01x10 - Packing Heat

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Previously, on "Tommy..."

I need a deep dive. Everything
you can get on her.

Arturo Lopez just got
shanked in county jail... he's dead.

Arturo knew where a ton
of bodies were buried.

You're looking into
the two guys who k*lled him,

whether they were paid off?

I need some information to
lock it down... about this guy.

- Who's Edward Wilson?
- I was wondering if you could check out

the m*rder book collection
at the LAPD homicide library?

Hey, this is Vincent.

Sorry I missed your call.

Hey.

It's Blake.

I'm officially worried.

Vincent?

Yo, put the money on
the counter and step back!

Do it!

Yo, you got any more under the drawer?!

Working on it.

Move! All that!

Yo, let me get all that!

Yeah, I said on the
counter! I said on the counter!

Yeah, uh-huh! Yo!

- Let me get all that!
- Yo!

Leave the man alone.

Get out of here, man!

Put away that knife, man!

Yo, I said leave!

You heard me?

Man's just trying to make a living.

Drop it.

As one of the Southland's
top high-school pitchers,

Jovani Perez spends a lot
of time on the baseball diamond

striking out opposing batters.

Today, however,
he played a new position...

local hero, when he foiled a
robbery at this corner grocery.

Can you tell us in your
own words what happened?

Well, uh, you know, I was just
buying some milk after practice,

'cause I like to get my calcium,

and I saw this going down,
and just acted on instinct.

Plus, I been going to this
store for a while, and I...

Hey, we got to talk.

- Fellas, we're filming here.
- Sorry, buddy. Interview's over.

How old are you?

Um, 17.

So you got no license for this firearm?

No, sir.

Sorry, kid, you're under arrest.

That was the scene earlier today

when a young man...

What time is the Perez hearing?

...stopped a robbery at a local store...

Well, the D.D.A. just called.

He wants me to support Perez
as a candidate for g*n court.

I'll get it.

Hi, I'm Kiley.

You must be Kate.

That's me.

Welcome. Thanks.

My mom's on the phone, some emergency,

or as I like to call it, Tuesday night.

No problem.

Uh, I wasn't sure what you'd be serving,

so I brought red and white.

Huh, let's do both.

I like the way you think.

Hello.

Hey.

Sorry, I'm, uh, dealing with this kid

who stopped a robbery
with an ill*gal g*n.

- It's a big mess.
- You are kidding.

You are working the Jovani Perez case?

How do you know Jovani Perez?

Who's Jovani Perez?



He's got a fastball that runs to 92,

a 12-6 curve, and a late-breaking slider

he can locate to his glove side.

Do you know what any of that means?

I have no idea.

It means he's a phenomenal pitcher.

MLB scouts are salivating over him.

Every agent wants to lock him
down once he graduates.

He's looking at

a $3 to $4 million signing bonus.

Unless you put him in jail.

Well, concealed carry

of an ill*gal firearm is a felony.

So, at the high end,
he could get three years.

God.

But the D.A. wants
to make him the poster child

for this new diversion program.

What, so-so he wouldn't go to prison?

Well, it's a strict probation.

He will have to work for it,

but no, no-no prison.

I think it's a good idea.

Kid's, uh, got a clean record.

He did singlehandedly stop a robbery.

And he gets top grades and
he lives with his mom and sister

in a one-bedroom apartment.

You should support it.

How do you know so much about this kid?

I have been following Jovani
since he was 12.

We have arrested people for less.

What?

It's just, I've never seen
you with anyone except Dad.

You know, you look happy.

Doesn't she look happy?

- Hmm?
- Yes, she does.

In her own subtle way.

You really think you'll
keep Jovani out of prison?

I'm considering it.

That would be amazing.

Any chance you could
arrange an introduction?

Um, well, I thought you couldn't deal

with him until after he graduates?

I can informally advise

if we get the chance to meet.

You know I can't do that.

Yeah, I know, I know.
It's just, he's a...

He's, like, a potential Hall of Famer.

Client like that
could change your career.

But I get it, I get it.

Thanks for having me over.

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Seriously?

You want to put this Perez kid
into a diversion program?

Tell me why I shouldn't.

He had an ill*gal nine
millimeter with a full clip.

I-I think that merits more
than just a stern tone.

His neighborhood in East L.A.

had an 18% spike in assaults last year.

It was for self-protection.

Sure, let's just arm everyone in L.A.

That'll bring down assaults.

He has no priors.

What, you like this kid
because he plays ball, huh?

I like him 'cause he's a good
kid who just stopped a robbery.

Programs like this are being
used in Brooklyn, D.C., Detroit.

L.A. shouldn't fall behind.

It's a chance to be a leader
for big-city chiefs nationally.

It's one thing to throw heat,
it's another to pack it.

I am not looking to go
soft on g*ns, Cooper.

I don't feel good about locking
up kids who are scared

of getting mugged on their
way home from school.

So what do we do?

Have Blake put out a statement
announcing my support for this.

I want it to land.

I'm on it.

You know anything about Perez?

He likes his calcium.

I want you go to his hearing as my rep.

I want the D.A. and him
to know that we're behind this.

You got it.

You're gonna get pushback from the union.

Let's call our buddy Lou Woods in.

I'll walk him through it.

Oh, it's not just Woods.

We're talking a lot of the rank and file.

To them, this is just a kid with a g*n,

who doesn't deserve a break.

Kids do deserve breaks, Donn.

Not the ones who carry g*ns.

Because stats show once they start that,

it becomes a pattern.

Odds are he's gonna pick up again,

sooner rather than later.

I've made my decision.

Hey, the boss wants to put out

a statement supporting
the g*n diversion program.

Have you got a minute?

Uh, sure.

You remember Vincent, right?

Uh, print reporter?

Vaguely Italian?

He was looking into
the death of Arturo Lopez.

And, uh, two days ago,
he asked me for help,

and I haven't been able
to reach him since.

He's, like... missing.

What do you mean "missing"?

We were supposed to meet
in a bar, and he never showed.

Then I went to his apartment,

and he texted me that he was home sick,

but I was in his apartment
and he wasn't there.

So, he blew you off,

and then lied about where he was?

Does that really add up to "missing"?

Vincent was worried last time
I-I talked to him.

More than I've ever seen him, and I-I...

I'm wondering if,
if I should tell the boss?

If you tell her,
she'll start asking questions.

About Vincent, Arturo,

and the mayor.

Just...

give it another day or two.

There are a lot of reasons
why Vincent would want you

to think he was home when he wasn't.

Um... he's probably fine.

...and they've agreed to provide

character references from
his coaches and teachers.

Your Honor, with all this,
we think Mr. Perez is

a strong inaugural candidate
for the diversion program.

We believe it's time to treat

youth offenders like Mr. Perez
in a more enlightened way.

Mr. Perez... I'd like to hear from you.

Are you willing to submit
to the probationary programming

required by the g*n court?

Yes, ma'am.

Are you willing to plead
guilty to ill*gal weapons

possession in exchange
for that probation?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Do you own or possess

any weapons other than the one
used in yesterday's incident?

No, ma'am.

Given the fact that
Mr. Perez has no record,

and has the support

of Chief Thomas of the LAPD,

I have no reason to see
this not working out.

Court date's a week from today; meantime,

I'm releasing Mr. Perez
on his own recognizance.

Disculpe.

I'm Jovani's mother.

Mi hija, Daniella.

El abogado...

the lawyer said you are
with the police chief...

- yes?
- That's right.

Thank you for your help.

Jovani would never hurt people.

Your brother seems like a good kid.

He is.

I bet you are, too.

Nice to meet you two.

- I hope everything works out.
- Also, I just say

hello to Kiley Mills.

She is good friends with your chief, yes?

I see the photos.

"Photos"?

On the computer.

We are maybe to meet with Ms. Mills

this afternoon.

Please thank your chief for me.

I'll let her know.

One thing?

If you don't mind.

What website did you see these photos on?

Boss! Boss, Diaz just called.

Something you need to see.

I got something, can it wait?

Uh, you want to see this now.

Um, come here.

It was posted this morning.

Who the hell took that?

There's paparazzi all over town.

It gets worse.

- Is that from...
- From the hearing this morning.

Tell Blake that I want to know
who's taking photos of me

and selling them to the press.

Thanks for coming in, Lou.

Hey, Chief, uh...

Are you actively trying
to piss off membership?

'Cause I don't see why else
you'd give this kid a walk.

Boy, I love our chats, Lou.

It's not a walk.

The numbers are clear:
Fewer g*ns on the street

means fewer shootings.

City to city, state to state.

I am not talking about
not punishing these kids...

You put

a g*n-carrying kid back on the street,

you're undermining your officers
and eroding their trust in you

even more than you already have.

Sticking these kids in jail

when they can't afford bail,
they can't afford lawyers,

because they made a dumb
decision, it doesn't work.

Of course it works.

You seize the g*n,
you leave the kid alone,

he just goes and gets another g*n.

When I was in New York, for a year,

our boss made us go
to Rikers every month.

And I would ask these kids
what got them there,

and most of them would say that
at some point in their life,

they were just terrified.

It's scary growing up
in those neighborhoods.

Eventually they're gonna
act out of that fear, right?

They're gonna take a g*n
and throw it in their backpack.

These are not criminals.

I'll tell you what, though,
you imprison them,

you turn them into criminals.

We have to find a way to stop that.

I'll tell you what I'm, uh,
having trouble with, Chief.

Y-You talk about Rikers?

Same thing here.
Thousands of black teenagers

sitting in jail in this city every day,

on charges not half as bad
as carrying a-a weapon,

but suddenly we're telling
this photogenic star athlete,

"Hey, you go on home,
enjoy yourself, cash in"?

That's not right.

I-I'm... I understand
what you're saying, Cooper,

but we have to start somewhere, right?

We put Perez in jail now,

it's still not gonna help
those other kids.

I am speaking on behalf of membership.

You carry an ill*gal g*n, you go to jail.

I appreciate what you're saying,
Lou, we just disagree.

Hey.

- You saw Kiley at the hearing?
- Yeah.

Was she talking to Jovani Perez?

Not that I saw.

But his mother said she's hoping
to meet with Kiley later today.

Thanks.

Chief? Mayor on line one.

Tommy, I don't like locking up kids.

I like kids.

I like the diversion program.

I like baseball.

But this is just a mess.

Sir, the policy is sound.

Of course it is, but nobody's
talking about the policy

when your friend is in the courtroom.

- Mr. Mayor...
- It just looks bad.

No, I'll tell you what looks bad
is people taking

- surveillance photos of me, Mr. Mayor.
- Goes with the territory.

You're a public figure in Los Angeles,

Tommy. It happens.

Mm, this felt a little more pointed.

- She's being paranoid.
- Uh...

Pictures happen.

What can't happen is her hanging out

with people you're arresting, okay?

I got to go.

Doug, enough with the Cyrano.

She personalizes things.

- Who doesn't?
- If this story develops,

if it gets legs, you're gonna have to put

some distance between you and her.

Yeah.

- Thanks.
- I just meant to call.

I mean, you didn't have
to come all the way down.

I, uh... figured it was better
face-to-face.

I'm sorry about the photos.

We're trying to figure out who took them.

Yeah, it's okay. I'm sorry you
have to deal with the tabloids.

So, you asked me

to arrange a meeting with Jovani.

I said no.

And now I hear you are
meeting with his mother.

Okay.

She approached me.

She asked to meet.

I said I would think about it

'cause I wanted to talk to you first.

But, Tommy, I need to say,

my job is to talk to athletes
and their families.

I know. It's just...

the timing.

Yeah.

And I wouldn't have gone to that hearing

if he hadn't been on the news,
but he was, so I did.

And part of that is
about the money, obviously,

but it's also about helping a kid

navigate a corporate sports culture

that's about to engulf him.

And I can't not do my job

just because I'm with you.

I'm not asking you to,

but please don't drop my name
while you're doing it.

I didn't.

Okay.

Okay.

Uh, call you tonight?

Okay.

- What's up?
- You remember

what I said about patterns?

Yeah. Why?

Got a sh**ting in East L.A.

Local dealer took three to the chest.

They found the m*rder weapon
in a garbage can,

a GL*CK 45 registered to a Bobby Perez?

Jovani's father?

Initial check

indicates the clearest prints
are Jovani's.

- Do we know where he is?
- No. No.

Put out a BOLO for him and the dad,

but if this spins out
the way I think it will,

we're looking at Jovani for the m*rder.

Meanwhile, reports are coming in

that top MLB prospect Jovani Perez,

who possibly received
preferential treatment

from LAPD Chief Abigail Thomas,

is wanted now for questioning

in the m*rder of a drug dealer
in an East L.A. neighborhood.

Tommy.

The g*n belonged to the kid's dad.

It was found a few blocks from the house.

Jovani was supposed to return to school.

He never showed.

His prints are definitely on the g*n

This, frankly, couldn't be worse.

We will find Jovani, we'll investigate,

and if he's guilty,

I will admit I made a mistake.

Well, you'll have to admit
to more than that.

I mean, this impropriety
with your friend...

There was no impropriety, and who she is

- to me is irrelevant.
- Well, it's quite relevant

because she's looking to make ten cents

on every dollar this kid earns,

starting with what I am told
will be a multimillion dollar

- signing bonus.
- You see, Tommy,

uh, things like mixing
your job and your girlfriend...

That's the kind of stuff
that got Milt Leakey fired.

That's not what I did.

Mmm.

Are you firing me?

No, I'm just trying to help you.

This story has metastasized,

and you got to get in front of it.

I am not gonna comment
on an investigation,

and I'm certainly not gonna
comment on tabloid photos.

We got to find out what the father knows.

And if it turns out Jovani is guilty,

then we can talk about
a public statement.

Anything else?

Then I'm going back to work.

Go ahead.

This keeps up, the press
will bury her with glee.

You want to be buried with her?

Who could I hand this off to?

Well, there are public bodies

designed for exactly this kind of thing.

The Ethics Commission?
Doug, that's a meat grinder.

Well, ground meat's just hamburger.

People like burgers.

Eat 'em right up.

Vincent, what did you want with this?

Just spoke to our lead detective.

Jovani's still missing.

Detectives talked to the mom,

who said she has no idea where he is.

We're bringing the father in.

All right, keep me posted.

Cooper's barely speaking to me.

He relishes monosyllabism.

What'd you think of Jovani's mother?

I like her. She's good people.

All right, go talk to her.

The detectives already did,
but you got a connection.

Maybe you'll get more out of her.

I know you must be worried.

The g*ng people want him dead.

They didn't like what
he did at the store,

getting that boy arrested.

But even before, he had threats.

- Why?
- People think

we're rich because of baseball.

He's not allowed to make
money from baseball

until he gets drafted.

But nobody believes us when we tell them.

So the g*n is for protection?

He saw his best friend
k*lled two years ago

during a robbery.

But your husband also owned a g*n.

A long time ago.

He no live here for many years.

He has visited a few times,

but Jovani told him to leave.

He want Jovani's money.

So, as far as you know,

the only g*n Jovani had

was the one he used to stop the robbery?

Esa es la única. La única.

And what about your husband's g*n?

Where would that be?

I hid it in the ceiling

so my husband can't use it when he come.

No one knows about it except me.

Aquí?

There's nothing up here.

Nothing?

So, you've been operating
a backhoe since 6:00 a.m.?

Got there at 6:00.

Been working till
you guys came and got me.

Jovani's dad.

Already spoke to the
boss, who backs him up.

Who's our detective?

That's, uh, Mark Miller.

He's good. Used to work
with him at Plymouth.

But you're confirming that
the g*n used today is yours?

Looks like it.

Bought it in probably 2009,
but haven't touched it

since my wife kicked me out
five years ago.

Been in the apartment ever
since, as far as I know.

And if Jovani tells you otherwise,

- don't believe him.
- Why's that?

His lying's as good as his hitting.

- And he's, uh...
- We got to find this kid.

Should've never let him go.

Shouldn't we solve the case
before we judge it?

You're not a cop, Ken.

So?

So stay in your lane.

Hi. Uh... so sorry to keep you waiting.

- That's okay.
- Jacob Fulton.

Blake Sullivan.

Yeah, you're the director
of communications at HQ, right?

- Right.
- Yeah. We don't get many

from your office down here.

- Now, what can I do you for?
- Uh, well,

we were just closing up the
circle on a couple of old cases,

and I wanted to ask you about the case

of an Edward Wilson.

Sure, I remember the Wilson case.

He was the last victim
of the Crenshaw Fireman.

Serial k*ller. The one who went around

bludgeoning and burning homeless men.

- Right.
- Not to mention the case

that made Len Egan

so famous he could retire.

b*stard.

Straightforward.

Blunt force trauma.

Body burned postmortem.

Was there anything special
about the case?

Unusual?

- Unusual?
- I mean,

um, how did you know that
it was the Crenshaw Fireman?

'Cause that's my job.

Which I'm pretty good at.

Okay.

I could discuss stuff like this

all day.

Believe me.

Coroners never get their 15 minutes.

But, uh... I have a full load.

- Oh, uh, if I could just...
- Thanks for stopping by.

Just heard.

Jovani Perez apparently
turned himself in.

I'm on my way there.
I'll let you know what he says.

He claims he wasn't at school

because he was at a gaming
arcade on Beltran Avenue.

Says he needed to "chill"
after his night in jail,

and also because of the g*ng threats

- against him.
- Are those threats confirmed?

- Yeah.
- Have you spoken to his friends?

Yeah. He's got a three-man posse.

We're checking their alibis now.

Did he say why he turned himself in?

When he found out he was
wanted for questioning,

his mom couldn't afford a lawyer,

so she recommended he call someone.

Who did he call?

Some sports agent.

Oh. Hi.

You're a defense attorney now?

He called. What was I supposed to do?

Put him in touch with a lawyer.

He said he was innocent.
I told him it was important

to get to the nearest division
as fast as possible.

It's not the first time
I've advised a client

- to turn himself in.
- Except he's not your client.

Well, you know what I mean.

I did the right thing here.

I didn't call you about it,
'cause it seemed best

to have as little contact as possible.

Yes, that was smart.

But maybe you should leave.

Actually... I'm gonna stay.

I am gonna call him a lawyer.

Fine.

Hi, Jovani. I'm Chief Thomas.

Would you explain why
your prints are on the g*n

that was used in today's sh**ting?

Your mom said that
you didn't know about it.

I knew about it.

I saw my mom hide it.

My dad left it when he moved out.

I... liked having it around.

Why?

In case he came around again
and started hitting my mom.

I wanted to be able to protect her.

When was the last time you handled it?

Couple months ago.

I'd check it here and there

just to make sure that it was there,

but... I never took it
from the apartment.

Why didn't you mention it
in your diversion hearing

when you were asked
if you owned other g*ns?

Uh, I literally forgot about it.

- You forgot about it?
- I know it sounds nuts,

but it just wasn't something
that I thought about.

But you thought about the other
one enough to carry it around?

Which I shouldn't have.

It was... just me being scared
that I was a target.

And I definitely
wouldn't be using g*ns to...

...rob a dealer.

I spend my time playing baseball,

not obsessing about g*ns.

Who else knew about the g*n,
Jovani? Your posse?

Your teammates?

'Cause it's either you
or someone you know,

and right now your friends'
alibis are checking out.

I swear to God, I didn't do any of this.

I wouldn't throw it all away like that.

You got to believe me.

Baseball phenom Jovani Perez

is still being held
but has yet to be charged

in the m*rder
of 19-year-old Joaquin Mercado,

in a case that has transfixed
sports fans across the country.

Lou Woods, head of L.A.'s police
union, commented this morning

on Chief Abigail Thomas's
handling of the case.

By supporting Mr. Perez's probation,

Chief Thomas embraced
a bleeding-heart program

that led directly to a bleeding body.

But this isn't the first time...

Thank you.

I need you to make sure that gets vetted.

- Hi.
- Good morning, Chief.

Can we have a minute?

Didn't see you yesterday.

Uh, yes. Sorry.

I had a personal issue.

Okay. I need you to find out
who is behind these pictures

- of me online.
- We've contacted the websites.

Uh, they refused to say
who provided them,

which isn't surprising.

Well, tell them that the chief's
private life is off-limits.

Okay, but on that note,
uh, we need to formulate

- a response to the allegations.
- Which allegations?

Uh, well, th-that Kiley Mills
improperly used your friendship

to get to Perez.

She didn't. There's your response.

Unfortunately,
I don't think that's gonna work.

Why not? That's the truth.

Fine. But people
are still asking about it.

They're-they're curious.

And if we avoid questions
or refuse to answer,

then they'll assume
that you're hiding something,

which is exactly what you
don't want them to think.

All right, here's what
you tell them, Blake.

There has been no discussion of,
or access given to,

Jovani Perez with anyone
outside of the LAPD

or the D.A.'s office.

And the chief's private life

is private. Period.

Gotcha.

When I was a uniform,

I, uh, I had a kid bleed out on me.

Eight years old. Shot in the chest.

Stayed with him until the ambulance came.

Kept telling him
it was gonna be all right,

which I knew was a lie.

What he said to me...

What he, um...

Turns out he was shot by a ten-year-old

who found the g*n in a drainpipe.

I don't like g*ns on the street.

I don't, either.

I also don't like putting kids in prison

if they don't deserve it.

I'm sorry you couldn't save that kid.

I think there are kids that we can save

if we're willing to take a chance.

Bet you never thought you'd
be trending on BaseballTracker.com.

Don't even know what that is.

It's where nerded-out Dominicans
waste large chunks of their life

arguing whether umpires
should be replaced by robots.

And what do they think?

There's a surprisingly
large pro-robot faction.

About the case, Diaz.

Do they think Perez is guilty?

It's pretty evenly split.

What do you think?

I grew up in a rough neighborhood.

I get why a kid like that
would carry a piece.

But for Jovani to sh**t someone,
with the future he's got,

he'd have to be nuts.

Then again, people crack all the time.

Blake, what's up?

Kiley Mills just gave an interview.

And?

I'll let you listen.

Excuse me, excuse me, Ms. Mills.

Did you and Chief Thomas discuss
the Jovani Perez case?

We, uh, briefly discussed the
case when it was on the news,

but she didn't help me
or provide any kind

of inside track.

So she's saying that we discussed it.

Yeah, and I just released a statement

saying that you didn't.

You know, we're basically saying
the same thing.

It's just a small mistake.

It's a discrepancy
reporters will be all over.

I'll try to recontextualize,
but, uh, if you get asked

while you're with the mayor,
just deflect.

Right.

In closing, I want you all to remember

you are our partners
in keeping our streets safe.

So if you see something wrong,
I want you to call us

and tell us what that is.

- Okay?
- Yes!

All right, I think that we got time

for a couple questions from the back.

- Over here!
- Go ahead.

Mr. Mayor, question and a follow-up.

Is the Jovani Perez case
a setback for progressive

criminal justice reform in L.A.?

And will you hold Chief Thomas
accountable for interfering

in a case in which she has a clear...

- personal interest?
- Regarding

the Jovani Perez case,
it's still under investigation,

so you know that
I can't answer that question.

And, uh, as far as the chief's
behavior goes, I, um...

I'm gonna defer to the chief.

Tommy?

Uh...

well, I can assure you that my...

my personal actions have been
completely appropriate.

As far as criminal justice
reform is concerned,

if Jovan Perez is found
guilty, I, uh, will admit

I made a mistake, but that
doesn't change my commitment

to smart and careful reform.

Um, if your behavior was appropriate,

why lie about discussing the case
with Kiley Mills?

I didn't lie.

- Are you saying Ms. Mills lied?
- Which is it?

Uh, we're not here to discuss this today.

But can't you just answer the question?

We are here to discuss
the Our Streets program.

- Right?
- Yes, that is what we

Mr. Mayor? should be discussing.

- Okay.
- Yes, okay, we're done here, okay?

Thank you.

Okay, kids, let's get all your stuff.

A little distance.

_

Hey.

This is very Deep Throat of you.

Well, I got ambushed

by a reporter this afternoon,

so... this seemed like a good idea.

Want to get in?

I'm sorry I gave a statement
that differed from yours.

Honestly.

There's no way you could've known.

And it's okay.

Well, what I wanted to say is, um,

I can't just turn my back on Jovani.

The pressure a kid like him is under...

from scouts, parents, friends...

it's-it's insane.

He needs someone he can trust.

That's why kids like him have posses,

kids he's known since he was six.

He trusts those guys.

And-and even they have agendas.

But you don't?

Yeah, of course I do.

But part of it

is I want him to be able
to believe in someone, fully.

That's why I went
to his hearing, to the precinct.

So he knows somebody has his back.

Especially now, when
everybody else is backing away.

Making that kind of connection,
that is my job.

Which I love.

No, I-I understand.

Problem is this:

you and I having to meet
to discuss the situation

in a parking garage.

So you're saying
I should not try to sign Jovani

so you and I can be together?

No, that's not what I'm saying.

But you're not saying

that you should recuse yourself
from him either.

That is definitely not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is this, that...

the press is just reporting
what they see,

which is me doing my job

and you doing yours.

It just makes...

this whole thing very...

complicated.

Which "whole thing"?

This us thing.

Oh.

I'm sorry. I just think...

it'd be easier for me to do
my job if we aren't together.

Tell me this isn't an excuse to leave

right when we're getting serious.

Just tell me that.

No, it's not.

It's funny.

If I do sign Jovani, he'll be in my life

ten, 15 years.

That'll be a commitment.

Which is more than I'm getting from you.

Blake, right?

Uh, y-yes.

Uh...

- who-who are you?
- You don't know me.

But I wanted to talk.

- About what?
- Actually, I wanted

to show you something.

I want to know who you are.

I collect private intelligence.

Which means I sometimes stumble

across stuff
I didn't know I was gonna get.

Like this.

Where did you get that?

Where did you get that?

I wouldn't want you to get
into any trouble, Blake.

Thought you should know it was out there.

Your boss should be careful, too.

Jovani's getting charged with m*rder,

but these pieces don't fit.

What are we missing?

How 'bout motive?

Why is he messing with a drug dealer

two hours after he got out of trouble?

I think we need to look at this posse.

I mean, one of them must've
known about the existence

of the second g*n.

They've been asked.

Well, let's re-ask 'em.

These are the kids he's trusted
since he was six, right?

They must've known about his dad,

about the g*n, where it was.

And they could've moved it

or taken it or given it to someone else.

I don't know that they'd
mess with the g*n.

Too loyal.

But I do know who I should talk to.

So you're saying

no one else knew that you
hid the g*n in the ceiling?

No. Nobody.

But Jovani told us he knew about it.

That's how his fingerprints got on it.

Daniella?

Did you know the g*n was up there?

You can tell me the truth.

Did you ever tell anybody else?

Daniella?

He made me promise not to say.

He said he'll hurt me very bad.

Who did?

Your brother?

Victor.

Who's Victor?

He's Jovani's cousin.

He used to be part of his crew,

but Jovani kicked him out
'cause he started selling drugs.

Did Victor take the g*n?

He wanted me to steal the
g*n from Jovani's backpack,

but I told him I wouldn't.

So then he asked if there
were any other g*ns here.

So I told him about the one up there.

So then he took it
and made me promise not to say.

Okay.

Where does Victor live?

And we will
need it by the end of the day.

- All right.
- Thanks, guys.

Hey.

Hey. A Victor Perez
just confessed to the m*rder.

He said the victim tried to rip
him off and shots got fired.

We sure he's not just, uh, taking the rap

for his maybe-famous cousin?

Well, the partials on the g*n
were Victor's.

The victim's drugs were found
in his house.

Uh, he-he's good for it.

Okay.

They asked him if he'd have

been okay with Jovani going to prison.

And he said, uh, "That's what happens

when you betray the people
you grew up with."

One could argue that,

if the people you grew up
with started dealing drugs

on the eve of you getting
a Major League contract,

maybe it's okay if you betray them.

Yeah. One could definitely argue that.

Too many kids are getting shot.

I know sometimes
the wrong kids go to prison.

But... I'm worried
about the ones who are dying.

That... goes deep for me.

Believe me,

I get that.

Good.

I just spoke to
someone in the D.A.'s office.

The judge extended
Jovani's probation period,

meaning he won't be eligible

for the amateur draft for another year.

They say why?

He didn't tell her there was
a second g*n in his apartment.

Well, technically, it wasn't there

at the time of his hearing.

Right. But he didn't know that.

Also, optics. National story.

I just got a call from a friend
at the mayor's office.

- What's going on?
- I don't know,

but I think you want to turn on the news.

Due to the events

of the last several days,

I have asked for an ethics inquiry

as to whether or not
Chief Thomas has violated

the city's conflict of interest rules

by providing information
to sports agent Kiley Mills

about the Jovani Perez case.

This is completely insane.

She will continue working.

I've asked for a speedy
yet thorough investigation

so that we can all...

It's alarmist, it's pandering,

it's-it's sexist...

- Ken.
- What?

You need to breathe.

Okay. Breathing.

Now go write my resignation speech.

Really?

No.

Do you have a minute?

To talk?

Yeah.

Did you know about this?

Uh... about what?

The mayor just announced
an investigation of me.

No, I-I didn't.

Uh, for what?

Are you all right?

Um, can I just...

Sorry.

Um...

I was threatened last night.

Threatened? By who?

I don't know his name.

I think he's following me.

And I think he has to do

with the disappearance
of a friend of mine.

All right, you want to have a seat?

Yeah.

Uh, okay.

So, h-how did this person threaten you?

I'm having an affair with the mayor.

And this man had pictures.

And he, um, threatened to publish them.

Ooh. Wow.

Uh...

Is there more?

Yes.

Yeah.

I don't...

There's something going on.

Something...

something big. And I...

I think I got, like, a corner of it.

And I think that's why that this-this man

showed me those photos.

Have you told the mayor any of this?

No.

All right, well, I need this whole story.

All of it.

You know you can trust me.

Y-Yeah.

Can we... can we talk somewhere else?

Sure.

Um, I...

I will get to the bottom of this, Blake.

That's a promise, okay?