1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app 2 00:00:45,133 --> 00:00:46,767 thank you, officer. 3 00:00:51,934 --> 00:00:53,434 we were across the street at a court 4 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:55,100 when communications called. 5 00:00:55,133 --> 00:00:57,367 -how'd you get here so fast? - someone else called me. 6 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,167 -who? -chief johnson. 7 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,767 ah, y'all remember Ricardo Ramos, 8 00:01:01,801 --> 00:01:05,300 -our friendly reporter from the times? -how you doing, ricky? 9 00:01:05,334 --> 00:01:07,133 i was on my way to work, when -- bang, bang, bang! 10 00:01:07,167 --> 00:01:09,234 -did you see the shooter? -no, i came from around that corner, 11 00:01:09,267 --> 00:01:10,834 found this guy laying here. 12 00:01:10,868 --> 00:01:13,567 -when i rolled him over, -he -- you rolled him over?! 13 00:01:14,601 --> 00:01:17,000 ricardo, that press badge 14 00:01:17,033 --> 00:01:19,734 does not give you the right to tamper with the crime scene. 15 00:01:19,767 --> 00:01:21,434 you have compromised the evidence. 16 00:01:21,467 --> 00:01:24,367 hey, hey, chief johnson, you ever hear of cpr? i was trying to help. 17 00:01:26,601 --> 00:01:29,200 look, i called 911. 18 00:01:29,234 --> 00:01:30,634 when the paramedics cut open the shirt, 19 00:01:30,634 --> 00:01:31,834 i called you directly... 20 00:01:31,868 --> 00:01:33,667 because given the circumstances of this case, 21 00:01:33,701 --> 00:01:35,234 it has priority written all over it. 22 00:01:35,267 --> 00:01:36,501 what circumstances? 23 00:01:36,534 --> 00:01:37,701 well, may i? 24 00:01:38,634 --> 00:01:40,167 go ahead. 25 00:01:42,634 --> 00:01:44,667 no, no, no! 26 00:01:44,701 --> 00:01:46,767 easy. easy! hold on, hold on. 27 00:01:46,801 --> 00:01:48,734 let go, let go. 28 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,834 he's wearing a wire. 29 00:02:02,467 --> 00:02:04,601 no i.d. 30 00:02:07,067 --> 00:02:09,400 you don't recognize this guy? 31 00:02:09,434 --> 00:02:11,334 ricardo, i want to thank you so much for your help, 32 00:02:11,367 --> 00:02:12,734 but now you must let us do our job. 33 00:02:12,767 --> 00:02:14,067 and then you'll get your story. 34 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,133 oh, no. i have a story. 35 00:02:15,167 --> 00:02:17,200 what are you gonna write? 36 00:02:17,234 --> 00:02:19,601 "unidentified man found dead"? 37 00:02:19,634 --> 00:02:23,033 "unidentified man found dead wearing a wire." 38 00:02:23,067 --> 00:02:25,734 "police not only fail to protect an undercover operative, 39 00:02:25,767 --> 00:02:27,467 they can't even identify him." 40 00:02:27,501 --> 00:02:28,868 for one thing, we're not even sure 41 00:02:28,901 --> 00:02:30,400 this is an undercover operation. 42 00:02:30,434 --> 00:02:33,200 and in this case, ricardo, you're not just a reporter. 43 00:02:33,234 --> 00:02:35,300 you're also our only witness. 44 00:02:35,334 --> 00:02:37,334 we could tie up your whole day asking you questions, 45 00:02:37,367 --> 00:02:39,660 checking facts, testing your hands for gunshot residue. 46 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:40,934 you're not going to do that. 47 00:02:40,968 --> 00:02:43,667 detective sanchez, mr. ramos here would love to give you his statement. 48 00:02:43,701 --> 00:02:45,167 thank you. thank you so much. 49 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,267 vamos, ramos. 50 00:02:48,033 --> 00:02:51,434 okay. what do we have here? 51 00:02:51,467 --> 00:02:56,000 our victim took 3 rounds from a 9-millimeter. 52 00:02:56,033 --> 00:02:59,300 one of the rounds went right through his cellphone in his breast pocket. 53 00:02:59,334 --> 00:03:02,000 okay, no wallet, but we do have a set of keys. 54 00:03:02,033 --> 00:03:04,945 so either the person who robbed him didn't know he was wearing a wire, 55 00:03:04,945 --> 00:03:05,367 or he -- 56 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,934 shooter wanted to make it look like a robbery. 57 00:03:07,968 --> 00:03:09,334 well, yeah. 58 00:03:09,367 --> 00:03:11,934 look, no way this is an undercover cop. 59 00:03:11,968 --> 00:03:14,267 his backup would be on top of this inside of 30 seconds. 60 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:16,300 yeah, but it could be a confidential informant. 61 00:03:16,334 --> 00:03:18,167 i say no. his backup would still be here. 62 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,300 okay, lieutenant flynn, would you please check 63 00:03:20,334 --> 00:03:22,000 with the watch commander at narcotics -- 64 00:03:22,033 --> 00:03:23,734 see if anyone was working a wire today? 65 00:03:23,767 --> 00:03:27,434 and, uh, better call internal affairs, too. 66 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:29,100 lieutenant provenza, what are you doing?! 67 00:03:29,133 --> 00:03:32,601 shoes. these are custom-made. 68 00:03:32,634 --> 00:03:36,000 i got a pair just like them. very comfortable, too. 69 00:03:36,033 --> 00:03:39,367 and, see, that is the customer number 70 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,234 printed right there inside. 71 00:03:41,267 --> 00:03:43,300 might tell us who this guy is. 72 00:03:43,334 --> 00:03:45,033 you wear homemade shoes? 73 00:03:45,067 --> 00:03:47,601 custom-made. 74 00:03:47,634 --> 00:03:50,033 and, y-yes, ma'am, i do. 75 00:03:50,067 --> 00:03:52,901 i have a little bit of a...orthopedic issue. 76 00:03:52,934 --> 00:03:54,934 does medicare pay for them? 77 00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:56,634 okay, lieutenant tao, 78 00:03:56,667 --> 00:03:58,934 please run the victim's prints through afis. 79 00:03:58,968 --> 00:04:01,300 see if we can get a more traditional i.d. on him. 80 00:04:01,334 --> 00:04:03,934 and, sergeant gabriel, get some uniforms, 81 00:04:03,968 --> 00:04:06,634 canvass all the buildings with a view down onto the street. 82 00:04:06,667 --> 00:04:07,868 somebody saw something. 83 00:04:07,901 --> 00:04:09,334 uh, here's the thing, chief. 84 00:04:09,367 --> 00:04:12,033 this camera was transmitting audio and video 85 00:04:12,067 --> 00:04:15,567 to a remote receiver up until the paramedics disconnected it. 86 00:04:15,601 --> 00:04:18,467 whoever's on the other end could have witnessed the whole shooting 87 00:04:18,501 --> 00:04:21,167 and probably recorded the whole thing onto a computer. 88 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,901 so, where are they? 89 00:04:33,634 --> 00:04:36,100 buzz, what can you tell me about that wire? 90 00:04:36,133 --> 00:04:38,901 well, this camera's pretty powerful for its size. 91 00:04:38,934 --> 00:04:40,834 a ccd sensor, high-gain antenna, 92 00:04:40,868 --> 00:04:43,968 2.4 gigahertz transmitter, and the receiver's portable. 93 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,534 you can hook it up to any laptop. 94 00:04:45,567 --> 00:04:47,934 -is it one of ours? -well, that's hard to tell. 95 00:04:47,968 --> 00:04:50,167 i mean, you can buy this at any electronics store, 96 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,567 but this one looks brand-new. 97 00:04:51,601 --> 00:04:52,801 well, there's your answer. 98 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:54,667 if it's new, it can't be l.a.p.d. 99 00:04:54,701 --> 00:04:57,934 i don't think there's even a remote chance this guy was working for us. 100 00:04:57,968 --> 00:04:59,501 well, for what it's worth, 101 00:04:59,534 --> 00:05:01,801 narcotics says they haven't run a wire in over a week. 102 00:05:01,834 --> 00:05:04,100 central, hollenbeck -- they're both quiet, too. 103 00:05:04,133 --> 00:05:07,701 i got to tell you, chief -- these divisions, 104 00:05:07,734 --> 00:05:09,634 they keep their c.i.s under a pretty tight lid. 105 00:05:10,501 --> 00:05:13,667 ladies and gentleman, once again, 106 00:05:13,701 --> 00:05:16,067 i must ask you to hold your applause -- drumroll, please. 107 00:05:16,100 --> 00:05:18,868 the name of our vic is... 108 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:20,567 benjamin masters. 109 00:05:20,601 --> 00:05:22,401 the company that made his shoes gave me his name, 110 00:05:22,401 --> 00:05:24,467 his credit-card number, 111 00:05:24,501 --> 00:05:28,000 and his ship-to address -- la brea realty, thousand oaks. 112 00:05:28,033 --> 00:05:30,300 i'm calling now, thank you. 113 00:05:30,334 --> 00:05:34,000 now, why was a real-estate agent wearing a wire? 114 00:05:34,033 --> 00:05:36,834 could be a fed sting on mortgage lenders. 115 00:05:36,868 --> 00:05:38,067 are we sure that the victim 116 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:39,868 didn't just steal mr. masters' shoes? 117 00:05:39,901 --> 00:05:42,367 i'd hate to notify his next of kin based on his footwear. 118 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,501 chief, looks like him. he lives in woodland hills. 119 00:05:47,901 --> 00:05:49,300 excuse me, chief, 120 00:05:49,334 --> 00:05:51,168 i have checked with the fbi, dea, 121 00:05:51,178 --> 00:05:53,340 atf, doj, and ice. 122 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,901 nobody claims our john doe. 123 00:05:55,934 --> 00:05:57,634 we have a name. it's benjamin masters. 124 00:05:57,667 --> 00:05:58,901 i hate to make you 125 00:05:58,934 --> 00:06:00,801 run through the same gauntlet again, detective, 126 00:06:00,834 --> 00:06:03,634 but i think that we should give the feds another go. 127 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,133 thank you. 128 00:06:05,167 --> 00:06:07,467 um, buzz, what kind of a range does that transmitter have? 129 00:06:07,501 --> 00:06:09,367 about a mile line of sight -- 130 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,767 a little less in they city with all the high-rises. 131 00:06:11,801 --> 00:06:13,734 so, the receiver could be pretty much anywhere 132 00:06:13,767 --> 00:06:15,033 in the downtown area. 133 00:06:15,067 --> 00:06:17,801 yeah, including this very building. 134 00:06:17,834 --> 00:06:20,801 there's still the issue of his cellphone. 135 00:06:20,834 --> 00:06:22,334 it's a prepaid model. 136 00:06:22,367 --> 00:06:25,234 the sim card was destroyed by the bullet. 137 00:06:25,267 --> 00:06:28,334 the technology is available to dump it. 138 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:31,167 we just don't have it...here. 139 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,601 okay, according to la brea realty, 140 00:06:32,634 --> 00:06:34,701 benjamin masters was a sales agent 141 00:06:34,734 --> 00:06:36,300 up until about six months ago when -- 142 00:06:36,334 --> 00:06:38,434 he was downsized. 143 00:06:38,467 --> 00:06:40,801 so, if he's not working there, where is he working? 144 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:43,133 i do not want to talk about this right now, sergeant! 145 00:06:44,634 --> 00:06:46,501 excuse me. 146 00:06:55,767 --> 00:06:59,267 uh...chief, you know, uh, 147 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:01,534 if you want to go on out to this woodland hills address 148 00:07:01,567 --> 00:07:02,968 and, you know, visit with the family, 149 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,767 i-i'll take care of things here. 150 00:07:05,801 --> 00:07:08,167 okay. good luck with that. 151 00:07:09,634 --> 00:07:11,000 gentlemen. 152 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:18,133 lieutenant tao? please. 153 00:07:30,901 --> 00:07:33,033 how does someone who lives here 154 00:07:33,067 --> 00:07:35,767 end up dead on the streets of downtown? 155 00:07:35,801 --> 00:07:37,067 i give up. 156 00:07:37,100 --> 00:07:40,367 i thought i could reverse-engineer this cellphone, 157 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,567 but i can't. 158 00:07:41,601 --> 00:07:43,000 sorry, chief. 159 00:07:43,033 --> 00:07:46,200 maybe you could have one of your friends at the fbi give it a shot. 160 00:07:46,234 --> 00:07:48,868 um...lieutenant, maybe you can tell me. 161 00:07:48,901 --> 00:07:51,667 are sergeant gabriel and detective daniels 162 00:07:51,701 --> 00:07:53,667 still together? 163 00:07:53,701 --> 00:07:56,234 well, you know how relationships are. 164 00:07:56,267 --> 00:07:57,801 once you realize 165 00:07:57,834 --> 00:08:02,100 that love is more than just sexual attraction -- 166 00:08:02,133 --> 00:08:03,534 when you go beyond the purely carnal 167 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:05,767 and the lust wears off -- okay, okay, never mind, never mind! 168 00:08:05,801 --> 00:08:08,200 i don't want to hear another word about that! 169 00:08:08,234 --> 00:08:10,133 not one word! 170 00:08:17,234 --> 00:08:21,334 this is exactly why i don't like people dating at work! 171 00:08:26,133 --> 00:08:28,300 sorry, lieutenant. it's not your fault. 172 00:08:28,334 --> 00:08:30,367 oh, no, chief, it's just been a while 173 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,567 since i've been on a death notification. 174 00:08:32,601 --> 00:08:36,534 oh, well, best not to get out of practice. 175 00:08:36,567 --> 00:08:37,868 hi. mrs. masters? 176 00:08:37,901 --> 00:08:40,033 trisha. i'm so sorry. 177 00:08:40,067 --> 00:08:42,033 are we showing the house today? 178 00:08:42,067 --> 00:08:44,501 um, ma'am, i'm deputy chief johnson, 179 00:08:44,534 --> 00:08:46,534 and this is lieutenant tao. 180 00:08:46,567 --> 00:08:48,701 we're from the los angeles police. 181 00:08:48,734 --> 00:08:51,400 do you mind if we come in for a talk? 182 00:08:51,434 --> 00:08:52,567 please. 183 00:08:52,601 --> 00:08:55,467 i'm just getting organized for our next open house. 184 00:08:55,501 --> 00:08:58,434 my husband's in real estate, so we're always, like, 185 00:08:58,467 --> 00:09:00,934 just moving in or just moving out. 186 00:09:00,968 --> 00:09:02,100 i understand. 187 00:09:02,133 --> 00:09:04,467 mrs. masters, is there anyone else at home? 188 00:09:04,501 --> 00:09:08,100 uh, my kids are in school, and ben is at work. 189 00:09:08,133 --> 00:09:10,400 ma'am is there a computer in the house -- 190 00:09:10,434 --> 00:09:12,734 something with wireless access or a webcam receiver? 191 00:09:12,767 --> 00:09:14,834 wireless -- um... 192 00:09:14,868 --> 00:09:18,734 well, we do have a family computer in the den. 193 00:09:18,767 --> 00:09:23,400 and ben takes his laptop to work, so... 194 00:09:23,434 --> 00:09:26,467 um...are we... 195 00:09:26,501 --> 00:09:29,300 are we in some sort of trouble? 196 00:09:29,334 --> 00:09:32,000 did ben take his car to work today? 197 00:09:34,634 --> 00:09:35,934 mrs. masters? 198 00:09:35,968 --> 00:09:39,367 oh, god. there's been an accident? 199 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,400 ma'am, are these his keys? 200 00:09:44,100 --> 00:09:45,901 w-why do you have these? 201 00:09:48,434 --> 00:09:50,000 what is going on? 202 00:09:52,701 --> 00:09:56,367 -ma'am, we have some very bad news. -oh, god. 203 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,000 unfortunately -- 204 00:09:58,033 --> 00:10:01,300 -no, no, no, no, no. -mrs. masters, your husband was murdered this morning. 205 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:02,934 we are very, very sorry. 206 00:10:02,968 --> 00:10:05,434 i promise you that we are doing everything we can 207 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:06,601 to find out what happened to him. 208 00:10:06,634 --> 00:10:08,934 no, you know what? this is a mistake. 209 00:10:08,968 --> 00:10:10,934 wait, wait, you know, i-i just talked to him. 210 00:10:10,968 --> 00:10:13,067 t-this morning i talked to him. he's at work. 211 00:10:13,100 --> 00:10:15,767 according to his employers, ben was laid off six months ago. 212 00:10:15,767 --> 00:10:17,133 no, no, no, no, no. 213 00:10:17,166 --> 00:10:20,066 i just told you, okay? ben is at work. 214 00:10:20,099 --> 00:10:22,800 h-he just got back from a business trip, 215 00:10:22,834 --> 00:10:25,099 a-and this key here -- see this key on the ring? -- 216 00:10:25,133 --> 00:10:28,834 it's for a lockbox for this property that he shows. 217 00:10:28,867 --> 00:10:31,567 so h-how could he not be at work? 218 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:32,834 i'm so sorry, ma'am. we have to -- 219 00:10:32,867 --> 00:10:35,834 no, no, if ben was laid off, okay, 220 00:10:35,867 --> 00:10:39,200 then just tell me -- where did he get the $100,000 bonus? 221 00:10:52,133 --> 00:10:53,366 -hey, uh, chief? -yes. 222 00:10:55,567 --> 00:10:58,600 i just wanted to apologize for the outburst earlier. 223 00:10:58,633 --> 00:11:01,600 it was totally inappropriate, and it won't happen again. 224 00:11:01,633 --> 00:11:03,333 i hope not, sergeant. 225 00:11:03,366 --> 00:11:06,166 you see, the thing is -- 226 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,733 and i don't want to go into too many details -- 227 00:11:08,767 --> 00:11:10,133 oh, please don't. 228 00:11:11,999 --> 00:11:14,867 daniels and i broke up a couple weeks ago. 229 00:11:14,900 --> 00:11:16,867 and things have been... 230 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:20,033 awkward since then. 231 00:11:21,266 --> 00:11:24,433 anyway, i'm afraid that it, um... 232 00:11:24,467 --> 00:11:26,133 the stuff between us might be affecting 233 00:11:26,166 --> 00:11:28,667 the cohesiveness of our division, 234 00:11:28,700 --> 00:11:31,066 and i'm not sure that we both can stay. 235 00:11:31,099 --> 00:11:33,733 and i've been thinking that it might be best 236 00:11:33,767 --> 00:11:36,266 if daniels transferred out. 237 00:11:36,300 --> 00:11:39,867 -i mean, i'm not -- i'm not angry. -oh, i can see that. 238 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:41,966 i'm just thinking about what's best for her 239 00:11:41,999 --> 00:11:44,800 and what's best for the entire -- 240 00:11:44,834 --> 00:11:47,433 excuse me, chief, is this a good time? 241 00:11:47,467 --> 00:11:50,467 yes, it is. it's a perfect time, detective. 242 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:51,834 come on in. 243 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:55,266 okay, i have spoken 244 00:11:55,300 --> 00:11:59,133 with every federal and state agency you can think of, 245 00:11:59,166 --> 00:12:01,433 and none of them has any knowledge of benjamin masters 246 00:12:01,467 --> 00:12:05,033 as either an agent, a c.i., or a suspect. 247 00:12:05,066 --> 00:12:07,966 what about the $100,000 bonus he told his wife about? 248 00:12:07,999 --> 00:12:11,033 masters hasn't received a paycheck since he lost his job. 249 00:12:11,066 --> 00:12:13,133 in fact, in the past five months, 250 00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:15,533 he's borrowed nearly $200,000 against his home. 251 00:12:15,567 --> 00:12:18,834 -so, she was lying to us? -or he was lying to her. 252 00:12:18,867 --> 00:12:22,867 six weeks ago, he paid off over half of his entire debt -- 253 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:25,567 $113,000 in cash -- 254 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,166 which suggests he found a new way to earn a living... 255 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:29,733 under the table. 256 00:12:29,767 --> 00:12:33,633 well, thank you, detective. that was thorough. 257 00:12:42,366 --> 00:12:44,366 tell me, sergeant, can you do that -- 258 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,733 what she just did -- the forensic accounting? 259 00:12:46,767 --> 00:12:48,066 what do you mean -- the stuff with the banks? 260 00:12:48,099 --> 00:12:50,600 'cause i need someone with expertise 261 00:12:50,633 --> 00:12:53,834 with "that stuff with the banks" on our team. 262 00:12:55,233 --> 00:12:59,500 and since you think the cohesiveness of our division 263 00:12:59,533 --> 00:13:01,133 is being hurt, 264 00:13:01,166 --> 00:13:03,934 then one of you absolutely must go. 265 00:13:03,966 --> 00:13:06,366 fill out that transfer request, 266 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,166 and start thinking about where you might want me to send you. 267 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:13,400 heads up, everybody! 268 00:13:13,433 --> 00:13:14,667 benjamin masters kept a key 269 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:16,800 to one of his company's lockboxes for a reason. 270 00:13:16,834 --> 00:13:18,667 if we find that lockbox, we might just find 271 00:13:18,700 --> 00:13:20,767 where he's been going for the past six months 272 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,567 when he told his wife he was at work. 273 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,099 we could find the computer on the receiving end of the wire. 274 00:13:25,133 --> 00:13:26,033 let's start our search 275 00:13:26,034 --> 00:13:28,034 within the radius of the camera's transmitter. 276 00:13:28,066 --> 00:13:30,166 detective daniels, please call traffic and have them check 277 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,900 the impound lots and surface streets for mr. masters' car. 278 00:13:33,934 --> 00:13:34,934 lieutenant provenza, please search 279 00:13:34,966 --> 00:13:37,733 all the la brea realty properties listed inside that circle. 280 00:13:37,767 --> 00:13:40,066 w-wait a minute, chief. 281 00:13:40,099 --> 00:13:42,266 there's three pages of them here! 282 00:13:41,300 --> 00:13:43,934 detective sanchez and lieutenant flynn will help you. 283 00:13:43,966 --> 00:13:45,066 lieutenant tao, let's you and i go to the fbi 284 00:13:45,067 --> 00:13:47,067 and see about this phone. 285 00:13:47,099 --> 00:13:48,834 thank you. 286 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:58,166 benjamin masters was definitely not working for the fbi. 287 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,500 but we were able to crack his prepaid cell. 288 00:14:00,533 --> 00:14:02,700 it was easier than we thought, actually. 289 00:14:02,733 --> 00:14:04,700 well, sure, it's easy when you have 290 00:14:04,733 --> 00:14:06,867 a state-of-the-art convolutional decoder. 291 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:08,266 so, who was he calling? 292 00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:12,300 well, that's where things get more complicated. 293 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:15,567 you're looking at one of the largest 294 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,767 drug-trafficking organizations in the u.s. 295 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,667 came up from south america in the '90s. 296 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:24,867 run by raul mejia -- aka "el jefe." 297 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:27,834 got an entire black book dedicated to his operation. 298 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:30,300 and what's masters' connection? 299 00:14:30,333 --> 00:14:31,800 his phone. 300 00:14:31,834 --> 00:14:34,800 it was part of a batch of prepaid cellphones 301 00:14:34,834 --> 00:14:37,033 el jefe bought in bulk and handed out to his crew. 302 00:14:37,066 --> 00:14:38,867 now, there are literally dozens of calls 303 00:14:38,900 --> 00:14:42,999 between and ben masters and another number in the batch. 304 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:47,266 so much for narrowing down our suspects. 305 00:14:47,300 --> 00:14:50,066 you said this was a south american gang. 306 00:14:50,099 --> 00:14:52,966 masters wasn't latino. 307 00:14:52,999 --> 00:14:54,934 recently, they've been hiring anglos 308 00:14:54,966 --> 00:14:57,066 to carry their cargo across the border. 309 00:14:57,099 --> 00:14:59,366 white faces attract less attention at customs. 310 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,133 that explains the business trips his wife said he was taking. 311 00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:05,033 and the sudden inflow of cash. 312 00:15:05,066 --> 00:15:07,500 log says the last call masters received 313 00:15:07,533 --> 00:15:10,266 came in 9:18 a.m. -- 314 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:11,934 20 minutes before he was shot. 315 00:15:11,966 --> 00:15:13,867 well, find out who he was talking to... 316 00:15:13,900 --> 00:15:15,133 maybe find the shooter. 317 00:15:15,166 --> 00:15:18,667 i really need to see that video from ben masters' wire. 318 00:15:21,099 --> 00:15:23,633 i'm telling you, this is the dumbest snipe hunt 319 00:15:23,667 --> 00:15:24,999 she has ever sent us on. 320 00:15:25,033 --> 00:15:28,233 i'm out here pounding the pavement like some damn rookie! 321 00:15:28,266 --> 00:15:29,166 what's the matter? 322 00:15:29,167 --> 00:15:30,734 your medicare shoes don't like to walk uphill? 323 00:15:30,767 --> 00:15:32,834 well, one of them's about to walk up your ass! 324 00:15:32,867 --> 00:15:34,867 now, you don't you worry about my shoes, flynn. 325 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:36,300 you just worry about the fact 326 00:15:36,333 --> 00:15:37,966 that we are never going to find this car. 327 00:15:37,999 --> 00:15:39,600 oh, yeah? we're gonna find the car. 328 00:15:39,633 --> 00:15:41,200 l-lieutenants! 329 00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:43,934 there's only one more building inside the mile radius. 330 00:15:43,966 --> 00:15:47,099 if it is not here, then it's got to be at the last building. 331 00:15:48,467 --> 00:15:50,700 flynn, what in the hell are you doing? 332 00:15:50,733 --> 00:15:52,800 i'm using my head as an antenna. 333 00:15:52,834 --> 00:15:53,834 you want to try? 334 00:15:53,867 --> 00:15:54,867 uh, no, thank you. 335 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:56,500 okay, i read about it on the internet. 336 00:15:56,533 --> 00:15:58,533 it says it increases the range by 100 feet. 337 00:15:58,567 --> 00:15:59,900 i don't -- i don't care. 338 00:16:16,467 --> 00:16:19,300 all right, looks like he was living in the car. 339 00:16:19,333 --> 00:16:21,966 a bunch of clothes and garbage. 340 00:16:21,999 --> 00:16:23,667 there's no computer. 341 00:16:26,099 --> 00:16:27,966 okay. we got the building. 342 00:16:27,999 --> 00:16:31,667 all we have to do now is find the lockbox that this key opens. 343 00:16:51,300 --> 00:16:54,300 so...this is where he's been going to work 344 00:16:54,333 --> 00:16:55,633 for the last six months. 345 00:16:55,667 --> 00:16:56,999 and the wife never knew. 346 00:16:57,033 --> 00:16:58,834 they never do. 347 00:16:58,867 --> 00:17:01,533 hey, lieutenants. in here. 348 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,300 you gentlemen up for a movie? 349 00:17:26,133 --> 00:17:27,667 testing... 350 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,767 testing. 351 00:17:32,099 --> 00:17:34,133 and now back from the dead, 352 00:17:34,166 --> 00:17:36,433 via the video camera from his shirt -- 353 00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:39,133 chief johnson, meet benjamin masters. 354 00:17:39,166 --> 00:17:41,567 you can do this. 355 00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:45,366 -you can do this. -doesn't look like a drug dealer to me. 356 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,934 i think that's the point, sergeant. 357 00:17:47,966 --> 00:17:50,166 okay. 358 00:17:51,300 --> 00:17:55,400 yeah? 359 00:17:55,433 --> 00:17:57,934 why not?! 360 00:17:57,966 --> 00:18:00,099 no, we're doing this now. 361 00:18:00,133 --> 00:18:02,867 no. no way, man. we can't meet here. 362 00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:04,266 because. 363 00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:07,533 listen, they're showing other units in the building today. 364 00:18:07,567 --> 00:18:10,066 i don't want anyone to see us together. 365 00:18:10,099 --> 00:18:12,467 just meet me where i said. 366 00:18:12,500 --> 00:18:14,066 if you screw me on this, 367 00:18:14,099 --> 00:18:17,233 i'm telling you, i am not going down alone. 368 00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:19,867 i want what you stole from me! 369 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:22,200 no. 370 00:18:22,233 --> 00:18:23,900 i'm leaving now. 371 00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:27,999 okay. 372 00:18:28,033 --> 00:18:30,066 let's go. 373 00:18:30,099 --> 00:18:32,467 okay, buzz. uh, all right, let's -- fast-forward. 374 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:33,600 let's go. 375 00:18:35,433 --> 00:18:37,333 no, no. no, no. 376 00:18:37,366 --> 00:18:39,600 all right... 377 00:18:39,633 --> 00:18:41,200 there! 378 00:18:41,233 --> 00:18:42,834 okay. 379 00:18:42,867 --> 00:18:46,133 and here comes masters around the corner 380 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:47,667 and into the alley. 381 00:18:49,233 --> 00:18:50,966 and then... 382 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:58,433 i don't know what y'all are so excited about. 383 00:18:58,467 --> 00:19:00,934 we don't even get to see the killer's face. 384 00:19:00,966 --> 00:19:03,567 chief, h-hold on. it's not a total loss. 385 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,300 now, buzz, i want you to -- i want you to go back. 386 00:19:06,333 --> 00:19:09,133 all right. come on. 387 00:19:09,166 --> 00:19:11,600 all right, now -- right there, stop. 388 00:19:11,633 --> 00:19:15,533 go forward slowly. 389 00:19:15,567 --> 00:19:16,834 come on, come on. 390 00:19:16,867 --> 00:19:18,600 there. 391 00:19:18,633 --> 00:19:19,733 there it is. 392 00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:23,200 you know, i never liked big rings on a guy. 393 00:19:23,233 --> 00:19:24,400 it's gaudy. 394 00:19:24,433 --> 00:19:26,333 thank you, buzz. 395 00:19:26,366 --> 00:19:28,166 wait, chief -- c-ch-- 396 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,934 i think you, uh -- i think you need to see this. 397 00:19:32,966 --> 00:19:36,033 okay, buzz, if you would be so kind... 398 00:19:36,066 --> 00:19:39,133 we may not have the murderer on tape, 399 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:42,166 but look who we found later. 400 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,266 oh, for heaven's sakes! 401 00:19:44,300 --> 00:19:45,966 freeze that! 402 00:19:45,999 --> 00:19:48,333 doesn't look like he's doing cpr to me. 403 00:19:55,767 --> 00:19:57,233 i wasn't lying, chief johnson. 404 00:19:57,266 --> 00:19:59,066 i didn't know if he was still alive. 405 00:19:59,099 --> 00:20:01,600 and you thought the best way to get his heart pumping again 406 00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:03,400 would be to rifle through his pockets? 407 00:20:03,433 --> 00:20:05,567 ricardo, i-i feel like you don't understand -- 408 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,166 -chief -- -still talking -- 409 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,433 that your access to the l.a.p.d. 410 00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:12,033 depends on your not interfering with criminal inquiries. 411 00:20:12,066 --> 00:20:14,828 things like moving bodies and calling suspects' attorneys. 412 00:20:14,828 --> 00:20:15,700 okay, look, i -- 413 00:20:17,033 --> 00:20:20,166 and now you've crossed the line into criminal behavior. 414 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,834 when the district attorney sees this tape, 415 00:20:21,867 --> 00:20:23,567 he will happily charge you 416 00:20:23,568 --> 00:20:24,568 with attempting to steal from a murder victim. 417 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,500 okay. okay. i see where this is going. 418 00:20:26,533 --> 00:20:27,834 what do you want from me? 419 00:20:27,867 --> 00:20:31,700 oh, no, ricardo, it's what you want from us -- an exclusive. 420 00:20:33,467 --> 00:20:34,700 pencils up. 421 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,634 "sources inside the l.a.p.d. 422 00:20:42,667 --> 00:20:44,567 "say the unidentified man found dead 423 00:20:44,601 --> 00:20:46,834 "in a downtown alley early yesterday morning 424 00:20:46,868 --> 00:20:49,000 "was wearing a concealed video camera, 425 00:20:49,033 --> 00:20:51,634 "which means that the killer was caught on tape. 426 00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:54,000 "the department is mustering all available resources 427 00:20:54,033 --> 00:20:55,567 "so they can locate the base receiver 428 00:20:55,601 --> 00:20:57,667 and bring the killer to justice." 429 00:20:57,701 --> 00:21:00,367 and you'll run that on the front page of tomorrow's paper. 430 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,367 and if my editor doesn't go along with it? 431 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,067 then it will suck to be you. 432 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:07,033 hurry up, now! 433 00:21:07,067 --> 00:21:08,634 you're on a deadline. 434 00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:20,634 do you really want the killer to know that you've got him on tape? 435 00:21:20,667 --> 00:21:23,267 no comment. 436 00:21:27,701 --> 00:21:31,267 so, let's say the killer actually reads this article. 437 00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:32,767 do you really think he's gonna risk 438 00:21:32,801 --> 00:21:34,367 breaking into the loft masters was using 439 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,400 to steal this tape of himself committing murder? 440 00:21:36,434 --> 00:21:37,601 i sure hope so, will, 441 00:21:37,634 --> 00:21:40,300 'cause that's exactly where i'll be waiting for him. 442 00:21:46,100 --> 00:21:47,300 hey, paper got it wrong. 443 00:21:47,334 --> 00:21:49,968 i thought you guys found the video of ben masters' murder. 444 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,434 we did. it's on his hard drive. 445 00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:53,868 but we want the killer to think it's still out there. 446 00:21:53,901 --> 00:21:55,834 we're hoping that this article will get him 447 00:21:55,868 --> 00:21:57,734 to come looking for masters' computer. 448 00:21:57,767 --> 00:21:59,934 hmm. 449 00:22:02,567 --> 00:22:05,033 where does masters live? 450 00:22:05,067 --> 00:22:07,000 some place in woodland hills. 451 00:22:07,033 --> 00:22:08,868 hey! wait a minute! 452 00:22:08,901 --> 00:22:10,834 what? 453 00:22:10,868 --> 00:22:13,634 you're not thinking about taking over my case, are you? 454 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:15,901 brenda, this could be the break we've been looking for. 455 00:22:15,934 --> 00:22:18,667 if we get this guy and he cooperates, then -- 456 00:22:18,701 --> 00:22:19,868 then what? 457 00:22:19,901 --> 00:22:21,934 i lose my case, and the killer gets a short stint 458 00:22:21,968 --> 00:22:23,801 in a powder-puff prison and a nice house in idaho, 459 00:22:23,834 --> 00:22:25,801 courtesy of the federal government. 460 00:22:25,834 --> 00:22:27,701 that's not my idea of justice. 461 00:22:27,734 --> 00:22:28,868 hey. 462 00:22:30,434 --> 00:22:32,901 if whoever murdered masters comes looking for the tape 463 00:22:32,934 --> 00:22:34,801 and we can get him to flip on el jefe, 464 00:22:34,834 --> 00:22:37,067 we can take down that entire wall. 465 00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:39,267 what do you want? 466 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:42,067 i want to take over the sting on ben masters' house. 467 00:22:44,467 --> 00:22:46,334 if i give you that, 468 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:48,300 then i need something in return. 469 00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:49,634 like what? 470 00:22:49,667 --> 00:22:52,868 the fbi folder on the gang, the entire black book. 471 00:22:52,901 --> 00:22:56,267 so i know who it is i'm giving away. 472 00:22:57,467 --> 00:22:59,133 okay. 473 00:23:08,901 --> 00:23:10,534 i give you the black book, 474 00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:13,567 your team backs off ben masters' house completely. 475 00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:15,200 completely -- i mean it. 476 00:23:15,234 --> 00:23:16,434 done. 477 00:23:51,934 --> 00:23:53,133 don't move! 478 00:23:56,100 --> 00:23:57,868 now, step forward slowly. 479 00:23:59,167 --> 00:24:01,367 step forward slowly! put the computer down slowly. 480 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,334 don't drop it, or i'll blow your head off! 481 00:24:03,367 --> 00:24:04,367 okay, okay, all right. 482 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,067 down on your knees! 483 00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:07,467 hands behind your head! 484 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,501 i'm deputy chief brenda leigh johnson. 485 00:24:17,534 --> 00:24:18,601 and you are? 486 00:24:18,634 --> 00:24:20,434 none of your business. ow! what the hell, man?! 487 00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:22,367 well, i'll be sure to let the times know 488 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,300 that they have another loyal reader. 489 00:24:25,334 --> 00:24:27,834 you are under arrest for the murder of benjamin masters. 490 00:24:27,868 --> 00:24:29,100 detective sanchez. 491 00:24:30,968 --> 00:24:32,400 take it easy, man! 492 00:24:32,434 --> 00:24:33,300 thank you. 493 00:24:33,334 --> 00:24:35,167 you have the right to shut up! 494 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,334 any stupid thing you say 495 00:24:36,367 --> 00:24:38,234 can and will be used against you in a court of law. 496 00:24:38,267 --> 00:24:39,734 you have the right to an attorney. 497 00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:41,601 if your broke ass can't afford an attorney, 498 00:24:41,634 --> 00:24:43,734 one will be appointed for you... 499 00:24:56,754 --> 00:24:59,587 -what the hell is this?! -mrs. masters. 500 00:24:59,621 --> 00:25:02,721 the paper says that you have a video of my husband's murder. 501 00:25:02,754 --> 00:25:03,821 i want to see it. 502 00:25:03,854 --> 00:25:05,721 i'm sorry, ma'am. i can't let you do that. 503 00:25:05,754 --> 00:25:09,087 last night, i was up with two crying kids 504 00:25:09,120 --> 00:25:11,654 because you told me that ben was murdered. 505 00:25:11,687 --> 00:25:12,888 and then this morning, 506 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,320 i read this -- this horrible article about -- 507 00:25:15,354 --> 00:25:18,754 no! -- how the victim has yet to be identified! 508 00:25:18,788 --> 00:25:21,687 i'm so sorry. i could have kept you better informed. 509 00:25:21,721 --> 00:25:23,020 i really am. i -- 510 00:25:23,053 --> 00:25:25,554 wait. is this dean murphy? 511 00:25:27,521 --> 00:25:29,120 you know this man? 512 00:25:29,154 --> 00:25:31,554 he went to high school with my husband. 513 00:25:31,587 --> 00:25:34,487 he...got into drugs. 514 00:25:34,521 --> 00:25:36,087 what is all this? 515 00:25:39,020 --> 00:25:41,521 had ben seen dean recently? 516 00:25:41,554 --> 00:25:42,587 i don't know. 517 00:25:42,621 --> 00:25:45,821 okay, i don't -- i don't know anything more. 518 00:25:45,854 --> 00:25:48,087 -okay, let's go back to my office... -no, no, no, no! 519 00:25:48,120 --> 00:25:51,788 if you have video of my husband's murder, i want to see it! 520 00:25:51,821 --> 00:25:53,220 i want the tape! 521 00:25:53,254 --> 00:25:54,953 i just don't think that's a good idea. 522 00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:57,287 i can handle it. 523 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,687 i know no one thinks that i can handle anything... 524 00:26:01,721 --> 00:26:03,721 but i can. 525 00:26:03,754 --> 00:26:06,788 i can handle it. 526 00:26:06,821 --> 00:26:08,920 no, i can handle -- i can handle it. 527 00:26:08,953 --> 00:26:10,754 it's okay. it's okay. 528 00:26:10,788 --> 00:26:13,421 how about if we get some coffee, okay? 529 00:26:13,454 --> 00:26:14,521 come on. 530 00:26:14,554 --> 00:26:16,053 okay. 531 00:26:21,987 --> 00:26:25,953 lieutenant tao, where's dean murphy? interview 1. 532 00:26:25,987 --> 00:26:27,953 would you please meet me there in five minutes 533 00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:32,020 and bring your blowback and blood-patter-tester kit? 534 00:26:32,053 --> 00:26:33,087 my what? 535 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:35,654 i believe it's right in there. 536 00:26:35,687 --> 00:26:37,254 thank you. 537 00:26:38,621 --> 00:26:40,654 oh. 538 00:26:40,687 --> 00:26:43,254 my b.b.s.t. 539 00:26:44,788 --> 00:26:47,320 on headphones 540 00:26:59,254 --> 00:27:01,521 you don't know what you're talking about! 541 00:27:01,554 --> 00:27:03,687 tell me you are not lying. i'm not lying. 542 00:27:03,721 --> 00:27:05,621 i saw the paperwork on your desk, david. 543 00:27:05,654 --> 00:27:07,554 well, did you read it, irene? 544 00:27:07,587 --> 00:27:10,354 because if you had, you would have seen it said 545 00:27:10,387 --> 00:27:12,654 "sergeant gabriel" and not "detective daniels." 546 00:27:12,687 --> 00:27:14,953 oh, no, you are not leaving priority homicide 547 00:27:14,987 --> 00:27:17,020 -and blaming it on me. -one of us has to go. 548 00:27:17,053 --> 00:27:20,220 well, that's because you are acting like such a baby! 549 00:27:20,254 --> 00:27:21,687 the minute you turn in that paperwork, 550 00:27:21,721 --> 00:27:23,387 every guy in this building will say that you left phd 551 00:27:23,421 --> 00:27:25,020 because i broke up with you. 552 00:27:25,053 --> 00:27:26,521 whoa, whoa, whoa! is that what you're telling people? 553 00:27:26,554 --> 00:27:28,287 that you broke up with me?! 554 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,521 i'm not talking about -- because i have a problem with that! 555 00:27:30,554 --> 00:27:32,821 -i'm not talking about it at all! -that is enough! 556 00:27:32,854 --> 00:27:35,354 i've had it with both of you! 557 00:27:35,387 --> 00:27:37,587 now, wait for me in my office! 558 00:27:38,587 --> 00:27:40,687 you happy? you did this. 559 00:27:40,721 --> 00:27:42,987 no. i'm not. you did this. 560 00:27:43,020 --> 00:27:45,521 please tell me you weren't recording that. 561 00:27:45,554 --> 00:27:48,387 unfortunately, no. 562 00:27:49,654 --> 00:27:52,421 i'd tell you how ashamed i am of both of you, 563 00:27:52,454 --> 00:27:55,320 but i have to get this done before we have visitors. 564 00:27:55,354 --> 00:27:58,687 please let me know when they arrive. 565 00:27:58,721 --> 00:28:00,587 yes, ma'am. 566 00:28:07,654 --> 00:28:08,987 hi, again, mr. murphy. 567 00:28:09,020 --> 00:28:11,521 that is your name -- 568 00:28:11,554 --> 00:28:14,187 dean emmet murphy? 569 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:21,888 shit! 570 00:28:26,053 --> 00:28:27,421 what are you doing? 571 00:28:27,454 --> 00:28:28,654 hang on, hang on. 572 00:28:28,687 --> 00:28:30,821 let me get my ducks in a row here. 573 00:28:30,854 --> 00:28:33,254 you're a pretty big arrest for me. 574 00:28:36,754 --> 00:28:38,854 now... 575 00:28:38,888 --> 00:28:42,721 i have read your file, mr. murphy, 576 00:28:42,754 --> 00:28:46,487 and according to the fbi, you are a rising star 577 00:28:46,521 --> 00:28:49,721 in a very large drug-trafficking organization. 578 00:28:49,754 --> 00:28:54,053 they even have video of you with a major kingpin -- 579 00:28:54,087 --> 00:28:55,987 i believe y'all call him el jefe -- 580 00:28:56,020 --> 00:28:57,654 on his yacht, near catalina. 581 00:28:57,687 --> 00:29:00,654 i don't know what you're talking about. 582 00:29:00,687 --> 00:29:02,020 well, that's okay 583 00:29:02,053 --> 00:29:04,821 because we have some pretty important videotape of our own. 584 00:29:04,854 --> 00:29:08,187 it show you shooting ben masters at point-blank range. 585 00:29:09,387 --> 00:29:12,888 and since the murder was so up close and personal, 586 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:17,187 i'm sure we'll find loads of physical evidence, as well. 587 00:29:21,487 --> 00:29:24,154 you recognize this ring, mr. murphy? 588 00:29:24,187 --> 00:29:26,320 you're wearing it right now. 589 00:29:26,354 --> 00:29:28,654 and you were wearing it on the day the videotape was taken. 590 00:29:28,687 --> 00:29:32,687 would you please remove that ring and set it on the table? 591 00:29:35,587 --> 00:29:38,721 sir, i can compel you to do so. 592 00:29:43,287 --> 00:29:44,821 thank you. 593 00:29:45,687 --> 00:29:47,053 what are you gonna do with it? 594 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:51,621 when you shoot someone at close range, 595 00:29:51,654 --> 00:29:54,987 tiny bits of their blood and tissue blow back at you. 596 00:29:55,020 --> 00:29:58,888 you're literally walking around with pieces of your victim. 597 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,854 you can wash your hands, but it doesn't come off that easily. 598 00:30:01,888 --> 00:30:07,320 this is the latest in l.a.p.d. technology. 599 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,920 lieutenant provenza, what is that bag lieutenant tao has? 600 00:30:14,953 --> 00:30:18,821 i believe that holds his personal grooming items. 601 00:30:24,187 --> 00:30:26,387 you don't want this to turn red. 602 00:30:26,421 --> 00:30:28,020 okay, what is he doing now? 603 00:30:28,053 --> 00:30:31,654 well, it looks like he is about to spray the suspect's ring 604 00:30:31,687 --> 00:30:35,087 with a little squirt of breath freshener. 605 00:30:39,354 --> 00:30:40,920 it's positive. 606 00:30:40,953 --> 00:30:42,053 oh, man. 607 00:30:42,087 --> 00:30:43,788 lieutenant, now, if you will please 608 00:30:43,821 --> 00:30:45,220 take that ring back to our crime lab, 609 00:30:45,254 --> 00:30:48,421 i'm sure you'll get a match to ben masters' dna. 610 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,788 agent howard, what are you doing here? 611 00:30:56,821 --> 00:30:58,621 i just came from a 12-person stakeout 612 00:30:58,654 --> 00:31:00,621 at ben masters' house in woodland hills. 613 00:31:00,654 --> 00:31:02,687 oh, uh, what were you doing there? 614 00:31:02,721 --> 00:31:04,888 we were at the loft downtown. 615 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,320 do you have the guy? 616 00:31:07,953 --> 00:31:10,020 he's under arrest. 617 00:31:13,421 --> 00:31:15,421 whoa, whoa, whoa! wait! 618 00:31:15,454 --> 00:31:16,987 where are you going? 619 00:31:17,020 --> 00:31:20,087 did you not notice? i just proved you committed murder. 620 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:21,953 so we're sort of done here. 621 00:31:21,987 --> 00:31:23,754 unless...i mean 622 00:31:23,788 --> 00:31:26,187 are there extenuating circumstances 623 00:31:26,220 --> 00:31:28,020 you might like me to know about? 624 00:31:28,053 --> 00:31:31,521 i mean, did ben masters do something to you? 625 00:31:31,554 --> 00:31:33,654 like, were you being threatened or something? 626 00:31:33,687 --> 00:31:35,721 yes! y-yeah, he was threatening me. 627 00:31:35,754 --> 00:31:38,187 weren't you even gonna ask me about that? 628 00:31:39,454 --> 00:31:41,053 okay. 629 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:49,187 tell me what he did, 630 00:31:49,220 --> 00:31:51,987 and i'll take it into consideration. 631 00:31:54,521 --> 00:31:56,987 one day last year, 632 00:31:57,020 --> 00:31:59,754 i went by his house... just to say hey. 633 00:31:59,788 --> 00:32:03,320 you could tell he didn't even want the neighbors to see us talking. 634 00:32:03,354 --> 00:32:05,421 like, i'm some scumbag off the street. 635 00:32:05,454 --> 00:32:07,020 okay, whatever, you know. 636 00:32:07,053 --> 00:32:08,721 nice to see you, too, benji. 637 00:32:08,754 --> 00:32:11,154 enjoy your big house, huh? 638 00:32:12,154 --> 00:32:14,287 then, like, three months ago, 639 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,854 out of nowhere, he calls me up. 640 00:32:17,888 --> 00:32:20,621 he's all, "hey, buddy, how's it going?" 641 00:32:20,654 --> 00:32:23,587 said he needed to make some extra cash, 642 00:32:23,621 --> 00:32:26,953 and since i'm a criminal, maybe i could help. 643 00:32:27,987 --> 00:32:29,554 so i hooked him up. 644 00:32:29,587 --> 00:32:32,320 so, you had him carry drugs for you across the border. 645 00:32:33,521 --> 00:32:35,953 it's okay. you can talk about that. 646 00:32:35,987 --> 00:32:38,387 i will not be arresting you for drugs ever. 647 00:32:38,421 --> 00:32:40,220 it's not my job. 648 00:32:43,254 --> 00:32:47,254 he muled for me, and then he kept the coke 649 00:32:47,287 --> 00:32:49,920 in one of those vacant lofts he couldn't sell 650 00:32:49,953 --> 00:32:51,120 and made me a key 651 00:32:51,154 --> 00:32:53,587 so i could pick it up and pay him, you know? 652 00:32:53,621 --> 00:32:54,721 i paid him to do it. 653 00:32:54,754 --> 00:32:56,687 ben was wearing the video recorder 654 00:32:56,721 --> 00:32:58,587 when you spoke to him on the phone. 655 00:32:58,621 --> 00:33:00,854 he said he wanted what you stole from him. 656 00:33:00,888 --> 00:33:02,920 i didn't steal anything. 657 00:33:02,953 --> 00:33:07,387 i borrowed some coke for another deal i had going. 658 00:33:07,421 --> 00:33:09,254 he said he was gonna tell raul 659 00:33:09,287 --> 00:33:11,187 if i didn't pay him back by yesterday, 660 00:33:11,220 --> 00:33:12,888 but i didn't have the money yet. 661 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:16,120 i told him raul would kill me. 662 00:33:16,154 --> 00:33:18,320 you know what he said? 663 00:33:18,354 --> 00:33:19,821 "better you than me." 664 00:33:19,854 --> 00:33:23,654 after i got him 100 grand and hooked him up with my crew, 665 00:33:23,687 --> 00:33:25,421 he pulls that crap with me. 666 00:33:28,821 --> 00:33:30,020 thank you. 667 00:33:30,053 --> 00:33:32,888 fyi, agent howard in the house. 668 00:33:34,154 --> 00:33:35,621 ben betrayed you. 669 00:33:35,654 --> 00:33:37,621 he tried to get you on camera 670 00:33:37,654 --> 00:33:39,953 saying you stole el jefe's drugs, 671 00:33:39,987 --> 00:33:42,387 -but instead he videotaped you... -fritz. 672 00:33:42,421 --> 00:33:45,320 hey, will. how you doing? 673 00:33:45,354 --> 00:33:47,187 good, good. 674 00:33:47,220 --> 00:33:48,254 you? 675 00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:50,821 good. yeah. no complaints. 676 00:33:50,854 --> 00:33:51,987 good, good. 677 00:33:52,020 --> 00:33:54,287 you here to see brenda? 678 00:33:55,187 --> 00:33:57,788 i'll just wait here with you. 679 00:33:57,821 --> 00:33:59,387 great. 680 00:33:59,421 --> 00:34:01,120 great. 681 00:34:02,888 --> 00:34:04,487 i didn't want it to happen. 682 00:34:04,521 --> 00:34:06,754 i never killed anybody. i swear on my mother. 683 00:34:06,788 --> 00:34:07,953 w-what am i gonna do? 684 00:34:07,987 --> 00:34:09,953 buzz, better tell the chief the fbi's here. 685 00:34:09,987 --> 00:34:11,754 chief, lieutenant tao says the fbi 686 00:34:11,788 --> 00:34:13,987 is waiting outside your door right now. 687 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,888 dean, i need you to listen to me. 688 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:21,254 we don't have much time. the fbi will be here any minute. 689 00:34:21,287 --> 00:34:22,888 now, all i have to offer you 690 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,521 is life in prison without parole. 691 00:34:25,554 --> 00:34:26,953 but the fbi wants el jefe, 692 00:34:26,987 --> 00:34:28,888 and they're gonna offer you a deal 693 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,888 in exchange for your cooperation. 694 00:34:32,754 --> 00:34:33,953 what do i have to do? 695 00:34:33,987 --> 00:34:35,120 all you have to do 696 00:34:35,154 --> 00:34:37,120 is wear a little video camera inside your shirt 697 00:34:37,154 --> 00:34:38,621 and get el jefe to tell you 698 00:34:38,654 --> 00:34:40,287 everything the feds want to hear. 699 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:43,120 this is one case chief johnson won't be closing. 700 00:34:43,154 --> 00:34:45,120 say goodbye, dean murphy. 701 00:34:45,154 --> 00:34:48,487 in about five minutes, he's going to become the property of the fbi. 702 00:34:48,521 --> 00:34:50,754 mm, i wouldn't be so sure. 703 00:34:52,454 --> 00:34:54,354 okay, i -- 704 00:34:54,387 --> 00:34:55,687 i can do that. 705 00:34:56,953 --> 00:35:00,087 now, when you go in... 706 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,320 the fbi will try and stay within a hoot and a holler 707 00:35:02,354 --> 00:35:03,587 in case you need their help 708 00:35:03,621 --> 00:35:05,854 'cause it's their job to protect you. 709 00:35:05,888 --> 00:35:07,854 but they won't be able to. 710 00:35:07,888 --> 00:35:08,987 what did she say? 711 00:35:09,020 --> 00:35:10,854 wait, what did you say? 712 00:35:10,888 --> 00:35:13,854 by now, el jefe already knows that you've been picked up by the police. 713 00:35:13,888 --> 00:35:15,354 he probably also knows that ben, 714 00:35:15,387 --> 00:35:17,354 the man you brought into the organization, 715 00:35:17,387 --> 00:35:19,187 was wearing a wire when he was killed. 716 00:35:19,220 --> 00:35:21,053 stop. why -- why are you telling me that -- 717 00:35:21,087 --> 00:35:22,421 what do you think is gonna happen 718 00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:24,454 when you're out on his boat in the middle of the ocean 719 00:35:24,487 --> 00:35:26,554 and el jefe suddenly decides he doesn't trust you anymore? 720 00:35:26,587 --> 00:35:30,320 he's gonna tie your feet to an anchor and feed you to the sharks! 721 00:35:30,354 --> 00:35:32,138 you don't even know what kind of deal they're gonna -- 722 00:35:32,138 --> 00:35:34,187 and there won't be a thing your fbi handlers can do about it. 723 00:35:34,220 --> 00:35:36,554 -why are you telling me this? -because i want you to live... 724 00:35:38,053 --> 00:35:39,287 ...and do your time. 725 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:40,953 but the fbi, they don't care about you! 726 00:35:40,987 --> 00:35:43,087 they've got this big investigation. 727 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:45,187 so, who are you gonna trust, hmm? 728 00:35:45,220 --> 00:35:48,687 i'm telling you, dean -- you may not realize it, 729 00:35:48,721 --> 00:35:52,320 but you are way, way out of your league. 730 00:35:52,354 --> 00:35:55,721 if you want to live, go to jail. 731 00:36:01,587 --> 00:36:03,521 you're offering me 732 00:36:03,554 --> 00:36:06,154 life in prison without parole. 733 00:36:07,554 --> 00:36:10,120 the fbi's gonna offer me a deal. 734 00:36:11,454 --> 00:36:12,854 i'll get protected. 735 00:36:12,888 --> 00:36:14,587 so protected that, in a month or so, 736 00:36:14,621 --> 00:36:16,754 i'll be be watching your murder on tape. 737 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,421 i'll take my chances. 738 00:36:41,421 --> 00:36:43,220 fritzi. 739 00:36:45,721 --> 00:36:48,454 okay, the suspect's all yours. 740 00:36:49,621 --> 00:36:51,154 anything else i should know? 741 00:36:51,187 --> 00:36:52,421 no. 742 00:36:52,454 --> 00:36:55,387 i've prepared him for you as well as i can. 743 00:36:55,421 --> 00:36:57,020 great. 744 00:37:04,687 --> 00:37:07,654 you did your best, brenda. 745 00:37:07,687 --> 00:37:09,587 we can't win 'em all. 746 00:37:09,621 --> 00:37:12,354 i should not have lost this one, will. 747 00:37:54,621 --> 00:37:57,554 um...chief? 748 00:37:57,587 --> 00:37:58,987 chief? 749 00:38:01,654 --> 00:38:03,187 i'm sorry. 750 00:38:03,220 --> 00:38:05,687 this is not what i thought would happen, 751 00:38:05,721 --> 00:38:07,187 and i will... 752 00:38:07,220 --> 00:38:09,354 i will do better -- i will. 753 00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:12,754 and you won't have any problems from me. i swear. 754 00:38:18,987 --> 00:38:20,220 then neither one of you 755 00:38:20,254 --> 00:38:22,754 will mind complying with this direct order. 756 00:38:22,788 --> 00:38:24,521 work it out! 757 00:38:24,554 --> 00:38:28,387 i don't want to hear about this affair again. 758 00:38:28,421 --> 00:38:29,888 ever. 759 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,220 is that understood? 760 00:38:31,254 --> 00:38:33,554 -absolutely. -yes, ma'am. 761 00:38:35,387 --> 00:38:37,387 the transfer -- give it to me. 762 00:38:37,421 --> 00:38:40,554 transfer, transfer. 763 00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:46,154 i don't come to work every day to watch soap operas, 764 00:38:46,187 --> 00:38:48,387 and i mean it! 765 00:38:48,421 --> 00:38:50,220 dismissed! 766 00:39:42,788 --> 00:39:43,854 hello. 767 00:39:43,888 --> 00:39:45,687 hi. 768 00:39:47,354 --> 00:39:49,587 i've got some good news for you. 769 00:39:49,621 --> 00:39:50,987 what's that? 770 00:39:51,020 --> 00:39:54,120 your friend dean murphy is headed back to l.a.p.d. 771 00:39:56,421 --> 00:39:59,053 didn't the fbi offer him a deal? 772 00:39:59,087 --> 00:40:01,254 oh, yeah. we offered him a deal. 773 00:40:01,287 --> 00:40:03,187 but, you know, 774 00:40:03,220 --> 00:40:06,421 somehow, even after an all-night discussion, 775 00:40:06,454 --> 00:40:09,154 he decided he'd be better off staying in prison. 776 00:40:09,187 --> 00:40:10,554 is that what you told him? 777 00:40:10,587 --> 00:40:12,821 i-i told him the truth. 778 00:40:12,854 --> 00:40:16,721 well, great, great, great. 779 00:40:16,754 --> 00:40:19,287 you closed your case. 780 00:40:19,320 --> 00:40:20,788 that's great. 781 00:40:22,387 --> 00:40:24,654 dean murphy committed premeditated murder. 782 00:40:24,687 --> 00:40:25,953 he confessed to it. 783 00:40:25,987 --> 00:40:28,454 he should go to jail for the rest of his life -- the end. 784 00:40:28,487 --> 00:40:31,320 well, that's one way of looking at it. 785 00:40:31,354 --> 00:40:32,788 here's another. 786 00:40:32,821 --> 00:40:35,187 you came to me for help. i gave it to you. 787 00:40:35,220 --> 00:40:36,754 you took everything i had, 788 00:40:36,788 --> 00:40:38,454 and then you stole my case. 789 00:40:38,487 --> 00:40:41,254 and you made me extremely vulnerable at work. 790 00:40:41,287 --> 00:40:43,421 that's a somewhat milder version 791 00:40:43,454 --> 00:40:44,821 of what your killer did to his friend. 792 00:40:44,854 --> 00:40:45,987 and i got to tell you, brenda, 793 00:40:46,020 --> 00:40:49,521 -i am so sick of this double standard. -what double standard 794 00:40:49,554 --> 00:40:51,987 you sent me on a needless and very expensive stakeout. 795 00:40:52,020 --> 00:40:54,521 you undermined three years of hard work. 796 00:40:54,554 --> 00:40:57,854 and if i had done anything remotely similar to that -- 797 00:40:57,888 --> 00:40:59,521 if i had screwed with your case, 798 00:40:59,554 --> 00:41:02,020 my god, you would have changed the locks on the doors. 799 00:41:02,053 --> 00:41:04,854 i would have been so far out of line, 800 00:41:04,888 --> 00:41:08,154 but here is the difference -- i would know it. 801 00:41:08,187 --> 00:41:10,987 and i would try to correct it somehow. 802 00:41:11,020 --> 00:41:13,521 now, wait a minute. just hold on. 803 00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:14,953 i never lied to you. 804 00:41:14,987 --> 00:41:19,320 i gave you exactly what you asked for -- exactly. 805 00:41:19,354 --> 00:41:21,254 now, i'm sorry. 806 00:41:21,287 --> 00:41:25,320 i-i should have called you when we took dean into custody, 807 00:41:25,354 --> 00:41:27,287 so i apologize for that. 808 00:41:29,754 --> 00:41:31,788 that -- that's what you're sorry for? 809 00:41:31,821 --> 00:41:33,220 yes. 810 00:41:33,254 --> 00:41:34,354 really? 811 00:41:35,254 --> 00:41:36,888 that's it? 812 00:41:39,621 --> 00:41:41,554 apology not accepted. 813 00:41:42,621 --> 00:41:45,053 all i did -- now, wait a minute, fritz. 814 00:41:45,087 --> 00:41:48,187 all i did was try to get the justice system 815 00:41:48,220 --> 00:41:49,654 to work for my victim -- that is all i did. 816 00:41:49,687 --> 00:41:50,721 that's bullshit! 817 00:41:50,754 --> 00:41:52,788 you didn't do it for the justice system! 818 00:41:52,821 --> 00:41:54,554 you didn't do it for the victim! 819 00:41:54,587 --> 00:41:56,220 you did it to close your case! 820 00:41:56,254 --> 00:41:57,421 that's it! 821 00:41:57,454 --> 00:41:59,421 it's obviously the most important thing to you. 822 00:41:59,454 --> 00:42:00,487 it's clearly not me! 823 00:42:00,521 --> 00:42:02,120 and, you know, maybe that's fine, 824 00:42:02,154 --> 00:42:03,920 but, brenda, for once in your life, 825 00:42:03,953 --> 00:42:05,387 be honest with yourself. 826 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:09,721 i am tired. i am hungry. i am angry. 827 00:42:09,754 --> 00:42:11,187 i'm gonna find my sponsor. 828 00:42:11,220 --> 00:42:13,754 i'm gonna go to a meeting. maybe two. 829 00:42:14,305 --> 00:43:14,383 Watch Movies, Series & LiveTV www.flixify.app