1 00:00:08,834 --> 00:00:10,140 DANTE: This equalizing you're doing, 2 00:00:10,184 --> 00:00:11,620 if you don't stop, I have to come after you. 3 00:00:11,663 --> 00:00:14,666 I'd be disappointed if you didn't. 4 00:00:14,710 --> 00:00:16,581 Previously on The Equalizer... 5 00:00:16,625 --> 00:00:19,323 -You like me? -How can I like you when I hardly know you? 6 00:00:19,367 --> 00:00:21,238 DANTE: I'm not too keen on private citizens 7 00:00:21,282 --> 00:00:23,066 opening their own branch of law enforcement. 8 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:25,286 How's your aim these days?[gunshot] 9 00:00:25,329 --> 00:00:27,288 HARRY: You're gonna set a trade with the guy who's hunting you? 10 00:00:27,331 --> 00:00:29,159 Who's to say he doesn't draw you in, 11 00:00:29,203 --> 00:00:31,379 and then arrest you when your guard is down? 12 00:00:31,422 --> 00:00:32,423 Why would I do that? 13 00:00:32,467 --> 00:00:33,642 District Attorney Grafton. 14 00:00:33,685 --> 00:00:35,687 I still wonder how you managed 15 00:00:35,731 --> 00:00:37,559 to unravel a decade-old conspiracy 16 00:00:37,602 --> 00:00:39,387 single-handedly. 17 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:40,562 Guess I owe you one. 18 00:00:44,348 --> 00:00:46,655 So, then, at least the files have to... Uh, Madam D.A. 19 00:00:46,698 --> 00:00:48,787 The answer's "no comment," Harv. 20 00:00:48,831 --> 00:00:50,311 I haven't even asked my question yet. 21 00:00:50,354 --> 00:00:52,095 Well, see? I saved us both some time. 22 00:00:52,139 --> 00:00:53,444 Now, if it's about the Mendoza case, 23 00:00:53,488 --> 00:00:55,403 the press will get a statement tomorrow. 24 00:00:55,446 --> 00:00:56,969 Not here about Mendoza. 25 00:00:57,013 --> 00:00:57,970 Just wondering if you had anything 26 00:00:58,014 --> 00:00:59,320 to say about the rumors. 27 00:01:00,147 --> 00:01:01,322 Which rumors? 28 00:01:01,365 --> 00:01:03,193 About the vigilante helping people. 29 00:01:03,237 --> 00:01:04,977 Doing what the cops can't. 30 00:01:05,021 --> 00:01:07,110 WOMAN: Not only is it true 31 00:01:07,154 --> 00:01:09,852 but whispers are growing louder. NYPD has a file on her. 32 00:01:09,895 --> 00:01:11,332 Still no ID. 33 00:01:16,119 --> 00:01:17,642 If word of this goes wide... 34 00:01:17,686 --> 00:01:19,992 It'll undermine public confidence in our police. 35 00:01:20,036 --> 00:01:21,211 Not to mention your image. 36 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:24,127 It'll be an issue for your reelection. 37 00:01:24,171 --> 00:01:26,216 My mother said, 38 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:29,306 "Every problem holds the key to its own solution." 39 00:01:29,350 --> 00:01:31,352 I don't follow. 40 00:01:32,744 --> 00:01:35,486 What better way to demonstrate the firm hand of law and order 41 00:01:35,530 --> 00:01:38,315 than bringing a vigilante to justice? 42 00:01:38,359 --> 00:01:39,360 Get me 43 00:01:39,403 --> 00:01:42,014 everything the NYPD has on her. 44 00:01:43,755 --> 00:01:46,193 [Delilah and Vi laughing] 45 00:01:46,236 --> 00:01:48,412 Aunt Vi! 46 00:01:48,456 --> 00:01:50,719 Not sure what's going on here, but it looks like trouble. 47 00:01:50,762 --> 00:01:53,765 Oh, it's good trouble. I decided to try one of these 48 00:01:53,809 --> 00:01:55,289 online dating sites. 49 00:01:55,332 --> 00:01:57,160 -DELILAH: -I'm helping her with her profile. Okay, 50 00:01:57,204 --> 00:01:59,815 how's this? "Artistic, free-spirited woman 51 00:01:59,858 --> 00:02:03,514 "who loves good conversation, a nice glass of wine, travel 52 00:02:03,558 --> 00:02:06,169 "and spontaneity looking for a partner 53 00:02:06,213 --> 00:02:08,432 in fun."Oh, your daughter's nothing less than brilliant. 54 00:02:08,476 --> 00:02:11,131 You sure you want to do this? I mean, you can't trust 55 00:02:11,174 --> 00:02:13,045 what people say about themselves on those sites. 56 00:02:13,089 --> 00:02:14,308 You don't know who they really are. 57 00:02:14,351 --> 00:02:16,875 Oh, and people at singles bars are so honest. 58 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,050 [scoffs] 59 00:02:18,094 --> 00:02:19,269 Gender. Looking for a man. 60 00:02:19,313 --> 00:02:20,749 Oh, no, no. Why limit it? 61 00:02:21,619 --> 00:02:24,318 Baby, I was at Berkeley in the '70s. 62 00:02:24,361 --> 00:02:26,189 You kids didn't invent free love. 63 00:02:26,233 --> 00:02:29,105 Ah! [laughs] You know what? Go, Aunt Vi. 64 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:31,325 Okay, how serious are you thinking? 65 00:02:31,368 --> 00:02:33,631 True love or a hit it and quit it 66 00:02:33,675 --> 00:02:34,763 -kind of deal? -Hey. 67 00:02:34,806 --> 00:02:36,156 You gonna be the one getting hit 68 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:37,461 if you don't quit talking like that. 69 00:02:37,505 --> 00:02:40,421 And not too much info, Berkeley.[Vi chuckles] 70 00:02:40,464 --> 00:02:42,379 There's no such thing as privacy online. 71 00:02:42,423 --> 00:02:44,642 We don't want some creep knowing our phone number and address. 72 00:02:44,686 --> 00:02:46,122 VI: You're such a cynic. 73 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:47,950 You know, you could use a little bit of that free love 74 00:02:47,993 --> 00:02:49,560 -yourself. -I'm late for a meeting. 75 00:02:49,604 --> 00:02:51,214 -VI:Uh-huh. -I love you all. 76 00:02:51,258 --> 00:02:53,608 -Bye. -Bye. [chuckles] 77 00:02:55,610 --> 00:02:57,220 WOMAN: Her name is Nia. 78 00:02:57,264 --> 00:02:58,961 She's been missing for days. 79 00:02:59,004 --> 00:03:01,355 -You two are roommates? -And best friends. 80 00:03:01,398 --> 00:03:03,226 We met at a bus stop in the rain. 81 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:04,967 Just started yapping. 82 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:06,664 She's different. She's one of those people 83 00:03:06,708 --> 00:03:09,537 who wears their soul on the outside, you know? 84 00:03:09,580 --> 00:03:12,583 When's the last time -you saw her? -Five days ago. 85 00:03:12,627 --> 00:03:14,585 She left for work but never got there. 86 00:03:14,629 --> 00:03:16,718 She work most days? 87 00:03:16,761 --> 00:03:18,328 Two or three jobs at a time. 88 00:03:18,372 --> 00:03:20,112 She's saving up for nursing school. 89 00:03:20,156 --> 00:03:22,898 You file a missing persons report? 90 00:03:22,941 --> 00:03:25,117 I tried. 91 00:03:25,161 --> 00:03:26,597 But people like us, 92 00:03:26,641 --> 00:03:29,252 we're invisible until we break a law. 93 00:03:29,296 --> 00:03:31,776 In my neighborhood, folks don't call the cops. 94 00:03:31,820 --> 00:03:33,691 We just know -it won't do any good. -Yeah, 95 00:03:33,735 --> 00:03:35,693 I know what it's like not to have the police 96 00:03:35,737 --> 00:03:37,695 take you seriously. 97 00:03:37,739 --> 00:03:40,959 Been through that, myself. 98 00:03:41,003 --> 00:03:42,961 But you are not invisible here. 99 00:03:43,005 --> 00:03:44,267 So, 100 00:03:44,311 --> 00:03:46,269 can you think of anyone 101 00:03:46,313 --> 00:03:49,141 who might have a grudge against Nia? 102 00:03:49,185 --> 00:03:51,361 Anyone who might want to hurt her? 103 00:03:51,405 --> 00:03:53,145 Yeah. 104 00:03:53,189 --> 00:03:54,930 She told me about some Latino guy 105 00:03:54,973 --> 00:03:57,280 that was following her who she owed some money to. 106 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:59,282 She ducked off into a store and lost him, 107 00:03:59,326 --> 00:04:01,153 but she was still pretty freaked. 108 00:04:01,197 --> 00:04:02,372 Did you get a name? 109 00:04:02,416 --> 00:04:04,331 Benny. 110 00:04:04,374 --> 00:04:07,638 He was tall with blue eyes. 111 00:04:07,682 --> 00:04:11,163 [voice breaking]: And I think he might've hurt her. 112 00:04:12,556 --> 00:04:16,038 Getting real tired of having this conversation, Mike. 113 00:04:16,081 --> 00:04:18,823 Where's my money? [grunts] 114 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:22,000 What the hell is your problem? [grunts, groaning] 115 00:04:22,044 --> 00:04:23,306 ROBYN: This is not the talking part. 116 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:24,873 People don't really like you, Benny. 117 00:04:24,916 --> 00:04:26,527 Made you real easy to find. 118 00:04:26,570 --> 00:04:29,399 [coughs] Nia Edwards. You were following her. Why? 119 00:04:29,443 --> 00:04:32,184 -Now talk. -It's... It's my job. 120 00:04:32,228 --> 00:04:33,664 To hurt people? 121 00:04:33,708 --> 00:04:37,059 No, I work for a payday loan company. Eastway Pay. 122 00:04:37,102 --> 00:04:38,452 They hire me to pressure delinquents. 123 00:04:38,495 --> 00:04:41,193 Oh, that's funny. I have a similar skill set. 124 00:04:41,237 --> 00:04:42,673 [grunts] When's the last time 125 00:04:42,717 --> 00:04:44,545 -you saw her? -Uh, Tuesday. 126 00:04:44,588 --> 00:04:46,198 No, no, no, no, Wednesday. Wednesday. 127 00:04:46,242 --> 00:04:48,853 [panting] Same day she went missing. 128 00:04:48,897 --> 00:04:51,769 Missing? I don't know nothing about that. 129 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:54,337 Look, I never even spoke to her. She bounced. 130 00:04:54,381 --> 00:04:57,209 I went after her, but she jumped into some dude's car. 131 00:04:57,253 --> 00:04:58,907 -Where? -It was over there 132 00:04:58,950 --> 00:05:00,561 on, um, Herkimer. 133 00:05:02,258 --> 00:05:04,956 HARRY: Come on, Nia. Where are you? 134 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,350 [phone chiming] 135 00:05:07,394 --> 00:05:09,265 MEL: Never thought I'd see the day 136 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,354 -you were swiping right. -And you won't. 137 00:05:11,398 --> 00:05:14,226 Dee's got my aunt on this dating app. Can you believe that? 138 00:05:14,270 --> 00:05:15,880 Yeah. If I was single, I'd be on, like, ten of them. 139 00:05:15,924 --> 00:05:18,230 Dating is a numbers game, girlfriend. 140 00:05:18,274 --> 00:05:19,623 It is. [scoffs] 141 00:05:19,667 --> 00:05:20,929 And my number is one. 142 00:05:20,972 --> 00:05:22,800 It's-it's just you, 143 00:05:22,844 --> 00:05:24,062 my Harry McBeary. 144 00:05:24,106 --> 00:05:25,368 Okay, that's not a name we agreed upon. 145 00:05:25,412 --> 00:05:26,717 I mean, Aunt Vi doesn't need this. Heck, 146 00:05:26,761 --> 00:05:28,545 I could set her up with a nice guy. 147 00:05:28,589 --> 00:05:30,373 I set you two up, and it was love at first sight. 148 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:31,548 -Well, for him. -For her. 149 00:05:31,592 --> 00:05:32,462 Oh. [chuckles] 150 00:05:32,506 --> 00:05:33,724 Don't listen to this man. 151 00:05:33,768 --> 00:05:35,465 He pursued me like his hair was on fire. 152 00:05:35,509 --> 00:05:37,249 [scoffs] You sent me flowers 153 00:05:37,293 --> 00:05:39,034 every day for a month. 154 00:05:39,077 --> 00:05:40,470 -It was a credit card snafu. -Oh. 155 00:05:40,514 --> 00:05:42,603 No, alpha guys don't need to chase. 156 00:05:42,646 --> 00:05:44,735 We just put out our pheromones -and wait. -Okay, alpha. 157 00:05:44,779 --> 00:05:46,737 Well, your pheromones were Axe body spray 158 00:05:46,781 --> 00:05:48,652 and printer toner before I got ahold of you. 159 00:05:48,696 --> 00:05:50,262 [chuckles] HARRY: Yeah, I think you mean denim and sweat. 160 00:05:50,306 --> 00:05:51,394 Okay, I got it. 161 00:05:51,438 --> 00:05:53,788 Looks like a gray Camry. 162 00:05:55,137 --> 00:05:57,444 ROBYN: That's Nia. 163 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,098 MEL: She got in willingly. 164 00:06:00,142 --> 00:06:01,796 Check the plate. 165 00:06:05,321 --> 00:06:06,844 It's blank. 166 00:06:06,888 --> 00:06:08,672 HARRY: Must have a PhotoBlocker coating on it. 167 00:06:08,716 --> 00:06:10,282 It prevents cameras -from reading it. -ROBYN: Hmm. 168 00:06:10,326 --> 00:06:11,893 That's one creepy red flag. 169 00:06:11,936 --> 00:06:13,677 [phone chimes] 170 00:06:13,721 --> 00:06:14,983 Darn. 171 00:06:15,026 --> 00:06:16,767 I got to pick Dee up from school. She's having 172 00:06:16,811 --> 00:06:18,769 one of those inexplicable half-days. 173 00:06:18,813 --> 00:06:19,944 Hey, McBeary, 174 00:06:19,988 --> 00:06:22,686 can you poke around the NYPD database 175 00:06:22,730 --> 00:06:24,949 and see if you can find any crimes involving a gray Camry 176 00:06:24,993 --> 00:06:26,908 with unreadable plates? 177 00:06:26,951 --> 00:06:28,518 Not a name we agreed upon. 178 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:32,348 Guess who drove through the drive-through 179 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,959 without hitting a pole! [chuckles] 180 00:06:35,003 --> 00:06:37,309 You know, that's supposed to be the norm. [chuckles] 181 00:06:37,353 --> 00:06:38,441 Guess who got a date. 182 00:06:38,485 --> 00:06:39,660 DELILAH: Ooh! Let me see. 183 00:06:39,703 --> 00:06:40,661 Mm-hmm. 184 00:06:40,704 --> 00:06:41,966 DELILAH: I told you he was the one. 185 00:06:42,010 --> 00:06:43,141 Looks totally distinguished, 186 00:06:43,185 --> 00:06:44,665 -right? -Right? 187 00:06:44,708 --> 00:06:46,580 ROBYN: Chase Lammens? Aunt Vi, 188 00:06:46,623 --> 00:06:48,669 you can't really want to date a guy who has a boat. 189 00:06:48,712 --> 00:06:51,672 Plays his cards right, he can be "O Captain! My Captain!" 190 00:06:51,715 --> 00:06:53,543 [chuckles] We need to get into your closet 191 00:06:53,587 --> 00:06:55,023 and see what you're working with. 192 00:06:55,066 --> 00:06:57,155 [chuckling]: -Yeah, let's go. -Nothing too... 193 00:06:57,199 --> 00:06:59,331 frisky. 194 00:07:01,159 --> 00:07:03,379 [phone rings] 195 00:07:04,206 --> 00:07:05,468 Hey, Harry. What's up? 196 00:07:05,512 --> 00:07:06,948 HARRY: Hey. You need to get back here. 197 00:07:06,991 --> 00:07:08,515 Right now. 198 00:07:09,298 --> 00:07:11,082 So, what'd you find? 199 00:07:11,126 --> 00:07:12,693 Nothing good. 200 00:07:12,736 --> 00:07:14,999 Search triggered a second missing persons case. 201 00:07:15,043 --> 00:07:16,174 Another woman got into a car 202 00:07:16,218 --> 00:07:17,480 with an unreadable license plate. 203 00:07:17,524 --> 00:07:18,786 Only one week after, 204 00:07:18,829 --> 00:07:19,743 she was found dead. 205 00:07:19,787 --> 00:07:21,310 HARRY: And whoever murdered her 206 00:07:21,353 --> 00:07:23,486 caused facial trauma and then used makeup 207 00:07:23,530 --> 00:07:25,009 to cover up her bruises. 208 00:07:25,053 --> 00:07:27,534 It was such an odd detail, we crossed-referenced it 209 00:07:27,577 --> 00:07:29,492 through the whole tristate area, and... 210 00:07:29,536 --> 00:07:32,713 Ten more murders popped up. 211 00:07:34,889 --> 00:07:37,587 Rob, this isn't just a missing persons case. 212 00:07:39,415 --> 00:07:41,548 We're dealing with a serial killer. 213 00:07:46,422 --> 00:07:48,598 ♪ 214 00:07:57,433 --> 00:07:59,522 How are we the first people to see this? 215 00:07:59,566 --> 00:08:00,741 HARRY: Crimes happen all over the place. 216 00:08:00,784 --> 00:08:02,307 You know, various jurisdictions 217 00:08:02,351 --> 00:08:03,874 don't centralize their cases. 218 00:08:03,918 --> 00:08:05,528 Same age, same race. 219 00:08:05,572 --> 00:08:06,921 Somebody should've put this together. 220 00:08:06,964 --> 00:08:08,531 Yeah, the killer knew what he was doing. 221 00:08:08,575 --> 00:08:10,925 Choosing victims from marginalized communities. 222 00:08:10,968 --> 00:08:12,796 Places where turning a blind eye gets you a promotion. 223 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,450 HARRY: Aside from being found beaten 224 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,060 and choked, bruises covered up with makeup, 225 00:08:16,104 --> 00:08:18,410 coroner's times of death indicate that their murders 226 00:08:18,454 --> 00:08:21,544 occurred exactly one week after their respective abductions. 227 00:08:21,588 --> 00:08:23,415 If this pattern holds true... 228 00:08:23,459 --> 00:08:25,722 We have less than 48 hours to save Nia. 229 00:08:25,766 --> 00:08:27,419 Yeah. 230 00:08:28,246 --> 00:08:30,553 That's not enough time. 231 00:08:30,597 --> 00:08:32,773 We need help on this one. 232 00:08:33,948 --> 00:08:35,819 -Your cop friend? Are you sure? -Well, 233 00:08:35,863 --> 00:08:37,647 he's a proven asset. One we need. 234 00:08:37,691 --> 00:08:39,997 Hey, Harry, run a name for me. 235 00:08:40,041 --> 00:08:41,303 Chase Lammens. 236 00:08:41,346 --> 00:08:42,913 L-A-M-M-E-N-S. 237 00:08:42,957 --> 00:08:45,742 All right. What's he have to do with this? 238 00:08:45,786 --> 00:08:47,135 Rob? 239 00:08:47,178 --> 00:08:49,050 Rob! 240 00:08:52,053 --> 00:08:53,576 DANTE: You're right. 241 00:08:53,620 --> 00:08:55,273 We should've seen this sooner. 242 00:08:55,317 --> 00:08:56,579 Yeah, you should've. 243 00:08:56,623 --> 00:08:58,363 But we both know these neighborhoods. 244 00:08:58,407 --> 00:08:59,800 Cops don't look too close. 245 00:08:59,843 --> 00:09:01,889 What matters is what we do now. 246 00:09:01,932 --> 00:09:03,194 Nia's still out there, but the window 247 00:09:03,238 --> 00:09:04,674 to save her is shutting fast. 248 00:09:04,718 --> 00:09:08,069 We need the full weight of the NYPD behind this. 249 00:09:08,112 --> 00:09:09,853 I'll take it to my captain. 250 00:09:09,897 --> 00:09:11,594 See if we can get some resources. 251 00:09:11,638 --> 00:09:13,814 I'll also pull cold cases from all the jurisdictions. 252 00:09:13,857 --> 00:09:15,729 Maybe there's something else we missed. 253 00:09:15,772 --> 00:09:18,296 Well, move fast. Clock's ticking. 254 00:09:18,340 --> 00:09:19,602 Where are you going? 255 00:09:19,646 --> 00:09:20,647 Talk to the families of the other vics. 256 00:09:20,690 --> 00:09:21,778 Try to get some answers. 257 00:09:21,822 --> 00:09:23,040 Well, I should come with you. 258 00:09:23,084 --> 00:09:24,041 No. Not here. 259 00:09:24,085 --> 00:09:25,347 You show up at their door, 260 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:26,914 the only color they'll see is blue. 261 00:09:28,219 --> 00:09:31,440 They won't talk to you the way they'll talk to me. 262 00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:38,273 DANTE: Captain, there's a clear pattern here. 263 00:09:38,316 --> 00:09:40,318 And a potential minefield. 264 00:09:40,362 --> 00:09:41,972 Do you really want me to announce 265 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:44,018 the department overlooked a serial killer 266 00:09:44,061 --> 00:09:46,890 in communities of color over circumstantial evidence? 267 00:09:46,934 --> 00:09:49,850 In this political climate? We'd be crucified. 268 00:09:49,893 --> 00:09:51,765 You don't even know if this case is connected 269 00:09:51,808 --> 00:09:53,331 -to these others. -What if it is? 270 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:55,159 Sir, we have a responsibility. 271 00:09:55,203 --> 00:09:57,509 Right now, there's a man serving time for one of these murders. 272 00:09:57,553 --> 00:09:59,424 What if he didn't do it? What if 273 00:09:59,468 --> 00:10:01,035 the real killer's out there, and what if he doesn't stop? 274 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:02,514 How's that story gonna look when it comes out 275 00:10:02,558 --> 00:10:04,386 and they find out we did nothing? 276 00:10:05,953 --> 00:10:08,520 All right, you want a task force? 277 00:10:08,564 --> 00:10:10,740 I need more than a PhotoBlocked plate. 278 00:10:10,784 --> 00:10:12,655 Now, you find something, anything 279 00:10:12,699 --> 00:10:14,570 that links this girl to those murders, 280 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,746 I'll get you whatever you need. 281 00:10:16,790 --> 00:10:19,662 Oh. And, uh, one more thing. That project of yours, 282 00:10:19,706 --> 00:10:22,143 the vigilante? The D.A.'s making her a priority. 283 00:10:22,186 --> 00:10:24,536 You're gonna have to share all your notes with their office. 284 00:10:28,584 --> 00:10:30,542 WOMAN: I know she's gone, 285 00:10:30,586 --> 00:10:34,024 but I still feel her every time I walk past her room. 286 00:10:34,895 --> 00:10:37,375 Like she's watching over me. 287 00:10:37,419 --> 00:10:39,247 MAN: Thank you for that. 288 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:42,685 They say grief is the final expression of love 289 00:10:42,729 --> 00:10:44,034 that we have to offer. 290 00:10:44,078 --> 00:10:46,167 Thank you all for coming today. 291 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:52,564 [soft chatter] 292 00:10:52,608 --> 00:10:53,783 ROBYN: Mrs. Howard? 293 00:10:53,827 --> 00:10:56,264 Yes? I was hoping I could talk to you. 294 00:10:56,307 --> 00:10:57,918 About your daughter. 295 00:10:59,441 --> 00:11:00,790 I said about all I'm gonna say. 296 00:11:00,834 --> 00:11:02,705 It's been a year since they found her body. 297 00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:04,011 I'm sick of y'all cops 298 00:11:04,054 --> 00:11:06,056 acting like you're gonna help but never do. 299 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,318 I'm not a cop. 300 00:11:07,362 --> 00:11:09,233 And I am here to help. 301 00:11:09,277 --> 00:11:11,714 MRS. HOWARD: The date she disappeared was her birthday. 302 00:11:11,758 --> 00:11:13,585 Did you know that? 303 00:11:13,629 --> 00:11:15,109 24, right? 304 00:11:17,285 --> 00:11:18,678 [scoffs] 305 00:11:18,721 --> 00:11:21,245 Told her to take the day off, but she didn't listen. 306 00:11:21,289 --> 00:11:22,246 Never did. 307 00:11:22,290 --> 00:11:23,683 I know the type. 308 00:11:23,726 --> 00:11:25,075 [chuckles softly] 309 00:11:25,119 --> 00:11:27,077 Did she drive to work that day? 310 00:11:27,121 --> 00:11:28,470 No, she didn't have a car. 311 00:11:28,513 --> 00:11:30,124 She was saving up, but I doubt she would've used it. 312 00:11:30,167 --> 00:11:32,430 She rode her bike everywhere. 313 00:11:32,474 --> 00:11:34,476 The last text she sent 314 00:11:34,519 --> 00:11:36,739 said someone had punctured her tires. 315 00:11:36,783 --> 00:11:38,654 Said she was gonna walk. 316 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,221 Did you tell the police that? 317 00:11:40,264 --> 00:11:41,962 Because I didn't read that in the report. 318 00:11:42,005 --> 00:11:44,399 I told 'em. They didn't think much of it. 319 00:11:45,269 --> 00:11:47,750 Well, that points to the abductor knowing her schedule. 320 00:11:47,794 --> 00:11:49,709 Even which bike was hers. 321 00:11:51,232 --> 00:11:53,625 I knew that was important. 322 00:11:55,976 --> 00:11:57,194 Mrs. Howard, 323 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:59,283 I know what you've been through.[sniffles] 324 00:11:59,327 --> 00:12:01,459 And I'm gonna do everything in my power to catch the person 325 00:12:01,503 --> 00:12:02,765 who killed your daughter. 326 00:12:02,809 --> 00:12:04,985 So if there's anything you think of... 327 00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:06,987 ...here's my contact info. 328 00:12:07,030 --> 00:12:09,816 It's completely confidential. 329 00:12:09,859 --> 00:12:12,122 Just leave a message, and I'll call you right back. 330 00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:13,341 Okay. But... 331 00:12:13,384 --> 00:12:15,212 but you never told me your name. 332 00:12:15,256 --> 00:12:17,519 It's better that way. 333 00:12:21,001 --> 00:12:22,350 Hey, Harry. 334 00:12:22,393 --> 00:12:24,831 The killer was definitely watching the vics. 335 00:12:24,874 --> 00:12:26,528 Probably got to know 'em first. 336 00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:28,922 Right. Which is why Nia was so ready to get into the car. 337 00:12:29,792 --> 00:12:30,793 [sighs] You know, 338 00:12:30,837 --> 00:12:32,142 one of the first things I did 339 00:12:32,186 --> 00:12:34,318 when cultivating an asset at the CIA 340 00:12:34,362 --> 00:12:35,842 was to rent a place near them. 341 00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:38,148 I could watch them, arrange bumps. 342 00:12:38,192 --> 00:12:40,150 Yeah, okay. I'll get a list of property managers 343 00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:42,239 with month-to-month apartments in close proximity 344 00:12:42,283 --> 00:12:43,501 to Nia and Kayla's place. 345 00:12:43,545 --> 00:12:44,807 See if you can narrow it to vacancies 346 00:12:44,851 --> 00:12:46,113 in the last three months. 347 00:12:46,156 --> 00:12:47,114 Yeah. You got it. 348 00:12:47,157 --> 00:12:48,550 [beeping] 349 00:12:48,593 --> 00:12:50,770 I got to go. Let me know what you find. 350 00:12:51,901 --> 00:12:54,121 -How'd it go? -I ran into some politics. 351 00:12:54,164 --> 00:12:56,863 If I can't connect Nia to these others, we're on our own. 352 00:12:56,906 --> 00:12:58,821 And you wonder why I do what I do. 353 00:12:58,865 --> 00:13:00,692 Speaking of which, you're on the D.A.'s radar. 354 00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:01,911 She's made you a priority. 355 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:05,045 Am I a priority to you, too? 356 00:13:06,046 --> 00:13:08,962 Right now, all I want to do is find who's killing these girls. 357 00:13:09,005 --> 00:13:11,138 There's a man, Deshawn Sanders, serving time 358 00:13:11,181 --> 00:13:13,880 for one of the murders. The victim was his fiancée. 359 00:13:13,923 --> 00:13:15,664 If he's not our doer, 360 00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:17,231 he may have something to say. 361 00:13:17,274 --> 00:13:21,017 Ask him if there was anyone new in his fiancée's life. 362 00:13:21,061 --> 00:13:23,585 I think our victims knew their killer. 363 00:13:24,891 --> 00:13:26,370 [chatter in distance] 364 00:13:26,414 --> 00:13:27,545 [lock buzzes] 365 00:13:27,589 --> 00:13:30,157 You come around now? 366 00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:32,986 Ask me about my fiancée? 367 00:13:33,029 --> 00:13:34,509 Maybe you haven't looked around, 368 00:13:34,552 --> 00:13:36,424 but the case seems pretty closed to me. 369 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:37,729 Did you kill her? 370 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:39,731 Sure. 371 00:13:39,775 --> 00:13:41,864 Ask any of the guards. 372 00:13:41,908 --> 00:13:44,084 Not a single innocent man up in here. 373 00:13:44,127 --> 00:13:45,085 I'm asking you. 374 00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:46,434 No. 375 00:13:46,477 --> 00:13:47,739 I didn't kill her. 376 00:13:47,783 --> 00:13:49,741 Then tell me what happened. 377 00:13:52,962 --> 00:13:55,878 I was supposed to take her to work, 378 00:13:55,922 --> 00:13:57,575 but I was sick, 379 00:13:57,619 --> 00:13:59,490 so she decided to walk. 380 00:13:59,534 --> 00:14:00,883 A week later, she's dead 381 00:14:00,927 --> 00:14:03,103 and I'm a Black man with no alibi. 382 00:14:03,146 --> 00:14:04,756 -That's what happened. -Witness said 383 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,020 she got into a sedan with an unidentified man. 384 00:14:07,063 --> 00:14:09,239 Could a friend have been giving her a ride? 385 00:14:09,283 --> 00:14:10,458 She was a homebody. 386 00:14:10,501 --> 00:14:12,199 -She didn't have any guy friends. -So you'd say 387 00:14:12,242 --> 00:14:14,375 it's unlikely she got into a car with someone she didn't know? 388 00:14:14,418 --> 00:14:15,898 No way. 389 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:17,900 Which is exactly what the prosecutor said 390 00:14:17,944 --> 00:14:19,467 when he pointed at me in court. 391 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:20,903 [exhales] Look, I understand... 392 00:14:20,947 --> 00:14:22,644 You understand. 393 00:14:23,384 --> 00:14:24,646 Do you? 394 00:14:25,473 --> 00:14:26,474 What it's like 395 00:14:26,517 --> 00:14:28,824 to have your fiancée murdered? 396 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,913 Your dreams shattered? 397 00:14:30,957 --> 00:14:33,611 And to be told that you're the one that killed her. 398 00:14:33,655 --> 00:14:35,483 My family, her family all thinkin' 399 00:14:35,526 --> 00:14:38,834 that I murdered the only woman that I love. 400 00:14:40,531 --> 00:14:42,794 Tell me again 401 00:14:42,838 --> 00:14:45,275 you understand. 402 00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:49,801 Thank you. Uh-huh.[phone rings] 403 00:14:49,845 --> 00:14:52,282 -Anything? -DANTE: Just that your theory might be right. 404 00:14:52,326 --> 00:14:53,805 The killer may have had a passing acquaintance 405 00:14:53,849 --> 00:14:54,850 with the victims. 406 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,069 I think he went even further, 407 00:14:56,112 --> 00:14:57,940 embedding himself into their lives. 408 00:14:57,984 --> 00:14:59,681 Someone took a short-term rental across the street 409 00:14:59,724 --> 00:15:00,812 from Nia's place. 410 00:15:00,856 --> 00:15:02,510 Paid cash in advance. 411 00:15:02,553 --> 00:15:03,728 Landlord never saw him. 412 00:15:03,772 --> 00:15:04,729 I'm here now. 413 00:15:04,773 --> 00:15:06,079 Whoa. Hold up. 414 00:15:06,122 --> 00:15:07,645 If the guy's there, we need to do this right 415 00:15:07,689 --> 00:15:09,125 and get him in cuffs. 416 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:11,998 Well, then, I guess you better get here quick. 417 00:15:12,041 --> 00:15:13,042 [beeping] 418 00:15:13,086 --> 00:15:14,739 [lock buzzes in distance] 419 00:15:14,783 --> 00:15:17,177 ♪ 420 00:15:20,354 --> 00:15:21,921 [shuts off engine] 421 00:15:28,536 --> 00:15:29,841 You waited. 422 00:15:29,885 --> 00:15:32,670 You made a convincing argument. 423 00:15:32,714 --> 00:15:34,411 Look, we both want Nia back safe, so... 424 00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:37,371 best chance at that is to work together. 425 00:15:50,123 --> 00:15:51,863 Whoa. Hold up. What are you doing? 426 00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:52,995 What's it look like I'm doing? 427 00:15:53,039 --> 00:15:54,649 We don't have a warrant. 428 00:15:54,692 --> 00:15:55,955 Good thing I'm not a cop. 429 00:15:55,998 --> 00:15:57,478 I can't legally enter the premises. 430 00:15:57,521 --> 00:15:58,522 Sure, you can. 431 00:15:58,566 --> 00:16:00,133 You're witnessing a break-in. 432 00:16:00,176 --> 00:16:02,265 [lock clicks] And look at that. 433 00:16:03,092 --> 00:16:04,572 The intruder's armed, too. 434 00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:05,747 Better see what's going on. 435 00:16:05,790 --> 00:16:07,488 [door creaks] 436 00:16:14,930 --> 00:16:17,759 [horn honks in distance] 437 00:16:33,514 --> 00:16:34,602 ROBYN: Nia. 438 00:16:34,645 --> 00:16:35,951 [door creaks] 439 00:16:36,734 --> 00:16:38,258 Wha-- [shouts] 440 00:16:42,523 --> 00:16:44,525 [elevator bell dings] 441 00:16:44,568 --> 00:16:46,179 ♪ 442 00:16:53,838 --> 00:16:55,275 [dog barking in distance] 443 00:16:58,843 --> 00:17:01,063 ♪ 444 00:17:09,811 --> 00:17:10,942 [grunts softly] 445 00:17:10,986 --> 00:17:12,292 He got away. 446 00:17:12,335 --> 00:17:15,164 What's worse is I didn't get a good look at him. 447 00:17:15,208 --> 00:17:17,210 You used me. 448 00:17:17,253 --> 00:17:18,298 As a shield. 449 00:17:18,341 --> 00:17:20,822 I was controlling the target area 450 00:17:20,865 --> 00:17:22,345 so neither one of us got killed. 451 00:17:22,389 --> 00:17:24,173 I knew you were wearing a vest. 452 00:17:25,131 --> 00:17:27,350 [exhales] You're unbelievable, you know that? 453 00:17:27,394 --> 00:17:29,178 You gonna keep bitching at me about getting shot 454 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:31,267 or you gonna help me?[sighs] Nia's not here. 455 00:17:31,311 --> 00:17:33,269 Got to be keeping her somewhere else, 456 00:17:33,313 --> 00:17:35,402 but this is definitely where he stalked her from. 457 00:17:36,272 --> 00:17:38,970 He was packing up, clearing out. 458 00:17:40,885 --> 00:17:42,191 [clicks] 459 00:17:43,062 --> 00:17:45,064 Look at these. 460 00:17:47,588 --> 00:17:49,024 Now look at those. 461 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,113 Out of all the pictures on this laptop, those are 462 00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:52,810 the ones the killer thought of to print. 463 00:17:52,854 --> 00:17:54,290 So...? 464 00:17:54,334 --> 00:17:55,857 ROBYN: So he chose ones that are conservative, 465 00:17:55,900 --> 00:17:56,858 flattering. 466 00:17:56,901 --> 00:17:58,120 As if... 467 00:17:58,164 --> 00:17:59,643 His feelings toward women are conflicted. 468 00:17:59,687 --> 00:18:03,212 He's hurting them, but at the same time, reveres them. 469 00:18:03,256 --> 00:18:04,822 Jibes with the fact that none of the vics 470 00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:06,563 were sexually assaulted. 471 00:18:06,607 --> 00:18:08,304 And the postmortem makeup 472 00:18:08,348 --> 00:18:11,351 points to guilt and shame about what he's done. 473 00:18:21,622 --> 00:18:23,711 All these items are vegan. 474 00:18:23,754 --> 00:18:25,147 Detox pills, probiotic shake. 475 00:18:25,191 --> 00:18:26,148 It's almost as if 476 00:18:26,192 --> 00:18:28,019 he's trying to purify himself. 477 00:18:28,063 --> 00:18:30,892 So not only is he conflicted about what he's doing 478 00:18:30,935 --> 00:18:32,067 but who he is. 479 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,503 Who are you? 480 00:18:33,547 --> 00:18:36,115 You're proficient in profiling. 481 00:18:36,941 --> 00:18:39,857 You with one of the alphabets? 482 00:18:39,901 --> 00:18:41,729 Ex-FBI? Intelligence? 483 00:18:42,599 --> 00:18:45,080 I just like reading a lot of crime novels. 484 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:47,038 How long we gonna play this game? 485 00:18:47,082 --> 00:18:49,040 [siren wailing] 486 00:18:49,084 --> 00:18:52,522 I guess somebody called in those gunshots. 487 00:18:52,566 --> 00:18:54,698 You need to go. 488 00:18:54,742 --> 00:18:56,178 -Now. -Nia's still out there, 489 00:18:56,222 --> 00:18:59,050 so I'm gonna need to know everything your team finds. 490 00:19:01,749 --> 00:19:06,406 And you're gonna need to put some ice on that later. 491 00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:10,149 [door opens, closes] 492 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,632 HARRY: I tried to pick your killer up on camera, 493 00:19:15,676 --> 00:19:17,373 but there aren't any around the apartment. 494 00:19:17,417 --> 00:19:19,201 Not very many in the neighborhood, either.[sighs] 495 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:21,203 Makes areas like that good hunting grounds. 496 00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:23,553 I also ran that name you gave me. 497 00:19:23,597 --> 00:19:24,989 Chase Lammens. 498 00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:26,208 Guy's vanilla. 499 00:19:26,252 --> 00:19:27,731 No priors? No red flags? 500 00:19:27,775 --> 00:19:28,993 Uh-uh. Owns a boat. 501 00:19:29,037 --> 00:19:30,212 Divorced twice. I mean, other than buying 502 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:31,300 cat sweaterson Etsy, 503 00:19:31,344 --> 00:19:33,084 guys seems pretty harmless. Why... 504 00:19:33,128 --> 00:19:34,303 why we looking for him? 505 00:19:34,347 --> 00:19:37,045 Rob, tell me you didn't run Vi's date. 506 00:19:38,046 --> 00:19:40,396 I didn't run him. 507 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:41,528 Harry did. 508 00:19:41,571 --> 00:19:42,572 Oh, wow. 509 00:19:42,616 --> 00:19:44,400 Just ran a simple background check. 510 00:19:44,444 --> 00:19:45,923 [laughs] 511 00:19:45,967 --> 00:19:47,229 -Thought I was paranoid. -Hey. 512 00:19:47,273 --> 00:19:49,623 Sometimes the bogeyman is real. 513 00:19:50,667 --> 00:19:52,756 You think it'll never come to your doorstep 514 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,194 until someone you love is dead 515 00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:59,023 and you're the only one who cares to find out why. 516 00:20:02,505 --> 00:20:05,116 ♪ 517 00:20:07,075 --> 00:20:09,120 [buzzing] 518 00:20:09,904 --> 00:20:11,253 Don't forget my lineup. 519 00:20:11,297 --> 00:20:13,124 Keep moving. I'm gonna put a part 520 00:20:13,168 --> 00:20:14,517 down the back of your head. 521 00:20:15,997 --> 00:20:18,478 [laptop ringing] 522 00:20:21,611 --> 00:20:23,439 Who you? 523 00:20:23,483 --> 00:20:24,266 [chuckles] 524 00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:25,572 A friend of your father's. 525 00:20:25,615 --> 00:20:26,486 Who you? 526 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:28,705 I'm Stefon, his favorite son. 527 00:20:28,749 --> 00:20:30,011 Oh, yeah? 528 00:20:30,054 --> 00:20:32,056 [chuckles] -He tell you that? -No. 529 00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,668 But if you met my brother, you'd understand. 530 00:20:35,451 --> 00:20:37,323 You and Kyle go get your backpacks ready. 531 00:20:37,366 --> 00:20:38,759 Okay. 532 00:20:40,326 --> 00:20:43,154 How'd you get my personal num... 533 00:20:43,198 --> 00:20:45,374 You know what? Never mind. 534 00:20:45,418 --> 00:20:46,636 Your boy's beyond cute. 535 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,159 Give him time, he'll wear on you. 536 00:20:48,203 --> 00:20:49,987 But thanks. 537 00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:51,250 You look tired. 538 00:20:51,293 --> 00:20:52,729 Eh. I was up until about 3:00 a.m. 539 00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:54,340 processing the scene. 540 00:20:54,383 --> 00:20:58,257 But I never miss the hour before school with my boys. 541 00:21:00,868 --> 00:21:02,739 How do you do it? [exhales] 542 00:21:02,783 --> 00:21:04,263 Separate home from work? 543 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:05,568 When I come in at night, 544 00:21:05,612 --> 00:21:07,483 before I hang up my keys, I look at them, 545 00:21:07,527 --> 00:21:10,878 feel the weight in my hand to remind myself I am home, 546 00:21:10,921 --> 00:21:12,532 to remind myself to be present. 547 00:21:12,575 --> 00:21:14,011 When I hang them on that peg, 548 00:21:14,055 --> 00:21:16,318 I put away whatever I dealt with that day. 549 00:21:16,362 --> 00:21:19,495 And until I pick them up again, I am here... 550 00:21:19,539 --> 00:21:20,801 and only here. 551 00:21:22,933 --> 00:21:24,544 You have kids? 552 00:21:24,587 --> 00:21:25,719 [chuckles] 553 00:21:25,762 --> 00:21:27,329 Nice try. 554 00:21:27,373 --> 00:21:28,896 Tell me you found something. 555 00:21:28,939 --> 00:21:30,680 Anything that'll get us to Nia. 556 00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:34,075 Forensics from the laptop belonged to some elderly man 557 00:21:34,118 --> 00:21:35,903 with a proclivity for stuffed animals. 558 00:21:35,946 --> 00:21:37,557 So the killer either stole it 559 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,036 or bought it from a pawnshop? 560 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,429 There's something else. 561 00:21:40,473 --> 00:21:42,213 The computer's camera light was disabled, 562 00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:44,128 but there's evidence the camera was active. 563 00:21:44,172 --> 00:21:46,261 -He was watching us. -Maybe. 564 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:47,697 The rest of the place was scrubbed clean, 565 00:21:47,741 --> 00:21:49,917 but I had my guys look through the dumpsters. 566 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,527 Found this. 567 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:53,921 More of his deep dive into Nia. 568 00:21:53,964 --> 00:21:56,489 That's credit data. 569 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,274 I'll be right back. 570 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,232 What? Wait. 571 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:03,539 Daddy, Kyle won't let me play on his VR! 572 00:22:03,583 --> 00:22:05,236 He's been on it all morning! 573 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:06,803 Go to your rooms and work it out. 574 00:22:06,847 --> 00:22:08,152 Don't come out until you do. 575 00:22:08,196 --> 00:22:09,676 [grunts] What? 576 00:22:09,719 --> 00:22:10,851 I didn't say anything! 577 00:22:15,638 --> 00:22:17,379 I just talked to Mrs. Howard. 578 00:22:17,423 --> 00:22:20,077 Her daughter also had a payday loan from Eastway Pay. 579 00:22:20,121 --> 00:22:21,470 Just like Nia. 580 00:22:21,514 --> 00:22:23,037 That's how the killer's targeting victims. 581 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,126 He'd have their picture, all that personal client data. 582 00:22:25,169 --> 00:22:26,606 He'd know their habits, 583 00:22:26,649 --> 00:22:28,564 where they spend their time and money. 584 00:22:28,608 --> 00:22:31,915 He could do a deep dive and find specific women who trigger him. 585 00:22:31,959 --> 00:22:34,614 But the victims were from different jurisdictions. 586 00:22:34,657 --> 00:22:36,746 Info couldn't have come from local branch computers. 587 00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:38,922 The killer'd need to access the corporate system. 588 00:22:38,966 --> 00:22:43,492 So either he hacked in, or more likely, he works there. 589 00:22:43,536 --> 00:22:45,276 I'm headed to the corporate office. 590 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,539 I'll meet you. 591 00:22:46,582 --> 00:22:47,975 No. Not this time. If we're right, 592 00:22:48,018 --> 00:22:49,759 we need to do this by the book. 593 00:22:49,803 --> 00:22:52,153 It's our best shot at finding Nia. 594 00:22:55,939 --> 00:22:57,071 Hey, sweetness. 595 00:22:57,114 --> 00:22:58,115 Oh, Mom, you mind 596 00:22:58,159 --> 00:22:59,290 giving me a ride to school? 597 00:22:59,334 --> 00:23:00,683 I thought Aunt Vi was taking you. 598 00:23:00,727 --> 00:23:02,772 She didn't come back home from her date last night. 599 00:23:02,816 --> 00:23:05,209 -Wait. What? -Yup. 600 00:23:05,253 --> 00:23:06,776 Guess they must have really hit it off. 601 00:23:06,820 --> 00:23:08,125 And she hasn't called? 602 00:23:08,169 --> 00:23:09,823 Whoa. 603 00:23:09,866 --> 00:23:11,520 Okay, what's the big deal? 604 00:23:11,564 --> 00:23:13,653 That's not like her. Something must be wrong. 605 00:23:14,915 --> 00:23:16,090 Voice mail. 606 00:23:16,133 --> 00:23:17,134 You have access to her dating profile. 607 00:23:17,178 --> 00:23:18,309 Pull it up now. 608 00:23:18,353 --> 00:23:20,094 Okay. I think you're tripping. 609 00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:21,748 -I'm sure she's fine. -You don't know that. 610 00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:23,358 Something could've happened to her. 611 00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:24,533 She could have got into an accident 612 00:23:24,577 --> 00:23:25,665 or abducted, anything. 613 00:23:25,708 --> 00:23:26,927 [door closes] VI: Ugh. 614 00:23:26,970 --> 00:23:28,102 I'm sorry I'm late. 615 00:23:28,145 --> 00:23:29,277 You ready, Dee? 616 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,453 See? Mom thought you'd been abducted. 617 00:23:31,497 --> 00:23:33,150 Abducted? Really? 618 00:23:33,194 --> 00:23:36,240 Oh, sweetheart, you need to have more faith in people, or else 619 00:23:36,284 --> 00:23:38,025 you're never gonna have any fun. 620 00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:40,244 So, good date? Was he nice? 621 00:23:40,288 --> 00:23:42,856 He was charming, actually. We had a lot of really good wine. 622 00:23:42,899 --> 00:23:45,380 Talked all night and...[high-pitched tone] 623 00:23:47,208 --> 00:23:48,339 I fell asleep on the couch. 624 00:23:48,383 --> 00:23:49,558 Fell asleep. Huh. 625 00:23:49,602 --> 00:23:50,820 You know what? Your imagination is just 626 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:53,649 as lively as your mom's. Get out of here. 627 00:23:53,693 --> 00:23:55,956 Dish with you on the way to school. 628 00:23:55,999 --> 00:23:58,175 [door opens] 629 00:23:58,219 --> 00:23:59,960 Are you okay? 630 00:24:00,003 --> 00:24:01,788 [door closes] 631 00:24:01,831 --> 00:24:04,486 Yeah, I'm fine. 632 00:24:04,530 --> 00:24:06,662 Just work things. 633 00:24:06,706 --> 00:24:08,751 Glad you had a good time last night. 634 00:24:14,714 --> 00:24:16,367 [door opens] 635 00:24:16,411 --> 00:24:18,892 [door closes] 636 00:24:26,247 --> 00:24:28,292 You're right. 637 00:24:28,336 --> 00:24:29,903 All ten had loans with us. 638 00:24:29,946 --> 00:24:33,080 Who would have access to their private data? 639 00:24:33,123 --> 00:24:34,864 Accounts are assigned by geographic district. 640 00:24:34,908 --> 00:24:36,605 Only a few people would have access to all of these. 641 00:24:36,649 --> 00:24:38,128 Does the system log who's been in them? 642 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:40,783 Only one person accessed all ten. 643 00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:43,612 Jay Ackerman, one of our business VPs. 644 00:24:43,656 --> 00:24:45,222 Are employee cars registered? 645 00:24:45,266 --> 00:24:46,746 Maybe for garage security? 646 00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:47,747 Yes. 647 00:24:47,790 --> 00:24:49,792 What kind does Mr. Ackerman drive? 648 00:24:52,795 --> 00:24:55,929 Looks like a 2015 Toyota Camry. 649 00:25:08,898 --> 00:25:10,726 Don't move! 650 00:25:10,770 --> 00:25:11,727 Hands up! 651 00:25:11,771 --> 00:25:15,165 -Show me your hands! -Don't move! 652 00:25:15,209 --> 00:25:17,428 DANTE: We got him. 653 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:19,169 He had pics of all the vics on his computer. 654 00:25:19,213 --> 00:25:20,562 Any sign of Nia? 655 00:25:20,606 --> 00:25:22,912 Searched his house, she wasn't there. 656 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:24,261 This guy have any priors? 657 00:25:24,305 --> 00:25:25,915 A domestic assault charge by his wife 658 00:25:25,959 --> 00:25:28,004 that was dropped, although we did find a few grams of coke 659 00:25:28,048 --> 00:25:29,440 in the trunk of his car. 660 00:25:31,268 --> 00:25:33,096 You still there? 661 00:25:33,140 --> 00:25:34,663 It's not him. 662 00:25:34,707 --> 00:25:35,795 What? 663 00:25:35,838 --> 00:25:37,448 Our killer would never use drugs. 664 00:25:37,492 --> 00:25:38,928 And he would never marry 665 00:25:38,972 --> 00:25:40,756 because no woman would measure up to his ideal. 666 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,890 Yeah, slow down. I haven't even questioned the guy. 667 00:25:43,933 --> 00:25:45,456 And I need to be there when you do. 668 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:46,632 Absolutely not. 669 00:25:46,675 --> 00:25:47,937 Come on. This is no time 670 00:25:47,981 --> 00:25:49,983 for bureaucracy. Nia is still out there. 671 00:25:50,026 --> 00:25:51,288 We're running out of time. 672 00:25:51,332 --> 00:25:53,464 Then let me do my job. 673 00:25:53,508 --> 00:25:55,466 [phone beeps off] 674 00:25:55,510 --> 00:25:58,687 You're in a lot of trouble, Mr. Ackerman. 675 00:25:58,731 --> 00:26:02,038 Come on. You think I don't own a TV? 676 00:26:02,082 --> 00:26:03,779 I know how this works. 677 00:26:03,823 --> 00:26:06,086 You want to charge me for the coke, have at it. 678 00:26:06,129 --> 00:26:10,917 I'll get probation and a drug diversion program. [laughs] 679 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,877 Hmm. Possession of cocaine is the least of your problems. 680 00:26:14,921 --> 00:26:17,358 I'm not stupid, and you don't scare me. 681 00:26:17,401 --> 00:26:20,361 Then we've both misjudged each other. 682 00:26:22,537 --> 00:26:25,018 Let's talk about the girl you abducted. 683 00:26:26,933 --> 00:26:29,500 What girl? -I didn't abduct any girl. -Yet 684 00:26:29,544 --> 00:26:30,850 you had pictures of her on your computer. 685 00:26:30,893 --> 00:26:32,503 As well as ten other women 686 00:26:32,547 --> 00:26:34,331 who were abducted and murdered. 687 00:26:34,375 --> 00:26:36,551 No. Wait. I don't know anything about any of this. 688 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:37,944 I think you do. Where's the girl? 689 00:26:37,987 --> 00:26:39,815 No, wait. I'm-I'm telling you the truth. 690 00:26:39,859 --> 00:26:41,164 If you're telling me the truth, then why does your car 691 00:26:41,208 --> 00:26:42,644 have PhotoBlock on the license plate? 692 00:26:42,688 --> 00:26:44,515 -PhotoBlock? -Where's the girl?! 693 00:26:44,559 --> 00:26:46,692 No. I... I... 694 00:26:47,562 --> 00:26:49,520 I am not saying anything else. 695 00:26:49,564 --> 00:26:51,087 I want to speak to a lawyer. 696 00:26:51,131 --> 00:26:53,394 [phone buzzes] 697 00:26:57,572 --> 00:26:59,356 Dante. 698 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,010 ROBYN: Swing and a miss, huh? 699 00:27:05,406 --> 00:27:07,364 -You were watching me? -Well, yeah. 700 00:27:07,408 --> 00:27:08,757 You wouldn't allow me in the room. 701 00:27:08,801 --> 00:27:10,454 I need you to ask him something. 702 00:27:10,498 --> 00:27:11,847 Well, maybe you didn't hear, but legally, 703 00:27:11,891 --> 00:27:13,327 I can't ask him any more questions. 704 00:27:13,370 --> 00:27:15,024 You can ask him if he's hungry. 705 00:27:15,068 --> 00:27:17,592 Play good cop, offer him something to eat. 706 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,029 Sell him on that burger joint across the street. 707 00:27:21,814 --> 00:27:23,685 Got good burgers across the street. 708 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:25,905 Can I get you one? 709 00:27:26,906 --> 00:27:28,908 Yeah. Sure. 710 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:33,869 Are you convinced now? 711 00:27:33,913 --> 00:27:36,785 Because the killer had vegan food in his apartment? 712 00:27:36,829 --> 00:27:38,787 All the evidence points to this guy. 713 00:27:38,831 --> 00:27:41,834 An orgy of evidence. When does that ever happen? 714 00:27:41,877 --> 00:27:43,923 Someone is trying to set him up to take the fall. 715 00:27:43,966 --> 00:27:46,012 We had the right place, just the wrong guy. 716 00:27:46,055 --> 00:27:48,710 We need to go back there, see who had access to his computer, 717 00:27:48,754 --> 00:27:49,711 who could've set him up. 718 00:27:49,755 --> 00:27:50,843 I just arrested a guy. 719 00:27:50,886 --> 00:27:52,279 And if you don't listen to me, 720 00:27:52,322 --> 00:27:54,194 you're gonna have another autopsy for your file. 721 00:27:54,237 --> 00:27:56,500 We have six hours left. 722 00:27:59,503 --> 00:28:02,593 I can't ditch my arrest based on tea leaves and your gut. 723 00:28:02,637 --> 00:28:04,900 I'm sorry. 724 00:28:04,944 --> 00:28:06,293 [phone beeps off] 725 00:28:06,336 --> 00:28:08,730 [sighs] 726 00:28:08,774 --> 00:28:10,601 Which vendor did you say you're with? 727 00:28:10,645 --> 00:28:14,605 Vonner-tech. Can I just say, I love your brooch. 728 00:28:14,649 --> 00:28:17,478 Oh, thank you. It was my mother's. 729 00:28:17,521 --> 00:28:19,262 Oh, beautiful. I don't think 730 00:28:19,306 --> 00:28:21,612 people wear brooches nearly enough anymore. 731 00:28:21,656 --> 00:28:24,311 Totally agree. What passes for fashion 732 00:28:24,354 --> 00:28:25,747 these days, right? 733 00:28:25,791 --> 00:28:27,096 So, you were saying, with your current system, 734 00:28:27,140 --> 00:28:29,403 only the user can access their hard drive? 735 00:28:29,446 --> 00:28:31,100 Yes. I mean, no. 736 00:28:31,144 --> 00:28:33,842 Upper-level IT managers have administrative access. 737 00:28:33,886 --> 00:28:37,150 Would they be able to access the drive remotely? 738 00:28:37,193 --> 00:28:39,630 Yes, they would be able to as long as they have their company 739 00:28:39,674 --> 00:28:40,980 laptops and... 740 00:28:50,206 --> 00:28:51,773 [woman gasps] 741 00:28:54,820 --> 00:28:56,952 Hey! Security! 742 00:28:56,996 --> 00:28:59,172 [beeps] 743 00:29:00,129 --> 00:29:01,174 [drones] 744 00:29:02,828 --> 00:29:04,873 [door rattling] 745 00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:17,799 HARRY: Just sent you the lone address 746 00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:19,279 for Carter Jacobs. 747 00:29:19,322 --> 00:29:20,628 House belonged to his father. 748 00:29:20,671 --> 00:29:22,108 I'm guessing there was trouble at home? 749 00:29:22,151 --> 00:29:23,587 You'd be right. Carter had a child services file. 750 00:29:23,631 --> 00:29:25,111 Give me the Cliff Notes. 751 00:29:25,154 --> 00:29:26,068 Dad-- no surprise-- 752 00:29:26,112 --> 00:29:27,678 was abusive, which explains why 753 00:29:27,722 --> 00:29:29,158 his mom left when he was ten years old. 754 00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:31,552 Case psychologist points to severe abandonment issues 755 00:29:31,595 --> 00:29:32,901 as cause for his acting out. 756 00:29:32,945 --> 00:29:34,685 Animal abuse, setting several fires. 757 00:29:34,729 --> 00:29:37,166 But by age 15, he drops off the state's radar. 758 00:29:37,210 --> 00:29:39,516 There's no records or arrests as an adult. 759 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:41,170 Any pics of the parents? 760 00:29:42,128 --> 00:29:44,217 [phone chimes] HARRY: You should have them. 761 00:29:46,872 --> 00:29:49,788 Who does the mom remind you of? 762 00:29:51,615 --> 00:29:53,574 This is all about the mom. 763 00:29:53,617 --> 00:29:55,184 Abandonment triggers the violence, 764 00:29:55,228 --> 00:29:57,839 but the love for his mother fuels reverence for the victims, 765 00:29:57,883 --> 00:29:59,449 and shame for ending their lives. 766 00:29:59,493 --> 00:30:00,929 Hence the postmortem makeover. 767 00:30:00,973 --> 00:30:02,626 Exactly. Thanks, Harry. 768 00:30:02,670 --> 00:30:04,019 [phone beeps off] 769 00:30:04,063 --> 00:30:06,239 [line ringing] 770 00:30:07,196 --> 00:30:08,545 Detective Dante. 771 00:30:08,589 --> 00:30:11,592 I found him. The real killer. 772 00:30:16,336 --> 00:30:18,729 [tires squealing] 773 00:30:20,079 --> 00:30:20,949 [car door closes] 774 00:30:20,993 --> 00:30:22,385 I didn't think you'd come. 775 00:30:22,429 --> 00:30:25,214 Had to. If you're right, Nia only has hours to live. 776 00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:27,086 Or less. Carter knows we're coming now. 777 00:30:27,129 --> 00:30:31,264 -We do this my way. -No time. Nia might be in there. 778 00:30:31,307 --> 00:30:32,352 -DANTE: -Damn it. 779 00:30:32,395 --> 00:30:34,267 Cover me. I'll check upstairs. 780 00:30:36,138 --> 00:30:38,401 -Who the hell are you? -NYPD. 781 00:30:38,445 --> 00:30:39,446 Where's your warrant? 782 00:30:39,489 --> 00:30:40,490 We have reason to suspect 783 00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:41,578 your son's a serial killer. 784 00:30:41,622 --> 00:30:42,841 You really want to talk warrant? 785 00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:43,885 I don't know nothing about that. 786 00:30:43,929 --> 00:30:45,452 He's not here. Where's Carter? 787 00:30:45,495 --> 00:30:47,454 -Where's the girl? -None of your damn business. 788 00:30:47,497 --> 00:30:49,282 You need to control this bitch. 789 00:30:50,370 --> 00:30:52,589 [groans] Where is Carter? 790 00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:54,417 [groans] What are you doing? 791 00:30:54,461 --> 00:30:56,898 I'm speaking the only language an abuser understands. 792 00:30:56,942 --> 00:30:59,509 Let him go. Put down your weapon now. 793 00:30:59,553 --> 00:31:00,946 Where is he? 794 00:31:07,387 --> 00:31:09,302 [groans] 795 00:31:09,345 --> 00:31:10,477 What is this place? 796 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,087 If you don't tell me and a girl dies, 797 00:31:12,131 --> 00:31:14,916 I will come back here and bury you in a hole so deep, 798 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:16,657 nobody will never find you. 799 00:31:17,788 --> 00:31:21,009 It's a playground, by his old school. 800 00:31:21,053 --> 00:31:22,184 But it's been closed for years. 801 00:31:22,228 --> 00:31:23,794 -Why would he be here? -He's been 802 00:31:23,838 --> 00:31:25,144 obsessed with the place ever since 803 00:31:25,187 --> 00:31:26,797 his mom didn't show to pick him up. 804 00:31:28,190 --> 00:31:31,237 She left him, she promised to come back and get him? 805 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:32,716 He waited there every day for a week 806 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,240 like a stooge. 807 00:31:35,415 --> 00:31:38,113 One week. 808 00:31:38,157 --> 00:31:39,680 Damn it. Wait! 809 00:31:41,682 --> 00:31:43,902 [groans] Come on. 810 00:31:45,338 --> 00:31:46,861 This is Detective Dante. 811 00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:49,168 I've got someone I need you to pick up. 812 00:31:52,693 --> 00:31:55,696 [tires squealing] 813 00:32:12,452 --> 00:32:15,194 [muffled crying] 814 00:32:15,237 --> 00:32:16,847 Nia. 815 00:32:16,891 --> 00:32:18,675 It's okay. Kayla sent me to find you. 816 00:32:18,719 --> 00:32:20,764 I'm gonna shoot the lock open and get you out of here. 817 00:32:20,808 --> 00:32:22,027 [gunshot] 818 00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:26,988 Okay. You're all right. 819 00:32:27,032 --> 00:32:28,076 Get this off of you. Let's get it off. [panting] 820 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:29,686 You're all right. 821 00:32:29,730 --> 00:32:31,079 You're okay. You're okay.[whimpering] 822 00:32:31,123 --> 00:32:32,559 You're all right. You're all right. You're okay. 823 00:32:32,602 --> 00:32:33,864 It's okay. It's okay. 824 00:32:33,908 --> 00:32:36,302 It's okay. You're fine.[crying] 825 00:32:36,345 --> 00:32:37,912 Don't worry. 826 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:39,958 You're safe. It's okay, baby. 827 00:32:41,568 --> 00:32:44,005 [siren blaring, garbled radio transmission] 828 00:32:44,049 --> 00:32:46,225 -DANTE: -Nia, I know the last thing you want 829 00:32:46,268 --> 00:32:47,878 to do right now is answer my questions, 830 00:32:47,922 --> 00:32:50,011 but we need to get that man off the streets 831 00:32:50,055 --> 00:32:52,013 so he can't hurt anyone ever again. 832 00:32:52,057 --> 00:32:54,581 ROBYN: I know it's painful, but think back. 833 00:32:54,624 --> 00:32:57,801 Is there anything he did or said that could help us find him? 834 00:32:57,845 --> 00:33:01,544 He... he barely talked at all. 835 00:33:01,588 --> 00:33:03,894 And when he did, he just kept saying the same thing 836 00:33:03,938 --> 00:33:07,115 over and over. 837 00:33:07,159 --> 00:33:09,204 "Look me in the eyes." 838 00:33:09,248 --> 00:33:11,380 He'd say it. 839 00:33:11,424 --> 00:33:13,513 And then he'd hurt me. 840 00:33:17,038 --> 00:33:18,561 We'll talk more tomorrow, Nia. 841 00:33:18,605 --> 00:33:19,910 [car door opens] 842 00:33:19,954 --> 00:33:22,435 ROBYN: Right now, 843 00:33:22,478 --> 00:33:24,132 just be with your family. 844 00:33:25,481 --> 00:33:26,613 Nia! 845 00:33:26,656 --> 00:33:29,137 [crying] God... 846 00:33:29,181 --> 00:33:31,357 [crying] 847 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:33,228 [crying continues] 848 00:33:33,272 --> 00:33:35,230 [sniffles] 849 00:33:35,274 --> 00:33:36,753 Thank you. 850 00:33:36,797 --> 00:33:39,060 Thank you for seeing us. 851 00:33:39,104 --> 00:33:41,019 [distant siren wails] 852 00:33:42,672 --> 00:33:44,674 Hold up. 853 00:33:44,718 --> 00:33:47,286 We need to talk next moves. 854 00:33:47,329 --> 00:33:49,940 We disrupted Carter's pattern, his methodology. 855 00:33:49,984 --> 00:33:52,073 That's gonna have dire consequences on his psyche. 856 00:33:52,117 --> 00:33:55,076 Yeah. And now he's out there, unmoored, 857 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:56,860 looking to kill again. 858 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:59,646 And thanks to you, none of the evidence on him is admissible. 859 00:33:59,689 --> 00:34:01,430 If he was standing right here, and I put cuffs on him, 860 00:34:01,474 --> 00:34:02,953 charges still wouldn't stick. 861 00:34:02,997 --> 00:34:05,173 All because you lead with your chin. 862 00:34:05,217 --> 00:34:08,698 You're pissed. I get it. But we have to... 863 00:34:08,742 --> 00:34:11,310 "We"? There is no "we." 864 00:34:11,353 --> 00:34:13,921 Not after what you did back there. 865 00:34:13,964 --> 00:34:16,097 Putting a gun to that man's head. 866 00:34:16,141 --> 00:34:19,318 That girl is the only reason I'm not arresting you right now. 867 00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:22,886 This was a mistake. 868 00:34:22,930 --> 00:34:25,672 No more cooperation, no more quid pro quo. 869 00:34:25,715 --> 00:34:28,283 Whatever this partnership was... 870 00:34:28,327 --> 00:34:30,590 it's over. 871 00:34:35,856 --> 00:34:37,336 [engine starts] 872 00:34:50,044 --> 00:34:52,002 So awful what happened to Nia. 873 00:34:52,046 --> 00:34:54,179 How's she doing? 874 00:34:54,222 --> 00:34:56,659 She's got a road ahead of her, 875 00:34:56,703 --> 00:34:58,835 and knowing Carter's still out there doesn't help. 876 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:00,489 We'll find him. 877 00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:02,665 [sighs] 878 00:35:02,709 --> 00:35:05,233 There's something else going on. What is it? 879 00:35:06,887 --> 00:35:08,802 Things ended bad with Dante. 880 00:35:08,845 --> 00:35:10,934 He says I compromised the case. 881 00:35:10,978 --> 00:35:12,153 But what was I supposed to do? 882 00:35:12,197 --> 00:35:13,937 Wait for the cops and let her die? 883 00:35:13,981 --> 00:35:17,245 I mean, this whole case reminds me of when my dad was killed. 884 00:35:17,289 --> 00:35:19,160 How I waited, helpless, 885 00:35:19,204 --> 00:35:24,165 for somebody, anybody to lift a finger. 886 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,950 But to them, he was just another Black man, 887 00:35:26,994 --> 00:35:30,171 carjacked in a bad neighborhood. 888 00:35:30,215 --> 00:35:32,173 Just like these girls. 889 00:35:32,217 --> 00:35:34,480 -Not worth looking into. -Old wounds. 890 00:35:34,523 --> 00:35:35,785 I get it. That's why 891 00:35:35,829 --> 00:35:38,266 this case hits so close home. And you know what? 892 00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:40,181 Dante wouldn't even know about this case 893 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:41,791 if you didn't bring it to him. 894 00:35:41,835 --> 00:35:43,141 So he doesn't approve of your methods? 895 00:35:43,184 --> 00:35:44,794 So what? When was 896 00:35:44,838 --> 00:35:47,275 the last time you cared about what anyone thought of you? 897 00:35:49,451 --> 00:35:50,452 [sighs] 898 00:35:50,496 --> 00:35:53,281 But you do care. Rob, this guy's 899 00:35:53,325 --> 00:35:55,196 more than just an asset to you, isn't he? 900 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:58,721 He's a good man... 901 00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:02,421 but he's too busy being good to be great. 902 00:36:03,770 --> 00:36:06,903 Don't tell him, but it wasn't until my first big 903 00:36:06,947 --> 00:36:08,340 blowup with Harry that I realized 904 00:36:08,383 --> 00:36:09,819 how much I cared about him. 905 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:11,995 HARRY: [cackles] That's when you knew? 906 00:36:12,039 --> 00:36:13,519 [Harry laughs] 907 00:36:13,562 --> 00:36:16,913 I knew you fell for me first. [laughs] 908 00:36:16,957 --> 00:36:19,438 It's not the time, babe. 909 00:36:20,787 --> 00:36:22,702 Oh. I'm sorry. 910 00:36:22,745 --> 00:36:24,791 [phones buzz, chime] 911 00:36:24,834 --> 00:36:27,794 It's the encrypted app. 912 00:36:27,837 --> 00:36:29,230 It's Carter. 913 00:36:29,274 --> 00:36:30,666 "You've taken something of mine, 914 00:36:30,710 --> 00:36:32,233 now I'm going to take something of yours." 915 00:36:32,277 --> 00:36:33,582 How did he get your info? 916 00:36:33,626 --> 00:36:35,236 -ROBYN: -Carter ran that grief group 917 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,238 that Mrs. Howard attended. He saw us talking. 918 00:36:37,282 --> 00:36:38,761 He must have gotten my number from her somehow. 919 00:36:38,805 --> 00:36:40,676 Rob, your family. 920 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:42,330 They are totally firewalled. 921 00:36:42,374 --> 00:36:44,898 There's no way -he knows my real identity. -Okay. 922 00:36:44,941 --> 00:36:46,334 Then who is he talking about? 923 00:36:48,728 --> 00:36:50,120 The apartment. 924 00:36:50,164 --> 00:36:51,818 He was watching us. 925 00:36:51,861 --> 00:36:53,907 He saw us together. 926 00:36:53,950 --> 00:36:56,301 Dante. 927 00:37:07,964 --> 00:37:11,359 A vest won't save you this time. 928 00:37:19,324 --> 00:37:21,543 [insects chirping] 929 00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:37,080 [dog barking in distance] 930 00:37:37,124 --> 00:37:39,474 CARTER: I knew you'd come. 931 00:37:39,518 --> 00:37:42,521 Drop the gun, or I will kill him. 932 00:37:46,351 --> 00:37:49,702 Okay. I'm putting the gun down. 933 00:37:51,051 --> 00:37:52,879 No need for anybody to get hurt. 934 00:37:52,922 --> 00:37:55,055 Kick it here. 935 00:37:57,797 --> 00:37:59,625 The boys? 936 00:37:59,668 --> 00:38:00,930 At their mom's. 937 00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:02,323 I don't hurt kids. 938 00:38:02,367 --> 00:38:03,977 Kids need to be protected. 939 00:38:04,020 --> 00:38:06,196 You're right. 940 00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,416 They do. We wouldn't even 941 00:38:08,460 --> 00:38:10,679 be here if someone had protected you. 942 00:38:10,723 --> 00:38:12,420 The hell do you know? 943 00:38:12,464 --> 00:38:15,075 I know your father was abusive to your mother, and she left. 944 00:38:15,118 --> 00:38:17,251 She told you she was coming back for you, 945 00:38:17,295 --> 00:38:19,209 but for whatever reason, she couldn't. 946 00:38:19,253 --> 00:38:21,603 Didn't. Not couldn't. 947 00:38:21,647 --> 00:38:23,213 Didn't! 948 00:38:23,257 --> 00:38:25,651 And that makes you angry. 949 00:38:25,694 --> 00:38:27,870 Makes you hurt people. 950 00:38:27,914 --> 00:38:32,222 I also know there's a reason you had that group. 951 00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:35,791 Because you needed to listen to their pain 952 00:38:35,835 --> 00:38:37,880 'cause it's your pain, too. 953 00:38:37,924 --> 00:38:40,230 So I'm asking you, please, 954 00:38:40,274 --> 00:38:42,624 let him go, 955 00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:47,020 put down the gun, and I will get you the help that you need, 956 00:38:47,063 --> 00:38:48,108 that you deserve. 957 00:38:48,151 --> 00:38:49,457 Get me help? 958 00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:50,806 What, do you think I'm stupid? 959 00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:52,678 You're lying! 960 00:38:52,721 --> 00:38:53,896 Just like her! 961 00:38:53,940 --> 00:38:56,072 Look me in the eyes. 962 00:38:56,116 --> 00:38:58,248 -Look at me! -No. 963 00:38:58,292 --> 00:39:01,077 Do it, or I will waste him. 964 00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:02,775 I know you care about him. 965 00:39:03,602 --> 00:39:06,126 You're not gonna kill him. 966 00:39:06,996 --> 00:39:08,694 Not while I'm not watching. 967 00:39:08,737 --> 00:39:11,305 That's why you made them look you in the eye. 968 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:13,742 You need to see their pain when you inflict it. 969 00:39:13,786 --> 00:39:15,527 Otherwise, it's meaningless. 970 00:39:15,570 --> 00:39:17,398 Turn around and look at me! 971 00:39:17,442 --> 00:39:20,270 Last chance, Carter. Let him go. 972 00:39:20,314 --> 00:39:22,969 [yelling]: -Look at me! -No! 973 00:39:23,012 --> 00:39:25,275 [gunshot] 974 00:39:50,344 --> 00:39:52,955 What did you do? 975 00:39:52,999 --> 00:39:56,089 I gave him a chance. He didn't take it. 976 00:39:56,132 --> 00:39:59,005 -You okay? -Leave. 977 00:39:59,048 --> 00:40:01,137 Okay... 978 00:40:01,181 --> 00:40:02,530 [yelling]: Leave! 979 00:40:14,673 --> 00:40:17,197 [inhales] 980 00:40:22,376 --> 00:40:24,465 [knocking] 981 00:40:24,509 --> 00:40:26,249 District Attorney Grafton. 982 00:40:26,293 --> 00:40:27,816 You wanted to see me? 983 00:40:27,860 --> 00:40:30,079 I wanted to congratulate you on the Carter Jacobs case. 984 00:40:30,123 --> 00:40:32,691 I also wanted you to know that, 985 00:40:32,734 --> 00:40:34,693 in light of all the new facts, 986 00:40:34,736 --> 00:40:37,086 Deshawn Sanders will have the opportunity for a retrial. 987 00:40:37,130 --> 00:40:38,479 Good to hear. 988 00:40:38,523 --> 00:40:41,395 Did have a few questions, though, 989 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:43,571 about what happened-- specifically, 990 00:40:43,615 --> 00:40:46,356 why the bullet that killed him 991 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:48,620 wasn't from your gun. 992 00:40:48,663 --> 00:40:50,491 I also found the statement given 993 00:40:50,535 --> 00:40:52,667 by the killer's father concerning. 994 00:40:52,711 --> 00:40:54,756 The woman who was accused of assaulting him sounds 995 00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,846 an awful lot like the vigilante you've been chasing. 996 00:40:57,890 --> 00:41:00,196 It was. 997 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,155 She also helped save the girl. 998 00:41:02,938 --> 00:41:05,027 Detective, I don't have to tell you... No. 999 00:41:05,071 --> 00:41:07,813 You don't. I've seen her methods. She's a danger, 1000 00:41:07,856 --> 00:41:10,163 to herself and the people she thinks she's helping. 1001 00:41:10,206 --> 00:41:12,731 She needs to be stopped. 1002 00:41:13,732 --> 00:41:15,821 So we agree. 1003 00:41:15,864 --> 00:41:18,258 It would appear that she has a connection with you. 1004 00:41:18,301 --> 00:41:20,565 That gives you an edge. 1005 00:41:20,608 --> 00:41:24,003 If you'd be willing to use it to bring her in, 1006 00:41:24,046 --> 00:41:26,527 this office would happily look past any previous cooperation 1007 00:41:26,571 --> 00:41:28,050 you may have given her. 1008 00:41:28,094 --> 00:41:31,184 And with our support, a collar like that... 1009 00:41:31,227 --> 00:41:34,013 could make a person's career. 1010 00:41:36,668 --> 00:41:39,366 Do we understand each other? 1011 00:41:40,149 --> 00:41:41,977 Yes, ma'am. 1012 00:41:42,021 --> 00:41:44,197 I believe we do. 1013 00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:47,200 ♪ My mother used to take my hand ♪ 1014 00:41:47,243 --> 00:41:51,073 ♪ Put my fingers on the keys ♪ 1015 00:41:51,117 --> 00:41:53,249 ♪ She said, you got to use your voice ♪ 1016 00:41:53,293 --> 00:41:56,731 ♪ Be the melody... 1017 00:41:56,775 --> 00:41:58,777 DANTE: Before I hang up my keys, I look at them, 1018 00:41:58,820 --> 00:42:01,997 feel the weight in my hand to remind myself I am home, 1019 00:42:02,041 --> 00:42:04,086 to remind myself to be present. 1020 00:42:04,130 --> 00:42:06,785 ♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ 1021 00:42:06,828 --> 00:42:09,135 ♪ Sing a song for tomorrow [laughter, indistinct chatter] 1022 00:42:09,178 --> 00:42:14,967 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ 1023 00:42:15,010 --> 00:42:17,099 ♪ Let the song that I'm singing ♪ 1024 00:42:17,143 --> 00:42:19,058 ♪ Let it carry through ♪ Oh, oh♪ 1025 00:42:19,101 --> 00:42:23,105 ♪ Let the words be a way to give strength to you ♪ 1026 00:42:23,149 --> 00:42:27,762 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ 1027 00:42:27,806 --> 00:42:29,590 ♪ Ah-ah, ah, ah, ah 1028 00:42:29,634 --> 00:42:33,507 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ 1029 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:35,204 ♪ Sing a song for tomorrow... 1030 00:42:35,248 --> 00:42:36,945 I'm home! 1031 00:42:36,989 --> 00:42:38,904 Hey! 1032 00:42:38,947 --> 00:42:40,645 Hey, Mom. 1033 00:42:40,688 --> 00:42:41,907 What's up? 1034 00:42:41,950 --> 00:42:43,604 ♪ Let the song that I'm singing ♪ 1035 00:42:43,648 --> 00:42:45,171 ♪ Let it carry you through... 1036 00:42:45,214 --> 00:42:46,476 Man, something smells good. 1037 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:49,610 [quiet chatter] 1038 00:42:49,654 --> 00:42:53,527 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ 1039 00:42:54,441 --> 00:42:56,008 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh. 1040 00:43:05,800 --> 00:43:13,591 Captioning sponsored by CBS 1041 00:43:13,634 --> 00:43:16,594 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org