Donovan: It was a cult! Cassidy: But it saved me.
- No, you saved you.
Us? You? Me? That's real.
- You don't get it. - I'm gonna be there for you.
♪♪♪
- Dennis, I get that your mom is your community,
But I've literally never met her.
- Yeah, I know. Despite my best attempts,
You always find a reason to not meet her.
- Doctor cooper, where have you been for the last four months?
- I've been on sabbatical. - Can you tell us why?
- I couldn't do my job because I was afraid
That I would lose everybody that I love.
- And do you still feel that way?
- Sometimes.
Peggy: You have no money left
In your joint savings account with jenny.
You were scammed.
Gordon: (snoring softly)
♪♪♪
(key taps)
(trackpad clicks)
- (sighs)
(trackpad clicks)
- (sharp inhale)
(shaky exhale)
♪♪♪
(pen scribbles)
(light tap, phone thumps lightly)
(sighs heavily, feet scuff across floor)
(fridge door items rattle)
(fingers tap lightly)
(doors clank shut)
(drawer rattles open)
(plastic bag rustles)
(drawer slides shut)
(bag rustles, drawer scrapes open)
(plate clinks)
(footsteps creak upstairs)
(footsteps thud on the porch, doorknob rattles)
(door squeaks open) - (blows out breath)
(door clicks shut)
(keys jingle)
(light clicks off)
- Hey! I'm in here.
(lights click on) - mom?
(footfalls thud lightly)
- What?
- Are you eating frozen waffles in the middle of the night?
(gloves rustle)
- You know, I try to be a cool mom,
But when you don't text me "I'm alive,"
I do worry.
- You know who I was with. If he's really that dangerous,
Maybe you should get a new assistant.
- Mm... Maybe we need a meeting with hr.
- Oh... So funny. What're you doing?
- Well, I'm just trying to make sense of these post-it notes.
I've been finding them in... Weird places,
And I don't think they're labels.
- Did you check the dishwasher?
- No. - Well...
He likes to put them in the soap dispenser
And then it floods.
(chuckles softly, dishwasher door clunks shut)
(post-it note rustles)
I've been keeping them in here.
(sighs)
(file folder rustles, ross coughs)
Yeah, I've been finding them everywhere.
I think it has something to do with coping with dementia,
But... I have no idea.
(folder rustles) - yeah.
Hey... Thank you...
For always taking such good care of him.
(folder thwaps)
- Grandpa's tucked away in bed;
That's probably where you should be, yes?
- (groans) - come on.
Let me take this. (folder thwaps)
Come on, come on.
(grunting) come on!
Okay. - (sighs heavily)
- Let me get this.
Let me j...
(chuckles softly)
(traffic rumbles in the distance)
Man: I wasn't always on the street, right?
I am proof that all it takes
Is a desire to change and...
Wait. I'm a...
Okay.
(paper rustles)
Living... Living proof.
I am living proof that all it takes is a desire to change
And a little support.
(bag thunks)
Hey, s-stig?!
It's freezing, man. Where are your clothes?!
Stig?
Oh shit. (glove thuds)
(sharp exhale) oh man.
Oh no... Stig.
♪♪♪
- (whispers mantra)
(indistinct chatter nearby)
(horn honks in the distance)
(grunt of effort)
♪♪♪
(grunt of effort, muscle tension cracks)
(birds chirp)
Hey. Morning. - Morning.
Yeah, victim was discovered by someone who knew him.
Officer stanley was the responding officer.
They're with him now. - Leave me alone!
- The witness's name is elmore.
As far as we can tell, both he and the decedent
Are residents of the jethro park encampment.
Couldn't get much more out of him though,
'cause he's pretty strung out.
I'll have to circle back once the drugs wear off.
- Got it. The decedent was found in his...
Underwear and socks.
I'm assuming this is his clothing?
He's got scratches all over his arms and legs.
They're fresh and bloodly, so it means it's pre-mortem.
- All right. Could've been dragged here,
Beaten and left for dead.
Unfortunately, hate crimes against the homeless -
Or that prefer to go unhoused -
Are not uncommon. - Mm-hmm.
♪♪♪
♪ de mount you're a demon ♪
♪ I feel I'm dreaming ♪
♪ now let it all go ♪
♪ I swear I'm gonna get even ♪
♪ if we're the ones who don't leave us alone ♪
♪ yo, the mutt's off the leash ♪
♪ they think we're beat, just filled up the tank ♪
♪ now there's 81 degrees ♪
♪ and yeah, when you're in trouble... ♪
Jenny: River! River: Hey.
- Glad you're here.
- I volunteer with the unhoused support group.
- So you know these folks? - Most of them.
The decedent's name was stig olafsson. An ex-con.
He had trouble securing housing when he was released,
So he ended up here.
- Well, maybe he made some enemies on the inside.
- Hey, everyone!
Today I'm here to help find out what happened to stig.
We're gonna come around and chat with you.
This is my boss, dr. Jenny cooper,
And detective donovan mcavoy.
- Anything you know could be helpful,
Even if you're not sure it's related to stig's death.
Woman: You're under no legal obligation
To answer any of the police's questions.
Though I doubt this case
Is gonna get the attention it deserves anyway.
- Uh, ma'am, we are here to help.
- You really wanna do some good?
Get these folks permanent housing.
(car horn blasts nearby, indistinct chatter)
- That's delores henry.
Her bark is worse than her bite.
She's a retired lawyer and she's one of our allies.
Man: Hey! Where's my lighter.
- What? - Huh?
- Officer stanley, what's going on here?
- 2-jacks here thinks elmore stole his lighter.
- Just give it back, elmore, and nothing'll happen.
- I didn't take it. - Let's take a look
In your hut then. - No! Get outta here, 2-jacks!
'kay, I didn't take your lighter
And you're not getting inside.
- I guess you need something more than a fancy suit
To keep you clean and stop you from thieving--
- Sir, I need you to step back. - And take down
These bloody wind chimes! They keep the whole place awake.
- Not 'til you stop feeding every bird and stray
That comes by! I step in crap every morning you know!
- Better to feed the animals than your drug habit.
- Hey! - Yeah?! (grunting)
- Guys! Guys! Knock it off you two!
Seriously? Right in front of the police?
The city's just looking for a reason
To send everyone packing.
Donovan: Look...
Elmore's our only witness to your neighbour's death.
Let's give him some space, all right?
- I'll look for your lighter, okay?
- You're nothing but a puppet in a used suit, elmore!
(indistinct chatter)
- It always like this?
- No. 2-jacks was just popping off.
He usually keeps to himself.
- What about elmore?
- (sighs) he's a model resident.
Especially after finishing rehab a couple a months ago.
- You think finding stig's body triggered a relapse?
- Yes. And it's a shame too, he was doing really well.
And seriously, when he's clean,
Elmore gets along with everyone.
- Except 2-jacks.
- (sighs) there's sketch.
Come on. I'll introduce you.
No one's gonna talk to you without her say-so.
- Stay with him, all right? - Okay.
- Sketch, this is my boss dr. Jenny cooper,
And detective donovan mcavoy.
This is my urban cousin, sketch.
She sort of runs things
Around the jethro park encampment.
- I'm sorry for your loss.
You know him well?
- They're allies.
You have my word.
- I knew him well enough.
People that live here go through a vetting process.
(indistinct chatter)
- Let me try.
I like your sign.
- Yeah, I made one for each resident.
People gotta know these are our homes.
City's trying to say that they're a fire hazard,
But they come equipped with smoke detectors
And fire extinguishers.
No more a fire hazard than a christmas tree.
- Christmas trees are actually pretty flammable.
- Yeah, well, you don't see the city banning them, do you?
Sketch: It's the first time I've been warm out here,
And safe. Someone just donated a dozen free locks.
- They ever freeze up on you?
- No. 2-jacks comes around with his stash of antifreeze.
Look, everyone takes care of everyone around here.
- Can I ask, I mean, how did stig end up outside
Alone last night?
- Cops came by here yesterday
Tried to force us into the shelters.
Donovan: Yeah, there was a city directive.
Trespassing blitz on all the parks.
- "trespassing?" come on, man!
Our allies and support workers rallied to stop them.
Not before they took stig's hut
And all of his contents.
- They took everything? - Everything.
Look, I can't tell you how stig died,
But I can tell you the reason why he's dead
Is because he had nowhere safe to sleep last night.
(door creaks open, shuts)
(birds sing)
Peggy: Yes, but why didn't you flag it
After the third withdrawal?
Aren't you people trained to recognize
The signs of a scam?
Yeah, but they claimed to be employees from your bank!
Oh, you should put a hold on funds
After more than two unusual transactions are made!
Yes, I did apply for a loan and you turned me down, so--
No, I'm not a customer,
But my daughter and my husband have been banking with you
For over a decade,
So surely that should count for something.
Oh yeah, I will be! Believe it!
I'll-I'll be writing to your head office!
(phone clatters)
Gordon: Where's my wallet? - (forced breath)
Oh, here it is. - (exhales sharply)
(forceful cutting)
(the organs squish)
♪♪♪
(scissors slide)
(stomach lining squishes)
Jenny: Wischnewski spots. Dennis: Hypothermia.
Jenny: Yeah. Okay, so...
His wounds aren't defensive,
There's nothing under his fingernails.
He was found partially undressed,
Which was more likely a side effect
Of paradoxical undressing -
Feeling of hot when you're actually freezing.
River: In that case, he would've been disoriented
And scrabbling around, hence the scrapes and scratches.
Dennis: Classic signs of hypothermia,
So he wasn't assaulted.
Jenny: Right. So...
Stig died because of exposure.
(indistinct chatter)
I guess my question is, is anyone responsible?
I mean, the city ordered the cops
To take his shelter, right? River: And according to sketch,
They took everything that was inside as well.
Jenny: Yeah. Dennis: So...
Do we classify his death as accidental,
Or is this a homicide?
Jenny: I need to make some calls.
♪♪♪
No, staff sergeant waylen,
I'm not accusing the department of anything,
But what I am saying is that if they were ordered
To take all of the man's belongings away,
Then the city is liable.
No, I don't want-I don't wanna talk to the comms liaison,
I want--
Don't put me on hold. I just-- (knock at the door)
- I can wait out here.
- (annoyed sigh) no, come on in.
- I uh... I've been calling.
- Don't. This is uh...
This is just for work.
- You're upset about what happened in--
- Clark, I understand why you did what you did in court,
But full disclosure,
If I could've called anybody else I would've.
- Understood.
What do you need? - I need to go after the city.
- For what?
- Murder.
- (sighs heavily)
Would still be alive
If the city hadn't interfered.
- Can you prove it?
- (sighs) not definitively.
- Then I'm not sure I can help.
- I need an injunction to stop the city
From evicting the residents of the jethro park encampment.
It'll give me time to prove liability.
- Well, I'm gonna need to find a judge who's amenable.
You got any leverage?
- Well, there's a retired lawyer
That works with the residents, boots on the ground type stuff.
Her name is delores henry.
She might be of help.
- That woman was lethal in court.
If we got a shot here, she'll know.
- Okay. - I'll... Loop her in
And file the motion. - Great.
I'll look at exposure deaths in the city.
See if I can link anything back to encampment evictions.
- Great. That'll give us better grounds for the injunction--
- And see if there's enough cause for an inquiry.
(phone rings in the distance)
(pen thumps lightly)
- I'll be in touch. - Yeah.
(clothing rustles)
(footsteps recede)
♪♪♪
- I cannot believe how long it's been since I went skating.
Or did anything other than cook.
- Or get busy with your mom's assistant.
- Yes. Or that.
- What's the tea?
- I like him.
- Well, at least you got something going on out there.
- What do you mean, "out there"?
- (laughs) in the country -
Cooking, cleaning, babysitting your grandparents.
Makes sense that you'd marry into the family business.
- Yeah, I actually didn't meet alphonse through mom.
It was uh... It was on the apps.
- What are the odds?
- You-you remember that little phase I was going through.
The odds are pretty good actually.
- (chuckling) right.
When your mom was away.
- Yeah. Now, that phase had its moments.
- Well, we miss you in the city.
Moving back? You're making decent money.
- Move back to the city where uh...
Where a condo facing the freeway
Goes for a quarter million over asking?
- Yeah. - Yeah. Not that decent.
All right, let's see what we got here.
(skates clack)
- Exactly how long has it been since you used these skates?
- Um... Probably since before grandpa moved in.
So... Four years, five years?
- Yeah, we definitely need to get you your own place.
Both: (laugh)
(clothing thuds lightly)
♪♪♪
Gordon: Peggy?!
Where are my binoculars?!
- (sighs heavily)
Gordon: You know what I think I see?
A ross's goose right outside!
(blanket rustles)
(door opens downstairs)
(door bangs shut)
(tape cassettes clack)
(cd player lid thunks shut repeatedly)
(harsh thunk, frustrated sigh)
(sniffles)
(shaky exhale)
(pill bottle rattles, lid clicks open)
(lid clicks shut)
(pill bottle rattles)
(basket scrapes the banister)
(heavy, uneven footfalls)
Ahhh... (loud crash)
(peggy gasps) katie?
Katie?
No!
Oh... (crying)
(sobbing)
(whoosh)
♪♪♪
(gasping for air)
Uh... Wha... Uh... (sniffs)
(gasps) help me...
(gasping for air)
(gasping for breath)
(breath hitches)
(door clicks open)
Oh... (sniffs) jenny: Peggy.
(door bangs shut) what happened?
Are you okay?
- (chuckles) I dropped the laundry.
I'm okay. (sniffles)
- You're crying. Did something happen with dad?
- No, your father's fine. (clothing thuds)
He's angry with me.
Thinks I'm treating him like a child.
- 'kay, well...
Behavioural changes are a part of the progression
Of his illness, but uh...
I'm sorry.
- I'm probably making it sound worse than it is.
It's all right.
- No, hey, you can talk to me about this.
- I gotta get the laundry on. - Peggy, the laundry can wait.
- Don't be silly.
Do you have any idea what your clothes smell like
Coming off those crime scenes sometimes?
They smell like death.
(footsteps recede)
(phone buzzes and chimes)
(light pats, sighs heavily)
(sighs, taps phone)
Clark: Got a 7-day injunction, but it won't hold.
The city's coming for these people.
They're citing safety issues. Call me.
(taps screen)
(phone thumps lightly)
- (sighs heavily)
(door squeals open)
(door bangs shut)
Hey... - Hey.
(bag thumps)
Is everything okay? - Yeah, yeah.
- Well, okay.
Well, where is everybody?
- Uh... They're all in bed.
Peggy uh...
I think peggy's exhausted and...
Grandpa wasn't feeling too well, so...
I'm okay. It's just, you know, I...
It's hard to...
To see him get weaker and weaker
When you know he's been so... Strong.
- Yeah.
- (laughs softy)
Oh... Time sucks, right?
- Yeah. Yes, it does. - (sighs heavily)
(fire roars, chimes clang)
(flames crackle)
(fire alarm beeps)
(door opens)
- Oh god! Oh no!
Fire!
Warn everyone! Fire!
(indistinct shouting) outta your tents!
Fire! - (screaming) help us!
(fire extinguisher sprays)
Le in the wind)
(indistinct chatter)
(footsteps crunch lightly)
(indistinct chatter)
(gloves stretch)
(birds chirp)
(police radio chatter)
(tarp rustles)
(indistinct chatter)
- (whispers her mantra)
♪♪♪
Donovan: (sighs) jenny: Hey.
- Hey. - Well, it's elmore,
From yesterday.
- Fire marshall thinks it was an accident.
He found no signs of an accelerant,
But he found evidence of a candle.
He probably lit it, passed out, and knocked it over.
Sketch: This was no accident.
(indistinct police radio chatter)
Elmore was careful.
We never had candles inside. None of us did.
It was camp rules.
- There are candles at the memorial.
He could have gotten one from there.
- He wouldn't.
Delores: You work so hard
To keep people safe, and then this.
- The police'll do a thorough investigation
And I'll let you know what we find from the autopsy.
- Please let me know what you discover.
Uh, your crown attorney friend
Got us a temporary injunction,
But we need more than that
To secure permanent housing for these folks.
(indistinct police radio chatter)
(footsteps recede)
♪♪♪
(lights buzz, indistinct chatter)
- He'd been doing so well,
I really thought he was gonna make it.
- River, if you wanna take a sec, you know you can.
(tools clink nearby)
- No, I'm... I'm good.
- Okay. All right.
Dennis: Visible track marks on both arms.
- Yeah. And there's soot around his face,
Nose and mouth.
There's a gooey substance in his molar.
Dennis: Likely remnants of his last meal.
- Can you test that for me? - Yeah.
- I mean, his skin should be pink
From breathing in carbon monoxide, but it isn't.
Dennis: You think he died before the fire?
- Well, donovan's theory is that he lit a candle,
Got high, and then knocked it over when he overdosed.
River: Not according to his tox screen.
He had heroin in his system, but only trace amounts.
- Wait. So you're saying he wasn't high when he died?
- Doesn't look like it.
- Okay.
(indistinct chatter)
(line rings) donovan: Hey.
- Hey, donovan. - Find anything?
- So... The decedent was dead before the fire started.
And he wasn't high, so...
Something or someone else started it.
- Well, there was friction between the victim and 2-jacks,
So I'll start there. - Yeah, thank--
River: Wait! Uh...
Before you question him, I'd like to be there.
2-jacks distrusts everyone and...
I could see this going sideways if you take the wrong approach.
- All right, fine, but you need to get down here right now.
- I'm on my way. - Okay. Thanks.
Yeah, of course.
(footsteps recede)
Dennis: The body shows no external signs of trauma.
He didn't o.D.
No posterior circulation infarction.
- So it wasn't a stroke.
(metallic clunk nearby, indistinct chatter)
Well, his heart looks fine, but...
Take a look at his kidneys.
- Interstitial inflammation. - Yeah.
I mean, I assume it's from his heroin use,
But then I'd expect to see signs of that in his brain.
We're gonna need a urine sample.
- (sighs) you remember meeting my mom, right?
- Yeah, why?
- Well, it feels weird to me to move in with river
When she's never met my mom.
And every time I try to set up a dinner
Or a coffee for them to meet,
River won't commit.
- Well, I mean, maybe she's nervous.
She knows how important your mom is to you.
You guys are really close.
I mean, it's pretty high stakes.
- Will you talk to her for me?
You know how it is, being close to your own son.
- Yeah. I mean, I could...
Or you could just communicate how you feel.
Tell her that it's important to you.
- Yeah...
- (dial rattles) wait...
There's calcium oxalate in the urine,
Which is the same as the kidneys.
I think elmore died of ethylene glycol poisoning.
- Antifreeze.
You think he drank it by accident?
- Or someone gave it to him.
(phone line rings and clicks)
Hey, it's me again.
(indistinct chatter, tarp rustles)
Donovan: What've you got?
- 2-jack's zippo lighter, the one elmore denied stealing.
We have a cod yet?
- Yeah. Ethylene glycol poisoning.
- Antifreeze? - Exactly.
And apparently 2-jacks is the keeper
Of the encampment's supply. (indistinct chatter)
- River, they're coming. - All right, time's up, river.
We need to talk to him.
- Cops never wanna talk. River: Hear 'em out.
- We just need to take a look inside your tent.
- It might only be a tent, but you still need a warrant
To search it.
- All right, your choice, 2-jacks.
You can either have malik here go on in,
Take a look around, and we can talk to you here,
Or we can take you down to the station,
I'll get that warrant, then it'll be a swarm of officers
Going through your things, not just one detective.
Your call.
- Whatever. (groans softly)
Sketch: Hey! He's got rights, man.
He doesn't have to go anywhere with you.
(baggy rustles) - this your lighter?
- I knew he took it!
Guy gets 8-grand to stay in rehab,
Still gotta steal my stuff.
(groans softly)
- Do either of these belong to you?
- What're you doin' with elmore's backpack?
- He left it outside his hut last night.
I just took it to look for my lighter.
I was gonna return it, but then the fire broke out.
I didn't have a chance. (handcuffs rattle)
- I'm gonna have to take you into custody, 2-jacks.
- He only wanted his lighter back.
It has sentimental value. - Yeah, come on.
There's no way he'd burn elmore's hut.
Malik: Elmore's died of antifreeze poisoning.
We have the proverbial smoking gun. I'm sorry.
Sketch: (sighs heavily)
- I'm sorry, man. Turn around, please.
- (groans and coughs)
(heavy thud) - hey, 2-jacks!
Hey, 2-jacks, you all right? (vomit splatters)
- Stay there. Stay this way. Come on, stay on your side.
Stay on your side. - (groans)
- Hold on. His pulse is racing.
We need to get him to the hospital.
- Malik, get the car. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- (groaning and coughing)
- Stay on your side. Help is coming.
Beeps)
Jenny: You'll need to receive dialysis
To help rid your body of the ethylene glycol.
You're lucky that they brought you in when they did.
- Do you remember drinking anything out of the ordinary?
- Nothing but water. - Did you notice anyone strange
Lurking around the encampment?
- (inhales) nah.
It's always the same people.
No new residents.
And sketch, she's... She's pretty protective.
- What about food?
Did you eat anything new,
Anything different?
- Yeah. (inhales slowly) chocolate this morning.
I got it outta elmore's backpack.
I figured it was fair game
Since I knew the dude took my lighter.
(groans)
I'd like that back, by the way.
That belonged to my grandfather.
(pained breath)
- We found a brown, gooey substance in elmore's mouth
When we were doing the external exam.
Dennis is testing it now, but...
- You have any more of that chocolate left?
- Still be in the backpack.
- I'll have malik send it over to you.
- I'll let you know what we find.
- All right. Hey, uh, one last question.
You said elmore recently did a stint in rehab
That cost $8000 dollars.
Any idea how he paid for that?
- Same way he got the parka and the suit.
He was jethro park's reformed poster boy.
- Poster boy for who? - I don't know.
Elmore is a sell-out.
Or at least he would've been had he stayed sober long enough
To look pretty for the...
City hall housing project thing.
Instead, I heard he showed up wasted and trashed the place.
- Where'd you hear that? - From him.
Said people were pretty pissed.
People are always using us for their causes.
Elmore knew it too.
A lot of us out there, we're clean,
Just can't afford the rents.
(footsteps tap lightly)
- Thank you. - Yeah.
- (sighs heavily)
♪♪♪
- It's positive!
Every single one contains ethylene glycol.
There's enough antifreeze in here
To take out an entire herd of caribou.
- Well, that tracks with the results
On the substance found in elmore's mouth.
Also chocolate, also positive for ethylene glycol.
I mean, whoever made these chocolates is our killer.
(doors slide open) alphonse: Jc?
- Yeah? - Crown attorney coleman
Is waiting upstairs to see you. - Okay, thank you.
Thanks, river.
(door slides open)
- So the poisoned chocolate was meant for elmore.
But who'd wanna kill him?
- Well, you said that 2-jacks hadn't seen anyone new
Or strange lurking around,
So it had to be someone he knew.
Maybe another resident, but who?
- And why?
- Yeah, well, you of all people should know big groups
Can't be trusted, right?
Too soon. - Yeah.
- Sorry.
Heard from cassidy?
- Not really.
I think she's just disappointed how it all turned out
Because the experience was helpful in some ways.
I thought so, too.
- Helpful how? - Well, it...
Forced me to re-evaluate some of my bigger life choices.
I'm thinking about making some changes.
(phone rings)
- Springside rehab.
This is detective abed.
Thank you for returning my call.
♪♪♪
Thank you. I appreciate it.
I know who paid for elmore's rehab.
(footsteps approach) - hey. How bad is it?
- Well, I just got back from court.
The fire and elmore's subsequent death
Were seen as evidence that the encampment's unsafe.
The judge overturned our injunction.
- (sighs) what does that mean for our residents?
- Well, they can either voluntarily clear out
Or the police will be called in to remove them
Tomorrow morning.
- (disappointed sigh) - yeah, I know.
- (sighs heavily)
Well, thank you.
Ugh...
Uh, sorry.
I just really uh...
Really coulda used a win today, you know?
- Yeah, I feel that.
I tried. - Yeah.
- Hey, uh, delores henry's ghosting me.
She had some drama with a housing proposal
Getting voted down in council.
Tried to find her at her house today,
But she was talking to a reporter
And she was pretty upset.
- Maybe this wasn't about the encampment for her.
(door clicks open)
Donovan: You've been busy, delores.
We spoke with springside rehabilitation.
It seems you paid $8000 dollars for elmore's rehab.
That's a lot of money. (chair thumps)
- 'course I did. I wanted to help him.
And I'd have helped a lot more if they'd let me.
- Hmm. So what was the plan?
You were gonna use the people of this community
To get the city to fund your housing project
And line your pockets? - How dare you.
I kill myself for that community.
- You picked your poster boy, but he let you down.
- I'd be very careful about making accusations
With no evidence, detective.
- Malik, you have that letter you found in elmore's backpack?
- Yup. (file thwaps)
(papers rustle)
(reads) "my name is elmore and I am an addict,
But I am living proof
That all it takes is a desire to change
And a little support."
- Elmore wanted a better life.
I was in a position to help him.
Donovan: But it wasn't without strings now, was it?
And to repay you, he fell off the wagon,
Embarrassed you at your meeting with the city,
And they denied your funding.
- (snorts softly) I sunk a fortune into him.
- Yeah, but you'd always planned on getting paid back
Once you got the financing for your housing project.
(baggy rustles)
You know what I think? (canister thumps)
If you couldn't prove the people of this community
Could be rehabilitated,
You'd prove they were a danger to themselves and to others.
Malik: The way he shouted at the mayor
At your pitch yesterday afternoon,
Maybe he was a danger to other people, right?
- Yeah, we heard.
Elmore took your hand-outs, then made you look like a fool
In front of some very influential people.
And you didn't like that, so you punished him.
We know you poisoned him.
(jug thunks)
Then you took a candle from the memorial
And you set his hut on fire.
Of course, no one noticed you
Because you're a regular face around the encampment.
- I'd like to see the warrant you used
To confiscate this trash,
Which is private property
And therefore, inadmissible in a court of law.
- Yeah... It was private
Until the garbage truck pulled up to collect it.
Once it was in the hands of the city's sanitation worker,
We obtained it from him, making it public property.
Your plan probably would've worked
If 2-jacks hadn't eaten some of the chocolates
You made for elmore.
- Is he dead? Malik: Well, lucky for you,
We got him to the hospital in time.
Otherwise, you'd be facing two murder charges
Instead of one.
- (snorts softly)
- I can't believe it was delores.
- (sniffs)
- I thought she was an ally.
- Yeah.
Well, sometimes the...
It's the people who claim to have all the answers
That are the most dangerous, you know?
I'm sorry.
(phone rings)
- River baitz. (sighs)
Okay.
That was sketch.
There's a removal team at the encampment.
- We're supposed to have one more day.
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(bulldozer rumbles, wood rips apart)
♪♪♪
Jenny: This isn't the end, okay?
I'm gonna open an inquiry
Into every death in city encampments
From now until the beginning of the pandemic.
- (teary) thanks.
(sniffs) but ultimately, it feels like delores won.
2-jacks: No, she didn't.
Not if we stick together. - (chuckles)
I'm glad you made it, ya grump. - Ugh!
- Even if you're a pain in my butt.
2-jacks: (grunts) - hey!
- Officer stanley? - Just tina today.
Felt like I was on the wrong side of things,
So I'm here to help. You all know tommy
From the unhoused support group?
- Of course. Hi, tommy. - Hey, folks.
So we're doing hot meals over in echo park,
And if you need help bringing any of your things,
I brought the van, okay? - Yeah, that would be great.
- Okay, great. - Here, hold this.
(bulldozer rumbles nearby)
(grunts) wah...
(chime tinkles)
- Are you serious?
- For elmore.
Jenny: Sketch,
Since they've torn down your shelter,
Do you... Do you have a place to stay tonight?
- I got some gear she can borrow.
- Are you serious?
Are you getting soft in your old age, man?
- Hey, cousin, keep it up,
That offer come right off the table.
(indistinct chatter)
- River, thank you so much.
- (remorseful exhale)
- Take care out there. - Thanks, river.
- (sighs) all right, I'll see youse around.
- Bye. - Let's go.
- You really think an inquiry will do any good?
- Well, if it doesn't, we'll just keep fighting, right?
Come on. Need a ride home?
- Uh, nope.
I've got dinner plans around the corner...
With dennis and his mom.
I don't really feel like being social tonight,
But I don't wanna let dennis down, you know?
- Yeah. I know he'll appreciate that.
River, I just wanted to say that...
You know what you're doing here makes a difference.
You're more than just an ally, you're a...
You're a friend and I can see that they trust you.
It's... It's beautiful.
- Thanks, jenny. - Of course.
(indistinct chatter)
- (sighs heavily)
(jacket thunks, hard pat)
- (sighs heavily)
(horns honk in the distance)
(taps phone screen)
(phone line rings, clicks)
Peggy: (shaky) hello?
- Peggy, hey. I um... - (shaky exhale)
- I just wanted to call
And say that I'm really glad
That you're here helping um... Helping with dad,
And I'm really glad that we...
You know, that we get to do this together.
- Jenny...
Gordon isn't moving.
I... Just came up here to check on him.
- What?
- He has no pulse.
- No.
Peggy. Peggy, I need you to call 9-1-1 right now.
Call 9-1-1. I'm on my way.
Oh god... (phone clatters)
(ambulance siren wails)
♪♪♪
(footsteps thump rapidly)
(footsteps approach)
- I'm sorry.
From what we can tell, he died in his sleep.
♪♪♪
(footsteps scuff, breath hitches)
(sniffles, shaky breaths)
(hand rubs) hey...
(snorts softly)
(sniffles)
(sobbing)
(approaching footsteps)
(sobbing)
(jagged breaths, sniffling)
Okay. (sniffles)
Okay, dad.
Okay.
(starts to whisper her mantra, then tears up)
(sniffling, hitched breaths)
(finishes her mantra)
(crying, sniffles)
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