The Rookie 4x11

1. Previously on "The Rookie"... Bailey. Jason.

2. I'm John Nolan. And you are? Her husband.

3. I'm trying to protect this city.

4. So you think putting a 16-year-old into juvie

5. is gonna turn the tide in the war on drugs?

6. I am in a good place. James is great.

7. What did you find out?

8. Jason Wyler is the most charming man on the planet.

9. He whispers in all the right ears,

10. and whoever is his enemy ends up on the wrong end of a shank.

11. What is happening? Why am I...

12. He's framing me.

13. Hearing that she's finally facing some consequences,

14. it does well for my spirit. I know who you are now.

15. And I'm coming for you.

16. Let's talk about what's next.

17. Well, it's pretty straightforward.

18. You can go to trial, fight the charges,

19. or take a plea.

20. And if I fight and lose?

21. Most likely, you'll do prison time.

22. And if I take a plea?

23. I feel confident that we could get

24. a mandatory treatment program and probation.

25. But I would still have a drug charge on my record,

26. and at minimum, I would be out of the Army Reserve

27. and I'd probably be fired from the LAFD.

28. I would lose everything that matters to me.

29. Except for you.

30. What?

31. It's nothing.

32. It's not nothing.

33. And I can't take another round of gaslighting right now.

34. Okay, so, the Department frowns

35. on officers fraternizing with convicted felons.

36. They can frown all they want. They can't fire me.

37. Everyone who's important knows you're innocent.

38. But just dating me would hold you back.

39. I gotta give it to Jason—

40. he really planned this perfectly.

41. You know, there is still a third option.

42. We prove your innocence and we take him down.

43. Morning.

44. Um... what were you doing up all night?

45. Legal research.

46. Researching what?

47. Do you remember that, uh, kid I was telling you about— Tyler?

48. Oh, the one who robbed the liquor store... Yes.

49. and then gave the store owner a heart attack,

50. and the clown from the DA's office blamed you for it?

51. No, I don't remember that.

52. Anyway, good news—

53. um, the store owner was released from the hospital.

54. She's gonna be fine.

55. Amazing. I bet Tyler's relieved.

56. Yeah, but he's not out of the woods yet.

57. I have been up all night trying to research ways

58. that the state can show him leniency.

59. I've just got to convince that clown

60. to charge him as a minor.

61. Well, Tyler's lucky he has you

62. looking out for him.

63. Aww. I knew I was.

64. Oh.

65. I mean, not that long ago,

66. I was on the streets, as desperate as he was,

67. and then I did the smartest thing

68. I think I've ever done— steal your car.

69. Okay. Agree to disagree.

70. No, seriously. Crime totally pays.

71. And Tyler's lucky to have you.

72. You're cute!

73. This is nice.

74. Actually spending the night together.

75. Doing couple things in the morning before work.

76. Yeah, who knew we had to share custody schedules

77. before we hooked up?

78. I actually should get going, though.

79. I gotta— I gotta do a thing.

80. That sounds ominous.

81. No, it's fine.

82. I just have to have a talk with Curtis Jones.

83. About Tyler.

84. Wait. Is he still leaning on Tyler's family for money?

85. Yeah, and I-I need to convince Curtis

86. to cut his losses and let it go.

87. Okay, well, I'm coming with you.

88. No.

89. Yes, I'm— Nyla, no.

90. No, you can't be there.

91. Look, if— if word gets out

92. that a cop is hovering on my shoulder,

93. they'll stop trusting me.

94. Well, I hate to break it to you,

95. but you're dating a cop, so that's gonna get around.

96. I know, which means I have to work extra hard

97. to stay independent.

98. Look, if I lose the trust with the community,

99. I'll never get it back.

100. I hear you, but I don't like it.

101. And Curtis is a dangerous guy,

102. and if anything were to happen to you,

103. I'd be sad for, like, at least a couple days.

104. Funny. Funny.

105. But I can handle myself.

106. Alright?

107. I'll call you after.

108. I wish we could open an official investigation on this.

109. No, sir, I get it.

110. There's not even circumstantial evidence

111. connecting Jason to planting those drugs.

112. Thank you, again, for authorizing my...

113. "vacation."

114. Of course.

115. Take as much time as you need.

116. So, what's your plan?

117. Find the money.

118. I mean, those drugs cost upwards of 10 grand,

119. but according to my skip tracer, Jason's broke.

120. He had to pay restitution for his embezzlement conviction,

121. and he's been working a minimum-wage job

122. ever since his release.

123. So chances are, he's mixed up in something illegal

124. that gives him access to money or drugs or both.

125. And I'm gonna follow him till I find out exactly what it is.

126. Call me as soon as you have something actionable,

127. even if it's a simple parole violation.

128. Once he's in custody, he's more likely to crack.

129. I gotta go.

130. Caught a homicide.

131. Let me know if you need anything. Thank you.

132. So, listen, Nolan,

133. there's something you need to think about.

134. If Bailey assumes fault for the drugs—

135. I know.

136. If I can't prove Jason planted those drugs,

137. I'll have to choose between my career

138. and the woman I love.

139. No biggie.

140. Thanks.

141. ADA Sanford.

142. Officer Chen.

143. Did you hear the news?

144. The store owner from Tyler's case pulled through.

145. I heard. Mm-hmm.

146. I'm as relieved as you are.

147. Great.

148. So, let's continue with the positivity.

149. Charge Tyler as a minor.

150. He committed a crime with a gun.

151. It was unloaded.

152. Look, I'm not saying that there shouldn't be consequences,

153. but he's 16.

154. He's not old enough to drink, vote,

155. join the military,

156. and you want to lock him up with a bunch of grown men?

157. Look, studies show that—

158. No, please, don't quote studies at me.

159. And definitely don't start lecturing me

160. about the science of still-developing brains

161. in men under 21.

162. I wasn't gonna do that.

163. Look, if Tyler becomes a CI against his crew,

164. I can definitely give him a break.

165. Uh... wait. S-Sorry.

166. Let me— Let me just get this clear.

167. So, instead of risking his life in prison,

168. you want to risk his life on the streets?

169. Do you understand that he is a low-level drug runner?

170. He is the bottom of the food chain.

171. Nobody in his crew

172. is gonna even trust him with any real intel.

173. Everything okay?

174. Yes.

175. Mr., uh, Rookie ADA here

176. was telling me how he was gonna make his bones

177. by ending a kid's life. Okay.

178. You're clearly feeling a little dramatic this morning,

179. and I have to go to court.

180. I will be following up with you!

181. Can you believe the nerve of that guy, calling me dramatic?

182. I mean— Um, do not start.

183. Exactly how many cups of coffee did you have this morning?

184. I'm just going to apologize to you right now.

185. Um, it's gonna be a really long day for you,

186. and— and I'm sorry.

187. Aaron. Mom, what are you doing here?

188. Hi, baby. Mwah.

189. Look at you in this uniform.

190. How handsome.

191. Look, I said no yesterday, and I meant it, okay?

192. Uh-huh. So please stop asking.

193. But you're not thinking it through.

194. The hell I'm not.

195. Whoa. What's the problem? Nothing.

196. Just having a conversation with my mother.

197. Now I know you did not just speak to your mother in that tone.

198. Ma'am, I am Nyla Harper, Aaron's training officer,

199. and he is going to apologize to you right now,

200. or I will write him up

201. for conduct unbecoming of an officer.

202. I'm sorry.

203. Thank you.

204. And thank you, Nyla.

205. Of course, Mrs. Thorsen. It's Yvonne.

206. Yvonne.

207. See you in the shop.

208. Oh. I like her.

209. Look, Mom... I like her.

210. I'm sorry for going off, okay?

211. But I don't want to be a part of this reality TV show.

212. Sweetie, it's only gonna help you. How?

213. By disrespecting the memory of Patrick?

214. By trivializing the time I've spent in prison

215. for a crime I didn't commit?

216. Not if we control the narrative.

217. Mom, I love you, okay?

218. You've been on my side through everything,

219. but the answer's no.

220. Now I have to go.

221. I think this may be our strangest date yet.

222. Really?

223. Stranger than fighting a Russian spy?

224. We're surveilling your ex-con current husband

225. who has framed you for a drug crime.

226. Estranged ex-con current husband.

227. Oh, good.

228. Hey, Randy. Skip Tracer Randy here!

229. Yes. I know, Randy. I said your name.

230. Oh, well, maybe you know 12 Randys. I don't know.

231. Would you like to know what I found,

232. or do you want to keep making me feel bad

233. about how I put myself out in the world?

234. No. No. Randy, you're right.

235. I'm sorry. What did you get?

236. Jason listed an SRO downtown as his current address,

237. but the man at the front desk says

238. he's only seen him once or twice.

239. So, he could be staying somewhere else.

240. That could be a violation of his parole.

241. Mm-hmm. That is correct.

242. I'll call back if I find anything else.

243. Thank you, Randy.

244. Well, that makes sense.

245. Jason is a total snob.

246. Is this really the best we can do?

247. Just spy on him

248. until he hopefully does something overtly criminal?

249. Welcome to police work.

250. We're never gonna catch him by being reactive.

251. He's too smart. We have to get in his head.

252. If that's really what you want to do,

253. I know who to talk to,

254. but it would officially cement this

255. as 1,000% the strangest date yet.

256. Well, when you put it that way...

257. At this point, you should probably deputize me.

258. Hello.

259. Who did you bring for me, John?

260. Oscar, this is Lieutenant Nune.

261. Bailey.

262. I'm Jason Wyler's... wife.

263. Well, I'd salute you,

264. but I can't get my arm over my shoulder.

265. I'm told you're an expert

266. in narcissist psychopaths.

267. Guilty as charged.

268. Literally.

269. We need your help to get inside his head,

270. figure out what he's gonna do next.

271. And I would love to do that.

272. I just need to figure out what I get out of it.

273. Oscar.

274. I wrote a letter to get you transferred out of here.

275. And that's what I got yesterday.

276. Let's discuss what I get today.

277. Today, I go to the Warden's office

278. and rip up yesterday's letter. You're bluffing.

279. Let's go.

280. Okay, fine. I'll help you.

281. Um, alright, where do we stand?

282. Jason and I were married for a year

283. before he went to prison.

284. During that time, he was psychologically abusive,

285. he tore me down constantly

286. and terrorized me when I asked for a divorce.

287. Two weeks ago, he got out of jail

288. and set out to ruin my life.

289. He planted drugs in her car and got her arrested. Okay.

290. So, he's highly intelligent,

291. he's very good at getting inside people's heads

292. and pitting people against one another.

293. He's also deeply insecure.

294. That's why he's constantly pounding you down,

295. making you small.

296. It's the only way he can make himself big.

297. How do we use that against him?

298. Well, best way to throw him off of his game

299. is... demean him.

300. Make him feel stupid.

301. Belittle him.

302. Of course, he's gonna retaliate, like, ten-fold.

303. How did he get his hands on those drugs in the first place?

304. Probably a contact in prison.

305. Whoever it was he was paying for protection on the inside.

306. But he wouldn't have gotten the drugs for free.

307. Well, it's not hard to get money,

308. I mean, if you're willing to con someone.

309. In fact, there's an entire network

310. of nightingales out there

311. that are just waiting to help rehabilitate

312. some poor, misunderstood man.

313. Speaking from experience?

314. I get a little money in my commissary account.

315. They get a romantic fantasy.

316. I mean... everybody wins.

317. Now, your boy, though, he's playing the long game.

318. He's probably targeted a dozen or so women

319. just to find the right one.

320. The warden will have copies of all of Jason's mail.

321. We can start there.

322. Yeah.

323. Alright. Thank you.

324. Thanks. You called us?

325. Yeah, a jogger found a female DB

326. under the overpass.

327. Blunt force trauma to the head. Dump job.

328. Looks like she's been here about 24 hours.

329. Found an ID on her. Rebecca Price, 18 years old.

330. Sounds like you got it handled.

331. What do you need a sergeant for?

332. I don't. I need Lucy.

333. Do you know her?

334. No. Uh, why?

335. Your roommate does.

336. Alright, how do you want to handle this?

337. I don't know.

338. I've— I've never delivered a death notification

339. to someone I care about.

340. I know what to do as a cop,

341. and I know how to do it as a roommate,

342. but, you know, those are different approaches.

343. Just be a friend.

344. And if you need a cop, tag me in.

345. Thank you. Mm-hmm.

346. Come in.

347. Forget something?

348. No.

349. They found a body this morning.

350. It was your friend. Becca.

351. What?

352. No.

353. I'm sorry.

354. No, no, no.

355. No, i-it can't be her.

356. It wasn't Becca. I'll call her.

357. I'm sorry. It definitely was her.

358. There was a photo of the two of you on her phone.

359. Oh, look. Here's one of mine.

360. A desperate plea to respond to my lawyer.

361. Fun memento.

362. Here's one from Jason to an Evelyn Reed.

363. "When we met, I was so broken. You healed me."

364. Oh, he's still using the same material he used on me.

365. I can't believe I was this stupid.

366. No, you weren't stupid. You were just... trusting.

367. Here's one from Evelyn back to Jason.

368. "Dear Jason, I must have read your last letter

369. a thousand times.

370. Though steel bars may separate our bodies,

371. they can't separate our souls."

372. Barf.

373. But that does sound like someone

374. who would do anything for him.

375. What's her address?

376. Did Becca ever mention someone she was scared of?

377. No.

378. But we haven't talked in a while.

379. Almost three months.

380. With school and moving in here,

381. I just lost track.

382. Okay, any idea where she was crashing?

383. She mostly lived on the street.

384. There was a shelter that sometimes had room.

385. And a couple of kids who had families

386. who'd let you sleep on the floor

387. every once in a while.

388. And if you were desperate enough,

389. there was always swiping.

390. What's that?

391. You go on ClipTalk and just swipe

392. until you find someone to hook up with.

393. And if you're lucky,

394. you might get a warm shower and a meal

395. when it's all over.

396. Okay, if she was still doing that,

397. we need a list of the guys she met up with.

398. I'll reach out to the tech department,

399. see if they can get into her account.

400. No. I bet I can guess her password.

401. So, what's the deal with your mom?

402. That is a long and boring story.

403. Which stakeouts are made for.

404. Oh, is that what we're doing here?

405. Who are we staking out?

406. We're just keeping an eye on a friend.

407. Is it one of those guys?

408. Stop trying to change the subject.

409. You and your mom. Look, it's complicated.

410. You're gonna have to threaten me with a blue page

411. if you want me to say any more.

412. Alright. Fair enough.

413. Oh, now it makes sense.

414. Why didn't you just say we was here to watch your boyfriend's back?

415. Look, James is looking out for a neighborhood kid.

416. He's pushing back against a local dealer,

417. so we are here in case anything goes sideways.

418. Look, I heard you're still trying to collect Tyler's debt

419. from some of his family members.

420. The kid owes me.

421. Curtis, he— he's in jail

422. 'cause he tried to get your money.

423. It's not my fault he can't stick up a liquor store.

424. Uh, Harper.

425. You have got to be kidding me.

426. I assume we should stop him, yeah?

427. 7-Adam-19, Code 6 on a 459.

428. Suspect is a Hispanic male, blue jeans, grey jacket.

429. Hey!

430. Stop right there! Stop! Hey!

431. Hey. You okay?

432. You alright?

433. You okay? You okay?

434. Oh, that's deep. You're gonna need stitches.

435. Yeah, and couple's therapy.

436. I don't follow.

437. I promised James I'd mind my own business.

438. Yeah, you're definitely busted.

439. 7-Adam-19.

440. I need additional units to follow our 459 suspect,

441. last seen at Grant and Lennox.

442. I also need an RA for an injured officer.

443. Alright, Lopez sent a PDF of Becca's ClipTalk account.

444. It looks like she was routinely hooking up

445. with four different guys.

446. No DMs indicating

447. that they made plans to meet up in the past week.

448. Yeah, well, Lopez should look into all of them.

449. ClipTalk might not be the only way they communicate.

450. You okay?

451. Yeah, Tamara knew about the whole swiping thing,

452. like, right away.

453. Did you get the impression

454. that maybe she used to do it herself?

455. She ever mention it to you?

456. As close as we are,

457. there's a lot she won't talk about.

458. Don't take it personally.

459. She might just have a hard time opening up to you.

460. But I'm sure Tamara will share when she's ready to.

461. Who are you?

462. I'm Jason's wife. Right.

463. The bitch who won't give him a divorce

464. 'cause she's obsessed,

465. and you're the crooked cop boyfriend.

466. Excuse me? Okay.

467. Ma'am, none of that is true.

468. May we come in and talk? Hell no.

469. Ms. Reed, Jason is a dangerous and manipulative man

470. who may be involved in illegal activities.

471. Lies. Okay, how about this?

472. Is Jason living here?

473. Because if he is,

474. he has not reported this address to his PO,

475. which means I can report the violation of his parole

476. in one phone call.

477. If you've aided in any of the crimes

478. he's committed in any way,

479. you can be charged as an accessory.

480. Or... how about we just talk?

481. Jason said that you might try

482. to get me to turn on him.

483. It isn't gonna work,

484. so come in and say whatever you have to say,

485. and then go.

486. He told you about his mother, right?

487. How close they were?

488. How broken he was when she died?

489. May I sit?

490. Uh-huh.

491. That was what first drew me to him.

492. That depth of feeling.

493. When we first met,

494. my father had just died, and I was a wreck.

495. Jason was the only person who understood.

496. He didn't try to fix me. He just listened.

497. He held my hand, made me his entire world.

498. So I made him mine.

499. I had no one else but him.

500. And he started chipping away at me.

501. I wasn't smart enough,

502. thin enough, pretty enough.

503. But I was lucky to have him...

504. because who else could ever want me?

505. I wanted to die.

506. I was even planning how I would do it.

507. That was when I finally woke up.

508. I'm sorry.

509. Forgive me for asking.

510. Is Jason's car in your name? Yeah.

511. Because he's an ex-con,

512. so he said it would be hard for him to get a loan.

513. Has he ever asked you to make large cash deposits?

514. Yes. And where do you think that money comes from?

515. I didn't ask.

516. Has he ever asked you to buy a gun?

517. Am I in trouble?

518. Not if you help us.

519. So sorry to keep you waiting.

520. Yeah, uh, I'm all stitched and ready to go,

521. so why did I have to hang around?

522. Your lab work came back,

523. and I wanted to talk to you about it.

524. What?

525. Am I— Am I sick or something?

526. No.

527. You're six weeks pregnant.

528. There you go.

529. It's all yours. Thank you.

530. We really appreciate this.

531. I'm just— I'm glad I found out the truth

532. before it was too late.

533. Oh, there's one more thing.

534. Alright, you think there's something in here

535. we can use against him?

536. Well, Jason is good, but he's far from perfect.

537. He's gonna mess up at some point.

538. We just need to be there when he does.

539. Hey. I'm home

540. and I'm starving.

541. What the hell are you doing here?

542. Th— This is harassment, alright?

543. Uh, you— you both need to leave.

544. You okay, babe?

545. You don't have to listen to them, you know? You have rights.

546. I know.

547. Get out.

548. What? Oh, come on.

549. I to— I told you, they're trying to frame me.

550. Now, you are too smart to fall for whatever it is

551. that they're trying to tell you.

552. Bailey told me everything.

553. You used all the same lies on her that you used on me.

554. Bailey is a very sick woman,

555. a drug addict, paranoid, delusional—

556. No, I need you to leave now.

557. This is my house, and I want you to leave.

558. And don't bother coming back.

559. A restraining order will be filed before you hit the street.

560. Well, I look forward to having your badge

561. after I win my lawsuit against the LAPD.

562. Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

563. That stays here. That's mine.

564. No, it's mine.

565. I paid for this. I paid for all of that.

566. Fine.

567. Oh! Want me to light them up?

568. What?

569. That green car just made an illegal turn.

570. Oh, uh... no.

571. Are you okay?

572. I mean, you've been pretty quiet

573. since we left the hospital.

574. Nah, it's just, uh...

575. uh, I'm pregnant.

576. Oh!

577. Congratulations?

578. Yeah, I mean, uh, they just

579. told me at the hospital.

580. And it was unexpected, huh?

581. Uh, after Lila, I had some serious complications,

582. and I was told that I couldn't get pregnant.

583. Clearly, I should have followed up with a specialist.

584. Are you worried about how James is gonna take the news?

585. James is amazing.

586. But we've only been together a few months, and I—

587. we never thought that... Yeah.

588. That sounds like a lot to process.

589. Yeah.

590. So, what are you gonna do?

591. Avoid dealing with it until absolutely necessary.

592. Yeah.

593. I use that method a lot.

594. What the hell am I doing here?

595. Martin, are you familiar with a girl named Becca Price?

596. Uh, yeah.

597. We're friends.

598. Friends? With an 18-year-old?

599. How about she found you

600. looking for sex on ClipTalk a few months ago,

601. and you've been hooking up every now and then

602. in exchange for letting her sleep in your bed.

603. Look, what is she saying?

604. 'Cause I don't know if you know,

605. but that girl is homeless, unstable.

606. She's probably on drugs or something.

607. She's dead.

608. What?

609. I didn't—

610. That wasn't me.

611. Where were you last night?

612. At home.

613. Look, Becca did come over,

614. but only for a few minutes.

615. I swear.

616. What time? Eight-ish.

617. It was definitely before 9:00.

618. That's when my girlfriend got home.

619. Your girlfriend?

620. Yeah, she travels. I get lonely.

621. What did Becca want? A place to sleep, a shower.

622. I told her my girlfriend was on her way.

623. Look, Becca threatened to tell on me

624. if I didn't give her money.

625. All I had was a 20.

626. After she left,

627. I realized she stole my Cerus watch.

628. Cost me 10 grand.

629. And you couldn't file a police report

630. because you would have to explain what happened

631. to your girlfriend.

632. Okay. Sit tight.

633. Please, I didn't hurt that girl.

634. You have to believe me.

635. There was no watch on Becca's body.

636. Whoever killed her probably took it.

637. Or maybe she sold it. Tamara might know where.

638. Good news. They got inside Jason's laptop

639. and found a very intricate money-laundering operation.

640. That's great. Who's he working for?

641. They can't tell yet.

642. Jason works a pretty skilled shell game.

643. But Financial Crimes are monitoring the accounts,

644. and if he tries to move any money, they'll track it.

645. He won't. He knows we have his laptop.

646. He'll assume you're watching.

647. Well, he'll have to move the money eventually.

648. Whoever he's working for is gonna expect results.

649. So, what's his next move?

650. I don't know. Yet.

651. Uh-oh.

652. Looks like your avoidance plan just hit a speed bump.

653. Okay, our first official fight.

654. So, I'll lay out the way I handle conflict,

655. which is to go right at it.

656. I asked you to let me handle

657. the Curtis situation by myself,

658. but you— you didn't listen.

659. I— Yeah, you were only there in case something happened.

660. I get it. Sure. But that's not the point.

661. I expressed my desire, and you ignored it,

662. and that pisses me off.

663. I mean, if you don't trust me when I tell you

664. that I got something handled,

665. then that's something that we gotta work out,

666. because if we can't trust each other—

667. I'm pregnant.

668. I-I-I can't tell if you're joking.

669. I'm not.

670. I just found out.

671. Harper. Uh, we need to go.

672. My mom just sent a 911 text,

673. and she's not answering her phone.

674. Alright. What's up?

675. I'll call you after my shift.

676. Becca talked about you all the time.

677. Really?

678. She was always wondering what you were up to.

679. She was so proud.

680. It was kind of annoying, actually.

681. I was like, "Damn, why you so obsessed with Tamara?

682. Stop."

683. But for real.

684. We're all proud.

685. I should've stayed in better touch.

686. I-I'm sorry.

687. Look out. No. It's okay.

688. They're cool.

689. Hey.

690. How are you holding up?

691. It's just a lot. Being back here.

692. Did you find out anything?

693. Yes. Uh, Lopez interviewed all of the men

694. that Becca was swiping with.

695. They all have solid alibis.

696. We did find out that Becca stole a watch

697. from one of them right before she died,

698. so if we can trace her back there,

699. we might be able to find out what happened to her.

700. Do you have any idea

701. what Becca would have done with a stolen watch?

702. Tamara, hey. Uh, it's okay.

703. There's no judgment here.

704. Um...

705. there's a pawn shop we used to go to.

706. Harvey's.

707. It's just two blocks.

708. Okay. Yeah. We'll check it out.

709. Are you okay here?

710. Yeah. Yeah. I'm good.

711. Okay.

712. Alright.

713. Do you still hear the lambs, Clarice?

714. Oh, Oscar, you're no Hannibal Lecter.

715. You're more "Ernest Goes to Jail."

716. Well, you still need my help, so hit me.

717. Jason was laundering money. We shut it down.

718. The arrest warrant's ready to go. We just need to find him.

719. Well, okay. Well, let me think about that.

720. I'm Jason. Right?

721. My back is against the wall.

722. The people that I launder money for are pissed, right?

723. Probably want me dead.

724. And the police are moving in.

725. So... what do I do?

726. Honestly? It's really simple.

727. I just turn myself in.

728. Flip on my employers and cut a sweet deal.

729. John?

730. Well, you tell Ye that I want in,

731. so he should call me back.

732. Hey.

733. I tried calling you. What's wrong?

734. Oh, nothing.

735. I just have somebody I would love for you to meet.

736. Aaron. I'm Morris Mackey.

737. I'm the reality TV producer here.

738. It's nice to finally meet you.

739. You are?

740. Annoyed.

741. Right. Uh, I'll make this quick.

742. I want to change your image.

743. You've been the villain before, you've been the victim,

744. but you've never been the hero.

745. Let me make you the hero of your own story.

746. That's it. Think about it, baby.

747. So, all parties here are in agreement on the terms of the deal—

748. you, Jason Wyler, admit to residing in an address

749. not registered with your parole officer.

750. You admit to the crime of laundering money

751. for the Southern Front criminal organization.

752. And you admit to the crime of planting cocaine

753. in a vehicle owned by Bailey Nune.

754. He does.

755. And I regret all of it.

756. Oh, come on.

757. In exchange for your cooperation

758. with an investigation into Southern Front,

759. we are prepared to offer you

760. a reduced sentence of 18 months.

761. 18 months?

762. He nearly ruined my life, and that's all he gets?

763. I know. It sucks.

764. But putting a dent in an organization

765. as evil as the Southern Front is just far too...

766. compelling for the DA's office.

767. This isn't gonna stop.

768. The second he gets out, he'll find me again.

769. And we'll be ready for him.

770. Sgt. I'm gonna be very clear, Mr. Wyler,

771. so there's no confusion.

772. If you try to pull anything during the operation,

773. this deal and any sentiment of leniency

774. we may be feeling toward you is off the table.

775. Do you understand?

776. I understand, sir.

777. And I promise you,

778. you won't see any tricks from me.

779. Nyla's pregnant?

780. Yeah.

781. Congratulations.

782. You guys didn't waste any time.

783. Oh.

784. It wasn't planned.

785. Not at all. Mm.

786. But— But i-it's great.

787. Uh-huh.

788. You don't sound very convincing.

789. It's just— she told me in the middle of a fight.

790. Oh. Yeah, an argument bomb.

791. Angela's dropped a few of those on me.

792. So, how did you respond?

793. I didn't.

794. She told you she was pregnant, and you didn't say anything?

795. At all?

796. Okay, so, w-w-what should I do?

797. It's big gesture time.

798. You're gonna have to max your credit card out on this one.

799. Man.

800. If you're just joining us...

801. Oh, hello, Officers. Shopping around?

802. Let me guess. A Rams fan, am I right?

803. Hey, I've got a signed copy of Cooper Kupp's—

804. We're looking for a stolen Ceres watch,

805. worth about 10 grand.

806. So, you come into my shop, accusing me?

807. Of purchasing stolen property from homeless teenagers?

808. We are accusing you of exactly that.

809. Oh. So I'm the bad guy?

810. These kids got nobody looking out for them.

811. So what if something falls into their hands

812. that whoever owned it won't miss?

813. They're just trying to survive.

814. I'm a lifeline to these kids.

815. Were you a lifeline to her?

816. Oh, man.

817. Is she dead?

818. Yes. And the watch could be the reason why.

819. It was brought in yesterday.

820. The serial number matches. Becca was here.

821. No.

822. I bought this off Declan.

823. Isn't that Tamara's friend?

824. Are you okay? No.

825. I miss her, too,

826. and I'm so sorry I haven't been around.

827. She showed me the watch.

828. Said that she was gonna pawn it in the morning

829. and use the cash to go back to school.

830. Be like you, she said.

831. Believe that?

832. She was gonna leave me, too.

833. So, she went to sleep,

834. and I tried to sneak the watch out,

835. but she woke up and she totally freaked on me,

836. so I-I pushed her and— and she hit her head,

837. and there was so much blood.

838. It— It was an accident. I swear that I didn't—

839. Declan, show us your hands right now.

840. Turn around.

841. Interlace your fingers behind your head.

842. 7-Adam-100.

843. Show us Code 4. Suspect in custody.

844. Hey, are you okay?

845. No.

846. Sgt. So, we have to check your mic levels.

847. Can you speak normally for me?

848. This must be killing you.

849. Levels are fine.

850. You talk to Officer Nolan again, I'll pull your deal.

851. Understood?

852. Yes, sir.

853. Now, shall we go over the plan one last time, Mr. Wyler?

854. I get them to turn over the money,

855. confirm turnaround to the usual accounts,

856. and you guys swoop in.

857. In addition to hearing every word,

858. we've set up a surveillance camera

859. at the exchange point.

860. Anything goes wrong, we'll be in there quick, fast, and in a hurry.

861. I have no doubt, Sergeant.

862. Thank you for this.

863. You know you don't have to be here for this.

864. Yes, sir. Thank you.

865. But I do.

866. Friendly moving into position.

867. 7-Adam-19, copy.

868. Okay, you need to get your head in the game.

869. Look at me. I just found out I am pregnant,

870. and yet, I am focused and ready to go.

871. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry.

872. You gonna do the show?

873. I don't know.

874. I-I just feel like it would cheapen everything I went through.

875. Then why are you still struggling?

876. Because I feel like I'm letting my mom down.

877. And?

878. Because if the show's done right,

879. then I can finally control the way people see me.

880. Hmm.

881. Not a good time, Oscar.

882. Oh, well, then I'll be fast. Two words— you're welcome.

883. What am I supposed to be thanking you for?

884. Well, after doing a little digging on your boy Jason,

885. I found out he has a side hustle

886. working with the Southern Front.

887. The same group of fine young folks

888. that want your pal Oscar dead.

889. Officer Nolan, the target has arrived.

890. Sir, we may have a problem.

891. Oscar, cut to the chase. What did you do?

892. Oh, fine. Ruin my story.

893. Okay, upshot is,

894. I think I found a solution to both of our problems.

895. A few minutes ago, I had a little talk

896. with a Southern Front contact.

897. I told them your boy Jason

898. was working with the cops to rat them out.

899. And in exchange, they lifted the hit on me,

900. put one out on him.

901. Two birds, one shiv, huh?

902. All units, the friendly's been made.

903. Move in.

904. How much we looking at?

905. About two mil.

906. Same accounts as last time?

907. What?

908. Is there a problem? Yeah.

909. Apparently, it's you.

910. Okay. Police!

911. Drop your weapons! Now!

912. Cover me.

913. Put it down!

914. On the ground! Right now! Get down!

915. Get down, right now! On the ground!

916. Down!

917. Let's go.

918. You really don't wanna do this.

919. Screw that.

920. If I'm going back,

921. I want to add "kicking your ass" to the list of charges.

922. You were saying?

923. Hey. I was hoping I'd catch you.

924. You know what? It's been a really long day,

925. and I'm not sure how much more bad news I can handle right now.

926. What if it's good news? Is this a joke?

927. I convinced my boss to a cut good deal for Tyler.

928. Really?

929. He won't be charged as an adult.

930. He'll serve six months in juvie,

931. then probation till he turns 18.

932. That's a good deal.

933. I know you think I'm a rookie

934. who doesn't have the experience to do the job,

935. but you should maybe give me a break.

936. I actually think we're working toward the same goal.

937. Just coming at it from different angles.

938. Well, um, I appreciate you making this happen.

939. I appreciate you convincing me.

940. Good night.

941. So, I've been, uh— I've been thinking about

942. your offer to do the show with me.

943. Really? Yeah.

944. Look, if you can promise me

945. that I'll have full control over the pieces of my life

946. that we expose, then... yeah.

947. I'll do it.

948. Cut.

949. What's the problem?

950. It sounds fake. What does?

951. You. Listen, if you want people to watch this show,

952. you gotta sound real.

953. You gotta be real.

954. Yeah, listen to her, Aaron.

955. Your mama's the queen of "real."

956. Can I get a touch-up?

957. Let's get a touch-up.

958. You sure I can't make you something?

959. I'm not really hungry.

960. Today sucked. Yeah.

961. Big time.

962. For...?

963. Everything.

964. For all your help.

965. For this bed.

966. For getting justice for Becca.

967. You did that.

968. And thanks for helping me leave it all behind,

969. because if it weren't for you,

970. I probably would have ended up like Becca eventually.

971. Well, you don't have to worry about that anymore.

972. You're safe.

973. Do you wanna talk about what you went through

974. when you were living on the street?

975. Um, not now, if that's okay.

976. Yeah, we don't have to talk about it now.

977. You don't have to talk about it with me.

978. You know, but at some point,

979. you might wanna talk to someone...

980. before it sneaks up on you.

981. I will.

982. I promise.

983. Okay.

984. Good night.

985. Do you want this open or closed?

986. Closed, please.

987. You wanted to talk?

988. Um, actually, I-I was hoping for

989. more of a do-over.

990. Um... I don't like how I handled it

991. when you told me you were pregnant.

992. Yeah, you didn't handle it. You didn't do anything.

993. You just stood there.

994. I know.

995. Um, I can only plead temporary stupidity

996. and throw myself at your mercy.

997. Forgive me.

998. Get up.

999. So, am I forgiven?

1000. Yes. Yes, get up.

1001. Look, look, um, I'm here, okay?

1002. I-I'm ready to listen. I'm— I'm ready to talk.

1003. I'm ready to do whatever it is you need.

1004. I need you to understand something.

1005. I made my peace

1006. with not being able to get pregnant again,

1007. and so I never even allowed myself to fantasize...

1008. I'm gonna have this baby.

1009. Well, then, um...

1010. you and I are going to make a kick-ass team

1011. because we're gonna fight every day

1012. to make sure that this baby

1013. gets to live in a much better world

1014. than the one that exists right now.

1015. That's a good answer.

1016. There we go.

1017. The sommelier recommended this red.

1018. Sounds fancy.

1019. Yeah. Full disclosure, it was the guy at the liquor store.

1020. But he just said everyone's buying this bottle.

1021. Thanks.

1022. A toast.

1023. To finally being able to exhale.

1024. Mm. Can we?

1025. Yes.

1026. Jason is behind bars for eight years,

1027. you have a divorce hearing set for next month,

1028. and when your future ex-husband finally gets out,

1029. we'll get a restraining order.

1030. Mm.

1031. I really appreciate you helping me through this mess.

1032. Anytime.

1033. Though, I confess, I do find myself wondering

1034. if there isn't yet another crazed lunatic of a husband

1035. from your checkered past lurking around out there.

1036. There isn't.

1037. What a relief. Evil twin?

1038. Triplets. Is that a problem?

1039. Triplets I can work with.