05x19 - The Cook, the Chief, the Cop and His Lover

[bunniefuu]

[FOOD SIZZLING]

[SOFT MUSIC]

- [SPEAKING CHINESE]

- [BELL RINGS]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

SARAH: Ooof!

I've been craving this all week.

[CHARLIE CHUCKLES]

What?

I don't think I ever see you as happy

as when we're at this restaurant.

[REX WHINES]

There are other things

that make me happy.

Oh yeah. Well, I mean, it's true.

There is the time

[CHARLIE WHISPERING]

Oh my God!

- What?

- Behind you.

Is that Chief Superintendent Archer?

SARAH: Yeah, that's him.

What's he doing here?

Yeah, I can't tell if he saw us.

Oh my God.

Enjoying the noodles?

I might need another plate.

- On their way.

- Thank you.

[DOOR CHIMES RINGING]

KURT: Hey, Mom.

It's busy!

Thank you so much.

You're the best.

I'll call you later, okay?

What are you doing?

He's almost thirty.

You're still giving him money?

He's my son.

[PETER CHUCKLES]

Should we get a take-out box?

[REX YELPS SOFTLY]

No. No, no, no, we should just relax.

Maybe I'm over-reacting.

Well, maybe it's a sign.

Things have been going pretty good.

Maybe we should tell our friends.

Yeah, I mean it would be awful

if they found out from the chief.

[ARCHER CHOKING]

No, Mike, Mike!

- Somebody help!

- Everybody step back, step back!

Give the doctor some space. Come on.

Yeah, I need an ambulance to Good

Taste restaurant on Water Street.

- [REX YELPS]

- It's too late.

[REX BARKS]

He's gone.

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

[UPBEAT THEME MUSIC]

[SOMBRE MUSIC]

[REBECCA SIGHS]

My sincerest condolences, Rebecca.

Your husband was a great man,

deeply respected by everyone on my team.

When was the last

time you told him that?

He knew that.

Ah, come on.

You remember all those late

nights we spent at the pub

during our rookie days,

the three of us.

He always spoke very highly of you, Joe.

Even through those years when you

guys weren't on the best of terms.

We were on fine terms.

And that history between us,

was water under the bridge.

You and Mike, that was real.

It was meant to be.

Your team is investigating?

Do you have reason to suspect

your husband was m*rder*d?

I swear that we were being followed.

And there's these.

This hate mail, death threats.

- Did he report this?

- [REBECCA SCOFFS]

Come on, you know Mike.

He always said that the

letters were the end of it,

that people just wanted

to say their piece.

And that was enough.

Unless for someone it wasn't.

So, you two were at

the restaurant together?

Uh

Yeah. Yeah, we were just

grabbing a bite after work.

Oh!

Don't you think the restaurant

across the street is better?

- Never tried it.

- JESSE: You should. I mean,

everybody in town has

picked their favourite.

Yeah, I like what I like.

JESSE: You like what you like?

Charlie, what do you think?

You like what you like?

- Yeah.

- So, I mean

Chief Archer just had a

heart att*ck and keeled over?

No, he showed signs of poisoning.

So, we're just waiting on test results.

CHARLIE: Uh Jesse.

Do you think you could pull up

the phone and financial records?

Yeah, I could do that. Why? Do

you think that he's harbouring

some sort of secret that he might

not be telling anybody about?

Ah, maybe we should

just cover our bases.

- Yeah.

- DONOVAN: Hey, listen team. Um

Rebecca Archer just gave me these.

They're death threats that were

sent to Chief Archer recently.

That one there is the most recent.

- Recognize the name?

- [CHARLIE SIGHS]

- Rex.

- [REX BARKS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[REX BARKS]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Noel Cameron?

It's the police! Open up!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Rex.

[REX BARKING]

Aghh!

[REX SNARLING]

Aghhh!

[FABRIC TEARING]

[NOEL PANTING]

Why'd you run, Noel?

I was only going to ask a few questions.

Are you kidding?

I heard about Archer's death

and I knew you'd set me up for it.

Not how this works. Come on.

Tell that to the poor schmucks

falsely imprisoned by the police state!

Is that why you sent

Archer death threats?

Those are just words.

Freedom of speech, man.

Noel, do your pants up.

Freedom of Expression in Canada.

And it doesn't apply to death threats.

[REX BARKS]

So, what?

You're gonna let me freeze to death?

Let's warm up at the station.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

CHARLIE: Archer.

Your time is over.

It could be a year from now.

A month. A day. Your life will end

and I will be there watching as you

take your last breath.

I am always watching.

Remember that. [SLAMS TABLE]

It's kind of dramatic,

the way you read it.

Yeah, dramatic how you wrote it too.

You go on to describe his daily routine.

- You were watching him!

- Well, yeah.

I said that in the letter.

You were looking for

an opportunity to strike

and you found it last night.

I was no where near him last night.

Prove it.

Prove I was.

You know what this looks like to me?

You've been sending

threats to Archer for years.

And last night you

finally decided to act!

Why would I k*ll him?

My method worked! I sent him threats.

And boom, retirement announced!

Wait a sec. Do you think

that you're responsible

for the Archer's retirement plans?

Obviously.

[WHISPERING] Listen, you've

been watching Archer, right?

Right, don't answer though.

You notice anything unusual?

Are you going to answer now?

I'm not gonna participate

in the police state!

If you don't answer me now,

you're going to do a

lot more than participate

if you know what I mean.

I did see something.

Yeah?

About a week ago, he was

arguing with a mean-looking dude.

I think I need a better

description than mean-looking dude.

Apparently Noel Cameron can draw.

Thinking of getting a new tattoo?

No, it's not for me, Jesse.

Noel saw this tattoo on a guy

who was arguing with Chief Archer.

Okay. Well, I will send it

to the local tattoo parlours

to see if they can recognize it.

Ah, I like your magic wand.

Um, any other leads?

Uh, no, no. Nothing out of the ordinary

from Chief Archer's

financials, phone or email.

Yeah, apparently he was

a pretty straight arrow.

All his friends had only

good things to say about him.

Hey, Sarah. You find anything?

Cause of death was cardiac arrest

caused by aconite poisoning.

Aconite.

Wolfsbane.

You and your classic mystery novels.

JESSE: You know, wolfsbane was

historically used to poison wolves

- [REX WHINES]

- and other wild dogs.

- [REX BARKS]

- Okay, I'm just the messenger!

- [REX YELPS]

- Oh, I'm sorry!

Um, it's also grown locally,

so, anybody could get it.

How was it administered?

Ingested. It was in his stomach contents

and the leftovers from

the Chicken Royal Stir-fry

I collected from the restaurant.

That's their signature dish.

Were there any other victims?

I called hospitals and the restaurant.

No other illnesses were reported.

Okay. So, we can probably safely say

that Chief Archer's dish was the

only one that was tampered with.

Well, I guess we're

just looking for anyone

who had access to the restaurant.

- Come on, Rex.

- [REX BARKS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[LEWIS SIGHS]

Hard to believe somebody with

such a big presence is gone.

Yeah, it's not right

for him to go like this.

He had such big plans for retirement.

- Mm-hmm.

- Travel.

- Time with the wife.

- Yeah.

- Golf!

- Yes!

Mike Archer loved to swing a club.

[LEWIS CHUCKLES]

Makes you think, doesn't it?

Just how quickly things can change

just like that.

Yeah.

[LEWIS CHUCKLES]

You know, I heard

that the board is going to

be naming an interim chief

by the end of the day.

Yeah.

And the deputy chief

has declined the position

due to personal reasons.

Mmmm.

Which only leaves

[SOFT MUSIC]

So, what do you want to do?

Drinks after the shift?

Hmm?

Toast whoever gets it?

You're on.

[SOFT MUSIC CONTINUES]

[REX SNIFFING]

[REX BARKS]

Your dog shouldn't be in here.

He's a police officer.

Right now, you have bigger

problems than Rex in your kitchen.

Test show that your Royal

Stir-fry contained the poison

that k*lled Mike Archer.

We do not put wolfsbane in our food.

Well, it did get in here somehow.

Who else works in here?

On a Tuesday? Only me.

Who's in charge of inventory?

Alice. My dad's wife.

Interesting distinction.

My mother d*ed years ago.

My dad re-married her.

You two get along?

We get along well enough.

Right.

I'm going to need a sample of everything

that goes into the Royal Stir-fry.

Yeah, I've made it so many times,

I could do it in my sleep.

[EERIE MUSIC]

Something wrong?

The galangal paste is missing.

Galangal paste? What's that?

It's used in Thai cuisine. It

helps lowers blood pressure.

Chief Archer and my dad

thought by making the switch,

he could keep having his favourite dish.

We've been making it this

way for him for years.

When was the last time you saw it?

Last night. After I made the dish.

It should be here.

You have any security

cameras in the restaurant?

No, my dad says they're too expensive.

Ah! Hey, Kenny.

Sorry, we forgot to tell

you we're closed today.

- Hi, Maple.

- [REX GROWLS]

Is everything okay?

There was a death in the

restaurant last night.

Oh.

I'm sorry to hear that. Um

I'll just take this stuff

back to the depot then.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[REX BARKING]

Hey, hey, hey. Hey,

what's your dog after?

[REX BARKING]

Show me your hands.

[REX BARKS]

Roll your sleeve up.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Kenny Constantine.

Did eleven years for manslaughter.

Eligible for parole after seven.

Guess who spoke against

him at every hearing.

- Chief Archer?

- Yeah, you got it.

Gives him four years

to dream up a m*rder.

- Plenty of motive.

- [REX BARKS]

[BUZZER SOUNDS]

[BUZZER SOUNDS]

You want to tell me

what I'm doing in here?

Yeah, breach of parole, Kenny.

k*lling a man,

that's against the

terms of your release.

The only man I k*lled

was a long time ago.

And I didn't even mean to.

Guy came after my best friend.

Things

got out of hand.

- Yeah, but you still k*lled him.

- It was a mistake.

And one I promised

that I'd never repeat.

Kenny Constantine's out of

control anger took the life

of a promising young man

whose family has been

torn apart by his actions.

That sound familiar to you?

KENNY: Yeah. Too familiar.

That's what Chief Archer said

every time my parole hearing came up.

Pretty hard not to hold a grudge.

Archer's dead?

[PHONE BUZZING]

[DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]

Yeah.

He wasn't on my Christmas card list.

But I told myself I

would never do anything

that would put me back in prison.

You threatened the chief of police.

I spent four years thinking

of what I would say to him

if I ever got the chance.

So, when I ran into

him outside the bank,

- I unloaded on him.

- [REX BARKS]

Yeah. But maybe that wasn't enough.

You wanted to make him pay

for the years that he had

taken away from you huh?

You can think whatever you want, man.

I didn't k*ll him.

I didn't k*ll him.

[REX WHINES]

[DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]

Results just came back

on the food samples

- we took from Good Taste.

- [DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]

None of the other

ingredients contained aconite.

So, the source has to

be in the missing paste.

Can you get me a sample of

aconite that I can train Rex on?

Well, unfortunately, aconite

is known for its lack of scent.

So, I don't think Rex is

going to be able to detect it.

[REX WHINES]

Don't say that in front of him.

Is this the galangal paste you use?

No, we don't use that cheap stuff.

Oh. That came from a favourite store.

Hey, you still have Kenny in custody?

Yeah, for now.

Well, he didn't do it.

- He wouldn't have.

- Yeah, Peter.

Look I appreciate that you

see the best in people, but

Kenny worked hard to change.

He was taking courses, training,

anger management, all

while he was in jail.

How do you know all this?

Mike told me.

He heard it from the prison warden.

Mike was so happy that Kenny

was turning his life around,

he even supported his

bid for parole last year.

Alice and I helped him get his job.

Did Kenny know about this?

Of course he did!

That's why I know he

would never do anything

to bring shame to me or my restaurant.

He's loyal.

We'll see.

Okay.

Ready?

- Get the scent.

- [REX SNIFFING]

Track it.

[DOOR CHIMES RINGING]

[REX SNIFFING]

It's not better.

Hey, buddy!

- Where'd you come from?

- [REX SNIFFING]

Uh, you.

- Uh-huh?

- Is that your dog?

No, he's my partner.

[REX BARKS]

[REX SNIFFING]

[REX BARKING]

- [REX BARKING]

- Yeah.

[REX BARKS]

This come from your kitchen?

PETER: Bill!

I should have known it was you!

Is that what you do now, Bill?

k*ll my customer?

- Huh?

- [REX BARKS]

[REX BARKS]

Aghh! What are you doing?

- Calm down!

- Arrest him!

It's Bill!

Bill's been trying

to ruin me for months!

Come on!

[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Liam!

Liam!

Where you involved in this?

- In what?

- Poisoning our best customer!

Are you seriously

pointing fingers at me?

After everything that's

happened at Better Taste?

Are you okay?

Mmmm.

How do you know these people?

There's clearly history here.

I practically grew up with Liam.

Our dads started Good Taste together.

But the partnership ended?

It's no surprise.

A lot of ego in this business.

Mm-hmm.

But then Bill started Better

Taste across the street

with a nearly identical menu.

They even have their own Royal Stir-fry.

Did that hurt your business?

No one is happy.

My dad and Bill used to be best friends

and now they're just

at each other's throats.

Just those two? Because

it sounded like you

were just accusing Liam

of being part of the feud.

I didn't think he was.

But maybe my dad was right.

I should stay well away.

[REX BARKS]

How serious is this rift?

Is it possible that the

chief's death is related?

It was just resentment

and competition at first.

But it was never dangerous.

Any news, Charlie?

Yeah, according to Maple, Peter

and Bill have been battling

since their partnership ended.

Opening Better Taste across the street

was just asking for trouble.

Yeah, maybe things just got out of hand.

So, why target Mike Archer?

Death of a high profile customer

could ruin Good Taste's business.

So, Mike Archer is just

a pawn in this whole feud?

Uh, I don't know. It's just a theory.

Everything okay?

Yeah, yeah. I just

I think Mike's death is hitting

me harder than I expected.

Yeah, you two were

rookies together, right?

Yeah, we were close

friends for a while there.

Mmm. What changed?

Well, you know this,

Charlie. When you're a rookie,

you realize that this career

requires a lot of sacrifice.

- Mmm.

- I was in a relationship at the time

and uh

I loved the job more I think.

And ?

And

Mike was there for her.

Rebecca?

Wait a second. You and the chief's wife?

I shouldn't have blamed him.

But I was hurt at the time.

Things were never the

same between you two

even after twenty years?

I just wish Mike and

I had settled things

while we still had time.

He was a good man.

A great friend.

- Yeah.

- Right?

[DONOVAN CHUCKLES]

BILL: Oh, hey, hey, hey, look!

Now if this is about the lights

or the flash mob or

the fake eggs Listen,

I will come clean but I had nothing

to do with Chief Archer's death.

Oh!

Yeah.

Sure.

So, you admit to antagonizing

Peter Wong and his business?

Our business.

We started it together.

And listen,

Peter can give as good as he gets.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Last winter, okay?

He froze our delivery

van to the sidewalk.

[BILL CHUCKLES]

We had to use a

blowtorch to thaw it out.

- That didn't make you mad?

- Well

yeah but you know,

I mean, it wasn't a bad stunt.

- I mean it was pretty funny actually.

- Hmmm.

Hey, tell me about your

online delivery system.

I never wanted that thing, okay?

- That was Liam's idea.

- Yeah, all items on your menu,

they were priced at a dollar.

Must have lost a lot of money!

Yeah, and didn't discover it

until the end of the night.

- Stupid app.

- And Peter was behind it?

Well, who else could it be? I just

I don't know how they did it!

So, you needed to get back at him

and you targeted his favourite customer?

Oh.

Look.

If I wanted to use Chief

Archer to get back at Peter

I would steal him as a customer,

not poison him!

Maybe you didn't mean to k*ll him.

You were just trying to make him sick?

- Ruin Peter's reputation?

- Well, how could I even do that?

The closest I could get to

Good Taste is the sidewalk!

Huh.

Look.

Um, I'm sorry, Detective but um

I just

I think you're barking

up the wrong tree.

CHARLIE: We don't have

enough to hold him.

The jar was found in the garbage

outside of the Better Taste.

Anyone could have planted that.

Maybe I can tell you who that anyone is.

- Why, what have you got?

- Okay, the local food blog Chewfoundland

has been covering the rivalry

ever since the Wong-Morrison split.

I mean, he's got articles of

every battle in the prank w*r

between Good and Better

Taste. I mean, look,

judging by these comments,

people are really into this.

Okay, so the whole city knows that

Peter and Bill hate each other?

Oh yes, but that's not

all. Take a look at this.

CHARLIE: Yeah, well, that's the

dining room of the Good Taste.

Yeah, I mean, at first glance,

it looked like a customer photo but,

there's way too much noise

going on in this image.

Meaning what?

Well, it's an image from CCTV.

Maple said that they don't

have CCTV in the restaurant.

They don't but the food

blogger placed secret cameras

inside both restaurants.

Which would mean that they would

have video evidence of um

what happened in the

restaurant last night?

JESSE: Oh yes. See, I was chatting

with the creator of Chewfoundland

and I'm downloading all

of his footage right now.

If something sneaky happened

at that restaurant yesterday,

it's going to be on here.

SARAH: And um Sorry,

he agreed to hand it over?

- All of it?

- Yeah, yeah, all of it.

Every single thing.

I mean, I did impress on him

that filming someone

without their consent

is practically illegal.

Mm-hmm.

[COMPUTER PINGS]

Oh, download complete!

Huh.

Ugh, it's just an empty restaurant.

Well, yeah, but that's from the

morning of the day that Archer d*ed,

before they opened. Let me

see if I can scrub forward.

Sure you want to do that?

Because the image is grainy.

JESSE: No, no, no. I think I got it.

[VIDEO FAST-FORWARDING]

Well, hello there!

- Wait, Jesse. Rewind and pause that.

- Yeah.

- CHARLIE: Huh.

- Who is that?

Liam Morrison. Bill's son.

Come on, pal. Rex.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DOOR CHIMES RINGING]

[DOOR CHIMES RINGING]

[DOOR CHIMES RINGING]

[CLANKING NOISE]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[METAL CLANKING]

Liam?

- Step back.

- LIAM: It's okay!

- Turn around.

- It's okay.

Uh

Maple, are you okay?

It's not what you think.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[REX WHINES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC CRESCENDOS]

[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]

CHARLIE: I thought Maple

must have been in trouble

because of how heated

you two were earlier.

I just apologized for that.

MAPLE: I was right

about Liam Detective.

Neither of us want this rivalry

between our dads to escalate.

So, what were you

doing in the restaurant

the day that Mike Archer

was m*rder*d, Liam?

I came to see Maple.

MAPLE: We've been dating

for over a year now.

[REX BARKS]

So, neither of your parents

know that you two are together?

It's better this way.

We were waiting until we

had a business plan in hand.

A business plan?

LIAM: We crunched the numbers.

The restaurants would be

way more profitable together

than they are apart.

We want to work together.

Trust us, Detective.

We just want our dads

to be friends again.

[REX YELPS]

[SOFT MUSIC]

- SARAH: Hey.

- Hey.

[SARAH SIGHS]

Think you'll give it a rest soon?

Ah, I can't. Joe's

counting on me for this one.

So, I don't think so.

Okay.

Let's run it.

- Really?

- Yeah, let's do it. Come on.

Ah

Well, start with the obvious.

What do we know? Mike

Archer was k*lled by aconite

from the galangal paste jar.

Paste that was delivered to the

restaurant by Kenny Constantine.

Now, he would have known

the chief was a regular

and what he ordered.

Yeah, but Peter Wong swears

Kenny had nothing to do with this.

Then there's Maple Wong.

She made the dinner that k*lled Archer

but I don't know what her motive is.

Wouldn't be good for the restaurant.

[SARAH SIGHS] What about

Noel Noel Cameron?

Yeah, he's all bark.

- [REX BARKS]

- No bite.

Well,

I looked into Bill and Liam.

Their restaurant is doing

really well actually.

Possibly better than Good Taste.

Hmm.

I think we'll just hang on to them,

just for a minute, pal.

So, that leaves us with the Wongs.

The family that cooks

together kills together?

[CHARLIE CHUCKLES]

Something like that.

I'd feel better if I there

was a motive with them.

[SARAH KISSES REX]

[REX WHINES]

Hey.

Let's tell people about us.

What do you think?

[SARAH SIGHS]

I mean, we did just have a close call.

And I really think people

should hear about it from us.

Maybe we have nothing to worry about.

[SOFT MUSIC]

Hey.

Vanessa!

Thanks.

LEWIS: Oh, hey!

News?

Yeah!

The president of the SJPD board

asked if I'd be open to

the interim chief position.

Really?

Yeah, no hard feelings?

Right?

No.

No, none at all.

Because he asked me the same damn thing.

Okay. [LEWIS CHUCKLES]

Just when I thought I had one up on you.

[DONOVAN CHUCKLES]

How's the investigation going?

[DONOVAN SIGHS]

I spent the morning reading

death threats against Mike.

You know how it is.

The higher you go,

the bigger the target on your back.

Vanessa, do you ever wonder sometimes

whether it's all even worth it?

[LEWIS CHUCKLES] Come on now, Joe.

[SOFT MUSIC]

We don't scare that easily.

JESSE: Charlie.

You find something on the Wongs?

Oh baby, I've got a hot and

spicy plate of motive, baby.

Take a look at this.

Jesse, I do not have

time to read all this.

Okay, so Good Taste took out insurance

covering acts of malice and vandalism.

Mm-hmm? You're saying

that if we can prove

that Chief Archer's death

was an act of malice

They'd have a claim.

What's the policy worth?

Well, if the restaurant closes as

a result of Chief Archer's death

three million.

Who took out the policy?

Alice Wong.

[REX BARKS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

Come on! I think you're

making a huge mistake here.

You should be cashing out

and finally retiring!

Since when are you so

invested in this place?

[DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES]

Oh! Detective!

What can I do for you?

Am I interrupting anything?

ALICE: Oh, no. I was just

breaking the news to Kurt.

Peter and I are helping Maple and Liam

to take over the restaurant.

They told you their secret?

We're so happy for them.

You really think those

two lovebirds are ready

to take this restaurant over?

You'll wind up having to come in

and keep working your

fingers to the bone

- like you always

- Shhh. Kurt, please.

Mrs. Wong.

- Yes.

- CHARLIE: Can you tell me about

the restaurant's insurance?

- Standard stuff, I think.

- CHARLIE: No, no.

You have special coverage for

acts of vandalism and malice.

Why is that?

Oh! Uh

Kurt suggested that after

a rash of broken windows

in the area earlier this year.

He has the head for business.

[KURT CHUCKLES]

Really?

That's interesting. Uh

do you know that if the chief's death

were to shut this restaurant down,

that policy would be worth

up to three million dollars.

ALICE: Oh!

Oh my.

See, Mom?

This is what I'm talking about!

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

That is a new life for you,

away from this place!

[EERIE MUSIC]

[REX BARKS]

[REX BARKS]

Hey man, you want to

tell your dog to lay off?

[REX BARKS]

Detective?

Mrs. Wong. Stay right

where you are. Kurt.

There's something on your jacket.

- Nope.

- [REX BARKS]

- Let the detective see your jacket!

- Mom.

[REX BARKS]

- [DRAMATIC MUSIC]

- [ALICE SCREAMS]

Kurt!

Kurt!

Come on kid.

We're going in to the

station peacefully, okay?

[REX GROWLS]

Back off, mutt!

[KURT GRUNTS]

[REX BARKING]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[REX BARKING]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[REX BARKING]

[KURT GROWLS]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[REX BARKING]

[PANS CLATTERING]

[REX BARKING]

[CHARLIE GROWLS]

[ALICE SCREAMING IN CHINESE]

Mom, just

- [MEN YELLING]

- [ALICE SCREAMS]

[MEN GRUNTING]

[ALICE SCREAMING]

[CHARLIE GRUNTS]

[MEN GRUNTING]

- [BLADE SWOOSHING]

- Aghhh!

[REX BARKING]

- [BLADES SWOOSHING]

- [CHARLIE GROANS]

[KURT GROWLS] KURT: Ughh!

[REX BARKS]

[CHARLIE PANTING]

[CHARLIE GROANS]

[CHARLIE SIGHS]

Good job, buddy.

- [REX BARKS]

- [DOOR BUZZER SOUNDS]

The black sheep.

- What did you have against the chief?

- Nothing.

I owed money.

The crypto crash pretty much broke me.

I borrowed money to get

in and I lost it all.

Turn around.

- How much did you owe?

- A hundred K.

I asked for more time. They said no.

And the guys that I owed

knew that Archer ate at my

mom's place every Tuesday.

I get it. So,

you k*ll Archer, your

debt goes away. Hmm?

Peter made my mom put her

whole life into this place.

It made me sick! I figured,

two birds, one stone.

You really convinced

yourself, didn't you?

k*ll a good man,

instead of coming to the police?

We could have helped you.

The debt just became

too much, man. Okay?

I owed so much that I was desperate.

Get in the cell.

[KURT SIGHS]

Look.

[CARD READER BEEPS]

Oh! There you are.

I heard your team caught Mike's k*ller!

Well, you know, I guess,

if my squad had a K9,

- I'd be the chief!

- [DONOVAN CHUCKLES]

Well, actually, it's interim chief.

You know, it's still

up in the air who gets

the permanent assignment,

you know? If I screw up

Oh, come on. You're not

the type to screw up.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you.

[LEWIS CHUCKLES] You

know, drinks are on me now.

Oh, okay!

Unless uh

you need to comfort the widow.

Excuse me?

Yeah I mean, you know,

I heard you two have history.

Uh look, she's

I mean, she's an old friend.

[DONOVAN CHUCKLES]

And her husband just d*ed.

You know what? Um

I think it might be better if

we do take that rain cheque.

Yeah, except I don't do rain cheques.

And I certainly don't do ex-girlfriends.

[DONOVAN STAMMERS]

Hey, Joe.

Hey.

You made an arrest?

Yes.

Yes, and we got a confession.

So, hopefully he pleads

out and that'll spare you

a trial.

[REBECCA SIGHS]

Thank you.

Of course.

[REBECCA CRIES]

[SHIP HORN BLARING]

[NOODLES SIZZLING]

That smells good.

Maple gave me the recipe.

We're definitely telling them, right?

No turning back now.

So, you're kidding me.

So, she actually said no rain cheques?

Yeah. Yeah, that's

exactly what she said.

I thought I was the

king of the rookie moves.

- [JESSE CHUCKLES]

- Mmm!

JESSE: Charlie, so the

restaurant feud is over, right?

Liam and Maple are running the show?

Yeah, Good Taste and Better Taste

are coming together once again.

Oh, I just came up with a

name for their restaurant.

- Want to hear it?

- What?

Best Taste.

That's what they should call

the name of the restaurant.

- Best Taste.

- Mmm, no.

That's the best you got? Okay.

[REX WHINES]

Okay, this just needs to

sit a couple of minutes.

- Oh, do you mind?

- No, go ahead!

DONOVAN: Mmm!

Oh, wait. There's no

galangal in this is there?

Oh, it's a secret ingredient.

[JESSE AND DONOVAN LAUGH]

Mmm!

Mmm!

Okay so, I asked you guys here

because I have some

personal news to share.

Uh

[SARAH CLEARS THROAT]

Sarah and I are dating!

[REX BARKS]

Yeah, we wanted to tell

you at first but um

CHARLIE AND SARAH: Uhhh

I don't know!

- We didn't.

- We didn't.

So

Well, first, um

We're cops.

- So, we saw this coming a mile away.

- [JESSE LAUGHS]

What? How long have you known?

I mean, come on. You thought you

could hide it for an entire year?

- That's cute.

- Come on.

- It's in the eyes.

- [REX BARKS]

[JESSE LAUGHS]

And also, I saw you guys on

the restaurant CCTV, so

DONOVAN: Yeah. You should really

work on your undercover skills there.

JESSE: Yeah, maybe take an acting class!

[DONOVAN LAUGHS]

CHARLIE: Well, I'm glad it was a secret!

[SARAH LAUGHS]

[CLOSING THEME MUSIC]