(Door slams) Guard: Place all your
personal belongings inside the tray, please.
Now your clothes.
Here you go.
Guard: Face the camera.
Drop the boxers.
Bend over and lift your junk.
Now cough twice.
(Coughs)
Put your boxers back on and step forward.
Dotsen: Okay, cap needs you
to fax javier's arrest records
to the da's office right away, cash.
Well, I got my hands full. Figure it out.
(Line ringing)
(Phone buzzing)
Daniel: Ryan.
I called you six times, man!
Why haven't you called me back?
Listen up, everybody!
Are you there?
Listen, I'm here.
I just don't have much time to talk.
Ryan, my father's in jail!
What the hell did you do?
Everybody, stop what you're doing for a second.
I have some good news. Just fly the kite, okay? I gotta go.
Wait, wait, wait. No, no, no, don't-don't hang up.
Our request to expedite javier acosta's
bail hearing went through.
The hearing is now scheduled for 8:00 A.M.
However, that only leaves us four hours
to get our paperwork in order, so we're gonna have to hustle.
Thanks to our golden boy. Good job, Lopez.
Yeah. It was a team effort.
Yeah, well, don't crack open the champagne just yet.
Arresting javier was only the beginning.
Even from a jail cell, he can still call the shots.
And as long as he has a mole in the department,
we can't necessarily stop that.
Now that javier's arrested,
you don't think the mole will go into hiding?
Well, actually, now that he's in jail,
he's gonna need that mole more than ever.
Which is why I've asked
the U.S. attorney for permission
to wiretap the entire acosta family,
effective within the hour.
That mole pops his head out...
We'll lop it off.
Reporter: It's been 12 hours since
last night's shocking arrest of javier acosta.
(Speaking Spanish)
(Indistinct chatter)
Reporter 2: We're set up outside the courthouse
waiting for the bail hearing on javier acosta.
Now, we understand from the district attorney's office that...
Captain chapel, just one question.
No comment.
Dotsen: Judge cobian arranged for us
to watch the trial in his private chamber.
Cassius: We got front row seats to watch 'em
(elevator bell dings) Fry acosta's ass.
Carter: Paul Carter, iad.
I wanted to talk to you about the javier acosta bust.
Hey, I'll, uh...
I'll meet up with you guys in a minute.
All right.
Carter: I'm sure you know ada chapel and I
were running an investigation on detective Lopez at that time.
I read your report.
Your theory that Lopez is the mole
in the department. Carter: Then you know
that just before Lopez arrested acosta,
he made a call to run our plates.
He spotted your vehicle,
thought it could be counter-surveillance.
It was a good call, pulling you over.
Yes, it was.
That's how he knew we were on his tail.
I also think that's the reason
he arrested javier acosta.
I think Lopez realized
that the only way to protect his cover
was to arrest acosta.
Let me continue my investigation
so I can prove it.
Ellis: Let's discuss this after the hearing.
Your honor, Mr. acosta
must be denied bail.
He's a clear threat to the community.
He was arrested transporting arms
with a street value of more than $20 million.
If you let him go today,
it's-it's a two-hour drive to the Mexican border,
and this is a man who has built
his entire empire
on transporting drugs
between Mexico into Los Angeles.
Whatever dog and pony show
my counterpart may put on with you today,
Mr. acosta's history makes it clear
he is a threat to this community.
He should be denied bail.
Malcolm: Your honor, I respectfully
request that, uh, bail be granted
for javier acosta for the reason
that Mr. acosta was only in proximity
to the arms at the time of his arrest... Objection. Hearsay.
Not in possession of them.
Get to your point, counselor.
Mr. acosta drove himself there
with no regard for his own personal safety
when he got wind
that Mr. Jesse Santos,
the sole driver of the confiscated truck,
had intentions of purchasing the arms.
They found a patsy.
Malcolm: Quite frankly, this was
a selfless act committed by javier acosta,
not a felonious one.
Now, I have a-a video deposition
from Mr. Santos... Objection, your honor.
We have not been submitted this.
Corroborating.
Mr. acosta's statements of that night.
Video deposition. Malcolm: I apologize, your honor,
but Mr. Santos only decided
to come forward and tell
the truth an hour ago.
Sam: Son of a bitch is gonna skate.
We're losing him.
No, we're not.
In light of this new evidence,
I have no choice but to grant a reprieve
(bangs gavel) So we can sort this whole mess out.
Your honor, wait.
Cobian: Who are you, sir?
(Gallery murmuring)
Detective Ryan Lopez,
javier acosta's arresting officer.
(Whispering): What are you doing? (Whispering inaudibly)
Trust me.
Your honor, this is not javier acosta's trial;
this is simply a bail hearing.
We are here to assess whether he is a danger
to his community,
an argument I believe I can make if you
allow me to put detective Lopez on the stand.
I'll allow it.
(Gallery murmuring)
Jessica: You served two tours of duty in Afghanistan
as an army ranger, is that correct, detective Lopez?
Malcolm: Objection. Relevance.
Speaks to his expertise
in the arms that were confiscated.
I'll allow it.
Yes. I did.
Jessica: And what kind of arms did you confiscate
from Mr. acosta when you arrested him
in Lancaster last night?
Military grade.
Mark 19s. Surface-to-air missiles,
including 5,000 rounds of armor-piercing bullets.
Why would someone need armor-piercing rounds?
To shoot through kevlar vests.
To kill cops.
I also found a dozen
remote-activated claymore mines.
Jessica: Do you have any first-hand experience
with those kinds of explosives?
I do.
My convoy was hit
with one while transporting gas to kandahar.
Half my platoon, those within
the blast radius,
were killed.
The other half wished they'd been.
I guess I was lucky.
Jessica: Your honor,
in light of detective Lopez's statement,
I implore you
to deny javier acosta bail,
invoking title eight, section 813
of the patriot act. Malcolm: Objection!
My client's not a terrorist.
Jessica: In addition,
section 802 broadened
the act's focus to include
domestic terrorism.
It allows you to hold a suspect without bail.
Now I urge you to make your ruling
pursuant to that statute.
Los angelicos has been a cancer on this city
for two decades.
Malcolm: Objection, your honor!
The witness has finished his testimony.
I will allow it.
A question has not been asked!
Counselor, you are out of order.
Please sit down.
Please continue, detective.
Los angelicos has been a cancer
on this city for two decades,
with javier acosta at the head.
He is a constant threat.
The sad reality
is that if you grant Mr. acosta bail,
he will continue to wreak havoc
in and around this city,
and any blood spilled
will be on your hands, not ours.
Bail denied.
(Bangs gavel, gallery exclaiming)
Hey, great work in there, Lopez.
Holy hell.
You just buried acosta.
No, I would say the man just slam-dunked
on the whole Los angelicos.
Oh, my God.
Quick thinking.
Thanks. I learned from the best.
Oh, I've got to stop teaching you.
You might take over my job.
District attorney Ellis...
Agent Carter, please don't tell me you still
think Lopez is the mole.
Especially after what he did in there.
How do you explain that?
I think he did it for me.
To throw me off his trail.
And if you let me continue my investigation, I'll prove it.
You're asking me to continue an investigation on a hero cop
who just pulled down
the biggest drug kingpin in Los Angeles?
No, absolutely not.
The investigation is over.
That's all.
That could have gone better.
You're not buying this whole
Lopez-as-hero-cop thing, are you?
I didn't before, but Ellis is right.
Come on. Wait, wait, wait.
There-there are still so many unanswered questions here.
No, you need to let it go.
You were wrong about Lopez.
So was I.
Sam: This bail denial was
a significant step in the right direction toward
bringing javier acosta to trial.
My task force, in conjunction
with the district attorney's office,
has every intention of trying Mr. acosta
to the fullest extent of the law.
Ryan, that was a hell of a move you pulled in there.
Hey, sorry to surprise you like that.
I, uh, couldn't just let him walk.
No, it was smart thinking.
Saw Carter talking to the da.
Even after all this, he's still convinced I'm crooked?
What Carter thinks at this point doesn't matter.
You're a hero.
I'm no hero. I'm just a cop
doing his job like all the rest, nothing more.
Your dad. I don't care.
Do you?
Look, I know you're gonna be really busy today,
but we haven't seen much of each other lately.
And it's my fault. I'd like to explain tonight.
That could be tough.
I'm not taking no for an answer,
so I'll see you tonight.
Okay.
Cap, uh...
Hmm? I was gonna tell you.
I just wasn't sure how you'd take it.
It's okay. I've been a detective longer
than you've been alive. I knew about that for weeks.
And you never said anything?
Ryan, if I had to handpick someone for my daughter,
it would be you.
Thank you, sir.
Call me "dad."
I'm kidding.
Listen to me.
You took down javier acosta.
That's a career-changer.
But it also puts a bull's-eye on your back.
Angelicos have taken out cops for a lot less than that.
So I want you to stay on high alert
and watch your ass.
I will.
Dad. Hey, pops.
Lose the long faces. No one died, huh?
Not yet. Don't even think about it, Carlos.
Think about it. I plan on doing it.
You saw what he did.
There's got to be an explanation.
Two weeks ago, he risked his life for me,
for all of us. Yeah, well, that's
the thing. Maybe he got popped for real.
Maybe he flipped to save his own ass.
Maybe that's the reason why we're sitting here right now.
Has he contacted you?
No. He hung up before he had a chance to talk.
Carlos: I don't get it, pop.
Why are you protecting him?
The orphan, he showed us his true colors.
No, right now he could be the only thing that's saving us.
Got to be a reason he's done this.
But if you're wrong,
he knows everything about us.
Everything. He could be getting ready
to make a move on the rest of us.
Daniel, you need to talk to him.
I flew a kite this morning.
And if we don't hear back from that fool
with an explanation of what he's done?
Then we do what we have to do.
Not a moment before that, Carlos, entiendes?
Where we at with the payment?
We got just enough.
Make the payment on time.
Just 'cause I'm in jail,
they don't expect any detour from our agreement.
If we make this payment,
we won't have any money left for your defense, dad.
Don't worry about me right now, mijo.
Make the payment.
We do that, we cover our backs.
We can attack what's in front of us.
Daniel, contact the orphan.
That's first and foremost.
I need to know exactly where we stand with him.
All right.
¿Sí, señor?
(Speaks Spanish)
Sam: Talk to me. What's going on, tae?
Our surveillance detail shows Daniel acosta's on the move.
Where's he headed? Looks like peacock hill.
Location in the middle of the night... maybe he's gonna meet with the mole.
All right, let's roll.
Lopez, where the hell are you, man?
At home. What's up?
Get your hands off the boss' daughter
and put that cold duck on ice, man.
It's going down.
What is?
Chapel placed an unmarked vehicle outside
of Daniel acosta's house to keep an eye on him.
And guess what? Pretty boy's on the move.
We think he's gonna meet the mole. Where?
We're pulling up into peacock hill.
We're about a quarter mile southeast on the corner
of solano and amador.
Tan vehicle on site with a handful of L.A.'s finest.
Just hurry your ass over here, man. You're gonna miss the show.
Cap and I are en route. All right.
I'm on my way. I'll be there as soon as I can.
Damn it!
Hey.
Well, what did he say, mijo?
He never showed last night.
Well, are you sure he got the message?
Yes.
The kite was gone this morning.
Look, pop, I know how much you care about the orphan,
but we're your family.
The ones sitting here right now.
Not him.
Wait, wait, wait. There could still be a reason.
We don't know for sure.
That's exactly why we ain't got no choice.
If we're right about him,
every one of us are gonna end up in jail.
Daniel: We haven't seen eye-to-eye lately.
This is crazy.
Carlos: I don't like it any more than you do.
We simply can't take that chance.
We have to protect LA familia.
Okay.
Acostas' mole never showed up?
Nah, poor Daniel was dangling in the wind
for, like, three hours on top of the hill last night.
Javier's gonna be pissed.
That mole better hope we find him before Los angelicos do.
We got some good news: While pretty boy was waiting,
he text the same number, like, 22 times.
We know who the phone belongs to?
Dotsen: No, but we tracked it down. The number belongs
to a SIM card purchased at a convenience store
in canoga park six months ago.
No paper trail, no video.
The SIM card's inactive, so the messages keep pinging back.
Until the phone powers up again.
Yeah, when that happens, then we got our man.
I think I have a way to get that phone ringing.
What do you mean?
One thing we know about acosta, good or not,
is that he cares about his family, especially Daniel.
If acosta thought Daniel was in imminent danger, he'd do whatever
he had to do to protect him.
Probably means he'd need his mole's help.
Daniel's bank was busted, but the charges were dropped.
He's in no legal danger.
He doesn't know that.
I could, uh, make a play
that we found additional evidence on the sunnylinks case.
Enough to put Daniel into county.
Javier knows Daniel won't last a night in there.
That's one hell of a bluff. Come on. You got
to let me play that card, cap.
Look, I busted him. He knows I'll do whatever it takes
to hurt him and his family. Let me go see javier,
talk to him.
We need to root out that mole once and for all.
Okay, but you remember what I said, and you watch your back.
You got it.
(Gun bolt racks)
Armor-piercing bullets?
Just in case he's wearing his vest.
The traitor had it coming, tio.
He's ain't one of us.
One should never dance on a man's grave, Carlos.
Ryan did a lot for this familia.
Now if javier wants him dead, I'll do it,
but I won't do it gladly.
(Door opens)
Get the hell off my father's desk.
They need to discuss your father's defense, Carlos.
Let them.
Take a walk, gnomo.
So... what's next?
Well, the prosecution's pushing for an early trial date.
Less preparation time means more lawyers, right? Mm-hmm.
And how much more is that gonna cost us?
To get the right team, I'm gonna need a million as soon
as possible as a retainer.
Quarter million a month after that.
Daniel: I have $4 million tied up in sunnylinks.
We'll sue 'em for that.
I already looked into that.
Jason and his team dispersed the sunnylinks money
into untouchable offshore trusts.
What about his house, his cars?
None of those assets are in his name.
They're listed under his own legitimate corporation.
We got no legal recourse here.
So I lose everything, and Jason skates off scot-free?
I know it's unfair, Daniel, but it's the law.
The grass ain't always greener
on the other side, huh, college boy?
Shut up, Carlos.
There's got to be some way to get that money.
No.
Mike, we're gonna need some privacy.
(Door closes)
Javier: Mike's on my payroll.
You can speak freely.
I hope you have a good explanation
for what you did, Ryan.
I had no choice, javier.
What happened?
IA put a GPS tracker on my car.
They believed I was the mole.
Seeing what I was gonna do,
if I was gonna let you get away again or not.
I had to do my job.
Your job was to make sure
that I didn't end up here in the first place.
Without my badge, I can't protect the family!
¡Yo soy LA familia!
Why didn't you meet with Daniel last night? I tried.
Ever since the arrest, the gtf
got permission to put wiretaps
on the entire family.
(Slams hand on table)
And these charges...
Are they going to stick?
Yes.
They are.
You're looking at real time here.
(Groans) But...
We can use this to our advantage.
We stick to the script that you wrote.
Tio takes out the metas in colima
while the gtf cripples them in Los Angeles.
Leaving El mozo.
To become king,
you have to kill the king.
You have to do this yourself, javier.
You understand
what it is you're asking me to do?
Yes.
And it's the only thing we can do
to protect the family.
We're running out of time.
It won't be long till the metas figure out
you killed Salazar.
But he's in supermax.
It would take months to get a transfer there.
That's time we don't have.
Not if you plead guilty.
They'll transfer you
from county immediately.
I'm gonna do everything in my power
to put you in the same supermax as El mozo.
How can you be sure you can do that?
I can't be.
That's where I need your help.
Despite the fact that I arrested you,
iad and the gtf are still hunting for this mole,
and until they find that mole,
I'm always gonna be under a microscope.
I need them off my trail.
You're the only one that can make that happen.
How?
Carlos once told me
that I wasn't the only cop you had under.
I need a name.
And what, exactly,
are you going to do with that information?
I deliver that mole to the gtf,
it takes all suspicion off me.
It's either him or us.
Rafael Nunez.
He's a Los Angeles county sheriff.
Does he know about me?
No.
How do I know he won't give you up when I find him?
Because he will no longer be alive
once you find him.
Like you said,
it's either him or us.
♪
(Door closes)
What the hell was he doing here?
Says he's innocent.
That he had no choice but to arrest me.
You believe him?
He's got a pretty good plan to get us out of this mess.
I'm still not sure.
(Scoffs)
So what?
You want me to lift the green light on him?
No.
Not yet.
(Clicking)
LAPD. Is anyone here?
Who are you?
Put the gun down.
Who are you?
Detective Lopez, LAPD.
What are you doing in my house?
I had a shots fired call.
911 operator pinged the call to this address.
I was in the neighborhood.
Look, I'm gonna show you my badge, all right?
Are you, uh...
Are you officer Rafael Nunez?
Yeah.
But there wasn't any shots fired
at this address.
Well, it must've been a mix-up.
Dispatch gave me this address.
All right, look, I'm gonna holster my weapon, all right?
All right, uh...
Just lower the weapon and I'm on my way.
Hey, Lopez.
If it was a shots fired call,
you would've responded with backup.
Where's your partner?
Acosta sent you here, didn't he?
Look, I don't know what you're talking about.
Toss your weapon. Now.
Put the gun down.
No. You're here to kill me.
I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
I know what's going on.
Javier's been covering up his tracks,
tying up loose ends.
Just put the gun down.
Toss your weapon now!
Here it is. All right?
Putting it down.
Here it is.
(Gun skids across floor)
Whatever it is you're thinking,
it's not true, okay?
You're high and you're paranoid.
All right? Just...
Put the gun down.
I promise you,
everything's gonna be all right, okay?
I knew this was gonna happen,
once he was done with me.
(Grunting)
(Gunshot, glass shatters)
(Both grunting)
Rafael, don't do this.
Nunez: Tell javier...
None of it was worth it.
Not a single day.
Lopez: No! (Gunshot)
(Sighs)
♪
(Computer beeps)
Cap... the mole. Son of a bitch popped his head up.
I want an address, now.
Now! Call in a warrant.
Damn it!
(Grunts in frustration)
Carlos: Tio.
Are you in?
Tio: Yeah, I'm checking it out.
Ryan? You home?
(Phone buzzing)
Yeah?
Lopez, your plan worked.
We shook acosta.
The mole powered up his phone.
You track it?
Yeah, to a sheriff's deputy
in panorama city.
Rafael Nunez.
We're en route now.
Panorama city, that puts me
about 15 minutes out.
I'm gonna text you the address now, Lopez.
Green: Clear.
Clear.
Son of a bitch.
I, uh, I got the phone.
This is it.
All these texts are from Daniel acosta.
Check the house.
Look for anything that we can tie
to Los angelicos.
Think I got something.
(Knocking echoes)
A couple passports.
A few thousand in cash.
We found javier acosta's mole.
Lopez: Yeah, too bad.
Los angelicos found him first.
What the hell?
(Phone buzzing)
I got this, Carlos.
It ain't Ryan. Who is it?
Looks like that lawyer that was at my dad's trial this morning.
What the hell is she doing here?
I don't know, but we need to take her out
before Ryan gets home.
We're not authorized to do that.
If we don't, she could warn him.
Take her out.
(Knocking)
Ryan?
Your door's open.
Ryan?
You hear from our contacts?
Yeah.
As far as the police know,
Rafael Nunez shot himself.
Police find anything that can hurt us?
Just enough to prove that Nunez was the mole.
He killed him.
Ryan passed the test.
You bring the burner?
Yeah.
(Beeps)
Sí, jefe?
Ryan passed the test.
Lift the green light. Sí.
Ryan?
(Door closes)
What the hell's going on?
Did you do the bitch or what?
Your father called off the hit.
Come on, kiddo.
It's bedtime.
Here we go.
(Doorbell rings)
Daniel, what are you doing here? Hey.
I need to talk to you, man.
Jason?
It's not really a great time, okay?
I know, I-I-I just... I need a minute.
Listen to me, buddy, I am sorry about what went down, okay?
But I don't even think I should be talking to you
without a lawyer present.
Jason, come on, man.
I've know you since we were 18 at Stanford.
I just need a minute.
Please.
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't an emergency.
Okay.
Five minutes.
Thank you.
Hey, sweetie, why don't you, uh,
take him upstairs?
Hey, it's all right.
All right?
You get up to bed, all right?
Talk in my office?
Wow.
Nicklaus used this club to win the '86 masters.
That's nice.
Someone gave it to me as a gift.
Danny...
Why are you here?
I need my money back, Jason.
The $4 million I invested with sunnylinks.
I don't have it.
Jason, come on, man. Look, the fund imploded.
Okay? You're not the only one who lost everything.
"Everything"?
I mean...
It doesn't look like you lost everything.
Look.
We both know you took your money out.
And I'm sure you're hiding it somewhere.
But I did lose everything, okay?
My savings, my reputation,
my career.
And you know what?
That's okay.
But now my family's in trouble.
And my father needs that money for his legal defense.
Money you stole!
And that's not okay.
I'm not asking, Jason.
I'm begging.
Please.
Just give it back.
Not a penny more, not a penny less.
Just the $4 million you stole from me.
Danny, look.
I'm sorry, okay?
But it's like I said.
I just don't have it.
Okay.
Danny?
Hey, Danny! Hey...
(Yelling)
No!
Oh!
You have two hours
to wire that money into my account.
Two hours.
Don't make me come back.
(Grunting)
He's the criminal.
Not me.
(Crying): Jason!
(Phone buzzes)
♪
♪ All this noise
♪ it fades away
♪ hallowed ground
♪ and heavy haze
♪ these open streets
♪ in golden dust
♪ the hopes
♪ I hold become my past
♪ wasted lines
♪ fill the air
♪ hasty choices without
♪ a care
♪ all this noise
♪ it fades away
♪ hallowed ground and heavy haze. ♪
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