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Previously on R.J. Decker...
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Don't try to eat it through the wrapper.
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Today could be the last day of my trial,
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meaning I could be going home
in a few hours, or--
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Or you could be going to prison.
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Where I'm told candy bars
are in short supply.
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I can think of something
in even shorter supply.
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- Next witness.
- Lucas is my stepbrother,
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and that's the man who almost killed him.
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Mostly just came to see if we're even now.
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What's your obsession with us
getting even? What is it?
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We get even too fast, there won't be
any reason for me to call you anymore.
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Is that what you want?
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- What?
- What? No, it's good.
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It's a-a punctuation thing.
The, uh, pop, pop, pop.
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It's a lot of them.
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The em dashes? Oh, I like them.
They suit the story.
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Uh, they're a bit aggressive.
Commas might give you a better flow.
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The story is about a blind priest
who tried to broker a truce
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between MS-13 and the Latin Kings.
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I don't need it to flow. I need it to,
like, grab the reader and shake them.
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- What?
- You do this every time.
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You ask people to proof your stuff,
and then you argue every point.
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Only the dumb ones.
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Sofia, liftoff in five minutes.
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Oh. Look at you,
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earning your keep proofing
my wife's article so I don't have to.
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Mm-hmm.
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- She bite your head off yet?
- Pretty much, yeah.
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Hey, Mom. Harper and Violet just texted.
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They're going to a kids' spa on Saturday
for mani-pedis and facials,
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and I'm invited.
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I'm sorry, did you say "kids' spa"?
As in, a spa for children?
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- Can I go?
- No, you're busy Saturday.
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You're volunteering at the dog rescue.
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But can I just skip it this one time?
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You made a commitment.
We keep our commitments around here.
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Go get your bag.
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Oh, my goodness.
Take it easy on him. Mwah.
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He's got so little going for him in life.
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Uh, dashes or commas, it's good.
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- Hey, how are you?
- What are you wearing?
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Excuse me?
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Don't get excited. I'm asking
because I may have a job for you.
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Change your shirt and meet me
at the address I'm about to send you.
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Why do I have to change my shirt?
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Because these people have money
and refinement,
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and the last time they saw
a grown man wearing an aloha shirt,
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he was probably cleaning their pool.
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Oh. Okay.
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Who needs you to change your shirt?
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Oh, uh, Wish. Yeah,
he might have a new client for me.
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Thinks I need to look nice.
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Wish, who last time I saw him
was wearing a shirt
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with a metal detector on it and the words
"Beach Better Have My Money"?
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Man's got layers.
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Hey.
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Welcome to the humble abode
of the Carter family.
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Carter. Oh, as in Carter Rehab?
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- Got it in one.
- Huh.
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In addition to owning the biggest chain
of drug rehab centers in Florida,
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Ed Carter also funded a wing
at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
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Gonna go out on a limb and say he's
also one of your dad's biggest donors.
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He is. And so when the family realized
they needed help with a sensitive issue,
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they came to me.
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I told them it was a job
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for a very dependable,
very discreet private investigator.
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- Do good work. Do it quietly.
- Oh. Okay.
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I can virtually guarantee
they'll be back for more.
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- Okay.
- Background checks, security gigs,
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due diligence, and they'll pay top dollar.
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This shirt, this is the upgrade?
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Let's go hear about
this sensitive issue, shall we?
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That's Holden.
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He lives in Naples but stays with us
whenever family business requires it.
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So, usually,
it's just you and your dad here?
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He sends his regards, by the way.
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He's wrapping up some work in Orlando,
but we are both worried about Holden.
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He didn't come home last night,
and he isn't responding to calls or texts.
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You're moving pretty quickly bringing
someone like me on. Can I ask why?
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The more he knows, the more he can help.
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Holden has struggled
with drug addiction for years.
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My father and I think
he may have relapsed.
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Relapsed. So, he had gotten clean
at some point?
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A little over 18 months ago.
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He went to a facility in Switzerland
for the first six months,
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then came back to Florida.
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Since then, he has been working
as a rehab counselor
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in one of our Naples clinics.
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It's not like him to be out of touch,
at least not now that he's sober.
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Your job is to find Holden
quickly and quietly.
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If he has relapsed, Mr. Carter doesn't
want the police involved.
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Too much chance of the story
breaking to the media.
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I understand, and I wanna help.
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The best place for me to start
is with whoever saw him last.
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I dropped Holden off at
the community center a little before 1600.
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Support group meeting.
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So, you knew about
his history with addiction?
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Ten years working for the Carters.
They don't keep any secrets from me.
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I drive Holden whenever he's in town.
I waited up front like I usually do.
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90 mikes later, everybody comes out
except for Holden.
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I went inside, but no sign of him.
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How did he seem to you yesterday?
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Honestly, I was relieved
he wanted to get to a meeting.
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He seemed distracted, a little down.
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Any read on what was bothering him?
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He was pretty tight-lipped. That's part
of why I was worried about him.
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You served, huh? 1600, 90 mikes.
You tell time like a soldier.
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Not a soldier. A Marine.
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Oh, okay. Uh, is that why
Ed Carter chose you to drive his son?
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Wealthy, high-profile family.
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Maybe there are security threats
I should know about--
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Sorry, no.
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The biggest danger to Holden
has always been Holden.
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Got it.
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Community center where you dropped
him off, can I get the address?
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Yeah, yeah, he looks familiar.
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He would have come in around 4:00 p.m.
yesterday, headed for the rec room,
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but we think he went out a different way,
maybe the back or the side entrance.
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- Out there, I saw you had cameras--
- Hold on, 4:00 p.m.? In the rec room?
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- Yeah, he was here for an NA meeting.
- Just forget I said I saw him.
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And if you're about to ask to look at
the security footage, don't even bother.
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Anyone our cameras caught
coming in for that meeting
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is entitled to their privacy, okay?
End of story.
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- I get that.
- My sister is five years sober, okay?
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Anonymity is crucial to the work.
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I'm here because his sister thinks
he might be in trouble. Like real trouble.
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Look, I get that you don't want me
looking at the footage,
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- but you said you were here yesterday.
- Yeah, so?
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So you already saw everyone
that came in here for the meeting.
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Your guy didn't use a side exit.
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Check the rear door.
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Looks like he came out the back
right before the meeting would've started.
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He's making a call.
Now he's talking to someone.
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Who? Who's he talking to?
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Someone walked up.
I can't see who. They're off camera.
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But your guy, he looks a little...
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- What in the world?
- Can I turn around now, please?
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Yeah, I think that would be good.
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What the hell is that?
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In case you're wondering,
not one of the 12 steps.
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{\an8}- Do you think it's a sex thing?
- Well, this being Florida,
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{\an8}the answer to that question
should almost always be "maybe."
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{\an8}But no, I-I'm more worried
it could be an abduction.
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{\an8}Abduction?
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{\an8}You see how the big guy keeps
his arm pointed at Holden?
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{\an8}It occurred to me
that wearing that costume
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{\an8}might be a good way to conceal a gun.
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{\an8}Yeah, well, you need to be sure.
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{\an8}I'm not about to tell Naomi maybe
her brother was kidnapped by a furry.
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{\an8}It's a slimy, actually.
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{\an8}I did a little image searching
and realized it's the costume
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{\an8}for Sammy the Sea Cucumber,
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{\an8}- mascot for Rio Vista Prep.
- Huh.
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{\an8}- "Huh," what?
- That's where Holden went to high school.
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{\an8}Maybe the guy in the costume
was just an old buddy pulling a prank?
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{\an8}According to the school's
athletic schedule,
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{\an8}Sammy's due to make an appearance today.
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{\an8}I'll let you know what he has to say.
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Whoo-hoo!
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Sammy, my name is R.J. Decker.
I'm... a private investigator.
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I'd like to ask you
a few questions, if I could.
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Sammy. I... All right.
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Bit of a time-sensitive issue.
Maybe you can take a break?
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{\an8}Sammy, I have reason to believe a man was
abducted at gunpoint last night!
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{\an8}You are my top suspect!
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{\an8}♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
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{\an8}♪ Get in there
Yeah, yeah ♪
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{\an8}Sorry about before. I fully commit
to Sammy while I'm in costume.
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You do bring him to life.
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That isn't me.
Sammy worked a swim meet yesterday,
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which means I worked
a swim meet yesterday.
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There's no chance someone
could have borrowed your costume?
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Are you kidding?
That costume's totally different.
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No hat.
Look at the Sammy in the video.
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Hmm.
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- What is that? Like a sailor's cap?
- Mm-hmm.
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{\an8}That's Sammy, circa 2012.
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{\an8}That costume was retired.
Subsequent Sammys were hatless.
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{\an8}Thank goodness.
I don't know how I'd play with a hat.
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{\an8}Any idea where someone could have gotten
their hands on the 2012 costume?
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{\an8}Honestly, I assumed it was destroyed
after the flagpole incident.
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{\an8}Flagpole incident?
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{\an8}Some rich kid hoisted Sammy up
on the flagpole with the performer inside
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and left him there overnight.
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Costume was soiled
beyond salvage.
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Hmm.
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- What?
- The guy I'm trying to find,
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he went to school here around that time.
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He was definitely a rich kid.
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You think that was Sammy 2012
exacting some crazy revenge?
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You wouldn't happen to know
that Sammy's real name, would you?
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Ricky Strom. He wore the green
from 2008 to 2012.
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- Hi!
- What?
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- We brought you an afternoon treat.
- You guys!
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Mwah. What a nice surprise.
People I arrest, they never bring me boba.
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- Mom, guess what?
- Mmm?
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I'm going to the spa
with Harper and Violet after all.
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Yeah? We went over this.
You have dog rescue Saturday.
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Not anymore. Catherine fixed it.
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- Fixed it?
- I-I called the rescue
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and asked if we could shift
Sofia's commitment to next weekend,
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so she'll volunteer two days
instead of just one.
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Self-care this weekend. Dog care next.
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That's great.
And did Harper and Violet mention
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how much all those spa treatments
are going to cost?
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Oh. Catherine took care of that too.
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We talked it all through.
She gets it's a one-time thing.
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Mm-hmm.
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I mean, spa Saturdays will not
become the new norm.
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- Mm-mmm.
- Yeah, Mom. Relax.
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- Mmm.
- Enjoy your boba.
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About that. Uh...
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- Will this cover all three?
- Mel.
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No, no, no, no, it's only fair.
You get the spa day, I get the boba.
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This was great. Mwah.
But Mommy's got to get back to work.
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- I'll see you at home.
- See ya.
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Okay, so to be clear,
this is the house of the gentleman
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you believe dressed up
as a sea cucumber to kidnap
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- his high-school bully at gunpoint?
- Yeah.
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Wow. Florida just keeps giving and giving.
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You see the van in the driveway?
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It's the same one I saw Holden Carter
get into at the community center.
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You still want me to just hang back?
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Yes, hang back. You're only here to call
the cops if anything goes sideways.
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I gotta say, a violent turn
would almost be worth the headline.
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- Hmm?
- "Private eye and sexy lotto winner
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gunned down by a marine invertebrate."
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That's straight gold, son.
230
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- You're Ricky Strom?
- Yeah.
231
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Does you kicking the door in
count as things going sideways?
232
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'Cause I'm a single digit from 91... Whoa.
233
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- I need you to tell me where Holden is.
- I think someone took him.
234
00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:13,650
Yeah, you did,
from the community center yesterday!
235
00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,485
No. No, no, I-I...
Well, yeah, I brought him here,
236
00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:17,904
but then someone else broke in
and did this to me, okay?
237
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They must've kidnapped him.
238
00:12:19,239 --> 00:12:22,450
Wow. "Florida Man abducted
from his own abduction."
239
00:12:22,992 --> 00:12:24,619
It's... It's another good headline.
240
00:12:35,713 --> 00:12:37,966
I looked everywhere. No sign of Holden.
241
00:12:38,049 --> 00:12:41,135
I told you whoever broke in here
and attacked me must have taken him.
242
00:12:41,219 --> 00:12:45,974
Guys, come on. You think I'm gonna hit
myself in the head? Tie myself up?
243
00:12:46,057 --> 00:12:47,684
Stranger things have happened, Ricky.
244
00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:51,479
A six-foot cucumber committing
an armed abduction, for example.
245
00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:55,650
Okay, first, I wasn't armed.
I just pretended to have a gun.
246
00:12:55,733 --> 00:12:59,946
Second, in a certain light,
it wasn't an abduction.
247
00:13:00,029 --> 00:13:02,198
It was more of a... [inhales] ...prank.
248
00:13:02,282 --> 00:13:05,576
Like flying a guy in a mascot costume
up a flagpole?
249
00:13:07,328 --> 00:13:08,830
You know what Holden did to me?
250
00:13:11,666 --> 00:13:14,168
I was stuck up there all night.
251
00:13:14,669 --> 00:13:18,798
I'd had a lot of water.
Like, a lot of water.
252
00:13:18,881 --> 00:13:22,010
The next morning, half the school saw me,
253
00:13:22,093 --> 00:13:23,845
humiliated, exhausted...
254
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wet.
255
00:13:27,682 --> 00:13:30,268
It ended my mascot career
because every time I tried
256
00:13:30,351 --> 00:13:33,271
to put on the costume after that,
I'd have a panic attack.
257
00:13:33,354 --> 00:13:36,607
I'd been offered a full ride
to the University of Central Florida.
258
00:13:36,691 --> 00:13:38,318
I was gonna take over as Knightro.
259
00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:39,986
You were gonna wear the Golden Helmet?
260
00:13:40,069 --> 00:13:45,074
Coming out of UCF, I could've had my pick:
Mickey, Gritty, Benny the Bull.
261
00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:49,203
A few days ago, I saw on
Holden's social media that he was in town.
262
00:13:49,287 --> 00:13:51,789
He kept posting about his sobriety,
how great he was doing.
263
00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:55,877
Yesterday, I just... I don't know, snapped.
264
00:13:56,878 --> 00:13:58,337
I dug out my Sammy costume.
265
00:13:58,421 --> 00:14:01,174
I waited outside the Carter house,
and I tailed them to the community center.
266
00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:04,177
How did you know he was gonna come
right back out as soon as he went in?
267
00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,095
I didn't. I was just looking
for a place to hide
268
00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:07,972
when I saw him talking
on the phone to someone.
269
00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:09,974
He seemed, I don't know, nervous.
270
00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:11,684
They were trying to figure out
a place to meet.
271
00:14:11,768 --> 00:14:13,603
I only brought him here
to make him understand
272
00:14:13,686 --> 00:14:15,313
that what he did to me
that night mattered.
273
00:14:15,396 --> 00:14:17,565
But then the craziest thing happened.
274
00:14:18,608 --> 00:14:20,943
Some mystery man showed up
and ruined all your fun?
275
00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:24,155
No. I'm talking about before that.
276
00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:27,533
Holden,
277
00:14:28,451 --> 00:14:31,204
he just... listened.
278
00:14:31,287 --> 00:14:35,333
Let me say everything that
I needed to say. Then he apologized.
279
00:14:35,917 --> 00:14:39,670
And I could tell it wasn't about me
letting him go. It was about real regret.
280
00:14:39,754 --> 00:14:42,090
He told me about how devoted
he was to his sobriety,
281
00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:44,467
how important making amends is.
282
00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,677
And he asked if I would forgive him.
283
00:14:48,679 --> 00:14:50,014
And I did.
284
00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:54,143
He asked if he could use my phone.
I went into the kitchen to get it.
285
00:14:54,227 --> 00:14:56,854
And then bam. I'm hit from behind.
Everything goes black.
286
00:14:56,938 --> 00:14:58,689
And I know that it wasn't Holden
287
00:14:58,773 --> 00:15:00,900
because I was looking right at him
when it happened.
288
00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:04,904
Maybe it was some friend of Holden's.
Tracked him here, rescued him?
289
00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:07,657
If it was a rescue,
he would have turned up by now.
290
00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,158
You said when you walked up to him
291
00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:11,077
that he was on the phone,
that he seemed nervous.
292
00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,247
Oh, you think maybe he was talking
to the person who hit me.
293
00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:17,542
Would it help if you had Holden's phone?
294
00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:20,628
Because I-I-I know where it is.
Or sort of. I could help you find it.
295
00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:27,593
I was worried that someone might
use his phone to locate him,
296
00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:29,887
so I told him to toss it
out the van window.
297
00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:34,725
- It's a bag of chips, man.
- You're right.
298
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:40,398
Are you sure
this is the right stretch of road?
299
00:15:40,481 --> 00:15:44,610
I think so. I was still in costume,
and Sammy's range of vision is subpar.
300
00:15:45,695 --> 00:15:47,113
Sure.
301
00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:51,033
- Oh! Found it.
- You got it?
302
00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:52,577
- Yeah.
- Okay.
303
00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:54,036
Looks like a lot of missed calls.
304
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,624
Ten calls from Naomi Carter and 47 calls
from a guy named Rico Delaware.
305
00:15:58,708 --> 00:16:00,459
Does that name mean anything to you?
306
00:16:00,543 --> 00:16:04,839
No, I've never heard of him. But 47 calls.
If he was that desperate to reach Holden...
307
00:16:04,922 --> 00:16:08,759
Yeah, maybe he was desperate enough
to come and find him last night.
308
00:16:21,147 --> 00:16:23,733
I'm sorry. I know I screwed up.
309
00:16:23,816 --> 00:16:26,694
I shouldn't have made
the spa day happen for Sofia.
310
00:16:26,777 --> 00:16:29,780
But she was so excited.
311
00:16:29,864 --> 00:16:30,865
And it was easy for you.
312
00:16:30,948 --> 00:16:35,411
$300, $400 for a couple hours
of self-care, it's no problem, right?
313
00:16:36,329 --> 00:16:37,747
Please don't be this way.
314
00:16:37,830 --> 00:16:40,082
- What way? Poor?
- You are not poor.
315
00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:44,545
No, but I was. Growing up, my apartment--
two bedrooms, one bathroom--
316
00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:45,630
Six kids. I remember.
317
00:16:45,713 --> 00:16:48,716
Yeah. Can you guess how many spa days
me and my sisters enjoyed?
318
00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:51,761
You always do this. You hold the fact
319
00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:53,888
- that I have a little money against me.
- A little?
320
00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:56,599
My grandparents left me
what they left me. I'm sorry.
321
00:16:56,682 --> 00:17:01,229
Besides, you and I are married.
What's mine is yours. Yours is mine.
322
00:17:01,896 --> 00:17:04,607
- Like this house?
- Like this house. Our house.
323
00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:06,943
- What?
- You put all the money down.
324
00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:11,614
Yeah. Yeah, I did, with your permission,
325
00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:14,825
because you agreed that this
was the best school district for Sofia
326
00:17:14,909 --> 00:17:15,910
by a mile.
327
00:17:15,993 --> 00:17:18,913
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Sorry, I...
328
00:17:18,996 --> 00:17:21,374
I love this house.
Sofia, she loves this house.
329
00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:22,458
It could just...
330
00:17:22,541 --> 00:17:25,461
It could feel
like something I won
331
00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:27,421
and not something I earned.
332
00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:34,387
The spa day, I'll sign off on it, okay?
As long as we split it.
333
00:17:34,470 --> 00:17:37,348
Yeah, sure. Whatever you want.
334
00:17:37,431 --> 00:17:38,432
Okay.
335
00:17:52,113 --> 00:17:54,365
Hey, you get my message
about the mascot and Holden's phone?
336
00:17:54,448 --> 00:17:58,286
- I did.
- Guy that called 47 times, Rico Delaware.
337
00:17:58,369 --> 00:17:59,620
Turns out he's a street artist
338
00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:02,123
who spent some time
at one of the Carter Rehab Clinics.
339
00:18:02,206 --> 00:18:03,749
Apparently, he didn't have
a good experience
340
00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:05,376
because he went to war
with them last year.
341
00:18:05,459 --> 00:18:06,961
He put up a bunch of anti-Carter graffiti
342
00:18:07,044 --> 00:18:08,170
- all over town.
- R.J.
343
00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:10,131
I mean, 47 calls to a member
of a family you hate,
344
00:18:10,214 --> 00:18:12,758
that's got to be harassment,
maybe even a prelude to a kidnapping.
345
00:18:12,842 --> 00:18:15,177
We find Rico Delaware,
maybe we find Holden.
346
00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:17,471
R.J., Holden has been found.
347
00:18:17,555 --> 00:18:19,849
Oh, okay. Where? Where was he?
348
00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:22,643
Some little no-tell motel downtown.
349
00:18:22,727 --> 00:18:26,439
Housekeeper came in to clean the room,
found him with a needle in his arm.
350
00:18:27,565 --> 00:18:31,736
He overdosed. I just identified
his body for the Carters.
351
00:18:46,709 --> 00:18:48,502
He's been like that for hours.
352
00:18:48,586 --> 00:18:52,006
When Holden was little,
he was the apple of Dad's eye,
353
00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:54,133
and nothing was too good for Holden.
354
00:18:54,216 --> 00:18:59,513
So you can imagine how much it hurt Dad
when drugs came into the picture.
355
00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:02,224
Especially given
the family business.
356
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:05,686
You could call it ironic, if all
the papers didn't already do it years ago.
357
00:19:05,770 --> 00:19:07,772
On the subject of media,
358
00:19:07,855 --> 00:19:11,400
my office has been in steady contact
with the FLPD regarding messaging,
359
00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:14,070
and we don't see any reasons
for the specifics of Holden's passing
360
00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:15,613
- to go public.
- Thank you.
361
00:19:15,696 --> 00:19:18,658
And thank you for trying to help us.
362
00:19:18,741 --> 00:19:21,869
I've already Zelle'd your account
for your services, plus a bonus
363
00:19:21,952 --> 00:19:24,455
- for your continued discretion.
- Oh.
364
00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:28,250
Uh, I appreciate that. But my discretion,
it's-it's part of package.
365
00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:30,711
I'm only sorry
we couldn't find Holden sooner.
366
00:19:33,714 --> 00:19:35,132
Ms. Carter, I'm sorry. I have to ask.
367
00:19:35,216 --> 00:19:37,885
Did Holden ever mention anything
about harassing phone calls?
368
00:19:37,968 --> 00:19:38,969
I'm sorry?
369
00:19:39,053 --> 00:19:43,057
When I found his phone, I saw there was
a bunch of calls from Rico Delaware.
370
00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:44,225
I assume you know that name.
371
00:19:44,308 --> 00:19:47,353
That has to be a mistake.
That man hates my family.
372
00:19:47,436 --> 00:19:49,480
He wouldn't have been in Holden's phone.
373
00:19:49,563 --> 00:19:52,900
Holden never mention
any business he needed to tend to
374
00:19:52,983 --> 00:19:54,568
that wasn't related to the clinics?
375
00:19:54,652 --> 00:19:55,736
Anyone he was planning to meet
376
00:19:55,820 --> 00:19:57,405
- the day he went missing?
- No, no one.
377
00:19:57,488 --> 00:19:58,614
Do you understand any of this?
378
00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,991
Naomi, sorry.
Can you excuse us for a moment?
379
00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:05,371
What do you think you're doing?
380
00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:09,375
I think I'm asking questions
about a death I find a little suspicious.
381
00:20:09,458 --> 00:20:12,420
What's so suspicious about
a drug addict dying of an overdose?
382
00:20:12,503 --> 00:20:16,298
Ricky Strom described a guy
utterly devoted to his sobriety.
383
00:20:16,382 --> 00:20:18,342
Then a few hours later,
he's dead of an OD?
384
00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:20,511
I'm sorry, are you talking
about the lunatic
385
00:20:20,594 --> 00:20:22,680
who dressed up
like a vegetable to kidnap him?
386
00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:23,764
There were two kidnappings:
387
00:20:23,848 --> 00:20:25,975
one from the community center,
one from Ricky Strom's house.
388
00:20:26,058 --> 00:20:27,476
- Are you on drugs right now?
- Listen to me.
389
00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,061
Something was going on
with Holden that day.
390
00:20:29,145 --> 00:20:31,522
Something completely incidental
to whatever Ricky did.
391
00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:33,816
He clearly had no intention
of going to that support group.
392
00:20:33,899 --> 00:20:35,192
He went in one door, out the other.
393
00:20:35,276 --> 00:20:36,777
He was on the phone with somebody outside,
394
00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:39,113
- trying to figure out a place to meet.
- His dealer, R.J.
395
00:20:39,196 --> 00:20:40,823
He was calling his dealer.
396
00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:43,409
- This is a tragedy, okay? Not a mystery.
- Can you think of a better way
397
00:20:43,492 --> 00:20:46,162
to murder someone with a history
of drug abuse than a staged overdose?
398
00:20:46,245 --> 00:20:48,205
- Tell me. No, I want you to tell me.
- No. No. No more.
399
00:20:48,289 --> 00:20:51,792
These people are as mortified
by Holden's death as they are devastated.
400
00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:53,586
They want to preserve his memory.
401
00:20:53,669 --> 00:20:56,422
They want to move on.
You need to let them do both.
402
00:20:56,505 --> 00:21:00,509
Holden's phone-- You said you found it.
Give it to me. I'll give it to the family.
403
00:21:00,593 --> 00:21:03,637
I don't have it with me.
But I will drop it by your office later.
404
00:21:26,744 --> 00:21:30,456
Now, retail, brand new,
this beauty will run you 700.
405
00:21:30,539 --> 00:21:34,168
I pulled it out of a dumpster.
Sterilized every part. Rebuilt the motor.
406
00:21:34,251 --> 00:21:36,170
Now I'm letting it go to you
for 100 bucks.
407
00:21:36,253 --> 00:21:38,088
That's not for everybody.
That's 'cause we're old pals.
408
00:21:38,172 --> 00:21:39,757
Uh-huh.
409
00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,091
Oh, hey, speaking of old pals.
410
00:21:41,175 --> 00:21:42,927
- Hey.
- Mauricio, how are you doing, man?
411
00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:44,512
- Are you kidding me, man?
- Oh.
412
00:21:44,595 --> 00:21:46,889
Come on. Cell block D forever, my man.
413
00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:47,973
Saw your van out front.
414
00:21:48,057 --> 00:21:49,391
- Mauricio's Appliance Repair?
- Yeah.
415
00:21:49,475 --> 00:21:50,935
Way to turn your prison hustle
into a real business.
416
00:21:51,018 --> 00:21:52,520
Hey, I can say the same thing for you.
417
00:21:52,603 --> 00:21:54,730
Well, I-I wasn't a... wasn't a PI inside.
418
00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:56,440
You sure as hell couldn't mind
your own business.
419
00:21:57,608 --> 00:21:59,860
Reason I called,
I was hoping you could unlock this for me.
420
00:21:59,944 --> 00:22:01,946
Yeah. It's yours, right?
421
00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:03,697
Well, if it were mine,
I would know the password.
422
00:22:03,781 --> 00:22:06,367
Untrue. People forget
their passwords all the time.
423
00:22:06,450 --> 00:22:10,746
And unlocking someone's phone without
his or her explicit permission is illegal.
424
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,915
It's yours, right?
425
00:22:13,791 --> 00:22:15,626
Oh, yeah, it's mine. 100% mine. All mine.
426
00:22:15,709 --> 00:22:18,379
- Great. Give me a day.
- Beautiful. Thank you.
427
00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:22,800
Now look, Wish. I could let the blender go
for 90, but after that I'm giving it away.
428
00:22:26,929 --> 00:22:29,765
Oh, move fast and tight
to the wall for outlines.
429
00:22:30,349 --> 00:22:31,350
- Rico Delaware?
- Yeah.
430
00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,477
Or should I call you Professor Delaware?
431
00:22:33,561 --> 00:22:35,646
I know the university made you
an artist in residence.
432
00:22:35,729 --> 00:22:39,733
Selfies gotta wait till after class, okay?
I don't like to break flow.
433
00:22:39,817 --> 00:22:42,778
I respect flow.
But, uh, I'm a private investigator.
434
00:22:42,862 --> 00:22:46,073
I'd like to ask you a few questions about
your relationship with Holden Carter.
435
00:22:46,156 --> 00:22:48,534
What's a PI care about me and him?
436
00:22:48,617 --> 00:22:52,079
A lot, actually. Mostly because
he was found dead last night.
437
00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:01,964
People like me...
People like Holden...
438
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:05,676
The number of times that we stick a needle
in our arm and never wake up...
439
00:23:07,136 --> 00:23:09,555
Uh, you'd think I'd be used to it
by now, but no.
440
00:23:09,638 --> 00:23:11,056
It messes me up every time.
441
00:23:13,350 --> 00:23:15,060
The reason why I wanted
to talk to you, Rico,
442
00:23:15,144 --> 00:23:17,938
I'm not sure Holden put that needle
in his arm himself.
443
00:23:18,981 --> 00:23:20,107
You think someone killed him?
444
00:23:22,026 --> 00:23:23,277
You think I killed him?
445
00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:26,155
Well, it's no secret you had a grudge
against the Carter family.
446
00:23:26,238 --> 00:23:28,949
My grudge is with Ed Carter,
the way he runs his business.
447
00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:30,993
Me and Holden, we were cool.
448
00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:35,789
A while back, Holden reached out to me.
449
00:23:35,873 --> 00:23:40,961
He wanted to meet to talk about
my experience with Carter Rehab.
450
00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:43,631
I obliged.
451
00:23:43,714 --> 00:23:48,594
Told him about recruiters pulling 5K
a head for addicts with primo insurance.
452
00:23:48,677 --> 00:23:51,472
About how the facilities
are straight-up turnstiles.
453
00:23:51,555 --> 00:23:54,266
How no one gives a crap if you get sober,
454
00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:56,310
just so long
as the insurance keeps paying.
455
00:23:58,979 --> 00:24:02,650
This one guy I knew,
he went through four rounds of that.
456
00:24:02,733 --> 00:24:05,819
The fourth time,
he OD'd right there in the clinic.
457
00:24:05,903 --> 00:24:07,279
You ever tried talking to the cops?
458
00:24:07,363 --> 00:24:11,700
Oh, yeah. You tell me when police start
listening to junkies, former or otherwise.
459
00:24:11,784 --> 00:24:14,912
And Holden? How did he take
everything you told him?
460
00:24:14,995 --> 00:24:18,457
He was upset, you know, but he said
that he'd take it all to his old man.
461
00:24:18,540 --> 00:24:21,335
- How did that conversation go?
- I don't know, all right?
462
00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:23,587
I figured I said my piece.
I gave him some space.
463
00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:26,256
Well, I happen to know
you called him 47 times the other night.
464
00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:27,716
How's that giving him space?
465
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,511
Me and Holden, well, we stayed in contact.
466
00:24:30,594 --> 00:24:34,348
He wanted me to stay clean.
I wanted him to stay clean.
467
00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,601
The other, night all I could
think about was getting high.
468
00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:39,228
So you called Holden?
469
00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,981
Yeah. When I couldn't reach him,
I freaked. I kept calling.
470
00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:44,358
But then I said to myself,
471
00:24:44,441 --> 00:24:47,820
"You know what he would say?
Get your ass to a meeting." And so I did.
472
00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:51,490
My sister drove me there and back.
473
00:24:52,032 --> 00:24:54,535
This is her number if you wanna call her.
474
00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:56,370
Please, it's okay. It's okay.
475
00:24:57,079 --> 00:25:01,291
Look, as far as I've been able to tell,
Holden seemed like he was in a good place.
476
00:25:01,375 --> 00:25:03,210
But I don't know. What do you think?
477
00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:08,048
Every addict is just one bad day
away from a slip.
478
00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:14,179
But if you're right,
if someone did this to him,
479
00:25:15,222 --> 00:25:16,765
then you need to catch him.
480
00:25:17,891 --> 00:25:19,351
Because trust me,
481
00:25:20,561 --> 00:25:23,313
that is the last way
he would have wanted to go.
482
00:25:37,244 --> 00:25:38,662
R.J. Decker?
483
00:25:38,746 --> 00:25:39,788
Yeah.
484
00:25:39,872 --> 00:25:44,084
Agent Jacob Koop, IRS.
Criminal Investigation Division.
485
00:25:44,126 --> 00:25:48,047
Wow. I knew I shouldn't have rounded up
my mileage on that last tax return.
486
00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:50,132
Actually, I wanna talk to you
487
00:25:50,215 --> 00:25:53,135
about the work you've been doing
for the, uh, Carter family.
488
00:25:53,218 --> 00:25:56,930
Well, if you know the kind of work I do,
you know I can't talk about my clients.
489
00:25:57,014 --> 00:26:00,601
I can't even confirm the people
you're talking about are my clients.
490
00:26:00,684 --> 00:26:01,935
I'll just cut to the chase then.
491
00:26:02,019 --> 00:26:05,898
See, I'm here because I don't think
Holden Carter's overdose was an accident.
492
00:26:07,024 --> 00:26:10,235
I think someone forced him
to shoot up, probably at gunpoint.
493
00:26:10,319 --> 00:26:14,823
Well, I don't think
I'll be violating confidentiality
494
00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:16,366
to tell you I've been thinking
the same thing.
495
00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:17,993
- Oh, good.
- Do you wanna come inside?
496
00:26:18,077 --> 00:26:19,161
You wanna compare notes?
497
00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:22,206
You know, I'd love to talk but not here.
Someplace public.
498
00:26:22,289 --> 00:26:24,666
- All right, you know FM Station?
- I'll find it.
499
00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:28,253
Why do we have to go somewhere public
to talk about Holden Carter?
500
00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:31,840
Well, because I think
you're the one that killed him.
501
00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:39,223
Crazy day. You accuse a guy of murder,
502
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:41,809
he ends up introducing you
to the best burger you've had in years.
503
00:26:41,892 --> 00:26:43,602
Not that it's alleviating any suspicion.
504
00:26:43,685 --> 00:26:46,772
Yeah, I get it. Ex-con takes money
from a shady family.
505
00:26:46,855 --> 00:26:49,441
Twenty-four hours later,
that family's black sheep winds up dead.
506
00:26:49,525 --> 00:26:50,859
I'd take a look at me too.
507
00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:54,863
Coroner's report says Holden died
between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. two nights ago.
508
00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:57,741
- Can you account for your whereabouts?
- Oh, I can.
509
00:26:57,825 --> 00:27:00,452
But first I'd like to confirm
a few of my suspicions.
510
00:27:00,536 --> 00:27:03,330
Naomi Carter paid me
electronically this morning.
511
00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:04,998
By the afternoon,
I'm getting a visit from you.
512
00:27:05,082 --> 00:27:07,709
Which tells me the IRS is monitoring
the family's accounts.
513
00:27:07,793 --> 00:27:11,380
And since you work in criminal
investigations, ain't your standard audit.
514
00:27:12,381 --> 00:27:14,007
You've been looking into something bigger.
515
00:27:14,091 --> 00:27:16,426
Something that now
includes Holden's death.
516
00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:19,054
Well, I can neither confirm nor deny...
517
00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:23,350
is something we're required to say
when someone's got us dead to rights.
518
00:27:24,226 --> 00:27:27,229
Holden was looking into some pretty
dark corners of the family business.
519
00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:28,981
I think he was gonna have a talk
with his dad.
520
00:27:29,064 --> 00:27:30,315
I think he did, but it went poorly.
521
00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:33,068
So poorly, in fact,
his next step is reaching out to the IRS.
522
00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:35,404
Which makes me wonder
if it was you he was planning on meeting
523
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,865
when he snuck out
of a support group meeting the other day.
524
00:27:39,241 --> 00:27:40,534
Well, I can neither confirm nor deny.
525
00:27:40,617 --> 00:27:44,037
Then don't confirm or deny this either:
Holden was gonna whistleblow.
526
00:27:44,121 --> 00:27:45,372
He was gonna take down Carter Rehab
527
00:27:45,455 --> 00:27:48,375
because unlike his dad, he actually cares
about addicts getting better.
528
00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:51,503
Those whereabouts
you were gonna account for?
529
00:27:51,587 --> 00:27:54,256
Phone, computer records
prove I was home all night. What?
530
00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:56,174
It's gonna take me days
to subpoena those records.
531
00:27:56,258 --> 00:27:58,218
Okay. That's good.
It'll give us both more time to prove
532
00:27:58,302 --> 00:28:00,053
his dad was behind what happened to him.
533
00:28:01,054 --> 00:28:04,433
The premise that you killed Holden
but might be willing to roll on his dad
534
00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:07,728
was all I had left, and if that premise
is wrong, then I have nothing.
535
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:11,273
And if I have nothing, trust me,
you've got less than nothing.
536
00:28:12,733 --> 00:28:14,818
Ed Carter's gonna get away
with everything.
537
00:28:19,781 --> 00:28:21,867
Someone had a crappy day.
538
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:23,744
Yeah, someone did.
539
00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:25,662
You wanna join me for a beer?
540
00:28:26,580 --> 00:28:27,581
Yes, I do.
541
00:28:34,212 --> 00:28:35,797
Thank you.
542
00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:39,885
Let me guess: Wish still unhappy
about the way you're dressing?
543
00:28:39,968 --> 00:28:41,386
Mm-hmm.
544
00:28:41,470 --> 00:28:43,680
He's the one who brought you
the new client, right?
545
00:28:43,764 --> 00:28:47,142
Mm-hmm. Judging by that second beer
you had lined up,
546
00:28:47,225 --> 00:28:49,102
I'm guessing you had a crappy day too?
547
00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:52,272
Mel and I had the money fight again.
548
00:28:53,106 --> 00:28:54,107
Oof.
549
00:28:54,191 --> 00:28:57,361
Yeah, oof. I know. I pay for stuff
when I can pay for stuff,
550
00:28:57,444 --> 00:29:00,072
and she acts like
I'm some eccentric millionaire.
551
00:29:00,948 --> 00:29:04,743
Back when you and I were together, I paid
more rent, I paid for more meals out.
552
00:29:04,826 --> 00:29:06,286
You were always okay with it.
553
00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:12,209
Wait. You weren't okay with it?
554
00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:14,795
I mean,
it's not like I wasn't okay with it.
555
00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:17,130
It just took me
a little while to get used to.
556
00:29:17,214 --> 00:29:20,092
I like to pay my own way.
Mel does too.
557
00:29:20,175 --> 00:29:21,343
What?
558
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:24,471
Nothing. I just found out
that I'm repeating an ugly pattern
559
00:29:24,554 --> 00:29:27,975
from my first failed marriage. No biggie.
560
00:29:28,058 --> 00:29:29,810
No, you're not repeating anything.
561
00:29:29,893 --> 00:29:33,271
Unlike me, Mel said something.
That's not repetition, that's progress.
562
00:29:33,939 --> 00:29:36,316
But what do I do?
563
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,569
Get in there. If she said something,
you say something back.
564
00:29:45,075 --> 00:29:47,911
- What?
- My crappy day, it ain't over yet.
565
00:29:50,664 --> 00:29:52,207
Hey. What happened?
566
00:29:52,290 --> 00:29:56,586
I was loading groceries in the van,
and some huge guy comes out of nowhere,
567
00:29:56,670 --> 00:29:59,840
coldcocks me and snatches the phone
you gave me and ran off.
568
00:29:59,923 --> 00:30:01,466
- He only took the phone?
- Yeah.
569
00:30:01,550 --> 00:30:03,802
The three of us are the only ones
that knew Mauricio had it.
570
00:30:03,885 --> 00:30:06,722
So, how would anyone know
to track him down?
571
00:30:06,805 --> 00:30:10,308
Wish, have you ever heard
of Find My Phone?
572
00:30:10,392 --> 00:30:13,645
It enables users to find their phones.
573
00:30:13,729 --> 00:30:16,648
- Yeah, but the owner's dead.
- I'm so-- He's what?
574
00:30:16,732 --> 00:30:20,777
- Did you get a look at him?
- Not really. I mean, he was white, jacked.
575
00:30:20,861 --> 00:30:23,697
Kind of like that Aryan Nation guy
who was weirdly good at kickball.
576
00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:25,282
- You remember him?
- Oh, yeah.
577
00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:28,785
- Oh. That-That's not good.
- What?
578
00:30:28,869 --> 00:30:31,371
You got a-a dent in your face. Hold on.
579
00:30:32,414 --> 00:30:35,625
Looks like a little lollipop with wings.
580
00:30:38,253 --> 00:30:41,214
That ain't a lollipop.
It's a globe from a signet ring.
581
00:30:41,298 --> 00:30:42,841
You got punched in the face by a Marine.
582
00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:44,384
You know who he is?
583
00:30:44,468 --> 00:30:45,469
Yeah, I do.
584
00:30:45,552 --> 00:30:48,638
I'm starting to think
he's the one that killed Holden Carter.
585
00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:00,817
Are the cuffs really necessary?
586
00:31:00,901 --> 00:31:03,862
You're a suspect in a violent robbery.
587
00:31:03,945 --> 00:31:06,364
Did the officers who pulled you over fail
to make that clear?
588
00:31:06,448 --> 00:31:09,785
They did. And then I made it clear
that they had the wrong guy.
589
00:31:09,868 --> 00:31:14,414
And yet they found this. Property
reported stolen by the victim in your car.
590
00:31:14,498 --> 00:31:18,919
It belonged to the late Holden Carter,
son of your employer, Ed Carter, yes?
591
00:31:20,087 --> 00:31:22,255
I'm thinking you were able to track it
to the man you assaulted
592
00:31:22,339 --> 00:31:25,842
because you or Ed or one
of his other flunkies at Carter Rehab
593
00:31:25,926 --> 00:31:29,096
put spyware on the phone
that lets you see Holden's movements,
594
00:31:29,179 --> 00:31:31,223
maybe even read his emails and texts.
595
00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:32,933
This is insane.
596
00:31:33,016 --> 00:31:35,519
I found that phone under a car seat today.
597
00:31:35,602 --> 00:31:39,022
Obviously, Holden left it there.
I didn't beat anyone up to get it.
598
00:31:41,316 --> 00:31:43,151
Take a look at these.
599
00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:46,738
And then take a look
at that ring of yours.
600
00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:52,828
Sorry. This guy must have pissed off
a different Marine.
601
00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:55,580
How did Ed take it when he heard
Holden slipped away the other night?
602
00:31:55,664 --> 00:31:58,875
Did he already know Holden
had a meeting with the IRS?
603
00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:03,171
I'm just a driver.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
604
00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:06,049
Mmm. You could tell
from the spyware on the phone
605
00:32:06,133 --> 00:32:09,761
that Holden exited the community center
as soon as he entered it.
606
00:32:09,845 --> 00:32:11,179
I'm guessing you got to the parking lot
607
00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:15,142
just as he got into a van
with a man named Ricky Strom.
608
00:32:15,225 --> 00:32:19,104
You followed them to Mr. Strom's house,
and then you called Daddy.
609
00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:22,816
He got nervous. Thought maybe
this was Holden's IRS contact.
610
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:25,735
So he told you it was time.
Holden had to go.
611
00:32:25,819 --> 00:32:30,282
Give up your boss.
Confess to staging Holden's OD.
612
00:32:30,365 --> 00:32:33,410
Maybe the State of Florida
won't put a needle in your arm.
613
00:32:34,744 --> 00:32:38,373
Go ahead. Charge me with this assault
if you think it'll stick.
614
00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:41,501
But if you want to talk to me again,
I'll come back with a lawyer.
615
00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:45,797
Mr. Carter will hire the best
that money can buy.
616
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,771
Did the best I could.
617
00:33:01,855 --> 00:33:04,649
Only thing that guy said in there
that was even remotely true
618
00:33:04,733 --> 00:33:07,110
is Ed Carter's loaded, which is funny.
619
00:33:07,194 --> 00:33:10,447
His daughter hiring a PI
who works out of a pool house
620
00:33:10,530 --> 00:33:13,575
instead of some big, white-glove
security firm.
621
00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:15,911
Yeah, I don't know.
Must have liked my website, I guess.
622
00:33:29,424 --> 00:33:30,467
Great.
623
00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:40,685
What, too loud inside?
624
00:33:40,769 --> 00:33:43,396
For this conversation?
Yes, because I need you to hear me.
625
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,774
I tried to do you a favor
when I brought you to Naomi.
626
00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:48,693
Now her father is threatening
to cut off ties with mine.
627
00:33:48,777 --> 00:33:50,153
That'd be bad, right?
628
00:33:50,237 --> 00:33:53,114
Losing all that money Ed Carter's making
not keeping addicts off drugs.
629
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:54,199
What are you talking about?
630
00:33:54,282 --> 00:33:56,201
Carter Rehab doesn't want people
getting better.
631
00:33:56,284 --> 00:33:59,579
It's bad for business.
Holden was about to blow the whistle.
632
00:33:59,663 --> 00:34:01,748
If we open up the phone,
there's gonna be spyware on it
633
00:34:01,831 --> 00:34:04,000
that'll prove his dad knew
he was talking to the IRS.
634
00:34:04,084 --> 00:34:07,545
Hold on. If we open his phone?
You mean you don't know there's spyware?
635
00:34:07,629 --> 00:34:10,382
The phone's locked.
Can you think of another reason
636
00:34:10,465 --> 00:34:12,801
why Ed sent his hatchet man
to get it back yesterday? Tell me.
637
00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:16,012
Wow. I can't believe this.
I can't believe you accused Ed Carter
638
00:34:16,096 --> 00:34:19,307
of having his own son killed
without any proof.
639
00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:21,142
'Cause if there's no proof,
there's no crime, right?
640
00:34:21,226 --> 00:34:24,896
Isn't that the Ochoa family motto?
Look, Holden is dead.
641
00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:27,816
A guy that died trying to be a better man,
to fight for people who needed help.
642
00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:30,277
He was willing to go up
against his own father.
643
00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:33,113
Not because it was easy.
'Cause it was the right thing to do.
644
00:34:33,196 --> 00:34:35,949
Of course, you wouldn't care
about a guy like that.
645
00:34:36,032 --> 00:34:38,243
Next time you wanna do me a favor,
don't do it.
646
00:34:38,326 --> 00:34:40,078
I don't need business like yours.
647
00:34:48,628 --> 00:34:52,799
I have to admit I was surprised
to hear from you this morning.
648
00:34:52,882 --> 00:34:54,259
I was pretty clear with your father.
649
00:34:54,342 --> 00:34:57,429
I thought our families
needed some time apart.
650
00:34:57,512 --> 00:35:02,058
You were. But he and I both felt
we'd be remiss
651
00:35:02,142 --> 00:35:06,813
if we didn't at least try to apologize
for Mr. Decker's actions yesterday.
652
00:35:06,896 --> 00:35:09,608
Next time, we'll do a better job
vetting our referrals.
653
00:35:09,691 --> 00:35:11,526
You're assuming there'll be a next time.
654
00:35:11,610 --> 00:35:14,529
I'm well aware
we need to earn back your trust.
655
00:35:15,697 --> 00:35:17,657
That's why I-I brought you this.
656
00:35:19,784 --> 00:35:23,913
Holden's phone. My office was able
to get it back from the police.
657
00:35:23,997 --> 00:35:26,916
It wasn't too difficult,
considering there was no crime
658
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:28,376
they could actually connect it to, but...
659
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:30,920
And given the scrutiny
Mr. Decker was inviting,
660
00:35:31,004 --> 00:35:32,964
I thought you would value having it back.
661
00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:41,848
If there's nothing else...
662
00:35:47,103 --> 00:35:50,649
Yeah, actually, there is one more thing.
It was locked when we got it.
663
00:35:50,732 --> 00:35:53,193
My father and I didn't want to assume
you'd know the password.
664
00:35:53,276 --> 00:35:56,404
So we did you the favor of bringing it
to one of our communications experts.
665
00:35:56,488 --> 00:36:00,617
The intention was to give you access
to Holden's photo album.
666
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:02,535
All those precious memories.
667
00:36:03,787 --> 00:36:05,872
But then our expert found something else.
668
00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:11,419
Someone was tracking Holden's movements
and reading his emails and text messages.
669
00:36:12,045 --> 00:36:15,757
Whoever it was,
they knew he was looking to go public
670
00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,511
with some very serious concerns
about treatment practices at Carter Rehab.
671
00:36:19,594 --> 00:36:23,431
If you're suggesting I had anything
to do with what happened to Holden--
672
00:36:23,515 --> 00:36:25,600
I'm not suggesting anything.
673
00:36:26,935 --> 00:36:31,606
I'm just hoping my family ends up
back in your family's good graces.
674
00:36:33,942 --> 00:36:35,819
Because a man
who would have his own son killed
675
00:36:35,902 --> 00:36:38,029
can never have too many friends, can he?
676
00:36:42,075 --> 00:36:46,121
Tell your father when the time comes,
he'll have my support.
677
00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:54,629
It's important to me that he knows,
that you both know,
678
00:36:54,713 --> 00:36:59,509
Holden wasn't supposed to die.
The plan was only to discredit him.
679
00:36:59,592 --> 00:37:03,722
To make it so the feds
couldn't take him seriously as a witness.
680
00:37:03,805 --> 00:37:05,432
So all you really wanted to do
681
00:37:05,515 --> 00:37:08,101
was throw away
all the hard work he did to get sober.
682
00:37:08,184 --> 00:37:11,938
It was a mistake. A terrible mistake.
683
00:37:13,523 --> 00:37:17,068
Naomi. Can I assume
she played no part in this?
684
00:37:17,152 --> 00:37:21,948
Of course not. She loved her brother.
I loved Holden too.
685
00:37:22,031 --> 00:37:24,367
I loved him as much
as your father loves you.
686
00:37:26,911 --> 00:37:28,246
I'm sure that's true.
687
00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:41,259
How'd it go?
688
00:37:43,511 --> 00:37:46,681
It's important to me
that he knows, that you both know.
689
00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:51,019
Holden wasn't supposed to die.
The plan was only to discredit him.
690
00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:55,106
To make it so the feds
couldn't take him seriously as a witness.
691
00:37:56,024 --> 00:37:57,192
Who gets this first?
692
00:37:58,526 --> 00:38:01,780
My new friend at the IRS.
I'll go see him after I drive you home.
693
00:38:02,906 --> 00:38:06,367
Actually, I'll come with you.
And then I need a drink.
694
00:38:22,258 --> 00:38:24,594
Uh, I didn't do all this.
695
00:38:24,677 --> 00:38:25,929
You're early.
696
00:38:26,638 --> 00:38:30,266
Uh, Mel, this is Francis. She writes
the Herald's financial advice column.
697
00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:32,685
Oh, okay. Hi. Nice to meet you.
698
00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:37,315
Uh, I-I, uh, was just leaving.
699
00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:40,944
You have a lovely home.
700
00:38:42,904 --> 00:38:44,072
Thanks again, Francis.
701
00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:50,328
Is it terrible I'm relieved
you weren't about to pitch a threesome?
702
00:38:50,411 --> 00:38:53,748
A little, but whatever.
703
00:38:53,832 --> 00:38:56,042
Just come sit.
704
00:38:57,168 --> 00:39:00,046
The real reason I had Francis come over
705
00:39:00,129 --> 00:39:02,549
- was to...
- Mm-hmm.
706
00:39:02,632 --> 00:39:06,553
...help me prepare a trip for you
707
00:39:06,636 --> 00:39:09,681
into the future,
or at least our financial future.
708
00:39:12,934 --> 00:39:16,479
This line represents,
based on all sorts of variables,
709
00:39:16,563 --> 00:39:19,899
that were frankly a little over my head,
my future income.
710
00:39:19,983 --> 00:39:23,862
And this one predicts yours.
711
00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:29,742
And what I'm looking at should make me
as happy as you are because...
712
00:39:29,826 --> 00:39:34,038
Because between your gradual-if-inexorable
ascension through the ranks of the FLPD
713
00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:36,624
and the long, sad death march
that is print media,
714
00:39:36,708 --> 00:39:41,296
Francis has you passing me in annual
take-home pay no later than 2032.
715
00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:45,049
By 2042... Actually, you know,
don't even look at 2042.
716
00:39:45,133 --> 00:39:47,218
- The point is...
- Mmm?
717
00:39:48,136 --> 00:39:50,263
...it's gonna be a long marriage.
718
00:39:50,346 --> 00:39:52,974
And our love will be a constant,
but our money...
719
00:39:53,558 --> 00:39:55,643
Now, that's gonna be variable as hell.
720
00:39:55,727 --> 00:40:00,356
So will you, every once in a while,
let me be a little generous
721
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:04,944
if I promise to be a financial drain
on you in the years to come?
722
00:40:05,028 --> 00:40:10,491
I'll do my best, and I look forward
to carrying your broke ass.
723
00:40:12,535 --> 00:40:15,455
2042. That's dark.
724
00:40:22,003 --> 00:40:23,504
- Gross.
- Mmm.
725
00:40:25,173 --> 00:40:26,341
Hola to you too, mija.
726
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:28,718
I'm hungry. Is there a dinner planned?
727
00:40:28,801 --> 00:40:29,802
Uh...
728
00:40:32,805 --> 00:40:36,142
Takeout? Someplace cheap?
729
00:40:37,393 --> 00:40:38,394
Someplace cheap.
730
00:40:38,478 --> 00:40:43,024
♪ This heavy load helped me set it down ♪
731
00:40:43,107 --> 00:40:44,734
Of course. I understand.
732
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:49,572
Well, I'm here for you no matter what.
733
00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:52,367
Okay. Bye.
734
00:40:53,576 --> 00:40:54,786
That was Naomi?
735
00:40:54,869 --> 00:40:56,913
- Yeah.
- How is she holding up?
736
00:40:56,996 --> 00:41:01,751
Mmm. About as well as you'd expect.
But she is grateful for what you did.
737
00:41:03,044 --> 00:41:06,297
And she's planning to work with the IRS
as they investigate everything
738
00:41:06,381 --> 00:41:10,635
and then start instituting the changes
Holden wanted at the clinics.
739
00:41:10,718 --> 00:41:11,719
Good.
740
00:41:13,513 --> 00:41:16,182
- To Holden?
- To Holden.
741
00:41:19,143 --> 00:41:21,396
Listen,
some of the things I said yesterday,
742
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:25,066
I-I didn't like saying 'em,
but I'm glad they got through.
743
00:41:25,566 --> 00:41:30,071
Hold up. [chuckles] You think
I did what I did because of you?
744
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:33,574
Did somebody else accuse you
of choosing your dad's political career
745
00:41:33,658 --> 00:41:35,076
over doing the right thing yesterday?
746
00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:37,245
Oh, I totally chose
my dad's political career.
747
00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:39,497
Ed Carter was a liability. He had to go.
748
00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:44,085
All that's left is for my father, outraged
at his one-time contributor's crimes,
749
00:41:44,168 --> 00:41:47,255
to introduce legislation that will close
every loophole Carter Rehab
750
00:41:47,338 --> 00:41:50,967
- was taking advantage of.
- Still think it was me.
751
00:41:51,050 --> 00:41:54,637
- It was not you.
- Okay. If you say so.
752
00:41:54,721 --> 00:41:56,514
♪ One more day to wake ♪
753
00:41:57,932 --> 00:42:00,059
♪ One more step to take ♪
754
00:42:00,935 --> 00:42:02,478
♪ I've got one more... ♪
755
00:42:04,230 --> 00:42:06,441
Oh.
756
00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:08,526
♪ One more chain to break ♪
757
00:42:10,194 --> 00:42:11,320
♪ One more day to wake ♪
758
00:42:11,404 --> 00:42:12,405
Hello?
759
00:42:12,488 --> 00:42:14,824
Is it too late
to add fries to the order?
760
00:42:14,907 --> 00:42:16,826
Uh, they're closed. Private event.
761
00:42:16,909 --> 00:42:21,080
I'm gonna try the new taco place instead.
Just text me when you know what you want.
762
00:42:21,164 --> 00:42:26,794
- ♪ I've got one more one more ♪
- ♪ One more ♪