03x07 - Bali

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03x07 - Bali

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- Previously on Lethal w*apon...
- Are you CIA?

You can make a difference in your life.

And for your country.

Over my left shoulder, two tables back.

His name is Victor Vasquez.

I'm gonna need you to k*ll him.

Victor!

¡Ayuda!

Who's this?

I'm someone who knows
what you're really after.

Wes Cole.

I can give him to you.

You can't ground me.
I have a date tonight.

It was canceled by management.

Riana, did you or did you not

sneak out with the car last night?

My car. And I was home by 11:00.

Yeah, with exhibit "A": Dylan's
sweatshirt in the backseat.

Stop treating me like I'm on the stand.

Well, stop acting like a hostile witness.

Roger? Why aren't you more upset?

Because I already fixed the situation.

Two words: women's college.

- Not funny.
- Very funny.

I'm not joking.

Aren't we all tired
of having this conversation?

- Mmm.
- Right? Riana,

you've tried dating.
It's been a disaster.

You can try again when you're 30.

- Hello?
- Murtaugh?

Hi, it's Maya Flynn.

Hello, Maya.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, I'm looking for my dad

because he was bringing me
candy, sodas and Fireballs

to my debate last night,

but he never came.

Honey. Who are you talking to?

It's Murtaugh.

Murtaugh who?

That would be Roger Murtaugh.

I'm Cole's partner. And you must be...

Natalie Flynn.

I'm Maya's mom.
I'm so sorry she bothered you.

Hey, no bother. Um, is everything okay?

I am sure Cole is just being Cole, but...

Maya is heartbroken that he flaked.

Andrew's away and I'm at work,

and so we are up a creek
without a sitter.

Well, I'm sure Cole has a good excuse.

Excuses were never Cole's problem.

It's just... you know,

I finally let him back
into Maya's life and he bails?

Listen, uh, my daughter Riana

has no plans and would
love the opportunity

to babysit Maya.

Really? That would be amazing.

When I see Cole, I will tell him...

Tell him he's a jerk.

...to give you a call.

Sure. Improvise.

Thanks, Roger.

The Gute has been my partner

for 14 hours and I'm already thinking

irreconcilable differences.

Well, at least she shows up to work.

Cole? Totally MIA. Radio silence.

I would k*ll for some
peace and quiet right now.

Eh, she can't be that bad.

Not that bad? She's a wild animal.

You know, she smacks her gum,

she interrupts and she has
the nerve to call me...

- I hate her.
- You're briefing the boss without me?

I wouldn't dream of it, partner.

Okay, well, someone needs to update me.

Scorsese, what do we have?

Male, mid-20s. Blood on his broken wrist

show his own g*n was used
on him in a struggle.

So the vic tried to fight back.
Well, actually,

there were several sets
of male footprints

dragged to the tire burns.

We're looking at an abduction.

So this guy never finished the job.

Any ID on the body?

Not yet, but I've taken prints and photos

and I'll cross-reference them at RHD.

Or we could do it the fast way,
which is my way.

You can't tou...

That's cool. I knew it.

Mm. Bartolo Huerta,

Vasquez Cartel. I'd recognize
that butt anywhere.

What? I was undercover,
we were at a wedding.

It was actually pretty beautiful, so...

It's unorthodox, but, u-uh, effective.

- Try "lucky."
- And kind of gross?

So who is our missing person?

Oh, that I don't know.

All that was left behind was a
broken phone and a bag of candy.

Well, that explains the radio silence.

What are you talking about?

The Vasquez Cartel has Cole.

The whole line, huh?

Impressive.

Not your first time in the chair?

What's your move?

Fingernails?

For now.

But toenails are more debilitating.

You see? That's new.
I should've recertified.

Look, if I cut you off
on the freeway, I apologize.

Oh, you're not here for me.

Well, who can I thank
for this hospitality?

Agent Cole.

¡Ayuda!

¡Ayuda!

Sofia Vasquez.

Been a while.

15 years.

And yet, it feels like just yesterday

that you m*rder*d my husband.

Done a lot of things I'm not proud of.

I guess all I can say is I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

But you will be.

Natalie, it's so great to meet you.

You, too.

And you must be Maya.

- Wow, nice digs.
- Thank you.

All right, let's go pick out a game.

- Yeah.
- All right. Well, have fun, you two.

Be good.

- Bye.
- Bye.

I really can't thank
you enough for doing this.

Oh, please, are you serious?

We are here to help in any way we can.

Thank you.

So have you heard from Cole?

Well, can't say I'm holding my breath.

- It's Roger. Hi.
- Oh.

Y-You won't believe who just arrived.

Okay.

I'll tell her.

Okay, I love you, too.

What happened?

Have you ever loved someone?

No.

Of course you haven't.

A monster like you, you can't
imagine what that's like.

To make someone your whole world.

You think this hurts?

You don't know what suffering is
so I am going to teach you.

Is this really necessary?

I told you guys, I tripped on a b*llet.

Is that right?

It's surprisingly rocky
out there, in the Himalayas.

I'm a photographer.

Had the camera, it was just
sh*t right out of my hands.

Mm. They must really hate your work.

Yeah, it's the curse of the artist

to be unappreciated in his own time.

And to be target practice, apparently.

Ouch! Ow.

Oh, no, they said they numbed you.

Did they not? Did you feel that?

- Did I just...
- No. No, no, no.

It... it was a bad joke.

You have a very steady hand.

Okay. Now I know you're lying.

So what do you think, Doc?

Am I gonna make it?

Looks like today's your lucky day.

I was just gonna say that.

Here's what we know. The time of death

of the body means Cole
was taken around 7:00 p.m.,

but the traffic cam has
his car heading north

on Route 14 late last night.

Okay, I'll put in a call to
all the local departments.

In the meantime, put
out a statewide BOLO.

You're not serious. A BOLO?

- That's it?
- Who are you?

Louie Gutierrez, Robbery-Homicide.

You don't say. Pleasure.

- Is it?
- Look, I know these Vasquez g*ons.

Let me shake some trees,

see if somebody squeals
about a safe house.

The Gute likes to shake things.

Fine, go. Both of you.

Who hired the new detective?

Not me. Why don't you ask Murtaugh

when he's done chatting it up
with the CIA?

Who do we know at the CIA?

Detective.

Have a seat. You hungry?

Hungry? Did you get my messages?

Yeah, all three.

Just a little melodramatic.

Sofia Vasquez has my partner.

I don't know why she took him,
or what she's doing with him,

but we're running out of time.

Come on, man. Calm down. Relax.

All right? It's only been 16 hours.

Now how the hell would you know that?

When Sofia showed up to the buy,

I knew it wasn't about
an ops list. Come on.

You kidding me? No.

This was about him.

So you sold him out?

No, I put my best guy in.

He can handle himself,

and now, with any luck,
he'll handle her, too.

Is this what you do?

You throw away the people
that you care about?

We're all expendable.

Cole knows that, all right?
Those are the rules.

Not mine.

We'll work on their bedside manners.

I don't think you realize the
gravity of your situation, Cole.

Sure I do.

You're gonna put a b*llet in my brain.

No. I'm not.

No.

No.

Easy, detective.

If you panic, you'll
only suffocate faster.

No.

No!

No! No!

That's Cole's car.

The Gute's intel is correct. He's here.

Exit team, on me!

Go, go, go!

Move! Move!

Let's go! All clear!

Looks like this place
is locked down already.

Too late.

Hey.

Murtaugh.

Have you found my dad yet?

Not yet, sweetie,
but we're working on it.

You left him for dead.

So you brought me down here

so I can see you throw a little tantrum?

No, to see this.

We found his fingernails.

You said he'd be all right.
You said he could handle this.

Well, the Cole I knew would've.

Well, the Cole I know is in trouble

because of you, and I need you
to help me get him back.

I cannot operate stateside.

Since when has that stopped you?

Okay, look, there may be another way.

I'm listening.

Benny Avila, he's a business
associate of Sofia's.

Your boys

arrested him for as*ault this morning.

He's in a holding cell downstairs.

And?

And I'm sure he'd like
to avoid a 20-year sentence.

I mean, he's got quite the record,

but he's connected.

You let him out, he can find Cole.

I'm supposed to just
walk a felon out of jail

and hope that
he gives me good information?

You got a better idea?

Where you taking me?

- Depends.
- On?

Whether you tell me
where Sofia Vasquez is.

I need to find her.

Nah. Can't help you there.

Hey, don't sell yourself so short, Benny.

Why would I help a cop?

Because if you do, those cuffs come off

and you walk away a free man.

How do I know you're not
just gonna arrest me again?

I guess we're just gonna
have to trust each other...

...aren't we?

Is everything okay?

Look, I know there are...

certain things you can't tell me.

Like?

Like, I know you're not really
a photojournalist,

and I can accept that,

but I need to know

if this is real.

Us.

This is very real.

Is that what you were worried about?

Partly.

Uh, the other part that, um,

I should probably tell you

is that, um,

I'm just a little, uh...

pregnant.

Crap. Too real? This is just
a fling, isn't it?

- Oh, my God.
- No, no.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

This is not a fling.

Okay? You can't rid of me that easy.

You're not shocked?

I'm excited.

- Never had one of these before.
- A baby?

Yeah, me neither.

Yeah, and a home.

Just the whole picture, you know?

Hell, let's just go to Bali.

Well, there is plenty of time
for all of that.

Do you maybe want to head in
for the night?

- I want to head in for the night.
- Mm-hmm.

- Yeah.
- Okay.

Well, let me get my things.

I should be handling

this better. I run an ER.

I am great under pressure.

And I'm not even with him anymore.

With him or not,

you have a cop in your life now.

And it's hard to be the one
waiting by the phone,

even if it's just for Maya's sake.

If there is one thing I know,

Roger will move heaven and earth
to bring Cole back alive.

You lost?

Must've made a wrong turn.

Can you help me find the beach?

Yeah. Turn around.
Go back where you came from.

I would, but, uh, I'm supposed
to meet my partner.

About yea high, dirty blond,

perfectly chiseled scruff?

I'm worried.

Fool forgot his sunscreen.

Eulogy was real nice.

I'll do the same for you.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Cole!

Cole!

Cole!

Did I die?

You really think mine's
the first face you'd see?

Good point.

- How's he holding up?
- He is feeling no pain.

They got him sedated,

and those broken ribs ought
to heal up real soon.

You know, the doctors said that
if I was five minutes later,

he wouldn't have made it.

Thank God you found him.
Tell me again how you did that.

Stars lined up, Cap.

Huh.

Department's running a manhunt on Sofia.

Bailey, any news? Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Slow down. Benny Avila?
Well, he can't just be gone.

It's probably a clerical error. Fine.

- Something wrong at the precinct?
- Yeah.

I leave for a week and the
inmates are running the asylum.

Losing people.

Hiring people. Who's the Gute?

Well, you better get down there.
I'll stay with, uh, Cole,

see if he says anything when he wakes up.

All right.

Hi.

Hi, you must be Roger Murtaugh.

For better or worse.

Definitely for the better. Thank you

for everything you did.

I can't believe I was angry at him.

Hey. None of that.

Cole's fine, okay?

Nothing a good manicure can't fix.

Well, he's needed one of those for years.

Right.

Hey, why don't you take the chair

- and I'll go get us some coffee?
- Thank you.

What are you doing tonight?

'Cause I got us some tickets.

There's a flight.

We're gonna sneak away.

You're dreaming.

You're pretty.

Okay, Romeo.

I am cutting you off.

We'll be so happy.

You can be a doctor.

And I will...

I've got skills.

I can fish.

There are so many fish in Bali.

And monkeys.

Our baby's gonna be so happy.

And you're gonna be so happy
because I love you.

That's all there is now.

Bali was just a fantasy.

Oh, so close...

Oh!

Sorry, guess I'm just distracted.

You worrying about your dad?

Just wondering when I'm gonna see him.

I'm sure you will soon.

And in the meantime, you have to focus

on the good news; like that he's okay.

And if that doesn't work?

Rom-come. And ice cream.

Straight out of the carton.

Never fails.

Here, you pick the movie.

All right.

It's sweet how you're helping Maya.

And you're eavesdropping.

- She's a good kid.
- And so are you.

You know, seeing you help her,
it's, it's... Makes me proud.

So proud that I can
maybe take the car tomorrow?

See Dylan?

Not a chance.

What? Why not?

You were just praising my maturity.

Well, it's called positive reinforcement.

One day does not
wipe the slate clean, Riana.

Sure it does. It's called
"time off for good behavior."

Don't push your luck.

The sentence can get even worse.

I love you.

So infuriating.

I brought you some coffee, but I sense

you're already caffeinated.

Not even fully conscious
and that man makes me crazy.

He just said he loves me.

Is that bad?

Was that... Is that bad?

- It's so bad! It's very bad.
- Yeah.

I live with someone. I am with someone.

And, you know, I waited for him.

No. Doesn't matter.

Ancient history.

It is.

I believe you.

Till you said that.

He's always made me crazy.

A few months together,
and I actually believed

that we would just run off
and raise this kid

and have this whole life.

Did he leave?

He never even showed.

He chose work and I got on a plane.

Oh, there I go venting to you again.

What is that about?

I got one of those faces.
Very symmetrical.

- Huh.
- Puts people at ease.

Well.

Oh. This is Maya.

I have to take it.

You guys talking crap about me?

Little bit.

You're a good partner, Roger.

You found me.

How'd you do that?

I just did what I had to do, Cole.

You went to Barnes.

What if I did?

Then we got hell to pay.

Buy you a drink?

Do I know you? You should.

I'm the guy who got you out of jail.

What do you want from me?

You finish your drink

and then I'm gonna need you
to k*ll someone.

I hear you, Chief...
Yes, sir, I-I don't know how

that could have happened.

Yes, sir. Yes...

Oh, he's back from the grave.

Is it true

that you dug yourself out of the earth

with your own fingertips?

Oh, that's, like, Tarantino-level badass.

Look, guys, let's, uh,
give him his space.

- Yeah, later.
- Okay.

What the hell are you doing here?

Did you get discharged?

Not in so many words.

What? You just pulled the tubes out

- and left? Cole, you...
- Last night.

- What?
- Did you say that you went to Barnes?

Please tell me that I'm
remembering it wrong.

I really wish I could.

No.

What did he have you do?

That doesn't matter.
What matters is you're back.

It does matter; this is how Barnes works.

You have no idea what
you've set in motion.

What did he want? W-What were his terms?

Can someone explain to me how

a handcuffed, two-time felon

just walks out of RHD?

Where's Benny Avila, people?

Find him before the chief calls me back.

That means now.

Who's Benny Avila?

He's a drug trafficker.

Criminal, you know...

An ex-lieutenant

of the Vasquez Cartel.


Your friend Sofia

dropped a dime on him,
landed his ass in jail.

Do we still have Sofia's guy in custody?

Yeah. Unless he walked out, too.

Let's start squeezing him.

We find out where Sofia is,
we find Benny.

How do you know?

Hey, the man was buried alive.

Less doubting, more squeezing.

That's why Barnes wanted him out.

He's gonna k*ll Sofia, make Benny king.

- I got to come clean with Avery.
- Absolutely not.

You do that, you can enjoy
your retirement in jail.

This is all my doing.

You did it for me.

Let's find Benny before he does anything.

I'm not gonna let Barnes
ruin your life, too.

You think you can ask that
with a little less judgment?

No, no, no, no. There was no judgment.

It was a genuine question.

Do you want to do this
my way or your way?

Right there. That's judgment.

My way being speedy, your way being slow,

methodical, reasoned.

What's the problem, Gute?

Other than a partner
who can barely contain

her hostility, I don't know.

Oh, I'm not the hostile one.

You punched me in the face
the first time we met.

Tell you what,
if you can get Sofia's location

out of Flaco in three minutes,
I'll give you one free sh*t.

Be right here.

Three minutes?

All right.

- Mm-hmm. Sí.
- Okay, I got it.

- Yeah. I know.
- Okay.

Uh-huh.

Don't get up, Mr. Flaco.

This won't take longer
than three minutes.

You said, "Let's find Benny."

Figure of speech.

As in the two of us, together.

What I meant was, let me handle this.

The best thing you can do
is stay far away from this mess.

You took care of my family.

Let me take care of yours.

Mom, let's go! Dad's here!

Dad!

Oh, careful, honey.

- Your dad is...
- No, no, no.

It's fine. Hug away.

Are you sure?

You think they'd let me

out of the hospital if I wasn't okay?

I was worried about you.

You know what's good for worry?

- Candy?
- Candy.

That's my girl.

Maya, could you give me and Dad a minute?

- Mm-hmm.
- Thank you.

Hey, Bailey. What's up?

I may have a location on Sofia.

Damn speedy, Bailey.

Enhanced interrogation.
Do I need to worry?

Not about the suspect.

I self-discharged.

Who knows my body better than me?

Definitely not trained doctors.

Speaking of

hospital-grade painkillers...

...you said some things
last night that were...

hard to hear.

About your haircut?

My haircut?

What? No.

You didn't get a haircut?

You really don't remember

anything we talked about last night?

Maybe it'll come back to me.

Well, if it does...

we should talk.

77 Lakeview Canyon Road, Thousand Oaks.

Flaco gave up an address for Sofia.

And I'm coming with.

Roger, we talked about this.

Yeah, I know.

I shouldn't be anywhere near this mess,

but the thing is,
this is my mess to clean up.

But it's not. This started
way before you, with Barnes.

I let Benny go.

You're really digging in on this.

Yeah, and you know why?

Because this is you
sh**ting out my tires again

so that I can't follow you, and...

What are you doing?

Writing an apology note.

- To who?
- To you.

For what?

For this.

I got you.

Take a little nap, buddy.

Sorry, Roger.

Hey. I need to see you.

I know I'm grounded, Dylan.

Okay, see you in a minute.

Hey. Whoa, whoa. I'm impressed.

- You snuck out.
- I did.

My parents are driving me insane.

Damn, I'm sorry, Ri.

What'd they do now?

Let's see.

My mom constantly lawyers me,

my dad can't seem to leave
his bad cop act

at the office.

That is so unfair.

They're just so critical.

I mean, I did something nice today,

and my mom was actually surprised.

They just don't appreciate
how good they have it.

And how perfect you are.

I mean, it's not like I
want to be a bad kid, you know?

Mm-hmm. Are you trying to kiss me?

God, you weren't even listening.

Ah!

Get your hands off my daughter.

- Holy crap.
- Dad, what are you doing here?

I'm watching.

Always watching.

Now get out. I'm taking the car.

Come on, get out the car!

_

_

Shh!

Ow! Ugh...

What is it with you and hands?

_

Sofia, I'm not here to k*ll you.

Okay? Benny Avila is.

Benny Avila's in prison.

No, he's here. He's staging
a coup with the CIA's blessing.

Why would you want to save me?

Because if he kills
you, my partner goes down.

No!

Either you come downtown with me,

or you stay here and Benny kills you.

Get me out of here now.

Come on. I'll catch you.

Sofia, you have to trust me.

You k*lled my husband.

Yes. I did.

Benny!

- Remember me?
- We had a deal.

Yes, we did. And I'm a man of my word.

Of course, possession's another charge.

Hey, Roger.

What took you so long?

Some smart-ass stole my car.

Hmm.

Are you trying to get in trouble?

Mom, I...

You waltzed in at 12:30 last night.

I needed some fresh air.

Okay, well, at this point, you're lucky

that room of yours has a window.

- One week just became four.
- Wait.

You can't ground me
when I'm already grounded.

Like, isn't that some kind
of double jeopardy?

Sorry. Separate charges.

- You guys started without me?
- Yeah.

Glad you're up. Maybe you can
get through to your daughter.

Dad, please. She's trying
to ground me for a month.

Riana, your mother has every
right to be disappointed.

Thank you, baby.

That being said,

a month is a bit harsh.

Thank you, Daddy.

Provided we see some changes
in your dating habits.

I already ended things with Dylan.

He's a terrible listener.

What do you say, Counselor?

Two weeks?

Mm-hmm.

So, you gonna tell me
what happened last night?

I plead the fifth.

Got to say, I liked it better
when we were working together.

You want your job back?

I'd rather be buried alive.

And that's speaking
from experience, thanks to you.

Look, I'm sorry about that, all right?

But the Wesley I know wouldn't
have let it get that far.

That guy doesn't exist anymore.

It's amusing that you think that.

I gave up everything that
mattered to me because of you.

My family.

That's not gonna happen anymore.

I mean, people come and go, Wes.

Duty is all that matters.

Not anymore.

You mess with my partner again,
and I'll k*ll you.

You're not the man I thought you were.

That's the nicest thing
you ever said to me.

You asked to see me, Cap?

Gute.

Is it Gute or the Gute?

Whichever. I'm fine, whatever.

I just wanted to officially
welcome you aboard.

Seems like you and Bailey
really hit your stride

- on the Vasquez case.
- Yeah, you could say that.

Did you hear we found Benny Avila?

News to me. Where was he?

Second stall, second floor bathroom.

I walked in, opened the door,

there he was.

- That's crazy.
- Isn't it?

Crazy, right? I mean, I...
He says he had been hiding

in there all night, but that's a lie,

because just two hours earlier,

I was in that very same stall.

Everything okay?

It's almost like someone put him

exactly where they knew I would find him.

Someone with, say, insight
into my stall preferences.

Don't look at me. I'm new here, so...

True.

And you want to start off
on the right foot.

Course.

So is there anything you want to tell me?

No.

You're not covering for anyone?

Murtaugh, maybe?

Listen, I don't know how he got there.

Head injury and all.

But I think I know
what you're saying, Cap.

- You do?
- Mm-hmm.

Stay away from stall two, right?

Yeah. Will do.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

The other night you said
that Bali was a fantasy.

It wasn't.

It was real for me.

I had my bags packed,
and I was ready to go.

Cole, what is this?

I know you think that
I-I chose work over us,

but it wasn't that simple.

I wasn't supposed to have
any attachments.

Could've been dangerous.

I had to protect you from that.

I had to protect you because I loved you.

I've always loved you.

- I still love you.
- Wow.

Your timing is...

I-I can't do this.

Andrew works here.

I just can't.

Nat, wait.

- Hey.
- Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

How could you?

I, uh...

How could you say this to me now?

When I am finally

happy with somebody else.

Where were you 13 years ago?

I waited for you

at that airport, hoping you would show.

- I'm sorry.
- Where were you five years ago?

Cole, I was still waiting.

I should have never let you go.

But you did.

I have made so many mistakes.

Should've thrown it all away for you.

For us.

Give me a chance.

Maya, what's happening?

Murtaugh, hey. Just checking in

to see how my dad was doing.

Wow.

That just happened.

Yeah.

I should go.

I'd say he's doing just fine.
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