Describe today, one word.
Oh, not that game again.
Mm.
Wednesday.
Oh. Good one, Alberg.
Well, better than Monday.
Budget.
That's my word.
Vote's tonight.
You read it?
I got some of what I wanted,
Christie got some of what she wanted.
End of the day, I can live with it.
There's a 30 percent increase to police funding.
Five new officers so that you can solve everyone's crimes
without killing yourself.
Don't get so emotional.
Well, no, it's just, uh...
Finally.
I really need this budget to pass.
It will.
I was the last holdout, and I'm on board now, so.
Thank you.
It was never personal.
Not between you and me.
Yeah, well, thank you anyway.
-You ready? -Let's do it.
Ready?
Yeah, I just pulled up to the clinic.
Did you?
Yes. You don't have to keep checking up on me.
I may be getting old,
but I can still tell a doctor it's hard to pee.
TMI Uncle Fred.
There they are. Let's do it.
-I'm so hungry. -I'll leave you a crumb.
Now! Let's go!
Stop right there! Hey! Hey!
Holy...
Hey! Get in!
Hey! Hey!
Close it up!
Stop!
Uncle Fred!
What is it? What's happening?
Isabella, you're not gonna believe this.
That's the way you saw the van go.
East yeah. It all went down pretty fast.
Let's go over it again. Tell me what you saw.
Three guys, one driving.
Two guys jumped out.
Black ski mask, blue coveralls.
Average height. Average weight.
Drove up, grabbed the kids and took off.
I tried to take a pic, but they were too fast.
I'll go talk to the pizza guy.
I got a BOLO out on the van and units heading for the ferry.
Good thing you were here.
I just caught the tail end. Pretty scary.
I need an official statement. I'll call you later for that.
Let's barricade the lot for evidence.
Station units up and down the coast.
No more than ten miles apart.
We don't have enough people for that.
We'll improvise.
I'll call the fire department.
The pizza joint has three cameras.
The manager is sending over the footage.
Good.
The little boy is Benji.
The girl is Paulina, the babysitter.
They eat here almost every day.
Let's grab CCTV footage of all the establishments in the area.
What's with all the sirens downtown?
I- I'm not sure.
Karl got a call and away he went.
Someone said there was an abduction.
God, I hope not.
Flowers?
It's just something I'm looking into.
I'm gonna go to the police station.
I won't be very long.
If Todd shows up before I get back.
He's an hour late.
He practically lived at the library,
but now that he works here.
He is here two afternoons a week helping out.
Maybe we could use the grant money to fix the WiFi instead.
I mean, you could call him if he had a phone, but...
Bree...
Yes, this might be a challenge.
Fine.
It's hard to help people who don't want to be helped.
Just saying.
Benji's a quiet kid,
but he lights up when Paulina is around.
Does she always pick him up from school?
Every day.
For the past two years, she takes him for a snack
or to soccer practice and then right home.
So what happens next?
You know, you have no idea where they could be.
Most abductions involve family members.
Any ongoing disputes in yours, Mr. Norwood?
No, no. Nobody like that.
An associate maybe?
You own Coast Canning. You hire a lot of people.
You must fire a few.
In a hostage situation, every second counts.
We let one of our managers go six months ago.
Curtis Penner.
He threatened me.
Threatened you? How?
He said I'll get what's coming to me.
That kind of thing.
I mean, he was upset,
so I didn't really think much of it at the time.
He was nice enough, usually. Extremely smart.
Just his people skills.
They're not going to hurt them, are they?
We'll do everything we can.
Meantime, stay here.
Make sure your phones are charged.
The kidnappers will make contact soon.
Oh, my god.
I have an officer just outside the door, okay?
I'll be right back.
Turns out Paulina Rauch isn't your typical au pair.
Her dad builds custom speedboats.
So she could have been the target.
Absolutely.
Track down a Curtis Penner.
He used to work for the Norwoods.
They let him go six months ago.
Okay. Paulina's mom's in the interview room.
Hey, Dad.
Soph, what are you doing here?
Liza was supposed to walk me home from hockey.
She never showed up, so I came to see you.
That's great, sweetheart.
Uh, give me a minute and I'll give you a ride home.
I can take her home, Sarge.
No, no, no.
No, it's okay, I got it. You focus on the case.
We might be able to grab a milkshake at the drive-thru,
-if that's okay with you. -Totally.
-And you? -Thank you.
No problem.
Let me grab my purse.
Bye, Dad.
See you later, sweetheart.
Isabella. You're busy.
I am. Crazy day.
I got this.
-Hey, Cassandra. -Hi.
Here to see the Chief?
Yeah, I was.
I ran across something.
I know this is a weird ask, and it isn't urgent.
I probably shouldn't bother you with this at all.
Enchanter's Nightshade.
Yeah, it symbolizes vengeance.
I keep coming across this flower
at different memorial sites.
I got curious.
Just tell me it's a coincidence.
Okay, I'll take a look into it.
Thank you.
The babysitting, my husband hates it.
He thinks Paulina should be getting ready for college,
but she loves that little boy.
Your husband? Where is he now?
He's in Portland on business, I called him.
He's horrified, and he's on the next plane home.
Anyone have a beef with you, with your husband?
With your daughter?
No.
She's a wonderful girl.
Who would do this?
CCTV footage matches the description
of a van stolen in Olympia a few months back.
Call Olympia Police, see what they have.
Any sightings?
Multiple, in all directions.
People keep calling, but nothing checks out yet.
Let's expand roadblocks north and south.
Yes, sir.
It's been two hours. They could be anywhere.
Keep on the footage.
Maybe there's video of them casing the pizza joint.
Will do.
How's the family?
Frantic.
My gut, is they're not involved
with the kidnapping, but-
What?
Busy location, broad daylight.
A lot harder than picking somebody off a side street.
Both the boy and the sitter.
Chief. Kidnappers, are on with Ms. Rauch.
Wants a quarter of $1 million?
Where?
Ellington Park.
That's 20 miles northeast.
Set up a perimeter. All access roads.
-Make it discreet. -Okay.
You ready?
I'm here.
Hello to any police that may be listening.
I also want an additional $250,000 in hundreds
for the boy.
Bring it to the grain silo on Rural Road 7 in Claymore.
-Claymore. -You have one hour.
Do as I say, or the boy dies.
But my daughter!
I see cops. Your daughter's dead too.
Oh.
Lorelei...
We're gonna bring your daughter home, okay?
You have my word.
Brett.
I made that chicken casserole, honey.
I've got a budget meeting tonight.
I'm sorry. It is important.
Did you-did you email your teachers about your homework?
Brett!
I am so fed up with this.
You are going to school tomorrow.
I hate the place and they hate me!
They don't hate you, sweetheart.
But you can't just lie around here all day hiding.
You have exams coming up.
You're going to lose the whole year.
So I lose the year.
What do you want?
Do you want to drop out and get a job, doing what?
I don't know.
Well, you have to know.
You have to think about it.
You have to be logical. Be smart about it.
I want you to leave me alone!
Oh, that wasn't very smart of me, was it?
Mom!
In here.
What happened?
Never mind.
Thank you for coming.
I've got a budget meeting tonight.
Oven's preheated.
You can put the casserole in for an hour.
You called me over to babysit?
I am not comfortable leaving Brett alone.
Family first as always.
Mom...
Holman Developments.
I know, sweetheart, I know. You can work from here.
Uh, just don't use my computer.
This is like a ten-bell fire.
I think fires only have five bells.
I don't think you understand. The budget has to pass.
Without roads, without infrastructure,
we won't be able to break ground.
I understand.
I will fix it.
I've been emailing you all day.
Will you stop emailing!
My god!
I am so sorry.
I'm sorry.
Robert and I stepped up when you needed us.
We are running your company.
I know, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I love you. Okay.
We're monitoring all roads in and out of Ellington.
And Claymore?
They're good to go, too, Chief.
It's been over an hour.
Still nothing on the Rauch phone.
All units, stay back from the job sites.
You see anything reported immediately.
Don't move until I say so.
Choppers on standby. SWAT too.
Two drop sites, 40 miles apart.
Yeah.
One doesn't pan out, they got the other one.
Double the risk.
Chief...
Curtis Penner, interview room.
Hold the fort, Sid. Anything changes, come get me.
This one says contemporary and competent.
-Mmhmm. -Right?
This one says mysterious and alluring.
They're both great.
Yeah, but what I really need is one to say,
not nervous as hell this is a blind date,
and the first date that I've had in five years.
Oh my gosh. You have to help me.
He's taking me to the silent auction thing tonight,
-at the Gibsons Club. -Oooh.
And he's the new hospital administrator.
Ah.
I mean, I could get laid and have free health care for life.
Go with the black. It's classic.
You're just saying that.
The white then.
No, black.
Mysterious.
There you go. I was glad to help.
Okay, okay, now you have to help me pick shoes and earrings.
I have at least six different pairs.
Do we like the straps?
How do we feel?
Cass?
No. Uh, yeah. They're good, they're good.
Great. Looks great. Perfect.
Curtis Penner...
the Norwoods let you go six months ago. Why?
They called it a bad fit.
What would you call it?
A difference in priorities.
The Norwood said you threatened them.
I spoke in anger, yes.
I was upset, but I've moved on.
So you're working now.
You're still unemployed.
It's tough.
I have a very specialized skill set.
I'm selective. That's not a crime.
Why am I here?
The boy, I heard it on the radio.
If I'd abducted him, I wouldn't be sitting here, would I?
Look, I don't like the Norwoods, but I'm not a monster.
Benji is a nice kid. I hope you find him.
Where were you earlier today?
Helping my neighbor with her taxes.
I hear you're good with numbers.
Just not good with people.
I find most people are overrated.
This officer will see you out.
Case in point.
Sarge.
You're not going to believe this.
A call just came in. She says she's Paulina Rauch.
Paulina, this is Sergeant Sokolowski.
Where are you?
Morrow Point.
I'm in Morrow Point, outside the gas station.
Gas station, at Morrow Point. Closest car and an ambulance.
Locking down the area.
Paulina, we got people on the way.
What I need you to do right now
is I need you to get off this phone
and go hide somewhere, listen for the sirens.
We're less than five minutes out.
Can you do that for me?
Please hurry.
All right. Go now.
I'll tell the Chief.
Okay.
So where is she?
Okay. I got there a little bit late.
Someone said that she came here.
We're dealing with a violent abduction.
Two innocent kids.
Yeah, I know that.
You can't be bothered, your own little sister.
I just said...
What the hell is wrong with you?!
I don't have time for this.
Liza.
Liza!
I think she's gone.
That needed to happen, my humble opinion.
I'm her dad, Izzie.
She'll survive.
Once I freed my hands, I opened the door, and I just ran.
Oh my god.
-Benji's gonna be so terrified. -It's okay.
You're gonna help us find him.
I need you to breathe.
And tell me everything you remember.
We were together in the van.
We rode for a while, and then we stopped.
And they took us inside... somewhere.
They?
Two of them.
I was blindfolded. I never saw faces.
And Benji was with you?
He was crying.
They took him into a different room.
The place where they held you, any details help?
It was big, I think. It smelled like potatoes.
Like musty, stale potatoes, the whole area.
And I heard a bell.
Like a church bell?
No, like a store, when you go in.
Then they took me out again.
With Benji?
Just me. They put me in a car.
We drove for a while
and then it stopped and the man got out.
I don't know where he went, but this was my chance.
I used my feet to open the door and I just ran.
That's my girl.
Did he come looking for you?
If he did, I didn't see him.
The man who took you,
can you describe him to me.
No.
It all happened so fast, I was...
What is it?
His hand.
The man who blindfolded me, there was a scar on his wrist.
Like a burn, v-shape poking out of his cuff.
I never should have left, Benji! You have to find Benji!
I'm supposed to take care of him.
You did the right thing.
Hey.
You're an incredibly brave young woman,
and we are going to find him.
Stale potatoes?
That's what she said.
I worked in a cedar mill.
Summers, when I was in high school.
Fresh cut yellow cedar smells like stale potatoes.
Where's the nearest?
Porpoise Bay.
Mill was locked down for years, but it's up and running now.
Kid might be held
in an abandoned retail space in the area.
Larkin's based there. Get him on it.
Larkin's up in Ellington right now.
Doc Clyburn's in Porpoise Bay. Have her do it.
She's not a cop.
All hands on deck.
Okay.
Call the Department of Corrections.
Have them run their database.
Paulina said her kidnapper had a v-shaped burn scar,
right wrist.
We might get lucky.
Ah. Cassandra. Hard at work.
Christie.
You know, I really should come in here more often.
All these curious minds in various states of osmosis.
How can I help?
Task at hand. Yes.
Okay, so the final final draft of the budget-
staff just put it out.
Yeah, I got a notification in my email.
Dismiss that.
Final final.
I just want to give you a heads up
that there are some minor tweaks,
but purely cosmetic.
Nothing that would alter the spirit of our discussion.
We're voting tonight.
Yeah, well, this is your first budget
so you will see that this is very common practice
to hone the rough edges.
I just-I just didn't want you to feel blindsided.
Cassandra.
Todd, I was getting worried.
No. It's cool. Everything's cool.
Are you okay?
Yeah. I, um, I said that I would help out here
just with shelves and stuff and stacking,
I promised Cassandra.
Oh. That's nice.
But I just, uh, I've just been really busy with this and that.
You know, I just don't have a lot of time
for the the work here.
Todd... remember what we spoke about?
Breathe. Just...
Thank you.
Should I start with those?
Uh, yes. Bree will help you.
Bree. Um, can you get Todd started?
I'll just be a minute.
Thank you.
I'm so happy you're here.
Yeah. I promised, you know.
You two know each other?
I was visiting a patient of mine a while back,
and Todd came into emergency
with chest pains and dizziness,
and they thought he was having a heart attack,
but I took a second look.
Yeah. Todd told me a doctor diagnosed him
with a panic disorder.
Add autism spectrum disorder to the mix.
It's tough.
Yeah, well, I found a grant, job training.
Hopefully that'll help.
Well, uh, it well, may.
Uh, but if I could just recommend.
Please.
There's a good chance that he's never actually held down a job,
so just ease him in slowly and don't expect.
I imagine he's terrified of disappointing you.
There are medications that could help.
Um, does he have a family doctor?
I don't think so.
Well, send him by my office. We'll take care of him.
Christie.
Thank you.
Oh, of course.
Uh, see you at 7:00 in chamber, this evening.
Oh, hello.
Still no ransom call on Benji.
I mean... nearly three hours.
Doesn't make any sense?
Paulina was blindfolded, her hands tied behind her back.
She was left in the car. Her kidnappers let her get away.
It's like she didn't matter to them.
It's all about Benji.
Why call Paulina's family for ransom money?
Hang on. I don't know what this is,
but this is not just an abduction.
Boss. It's Clyburn.
She thinks she found the place where the kids were being held.
Alberg here. Doc, what have you got?
Paulina was right, it used to be a store.
The building's empty now on Helverson Road,
six blocks from the mill.
Local techs are dusting for prints.
They held the boy in the front and the girl in the back.
Kidnappers, they leave anything behind?
Not that I can tell...
but Benji left his toy.
Chief Alberg!
It just started ringing.
Answer it.
Hello.
Hello, Mr. Norwood and whoever else is listening.
This is Chief Alberg.
Before this goes any further, we need proof of life.
I want to talk to Benji.
Proof of life? Fair enough.
Benji! Benji! It's dad!
It's gonna be okay! Okay, we are gonna...
I need you to stay calm, please.
Okay?
What do you want?
You have to make up for the girl
so the price is double.
Half a million.
The old distillery in Feller Cove.
Three hours.
We'll get the money.
I know this doesn't feel like it,
but this is a positive development. Okay?
I'll be right back.
Full perimeter around Feller Cove.
Let me know when it's set up.
Copy that, Sarge.
75 miles west. This guy's all over the place.
Look at this. What do you see?
Looks like he's in some kind of garage.
Benji's face.
He looks calm, which is strange, given what he's been through.
Maybe they drugged him.
Or maybe he knows his captors.
Laila. Shift gears.
I need you to focus on neighbors, friends, schools.
You need to retrace Benji and Paulina's routine.
We're looking for somebody Benji's familiar with.
Sid, check in with Clyburn
and see if the techs come up with anything at the store.
Got it.
Uh, Sarge, I think I got something.
This is A-1 pizza, where Benji and Paulina were abducted.
The security camera footage came in.
This is from last week.
Pause it right there.
Can you zoom in on that?
Yeah.
That's the same toy Clyburn found at the store.
Here's the other angle.
His name is Wayne Foulkes. He's the "pie man".
And the manager said that he called in sick
the last couple of days.
Nicely done. I'll tell the boss.
Okay.
No, not for this. It's time to roll.
It's too dangerous. Why?
Because I said so.
What about the drop?
It's too risky.
Be right back.
Okay. Bye.
Hey. What's happening?
I'm not going to do the drop.
Too many eyes. Not enough time.
I'm going to move on to the main event now.
What about Benji?
What about him?
Oh.
Happens to me too.
It's okay. It's a hazard of the job.
Which book?
King Arthur, right?
Hm.
"Nor ever yet had Arthur fought a fight"
"like this last dim, weird battle of the west."
Tennyson. I wrote a term paper in college.
Oh. Wow.
You like it?
Well, probably not as much as you do.
Hm.
I have to go to town council.
So when you're done with those,
I think you're finished for the day.
Uh, Cassandra, um.
I, uh, you know, I...
I screw things up.
No, you don't. Not today.
Tell my parents that.
They're around, your parents?
Uh, my mom is in Boston, MIT, Math Department.
And my dad is an engineer,
but we don't see eye to eye on things.
And so I was staying
with my brother up the coast a little bit,
but he went away to work on the rigs.
So here I am.
I like it in Gibsons, though.
Mostly.
I like it here.
Uh, anyway, uh, tomorrow then, yeah.
Yeah. Come whenever you want.
And look, if you're doing something that you don't like
just let me know and we'll find something else.
Deal?
-Okay. -Okay.
Deal. Thank you.
No movement on the drop site.
And no phone call.
Missed drops usually bad news.
It's not good, but it's not over.
Unis went to Wayne Foulkes' house.
Looked like he packed up, long gone.
We put a BOLO out.
All these locations on this map. What's it look like to you?
Double-Ought Buckshot.
It's just... random.
Stochastic art.
Instead of who? What?
Seemingly random strokes and points.
Doesn't look like much until you step back and see it.
The whole picture.
Benji's not the target.
He's collateral damage.
So they're after something else.
This is just a distraction.
But from what?
Worst case scenario, a terrorist attack.
More likely some sort of heist.
I need two lists.
Possible targets for each.
Urgh!
Something wrong?
Have you read this?
I read Christie's summary.
Entire sections are gone.
Really?
Everyone, meeting is upstairs in 10 minutes.
Christie!
Minor tweaks?
This eviscerates social spending, housing,
support groups, mental health.
No one else had a problem with it.
Yeah. No one else has read it.
Well, there are many, many difficult decisions to be made,
but we preserved the truly essential items.
The police budget. Karl will be relieved.
We had an agreement.
I know that these programs are near and dear to you, Cassie.
But I was elected on a growth platform and infrastructure.
Money has to come from somewhere.
Christie, you lied to me.
You lied to me, to my face.
Do you know why people vote for me, Cassie?
Because I can make difficult decisions.
Mmhmm.
And why do you think they voted for me?
Well, I think you'll find that the rest of the council
is with me.
Six banks in Gibsons.
A couple dozen over all
across the Sunshine Coast and jewelry stores.
Chief, Doc Clyburn just called.
They found prints in the store where the kids were held.
They got a hit.
On it.
Donovan Hurst from Boulder City, Nevada.
He did five years for armed robbery,
a bank in Des Moines. Released in 2024.
He was also believed to be connected to earlier bank jobs
in New Mexico and Idaho,
but nothing on this level of complexity.
According to his record, Hurst is nothing but a thug.
Maybe it's something he was building up to.
He did just have five years worth of time on his hands.
Or he's working with someone else.
Someone smart. Maybe someone he met in prison.
Let's drill down into Donovan Hurst.
I'll check his socials.
Okay. I'm here.
All right. You let me know if anything changes.
Babe... we can do this.
Of course we can.
Next thing you know,
we'll be on that beach troubles behind us.
Yeah.
He's just a little kid.
What do we do? We can't just leave him here.
Well, the other option...
is shoot him.
Oh, my gosh.
Look at all this stuff.
Is that the Lundy painting?
It is, yeah.
Mm. Smaller than I thought.
So this is the Gibsons Club.
You know, I have lived here my whole life,
and I have never been inside.
That's the Mirren Collection.
I hear it's worth millions.
Yes, it's stunning.
So you've never really been here?
It's not surprising.
I wouldn't join a club if they had me as a member.
Someone said that once. I can't really remember.
I think it was one of the Marx Brothers.
Ah. I think you're right.
It was Zeppo or Harpo. Or maybe it was Karl.
Sorry. I babble when I'm nervous.
I'm sure you've picked up on that already.
-You're doing great. -Thanks.
Hello. Would you like some champagne?
Oh, yes, please. Thank you.
Enjoy your evening.
-Cheers. -Cheers.
Christie and I, uh, Mayor Holman
sat down last week to talk through our priorities,
and I thought that we'd had a meeting of minds.
And then an hour ago, I get this new budget
with Christie's minor tweaks.
Mayor Holman insists that this isn't personal.
And she's right,
it doesn't matter if I feel hoodwinked.
That's politics.
But what does matter first and foremost
is that I am a resident of Gibsons.
I am a member of this community.
And as that person, I cannot live
with the priorities of this new budget,
with its minor tweaks and its pandering to developers.
So I am voting no.
I can live with the duplicity, with the broken promises,
but I can't live with this vision
for our community.
How about you?
Is anyone as disgusted as I am?
Six banks, three jewelry stores, one on standby.
No movement.
Chief. I checked Hurst's online presence.
There wasn't much, but he did get married six years ago.
Vegas wedding posted photos.
Stop.
That's Curtis Penner.
Sid put out a BOLO.
You ready?
Yeah, yeah.
-Let's go. -Okay.
I think you should bid on the necklace.
Okay.
Everybody down on the floor now! Hands where I can see them!
You! Drop it. Drop it now!
Gun down now! On the ground!
You heard the man. Hands where I can see 'em!
Stay down!
Four to two against. Four of us.
Did you see the look on Holman's face?
What happens now?
We'll figure it out.
Gotta hand it to you, Lee.
You may be new to politics,
but that was one stem-winder of a speech.
Well...
Sean, Willa.
Congratulations.
I did what I thought was right.
I'm sure it felt terrific.
Up there, center stage, being right.
Christie, I'm still willing to work with you.
Just revamp the budget. We take another vote.
In due time.
But in the meantime,
the budget is frozen thanks to you.
There's no money for anything.
Not the arts, not social services, not development.
Oh, and there's no extra funding for the police.
Perhaps you'll let Karl know that.
Don't move!
Nice and calm now.
You girly, take that bag. Load it up with jewelry.
Every piece you can get in there.
Go, go! Nice and calm.
Stay down. Stay down.
Phyllis, oh, my god, you're not going...
you stay down. Right down...
Phyl?
Stay down. Nice and calm.
Hey! Drop it on the table! On the table!
On the table. On the table.
Get down! Move again...
Hey, you. It's not a good time.
I gotta call you back.
Karl, there's something happening at the Gibsons Club.
It's a charity auction.
Phyllis just called me and I heard screaming.
It's the Gibsons Club. Go.
Yes, sir. All units to the Gibsons Club. Go! Go!
You good?
Yeah. Yeah. Good, good, good.
You. That painting right there.
Grab that painting right there.
Move.
Stay down.
Thank you.
Are you ok?
Yeah.
Wade.
What the hell?
He was a liability. He had to go.
Come on, let's go.
We gotta move quick.
Hurst it's over! Drop the weapon!
Get on your knees! On your knees!
Back up!
Stay down!
Hands behind your back! Behind your back!
Drop it!
Sid!
Gun!
Argh!
Dispatch, this is Phillips.
We have Code 4 at the Gibsons Club.
Two suspects down, send ambulances.
Where's the kid?
Huh? Where's Benji?
Stay with me.
Keep breathing.
Look at me.
Where's the kid?
Your wife was taken to the hospital.
I'm sorry she didn't make it.
The boy, Hurst.
Immunity.
At least tell me the boy's still alive.
We found a dead crew member in the club.
Wayne Foulkes.
The stooge you picked up
on account of his relationship to the boy.
My bet is forensics
matches the bullet that killed him to your gun.
That's felony murder.
Abduction.
Armed robbery.
You're looking at 20 years minimum.
And if Benji's dead...
Immunity.
I'll get Curtis Penner to cooperate.
He's the brains of the operation, isn't he?
Boss, we just picked up Penner.
He was making a run for the ferry.
Immunity. Boy goes home tonight to his folks.
Boy is still alive.
This is outrageous!
Where's Benji?
I had nothing to do with that.
We have Hurst in custody. It's now or never.
If you want to be the first to talk.
If something happens to that boy,
I swear you'll never see the light of day.
There's a farmhouse in Porpoise Bay north of here.
♪ I caught on the fire on the feast day of St. Matthews. ♪
♪ Clamour of liars in the heat of the afternoon ♪
♪ Said what I thought I knew, I never knew ♪
♪ And all the conversations never true ♪
♪ So I live another life ♪
Benji! Come here, sweetie.
♪ I live another life ♪
♪ I live another life in my head ♪
Hey.
I'm just...
writing my statement, Sarge, while-while it's fresh.
That was a justifiable use of force.
You did exactly what I would have done.
Okay. Thank you.
As awful as it is you did your job.
And you saved my life... thank you.
This is just a formality.
I'll get you a ride home when you're done.
No, I can-I can drive myself, Sarge.
Not tonight.
If you need someone to talk to.
I'm all right.
I'm just... tired.
All right.
I'm here if you need me.
Liza, it's after midnight.
Dad, I'm kind of stuck. I need a ride.
What's wrong, sweetheart?
I'm at a party. Don't have a fit.
Some people I met, older kids, they offered me a ride
and now I'm up to all to hell and gone up at Sooto.
Sooto Lake?
Yeah. Could you just come and get me, please.
Things are getting out of hand.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just hang tight. I'm on my way.
Hey. Your uncle was a great help today.
Thank him from me.
Oh, I will.
I'm sure he's going to be talking
about this one for years.
I just wish that I had been there.
There's so much more I could have done.
Well, you'll have plenty of opportunity
for self-recrimination when you're a public defender.
Actually, I've been thinking about
pulling my law school applications.
Why?
I've been attending these pre-selection seminars,
and they're just... they're intense.
The students, they're are all these hardcore type A's,
and I read slower,
and I need time to process things and...
I'm just not sure I'm cut out for it.
Isabella...
you have more heart and dedication than anybody I know.
Please see this through.
Just think of all the lives you're gonna to change.
Breaking news.
Gibsons councillors reject
Mayor Holman's proposed town budget by a four-three margin.
All town spending is now frozen
until the councilors can find a resolution.
You hadn't heard?
No. It's far from ideal.
But at the end of the day,
I couldn't support a vision I don't believe in.
And others agreed.
That was Councillor Cassandra Lee.
I waited. Um, I left you a note.
We found the boy.
Yeah, I heard.
Fire department helped with roadblocks.
Medical examiner was out saving kids.
I had the day from hell.
You want to talk about your day?
Holman rewrote the budget. She gutted it.
I couldn't just roll over.
My team's been running on fumes for weeks
and you knew that!
Karl, this is about more than the police department.
Well, you explain that
to the parents of the kids we just saved!
And you tell that to the officer who's going to have
to live with having shot and killed someone today!
That's awful. I'm sorry.
Obviously, this isn't how I wanted the budget to go.
Christie left me no choice.
I was the only one who was going to stand up to her.
She cut funding from housing, from mental health supports.
Are you done?
I promised Phyllis, I'd go to her house, spend the night.
She's, uh...
Today's been hard.
Lucky her.
Don't be like this.
You tell me again how this isn't personal.