01x07 - Vic

[bunniefuu]

Previously onTommy... KANG: The Hollywood Day Glow Spa

is a massage parlor in Carson.

A front for prostitution.

We've been trying to build cases

against not only the workers
and the owners,

but the johns, too. It's just nice to see you
all together.

I just sent you a report
on the cases

we can put together.

Customers of the Day Glow Spa.

BLAKE:
There's this guy

I've sort of been flirting with,

and now he wants

to take it up a notch.

How?

Weekend in Malibu?

That's a notch.

If I'm overstepping,
I apologize.

And if you would like me
to withdraw the invitation,

I will. I appreciate that.

Should I?

[seagulls screeching]

BLAKE: GPS is showing
two hours to get downtown.

The PCH to the 10,

or the 101 to the 110.

Either way, it, it's a disaster.

What's the rush?
Look at this view.

It's easy to be relaxed

when you have a car
and a driver.

I have to be
in South Central at 9:00

for an event, and if Uber's
on time, I can get home,

change, and maybe make it.

Whose idea was Malibu?

It was mine.
Isn't it beautiful?

Yeah. It is.

Whose house is this?

A friend.
Come here.

Next time, if you have to be
somewhere in the morning,

tell me. I'll make sure
it's not a schlep.

What, why was that
the wrong thing to say?

There's nothing
about this situation

I need explained.

I understand why
we need to be discreet.

I get why you can't tell me
which donor gave you the keys

to this amazing house.But...?

I took a leap coming here.
A pretty big one.

Blake, I enjoy talking
to you so much

that I make up excuses to do it.

I was starting to doubt if I
would ever be this happy again.

I'm not planning on
moving on anytime soon.

[phone buzzing]

That's my ride.
I got to go.

Is this all
your homework, honey?

Yes. Okay, good.

All right, why don't you go
put your shoes on.

Henry is sending me
the sweetest memes.

Look.

TOMMY: That's
nice, I guess.[chuckles]

I am almost scared to say it,

but I feel like

we're turning a corner.

Honey, that's great.Yeah.

We haven't worked everything out
as much as put it behind us,

but we decided
we wouldn't get anywhere

if we kept rehashing the past.

Mm. Good. So you're
just gonna move on?

Well, it's not
a therapeutic approach

they endorse in grad school,

but it is working.

All right, I got to get
to this thing

in South Central.

Oh, what are you doing?

We're trying to improve
our relations

with the African-American
community.

Well, good luck with that.

You've only got a hundred years
of history to make up for.

♪

Hey. Where's Blake? Running late.

She deputized me
to be your guide. All right.

Reverend Wallace Twohy.

Minister at Bethlehem
AME Church.

Very influential
in the community.

Ah. Reverend Twohy.
Abigail Thomas.

Ah, Chief Thomas.
Thank you for coming.

It's a rare pleasure
to welcome an LAPD chief

to the neighborhood.

Well, first of many visits,
I hope.

[chuckling]: Let me
introduce you to some folk.

Hi, hello. This is Ms. Johnson...

[camera shutter clicking]

Is it over? Did I miss it?
Is she mad at me?

No, she barely
noticed. Relax.

What happened?

What do you mean?

You're late.
You're never late.

I, I overslept.

It could
happen to anyone.Okay.

[applause and cheers]Yo!

Hey, my name's Vic.

I make music.

Now this is Crenshaw Complex.

It may not look like much now,

but when we're finished,
this is gonna be a place

where our people can dream.

Our youth, and more.

Black-owned businesses
will thrive here.

[applause and cheers]

Now it took a lot,
but we bought it. We own it.

This is ours.

Now I want to welcome up
somebody who was with me

on every step of this journey.
Coco? Come on up here, girl.

[cheering, whistling]

Hey, everyone.
How's everyone doing today?

[cheering]Thanks for coming out.

Now...

now most of you may
know Coco as a singer.

But what you don't know is

she is an educational
entrepreneur.

We're opening a charter school

that she has poured
her heart and soul into.

Inaugural class enrolling now.

[cheering and applause]

♪

[camera shutter clicking]

Hey, yeah, I got you.[indistinct chatter]

♪

Chief Thomas.
Thanks for coming.

It's my pleasure, Mr. Mazy.

Uh, people like you
have enormous influence,

and it's great to see you
use it the way you do.

Influence? I don't
know about that.

I can get people
to stream a cut,

show up here,
but you have power.

That's real.

Something on your mind?

The g*ng database.

LAPD's real quick
to put a name on it,

very slow to take a name off.

This can be a problem
for community members

trying to find a
job. Start over.

Well, we get 16 g*ng-related
crimes reported to us every day.

Some right here
in this neighborhood.

Do you want us to do less? Not less.

Better. Some guys have been
on that database for decades.

And you try to get off, they
tell you you got to go to court.

Some of these people
can't afford lawyers.

I have a list of names
of people I'll vouch for.

Community members who aren't
involved with gangs anymore.

I'm asking you directly.
Can you help?

I'll take a look.
I can't promise you anything.

I'll take that.
Thank you. Nice to meet you.

[camera shutter clicking]

♪ Get into this money,
yeah, I got some ♪

♪ Mama need a house,
so I got to... ♪

We need to head back
or the rest of your day's

gonna be a disaster.Okay.

Chief, did the LAPD endorse
Vic Mazy and his business... Alan, Alan, Chief Thomas is here

to be with the community,
not the press. Thank you.

[g*nshots]Where was that?

[panicked shouting]

Help! Help!

Call for an RA! Now!

All right.

All right.
You're gonna be all right. We got this.

They're-they're on their way.

Stay with us.

Stay calm.

♪

Hello, Jonathan.Buddy. Doug.

Sit, sit.

You know, I've never been
quite sure about honeydew.

It's the color.
It unsettles me. [chuckles]

But this is delicious, try some.

Thanks.

Jonathan, no offense,
but I put off meeting

about 27 other people
because Doug told me

you needed to talk to me
right away, so here I am.

The city owns some properties

adjacent to the Crenshaw
Complex project.

I have a mind to buy them.

Think we could make that happen?

Aw, Jonathan.

Now those properties
are earmarked

for affordable housing,

transitional units
for the homeless,

part of the homeless initiative.

Uh, it's a priority for us.

You know, it's legacy stuff.

I've got units
down by the harbor.

I'll sell them to you
for nothing,

and you can get
your affordable housing,

and clean up.

And the harbor's miles away
from South Central.

We're trying to provide housing
where the homeless are.

Buddy, you're offering people

living in plastic bags
a roof over their heads

and central air.
You think they're gonna balk

[chuckling]:
at a street address?

I can't do it. I'm sorry.

Well...

this is disappointing.

How was the house?
You have a good time last night?

You going there? I'm just asking.

If you enjoyed the use
of my residence.

I did. Thank you.

DOUG: Jonathan, we know
you really wanted

the Crenshaw Complex.

Unfortunately, Vic Mazy
got his hands on it.

But you know what? There
are other development prospects

in the city.
We'll help you find them.

Doug, no offense...

you couldn't find
a development prospect

if it was on your a*s.

The Crenshaw Complex
is what I want.

And Vic Mazy doesn't his hands
on anything.

What do you mean?

You haven't heard?

Boss?

This is Detectives Martinez
and Posada.

They caught the case.Ma'am.

Bornell. g*ng unit.

Victim took two to the chest.
They recovered two shells.

This area's low on the
city's maintenance list,

so most of the security
cameras are trashed.

Not getting much there.

We hear you talked to Mazy
right before the sh**ting.

Yeah. It was casual.

He didn't suggest
he was concerned about anything.

What are other people saying?

POSADA:
Not a lot right now.

There's a rumor
it's a g*ng beef gone bad.

This stretch of Crenshaw
has changed hands

across three different gangs
in the past few years.

Whoever controls the block
has the power.

Makes people disinclined
to speak up.

Mazy didn't talk
like a g*ng member.

I don't know what
he told you, ma'am,

but as far as the Southside
Rollers are concerned,

Vic never left. You sure about that?

He gives them shout-outs
in his music.

Don't they all do that? Isn't it
just a street cred thing?

Setting up this place
is staking a permanent claim

for the Southside Rollers.

See what you can dig up.
Coordinate with Bornell.

Keep me posted.

[sobbing]

Hey, you. BUDDY: Hey. I heard about

the sh**ting.
Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.
A little rattled.

It's not every day
your community outreach

turns into a crime scene.

Yeah, this Vic Mazy thing
has some odd corners to it.

You got a working theory
down there?

That it was probably
a g*ng sh**ting.

That's the rumor.

Ah, see, this is the problem.

My PR team is pushing me
for a statement,

but am I mourning
the untimely death

of a community leader,
or am I decrying g*ng violence?

I mean, I don't want
to get ahead of my skis here.

What if the statement
didn't come from you directly,

but from the office
of the mayor?

A tweet.

Yeah. And then I can make
a personal statement later,

if I need to.

Yeah, and with Twitter,
you'll reach Vic's audience.

You'll seem hip.

Uh... What do you mean "seem"?

[chuckles]

Still feeling the beach
under my feet.

I'll talk to you later, okay?

I look forward to it, Mr. Mayor.

GATES: The budget
committee meeting is now

on Thursday.

Also, there's a group
of officers who are magicians

who want to perform
in uniform for charity.

Well, if they can make
the budget committee disappear,

they can do whatever they want. And there's a,

uh, Coco Hays who asked
to speak with you?

Yes. She can.

Vic told me he was going to talk
to you about the g*ng database.

About the people who
don't belong on it.

Yes, he did.

Well, I wanted to make sure
you got all their names.

I know he would have
wanted you to have them.

How did you and Vic meet?

At a stupid singing competition.

Vic was one of the judges.

I didn't even win,
but afterward,

he said he wanted to help me.

A lot of people say that,
but he actually meant it.

And were you just friends?

Yeah. I was coming out
of a bad relationship.

Toxic guy.
But Vic helped me deal with him.

I came to see you

because your detectives
keep asking

about the Southside Rollers.

Vic had nothing to do
with them anymore

but they don't sound
like they believe that.

Well, we have to look
into every possibility.

Given Vic's history,

it's possible
this was a g*ng k*lling.

Vic had to fight off
a bunch of rich developers

to buy the Crenshaw Complex.

They saw dollar signs
in our neighborhood.

A chance to sell
to young white hipsters.

When Vic got in the way,
there were threats.

Uh, real estate is a tough
business, but last I heard,

it didn't involve Glocks.

Vic hand-selected investors

that shared our vision
for local control.

So if you're pushing a story

that Vic was fronting
for a g*ng,

that he was doing all of
this for Southside Rollers,

our investors will
get scared and run.

Okay? This whole thing will fall
apart because of a perception.

We will look
into every possibility.

We want answers
as much as you do.

WOMAN:
Mr. Deputy Mayor,

I have Mr. Lovell for you.

Jonathan.

Breakfast could have
gone better.

Eh, it's a blip.

Buddy values your support.

I hope that's true.

This Crenshaw Complex thing
is opening up.

I think Mazy's investors
can be convinced to sell.

I need an assurance Buddy
won't stand in my way.

Can you give me that?

We're with you, Jonathan.
You have my word.

Good.

Ballistics came back
negative. No matches.

On the plus side, we got
some eyewitnesses to talk.

And? POSADA:
Two say they saw Vic

talking to a guy right before
he was k*lled, but no I.D.

Did your people say anything?

Nobody's claiming credit
on the street.

But there is something.

The I.T. unit's
watching social media.

Most of the gangs
have a big presence there.

ASHLEY:
There's been a spike

in online activity
since the sh**ting.

Lots of memorials

to Vic, RIPs.

But an hour ago, someone posted
a hashtag that's trending.

TOMMY:
#30days30bodies.

BORNELL: 30 bodies
over the next month for his.

This is how it works.
People post trash talk,

next thing, they're sh**ting.

Mazy's last arrest
was 12 years ago.

Uh, possession of a controlled
substance and a deadly weapon.

There's no record of any actual
g*ng activity by him since then

so why would the Southside
Rollers declare w*r over him?

All due respect, gangs don't
throw retirement parties.

So what are you
suggesting we do?

Run a sweep of the neighborhood. COOPER: And then what?
Lock up some guys

who are in the wrong place
at the wrong time,

make it look like
we're doing something?

Those blocks are Southside
territory. That's a fact.

A sweep gets people
we know are dangerous

off the streets
until things calm down.

I don't like to arrest people
'cause we think

they're gonna do something.
Let's just hold off.

Ma'am. Tell your people

to keep their eyes open.
If it looks like things

are starting to heat up,
I want to know.

Well, there was lots
of local news there.

Let's get their footage.

Whoever it was that k*lled Mazy
was on that plaza.

If there is a picture of him,
I want it.

Chief. Got an update
on the Day Glow Spa case.

All right. Come on in, Santos.

We've put together cases
against about three dozen men

who have patronized the spa.

I'd like to move things forward.

How strong are the cases?

Hard to tell.

We're relying on testimony
from the arrested women,

and that's spotty.

How many get charged,
do you think?

Not clear. That's why I want
to run them by the D.A.,

see which ones he thinks
are prosecutable.

I just need your permission
to turn the files over.

Go ahead.

NEWS ANCHOR: Local hip-hop
artist and philanthropist

Vic Mazy was fatally shot
at an event

on I.A.'s Southside
earlier today.

There's a crowd
gathering at the plaza.

People bringing flowers,
candles. Some tour buses.

Our own Buckingham Palace.

I sent a few extra units down.

I don't agree with Bornell
on a lot of things,

but he's right
that there's trouble brewing.

Thanks for keeping
an eye on it.Mm-hmm.

You got a minute?

Sure.

So, Santos is giving the Day
Glow Spa cases over to the D.A.,

see which ones stick.

Good. We should be
arresting johns.

However...

my son-in-law is on that list.

Your son-in-law was in Day Glow?

Does your daughter
know about it?

No.

They were having
some trouble, but now

they're in a really good place.

I mean, they seem really happy.

[exhales]:
I...

Do I say something?

My advice? Stay out of it.

You speak up, you didn't help.

You're just the bearer
of bad tidings.

She needs to find out
the right way. From him.

He made this mess, you didn't.

Uh, don't try to fix it.
It'll-it'll just

make things worse.

♪

♪ I know you heard

♪ Many songs

♪ Songs

♪ That will lift up
a bow downed head ♪

♪ So many times
you've heard songs ♪

♪ Most of all...

Didn't know you were a fan.

[laughs softly]

Yeah. I saw Vic when he
played Staples, and the Bowl.

Man, he was great.

It's amazing to see people
come out like this.

You really get a sense...

[g*nf*re][people screaming]

Somebody get on 'em!

[grunts]
Ken.

I think I got shot.

I'm gonna call for help.

Yeah.

Hey.

How you doing?

I'm fine, I'm fine.
It's not serious.

That's what they said. It might not
have even been

a b*llet.

It could have been
a piece of asphalt

or rock that ricocheted.

That's a story
for the kids, huh?

How Dad got shot by a pebble.

Probably still have
some adrenaline flowing.

That'll wear off
in a couple hours.

You ever get shot?

Yeah, once.
And it was one time too many.

I was really scared there,
for a minute.

Of course you were. It's scary.

Thanks... for coming.

Eh, there was nothing on TV.

[chuckles]

TOMMY:
Anyone else injured?

A woman got shot in the leg.
She'll go home tomorrow.

Bornell thinks this has all
the signs of a rival g*ng hit.

He's probably right.

Any names on the shooters? Not yet.

Bornell wants to do a sweep, but
he's waiting for your go-ahead.

What do you think?

Initiate a sweep, there's
gonna be a backlash.

Now, the community doesn't like
the shootings, but they don't

like seeing their kids get
yanked off the streets, either.

That plaza has seen
two shootings in one week.

I don't want a third.

Tell Bornell to go ahead.

I also want to beef up
our patrol presence.

If the shootings stop, they can
say what they want about me.

BORNELL: We picked up ten
members of the Eastside Saints,

known enemies of the
Southside Rollers.

They got two of the shooters
and two more names.

Should have all of
them in custody soon.

What provoked the drive-by?

ASHLEY: We think it
was the #30days hashtag.

Like a dare. So, of the other
guys you picked up,

what'd you get them on?

Outstanding warrants,
parole violations, whatever.

Those are from
the g*ng database? Yeah.

Are we getting
any information from them

about Vic Mazy's m*rder?

Got to give it time.
Nobody wants to snitch.

What have you got? We've looked

into Mazy's finances,

talked to his people,
ran his phone records.

Nothing so far.

How is it online? ASHLEY:
Noisy.

Lot of angry talk between
Southside and the Saints.

But there's a higher volume
of traffic than expected.

Like, double what we should see.

Where is it coming from?

We're trying to figure that out.

All right, so just to be clear,
we have ten people in custody,

we have a g*ng w*r in the making

and we still have no idea

who k*lled Vic Mazy,
which is what

started this in the first place.
That's great.

Cooper, Bornell?

Are we going in the right
direction with this thing?


we got the shooters in custody?

Tell me how that's
the wrong direction.

We haven't considered
the Latin gangs.

They've been feuding
with black gangs since the '80s.

BORNELL:
The same Southland gangs

have been fighting
with each other for years.

That's what this is about.

It's ingrained. So is racial profiling.

Chief... What are you doing

about the m*rder?

Martinez and Posada
are getting footage

from local news crews
who went to the plaza.

We'll use facial recognition,

see if we can get a match
with the g*ng database.

Go further. I want matches on
anyone with a criminal record,

g*ng-related or not.

You want us to do a search

on every person
filmed at the event?

Yes, that's right.

That's huge. That'll take days.

Well, you better get started.

COCO:
I appealed to Chief Thomas

to help her find Vic's k*ller.

And what does the LAPD do?

They use Vic's m*rder as an
excuse to lock up our brothers

and make their arrest quotas.[agreeing chatter]

[scoffs] Look, I'm not saying
South I.A.'s perfect.

Crime is real.

But is this how they do it
in West Hollywood?

CROWD: No! In Beverly Hills?

CROWD:
No!

This is about money, okay?

Developers making deals
to whitewash our neighborhood.

[crowd cheering]

Chief Thomas says that she wants
to work with South L.A.,

but where has she been
since Vic was shot?

CROWD MEMBER: Where
is she at? Where is she at?

She only comes down here
to have her picture taken.

That's not true. Here for the cameras.

Then she's gone.

That is so unfair. We insisted
on no press while we were there.

I-Is anybody listening to me?

I am.

What are you doing here?

Mm, it's called work.
I'm showing up for it.

C-Come into my office.

You're an idiot.

Hm. Thanks.

You-you could've milked this
for time off, a couple of days

at the beach, or... The beach isn't really my thing.

Whatever your thing is,
you should be doing it.

I'm really, really glad
to see you.

You could've been k*lled,
you know that?

Yeah.

I mean, I-I don't even
want to think about it.

You're being awfully nice
to me, Blake.

Yeah, don't worry, it'll pass.

There's something
I should tell you.

[sighs]

Confess, I guess.

I overheard you on the phone
with the mayor.

Accidentally,
wasn't trying to eavesdrop,

but it's him, isn't it?

The one you told me
you were thinking about?

[sighs]

Look, I won't tell anyone,

but you did ask me about it,
so I want to say this:

Be careful,

all right?

There's a lot going on
with that guy.

The divorce,
the political messes.

You could get caught up
in something

that gets you hurt,

and I-I really
don't want that to happen.

Now I'm gonna go try to type
with one hand.

Ken.

That's a very kind thing
for you to say.

I appreciate it.

Never, ever mention it again.

Fair enough.

The LAPD says last night's
sh**ting was g*ng related.

A tragic event that occurs
all over the city,

nothing to do with
the people here

or what this project will be.

We will not be forced out
by greedy developers

who don't have any res...[TV clicks off]

It's always "greedy" developers.

It's not that I'm insulted.
I resent the cliché.

Coco Hays and her media friends

are turning Mazy
into a folk hero.

Well, dying can be
a sound career move.[chuckles]

It's making his investors
squeamish

about giving up on the vision.

It's optics,
they're afraid selling

is gonna look like selling out.

What's needed is a reminder
the sainted Mazy

wasn't so heroic.

That's Mazy and Maurice Greene.

I'm told he runs
the Southside Rollers,

the g*ng all Mazy's friends say

he had nothing to do with.

And you think
if these pictures got out

that his investors
would be less squeamish?

I think they're best received
from a neutral quarter,

don't you?

[over earbuds]: ♪ I was
raised to be a rich man ♪

♪ Standing on my own... DIAZ: Boss.

♪ Big man with a big plan, when
it come to getting money... ♪

Boss!

[music stops]

You listening to Vic's music?

Yeah, I wanted to hear some.

So?

No, it's not really my thing.Yeah.

His sound's a little
West Coast for me, too.

I don't know if that would've
been my criticism, but okay.

Do you think he was
still with the g*ng?

Big part of his appeal is

he's from the streets,
knows the life.

Audience can't think he's
faking that or he's in trouble.

Can't just give 'em shout-outs.

Fans got to believe
he's plugged in.

You think he was?

It's a hard life
to walk away from.

[knock on door]SANTOS: Chief,

just turned the Day Glow files
over to the D.A.

They should get back to us
in a day or so.

Thanks.

Something's on your mind?

Yeah. There's some place
I need you to take me.

HENRY:
Hey, Tommy.

Henry.

"I need to see you right away.
Don't tell Kate."

Want to freak me out
with a text,

that's a pretty
good way to do it.

It's about the Day Glow Spa.

The what? Don't. Henry,
please don't.

They were under surveillance
when you were there.

They have you on film
entering and leaving,

and your name is now
on a list of people

facing possible prosecution
for soliciting a prost*tute.

[sighs]
Okay.

So, what, are you-you
gonna arrest me?

Uh, me? No.

But you do need
to get ready for this.

You have to tell Kate.

You need to hire a lawyer.

And if charges are filed,

you absolutely should
surrender yourself.

That way, Luna won't have to
watch them arrest you.

You know what, Tommy?

Can't tell you
the number of times

Kate's told me you being a cop's
ruined her life...

and I always defended you.

Boy, I was wrong.

What does this
have to do with me?

We were fine until you got here. There is time-stamped

video of you entering
a massage parlor.

Tell me what that
has to do with me.

And, Henry, I wasn't
gonna say anything,

but you are married
to my daughter,

so there's something
I need to know:

Are you a guy
who made a mistake?

That you went to that place
'cause you were drunk,

you were unhappy?

I mean, I could almost
understand that.

Or do you make it a habit
of cheating on my daughter

with prostit*tes?
Are you that guy?

It isn't your business, Tommy.

Well, I'm Kate's mother,
I think it is.

You really should've
left us alone.

KATE [over recording]:
Hey, it's Kate.

Can't talk right now.
Leave a message.

Everything okay?

[phone buzzes]

All right, Diaz,
looks like I'm staying

at the airport Westin tonight.

[phone buzzing]

Hello?

Chief, glad I got you.

Ah, Mr. Deputy Mayor.

Uh, the mayor and I realize this
Vic Mazy thing hasn't buffed up

the department's profile with
the African-American community.

Well, it is not our
most popular investigation.

I just want you to know

that the mayor and I
support you 100%.

Thank you. Still waiting to see
how the whole case plays out.

Well, of course, and if
any new information comes in,

we'll have to see how
that plays out as well.

Y-Yeah.
What new information?

We're all looking
for answers, Chief,

wherever they take us.

Good night. Good night.

ANCHOR:
Overnight a shocking turn

in the controversial
investigation

into the death
of rapper and activist

Victor Mazy.

Channel 15 has obtained
exclusive photos showing Mazy

meeting with local g*ng leader
Maurice Greene,

who reportedly runs a powerful
South L.A. drug ring

with violent ties
across the city.

MARTINEZ: If Greene and Mazy were
working together, it might be a motive.

Maybe another g*ng k*lled Mazy
to get at Greene?

Maybe. Well, let's bring Greene in,
sound him out.

Can I just say, the whole point

of Tommy being at Vic's event
was to improve relations

with the African-American
community.

Instead, we keep doing things
that make it worse.

We're not supposed
to investigate

because people's feelings
might get hurt?

Of course not,
but it would be good

if we had something
to show for it.

Blake's right.
Something's off here.

The deputy mayor
called me last night.

He knew about these photos.

He all but waved them
in my face.

Why would he do that?

Uh, to make sure we're paying
attention. Why? I don't know.

Uh, that's not the only thing
that's weird.

What do you mean? Remember how, initially,
there was that spike

in online activity,
almost like too many posts?

What about them? A lot are anonymous.

Threats are being made, but
no one is claiming ownership.

g*ng members declare themselves,
mark their territory,

that's-that's kind of the point,

but not these.

It's almost like someone
from the outside is posting

to egg them on. So
we're being fed evidence,

and someone's trying
to gin up a g*ng w*r.

Can you figure out
who's putting up these posts?

Too well encrypted.
Couldn't even start.

What about the news plaza
footage? A-Anything there?

We're still going through it.

So we still have nothing.
All right,

why don't you bring Greene in,
see what he has to say.

Hey. I was just thinking
about you, but I have to

get to this meeting
with representatives

[chuckles]
of the Dalai Lama in, like,

two minutes, so I'm gonna
have to call you back.

I need a minute of your time.

Okay.

Did your office
have anything to do

with photos of Vic Mazy
getting released to the media?

No. The first I heard of it
was this morning.

How about Dudik? Did he have
anything to do with it?

I can't monitor everything
that my people do.

Sometimes they do things
that I can't know about.

I'm sure that I don't need
to explain that to you, do I?

No, but you should know
that the Vic Mazy case

is doing some real damage.

How? The LAPD's relationship

with the African-American
community is being manipulated,

and it's not just a PR thing.

It's people getting arrested,
protests, people getting hurt,

and the longer it goes on,
the worse it gets.

Um...

I really need to get
into this meeting.

I-I-I will talk to you later.

My client would like it noted
that he came here voluntarily.

Got it.

And he will exercise his right
to leave at his volition.

Mr. Greene, was Vic Mazy

an active member
of the Southside Rollers?

My client will not speak to
any alleged g*ng activity.

MARTINEZ [over video]:
Do you have any information

suggesting that Mazy was k*lled
by a rival g*ng?

My client
will not speak to that.

What gangs do you think
would see the Crenshaw Complex

as a challenge
to their turf? WHITLEY: Again...

BORNELL:
Oh, no, come on.

We're trying to find the guy
that k*lled your friend.

We're not looking to jam you up
on any Rollers business.

We just want to know
what Mazy was doing with you

that might've got him k*lled.

Do you see me?

Yeah.

Nah, man, you don't,

just like you didn't see Vic.

You think we're just
names in a database,

statistics.

That's all we are to you. POSADA: Let's try this again

when your client wants to talk.

Excuse me. Mr. Greene,

Chief Abigail Thomas.
I just have one question?

What did you mean
when you said that

we don't see you?

I've known Vic
since we were little.

Maybe he was Southside once,
maybe he wasn't.

But we all knew
where he was going.

He had a vision bigger

than what we could see.

Something to pull
the rest of us up.

Are your guys out
looking for payback?

It wasn't one of us
who did this.

Vic was the best of us.

We all knew that.

So did the Eastside Saints.

None of them k*lled him.

Who do you think did?

I have no idea.

Boss?[door closes]

We finished running the
facial recognition scan.

Okay, anything?

We found 14 people
with criminal records.

None with any connection
to Vic Mazy.

None?
No.

But by expanding a filter,

I did identify a Donovan Boyd.

Three years ago, he was charged
with domestic violence.

And what does that have
to do with anything?

He was arrested for
assaulting Coco Hays.

Well, thank you for coming in.

We are still working this case,

despite what you might believe.

Do you know this man?

That's Donovan Boyd.

He's an old boyfriend.

What about him?

First time we met,
you told me that Vic Mazy

helped you out
of a toxic relationship.

Was this the guy?

Yeah.

He was violent.

Threatened me, got physical.

But Vic helped me get
a restraining order.

It's still in effect.

Did you know he was
at the event that day?

Yeah, but he left.

He showed up early,
I threatened to report him

to the cops for violating
the order and he took off.

He came back.

We have testimony from two
witnesses who say they saw

someone with Vic Mazy
right before he was k*lled.

Both identify Donovan Boyd
as the person.

No.

No... not Donovan.

We need you to focus, now, Coco.

We need to talk to Donovan,
but we can't find him.

Do you know where he might be?

[pounding]

Donovan Boyd, LAPD!

OFFICER:
Clear!

OFFICER 2:
Clear.

[movement nearby]

Don't sh**t.

DONOVAN:
I went to the opening ceremony

looking for Coco.

I wanted to surprise her.

But when Coco saw me,

she just told me to leave.

She was really rude.

Where did you go when you left?

Home.

To get the g*n.

You wanted to hurt Coco?

I don't know.

I wasn't, uh...

I wasn't thinking, um...

When I got back, Vic saw me.

He pulled me into the alley.

He was trying to talk to me.

But I was remembering
how he told Coco

to get a restraining order.

I mean, he really broke us up.

So, I pulled out the g*n.

I was just gonna scare him,
make him shut up.

And I shot him.

I...

I shot him.

It just happened so fast...

BLAKE:
Donovan Boyd is being held

on a charge
of second-degree m*rder.

He'll be arraigned tomorrow.[reporters clamoring]

Also, for clarification,

there were reports
that Victor Mazy

was affiliated
with a South Central g*ng.

The LAPD found no evidence
to support this assertion.

A ceremony celebrating
Mazy's life

will be held tonight
at Crenshaw Complex.

I'll take questions.[reporters clamoring]

Just calling to congratulate you
on wrapping up the Mazy case.

Seems like things are
calming down. Good work.

Well, actually, Mr. Mayor,
it's not wrapped up.

It's not?

No, somebody manipulated
the evidence.

Provoking the gangs online

and feeding the media stories

about Vic Mazy's
supposed g*ng membership.

Why?

Well, just a guess, but,
uh, I guess to discredit Vic,

so that his investors would
sell the Crenshaw property.

Just a guess.

Who would do that?

I don't know,
but I tell you what,

I'm gonna find out. See ya.[line clicks]

So, that's Tommy.

I like her.

Jonathan, did you do that?

Did you incite people online
and plant evidence?

I think you're focusing
on the wrong thing.

They got the guy... happy ending.

Don't evade the
question... did you?

No.

Anyway, in six months I'm gonna

pick up the Crenshaw Complex
for a song,

'cause Coco Hays is gonna drive
that place into the ground.

See if I'm not right.

I think you should
leave it alone.

Why?

Well, the plaza's a symbol now.

So, you'll face
rampant opposition.

That's what makes it fun.

And I won't let you.

Come on now...

You manipulated a
criminal investigation

to drive down property value.

I mean, did you
really think that I was

gonna let you get away
with that in my city?

Yourcity.

Buddy, seriously...

It's Mr. Mayor.

Oh.

So, that's how it is.

Yep, that's how it is.

Maybe we should...

No.

I guess my work here is done.

Good luck... Mr. Mayor.

[door closes]

Do you know how hard I have
worked to keep him in house?

And you just cut him loose?

Had to do it.

Forget how much money
he brought in.

You know what he knows.

It's a big mistake.

[door opens, closes]

Hi, honey.

I just, I ran out of clothes.

I need to grab some.

Take your time.
Okay.

Henry's out.

Okay.

How are things going?

We're talking.

Mostly, we go around in circles.

He says he's being honest, but

now I'm replaying everything
he's ever said to me,

and wondering
if I can trust him.

[sighs heavily]Okay, I'll just get my stuff

and I'll be
out of your hair, okay?

Hey, I'm-I'm not mad at you.

It's just, he doesn't
want to see you.

I understand.

Will he go to prison?

[inhales sharply]

Um...

there is a good chance
that he'll get arrested.

But, uh, what happens
after that is up to the D.A.

He's terrified
about his job finding out.

And what will Luna think?

'Cause of one stupid mistake.

Right.

Are-are you sure there is
nothing at all you can do?

Honey, if I interfere,

it will make things
so much worse for Henry.

For all of us.

Honey, I'm so sorry.

I wish there was
something I could do.

Don't lie to me, too.

You can do something.

You just won't.

Lock the door when you go.

I appreciate your work
on Mr. Mazy,

excellent as usual,

but I'd like you to move on
to a different subject

of investigation.

Yes, exactly.

I need a deep dive.

Everything you can get on her.

[camera shutter clicking]

[cheering and whooping]

♪ Lift every voice and sing

♪ Till Earth and heaven ring

♪ Ring with the harmonies

♪ Of liberty

♪ Let our rejoicing rise

♪ High as the list'ning skies

♪ Let it resound loud
as the rolling ♪

♪ Sea

♪ Sing a song

♪ Full of the faith

♪ That the dark past
has taught us ♪

Hey, Bornell.

Tomorrow, I am gonna
give you a list of names

from the g*ng database.

I want a report justifying
the presence of each one.

And if there's not a clear
and pressing reason

for them to be on that list,
I want them taken off.

All right, thanks.

♪ Let us march on

♪ Till victory

♪ Is won

♪ Let us march on

♪ Till victory

♪ Is won...

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