01x04 - Signal Loss

Episode transcripts for the 2017 TV show "APB". Premiered February 6.*
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"APB" revolves around a tech billionaire, who purchases a troubled Chicago Police precinct, hoping to close the file of a m*rder of a close friend and his company's CFO.
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01x04 - Signal Loss

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A maverick billionaire...

My name is Gideon Reeves.

I built an empire making
rockets, computers, robots...

Made over $100 billion.
Know how I did it?

I'm an engineer.

Touched by tragedy...

- The money!
- No!

My friend has been sh*t.

Where the hell are you people?!

Takes on the biggest
engineering challenge

of his career...

I want justice for
Elliot James Sully.

Give me the 13th
district to run.

A civilian can't take
over a police district.

They can, with a special
appointment from this committee.

To revolutionize a
police force...

Technology doesn't
solve cases, cops do.

You haven't met my technology.

Wow...

and save a city.

You guys are my partners.

We're gonna change the world.

You sure nobody
followed you here?

No, man. We're all good.

All right, show me,
don't tell me.

Target ready?

Ready as she's gonna be.

We had to use female mannequins?

This is an old dress factory.

There were no,
like, dude-equins.

Nice sh*t, Murph.

Impressive.

Maybe too impressive.

See?

Armor-piercing b*ll*ts,
just like I said.

Not even our new
vests can stop 'em.

Tico, you got these
b*ll*ts from Hunter?

Yep, badass as*ault r*fle, too.

Illegal in all 50 states.

And that ain't even
the half of it.

You can get anything
from Hunter.

You can buy g*ns and a*mo to
bring down a freaking t*nk.

No joke, guys. A t*nk.

Think about that.

Local gangbangers get
that kind of firepower?

No.

We got to put Hunter
out of business ASAP.

Yeah...

his testimony is
not gonna cut it.

If you want Hunter arrested,

you're gonna need more.

You hear that, Tico?

Got to get me a
face-to-face, pal.

No, you-you think Hunter's
just gonna sell to anyone?

Well, he sells to you, doesn't he?
Set it up.

Uh, that's not gonna work.

Um, then I guess we're not gonna
help you with your drug charges

after all.

You heard the boss lady.

Guys, come on. Y-Y-You expect me

to walk up to Hunter
with a freakin' cop?

That's a death sentence for me.

Only if he finds
out, which he won't.

- Come on.
- O-Okay. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I-I'll see what I can do.

Good.

We should get to the precinct,
run this up the chain.

Tico, you get the ball
rolling with Hunter.

Till the brass signs off.

Gonna take this bastard down.

Yes, Murphy, there is a
Santa Claus, and it's me.

I am the St. Nick
of law enforcement.

Do you have any idea

how much stuff my elves have
brought into the department

this week alone?

We boosted the horsepower
in the Caddys,

we improved the
flashbang grenades.

Hell, even the coffee is better.

I don't understand why

there's this vendetta against me
and everything that I'm doing.

Gideon, the coffee's great, but
don't expect milk and cookies

from the mayor. You
pissed him off.

So what, now he... he sends
the state attorney's office

- to investigate me?
- Oh, no.

Not just any ASA. My ex-husband.

Scott's gonna continue
talking to our cops

until he finds one
that tells him

exactly what he wants to hear.

What time is this witch
hunt supposed to start?

Scott's not here yet,

but he did send a list of
people he wants to talk to,

starting with Officer Reyes.

The officer who took a
b*llet on my watch.

Yes, I imagine his
review of my tenure

will be less than glowing.

Conrad's gonna talk to Reyes

once he's done
screaming at Brandt.

This guy sweeps
everyone for bugs.

It's just too dangerous.

It doesn't make sense, Captain.

What's going on in there?

Soldier?

Bit of a situation. We've
been building a case

on a big-time w*apon dealer.
Brandt had a connection,

so we had him doing
some undercover work.

Getting the sense there
may be an issue.

Oh, yeah.

Brandt's supposed to
make his first buy,

but Conrad won't sign off.

They've been going at it
like this all morning.

Well, I came here
to fix problems.

You're making a bad call.

No, I'm making a safe call.

What seems to be the problem?

Remember me?

Dashing billionaire genius
who bought the place?

I spent the last six
months working this C.I.

Now the captain says
I got to step away.

He's a trained soldier.

It's just a friggin' buy-walk.

This guy sweeps
everyone for bugs.

If you wear a wire,
he's gonna find it

and I'm not sending you
in there without a wire.

End of discussion.

Hang on. Hypothetically,

what if we had
surveillance equipment

that he couldn't detect?

I know this kind of thing is
like engineering catnip to you,

but before you start
scratching the sofa,

this is an officer's life
we're talking about.

As long as this son of
a bitch is out there,

selling armor-piercing b*ll*ts,

every damn cop in the
city is a target.

If you can build
something, Gideon,

then build it.

Do you really think this
is something you can do?

Come with me.

So what are we
dealing with, here?

How exactly do these searches go

in an undercover situation?

Well, Hunter usually
has one of those g*ns

that look for radio waves.

An RF scanner. All right,
all right, all right,

so, uh, what I'm thinking is:

if we transmit in bursts,
say every seven minutes,

they're gonna have a
hard time picking it up.

Wait, so are you saying
that we're only gonna be

in contact with Brandt
every seven minutes?

It's based on a
system I developed

for our spy satellites.
Basically,

the less something transmits,
the harder it is to find.

Too risky.

Yeah, well, the best
moves usually are.

So, this is what I'm thinking.

Hook up a camera like this to
a microscopic transmitter.

That's a camera?

It's from Reeves Medical.

It's used for surgery.

And then we hide it
with a small microphone

in a piece of clothing.
Like maybe a button, right?

- Would that work?
- Sounds all right.

Cool, and then we just
have to get the video

and the audio to
the transmitter.

Pete, what's the smallest wire

that could handle
that much data?

Uh, probably...

something like this.

Mm, that's too big.

- I mean, they'll find that.
- We're talking

seven minutes of video in
a three-second transfer.

It's like running the Chicago
River through a garden hose.

Pete, when a woman tells
you size matters,

it's best to stop arguing.

Hold on a second.

What if the wire is the clothes?

This is made

of Reeves Industries
smart fabric.

Each thread is
actually a tiny wire.

What if we make
this into a jacket?

- A jacket?
- Pete,

you used to sew your own
wrestling costumes, right?

Gideon, you're talking
about a $2 million jacket.

All right, so...

put some sequins on it,
make it look nice.

Let's do this.

Hey.

I'm not on the board,
what's going on?

ASA Murphy wants to talk to you.

About what?

You'll have to ask him.

Reyes,

hold up.

A little advice from
someone who's been there:

when you're talking to
lawyers from the city,

keep your eyes open
and stay sharp.

You're the one who swore
to protect and serve.

Folks outside the department,
they have another agenda.

As long as you remember
whose side you're on,

you'll be fine.

Got it?

Yeah.

I don't get it. What the
hell is this thing?

The world's first bespoke
surveillance jacket.

Inside that snap,

that's your camera.

What it sees, we see.

Okay, that's not my best
angle, but you get the idea.

I added all these
flaps to the pockets,

so they don't gape.

Yeah, it's pretty sweet.

Can I keep it?

Uh, no.

That jacket is worth
more than this building.

Okay,

everybody, it is
officially showtime.

Squad 1309, we're
preparing to enter.

Christmas morning, finally here.

What, are you just jealous

'cause I'm about to
make a Class X felony

while you got to
wait in the car?

Cobb, are you in place?

Yeah, south entrance is covered.

Ready on our end.

Okay, listen to me.

Make this buy and get out.

If anything doesn't sit
well with you in there...

Anything at all...
Get out sooner.

I will.

Brandt, just one more thing.

What's up?

You religious at all?

Only when the Cubs are playing.

My mother bought me this

when I graduated the academy.

It's St. Michael,

the patron saint of cops.

So far, it's kept
me safe on the job.

Thanks.

All right, it's time to roll.

Here he is. Like I said.

I heard good things.

I'm Nick.

Yo, Nick is dope as hell, man.

He gets deals done.

This is going to be great, guys.

Let's hope so.

Check them both.

Turn around.

Turn around.

That's a nice damn jacket, bro.

They're clean.

See, no problems.

We'll see about that.

Gideon.

Look, I know I signed off, but
this is making me nervous.

I got that sense, yes.

- Trust me, the jacket works.
- Yeah, well,

you know, I remember when the CPD
introduced computers here...

with all kinds of talk about
making our jobs easier,

increasing efficiency,
all of that.

Well, the data bears that out.

The computers were great, too,

until they weren't.

About a month after
we switched over,

the entire system went down.

We damn near let
a m*rder*r walk.

Had to use every
available officer

to, uh, rebuild a month-long
case in a day, by hand.

Well, I can assure you

technology has come a long way

since the Commodore 64.

Yeah, and I'm gonna
trust you on that.

But in this business, you
learn to hope for the best

and prepare for the worst.

So I need to know
you're prepared.

Don't worry,
Captain, I got this.

Here's your money. Ten
grand, cash, small bills.

If you want to count... count.

I'm sure it's good.

How long have you been working
with my friend Tico here?

Oh, met in the service, '04.

Reconnected, what? It's
got to be six months now.

Six months. Six months.

Hunter was overseas, too, man.
Iraq.

Yeah, I heard that.

You two do a lot of
business together?

Well, it's been a
little slow lately,

but, like, we're pretty
much partners...

- which I think that...
- Tico.

I'm talking to him.

- Is there a problem?
- There's no problem.

I just like to know
who I'm working with.

It's like Tico
said, we're tight.

Partners.

Partners? Huh.

Well, that's...

that's good to know.

I thought we weren't sending
him in there blind.

Another 30 seconds, the
first burst will come in,

and then it's every seven
minutes after that.

But in between each
transmission...

We're looking at it.

Okay...

five seconds out.

Here's the first video file.

Just like I said,
heard good things.

There he is.

Still standing.

At least he was
seven minutes ago.

He gets deals done.

Murphy, we see him.

We're scanning through the
rest of the seven minutes

to make sure he's okay.

Everything going okay?

That's a nice damn jacket, bro.

Jacket passed.

So far so good.

You ask me, a seven-minute delay

is seven minutes too long.

Look, I don't love it either,

but Brandt wanted to go in.

Let's be real here, he's
an adrenaline junkie.

This dude'll chase
a shiny nickel

off the Hancock building
just to get some action.

I know you're worried, Goss.
I'm worried, too.

Captain said you
wanted to see me?

Officer Reyes, come in, please.
Have a seat.

How you feeling?

Well, I'll be better once
I'm back on full duty.

Of course.

Now, listen, you've probably
heard that I'm evaluating

the recent changes
here at the 13th.

You mean Gideon?

Well, the legality of
his innovations, yes.

And how they impact
officers' safety,

more importantly.

Look... we just
want to make sure

that his toys aren't
putting cops at risk.

And I think that you,
more than anyone,

more than anyone else here,
you can speak to that.

I did notice that you mentioned

that both the new Taser
firearm and the drone

were problematic in operation.

I wrote a report.

Well, I'd like to know a
little bit more about that.

And I was hoping that
you'd take me through

the details of your sh**ting.

Actually, I was thinking

you could take me
back to the scene.

That way you can walk me through

exactly what happened and where.

How about that?

Officer Reyes?

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

I still got eyes on
the south entrance,

but there's more traffic
coming in and out of here

than the Kennedy.

How long does it take
to buy some b*ll*ts?

It shouldn't be longer
than 15 minutes.

Ah, Brandt's probably
just showing off,

trying to make it last.

Guy's been jonesing
for this for weeks.

Gideon, how's that transmission?

Next transmission is
three minutes out.

You got the a*mo, or we're
not gonna do this thing?

- 'Cause I'll just leave.
- Hey, but, I mean,

we're not gonna cancel, right?

'Cause he's definitely
got it on him.

So what's the holdup?

I'm actually glad
that you asked.

Now, you see, a
couple of days ago,

somebody broke
into my warehouse,

and they stole half a dozen

of my best 50 cals.

Yo, that's crazy, man.

- That got nothing to do...
- Shh, shh! Tico, Tico...

- Let me finish.
- Uh, yeah.

So what I did is I asked around.

I said, "Anybody know anything?

Anybody hear anything?"

And you know what? Somebody did.

And you know what they heard?

They heard that
your boy Tico here

was going around
sh**ting his mouth off

about this big score
that he had just made.

Right? On the same day,

the same day that
I got ripped off.

Then I... I started thinking,

maybe Tico's big score
and my missing g*ns

were the same thing.

How bad is business, Tico?

Huh?

Was it so tough

that you would do
something so stupid

as to try to make a buck

by stealing from me?

Hunter, listen, man, I...

Calm yourself, pretty boy.

All right, all right, here
comes the next burst.

Ada, play speed times four.

Murphy, we're reviewing it now.

All good so far.

Guys, we might have
a problem here.

Play speed normal.

By stealing from me?

This thing's going sideways,
Brandt's in trouble.

Get in there. Go, now!

We're on our way.

- Nothing in here.
- Yeah, I'm empty, too.

We never saw Hunter leave, so

we need to shut off the exits,

get all units out here to
search out the garage.

No, Brandt's not in
the garage anymore.

He had this in his pocket.

He must have left it
here for a reason.

Look, tire marks.

Hunter already
switched the cars.

They took him, Gideon.
He's gone.

Okay, everyone, we have
an officer missing

and our job is to do everything
we can to get him back.

Ada, you ready for the
next contact with Brandt?

20 seconds out from
a transmission.

A total of 32 cars

have exited the garage
since Brandt went in.

I could send an "all-call,"

- but they can't handle that many cars.
- Ten.

You don't have a
GPS on that thing?

He was going to one parking
garage, we didn't need it.

When the next burst comes in,

we can triangulate
Brandt's signal.

Waiting for the "I told you so."

That's not how I roll, Mr.
Reeves.

When something goes wrong,
we're all in it together.

- Five seconds.
- Okay.

All right, get ready
to triangulate.

- We need his location.
- Okay.

No, no, no, no, no.

- Damn it, Ada!
- The transfer was too short.

I can't get a read on him.

They're three-second
transmissions.

I can barely get anything.

I can try again
in seven minutes.

Shh, shh. Oh, the
camera's blocked!

- I can't see a damn...
- Listen!

You're making a mistake, man.

We'll talk later. For now,
keep your mouth shut.

Take it back.

That last part.

Hear that rumble?

That's the El.

There can't be that many
tracks in that neighborhood.

Okay, I'm enlarging the map.

Murphy, he's-he's near the El.

They've got Brandt in a car,
the camera's totally blocked

so we can't see anything.

But we can hear.

How long ago did they pass it?

About three minutes.

- Okay, there's an El that crosses at...
- Arden.

Just hang on, Brandt.
We are coming.

Officers Murphy, Cobb, and I
were pursuing the suspect

north on Hobsen when we
lost him down an alley.

Gideon's, you know, drone
thing picked up his trail.

Led us here.

Was it any more
difficult to work

in the presence of a drone?

Well, it surprised the hell
out of us, that's for sure.

Yeah, I bet.

Did the drone also lead you up
the stairs where you were sh*t,

or was that your decision?

He's headed upstairs.

And where exactly
was the suspect

when you were sh*t?

The next floor.

The w*apon Mr. Reeves had
issued the department,

it's got two modes, right? It's
got lethal and non-lethal.

Yeah, that's correct.

Did that g*n feel
comfortable to you

when you fired the sh*t?

Officer Reyes?

Officer Reyes, are you
okay to continue?

I'm sorry, I...

I got to get some air.

Everything okay out here?

Yeah.

I just...

The memories came back
stronger than I thought.

Is there anything
I can do to help?

No.

No, I just...

I needed to catch my breath.

You been experiencing
a lot of this anxiety

since the incident?

Not before you brought
me back here.

Well, you know, if you'd
like to file a grievance,

I'd be happy to help.

I don't need any help.

You're the one who wanted to
take a walk down memory lane.

So if Hunter stayed
straight there...

He wouldn't, there's
sewer repairs.

That whole block is a cluster.

Yeah, a guy like Hunter
would know that.

Well, where would a
right turn take him?

Past the 16th District,

which he would also
avoid like the plague.

So left would be his best bet.

Okay, guys, if we take
the time we heard

Hunter start his engine,

and then we estimate
how long it would take

for his car to reach the exit,

then this is what you get.

That's got to be
Hunter's vehicle.

He's headed north on Sixth.

That's in line with the El.

Murphy, got the car.

Can you do anything
about traffic?

I mean, yeah, I guess I could

try to trigger red
lights from here.

All right.

We stopped traffic

northbound on Sixth.

Looking for...

that.

Got it.

We'll set up at
the end of Eighth

and we'll work down. Cobb?

Yeah.

1312 in pursuit.

What about Brandt? Any update?

Okay, we're receiving
a transmission now.

Oh, my God.

What's going on?

What is it?

We're too late.

They aren't on the road anymore.

Where's Brandt?

No, no.

Gideon, I need a location.

Where is Brandt?

All right, everyone in
the station listen up.

We got a serious situation.

Our undercover
operation went bad.

Officer Brandt is now missing.

Be prepared to
jump in as needed.

This case is your case now, too.

Gideon?

We're trying to track
down Officer Brandt.

Unfortunately, the
same thing that

made his surveillance equipment

hard for the bad guys to find

is making it hard
for us to find him.

We are working the problem

and I promise you we won't
stop until Brandt is safe.

If you're the praying kind,

now's the time to put in a good
word for your fellow officer.

While you're at it,

pray for a better G.S.M.
localization protocol.

Gideon.

Hmm? Yeah, I know.

Do you?

What? Yeah.

Yes, Murphy, I understand.

If, uh...

if we don't find
Brandt, then, um...

whatever happens is on me.

No.

See, that's not how this works.

I'm the lead on this,
so just listen to me.

Do you remember how you felt
when your friend Sully d*ed

in that liquor store?

Right before you came to us?

Every cop in the 13th
District is a Sully to me.

Even the ones I don't even like.


You're here,

you bleed blue.

Period.

So this isn't just on you.

It's on us.

We'll find him together.

Okay?

Now, gentlemen...

we are gonna have a real
talk about my missing g*ns.

Okay?

Hunter, come on, man.

You... I... you got to believe me.
When...

You got to believe me.

That's the thing, Tico,

I don't believe you.

So what was that story

that you were going around town,
talking about the big score?

I-I was just building
up the business.

I... it was just talk, you
know, people want a winner.

Yeah. I was, I was
exuding winner.

You fake it till you make it, right?
Who hasn't faked it?

Tico's marketing skills could
use some help, you know.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Just cool off.

You know, we could
figure this out.

Really? How so?

I'll help you find
out what happened.

Well, actually, you already did.

Tico, listen to me.

I'm gonna ask you more time.

And I want you to
answer me honestly.

You're gonna tell me
where my g*ns are.

He doesn't know anything!

How you like your fingers, Tico?

You think you need all of them?
Okay.

- Okay, okay.
- That's one, that's one.

Please stop. Please stop.

No, you didn't, Tico. Tell
him you didn't do it.

They're at my place, man.

- They're at your place?
- Yeah.

Okay.

Now, Tico,

I just have one more
question for you.

How'd you know where I had 'em?

Come on. Come on!

With Brandt stationary,

it should be easier to
triangulate his position.

Yeah, in theory, maybe, but I
don't control the location

of the cell phone towers.

In order to get a good lock
on him, we need three.

We have two.

Location-wise, that
leaves us with this.

Well, that's not
too far from here.

Yeah, the area's too big.

There's no way we can
knock on all those doors.

Well, then, we have to be
able to narrow it down.

No, not without more data.

- Gideon, I'm sorry, but I just don't...
- Do not finish that sentence!

We'll find a way.

I just... I j-just... I
got to think a minute.

We need another
cell phone tower.

Well, we need... we need
another cell phone tower.

We need a...

We need another
cell phone tower.

What are you doing?

We've got to find Brandt.

To do that, I need this radio.

Ready? Let's do it!

All right.

Where you keep the pi boards?

Uh, uh, in the orange case.

What are you building?

It's like a StingRay.

Mimics a cell tower.

I know what a StingRay is.

Well, then stop asking
questions and watch the road.

Well, you're gonna need
a bigger power supply,

that's what I'm saying.

It's on the bottom shelf.

- Ah, jeez. Pete!
- What?

You need serious help with
your organizational skills.

How close are we to being within
range of Brandt's transmitter?

Not close enough.

Okay, okay, just stop,
please, please.

Now, Tico,

I'm getting real tired of this.

It was him.

He told me.

He's lying.

- What did he tell you?
- He's lying.

Shut up.

Tico, what did he tell you?

Places.

Places. What-what places?

Places, uh, where-where
you see...

Tico...

Hey, I said keep
your mouth shut.

Tico?

How does this son of a bitch
know anything about me?

They got surveillance, man.

He's a...

He's a what?

He's a cop, man!

He's a cop.

A cop?

He's scared.

What do you think
he's gonna say?

Think about it.

It's the truth, man.

I-I don't want to lie anymore.

They booked me.

He said that if I cooperated,
then they would drop charges.

Tico, it's okay.

Now I just got one
more question for you.

You have my g*ns, right?

They're at your place?

- Yeah.
- Okay. All of them?

- Every single one, every single one.
- Good. That's good.

I got to tell you,
man, for a cop

to walk in here without
wearing a wire...

Buddy, you are either
incredibly brave,

or incredibly stupid.

What are you doing? He's a cop.

We need to get ghost like now.

- I got this.
- He's right.

Don't make this any
worse than it is.

You know what we're gonna do?

You're gonna tell me everything

that the cops know about me.

And we're gonna start
at the beginning,

and please keep in mind what
happens to people who lie to me.

Okay. You listening?

Yeah.

I found out about you

from my partner, Ryder.

Hank Ryder. You
remember that name?

Doesn't ring a bell.

You sure?

Hank Ryder.

That name should mean
something to you.

Okay, I've never heard of it,

so here's what we're gonna do.
Give me the bat.

You're gonna start telling me

something that I
actually want to hear.

You understand?

Ada, getting this?

Yeah, I see you. You got
23 seconds to spare.

So, when the data comes in,

we should be able to
pinpoint his location.

I'm on it.

All right. Now, ignore the
steady transmissions.

Just look for the blip.

Yeah, Gideon, I know.
I've got this.

I got him! I got him. Okay.

Okay, he looks like he's on the
corner of Elwood and Eighth.

It looks like an old warehouse.

All right, everybody, move in.
g*ns out.

Be careful.

I repeat, be careful.

1309 en route.

Let's go get our boy.

Come on!

Conrad, we're at the scene.

What's the situation?

All right, folks,
here's what we know.

Brandt's been made.

He's stalling.

Keeps talking about
an old partner.

Hank Ryder.

He can't stall forever. We
got to get in there now.

I think the loading
dock is our best bet.

I'll grab a flashbang,

I'll clear the lot,
you take the corner.

- Let's go.
- Wait.

That name, Hank Ryder.

Brandt is not just stalling.

He's talking to us, to me.

When Brandt and I were rookies,

there was a burglary
at Ryder Market.

Meth head named Hank holed
up inside with a shotgun.

sh*t clear through the
rolling doors out front.

The loading dock, it's
the same kind of door.

Brandt's telling us that
we can't go through it.

We need to find another way.

The guy is being tortured.

We start poking around,
we're gonna get made.

Gideon, we need
another entry point.

Way ahead of you. Go!

Don't be stupid.

Just call the 13th District,

and tell them you
want to make a deal.

Hell, with all of
Gideon Reeves' money,

you could make out
like a bandit.

Shut up.

God, I'm so tired of
hearing your mouth.

Are you crazy?

We cannot just k*ll a cop.

Why the hell not?

Because we don't want
that type of heat.

We already got
that kind of heat.

What, do you think they're
gonna give you a pass

after you kidnapped him
and tied him to a chair?

Come on, man, you heard him.
We could make a deal.

There's no deal.

We got a body on the ground.

The cop's got to go.

I got your entry point.

No suspects identified.

Gideon, we could use
a little help here.

He's in the next room to
your right, Murphy, hurry.

They're gonna k*ll him.

Be smart, Hunter. I'm
no use to you dead.

You keep me alive,
you got leverage.

I think you watch
too many movies.

Police! Drop your w*apon!
On the floor!

Drop it.

- You all right? You good?
- Yeah.

Find the necklace?

I think you should
get one of these.

Nice work.

Morning, everybody.

Uh, before we get
our day started,

I would just like
to say a few words.

It's no secret that I run
a technology empire.

And because I spend
so much of my time

in the company of
robots and computers

and nanotech devices,

people sometimes think that I
don't care much about humans.

But here's the thing.

My company started with
manned space flight.

And when you put a
rocket into space,

it's not about going as far
or as fast as you can go.

That's not hard.

What's hard is making sure
everybody comes home.

Yesterday was not a
victory for technology.

Was the technology excellent?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was.

We are literally the only police
department in the entire world

with a $2 million jacket
hanging in our closet.

Right?

But the real victory
belongs to all of you.

Ada did not let one
kilobyte pass her desk

without a fight.

Conrad, you helped us
cut through the noise,

and listen to what
really mattered.

Detective Murphy,

between those transmissions,
when our screen went dark,

you somehow managed to see
what nobody else could.

And Officer Brandt,

a lesser man would have buckled.

And we are glad you're home.

Glad to be home, boss.

Just so you know, you still
cannot keep the jacket.

Hey, uh, sir?

Yeah?

I read your report.

I need to make some changes.

Changes?

We went through it,
you signed off.

Yeah, I know, but, um,
I made some mistakes,

uh, remembered some stuff.

Come with me.

Did someone pressure you
to change your story?

No, no. It's nothing like that.

Look, I know that this has
been very hard for you,

but right now I just
need the truth.

Well, the truth is, it
wasn't Gideon's fault...

or his technology.

Are you telling me the tech

had nothing to do with
you getting hurt?

It was all you?

Yeah. I mean, I'm a rookie.

I'd never been in a
situation like that before,

and I got rattled.

Get this back to me
when you're ready.

Scott, what are you really
doing here at the 13th?

My job.

Since when is it the ASA's
job to railroad a rookie

into serving a political agenda?

I'm gonna let that one slide.

Just level with me.
Is this about us?

The mayor asked me to come here.

I know.

Okay, but just because
you're doing your job

doesn't mean that you're
doing the right thing.

What's so right about a
smooth-talking rich guy

who's patting
himself on the back

for almost getting a cop k*lled?

It's not like that.

He's helping cops do their jobs.

By breaking every law they're
supposed to enforce?

Right now there are
lawsuits being filed

by people who are upset

the drones are infringing
on their privacy,

or that the APB app doesn't
serve everybody equally.

And God knows how many cases
are gonna get thrown out

because he cannot be bothered

to follow the rules
like the rest of us.

He expects everybody to bow
down to his greatness.

Well, I'm sorry. I'm
not gonna do that.

You do whatever it
is you need to do.

But I'm gonna warn you.

Aside from our son
and my mother,

there's nothing that I care more
about than the 13th District.

So if you go after
Gideon Reeves,

you're going after me, too.
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