Ryan Conrad transferred

from one prison to another?

Why did he offer a reward
when Conrad escape?

Why'd he help us with Piper
when she took off with him?

It's like he wanted to make sure
that Conrad stayed alive

so he could make it to that prison.

Why?

You know what?
It's been a long couple days.

Maybe we should just walk away

and then come back
and look at it with fresh...

Huh.

What?

Burton and Morris.

Where have I heard that name before?

It's the, uh... the accounting
firm where Ryan's ex works.

Why is that in Deacon's file?

Prosecution's key witness

is an accountant who worked there.

He cooked all of Deacon's books.

He's flipping against Deacon

in exchange
for a reduced prison sentence.

Alex Bishop.

Alex...

Isn't that Gina's baby daddy's name?

The one that Conrad
was hell-bent on k*lling?

He's the key witness against Deacon?

In exchange
for a reduced prison sentence.

He's... He's in prison.

The same prison we just took Conrad to.

This isn't a prison transfer.

He's using Conrad to take out Alex.

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

- Eddie?
- Hey, Chris.

The witness testifying
against Deacon, Alex Bishop,

is he still in the L.A. County Jail?

Yeah. Why? What's going on?

You need to get him out of there now.

Conrad's gonna k*ll him.

♪

We were too late.

By the time the guards got there,

Conrad had already snapped Alex's neck.

So what happens with Deacon's case now?

DA will try and regroup,
find another witness

that ties those ledgers
back to him, but...

Bishop's dead. He's gonna walk.

♪

[DOOR BUZZING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Eddie, we have to stop meeting like this.

Then you need to stop k*lling people.

No, see, you got it all wrong.

Ryan Conrad k*lled Alex Bishop.

In front of dozens of witnesses.

Crime of passion, from what I hear.

And you had him sent here.

Ryan Conrad was your guided m*ssile

to take out the star witness against you,

and he didn't even know it.

But the one thing you didn't count on

was Conrad escaping.

So, you had Piper find him,
and you tipped me off

to make sure that he stayed alive.

That's quite a story.

Imagine if it were true.

Just imagine the kind of things
I'd be capable of.

Good thing it's just a story, huh?

And no matter how hard you look,

you'll find that none of this
has anything to do with me.

You know the one thing
I don't understand?

The payment to Piper.

Why bring me in? Why take that risk?

♪

I remember one of the first
cases I tried as a judge.

This drug dealer
kidnapped his rival's sister.

Dragged her out to the desert.

Well, the rival begged the man
to let his sister go

and take him instead.

So the dealer agreed.

Took the rival out to see his sister.

But instead of letting her go,

he shot her point-blank.

When the rival asked why
he had gone back on his word,

you know what the dealer said?

"Because I wanted you to watch."

♪

You did this to punish me.

All men deserve to
pay for their sins, Eddie.

You know, if you really think about it...

I didn't k*ll Alex Bishop.

You did.

♪

[DOOR BUZZES]

[DOOR OPENS]

See you soon.

♪

♪

Please tell me you are here

to hand over my cut of the reward money.

I got something better.

Eddie talked to
one of his buddies in the LAPD.

He got them to
reopen Sierra's m*rder case.

What difference does it make?

Conrad's already going away for life

for k*lling Alex Bishop.

The difference is between
justice and vengeance.

You can't drown out the pain.

Trust me, I have tried.

You know, I thought
we were kindred spirits.

Turns out, you're just like Eddie.

Yeah, I am.

So, no bonus.

Eddie won't take dirty money.

I wouldn't feel right about it, either.

Guess it's back to A Star is
Worn with Sam's old clothes.

And you can take the leathers

along with the club clothes.

After visiting the p*stol Room,

I can put that walk on
the wild side far behind me.

Where's Eddie?

WOMAN: Today,
the District Attorney's Office

lost a key witness

in their case
against Judge Noah Chambers.

While police have yet
to issue a statement,

- insiders tell us...
- [KNOCK ON DOOR]

...without this key witness,

Judge Chambers may walk away a free ma...

[TV TURNS OFF]

♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

I am armed with trans fats

and old westerns.

And do you have a way
to rewind time, too?

Come on, Eddie.

Don't beat yourself up like this.

If I hadn't stopped Piper
from k*lling Conrad,

Alex Bishop would still be alive.

If we could go back in time,

would you do anything differently?

Of course you wouldn't.

You would stop Piper
from k*lling Conrad every time.

Because it's the right thing to do.

Alex Bishop didn't die because of you.

He died because of Deacon.

He played me, Sam.

Us. He played us.

You know, but it's not over.

Next time, we'll play him.

Next time, we will put him away for good.

Yeah.

Yeah, we will.

What are these?

Uh, so, I-I brought
a bounty-hunter movie,

'cause I thought you would
really want to watch that.

- No.
- [CHUCKLES]