The Shield S2E6 - English Transcript

Detective Mackey. Hey, weren't you supposed to meet me here to suck my ***? I hope you all made it. I wanted to speak to you one last time. You better talk to your brother before you start making death threats. I've already taken care of my brother. And now you've been green-lit. Department of Corrections just sent this over. When were you planning on telling me about Armadillo's death threat? Relax. Cops get green-lit all the time. It's just talk. Nothing ever happens. Armadillo had his own brother killed. If there's one guy who'd be the exception, it's him. Look at the bright side. This tape serves up Armadillo for accessory to ***... ...and conspiracy to kill a police officer. All we gotta do is find him. - Before he finds you. - Not a problem. About the minority on the Strike Team, Vic... ...I got a candidate I want you to meet. - Sure. Send him by anytime. And, Vic... ...make sure you and your guys watch your backs. Yeah. Why does Aceveda wanna bring on another guy? They need color on the team so the brass can feel better... ...about underpaying their Mexican gardeners. Taking on a new guy, this means one of us gets booted? No. It means we go from four to five. Have a seat. I... I'm sorry about this Armadillo heat. It's my ***. It should be on me. I never meant to get you guys on a hit list. - Hey, we're a team, right? - Yeah. Right. Right. So Armadillo is saying you're green-lit. Is that, like, "you" in a plural sense or "you" in a singular sense? No, it's just that I was on the porch the whole time. I mean, he didn't even really see me. Don't worry about it. We'll find him before he gets to any of us. What about this new member? Someone who doesn't understand how we do things... ...they could throw a wrench into how we do things. I'm not bringing anyone on unless they understand. How are the wedding plans coming along? Good. Look, I'm not gonna say anything to Vanessa... ...you know, about things. It's not my place. Thank you. It's just that if she hears from somebody else, though... ...or if you slip, she's gonna be hurt really bad. I'm not going to slip. It's us. Washbourne Terrace. What's the call? Nine-one-one hang-up. Some 3-year-old probably just learned how to use the speed dial. - What's up? - Put guys on my wife and kids, 2 4l7. - You think she's seeing someone. - It's not about that. But if she is seeing someone, you wanna know about it, right? Look, I've been putting a dent in this Mexican ***'s drug trade. He made a threat. I gotta make sure he stays away from my wife and kids. I'll put my best guys on it. And one more thing, Corrine can't know you're watching. - You're invisible, you got it? - Got it. Julien. One-Tango-1 3, requesting backup. - We have a forced entry. - Roger that, one-Tango- 1 3. Oh, Jesus. One-Tango-1 3, we have a 1 8 7. Requesting additional backup and an RA. Roger, one-Tango- 1 3. Sending additional units and an RA. It's a battered woman's shelter. Clear the other side. It's okay, come here. It's okay. It's okay. - Come on, let me see it! - Hey! Cassidy! - You got everything you need? - Yeah. Stop it! Let me see it. - I like that open. - Stop it! - Cassidy. - Matthew, let me see it now! - Still locking up at night? - Of course. - Cassidy, stop. - Okay. I'm putting a new alarm system in the house. - Why now? - Because with me not here... ...it's the only way you and the kids are gonna feel safe. Yeah. Where is it? Private shelter for battered women. They decide to leave their abuser... ...they call a 1 -800 number, get picked up and brought here. Location's never given out. Looks like the wrong person found it. As far as I'm concerned, there's only six suspects. - A boyfriend or a husband. - Yeah. No IDs anywhere in the house. These places usually issue aliases, collect the women's wallets. - Looks like he found them. - He spent time in the house after. Cut the power. Snatched the closed-circuit videotape. This is more premeditated than blackout rage. Any of the kids talk? Child psychologists will let us know when they're ready. - You can't go in. - I'm Emma Prince... ...director of this shelter. - Get back. - Can I help? - I live here. I run this shelter. - Danny! - I'm sorry. I have to get inside. It's pretty bad. I left for a few hours to pick up some clothing donations. They're all dead? - What about the children? - They're okay. We're gonna need some help identifying the women. We couldn't find their IDs. - I only know their aliases. - Who would know their real names? Miss Henry. She... - She keeps that info in her computer. - And where is she? She was in there when I left. - We're gonna need that information. - Her computer is password-protected. - Who else would know it? - Our assistant, Julie. She was also... All seven of them? - We only found six bodies. - Six? There should be seven. We take a picture when they arrive to document the abuse. - And she arrived? - Today. A ***. Said her *** had beaten her. We usually don't take them in... ...but she said if she went out on the street, he'd kill her. You were right to help her then. I got two women coming in tomorrow. I can't send them back to their abusers. - Where am I supposed to take them? - Maybe the city has room for them. If the city had room, I wouldn't have had to start my own shelter. Hold on. - Yeah, that's her. - Hey, Walt, this is our missing woman. - Get her face and name out. - You got it. Well, it's password-protected. I know. That's why I called you. You're the computer guy, right? Yeah, Police Information Systems, PIS. ***? We don't call it that. I don't have any suspects until I get the real names. Can you get them out? I'm not cleared to work on nondepartmental computers. It's an emergency. - Danny? - Yes? Yassirah Al-Thani just filed another complaint against you. She claims you made a threatening phone call to her. - I didn't threaten her. - So you did call her then. Why? I just told her I knew what she was doing and to stop. Just please tell me you did not call her from your house. There will be a record of it then. What were you thinking? That *** destroyed my car. She called saying that my mom died. - We can't prove any of that. - Oh, please. Jesus! She is trying to ruin my life. We just ducked a major lawsuit... ...and you have just given her a valid claim for abuse and harassment. You're gonna make a formal apology. - How's it coming? - It's complicated. - What's going on? - Our *** guy's incontinent. - Mind if I take a look? - No. Emma ID'd our missing woman. Dorea Pinchuk. Five priors for solicitation. - She's either a witness or a victim. - Or an accomplice. - Emma says her *** beat her. - That's our guy. I'll find out who he is. No, I'll find him. If this guy is behind the shelter slaughter... ...he won't go down easy. - Thanks. We'll run down other leads. How you doing with ID'ing the victims? - Your boy know what he's doing? - Better than this ***-poor pud. Her name is Dorea Pinchuk. She's a pro. We think she was kidnapped from the shelter this morning. - Might still be alive. - Don't recognize her. - Who decorated her face? - Her ***. I want him. You find out who he is. Ask around, see if anyone spotted her. Okay. Vic, this is kind of a big thing, isn't it? High profile, a lot of press, a lot of work. Help me find her. I'll make sure that it counts as two of your CI tips. Yeah. I was thinking more like a bonus. I'm... ...trying to get a decent place to live, maybe show I can take care of Brian. Find the ***. I'll see about your bonus. - She didn't firewall her back door. - Most people don't. I can route around her password by changing the operations post... ...back to default. - I tried that. There. What do you wanna know? Fantastic. I need the real names of those women and kids. Along with a formal apology from this department... ...Officer Sofer would like to address your client personally. Mrs. Al-Thani, I apologize... ...for the phone call in which I accused you of harassment. I had no proof to support such a claim... ...and I am very sorry if it caused you any undue stress. That's all good and well... ...but we are still filing a temporary restraining order against Officer Sofer. - On what grounds? - For what? Mrs. Al-Thani fears for her safety. You didn't shoot and kill my husband? You'll be receiving our paperwork by the end of the day. - Stay put! - What's this about? - About her! You know where she is? - Dorea? I wish I knew. Get up. - You think I'm screwing around, man? - Whoa, whoa, whoa, man! I haven't seen that *** in a week, okay? - Who did that to her face? - Her ***. Oh, yeah, that's right. That's you. Man, I never put my hand on any of my employees. That's old-school ***. They can't go down if their lips are busted up. Call me if you hear from Dorea, and I don't haul the rest of your stable in. They can't go down if they're locked up. No, they can't. ***'s a dead end. You guys got anything? Shelter records say three of our victims checked in with five children. - Hold on. We only found four. - I know. We're a kid short. - There's a 7-year-old boy missing. - Missing ***'s son? Nope. His dad's the one guy we can't locate. His mom's one of our bodies. We got a suspect. If it is him, he left his 2-year-old daughter behind, though. - A 2-year-old's harder to travel with. - Maybe he just doesn't like women. I'll call back. Who's our Father of the Year, and why would he take a *** with him? Name's Mike Holden. He's a firefighter. He's got a thing for hookers. Three priors for solicitation. Any connection to Dorea? Yeah, she lied. Her *** never beat her. He hasn't seen her in a week. How much you wanna bet we find her sliding down our fireman's pole? Whoa, yeah! All right, okay, settle down. Brass finally get wise? The new chief wants every captain in blues on the street once a month. - A keeping-it-real thing. - Yeah. Keeping it real funny. I'd let you try out for the Strike Team, but, you know, it's very competitive. - Ready? - Sure. Let's roll. It was black, and it was yellow. Brand-new with a black seat. - A Streetjammer. - One of those new, sleek things... ...with the 1 8 speeds. - Eighteen speeds, got it. - Where was it stolen from? - Our yard. - Was it locked? - Yes, but I told him not to leave it out. Three hundred dollars, and I just bought it two days ago. We'll try to get it back. Emma, hi. - These are the women I mentioned. - Hello. I couldn't believe your message. You have a place I can use temporarily? The city has a few apartments, houses they use... ...to stash witnesses during trials. I fudged the paperwork, got it signed out for a few days. - This isn't gonna get you into trouble? - It's as white as a lie gets. - I just hope it helps. - You don't know how much. Here's the address, keys. - Call me if you need anything. - Thank you. Sure. Emma, you're doing a good thing for these women. Well... ...someone did it for me once. You get my wedding invitation? - Yeah. Moving pretty fast. - Yeah. Vanessa and I are excited. How long you been married? Eight years this June. Anything I should know going in? Secrets. Don't have any. Tell her everything because the one thing... ...you think she can't possibly know about... ...that's the one thing that'll come back to haunt you. Good to know. Hey, that stolen bike, black and yellow Streetjammer, right? Yeah. - Is that your bike? - Yeah. - It's kind of small for you, isn't it? - It rides, don't it? We got a report of a stolen bike. - Brand-new, looks just like this one. - I didn't steal it. You may be young, but I will arrest you. Give me the bike. - But l... - Want me to take you in, book you? No. Run home. Go on. Don't let me catch you out here again. Two hours on the street, already cracked a case. Well, you know... ...once you got it, you never lose it. Have *** daddy get these to his girls. Five grand? That's like 1 00 hand-job reward. That guy was the *** you were looking for. That was good, right? Yeah, that was good. I'm working on that bonus for you. In the meantime, I got something else. We think this is our shooter. Judging from his rap sheet, he's a regular john. Hand them out to the girls, see if anybody knows him. Five thousand? That's how much my bonus will be? No. That goes to whoever gives us direct information... ...that leads to the arrest of the guy or the safe return of the kid. - Just get them out on the street. - Yeah, okay. Wanna tell me why I'm here? - You know Mike Holden? - Yeah. He's a friend. You're more than just friends. Weren't you best men... ...at each other's weddings? - Yeah. Bailed him out of trouble a few times. Arrests for soliciting prostitutes. A drunk and disorderly. - Charges dropped on a technicality. - Officers make mistakes. And sometimes cops help out their friends. - Anything wrong with that? - Maybe not at Western... ...but here is a different story. - That's not what I hear. Six women were murdered last night... ...at a place where their husbands shouldn't have been able to find them. That's Mike's wife, Julie. What? - What happened? - Don't tell us you didn't hear. Someone broke into a woman's shelter and killed them. We think Mike did it. - No way. - There were five children. - Only Mike's son was taken. - Mike wouldn't do that. - Mike loved Julie. He wouldn't kill her. - He's violent enough to beat her... ...isn't he? - She knew how to push his buttons. But it was never as black-and-white as she made it out to be. Why am I here? I think you got the address of the shelter. It's secret to the public, but a cop could get it. You told him where she was, he sent his *** girlfriend to make sure... ...then he killed those women... ...and disappeared with the *** and his kid. Any idea where your best man is now, Lou? If I knew... ...that would make me an accomplice after the fact. No, we just wanna find Mike. - I need 20 minutes to think. - We don't have 20 minutes. Then I can't say anything. Yo, Tecks got a hit. I talked to one of my girls. Seems your fireman had a thing for Dorea. Started seeing her regularly, then off the books. Started playing Jack and Jill on my *** dime. - Anyone seen them? - No. The *** won't return my pages. Screw. You hear something, you call us. I can't believe it. Sometimes we're good. Sometimes we're lucky. - Sometimes we're both. - Hey, this is not mine. - What? - This is not my bike. I scratched my initials under the seat. See? J.D. It's not there. - You didn't tell us that. - Well, can I keep it anyways? I'm afraid not. Sorry. I just stole a kid's bike. - Time's up. - Hope you used it as wisely as we did. Your bank says you withdrew $400 today. While you were on duty. You mind if we look in your wallet? Where's the cash? You got a call on your cell from a pay phone... ...1 0 minutes before you made this withdrawal. That money was for Mike, wasn't it? You saw him after these murders. - Look, I can't lose my job. - This isn't about your job. - Yes, it is! - It's about a child's life! You know how many of these things end in ***-suicide? Look, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you something... ...make me lose my job at 32. - I'm not even sniffing a pension yet. - You knew Mike, Jr. You've been to his birthday parties. Believe me, I want this thing to end well, I do. But I got my own kid to worry about. He's not gonna talk. Talking helps us more than him. He's not gonna break... ...unless we give him a reason to. - Fact that he's a cop helps us. He may not like unemployment, but he'll like prison less. Could take us all day to make a deal with him. Let's throw him a lifeline. Give him a free pass for the information. Just because he's a cop doesn't mean he gets a free pass. Not from me. - Dutch is right. - I'm not talking to you. - I'm talking about saving a kid. - Don't act like I'm not. - I vote he gets a pass. - Who says your vote counts? I've been chasing leads all over this city. - You better believe my vote counts. - This isn't your call. It's ours. I think he's right. How old did you say your daughter was, Lou? - Three. - I got two little girls of my own. - Family's good. - And expensive. - No kidding. - Yeah. Well, see l... I understand what your problem is, Lou. You gotta keep your job. Gotta keep providing for them. I'm in a real tough spot here. Yeah. Except Mike's still out there. We think he has the kid. We don't think he's in the best frame of mind. Think I don't realize that? I don't know what to do here. I mean, I'm... I'm in an impossible position. I think there's a way we can both get what we need. How? You a smoker, Lou? - Bet you're jonesing for a smoke now? - Yeah. How's about you and me head down to the motor pool, grab that smoke... ...you make an anonymous phone call, tell me where Mike might've gone. I don't know. It's too risky. You find him, you can make me an accomplice after the fact. - No way. - Come on. You know I wanna help. I just can't. You son of a ***. For the record, I have no useful information. You know he's got the kid. All you can think about is saving your own ***? What you doing? Oh, look. It's the po-po who stole my bike. There seems to have been a misunderstanding. - I told you I didn't steal it. - You did. - And you didn't believe me. - Well, we had a report. - Description matched. - Description? - My parents say that's racial profiling. - No, that's not what happened here. They said if I ever get profiled, be polite, respect the officer... ...but get a badge number. - Here's your bike back. - Is that a eight or a three? I'm sorry about the mix-up, all right? It's his first day on the job. He's still learning. What if we just forget about it... ...l'll make sure it doesn't happen again. And I'll owe you one. All right. But better not happen again. - Thanks. - Better not happen again. I heard Aceveda's putting a new member on your team. No, he's jamming affirmative action down our throats. Got you looking at any women? Yeah, we're bringing in Batgirl and Charlie's Angels. I see. Because someone like me could never run with the real cops, right? No. Oh, I mean, you know, we're gonna look at all viable candidates. - ***. - What? Oh, come on. I didn't know you were being serious. Three years on Vice, a year on Narcotics. Any Gang time? Just what I saw in Vice. A little undercover when I first got my shield. - I'm a fast learner though. - We're a tight team. - Trust and brotherhood keep us alive. - Well, I'm looking to be part of a team. Yeah, I see that. A decorated Marine. You see any action? Short tour in Bosnia. Marines saved my ***. I used to be a hell-raiser. Needed the discipline. - You know how to follow the rules. - Yes, sir. And I'm a guy who likes busting people who break them. Good. - I see you got a wife and kid. - Yeah, my boy'll be 4 next month. You're a brave guy. It must've been a tough decision to join my crew now. Especially with people you love at home. Yeah. - What do you mean? - Didn't Aceveda tell you? We pissed off a serious Mexican player. The team's been green-lit. - Green-lit? - Yeah. Hits out on all of us. What did you say to Villanueva? He withdrew his application. - That's too bad. He had promise. - You scared him off. - Better in here than out on the street. - The field is only gonna get thinner. The choices don't get much better than Robbie. Maybe the next guy. Don't think these stall tactics are gonna work. We're gonna hire a minority, and we're gonna do it soon. Yes, officer. Carla here says that fireman picked her up with another girl... ...a couple times lately. Weekends. - Threesome? To baby-sit. She'd watch his kid while he banged the other one. - Sometimes the other way around. - Jesus. Why isn't she telling me this? She... She just don't trust cops. Or maybe you just forgot to tell her about the reward. Whatever. He come around lately? - Couple of weeks ago. - Okay. Well, he's got the kid back. You tell her to call me if he comes around looking to play nasty nanny. - Don't worry, I'll call. - Connie. Thanks for your help. - We know if our ***'s got a car? - None that's registered. That means he's driving his own. Or he stole one. Get me a list of every car stolen within a five-mile radius of the shelter. Yes, ma'am. Maybe you should go in and try your way. If Lou knows we've got nothing on him, what am I gonna use for leverage? Yeah, I don't know. Well, I'll try. It's a waste of time now. You guys been on the street seven hours, haven't made a single collar. - We're working a robbery. - How's that going? - It's progressing. - From the doughnut shop... ...to the sports bar, to the strip club... - Absolutely not. - Cute. - Captain does not like excuses. - He just likes results. - He just likes results. You wanna get the paperwork on this bicycle thing or should I? I'll do it tomorrow. We need to complete our reports the same day. I'll let myself slide. - Yeah? - The guys are putting in the alarm. - Oh, good. - Yeah, Vic, this isn't some simple... ... little keypad by the door. They are wiring the windows, putting in timed lights outside... ... setting up motion detectors. - Is there something I need to know? - You have nothing to worry about. It just seems a bit much. It seems a little complicated at first, but you'll get used to it. - Okay. - Okay. Followed Corrine all day. No problems. - Same with the kids. - Good. - They're beautiful children. - Yeah. Thanks. This protection, I can cut you a deal, but it's still gonna cost a bundle. I know. Hell, I'd welcome the windfall, but paying to watch your kids at recess? Let me stick a couple of guys on the house at night. That, plus the alarm. I don't wanna take any chances. You stay on them. Sure. Okay, Vic. Good news is, you're right. She's not seeing anyone. At least not yet. You're a lucky man. I'd leave the house to get milk... ...my ex would be balling some other guy before I got to the 7-Eleven. - I gotta take this. - Yeah, sure. I'll talk to you later. - Yeah? - Hey, it's me. - Hey, Connie. Where are you? - I'm in an apartment. I'm with the kid. - What are you doing? - I was with Carla when that Dorea... ...came looking for a babysitter. Figured it was for him. - Where are you? - 1 530 Las Prisa, number 2 4. Right next to the 1 0 1 on-ramp. - This will get me the 5 grand, right? - Get the kid and get out right now. I can't. I'm in the bedroom. - I gotta pass them to get to the door. - Is there a window or... ... a fire escape? - Who you talking to? - Connie! Setting up my next date. Well, you're still mine for another 20 minutes. Come join us. - Shouldn't someone stay with him? - No, he sleeps through anything. Okay. Okay, let's set up a containment. Ronnie, you take the rear. Lem, you take starboard. You take port. - Where you going? - Through the front door... ...soon as the department snipers get here. Oh, ***. - We're supposed to be noncode. - Nobody told the ambulances. Damn! - You called the cops. - No. I swear. - Don't you do it! Put the gun down! - Call them off! Not until you take that gun away from her. Otherwise you may as well put the bullet into your own head! - I want them gone! - Okay. Back off! Everybody back off! Mike, I'm coming in to talk. - I don't need to talk. - Two hostages are better than one. Gun stays outside! Throw down piece two. Come on, you think I don't know cops? Okay. Dorea, get the door. Come on. Now shut the door. Lock it. Lock it! Shut the blinds. *** snipers, right? Shut the blinds. You okay? You need a plan. I'm the man that can make it happen. Cut the Negotiator 1 01 crap. You'll do what I say, or I'll kill you both. Fine. Take me. Let the girl and the kid go. I already have what I want. Call your buddies. Tell them you're in here if they're gonna use gas. - It's not gonna matter that I'm in here. - Yes, it will. They won't do the risky stuff with one of their own. Do it. - Okay. - Do it! Okay. - What's going on? - Mackey's inside. So... ...why don't you let him go? Your kid. He's been through enough. I didn't go through all this just to lose him again. - He's your son, not property. - You don't know a thing about it. Hell I don't. I got a boy. Had a boy. My wife has him now. She left me. Made me leave. And then she took my son and my little girls. - Yeah, they always take everything. - Everything except advice. That's why I like ***. You know what you're buying. - We never had a problem, did we? - No, baby. It's not even like I feel alone. I just feel abandoned. - Pissed off? - Yeah. Hell, yeah, pissed off. I tried with Julie. I didn't want... I didn't... It's okay. I've had the same thoughts go through my mind that you've had. Now you're not the only guy who's been used. Most of all, I just miss my kids. I can feel myself becoming a stranger to them, you know? - You're so full of ***. - No. You're gonna sit there and pretend to understand what I'm going through? - No, I'm telling you the truth. - I'm gonna believe your *** story? It's gonna make me associate with you? - Calm down. - I'm gonna give you this gun? - Calm down. - You think I'm an idiot... ...that you don't have to take seriously? This is how serious I am. - Oh, ***! - Don't move! - Don't move! Don't move! - No! Don't move! - She's dying. - You're gonna be too if you move. - You didn't need to do that. - Shut up. Jesus, what the hell is the matter with you? - Shut up! - You stupid piece of ***! - Dad, what's wrong? - Oh, Mikey, it's all right. Just stay in there, okay? Shut up now. - Dad? - Shut up. I can't think when you talk. - Dad? - It's okay. It's okay. Just go inside. Get your team! Oh, Christ. Oh, Vic, I'm... - Officer Sofer? - Yeah? Detectives Branning and Simpkins, IAD. Yes? We need to search your vehicle. - Why? - We got an anonymous call. Someone claims you're dealing marijuana out of your car. Okay, look. I was involved in an on-duty shooting last month... ...and that guy's wife has it out for me. This is another *** prank of hers. Either way, new regulations say we have to investigate every complaint. No matter how bogus. Where's your car? Got something. Wait a minute. That's not mine. I told you, this Arab woman, she wants my job. She vandalized my car. She must have put the pot in it at the same time. We'll look into that. But we're also gonna have some questions. What sort of questions? Just dust the bag for fingerprints. - You're not gonna find mine on it. - Let's talk inside. Please. What do you think I am? Some big-time drug dealer? I just happen to keep my pot, all four ounces of it, in an unlocked car... ...in the middle of a police station? It's a set-up. Mike's been shot. - He's dead. - Oh, Jesus. He also managed to take another woman's life before he died. Eight people dead. But you saved your job. Listen, I never wanted any of this to happen. Good for you. Now get the hell out of my sight. Okay. Your system's running fine. Well, it should. They told me it cost $2000. I got a deal from a guy I know. Sort of a barter thing. What's wrong? - What? - Did something happen? It's just work. Just make sure you turn it on when I leave. - I will. Are you sure you're all right? - Yeah. I'll see you and the kids tomorrow for dinner, huh? Okay. Here you go. - They found it, Mama. - Whoa, put this on, little man. State law. Okay. - Go, go, go. Thank you. - We're here to serve. Three hundred dollars for a bike? Lucky this uniform thing is only once a month. Any more crying kids, I'd be broke. Thought I'd stop by and check out the new digs. Nice. What's this? Donation. Thank you. Things we do to each other. Maybe someday I'll understand. I doubt it. Thanks for the food.