1 00:00:01,167 --> 00:00:03,044 Previously, on Tommy... 2 00:00:03,045 --> 00:00:04,921 I need a deep dive. 3 00:00:05,004 --> 00:00:06,923 Everything you can get on her. 4 00:00:07,006 --> 00:00:09,276 Arturo Lopez just got shanked in county jail... he's dead. 5 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:11,594 Arturo knew where a ton of bodies were buried. 6 00:00:11,678 --> 00:00:13,030 You're looking into the two guys who killed him, 7 00:00:13,054 --> 00:00:14,723 whether they were paid off? 8 00:00:14,806 --> 00:00:17,267 I need some information to lock it down... about this guy. 9 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:20,228 - Who's Edward Wilson? - I was wondering if you could check out. 10 00:00:20,311 --> 00:00:22,939 The murder book collection at the LAPD homicide library? 11 00:00:23,022 --> 00:00:24,774 Hey, this is Vincent. 12 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:25,858 Sorry I missed your call. 13 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:27,110 Hey. 14 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:28,486 It's Blake. 15 00:00:28,570 --> 00:00:30,447 I'm officially worried. 16 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:32,824 Vincent? 17 00:00:50,383 --> 00:00:52,343 Yo, put the money on the counter and step back! 18 00:00:52,427 --> 00:00:54,971 Do it! 19 00:00:55,054 --> 00:00:57,307 Yo, you got any more under the drawer?! 20 00:00:57,390 --> 00:00:58,391 Working on it. 21 00:00:58,475 --> 00:00:59,476 Move! All that! 22 00:00:59,559 --> 00:01:00,977 Yo, let me get all that! 23 00:01:01,060 --> 00:01:02,645 Yeah, I said on the counter! 24 00:01:02,729 --> 00:01:04,022 I said on the counter! 25 00:01:04,105 --> 00:01:06,483 Yeah, uh-huh! Yo! 26 00:01:06,566 --> 00:01:08,193 - Let me get all that! - Yo! 27 00:01:08,276 --> 00:01:09,276 Leave the man alone. 28 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,528 Get out of here, man! 29 00:01:10,612 --> 00:01:11,696 Put away that knife, man! 30 00:01:11,780 --> 00:01:12,947 Yo, I said leave! 31 00:01:14,783 --> 00:01:15,909 You heard me? 32 00:01:15,992 --> 00:01:17,494 Man's just trying to make a living. 33 00:01:17,577 --> 00:01:20,121 Drop it. 34 00:01:20,205 --> 00:01:22,332 As one of the Southland's top high-school pitchers, 35 00:01:22,415 --> 00:01:25,126 Jovani Perez spends a lot of time on the baseball diamond 36 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:26,795 striking out opposing batters. 37 00:01:26,878 --> 00:01:29,047 Today, however, he played a new position... 38 00:01:29,130 --> 00:01:32,675 Local hero, when he foiled a robbery at this corner grocery. 39 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:35,053 Can you tell us in your own words what happened? 40 00:01:35,136 --> 00:01:37,573 Well, uh, you know, I was just buying some milk after practice, 41 00:01:37,597 --> 00:01:39,474 'cause I like to get my calcium, 42 00:01:39,557 --> 00:01:43,144 and I saw this going down, and just acted on instinct. 43 00:01:43,228 --> 00:01:45,247 Plus, I been going to this store for a while, and I... 44 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:47,607 Hey, we got to talk. 45 00:01:47,690 --> 00:01:48,751 - Fellas, we're filming here. - Sorry, buddy. 46 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:50,026 Interview's over. 47 00:01:50,109 --> 00:01:51,402 How old are you? 48 00:01:51,486 --> 00:01:53,321 Um, 17. 49 00:01:53,404 --> 00:01:55,532 So you got no license for this firearm? 50 00:01:55,615 --> 00:01:58,159 No, sir. 51 00:01:58,243 --> 00:02:01,996 Sorry, kid, you're under arrest. 52 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,748 That was the scene earlier today 53 00:02:03,832 --> 00:02:04,874 when a young man... 54 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,751 What time is the Perez hearing? 55 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:08,628 Stopped a robbery at a local store... 56 00:02:08,711 --> 00:02:10,547 Well, the D.D.A. just called. 57 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:13,216 He wants me to support Perez as a candidate for gun court. 58 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:16,093 I'll get it. 59 00:02:16,135 --> 00:02:18,721 Hi, I'm Kiley. 60 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:19,805 You must be Kate. 61 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:21,057 That's me. 62 00:02:21,140 --> 00:02:22,350 - Welcome. - Thanks. 63 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:25,520 My mom's on the phone, some emergency, 64 00:02:25,603 --> 00:02:28,439 or as I like to call it, Tuesday night. 65 00:02:28,523 --> 00:02:30,191 No problem. 66 00:02:30,275 --> 00:02:32,193 Uh, I wasn't sure what you'd be serving, 67 00:02:32,277 --> 00:02:33,945 so I brought red and white. 68 00:02:34,028 --> 00:02:35,905 Huh, let's do both. 69 00:02:35,989 --> 00:02:37,532 I like the way you think. 70 00:02:38,950 --> 00:02:39,868 Hello. 71 00:02:39,951 --> 00:02:41,119 Hey. 72 00:02:41,202 --> 00:02:43,580 Sorry, I'm, uh, dealing with this kid 73 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:46,291 who stopped a robbery with an illegal gun. 74 00:02:46,374 --> 00:02:48,167 - It's a big mess. - You are kidding. 75 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:49,961 You are working the Jovani Perez case? 76 00:02:50,044 --> 00:02:51,754 How do you know Jovani Perez? 77 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:53,506 Who's Jovani Perez? 78 00:02:53,590 --> 00:02:55,508 17 years old. 79 00:02:55,592 --> 00:02:57,969 He's got a fastball that runs to 92, 80 00:02:58,052 --> 00:03:01,097 a 12-6 curve, and a late-breaking slider 81 00:03:01,180 --> 00:03:03,141 he can locate to his glove side. 82 00:03:03,224 --> 00:03:05,143 Do you know what any of that means? 83 00:03:05,226 --> 00:03:06,102 I have no idea. 84 00:03:06,185 --> 00:03:07,645 It means he's a phenomenal pitcher. 85 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:11,065 MLB scouts are salivating over him. 86 00:03:11,149 --> 00:03:13,318 Every agent wants to lock him down once he graduates. 87 00:03:13,401 --> 00:03:15,612 He's looking at 88 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:19,574 a $3 to $4 million signing bonus. 89 00:03:19,657 --> 00:03:21,451 Unless you put him in jail. 90 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:23,620 Well, concealed carry 91 00:03:23,703 --> 00:03:25,788 of an illegal firearm is a felony. 92 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:27,790 So, at the high end, he could get three years. 93 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,792 God. 94 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:32,420 But the D.A. wants to make him the poster child 95 00:03:32,503 --> 00:03:34,297 for this new diversion program. 96 00:03:34,380 --> 00:03:36,341 What, so-so he wouldn't go to prison? 97 00:03:36,424 --> 00:03:37,675 Well, it's a strict probation. 98 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:39,135 He will have to work for it, 99 00:03:39,218 --> 00:03:40,511 but no, no-no prison. 100 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:42,639 I think it's a good idea. 101 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:44,349 Kid's, uh, got a clean record. 102 00:03:44,432 --> 00:03:47,644 He did singlehandedly stop a robbery. 103 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:50,039 And he gets top grades and he lives with his mom and sister 104 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,481 in a one-bedroom apartment. 105 00:03:51,564 --> 00:03:53,191 You should support it. 106 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:55,318 How do you know so much about this kid? 107 00:03:55,401 --> 00:03:58,321 I have been following Jovani since he was 12. 108 00:03:58,404 --> 00:04:00,657 We have arrested people for less. 109 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:02,450 What? 110 00:04:02,533 --> 00:04:04,077 It's just, I've never 111 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,204 seen you with anyone except Dad. 112 00:04:06,287 --> 00:04:08,831 You know, you look happy. 113 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:10,375 Doesn't she look happy? 114 00:04:10,458 --> 00:04:11,626 - Hmm? - Yes, she does. 115 00:04:12,961 --> 00:04:16,089 In her own subtle way. 116 00:04:24,138 --> 00:04:27,433 You really think you'll keep Jovani out of prison? 117 00:04:27,517 --> 00:04:30,687 I'm considering it. 118 00:04:30,770 --> 00:04:33,356 That would be amazing. 119 00:04:35,483 --> 00:04:38,528 Any chance you could arrange an introduction? 120 00:04:38,611 --> 00:04:40,571 Um, well, I thought you couldn't deal 121 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:41,924 with him until after he graduates? 122 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:43,908 I can informally advise 123 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:45,535 if we get the chance to meet. 124 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:48,287 You know I can't do that. 125 00:04:50,081 --> 00:04:52,417 Yeah, I know, I know. It's just, he's a... 126 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,420 He's, like, a potential Hall of Famer. 127 00:04:55,503 --> 00:04:57,839 Client like that could change your career. 128 00:04:57,922 --> 00:04:59,924 But I get it, I get it. 129 00:05:03,302 --> 00:05:05,972 Thanks for having me over. 130 00:05:37,962 --> 00:05:40,298 Seriously? 131 00:05:40,381 --> 00:05:42,359 You want to put this Perez kid into a diversion program? 132 00:05:42,383 --> 00:05:43,885 Tell me why I shouldn't. 133 00:05:43,968 --> 00:05:46,637 He had an illegal nine millimeter with a full clip. 134 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:48,973 I-I think that merits more than just a stern tone. 135 00:05:49,057 --> 00:05:50,159 His neighborhood in East L.A. 136 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:52,143 had an 18% spike in assaults last year. 137 00:05:52,226 --> 00:05:53,811 It was for self-protection. 138 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:55,730 Sure, let's just arm everyone in L.A. 139 00:05:55,813 --> 00:05:57,065 That'll bring down assaults. 140 00:05:57,148 --> 00:05:58,191 He has no priors. 141 00:05:58,274 --> 00:06:00,443 What, you like this kid because he plays ball, huh? 142 00:06:00,526 --> 00:06:02,945 I like him 'cause he's a good kid who just stopped a robbery. 143 00:06:03,029 --> 00:06:05,615 Programs like this are being used in Brooklyn, D.C., Detroit. 144 00:06:05,698 --> 00:06:06,824 L.A. shouldn't fall behind. 145 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:09,619 It's a chance to be a leader for big-city chiefs nationally. 146 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:12,830 It's one thing to throw heat, it's another to pack it. 147 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:14,916 I am not looking to go soft on guns, Cooper. 148 00:06:14,999 --> 00:06:17,251 I don't feel good about locking up kids who are scared 149 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:19,253 of getting mugged on their way home from school. 150 00:06:19,337 --> 00:06:21,130 So what do we do? 151 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:24,008 Have Blake put out a statement announcing my support for this. 152 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:25,259 I want it to land. 153 00:06:25,343 --> 00:06:26,594 I'm on it. 154 00:06:26,677 --> 00:06:27,970 You know anything about Perez? 155 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:28,888 He likes his calcium. 156 00:06:28,971 --> 00:06:31,766 I want you go to his hearing as my rep. 157 00:06:31,849 --> 00:06:35,019 I want the D.A. and him to know that we're behind this. 158 00:06:35,103 --> 00:06:36,145 You got it. 159 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:38,648 You're gonna get pushback from the union. 160 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:41,275 Let's call our buddy Lou Woods in. 161 00:06:41,359 --> 00:06:42,652 I'll walk him through it. 162 00:06:42,735 --> 00:06:44,195 Oh, it's not just Woods. 163 00:06:44,278 --> 00:06:45,878 We're talking a lot of the rank and file. 164 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:47,657 To them, this is just a kid with a gun, 165 00:06:47,740 --> 00:06:48,866 who doesn't deserve a break. 166 00:06:48,950 --> 00:06:50,827 Kids do deserve breaks, Donn. 167 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:52,870 Not the ones who carry guns. 168 00:06:52,954 --> 00:06:54,997 Because stats show once they start that, 169 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:56,666 it becomes a pattern. 170 00:06:56,749 --> 00:06:58,668 Odds are he's gonna pick up again, 171 00:06:58,751 --> 00:07:00,378 sooner rather than later. 172 00:07:00,461 --> 00:07:02,421 I've made my decision. 173 00:07:09,762 --> 00:07:12,014 Hey, the boss wants to put out 174 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:13,742 a statement supporting the gun diversion program. 175 00:07:13,766 --> 00:07:15,226 Have you got a minute? 176 00:07:15,309 --> 00:07:17,228 Uh, sure. 177 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:21,983 You remember Vincent, right? 178 00:07:22,066 --> 00:07:23,693 Uh, print reporter? 179 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:24,776 Vaguely Italian? 180 00:07:24,819 --> 00:07:28,030 He was looking into the death of Arturo Lopez. 181 00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:31,868 And, uh, two days ago, he asked me for help, 182 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:35,037 and I haven't been able to reach him since. 183 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:38,040 He's, like... missing. 184 00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:40,084 What do you mean "missing"? 185 00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:42,879 We were supposed to meet in a bar, and he never showed. 186 00:07:42,962 --> 00:07:44,839 Then I went to his apartment, 187 00:07:44,922 --> 00:07:47,675 and he texted me that he was home sick, 188 00:07:47,758 --> 00:07:50,678 but I was in his apartment and he wasn't there. 189 00:07:50,761 --> 00:07:53,181 So, he blew you off, 190 00:07:53,264 --> 00:07:54,932 and then lied about where he was? 191 00:07:55,016 --> 00:07:57,226 Does that really add up to "missing"? 192 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:59,079 Vincent was worried last time I-I talked to him. 193 00:07:59,103 --> 00:08:01,439 More than I've ever seen him, and I-I... 194 00:08:01,522 --> 00:08:03,858 I'm wondering if, if I should tell the boss? 195 00:08:03,941 --> 00:08:06,611 If you tell her, she'll start asking questions. 196 00:08:06,694 --> 00:08:08,571 About Vincent, Arturo, 197 00:08:08,654 --> 00:08:10,448 and the mayor. 198 00:08:10,531 --> 00:08:12,241 Just... 199 00:08:12,325 --> 00:08:14,202 give it another day or two. 200 00:08:14,285 --> 00:08:16,138 There are a lot of reasons why Vincent would want you 201 00:08:16,162 --> 00:08:17,514 to think he was home when he wasn't. 202 00:08:17,538 --> 00:08:21,209 Um... he's probably fine. 203 00:08:24,378 --> 00:08:25,480 And they've agreed to provide 204 00:08:25,504 --> 00:08:28,424 character references from his coaches and teachers. 205 00:08:28,507 --> 00:08:31,093 Your Honor, with all this, we think Mr. Perez is 206 00:08:31,177 --> 00:08:33,280 a strong inaugural candidate for the diversion program. 207 00:08:33,304 --> 00:08:35,431 We believe it's time to treat 208 00:08:35,514 --> 00:08:38,935 youth offenders like Mr. Perez in a more enlightened way. 209 00:08:39,018 --> 00:08:41,187 Mr. Perez... I'd like to hear from you. 210 00:08:44,190 --> 00:08:46,126 Are you willing to submit to the probationary programming 211 00:08:46,150 --> 00:08:47,944 required by the gun court? 212 00:08:48,027 --> 00:08:49,070 Yes, ma'am. 213 00:08:49,153 --> 00:08:50,196 Are you willing to plead 214 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:51,948 guilty to illegal weapons 215 00:08:52,031 --> 00:08:54,116 possession in exchange for that probation? 216 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:55,222 Yes, ma'am. 217 00:08:55,223 --> 00:08:56,244 Do you own or possess 218 00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:59,497 any weapons other than the one used in yesterday's incident? 219 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:01,082 No, ma'am. 220 00:09:01,165 --> 00:09:02,959 Given the fact that Mr. Perez has no record, 221 00:09:03,042 --> 00:09:04,669 and has the support 222 00:09:04,752 --> 00:09:07,004 of Chief Thomas of the LAPD, 223 00:09:07,088 --> 00:09:10,007 I have no reason to see this not working out. 224 00:09:10,091 --> 00:09:12,134 Court date's a week from today; Meantime, 225 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:15,012 I'm releasing Mr. Perez on his own recognizance. 226 00:09:25,314 --> 00:09:26,899 Disculpe. 227 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:28,526 I'm Jovani's mother. 228 00:09:28,609 --> 00:09:30,820 Mi hija, Daniella. 229 00:09:30,903 --> 00:09:32,780 El abogado... 230 00:09:32,863 --> 00:09:35,825 the lawyer said you are with the police chief... 231 00:09:35,908 --> 00:09:37,702 - Yes? - That's right. 232 00:09:37,785 --> 00:09:39,245 Thank you for your help. 233 00:09:39,328 --> 00:09:41,956 Jovani would never hurt people. 234 00:09:43,457 --> 00:09:44,685 Your brother seems like a good kid. 235 00:09:44,709 --> 00:09:45,626 He is. 236 00:09:45,710 --> 00:09:46,877 I bet you are, too. 237 00:09:46,961 --> 00:09:48,170 Nice to meet you two. 238 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:49,881 I hope everything works out. 239 00:09:49,882 --> 00:09:51,507 Also, I just say 240 00:09:51,591 --> 00:09:53,217 hello to Kiley Mills. 241 00:09:53,301 --> 00:09:55,344 She is good friends with your chief, yes? 242 00:09:55,428 --> 00:09:56,554 I see the photos. 243 00:09:56,637 --> 00:09:57,555 "Photos"? 244 00:09:57,638 --> 00:09:59,015 On the computer. 245 00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:01,475 We are maybe to meet with Ms. Mills 246 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,144 this afternoon. 247 00:10:03,227 --> 00:10:04,687 Please thank your chief for me. 248 00:10:04,770 --> 00:10:06,689 I'll let her know. 249 00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:08,482 One thing? 250 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:09,400 If you don't mind. 251 00:10:09,483 --> 00:10:12,236 What website did you see these photos on? 252 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,697 Boss! Boss, Diaz just called. 253 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:15,865 Something you need to see. 254 00:10:15,948 --> 00:10:17,108 I got something, can it wait? 255 00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,743 Uh, you want to see this now. 256 00:10:18,826 --> 00:10:20,870 Um, come here. 257 00:10:22,663 --> 00:10:24,749 It was posted this morning. 258 00:10:24,832 --> 00:10:26,876 Who the hell took that? 259 00:10:26,959 --> 00:10:28,794 There's paparazzi all over town. 260 00:10:28,878 --> 00:10:30,087 It gets worse. 261 00:10:33,174 --> 00:10:35,468 - Is that from... - From the hearing this morning. 262 00:10:35,551 --> 00:10:37,446 Tell Blake that I want to know who's taking photos of me 263 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:39,305 and selling them to the press. 264 00:10:42,641 --> 00:10:44,101 Thanks for coming in, Lou. 265 00:10:44,185 --> 00:10:45,269 Hey, Chief, 266 00:10:45,353 --> 00:10:46,562 uh... 267 00:10:46,645 --> 00:10:49,607 Are you actively trying to piss off membership? 268 00:10:49,690 --> 00:10:51,752 'Cause I don't see why else you'd give this kid a walk. 269 00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:53,944 Boy, I love our chats, Lou. 270 00:10:54,028 --> 00:10:55,613 It's not a walk. 271 00:10:55,696 --> 00:10:57,073 Fewer guns on the street 272 00:10:57,156 --> 00:10:58,741 means fewer shootings. 273 00:10:58,824 --> 00:11:00,159 City to city, state to state. 274 00:11:00,242 --> 00:11:02,244 I am not talking about not punishing these kids... 275 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:03,412 You put 276 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:06,082 a gun-carrying kid back on the street, 277 00:11:06,165 --> 00:11:08,751 you're undermining your officers and eroding their trust in you 278 00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:09,978 even more than you already have. 279 00:11:10,002 --> 00:11:11,796 Sticking these kids in jail 280 00:11:11,879 --> 00:11:14,298 when they can't afford bail, they can't afford lawyers, 281 00:11:14,382 --> 00:11:17,426 because they made a dumb decision, it doesn't work. 282 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,928 Of course it works. 283 00:11:19,011 --> 00:11:20,691 You seize the gun, you leave the kid alone, 284 00:11:20,721 --> 00:11:22,598 he just goes and gets another gun. 285 00:11:22,681 --> 00:11:24,141 When I was in New York, for a year, 286 00:11:24,225 --> 00:11:26,602 our boss made us go to Rikers every month. 287 00:11:26,685 --> 00:11:29,772 And I would ask these kids what got them there, 288 00:11:29,855 --> 00:11:32,650 and most of them would say that at some point in their life, 289 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,944 they were just terrified. 290 00:11:35,027 --> 00:11:37,780 It's scary growing up in those neighborhoods. 291 00:11:37,863 --> 00:11:39,716 Eventually they're gonna act out of that fear, right? 292 00:11:39,740 --> 00:11:42,118 They're gonna take a gun and throw it in their backpack. 293 00:11:43,119 --> 00:11:44,578 These are not criminals. 294 00:11:44,662 --> 00:11:46,014 I'll tell you what, though, you imprison them, 295 00:11:46,038 --> 00:11:47,915 you turn them into criminals. 296 00:11:47,998 --> 00:11:49,834 We have to find a way to stop that. 297 00:11:49,917 --> 00:11:51,728 I'll tell you what I'm, uh, having trouble with, Chief. 298 00:11:51,752 --> 00:11:53,170 Y-You talk about Rikers? 299 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:55,464 Same thing here. Thousands of black teenagers 300 00:11:55,548 --> 00:11:58,008 sitting in jail in this city every day, 301 00:11:58,092 --> 00:12:00,761 on charges not half as bad as carrying a-a weapon, 302 00:12:00,845 --> 00:12:03,514 but suddenly we're telling this photogenic star athlete, 303 00:12:03,597 --> 00:12:06,517 "Hey, you go on home, enjoy yourself, cash in"? 304 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:07,935 That's not right. 305 00:12:08,018 --> 00:12:09,579 I-I'm... I understand what you're saying, Cooper, 306 00:12:09,603 --> 00:12:11,522 but we have to start somewhere, right? 307 00:12:11,605 --> 00:12:14,150 We put Perez in jail now, 308 00:12:14,233 --> 00:12:16,277 it's still not gonna help those other kids. 309 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,113 I am speaking on behalf of membership. 310 00:12:19,196 --> 00:12:21,824 You carry an illegal gun, you go to jail. 311 00:12:21,907 --> 00:12:25,077 I appreciate what you're saying, Lou, we just disagree. 312 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,205 Hey. 313 00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,583 - You saw Kiley at the hearing? - Yeah. 314 00:12:30,666 --> 00:12:32,209 Was she talking to Jovani Perez? 315 00:12:32,293 --> 00:12:33,502 Not that I saw. 316 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:36,881 But his mother said she's hoping to meet with Kiley later today. 317 00:12:36,964 --> 00:12:39,008 Thanks. 318 00:12:47,141 --> 00:12:50,186 Chief? Mayor on line one. 319 00:12:50,269 --> 00:12:53,063 Tommy, I don't like locking up kids. 320 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:54,440 I like kids. 321 00:12:54,523 --> 00:12:56,192 I like the diversion program. 322 00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,359 I like baseball. 323 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,320 But this is just a mess. 324 00:12:59,403 --> 00:13:01,322 Sir, the policy is sound. 325 00:13:01,405 --> 00:13:04,033 Of course it is, but nobody's talking about the policy 326 00:13:04,116 --> 00:13:06,952 when your friend is in the courtroom. 327 00:13:07,036 --> 00:13:08,538 Mr. Mayor... 328 00:13:08,539 --> 00:13:10,039 It just looks bad. 329 00:13:10,122 --> 00:13:12,708 No, I'll tell you what looks bad is people taking 330 00:13:12,791 --> 00:13:14,478 - surveillance photos of me, Mr. Mayor. - Goes with the territory. 331 00:13:14,502 --> 00:13:16,754 You're a public figure in Los Angeles, 332 00:13:16,837 --> 00:13:17,880 Tommy. It happens. 333 00:13:17,963 --> 00:13:20,049 Mm, this felt a little more pointed. 334 00:13:20,132 --> 00:13:21,133 She's being paranoid. 335 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:22,134 Uh... 336 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:23,719 Pictures happen. 337 00:13:23,802 --> 00:13:26,430 What can't happen is her hanging out 338 00:13:26,514 --> 00:13:28,933 with people you're arresting, okay? 339 00:13:29,016 --> 00:13:30,976 I got to go. 340 00:13:32,394 --> 00:13:35,773 Doug, enough with the Cyrano. 341 00:13:35,856 --> 00:13:37,691 She personalizes things. 342 00:13:37,775 --> 00:13:38,818 Who doesn't? 343 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:39,860 If this story develops, 344 00:13:39,944 --> 00:13:41,862 if it gets legs, you're gonna have to put 345 00:13:41,946 --> 00:13:43,266 some distance between you and her. 346 00:13:44,281 --> 00:13:45,866 Yeah. 347 00:13:46,867 --> 00:13:47,910 Thanks. 348 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:48,953 I just meant to call. 349 00:13:49,036 --> 00:13:51,473 - I mean, you didn't have to come all the way down. - I, uh... 350 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:53,457 Figured it was better face-to-face. 351 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:55,251 I'm sorry about the photos. 352 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:57,670 We're trying to figure out who took them. 353 00:13:57,753 --> 00:14:00,714 Yeah, it's okay. I'm sorry you have to deal with the tabloids. 354 00:14:01,715 --> 00:14:03,717 So, you asked me 355 00:14:03,801 --> 00:14:05,081 to arrange a meeting with Jovani. 356 00:14:05,135 --> 00:14:06,053 I said no. 357 00:14:06,136 --> 00:14:08,681 And now I hear you are meeting with his mother. 358 00:14:08,764 --> 00:14:10,766 Okay. 359 00:14:14,770 --> 00:14:16,021 She approached me. 360 00:14:16,105 --> 00:14:17,231 She asked to meet. 361 00:14:17,314 --> 00:14:18,816 I said I would think about it 362 00:14:18,899 --> 00:14:20,651 'cause I wanted to talk to you first. 363 00:14:20,734 --> 00:14:23,279 But, Tommy, I need to say, 364 00:14:23,362 --> 00:14:26,574 my job is to talk to athletes and their families. 365 00:14:26,657 --> 00:14:28,450 I know. It's just... 366 00:14:28,534 --> 00:14:30,286 the timing. 367 00:14:30,369 --> 00:14:31,787 Yeah. 368 00:14:31,870 --> 00:14:33,497 And I wouldn't have gone to that hearing 369 00:14:33,581 --> 00:14:37,126 if he hadn't been on the news, but he was, so I did. 370 00:14:37,209 --> 00:14:39,336 And part of that is about the money, obviously, 371 00:14:39,420 --> 00:14:41,630 but it's also about helping a kid 372 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:43,841 navigate a corporate sports culture 373 00:14:43,924 --> 00:14:45,801 that's about to engulf him. 374 00:14:45,884 --> 00:14:47,595 And I can't not do my job 375 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:49,138 just because I'm with you. 376 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:50,848 I'm not asking you to, 377 00:14:50,931 --> 00:14:54,143 but please don't drop my name while you're doing it. 378 00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:57,187 I didn't. 379 00:14:59,231 --> 00:15:01,483 Okay. 380 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:03,277 Okay. 381 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:08,282 Uh, call you tonight? 382 00:15:10,618 --> 00:15:13,495 Okay. 383 00:15:29,136 --> 00:15:30,804 - What's up? - You remember. 384 00:15:30,888 --> 00:15:32,556 What I said about patterns? 385 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:33,891 Yeah. Why? 386 00:15:33,974 --> 00:15:36,101 Got a shooting in East L.A. 387 00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:37,579 Local dealer took three to the chest. 388 00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:39,403 They found the murder weapon in a garbage can, 389 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,524 a Glock 45 registered to a Bobby Perez? 390 00:15:42,608 --> 00:15:43,901 Jovani's father? 391 00:15:43,984 --> 00:15:45,819 Initial check 392 00:15:45,903 --> 00:15:48,030 indicates the clearest prints are Jovani's. 393 00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:51,638 Do we know where he is? 394 00:15:51,639 --> 00:15:52,993 No. No. 395 00:15:53,077 --> 00:15:54,387 Put out a BOLO for him and the dad, 396 00:15:54,411 --> 00:15:57,081 but if this spins out the way I think it will, 397 00:15:57,164 --> 00:16:00,209 we're looking at Jovani for the murder. 398 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:09,986 Meanwhile, reports are coming in 399 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:11,595 that top MLB prospect Jovani Perez, 400 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:13,472 who possibly received preferential treatment 401 00:16:13,555 --> 00:16:15,766 from LAPD Chief Abigail Thomas, 402 00:16:15,849 --> 00:16:17,601 is wanted now for questioning 403 00:16:17,685 --> 00:16:20,854 in the murder of a drug dealer in an East L.A. neighborhood. 404 00:16:20,938 --> 00:16:22,981 Tommy. 405 00:16:23,774 --> 00:16:26,443 The gun belonged to the kid's dad. 406 00:16:26,527 --> 00:16:28,445 It was found a few blocks from the house. 407 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:31,198 Jovani was supposed to return to school. 408 00:16:31,281 --> 00:16:32,408 He never showed. 409 00:16:32,491 --> 00:16:35,035 His prints are definitely on the gun. 410 00:16:35,119 --> 00:16:37,371 This, frankly, couldn't be worse. 411 00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:39,248 We will find Jovani, we'll investigate, 412 00:16:39,331 --> 00:16:40,457 and if he's guilty, 413 00:16:40,541 --> 00:16:41,959 I will admit I made a mistake. 414 00:16:42,042 --> 00:16:43,085 Well, you'll have to admit 415 00:16:43,168 --> 00:16:44,086 to more than that. 416 00:16:44,169 --> 00:16:47,589 I mean, this impropriety with your friend... 417 00:16:47,673 --> 00:16:49,258 There was no impropriety, and who she is 418 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:50,384 to me is irrelevant. 419 00:16:50,385 --> 00:16:51,427 Well, it's quite relevant 420 00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:54,930 because she's looking to make ten cents 421 00:16:55,013 --> 00:16:56,807 on every dollar this kid earns, 422 00:16:56,890 --> 00:17:00,394 starting with what I am told will be a multimillion dollar 423 00:17:00,477 --> 00:17:01,937 - signing bonus. - You see, Tommy, 424 00:17:02,020 --> 00:17:05,441 Uh, things like mixing your job and your girlfriend... 425 00:17:05,524 --> 00:17:08,652 That's the kind of stuff that got Milt Leakey fired. 426 00:17:08,736 --> 00:17:10,654 That's not what I did. 427 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:12,948 Mmm. 428 00:17:13,031 --> 00:17:14,783 Are you firing me? 429 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:16,452 No, I'm just trying to help you. 430 00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:18,162 This story has metastasized, 431 00:17:18,245 --> 00:17:19,663 and you got to get in front of it. 432 00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:22,124 I am not gonna comment on an investigation, 433 00:17:22,207 --> 00:17:25,335 and I'm certainly not gonna comment on tabloid photos. 434 00:17:25,419 --> 00:17:28,005 We got to find out what the father knows. 435 00:17:28,088 --> 00:17:29,798 And if it turns out Jovani is guilty, 436 00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:31,484 then we can talk about a public statement. 437 00:17:31,508 --> 00:17:32,760 Anything else? 438 00:17:35,095 --> 00:17:37,681 Then I'm going back to work. 439 00:17:43,395 --> 00:17:44,646 Go ahead. 440 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:48,484 This keeps up, the press will bury her with glee. 441 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:49,860 You want to be buried with her? 442 00:17:49,943 --> 00:17:51,987 Who could I hand this off to? 443 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:53,655 Well, there are public bodies 444 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,325 designed for exactly this kind of thing. 445 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:57,618 The Ethics Commission? 446 00:17:57,701 --> 00:17:59,661 Doug, that's a meat grinder. 447 00:17:59,745 --> 00:18:01,997 Well, ground meat's just hamburger. 448 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,041 People like burgers. 449 00:18:04,124 --> 00:18:06,168 Eat 'em right up. 450 00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:26,313 Vincent, what did you want with this? 451 00:18:34,071 --> 00:18:35,572 Just spoke to our lead detective. 452 00:18:35,656 --> 00:18:37,157 Jovani's still missing. 453 00:18:37,241 --> 00:18:38,534 Detectives talked to the mom, 454 00:18:38,617 --> 00:18:40,369 who said she has no idea where he is. 455 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:41,995 We're bringing the father in. 456 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:43,914 All right, keep me posted. 457 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:48,085 Cooper's barely speaking to me. 458 00:18:48,168 --> 00:18:50,712 He relishes monosyllabism. 459 00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:55,217 What'd you think of Jovani's mother? 460 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:57,261 I like her. She's good people. 461 00:18:57,344 --> 00:18:58,428 All right, go talk to her. 462 00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:01,557 The detectives already did, but you got a connection. 463 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,517 Maybe you'll get more out of her. 464 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,769 I know you must be worried. 465 00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,897 The gang people want him dead. 466 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,859 They didn't like what he did at the store, 467 00:19:11,942 --> 00:19:13,610 getting that boy arrested. 468 00:19:13,694 --> 00:19:16,071 But even before, he had threats. 469 00:19:16,154 --> 00:19:17,906 - Why? - People think. 470 00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:19,867 We're rich because of baseball. 471 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:27,082 He's not allowed to make money from baseball 472 00:19:27,165 --> 00:19:28,584 until he gets drafted. 473 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:31,420 But nobody believes us when we tell them. 474 00:19:31,503 --> 00:19:33,463 So the gun is for protection? 475 00:19:33,547 --> 00:19:36,550 He saw his best friend killed two years ago 476 00:19:36,633 --> 00:19:38,051 during a robbery. 477 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:41,096 But your husband also owned a gun. 478 00:19:41,179 --> 00:19:42,431 A long time ago. 479 00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:44,308 He no live here for many years. 480 00:19:44,391 --> 00:19:46,852 He has visited a few times, 481 00:19:46,935 --> 00:19:48,812 but Jovani told him to leave. 482 00:19:48,896 --> 00:19:50,814 He want Jovani's money. 483 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:52,816 So, as far as you know, 484 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,359 the only gun Jovani had 485 00:19:54,443 --> 00:19:55,962 was the one he used to stop the robbery? 486 00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:57,738 Esa es la únic. La única. 487 00:19:57,821 --> 00:19:59,448 And what about your husband's gun? 488 00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:00,908 Where would that be? 489 00:20:00,991 --> 00:20:02,743 I hid it in the ceiling 490 00:20:02,826 --> 00:20:05,746 so my husband can't use it when he come. 491 00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:08,332 No one knows about it except me. 492 00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:13,962 Aquí? 493 00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:21,803 There's nothing up here. 494 00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:24,014 Nothing? 495 00:20:24,097 --> 00:20:27,476 So, you've been operating a backhoe since 6:00 a.m.? 496 00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:29,269 Got there at 6:00. 497 00:20:29,353 --> 00:20:31,313 Been working till you guys came and got me. 498 00:20:31,396 --> 00:20:33,023 Jovani's dad. 499 00:20:33,106 --> 00:20:35,400 Already spoke to the boss, who backs him up. 500 00:20:35,484 --> 00:20:36,860 Who's our detective? 501 00:20:36,944 --> 00:20:37,944 That's, uh, Mark Miller. 502 00:20:37,986 --> 00:20:40,656 He's good. Used to work with him at Plymouth. 503 00:20:40,739 --> 00:20:42,950 But you're confirming that the gun used today is yours? 504 00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:44,493 Looks like it. 505 00:20:44,576 --> 00:20:47,162 Bought it in probably 2009, but haven't touched it 506 00:20:47,245 --> 00:20:49,122 since my wife kicked me out five years ago. 507 00:20:49,206 --> 00:20:52,042 Been in the apartment ever since, as far as I know. 508 00:20:52,125 --> 00:20:53,543 And if Jovani tells you otherwise, 509 00:20:53,627 --> 00:20:54,712 don't believe him. 510 00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:55,796 Why's that? 511 00:20:55,879 --> 00:20:57,965 His lying's as good as his hitting. 512 00:20:58,048 --> 00:20:59,341 And he's, uh... 513 00:20:59,342 --> 00:21:00,634 We got to find this kid. 514 00:21:00,717 --> 00:21:02,344 Should've never let him go. 515 00:21:02,427 --> 00:21:04,238 Shouldn't we solve the case before we judge it? 516 00:21:04,262 --> 00:21:06,139 You're not a cop, Ken. 517 00:21:06,223 --> 00:21:07,307 So? 518 00:21:07,391 --> 00:21:09,726 So stay in your lane. 519 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:15,691 Hi. Uh... so sorry to keep you waiting. 520 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:17,484 - That's okay. - Jacob Fulton. 521 00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:19,152 Blake Sullivan. 522 00:21:19,236 --> 00:21:22,739 Yeah, you're the director of communications at HQ, right? 523 00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,574 - Right. - Yeah. We don't get many. 524 00:21:24,658 --> 00:21:25,867 From your office down here. 525 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:28,036 - Now, what can I do you for? - Uh, well, 526 00:21:28,120 --> 00:21:30,914 We were just closing up the circle on a couple of old cases, 527 00:21:30,998 --> 00:21:33,208 and I wanted to ask you about the case 528 00:21:33,291 --> 00:21:35,043 of an Edward Wilson. 529 00:21:35,127 --> 00:21:36,878 Sure, I remember the Wilson case. 530 00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:39,339 He was the last victim of the Crenshaw Fireman. 531 00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:41,341 Serial killer. The one who went around 532 00:21:41,425 --> 00:21:43,010 bludgeoning and burning homeless men. 533 00:21:43,093 --> 00:21:45,213 - Right. - Not to mention the case that made Len Egan. 534 00:21:45,262 --> 00:21:47,264 So famous he could retire. 535 00:21:47,347 --> 00:21:49,016 Bastard. 536 00:21:49,099 --> 00:21:51,351 Straightforward. 537 00:21:51,435 --> 00:21:53,395 Blunt force trauma. 538 00:21:53,478 --> 00:21:55,397 Body burned postmortem. 539 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,442 Was there anything special about the case? 540 00:21:58,525 --> 00:21:59,776 Unusual? 541 00:21:59,860 --> 00:22:01,695 - Unusual? - I mean, 542 00:22:01,778 --> 00:22:05,198 Um, how did you know that it was the Crenshaw Fireman? 543 00:22:05,282 --> 00:22:07,242 'Cause that's my job. 544 00:22:07,325 --> 00:22:08,994 Which I'm pretty good at. 545 00:22:09,077 --> 00:22:10,704 Okay. 546 00:22:10,787 --> 00:22:12,706 I could discuss stuff like this 547 00:22:12,789 --> 00:22:13,789 all day. 548 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:14,624 Believe me. 549 00:22:14,708 --> 00:22:17,294 Coroners never get their 15 minutes. 550 00:22:17,377 --> 00:22:19,713 But, uh... I have a full load. 551 00:22:19,796 --> 00:22:21,423 Oh, uh, if I could just... 552 00:22:21,424 --> 00:22:23,050 Thanks for stopping by. 553 00:22:27,929 --> 00:22:29,306 Just heard. 554 00:22:29,389 --> 00:22:31,558 Jovani Perez apparently turned himself in. 555 00:22:31,641 --> 00:22:34,102 I'm on my way there. I'll let you know what he says. 556 00:22:38,648 --> 00:22:40,025 He claims he wasn't at school 557 00:22:40,108 --> 00:22:42,402 because he was at a gaming arcade on Beltran Avenue. 558 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:45,072 Says he needed to "chill" after his night in jail, 559 00:22:45,155 --> 00:22:46,907 and also because of the gang threats 560 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:48,676 - against him. - Are those threats confirmed? 561 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:51,119 - Yeah. - Have you spoken to his friends? 562 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:52,954 Yeah. He's got a three-man posse. 563 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,456 We're checking their alibis now. 564 00:22:54,539 --> 00:22:56,416 Did he say why he turned himself in? 565 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:58,668 When he found out he was wanted for questioning, 566 00:22:58,752 --> 00:23:00,295 his mom couldn't afford a lawyer, 567 00:23:00,378 --> 00:23:03,799 so she recommended he call someone. 568 00:23:03,882 --> 00:23:05,759 Who did he call? 569 00:23:05,842 --> 00:23:07,844 Some sports agent. 570 00:23:16,895 --> 00:23:18,772 Oh. Hi. 571 00:23:18,855 --> 00:23:20,690 You're a defense attorney now? 572 00:23:20,774 --> 00:23:23,485 He called. What was I supposed to do? 573 00:23:23,568 --> 00:23:25,278 Put him in touch with a lawyer. 574 00:23:25,362 --> 00:23:27,614 He said he was innocent. I told him it was important 575 00:23:27,697 --> 00:23:30,492 to get to the nearest division as fast as possible. 576 00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:33,161 It's not the first time I've advised a client 577 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:34,517 to turn himself in. 578 00:23:34,518 --> 00:23:35,789 Except he's not your client. 579 00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:37,165 Well, you know what I mean. 580 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:39,209 I did the right thing here. 581 00:23:39,292 --> 00:23:41,837 I didn't call you about it, 'cause it seemed best 582 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,798 to have as little contact as possible. 583 00:23:44,881 --> 00:23:46,466 Yes, that was smart. 584 00:23:47,801 --> 00:23:49,636 But maybe you should leave. 585 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:53,890 Actually... I'm gonna stay. 586 00:23:54,891 --> 00:23:57,477 I am gonna call him a lawyer. 587 00:23:57,561 --> 00:23:58,895 Fine. 588 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:09,156 Hi, Jovani. I'm Chief Thomas. 589 00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:12,701 Would you explain why your prints are on the gun 590 00:24:12,784 --> 00:24:14,095 that was used in today's shooting? 591 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,204 Your mom said that you didn't know about it. 592 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,497 I knew about it. 593 00:24:17,581 --> 00:24:19,291 I saw my mom hide it. 594 00:24:19,374 --> 00:24:22,043 My dad left it when he moved out. 595 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:24,337 I... liked having it around. 596 00:24:24,421 --> 00:24:25,547 Why? 597 00:24:25,630 --> 00:24:29,301 In case he came around again and started hitting my mom. 598 00:24:30,927 --> 00:24:32,888 I wanted to be able to protect her. 599 00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:35,682 When was the last time you handled it? 600 00:24:35,765 --> 00:24:37,726 Couple months ago. 601 00:24:37,809 --> 00:24:39,227 I'd check it here and there 602 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,062 just to make sure that it was there, 603 00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:44,399 but... I never took it from the apartment. 604 00:24:44,482 --> 00:24:46,568 Why didn't you mention it in your diversion hearing 605 00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:48,862 when you were asked if you owned other guns? 606 00:24:48,945 --> 00:24:50,906 Uh, I literally forgot about it. 607 00:24:50,989 --> 00:24:52,095 You forgot about it? 608 00:24:52,096 --> 00:24:53,200 I know it sounds nuts, 609 00:24:53,283 --> 00:24:55,744 but it just wasn't something that I thought about. 610 00:24:55,827 --> 00:24:58,747 But you thought about the other one enough to carry it around? 611 00:24:58,830 --> 00:25:00,749 Which I shouldn't have. 612 00:25:00,832 --> 00:25:03,752 It was... just me being scared that I was a target. 613 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:06,087 And I definitely wouldn't be using guns to... 614 00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:07,964 rob a dealer. 615 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:10,258 I spend my time playing baseball, 616 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:12,219 not obsessing about guns. 617 00:25:12,302 --> 00:25:15,388 Who else knew about the gun, Jovani? Your posse? 618 00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:17,224 Your teammates? 'Cause it's either 619 00:25:17,307 --> 00:25:19,559 you or someone you know, 620 00:25:19,643 --> 00:25:22,395 and right now your friends' alibis are checking out. 621 00:25:22,479 --> 00:25:24,564 I swear to God, I didn't do any of this. 622 00:25:24,648 --> 00:25:27,901 I wouldn't throw it all away like that. 623 00:25:27,984 --> 00:25:30,362 You got to believe me. 624 00:25:38,328 --> 00:25:40,247 Baseball phenom Jovani Perez 625 00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:42,499 is still being held but has yet to be charged 626 00:25:42,582 --> 00:25:45,001 in the murder of 19-year-old Joaquin Mercado, 627 00:25:45,085 --> 00:25:48,588 in a case that has transfixed sports fans across the country. 628 00:25:48,672 --> 00:25:52,259 Lou Woods, head of L.A.'s police union, commented this morning 629 00:25:52,342 --> 00:25:54,552 on Chief Abigail Thomas's handling of the case. 630 00:25:54,636 --> 00:25:56,596 By supporting Mr. Perez's probation, 631 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:58,932 Chief Thomas embraced a bleeding-heart program 632 00:25:59,015 --> 00:26:00,600 that led directly to a bleeding body. 633 00:26:00,684 --> 00:26:01,964 But this isn't the first time... 634 00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:06,189 Thank you. 635 00:26:08,191 --> 00:26:10,002 - I need you to make sure that gets vetted. - Mm-hmm. 636 00:26:10,026 --> 00:26:11,173 Hi. 637 00:26:11,174 --> 00:26:12,320 Good morning, Chief. 638 00:26:12,404 --> 00:26:13,905 Can we have a minute? 639 00:26:14,906 --> 00:26:16,783 Didn't see you yesterday. 640 00:26:16,866 --> 00:26:17,951 Uh, yes. Sorry. 641 00:26:18,034 --> 00:26:19,703 I had a personal issue. 642 00:26:19,786 --> 00:26:23,123 Okay. I need you to find out who is behind these pictures 643 00:26:23,206 --> 00:26:25,125 - of me online. - We've contacted the websites. 644 00:26:25,208 --> 00:26:27,210 Uh, they refused to say who provided them, 645 00:26:27,294 --> 00:26:28,461 which isn't surprising. 646 00:26:28,545 --> 00:26:32,007 Well, tell them that the chief's private life is off-limits. 647 00:26:32,090 --> 00:26:34,509 Okay, but on that note, uh, we need to formulate 648 00:26:34,592 --> 00:26:35,948 a response to the allegations. 649 00:26:35,949 --> 00:26:37,304 Which allegations? 650 00:26:37,387 --> 00:26:41,016 Uh, well, th-that Kiley Mills improperly used your friendship 651 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:42,976 to get to Perez. 652 00:26:43,059 --> 00:26:45,270 She didn't. There's your response. 653 00:26:45,353 --> 00:26:48,023 Unfortunately, I don't think that's gonna work. 654 00:26:48,106 --> 00:26:49,649 Why not? That's the truth. 655 00:26:49,733 --> 00:26:52,319 Fine. But people are still asking about it. 656 00:26:52,402 --> 00:26:53,987 They're-they're curious. 657 00:26:54,070 --> 00:26:56,197 And if we avoid questions or refuse to answer, 658 00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:58,050 then they'll assume that you're hiding something, 659 00:26:58,074 --> 00:27:00,327 which is exactly what you don't want them to think. 660 00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:02,329 All right, here's what you tell them, Blake. 661 00:27:02,412 --> 00:27:05,165 There has been no discussion of, or access given to, 662 00:27:05,248 --> 00:27:08,209 Jovani Perez with anyone outside of the LAPD 663 00:27:08,293 --> 00:27:10,045 or the D.A.'s office. 664 00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:12,547 And the chiefs private life 665 00:27:12,630 --> 00:27:14,841 is private. Period. 666 00:27:14,924 --> 00:27:16,134 Gotcha. 667 00:27:32,984 --> 00:27:34,736 When I was a uniform, 668 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:37,280 I, uh, I had a kid bleed out on me. 669 00:27:37,364 --> 00:27:40,909 Eight years old. Shot in the chest. 670 00:27:40,992 --> 00:27:44,204 Stayed with him until the ambulance came. 671 00:27:44,287 --> 00:27:46,289 Kept telling him it was gonna be all right, 672 00:27:46,373 --> 00:27:49,250 which I knew was a lie. 673 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,419 What he said to me... 674 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:56,216 What he, um... 675 00:28:00,553 --> 00:28:02,931 Turns out he was shot by a ten-year-old 676 00:28:03,014 --> 00:28:05,350 who found the gun in a drainpipe. 677 00:28:06,559 --> 00:28:09,229 I don't like guns on the street. 678 00:28:09,312 --> 00:28:11,648 I don't, either. 679 00:28:14,234 --> 00:28:16,236 I also don't like putting kids in prison 680 00:28:16,319 --> 00:28:17,904 if they don't deserve it. 681 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:20,698 I'm sorry 682 00:28:20,782 --> 00:28:23,243 you couldn't save that kid. 683 00:28:23,326 --> 00:28:25,745 I think there are kids that we can save 684 00:28:25,829 --> 00:28:28,415 if we're willing to take a chance. 685 00:28:37,507 --> 00:28:39,426 Bet you never thought 686 00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:42,011 you'd be trending on BaseballTracker.com. 687 00:28:42,095 --> 00:28:44,264 Don't even know what that is. 688 00:28:44,347 --> 00:28:46,975 It's where nerded-out Dominicans waste large chunks of their life 689 00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:49,144 arguing whether umpires should be replaced by robots. 690 00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:51,104 And what do they think? 691 00:28:51,187 --> 00:28:54,274 There's a surprisingly large pro-robot faction. 692 00:28:54,357 --> 00:28:56,109 About the case, Diaz. 693 00:28:56,192 --> 00:28:58,111 Do they think Perez is guilty? 694 00:28:58,194 --> 00:29:00,321 It's pretty evenly split. 695 00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:02,115 What do you think? 696 00:29:02,198 --> 00:29:03,658 I grew up in a rough neighborhood. 697 00:29:03,741 --> 00:29:05,994 I get why a kid like that would carry a piece. 698 00:29:06,077 --> 00:29:09,789 But for Jovani to shoot someone, with the future he's got, 699 00:29:09,873 --> 00:29:11,958 he'd have to be nuts. 700 00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:14,502 Then again, people crack all the time. 701 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,131 Blake, what's up? 702 00:29:18,214 --> 00:29:20,175 Kiley Mills just gave an interview. 703 00:29:20,258 --> 00:29:21,468 And? 704 00:29:21,551 --> 00:29:23,470 I'll let you listen. 705 00:29:23,553 --> 00:29:25,180 Excuse me, excuse me, Ms. Mills. 706 00:29:25,263 --> 00:29:28,641 Did you and Chief Thomas discuss the Jovani Perez case? 707 00:29:28,725 --> 00:29:31,519 We, uh, briefly discussed the case when it was on the news, 708 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,813 but she didn't help me or provide any kind 709 00:29:33,897 --> 00:29:35,231 of inside track. 710 00:29:36,733 --> 00:29:39,527 So she's saying that we discussed it. 711 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,488 Yeah, and I just released a statement 712 00:29:41,571 --> 00:29:42,906 saying that you didn't. 713 00:29:42,989 --> 00:29:44,717 You know, we're basically saying the same thing. 714 00:29:44,741 --> 00:29:46,701 It's just a small mistake. 715 00:29:46,784 --> 00:29:49,871 It's a discrepancy reporters will be all over. 716 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:52,373 I'll try to recontextualize, but, uh, if you get asked 717 00:29:52,457 --> 00:29:54,709 while you're with the mayor, just deflect. 718 00:29:54,792 --> 00:29:56,252 Right. 719 00:29:57,837 --> 00:29:59,672 In closing, I want you all to remember 720 00:29:59,756 --> 00:30:02,967 you are our partners in keeping our streets safe. 721 00:30:03,051 --> 00:30:05,887 So if you see something wrong, I want you to call us 722 00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:08,556 and tell us what that is. 723 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:09,724 - Okay? - Yes! 724 00:30:09,807 --> 00:30:11,726 All right, I think that we got time 725 00:30:11,809 --> 00:30:13,394 for a couple questions from the back. 726 00:30:13,478 --> 00:30:14,229 - Over here! - Go ahead. 727 00:30:14,312 --> 00:30:15,372 Mr. Mayor, question and a follow-up. 728 00:30:15,396 --> 00:30:18,733 Is the Jovani Perez case a setback for progressive 729 00:30:18,816 --> 00:30:20,401 criminal justice reform in L.A.? 730 00:30:20,485 --> 00:30:23,071 And will you hold Chief Thomas accountable for interfering 731 00:30:23,154 --> 00:30:24,906 in a case in which she has a clear... 732 00:30:24,989 --> 00:30:26,116 personal interest? 733 00:30:26,117 --> 00:30:27,242 Regarding 734 00:30:27,325 --> 00:30:28,969 the Jovani Perez case, it's still under investigation, 735 00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:30,912 so you know that I can't answer that question. 736 00:30:30,995 --> 00:30:34,082 And, uh, as far as the chief's behavior goes, I, um... 737 00:30:34,165 --> 00:30:35,750 I'm gonna defer to the chief. 738 00:30:35,833 --> 00:30:37,377 Tommy? 739 00:30:37,460 --> 00:30:38,460 Uh... 740 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,421 well, I can assure you that my... 741 00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:42,924 my personal actions have been completely appropriate. 742 00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:46,427 As far as criminal justice reform is concerned, 743 00:30:46,511 --> 00:30:49,305 if Jovan Perez is found guilty, I, uh, will admit 744 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:51,599 I made a mistake, but that doesn't change my commitment 745 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:54,769 to smart and careful reform. 746 00:30:54,852 --> 00:30:57,272 Um, if your behavior was appropriate, why lie 747 00:30:57,355 --> 00:30:59,357 about discussing the case with Kiley Mills? 748 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:00,608 I didn't lie. 749 00:31:00,692 --> 00:31:02,443 Are you saying Ms. Mills lied? Which is it? 750 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:05,071 Uh, we're not here to discuss this today. 751 00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:06,840 - But can't you just answer the question? - We are here. 752 00:31:06,864 --> 00:31:08,616 To discuss the Our Streets program. 753 00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:09,802 - Right? - Yes, that is what we. 754 00:31:09,826 --> 00:31:10,702 - Mr. Mayor? - Should be discussing. 755 00:31:10,785 --> 00:31:12,495 - Okay. - Yes, okay, we're done here, okay? 756 00:31:12,579 --> 00:31:13,621 Thank you. 757 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,582 Okay, kids, let's get all your stuff. 758 00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:21,754 A little distance. 759 00:31:40,898 --> 00:31:42,317 Hey. 760 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,861 This is very Deep Throat of you. 761 00:31:44,944 --> 00:31:46,321 Well, I got ambushed 762 00:31:46,404 --> 00:31:47,989 by a reporter this afternoon, 763 00:31:48,072 --> 00:31:51,117 so... this seemed like a good idea. 764 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,577 Want to get in? 765 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:06,674 I'm sorry I gave a statement that differed from yours. 766 00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:09,177 Honestly. 767 00:32:09,260 --> 00:32:10,571 There's no way you could've known. 768 00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:12,388 And it's okay. 769 00:32:13,556 --> 00:32:16,893 Well, what I wanted to say is, um, 770 00:32:16,976 --> 00:32:18,686 I can't just turn my back on Jovani. 771 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:21,356 The pressure a kid like him is under... 772 00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,524 From scouts, parents, friends... 773 00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:25,026 It's-it's insane. 774 00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:27,195 He needs someone he can trust. 775 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:29,030 That's why kids like him have posses, 776 00:32:29,113 --> 00:32:31,366 kids he's known since he was six. 777 00:32:31,449 --> 00:32:32,700 He trusts those guys. 778 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,702 And-and even they have agendas. 779 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,329 But you don't? 780 00:32:36,412 --> 00:32:37,997 Yeah, of course I do. 781 00:32:38,081 --> 00:32:39,791 But part of it 782 00:32:39,874 --> 00:32:43,211 is I want him to be able to believe in someone, fully. 783 00:32:43,294 --> 00:32:45,880 That's why I went to his hearing, to the precinct. 784 00:32:45,963 --> 00:32:48,216 So he knows somebody has his back. 785 00:32:48,299 --> 00:32:51,219 Especially now, when everybody else is backing away. 786 00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:54,889 Making that kind of connection, that is my job. 787 00:32:56,140 --> 00:32:58,059 Which I love. 788 00:32:58,142 --> 00:33:00,228 No, I-I understand. 789 00:33:00,311 --> 00:33:02,563 Problem is this 790 00:33:02,647 --> 00:33:05,733 You and I having to meet to discuss the situation 791 00:33:05,817 --> 00:33:07,068 in a parking garage. 792 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:13,199 So you're saying I should not try to sign Jovani 793 00:33:13,282 --> 00:33:14,951 so you and I can be together? 794 00:33:15,034 --> 00:33:16,536 No, that's not what I'm saying. 795 00:33:16,619 --> 00:33:17,537 But you're not saying 796 00:33:17,620 --> 00:33:21,416 that you should recuse yourself from him either. 797 00:33:21,499 --> 00:33:22,810 That is definitely not what I'm saying. 798 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:25,253 What I'm saying is this, that... 799 00:33:25,336 --> 00:33:27,088 the press is just reporting what they see, 800 00:33:27,171 --> 00:33:28,756 which is me doing my job 801 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,092 and you doing yours. 802 00:33:31,175 --> 00:33:33,594 It just makes... 803 00:33:33,678 --> 00:33:36,097 this whole thing very... 804 00:33:36,180 --> 00:33:37,932 complicated. 805 00:33:38,015 --> 00:33:39,642 Which "whole thing"? 806 00:33:39,726 --> 00:33:42,311 This us thing. 807 00:33:46,190 --> 00:33:47,442 Oh. 808 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:50,945 I'm sorry. I just think... 809 00:33:51,028 --> 00:33:54,949 it'd be easier for me to do my job if we aren't together. 810 00:33:55,032 --> 00:33:58,119 Tell me this isn't an excuse to leave 811 00:33:58,202 --> 00:34:01,164 right when we're getting serious. 812 00:34:01,247 --> 00:34:02,957 Just tell me that. 813 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,209 No, it's not. 814 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:09,922 It's funny. 815 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:12,467 If I do sign Jovani, he'll be in my life 816 00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:14,844 ten, 15 years. 817 00:34:14,927 --> 00:34:18,306 That'll be a commitment. 818 00:34:18,389 --> 00:34:21,642 Which is more than I'm getting from you. 819 00:34:59,013 --> 00:35:00,473 Blake, right? 820 00:35:00,556 --> 00:35:02,517 Uh, y-yes. 821 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:03,851 Uh... 822 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,603 - who-who are you? - You don't know me. 823 00:35:05,686 --> 00:35:07,855 But I wanted to talk. 824 00:35:07,939 --> 00:35:09,690 - About what? - Actually, I wanted. 825 00:35:09,774 --> 00:35:11,526 To show you something. 826 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:13,528 I want to know who you are. 827 00:35:13,611 --> 00:35:16,030 I collect private intelligence. 828 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,699 Which means I sometimes stumble 829 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:22,161 across stuff I didn't know I was gonna get. 830 00:35:22,245 --> 00:35:24,205 Like this. 831 00:35:24,288 --> 00:35:26,374 Where did you get that? 832 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:28,876 Where did you get that? 833 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:31,379 I wouldn't want you to get into any trouble, Blake. 834 00:35:31,462 --> 00:35:35,216 Thought you should know it was out there. 835 00:35:35,299 --> 00:35:37,343 Your boss should be careful, too. 836 00:35:52,024 --> 00:35:53,734 Jovani's getting charged with murder, 837 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:55,736 but these pieces don't fit. 838 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:57,071 What are we missing? 839 00:35:57,154 --> 00:35:58,239 How 'bout motive? 840 00:35:58,322 --> 00:35:59,591 Why is he messing with a drug dealer 841 00:35:59,615 --> 00:36:01,095 two hours after he got out of trouble? 842 00:36:01,158 --> 00:36:02,910 I think we need to look at this posse. 843 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:05,288 I mean, one of them must've known about the existence 844 00:36:05,371 --> 00:36:06,414 of the second gun. 845 00:36:06,497 --> 00:36:07,415 They've been asked. 846 00:36:07,498 --> 00:36:08,583 Well, let's re-ask 'em. 847 00:36:08,666 --> 00:36:10,811 These are the kids he's trusted since he was six, right? 848 00:36:10,835 --> 00:36:12,115 They must've known about his dad, 849 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,379 about the gun, where it was. 850 00:36:13,462 --> 00:36:14,297 And they could've moved it 851 00:36:14,380 --> 00:36:17,049 or taken it or given it to someone else. 852 00:36:17,133 --> 00:36:18,652 I don't know that they'd mess with the gun. 853 00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:20,678 Too loyal. 854 00:36:22,054 --> 00:36:24,974 But I do know who I should talk to. 855 00:36:26,267 --> 00:36:27,351 So you're saying 856 00:36:27,435 --> 00:36:30,771 no one else knew that you hid the gun in the ceiling? 857 00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:32,440 No. Nobody. 858 00:36:32,523 --> 00:36:35,610 But Jovani told us he knew about it. 859 00:36:35,693 --> 00:36:37,528 That's how his fingerprints got on it. 860 00:36:39,906 --> 00:36:41,908 Daniella? 861 00:36:42,992 --> 00:36:45,578 Did you know the gun was up there? 862 00:36:45,661 --> 00:36:47,705 You can tell me the truth. 863 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:53,628 Did you ever tell anybody else? 864 00:37:01,636 --> 00:37:02,887 Daniella? 865 00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:06,641 He made me promise not to say. 866 00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:09,226 He said he'll hurt me very bad. 867 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:11,270 Who did? 868 00:37:11,354 --> 00:37:13,064 Your brother? 869 00:37:14,065 --> 00:37:16,317 Victor. 870 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:17,944 Who's Victor? 871 00:37:18,027 --> 00:37:20,029 He's Jovani's cousin. 872 00:37:20,112 --> 00:37:22,156 He used to be part of his crew, 873 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:25,534 but Jovani kicked him out 'cause he started selling drugs. 874 00:37:26,577 --> 00:37:28,245 Did Victor take the gun? 875 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:33,668 He wanted me to steal the gun from Jovani's backpack, 876 00:37:33,751 --> 00:37:36,170 but I told him I wouldn't. 877 00:37:36,253 --> 00:37:39,173 So then he asked if there were any other guns here. 878 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:42,468 So I told him about the one up there. 879 00:37:42,551 --> 00:37:45,972 So then he took it and made me promise not to say. 880 00:37:46,055 --> 00:37:47,515 Okay. 881 00:37:47,598 --> 00:37:49,684 Where does Victor live? 882 00:38:04,657 --> 00:38:06,283 And we will need it by the end 883 00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:07,576 of the day. 884 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:09,704 All right. Thanks, guys. 885 00:38:13,457 --> 00:38:14,375 Hey. 886 00:38:14,458 --> 00:38:17,837 Hey. A Victor Perez just confessed to the murder. 887 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:21,257 He said the victim tried to rip him off and shots got fired. 888 00:38:21,340 --> 00:38:23,384 We sure he's not just, uh, taking the rap 889 00:38:23,467 --> 00:38:25,261 for his maybe-famous cousin? 890 00:38:25,344 --> 00:38:26,989 Well, the partials on the gun were Victor's. 891 00:38:27,013 --> 00:38:28,615 The victim's drugs were found in his house. 892 00:38:28,639 --> 00:38:29,557 Uh, he-he's good for it. 893 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:31,434 Okay. 894 00:38:31,517 --> 00:38:32,768 They asked him if he'd have 895 00:38:32,852 --> 00:38:34,895 been okay with Jovani going to prison. 896 00:38:34,979 --> 00:38:37,690 And he said, uh, "That's what happens 897 00:38:37,773 --> 00:38:40,192 when you betray the people you grew up with." 898 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:43,571 One could argue that, 899 00:38:43,654 --> 00:38:46,407 if the people you grew up with started dealing drugs 900 00:38:46,490 --> 00:38:48,909 on the eve of you getting a Major League contract, 901 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:51,287 maybe it's okay if you betray them. 902 00:38:51,370 --> 00:38:54,999 Yeah. One could definitely argue that. 903 00:38:58,502 --> 00:39:00,504 Too many kids are getting shot. 904 00:39:00,588 --> 00:39:02,757 I know sometimes the wrong kids go to prison. 905 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,426 But... I'm worried about the ones who are dying. 906 00:39:05,509 --> 00:39:08,429 That... goes deep for me. 907 00:39:08,512 --> 00:39:09,930 Believe me, 908 00:39:10,014 --> 00:39:12,224 I get that. 909 00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:14,393 Good. 910 00:39:15,603 --> 00:39:17,164 I just spoke to someone in the D.A.'s office. 911 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,774 The judge extended Jovani's probation period, 912 00:39:19,857 --> 00:39:21,067 meaning he won't be eligible 913 00:39:21,150 --> 00:39:22,627 for the amateur draft for another year. 914 00:39:22,651 --> 00:39:23,778 They say why? 915 00:39:23,861 --> 00:39:26,006 He didn't tell her there was a second gun in his apartment. 916 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:27,340 Well, technically, it wasn't there 917 00:39:27,364 --> 00:39:28,282 at the time of his hearing. 918 00:39:28,365 --> 00:39:29,742 Right. But he didn't know that. 919 00:39:29,825 --> 00:39:32,286 Also, optics. National story. 920 00:39:32,369 --> 00:39:35,956 I just got a call from a friend at the mayor's office. 921 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:37,351 - What's going on? - I don't know, 922 00:39:37,375 --> 00:39:39,627 But I think you want to turn on the news. 923 00:39:39,710 --> 00:39:41,295 Due to the events 924 00:39:41,378 --> 00:39:43,005 of the last several days, 925 00:39:43,089 --> 00:39:44,715 I have asked for an ethics inquiry 926 00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:47,510 as to whether or not Chief Thomas has violated 927 00:39:47,593 --> 00:39:49,136 the city's conflict of interest rules 928 00:39:49,220 --> 00:39:52,473 by providing information to sports agent Kiley Mills 929 00:39:52,556 --> 00:39:53,808 about the Jovani Perez case. 930 00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:54,934 This is completely insane. 931 00:39:55,017 --> 00:39:56,036 She will continue working. 932 00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:58,646 I've asked for a speedy yet thorough investigation 933 00:39:58,729 --> 00:39:59,814 so that we can all... 934 00:39:59,897 --> 00:40:01,816 It's alarmist, it's pandering, 935 00:40:01,899 --> 00:40:03,484 it's-it's sexist... 936 00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:04,610 - Ken. - What? 937 00:40:04,693 --> 00:40:06,028 You need to breathe. 938 00:40:06,112 --> 00:40:08,155 Okay. Breathing. 939 00:40:09,115 --> 00:40:12,034 Now go write my resignation speech. 940 00:40:12,118 --> 00:40:13,035 Really? 941 00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:15,037 No. 942 00:40:16,914 --> 00:40:18,624 Do you have a minute? 943 00:40:18,707 --> 00:40:19,834 To talk? 944 00:40:19,917 --> 00:40:21,585 Yeah. 945 00:40:26,757 --> 00:40:28,008 Did you know about this? 946 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:29,009 Uh... 947 00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:30,636 about what? 948 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:32,805 The mayor just announced an investigation of me. 949 00:40:32,888 --> 00:40:34,890 No, I-I didn't. 950 00:40:34,974 --> 00:40:37,518 Uh, for what? 951 00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:39,645 Are you all right? 952 00:40:39,728 --> 00:40:42,481 Um, can I just... 953 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:46,694 Sorry. 954 00:40:46,777 --> 00:40:48,821 Um... 955 00:40:50,281 --> 00:40:52,533 I was threatened last night. 956 00:40:52,616 --> 00:40:54,034 Threatened? By who? 957 00:40:54,118 --> 00:40:55,870 I don't know his name. 958 00:40:55,953 --> 00:40:57,872 I think he's following me. 959 00:40:57,955 --> 00:40:59,540 And I think he has to do 960 00:40:59,623 --> 00:41:03,043 with the disappearance of a friend of mine. 961 00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:06,547 All right, you want to have a seat? 962 00:41:06,630 --> 00:41:08,299 Yeah. 963 00:41:10,634 --> 00:41:12,553 Uh, okay. 964 00:41:12,636 --> 00:41:15,723 So, h-how did this person threaten you? 965 00:41:17,641 --> 00:41:20,561 I'm having an affair with the mayor. 966 00:41:20,644 --> 00:41:22,897 And this man had pictures. 967 00:41:22,980 --> 00:41:27,318 And he, um, threatened to publish them. 968 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:31,614 Ooh. Wow. 969 00:41:31,697 --> 00:41:33,616 Uh... 970 00:41:35,993 --> 00:41:37,745 Is there more? 971 00:41:37,828 --> 00:41:39,413 Yes. 972 00:41:39,496 --> 00:41:40,539 Yeah. 973 00:41:40,623 --> 00:41:42,249 I don't... 974 00:41:42,333 --> 00:41:43,417 There's something going on. 975 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:45,044 Something... 976 00:41:45,127 --> 00:41:46,127 something big. 977 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,588 And I... 978 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:51,258 I think I got, like, a corner of it. 979 00:41:51,342 --> 00:41:53,177 And I think that's why that this-this man 980 00:41:53,260 --> 00:41:55,012 showed me those photos. 981 00:41:55,095 --> 00:41:56,597 Have you told the mayor any of this? 982 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:57,598 No. 983 00:41:57,681 --> 00:41:59,433 All right, well, I need this whole story. 984 00:41:59,516 --> 00:42:00,434 All of it. 985 00:42:00,518 --> 00:42:02,811 You know you can trust me. 986 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:04,980 Y-Yeah. 987 00:42:05,064 --> 00:42:07,775 Can we... Can we talk somewhere else? 988 00:42:07,858 --> 00:42:09,860 Sure. 989 00:42:10,861 --> 00:42:12,321 Um, I... 990 00:42:12,404 --> 00:42:14,657 I will get to the bottom of this, Blake.