Nico (2024)

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(Nico grunting)

(knife stabbing)

(Nico mumbles)

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(Nico grunts)

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(Nico gulps)

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Residents in a local neighborhood

are on edge this morning after a young man

was brutally m*rder*d outside

of an apartment building.

The young man was apparently

stabbed dozens of times

before being fatally shot in the head.

Police are looking to

identify two men seen

in security footage believed

to be the attackers,

but have no leads at this time.

We should warn you, the footage

we are about to show you

is extremely graphic and

may be difficult to watch.

Viewer discretion is advised.

(ominous music)

f*ck.

(ominous music)

(phone ringing)

Detective Carrera.

[Hines] Where are you?

Home.

[Hines] Look, Carrera,

I get what you're feeling,

but I need you down at the station.

And I mean now.

What the f*ck happened, kid?

(Carrera exhales)

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(indistinct radio chatter)

Nice of you to show up, Carrara.

Did you sleep well?

It's just been a long night.

I know, I know, I'm just kidding.

Long night spawn anything new?

Look, I know how you feeling

and we gonna figure this out.

But for that to happen,

I need you to keep your head in the game.

No, you're right.

I got it.

All right.

Johnson, get over here.

(indistinct radio chatter)

You're working with Carrera.

You guys go out and shake

something good out for me.

Okay?

I got your six, Carrera.

(Hines chuckles)

(indistinct radio chatter)

Nicholas Rodriguez, 16.

Street name Nico.

It's not a street name, okay?

He's a good kid.

He's not even a street kid.

I mean, yeah, there's

nothing major on his record.

His record is bullshit, Johnson.

All right, he was a good kid.

I'm not gonna say it again.

You knew him well?

That's an understatement,

but it's complicated.

What, you bang his mom or something?

Johnson, watch your f*cking mouth.

What the f*ck, man?

It's a f*cking joke.

Oh, f*cking guy.

(traffic whirring in distance)

Hey, look, I'm sorry.

That was outta line.

You were right.

But sometimes I just like

to make light of things

to help me think straight.

Well, how about moving

forward, you don't.

Look, cut me some slack, all right?

I get it, I do.

I gotta trust you just as

much as you gotta trust me.

Look, Johnson, I don't

trust a damn thing right now.

Oh, no, no, no, no,

no. That's not gonna fly.

You want to get Justice for Nico,

you're not gonna be able to do it alone.

So, what are you implying?

You're too close to this.

So you threatening to report

me is what you're saying?

No, I'm warning you.

Look, I want to help you

get justice for Nico,

but I'm not gonna fight

you through the whole case.

All right?

I could request a transfer.

You'll get a new partner

and that'll be that.

You'll be off the case.

Or I'll just tackle the case alone.

You know damn well that'll never happen,

not with all the press going around.

We both know damn well how

it's gonna play out too.

You want answers and closure?

Let me help.

So what's it gonna be?

Carrera?

(footsteps tapping)

(door clicking shut)

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[Carrera] I met Nico a few years back.

Wait, it's actually been longer than that.

I was a beat cop, regular patrol.

And I came across this group of boys

who was just beating this kid.

Hey!

I came over to break it up.

Those kids took off.

No point him giving them a chase,

so I just rushed over

and checked on the kid.

I reached down to help

the kid off the ground.

You all right?

This kid springs from his knees.

Get down!

And tackled me to the ground.

I roll over, I draw my weapon.

Fired three shots.

(g*n banging)

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We caught one of them a few days later.

Checked himself into a hospital

and got his wounds checked.

You all right, kid?

It turns out one of my rounds

caught this stupid

m*therf*cker in the leg.

Come on.

What's your name?

Nico.

Detective Carrera.

[Johnson] And the scales

of justice were balanced.

No, f*ck the scale of justice.

That kid saved my life that day.

Yeah, I mean, yeah,

I guess you're right.

Well, sh*t.

Turns out Nico might have

actually been one of us.

Nah, he was much better.

Cops could be corrupt.

This kid, he just didn't

have an ounce of bad in him.

Look, as much as I respect

your thoughts and opinions,

I've learned you don't

really ever know anyone.

No, not this kid.

All right, he was different.

I just, I cannot believe

for the life of me

this kid being caught up in anything.

No type of dirt, nothing.

I mean, not on the level

of a public execution.

Something's not right.

Something's foul at play.

Despite my inappropriately

placed humor earlier,

I got your back, partner.

Okay.

Seriously?

(dramatic music)

Police are facing more

questions than answers

after a young man was brutally m*rder*d

outside of his apartment

building yesterday.

It's been more than a day

and still no witnesses have come forward.

Police are trying to figure

out how a crime this heinous

that lasted so long

and was committed in such

a public area of the city

has virtually no leads.

The young man was apparently

stabbed over 40 times

before being shot in the

head execution style.

The police have released more footage,

asking again for residents to come forward

to help identify the two men involved.

Once again, we should

remind you the footage

we are about to show is extremely graphic

and may difficult to

watch for some viewers.

(dramatic music)

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We'll have continuing team

coverage of the investigation

and we'll continue to bring you more-

(dramatic music)

All right, kid.

You gotta gimme something.

Come on, Nico.

Anything at all.

So why'd you decide to become a cop?

Well, I just wanted to

legally k*ll people in the hood.

Ain't that why anybody becomes a cop?

Yeah, real funny as*h*le.

Seriously, though, why'd you do it?

This felt right.

It just felt right?

Yeah, like it was the right fit.

That's ridiculous.

What?

That's ridiculous.

The hood and the police are

practically in direct w*r

and you put yourself in

front of that sh*t every day.

Hold on, explain that sh*t to me,

'cause you risking your own life

for people who wouldn't say a word

to solve their own mother's m*rder case,

and you out here risking your own life

for people who don't even know you,

for people who f*cking hate

you for wearing that badge.

So why bother?

I mean, I guess I just

believe in the greater good.

So what greater good

are you working for?

I mean, Nico, I guess

that's it, all right?

I gotta be the informant,

the spy on the inside.

Yeah, because the hood

definitely respects you

and embraces your arrival.

What are you, Black Panther?

Look, Nico, I don't know.

Honestly, I don't.

I don't know why I get up every morning

and put this sh*t on.

And this uniform?

Yes, it's essentially a target on my back,

but it's my way to help the people.

People suck, in case

you haven't noticed.

Yeah, they do.

Yeah, we do.

(suspenseful music)

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(phone ringing)

[Carrera] Carrera.

Morning, partner!

Hope I didn't wake you.

Nope, wide awake.

What's up?

I couldn't sleep last night,

so I decided to go over some of the files.

You got them up in front of you?

Yeah, I've been looking

at 'em for hours myself.

[Johnson] Alright, so I think

I found something interesting.

Humor me.

Hold on a second, I'm

gonna put you on speaker.

All right, so I don't know what it was,

but something kept pushing me

to recheck the phone records.

So I went back and looked them

over with a fine tooth comb.

I got everything in

front of me right now.

I'm not seeing anything strange.

That's what I thought at first too.

Then I teally started

to narrow things down

and I noticed something interesting.

I'm looking at a couple of

numbers in particular here.

I see that 1-844-701-0917

appears quite a bit.

Yeah, but so do a bunch of 800 numbers.

Telemarketers, debt collectors.

Telemarketers?

Sure, okay, maybe, maybe.

But debt collectors

calling a 16-year-old boy?

What kind of debt could he possibly have?

Carrera, you still with me?

[Carrera] Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm here.

Stop that.

Stop what?

Stop beating yourself

up over everything.

Look, four eyes are better than two.

And in this case, there's six.

Anyway, there's more.

I noticed one of the numbers appear

with a very interesting pattern.

And that was?

Nico never once picked up

a call from the 800 number.

Not a single call ever.

I don't, I mean...

And if that wasn't strange

in and of itself, get this.

He picked up the very next call

no matter what the number was,

all within five minutes

of the missed 800 call.

I tried running a manual trace,

but I couldn't get anything.

So I sent the numbers

to a friend in the city

to see what he could get on that.

Thanks, and Johnson.

Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.

I'm keeping it close to

the chest, don't worry.

Innocent until proven guilty.

I just, I hope you're

right about this kid.

Yeah, me too.

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All of these windows and not one witness?

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Nothing about this case

makes any damn sense.

(tense music)

All right, Gabe, get your sh*t together.

(footsteps tapping)

Okay.

So in order for Nico to get blindsided,

they would've had to been positioned here.

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Cameras can't see anything.

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Even foot traffic would be a nightmare.

sh*t.

(tense music)

Who designed this place?

(tense music)

I guess it was a beautiful

place before all of this.

(tense music)

All right, Nico, I need your help.

(tense music)

Hey.

Hey, hey!

(door banging)

Hey, hey!

(suspenseful music)

sh*t!

sh*t.

Damn it.

(tense music)

[Carrera] Sarge, absolutely not.

We always think we know people,

but the truth is we don't know anything

about anyone, Gabriel.

f*ck that, not this kid!

Watch yourself.

Sir, with all due respect, alright?

Those confessions are bogus.

All the evidence line

up, plus the confession.

I mean, I always knew you were

too close to this case too.

Close my a*s.

Bullshit confessions

are not f*cking justice.

Look, the case is closed.

Okay, drop it.

His K*llers will be serving

a minimum of 25 years!

Yes, 25 years minimum for the fall guys.

But what about Nico and his actual k*ller?

Go home, Carrera, just go home!

You are hurting and you're

not thinking clearly.

No, you are not thinking clearly.

I'm fine!

I'm sorry, that was outta line.

It's just not making a lot of sense to me.

Go home.

Sir.

It's not a request.

Get out of my office before

it gets to time without pay!

(Hines thuds in chair)

Hey, what's going on man?

Hey, his name is Nicholas.

Hey, how's it going?

His name is Nic-

(paper crinkling)

[Thug] No bullshit, yo.

Why you put so much

grabba in that sh*t, bro?

I keep hearing this sh*t

from everybody else, bro.

I'm sick of everybody

complained about this sh*t.

I put the amount of grabba

that I put for a reason

so it could hit a certain way

because when it hits a certain way,

you get high a certain way.

So...

Oh, okay.

I don't know about all that,

but I mean, if you want to,

I just like the weed man.

I just want like greenery, that's it.

You know what I like? Smoking

and people not complaining.

I mean, sh*t, I'm gonna

complain either way.

I'm still gonna get high though.

Whatever.

What the f*ck?

Like, I just don't get it.

'Cause we going, it is still weed.

Like it just, it's different.

Everybody be smoking them

virgin blunts with no tobacco,

no grabba, like no bro, hit here.

Here.

n*gga got me smoking a Newport.

f*ck outta here. So you put

the whole leaf in there?

I'm trying to tell you, bro, you still-

- Oh!

- Look who the f*ck it is!

- Yo, Nico!

- Nico.

- What's up, dog?

- What's good?

Hey, whatcha doing?

You little b*tch.

No, you already know

he's f*cking with this dog.

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f*ck, I'm gonna get you.

Fake a*s n*gga.

(tense music)

This building is in pretty rough shape.

Yeah, unfortunately.

This cannot be legal.

(Carrera shushes)

We are here.

(Carrera knocking on door)

(door clicking open)

Oh, Gabriel!

Oh, Detective Johnson.

This is Nico's mother, Ms. Rodriguez.

Nice to meet you.

And I'm so sorry for your loss, ma'am.

We got some updates.

You mind if we come in?

(footsteps tapping)

Excuse the mess.

It's been...

Oh, don't worry about it.

You've been through a lot.

I am so sorry.

Can I get you guys some water?

Yeah, sure.

That was a strong hug.

She's hurting.

Look, Carrera.

I can't help you if

you're not honest with me.

Look, drop it.

Thank you, ma'am.

Thank you.

Oh, by the way, call me Cynthia, yeah?

[Johnson] Yeah.

So we do have some

new updates on the case,

but I do have to ask you a few questions.

I thought the guys were

captured and confessed?

We do have some suspects in custody,

but we think there's more to the case.

[Carrera] Do you recognize

any of these numbers?

No.

What about any of these?

No, what is this?

[Johnson] It's a list

of calls made to Nico.

We were just hoping

something might lead us

in the right direction.

I'm sorry.

[Carrera] It's okay, all right?

We're gonna get to the bottom of this.

Don't worry.

We're gonna solve this case.

Carrera, we should get going.

[Carrera] Yeah, we should.

Thank you for your hospitality ma'am.

And again, I'm sorry for your loss.

(footsteps tapping)

Look, I'm just gonna go

ahead and say this now,

but that in there did not look good.

What?

You, the kid's mother.

I told you it was nothing.

Look, but was there ever something?

Johnson, I already told

you there was nothing there.

Nothing at all.

Are you sure?

We had a little thing when we first met.

But that's not even the reason

why I'm attached to this.

Then what the hell is?

Johnson, could you imagine

being a single parent

who manages to make the

best out of a bad situation?

Some shitty a*s neighborhood.

Nico was drug free, never g*ng affiliated.

Top of his class.

And then, bang, just like that.

They take him, they took him away forever,

in the city I was supposed

to protect him in.

For 15 years, I protected him, Johnson.

You know what?

The whole city should be behind this.

The whole police force should

be behind this, Johnson,

until we get justice for Nico.

You know, and that's

not even the worst part.

You know what the worst part is?

That woman has to sit there

and watch her baby boy's name

get slandered all through the news.

She's gotta sit there

and watch them turn him

into some kind of monster,

the same monster that k*lled him.

It'll just be another live by the sword,

die by the sword victim.

You think that's right?

Because I know, the Nico I know,

the one that saved my life,

the one that gave me

sh*t for being a good cop

would've never been involved

in something like that,

something that would have or

should have done like that.

That's what this is about!

Carrera, I'm sorry.

Johnson, it's fine.

Look, hold onto this

because on or off the force,

I'm gonna get justice for Nico

'cause that's the oath that I took.

Carrera!

(emotional music)

And that was another

look at the gruesome m*rder

that took place a little over a month ago.

We have Maya Pichardo

with the chief of police

addressing the current

status of the investigation.

Thanks, Lindsay.

I'm here with Police Chief Lavoze

discussing this tragic event

that took the life of a young man.

Thanks for sitting with me, chief.

You know, I wish we could

come together more often

over less terrible things,

but I'm always grateful to join you.

So we just played a clip

of one of the worst homicides

in recent history.

Have there been any updates

in the investigation?

Well, we made a few arrests

and are currently holding some suspects

as we investigate our case.

Do you have any names you can share?

I'd rather keep the details

of the investigation private

and until we can confirm more.

Many citizens are beginning to wonder

if you and your team are capable

of capturing the culprits.

Is that part of the reason you

are unwilling to share more?

Look, I believe everyone's

entitled to their opinion,

but my team is making every effort

to do what we can to change it.

So for now, we can expect

this case to go unsolved.

No, we have suspects in custody

and others we are investigating.

But that tells us nothing.

That does nothing for the

parents of good children

who are worried their kids

will be brutally attacked

in a similar fashion.

Look, those parents can rest assured

knowing their children will be protected.

[Maya] How can you say that

when you have been unable to solve this?

Well, this is a different situation.

Although I cannot share

additional details now,

I can confirm that our

investigation revealed

that Nicholas Rodriguez,

street named Nico,

was in fact g*ng affiliated.

Look, I have nothing further to add.

Now look, Maya, I am going to continue

to press my force to move more-

- f*ck you!

f*ck you!

(phone rustling)

Johnson.

Yeah, let's keep this quick

'cause I don't like what I found.

Those numbers that he picked up every time

were burner phones all

purchased in the same lot

by your department.

[Johnson] Wait, every single one?

Yep, purchase order was signed off

through multiple chains.

But I see a Sergeant

Hines appearing a lot.

Sarge?

Hey wait, isn't that the

guy I just saw on the news?

Johnson, what the hell

are you getting me into?

Thanks for the help, Buzz.

Oh no, you're not gonna

do me like that, Johnson.

I'll talk to you later, grandpa.

See you soon.

Grandpa, what the hell is this?

Did that m*therf*cker just hang up on me?

Hey, sarge.

[Hines] Hey.

I was watching the interview from here.

You did a great job.

Thanks, thanks.

You know, it was an unfortunate

thing to have happened,

but I'm glad the case is closed.

Yeah, me too.

Carrera can be a real hard a*s sometimes.

Yeah, or maybe you can

be a bit too playful.

But on that note, keep up

the good word, Johnson.

I'm glad to know I got

officers by my side.

You going somewhere?

Gonna go see my grandpa.

Is he okay?

Yeah, yeah, he's fine, he's fine.

Just got off the phone with him

and he's just feeling

a little lonely is all.

You know how that goes, and

figured I got some time.

Good stuff, good stuff.

One more thing, keep

an eye Carrera for me.

Things like this tend

to make officers go AWOL

and don't need those type of

problems in the department.

I'll do my best.

Thanks.

Oh, you wouldn't happen to know

where he is now, would you?

(Carrera knocking on door)

Cynthia?

(Carrera knocking on door)

Cynthia, open up.

Just let me know you're okay.

Cynthia, I'm here for you.

(emotional music)

Cynthia, just open up.

Please leave.

Forget about everything.

[Carrera] Look, I won't

let it end in this way.

You know, the hardest thing about this

is I did everything right,

or at least I thought I did.

I waited until my career was

perfect before finding love.

I got married before having kids

and somehow I still ended

up another single mother

who lost her son to the f*cking streets!

(emotional music)

What is it with men and

their need for dominance?

It destroys us all from the

very weakest to the strongest.

I'm sorry, I really am.

And I won't stop fighting for him.

Why?

Nothing you do is ever

gonna bring him back.

And I am tired of seeing

them drag my baby's name

through the mud every day.

So am I.

I swear I'm gonna fix it.

Drop it, please.

Let my baby rest in peace.

He's not gonna rest in peace.

sh*t.

Cynthia, I didn't mean that.

That came out wrong.

He's not gonna rest in peace

until they know he is innocent.

You hear me?

Cynthia?

(door knob rattling)

(emotional music)

(Carrera bangs on door)

(emotional music)

[Father Gustavo] Lord, in

your name we pray today

as we lay to rest a victim of the chaos

that has overcome our beautiful world.

Nicholas is gone now from

this earthly dwelling

and have left behind those

who mourn his absence.

Grant that we can hold his memory dear,

never bitter for what we have lost

nor have any regret for

anything in the past,

but always hope for eternal kingdom

where you bring us together again.

Lord of all, we praise

you for all of those

that have entered their rest

and have reached the promised land

where they have seen you face to face.

Give us grace to follow in their footsteps

as they also followed

in the way of your Son.

Lord, we thank you for

entrusting us with life.

May the love of God and the

peace of our Lord Jesus Christ

bless and console us,

gently wiping every tear from my eyes.

In the name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

And now a word from our

sister, Ms. Rodriguez,

Nicholas' mom.

(gentle emotional music)

(gentle emotional music continues)

I wanna thank you all for being here

to honor the memory of my son.

He would've loved to see

you all here for any reason.

He'd probably give me an earful

'cause we are here to mourn his death

instead of a celebration.

But I see this as a celebration,

a celebration of life.

A beautiful life that

I spent every day with.

I remember one night I was

sitting on the couch watching TV

and he came and he snuggled up under me.

He moved my arm, he curled himself up

and laid on my stomach,

put his head on my breast,

and he pulled my arm around his waist

and he didn't say anything.

He just rested.

And I smiled and I pulled

him closer to my heart.

And it was at that moment, I

truly knew what I had done.

I used to think that as a mother,

my greatest job was to protect him.

No matter how many good

or great things I did

to keep him safe, no matter how much I try

to be an example to him, to dream big.

And he dreamed big.

He dreamed of changing the

world and he changed mine.

But no matter how much

I tried to shield him

from any dangers that I could

see, he was still k*lled.

And when I think about that moment

that I held my son for the last time.

I didn't realize I can't believe

anymore that it was my job

to protect him from death.

It was my job to bring

into this world my son,

a gift, a beacon of light for all of us

to share and experience

with all of you here.

And know I did my best to

keep him safe, to protect him.

I did, I tried so hard.

(Cynthia crying)

(tense music)

What you running for?

Get up.

Get up.

[Father Gustavo] Thank you

all for coming out tonight

for the remembrance of Nicholas.

I ask that you guys join

me in a final prayer

as we give Ms. Rodriguez her

final moments for her son.

sh*t man, this looks real

bad for the department.

Wouldn't be the first

time a police department

gets caught doing some f*ck.

That's why I left the force to begin with.

I've heard it a million times.

Bullshit, excuse me.

Focus.

Is there anything else

you were able to extract?

You look confused.

I'm just trying to wrap

my head around things.

What's there to wrap your head around?

Your sergeant's dirty and

your chief probably is too.

Come on, Buzz.

I know you don't like the police, but...

But what?

I left the force because

of this exact sh*t.

Cops doing corrupt sh*t

and blaming the citizens

making mistakes to get by.

I'm over it and been over it

and can't wait to bulldoze over it.

Hey, hey, the hell are you doing?

They can trace your calls, stupid.

(phone ringing)

Detective Carrera.

Damn partner, you still

don't got my number saved?

I haven't gotten around to it.

[Johnson] Where are you?

At Nico's vigil, some

weird just happened.

[Johnson] Weird sh*t?

Yeah, some strange guy hanging around

tried to take when I made eye contact.

Hold on, tried?

[Carrera] Yeah, I had to chase him down.

Patrol is on the way.

He should be taking him

to booking pretty soon.

All right, all right.

Did you get anything off of him?

[Carrera] Nah.

All right.

Well, considering what

you just went through,

you might wanna sit down for this.

I got some news.

Look, just so...

So my numbers tracing guy

in the city did his thing.

[Carrera] And?

He's very good at what he does.

So he was able to identify

almost every number.

That's good.

Skip the suspense, all right?

All the numbers belong to us.

What?

What do you mean all the

numbers belong to us?

They're all undercover burner

phones from inactive cases.

Wait, what?

It looks like organized crime.

Okay, Carrera?

Yeah, sorry about that.

[Johnson] What was that about?

I just had a thought.

All right.

Well, I'm surprised that

I have to tell you this,

but stay focused, all right?

There's a lot going on and

right now it's just us.

Didn't I tell you

already, the kid is clean.

Well, if he's clean,

someone in the force is dirty.

It's a big surprise

there, somebody always is.

Relax!

You willing to risk your

career to chase that thread?

Don't you understand?

My career is already over

and I'm okay with that,

long as Nico gets justice.

All right.

Well, I guess I better get comfortable

with being uncomfortable.

I'll get back to you with

any new information I get.

Do me a favor, Carrera.

What's that?

Take yourself out of

the case as a person

and put yourself back in

as a detective, all right?

Because truthfully, I admire your work.

You're one of the best we got.

And like I said, man,

it really is just us.

Alright, Johnson, look.

Let's do a thorough investigation...

Partner.

Hey, hey, finally!

Batman and Robin.

Let's go!

f*ck Batman.

Come on, man, name a better duo.

Holmes and Watson.

All right, well, let me go

ahead and get off the phone

before I take any backward steps.

Yeah, why don't you do that.

Oh yeah, and Johnson?

Yeah?

Thanks.

(indistinct radio chatter)

(siren wailing)

Alright, big fella, come on.

Get up, let's go.

Let's go, this way.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music continues)

(indistinct radio chatter)

Hey, you.

Where's the perp I arrested

last night at the vigil?

Been here all night

and haven't had anyone yet come in.

(papers thudding)

What are you talking about?

There's video of it everywhere.

Listen, Carrera, he never made it here.

Do you remember who the officers

you handed him off to were?

What's your name?

Officer Hayes.

Oh, I wouldn't know that

because you don't have a name tag.

You know what, don't worry about it.

I'll figure it out.

Good luck, detective.

Hey, Carrera just left here flipping out

about some perp who never

made into holding last night.

I don't know, he just stormed out.

Oh, actually more like calmly walked out.

No, I don't know where he is heading.

Yes sir, I'll keep you in the loop.

(tense music)

(footsteps tapping)

First and foremost,

I wanna thank you all for

coming out this morning.

I want to make sure

that this is a organized

and clean briefing.

Please be civil with your questions, okay?

Any questions?

(reporters chattering)

Sergeant, for the mic.

What are you actively doing

to ensure that your officers

are policing underrepresented

neighborhoods in an effort

to prevent tragedies

like these from happening

as opposed to harassing

members of the community?

Well, all officers are trained

to be community police officers.

That means they're in your neighborhoods

before things go wrong while

maintaining an active presence

with the community

as well as a connection

with the community.

Now, only you can determine

what harassment is.

In many cases, what you

may think is harassing

is actually a police

officer doing his duty

taking criminals off the street.

Next question.

(reporters chattering)

Yes.

Reports as recent as

two quarters ago showed

that much like the issue in education,

over 80% of your officers do not live

in the community that they police.

Are you taking any actions to

bring those numbers close to

and hopefully below 50%?

Well, as I've said before

and I will continue to say,

I have to work on keeping this city

as well as my officers safe every day.

With that being said,

I want the best officers on my force

regardless of where they're from.

Now, I can't force a policy

that's going to have my

officers living three doors down

from someone they arrested a week ago.

To me, that seems like

a hostile environment.

What about the hostile

environment that this creates

for the members of the community?

To be fair, we are only

limiting one question per person.

Thank you.

Next question?

Yes, absolutely, right

over here, Sergeant Hines.

Given the constant turmoil

and criticism the police

face for their treatment

of minorities and people of color,

particularly African Americans,

what is your stance on the

Blue Lives Matter movement

as a response to the Black

Lives Matter movement?

First and foremost,

all lives matter, okay?

Now I can appreciate the

symbolism of the message,

but I think the message is ridiculous.

We are not blue people.

We wear a uniform in which

sometimes, yes, they are blue,

but we are people in and

outside of this uniform.

Now, there are people dying out there

and we are trying to stop

these people from dying.

Okay, blue lives matter

because they are real

lives in those uniforms.

Black lives matter because

all lives matter, okay?

So knock it off.

Next question.

(reporters chattering)

Hines!

Where's the man at that

I arrested at the vigil?

Detective Carrera, are you okay?

Am I okay?

Oh, I'm sorry, I have a question.

Where's the man I arrested

last night at the vigil?

Detective Carrera,

this is not the right time for this, okay?

The hell it's not.

I arrested a man last night at the vigil

and look what I found?

Your f*cking card in his pocket.

You better not touch me.

You better not f*cking touch me.

I'm gonna be in your office.

(reporters chattering)

[Reporter] Sergeant, what just happened

between you and you an officer?

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

Unfortunately, we'll have

to cut this briefing short.

You guys have a great day.

Thank you guys for coming out.

Thank you.

(reporters chattering)

Have you lost your god damn mind?

It took me three minutes

to get from that disaster

you started into this office,

and the whole way the only

thing I could think of

what was the f*ck was

Carrera ever thinking?

And now that I'm here, what

the f*ck were you thinking?

I was thinking, where

the hell is my suspect?

Your suspect?

Yes, the one from last night.

This gotta be some

sort of a joke, right?

You barged into my press briefing

accusing me of letting your suspect go

in front of all those journalists.

Think about what you've done

to this case, to this house.

Oh, for doing my job or

questioning how you do yours?

Watch it, Carrera.

You know God damn well I'm right.

Yeah, that's what you scared of.

Look, I'm gonna tell you this.

Something about Nico's cases isn't right.

And I pray to God that

you're not involved.

Enough!

Enough.

You know what?

You with the bullshit you just pulled

was ridiculous and out of control.

You are suspended until

further notice without pay.

You're suspending me?

[Hines] g*n and badge.

Excuse me?

g*n and badge.

(g*n clicking)

All yours, you brought it on yourself.

Let me make this clear to you.

I don't need that and I

damn sure don't need you

to get justice for Nico

or any other victim.

Get outta my office.

(door slamming shut)

(footsteps tapping)

(sink splashing)

(hand thudding mirror)

(sink splashing)

(Carrera mumbling)

f*ck.

(jacket thudding)

(object clattering)

(shirt thudding)

f*ck!

What the hell you

mean, you in Magic City?

(elevator dings)

Man, we supposed to be at work.

I can't keep covering for you

every time you go somewhere different.

Yo, have you seen Carrera?

Well, nice to see you too, Johnson.

Look, I'm sorry, Dave. I

don't have time for this.

Where's Carrera, have you seen him?

Look, look man, I seen him.

Last time I seen him, he

is actually out there.

Out there?

Right over there.

That boy Johnson, I think

something wrong with him.

He be drinking too much coffee.

Carrera!

Hey, Carrera!

What?

Easy, man.

Like I said, I'm not gonna fight you.

I know you're upset, but

hear me out for a second.

All right?

Come on.

What is it?

First, what the hell was that?

It's called being a f*cking man

instead of some puppet a*s cop.

What are you talking about?

The guy last night that I arrested.

- From the vigil?

- Yes.

Guess what?

He never made it to holding.

No record, no nothing.

And I found this in his pocket.

You know, after you called

me about the phones.

sh*t, this is a mess.

But look, it's all crooked.

Don't you get it?

- All right.

- It's all f*cking crooked.

- Hey.

- It's just like what he said.

I don't know why I do this f*cking job.

Listen man, I know you're upset.

I just need you to take some

time. Lay low, cool off.

All right?

Well, that should be pretty easy.

Hines just suspended me indefinitely.

Damn it.

Alright, well get outta here then

before they get suspicious.

I'll keep you in the loop

with any new info I get.

All right.

(phone ringing)

Yo, hello.

Hey, I have something

I need you to look into.

I'm on the way.

Sheesh, well that was rude.

(electronic rumbling)

sh*t, it's gonna be one of those nights.

f*ck you, kid.

Really stepped in some sh*t this time.

You dragged me with you.

Alexa, play my sh*t.

(door thudding)

(door rumbling)

(suspenseful music)

You're a bit late and in a

real situation, a bit dead.

So, looks like you pushed the birds nest

a bit too hard with this one, huh?

Yeah, sure looks like it.

Worst part.

They're cops.

Yep, so you're gonna

give me whatever it is

you need me to work on and

you're gonna clean this up.

That took you a bit.

Everything good?

I never wanted to be this kind of cop.

What kind of cop is that?

This kind.

The kind that goes around

hiding dead bodies,

investigating his boss

because he might have had a kid k*lled.

That's not what being a

police officer is about.

I feel like I'm hunting a g*ng.

It's because you are.

See kid, police are the

largest g*ng in the world

with the most brutal one

being right here at home.

I didn't quit the force

and go off the grid

'cause I was tired of policing.

I quit 'cause I was scared

of what they would do to me if I didn't.

And now every day, I

look over my shoulder.

I barely leave the house.

And I work courageously through you

'cause I betrayed the

largest g*ng in the world.

So do me a favor, sit with

your thoughts on policing later

'cause right now, we have work to do.

What's this?

This is exactly the kind of

police officer you need to be

so you don't want to be one of those kind.

[Anchor] Police Detective Gabriel Carrera

has been reportedly suspended without pay

after barging into yesterday's

police press briefing.

For those who are unfamiliar,

Carrera was the lead detective

in the recent closed investigation

of the homicide of Nico

Nicholas Rodriguez.

Here's a clip of the

incident of the briefing.

The hell it's not!

I arrested a man last night at the vigil.

And look what I found, your

(beep) card in his pocket.

You better not touch me.

- Let's go, let's go.

- You better not touch me.

I'm gonna see you in your office.

Sergeant, do you care to explain?

Mayor, do you have any

idea about this arrest?

Sergeant?

Sergeant, what does-

[Anchor] It seems Detective

Carrera still has concerns

regarding the closure of this case.

But that was overshadowed

by those accusations

of corruption within.

(people chattering)

(siren wailing in distance)

Boy, you better have a

good reason why you out here.

Does your mother know you out here?

It was a party.

And?

Everything was going great.

You know, until it wasn't.

Heard g*nshots and everyone ran.

You know, regular sh*t.

No, not regular sh*t, Nico.

Something could have happened.

You could have got hurt,

arrested, or worse.

Let me guess, dead.

No, worse.

Somebody can see you out

here and think you a snitch.

[Nico] Yeah.

Carrera, who's the kid?

He's with me.

I know his mother, he's good.

Good, good.

Well, look here, young man.

If you could think of

anything, give us a call.

These kids will never get it, huh?

Look, come on.

Let's get you outta here

before something really happens to you.

Is that your boss?

Yeah, that's my boss.

I don't like him.

You don't like him?

You don't like any cops.

Just shut up and get in the car.

(dramatic music)

[Johnson] This is crazy.

This is crazy?

Should have seen the stuff happening

before all this fancy technology.

Back before there were cameras,

man, we were outta control.

I mean, honestly, beating up suspects

was the least of our problem.

I can only imagine.

[Buzz] Drug deals, sex

rings, m*rder for hire.

It's all been done.

That badge went from justice

to power very quickly.

I'm beginning to feel

like it was never justice.

You might just be right.

[Johnson] No f*cking way!

As expected.

Take a moment, kid.

I remember how it felt when

it first hit home for me too.

How could they?

How could they what,

betray the badge they never stood for?

Wake up, Johnson.

The world isn't all

butterflies and good police.

They trained me.

How could I miss this?

Caesar trained Brutus too,

and he stabbed him in the back.

What are we gonna do, officer?

(dramatic music)

I need this deal to go down right.

I need you to be my eyes and ears on this.

Come on now, you know your temper.

Come on, I'm your guy.

I'm starting to wonder about that.

You keep messing up lately.

Come on.

Yeah, is everything set?

Hey sarge, don't change

anything you're doing.

Look over at that car

when you got a chance.

Alright, well keep me posted.

I think there's someone inside.

10:00 AM, alright.

Hey, let me hit you back.

(dramatic music)

Everybody down on the ground!

Down on the ground!

Drop the box!

Hands where I can see them!

What the f*ck is this?

Just shut the f*ck up

before things get worse.

(tense music)

Well, they made us.

What makes you say that?

A bunch of crooked cops

suddenly arresting the people

we saw them working with?

Greatest sting op ever or they made us.

Hold on tight.

(suspenseful music)

(engine rumbling)

[Hines] Good morning, good morning.

It's another great day to be alive

[Officers] And stay alive!

That's right, that's right.

So on the business,

there were reports filed last

night about shots being fired

down at the lower 50 block.

Now, we all know criminal activity

has been running wild in those areas.

So the mayor has been on the chief's a*s

and you know the chief been

on my a*s, so let's fix it.

Okay?

Johnson.

Are you okay, detective?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

Just thinking about a case.

I might be onto something big.

Well, we look forward to hearing

about this major breakthrough.

Is there anyone else

that will actually share

any exciting news before

we wrap things up here?

No?

Good, well, let's get to work

making the city a better place.

Have a great day and be safe.

Dismissed.

(footsteps tapping)

Do some work!

(indistinct radio chatter)

Hey, Johnson.

McNeil, what's up?

I wanted to come offer my help

with that case you were

talking about this morning.

You seemed a bit overwhelmed.

Thanks, but I don't think I'm ready

to get anyone involved just yet.

Just in case I'm wrong

about the whole thing.

Well, all right.

Well, like I said, I'm

available if you need any help.

I'm really hoping to make detective,

so any opportunity would be awesome.

I'll keep that in mind.

That's what every detective says.

I'll get outta your hair for now.

He knows something.

- What do we tell the boss?

- Nothing yet.

You sure?

(Johnson knocking on door)

Carrera, open the God damn door!

Carrera!

Johnson, what the f*ck?

I almost shot your dumb a*s.

They're all in on it.

Who?

And what the f*ck are

you doing in my house?

I am looking for bugs, God damn it.

(tense music)

These m*therf*ckers.

They're all in on it.

Figs, Gomes, McNeil, Dobbs.

They're all in on it.

And at the very top-

- Sergeant Hines.

You guessed it.

No, I f*cking knew it.

I'm still trying to figure out

what Nico had to do with all this.

What do you mean?

Carrera, come on, think about it.

These guys aren't stupid.

They're not murderous psychopaths.

sh*t, have you seen McNeil?

He could easily.

True, but think like a detective, man.

Come on, they're in it for the money.

Why would they bring

all this unnecessary

heat towards themselves?

The heat was for me

and then it came from me

and they finally got

me out the f*cking way.

Tried to, but I'm still

on the case, partner.

Yeah, thanks.

And because I'm still on

the case, I have to ask.

Is there anything you haven't

told me about Nico yet?

Johnson, you can't be f*cking serious.

Look, Nico knew Hines

and that connection,

whether you believe it

or not, got him k*lled.

So, yeah, I'm serious.

And if you can't see that I'm trying to do

what's best for this kid, I

don't know what to tell you.

(tense music)

Carrera, what is it?

Wow.

The house party.

Johnson, the house party.

Nico called me, but I never

heard it over the radio.

Guess what, Figs, Hines,

Gomes, they were all there.

All right, that's good.

That's good.

That's where we'll start.

I'm gonna dig up the

whole report on that case

and see what I can find.

But give me a couple of days

so we don't draw any

suspicion to ourselves.

All right.

Yeah, that sounds good.

But remember, I got your back, partner.

All right, Johnson.

(tense music)

Hey fellas, what's up?

Crazy night last night, huh?

Yeah, it was.

I'm tired of being

stuck on stadium detail.

It's not that bad.

We get to build with the

community, we police.

Ah, it's kiss a*s.

What's happening, detective?

Yeah, I'm just trying

to lock up this Nico case

and get Carrera off my a*s.

Jesus Christ.

Yo, is he still on that?

Yeah.

We already got the guys waiting trial.

I know.

I guess his rookie name was spot on.

Catch all Carrera.

Wow, I thought that was 'cause

his a*s was a Pokemon nerd.

Yeah, I think he's into that.

Yeah, I was just looking over the files

and it's a little light on details.

I was hoping you guys could

fill in some of the blanks.

You're listed as the arriving officers.

Yeah, which one?

The house party from the other day.

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

I remember that night.

Something memorable happen?

Oh, yeah.

You know that kid that was

doing that party, right?

Yeah, well, I got his mom's number.

I ended up banging that like

a week, two weeks later.

Just going crazy.

Come on, man.

Wait, aren't you married though?

What, you investigating me, man?

What, you gonna arrest me?

Let me live, man, sheesh.

Hey, listen man, that's

none of my business.

But did anything else happen?

Well, um...

Nope.

Regular a*s underage party with

the usual drinking and pot.

Right, Gomes?

Yeah, yeah, nothing out of the ordinary.

Nico was there though.

Yeah, I'm sure he was there dealing,

but we didn't get a chance to search him.

You know, kids scattered

so fast, we lost him.

Right, yeah.

That brief sighting is in the report.

There's nothing else?

Um, well...

Nope.

Nothing major.

Hey, was this all?

Me and this guy gotta start our patrol.

Yeah. that's all.

Thanks guys.

If anything happens to spark

your memories, give me a call.

All right?

Oh yeah, will do, man.

Let's get outta here.

(ominous music)

(tense music)

(door rumbling)

(tense music)

Lots been jumping lately.

Had to be a few times more this month.

Hell yeah.

I mean, we the only ones running things.

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

Yeah.

- Catch the fight?

- I ain't talking

about that fight, man.

You know that, get the f*ck outta here.

[Buddha] I bet you glad

you didn't take that bet.

(tense music)

Put your hands up or

I'm gonna make a mess.

k*ll him or don't.

Either way, I'm getting

the f*ck outta here.

This is not up for discussion or debate.

Stop f*cking moving and put your hands up.

Or what?

(g*n bangs)

Look, you wanna make a

friend or you wanna be next?

(tense music)

(birds chirping)

These f*ck are in deep.

Is this unauthorized surveillance?

You know this won't fly in court, right?

Court?

You can't be serious.

Yes, I'm serious.

f*ck court, all right?

It's too late for that.

You know damn well

we can build a whole

case against these guys.

Against the blue wall?

You can't be serious.

You really think that's gonna happen?

Okay, I tell you what.

f*ck it, let's pretend for

one second that it could.

You know how long that's gonna take?

Do you know how many cops are involved?

Do you know how many cops

don't even wanna get involved?

Do you?

Do you know how many

cops are gonna ask you

to risk their careers

to do the right thing?

[Hines] Hello, chief.

Yes ma'am, I'm on it.

I got the fouls right here

in my hand as I speak.

That blue wall mentality has to go.

And your risk it all

mentality has to go too.

We have to do this the right way.

That's the only way we

can fix this sh*t h*le.

[Hines] I will get right to it.

I'll have my best men on it.

None of this is what policing is about.

This badge...

This badge means something.

Yeah, it used to mean something.

Now it means a whole

bunch of other things,

none of which are actually justice.

Well, then let's bring

that meaning back to them.

Look, I used to believe in it.

Now, honestly, I don't know.

Then give me some time.

[Hines] Give me until

about 12 noon today.

Yes ma'am, all right.

Let me get belief in the badge back.

Your belief in the badge back.

You're right, I used to believe in it.

f*ck the badge.

Carrera.

Carrera, don't do this!

(suspenseful music)

(door rumbling)

Yo!

Yo, Ron, stop playing.

You better have my gummy worms!

Yo, Ron!

(suspenseful music)

(g*ns banging)

(glass shattering)

(g*n bangs)

(suspenseful music)

(g*ns banging)

(Brix coughing)

Come on, man.

Please chill.

Hines and NeedlePoint.

Tell me everything you

know about 'em right now.

They'll k*ll me.

I'll k*ll you.

(Brix grunting)

Come on man, please.

I'm just trying to make a living.

Are you deaf?

Hines and NeedlePoint!

I know what you know.

They run sh*t!

All I do is take orders and get paid.

That's it.

Okay, so what about

what happened to Nico?

The narc?

Watch your mouth.

Listen, man.

I'm sorry, but you're

gonna have to let that go.

Kid was in the wrong

place at the wrong time.

That's just how that go.

And nothing you doing

is gonna bring him back.

He was a kid and a good one at that!

Damn it, a kid!

I should sh**t you in your face.

And you k*lled him.

You k*lled him in cold blood.

(Brix breathing heavily)

I ain't k*ll him.

Yes, you did.

Hines told NeedlePoint that the...

the kid seen some sh*t at a party.

NeedlePoint did him personally.

I just took care of the body.

Oh.

In that case.

(g*n bangs)

(tense music)

Detective.

What happened?

I'm sorry I couldn't protect Nico.

What's going on?

I'm gonna make it right.

We got a new lead in the case

and I'm gonna make it right

Gabriel, you're a mess.

I just heard g*nshots.

sh*t, you're right.

You're right, you're right.

You don't have to do this.

Whatever is going on, you

don't have to do any of this.

You just let it rest.

I can't, don't you get it?

I tried.

(soft emotional music)

He trusted me.

I failed him.

I failed, simple as that.

I didn't protect him.

I was supposed to protect Nico.

I didn't do that.

I'm not gonna let them destroy his image

the way that they did.

He deserves to be

remembered for who he was,

not this image they painted him out to be.

(soft emotional music)

It's like his life didn't even matter.

You think they care, huh?

I'm not going for it.

He was so much better than that.

The way they did him...

Why they do him like that?

They ain't have to do him like that.

They ain't have to do him like that.

They ain't have to.

Look, Cynthia.

I'm just here to tell you that

it's all going end tonight.

It's all gonna end tonight.

What's that gonna do

for the next mother and the next mother?

I don't know, Cynthia!

But I'll tell you this much.

(g*n clicking)

There's gonna be some pushback somewhere.

Please.

Cynthia, I am sorry that

I did not protect Nico.

Do you understand?

I am sorry, okay?

But it will end tonight, okay?

Okay.

(suspenseful music)

This is the third bank

that I robbed this month.

sh*t, I don't know man.

Where was you at for the second one?

I ain't even gonna lie to you, bro.

Shorty had called me.

I had to, you know, had to handle that.

This is the third

blueprint we got this month.

This, bro, I don't even

know how they doing it, bro.

They getting through here,

but the entrance is here

and the back door entrance is there.

What, they drilling a hole

from the bottom or something?

Like what are they doing?

They obviously trained professionals.

I'm not gonna lie. We need to

get some information on this.

Alright, look, I'm

gonna make some calls.

Let me get this jawn.

Yeah, please do.

Take that with you too.

All right.

(indistinct radio chatter)

Johnson?

Yes, sir?

What were you and Carrera

talking about outside?

Excuse me?

Outside, I saw you

and Detective Carrera,

who is supposed to be taking time off.

What were y'all talking about?

Hmm?

Oh, you mean at lunch?

Yeah, we were sh**ting the

sh*t, talking about sports.

Hmm, and what was in

the folder he gave you?

[Johnson] Baseball bards.

Baseball cards?

I collect them and he

saw them at a pawn shop,

so he got me some.

Then we started talking

about the value of the cards

versus the real life player.

And just as I was proving my

point, he got a phone call

and started talking about he was late

for a date or something.

Hmm.

We just had a full blown out shootout

at Nico's apartment

complex with no witnesses.

- Do you need me to go?

- No, I need you to sit down

and think about how well

you gonna do in prison.

Pardon?

I'm gonna give you an

opportunity to save your a*s.

If Carrera told you anything-

- With all due respect, sir,

Carrera's my partner because

you assigned us together.

It wasn't by any choice of mine.

So no, there is no circumstance

in which I would cover

for Carrera if he was

committing any kind of crime.

For your sake, I hope not.

Don't worry.

I'm working a much bigger case now.

(footsteps tapping)

Come on, pick up the damn phone!

[NeedlePoint] What?

We have to move the meeting.

I thought you had

your sh*t under control.

We don't have time for this.

Pick a new time and place.

Meet me at the warehouse, dickhead.

- Same time?

- Right about.

Come on, man.

This is coming with an extra tax.

Okay, fine.

(tense music)

(car honking)

(suspenseful music)

(engines rumbling)

(gear shifting)

(engines rumbling)

(tires squealing)

(engines rumbling)

(suspenseful music builds)

(brakes squealing)

(engines rumbling)

(tires squealing)

(breaks screeching)

(tense music)

Let's take care of this sh*t.

I got money to get back to.

(suspenseful music)

We ain't leaving this part

till we k*ll this m*therf*cker.

(suspenseful music)

(g*n bangs)

f*ck!

Come on, stay with me.

Point, Buck is gone!

Come on, come on.

Buck, stay with me.

Point, Buck is gone!

You're gonna let these

f*cking pigs k*ll us

like they just did, you

stupid m*therf*cker.

Go!

(suspenseful music)

(Screech hollering)

(g*n bangs)

(suspenseful music)

Carrera!

It's just me and you now, m*therf*cker!

Me, you and this b*tch.

Stop hiding, m*therf*cker!

(g*n banging)

Stop hiding!

Where the f*ck is you at?

Don't make me chase you.

Don't make me chase you, m*therf*cker!

I hate pigs!

Bring your greasy a*s outta

here so I can make bacon.

Carrera!

It's daddy, m*therf*cker!

Don't make me keep calling!

(suspenseful music)

There you go.

I'll k*ll you, m*therf*cker.

(g*n clicks)

(g*n banging)

Who ordered the hit on Nico?

No.

It's over.

You're already dead.

I just need the name.

You really are as crazy

as the kid said, man.

Thought I wasn't capable of doing it?

[Carrera] Why'd you do it?

He saw some sh*t he

wasn't supposed to see,

so I had to take care of it.

[Carrera] By who?

You came down to my

business causing a ruckus

and k*lling my f*cking employees, man.

And now you ask me stupid

a*s f*cking questions

that I ain't never going to answer.

That's unfortunate.

(g*n bangs)

Johnson.

[Carrera] He tried to k*ll me!

What, who tried to k*ll you?

Where are you?

Hines, all right?

He must have caught wind

and canceled the meeting.

Two cars started following

before I even got a chance.

Hold on, are you hit?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

NeedlePoint is dead.

What, how?

Where...

Where are you?

[Carrera] I'm on my

way to the warehouse.

No, what you need to

do is get to the hospital

and give a report of what happened.

Look, look.

If they canceled the meeting,

then they're probably on

their way to the warehouse.

They're probably making moves

to the warehouse right now.

All right?

I can't let 'em get away.

Carrera, don't do this.

Look, I'll see you there.

Carrera!

Damn it!

Oh, f*ck.

We should definitely

check that out again.

I mean, I went, I just had hor d'oeuvres.

I didn't do like the whole

dinner thing, you know?

Chief, we have an emergency!

Can't you see I'm in

the middle of something?

I'm sorry, but this is critical.

It's about the involvement

of Sergeant Hines

in the death of Nicholas Rodriguez

and the distribution of narcotics.

Close the door.

Yeah, close it.

Close it.

(door clicks shut)

Hey man, I'm tired

of this bullshit work.

Where the f*ck is y'all

finding these connects at, man?

They not connects.

They're criminals who

couldn't abide by the law.

Your law, right?

We ain't starting this again, are we?

Hey man, who the f*ck told you

you could talk to me, dickhead?

Dickhead?

Yo, what was that?

A f*cking pig.

Hey, hey, hey, h*, h*, h*.

Everybody settle down, settle down!

We here to do business and nothing more.

Well, I'm only in the

business of k*lling pigs,

not working with 'em.

Look, this work is good.

I got.

Man, f*ck out of here, yo!

What he means to say is when

we decided to take this deal,

we agreed upon 15 a Ki.

That's final.

I got 10.

Come on, sarge.

Let's take that and get outta here.

That make you wanna get high

This that sh*t that

make you touch the sky

Sorry, I was looking for the bathroom.

Hey, hey!

15, we have a deal?

(suspenseful music)

All right, let's hurry this up.

Sarge hasn't heard from Point

and he isn't responding

to my phone calls either.

I got a bad feeling about this.

Yo, shut up and focus.

'Cause this guy is f*cking heavy.

That's what I'm talking about, man.

What are we doing here?

We're wrapping up a dead

officer that we k*lled.

Oh, God.

Am I really the only one

that thinks we've gone too far?

If you don't want to

get carried away next,

I suggest you shut the hell

up and hurry it the f*ck up.

Watch it, McNeil.

God, don't allow all that

criminal energy go to your head.

Yo, are y'all f*cking

done stroking your egos yet?

Because now we got-

(g*ns banging)

You should have just minded

your f*cking business

and left this case alone.

(g*ns banging)

We got the same tactics

training, Carrera.

(g*ns banging)

This is what it's come to?

(g*ns banging)

We're supposed to be officers of the law.

Oh, you think you're better than us

'cause you made detective?

No, I know I'm better than you.

(g*n banging)

I'm not the one who covered up

the m*rder of a teenage boy.

(g*ns banging)

Wait.

(g*ns banging)

This has gone too far.

At first it was just a little

extra money here and there.

But this?

This is what happens!

Did you really think we

would do this sh*t for years

and never get our hands dirty, man?

Make a decision 'cause

now is not the time

to be second guessing

your f*cking virtues.

(suspenseful music)

Officers Daniel McNeil

and Carl Figs.

Oh, god. This c*ck sucker.

Please put your weapons

down and your hands up.

You are under arrest-

(g*n bangs)

What the f*ck?

He was done!

f*cking crazy, yo.

(g*n bangs)

He was gonna arrest us, all right?

Get your head outta your a*s.

So you f*cking sh**t him?

We don't have time for

this, Carrera is here.

(g*ns banging)

(Figs groaning)

Where's Hines?

Carrera.

(Figs coughing)

I always admired your work.

You're like a f*cking pit bull.

Once you bite, you don't let go.

Stop wasting time.

Where's Hines?

Carrera...

Duck and spin.

(suspenseful music)

(g*n bangs)

(Figs groaning)

He k*lled Gomes.

He k*lled Gomes.

Gomes is right.

This went too far.

(suspenseful music)

(gate rumbling)

(suspenseful music)

(elevator rumbling)

Hines, I know you're in here!

(suspenseful music)

It's over, Hines.

Turn yourself in.

Do the right thing.

Nobody else has to die.

So you've got it all figured out, huh?

You gonna pin all this on me?

That's why I'm asking

you to call it quits.

Just stop all of this.

There's four dead police officers

right outside this warehouse.

You know, I considered that.

But then I remember, you're

the officer that went too far.

You are the officer that got

suspended for being unhinged.

And you are the officer who I found

at your hidden drug warehouse

with your relationship with Nico.

So maybe it's you who set all this up.

That's good.

And you're right, you could.

But I really was hoping

you'd do the right thing.

Hmm, the right thing.

(g*ns banging)

You always putting your nose

in other people's business, Carrera!

All you had to do is play along.

Just play along!

Shut up!

You got me-

(g*ns banging)

(suspenseful music)

f*ck.

Hey...

You got it.

That's it.

It's over, Hines, drop your weapon.

So you gonna sh**t

me in cold blood, huh?

Turn around.

(g*n thudding)

Turn around and put

your hands on your head.

You know I can't let

you arrest me, right?

Can't go to prison after all this.

You gonna have to k*ll me, man.

You know that, right?

Shut up and don't move.

You always playing by the rules.

(elbow thuds into body)

f*ck!

Now let's settle this once and for all.

Okay. f*ck it.

(suspenseful music)

Like men, right?

Been waiting for this for a long time.

(suspenseful music)

(both grunting)

(body punches)

(body thud)

(body punches)

(g*n bangs)

Damn it, Carrera!

He saw everything, everything!

I could not live knowing

there was someone out there

who could testify against

me at any given time.

Especially someone who's close

to one of my best detectives.

You're the reason he

died, it's your fault!

It's all on you.

You could've left this all

alone from the beginning.

Why, huh?

So you can ruin Nico's legacy, is that it?

It's a good kid you took out.

He was doing his f*cking best.

You piece of sh*t!

Cover up all the f*cked up that you into.

Want to know something real Carrera?

Survival of the fittest.

Now I get to be the hero cop

and stop your criminal ring

that k*lled four good officers,

and who knows how many more people.

f*ck you.

Thank you for doing all

this work that led us here.

Now I get to end all this sh*t

and put this whole fiasco behind me.

(suspenseful music)

[Johnson] Drop your weapon, hands up!

(suspenseful music)

(g*n banging)

(tense music)

No, no, no, no.

Carrera, stay with me.

Stay with me!

Hey!

Come on, partner, stay with me.

We need help over here!

(rain splashing)

This is bullshit.

Crooked cops kills hero sergeant.

So that's the f*cking story, huh?

I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

This had to be done this way.

We are already in a place

where people do not trust the police.

This would only make things worse.

Yeah, you mean doing the exact thing

that they already don't trust us for?

Stop it.

You have to understand

this is bigger than you

or him or any of us.

This is about doing

what's right for the city.

None of this is what's

right for the city.

It was an unfortunate series of events

that led to this casualty.

These, these casualties.

Yes, two terrible casualties.

And who knows how many more.

It deserves so much better than this.

He deserves better than this.

The city deserves better than this.

The city got what it needs.

A criminal narcotics ring has crumbled,

the leader is dead, and you

get to be a living hero.

I don't want to be a hero!

This isn't justice.

This is justice.

Yeah, justice in America.

See you on Monday, Sergeant Johnson.

(rain splashing)