1 00:00:16,842 --> 00:00:19,976 Careful, Luca, these guys ripped off enough nitroglycerin 2 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:21,586 to make that thing a mobile bomb. 3 00:00:21,630 --> 00:00:23,501 Good thing we're in a mobile tank. 4 00:00:26,156 --> 00:00:28,115 You said this was a simple job for some friends of yours. 5 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:30,204 There wasn't supposed to be a guard on duty! 6 00:00:30,247 --> 00:00:31,596 I'll get us out of this. 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,250 Just keep driving. 8 00:00:46,437 --> 00:00:47,743 Chris, Luca, you guys okay? 9 00:00:47,786 --> 00:00:49,745 We're Code 4. Betty took most 10 00:00:49,788 --> 00:00:51,616 of the hit for us, but I think we're out of this fight. 11 00:00:51,660 --> 00:00:53,966 Get her back to HQ to get fixed up. 12 00:00:54,010 --> 00:00:55,751 We'll take it from here. 13 00:00:55,794 --> 00:00:59,276 24-David, I got eyes on you and the van from the airship. 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,062 That van has more barrels, and our ride does not 15 00:01:02,105 --> 00:01:03,846 have the same armor Black Betty does. 16 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:11,201 Whoa! 17 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:15,727 He's headed south into oncoming traffic! 18 00:01:43,190 --> 00:01:45,105 We got to get 'em out of the city. 19 00:01:45,148 --> 00:01:47,150 Deacon, rally the backup 20 00:01:47,194 --> 00:01:49,457 to the 4th Street Bridge. I've got an idea. 21 00:01:50,675 --> 00:01:52,677 Get this thing down on the ground in front of him. 22 00:01:52,721 --> 00:01:55,680 We need to turn him around. 23 00:02:23,273 --> 00:02:25,754 I think we lost them. 24 00:02:33,196 --> 00:02:36,460 Deacon, he's crossing the bridge, heading your way. 25 00:02:36,504 --> 00:02:37,940 30-David. We're in position. 26 00:02:37,983 --> 00:02:40,160 We got eyes on the van now. 27 00:02:48,907 --> 00:02:51,040 This is the LAPD. 28 00:02:51,083 --> 00:02:52,563 We have you surrounded. 29 00:02:52,607 --> 00:02:55,262 Exit the van, get on the ground, 30 00:02:55,305 --> 00:02:57,133 and spread your arms and legs. 31 00:02:58,874 --> 00:03:00,702 This is my fault. 32 00:03:00,745 --> 00:03:02,399 I took the job. 33 00:03:02,443 --> 00:03:04,140 I lost my cool. 34 00:03:05,315 --> 00:03:07,448 I'll fix this, Charlie. 35 00:03:07,491 --> 00:03:08,971 I'm the big brother. 36 00:03:09,014 --> 00:03:10,581 Supposed to take care of you. 37 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:13,236 Look, we're both idiots, okay? 38 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,631 I repeat, get out of the van now. 39 00:03:19,851 --> 00:03:22,376 Get down on the ground now. 40 00:03:22,419 --> 00:03:25,857 I have something to say, and you better listen, 41 00:03:25,901 --> 00:03:27,772 or I'll take down this whole bridge and everyone on it! 42 00:03:27,816 --> 00:03:29,687 You will not be told again. 43 00:03:29,731 --> 00:03:31,646 Drop your weapon, get on your knees. 44 00:03:31,689 --> 00:03:33,125 Put your hands behind your head. 45 00:03:33,169 --> 00:03:34,257 Duff, what the hell are you doing, man? 46 00:03:34,301 --> 00:03:35,476 Get down on the ground, Charlie! 47 00:03:35,519 --> 00:03:36,999 Just listen to me. I got this! 48 00:03:43,048 --> 00:03:44,180 I acted alone! 49 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:45,703 My brother didn't know 50 00:03:45,747 --> 00:03:47,792 what he was driving me to do. 51 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:49,881 None of this is his fault! 52 00:03:56,801 --> 00:03:59,151 We've got a jumper! 53 00:04:00,414 --> 00:04:03,373 Hold your fire! 54 00:04:03,417 --> 00:04:04,853 I love you, Charlie. 55 00:04:11,642 --> 00:04:13,253 Duff! 56 00:04:16,473 --> 00:04:18,388 I got you. 57 00:04:29,878 --> 00:04:31,880 Where do y'all think you're going? 58 00:04:31,923 --> 00:04:33,534 The photographer from the police commission's 59 00:04:33,577 --> 00:04:35,231 been in my office all night, 60 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:38,147 waiting to take a team photo for the new LAPD website. 61 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:40,802 Oh, was that today? 'Cause I got plans. 62 00:04:40,845 --> 00:04:42,934 Yeah, I got to get home to an ice bath, doctor's orders.Yeah. 63 00:04:42,978 --> 00:04:45,415 Commander, my team's earned a night to put their feet up. 64 00:04:45,459 --> 00:04:47,112 We'll take the photo tomorrow, I promise. 65 00:04:47,156 --> 00:04:49,680 All right, first thing in the morning, no excuses. 66 00:04:49,724 --> 00:04:51,769 Later. 67 00:04:51,813 --> 00:04:54,076 It's the third time you've put the photo off, Hondo. 68 00:04:54,119 --> 00:04:55,947 Police commission's getting a little impatient. 69 00:04:55,991 --> 00:04:57,819 They should be happy that I agreed to do it at all. 70 00:04:57,862 --> 00:05:00,517 They just want 20-Squad because we check all the boxes 71 00:05:00,561 --> 00:05:01,779 on their diversity bingo card. 72 00:05:01,823 --> 00:05:03,172 Okay, well... 73 00:05:03,215 --> 00:05:05,392 regardless, you did a hell of a job tonight. 74 00:05:05,435 --> 00:05:07,524 Whole team did.Thank you, sir. 75 00:05:11,833 --> 00:05:13,791 Morning, baby. 76 00:05:13,835 --> 00:05:16,098 Where do you think you're going? 77 00:05:16,141 --> 00:05:17,795 You know it's your turn to make breakfast. 78 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,232 Two unis out of Hollywood missed a dispatch call last night. 79 00:05:20,276 --> 00:05:22,365 Their cruiser was just found, and they weren't in it. 80 00:05:22,409 --> 00:05:23,627 Oh, my God. 81 00:05:23,671 --> 00:05:25,412 Yeah, Hicks is calling everybody in. 82 00:05:25,455 --> 00:05:26,804 I'm sorry I got to run. 83 00:05:28,197 --> 00:05:29,633 Can I make it up to you tonight? 84 00:05:29,677 --> 00:05:31,418 Mmm. Sergeant Harrelson, 85 00:05:31,461 --> 00:05:33,507 this'll be six nights in a row I've slept over. 86 00:05:33,550 --> 00:05:35,987 We're trying to make a baby, remember? 87 00:05:36,031 --> 00:05:38,076 The last time I checked, you can't do it 88 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,078 from separate beds. Hmm. 89 00:05:40,122 --> 00:05:42,559 I love you. I love you. 90 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:48,609 Hondo, wait. 91 00:05:48,652 --> 00:05:51,742 The local news just posted about your missing officers. 92 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:53,875 They found their body cams. 93 00:05:53,918 --> 00:05:55,746 There's a video. 94 00:05:55,790 --> 00:05:57,922 HONDO Officer Lumbard? Birch? 95 00:05:57,966 --> 00:05:59,968 Or is it the other way around? 96 00:06:00,011 --> 00:06:02,362 Sorry, it's easy to mix the two of you up.Hondo, his voice. 97 00:06:02,405 --> 00:06:05,539 Both white, both new to the force. 98 00:06:05,582 --> 00:06:07,976 And both abusing your power.What is this? 99 00:06:08,019 --> 00:06:10,195 My name is Daniel Harrelson. 100 00:06:10,239 --> 00:06:11,806 A lot of you may know me as the officer 101 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:14,156 who blew the whistle on the LAPD last summer. 102 00:06:14,199 --> 00:06:15,592 I'd like to tell you that it made a difference, 103 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:17,202 but guess what. 104 00:06:17,246 --> 00:06:19,944 There's still a lot of bad cops out there. 105 00:06:22,599 --> 00:06:24,558 Take these two. 106 00:06:24,601 --> 00:06:26,429 Been on the beat for a little over a year, 107 00:06:26,473 --> 00:06:28,344 and they've already got a list of complaints against them. 108 00:06:28,388 --> 00:06:30,781 Does the LAPD care? 109 00:06:30,825 --> 00:06:32,522 I'm out of patience. 110 00:06:32,566 --> 00:06:34,959 Cops need to be held accountable for their actions. 111 00:06:35,003 --> 00:06:37,571 You don't see me hiding my face. 112 00:06:39,573 --> 00:06:42,532 I'm done waiting on the department to clean itself up. 113 00:06:45,753 --> 00:06:48,146 What the hell is this? 114 00:06:48,190 --> 00:06:51,019 Okay, that's you. 115 00:06:51,062 --> 00:06:52,847 But that can't be you. 116 00:06:52,890 --> 00:06:54,457 That video is fake.But it was taken off 117 00:06:54,501 --> 00:06:56,459 of a real LAPD body cam. 118 00:06:58,809 --> 00:07:00,463 Someone's setting me up, Nichelle. 119 00:07:00,507 --> 00:07:02,465 I was here with you all night. 120 00:07:02,509 --> 00:07:04,380 I know, but the whole world is gonna see this. 121 00:07:04,424 --> 00:07:05,555 What are you gonna do? 122 00:07:10,125 --> 00:07:11,561 You have to call your boss. 123 00:07:11,605 --> 00:07:13,302 He'll sort this out, keep you safe. 124 00:07:13,345 --> 00:07:15,043 No, I can't. 125 00:07:15,086 --> 00:07:17,306 Hicks'll bench me. He might even have to arrest me. 126 00:07:17,349 --> 00:07:19,395 But you have an alibi. I'll tell them...The word 127 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,789 of my girlfriend ain't gonna hold up against video evidence. 128 00:07:21,832 --> 00:07:24,269 Or at least not till this thing gets debunked. 129 00:07:26,228 --> 00:07:27,882 Hondo? 130 00:07:27,925 --> 00:07:30,667 Two police cars just pulled into your driveway. 131 00:07:30,711 --> 00:07:33,714 What if..? Do they think you really did this? 132 00:07:33,757 --> 00:07:35,672 Baby, I got to go. I got to leave right now. 133 00:07:35,716 --> 00:07:37,457 What? No.Look, if someone's 134 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:38,980 really trying to set me up, it might only be the beginning. 135 00:07:39,023 --> 00:07:40,677 I can't be tied to a desk 136 00:07:40,721 --> 00:07:42,374 or sitting in a cell waiting for the other shoe to drop. 137 00:07:42,418 --> 00:07:44,202 You'll be safe with the officers. 138 00:07:44,246 --> 00:07:46,683 Just tell them the truth. Everything's gonna be okay. 139 00:07:46,727 --> 00:07:49,294 Where are you going? 140 00:07:49,338 --> 00:07:51,340 To find out who the hell's behind this. 141 00:08:36,211 --> 00:08:37,386 Thanks for coming. 142 00:08:37,429 --> 00:08:38,996 How bad is it? 143 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,346 Every cop in L.A.'s got a picture of your face. 144 00:08:41,390 --> 00:08:42,739 Unis just picked up Nichelle. 145 00:08:42,783 --> 00:08:44,306 And they're going through your house right now. 146 00:08:44,349 --> 00:08:46,395 Are you sure this is the play?Someone's trying to ruin 147 00:08:46,438 --> 00:08:48,528 my life, Deac-- I got to figure out who and why.All right. 148 00:08:48,571 --> 00:08:51,052 Well, in that case, you're gonna need a way to get around. 149 00:08:51,095 --> 00:08:53,750 Take Annie's car. Don't scratch it. 150 00:08:53,794 --> 00:08:55,491 You don't want her coming after you, too. 151 00:08:55,535 --> 00:08:57,798 I'm sorry I pulled you into this. Hey, stop. 152 00:08:57,841 --> 00:08:59,713 We'll always have your back. 153 00:09:04,021 --> 00:09:05,370 Deacon, you called in the team? 154 00:09:06,807 --> 00:09:09,113 None of you should be here right now. 155 00:09:09,157 --> 00:09:10,593 The second you get to HQ, 156 00:09:10,637 --> 00:09:12,334 they're gonna question you about my whereabouts. 157 00:09:12,377 --> 00:09:13,988 I'm not letting any of you lose your job because of me. 158 00:09:14,031 --> 00:09:15,380 Sorry, boss. When somebody messes with you, 159 00:09:15,424 --> 00:09:16,904 they mess with all of us. 160 00:09:16,947 --> 00:09:18,819 Besides, whoever actually killed those officers, 161 00:09:18,862 --> 00:09:20,124 they're still out there.Rest of LAPD's looking 162 00:09:20,168 --> 00:09:21,952 for you, we need to be looking for them. 163 00:09:24,302 --> 00:09:26,000 All right, then. What do we know? 164 00:09:26,043 --> 00:09:27,915 Unis found Lumbard and Birch's cruiser 165 00:09:27,958 --> 00:09:29,786 in a Denny's parking lot, about00 a.m. 166 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:32,136 Car was untouched, no sign of a struggle. 167 00:09:32,180 --> 00:09:34,399 Dash cam showed the two of them arriving about midnight. 168 00:09:34,443 --> 00:09:36,140 Grabbed some food.Someone knew their patterns 169 00:09:36,184 --> 00:09:37,707 and then grabbed them on their break. 170 00:09:37,751 --> 00:09:39,579 About an hour after the cruiser was found, their body 171 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:42,190 cams were dropped at a local news station.One was wiped clean, 172 00:09:42,233 --> 00:09:43,844 and the other had the video of you on it. 173 00:09:43,887 --> 00:09:45,367 So whoever made this fake video 174 00:09:45,410 --> 00:09:47,151 actually put it on an LAPD body cam? 175 00:09:47,195 --> 00:09:49,240 I got a friend who might be able to tell us 176 00:09:49,284 --> 00:09:51,547 how someone could do that. She's not exactly... 177 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:54,506 law-abiding, but she's probably not gonna call the cops 178 00:09:54,550 --> 00:09:55,943 the second she sees your face.All right, great. 179 00:09:55,986 --> 00:09:57,205 She's who I visit first. 180 00:09:57,248 --> 00:09:58,336 Well, hold on, you're not going alone. 181 00:09:58,380 --> 00:09:59,729 What'd I just say, Street? 182 00:09:59,773 --> 00:10:01,601 I ain't dragging anybody else down with me. 183 00:10:01,644 --> 00:10:03,777 That's too bad 'cause she's my contact-- I'm going. 184 00:10:07,824 --> 00:10:09,434 Fine. 185 00:10:09,478 --> 00:10:11,045 The rest of you check on Lumbard and Birch. 186 00:10:11,088 --> 00:10:13,003 There's got to be a reason they were targeted. 187 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,050 Hey? 188 00:10:17,051 --> 00:10:18,574 Thanks. 189 00:10:20,054 --> 00:10:21,925 All of you. 190 00:10:29,977 --> 00:10:31,979 You're late. Follow me. 191 00:10:32,022 --> 00:10:34,503 Now, I'm not gonna ask you where you're coming from 192 00:10:34,546 --> 00:10:36,853 because I don't want to have to put you in the position to lie. 193 00:10:36,897 --> 00:10:38,768 Sir, I can honestly say I have no idea 194 00:10:38,812 --> 00:10:40,596 where Hondo is right now.Well, keep it that way. 195 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,773 Now, obviously, I know it can't be Hondo in that video, 196 00:10:43,817 --> 00:10:46,080 but since dropping this morning, this execution 197 00:10:46,123 --> 00:10:48,604 has been shared by every major news station. 198 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:50,388 Now a lot of people think Hondo's a cop killer. 199 00:10:50,432 --> 00:10:52,390 All right, I've got 20-Squad working on finding out 200 00:10:52,434 --> 00:10:54,479 how the video was made and who made it. 201 00:10:54,523 --> 00:10:56,743 Well, whoever it was did their homework. 202 00:10:56,786 --> 00:10:59,789 Now, Lumbard and Birch were not shy about voicing 203 00:10:59,833 --> 00:11:02,574 their unhappiness with some of the city's social programs. 204 00:11:02,618 --> 00:11:04,272 Now, just, you know, cop venting, 205 00:11:04,315 --> 00:11:05,577 but they called Hondo out 206 00:11:05,621 --> 00:11:07,405 a few times, and they were not fans. 207 00:11:07,449 --> 00:11:09,103 Yeah, makes it look like Hondo has motive. 208 00:11:09,146 --> 00:11:11,018 What about the rest of 20-Squad? 209 00:11:11,061 --> 00:11:12,715 Internal Affairs is gonna grill us. 210 00:11:12,759 --> 00:11:14,238 All right, I'll stall IAD 211 00:11:14,282 --> 00:11:16,066 as long as I can, 212 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:18,721 but there is a highly trained LAPD sergeant on the run, 213 00:11:18,765 --> 00:11:20,854 so I don't know how long I'm gonna be able to hold them off. 214 00:11:20,897 --> 00:11:22,638 So whatever Hondo's doing, 215 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:24,509 he needs to do it faster. 216 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:32,735 Thanks for helping us, Elyse. 217 00:11:32,779 --> 00:11:34,519 Anything for you, Jimbo. 218 00:11:34,563 --> 00:11:36,913 I mean, you gave me a way to pay rent that didn't involve 219 00:11:36,957 --> 00:11:39,176 email scams or credit card fraud. 220 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:41,048 I, uh, convinced Elyse to become 221 00:11:41,091 --> 00:11:43,964 our go-to cybercrimes expert in Long Beach back in the day, 222 00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:46,096 before that was a real job. 223 00:11:46,140 --> 00:11:48,751 When it did become a real job, LBPD wouldn't hire someone 224 00:11:48,795 --> 00:11:51,145 with a criminal record, and they just let me go. 225 00:11:51,188 --> 00:11:52,799 Don't worry, I made my investments 226 00:11:52,842 --> 00:11:54,452 in crypto early, so... 227 00:11:54,496 --> 00:11:56,454 I am set for life. 228 00:11:56,498 --> 00:11:58,282 All about pro bono hacktivism now. 229 00:11:58,326 --> 00:12:00,807 Okay, don't tell us about that. 230 00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:02,591 We're already in the middle of one felony today. 231 00:12:02,634 --> 00:12:05,028 Fair enough. I've already downloaded the video. 232 00:12:05,072 --> 00:12:07,074 It's, uh, definitely a deepfake. 233 00:12:07,117 --> 00:12:09,598 Phony media that uses artificial intelligence 234 00:12:09,641 --> 00:12:11,600 to study photos and videos of a person, 235 00:12:11,643 --> 00:12:14,342 and then creates a new video of that person doing something 236 00:12:14,385 --> 00:12:17,084 they've never done before.How can you tell this is a deepfake? 237 00:12:17,127 --> 00:12:19,216 When in doubt, look at the eyes. 238 00:12:19,260 --> 00:12:21,436 AI hasn't quite mastered replicating 239 00:12:21,479 --> 00:12:22,872 blinking yet-- just doesn't get it. 240 00:12:22,916 --> 00:12:24,874 This video, however, is incredibly tight. 241 00:12:24,918 --> 00:12:27,398 Deepfakes are generated frame by frame. 242 00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:29,531 You slow 'em down enough... 243 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,404 ...you can catch a funky one. 244 00:12:33,448 --> 00:12:35,232 My pops always told me to only believe what 245 00:12:35,276 --> 00:12:36,668 you can see with your own eyes, now we can't even do that. 246 00:12:36,712 --> 00:12:38,453 Tech's only getting better. 247 00:12:38,496 --> 00:12:40,542 Pretty soon, even I won't be able to tell the difference. 248 00:12:40,585 --> 00:12:42,022 Good luck prosecutingsomeone 249 00:12:42,065 --> 00:12:43,893 with video evidence in a few years. 250 00:12:43,937 --> 00:12:45,939 Y-You're telling me any keyboard cowboy 251 00:12:45,982 --> 00:12:47,331 in his mom's basement 252 00:12:47,375 --> 00:12:48,942 with the right software can do this? 253 00:12:48,985 --> 00:12:50,421 It takes a little bit more than that. 254 00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:52,423 You need a baseline video. 255 00:12:52,467 --> 00:12:54,251 Real footage of someone 256 00:12:54,295 --> 00:12:55,862 who looks like your subject for the program to manipulate. 257 00:12:55,905 --> 00:12:58,342 So there's an original video out there without me in it. 258 00:12:58,386 --> 00:13:00,692 How did they make it look like me? 259 00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:02,694 Let me see your phone. 260 00:13:03,870 --> 00:13:06,263 Deepfakes require a ton of modeling data. 261 00:13:06,307 --> 00:13:08,526 Images and other media 262 00:13:08,570 --> 00:13:11,051 of the subject they're copying. 263 00:13:11,094 --> 00:13:13,314 In this case, you. 264 00:13:13,357 --> 00:13:15,882 The more, the better. 265 00:13:15,925 --> 00:13:18,362 Here. 266 00:13:18,406 --> 00:13:20,321 Someone installed spyware onto your phone. 267 00:13:20,364 --> 00:13:22,410 Your photos and videos were being linked 268 00:13:22,453 --> 00:13:23,846 to another computer in the city. 269 00:13:23,890 --> 00:13:25,543 How could someone do that without me knowing? 270 00:13:25,587 --> 00:13:27,241 A real pro just needs to be on the same Wi-Fi as you. 271 00:13:27,284 --> 00:13:29,069 Can you find out where his data's going? 272 00:13:29,112 --> 00:13:31,419 It'll take me a few hours, but no one can hide from me. 273 00:13:31,462 --> 00:13:32,420 Text Street if you find something, please. 274 00:13:32,463 --> 00:13:33,595 Yeah, of course. 275 00:13:33,638 --> 00:13:35,510 Thanks. Mm-hmm. 276 00:13:41,777 --> 00:13:43,605 Any luck finding anything on Lumbard or Birch? 277 00:13:43,648 --> 00:13:45,302 The temperature around here is ice-cold. 278 00:13:45,346 --> 00:13:47,565 I hit up every cop I know who may have crossed paths 279 00:13:47,609 --> 00:13:49,437 with them over the last year. 280 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,091 Most ignored my calls, but the ones who picked up were more 281 00:13:51,134 --> 00:13:52,962 interested in trashing Hondo than sharing intel. 282 00:13:53,006 --> 00:13:54,964 My old shift commander runs their division now. 283 00:13:55,008 --> 00:13:56,748 I figured he'd at least have a few other suspects 284 00:13:56,792 --> 00:13:59,012 for us to chase down. Nope. He thinks Hondo's a killer 285 00:13:59,055 --> 00:14:00,840 and I'm a traitor for saying otherwise. 286 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:03,538 How is it so many cops actually believe Hondo's guilty? 287 00:14:03,581 --> 00:14:05,409 Because they want to believe it-- they've been waiting 288 00:14:05,453 --> 00:14:07,498 for an excuse to turn on him, and now they have it. 289 00:14:07,542 --> 00:14:08,891 Take it you're getting the silent treatment, too? 290 00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:10,153 I was, so I got creative. 291 00:14:10,197 --> 00:14:11,807 You know Wells from Evidence? 292 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:13,461 Turns out he's got a new puppy. 293 00:14:13,504 --> 00:14:14,897 I promised to house-train and dog-sit it 294 00:14:14,941 --> 00:14:16,507 on his next vacation, so... 295 00:14:16,551 --> 00:14:18,205 he slipped me this. 296 00:14:18,248 --> 00:14:19,902 It's a copy of all the data from Lumbard 297 00:14:19,946 --> 00:14:21,686 and Birch's squad car-- GPS, dash cams, 298 00:14:21,730 --> 00:14:23,645 radio calls, everything. 299 00:14:23,688 --> 00:14:25,125 LAPD's already been through it, though. 300 00:14:25,168 --> 00:14:26,648 They were looking for things that pointed to Hondo. 301 00:14:26,691 --> 00:14:27,867 We're looking for who really killed them. 302 00:14:31,479 --> 00:14:33,655 You're putting a lot on the line, riding with me today. 303 00:14:33,698 --> 00:14:35,918 I appreciate it.Well, it's been a while 304 00:14:35,962 --> 00:14:37,659 since I've played hooky from SWAT. 305 00:14:37,702 --> 00:14:39,879 Wouldn't want people to think I lost my bad-boy edge. 306 00:14:41,706 --> 00:14:43,970 Seriously, though? 307 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,015 I'm a different man 308 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:48,888 than the one who joined, and I have you to thank for that. 309 00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:51,194 Everything you've done, 310 00:14:51,238 --> 00:14:54,545 even kicking me off for a hot minute, 311 00:14:54,589 --> 00:14:57,984 you did it to make me a better officer. 312 00:14:58,027 --> 00:15:00,160 I'll always have your six, man. 313 00:15:00,203 --> 00:15:02,292 No questions asked. 314 00:15:10,561 --> 00:15:13,390 Any idea who might be behind all this? 315 00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:15,001 Been thinking about that all morning. 316 00:15:15,044 --> 00:15:16,176 You put away countless criminals. 317 00:15:16,219 --> 00:15:17,307 Who's got the biggest grudge? 318 00:15:17,351 --> 00:15:19,222 That's a long list, kid.Yeah. 319 00:15:19,266 --> 00:15:20,658 But this isn't just some corner kid 320 00:15:20,702 --> 00:15:22,269 that you put away for five to ten. 321 00:15:22,312 --> 00:15:23,574 This deepfake? 322 00:15:23,618 --> 00:15:25,489 Someone with serious resources 323 00:15:25,533 --> 00:15:27,187 is targeting you. 324 00:15:27,230 --> 00:15:30,103 I mean, that kind of hate, that's next level. 325 00:15:30,146 --> 00:15:31,800 Are you sure this hacker friend of yours knows what she's doing? 326 00:15:31,843 --> 00:15:32,844 Yeah, these things take time. 327 00:15:32,888 --> 00:15:34,629 Elyse is the best, though. 328 00:15:34,672 --> 00:15:36,631 As soon as she finds out where your hacked phone data's going, 329 00:15:36,674 --> 00:15:38,111 she'll let me know. We just... 330 00:15:38,154 --> 00:15:40,200 need to hold out a little longer. 331 00:15:42,028 --> 00:15:44,595 No surprises on Lumbard and Birch's abandoned cruiser GPS. 332 00:15:44,639 --> 00:15:46,467 They didn't go anywhere out of the ordinary. 333 00:15:46,510 --> 00:15:48,208 Same with the dash cam footage. They're unis. 334 00:15:48,251 --> 00:15:50,079 Lots of sitting around, waiting for the action to happen. 335 00:15:50,123 --> 00:15:51,994 Hey, check this out, I've been going through 336 00:15:52,038 --> 00:15:54,605 the logs on the cruiser's automatic license plate reader. 337 00:15:54,649 --> 00:15:56,390 One plate keeps popping up over and over, 338 00:15:56,433 --> 00:15:57,565 almost 50 times. 339 00:15:57,608 --> 00:15:59,001 And every time on the rear camera. 340 00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:00,742 Almost as if...Someone's following them, 341 00:16:00,785 --> 00:16:02,744 learning their routine, just like Hondo said. 342 00:16:02,787 --> 00:16:04,789 Plate belongs to Pasha Kulpa. 343 00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:06,748 No criminal record, but it looks like he owns 344 00:16:06,791 --> 00:16:08,315 five apartment buildings in the Valley. 345 00:16:08,358 --> 00:16:10,578 Which is usually code for "I'm up to super shady stuff 346 00:16:10,621 --> 00:16:12,275 and need to hide it."Hold on, he's got a federal file. 347 00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:13,842 Looks like he's got ties 348 00:16:13,885 --> 00:16:15,278 to organized crime in Eastern Europe, 349 00:16:15,322 --> 00:16:16,845 and the Feds suspect he's running 350 00:16:16,888 --> 00:16:18,368 his own small outfit here in L.A. 351 00:16:18,412 --> 00:16:19,674 What's this Kulpa guy got to do with Hondo? 352 00:16:19,717 --> 00:16:21,981 What do you say we find out? 353 00:16:25,985 --> 00:16:28,335 This lot's registered as Kulpa's current business address. 354 00:16:28,378 --> 00:16:30,990 Luca, right. Chris, left. Tan, door. 355 00:16:35,820 --> 00:16:38,475 Pasha Kulpa! LAPD! 356 00:16:52,098 --> 00:16:54,752 Clear! 357 00:16:59,714 --> 00:17:01,803 That's a lot of computer power for a site 358 00:17:01,846 --> 00:17:03,544 that hasn't even broken ground yet. 359 00:17:03,587 --> 00:17:06,199 Kulpa was just here-- the computer's still logged in. 360 00:17:09,202 --> 00:17:11,030 My name is Daniel Harrelson... 361 00:17:11,073 --> 00:17:12,683 This must be the original video, 362 00:17:12,727 --> 00:17:14,337 the one they manipulated to look and sound like Hondo. 363 00:17:14,381 --> 00:17:16,470 Kulpa probably edited the video here. 364 00:17:16,513 --> 00:17:18,254 This is proof that the Hondo video's fake. 365 00:17:18,298 --> 00:17:19,864 I'm done 366 00:17:19,908 --> 00:17:22,824 waiting for the department to clean itself up. 367 00:17:29,135 --> 00:17:30,049 That good? 368 00:17:30,092 --> 00:17:32,051 Yeah, we're good. 369 00:17:34,488 --> 00:17:36,751 The gunshots were fake. 370 00:17:36,794 --> 00:17:38,622 But that's still the real Lumbard and Birch, 371 00:17:38,666 --> 00:17:40,755 which means...They might still be alive. 372 00:17:42,974 --> 00:17:45,368 Elyse couldn't narrow it down to the exact room, 373 00:17:45,412 --> 00:17:47,153 but whoever hijacked your phone, 374 00:17:47,196 --> 00:17:49,894 their I.P. address puts them somewhere inside this hotel. 375 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:54,551 Go talk to the front desk. 376 00:17:54,595 --> 00:17:56,336 See if you can get a list of recent guests. 377 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:58,468 I'm gonna hang back. I don't want to be spotted.Okay. 378 00:18:14,005 --> 00:18:15,833 You must be the man of the hour. 379 00:18:15,877 --> 00:18:17,096 A.J.:Maybe you need a permanent reminder 380 00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:18,880 of who's in charge here. 381 00:18:21,317 --> 00:18:22,623 You took my son. 382 00:18:22,666 --> 00:18:24,407 And you'll pay greatly for it. 383 00:18:29,412 --> 00:18:30,979 Hondo. 384 00:18:31,022 --> 00:18:34,156 Took you long enough to find me. 385 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,636 I've been waiting for you. 386 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:37,116 Arthur Novak. 387 00:18:37,159 --> 00:18:38,682 You're supposed to be in prison. 388 00:18:38,726 --> 00:18:41,207 Money and connections go a long way in Mexico. 389 00:18:41,250 --> 00:18:43,078 You left me with both. 390 00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:44,949 No, I checked on you. 391 00:18:44,993 --> 00:18:46,603 You were serving real time. 392 00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:48,736 Hey, Hondo? Hondo? 393 00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:50,868 I spent six months 394 00:18:50,912 --> 00:18:52,740 in a filthy cell, 395 00:18:52,783 --> 00:18:54,785 fighting to stay alive every day, 396 00:18:54,829 --> 00:18:57,527 mourning my boy every night. 397 00:18:57,571 --> 00:19:00,704 But eventually I got my hands on a phone. 398 00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:03,185 And from there, access to my accounts. 399 00:19:03,229 --> 00:19:05,796 After that, it was just a matter of time 400 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,712 until I paid the right people off. 401 00:19:08,756 --> 00:19:11,454 Or otherwise brought 'em into check. 402 00:19:11,498 --> 00:19:13,717 You should've stayed down there.I'm not worried. 403 00:19:13,761 --> 00:19:16,372 I'm a free man, Hondo. 404 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:18,287 Can't say the same for you. 405 00:19:21,334 --> 00:19:24,075 Don't worry about her alerting the police. 406 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,513 I called them the second I saw you outside. 407 00:19:26,556 --> 00:19:29,080 They should be here any moment now. 408 00:19:29,124 --> 00:19:30,430 Why don't you sit? 409 00:19:30,473 --> 00:19:31,953 Have a drink with me. 410 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:35,217 You won't find wine like this in prison, 411 00:19:35,261 --> 00:19:36,784 I promise you. 412 00:19:42,224 --> 00:19:44,357 That weak-ass deepfake ain't gonna hold up. 413 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,749 You should've never shown your face, 414 00:19:45,793 --> 00:19:47,142 'cause now I'm coming for you. 415 00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:48,926 The deepfake was just the beginning. 416 00:19:50,363 --> 00:19:51,973 Look forward to seeing you again. 417 00:19:52,016 --> 00:19:54,149 Sergeant Harrelson, show us your hands! 418 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:56,325 Do not make this difficult. 419 00:19:56,369 --> 00:19:57,979 On your knees. 420 00:19:58,022 --> 00:19:59,328 On your knees! 421 00:20:21,002 --> 00:20:23,874 I just gave my official statement to the chief. 422 00:20:23,918 --> 00:20:27,008 I'm no longer a suspect thanks to the footage y'all found. 423 00:20:27,051 --> 00:20:29,271 Tech team verified it-- it's the original video. 424 00:20:29,315 --> 00:20:30,664 I'm a free man.Yeah. 425 00:20:30,707 --> 00:20:33,232 Okay, guys, this ain't over yet. 426 00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:35,103 Lumbard and Birch are still missing. 427 00:20:35,146 --> 00:20:36,800 They could be alive, barely hanging on 428 00:20:36,844 --> 00:20:38,367 and counting on us to find 'em. 429 00:20:38,411 --> 00:20:40,282 But first... 430 00:20:40,326 --> 00:20:43,285 there's something I need to tell y'all. 431 00:20:43,329 --> 00:20:46,288 I wasn't straight with you about what happened last summer 432 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:47,724 in Mexico.The man at the hotel. 433 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:50,292 Arthur Novak-- he and his son ran 434 00:20:50,336 --> 00:20:52,294 the town I was staying in like crime bosses. 435 00:20:52,338 --> 00:20:53,513 And when they threatened an innocent family, 436 00:20:53,556 --> 00:20:54,731 I had to step in. 437 00:20:54,775 --> 00:20:56,298 Novak retaliated. 438 00:20:56,342 --> 00:20:57,995 And kidnapped a young woman. 439 00:20:58,039 --> 00:21:00,955 I led a rescue mission, but things went sideways. 440 00:21:02,739 --> 00:21:05,176 I had to kill Novak's son to save her life. 441 00:21:08,092 --> 00:21:09,790 That's why he's coming after you. 442 00:21:09,833 --> 00:21:11,705 All of this is some kind of revenge play. 443 00:21:11,748 --> 00:21:13,402 First it was the deepfake, 444 00:21:13,446 --> 00:21:14,882 and now he's holding these two officers' lives 445 00:21:14,925 --> 00:21:15,970 over my head. 446 00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:20,975 We're sorry you had to go through this, Hondo.Deacon, I don't need sympathy. 447 00:21:21,018 --> 00:21:22,498 I need your help 448 00:21:22,542 --> 00:21:24,195 to find Lumbard and Birch. 449 00:21:25,284 --> 00:21:27,242 Okay. 450 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:29,810 Novak has help. 451 00:21:29,853 --> 00:21:31,028 A guy named Pasha Kulpa. 452 00:21:31,072 --> 00:21:32,334 Looks like the two go way back. 453 00:21:32,378 --> 00:21:33,988 There's matching arrests here for robbery, 454 00:21:34,031 --> 00:21:35,772 theft and assault all over Europe going back to the '80s. 455 00:21:35,816 --> 00:21:38,079 Makes sense-- we know Kulpa helped make the deepfake. 456 00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:39,950 Dude even has a cameo in the video we found. 457 00:21:39,994 --> 00:21:42,126 All right, so we double down on our sweep for Kulpa. 458 00:21:42,170 --> 00:21:43,476 We find him, we find the officers. 459 00:21:43,519 --> 00:21:45,478 We find the officers, we find Novak. 460 00:21:45,521 --> 00:21:46,870 I'll hit up his business properties. 461 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:48,350 Luca and I'll take known associates. 462 00:21:48,394 --> 00:21:49,395 Yeah. 463 00:21:49,438 --> 00:21:50,874 Where are you going, Hondo? 464 00:21:50,918 --> 00:21:52,833 Novak's confident that he's safe in the U.S. 465 00:21:52,876 --> 00:21:55,096 I'm gonna prove him wrong. 466 00:21:56,140 --> 00:21:57,707 Yeah, well, Novak wasn't lying. 467 00:21:57,751 --> 00:21:59,535 His record in Mexico's been cleared. 468 00:21:59,579 --> 00:22:01,232 Now, I don't know who he paid off, 469 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:03,234 but he's a free man south of the border. 470 00:22:03,278 --> 00:22:04,932 What about his Interpol charges? 471 00:22:04,975 --> 00:22:06,455 The whole reason he was hiding out in Mexico 472 00:22:06,499 --> 00:22:08,239 was to avoid extradition.True. 473 00:22:08,283 --> 00:22:09,893 But until a federal warrant comes down, 474 00:22:09,937 --> 00:22:11,460 LAPD can't touch him. 475 00:22:11,504 --> 00:22:13,680 The man kidnapped two of our officers, Commander. 476 00:22:13,723 --> 00:22:14,768 Well, there's nothing tying Novak to that 477 00:22:14,811 --> 00:22:15,899 besides your suspicion, Hondo. 478 00:22:15,943 --> 00:22:17,640 Now, look, 479 00:22:17,684 --> 00:22:19,381 I'm working on getting the warrant. 480 00:22:19,425 --> 00:22:20,643 I just need you to sit tight. 481 00:22:20,687 --> 00:22:22,210 I-I can't "sit tight" 482 00:22:22,253 --> 00:22:23,385 when two people are in danger because of me. 483 00:22:23,429 --> 00:22:24,691 You don't have a choice. 484 00:22:24,734 --> 00:22:26,257 I'm pulling you out of the field. 485 00:22:26,301 --> 00:22:27,694 As of right now, you're officially benched. 486 00:22:27,737 --> 00:22:29,173 I don't want you leaving the building. 487 00:22:29,217 --> 00:22:30,697 The chief cleared me. You can't do this! 488 00:22:30,740 --> 00:22:32,263 You ran, Hondo! 489 00:22:32,307 --> 00:22:34,831 The chief and the commission are furious! 490 00:22:34,875 --> 00:22:37,573 You're lucky that's all I'm doing is benching you. 491 00:22:37,617 --> 00:22:40,054 It wasn't that simple. 492 00:22:40,097 --> 00:22:41,751 I know. 493 00:22:41,795 --> 00:22:43,579 I'm on your side. 494 00:22:43,623 --> 00:22:45,755 I just need you to sit tight 495 00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:48,845 until this thing's over, all right? 496 00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:58,159 Hello? 497 00:22:58,202 --> 00:23:00,596 Has your day turned a corner, Hondo? 498 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,643 Where's Lumbard and Birch, you son of a bitch? 499 00:23:03,686 --> 00:23:05,993 Mind your temper when speaking to me. 500 00:23:06,036 --> 00:23:08,125 You shouldn't be so hostile with the man 501 00:23:08,169 --> 00:23:10,040 holding their lives in his hand. 502 00:23:11,128 --> 00:23:13,000 So they are alive?Yes. 503 00:23:13,043 --> 00:23:15,524 A little thirsty, but breathing. 504 00:23:15,568 --> 00:23:17,744 Look, you want to come at me, then come at me. 505 00:23:17,787 --> 00:23:19,441 But leave those officers out of this. 506 00:23:19,485 --> 00:23:22,096 Your savior complex runs deep, doesn't it? 507 00:23:22,139 --> 00:23:24,751 You want to be a hero to everyone. 508 00:23:24,794 --> 00:23:26,448 All communities. 509 00:23:26,492 --> 00:23:28,972 Black and blue. 510 00:23:29,016 --> 00:23:31,584 Shame no one will trust you after this morning. 511 00:23:31,627 --> 00:23:33,760 I've been cleared of everything that was on your damn deepfake. 512 00:23:33,803 --> 00:23:35,457 Doesn't matter much, does it? 513 00:23:35,501 --> 00:23:37,807 The first headline always lives on, 514 00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:39,853 well past a retraction. 515 00:23:39,896 --> 00:23:42,290 Your name's been sullied. 516 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:44,640 You'll always be viewed skeptically, 517 00:23:44,684 --> 00:23:46,512 suspiciously from now on. 518 00:23:46,555 --> 00:23:48,427 Well, I guess you got what you wanted then. 519 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:50,211 You don't need Lumbard and Birch. 520 00:23:50,254 --> 00:23:52,169 I have so much more to take. 521 00:23:52,213 --> 00:23:53,997 I rotted in that hellhole 522 00:23:54,041 --> 00:23:56,739 for six long months planning this. 523 00:23:56,783 --> 00:23:59,350 Your reputation is just the start. 524 00:24:00,613 --> 00:24:03,659 You took my son and my freedom from me, 525 00:24:03,703 --> 00:24:05,966 and I won't stop 526 00:24:06,009 --> 00:24:09,273 until I've taken away everything you love. 527 00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:18,239 I was rewatching the raw footage and found something. 528 00:24:18,282 --> 00:24:20,633 A reflection in the camera's side mirror. 529 00:24:20,676 --> 00:24:22,722 I think they accidentally captured a sign 530 00:24:22,765 --> 00:24:24,027 wherever they filmed this. 531 00:24:24,071 --> 00:24:25,159 So it was edited out of the deepfake, 532 00:24:25,202 --> 00:24:27,248 but... 533 00:24:33,733 --> 00:24:36,083 Skilling Electric-- it's a defunct power plant. 534 00:24:36,126 --> 00:24:37,954 It's been abandoned for years. Perfect place to lay low. 535 00:24:37,998 --> 00:24:40,522 Could Novak and Kulpa still be there with Lumbard and Birch? 536 00:24:40,566 --> 00:24:41,915 With every cop in the city looking for 'em? 537 00:24:41,958 --> 00:24:43,525 Makes sense to stay in one place. 538 00:24:43,569 --> 00:24:45,745 Okay, I'll call Deac. Let's go find those officers, man. 539 00:24:48,748 --> 00:24:50,924 Baby, hey. 540 00:24:55,319 --> 00:24:57,060 Does this mean...?I'm good. 541 00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:59,672 We're good, at least as far as the police are concerned. 542 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:02,849 They treat you all right downtown? 543 00:25:02,892 --> 00:25:04,851 They stuck me in a room like this, 544 00:25:04,894 --> 00:25:06,548 left me alone for the most part. 545 00:25:06,592 --> 00:25:08,550 But don't worry about me. Are you okay? 546 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:10,770 No, not really. 547 00:25:10,813 --> 00:25:12,380 Arthur Novak is in L.A. 548 00:25:12,423 --> 00:25:13,860 He's the one who set me up. 549 00:25:13,903 --> 00:25:16,340 Novak? From Mexico? 550 00:25:16,384 --> 00:25:17,994 Some kind of vendetta. He told me 551 00:25:18,038 --> 00:25:19,561 he wants to hurt the people I love. 552 00:25:19,605 --> 00:25:21,302 That's why you had me brought here. 553 00:25:21,345 --> 00:25:22,999 Yeah, thankfully, my mom and pops 554 00:25:23,043 --> 00:25:24,566 are out of town right now, and Darryl's staying 555 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:26,307 with Leroy just to be safe. 556 00:25:26,350 --> 00:25:28,135 Hopefully this all ends soon. 557 00:25:28,178 --> 00:25:29,658 My team's out chasing a lead right now. 558 00:25:29,702 --> 00:25:30,833 Why aren't you with them? 559 00:25:31,878 --> 00:25:33,532 Because I'm benched. 560 00:25:33,575 --> 00:25:35,490 And maybe I deserve it-- I chose to run. 561 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:37,840 I chose to keep Novak a secret.You told me. 562 00:25:37,884 --> 00:25:39,581 That meant something.But just you. 563 00:25:39,625 --> 00:25:42,018 Not my squad. This was supposed to stay down there. 564 00:25:42,062 --> 00:25:44,412 I thought it was finished, and I was wrong. 565 00:25:44,455 --> 00:25:45,848 You are putting a lot of blame on yourself 566 00:25:45,892 --> 00:25:47,720 for something a bad man is doing to you. 567 00:25:47,763 --> 00:25:49,591 I know you're Superman, 568 00:25:49,635 --> 00:25:51,680 but you can't always take on all of the burden yourself. 569 00:25:51,724 --> 00:25:53,769 That's the responsibility that comes with being a team leader. 570 00:25:53,813 --> 00:25:56,424 Teamleader. You know better than anyone 571 00:25:56,467 --> 00:25:58,948 that SWAT isn't about any one person. 572 00:25:59,949 --> 00:26:02,430 Lean on the people around you. 573 00:26:02,473 --> 00:26:04,432 I love that you're open with me, 574 00:26:04,475 --> 00:26:06,739 but you also need to be open with your team. 575 00:26:06,782 --> 00:26:09,089 They're your family, too. 576 00:26:11,526 --> 00:26:13,528 Novak wasn't talking about you or my family 577 00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:15,530 when he said he was gonna go after the people I love. 578 00:26:16,749 --> 00:26:18,968 Nichelle, I got to call Deacon. 579 00:26:48,345 --> 00:26:49,912 This is the car from the deepfake. 580 00:26:49,956 --> 00:26:51,479 Blood all over the back seat. 581 00:26:51,522 --> 00:26:53,612 This must be what they brought Lumbard and Birch in. 582 00:26:53,655 --> 00:26:55,309 Doesn't mean they didn't leave. 583 00:26:55,352 --> 00:26:56,440 All right, perimeter's clear. 584 00:26:56,484 --> 00:26:58,181 Let's check inside. 585 00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:02,795 It's a trap! 586 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:08,801 Luca! 587 00:27:14,545 --> 00:27:17,331 Let me see, let me see! 588 00:27:17,374 --> 00:27:19,246 Bullet didn't go through.I'm okay. 589 00:27:19,289 --> 00:27:20,769 We can't stay here. We need better cover. 590 00:27:20,813 --> 00:27:22,379 They left this car for us to find 591 00:27:22,423 --> 00:27:23,903 in the best spot to pin us down. There's nowhere to go! 592 00:27:26,166 --> 00:27:27,689 That garage door. That's our target. 593 00:27:27,733 --> 00:27:29,299 We'll use the car as cover. 594 00:27:29,343 --> 00:27:31,388 Tan, Street, you stay on the bumper. Luca, you good? 595 00:27:31,432 --> 00:27:32,825 Yeah, I'm good. You and Chris with me 596 00:27:32,868 --> 00:27:34,304 on the passenger-side door. Let's move! 597 00:27:34,348 --> 00:27:35,436 Yeah. Go! Go! 598 00:27:42,312 --> 00:27:44,053 Luca, you stay low. 599 00:27:44,097 --> 00:27:45,664 Keep your head down. We're getting you out of here. 600 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:52,540 On my call. Push! 601 00:28:11,777 --> 00:28:13,213 The shots were coming from the roof. 602 00:28:17,478 --> 00:28:19,132 I see movement. They're on the run! 603 00:28:19,175 --> 00:28:20,742 Go after those shooters. I'll stay with Luca, 604 00:28:20,786 --> 00:28:21,917 call for backup. 605 00:28:24,398 --> 00:28:25,704 LAPD! Don't move! 606 00:28:28,489 --> 00:28:30,317 Last man. 607 00:28:40,370 --> 00:28:42,372 They're headed for the exit! 608 00:28:52,992 --> 00:28:54,515 No! 609 00:28:59,302 --> 00:29:00,608 26-David. 610 00:29:00,651 --> 00:29:02,784 The shooters got away. 611 00:29:07,876 --> 00:29:09,617 How's Luca? He's fine. 612 00:29:09,660 --> 00:29:12,054 Just a bad bruise.This was Novak's plan. 613 00:29:12,098 --> 00:29:14,013 He left that clue in the mirror for us to find, 614 00:29:14,056 --> 00:29:16,102 knowing I would get benched and be forced to watch him 615 00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:18,626 ambush my team from the sidelines.Yeah, but we got one up on him. 616 00:29:18,669 --> 00:29:20,280 We're all okay.For now. 617 00:29:20,323 --> 00:29:21,847 Novak's still out there, and I'm done waiting 618 00:29:21,890 --> 00:29:23,457 for his next move.You're gonna have to. 619 00:29:23,500 --> 00:29:25,502 You're not allowed to leave HQ.I don't care. 620 00:29:25,546 --> 00:29:27,766 Nobody else needs to get hurt because of my mistakes.Hondo. 621 00:29:27,809 --> 00:29:30,116 Try and stop me, Deacon. 622 00:29:32,553 --> 00:29:34,903 Hey, Hondo? Hondo, Hondo. Think about it. Think about it. 623 00:29:34,947 --> 00:29:37,427 This is exactly what Novak wants you to do. 624 00:29:37,471 --> 00:29:39,473 Get out of my way, Street. 625 00:29:42,476 --> 00:29:44,695 I know you won't walk out that door. 626 00:29:44,739 --> 00:29:46,349 Novak may want you to go rogue, 627 00:29:46,393 --> 00:29:47,437 but that's 'cause he doesn't know 628 00:29:47,481 --> 00:29:49,091 how good a cop you are. 629 00:29:55,750 --> 00:29:57,839 I said that to you once upon a time, didn't I? 630 00:29:57,883 --> 00:29:59,667 Right after I found my brother dead. 631 00:29:59,710 --> 00:30:01,712 I was ready to burn down half of Long Beach, 632 00:30:01,756 --> 00:30:03,236 but you stopped me. 633 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:05,847 Hondo, 634 00:30:05,891 --> 00:30:09,372 I have watched Novak get to you all day. 635 00:30:09,416 --> 00:30:11,287 Now, I know that you're mad, 636 00:30:11,331 --> 00:30:13,899 but you are smarter than him. 637 00:30:13,942 --> 00:30:17,032 Show Novak that he doesn't know you, 638 00:30:17,076 --> 00:30:19,556 that you cannot be manipulated. 639 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,647 Hondo, talk to us. 640 00:30:27,651 --> 00:30:30,089 I should've told everyone about Novak. 641 00:30:31,481 --> 00:30:33,222 Truth is, 642 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:35,311 I still regret taking off in the first place, 643 00:30:35,355 --> 00:30:37,400 but I thought I needed to be alone. 644 00:30:39,359 --> 00:30:41,404 But when I was at my lowest point... 645 00:30:42,928 --> 00:30:45,017 ...I just wished that all of you were down there with me 646 00:30:45,060 --> 00:30:46,496 to have my back. 647 00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:49,325 I told you we'd always have your back. 648 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:52,894 We were there for you this morning, 649 00:30:52,938 --> 00:30:54,722 and we're still here for you right now. 650 00:30:55,723 --> 00:30:57,725 Can't stop 20-Squad. 651 00:30:57,768 --> 00:31:00,467 And Novak is about to find that out the hard way. 652 00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,338 Street, you said that Novak 653 00:31:02,382 --> 00:31:04,427 would probably want me to take off on my own. 654 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:08,344 Let's give him what he wants. 655 00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:10,216 I got an idea. 656 00:31:10,259 --> 00:31:13,045 Federal warrant for Arthur Novak has been approved. 657 00:31:13,088 --> 00:31:15,003 Wow, that was quick. Thanks, Commander. 658 00:31:15,047 --> 00:31:17,005 Oh, I got to scream at an FBI director. 659 00:31:17,049 --> 00:31:18,746 No thanks necessary.Hmm. 660 00:31:18,789 --> 00:31:19,834 You ready? 661 00:31:19,878 --> 00:31:21,880 Yeah. Okay. 662 00:31:27,668 --> 00:31:29,713 This is an unexpected surprise. 663 00:31:29,757 --> 00:31:31,802 First you take a shot at my name, 664 00:31:31,846 --> 00:31:32,934 and then you take shots at my team. 665 00:31:32,978 --> 00:31:34,327 I'm done with your games, Novak. 666 00:31:34,370 --> 00:31:35,763 Why don't you quit being a coward 667 00:31:35,806 --> 00:31:37,069 and just take your shot at me already? 668 00:31:37,112 --> 00:31:38,635 What's your hurry? 669 00:31:38,679 --> 00:31:41,638 Your team dodged a bullet. Impressive. 670 00:31:41,682 --> 00:31:45,207 But now it's my turn to make the next move, 671 00:31:45,251 --> 00:31:48,167 and I plan to take my time executing it. 672 00:31:48,210 --> 00:31:50,082 Time's the one thing you don't have. 673 00:31:50,125 --> 00:31:52,606 A warrant's just been green-lit for your arrest on U.S. soil, 674 00:31:52,649 --> 00:31:55,304 so right now every airport and checkpoint in the state 675 00:31:55,348 --> 00:31:56,958 is getting a copy of your face. 676 00:31:57,002 --> 00:31:58,742 You've overstayed your welcome. 677 00:31:58,786 --> 00:32:00,527 So, any chance you had of slipping out of this country 678 00:32:00,570 --> 00:32:01,615 has vanished. 679 00:32:01,658 --> 00:32:03,791 This is valuable information. 680 00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:06,185 No doubt you want something in return. 681 00:32:06,228 --> 00:32:08,056 Lumbard and Birch. 682 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,102 This isn't about them. It never was. 683 00:32:10,145 --> 00:32:12,495 Still trying to be a hero. 684 00:32:12,539 --> 00:32:14,280 So predictable. 685 00:32:14,323 --> 00:32:16,064 So, 686 00:32:16,108 --> 00:32:17,718 what do you propose? 687 00:32:17,761 --> 00:32:19,241 A trade. 688 00:32:19,285 --> 00:32:21,940 The officers for a way out. 689 00:32:21,983 --> 00:32:23,811 You name the location. 690 00:32:23,854 --> 00:32:25,769 You bring me Lumbard and Birch alive, 691 00:32:25,813 --> 00:32:28,120 and I'll drive you across the border myself. 692 00:32:28,163 --> 00:32:30,905 You're safe in Mexico. Live to fight another day. 693 00:32:30,949 --> 00:32:32,907 It's tempting. 694 00:32:32,951 --> 00:32:36,432 But I think we're past the point of trusting each other. 695 00:32:36,476 --> 00:32:37,956 Novak, all that matters to me 696 00:32:37,999 --> 00:32:39,435 is getting those officers home safe. 697 00:32:39,479 --> 00:32:42,525 You've done your damage, man. You ruined my rep. 698 00:32:42,569 --> 00:32:44,788 Is burying me really worth going back to prison 699 00:32:44,832 --> 00:32:46,094 for the rest of your life? 700 00:32:52,100 --> 00:32:54,015 I'll text you an address 701 00:32:54,059 --> 00:32:56,539 and bring the boys in blue. 702 00:32:58,063 --> 00:33:00,021 Meet me there in an hour. 703 00:33:00,065 --> 00:33:03,024 Come unarmed. And, Hondo, 704 00:33:03,068 --> 00:33:04,504 if you're not alone, 705 00:33:04,547 --> 00:33:07,550 I'll put a bullet in both of their brains 706 00:33:07,594 --> 00:33:09,596 without hesitation. 707 00:33:09,639 --> 00:33:12,512 Novak, we started this thing, just the two of us. 708 00:33:12,555 --> 00:33:14,601 I'm-a finish it the same way. 709 00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:18,953 How'd you know Novak would take the bait? 710 00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:21,477 'Cause once he gets me alone, he's gonna kill me. 711 00:33:21,521 --> 00:33:24,002 That's been his plan the entire time. 712 00:33:25,394 --> 00:33:27,483 Whose idea was it to send Hondo unarmed 713 00:33:27,527 --> 00:33:29,485 without comms or tracking of any kind? 714 00:33:29,529 --> 00:33:33,185 His. We can't risk having Novak sweep Hondo for bugs. 715 00:33:33,228 --> 00:33:34,751 If he finds out what we're planning, 716 00:33:34,795 --> 00:33:36,057 first he'll kill Hondo, and then he'll kill 717 00:33:36,101 --> 00:33:37,537 Lumbard and Birch.Luca, 718 00:33:37,580 --> 00:33:38,973 you sure you're up for this? Oh, I've had 719 00:33:39,017 --> 00:33:40,366 bigger bruises wrestling with Terry as a kid. 720 00:33:40,409 --> 00:33:43,064 No way I'm skipping the chance to help Hondo. 721 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:58,558 What the hell's going on? Where's Novak? 722 00:33:58,601 --> 00:34:01,300 Where's Lumbard and Birch?Arthur is a very careful man. 723 00:34:01,343 --> 00:34:03,432 You have fooled him once before.He said 724 00:34:03,476 --> 00:34:05,956 he was gonna meet me here. We had a deal.The deal still holds. 725 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:08,742 We're just rendezvousing at a different location. 726 00:34:09,830 --> 00:34:11,745 If you want to see those officers alive, 727 00:34:11,788 --> 00:34:13,268 you'll get in. 728 00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:57,573 Where's Lumbard and Birch? 729 00:34:58,618 --> 00:35:00,141 As you can see, 730 00:35:00,185 --> 00:35:03,057 I found my own way out of the country. 731 00:35:03,101 --> 00:35:05,407 Suppose that means our deal is off. 732 00:35:05,451 --> 00:35:07,844 I don't need you after all. 733 00:35:17,027 --> 00:35:19,552 You killed my son, Daniel. 734 00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:22,250 This is how it was always going to end. 735 00:35:22,294 --> 00:35:25,732 I didn't come all this way not to avenge my boy. 736 00:35:26,907 --> 00:35:28,430 But first? 737 00:35:43,706 --> 00:35:46,144 I want to see you suffer one last time. 738 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:52,846 And you call me predictable, Novak? 739 00:35:52,889 --> 00:35:55,196 I knew there was no way you were gonna leave 740 00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:56,763 without your pound of flesh. 741 00:35:56,806 --> 00:35:58,591 And I also knew about this airstrip. 742 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:00,245 It took some digging, 743 00:36:00,288 --> 00:36:01,724 but did you know that your boy Pasha 744 00:36:01,768 --> 00:36:03,204 used to run drugs out of here? 745 00:36:03,248 --> 00:36:05,250 So I figured if you were gonna kill me and bounce, 746 00:36:05,293 --> 00:36:06,816 this is where it would be. 747 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:08,383 But that's why my team headed straight over here 748 00:36:08,427 --> 00:36:09,602 after our phone call. 749 00:36:10,777 --> 00:36:12,953 All they needed to move in were those missing officers. 750 00:36:12,996 --> 00:36:14,172 Well, that... 751 00:36:27,141 --> 00:36:28,577 Go. Go, go. 752 00:36:31,667 --> 00:36:33,191 It's Lumbard and Birch. 753 00:36:33,234 --> 00:36:35,193 Street, Tan, lay us some cover fire. 754 00:36:39,458 --> 00:36:41,503 We're getting you guys out of here!Let's go. 755 00:36:41,547 --> 00:36:43,592 Come on. Get over here. Come on. 756 00:36:45,942 --> 00:36:48,380 Arthur! What are you doing? 757 00:36:48,423 --> 00:36:49,859 Getting myself 758 00:36:49,903 --> 00:36:51,557 out of here! 759 00:36:57,171 --> 00:36:58,303 Novak's on the move. 760 00:36:59,304 --> 00:37:00,479 Drop your weapons! 761 00:37:39,996 --> 00:37:41,389 It's over, Novak. 762 00:37:43,043 --> 00:37:46,002 I can still finish what I came here to do. 763 00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:48,309 Nah, I don't think you can. 764 00:37:48,353 --> 00:37:50,006 It'll never happen. 765 00:37:52,226 --> 00:37:55,360 They'll drop you before you even get close to raising that gun. 766 00:38:00,887 --> 00:38:03,019 All right. You know how this goes. 767 00:38:03,063 --> 00:38:06,284 Arthur Novak, you're under arrest. 768 00:38:06,327 --> 00:38:08,851 If you couldn't beat me one-on-one in Mexico, 769 00:38:08,895 --> 00:38:10,636 how the hell did you think you could do it 770 00:38:10,679 --> 00:38:12,028 with my team behind me? 771 00:38:24,954 --> 00:38:27,130 Nichelle. 772 00:38:29,263 --> 00:38:30,351 Hey. 773 00:38:35,356 --> 00:38:37,837 Baby, we're safe. 774 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,056 Novak's gonna answer for decades of crime. 775 00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,928 We never have to see him again. 776 00:38:41,971 --> 00:38:44,974 Today was different, Hondo. 777 00:38:45,018 --> 00:38:47,368 I know the realities of your job, 778 00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:48,891 but today... 779 00:38:50,415 --> 00:38:52,504 Today was the first time 780 00:38:52,547 --> 00:38:54,506 you walked out that door and I worried 781 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,682 it'd be the last time I saw you. 782 00:38:58,684 --> 00:39:00,512 I know. 783 00:39:00,555 --> 00:39:03,166 And I'm sorry, Nichelle. I'm so sorry. 784 00:39:04,559 --> 00:39:07,954 But I can't tell you you won't feel this way again. 785 00:39:07,997 --> 00:39:11,044 It's the one promise I can never make you. 786 00:39:12,611 --> 00:39:15,135 Does that make you rethink anything 787 00:39:15,178 --> 00:39:17,572 about starting a family together? 788 00:39:19,008 --> 00:39:21,402 Do you think I'd let that stupid son of a bitch 789 00:39:21,446 --> 00:39:22,838 get what he wants? 790 00:39:22,882 --> 00:39:24,753 I ain't going nowhere. 791 00:39:24,797 --> 00:39:27,408 I love you so much. 792 00:39:31,847 --> 00:39:34,459 I just wanted to clear the air before you went home. 793 00:39:34,502 --> 00:39:35,851 It goes without saying, 794 00:39:35,895 --> 00:39:38,114 but you've been restored to active duty. 795 00:39:38,158 --> 00:39:40,203 I'm sorry for what went down.I just want to put 796 00:39:40,247 --> 00:39:42,554 this whole mess behind me.You know I had to bench you. 797 00:39:42,597 --> 00:39:44,469 If you crossed paths with one overzealous rookie 798 00:39:44,512 --> 00:39:45,992 who missed the memo about the deepfake... 799 00:39:46,035 --> 00:39:47,602 Sure. I get it.Yeah. 800 00:39:47,646 --> 00:39:49,604 Novak knew I would run. 801 00:39:49,648 --> 00:39:51,214 He counted on it. 802 00:39:51,258 --> 00:39:53,347 Mm-hmm.Sir, I am sorry 803 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:55,305 that I didn't trust you enough to come in.I'm not gonna pretend 804 00:39:55,349 --> 00:39:56,916 that I understand what it felt like 805 00:39:56,959 --> 00:39:58,700 to be in your shoes at that moment. 806 00:39:58,744 --> 00:40:00,920 But the next time you're framed for murder 807 00:40:00,963 --> 00:40:03,009 and your commander calls, 808 00:40:03,052 --> 00:40:05,446 pick up the damn phone. 809 00:40:05,490 --> 00:40:07,187 Deal. 810 00:40:14,237 --> 00:40:16,457 What's all this? 811 00:40:16,501 --> 00:40:18,067 I know you ain't waiting on me to go home. 812 00:40:18,111 --> 00:40:19,591 Well, after everything today, 813 00:40:19,634 --> 00:40:21,462 we thought you might need a beer.I know I do. 814 00:40:21,506 --> 00:40:23,377 Luca and I got a full fridge.Yeah. 815 00:40:23,421 --> 00:40:24,639 It's been forever since the whole squad's 816 00:40:24,683 --> 00:40:26,989 hung out. What do you say, Hondo? 817 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:32,952 You guys saved my life today. You know that? 818 00:40:34,519 --> 00:40:36,912 You had my back from the moment this thing went down. 819 00:40:36,956 --> 00:40:39,349 You risked your jobs and your lives all for me. 820 00:40:39,393 --> 00:40:41,090 Come on, boss. It was nothing, man. 821 00:40:41,134 --> 00:40:42,570 Nah. 822 00:40:42,614 --> 00:40:44,616 It's not nothing, Luca. 823 00:40:46,052 --> 00:40:48,489 Every one of you stepped up without ever doubting me. 824 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:49,838 The only reason 825 00:40:49,882 --> 00:40:51,144 I survived is because I had 826 00:40:51,187 --> 00:40:52,493 this group of officers behind me. 827 00:40:52,537 --> 00:40:53,842 And you always will. 828 00:40:53,886 --> 00:40:55,583 That's right. 829 00:40:55,627 --> 00:40:57,759 There's no one else we'd rather follow into a fight. 830 00:40:57,803 --> 00:40:58,847 Yeah. 831 00:40:58,891 --> 00:41:00,153 We'll follow you anywhere. 832 00:41:00,196 --> 00:41:02,590 That's what 20-Squad's all about. 833 00:41:07,639 --> 00:41:10,859 Just know how much I appreciate all of you. 834 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,775 All right. 835 00:41:13,819 --> 00:41:15,168 Enough of the kumbaya. 836 00:41:15,211 --> 00:41:16,909 Hell yeah. Let's get changed and go get some drinks. 837 00:41:16,952 --> 00:41:18,867 Let's do it!Hey, unless you're driving me home, 838 00:41:18,911 --> 00:41:20,956 I'm gonna need Annie's keys back.Oh, that's right. 839 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,306 I'm so sorry, but I've been waiting here all day. 840 00:41:23,350 --> 00:41:25,352 I only need one photo for the LAPD website. 841 00:41:25,395 --> 00:41:28,007 Can we please just get this over with?I got shot today, 842 00:41:28,050 --> 00:41:29,704 so I'm not good.Yeah, I got to pick up my wife and kids. 843 00:41:29,748 --> 00:41:32,185 More plans tonight...Yeah, I'm not photo-ready. 844 00:41:32,228 --> 00:41:34,535 Ice bath again. I got to do it every day.Guys, guys, guys. Nah, nah, nah. 845 00:41:34,579 --> 00:41:36,581 Not this time. Let's give her a break. Come on. 846 00:41:36,624 --> 00:41:37,669 Let's show this city 847 00:41:37,712 --> 00:41:38,713 what the best SWAT team 848 00:41:38,757 --> 00:41:39,758 in the LAPD looks like. 849 00:41:39,801 --> 00:41:40,889 Three, two, one. 850 00:41:40,933 --> 00:41:42,325 Everyone say "Roll SWAT"! 851 00:41:42,369 --> 00:41:43,805 Roll SWAT!