High Potential Season 1 Episode 2 - Dancers in the Dark
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00:00I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry
00:30SNUFFLED
00:37REMEMBER
00:47Nah, nah!!
00:48Nah, nah!
00:50Too damn sloppy on the heel stand
00:53to hopshock a wall change.
00:55Here we go.
00:55Two.
00:56One two, three, four!
00:57This is the new bitch, keep standing in line
01:00The universal mind control, now move your mind
01:04You know you like it, it's calling your name
01:08This is the new bitch, it's all the same
01:12It's got that dank, dank, dank, dank, dank, dank, dank, dank, dank
01:27What do you think?
01:51Too much for my first day?
01:55Not enough? Huh?
01:59Yep, we're always on the same page, I like that
02:02Okay, what do you think? Huh?
02:07You're pleased? Great
02:10As long as you are happy
02:12Let's do it! Huh? Yeah
02:15You're my best dog
02:23Am I in a dream?
02:25Chocolate chip pancakes!
02:26Eggs a la Elliot
02:28Which are what exactly?
02:29Scrambled eggs
02:30Sausage pucks
02:32Freshly brewed cup of coffee
02:34And a squeeze for our Virgo OJ
02:36You guys, I don't even know what to say, you're the best
02:40We wanted you to be ready for your first official day doing...
02:44What exactly are you doing?
02:46Helping the cops solve cases
02:48Did you get your own squad car?
02:50No, but I will be making enough money that we can get our actual car back
02:54You know, speaking of more money, we should talk IRAs at some point soon
02:57Simple, Sepp, and Roth
02:59Yeah, let's not get ahead of ourselves
03:01The point is, this job, you guys, if I don't quit or get fired, it's gonna help us out
03:05In lots of ways
03:10Okay, gotta run, thank you so much again
03:15Don't eat those
03:16I'm planning on it
03:17Good morning!
03:18Dad!
03:19You are just in time, and good news, she's a barfer today
03:22Oh, barfy baby, I got her
03:24Thank you
03:25You're welcome
03:26Now that the LAPD's paying me a mani
03:28I love you
03:29Love you
03:34Samson, you busting out the monk straps?
03:37What the heck?
03:38Who's the lucky lady?
03:39She's a florist
03:41Loves chess, lives close
03:43You dumb
03:45Better be invited to that wedding
03:46Let's hope
03:54Aren't you our cleaning lady?
03:56Not today
03:57Check back in with me tomorrow, we see how this goes
04:05We're really doing this, huh?
04:07We're doing it
04:11Damian Ross, fell three stories, onto his car
04:15911 got an anonymous call from someone who heard the impact
04:18EMT's rushed him to county general, he's in surgery now, not sure if he'll make it
04:22At first blush, I'm thinking suicide attempt
04:24Strange as it may sound, Damian was found wearing tap shoes, so
04:27Maybe he jumped after one last dance
04:29Mm
04:30Mm what?
04:32Oh
04:34No, nothing, just, I mean, you know
04:37No, I don't know
04:41Morgan
04:43If this is gonna work, and I can't believe I'm actually saying this
04:46You have to say what you're thinking
04:49Okay
04:50I think we need to get up on that roof
04:53Okay
04:55See how easy that was?
04:58Okay, so, let it rip
05:00Let it rip?
05:01Yeah, I thought you were gonna hit me with a bunch of obscure scientific or historical details about rooftops or something
05:06Okay, well, lay it on me would work there
05:08Okay
05:09Was anything attached to this when you guys first got here?
05:11No, the texts haven't been up here yet, so we'll first do the scene
05:14Okay
05:15Morgan
05:16What?
05:17Gloves, please
05:19Yes, gloves, how could I forget the gloves?
05:22So, if something were attached to this tripod and it got knocked over, it would be
05:32Huh
05:34Looks like you found Damian's phone
05:36Mm
05:37Mm?
05:38I don't know if this was Damian's phone
05:39So, you think someone else was up here with him?
05:41Well, I certainly don't think he was up here dancing by himself
05:44Whoever's phone this is was left-handed, based on the smudge patterns
05:48Well, dust for prints
05:50I don't know who this little guy is
05:53Ah, Depedos de Tijuana, Mexican baseball team
05:56They won the title a few years back
05:57Okay, so you're good for the obscure sports references
06:00Got it
06:01What are you doing?
06:02Turning on the phone, Morgan
06:03I can turn a phone on
06:04I'm sure you can
06:05It is possible that Damian was a left-handed baseball fan, you know
06:08Oh!
06:09Michelangelo's 1487 painting, The Torment of St. Anthony
06:13It's a glorious depiction of the struggle suffered by the patron saint of lost things
06:18Well, maybe Damian was a Catholic
06:20Until we know for certain
06:21You know, Karatek, normally I drive a 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
06:26It's in the shop right now
06:27But I love that car, I love it so much
06:29It loves me, we take good care of each other
06:31It's probably the healthiest relationship I've ever had
06:33Here's my point
06:34Damian loved his car
06:36He was obsessed with it
06:37If he was trying to take his own life
06:39I am not buying for a second
06:41That he would take his beloved 81 Cutlass with him
06:44And you may very well be right, Morgan
06:46But that's still just a theory
06:47I need...
06:48Evidence, you need your evidence
06:49You love your evidence, I'm learning that
06:51Have you ever seen tap dancing live?
06:57It's captivating
06:58Here's what I think
06:59Damian was up here dancing under the stars
07:03Fully immersed in the
07:05Intoxicating art of improvisation that is tap
07:08When someone pushed him over the edge
07:12So I just checked in with CSI
07:13To see if Damian had his cell phone on him
07:15When he arrived at the hospital
07:16And?
07:17He did
07:18This phone belongs to someone else
07:19So now we pray to St. Anthony
07:21That he helps us find whoever pushed Damian off this roof
07:29Daphne, I need an update on Damian
07:31One Hull County General, stand by
07:32Oz, talk to me
07:34Fast tracking CSI evidence from Damian's car
07:36Good
07:37Kerenik and Morgan are in transit with the suspect's phone
07:38I want it processed within the hour
07:40Shalina
07:41Lieutenant Mellon, to what do I owe the pleasure?
07:43You're feeling generous today
07:44You are
07:45I need an extra pair of hands on robbery homicide
07:47Oh, well it's your lucky day
07:48Because we're just hanging around here in major crimes
07:50With a whole lot of nothing to do
07:52This is serious
07:53Six jewelry stores hit in the last two months
07:56I'm getting hammered in the press
07:57Caps all over me
07:58I'm even catching heat from my girlfriend
07:59Because she's too scared to go shop for an engagement ring
08:01Aren't you supposed to shop for the engagement ring?
08:05I need to catch this guy
08:08Before someone gets hurt or killed
08:11You know I wouldn't ask if I didn't really need the assist
08:17Because if there was a scuffle on the roof
08:18We can assume our suspect's going to have
08:20Have scratches
08:21I get it
08:22Well not just scratches
08:23I mean based on this photo, look
08:26That's an ass pattern
08:28An ass pattern
08:30Yeah
08:31Listen, I've fallen a lot in my life
08:33And trust me, whoever made those marks
08:35Has lacerations all over the buns
08:37And likely a bruised coccyx
08:39Tailbone
08:40I know what a coccyx is
08:41Daphne, what's the latest on Damien?
08:42Still on hold
08:43Hey, melon alert
08:45Oh
08:46Melon alert
08:47All right, listen up
08:48Teamwork makes the dream work
08:50And right now
08:51Our friends in robbery need our help
08:53Beggars can't be choosers
08:55I'll take anyone
08:56Except a cleaning lady
08:58You owe me one
09:00I'll ride with Lieutenant Melon
09:04Damien's out of surgery but on life support
09:06He could go either way
09:08All right, so starting right now
09:09We treat this as a murder case
09:10Because if this young man dies
09:12It will be
09:13Daphne, pull all security footage
09:14From surrounding buildings
09:15We need eyes on everyone who was there that night
09:18You two go to the hospital
09:19See if this boy's family knows anyone
09:21Who might want him dead
09:24I'll be right there
09:25Hey, can I talk to you for a second?
09:26Of course
09:33So, when I agreed to take this job
09:35I promised to look into your missing ex
09:40Roman Sinqueira
09:41Yeah
09:42I'm assuming you might need more than just his name
09:44You said he disappeared 15 years ago
09:46Can you tell me what happened?
09:48Yes, he went out to buy diapers for Ava
09:50My oldest
09:51She was just a baby back then
09:52He was driving a 1995 Mazda RX-7
09:54California plates AAHQ729
09:58That's the last time I saw him
10:00Had you and Roman been
10:01Fighting? No, listen
10:03I know what it sounds like
10:04Like he went out for milk and never came back
10:06It's a cliche for a reason
10:09That wasn't Roman
10:12All right, I'll see what I can find
10:15Thank you
10:23Thank you
10:28You know what the best part of my day has been so far?
10:31Am I gonna be flattered or offended?
10:33Hopefully neither
10:35The best part of my day
10:36Was showing up to that crime scene
10:37And not seeing a body on top of that car
10:40Pretty sure I don't have to tell you why
10:42But now
10:44Now we don't know what we're walking into
10:48You know, in this line of work, Morgan
10:49You have to hope for the best
10:50But be prepared for the worst
10:52It's your first day
10:53So if you want to wait in the waiting room
10:54I'm good
10:56Okay
11:10Ms. Ross
11:12Please, call me Winnie
11:14Winnie, I'm Detective Karadek
11:16This is Morgan Guillory
11:17She's assisting me on your son's case
11:20We are so sorry about what happened
11:23How's he doing?
11:25The doctors said they don't know if he'll survive the night
11:28And if he does, they don't know if he'll walk again
11:31But growing up where he did
11:33He's beat the odds before
11:36He'll do it again
11:38I know this is a very difficult time, Winnie
11:41We believe somebody pushed Damien off that roof
11:43And, well, I have to ask
11:45I know what you're gonna ask, Detective
11:47And the answer is no
11:48There's nobody in this world who would want to hurt my boy
11:51You know, on the way over here
11:52I had the opportunity to watch your son tap
11:55And it took my breath away
11:58Your kid can really dance
12:00When Damien falls in love with something, watch out
12:04Passionate and stubborn, that one
12:06I wonder who he gets that from
12:10Damien has made his share of mistakes
12:13Before he started working at BSB
12:15But they helped him get his life together
12:18I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with BSB
12:20Oh, Body Shop Brothers
12:21It's a custom auto shop
12:23They hire at-risk youth and ex-cons to fix up cars
12:26And get their lives back on track
12:28Damien is saving the money
12:31He's making from working at the shop
12:33Where a plane ticket to New York
12:35He's Broadway bound
12:38If he can just pull through this time
12:42If he can just...
12:43Beat the odds, again
12:45Like you said
12:46Mama Ross
12:49Pardon me, ma'am
12:58I see two lefties
13:00One of these, one Catholic
13:02Not exactly a smoking gun
13:05The phone was his
13:07Whose?
13:08The one who's got his arm around Ms. Ross
13:10You see that elbow scar tattooed over
13:12To look like baseball stitching
13:14That's from a Tommy John injury
13:16From a torn ulnar ligament
13:18I knew he was a pitcher
13:20For the Peros de Tijuana
13:24Sorry to interrupt
13:29I'm Detective Karadek
13:30Can we talk?
13:31It'll just take a minute
13:40Mmm, Damien
13:42Quite the talent
13:43He's next level, no question
13:44Good looking, too
13:46So, Roland
13:48How jealous of him were you?
13:50Jealous enough to push him off a roof?
13:52I told you
13:54I didn't push him
13:56But you fought with him
13:57That's when you dropped your phone, right?
13:58No
13:59Damien and I never fought
14:05Check his coccyx
14:07Sounds like you have a suggestion
14:08They gotta check his coccyx
14:10I know this looks really bad, but...
14:11We have reason to believe
14:12There's bruises and lacerations
14:13On the suspect's...
14:15Backside
14:19We could get a warrant
14:20And make you show us
14:21Or you could just tell us
14:23Make the right choice for us all
14:24Please
14:29You're right
14:31We were up there last night
14:33But Damien, he's like a brother to me
14:35We met at the shop
14:36When I told him I used to dance
14:37He offered to teach me
14:39He helped me get my life back together
14:41Then what happened on the roof?
14:44Someone else pushed him
14:46Roland, do you actually expect us to believe that?
14:48I don't know where the guy came from
14:50Okay?
14:51He must have been waiting there or something
14:52Because one minute we were dancing
14:53And then...
14:56He knocked me on my ass
14:58By the time I got up
14:59Damien was gone
15:00Him too
15:01So I ran
15:02And let me guess
15:03It was too dark for you to see his face
15:10Without a witness
15:11Who actually saw Roland's face
15:12Damien would barely have enough to hold him
15:14Daphne, what about eyes in the sky?
15:16Well, security cameras across the street
15:17Show Damien's car pull in at 1.42 a.m.
15:20Any cameras in the alley?
15:21No, got them everywhere else though
15:23But it's an old office building
15:24No occupants since last year
15:26Maybe squatters took up residence in the building
15:28And didn't like the noise
15:29When we fell upstairs
15:30We checked
15:31They got this place locked down tight
15:32No one going in or out in the last week
15:34So, either our third guy
15:35Teleported in and out
15:36Or he doesn't exist
15:38He might
15:43What'd you guys do with Damien's car?
15:45See, I'm not the only one
15:46Who likes a little color on the nails
15:48What have we got here?
15:49Mushroom mimosa?
15:50Biscotti body, but close
15:52Oh, boy
15:53Okay, I'm sorry
15:54I'm not the one who names nail polishes
15:56Morgan, you've got three very patient officers
15:57With you here in the impound garage
15:59And I can tell you that at least one of them
16:00Would like to know the reason why
16:02Well, the reason why is
16:04Plasma chameleon paint
16:06See, plasma chameleon paint
16:07Is known for its color-changing properties
16:10Because the pigment
16:11Makes the color change
16:12Depending on the angle and the lighting
16:14And that is why it is used
16:15Sometimes for nail polishes
16:17And sometimes for custom paint jobs
16:18For luxury cars
16:20Now, your lab found
16:22Well, our lab
16:23Our lab found traces of paint
16:25In the trunk of the car
16:26Which shouldn't surprise us
16:27Given that he does work
16:28In an auto body shop that paints cars
16:30But Damien loved this baby so much
16:31There's no way he wasn't vacuuming
16:32Every square inch of it over the weekends
16:33That is correct
16:35And since there's not a trace of that paint
16:37On the outside of the car
16:39And I highly doubt any of those men
16:40Hopped into the trunk
16:41And painted his nails
16:43Anybody?
16:45You think whoever pushed Damien off the roof
16:47Worked at the body shop
16:48And hid in the trunk of his car
16:50Yes, I do
16:53Roland was telling the truth
16:55There was a third man on the roof
16:57And that man hitched a ride
16:58To the scene of his own crime
17:00That would explain why we didn't see
17:01Anyone arriving on the scene
17:02The assailant got out of the car
17:03In the alley and then followed them up
17:05It's a good theory, Morgan
17:06The only problem is that
17:07This is an 81 Regal
17:08The trunk release safety feature
17:09Wasn't introduced until the mid-80s
17:10Which means if someone
17:11Did sneak in the trunk
17:12They wouldn't have been able
17:13To get themselves out
17:14I thought about that too
17:15But what if
17:17One of Damien's co-workers
17:19Decided to give him
17:21A little unwanted trunk job
17:23It sounded grosser than I wanted to
17:25Morgan, you are not helping
17:27Close me in
17:28I don't think that's a good idea
17:30That was aggressive
17:33This is getting weird
17:35Okay, here, give her a minute
17:36No, there's no more minutes for this
17:39Yep, found it
17:40Little rigged latch release thingy
17:42Turns out
17:43Trunk job it is
17:46Looks like you and Morgan
17:47Have to go see the Body Shop brothers
17:49Am I helping now?
18:03Detective Kerr, there
18:05Knox, right?
18:07Chased you through Echo Park
18:08A few years back
18:09What was it? Stolen property?
18:10Identity theft?
18:11Both
18:12What are you doing here, detective?
18:13Just doing my job
18:15You know, we have reason to believe
18:16That the person who tried to kill Damien
18:17Works here too
18:18Detective
18:20If you're insinuating
18:21What I think you're insinuating
18:23You don't appreciate that
18:25I'm not here to earn
18:26Your appreciation, Knox
18:27I'm here to find out
18:28Who tried to kill Damien
18:29Then go find him already
18:30I have an idea
18:32Uh, hear me out
18:33What if we did a trade?
18:35Brought yourself a
18:36Random hot blind man?
18:38What about random?
18:39She's a consultant
18:41Let me handle this, please
18:42What kind of trade?
18:44You guys tell us
18:45Where you were last night
18:46And we get Damien's car
18:47Back to the shop ASAP
18:49It's at Impound
18:50That takes months
18:51What if it doesn't have to?
18:55We're listening
18:57I bet
18:58Detective Keradec here
18:59Could call in a favor
19:01And get Damien's car back
19:02Faster than he ran you down, Knox
19:04Which
19:05Isn't really saying much, but
19:07Morgan, actually, I can't
19:08That way
19:09You guys will have time
19:10To fix up his car
19:11And get it all ready for him
19:12When he wakes up
19:13And comes home from the hospital
19:14I didn't know the guy
19:15But I'm getting the sense
19:16He would do the exact same thing
19:17For you
19:19Damn right he would
19:20Excuse me
19:22Give me two minutes
19:23With these guys
19:24For what?
19:25Two minutes
19:26And I will get their alibis
19:27Right here on the spot
19:28You promise?
19:29Can you go
19:30Just make a phone call
19:31See if you can get the car
19:32Otherwise we're not getting
19:33Anything out of them
19:34Two minutes
19:38Okay
19:39Getting the sense
19:40That some of you
19:41Are very angry
19:42About what happened
19:43To your friend
19:44Or numb
19:46Heartbroken
19:48All very reasonable
19:49Emotions to have right now
19:50But wouldn't you guys
19:51Feel a little bit better
19:52If you could help us
19:53Find the guy
19:54Who hurt your friend?
19:56You guys got to tell me
19:57Where you were last night
19:58Because if you don't
19:59Tell me right now
20:00The cops are just going
20:01To waste time
20:02Talking to other people
20:03Like you who did
20:04Absolutely nothing wrong
20:06Well um
20:09Yeah
20:11I guess I'll go first
20:14Okay
20:19First up is Dane
20:20Dane was on his fifth
20:22And hopefully final date
20:23With Lola last night
20:25The woman sounds
20:26Like a nightmare
20:27I hope he makes a good choice
20:28But he's young and stupid
20:29Then we got Big Bear Knox
20:30Knox was in Big Bear
20:32With his dad
20:33They have a family cabin
20:34They go there
20:35Pretty much weekly
20:36To vamp it up a bit
20:37Fun perk of the job
20:38I did get an open invite
20:39To visit
20:40Not a perk of the job
20:41Not for you
20:42Then we got Slappy
20:43Tall drink of water
20:44Handsome fella
20:45He's a tough nut to crack
20:46But I tell you what
20:47Morgan
20:48Is it safe to assume
20:49You have this kind of info
20:50On all these guys?
20:51Yeah
20:52That was the job
20:53Where were you?
20:54Um
20:55So Slappy
20:56Was on a date
20:57With his friend
20:58Morgan hold up
20:59I'm in the middle
21:00Of painting a picture
21:01I have to say
21:02And I'm sure
21:03It's as stunning
21:04As the Sistine Chapel
21:05But we really
21:06Don't have time for this
21:07Oh
21:08I'm sorry
21:09You don't have time
21:10To give these gentlemen
21:11The benefit of the doubt?
21:12Did you all hear that?
21:13Interesting
21:14Is that because
21:15They have a hard time
21:16With authority?
21:17Who doesn't?
21:18Lots of people
21:19Just download Daphne
21:20With the details
21:21I'll make a case file
21:22To share with a four person team
21:23That will track
21:24And trace the movements
21:25Of every suspect
21:26As part of our ACP
21:27ACP?
21:28Alibi confirmation protocol
21:29Come on
21:31Alright
21:32We got our work
21:33Cut out for us
21:35I wanna find out
21:36Which one of these
21:37Body shop bros
21:38Is our prime suspect
21:39By sunrise
21:40And since it turns out
21:41Roland was telling
21:42The truth
21:43About the third person
21:44All process is released
21:47Did you know that
21:48In 13th century Sweden
21:49Anyone could put
21:50A thief to death?
21:51Anyone
21:52Say I caught Ava
21:53Swiping my Rubik's cube
21:54I could chop
21:55Her head off
21:56And it would just be like
21:57Pull him
21:58Why is the head
21:59On the floor?
22:00Dunno
22:01I guess you must have
22:02Stolen something
22:03Ava did you take
22:04Elliot's Rubik's cube?
22:05Yeah mom
22:06I lust after that Rubik's cube
22:07When are we getting
22:08The car back?
22:09I'm tired of leaving
22:1045 minutes early
22:11To take the bus
22:12As soon as I can afford
22:13To get it out of the shop
22:14You've been saying that
22:15Forever
22:16I know I have Ava
22:17And every single time
22:18I have to say it again
22:19It kills me a little more
22:21Ava got an A
22:22On her art project
22:23You did?
22:24That's great
22:25Why don't you tell me
22:26Let me see it
22:28I think it shows
22:29Some real cubist influence
22:37Look
22:38It's whiskers
22:39Buddy
22:40That is really good
22:42It's okay
22:46Follow me
22:55What are you showing me?
22:57This
23:10What are they?
23:12They're murals
23:13Painted all over Los Angeles
23:15Aren't they great?
23:16Yeah
23:17They're pretty cool
23:18Your father painted those
23:23Awesome
23:24Thanks for showing me these
23:25Hey
23:26You've been upset
23:27That you didn't inherit
23:28My talents
23:29But look
23:30You got your dad's
23:31I got the talent
23:32Of the guy who walked out on us
23:33Cool
23:34He did not walk out
23:35On us Ava
23:36Okay?
23:37I know it in my bones
23:38He just didn't do it
23:39He loved us
23:41And now I've got the
23:42Full weight of the LAPD
23:43Looking into it
23:45We're gonna get to the truth
23:47How about they work
23:48On getting our car back
23:49Instead?
23:57No
24:20So what?
24:21Just because you can't sleep
24:23I don't get to either?
24:24Do you remember how Damien's mom
24:25Damien's mom said no one in the world
24:27would want to hurt her son.
24:28Mm-hmm, sometimes even moms get it wrong, Morgan.
24:31Maybe this time we did.
24:33Let's dance.
24:34What are we doing?
24:35Come on.
24:38OK.
24:40We thought the third man came up onto the roof to kill Damien.
24:43And now you don't?
24:44Well, maybe.
24:45But the best place for the killer
24:46to hide, where he wouldn't be seen by the dancers,
24:48is over here behind this structure.
24:51So when Damien is close to the edge,
24:52that is the killer's moment.
24:54He's got to move without hesitation.
24:55He bolts forward.
24:56He knocks over the tripod.
24:58The cell phone goes flying.
24:59All of which we already know, Morgan.
25:01So what are we missing?
25:02We forgot to look up.
25:05Are you familiar with the opposition effect?
25:08Remind me.
25:08The opposition effect is an astronomical phenomenon
25:11during the first and last quarter
25:13phases of the moon cycle.
25:14That is when the moon is at a 90 degree angle to the sun.
25:17And that's when it's at its brightest.
25:18And that happened last night?
25:20Not only that.
25:21Roland called 911 at 2.14 AM, right?
25:25So let's say he needed 10, 15 minutes
25:26to get down off the roof, get himself safe,
25:28pull himself together, and make a phone call.
25:30Which would have placed the time of impact shortly after 2.
25:33Which places the moon right there.
25:37So what do you think the killer saw?
25:39Roland and Damien were in full shadow.
25:41The moon was shining right into the killer's eyes.
25:44Moving fast under these conditions,
25:46he couldn't see who it was he was pushing.
25:49Damien's mom was right.
25:50No one wanted to kill her boy.
25:52Our assailant pushed the wrong guy.
25:54He meant to kill Roland.
25:56We released him from custody a few hours ago.
25:57If someone still wants him dead, they could try again.
26:00We've got to find Roland before the killer does.
26:02Yeah.
26:06Hey, mama.
26:06Hey, everybody's OK back there?
26:08We're good.
26:09I already put Chloe to bed.
26:12And our son's Mandarin's really coming along,
26:14though I guess I wouldn't know.
26:16Yeah, Ava's OK?
26:17She is still in her room.
26:20She came out for some ice cream and acknowledged me
26:22with a grunt, which is reassuring.
26:24Daphne's texting me Roland's number and home address.
26:26Ludo, I got to go.
26:26I'm going to be later than I thought.
26:27I'm so sorry.
26:28Yeah, is everything OK?
26:29Yeah, no, I'm fine.
26:30Don't worry about me, OK?
26:31Thank you so much.
26:32Morton?
26:33Yeah, she's gone.
26:39Yeah?
26:40Roland, it's Detective Karadek.
26:42Who?
26:43Can you turn the music down, please?
26:45Not my call, bro.
26:47He's not at home.
26:48It's Detective Karadek with the LAPD.
26:50Roland, where are you, buddy?
26:51We need you to get someplace safe.
26:53What?
26:54We believe you are in danger.
26:56Sorry, man.
26:57Can't hear you.
27:01This is Roland.
27:02Leave a message.
27:05I'll have Daphne see if she can locate him with a trace.
27:07I think he's at Gateway Towers.
27:09What?
27:10It's a warehouse that hosts parties.
27:11And you think he's there?
27:12Yeah, I heard the song changed from Flip Fantasia
27:14to Culture Beat, so I Googled 90s remix party.
27:16And the only one that came up for tonight
27:17was at Gateway Towers.
27:19It's a little crime-fighting tool called Google.
27:39Might be a good time to call for backup.
27:40They're on the way, but we don't have time to wait.
27:42OK, when Roland left the precinct,
27:44he was wearing a green hoodie, black and white
27:46Adidas Superstars, and a red Casio watch.
27:48Let's hope he didn't change.
27:52Hey!
27:53Hey, where's Roland?
27:55I don't know.
27:56Is he here?
27:57Hey, what's going on?
27:58They're looking for Roland.
27:59How many times can you arrest a guy in one day?
28:01We're trying to help the young man.
28:03Where is he?
28:04I don't know, man.
28:05He was here.
28:06I ain't seen him in a minute.
28:07Please help us find him.
28:12OK.
28:15I'm going this way.
28:23Excuse me.
28:26I feel like I'm on the bus.
28:32Roland!
28:34Hey, Roland!
28:36No, I'm John.
28:38Nice to meet you, John.
28:39Excuse me.
28:46Yo, yo, he's over here!
28:50Roland!
28:51Roland, come on, man.
28:52We got to get you out of here.
28:53You can do it.
29:15You can do it.
29:31You know, Morgan, what happened tonight is just part of the job.
29:35It's the worst part of the job.
29:36I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but it does not.
29:42We didn't get here fast enough.
29:44Not tonight, but next time, we will.
29:45And when we do, I know we're going to have you to thank for it.
29:48Because what you did on that roof tonight, that was something.
29:54I can't really take all the credit for it.
29:56I had an assist.
29:57Oh, yeah?
29:58Yeah, my daughter, Ava, her dad's a painter.
30:01He was a painter.
30:02I don't know if he still paints.
30:03I haven't seen him in a long time.
30:05But he used to tell me that light was the most important part of the job.
30:10Hey, guys.
30:11Found something you're going to want to see.
30:14If this is too much for you, I can just...
30:15No, I'm good.
30:16Let's find this guy.
30:22All those people and nobody noticed a man being shot?
30:24Too loud.
30:25Plus all the lights.
30:26The gunshot was just one more flash in the dark.
30:29But if we look closer...
30:33Looks like Roland knew his killer.
30:34And the killer knew everyone there would have a phone on, so he hid his face.
30:38And this is all we got?
30:39Yeah, for now.
30:41Any update on Damien?
30:43Last we called the hospital, he was still touch and go.
30:48You okay?
30:50Yeah.
30:51I'm just going to take a little walk.
31:03There's nobody in this world who would want to hurt my boy.
31:05On this line of work, Morgan, you have to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.
31:23Yes?
31:25Do you have this on surveillance?
31:27Yeah.
31:28Play it.
31:29Excuse me, what are you doing?
31:31Play the robbery.
31:32Okay.
31:33Oh, you take orders from her now.
31:35This is highly inappropriate.
31:40Hang on, hang on.
31:43Stop.
31:44Right there.
31:45You see those sparks after the muzzle flash?
31:47The color and the trajectory, that is a very old gun.
31:50Well, now you're a munitions expert.
31:52I'm not, but I took my kids to Pioneertown once,
31:55and the gunsmith went on and on about guns in the Wild West.
31:58What's going on?
31:59Come here.
32:00Look at these sparks.
32:01Okay, these sparks occur when there is copper or lead left in the barrel,
32:04usually a very old or poorly maintained gun,
32:06and they cause a flash like the one in this robbery and in the one that killed Roland.
32:11So, great.
32:12Our robber is at the OK Corral.
32:14So, you're saying you think that his robber and our killer are the same guy?
32:17I'm saying same gun.
32:18What do you think?
32:20I think you should give her some time with your board.
32:22What do you think?
32:23I think you should give her some time with your board.
32:26I think you should give her some time with your board.
32:28Are you serious?
32:29My board?
32:35Coming through. Thanks.
32:36See you guys.
32:41Eyes up.
32:43Let's go.
32:54Lieutenant Mellon has terrible handwriting.
32:56Oh, the worst.
32:57Now, you really think his robber is our killer?
33:01I don't know, but I know we got to figure it out.
33:03Okay, so where do we start?
33:05We start with why.
33:07Why would this guy want to murder Roland?
33:13Why would this guy want to murder Roland?
33:24You believe this?
33:26The cleaning lady is rearranging my boards.
33:28You see a cleaning lady.
33:30I see more.
33:34Okay, Sparkles, that's enough.
33:36Morgan, what do you got?
33:39I noticed something.
33:41We've got five robberies, right?
33:42The first three are here, here, and here.
33:45And at each site, an eyewitness saw the robber get into a different getaway car.
33:50A red Camaro.
33:52A blue Mini.
33:53An orange Corvette.
33:55She can read my entire case board back to me?
33:57Now, at the fourth and fifth site, there was no report of a getaway car at all.
34:01So it's possible the driver could have parked farther away?
34:03Or something happened to the car?
34:04Or practice makes perfect. They got faster and no one saw them go.
34:08What do you think?
34:09I think the robber lost his getaway car.
34:12More importantly, I think he lost his driver.
34:16Now see what these last two jewelry stores have in common?
34:20Okay, I'll give you a clue.
34:24Oh, now she's drawing on my map.
34:29Oh.
34:30Really?
34:32Does no one take public transit?
34:34Okay, well, guess who does?
34:35This guy. So let me walk you through this.
34:37This is the red line.
34:39Right here are two stops along the red line.
34:42These are two jewelry stores that are within one block of those two stops.
34:47You think the robber was on foot?
34:49Yes, I do.
34:50And I think the missing getaway driver, someone who had access to multiple cars,
34:56was Roland.
34:57Think about it.
34:58He worked at the shop.
34:59Any of the cars that stayed there overnight, he would have had access to.
35:03And the robber started hitting stores on foot a month ago.
35:05That's right. I was around the same time that Damien helped Roland escape a life of crime
35:08and they started posting their dancing videos together.
35:10That's right. So Roland tells the robber, I'm out.
35:12But the robber can't trust that Roland won't out him.
35:15He knows that Damien and Roland are dancing on rooftops all over L.A.
35:20He decides to rig Damien's trunk to push Roland off the roof.
35:23But he pushes the wrong guy.
35:25Now he's got to find Roland at the club.
35:27And to make sure he does it right this time,
35:30he brings his gun.
35:31This is great police work, Morgan, but do you know who this guy is?
35:36No. I don't.
35:38But I do have an idea about how we can find him.
35:44All units 6837, we have a 187, respond code 3.
35:49Repeat, all units 6837, we have a 187, respond code 3.
35:55Hands in the air, nobody move!
35:56LAPD! Put your hands on the trees!
35:58LAPD!
35:59LAPD!
36:00Put the gun on the ground. Slowly.
36:03Lay down on the floor.
36:05Belly on the floor. Now. Down.
36:09Hands behind your back.
36:20Let's go.
36:21Let's go.
36:27He looks confused. Are you confused, Griff?
36:29Lawyer.
36:30You don't want to talk. I get it. You don't have to.
36:33But I bet you're wondering how we knew you'd be here.
36:37Can I tell him?
36:38Tell him.
36:39See, I think you really were upset about what happened to Damien.
36:43The red eyes, the tears, those were real.
36:45Because you didn't mean to hurt him.
36:47But you see, mixed in with that sadness, I saw something else.
36:50Guilt.
36:51Oh, side note, contrition?
36:53Gonna be helpful for you when you're talking to the parole board after you're convicted of murdering Roland.
36:57So, how did we manage to show up and spoil your party?
37:01Well, joke's on you, it's our party, bud, and we invited you.
37:05Because we noticed that every time you would rob a jewelry store,
37:09it would happen right after a code 3 went out on the police scanner.
37:13You figured the fewer units available, the likelier chance you'd have to be able to get away.
37:17But luckily for the residents of Los Angeles, there's no actual code 3 happening tonight.
37:23Just a 211.
37:25Yours.
37:27Let's go.
37:38Heard a little rumor.
37:39Somebody just closed their first official case with the LAPD.
37:42So I did help.
37:43You had your moments.
37:44Which is why Soto asked me to give you this.
37:48First official paycheck.
37:49Lands early.
37:52No way.
37:58Oh.
38:01Wow.
38:03Karatek.
38:07Yeah.
38:08Got it.
38:10That was the hospital.
38:14Damien's awake.
38:20Please, come on in.
38:22Hi.
38:23There's somebody I want you to meet.
38:27These are the people I told you were trying to figure out what happened.
38:34Damien moved his toes today.
38:36No way.
38:38The doctors believe with some work, he'll be dancing in no time.
38:42That's right.
38:43You know, because of you, I was able to find out this guy's never seen a tap show.
38:47What, you got something against a good time?
38:49No, no. I have a good time.
38:52And one day I'll get you some tickets.
38:55Both of you.
38:56Least I could do.
39:00I heard about Roland and Griff.
39:07It's over now, though. Don't worry.
39:11Nah.
39:13I'm just getting started.
39:17Now, what the hell are y'all still doing here?
39:20Get your ass back to the shop and fix my car.
39:23Now.
39:24Oh, gosh.
39:25That's what I said.
39:26For the record.
39:28Yeah, I need some wheels.
39:33You know, it's not too bad for your first case, Guillory.
39:37I'm just glad I was able to help.
39:39If you thought about quitting while you're ahead, you know, go out on top.
39:42Oh, you do not want me to quit. You're having way too much fun.
39:44Oh, I am, huh?
39:45Yep.
39:46Like driving you all over town.
39:48No, no. That does have to stop.
40:09Go away!
40:12Go away!
40:38I'm so sorry to just pop by, Morgan.
40:41You're firing me in the comfort of my own home.
40:44That's a classy move. I respect that.
40:47You want to come in?
40:48No, no. That's okay. I have some news.
40:50You're on my way home. I thought you'd want to hear it.
40:54What is it?
40:55I followed up on Roman's car.
40:57Turns out it ended up in police impound three days after he disappeared.
41:02It was abandoned in a Costco parking lot a couple of miles from where you both lived.
41:06And the short inventory of items discovered in the car was a box of diapers.
41:12Which, of course, begs the question,
41:15if Roman really wanted to abandon your family, why would he stop and buy diapers first?
41:24You believe me?
41:28We're going to find out what happened to Roman.
41:31I promise.
41:36You're welcome.
42:06So faster.
42:08Ha!