1 00:00:00,222 --> 00:00:02,824 - Previously on "Major Crimes"... - What's Mr. Stroh want now? 2 00:00:02,858 --> 00:00:04,425 Says you got one week to figure out 3 00:00:04,460 --> 00:00:05,860 how to get rid of either the boy or the woman. 4 00:00:05,894 --> 00:00:07,795 So, our dead gangbangers were murdered 5 00:00:07,830 --> 00:00:10,131 by the same guy 6 00:00:10,165 --> 00:00:11,899 who's been writing letters for Phillip Stroh? 7 00:00:11,934 --> 00:00:13,401 We're real close to catching him. 8 00:00:15,404 --> 00:00:16,471 LAPD! 9 00:00:18,674 --> 00:00:20,575 It's not over yet. 10 00:00:20,609 --> 00:00:23,478 Unfortunately, the guy who tried to kill you is still out there. 11 00:00:23,512 --> 00:00:27,181 Rusty, next week, you take the stand against Phillip Stroh. 12 00:00:32,894 --> 00:00:36,018 Major Crimes 02x19 Return To Sender, Part 2 Originally Aired January 13, 2014 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:44,074 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app 14 00:00:46,637 --> 00:00:49,072 ==sync, correction by dcdah== for www.addic7ed.com 15 00:02:24,066 --> 00:02:26,300 It's all right. 16 00:02:26,335 --> 00:02:28,836 I wake up screaming, too. 17 00:02:35,477 --> 00:02:38,512 This place is pretty scary, huh? 18 00:02:38,547 --> 00:02:41,916 You'll feel better after you say your piece in court today. 19 00:02:41,984 --> 00:02:44,952 - Has there been an arrest yet? - Don't worry about that guy. 20 00:02:44,987 --> 00:02:46,487 I'm gonna kill that guy. 21 00:02:46,555 --> 00:02:48,789 But what if he doesn't turn up? 22 00:02:48,824 --> 00:02:50,391 All right. That's enough, Julio. 23 00:02:50,425 --> 00:02:53,361 Uh, Mr. Beck, you need to start getting ready. 24 00:02:53,395 --> 00:02:54,528 We got a big morning ahead of us. 25 00:03:01,937 --> 00:03:03,604 Sit down. Sit. 26 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,539 - Yeah? - It's me. 27 00:03:13,115 --> 00:03:15,316 Oh, my God. This place... 28 00:03:15,350 --> 00:03:17,985 Ever thought about cleaning up after yourself, lieutenant? 29 00:03:18,020 --> 00:03:19,553 Yeah, the last person 30 00:03:19,621 --> 00:03:22,657 that said that to me, Sykes, I divorced... twice. 31 00:03:22,724 --> 00:03:26,627 Rusty, stop helping her and get in the shower. 32 00:03:26,662 --> 00:03:27,928 What if there's news? 33 00:03:29,765 --> 00:03:32,800 There's not. We've followed up on every single person 34 00:03:32,834 --> 00:03:34,669 for whom Phillip Stroh served as defense counsel... 35 00:03:34,703 --> 00:03:38,005 a lot of fun, since he specialized in sex crimes... 36 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,940 and none of them are connected to our suspect. 37 00:03:39,975 --> 00:03:41,536 Well, that can't be right. 38 00:03:41,656 --> 00:03:44,545 Okay, so, this guy, this suspect... 39 00:03:44,579 --> 00:03:47,448 is he going to come after me again? 40 00:03:52,821 --> 00:03:56,924 We have his fingerprints. We have his DNA. 41 00:03:56,958 --> 00:04:00,871 We have bullets from his gun. We have his face on film. 42 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:04,098 And now we have the FBI helping us, too. 43 00:04:04,132 --> 00:04:06,600 We will find this guy. 44 00:04:06,635 --> 00:04:09,370 I promise. 45 00:04:09,404 --> 00:04:11,939 We'll find him. 46 00:04:13,764 --> 00:04:15,743 Unfortunately, it's gonna take awhile. 47 00:04:15,777 --> 00:04:17,411 This is still the best picture of his face 48 00:04:17,446 --> 00:04:18,746 we could pull off your video from the chess park. 49 00:04:18,780 --> 00:04:20,414 We've used every 50 00:04:20,449 --> 00:04:22,950 image-processing tool available to create this composite, 51 00:04:22,984 --> 00:04:25,445 but without a better front-facing view... 52 00:04:25,565 --> 00:04:26,299 We're screwed. 53 00:04:26,419 --> 00:04:28,489 Yeah, so far, no hit off his prints or DNA 54 00:04:28,557 --> 00:04:30,091 to any database, State or Federal, 55 00:04:30,125 --> 00:04:31,559 and the bullets from his gun 56 00:04:31,593 --> 00:04:33,127 don't match up to any known weapon, either. 57 00:04:33,161 --> 00:04:36,030 So, besides this loose connection to Phillip Stroh, 58 00:04:36,064 --> 00:04:38,766 what's the sum total we can say about this man? 59 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,103 He's white, about 5'10", 25 to 35 years of age. 60 00:04:42,137 --> 00:04:43,771 Oh, and get this... 61 00:04:43,805 --> 00:04:45,406 A bar customer where he picked up his last victim 62 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,409 said that the freak had a good sense of humor. 63 00:04:48,477 --> 00:04:50,177 Which means he's socially skilled. 64 00:04:50,212 --> 00:04:51,879 And from the way he interacted with Rusty, 65 00:04:51,947 --> 00:04:55,816 it's equally clear that he is comfortable with young people. 66 00:04:57,819 --> 00:05:01,122 Whenever I feel bad about the stuff I've done, 67 00:05:01,156 --> 00:05:03,124 I remember... 68 00:05:03,158 --> 00:05:05,826 Who I was isn't who I can be. 69 00:05:05,861 --> 00:05:11,165 The streets... they brought out my worst instincts. 70 00:05:11,199 --> 00:05:14,135 But they could also bring out my best. 71 00:05:14,169 --> 00:05:19,774 If I fight to do better, who I become is up to me. 72 00:05:19,808 --> 00:05:21,842 - It's up to me. - Good work, Jake. 73 00:05:21,910 --> 00:05:24,645 Remember that, guys. It's up to you. 74 00:05:24,679 --> 00:05:26,147 It is up to you. 75 00:05:26,181 --> 00:05:28,916 Well done. 76 00:05:29,598 --> 00:05:32,482 Uh, so, I'll see you all tomorrow, 77 00:05:32,602 --> 00:05:33,454 and remember to hand 78 00:05:33,488 --> 00:05:35,156 your attendance slips in to the office. 79 00:05:40,796 --> 00:05:43,731 I thought Mrs. Whitley gave you this week off. 80 00:05:43,765 --> 00:05:45,966 She did, but, uh, before I left... 81 00:05:46,034 --> 00:05:48,836 What happened there? Did you hurt yourself? 82 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:51,105 Oh. Yeah, I know. 83 00:05:51,173 --> 00:05:53,073 I fell off my bike... First time ever. 84 00:05:53,108 --> 00:05:54,875 Uh, look, I meant to go away, but then I thought... 85 00:05:54,910 --> 00:05:57,111 Oh, I know. You're waiting for Tyler to come back, aren't you? 86 00:05:57,145 --> 00:05:59,814 He hasn't checked in with us for three days. 87 00:05:59,848 --> 00:06:01,649 I just want to make sure he's okay. 88 00:06:01,683 --> 00:06:03,984 Wade, I hate to see you wasting this much energy 89 00:06:04,019 --> 00:06:05,986 on another hopeless kid. 90 00:06:06,021 --> 00:06:08,956 Tyler's more trouble than he's worth, I promise you. 91 00:06:08,990 --> 00:06:10,457 We can't just abandon children because they're troubled. 92 00:06:10,525 --> 00:06:14,094 We don't abandon kids. They abandon us. 93 00:06:14,129 --> 00:06:15,963 And you ought to know that by now. 94 00:06:16,031 --> 00:06:19,233 Look, finish up your work, and take your vacation. 95 00:06:19,301 --> 00:06:24,104 Honestly, you look like you could use a little getaway. 96 00:06:26,741 --> 00:06:28,709 The good news is he's localized. 97 00:06:28,743 --> 00:06:30,144 All of his letters were mailed 98 00:06:30,178 --> 00:06:32,913 from post offices within this seven-mile radius. 99 00:06:32,948 --> 00:06:34,548 Now, our behavioral-science guys 100 00:06:34,583 --> 00:06:37,718 feel pretty sure he lives in LA. 101 00:06:37,786 --> 00:06:39,086 What about the couch covers? 102 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,655 They come from a company in Phoenix called... 103 00:06:41,690 --> 00:06:43,858 Imperial synthetics. 104 00:06:43,892 --> 00:06:46,026 Now, Sykes has been going through their invoices 105 00:06:46,061 --> 00:06:48,562 from the past three years, cross-referencing them 106 00:06:48,597 --> 00:06:51,532 with everything else we know... It might take awhile. 107 00:06:51,566 --> 00:06:52,867 Captain, Phillip Stroh's attorney's 108 00:06:52,934 --> 00:06:54,101 waiting in the break room. 109 00:06:54,135 --> 00:06:57,037 Linda Rothman is here? 110 00:06:58,874 --> 00:07:00,674 Linda. 111 00:07:00,709 --> 00:07:02,877 It's not like you to pay social calls 112 00:07:02,911 --> 00:07:04,511 right before a hearing. 113 00:07:04,546 --> 00:07:08,015 Once again, the LAPD jumps to the wrong conclusions. 114 00:07:08,049 --> 00:07:10,751 I'm here to see Rios, but since you're both available, 115 00:07:10,785 --> 00:07:12,753 perhaps you can help our young D.D.A. 116 00:07:12,787 --> 00:07:15,089 Understand the rare opportunity I'm about to offer her. 117 00:07:15,123 --> 00:07:18,158 Uh-huh. Just... get to the point. 118 00:07:18,193 --> 00:07:20,628 Unless the situation has been grossly exaggerated 119 00:07:20,662 --> 00:07:22,296 to justify a preliminary hearing, 120 00:07:22,364 --> 00:07:24,298 I understand some deranged young man 121 00:07:24,332 --> 00:07:26,967 has tried to murder your material witness? 122 00:07:27,903 --> 00:07:29,036 Aah! 123 00:07:29,070 --> 00:07:31,772 That is not an exaggeration. 124 00:07:31,806 --> 00:07:35,042 My client believes he may know the identity of this young man. 125 00:07:35,076 --> 00:07:36,744 Really? What a shock. 126 00:07:36,811 --> 00:07:39,013 Ms. Rothman, we already have evidence that Mr. Stroh 127 00:07:39,047 --> 00:07:41,982 is in communication with this psychopath. 128 00:07:42,017 --> 00:07:43,951 That's not really evidence, is it? 129 00:07:43,985 --> 00:07:45,119 An uncorroborated statement 130 00:07:45,153 --> 00:07:46,754 from a rapist who barely speaks English? 131 00:07:46,788 --> 00:07:49,189 Now, before you get all hot under your kevlar vests, 132 00:07:49,257 --> 00:07:50,891 allow me to tell you a story 133 00:07:50,926 --> 00:07:53,861 that I feel could make a big difference in all our lives. 134 00:07:53,895 --> 00:07:57,698 A few years ago, a boy like Rusty Beck... 135 00:07:57,732 --> 00:07:59,566 Homeless, abandoned... 136 00:07:59,601 --> 00:08:01,669 disappeared off the streets of Los Angeles. 137 00:08:01,703 --> 00:08:04,138 Atypically for a teenager in his situation, 138 00:08:04,172 --> 00:08:06,273 this boy was reported missing to the police. 139 00:08:06,308 --> 00:08:08,976 The detective investigating his disappearance 140 00:08:09,010 --> 00:08:11,979 managed to alarm a potential suspect, a young man, 141 00:08:12,013 --> 00:08:16,917 who, in turn, contacted a lawyer specializing in sex crimes... 142 00:08:16,952 --> 00:08:20,268 An attorney named Phillip Stroh. 143 00:08:20,388 --> 00:08:22,957 Ms. Rothman. 144 00:08:25,727 --> 00:08:27,861 If the suspect that you are referring to 145 00:08:27,896 --> 00:08:32,733 is the man who tried to kill my material witness 146 00:08:32,767 --> 00:08:35,369 and you are withholding that name, 147 00:08:35,403 --> 00:08:38,872 then you had better give it to us... 148 00:08:38,907 --> 00:08:41,075 right now. 149 00:08:41,142 --> 00:08:44,878 Did I imply that I knew this person's identity? 150 00:08:44,913 --> 00:08:46,213 No, I am simply relaying 151 00:08:46,281 --> 00:08:48,148 information I received last night. 152 00:08:50,118 --> 00:08:51,852 Let's go back to the other thing. 153 00:08:51,886 --> 00:08:53,354 Did... did you just say Phillip Stroh may have 154 00:08:53,421 --> 00:08:56,323 helped someone get away with kidnapping a teenage boy? 155 00:08:56,358 --> 00:09:00,661 I'm not sure it was just the one boy... 156 00:09:00,729 --> 00:09:03,297 Or that the crime ended with kidnapping. 157 00:09:03,331 --> 00:09:04,932 This was delivered to my house last night. 158 00:09:04,966 --> 00:09:06,433 As you can see, I haven't opened it, 159 00:09:06,468 --> 00:09:08,969 but I can guess its contents. 160 00:09:14,342 --> 00:09:16,710 There are six names here. 161 00:09:21,850 --> 00:09:23,083 Six names? 162 00:09:24,419 --> 00:09:27,221 How horrible. 163 00:09:27,255 --> 00:09:28,922 However, I will remind you 164 00:09:28,957 --> 00:09:30,724 that the young man Phillip Stroh advised 165 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:31,792 was never charged with any crimes. 166 00:09:31,826 --> 00:09:34,161 Could we have more context? 167 00:09:34,195 --> 00:09:36,296 Perhaps running the names in that envelope 168 00:09:36,364 --> 00:09:38,232 could provide you with that. 169 00:09:38,266 --> 00:09:41,368 Or, given recent events, Mr. Stroh might be convinced 170 00:09:41,403 --> 00:09:44,805 to set aside privilege and identify this young man 171 00:09:44,839 --> 00:09:46,106 if you postpone his preliminary hearing, 172 00:09:46,141 --> 00:09:48,308 take the death penalty off the table, 173 00:09:48,343 --> 00:09:49,977 and allow him to serve his sentence 174 00:09:50,011 --> 00:09:51,245 in a federal prison of his own choosing. 175 00:09:55,750 --> 00:09:58,052 Excuse me. One moment. 176 00:10:02,424 --> 00:10:05,292 Listen, Rios, this offer gives you 177 00:10:05,326 --> 00:10:06,760 two for the price of one. 178 00:10:06,795 --> 00:10:09,068 Take it, and be grateful. 179 00:10:17,772 --> 00:10:23,277 Here we go. Charles Perry... 16, a runaway found dead 180 00:10:23,344 --> 00:10:25,212 from multiple stab wounds three years ago. 181 00:10:25,246 --> 00:10:26,980 The next two names are teenage boys 182 00:10:27,015 --> 00:10:29,249 who went off the grid the year before. 183 00:10:29,284 --> 00:10:30,484 Another kid on Stroh's list 184 00:10:30,518 --> 00:10:32,853 was reported missing in Vegas in 2010. 185 00:10:32,887 --> 00:10:35,289 And this one, Gary Barton... He was arrested multiple times 186 00:10:35,323 --> 00:10:38,525 for solicitation in 2011 and then nothing, ma'am. 187 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:40,794 Finally! The DNA from our suspect. 188 00:10:40,829 --> 00:10:42,096 You found him? 189 00:10:42,163 --> 00:10:44,198 A familial hit to a Susan Mills, 190 00:10:44,232 --> 00:10:46,366 currently being held at metropolitan detention center 191 00:10:46,401 --> 00:10:47,901 on a 20-year federal drug sentence. 192 00:10:47,936 --> 00:10:51,872 99% probability this is our guy's mother. 193 00:10:53,374 --> 00:10:57,044 Ah, captain, thank you for coming back so fast. 194 00:10:57,078 --> 00:10:58,846 Rios, here, has taken 195 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,115 - an extremely stubborn attitude toward... - Ms. Rothman, 196 00:11:01,182 --> 00:11:03,317 we have just located the mother of our suspect, 197 00:11:03,384 --> 00:11:05,552 and I expect that within a few hours, 198 00:11:05,587 --> 00:11:08,755 she will give us the name that Phillip Stroh is withholding, 199 00:11:08,790 --> 00:11:10,924 and I don't think that we'll need to 200 00:11:10,959 --> 00:11:14,094 offer your client a deal after all. 201 00:11:14,162 --> 00:11:15,362 Hmm. 202 00:11:15,430 --> 00:11:19,333 Without a deal, I'll have no choice 203 00:11:19,367 --> 00:11:22,269 but to discredit the people's material witness, 204 00:11:22,303 --> 00:11:24,037 if that means anything to you. 205 00:11:24,072 --> 00:11:25,939 Please tell Phillip Stroh we're looking forward 206 00:11:25,974 --> 00:11:28,639 to seeing him downtown in one hour, as planned. 207 00:11:28,759 --> 00:11:31,411 The accused has a right to face his accuser... 208 00:11:31,446 --> 00:11:33,180 not an obligation. 209 00:11:33,214 --> 00:11:35,382 Mr. Stroh feels under the weather. 210 00:11:35,416 --> 00:11:36,517 We'll continue without him. 211 00:11:38,019 --> 00:11:39,453 Hey, Linda. 212 00:11:39,487 --> 00:11:42,489 Stroh can still save us the time it would take 213 00:11:42,524 --> 00:11:44,958 to pull this freak's name from his mother. 214 00:11:44,993 --> 00:11:46,860 Oh, yes, I almost forgot to say... 215 00:11:46,895 --> 00:11:48,962 as far as securing mama's help? 216 00:11:48,997 --> 00:11:51,131 I wish you luck. 217 00:11:52,467 --> 00:11:54,640 See you in a bit, Rios. 218 00:12:02,768 --> 00:12:06,706 So, Sharon's not even coming to, like, say hello? 219 00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:08,669 She'd rather be here, and you know it. 220 00:12:08,789 --> 00:12:11,891 But she's, uh, hunting for the guy who tried to kill you. 221 00:12:11,926 --> 00:12:13,093 Okay, well, why can't you come in? 222 00:12:13,127 --> 00:12:15,395 Just for the beginning? 223 00:12:15,463 --> 00:12:16,963 Well, I-I-I can't listen to you on the stand 224 00:12:16,998 --> 00:12:19,165 because I'm involved in this case, too, 225 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,735 and hearing you could get my testimony excluded. 226 00:12:21,769 --> 00:12:25,162 Okay, what happens after I finish today? 227 00:12:25,282 --> 00:12:27,140 Do I get to go home? 228 00:12:27,174 --> 00:12:30,844 If Rios can introduce 229 00:12:30,878 --> 00:12:33,179 all the threatening letters against you as evidence 230 00:12:33,214 --> 00:12:35,782 and you do a good job... 231 00:12:37,084 --> 00:12:41,925 Then, yeah, you can... maybe go home. Mm-hmm. 232 00:12:43,157 --> 00:12:48,228 And if the letters get... what was the word you said? 233 00:12:48,262 --> 00:12:51,698 "Excluded." D-don't think about that. 234 00:12:51,732 --> 00:12:57,037 Look, um, this is definitely not the advice I usually give. 235 00:12:57,071 --> 00:13:01,908 But when you get in there, be completely honest. 236 00:13:01,942 --> 00:13:07,047 Uh, if... if you tell a lie or even try to cover anything up, 237 00:13:07,081 --> 00:13:11,418 that Rothman woman will smell it like a shark does blood. 238 00:13:11,452 --> 00:13:14,187 And you, my friend... 239 00:13:14,221 --> 00:13:17,490 will be dead in the water. 240 00:13:17,525 --> 00:13:20,994 I, um, think I need to teach you 241 00:13:21,028 --> 00:13:24,389 how to tie this knot yourself. 242 00:13:29,136 --> 00:13:31,738 Oh. You're up, kid. 243 00:13:31,772 --> 00:13:34,074 Thank you. 244 00:13:44,185 --> 00:13:46,252 As you walk through that door, 245 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,988 just remember that I'm very proud of you, Rusty. 246 00:13:50,925 --> 00:13:52,459 Very proud. 247 00:14:22,223 --> 00:14:25,859 Remain standing and raise your right hand. 248 00:14:25,893 --> 00:14:28,561 Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, 249 00:14:28,596 --> 00:14:30,897 and nothing but the truth, so help you God? 250 00:14:30,931 --> 00:14:32,232 I do. 251 00:14:32,266 --> 00:14:33,933 Be seated. 252 00:14:34,001 --> 00:14:36,336 Could you please spell your name for the record? 253 00:14:36,404 --> 00:14:41,040 Uh, sure. It's Russell... R-u-s-s-e-l-l... 254 00:14:41,075 --> 00:14:43,788 Thomas... T-h-o-m-a-s. 255 00:14:43,908 --> 00:14:45,680 Uh, as a juvenile, just your first name 256 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,279 and middle initial are plenty. 257 00:14:47,399 --> 00:14:49,416 D.D.A. Rios, your direct. 258 00:14:49,450 --> 00:14:52,118 Thank you, Judge Grove. 259 00:14:52,153 --> 00:14:54,587 Russell, how do people normally address you? 260 00:14:54,655 --> 00:14:56,489 Everyone calls me Rusty. 261 00:14:56,524 --> 00:14:58,558 Where do you reside, Rusty? 262 00:14:58,592 --> 00:15:02,595 44111 Los Feliz Boulevard, Apartment 1109. 263 00:15:02,630 --> 00:15:05,131 And with whom do you live? My guardian, 264 00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:08,101 Captain Sharon Raydor of the LAPD. 265 00:15:08,135 --> 00:15:11,004 Why don't you live with family? 266 00:15:11,038 --> 00:15:13,306 My father... 267 00:15:15,142 --> 00:15:17,577 Um... sorry. 268 00:15:17,611 --> 00:15:19,279 My, uh... My father signed away 269 00:15:19,346 --> 00:15:20,880 his parental rights last year, 270 00:15:20,915 --> 00:15:25,919 and, uh, a while before that, my mother... 271 00:15:25,953 --> 00:15:27,921 She ran off with her boyfriend. 272 00:15:27,955 --> 00:15:31,624 And why did she leave you? 273 00:15:31,659 --> 00:15:34,594 Uh, her boyfriend didn't like me. 274 00:15:34,628 --> 00:15:36,563 And my mom had... 275 00:15:36,597 --> 00:15:40,200 has... has a drug problem. 276 00:15:40,234 --> 00:15:41,668 I-I'm not sure. 277 00:15:41,702 --> 00:15:44,370 Look, if... if you want to know why my mom ran off, 278 00:15:44,405 --> 00:15:45,672 you have to ask her. 279 00:15:45,706 --> 00:15:49,609 But you'd have to find her first. 280 00:15:53,247 --> 00:15:55,048 Thank you for allowing us 281 00:15:55,082 --> 00:15:57,984 to interview you today, Ms. Mills. 282 00:15:58,018 --> 00:15:59,986 Do you know why you're here? 283 00:16:00,020 --> 00:16:01,254 Something to do with my son, Ryan? 284 00:16:01,288 --> 00:16:03,456 How many sons do you have? 285 00:16:03,491 --> 00:16:06,960 Just one, but I haven't seen him since 1998 286 00:16:06,994 --> 00:16:09,128 before I stopped using heroin. 287 00:16:09,163 --> 00:16:11,097 Wonderful... there are 97 Ryan Mills 288 00:16:11,131 --> 00:16:12,232 listed in the federal database. 289 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:13,566 Do you think we could have come up 290 00:16:13,634 --> 00:16:15,201 with a suspect with a more common name? 291 00:16:15,269 --> 00:16:17,036 We're especially interested 292 00:16:17,104 --> 00:16:19,405 in where your son, Ryan, might be living right now. 293 00:16:19,473 --> 00:16:20,707 Where Ryan might be living? 294 00:16:24,645 --> 00:16:27,280 I have no idea. 295 00:16:27,348 --> 00:16:29,949 Anyway, if he's in trouble, why would I help you? 296 00:16:29,984 --> 00:16:32,285 Maybe 'cause you're up for parole in six months. 297 00:16:32,319 --> 00:16:35,121 How do you feel about another five years in prison? 298 00:16:37,324 --> 00:16:39,459 Your Honor, I object... I fail to see how the sad story 299 00:16:39,493 --> 00:16:41,461 of Russell's adolescence relates to the charges 300 00:16:41,495 --> 00:16:43,663 - against my client. - Your Honor, if the defense doesn't plan 301 00:16:43,697 --> 00:16:45,532 to ask Rusty questions about his time on the streets, then I... 302 00:16:45,566 --> 00:16:48,067 No, I never suggested that the witness's character 303 00:16:48,102 --> 00:16:50,570 - should be off the table. - Ms. Rothman, you're overruled. 304 00:16:50,604 --> 00:16:52,305 Thank you, Your Honor. 305 00:16:52,373 --> 00:16:55,341 Rusty, when you found yourself alone 306 00:16:55,376 --> 00:16:59,045 on the streets in Los Angeles, how did you survive? 307 00:17:02,249 --> 00:17:04,350 Hustling. 308 00:17:05,653 --> 00:17:10,199 Mostly, I... I hustled. 309 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:13,259 By hustling, you mean engaging in acts of sex-for-hire 310 00:17:13,294 --> 00:17:16,596 with men who picked you up on the street? 311 00:17:18,065 --> 00:17:20,400 Yes, that's what I mean. 312 00:17:20,434 --> 00:17:23,369 It was easy money, and I was just trying to 313 00:17:23,404 --> 00:17:26,072 find some way for Ryan and me to survive. 314 00:17:26,106 --> 00:17:29,576 - And pay for your drug habit? - Yes. 315 00:17:29,610 --> 00:17:34,547 I was strung out back then, but one night we met a man... 316 00:17:34,615 --> 00:17:37,417 A nice man. I thought he was a nice man. 317 00:17:37,451 --> 00:17:38,685 Henry Jinks. 318 00:17:38,719 --> 00:17:41,187 He took an interest in us, 319 00:17:41,221 --> 00:17:42,522 and we moved in with him for awhile. 320 00:17:42,556 --> 00:17:45,258 He had a place in Marina del Rey. 321 00:17:45,292 --> 00:17:47,760 Uh... 322 00:17:47,795 --> 00:17:50,763 I'm not sure you'll understand what happened after that. 323 00:17:50,798 --> 00:17:52,765 It doesn't sound that complicated. 324 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:56,069 You needed heroin and a place to stay, 325 00:17:56,103 --> 00:17:57,737 and you started sleeping with Henry Jinks. 326 00:17:57,771 --> 00:18:00,440 No. 327 00:18:00,474 --> 00:18:02,408 I didn't sleep with him. 328 00:18:05,779 --> 00:18:06,813 Not me. 329 00:18:11,185 --> 00:18:14,454 My God. 330 00:18:14,488 --> 00:18:17,090 I'll go run Henry Jinks' name, see what comes up. 331 00:18:17,124 --> 00:18:20,193 Are you saying that this really 332 00:18:20,227 --> 00:18:23,496 great guy slept with your son? 333 00:18:23,530 --> 00:18:27,500 There were two bedrooms. 334 00:18:27,534 --> 00:18:29,369 I had one. 335 00:18:29,436 --> 00:18:31,137 Henry and Ryan shared the other. 336 00:18:31,171 --> 00:18:33,339 I didn't think anything of it at the time, 337 00:18:33,374 --> 00:18:37,677 except Ryan had more stability in his life. 338 00:18:37,711 --> 00:18:40,513 How old was Ryan at the time? 339 00:18:43,150 --> 00:18:44,450 14... 340 00:18:46,353 --> 00:18:48,221 Almost. 341 00:18:50,157 --> 00:18:52,058 Almost 14. 342 00:18:52,126 --> 00:18:56,396 This is very hard to talk about. I'm a different person now. 343 00:18:56,430 --> 00:18:59,599 I've written Ryan several letters of apology, 344 00:18:59,633 --> 00:19:01,868 in case he ever found me... Part of my making amends. 345 00:19:01,902 --> 00:19:04,437 Letter writing... runs in the family, I guess. 346 00:19:04,471 --> 00:19:09,208 And what did you make amends to Ryan for in those letters? 347 00:19:09,243 --> 00:19:11,577 Henry stopped bringing home drugs, 348 00:19:11,612 --> 00:19:14,280 which was very hard for me. 349 00:19:15,683 --> 00:19:19,185 So Henry... 350 00:19:20,721 --> 00:19:23,589 He gave me $20,000 351 00:19:23,624 --> 00:19:28,561 to go and start my life over in San Francisco. 352 00:19:28,595 --> 00:19:31,230 Without Ryan? 353 00:19:31,265 --> 00:19:33,833 I was coming back on his birthday. 354 00:19:33,867 --> 00:19:36,269 And when was that? The date? 355 00:19:36,336 --> 00:19:38,471 September 15, 1998. 356 00:19:38,539 --> 00:19:41,274 And I did come back, but Henry had moved away, 357 00:19:41,308 --> 00:19:45,745 and... he took... 358 00:19:45,779 --> 00:19:48,815 he... he took Ryan with him. 359 00:19:48,849 --> 00:19:50,650 All right, finally, something we can use. 360 00:19:50,684 --> 00:19:55,254 He was 14 in 1998. That makes him 29 now. 361 00:19:55,289 --> 00:19:58,758 So, run this through the DMV, see how many guys we turn up 362 00:19:58,826 --> 00:20:00,326 that are from Los Angeles county, 363 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:03,262 and they were born on September 15, 1984. 364 00:20:03,297 --> 00:20:06,766 Yes, sir. Don't you think he might have changed his identity by now? 365 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,135 Criminals change their names all the time, 366 00:20:09,169 --> 00:20:11,137 but they almost always keep their birthday. 367 00:20:11,171 --> 00:20:14,240 - I don't know. - Keep me posted, guys. 368 00:20:14,274 --> 00:20:15,641 I'm gonna check on something for your captain. 369 00:20:15,676 --> 00:20:18,644 I don't know. I don't know. 370 00:20:18,679 --> 00:20:21,581 Maybe I should never have gone away in the first place. 371 00:20:23,217 --> 00:20:26,519 Maybe... maybe... I should have waited it out. 372 00:20:29,256 --> 00:20:31,624 Tyler. 373 00:20:31,658 --> 00:20:33,192 Finally, you're back. 374 00:20:33,227 --> 00:20:35,928 Hey, Wade. What? You miss me? 375 00:20:35,963 --> 00:20:37,597 Where have you been? Oh, you know how it is... 376 00:20:37,631 --> 00:20:39,298 One minute, you're bumming a cigarette 377 00:20:39,333 --> 00:20:40,633 on Santa Monica Boulevard, 378 00:20:40,701 --> 00:20:42,201 and the next, you're waking up on Zuma Beach. 379 00:20:42,236 --> 00:20:44,837 Why? Something wrong? 380 00:20:44,905 --> 00:20:46,781 I have to leave. 381 00:20:48,776 --> 00:20:51,410 What do you mean, leave? 382 00:20:51,478 --> 00:20:54,347 What, like, away from LA? 383 00:20:54,414 --> 00:20:56,315 Leave and go where? 384 00:20:56,350 --> 00:20:59,619 I don't know yet, but I wanted to see you first, 385 00:20:59,686 --> 00:21:01,587 see if you were all right. 386 00:21:01,622 --> 00:21:03,656 You're all right, right? 387 00:21:03,724 --> 00:21:06,726 Come on, Wade. You can't go. 388 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,961 You're, like, the only person in the whole world 389 00:21:09,029 --> 00:21:10,696 who actually cares about me. 390 00:21:10,731 --> 00:21:13,633 I feel the same way about you, but I have to go. I have to. 391 00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:15,434 Why, though? 392 00:21:17,271 --> 00:21:18,571 Um... 393 00:21:18,605 --> 00:21:20,807 there's a guy. 394 00:21:27,514 --> 00:21:29,348 What guy? 395 00:21:29,383 --> 00:21:31,684 There's a guy I owed a favor to, 396 00:21:31,718 --> 00:21:34,921 and he wanted me to do something for him. 397 00:21:34,988 --> 00:21:37,523 I tried to get it done. I really did. 398 00:21:37,558 --> 00:21:39,425 But I couldn't. 399 00:21:39,459 --> 00:21:42,395 Look, I would have left already, but I... 400 00:21:43,497 --> 00:21:47,333 I had to see you to say goodbye 401 00:21:47,401 --> 00:21:49,268 and... and to explain 402 00:21:49,303 --> 00:21:53,372 that my going away has... nothing to do with you. 403 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,675 Take me with you. 404 00:21:57,344 --> 00:22:00,446 Oh, man. Really? 405 00:22:03,884 --> 00:22:07,019 No, no, no. Tyler, I couldn't do that. 406 00:22:07,054 --> 00:22:09,589 - No, you need... - Dude, I know what I need. 407 00:22:10,991 --> 00:22:13,593 I need you. 408 00:22:13,627 --> 00:22:16,127 Please don't leave without me. 409 00:22:16,330 --> 00:22:17,697 Please? 410 00:22:17,764 --> 00:22:20,366 911. What's your emergency? 411 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,568 Uh, uh, someone just tried to kill me. 412 00:22:22,603 --> 00:22:24,770 That's the emergency. I got away. 413 00:22:24,805 --> 00:22:26,939 But he hit me with a shovel, and he threw me over a cliff. 414 00:22:26,974 --> 00:22:28,741 Sir, do you need medical attention? 415 00:22:28,775 --> 00:22:30,443 No, but, like, the guy... He's still up there right now, 416 00:22:30,477 --> 00:22:33,512 and, uh... He was burying a body. 417 00:22:33,547 --> 00:22:35,548 That's the call 418 00:22:35,582 --> 00:22:38,050 the people's witness described making to the authorities, 419 00:22:38,085 --> 00:22:40,853 the call that helped the LAPD 420 00:22:40,888 --> 00:22:45,524 find and unearth four murdered girls buried in Griffith Park, 421 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:50,237 the call that led this young man to be detained by the police, 422 00:22:50,357 --> 00:22:52,331 to be attacked by Phillip Stroh, 423 00:22:52,366 --> 00:22:55,301 to be threatened at the defendant's instigation 424 00:22:55,335 --> 00:22:57,336 - from giving his testimony here today... - Objection! 425 00:22:57,404 --> 00:22:59,338 Your Honor, the prosecution can present no evidence 426 00:22:59,373 --> 00:23:02,041 that my client attempted to intimidate Russell in any way. 427 00:23:02,075 --> 00:23:04,744 Your Honor, we have almost 30 threatening letters that were sent to... 428 00:23:04,778 --> 00:23:06,913 The authenticity of those letters is doubtful, at best. 429 00:23:06,947 --> 00:23:08,447 Doubtful? Doubtful?! 430 00:23:08,482 --> 00:23:09,515 That's not what you were saying three hours ago! 431 00:23:09,549 --> 00:23:12,068 Hold on, ladies! Hold on. 432 00:23:12,188 --> 00:23:13,920 I don't allow cross-talk in this courtroom. 433 00:23:13,954 --> 00:23:15,788 You'll address me, not each other. 434 00:23:15,822 --> 00:23:18,491 First... 435 00:23:18,525 --> 00:23:20,359 What are these threatening letters? 436 00:23:20,394 --> 00:23:23,396 Your Honor, both this boy and his guardian, Captain Raydor, 437 00:23:23,430 --> 00:23:25,631 received menacing letters suggesting terrible things 438 00:23:25,666 --> 00:23:28,034 would happen if they continued to assist the prosecution. 439 00:23:28,068 --> 00:23:30,136 The people intend to link those letters to... 440 00:23:30,170 --> 00:23:31,971 What you intend to do and what you can prove today 441 00:23:32,005 --> 00:23:33,105 are two different things. 442 00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:34,640 Neither the prosecution 443 00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:37,443 nor the witness may enter these letters 444 00:23:37,477 --> 00:23:39,879 into the record during the hearing if Ms. Rothman objects. 445 00:23:39,913 --> 00:23:42,682 Let's keep it moving, D.D.A. Rios. 446 00:23:42,749 --> 00:23:45,718 We still have several witnesses to go. 447 00:23:47,421 --> 00:23:50,957 Your Honor, this is normally when I would ask if Rusty 448 00:23:50,991 --> 00:23:53,092 could identify the person in the courtroom who tried to kill him, 449 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,927 but, by sheer coincidence, 450 00:23:54,995 --> 00:23:57,797 Mr. Stroh has fallen ill this morning. 451 00:23:57,831 --> 00:24:00,166 So, if I may approach the witness... 452 00:24:02,769 --> 00:24:06,739 Can you point out which of these six men 453 00:24:06,773 --> 00:24:10,543 held a knife to your throat and slashed your leg? 454 00:24:14,181 --> 00:24:16,326 Sure. It's number four. 455 00:24:20,053 --> 00:24:21,921 Let the record show 456 00:24:21,955 --> 00:24:26,726 that the witness identified a photo of Phillip Stroh. 457 00:24:26,793 --> 00:24:28,728 No further questions at this time, Your Honor. 458 00:24:28,795 --> 00:24:31,042 Ms. Rothman, your witness. 459 00:24:48,351 --> 00:24:49,740 You didn't wait for the police 460 00:24:49,860 --> 00:24:52,988 after your heroic 911 call, did you, Russell? 461 00:24:53,022 --> 00:24:54,689 No, I-I didn't. 462 00:24:54,724 --> 00:24:56,925 Your Honor, let's listen to the rest of the conversation 463 00:24:56,993 --> 00:25:00,195 between the witness and the emergency operator that night. 464 00:25:00,229 --> 00:25:02,163 - Sir... - Hey! 465 00:25:02,198 --> 00:25:03,632 Hey, what are you looking at, huh?! 466 00:25:03,666 --> 00:25:04,866 What are you looking at?! 467 00:25:04,901 --> 00:25:06,167 Sir, are you under the influence? 468 00:25:06,202 --> 00:25:08,837 No, I'm not under the influence! Are you?! 469 00:25:08,905 --> 00:25:10,238 Or do you just not care 470 00:25:10,273 --> 00:25:11,806 that you have some killer on the loose right now?! 471 00:25:11,841 --> 00:25:13,808 All right, sir, the GPS on your phone says 472 00:25:13,843 --> 00:25:15,310 you're actually right across the street 473 00:25:15,344 --> 00:25:17,012 from the Greek Theatre. 474 00:25:17,046 --> 00:25:18,680 If you'll just go stand by the box office, 475 00:25:18,748 --> 00:25:20,248 we'll send some police officers to you. 476 00:25:22,318 --> 00:25:24,319 Could you give me your name and age, sir? 477 00:25:24,353 --> 00:25:28,156 Sir? Are you there? Is anybody there? Hello? 478 00:25:28,190 --> 00:25:32,727 An emergency worker trained to detect drug users 479 00:25:32,762 --> 00:25:36,064 over the phone inquired if you were high. 480 00:25:36,132 --> 00:25:38,733 But, I-I wasn't, though. Then why not wait for the authorities? 481 00:25:38,768 --> 00:25:40,068 Because, obviously, you knew that the police 482 00:25:40,136 --> 00:25:42,837 would want to speak with a sober eyewitness. 483 00:25:42,905 --> 00:25:45,707 I-I wasn't drinking or taking drugs. 484 00:25:45,741 --> 00:25:47,863 Because underage hustlers never do anything like that, do they? 485 00:25:47,983 --> 00:25:49,250 Your Honor, I object! 486 00:25:49,370 --> 00:25:52,681 Even if Ms. Rothman is more familiar with underage hustlers 487 00:25:52,748 --> 00:25:54,049 than we're aware, she can't make inferences 488 00:25:54,083 --> 00:25:56,418 about the witness based on stereotyping. 489 00:25:56,452 --> 00:26:00,088 Sustained. Ms. Rothman, the question about drugs 490 00:26:00,122 --> 00:26:02,257 has been asked and answered. 491 00:26:04,260 --> 00:26:06,895 When the police finally caught up with you, 492 00:26:06,929 --> 00:26:09,264 they asked your age. 493 00:26:09,298 --> 00:26:11,032 And what did you say, Russell? 494 00:26:11,067 --> 00:26:13,168 That I was 18. 495 00:26:13,235 --> 00:26:16,171 But you weren't. You were 16. You lied, didn't you? 496 00:26:16,205 --> 00:26:18,707 - Yes, yes, I did, but only... - What else did you lie about? 497 00:26:24,814 --> 00:26:28,450 About having sex for money. 498 00:26:28,484 --> 00:26:30,251 Aha. Okay. 499 00:26:30,286 --> 00:26:33,054 So, how many lies did you tell the police altogether? 500 00:26:33,089 --> 00:26:36,691 - Between 5 and 10? Between 5 and 500? - I-I don't know. 501 00:26:36,726 --> 00:26:39,728 Well, you lied about what you were selling on the streets. 502 00:26:39,762 --> 00:26:40,862 Did you lie about why your mother left you? 503 00:26:40,896 --> 00:26:42,897 Did you lie about being gay? 504 00:26:42,932 --> 00:26:45,300 Your Honor, I object! No one ever asked me that! 505 00:26:45,334 --> 00:26:47,469 No one ever asked me that! The witness is a minor and any question about his orientation 506 00:26:47,503 --> 00:26:51,706 is not only irrelevant but completely inappropriate. 507 00:26:51,741 --> 00:26:56,378 Sustained. Ms. Rothman, the witness is 17. 508 00:26:57,313 --> 00:26:59,014 Move on. 509 00:27:02,151 --> 00:27:03,918 Yes, Chief. 510 00:27:03,953 --> 00:27:06,121 I've been listening to the kid testify. 511 00:27:06,155 --> 00:27:08,456 Thank you for that, Chief. Thank you. 512 00:27:08,491 --> 00:27:10,825 - How's he holding up? - Fine. Okay. 513 00:27:10,860 --> 00:27:14,162 Look, when we first picked Rusty up, he lied about his age, 514 00:27:14,196 --> 00:27:18,166 which makes me wonder... if our suspect is fixated on boys, 515 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,235 maybe he lied about his age, too. 516 00:27:22,138 --> 00:27:23,805 Rusty tried to make himself older, 517 00:27:23,839 --> 00:27:25,306 but our suspect would want to be younger, maybe. 518 00:27:25,341 --> 00:27:27,842 Right. Thank you, chief. Thank you. 519 00:27:27,877 --> 00:27:29,744 And thank you for looking in on Rusty. 520 00:27:29,812 --> 00:27:31,946 - I do appreciate that. - Glad to be here. 521 00:27:32,014 --> 00:27:34,883 - Stay focused, captain. Later. - Yes, sir. 522 00:27:34,950 --> 00:27:37,352 Captain, our guy is maybe pretending to be younger. 523 00:27:37,386 --> 00:27:39,020 How much younger? 524 00:27:39,055 --> 00:27:41,022 Yeah, yeah, younger means our... 525 00:27:41,057 --> 00:27:43,792 Our batch run goes from hundreds to thousands. 526 00:27:43,826 --> 00:27:45,927 He's just concerned about extra printer ink. 527 00:27:45,961 --> 00:27:49,064 Julio, keep September 15th, but add the next five years. 528 00:27:49,098 --> 00:27:51,332 And let's hurry up a little because this dirtbag 529 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,935 isn't just standing around, waiting for us to find him. 530 00:27:53,969 --> 00:27:55,303 Captain, I've got a receipt 531 00:27:55,337 --> 00:27:57,305 for 40 sets of these plastic couch covers 532 00:27:57,339 --> 00:28:00,542 sent to a homeless shelter for teenagers called Angel City. 533 00:28:00,576 --> 00:28:02,377 And there's a connection to Gary Barton, 534 00:28:02,411 --> 00:28:04,913 the boy on the list that was arrested multiple times 535 00:28:04,947 --> 00:28:06,948 for soliciting before he disappeared. 536 00:28:06,982 --> 00:28:08,249 Each time he was busted, 537 00:28:08,284 --> 00:28:10,085 it was within a half-mile of Angel City Shelter. 538 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,821 And Charles Perry, the first victim... 539 00:28:12,855 --> 00:28:14,489 he was a resident at Angel City when he went missing. 540 00:28:14,523 --> 00:28:17,892 - Excellent, Amy. Julio. - Uh, Captain, there are thousands 541 00:28:17,927 --> 00:28:19,461 of guys born on September 15th. 542 00:28:19,528 --> 00:28:21,062 It's gonna take hours 543 00:28:21,097 --> 00:28:23,798 to print up all of their photos from the DMV. 544 00:28:23,833 --> 00:28:27,268 Lieutenant Provenza, grab Buzz and some consent forms. 545 00:28:27,303 --> 00:28:29,137 We should look over Angel City Shelter, 546 00:28:29,171 --> 00:28:31,172 and they should look over these photos. 547 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,274 So, let's examine this 911 call you made 548 00:28:33,309 --> 00:28:36,111 from a different perspective for a moment. 549 00:28:36,178 --> 00:28:38,046 How many times have you been to 550 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,982 that section of Griffith Park where the bodies were found? 551 00:28:41,016 --> 00:28:43,852 Five or six... about. 552 00:28:43,886 --> 00:28:45,648 Uh-huh. And was it fun for you? 553 00:28:45,768 --> 00:28:48,864 No. It was... horrible. 554 00:28:48,984 --> 00:28:51,179 It was how I made money to eat. 555 00:28:51,299 --> 00:28:52,827 So, it would be fair to characterize your situation 556 00:28:52,862 --> 00:28:56,261 on the night you made the 911 call as desperate? 557 00:28:56,381 --> 00:28:58,749 I was hungry, half-naked, chased by a killer, 558 00:28:58,817 --> 00:29:00,485 and shoved off a cliff. 559 00:29:00,519 --> 00:29:02,587 - I was desperate. Sure. - Your Honor? 560 00:29:02,654 --> 00:29:05,289 You need to answer Ms. Rothman's questions 561 00:29:05,324 --> 00:29:07,291 without adding a lot of extraneous detail. 562 00:29:07,326 --> 00:29:09,527 You understand? Rusty? 563 00:29:12,397 --> 00:29:15,533 I was desperate. Yes. 564 00:29:15,567 --> 00:29:17,702 But those are the kind of boys we're here to help. 565 00:29:17,736 --> 00:29:20,238 People say they're runaways, but they're not. 566 00:29:20,272 --> 00:29:21,906 They're more like thrown-aways, 567 00:29:21,940 --> 00:29:23,574 and we're here to fill a void in their lives... 568 00:29:23,609 --> 00:29:25,510 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Excuse me. 569 00:29:25,544 --> 00:29:29,347 But who orders the plastic couch covers for this place? 570 00:29:29,381 --> 00:29:30,681 Well, that... That would be Wade Weller. 571 00:29:30,716 --> 00:29:34,519 He's in charge of the safe spaces. 572 00:29:34,553 --> 00:29:36,854 Is this Wade Weller? 573 00:29:36,889 --> 00:29:39,524 Do you recognize him? I don't know. Maybe. The... 574 00:29:39,591 --> 00:29:43,528 Well, this one's the wrong hair color. I-I can't say for sure. 575 00:29:43,595 --> 00:29:45,830 Does Wade Weller have his own office here? 576 00:29:45,864 --> 00:29:46,964 He has a desk right here. 577 00:29:59,711 --> 00:30:01,512 Where is Mr. Weller right now? 578 00:30:01,547 --> 00:30:03,714 Oh, he took a boy who's been out of the shelter 579 00:30:03,749 --> 00:30:06,317 for awhile to DCFS for a health check. 580 00:30:06,351 --> 00:30:09,987 Hey, you don't mind if I have a beer? 581 00:30:10,022 --> 00:30:11,455 I'm a long way from 21. 582 00:30:11,490 --> 00:30:13,391 You're an old soul. It's one beer. 583 00:30:14,526 --> 00:30:17,562 - Be back up in a minute. - All right. 584 00:30:23,535 --> 00:30:25,269 His application and employee record. 585 00:30:25,304 --> 00:30:30,641 He lists his birthday as... September 15, 1990. 586 00:30:30,676 --> 00:30:34,645 This is our guy. Oh, my God. This is him. 587 00:31:19,391 --> 00:31:22,693 Circulate this photo. Wait. I don't know what you think Wade's done. 588 00:31:22,728 --> 00:31:24,996 But I promise you, he's a terrific guy. 589 00:31:25,063 --> 00:31:26,564 Let me just call Wade and get this... 590 00:31:26,598 --> 00:31:28,966 No. Mr. Beckwith, I'll hold onto this for you. 591 00:31:29,001 --> 00:31:31,502 Do you mind if I look at your contacts? Thank you. 592 00:31:31,536 --> 00:31:33,571 I have a print match from his desk. 593 00:31:35,674 --> 00:31:38,843 Hey, dude, this game is sick. I didn't know you play. 594 00:31:38,877 --> 00:31:41,579 Oh, yeah. I'm a regular killing machine. 595 00:31:41,613 --> 00:31:44,982 I bet. Hey, uh... What's in the basement? 596 00:31:45,017 --> 00:31:46,984 That where you keep your victims? 597 00:31:52,724 --> 00:31:54,692 No. 598 00:31:54,726 --> 00:31:56,060 No, I wrap my victims up in plastic couch covers, 599 00:31:56,128 --> 00:31:57,862 like the one that you're sitting on, 600 00:31:57,896 --> 00:32:01,065 and then I bury them in the backyard or dump them somewhere. 601 00:32:06,772 --> 00:32:08,606 Yeah, right. 602 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,808 Our cellphone-tracking equipment is better than yours. 603 00:32:10,842 --> 00:32:13,778 We can tell you where Weller is within three feet, 604 00:32:13,845 --> 00:32:15,379 but you can get a warrant faster. 605 00:32:15,414 --> 00:32:17,915 I need to know more than where Mr. Weller is. 606 00:32:17,949 --> 00:32:19,717 I need to know where he's going. 607 00:32:19,751 --> 00:32:22,486 Detective. I'll let you know when the warrant's in place. 608 00:32:24,189 --> 00:32:27,458 The boy that Wade Weller took to DCFS... 609 00:32:27,492 --> 00:32:30,561 I need his name and a description. 610 00:32:30,595 --> 00:32:32,430 Tyler Lang he's a brunette, 611 00:32:32,497 --> 00:32:34,932 slight build, very sensitive. 612 00:32:36,902 --> 00:32:38,703 You ready? 613 00:32:40,439 --> 00:32:42,573 - For? - Time to go. 614 00:32:42,607 --> 00:32:44,842 Sure. Okay. Where to? 615 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:49,949 Even though you're no longer struggling 616 00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:51,438 with life on the street, 617 00:32:51,564 --> 00:32:53,598 you've still been under a lot of stress. 618 00:32:53,633 --> 00:32:54,733 How are you holding up? 619 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,868 Fantastic. Thanks for asking. 620 00:32:56,903 --> 00:32:58,870 Fantastic? Is that why your guardian 621 00:32:58,905 --> 00:33:01,072 asked the psychologist Dr. Joseph Bowman 622 00:33:01,107 --> 00:33:03,808 to perform an evaluation of your mental status? 623 00:33:03,843 --> 00:33:05,043 Because you're fantastic? 624 00:33:05,077 --> 00:33:08,013 No. That was... 625 00:33:11,417 --> 00:33:12,918 Um... 626 00:33:17,723 --> 00:33:20,625 That was for another reason. 627 00:33:20,660 --> 00:33:24,329 What reason? 628 00:33:24,397 --> 00:33:29,935 It was related to a lie that I told Captain Raydor. 629 00:33:29,969 --> 00:33:33,071 So you're still lying to the police? 630 00:33:33,105 --> 00:33:35,941 I'm surprised. About what this time? 631 00:33:37,743 --> 00:33:42,781 About what did you lie to the police? 632 00:33:42,815 --> 00:33:44,950 - I don't think I can say. - Your Honor? 633 00:33:44,984 --> 00:33:47,519 I-I-I can't... I can't answer that. 634 00:33:47,553 --> 00:33:48,820 - I really can't answer that. - Your Honor. 635 00:33:48,888 --> 00:33:50,555 Rusty, you will answer truthfully, 636 00:33:50,590 --> 00:33:51,923 as you have been sworn to do. 637 00:33:51,991 --> 00:33:54,759 About what did you lie to the police? 638 00:33:58,097 --> 00:34:01,399 I lied about all of the threatening letters 639 00:34:01,434 --> 00:34:04,069 I had received about my testimony against Phillip Stroh. 640 00:34:04,103 --> 00:34:07,739 - Your Honor, I object! - To your own question?! Too late. 641 00:34:07,773 --> 00:34:09,608 You asked and demanded an answer, 642 00:34:09,642 --> 00:34:11,810 and now these letters are on the record. 643 00:34:11,844 --> 00:34:14,713 I'd like to read them, D.D.A. Rios, 644 00:34:14,747 --> 00:34:16,982 if you could hand them over after we're done here today. 645 00:34:19,518 --> 00:34:21,152 Ms. Rothman? 646 00:34:21,187 --> 00:34:22,921 No further questions, Your Honor. 647 00:34:25,691 --> 00:34:27,959 D.D.A. Rios, redirect? 648 00:34:28,027 --> 00:34:29,861 No, Your Honor. 649 00:34:29,895 --> 00:34:32,530 I think we've covered everything. 650 00:34:35,157 --> 00:34:36,985 You can spring the trap, captain. 651 00:34:37,105 --> 00:34:38,670 Weller's still driving north. 652 00:34:38,704 --> 00:34:40,138 If you have patrol in place, then you want to grab him 653 00:34:40,172 --> 00:34:41,973 off the surface streets before he hits Chinatown. 654 00:34:42,008 --> 00:34:44,009 This is the time to throw up your road blocks. 655 00:34:44,043 --> 00:34:47,979 Shut it all down now, and ride the side streets. 656 00:34:48,014 --> 00:34:49,447 We can't let him get away. 657 00:34:49,482 --> 00:34:50,882 Captain, we're almost there. 658 00:34:50,916 --> 00:34:52,150 You might me to send the Amber alert for Tyler lang? 659 00:34:52,184 --> 00:34:54,886 Not yet, lieutenant. I want to locate Weller 660 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,821 before the public knows I'm looking for him. 661 00:34:56,889 --> 00:35:00,058 Instead of the largest vehicle-containment technique 662 00:35:00,092 --> 00:35:02,427 ever employed by the LAPD, 663 00:35:02,461 --> 00:35:04,796 why don't we just pull the little whack job over? 664 00:35:04,830 --> 00:35:06,665 He's got a child with him, lieutenant. 665 00:35:06,699 --> 00:35:08,466 I don't want to risk a car chase. 666 00:35:08,501 --> 00:35:09,801 That boy's got to be our first priority. 667 00:36:01,954 --> 00:36:05,090 God. God. Wade, it's not like we're in a rush. 668 00:36:05,124 --> 00:36:06,825 It's probably just an accident or something. 669 00:36:06,892 --> 00:36:08,727 I don't know. 670 00:36:11,097 --> 00:36:14,165 I think there's something going on up ahead. 671 00:36:16,602 --> 00:36:19,037 All right, captain, you have him two blocks south 672 00:36:19,071 --> 00:36:21,940 of Olympic on Hope Street... If that's not too ironic. 673 00:36:21,974 --> 00:36:23,608 If you turn in the alley off of Pico, 674 00:36:23,642 --> 00:36:25,610 it looks like there might be a parking lot 675 00:36:25,644 --> 00:36:27,812 directly across from where the suspect stopped. 676 00:36:27,847 --> 00:36:30,148 If you find him before I get there, good luck. 677 00:36:30,182 --> 00:36:31,282 Thank you, Agent Howard. 678 00:36:31,317 --> 00:36:33,284 All right, Lieutenant Tao, 679 00:36:33,319 --> 00:36:35,653 send out the Amber alert and get into position. 680 00:36:35,688 --> 00:36:37,122 Copy that. 681 00:36:37,156 --> 00:36:38,556 Julio and Andy, go. 682 00:36:38,591 --> 00:36:41,159 If he runs and leaves the boy behind, 683 00:36:41,193 --> 00:36:42,260 we are good to go, everyone. 684 00:36:42,294 --> 00:36:43,661 Copy that. 685 00:36:43,696 --> 00:36:45,663 Oh, my God. 686 00:36:45,698 --> 00:36:48,833 This has to work. This has to work. 687 00:36:48,868 --> 00:36:50,268 The Amber alert is now out to authorities, 688 00:36:50,302 --> 00:36:53,605 news agencies, and about 400,000 cellphones. 689 00:36:53,639 --> 00:36:56,107 And we're about two minutes away. 690 00:37:13,325 --> 00:37:14,959 God. God. God. God. 691 00:37:14,994 --> 00:37:16,594 What? What? What's it say? 692 00:37:16,629 --> 00:37:18,830 Nothing. Just, uh, get down, okay? 693 00:37:18,864 --> 00:37:20,198 - Get... - What? 694 00:37:46,826 --> 00:37:49,127 Wade? 695 00:37:49,161 --> 00:37:51,996 Wade, what are you doing? 696 00:38:01,807 --> 00:38:03,274 Dude, what is going on? 697 00:38:03,342 --> 00:38:06,945 Okay, just, uh... stay here, Tyler. I'll be right back. 698 00:38:07,012 --> 00:38:08,813 Wade, you can't just go. What are you doing? 699 00:38:10,115 --> 00:38:11,983 W-Wade! 700 00:38:12,017 --> 00:38:13,051 Wade! 701 00:38:25,030 --> 00:38:28,032 Wade, hold on... Wade! Come back! 702 00:38:29,001 --> 00:38:32,103 What the hell? 703 00:38:32,137 --> 00:38:33,404 Wade! 704 00:38:45,851 --> 00:38:47,085 LAPD! 705 00:38:48,387 --> 00:38:50,355 Drop to the ground, asshole! 706 00:38:51,724 --> 00:38:53,458 Stop! 707 00:39:06,972 --> 00:39:09,941 - Stop! LAPD! - Please, don't shoot! 708 00:39:09,975 --> 00:39:11,943 Hey, freak! Stop! Hit the ground, or we'll shoot! 709 00:39:11,977 --> 00:39:13,444 Cross fire! Cross fire! Damn it! 710 00:39:13,479 --> 00:39:15,780 Stop! Move back, or I'll kill him! 711 00:39:15,814 --> 00:39:19,384 - I mean it! I'll shoot this kid in the head! - Wade, please. 712 00:39:19,418 --> 00:39:20,919 Move back! It's over, Weller. 713 00:39:20,953 --> 00:39:23,955 Drop your weapon! Let the boy go! 714 00:39:23,989 --> 00:39:26,357 You want to see this kid dead? Is that what you want?! 715 00:39:26,392 --> 00:39:29,127 Move back! I don't have a shot! 716 00:39:29,161 --> 00:39:31,029 He's too close to the boy! 717 00:39:31,096 --> 00:39:32,897 Move back! He's too close! 718 00:39:40,873 --> 00:39:44,409 That created some distance. 719 00:39:44,443 --> 00:39:46,878 Oh, my God. 720 00:39:46,912 --> 00:39:48,346 Oh, my God! 721 00:40:00,359 --> 00:40:02,160 Last time I qualified with my weapon, 722 00:40:02,194 --> 00:40:04,429 I scored a perfect target. 723 00:40:04,463 --> 00:40:07,932 Have your friends at, uh, F.I.D. 724 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:11,836 Come down and take my after-action report, 725 00:40:11,870 --> 00:40:14,839 and I'll, uh, check in with my Union Rep. 726 00:40:16,508 --> 00:40:18,509 Excuse me. 727 00:40:40,262 --> 00:40:41,429 Phillip Stroh's going to solitary 728 00:40:41,497 --> 00:40:43,164 until we decide about his future, 729 00:40:43,199 --> 00:40:45,568 so you won't have to wear that tie again for a long time, 730 00:40:45,688 --> 00:40:47,315 and it's the end of your security detail 731 00:40:47,435 --> 00:40:49,903 because we got rid of the guy who was trying to kill you. 732 00:40:49,938 --> 00:40:52,406 Captain, I think F.I.D. Is going to clear me 733 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:56,710 as long your final report ends up agreeing with mine. 734 00:40:56,778 --> 00:40:58,812 It will, lieutenant. Don't worry. 735 00:41:00,115 --> 00:41:02,082 Rusty, how are you? 736 00:41:04,352 --> 00:41:07,421 Well wasn't exactly a... a fun day, 737 00:41:07,455 --> 00:41:10,958 but telling you, he knocked the ball out of the park. 738 00:41:11,026 --> 00:41:13,494 No kidding. You did. 739 00:41:15,063 --> 00:41:18,032 Right. Thank you, lieutenant... 740 00:41:18,066 --> 00:41:20,200 for everything. 741 00:41:42,023 --> 00:41:47,027 Some of the questions Ms. Rothman asked maybe... 742 00:41:47,062 --> 00:41:49,129 brought back difficult memories? 743 00:41:49,164 --> 00:41:51,265 No, it's not that, Sharon. 744 00:41:53,501 --> 00:41:55,169 It's that, um... 745 00:41:57,539 --> 00:41:59,506 I thank... 746 00:41:59,541 --> 00:42:03,510 thank you for everything that you've done for me, 747 00:42:03,545 --> 00:42:05,512 but I... 748 00:42:05,547 --> 00:42:09,149 I don't think I should live with you anymore. 749 00:42:09,184 --> 00:42:11,218 Why? 750 00:42:11,252 --> 00:42:13,854 Well, because I don't think you'll want me there. 751 00:42:13,922 --> 00:42:17,091 Rusty, why on earth would you say that? 752 00:42:17,125 --> 00:42:18,892 Because I... 753 00:42:18,927 --> 00:42:22,896 I played chess with that Wade guy, 754 00:42:22,931 --> 00:42:24,898 and... 755 00:42:24,933 --> 00:42:28,035 and in some ways, um... 756 00:42:28,069 --> 00:42:31,205 not... not... not... not the illegal ways, 757 00:42:31,272 --> 00:42:32,940 not... not the violent ways, 758 00:42:32,974 --> 00:42:36,243 but in other ways, ways that I-I can't fix, 759 00:42:36,277 --> 00:42:38,045 I'm just like him. 760 00:42:38,079 --> 00:42:39,913 - No, no, no, no. - Yeah. 761 00:42:39,948 --> 00:42:41,882 You are not like Wade Weller. 762 00:42:41,916 --> 00:42:43,383 Yes, I am, Sharon. I am just like him. 763 00:42:43,418 --> 00:42:46,253 I'm exactly like him, and I'm... I'm... 764 00:42:46,287 --> 00:42:50,390 I'm just like Dr. Morales and... and maybe Dr. Joe 765 00:42:50,458 --> 00:42:54,561 and... and all of those guys who picked me up on the street. 766 00:42:54,596 --> 00:42:58,132 And I can't fix it, Sharon. 767 00:42:58,166 --> 00:43:00,567 I-I can't... I can't fix it. 768 00:43:02,537 --> 00:43:08,108 I am just like them, Sharon. I am just like them. 769 00:43:08,176 --> 00:43:10,110 Rusty, what you are... 770 00:43:10,145 --> 00:43:12,246 is who I love... 771 00:43:13,982 --> 00:43:18,986 and all of you is coming home. 772 00:43:23,577 --> 00:43:24,992 ==sync, correction by dcdah== for www.addic7ed.com 773 00:43:25,305 --> 00:44:25,207 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app