1 00:00:04,796 --> 00:00:06,589 ("Proud to be Loud" by Dead Green Mummies playing) 2 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:06,673 ♪ Proud to be loud ♪ 3 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:09,300 (wrench cranking) 4 00:00:09,384 --> 00:00:11,761 ♪ Proud to be loud ♪ 5 00:00:13,138 --> 00:00:15,348 ♪ Proud to be loud ♪ 6 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:18,935 ♪ Oh...! ♪ 7 00:00:19,018 --> 00:00:20,687 (electric guitar solo) 8 00:00:35,827 --> 00:00:35,827 (clattering) 9 00:00:35,827 --> 00:00:36,000 (grunting) 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:36,000 (clattering) 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,330 (grunting) 12 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:41,291 (wheels rolling) 13 00:00:41,374 --> 00:00:42,709 (machinery whirring, hissing) 14 00:00:42,792 --> 00:00:46,296 ♪ Oh...! ♪ 15 00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:48,423 ♪ Proud to be loud ♪ 16 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:52,427 ♪ Proud to be loud ♪ 17 00:00:52,510 --> 00:00:54,596 ♪ I'm proud ♪ 18 00:00:54,679 --> 00:00:55,764 ♪ Turn it up! ♪ 19 00:00:55,847 --> 00:00:58,308 ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ 20 00:00:58,391 --> 00:01:01,144 ♪ Bang, bang, bang, bang ♪ 21 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:03,480 ♪ Boom, boom, boom, boom ♪ 22 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:04,980 ♪ How, how, how, how ♪ 23 00:01:05,063 --> 00:01:07,275 ♪ Hey, hey ♪ 24 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,282 ♪ You gotta come on. ♪ 25 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:15,742 (overlapping arguing) 26 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:17,410 BROGAN: So what should we do? 27 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:17,494 HOLLAND: There is no way... 28 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:18,000 LANDERS: Look, a few businesses 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:18,000 HOLLAND: There is no way... 30 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:18,661 LANDERS: Look, a few businesses 31 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:18,745 is nothing compared to... 32 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:21,164 Okay, all right. 33 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:23,166 Let's take it down a notch, everybody. 34 00:01:23,249 --> 00:01:23,249 You're making an assumption. 35 00:01:23,249 --> 00:01:24,000 The mayor thinks that she's... 36 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:24,000 You're making an assumption. 37 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,168 The mayor thinks that she's... 38 00:01:25,251 --> 00:01:26,669 A-All right, that-that's enough. 39 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:29,214 (chatter quiets) 40 00:01:29,297 --> 00:01:33,343 I didn't seek to be the foreman of this commission. 41 00:01:33,426 --> 00:01:36,721 You all voted me in. Please let me do my job. 42 00:01:37,889 --> 00:01:40,350 Deputy Mayor Reyes 43 00:01:40,433 --> 00:01:42,227 is here to represent the mayor's office. 44 00:01:42,310 --> 00:01:44,187 Mayor Taylor extends her appreciation 45 00:01:44,270 --> 00:01:46,189 to each of you for joining this team, 46 00:01:46,272 --> 00:01:47,857 especially those of you who were tested 47 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,692 and able to be here in person. 48 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:51,653 The mayor has full confidence in you. 49 00:01:51,736 --> 00:01:53,696 We're expecting great results here. 50 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:54,864 LANDERS: But what do those results 51 00:01:54,948 --> 00:01:56,199 look like? 52 00:01:56,282 --> 00:01:57,367 Action plans 53 00:01:57,450 --> 00:01:58,868 to put in front of the city council. 54 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:00,829 Mayor wants you to tackle the issues 55 00:02:00,912 --> 00:02:02,705 that have been plaguing this town for decades. 56 00:02:02,789 --> 00:02:04,207 Systemic inequality. 57 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:05,875 We all sadly know 58 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:07,836 that this town was born of it. 59 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:10,255 Educational racism. Rental and mortgage bias. 60 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:12,382 Racial and gender wage gap. Homelessness... 61 00:02:12,465 --> 00:02:13,716 The list goes on and on. 62 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,385 That's why you're all here. 63 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:17,387 Leaders across a variety of city sectors. 64 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:19,389 Mayor's calling you 65 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:21,599 the Crescent City 2.0 Commission. 66 00:02:21,683 --> 00:02:23,393 BOYNTON: I'm all for a better future, 67 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,728 as long as we don't vilify everything 68 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:27,355 that's brought us this far. 69 00:02:27,438 --> 00:02:28,731 BRIGGS: The best thing to change this town quick 70 00:02:28,815 --> 00:02:30,733 is to focus on the biggest problem in the room: 71 00:02:30,817 --> 00:02:32,569 the New Orleans Police Department. 72 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:35,655 And how is the department a problem, Ms. Briggs? 73 00:02:35,738 --> 00:02:37,240 Let me count the ways. 74 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:39,367 Discrimination, corruption, brutality... 75 00:02:39,450 --> 00:02:40,493 HOLLAND: You're talking about 76 00:02:40,577 --> 00:02:41,786 the old police department. 77 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:43,413 When I was superintendent, I changed all that. 78 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:45,540 You put a Band-Aid on a gaping chest wound. 79 00:02:45,623 --> 00:02:46,749 Retired with honors. 80 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:48,418 But your cops think they run this city. 81 00:02:48,501 --> 00:02:49,711 They forget they're supposed to work for the people. 82 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:51,129 PRIDE: Allie. 83 00:02:51,212 --> 00:02:53,089 Michael, we're all on the same side here. 84 00:02:53,173 --> 00:02:54,257 Are we, Dwayne? 85 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:56,092 Really? You hear 86 00:02:56,175 --> 00:02:57,468 how this radical is talking to me? 87 00:02:57,552 --> 00:02:59,596 If this is gonna work, we need brutal honesty. 88 00:02:59,679 --> 00:03:02,599 Tactful honesty would suffice. 89 00:03:02,682 --> 00:03:05,768 I call out fascism when I see fascism. 90 00:03:05,852 --> 00:03:07,729 You let the barbarians through the gate here. 91 00:03:07,812 --> 00:03:08,771 What did you call me? 92 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:10,315 Enough with the name-calling. 93 00:03:10,398 --> 00:03:11,482 All right? 94 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,359 You see problems? 95 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:15,320 This is where we find solutions. 96 00:03:15,403 --> 00:03:16,654 But... 97 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:18,489 we got to work within the system. 98 00:03:18,573 --> 00:03:20,116 I'm not here to work with the same old failed solutions 99 00:03:20,199 --> 00:03:22,118 from a broken system. I'm here to change the game. 100 00:03:22,201 --> 00:03:23,578 HOLLAND: Grievances are easy. 101 00:03:23,661 --> 00:03:26,664 Actions take resolve. Compromise. 102 00:03:26,748 --> 00:03:28,291 People are dying in the streets 103 00:03:28,374 --> 00:03:29,876 and you expect them to compromise? 104 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:31,586 BROGAN: So what should we do? Burn the city 105 00:03:31,669 --> 00:03:33,296 to the ground and start fresh? 106 00:03:33,379 --> 00:03:35,965 We don't have to burn down the city. 107 00:03:36,049 --> 00:03:38,801 Just the establishment. 108 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:38,885 Now, listen here... 109 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:40,470 (overlapping arguing) 110 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:41,971 I think we need to be careful with the words that we use here. 111 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,306 We don't need to break down... 112 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:45,475 If you think you're gonna defund the police... 113 00:03:45,558 --> 00:03:48,311 If we can't be civil together, then we cannot work together. 114 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:50,939 That girl is dangerous. 115 00:03:52,357 --> 00:03:53,483 And this meeting 116 00:03:53,566 --> 00:03:53,566 is a waste of time. 117 00:03:53,566 --> 00:03:54,000 Michael. 118 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:54,000 is a waste of time. 119 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,860 Michael. 120 00:03:55,944 --> 00:03:57,695 Come on back and sit... 121 00:03:57,779 --> 00:03:57,779 Michael! 122 00:03:57,779 --> 00:03:59,197 LANDERS: Look, 123 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,657 the mayor chose us to work together 124 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:01,783 for a reason. 125 00:04:01,866 --> 00:04:03,409 We must be civil. 126 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:08,706 Good. Now we can all get to work. 127 00:04:10,375 --> 00:04:12,627 I think that's enough for today. 128 00:04:12,710 --> 00:04:16,923 Well... I'll say that went better than expected. 129 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:21,552 GREGORIO: I'm just saying 130 00:04:21,636 --> 00:04:23,680 it'll feel weird not to see you tonight. 131 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:26,516 And tomorrow night. That freak you out? 132 00:04:26,599 --> 00:04:28,726 Come on. (laughs) 133 00:04:28,810 --> 00:04:31,354 All right. I can't wait to see you, too. Bye. 134 00:04:33,314 --> 00:04:34,565 What? 135 00:04:34,649 --> 00:04:36,317 Don't "what" me. Give me the deets. 136 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:36,401 What's up with Kara? 137 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:37,610 (laughs) 138 00:04:37,694 --> 00:04:38,695 She's doing well, thanks. 139 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:38,778 Oh? How well? 140 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:40,238 Quite well, Hannah. 141 00:04:40,321 --> 00:04:40,321 Come on. 142 00:04:40,321 --> 00:04:42,000 CARTER: Welcome to 143 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:42,000 Come on. 144 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:42,323 CARTER: Welcome to 145 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:44,867 a curiously enigmatic crime scene, ladies. 146 00:04:44,951 --> 00:04:46,828 Enigmatic? That's a 25-cent word. 147 00:04:46,911 --> 00:04:48,413 Thank you. Our victim 148 00:04:48,496 --> 00:04:51,541 is Todd VonRoenn, janitor at Stennis Space Center. 149 00:04:51,624 --> 00:04:53,668 Oh? When does NCIS get called on an accidental death 150 00:04:53,751 --> 00:04:53,751 of a civilian support staff? 151 00:04:53,751 --> 00:04:54,000 Since NOPD 152 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:54,000 of a civilian support staff? 153 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,753 Since NOPD 154 00:04:55,837 --> 00:04:57,964 found this stashed in the victim's house. 155 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,592 What's this card gain access to? 156 00:05:01,676 --> 00:05:02,927 Restricted labs at Stennis. 157 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:04,929 And our victim had no security clearance. 158 00:05:05,013 --> 00:05:05,013 Okay, well, that is an enigma. 159 00:05:05,013 --> 00:05:06,000 Yeah. 160 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Okay, well, that is an enigma. 161 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,223 Yeah. 162 00:05:07,306 --> 00:05:08,975 Now you're feeling my synonym-of-the-day vibe. 163 00:05:11,811 --> 00:05:13,021 You think he was murdered? 164 00:05:13,104 --> 00:05:14,564 Sebastian sure does. 165 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:16,733 Found some questionable marks on the victim's head. 166 00:05:16,816 --> 00:05:17,859 Got the body loaded up now 167 00:05:17,942 --> 00:05:19,694 to take back to Dr. Wade. 168 00:05:19,777 --> 00:05:22,572 This all has the whiff of espionage. 169 00:05:22,655 --> 00:05:24,741 Whatever VonRoenn was doing with this key card 170 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:26,325 could be what got him killed. 171 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:32,373 There's a few bags of size 4 diapers in here, Audra. 172 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:33,958 Baby Jack is shooting up like a weed. 173 00:05:34,042 --> 00:05:35,418 He'll need 'em before I see you again. 174 00:05:35,501 --> 00:05:37,253 Can't thank you enough, Ms. Devereaux. 175 00:05:37,336 --> 00:05:38,921 And Mr. Dwayne. 176 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,923 Well, you just keep that baby fat and happy. 177 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:42,592 That's all the thanks we need. 178 00:05:42,675 --> 00:05:43,801 (Jack coos) 179 00:05:43,885 --> 00:05:45,011 Hey, Ms. D. 180 00:05:45,094 --> 00:05:45,094 Hey. 181 00:05:45,094 --> 00:05:46,429 Man, 182 00:05:46,512 --> 00:05:48,598 you got this food pantry running like 183 00:05:48,681 --> 00:05:50,767 a well-oiled machine thanks to you and Jimmy. 184 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:50,850 Well, just trying to do my part in these strange times. 185 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:53,561 Yeah, well, 186 00:05:53,644 --> 00:05:55,938 I'm sure folks appreciate it more than you know. 187 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,440 I appreciate feeling like I'm a real part 188 00:05:57,523 --> 00:05:57,523 of a neighborhood again. 189 00:05:57,523 --> 00:05:59,484 Glad you're fighting 190 00:05:59,567 --> 00:06:01,444 the good fight. It's why I came to see you. 191 00:06:01,527 --> 00:06:04,072 Oh, what-what's up? 192 00:06:04,155 --> 00:06:06,949 My friend Diana, 193 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:08,785 her son Erik was arrested last night-- 194 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:08,868 robbing a couple at knifepoint. 195 00:06:08,868 --> 00:06:10,828 Oh, yikes. 196 00:06:10,912 --> 00:06:12,789 That's a ten-year minimum. 197 00:06:12,872 --> 00:06:15,458 Except Erik didn't do it. He's a good kid. 198 00:06:15,541 --> 00:06:17,460 Plus, he was blocks away from the robbery. 199 00:06:17,543 --> 00:06:19,629 But he fits the victims' vague description, 200 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:21,589 so he was arrested on the spot. 201 00:06:21,672 --> 00:06:22,799 I take it there was no other witnesses? 202 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:24,509 Their word against his. 203 00:06:24,592 --> 00:06:28,471 Listen, Diana works three jobs just to make ends meet. 204 00:06:28,554 --> 00:06:31,140 She's strapped for cash; she came to me for the bail money. 205 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:33,810 So I gave it to her, but she got to the jail, 206 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:33,893 they wouldn't release Erik. 207 00:06:33,893 --> 00:06:35,978 Why? 208 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:37,814 Something about he had a fight in the holding cell. 209 00:06:37,897 --> 00:06:41,526 Diana needs an attorney's help. 210 00:06:43,027 --> 00:06:44,779 Your state license? 211 00:06:44,862 --> 00:06:46,739 It still valid? 212 00:06:49,909 --> 00:06:51,494 Good day, Loretta. 213 00:06:51,577 --> 00:06:53,830 Not for this poor soul. 214 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:56,499 Nor the poor soul standing in front of me. 215 00:06:56,582 --> 00:06:58,835 Zahra reached out. Said you were a lamb 216 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:00,503 led to the slaughter. 217 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:03,005 Well, I will admit that the first meeting 218 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:06,008 of the mayor's commission was less than ideal. 219 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:08,010 I was told you had a mutiny. 220 00:07:08,094 --> 00:07:11,013 (chuckles) Well, I wasn't thrown overboard yet. 221 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:12,682 Who was leading the mutineers? 222 00:07:12,765 --> 00:07:13,850 Michael Holland. 223 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:16,477 Former police superintendent. 224 00:07:16,561 --> 00:07:19,814 He isn't exactly interested in working with tomorrow's leaders. 225 00:07:19,897 --> 00:07:22,024 It seems to me someone should show them 226 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:24,193 that they share a common goal. 227 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:27,363 If only there was someone on the commission who knew 228 00:07:27,446 --> 00:07:29,991 better than anyone about how to put the city first. 229 00:07:30,074 --> 00:07:31,701 This meant to be a pep talk? 230 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:34,120 That's your challenge, Dwayne. Be the bridge. 231 00:07:35,788 --> 00:07:37,707 We'll see if I'm up to the task. 232 00:07:37,790 --> 00:07:39,208 Meantime, 233 00:07:39,292 --> 00:07:40,710 Carter and Sebastian right to think 234 00:07:40,793 --> 00:07:42,545 our janitor was murdered? 235 00:07:42,628 --> 00:07:44,172 The weight of the car did crush his body, 236 00:07:44,255 --> 00:07:46,090 but that's not what killed him. 237 00:07:46,174 --> 00:07:49,927 He bled out first from this cranial fracture. 238 00:07:50,011 --> 00:07:53,681 The depth of the wound had to be created by an external force. 239 00:07:53,764 --> 00:07:55,850 Like someone slammed his head into something? 240 00:07:55,933 --> 00:07:57,977 And then shoved him underneath the car 241 00:07:58,060 --> 00:07:59,729 to make it look like an accident. 242 00:07:59,812 --> 00:08:03,191 If VonRoenn was stealing secrets from Stennis, 243 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:06,235 that someone may have decided he was a loose end. 244 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:07,904 (door opens) 245 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:09,906 Well, allow me to confirm that our janitor here 246 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:13,534 was VonRunnin' away with pilfered secrets. 247 00:08:15,828 --> 00:08:17,580 Thought that one was pretty good, actually. Feel like... 248 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:19,040 Agree to disagree. 249 00:08:19,123 --> 00:08:20,041 PRIDE: O-Okay. 250 00:08:20,124 --> 00:08:21,626 What'd you find, Sebastian? 251 00:08:21,709 --> 00:08:23,211 Well, this was hidden in the door lining 252 00:08:23,294 --> 00:08:24,754 of VonRoenn's car. 253 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:27,757 It's an LLZO ceramic membrane. 254 00:08:29,008 --> 00:08:32,761 Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramics-- 255 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:35,139 it's future tech. Specifically, it's future battery tech. 256 00:08:35,222 --> 00:08:37,099 I bet you that the scientists at Stennis are working on that. 257 00:08:37,183 --> 00:08:38,893 Yeah, well, if they are, 258 00:08:38,976 --> 00:08:41,604 I'm guessing VonRoenn used the key card 259 00:08:41,687 --> 00:08:44,774 that NOPD found at his house to steal this. 260 00:08:44,857 --> 00:08:48,527 But why are batteries worth killing for? 261 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:51,280 That was Stennis. 262 00:08:51,364 --> 00:08:52,782 Sebastian was right. 263 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:54,992 VonRoenn cloned a key card belonging to an engineer 264 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:57,787 working on next-gen lithium-ion batteries for the Navy. 265 00:08:57,870 --> 00:08:59,622 How long did VonRoenn have the card? 266 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:00,623 CARTER: Engineer said he misplaced the card 267 00:09:00,706 --> 00:09:02,500 about a year ago. 268 00:09:02,583 --> 00:09:04,669 Found it a few hours later, so he didn't report it. 269 00:09:04,752 --> 00:09:06,254 Was anything missing from the labs? 270 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,631 Not on the initial sweep, but a closer inspection 271 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,841 revealed several battery models had been tampered with. 272 00:09:10,925 --> 00:09:12,260 It was happening for months. 273 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:12,343 So he was stealing tech. 274 00:09:12,343 --> 00:09:14,470 GREGORIO: But for who? 275 00:09:14,553 --> 00:09:16,806 VonRoenn's file doesn't suggest any connection 276 00:09:16,889 --> 00:09:18,808 to a foreign agency or government. 277 00:09:18,891 --> 00:09:20,309 Yeah, otherwise he wouldn't have passed the background check 278 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:20,393 to get the job. 279 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,645 So he was approached 280 00:09:22,728 --> 00:09:23,980 after he was employed at Stennis. 281 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:25,481 That means a partner. 282 00:09:25,564 --> 00:09:26,649 GREGORIO: A partner who could've killed him. 283 00:09:26,732 --> 00:09:27,817 What exactly are these 284 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,819 fancy-schmancy batteries for? 285 00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:31,654 Navy's push for greener technologies. 286 00:09:31,737 --> 00:09:33,531 Stennis is designing these to power 287 00:09:33,614 --> 00:09:35,157 transport vehicles and trucks. 288 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,867 Yeah, but it's more than that. 289 00:09:39,912 --> 00:09:42,623 It's the future of energy. 290 00:09:42,707 --> 00:09:45,167 Lithium-ion batteries are a $30 billion industry, 291 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:46,669 keeps growing every year. 292 00:09:46,752 --> 00:09:48,170 If VonRoenn was murdered to cover up 293 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:49,964 who he was working with... 294 00:09:50,047 --> 00:09:51,173 Then does it stop with him? 295 00:09:51,257 --> 00:09:53,009 Or are more bodies gonna pile up 296 00:09:53,092 --> 00:09:55,011 to protect this investment? 297 00:10:06,814 --> 00:10:08,858 Gregorio and Sebastian find anything at the janitor's house 298 00:10:08,941 --> 00:10:10,401 that connects him to a partner? 299 00:10:10,484 --> 00:10:12,236 Yeah, they're tearing it apart now. 300 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:13,738 Aside from the ceramic film found in VonRoenn's car, 301 00:10:13,821 --> 00:10:15,865 there's no trace of those batteries. 302 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:15,948 What about the killer? 303 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:18,075 Suspect knew what he was doing. 304 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:19,869 Left no physical evidence at the crime scene. 305 00:10:19,952 --> 00:10:21,579 Slipped in and out almost without a trace. 306 00:10:21,662 --> 00:10:23,247 Almost? 307 00:10:23,331 --> 00:10:24,874 Next-door neighbor came across an unknown man 308 00:10:24,957 --> 00:10:27,209 in the alley outside VonRoenn's house. 309 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:27,293 Yeah, about an hour before TOD. 310 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:29,420 Description? 311 00:10:29,503 --> 00:10:31,380 It was dark. She said he had a thick beard 312 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:33,174 and sinewy frame. 313 00:10:33,257 --> 00:10:35,176 "Sinewy"? 314 00:10:35,259 --> 00:10:36,719 That's Carter's words, not the neighbor's. 315 00:10:36,802 --> 00:10:38,679 She said he was lean and muscular. 316 00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:40,890 Why use two words when you can use a single, 317 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:43,559 stronger one? Sinewy. 318 00:10:43,642 --> 00:10:45,561 The neighbor's sitting down with the sketch artist now. 319 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:47,646 PRIDE: Okay, VonRoenn 320 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:49,565 had no clear ties to a foreign government, 321 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,859 no obvious ideology. 322 00:10:51,942 --> 00:10:55,196 And that leaves only one very powerful motive. 323 00:10:55,279 --> 00:10:56,405 (scoffs) Profit. 324 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:57,656 CARTER: Explains him purchasing a classic car 325 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:59,367 on a janitor's salary. 326 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:00,743 Got to be a money trail. 327 00:11:00,826 --> 00:11:02,912 And you know Triple-P gonna bring you the goods. 328 00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:02,995 What you got, P? 329 00:11:02,995 --> 00:11:05,289 I got you a receipt 330 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:08,417 to a safety-deposit box our janitor opened 12 months ago. 331 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:10,586 HANNAH: That lines up with when VonRoenn 332 00:11:10,669 --> 00:11:12,755 cloned those key cards to access those labs. 333 00:11:12,838 --> 00:11:14,590 We get access to the box? 334 00:11:14,673 --> 00:11:17,259 U.S. Attorney got a warrant. The box was stuffed with cash. 335 00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,427 50K and change. 336 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:20,262 Bank records show that VonRoenn 337 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:22,431 was accessing the box about every other month. 338 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:24,141 Yeah, he was getting paid in installments. 339 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,435 We can find that trail. 340 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:28,771 Track his movements to locate who was paying him. 341 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:29,605 That could be our partner. 342 00:11:29,688 --> 00:11:31,273 And maybe our killer. 343 00:11:31,357 --> 00:11:35,277 Are you, uh, comfortable calling in a favor 344 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:37,780 from your friends at DIA? 345 00:11:37,863 --> 00:11:38,781 Yeah, I can get them scanning for chatter 346 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:39,949 about battery tech. 347 00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:41,784 Yeah, I'll check back in soon. 348 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:44,245 Right now I've got to go meet 349 00:11:44,328 --> 00:11:46,872 with a stubborn old mule. 350 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:51,961 (ship horn blows) 351 00:11:52,044 --> 00:11:52,920 If this is a "play nice" meeting, 352 00:11:53,003 --> 00:11:54,463 you're wasting your breath. 353 00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:56,966 Oh, this is a "you're being an ass" meeting, Michael. 354 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:59,635 Nothing my wife doesn't tell me every morning. 355 00:11:59,718 --> 00:12:03,347 Doesn't change things. Can't work with Allie Briggs. 356 00:12:03,431 --> 00:12:05,850 Well, this isn't about you. It's about the future. 357 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:07,643 And it's a bleak one for these kids 358 00:12:07,726 --> 00:12:09,228 who are ready to inherit it. 359 00:12:09,311 --> 00:12:10,646 It's time for a change. 360 00:12:10,729 --> 00:12:13,524 There you go, drinking the Kool-Aid. 361 00:12:13,607 --> 00:12:16,819 Look at everything that we've experienced this past year. 362 00:12:16,902 --> 00:12:18,779 The protests, the marches... 363 00:12:18,863 --> 00:12:19,989 Chaos, looting. 364 00:12:20,072 --> 00:12:21,991 Oh, you're smarter than that. 365 00:12:22,074 --> 00:12:25,327 There's always gonna be opportunists, bad actors. 366 00:12:25,411 --> 00:12:28,581 But the vast majority of these folks are peaceful. 367 00:12:28,664 --> 00:12:31,500 I put my career on the line helping change the department, 368 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:33,335 and all that girl sees is what's still wrong. 369 00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:35,337 Because there's a lot that's still wrong. 370 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:36,380 You wouldn't be on this commission 371 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:37,756 if you didn't see its value. 372 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:37,840 That girl, Dwayne... 373 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,509 She's opinionated. 374 00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:43,304 But only because she's passionate, 375 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:45,306 and she's young. 376 00:12:46,932 --> 00:12:48,726 Don't you remember what that felt like? 377 00:12:48,809 --> 00:12:51,479 Vaguely. 378 00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:53,689 (chuckles) 379 00:12:53,772 --> 00:12:56,692 We've had our time. 380 00:12:56,775 --> 00:12:59,403 It's her time now. 381 00:12:59,487 --> 00:13:03,532 Let's help her shepherd this city 382 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:06,327 that we both love 383 00:13:06,410 --> 00:13:08,537 into a new future. 384 00:13:08,621 --> 00:13:10,539 The girl's got no respect. 385 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:13,667 To get respect, you've got to give respect. 386 00:13:13,751 --> 00:13:18,255 And that young woman registered more first-time voters 387 00:13:18,339 --> 00:13:20,716 in this city, in this last election, 388 00:13:20,799 --> 00:13:23,844 than in the previous five combined. 389 00:13:23,928 --> 00:13:26,805 Mayor Taylor handpicked Allie for this commission 390 00:13:26,889 --> 00:13:28,724 because she gets results. 391 00:13:30,976 --> 00:13:33,938 You got to give her a chance. 392 00:13:37,608 --> 00:13:39,068 I just can't thank you enough for meeting with me 393 00:13:39,151 --> 00:13:40,569 so quickly, Ms. Devereaux. 394 00:13:40,653 --> 00:13:41,987 Well, Patton says you're good people. 395 00:13:42,071 --> 00:13:43,697 I always have time for good people. 396 00:13:43,781 --> 00:13:45,032 Lay out what happened to Erik. 397 00:13:45,115 --> 00:13:47,910 Well, the first thing you need to know: 398 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:51,580 my boy walks the straight and narrow. 399 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,458 He's got a job, attends community college, 400 00:13:54,542 --> 00:13:56,418 even sings in the church choir. 401 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:58,587 He's got no reason to rob anyone. 402 00:13:58,671 --> 00:14:00,589 So Erik was mistaken for the suspect? 403 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:02,049 He said the police rolled up on him 404 00:14:02,132 --> 00:14:03,926 near St. Claude and Louisa. 405 00:14:04,009 --> 00:14:06,053 He'd just got off shift at the drug store. 406 00:14:06,136 --> 00:14:07,429 Well, why him? 407 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,431 PATTON: His jacket. 408 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:11,600 The suspect was wearing a denim jacket; Erik was, too. 409 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:13,060 Couple who was robbed was shown his picture. 410 00:14:13,143 --> 00:14:15,896 Said he done it. 411 00:14:15,980 --> 00:14:17,940 You know they say all young Black men look alike. 412 00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:20,609 Why was the bail money refused? 413 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:23,112 There was a fight in the jail last night. 414 00:14:23,195 --> 00:14:25,906 The judge pulled bail at the arraignment this morning. 415 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:25,990 So Erik was involved in a fight? 416 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:27,950 No. 417 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:30,786 He got jumped. Tried to defend himself. 418 00:14:30,869 --> 00:14:33,414 Guard came in to break it up and caught an elbow. 419 00:14:33,497 --> 00:14:35,124 And no one's backing his story? 420 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:38,752 In the bullpen, you see nothing if you want to see the next day. 421 00:14:40,421 --> 00:14:43,966 My boy was charged for a crime he didn't commit. 422 00:14:44,049 --> 00:14:45,968 The court date isn't for weeks. 423 00:14:46,051 --> 00:14:47,469 He's gonna lose everything 424 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:49,013 if he has to rot in jail that long. 425 00:14:49,096 --> 00:14:50,806 Was Erik assigned a public defender? 426 00:14:50,889 --> 00:14:52,975 Legal aid handled the arraignment. 427 00:14:53,058 --> 00:14:56,645 But Erik doesn't quality for a PD because he's got a job. 428 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:56,729 Yeah. 429 00:14:56,729 --> 00:15:00,357 Look, we're not indigent, 430 00:15:00,441 --> 00:15:03,027 but we get by paycheck to paycheck. 431 00:15:03,110 --> 00:15:05,112 A broken system only hurts the broke. 432 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,992 Let's see if we can do something about that. 433 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:16,832 Any luck tracing VonRoenn's movements 434 00:15:16,915 --> 00:15:18,667 on the days he went to the bank? 435 00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:21,003 Every trip VonRoenn made to his safety-deposit box 436 00:15:21,086 --> 00:15:22,796 came after a visit to Yachtvana. 437 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,007 CARTER: A private marina out near Diamond Head 438 00:15:25,090 --> 00:15:26,759 owned by Jorge Pérez. 439 00:15:26,842 --> 00:15:30,471 HANNAH: It appears Pérez was the American dream fulfilled. 440 00:15:30,554 --> 00:15:32,806 His family found refuge here during the Mariel boatlift. 441 00:15:32,890 --> 00:15:34,850 Turned his passion for water into multiple businesses-- 442 00:15:34,933 --> 00:15:37,186 boat charters, seaplanes. 443 00:15:37,269 --> 00:15:38,812 CARTER: Legit on the surface, sure, 444 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:41,190 but underneath, the dude is 50 shades of shady. 445 00:15:41,273 --> 00:15:43,901 He's into import/export. 446 00:15:43,984 --> 00:15:45,694 What kind of import/export? 447 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:49,782 You name it. Fast boats, exotic cars, exotic animals. 448 00:15:49,865 --> 00:15:49,865 Any contraband? 449 00:15:49,865 --> 00:15:52,159 Nothing proven. 450 00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:54,036 But FBI and Customs have been watching him for years. 451 00:15:54,119 --> 00:15:55,871 Suspect he might be connected to any number 452 00:15:55,954 --> 00:15:56,872 of criminal syndicates. 453 00:15:56,955 --> 00:15:59,917 So he's a smuggler. 454 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,170 Why would he pay VonRoenn to steal battery tech? 455 00:16:03,253 --> 00:16:04,838 Pérez is a middleman. 456 00:16:04,922 --> 00:16:06,548 We figure he's stepping in for someone else. 457 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:06,632 Can you connect Pérez to our mysterious bearded man? 458 00:16:06,632 --> 00:16:10,594 Not yet. 459 00:16:10,678 --> 00:16:13,889 So either Pérez closed the loop by killing VonRoenn, 460 00:16:13,972 --> 00:16:16,725 or the someone he's working with did. 461 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:18,519 You want to bring him in? 462 00:16:18,602 --> 00:16:20,187 Can't go at him straight. 463 00:16:20,270 --> 00:16:21,939 You got another angle? 464 00:16:22,022 --> 00:16:24,274 CARTER: Yeah. 465 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:27,820 We do. 466 00:16:31,156 --> 00:16:33,283 ♪ ♪ 467 00:16:35,994 --> 00:16:37,204 HANNAH (over comm): Hey, Carter, 468 00:16:37,287 --> 00:16:39,123 don't have too much fun out there, okay? 469 00:16:39,206 --> 00:16:39,206 This is work. 470 00:16:39,206 --> 00:16:41,250 Khoury, please. 471 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:43,085 I've been undercover dozens of times, all right? 472 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:44,795 I know what I'm doing. 473 00:16:44,878 --> 00:16:46,797 Uh-huh. Just remember, you break it, you buy it. 474 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,799 (laughs) 475 00:17:04,064 --> 00:17:05,898 You think of a name yet? 476 00:17:05,983 --> 00:17:07,608 I've got Cristal waiting in the office, 477 00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:08,777 if you're ready to christen her. 478 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:12,114 Hey, I never thought I'd meet a woman too powerful for me, 479 00:17:12,196 --> 00:17:13,949 but she might be. 480 00:17:14,031 --> 00:17:15,159 (Pérez laughs over comm) 481 00:17:15,242 --> 00:17:16,577 Just like any woman, 482 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:16,660 you just need to listen to her. 483 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:18,287 Mm. 484 00:17:18,369 --> 00:17:21,623 What do you say? 485 00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:22,790 If it was me, I'd say yes. 486 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,792 But the people I represent are looking for something 487 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:27,796 more than, uh, good looks, huh? They got practical needs. 488 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:27,880 I can tell you're working hard to lose the accent. 489 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,600 (chuckles) Yeah. 490 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:30,600 I can tell you're working hard to lose the accent. 491 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:30,924 (chuckles) Yeah. 492 00:17:31,008 --> 00:17:33,635 My employer demands I, uh, assimilate. 493 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:33,719 Port-au-Prince. 494 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:36,096 Born there, but raised in Aux Cayes. 495 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,807 (laughs) Gelée Beach, it's very beautiful! 496 00:17:38,891 --> 00:17:40,809 CARTER: Très jolie. 497 00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:41,977 Hey, you know, I've yet to find a restaurant here 498 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:42,060 that serves up tonmtonm the right way. 499 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:42,600 (laughs) 500 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:42,600 that serves up tonmtonm the right way. 501 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,146 (laughs) 502 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:46,315 Oh, I know. 503 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:48,776 What are the practical needs? 504 00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:51,945 Enough cargo space for, say, 100, 200 kilos, 505 00:17:52,029 --> 00:17:53,864 and still remain fast. 506 00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:57,159 How fast? 507 00:17:57,242 --> 00:17:59,328 Fast enough to outrun Coast Guard cutters. 508 00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:00,829 PEREZ: Okay, that kind of fast. 509 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:02,247 I think I know what you mean. 510 00:18:02,331 --> 00:18:03,957 And you can provide it? 511 00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:07,002 'Cause my boss is looking for six of them, maybe more. 512 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:10,923 You know, the "losing the accent" angle, 513 00:18:11,006 --> 00:18:12,674 nice touch. 514 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:14,176 You almost had me there. 515 00:18:14,259 --> 00:18:16,178 They teach that at Quantico these days? 516 00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:16,261 CARTER: I don't understand. 517 00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:18,138 PEREZ: Or is it Glynco? 518 00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:18,222 I-I told you, man, I'm from Haiti. 519 00:18:18,222 --> 00:18:18,600 Sure, sure. 520 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:18,600 I-I told you, man, I'm from Haiti. 521 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,682 Sure, sure. 522 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:22,810 By way of the FBI. 523 00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:25,979 Or Customs, or maybe DEA. 524 00:18:26,063 --> 00:18:26,063 Hey, are you suggesting I'm a Fed? 525 00:18:26,063 --> 00:18:28,190 No, no. 526 00:18:28,273 --> 00:18:30,067 I'm announcing it. 527 00:18:30,150 --> 00:18:32,361 And to whoever else is listening, 528 00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,655 I'm not in the market to play games. 529 00:18:34,738 --> 00:18:38,242 Now, if you're still interested in my boat, 530 00:18:38,325 --> 00:18:41,036 maybe you and your partners can pool your resources. 531 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:41,119 Otherwise... 532 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:42,600 (laughs): Well... 533 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:42,600 Otherwise... 534 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:43,914 (laughs): Well... 535 00:18:43,997 --> 00:18:43,997 I mean, you can't blame us for trying, right? 536 00:18:43,997 --> 00:18:46,708 I can. 537 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,001 But no one would care. 538 00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,257 Catch you next time, huh? 539 00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:57,386 All evidence to the contrary. But, hey, "A" for effort. 540 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:05,978 Pérez see you make your way over here? 541 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:06,600 No. 542 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:06,600 Pérez see you make your way over here? 543 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,063 No. 544 00:19:08,146 --> 00:19:09,398 Khoury, I know how to double back. 545 00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:11,692 Okay? 546 00:19:11,775 --> 00:19:14,236 Go ahead, let it out. 547 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:15,737 That was a master class in undercover work. 548 00:19:15,821 --> 00:19:17,406 You should be teaching at Quantico. 549 00:19:17,489 --> 00:19:19,074 I almost had him. 550 00:19:19,157 --> 00:19:20,701 Oh, sure, slugger. 551 00:19:20,784 --> 00:19:20,784 Accomplished one thing, though. 552 00:19:20,784 --> 00:19:22,953 Hmm? 553 00:19:23,036 --> 00:19:24,830 The tracker I slipped in his jacket 554 00:19:24,913 --> 00:19:26,373 is giving off a strong signal. 555 00:19:26,456 --> 00:19:27,875 He's on the move. 556 00:19:27,958 --> 00:19:29,710 He may not tell us who he's working with, 557 00:19:29,793 --> 00:19:31,795 but he'll show us. 558 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:47,102 Okay. Jorge Pérez just left the marina. 559 00:19:47,185 --> 00:19:47,185 Carter and Hannah are tailing him. 560 00:19:47,185 --> 00:19:49,176 All right. 561 00:19:49,176 --> 00:19:49,176 Carter and Hannah are tailing him. 562 00:19:49,176 --> 00:19:49,813 All right. 563 00:19:49,897 --> 00:19:52,274 Hope he leads us to whoever else is behind our janitor's murder 564 00:19:52,357 --> 00:19:53,942 and the stolen battery tech. 565 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,944 You really think a guy who's selling fast boats 566 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,447 and exotic cars would be involved in espionage? 567 00:19:58,530 --> 00:20:00,449 If there's money to be made in it. 568 00:20:00,532 --> 00:20:03,118 What if he's not selling the battery tech? 569 00:20:03,201 --> 00:20:06,121 I dug deeper into Pérez's financials. 570 00:20:06,204 --> 00:20:08,957 This is a guy that primarily deals in bro toys, right? 571 00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:11,001 So why is he suddenly importing 572 00:20:11,084 --> 00:20:14,796 high-strength alloyed steel, silicon semiconductors, 573 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,131 miles of copper wiring? 574 00:20:16,214 --> 00:20:18,300 Let's assume he's not renovating his boathouse. 575 00:20:18,383 --> 00:20:20,761 All these purchases are legit. 576 00:20:20,844 --> 00:20:22,679 But he set up a shell company to make them. 577 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:24,306 SEBASTIAN: Yeah, he's building something. 578 00:20:24,389 --> 00:20:27,142 And maybe the batteries are gonna power whatever it is. 579 00:20:27,225 --> 00:20:30,479 Whoever Pérez makes contact with could be a buyer, a partner. 580 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:31,813 It could be our bearded suspect, 581 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,023 which would be great, because the BOLO 582 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:33,106 we put out has come back with nothing. 583 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:34,983 PRIDE: So right now, 584 00:20:35,067 --> 00:20:36,777 our best lead is Pérez. 585 00:20:36,860 --> 00:20:38,320 We follow him long enough, 586 00:20:38,403 --> 00:20:40,280 we'll start getting answers. 587 00:20:41,531 --> 00:20:42,991 CARTER: This is the most 588 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:44,826 tedious stakeout I have ever been on. 589 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,119 HANNAH: Oh, yeah? 590 00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:47,829 Is our suspect boring you? 591 00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:49,331 CARTER: Costco, Target. 592 00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:50,999 Ricky's Discount Liquor? 593 00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:52,793 I mean, he's more suburban dad than smuggler. 594 00:20:52,876 --> 00:20:54,461 Ugh, this is nothing. 595 00:20:54,544 --> 00:20:58,465 I once sat 72 hours on a blackmail suspect 596 00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:02,844 who hit every HomeGoods in the D.C. area for throw pillows. 597 00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:05,013 (laughs softly) 598 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:07,349 (sighs) I'm starving. 599 00:21:07,432 --> 00:21:10,852 Well, if you'd have gotten Pérez to incriminate himself, 600 00:21:10,936 --> 00:21:12,896 we could be at Pêche right now 601 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:15,190 eating spicy ground shrimp noodles. 602 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:15,273 And oysters. 603 00:21:15,273 --> 00:21:17,484 Oh, no, no, no. 604 00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:19,152 Now you're just being cruel. 605 00:21:19,236 --> 00:21:22,197 I think I have some of these granola bars 606 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,741 from, uh, Naomi's soccer snack. You want one? 607 00:21:24,825 --> 00:21:26,368 When was the last time she played soccer? 608 00:21:26,451 --> 00:21:27,953 Eight months ago. 609 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,414 I'm good. 610 00:21:32,290 --> 00:21:34,209 Suit yourself. 611 00:21:34,292 --> 00:21:36,878 I imagine there's no immediate plans 612 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:39,339 to play soccer in the near future. 613 00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:41,508 How's Naomi handling it all? 614 00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:46,221 Oh, is Mr. Don't Ask Me Any Personal Questions 615 00:21:46,304 --> 00:21:48,223 asking me a personal question? 616 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:51,768 I asked about your daughter. That is personal-adjacent. 617 00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:53,186 And now I regret it. 618 00:21:54,479 --> 00:21:56,398 Naomi's doing okay. 619 00:21:56,481 --> 00:21:58,859 Making due. Just like the rest of us. 620 00:21:58,942 --> 00:22:01,069 You know, it's not easy being a tween through all this. 621 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:03,780 Yeah, sure, yeah. Her friends are her lifeline. 622 00:22:03,864 --> 00:22:08,368 Yeah. "Socially-distanced" is a dirty word in our family. 623 00:22:08,452 --> 00:22:10,912 But she knows it'll end someday, right? 624 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:11,872 I mean, she knows what we tell her, but... 625 00:22:11,955 --> 00:22:13,915 (chuckles): here it is, not really ending. 626 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:15,083 Yeah, I know, all these months in, 627 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,877 I-I don't know what to do or not to do. 628 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,587 Wipe down the groceries or not? 629 00:22:18,670 --> 00:22:21,381 Mask off outside, okay, but mask off inside? 630 00:22:21,465 --> 00:22:22,549 How many feet apart's safe? 631 00:22:22,632 --> 00:22:24,134 And for how long? 632 00:22:27,346 --> 00:22:29,097 It's confusing. 633 00:22:29,181 --> 00:22:30,599 And even if you do everything right... 634 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:33,393 There's no guarantee that it won't come around. 635 00:22:33,477 --> 00:22:35,062 I mean, it's got be even scarier for a kid. 636 00:22:35,145 --> 00:22:36,897 Well, I mean, it's scary for all of us. 637 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:40,317 Yeah, but Naomi's losing a chunk of her childhood. 638 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:41,902 That's not fair. 639 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:46,114 I feel bad for her. 640 00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:49,117 But selfishly, I am kind of enjoying all the extra time 641 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:49,201 with her, you know, all those extra hugs? 642 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:51,453 Oh, yeah. 643 00:22:51,536 --> 00:22:54,998 Human contact. Ah, that's something I miss. 644 00:22:57,042 --> 00:23:00,587 You know, be selfish all you want. 645 00:23:00,670 --> 00:23:02,130 (door bells jingle) 646 00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:05,092 What? 647 00:23:08,553 --> 00:23:10,931 HANNAH: "Moskovskaya Udacha." 648 00:23:11,014 --> 00:23:12,349 Is that some sort of pricey vodka? 649 00:23:12,432 --> 00:23:14,142 HANNAH: Mm-mm, not pricey. 650 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:16,436 Authentic. 651 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,438 It's what the natives drink. 652 00:23:18,522 --> 00:23:21,316 CARTER: Okay, so why does Pérez need three cases of it? 653 00:23:21,399 --> 00:23:23,193 Hopefully he's not drinking alone. 654 00:23:23,276 --> 00:23:24,611 Let's go. 655 00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:32,869 (soft music playing) 656 00:23:32,953 --> 00:23:35,497 Those salad plates do something to offend you? 657 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:37,165 It's not right, Dwayne. 658 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:38,333 A lot of things aren't these days. 659 00:23:38,416 --> 00:23:41,670 The file on Erik's arraignment hearing was threadbare. 660 00:23:41,753 --> 00:23:44,172 Rubber-stamped just to push him through the system. 661 00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:47,342 The good news is he's got the best lawyer in town. 662 00:23:47,425 --> 00:23:49,678 Well, at least he didn't cave to taking a plea deal, 663 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:52,472 but the denial of bail could ruin his life if he has to sit 664 00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:54,182 in holding much longer. 665 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:54,266 You talk to the judge? 666 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:55,176 Yeah. 667 00:23:55,176 --> 00:23:55,176 You talk to the judge? 668 00:23:55,176 --> 00:23:56,059 Yeah. 669 00:23:56,143 --> 00:23:59,688 She's taking the guard's word about the fight. 670 00:23:59,771 --> 00:23:59,771 Ugh. 671 00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:01,176 Deemed Erik a high-risk offender. 672 00:24:01,176 --> 00:24:01,176 Ugh. 673 00:24:01,176 --> 00:24:02,190 Deemed Erik a high-risk offender. 674 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:05,360 Cash bail system's nothing but a scam. 675 00:24:05,443 --> 00:24:08,697 City's been debating it for the last few years. 676 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:11,032 But yeah, it's problematic. 677 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:13,201 'Cause it's a poverty tax. 678 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,412 I mean, cash bail's been perverted 679 00:24:15,495 --> 00:24:18,081 into a revenue-raising scheme. 680 00:24:18,165 --> 00:24:19,207 Cities earn money 681 00:24:19,291 --> 00:24:21,543 by keeping penniless folks behind bars 682 00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:24,171 when they can't afford the bondsman's nonrefundable fee. 683 00:24:24,254 --> 00:24:27,090 Yeah, and if they plead not guilty, 684 00:24:27,174 --> 00:24:29,384 they can wait months, sometimes years 685 00:24:29,467 --> 00:24:32,387 before their case moves through the system. 686 00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:36,683 While their lives fall apart on the outside, just like Erik's. 687 00:24:38,101 --> 00:24:39,436 Well, the Rita I know 688 00:24:39,519 --> 00:24:43,690 has never been one to back down from a fight. 689 00:24:43,773 --> 00:24:46,610 And neither will Counselor Devereaux. 690 00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:49,738 If Erik is innocent, 691 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:52,282 there's got to be proof. 692 00:24:52,365 --> 00:24:55,202 The D.A. and the judge expect us to prove Erik innocent, 693 00:24:55,285 --> 00:24:57,245 but that's not how the system's supposed to work. 694 00:24:57,329 --> 00:25:00,040 Y-You got to find a way to get those charges dropped. 695 00:25:00,123 --> 00:25:01,583 Oh, yeah. I'm gonna pull their case apart 696 00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:03,752 piece by piece until it's dust. 697 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:06,546 (chuckles) Okay, then. I'll tell ya, 698 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:09,257 I'd hate to be the prosecutor assigned to this case. 699 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:11,092 (laughs softly) I'm gonna fix this for Erik. 700 00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:13,136 Make sure he gets his life back. 701 00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:21,269 Good morning, everyone. 702 00:25:21,353 --> 00:25:25,982 Our last meeting didn't go quite as I was hoping. 703 00:25:26,066 --> 00:25:30,237 Maybe because there's a certain lack of respect in this room. 704 00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:35,242 I'm talking about myself. 705 00:25:36,534 --> 00:25:38,453 This group was created 706 00:25:38,536 --> 00:25:42,457 to reflect the diversity of voices in our great city. 707 00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:46,127 And even if we disagree, we-- 708 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:50,173 or should I say I-- got to learn to listen. 709 00:25:54,177 --> 00:25:56,096 Thank you, Michael. 710 00:25:56,179 --> 00:25:59,140 And in the spirit of respect 711 00:25:59,224 --> 00:26:00,809 for our citizens of New Orleans, 712 00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:04,354 I'd like to propose an initial idea 713 00:26:04,437 --> 00:26:09,359 for this commission to tackle: the cash bail system. 714 00:26:09,442 --> 00:26:13,822 Uh, Ms. Briggs? I'm sure that you have a few thoughts on this. 715 00:26:17,575 --> 00:26:19,160 Remedial steps have been taken, 716 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:20,829 but that's not enough. 717 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:22,372 Too many people still suffer. 718 00:26:22,455 --> 00:26:24,541 Cash bail's a complicated system, sure, 719 00:26:24,624 --> 00:26:25,834 but it still serves a purpose. 720 00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:27,585 PRIDE: I'm not looking to tear it down. 721 00:26:27,669 --> 00:26:30,547 But there's got to be a middle ground to protect those at risk. 722 00:26:30,630 --> 00:26:32,340 Is this something you think the mayor would get behind? 723 00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:33,842 If we do the work 724 00:26:33,925 --> 00:26:36,845 and present a reasonable plan, then yes. 725 00:26:36,928 --> 00:26:38,263 I'll make sure she does. 726 00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:44,477 Allie? 727 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:47,397 I'm sorry, Pride, I can't do this. 728 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,483 I quit. 729 00:27:03,830 --> 00:27:04,414 PRIDE: Great. 730 00:27:04,497 --> 00:27:06,207 I practically chased Allie 731 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:07,709 out the building. 732 00:27:07,792 --> 00:27:09,336 She didn't give any reason for storming out? 733 00:27:09,419 --> 00:27:13,214 None. Doesn't make sense. 734 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:15,342 You got Holland to back down, you brought up 735 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:17,719 one of her passion projects-- cash bail-- 736 00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:19,387 you'd think she'd want a part of that. 737 00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:20,638 And yet... 738 00:27:22,182 --> 00:27:23,725 I don't have to tell you that having Allie Briggs 739 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:25,393 quit the commission on day two 740 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:25,477 is a bad look. 741 00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:27,616 And yet you are. 742 00:27:27,616 --> 00:27:27,616 is a bad look. 743 00:27:27,616 --> 00:27:28,355 And yet you are. 744 00:27:28,438 --> 00:27:30,231 40% of New Orleans is under the age of 30. 745 00:27:30,315 --> 00:27:33,234 Allie represents that 40%. They love her. 746 00:27:33,318 --> 00:27:34,611 They listen to her. 747 00:27:34,694 --> 00:27:36,738 We need her to buy in on this. 748 00:27:36,821 --> 00:27:39,240 It's a lot of pressure to put on a young person. 749 00:27:39,324 --> 00:27:40,617 She signed up for it. 750 00:27:40,700 --> 00:27:41,910 Well, then, why would she step away 751 00:27:41,993 --> 00:27:44,287 just when she was handed the microphone? 752 00:27:44,371 --> 00:27:46,414 Find out, Dwayne. 753 00:27:47,832 --> 00:27:48,833 Fix it. 754 00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:55,924 You think we should tag out with Hannah and Carter? 755 00:27:56,007 --> 00:27:57,759 They've been watching Pérez all night. 756 00:27:57,842 --> 00:27:59,594 Or you know what? We could Postmates them 757 00:27:59,677 --> 00:28:01,429 some coffee and doughnuts. I think that'd be sweet. 758 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:03,807 You know? Maybe some scones? 759 00:28:05,308 --> 00:28:06,893 No? 760 00:28:06,976 --> 00:28:08,812 You think that's a bad idea? The scones thing? 761 00:28:08,895 --> 00:28:10,772 I just feel like Carter's a scones guy. 762 00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:12,607 You can't really deny that, you know? 763 00:28:12,690 --> 00:28:14,442 Hello? 764 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:15,819 Yoo-hoo. 765 00:28:15,902 --> 00:28:15,902 Are you ignoring me? 766 00:28:15,902 --> 00:28:18,655 (shouts) 767 00:28:18,738 --> 00:28:18,738 Geez, what's wrong with you? 768 00:28:18,738 --> 00:28:20,281 What? 769 00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:23,451 Earbuds. Okay. 770 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:23,535 Your hair is voluminous. I didn't know. 771 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:25,453 Okay, well, the next time 772 00:28:25,537 --> 00:28:26,788 I want to get your attention, I'm gonna put my foot 773 00:28:26,871 --> 00:28:26,871 in your bony ass. 774 00:28:26,871 --> 00:28:27,616 Please don't. 775 00:28:27,616 --> 00:28:27,616 in your bony ass. 776 00:28:27,616 --> 00:28:28,748 Please don't. 777 00:28:28,832 --> 00:28:29,791 I'm sorry, okay? What are you listening to? 778 00:28:29,874 --> 00:28:31,459 Let's talk about something else. 779 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:33,169 Phone call Pérez took this morning. 780 00:28:33,253 --> 00:28:34,629 Hannah and Carter caught his side. 781 00:28:34,712 --> 00:28:36,798 PEREZ (over recording): Hola, Nico. 782 00:28:36,881 --> 00:28:38,341 Sí, sí. 783 00:28:38,425 --> 00:28:39,759 She's ready to go. 784 00:28:39,843 --> 00:28:41,803 You gonna join us for the gran celebración? 785 00:28:41,886 --> 00:28:44,431 (laughs) First of many. 786 00:28:44,514 --> 00:28:47,267 Adiós, amigo. 787 00:28:47,350 --> 00:28:47,350 Who's Nico? 788 00:28:47,350 --> 00:28:49,352 No idea. 789 00:28:49,436 --> 00:28:50,937 Patton tried to trace the signal, 790 00:28:51,020 --> 00:28:52,647 but Pérez's sat phone routed the call 791 00:28:52,730 --> 00:28:54,816 through a dozen systems across the globe. 792 00:28:54,899 --> 00:28:56,860 Hung up before Patton could get a lock. 793 00:28:56,943 --> 00:28:58,820 Well, it definitely sounds 794 00:28:58,903 --> 00:28:59,988 like he's getting ready to party down. 795 00:29:00,071 --> 00:29:04,492 I mean, maybe toasting the completion of whatever "she" is. 796 00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:07,495 So you think "she" is powered by these fancy batteries? 797 00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:09,664 When you say it like that, I picture, like, 798 00:29:09,747 --> 00:29:13,668 this time-traveling Terminatrix, you know, who's in, like, 799 00:29:13,751 --> 00:29:13,751 an all red... 800 00:29:13,751 --> 00:29:15,616 Can you just dial the nerd down by ten? 801 00:29:15,616 --> 00:29:15,616 an all red... 802 00:29:15,616 --> 00:29:16,337 Can you just dial the nerd down by ten? 803 00:29:16,421 --> 00:29:18,339 It's a boat, okay? 804 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:19,674 Boats are referred to in the feminine. 805 00:29:19,757 --> 00:29:21,384 Yeah, so are cars and water spouts. 806 00:29:21,468 --> 00:29:24,762 Yeah, but what car requires metric tons of steel alloy? 807 00:29:26,055 --> 00:29:28,349 Fair enough. So he's building a boat. 808 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:30,018 Built. Past tense. 809 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:30,101 Sounds like it's already ready for delivery. 810 00:29:30,101 --> 00:29:32,228 Yeah. 811 00:29:32,312 --> 00:29:34,814 Unless we figure out who Nico is, we're gonna lose her. 812 00:29:37,484 --> 00:29:39,694 (sighs) Rita, I done been through this footage 813 00:29:39,777 --> 00:29:41,696 four times already now. 814 00:29:41,779 --> 00:29:44,032 I got Erik leaving work, but there's no camera 815 00:29:44,115 --> 00:29:46,409 in the area where the couple got robbed. 816 00:29:46,493 --> 00:29:49,996 Uh, maybe because we've been looking in the wrong place. 817 00:29:50,079 --> 00:29:52,040 The witness statements are conflicting. 818 00:29:52,123 --> 00:29:54,876 Mugger took the couple's cash and phones so the husband 819 00:29:54,959 --> 00:29:57,045 ran a few blocks and flagged down a cyclist 820 00:29:57,128 --> 00:29:59,047 who called the cops. 821 00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:02,050 NOPD met them at St. Claude and St. Ferdinand. 822 00:30:02,133 --> 00:30:04,385 Exactly. Which is where they made the 911 call from, 823 00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:06,387 but not where the crime happened. 824 00:30:06,471 --> 00:30:09,557 No, the husband said the mugging happened around the corner, 825 00:30:09,641 --> 00:30:10,850 on Burgundy. 826 00:30:10,934 --> 00:30:13,853 And the suspect ran east. 827 00:30:13,937 --> 00:30:16,022 Except a detective followed up later 828 00:30:16,105 --> 00:30:18,358 with the couple at their hotel. 829 00:30:18,441 --> 00:30:20,026 And in her report, 830 00:30:20,109 --> 00:30:23,071 the wife said it was St. Roch and Burgundy. 831 00:30:23,154 --> 00:30:25,907 That's three blocks in the opposite direction. 832 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:29,577 Okay, so which street corner did the crime occur? 833 00:30:29,661 --> 00:30:32,747 The victims were out-of-towners. 834 00:30:32,830 --> 00:30:35,041 And every other street in this city is named after some saint. 835 00:30:35,124 --> 00:30:36,918 It's an easy mistake. 836 00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,587 I'm-a pull up every camera on the other corner. 837 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:41,297 We just need the right angle, 838 00:30:41,381 --> 00:30:43,883 and we should be able to clear Erik. 839 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:50,598 Damn! 840 00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:52,976 Oh, Dwayne tells me usually it's a "Bam!" 841 00:30:53,059 --> 00:30:54,727 Yeah, I wish. 842 00:30:54,811 --> 00:30:56,771 There is no camera on the other corner either. 843 00:30:56,854 --> 00:31:01,609 Who in the hell knows where this robbery actually happened? 844 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:02,944 Not throwing the towel in yet, P. 845 00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:03,945 Yeah, it's just 846 00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:05,780 it's their word against Erik's. 847 00:31:05,863 --> 00:31:08,449 That's never good for a Black man. 848 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:09,617 We don't need to prove 849 00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,119 where it happened. 850 00:31:11,202 --> 00:31:13,621 We just need to provide doubt. 851 00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,460 (camera shutter clicking) 852 00:31:19,544 --> 00:31:21,379 You sure about this, Sebastian? 853 00:31:21,462 --> 00:31:22,797 SEBASTIAN: I'm looking at the receipts right now. 854 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,757 Pérez started renting a property up there through 855 00:31:24,841 --> 00:31:25,967 one of his shell companies right before 856 00:31:26,050 --> 00:31:27,427 he got into business with the janitor. 857 00:31:27,510 --> 00:31:28,970 Dude lives in a condo in the French Quarter. 858 00:31:29,053 --> 00:31:30,680 I mean, what's he need with this dump? 859 00:31:30,763 --> 00:31:31,806 Probably connects to our case. 860 00:31:31,889 --> 00:31:33,600 PEREZ: ¡Hola! 861 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:35,101 (all laughing and clamoring) 862 00:31:38,021 --> 00:31:40,523 CARTER: Russians. 863 00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:41,983 Hey, Sebastian, I'm gonna send you some images, okay? 864 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:43,484 See if you can get I.D.s. 865 00:31:43,568 --> 00:31:45,653 Let Pride and Tammy know. Get 'em down here. 866 00:31:45,737 --> 00:31:46,779 It's time to wrap this party up. 867 00:31:46,863 --> 00:31:47,780 SEBASTIAN: On it. 868 00:31:47,864 --> 00:31:50,533 What, no more wait and watch? 869 00:31:50,617 --> 00:31:53,161 No. We take them all down. One of them is bound to talk. 870 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:53,244 (door creaks) 871 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:55,371 Hey, maybe you're right. 872 00:31:55,455 --> 00:31:57,165 Look who else is at the party. 873 00:31:57,248 --> 00:32:00,668 Thick beard, sinewy frame. 874 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:02,170 Oh, that is our murder suspect. 875 00:32:02,253 --> 00:32:04,047 CARTER: And he's leaving early. 876 00:32:04,130 --> 00:32:04,130 All right, what do we do? 877 00:32:04,130 --> 00:32:05,632 He's the only one 878 00:32:05,715 --> 00:32:07,383 we can connect to VonRoenn's murder. 879 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:08,760 We follow him. 880 00:32:08,843 --> 00:32:10,595 Let Pride and the others sweep this up. 881 00:32:11,763 --> 00:32:13,931 (engine starts) 882 00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:15,391 GREGORIO: Any reason to knock this door down? 883 00:32:15,475 --> 00:32:16,684 Or we comin' in polite, Pride? 884 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:18,019 PRIDE: Sebastian? 885 00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:20,063 I ran facial recognition on the Russians. 886 00:32:20,146 --> 00:32:22,023 Came back with a bunch of visas that expired months ago. 887 00:32:22,106 --> 00:32:23,733 Polite but firm, New York. 888 00:32:23,816 --> 00:32:26,152 Good enough for government work. 889 00:32:32,992 --> 00:32:35,703 Federal agents! Open up! 890 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:35,787 (clattering inside) 891 00:32:35,787 --> 00:32:38,039 That sounds suspicious to me. 892 00:32:38,122 --> 00:32:39,957 ♪ ♪ 893 00:32:42,752 --> 00:32:44,837 (snoring) 894 00:32:49,133 --> 00:32:50,927 (snoring) 895 00:32:58,559 --> 00:33:01,854 SEBASTIAN: We got our six Russians, no Pérez. 896 00:33:01,938 --> 00:33:05,066 Hello, sir. Where did Pérez go? 897 00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:06,734 (moans) 898 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:08,611 Don't light a match. 899 00:33:08,695 --> 00:33:09,821 (exhales): Ah. 900 00:33:11,864 --> 00:33:13,700 Anybody know where Pérez is? 901 00:33:13,783 --> 00:33:15,743 MEN: Nostrovia! 902 00:33:15,827 --> 00:33:19,247 (singing in Russian) 903 00:33:19,330 --> 00:33:23,000 (others joining in) 904 00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:26,879 (singing continues) 905 00:33:39,016 --> 00:33:41,269 Well, according to their passports, 906 00:33:41,352 --> 00:33:43,146 these guys came from all over Russia. 907 00:33:43,229 --> 00:33:44,939 They entered the country through Atlanta 908 00:33:45,022 --> 00:33:46,941 and then they disappeared over the last 12 months. 909 00:33:47,024 --> 00:33:48,609 But they all procured their visas from the same guy. 910 00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,945 PRIDE: Nicholas Antonich. 911 00:33:51,028 --> 00:33:52,989 So that's our mysterious "Nico." 912 00:33:53,072 --> 00:33:55,116 SEBASTIAN: Yeah, Ukrainian national, but an international fugitive. 913 00:33:55,199 --> 00:33:57,243 He's wanted in a dozen countries for smuggling, 914 00:33:57,326 --> 00:33:59,287 bribery, grand theft. 915 00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:02,081 So he's not the killer that Hannah and Carter are following. 916 00:34:02,165 --> 00:34:03,958 No, but we know that he spoke to Pérez this morning. 917 00:34:04,041 --> 00:34:06,794 So that means he's gotta be the brains behind whatever this is. 918 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:08,755 So what exactly is Nico into? 919 00:34:08,838 --> 00:34:10,797 He sells big-ticket items all across the world. 920 00:34:10,882 --> 00:34:13,676 We're talking armored trucks, Cold War helos, 921 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,637 a decommissioned destroyer. 922 00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:19,806 Well, we know Pérez was building something large. 923 00:34:19,891 --> 00:34:21,768 Probably a boat. 924 00:34:21,851 --> 00:34:23,311 Figure that Nico was his partner, 925 00:34:23,393 --> 00:34:25,605 but how do the Russians play in? 926 00:34:25,688 --> 00:34:27,315 Well, I ran a background check. 927 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:29,025 They were all in the Soviet Navy. 928 00:34:29,108 --> 00:34:31,652 Engineers, they specialized in submersibles. 929 00:34:31,735 --> 00:34:34,614 All that steel? Industrial-grade electronics? 930 00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:36,616 We think that Nico got his hands on a submarine? 931 00:34:36,699 --> 00:34:38,826 Yeah, and get this: those batteries that Pérez stole 932 00:34:38,909 --> 00:34:40,703 from Stennis? They carry a much longer charge, 933 00:34:40,786 --> 00:34:42,830 so they don't need a diesel engine to recharge. 934 00:34:42,914 --> 00:34:45,750 No engine, no need to surface 935 00:34:45,833 --> 00:34:48,835 to release the built-up carbon monoxide. 936 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,045 Yeah, I mean, that sub could run silent underwater 937 00:34:50,129 --> 00:34:51,672 for God knows how long. 938 00:34:51,755 --> 00:34:52,965 Practically undetectable. 939 00:34:53,049 --> 00:34:54,842 Well, who'd want a submarine? 940 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:57,553 Cartels have been using them for years to run drugs. 941 00:34:57,637 --> 00:34:58,805 SEBASTIAN: Yeah, and one that sophisticated, 942 00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:00,181 I mean, that'd go for a pretty penny. 943 00:35:00,264 --> 00:35:03,142 We need to find it before it hits open waters. 944 00:35:03,226 --> 00:35:04,811 Pérez is in the wind, 945 00:35:04,894 --> 00:35:06,687 Hannah and Carter are still on our murder suspect. 946 00:35:06,771 --> 00:35:08,064 Tell them to bring him in. 947 00:35:10,817 --> 00:35:12,193 RITA: Thanks for meeting us, Ms. Wong. 948 00:35:12,276 --> 00:35:14,237 Just know I'll be paying for my own drink. 949 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:15,363 To avoid a conflict of interest. 950 00:35:15,446 --> 00:35:16,864 Ooh, wait. 951 00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:18,950 We're not trying to buy off the prosecution. 952 00:35:19,033 --> 00:35:21,077 Then you're looking for a plea. 953 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,871 I'm prepared to offer Mr. Jackson five years. 954 00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:26,165 That's three with good behavior. 955 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:29,710 No. We're looking to clear up a mistake that was made. 956 00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:31,087 You got the wrong guy. 957 00:35:31,170 --> 00:35:33,589 And... we're done. 958 00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:37,218 Hold on, no one is trying to point any fingers here. 959 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:39,136 The witnesses in Erik's case gave conflicting statements. 960 00:35:40,930 --> 00:35:43,391 And you can fix this before it goes any further. 961 00:35:43,474 --> 00:35:46,227 (scoffs) So they got some street names confused. 962 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:48,729 Doesn't mean the victims are wrong about 963 00:35:48,813 --> 00:35:49,730 identifying Mr. Jackson. 964 00:35:49,814 --> 00:35:51,232 They can share their story, yes, 965 00:35:51,315 --> 00:35:53,818 but I'm confident that a jury will find plausible doubt. 966 00:35:53,901 --> 00:35:56,070 (scoffs) Take your shot. 967 00:35:56,153 --> 00:35:57,947 See how it plays out in open court. 968 00:35:58,030 --> 00:35:59,782 Really? 969 00:35:59,866 --> 00:36:02,368 That's eight weeks from now. 970 00:36:02,451 --> 00:36:05,621 Erik will lose his job, get kicked out of school 971 00:36:05,705 --> 00:36:07,081 and end up with nothing. 972 00:36:07,164 --> 00:36:08,749 Because of you. 973 00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:10,626 I've got eyeball witnesses 974 00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:12,795 identifying your friend here. 975 00:36:12,879 --> 00:36:15,965 Nice folks from Ohio. Honest people. 976 00:36:16,048 --> 00:36:18,217 RITA: Salt of the earth, I'm sure. 977 00:36:18,301 --> 00:36:19,969 But not when I'm done with them. 978 00:36:20,052 --> 00:36:21,804 I'll note how drunk they were, 979 00:36:21,888 --> 00:36:24,098 how confused they were in an unfamiliar city. 980 00:36:24,181 --> 00:36:26,058 They got lost, they got scared. 981 00:36:26,142 --> 00:36:27,768 They got robbed by knifepoint. 982 00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:30,104 They both wear glasses; trouble seeing at night. 983 00:36:30,187 --> 00:36:32,815 And they're not used to being in such a... 984 00:36:32,899 --> 00:36:35,026 diverse environment. 985 00:36:37,194 --> 00:36:39,280 You're gonna accuse them of racism? 986 00:36:39,363 --> 00:36:41,282 I'm gonna do whatever I have to. 987 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:43,993 I have everything I need to shred your case. 988 00:36:44,076 --> 00:36:45,202 And all you have is a denim jacket. 989 00:36:46,787 --> 00:36:49,123 And a Black man. 990 00:36:49,206 --> 00:36:52,293 You're over your head, Ms. Devereaux. 991 00:36:52,376 --> 00:36:54,253 (chuckles) I had your job, Ms. Wong. 992 00:36:54,337 --> 00:36:56,839 Then traded up as a Navy JAG. After that? 993 00:36:56,923 --> 00:37:00,176 Federal prosecutor, DOJ, Civil Rights Division. 994 00:37:00,259 --> 00:37:02,970 I've worked and won every kind of high-profile case 995 00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:04,680 you can think of and some you can't. 996 00:37:04,764 --> 00:37:06,933 So, to be clear, 997 00:37:07,016 --> 00:37:10,436 I'm gonna wipe the floor up with you and your entire office. 998 00:37:10,519 --> 00:37:13,147 Erik Jackson will be free. 999 00:37:13,230 --> 00:37:14,315 Then we'll file a civil suit 1000 00:37:14,398 --> 00:37:15,942 against you, the police 1001 00:37:16,025 --> 00:37:16,817 and the city of New Orleans. 1002 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:18,319 And we'll win that, too. 1003 00:37:19,862 --> 00:37:21,322 Or... 1004 00:37:21,405 --> 00:37:22,990 you let him go. 1005 00:37:23,074 --> 00:37:24,825 'Cause you got the wrong guy. 1006 00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:27,244 Plain and simple. 1007 00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:32,041 (opens folder) 1008 00:37:35,127 --> 00:37:38,047 Let me talk to my boss. 1009 00:37:39,465 --> 00:37:41,092 What just happened? 1010 00:37:43,094 --> 00:37:45,304 Did we win? I think we won. 1011 00:37:45,388 --> 00:37:48,349 We won, Patton. My guess is Erik will be free by morning. 1012 00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:51,394 Rita, that was amazing. 1013 00:37:52,603 --> 00:37:56,148 Yeah. Felt good. (chuckles) 1014 00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:58,776 I'm gonna go call Diana and give her the good news. 1015 00:37:58,859 --> 00:38:00,236 (laughs softly) 1016 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,198 Shame though. 1017 00:38:04,281 --> 00:38:06,867 Erik was lucky to have you in his corner. 1018 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:09,161 I just wish every kid did. 1019 00:38:10,913 --> 00:38:12,957 You're a boss. 1020 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,375 (laughs) 1021 00:38:28,556 --> 00:38:28,556 (phone dials, line rings) 1022 00:38:28,556 --> 00:38:31,058 PRIDE: Talk to me. 1023 00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:33,227 HANNAH: Suspect's finally out of his car, Pride. 1024 00:38:33,310 --> 00:38:35,062 He's outside some kind of boathouse. 1025 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:36,897 PRIDE: I've got your GPS location. 1026 00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:38,566 You're right beside some deep bayou waters. 1027 00:38:38,649 --> 00:38:40,568 Yeah, out in the middle of nowhere. 1028 00:38:40,651 --> 00:38:42,945 Good site to hide a submarine from prying eyes. 1029 00:38:43,029 --> 00:38:44,905 Yeah, except this ain't no Tom Clancy novel. 1030 00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:46,198 There is no submarine. 1031 00:38:46,282 --> 00:38:47,533 Then what is he doing out there? 1032 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:51,537 He brought gasoline, Pride. 1033 00:38:51,620 --> 00:38:53,122 He's gonna torch the place. 1034 00:38:53,205 --> 00:38:55,207 Can't let him do that. Get him into custody. 1035 00:39:16,896 --> 00:39:18,939 (clang nearby) 1036 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:20,232 NCIS! Show me your hands! 1037 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:29,200 (yells) 1038 00:39:38,959 --> 00:39:40,294 No pulse. 1039 00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:45,257 Well, if he came out here to burn this down, 1040 00:39:45,341 --> 00:39:46,967 there must be evidence here. 1041 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:49,970 Yeah, but for what? 1042 00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:50,054 Khoury... 1043 00:39:50,054 --> 00:39:51,263 Huh? 1044 00:39:54,725 --> 00:39:56,936 No dust. 1045 00:39:57,019 --> 00:40:00,147 These were a new addition. Some kind of storage racks? 1046 00:40:00,231 --> 00:40:02,316 I've seen similar ones touring submarines. 1047 00:40:02,399 --> 00:40:05,277 They're for torpedoes. 1048 00:40:05,361 --> 00:40:08,447 Three by four, that makes 12. 1049 00:40:08,531 --> 00:40:09,615 So, what, Nico got himself a sub, 1050 00:40:09,698 --> 00:40:11,117 traveled it to U.S. waters 1051 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,327 and retrofitted it with stolen battery tech, 1052 00:40:13,410 --> 00:40:15,204 and then armed it with a dozen torpedoes? 1053 00:40:15,287 --> 00:40:17,498 He's not building a narco-sub. 1054 00:40:19,416 --> 00:40:20,626 He's building a weapon. 1055 00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:29,593 (alarm sounding) 1056 00:40:37,476 --> 00:40:40,396 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1057 00:40:40,479 --> 00:40:43,357 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 1058 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,484 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org