Previously on Shots Fired... You think you own me now?
You think I won't talk about what's been going on here?
20 years on the force, Calvert.
I'm gonna reserve my congratulations
until it's official.
BREELAND: Assaulting an officer?
Get off me!
I'll do my best to keep this incident out of the system.
You do what I do, you realize we're born bad.
What about your daughter? She's the only good thing in my life.
I'm going back to D.C. for a custody hearing.
PASTOR JANAE: Why didn't you tell me Cox Group, Financial
was financing
your education initiative?
Our state prisons are overcrowded.
Overcrowded with my people.
I know how much Gate Station means to you.
Together, we can keep our city
from becoming another Ferguson.
PRESTON: Sergeant Derkin was partnered with Breeland.
ASHE: You see anything the night
Joey Campbell was killed?
It was Breeland's crime scene.
You must have talked to him.
So you were there.
That guy's got a lot of guilt, more than he can carry.
I think I can turn him.
That's him!
That's the man who shot Joey.
Make sure you come straight home after school.
Won't be home till 5:30.
I have math study group, remember?
All right, then meet me at Chosen House.
We'll grab a bite after, all right?
All right, bye.
Uh, you forgetting something?
Don't worry.
None of your little girlfriends on the bus saw you.
All right.
CROWD: (chanting)
What about Joey? What about Joey?
What about Joey...
(cheering)
(chanting): What about Joey? What about Joey?
(chanting continues)
That's your fam.
We ask for programs for the poor,
they turned our neighborhoods into a police state.
We ask for better schools, they give us prisons.
(crowd assenting)
We need an uprising.
Like Baltimore.
Like Ferguson.
(crowd assenting) Like Detroit.
But we need a different fire this time.
We need our fire to burn down police brutality.
Burn down racism.
Burn down injustice.
Burn down everything the flag on this wall represents.
(crowd assenting) This is a riot
of ideas and action.
The fire this time will be stoked by love,
not hate;
truth, not lies;
peace, not violence!
(loud shattering)
(crowd shouting)
Get off me!
It's easy to throw a bottle.
It takes wisdom to know why you want to throw it.
And courage to know why you shouldn't.
When we're united, anything is possible.
If you share that belief, join me at Chosen House.
WOMAN: All right, Pastor!
Turn your anger into action.
You can go now.
Ain't nobody gonna hurt you.
(chanting):
Justice for Joey!
(chanting continues)
♪ If our stars don't shine in the darkness ♪
♪ Where do we go from here? ♪
♪ Where do we go? ♪
♪ Do we hold on to the dream regardless? ♪
♪ Where do we go from here? ♪
Derkin was at Mason County PD for two weeks,
then he drives himself into a lake.
Why?
This is his confession.
He was there.
Saw who killed Joey.
Couldn't handle it.
A signed confession would've been nice.
Now Cory's the only one left
who can identify the shooter as Arlen Cox.
Richest man in the state.
Platt conveniently left his name off the list
of auxiliary deputies in the program.
They're scared.
I say we go after Arlen.
You shoot at the king, you better not miss.
He's gonna use his money and his influence
to discredit our witness, me, you,
whatever it takes.
You take Cox.
I'll talk to Governor Eamons.
The tours are her program.
Arlen is her biggest supporter.
We'll find out what she knows.
(chanting): Don't shoot! Justice for Joey!
Out of the way!
(honking horn)
Don't do that.
What's up?
This place is a powder keg.
(siren wailing)
OFFICER: Hey, you!
MAN: Justice! Justice!
(cheering)
COX: We celebrate
this groundbreaking
of this most modern correctional facility
because of you.
Not only will this generate
hundreds of jobs and revenue across the state,
but we think that this is a model
for all the correctional facilities
that will be built in the years to come
across this nation.
(applause)
Mr. Terry, I assume you didn't come for the hors d'oeuvres.
I'm afraid not.
I'm here to talk to you
about your Community Patrol Program.
What about it?
What's your level of involvement?
It was a perk for a few of my top donors,
the opportunity to become deputized.
Seeing how law enforcement
works up close helps raise money
for the department and some of my other initiatives.
Are you aware of the abuses within the program?
"Abuses"? What is this about?
We have reason to believe the program
may be linked to Joey Campbell's death.
What could possibly make you think that?
We have a witness who identified
one of your volunteer auxiliary deputies
as Joey Campbell's killer.
Give me a chance to look into this.
We're gathering information on the tours.
"The tours"?
(laughs)
That's an interesting turn of phrase.
It's a splendid program.
So you admit you were involved.
"Admit"?
I am proud of it.
Being a volunteer deputy
has given me a first-hand appreciation
for how people like you could make a difference.
I'm only sorry that my schedule is such
that I can't participate as much as I'd like to.
Sheriff Platt failed to mention you ever participated at all.
Any idea why?
It was some time ago.
Perhaps he's just giving you the most recent information.
How long is "some time"?
Two months.
Fortunate timing.
Why?
It means you weren't there
the night Joey Campbell was killed.
BREELAND: You wanted to see me, sir?
Come in.
Shut the door.
Mason County Sheriff called.
Derkin killed himself.
Drove his car into a lake.
Hell of a thing.
You gonna be okay?
You come with me.
And try to act surprised.
(door opens)
CROWD: Surprise!
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow,
for he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ As criminals testify ♪
♪ As criminals testify, as criminals testify ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow ♪
♪ For he's a jolly good fellow... ♪
(singing stops)
I just...
I just wanted to look into your eyes.
I needed to come here and face you.
Now, I'm not gonna ask you why you killed my son
because I know you'll lie.
I'd be able to tell,
and neither one of us would survive that.
But...
I want to know...
did he suffer?
What were his last words?
Did you, did you tell him that you were sorry?
He di... he didn't suffer.
(relieved sigh)
I hope you do.
With all my heart,
I hope you suffer every day of your life.
Were any of our volunteer auxiliary deputies
involved in the death of Joey Campbell?
Absolutely not, and I'm offended by the accusation.
I don't give a damn about you being offended.
The DOJ believes a program I created
was misused by your department.
They have a witness.
Their witness has zero credibility, Governor.
They seem to disagree.
They are nowhere with the Jesse Carr case,
so they're grasping at anything to make themselves seem useful.
There's absolutely no validity to their claims.
There are two dead boys on my watch,
and I'm gonna have to answer to their mothers.
I expect you to cooperate fully with the Department of Justice
on both cases.
Mm, with all due respect, Governor...
there would be no DOJ investigation
if you'd listened to me and allowed my office
to handle the Jesse Carr matter in the first place.
If I thought your office could handle this case,
I wouldn't have had to bring in an outside group.
Gate Station is bleeding
and Deputy Beck is still a member of your department.
And you wonder why I question your leadership.
(school bell ringing)
(door opens)
What's up, Campbell?
Damn, all the drama in the city, it's about your brother.
You're like a celebrity.
You heard about Sergeant Derkin?
Yes, sir.
He always used to say
the integrity of the badge was his God.
I guess I can relate.
Me, too.
I think more than most.
Joshua, as long as you're in uniform,
unwanted attention will be directed at all officers.
For the integrity of the department
and for yourself, I'm placing you
on administrative leave with pay
until this is resolved.
I guess due process is for everyone
but the ones upholding the law, huh?
If anybody else had said what you said on that video,
I would've fired their ass.
Would you like me to finish out the day, sir?
I need you to turn over your badge and your firearm.
It never crossed your mind to give me a heads up?
Is that what you're expecting from this?
I expect not to be blindsided.
I-I don't know what you know.
You really think
that I would know something like that
and not put a stop to it immediately?
And how did you even know about the donors
to connect him to the program?
I happened to glance down at your laptop
when we were together.
You glanced over?
You violated my privacy.
I didn't violate anything.
I looked down and I saw a name
on your open laptop.
So stealing information and being unethical
is just another day at the office for you?
I don't appreciate you calling me unethical.
And I don't appreciate you.
Not anymore.
You're leaving?
Yeah, thanks to you.
I had nothing to do with it.
Yeah, keep telling yourself that.
We need to talk.
Off the record.
Not here.
Glad you could make it.
I think you'll find this interesting.
So you're saying no jail time?
You help us and we'll help you.
I worked for Joey. Doing what?
Selling.
Who'd you sell to?
That white kid from the news that got shot.
Jesse.
So Joey and Jesse
would have had the same strain of weed.
Of course.
You opened a DOJ investigation on Joey Campbell
because you claimed their deaths were connected, am I right?
Well, now you know.
There is no cover up.
If there's no cover up,
why did you leave Arlen Cox's name
off your list of auxiliary deputies?
Joey gave weed to this kid.
This kid sold it to Jesse.
You were on a wild goose chase then.
Now you're on a wild goose chase with the Community Patrol.
Your superiors will hear from me.
(siren wailing)
Hearing at 5:30?
Look, I don't want you to worry
about this place or anything else.
Focus on what you've got to do.
You love your daughter.
Anyone can see that.
You just gotta let that judge in.
You know I wouldn't be leaving for anything else.
I know.
See you soon, boss.
I'll see you.
(car engine starts)
(basketball game playing on TV)
We don't drink in front of the boys.
(sighs)
They're taking a nap.
You need to talk to somebody.
Go see somebody.
You think this helps?
(doorbell rings)
Mrs. Beck.
I'm Preston Terry.
I know who the hell you are.
What do you want?
Kerry, let him in.
(scoffs)
You can have a seat.
Hey, can, uh... can we have a little bit of, um, privacy?
Please?
No, thanks.
That's right.
You're on the job.
I told you.
It's off the record.
Nothing's ever off the record.
I had nothing to do with your suspension.
All I ever wanted, all I want, is the truth.
Well, the truth is
you wouldn't be here if I shot a black kid.
No one would.
I mean, a black man killing another black man
isn't sexy enough.
What about your conscience?
I mean, would it tell you anything different
if the kid was a different color?
Oh, they took my conscience a long time ago.
Then take it back.
(sighs)
Tell me about Joey.
The tours.
Who was out that night?
Derkin?
Arlen?
Breeland?
Who shot Joey?
Look, maybe you forgot what color you are,
but I'm reminded every day.
I mean, my uniform doesn't protect me
the same way that it does them white boys.
I've been the only one in the room my entire life.
I know what that is.
But my success is a middle finger
to anyone who ever tried to make me feel less than.
So stop feeling sorry for yourself and fight back.
Nah.
We're supposed to just take it no matter how much it hurts.
And then, finally, when you, when you give up,
finally, when you decide
that you're gonna stand up and be a man, you...
And what?
What happens then?
Beck...
When you said you had a license to kill crackers,
was that a joke or a confession?
Get out of my house.
(knocking)
Hey.
Where's Kai?
Listen, Ashe...
Where's my daughter?
There's been a change of plans.
What?
This is Ms. Hadad.
She's a court-appointed guardian.
It's gonna be a supervised visit.
What the hell is this?
I'm here to observe the familial relationship
between you and your daughter
and make a recommendation to the judge.
I don't give a damn who appointed you.
You're not babysitting me and my kid.
(sighs) Look, I'm sorry.
I'm not trying to overreact,
I just...
KAI: Mommy!
I miss you so much! Hey!
ASHE: I missed you.
KAI: I miss you so much!
Oh, I miss you, too, tremendous!
Come on, I made you something.
You did?
Is it beets?
Ew!
Guess what hand it's in.
This one?
Maybe.
This one?
Maybe.
It can't be in both hands.
(laughs)
What's that? You made this yourself?
Mm-hmm.
It's mostly purple, our favorite color.
'Cause of all the colors in the rainbow,
it has royalty...
And magic...
And...
BOTH: Mystery!
Mommy!
I love you, too.
I love my bracelet
and I'm never gonna take it off, okay?
Mm-hmm, okay.
(chanting): What about Joey? What about Joey?
What about Joey? What about Joey?
MAN: We need justice for Joey!
I've called for a news conference in an hour
to help keep the peace.
Mr. Mayor, I'd like you to be there.
We are way past news conferences, Governor.
We're just setting ourselves up for attack.
We need order.
Law enforcement
from three other counties have been brought in.
I've reached out to community leaders
to help keep the peace.
I have not ruled out a curfew.
Have you even been watching the news?
That's not enough.
You need to declare a state of emergency.
Be proactive, Governor,
before those thugs out there burn our entire...
Those people have a right to protest.
If these isolated incidents give way
to a more violent atmosphere,
our law enforcement will become more proactive.
I believe in 24 hours,
the situation will be under control.
I certainly hope so.
I would hate to think that these disturbances
would interfere with Sunday's football game.
That would be a fiduciary nightmare.
But in the spirit of pessimism,
I have an associate
who provides prisoner transport for me,
and he has offered to the state
an armored vehicle...
What? No!
I am not declaring war on my citizens.
Your citizens have already declared war on you.
If you're looking for somebody to tell you don't be angry,
you're in the wrong place.
(crowd assenting)
I know you're hurting,
and no one seems to care about your pain.
No matter how intense your cries,
they refuse to hear you.
Amen.
You have been voiceless for so long,
you've not only forgotten how to speak,
but you've become incapable of listening.
But the voiceless will learn to speak
in ways that cannot be misunderstood.
(applause)
Your needs may go unheard by those in power,
but, brothers and sisters, you are not silent.
Your voice will be found
in the tears of a mother who was forced to bury her child.
It is in the desperation of our sons and daughters
whose dreams are denied on a daily basis,
and in the remnants of their dreams
that are destroyed long before the bullets
shatter their bodies.
(siren blaring) It is in our father,
who is fighting for his family's
dignity and respect
in the face of unrelenting hate, fear, and indifference.
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King said
that a riot is the language of the unheard.
If that is true,
if our voices be silenced, our spirits broken,
if we have no other choice to speak to power
and power has neither the desire nor the will to listen,
then Dr. King's words will no longer be a warning,
but a prophecy.
NEWS ANNOUNCER: And what seemed to begin as a peaceful protest
has now resulted in...
Governor, would you like to hold the press conference
in the media room or in your office?
Cancel the press conference.
Yes, ma'am.
Take immediate action
regarding the escalating tension
between hundreds of protestors taking to the streets
and a police force who may soon be overrun.
And when that happens, it'll be too late...
for language to matter.
JUDGE: You were partnered together to work the cartels in Colombia.
Incredibly dangerous work.
I applaud you both
for your courage and service.
Thank you, Your Honor. Thank you.
Mr. Cano, you're still with the DEA,
but you no longer work in the field.
Yeah, my desk job allows me
to be a consistent presence in my daughter's life.
Ms. Akino, I imagine being an investigator
requires frequent travel
and time away from home.
I'm very capable
of balancing both my job and being a mother.
JUDGE: I imagine it can also be perilous work.
I can handle myself, if that's what you're asking.
Actually, it was an observation.
Mr. Cano, according to your complaint,
Ms. Akino has difficulty managing her anger.
When, uh... you're dealing with bad people,
you have to meet them where they're at,
so, um, you're straddling two worlds.
And sometimes I think it's difficult for her
to bring her other foot back.
Are you kidding me?
What the hell are you saying?
You threw a vase at her,
and it happened when Kai was in the house.
She yelled at her... That's okay with you?
No, it's not okay. JUDGE: Please address me
and not each other.
She yelled at my daughter.
And I threw the vase by her, not at her.
From what the guardian ad litem has observed,
she has genuine affection
for Ms. Perez.
It doesn't mean she takes my place.
Your fitness as a mother is the only question
before this court.
Now, I don't believe
in separating a child from a parent, but if I find
it's in the best interest of your daughter,
I won't hesitate to do so.
That's just the point, Your Honor.
I was raised by my dad after my mother left.
When I was 16, he got sick
and had to be hospitalized for almost a year.
I was put in foster care,
and even though the family who raised me was nice,
they weren't my parents.
I didn't look into their eyes
and see myself.
When I smile at her, Kai sees her reflection.
When she's afraid or when she's sad,
she needs me to make the world safe and happy again.
No one can give her what I can,
no matter how much they might care for her
or how much affection they may have for her.
When she calls out for me, she needs me.
And if I'm not there for her,
she might not be there for herself.
Ms. Akino, I am moved by your words,
but I don't have the luxury of determining cases
based solely on emotion.
Now, while you have finally sought counseling,
the report from the psychiatrist
does little to support a ruling in your favor.
He says that you have possible PTSD,
which must be addressed.
Now, I will review all these items
and make my decision by the end of the month.
(gavel pounds)
♪ Was the blood ♪
♪ I know it was the blood ♪
♪ For me ♪
♪ One day when I was lost ♪
♪ He died on the battlefield ♪
♪ I know it was the blood for me ♪
(siren blares)
♪ It's one ♪
Your boy's out there.
Where's he at?
♪ I will not be afraid ♪
(sirens blaring)
♪ ♪
(shouting)
(glass shattering)
You ain't got to do this, man!
No, no, no.
(overlapping shouting)
(explosion)
(screaming)
Shut that thing off!
What are you doing, damn it?!
(clanging)
(shouting)
Justice for Joey! Justice for Joey!
(explosion) (screams)
Shawn!
Shawn?
What you doing?
Derrick!
Justice for Joey!
Ms. Campbell!
Where's Shawn?
I don't know, I don't know!
Brooks, I gotta get through.
No one passes.
I know one of the shop owners.
He might need my help.
If you got a friend back there,
there's nothing you can do to help.
Now step back, Mr. Terry, or I'll arrest you.
(very faint audio)
♪ ♪
(siren blaring)
Come here!
Get off me!
There's my mom!
Mom!
Get off my son!
Get off!
That was my mom!
Shawn!
I told you both we didn't want another Ferguson,
but that's exactly
what it's starting to look like down there.
I understand your concern, sir,
but the race problems they've been having
have been festering for decades.
We didn't send you there to dissect the race problem.
We sent you down there to dissect the events
of the Jesse Carr shooting.
Which you both said was linked
to the Joey Campbell shooting.
If we investigate why a fire started,
we could say its 'cause someone struck a match.
But if we understand why the match was lit,
we get to the root cause.
Isn't that what we do here?
And what we don't do is make things up as we go along.
The sheriff informed me that a Lieutenant Breeland
found a witness who contradicted your theories
regarding a link between the Carr and Campbell shooting.
Is this true?
Breeland's witness appears to...
Breeland's witness appears to contradict our findings.
Preston is way too green.
The governor asked for our assistance
to prevent a city in her state from being torn apart.
Instead, this investigation has caused more division,
more distrust, and no real tangible evidence.
Ruiz is prepping a new team to step in and take over.
You both have a week to finish up.
(buzzing)
Javi?
Hey.
(buzzing)
Ashe?
Yeah.
So now you got nothing to say?
You called me, Ashe.
How could you do that to me?
It's not about you.
It's about Kai.
Look me in the face and tell me she doesn't need me.
You're reckless, Ashe.
So are you!
But I would never say that in court
'cause I would never betray you.
You really want me to go there?
I didn't betray you, Javi.
You screwed somebody else!
I was scared about us
and I did something really stupid.
Come on!
I know you,
and scared is one thing that you never were.
Hmm?
I wouldn't be alive if that was true.
I was too afraid to believe
I deserved that kind of happiness.
Don't do this to me, Ashe.
I'm messed up, I know that, but so are you.
The things we've done, the things we've seen,
everything was always on volume ten.
And then we had Kai
and, and-and-and we, and we tried to make it quiet,
but we're not made for quiet.
Quiet makes us think.
I just had a gun pulled on me the other day,
and I got all this adrenaline and no place to put it.
You know what that's like.
Why am I here?
You're the only one who can handle me.
And I'm the only one who can handle you.
You're trying to be this other guy...
(panting)
Javi...
I'm asking you, please drop this custody suit.
(sighs)
This should have never happened, baby.
That's not an answer.
This was a mistake.
I'm sorry, Ashe.
I don't make mistakes.
(panting)
JAVI: Oh, Ashe, I miss you.
ASHE: I miss you, too.
You recorded us?
(moaning)
It's saved and safe.
This whole thing, it was a setup?
Huh?!
You want to save your relationship with Paula,
you'll withdraw the case.
We clear?
The only thing that's clear to me now
is you're unfit to be a mother.
(phone bangs on ground)
ARLEN COX: I saw that interview you gave the first day you got to town.
"My success will be an example to all
that we must put our humanity first."
You sounded like Abraham Lincoln.
Thank you.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was riddled with lies.
"Four score and seven years ago."
Puts us back to the Declaration,
not the Constitution.
And "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
What about the Southern people?
Some might say that Lincoln
invoked the principles of humanity,
redefined the Civil War as a struggle for equality.
Yeah, that's what Northerners say... but...
The violence
and the Department of Justice
intrusion into our way of life
is just a reminder that there's just too much government.
These uprisings are a reminder of what happens
when there's too little justice.
Why don't we just agree to disagree?
You worked pretty closely with Sergeant Derkin
on the tours.
Any theories as to why he would have committed suicide?
No.
No, none at all.
Well, here's mine.
I think Derkin dishonored his badge
and he thought he was no longer worthy of wearing it
because he was there the night Joey Campbell was killed
and he knew who did it.
Wait a minute, are you saying you think that person is me?
Before you have an opportunity to badger my client...
Just shut up.
Was it you?
No, it wasn't.
And I think it would be a wise thing
for you to spend some time
pursuing the people who are responsible
for this violence and this destruction of property
in the last 24 hours.
That's exactly who I'm pursuing.
Are you all right?
They took my boy.
Won't even let me see him.
Let me help you.
Ain't you done enough?
You come down here and throw it in our face
that we don't matter... Never have, never will.
We ain't never gonna get justice.
Can't even get it from ourselves.
Shawn Campbell was arrested yesterday.
He's a good kid.
Yeah.
I thought he was, too,
until he destroyed a police vehicle.
His mother already lost one son.
She doesn't deserve to lose another.
So you uphold the law until you need to break it?
If you respected the law,
your town wouldn't be burning down.
Are you implying I'm dirty?
I don't know what you are.
But I saw you save those kids from being firehosed.
So whatever you were,
maybe you still want to be a good cop.
I'm giving you that chance.
One year on the job
and you think you can change the world.
How long does it take to become jaded?
Shawn is staying right where he is.
♪ I hope that the world stops raining ♪
Hey!
♪ Stops turning its back on the young ♪
(sirens blaring)
♪ See, nobody here is blameless ♪
♪ I hope that we can fix all that we've done ♪
♪ I really hope Martin can't see this ♪
♪ I hope that we still have a dream ♪
♪ I'm hoping that change isn't hopeless ♪
(phone beeps)
PRESTON (voice mail): Hey, Ashe.
I know you're dealing with a lot right now.
I hope you're okay.
It's gotten pretty bad down here.
♪ I just hope I'm not the only one ♪
♪ I just hope I'm not the only one. ♪
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