05x20 - Shockwave, Part 1

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05x20 - Shockwave, Part 1

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Only once did I jump my car
over a hill in pursuit.

- During the riots.
- You catch who you were chasing?

No.

Lost control.
Crashed into a Blockbuster.

Well, that would never happen again.

Blockbuster's gone.

Why the hell won't this turn off?

You need a remote
the same brand as the TV.

Right. Two remotes.

Once again, technology makes
life easier for all of us.

Lieutenant.

Okay, Kendall, can you confirm

that our victim is the same

as our listed resident, Mr. Albert Luna,

locksmith at large?

Mobile fingerprint scanner says he is.

And the closer I look,

there are actually two sh*ts
to Albert's face.

- Tightly grouped.
- sh*t twice in the face?

Little aggressive. It may be personal.

Yeah, sometimes dying at home

is the only silver lining you get.

We might want to check
criminal history on Luna.

Prints in the system,
and those are g*ng tats.

Yeah, here we are in the heart
of Little Salvador.

What are the odds?

No wonder the neighbors say
they didn't hear anything.

Okay, um, Nolan,
talk to g*ng intel.

See if Mr. Luna here has been involved

in any MS-13 activity recently.

Unless it's not g*ng-related.

He might have MS-13 tattoos,

but I'm looking at Luna's record,

and, yeah, he's got a couple
of B&Es, a grand theft,

but from 1993.

- You mean he left the g*ng?
- It happens.

Tattoos are all pretty faded.
No new ink.

Yeah, patrol's outside with
his daughter Sofia.

She found the body
and she's a mess right now.

Maybe needs a minute, but we can ask

- if her dad still has g*ng ties.
- Yeah.

- Mike, what do you got?
- I don't know.

But none of these spots of blood
on the floor are passive.

As in no drips.

It's all projectile... back spatter,

high velocity misting on this credenza.

All common for g*nsh*t wounds.

Then... there's this Grundig.

Grundig?

Antique radio. Collectible.

Well, there's blood transfer
patterns on it.

Spatter underneath...

and behind it.

That's not possible.

Someone moved the radio there
after the m*rder

and smeared blood on it? Why?

I'll settle for who if we can
get some prints off it.

We need to process this radio
right away.

Front of the line, please.

Okay, don't know what
the radio thing's all about,

but since Luna's a locksmith,
g*ng intel says it's possible.

MS-13's asked him for a favor
that he didn't wanna do.

Well, whoever k*lled him didn't
use a locksmith to get in.

I found the entry point, sir. Buzz?

There's the victim's daughter.
You want me to talk to her?

No, you're right. She needs
a couple of minutes, I think.

Okay, Sanchez,
you're pointing at a window

with no forced entry.

Patrol already told us that.

Well, patrol rushed, sir. I didn't.

You get this tight, Buzz?

Now, in this neighborhood,

you don't just open your door
to anybody, sir.

And his locks, as you would
expect, they're crazy good,

but his windows...

His windows are cheap, sir.

Look at this.

Clean edges.

Like he used a glass cutter
then taped it back in.

A k*ller this precise,

I don't think you're gonna
find prints, Tao.

Even the experienced screw up.

All right, let's see what
the daughter can give us.

Where the hell did that come from?!

Four King 65, requesting paramedics.

- 2347 Menlo Ave. Officer down.
- Don't anybody touch her!

Roll b*mb squad.

What was her name?

Haley Williams.

34 years old.

Got up this morning,

went to work just like
everyone in this room,

and...

and that was that.

The other woman who was
on the ground is Sofia Luna,

daughter of our g*nsh*t victim.

She's in the hospital
with a possible concussion.

And, um, the patrol officer
who was with her has, um,

slipped into a coma.

Okay.

Any idea what happened?

No. b*mb squad has the scene.

They kicked us off as soon
as they got there, sir.

Buzz, play the last 20 seconds
of your video again, please.

In the background, you see Haley
standing with the clipboard,

probably logging the antique
radio she just put in the SUV.

And then...

There's nobody driving by.

There's nobody in the crowd
throwing any kind of grenade.

2347 Menlo Ave.

That radio was evidence
in Luna's m*rder?

It had blood on it.

But the patterns were
inconsistent with his wounds.

Like it had been put there
after Luna was k*lled.

And the blood... smeared on it.

Could that radio, Mike,
have housed a b*mb

capable of this kind of damage?

Yes.

But I didn't look inside.

If that's where the b*mb had been,

and it had gone off while you
were checking out the body...

Thank God it didn't.

Because I asked Haley to take the radio

and process it right away.

I ordered her...

to pick up a b*mb.

Mike.

You couldn't possibly have
known that at the time.

But if someone wanted to k*ll
police officers...

- That's terrorism.
- No. No, no, no. Not yet.

If the goal was knocking off
first responders,

then why not explode the b*mb
while we were in the house?

And why mark the b*mb with blood?

- To get it more attention?
- That's right.

And you can easily blow up
police officers

without murdering Albert Luna.

This all has something to do with him.

But he had just been sh*t.

Blowing him up seems like
overkill, ma'am.

Hey, what if Luna built
the b*mb himself?

I mean, I know his record
has been clean for a while,

but once a dirtbag...

Okay, so clearly, this expl*si*n
had a purpose.

Until we can figure out exactly
what that purpose was,

we release no information
to the media...

I think it's a little late for that.

- Is that...
- Buzz. Audio now.

There's still a great deal to sort out,

but this is what we can
share with you now.

An hour ago, a b*mb went off
in East L.A.

Captain, we have got to...
Captain... Captain...

The expl*si*n occurred while
the L.A.P.D. was conducting

a m*rder investigation into
a former MS-13 g*ng member.

The motive behind the bombing
is unconfirmed,

but the result is not.

Three people were injured,
and a distinguished member

of our Scientific Investigation
Division,

Haley Williams, was k*lled.

Make no mistake...

when one of our own falls,

we don't take it lightly.

In fact, when you att*ck
the police department,

you att*ck the fundamental order
of our society

and the safety of this city.

And whether or not it was
ideologically inspired v*olence

or an as*ault on our civilization,

this amounts to an act of terrorism.

And the person
or persons responsible for this

better brace themselves
for the full weight

of American law enforcement.

Weekly tip.

I promise you, Jeff.

I won't be needing
the space much longer.

And the money's gonna keep coming

until I find a permanent spot.

Yeah.

Okay.

Thanks.

She was very close to the blast?

I mean, right next to it?

If our assumptions about
where the b*mb was housed

turn out to be true, yes.

She was next to the SID truck
when it exploded.

Why do you ask how close
she was, Doctor?

The bruising?

Actually, no. Let me show you.

And, to whom am I
sending this prelim?

- Me, please.
- And me.

Right. Okay, I was asking about
the victim's proximity

because I heard the word "terrorism,"

and their bombs are usually filled with

sharp-edge debris
to maximize casualties.

Our fallen officer has no shrapnel.

Just vehicle pieces
and stretched skin tears

from the expl*si*n.

Which put her through
one hell of a shockwave.

See the dark clouds on her lungs?

Hemorrhaging from the blast
moving through her body.

But that is not what k*lled her.

Dark clouds again.

Her brain slammed up against her skull.

Correct. Major intracranial hematomas.

The tissue would've filled
with blood so fast

that the only good news here
is that she d*ed

before she could feel it.

- Was she the intended target?
- Highly unlikely.

Why does it matter?

She and every other officer
at the crime scene

were in harm's way.

Harm's way is not intent.

Before we can classify this
as terrorism...

Yes, intent matters,
but so do consequences.

While in the course of
executing her duties,

a civilian officer was m*rder*d
in an att*ck on the L.A.P.D.

Other officers were wounded.

Maybe you are afraid of
saying the word "terrorism,"

but not me.

The only thing I'm afraid of
here, Chief, is failing

to arrest the people responsible
for this atrocity

because we acted on
the wrong assumptions.

You know, no offense, Chief,

but don't you think this
situation is a little bit

outside your operational experience?

It's possible, Lieutenant,

but you know where I do have
a lot of experience?

In leadership and decision making.

And that is why,

since Fritz Howard is in Charlotte,

Chief Pope asked me to
coordinate between divisions

during this crisis.

Yeah, well, that ask might've led you

to some wrong assumptions, too.

You know, I prefer dealing with facts,

and the only person that we know
was absolutely targeted here

is Albert Luna. Doctor.

sh*t twice in the face by a .45.

I saw questions in the report
about the victim's

continuing connection to MS-13.

And I can't give you
a definitive answer...

but clean liver, healthy heart.

He took better care of himself
than most gangsters

- I meet in here.
- Captain?

Albert's daughter Sofia

has been cleared by a doctor.

When do you wanna bring her in?

I'm already running behind.

So I'm just gonna drop you off
at the corner if that's okay.

It's an hour before Hobbs
even asked you to be there.

Well, I-I need to prep
on what's happened.

- I'm no good to her confused.
- You're never confused.

You do so well at whatever
you try to do,

it's almost annoying.

Just stop panicking.

Panic keeps me concentrated
and it's already paying off.

Gus, after my internship's run out,

Andrea's offered me a paying job.

It's not much and it's only for
when I'm not in class, but...

What?

Nothing. Nothing. That's... that's good.

I'm proud of you.

Hey, so you know how my boss Aiden's

- opened up a restaurant?
- In Napa, yeah.

Well, he just lost his
sous chef up there

and he wants me to replace him.

I-I-I-I haven't said yes to him yet.

You can't go to Napa.

I'm a year out from my degree. I...

You can transfer to Berkeley.
I-I checked it out,

and Berkeley has one of the top
law schools in the country.

And you have a much better sh*t
of getting accepted there

as a Berkeley undergrad.

I'll commute to work
from Oakland. It's 40 minutes.

And you don't have to answer right now,

but Aiden's flying me to Napa
tomorrow afternoon.

He wants me to meet with
the rest of the team

and he wants to see if it's a good fit.

Like, how cool is that?

Your boss is flying you to Napa?

You've already taken the job.

No. No, no, no. I told him
it would be a decision

you and I would make together.

Okay. Well, maybe you'll...

get there and not like it.

Don't you mean, "Wow, Gus,
I'm so proud of you?"

"I can't believe all your hard work's

- "finally paying off this way?"
- No, Gus, I'm... I'm sorry.

I-I don't need you to have
a sous chef position

at a Napa restaurant
to be extremely proud of you.

But how long has this offer
from your good friend Aiden

been on the table and when
were you gonna tell me about it?

- I mean, when did this chef quit?
- I was just gonna take an Uber.

It'll drop me to the front door no problem.
No, Gus. Come on, please.

Can... Come on. Can you just hold on?

Can you... Gus, can you
please just wait?

That's the whole story
of our relationship, isn't it?

Just me waiting on you.

Really? That's the whole story?

I'll be gone for the next two days.

If you can find something,
anything positive to say,

you can come spend the night.

Well, don't wait up.

Are you completely sure about that?

You haven't seen this radio
at your dad's before?

Never.

I don't know if he just
bought it or what.

Does that radio have anything
to do with the expl*si*n?

Very probably.

When were you last at
your father's before today?

Last week. I just, um,
I don't know why this is...

Who would do this to my dad?

We were hoping you could tell us.

Um, I've been trying to think
since I found him.

It was like I knew something was wrong

the moment I walked in the door.

It was... so quiet.

Does that make any sense?

I knew something was wrong.

Maybe it was the smell.

Why did you go over to
your dad's place this morning?

He did my taxes for me.

I'm... I'm terrible at that stuff.

And you got in the house how?

I have a key to his place.

I told the patrol officer all of this.

Well, he's still being treated

after the expl*si*n, ma'am.

Is he, um...

Why is this happening?

This is crazy.

It is. We agree.

Had your dad mentioned
anything weird going on

- in his life recently?
- Weird?

Arguments with strangers,
money trouble,

issues at work, problems with neighbors.

No, he treats...

He treated strangers like
they were his friends.

Money problems? No, he was super cheap.

Neighbors?

They pretty much love him.

You still live in the neighborhood?

Do you still live in yours?

I do.

Well, I got out as soon
as I could pay WeHo rent.

We're not judging.

Gangs don't leave people much choice.

Your dad was a member of MS-13, right?

Ugly crew, bad attitudes, long memories.

Why bring up old crap?
Why does it matter?

Perhaps your father was
forced into doing

some low-profile work for MS-13.
You sure that's not possible?

Maybe he upgraded his skills.
Locksmith started making bombs.

My dad learned his own business
and that's it.

And the idea of him making
a b*mb, he couldn't even work

- the new can opener that I got him.
- Okay, what about you?

You know anyone in MS?

I told you, I left the neighborhood.

She has keys. No need for her
to cut through a window.

Yeah, but sh**ting Luna
in the face, still personal.

It was someone who knew him.

I get it! Where's your mom?

She moved back to El Salvador
with everyone else

after the divorce.

Who's everyone else?

My mom, my sister. You can talk to them.

They're coming for the funeral.

Okay, look, I want to go now.
This feels weird.

And I'm sorry that he's hurt,

but I told everything to
that patrol officer

who honestly seemed like
he couldn't have cared less.

What do you mean that
he couldn't have cared less?

Well, he kept talking on
the radio while I'm crying,

while I'm trying to figure out
what's happened to my dad.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You said the officer was
talking on his radio.

- Are you sure?
- Yes, he kept talking on the radio

doing police business
or whatever casual...

Hey, I'm the one that wanted to go.

Look, I told you everything
that I can, okay?

- I wanna go.
- What is it?

We need to call b*mb squad ASAP.

I owe you all a thank-you anyway.

The info you gave us on that
antique radio really helped.

You're confident it housed our b*mb?

100%, Captain.

We put the radio back together first

and found C-4 compounds inside.

We're still searching your
victim's residence for more.

Lieutenant Capra, do you know
what detonator was used?

Well, that has us scratching
our head a little.

We found pieces of
a cellphone electronics board

probably wired to a blasting cap.

Well, if you've got it
figured out, Capra,

then why the head scratching?

This guy used command det C-4.

He could blow up his b*mb
at will with a phone call,

so why do it when he did?

I mean, the woman d*ed
and that's terrible, but...

But it was a crowded crime scene,

and you could net a lot more
casualties at that location.

Exactly.

That's why I'm wondering
if the expl*si*n

wasn't triggered accidentally
by one of our police radios.

Maybe. That would depend on proximity.

This is two seconds before the blast.

The Grundig was inside the SUV,
and they're all standing nearby.

Yeah, I mean, that looks
like it could be close enough

for the RF comm to cause the
proper kind of interference.

Okay, so the detonation
could've been accidental.

And our first responders
may not have been the target.

Back to our original question
then... who was?

Okay, my turn. Lieutenant Capra,

do you know where the C-4 came from?

Could it be traced back
to terror networks?

Possibly, but that's not what
it looks like with our bad guy

because he left the wrapper
on the expl*sive.

- He what?
- C-4 comes in brick form about yea big,

a little over a pound,
usually in plastic

with a code on it, kind of like
a-a serial number.

And our guy carved off
about a 2 to 4-ounce

piece of that brick to use
in his radio b*mb.

But he left the plastic on it.

Now the good news is,
we found something.

- That's U.S. m*llitary grade.
- You know C-4?

Detective Sykes was an MP
in Afghanistan.

Half my job was stopping
knuckleheads from taking

weapons and munitions home with them.

Captain, I can check with
my Army contacts,

see if we have enough
of the code on the wrapper

to trace it to the soldier
who checked it out.

Well, if they could expedite the search...
Hold on. Just hold on.

m*llitary grade plastic expl*sive
makes that a federal case.

And I don't doubt the quality
of Detective Sykes' contacts,

but the FBI has built-in avenues
of communication

inside our armed forces
with an intelligence capacity

that could be very helpful
going forward.

- If this were terrorism.
- Why do you keep saying "if"?

Because, ma'am, terrorism is
the attempt to instill fear

or coerce governments through
the unlawful use

or thr*at of v*olence.

Usually motivated by religious
or ideological beliefs.

And so far, this crime
does not fit that definition.

Besides, Deputy Chief,

if you call the Feds, you risk
losing a chance to swoop in

and take all the credit.

What was that, Detective?

Yeah, I think you heard me.

I don't give a damn
about credit, Detective.

Only about this investigation
and this department.

Captain, if you keep treating
Luna's death

like one of your typical homicides,

just know that if more
police officers end up dying,

credit... will be assigned
for that, too.

Lieutenant Capra,
why don't we talk privately

for a few minutes in my office?

Yes, ma'am.

Carry on, Captain.

Well, boyo, I'm not sure that
was a great career move,

but, um, it sounded like fun.

I liked it.

Is that the way you're supposed to speak

to commanding officers, Detective Nolan?

I, I guess not, Captain. No.

You guess correctly, sir.

But Chief Davis should not be
given this promotion, ma'am.

And you could change the way

the Assistant Chief job functions.

I could, but mostly jobs change us,

not the other way around.

And as far as my becoming
Assistant Chief,

I am the happiest I have ever
been in my professional life

with all of you, taking bad guys
off the street.

And if I can keep my peace
with Chief Davis,

I expect each and every one
of you to do the same.

- Amy.
- I'll chase down the C-4.

Well, you're right, Captain.

The less this crime looks
like an act of terror,

the more it seems linked to Albert Luna.

And the more we need to know
why he was k*lled.

- What?
- Never mind, I don't want to tell you.

No, come on. You have to tell me.

Sit down, all right? Please.

I'm not gonna make fun
of you, all right? I promise.

Okay, fine.

- It's just...
- What?

It's so hard for me to tell you
because you're my best friend

and I don't wanna change
things between us.

But...

I think I have a crush on...

I think I have a crush on Karen.

You have a...

Karen?

Wait, what?

Excuse me, are you messing with us?

What makes you think that?

So this is just some creepy
thing that you do, dude?

Come on. Just leave us alone, okay?

What's wrong with you?

Why don't you just go be
a creep somewhere else, okay?

My God.

What the...

Call the cops.

Call them now.

So in searching for the bomber,

you're tracking real time crime data?

Like that symbol

that just popped up in MacArthur Park.

Yes, but that's only an as*ault.

Seems a man on a bike
hauled off and ambushed

a teenage boy with no warning.

Ambushed?

Poor kid, I know how he feels.

Police recovered the bike,

but the assailant was last seen...

Okay, okay. Random crazy
we are not looking for.

We are hunting for bombs
and MS-13-related offenses.

And the Captain wants the incidents
report.

- You have it?
- I sent it to your printer.

Hold on. I'll pay you in a second.

This is Jones, hi.

Well, I'm in the middle
of something right now,

but we should be safe
for Disney on Saturday.


In person? Sure, yeah.

I'll text you when we
settle things here.

I-I'm sorry. Um, just having
to change a few plans.

- You know, kids get anxious...
- Kids?

I'm telling you for the last time,

helping out the family of the
man who k*lled your father...

Thanks for your advice, Lieutenant,

but they need me right now.

I'll get the incidents report
for the Captain. Excuse me.

You can't just say, "It'll be okay?"

You want me to lie to him?

Why not? You lie to everybody else.

Just the criminals.

I never lie to the people who work here.

- Captain.
- Thank you, Buzz.

Yes, hang on.
I am ready to take it down.

Thank you.

Is there anything else that
you need me to take to Andrea?

No, that's it. Congratulations.

On your job offer.

Yeah, it's... it's really great.

What's it look like, Captain?

The usual at first glance,
but we need to go through

every crime reported in this city,

and see if any of them
are committed by MS-13 members

or one of Mr. Luna's former associates.

- I can do that, ma'am.
- Thank you.

And I'm not finding much
in Luna's financials

to indicate gangs.

All of his money comes from
the locksmith business.

No investments,
and his daughter's right.

He was thrifty.
Saves more than I do, frankly.

Mike, what about his phone
records and his e-mails?

Mostly work calls.

Recent clients, some to El Salvador,

but none to any known MS-13 members.

Might also be a good idea
to see if Albert Luna

has any connections to Camp Pendleton,

because that's where the C-4 came from.

You can confirm that?

My old Captain...
actually, she's a Colonel now,

but she looked up the serial numbers

on the C-4 wrap,
and they match a supply that,

according to Pendleton records,
was detonated in 2002.

Haley Williams begs to differ.

But detonated by whom?

I assume there is a procedure
for finding who signed out

- those munitions.
- Yes,

but since the C-4 was used
by Marines at Pendleton,

they're gonna make me
jump through hoops.

A request for info will have
to be in made in person,

- and I'll need a warrant.
- You up for the drive?

Of course. Yeah.

She also said the brick
of expl*sives I asked about

was checked out with nine others.

Wait a minute, nine? So there might be

nine more pounds of plastic
expl*sives in the wind?

That someone waited 15 years to use?

And then planted it in the radio
at Albert Luna's house.

So it would seem, yes.

But what does he want to explode
with these bombs?

What's up?

Some wacko decided to punch a kid,

and we found the wacko's bike nearby.

- Any prints?
- Weirdly, no.

Wacko had good taste, though.
Bike's expensive.

- Wish I had something like it.
- Then buy one. You know the drill.

Fill out the property form.
I'll take the bike from here.

So sorry about
putting you on hold.

How can Farriday Mortuary
help you today?

Yes, hi. I'm a friend of Albert Luna's,

and I don't wanna disturb his family,

but I accidentally deleted my invitation

to his funeral service today,

and I don't remember
the time or the place.

I can check on that for you.
Albert Luna.

Memorial is scheduled
for later this month.

But the internment is 2 p.m.
this afternoon

at Rosedale Cemetery.

May I help you with anything else?

No, thank you.

You have a lovely day.

You, too, sir. I'm sorry for your loss.

Looks like you had
a long night. Traffic bad?

I'm sorry. Um, there was a lot
of standing around and waiting,

and it took them time to locate
the information, which...

can't be faxed, e-mailed,

texted, or talked about on the phone.

And I had to pull over
and sleep for an hour

on the way back, so...
Let me get you a coffee.

Thanks.

Amy, thank you.

So was Camp Pendleton able to
give you more details

about the C-4?

Yes, and very specific details, too.

March 10, 2002, 10 M112 bricks
of C-4 were checked out

for training by a Special Forces team.

Their mission... to parachute
onto a simulated desert road

in Camp Pendleton and find and destroy

enemy munition dumps.

Everything signed for was
listed as having been used.

But some of it wasn't.

The expl*sives were signed for by whom?

Well, there were only
four Marines on the mission,

and I have some background on them.

Lieutenant David Stander, sadly,
d*ed in Afghanistan in '06.

- So we're down to three.
- Sergeant First Class Chad Vern

currently stationed at Camp Rhino

in the Registan Desert.

- He didn't k*ll Luna.
- Thanks.

Corporal Tom Banning, retired,
married with four kids,

living in Tampa, where he owns two gyms.

Are you expecting us
to remember all these names?

Just, um, just this one.

Lieutenant Cristian Ortiz.

Cristian did two tours in Iraq,
three in Afghanistan,

and shortly after he was
honorably discharged in '05

was convicted of manslaughter

- right here in Los Angeles County.
- We have a winner.

Cristian took an 11-year deal
and served every day of it.

Released just two months ago.

11 years... that could explain

why the C-4's just turning up now.

So who did he go to jail for k*lling?

Joseph Euley.

Apparently, Euley was sleeping
with Cristian's wife.

So he stabbed him.

16 times.

Ordering up the crime report now.

Okay, so is there any connection

between Cristian, Ortiz, and Luna,

or Euley and Luna,
or any ties with M6-13?

I'm checking right now, ma'am.

Cristian Ortiz doesn't have
a current address in L.A.

Though, it looks like his mother
has a house in Sylmar.

Even if he's not there, his
mother might know where he is.

She just got her son back from prison.

We talk to her, she tells
Cristian we're looking for him,

- we're behind again.
- Well, we should still

have SIS set up on her house.

And maybe search the place
for expl*sives when she's out.

And follow her discreetly until
we've made an arrest.

Where did Cristian Ortiz
serve his sentence?

Lancaster, ma'am.

Looking to see if he had any
cellmates from MS-13,

- but no dice.
- Cellmates.

Who was he in with most recently?

Looks like last the three years
were spent rooming

with a Lewis Wilks.

Three years in an 8x8 cell
with nothing to do but talk.

Yeah, like discuss what
your first meal's gonna be

when you get out or, you know,
who you're gonna k*ll.

What is Wilks in for?

Bunch of bullshit, that's what.

Look, I was good at what I did.

But I just worked with some guys

who weren't so good at what they did.

What are you good at, Lewis?

- Hiding stuff.
- What kind of stuff?

Whatever whenever.

Case that put me in Lancaster? dr*gs.

And the guys who weren't
so good at what they did,

you were partners?

Sold 20 pounds of coke
to an undercover cop.

Assholes.

Still mad about it?

I got nine years total. So yeah.

Why don't you tell us a little
bit about your craft?

Your hiding things.

I get out, how am I gonna make a living?

By telling you all my secrets?

I mean, that's not what
you brought me here

- to talk about anyway.
- Educate us.

Why should we be interested
in a dirtbag like you?

Because of what I know
about Cristian Ortiz.

And why would we care about that?

- Because Cristian's a nutjob.
- Nutjob?

Looks like you're on to
the right suspect.

If we can find him.

For one, Cristian was obsessed,

and I mean obsessed, with learning.

He was always interested
in what guys were in for,

how they did their business,
how they got caught,

picking up police procedures
as he went along,

figuring out how you guys worked.

I mean, that's all he ever
talked about...

when he wasn't telling me
he was innocent.

Ortiz claimed he didn't
k*ll Joseph Euley?

My God. That name.

Euley, Euley, Euley.

Yo, I still hear that name in my sleep.

He talked about Euley so much,

but I never bought the innocence speech.

Why not? Cristian Ortiz claimed

he was innocent after he took a deal?

Trying to be better bad guys.

And I mean, hey, I'm clearly,
you know, morally open-minded,

but even I'm not interested in
how to get away with m*rder.

And another thing about Cristian
was his wife, Liseth.

She cheated on him.

And yo, I caught him
at the tail end of 11 years.

11 years, and he still
hadn't let that go.

He blamed her for everything
that happened.

Now... on that note,

I stop talking for a little bit.

You don't wanna do that, Lewis.

We can get you things.
Things you might want.

That's why I'm shutting up, my friend.

You see, I got plenty more
to say about Cristian.

Plenty.

But nothing else for you guys

unless I get something in exchange.

And here's a little insider tip
about where to start

the negotiations when
my lawyer dude arrives.

I got another six years on my sentence,

and I'm not really interested
in doing them.

My boss might be open to a deal.
But I'll have to push.

Helps that Wilks is not
a violent offender.

Really? The guy openly says
he's gonna commit crimes again.

But it might allow us
to stop a m*rder*r

who k*lled one of our own and apparently

has the means to k*ll again.

If Wilks has got anything
more valuable to say.

What if he's already said it?

Whatever Cristian is doing
could be connected

to his ex-wife.

Liseth Ortiz, weird.

She hasn't renewed her license in years.

So there's just this old DMV photo.

She had a mail forwarding address...

To El Salvador.

Ye Gods.

You've seen this woman
before, Lieutenant?

I have. In a photograph
at Albert Luna's house.

Liseth is Albert Luna's other daughter.

My God.

Cristian m*rder*d Liseth's father

so that she would come back
to L.A. to his funeral.

Maybe that's where he planned
to k*ll her.

When is the service?

Internment is today at 2 p.m,
Rosedale Cemetery, ma'am.

That gives us 25 minutes.

Lieutenant call b*mb Squad, SWAT, SOB.

Ready everyone for a full
tactical rollout.

When we get there, let's make
sure we all stay off our radios.

Excellent idea. Andy, I'm sorry, but...

Yeah, I get it. Doctor's orders.

I'll keep an eye on things in RACR.

I gotta get used to a different way

- of doing things, I guess.
- I guess.

- Mom, just...
- Yeah?

Like, be careful.

I will.

Okay.

Radio silent, guys.
Remember, radios silent!

L.A.P.D.! Nobody move!

Stop moving towards the gravesite

and listen very closely
to these instructions!

Okay, Lieutenant,

I got nothing suspicious from up here.

But if you do, go in low over it.

- Yes, sir.
- Let's not get too close.

If you are holding anything,
immediately put it

on the ground beside you.

Turn around and follow me,
please. Follow me.

- What is this?
- We're trying to bury our father!

What are you doing here?

Liseth, we're trying to save your life.
Let's go!

We're trying to save everyone's life!

Por favor, señor. Por favor.

Go! There may be a b*mb!

Sir, sir!

Yep, the dogs have something.
They're barking.

My God.

What if the bomber is there?

All right, pull 'em back!
Get those dogs out of here!

- Let's go, let's go.
- Hurry up! Go, go!

Get the robot out...

sh*t. Holy sh*t.

Control, Air 10.

We've got a confirmed expl*si*n
at Rosedale Cemetery.

I'm gonna need additional units.

Send me some rescue ambulance.

Just send everybody
at this point. This is bad.

- All units in the vicinity...
- Mom. Where's Mom?

- Air 10 requesting units respond...
- Good God, look at that.

To the scene of an expl*si*n
at Rosedale Cemetery.
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