( Distant sirens )
Forgive me, father. I've sinned.
Are you chewing gum?
No.
What brings you here today?
My wife. She caught me cheating.
And when was the last time you came to confession?
I was definitely planning on coming in right before I died.
( Door creaks )
( Main title theme )
It's procedure interviewing the spouse. That's all.
I hope you're in for one hell of a long procedure.
I'm sorry?
The list of husbands from all the whores he slept with?
( laughs ) Honey, I hope you get overtime.
You know, you don't seem all that upset about this.
Nobody wishes someone dead. But the fact was he was a dog.
And I knew that one of these days,
someone's husband was gonna take him out.
All right.
Do you know any of them that would actually
be capable of this?
Capable?
Honey, any man worth his salt would be justified in doing it.
Are there any other questions?
'Cause I don't want to miss Dancing With the Stars.
No. That's good.
Get rid of her.
I got a question for you.
You think she could hit somebody at 200-300 yards?
And based on the 3.6 degree angle of entry,
with the 3000 foot per second muzzle velocity
associated with a .223 millimeter round--
Sorry. Should I skip the math?
Yeah.
This round was fired from approximately 200 yards away.
Really? That coincides with witness reports
we initially discounted from a building five blocks away.
Mmm. .223?
A sniper bullet. Probably from an AR-15.
It sliced through the sternum like butter,
and when it hit the heart-- hey, boss.
The distraught wife if anything but,
so I'd like to get a list from you guys
of any sniper that might be in the area.
A soldier, SWAT cop, anything.
- Great. - Yeah, boss.
Plan for a late one.
( Dogs barking )
( Dogs barking, gunfire )
( Dogs barking, gunfire throughout )
- Hey, boss. - What's up?
- Happy hunting? - Little bit, man.
That one OP out there I told you about.
I went about 60 or 70 clicks
northeast up on that hill.
I got some good luck up in there.
- I hear your numbers are up. - Yeah.
Desk Jockey Jarvis? He cut me off.
Says he's not gonna let me back out.
Yo, Bird. Stop bad mouthin' my guy, man.
Oh, 'cause it interferes with your cuddle time?
Oh, that's real, real cute. Funny.
Everyone knows why your crazy ass got cut. Woof.
Mother--
What's wrong with you all?
( Wrist cracks )
SOLDIER: Get him!
Everybody, get up and act right.
I need a medic!
( Gasping )
( Barking throughout )
BIRD: Dogs!
Will somebody shut up the dogs?
Dogs!
Come on!
RADIO: All units, we have a man with a gun call
at 8th and Sycamore.
Suspect described as a male, white,
mid 20s carrying a rifle. Unit--
Dispatch, I'm less than one mile.
I'll take the handle on this one.
He's been spending more and more time in the city,
but this time he better stay there.
I gotcha.
Don't worry about the neighbor, chief. I'll calm him down.
It's not exactly him I'm worried about.
Bird? Where'd he go?
I don't know.
He's not trying to shoot the dog or anything,
he's just trying to scare him. He don't like dogs much.
You always said to us,
just 'cause you know a guy doesn't mean he's not a threat.
Well, that's true.
Haven't talked to him in a long time, man.
It's been almost five years.
How long has he been back stateside?
People saying about a month now.
- Second tour? - Yeah.
He would've stayed if they let him, but--
They didn't want him.
Why do you think that is?
PTSD probably.
Why can't they just get these guys the help they deserve?
That's really a good question, man.
( Distant sirens )
( Video game SFX )
Guess you're not here for the video games, huh, boss?
Wish I was but I need to talk to you
about what went down the other day.
Hey, I know I should've stuck around, I just got scared.
What happened?
Guess I shouldn't go home for a while.
That's not gonna be necessary.
I talked with the neighbor. He's a vet himself.
He's not gonna press charges?
No, but I mean, I could ding if I wanted to
for discharging a weapon in public.
Listen, I gotta go,
but you and me, we're not done talking, you hear?
I wanna know what the hell keeps setting you off.
This is kinda weird, hmm?
What is?
Well, you and me,
working late, together alone.
Eating together.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I mean, I think it's pretty obvious.
What?
You're attracted to me.
- I'm attracted to you. - You're attracted to me.
You're starting to grow on me a little bit too.
Are you really going to have this conversation right now?
Have what conversation?
Um, an adult conversation about this?
Women. It's typical.
- You're so dramatic. - Pardon me?
- Dra--I'm dramatic? - You're dramatic.
Just forget I brought it up, okay? Eat your food.
You can be attractive sometimes.
When you're not acting like a total idiot.
Yeah, you can be kind of cute.
If you're gonna ask me out,
I'd rather go somewhere outside of the office
for something other than take out.
Noted.
Felt like a complete idiot there for a minute.
And I don't want anyone else to know about this.
Oh, trust me. I'm the king of deception.
Yeah. I've seen those skills at work.
( Phone rings, buzzes )
Yup?
Radner, I need you and Sarah
to meet me over on 9th and Broadway.
We got another sniper victim.
Yeah, uh, I'll track down Sarah and we'll meet you there.
Yeah, when you track her down,
make sure you give her cell phone back to her.
You know what I mean?
Yeah, boss.
( Police chatter )
Trajectory on this is line of sight.
Just like the last one, right through the chest.
He's got some kind of fixation on the church, huh?
Yeah, you think?
He wasn't up on top of the building or anything
and I think this is a good 500-600 yard shot.
Whoever did this got skill.
What is with these people watching crime scenes?
Don't they have jobs?
You hearing anything from the crowd?
Yeah. A few witnesses about three or four blocks away
said they think they heard the shots originate.
Just tell me you got some leads.
I do got somebody I need to talk to.
RADNER: How many did you ID?
About a dozen or so in the area.
All ex-military.
Anything common denominator about the victims?
Nice, smart ass. I mean other than that.
Yeah, nobody's going to church anymore.
Well, there's Kane's buddy, the nutjob who shot at the dogs.
He really should be on the top of the suspect list.
Don't worry about Bird. I got it covered.
I need Sarah and Radner to follow up on other suspects.
Sure.
I'll be in my office. D.A. Lisa Clayton's on her way.
What?
You think I wouldn't recognize your piece of crap truck?
The hell are you doing here, Bird?
You moved without telling me.
Were you gonna tell me? Were you gonna tell me?
What? You were gone for two years.
You expect me to wait for you? That's a long time.
( Dogs barking, gunfire )
Somebody shut the damn dogs up!
The hell's the matter with you?
Dammit, Bird! Answer me!
How's Michael Fienberg?
His name is on your mailbox. Come on. Really?
What? He's a good guy, okay?
What does he do? He's a banker. He's a banker.
Where is he?
He's at work.
Yeah.
I missed you.
I gotta go.
No. No.
Cops were at my house today.
There was a tall detective looking for you.
Seemed concerned.
Kane.
Yeah. That's the guy.
Yeah.
- No. - Stay away from me, Bird.
We can't do this anymore.
No offense, but could you ask your questions and leave, huh?
This is a place where people who served their country
come to relax.
All right, big boy. Let's get right to it.
We're here investigating the sniper killings.
Used to be a sniper, didn't you?
What's that say in there about my discharge?
It says you were disabled in combat.
Very good.
Now have either of you seen me move this hand?
No, right?
So what does that have to do with anything?
Well, here's why.
Thank you for your time.
My time? Yeah, that's all I got.
That's all any of us got.
Time to think about what happened.
That's a hell of a back scratcher, huh?
Can you not be like that? That guy served his country.
What about us? We serve, we protect.
Where's our little clubhouse?
Thanks for coming in.
Yeah, we need to make it fast, though.
I'm running late for a meeting.
I just wanted to tell you that there is nothing I can do.
I can't withhold information from the defense, Kane.
Three separate witnesses saw Juliet enter
and believe they heard her beat the victim.
Even if she didn't kill him,
and I'm not saying that we believe that she did.
That's still a possible alibi
for the man who was arrested for the murder.
Look, man. I'm not trying to ask for any favors.
I'm just wondering if maybe
there's any chance they might go after her
for abusing the color of authority
or something like that.
If for some reason we get a confession
and it doesn't go to trial, then, no.
But if it does go to trial
and they move for a motion of discovery,
then all bets are off.
( Distant gunfire )
( Video game SFX )
( Gunfire )
Dammit, Bird. What the hell are you doing?
( Gulls calling )
Ah.
Guess who is the only guy with an alibi that does not add up.
- Bird. - Yup.
You think there's something Kane knows that we don't?
I think he always knows something we don't.
What about you, huh?
What's been going on with you that you're not telling me?
What do you mean?
Oh, come on. You've been all giddy.
What? (laughs)
Hey, I'm a cop, man.
I'm highly trained to notice this sort of thing.
So seriously. What's up?
Are you seeing a new guy or something?
No. Uh. No. Not really.
(laughs)
Listen, you know, it's kind of hard to maintain
relationships in this job.
People just don't understand our lifestyle.
Right, yeah. Are you seeing anyone?
- No. - You're not.
Why not? You're pretty. You're smart.
Look, I--guys are just--
you just, you can't trust them.
I know it's none of my business, just watch your back.
Hey, that stuff with Kenneth Rayner
was really upsetting, wasn't it?
I don't know about you, but I find it really difficult
to see these guys get away with stuff like that.
Tell me about it. And trust me, it happens all the time.
Mmm-hmm.
Has it happened to you, Juliet?
Technically, no.
But I was in a relationship
with a guy who forced himself on me.
That counts as rape.
Yeah. I doubt any jury would see it like that.
I don't know about that.
I didn't stop him, so.
That does not make it your fault.
Yeah. Yeah. I know. Thanks.
( Video game SFX )
Hi, Bird. How you doing?
I need to know where you were yesterday.
I stopped by to see Jodi,
then she filed a complaint.
You gonna arrest me?
No, man, just the opposite.
I'm trying to keep you out of jail.
Listen, about these sniper killings,
I kind of would like your advice.
One sniper to another, you know?
Why don't we take a ride down to the precinct together all right?
Yes, sir.
RADNER: How'd you swing this?
Kane did.
- Whatever works, huh? - Yeah.
He convinced the D.A. to let us try to get this guy to roll.
How the hell we do that?
I don't know. I didn't ask.
Hey, Bobby? How they treating you, pal?
You know why we're here, don't you?
All right, listen, Bobby.
I don't know if you played any part
killing that guy or not,
but either way it's only gonna get better for you
if you start dealing with us now.
( Whistles "Amazing Grace" )
Oh, you wanna play this game, huh?
See, you don't know it yet, but your lawyer gave us a call.
He wants to make a deal.
Imagine that. How you doing, fellas?
See, I'm being honest with you, Bobby.
I don't give a rat's ass
whether you rot in jail or in hell.
'Cause you make me sick.
An innocent man's going down for that killing, Bobby.
You live with that?
How 'bout I tell your partner over there
the truth about you blasting crystal with us?
Does he know?
He know you smoked meth while pretending to be on our team.
Now don't you worry, Bobby.
We're gonna get you out of here tomorrow morning.
All charges dropped. Just like your lawyer requested.
( Gunfire )
( Dogs barking )
I'm sorry, you were right.
It's all right, son.
Just wish I knew where I belonged.
I just can't wrap my head around life outside the war zone, man.
I lost it today.
Again. I smashed the damn video game.
Sit tight, man. We're gonna get you out of here.
No, you won't. No, man. I belong here.
Truth is, Kane, I ain't the one out there killing those people.
But I feel like I'm damn close to being that guy.
Keep that stuff to yourself. You hear?
Listen, I've been thinking about our sniper.
Okay, this guy reminds me of a lot of the snipers in Iraq.
They used to take these shots. Random times.
They wanted to keep the enemy terrified. Keep them guessing.
Well, you know, the idea is to keep them in fear.
Constantly keep them in fear.
Keep them running, keep them hiding
and keep them guessing.
That's what we do, isn't it?
Yes, sir.
( Rock music plays )
( Gunfire )
This is harassment. I don't have to put up with this.
- Hey. - What's going on?
Heard something through the grapevine.
What's that?
D.A. investigators got witnesses
putting you at Kenneth's apartment
right before he was killed.
So what? We talked, I left. What's the deal?
They think I killed him or something?
No one's saying that.
They heard you laying him a beating though.
They're wrong.
You sure?
If I remember correctly, you were pretty pissed off
that night when you left here.
Now I know about losing your temper, but come on.
I'm sorry. Are you actually giving me
the "use of force" lecture, Radner?
Give me a break, huh?
I'm trying to help you here.
But I can't help you unless you tell me what happened.
Now I'm not saying that you killed the guy.
Did you lay him the boots?
Oh, Christ. What were you thinkin', man?
Look, I smacked him around a little. All right?
Just thought he should know he can't always intimidate a woman.
That's it. Nothing more.
That stays between you and me, all right?
Yeah, I know.
I'll let you know if I hear anything else.
You know, me and Sarah, we're making Kane's nutjob buddy
for these sniper killings.
Yeah. You tell Kane that?
Hell no. Look, it's his buddy.
We've been dancing around it as long as we can.
Yeah, well, just to be safe
we should clear all the other suspects off the list.
Then confront Kane with it.
That way he's gotta listen to us, right?
GRAVES: A domestic terrorist?
Seems like it might be something like that.
I called in a favor with my fed friends
over at homeland security,
and they've been tracking this kid
who recently arrived from Pakistan.
He went back home for a four month religious visit.
Aw, don't tell me he got turned by the jihadists.
Normally, we would've grabbed him at the border,
but when he came back in, he slipped through the cracks.
All right, how do we get him?
Well, you must be feeling a lot better now that everybody knows
you're not the shooter.
Yeah, I guess, man. But you know what?
It feels so good to be back in the hunt.
KANE: I heard that.
All right, hot shot.
Show me where I should put my shooters.
Here, here, and here.
I say we triangulate an area
around the buildings where the shootings took place.
We position the SWAT sharpshooters in plain view.
Okay, but why would the sniper stick around
with all this heat on him?
Because he feels the need to keep the threat ongoing.
Also, he probably thinks he's better than us.
The last three churches he hit
were in a linear direction on this map.
I believe his next target, right here.
You know, you guys should consider yourselves lucky here.
This guy could take out five, ten before anyone was the wiser.
That thought has crossed my mind.
Is there any reason why this guy
wouldn't escalate his kill ratio?
This guy's really at this point
not about how many people he can kill,
he's about how much panic he can instill out there.
That feeds his ego,
and that could be the way we catch this guy.
( Background chatter )
How did we do, boss?
Did we draw any fire?
No.
So we didn't do no good, did we?
Hey. I should be out there. I should be on a roof.
I can't be putting no civilians at risk.
You're a civilian now, man. Remember?
Come on, Kane. You know I'm the best shot you got.
We got every church covered,
we got this whole place contained.
It ain't about man power.
It ain't working, Kane.
Give it time.
I need some air.
( Police radio chatter )
( Rifle cocks )
( Police radio chatter )
Request assistance. Officer down.
Repeat, officer down! Need assistance immediately!
All right, man, get a bird in the air and gimmie some cars.
Copy.
Suspect is in the officer's vehicle.
( Tires screech )
GRAVES: He's about to turn west on fourth street.
( Tires screech, siren wails )
( Horn honks )
( Tires screech )
There!
I got the suspect. He's northbound on Main.
Driving a marked police car. I've got it.
There. He's still right there.
DISPATCH: All units, stand down.
I repeat, all units stand down. SIU is pursuing suspect on foot.
Juliet, give me that chopper. I need Air One now.
I've got movement. One o'clock.
Dammit. Wish I had my rifle.
Kane?
Kane, I'm gonna draw his fire. You flank this son of a bitch.
Hey!
( Groans, yells )
( Grunting )
Stay down, man!
No! No.
He's gotta stay focused on me. It's your only shot.
He's still there behind the rocks.
I got you. Stay down!
( Grunts loudly )
( Yells )
( Echoes ) Don't let the dogs get me. Don't let the dogs get me.
( Dogs bark )
( Soldier yelling )
Somebody do something about the dogs!
( Gunfire )
( Screams )
( Groans, yells )
( Sniper screaming )
Give me some backup!
LAWYER: It's a good deal, Bobby.
Chief Kane.
You know my client, Bobby.
Yeah.
So I suppose you're hoping to cut a deal somehow?
How did you know?
Just a wild guess.
So what is it you got to say to me?
The female cop--
Shhh. Just a second, Bobby.
You know what they say.
Yeah, the devil's in the details.
And these are some serious details.
You know I have to have guarantees first.
Yeah, I know.
You'll testify that your partner shot Kenneth, right?
And you feel confident that you can get the D.A.
to reduce his sentence?
And still keep in protective custody?
I feel very confident in that. I can do that.
So, looks like I'm in the clear, huh?
It does, but, um,
don't ever put these folks in that position again, you hear?
I won't. I promise.
Hey, so what do you think you're gonna get up to
once you heal up?
I was thinking of heading back to Iraq.
They're looking for instructors at their sniper schools.
I'm just kidding.
I think maybe I'll try to get a job at a V.A. hospital.
See if I can help out some people like myself.
Great.
I'm sure they'd much rather talk to another crazy
than an actual professional.
( Laughter )
I got you, man.
See, you should've just let him fall.
It might've done him some good.
It was a joke.
All joking aside,
it don't make nobody a better person
by blowing in another man's candle, you hear?
That's the last resort of a desperate person.
Sometimes necessary.
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