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Previously on "The Red Line"...

- It's Dad.
- I love you.

I'll be home soon.

That's the wrong guy!

Harrison Brennan was on his way
home to his husband and daughter

when police officer Paul Evans
shot him twice in the back

with no cause.

Why'd you take the tape?

If people see that tape, they
don't see the whole picture.

I was protecting us.

Turn the phone off now.

You put your hand on your gun
every time you see a cellphone,

we got a problem.

Give me four years
to teach you,

spend a little more time
with Benny.

You want money.
What comes after that?

You withdrawing
all financial support

from Nathan Gordon
for the foreseeable future.

I met your, uh,
your husband once.

I'm very sorry
he was taken away from you

and your daughter.

Uh, I've decided I'm ready
to know who my birth mother is.

I am standing right here,
and I love you.

I need
someone who knows how it feels.

I need her.

Mama! Mama!

Hey, baby.

Uhh!

You played like a pro
out there today.

Hey.

That was some solid defense,
little man, huh?

Okay, come here.
Now listen.

Mommy has to go to work,
but I will see you at bedtime.

Can we have a pizza party?

Next time.

Mmm!
Love you. Here.

Okay. Pizza duty is all yours.

I can't believe you really
gonna see her.

Hey. I thought we agreed
not to discuss this here.

Now, look, I know you are
feeling a certain kind of way,

but I need you to smile
at your wife in public.

You need to spend time
with your son.

You got the campaign,
work,

and some girl
on the North Side?

Unh-unh.
Don't you call her that.

Alderman Gordon.

Nice to see you
in the neighborhood, Mr. Gordon.

Not wearing a tailored suit
today, huh, Mr. Gordon?

Man of the people.

You should be shaking hands,
too.

Come on, stay.

I will be back
before bedtime.

Is this color too much?

No. You look great.

So...any update on the search
for the birth mother?

The agency said she was...
unavailable.

If Jira wants to connect
with her black roots,

is there anyone in Harrison's
family she could talk to?

Both his parents are gone.

There's no extended family
to speak of.

Hey!

- Elizabeth.
- Hey.

Hi!Sorry I'm late.
I was lawyering.

Oh! Hey, baby.

Hey, beauties.

You said there was news.

Go talk amongst yourselves.

City made an offer
to settle.

It's a good number.
$3 million.

And Paul Evans keeps
his job?

Then we do not accept.

There's another play
besides just saying no.

As an condition of considering
the city's offer,

we can demand Paul Evans
give a deposition.

If we get him to admit
racial cause for the shooting,

we've got fresh ammo to force
the city to trial.

We go in front of a judge,

we can argue
to get him fired.

Yeah, but he's never
gonna admit

that he shot Harrison
because he was black.

Not until I break him
emotionally.

- Oh.
- On the record.

- I'd love to try.
- I wanna be in the room.

He'll say
it was Harrison's fault.

No, I want to be in the room.

They will assassinate Harrison
all over again.

It will hurt.

It already hurts.

Paul, breakfast!

You back with Vic
today?

Still Carranza.

How long is that P.R. stunt
gonna go?

Vic is your partner. She does
not belong in the penalty box.

Get back with her
as soon as you can.

I get it.
You're Vic's number-one fan.

Damn straight.

Morning, Dad.

Oh.

Youare a lucky boy, Paul.

The city made an offer
to that family this morning.

Money. Not your job.

Where did you hear that?

Your commander was at Mass.

Pretty sure I should
know about that first.

That's protocol.I think you meant to say
"thank you," Paul.

How's Father Billick?

- Oh, he misses you.
- Mm.

Am I the altar boy
that got away?

- You are a dark bastard.
- Uh-huh.

You know, going to Mass
would do you good.

Yeah. Hey, Jim, we have
any old VCRs lying around?

Some kid down the street
was asking if we had one

for a school project
or something.

There's one at the station
for training videos.

Thanks.

Which would also do you
some good.

Here you go.

Nathan Gordon.

Yeah, I know who you are.

I was hoping I could have
a word with you.

Sorry. Someone else
has my vote.

Stealing Dinorah Benson?

Mm, that was rude.

You know,
your little missus

doesn't know what she's
getting herself into.

I tried to lift her up,

you know, but she
wouldn't listen to me.

I was hoping maybe
she'd listen to you.

She's just not ready
for Chicago ball, you know?

Walk away from me.

You can buy
the whole Ward pizza.

Not gonna help her
in the polls.

Your hand fit around
my finger.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I read, um, um, a guidebook

on how to...
or what to expect

when you meet a birth child,

but...none of it
really seems to apply here.

I read one, too.
Uh, it was pretty generic.

Usually doing my homework
is more helpful.

I thought I was going to
walk in here

and see me...but older.

I don't look like you.

Do I look like
my birth father?

I don't--I don't--

We don't have to talk
about him. Sorry.

Wow.

I really don't think they have
aired out this room

in a decade.

You wanna...go for a walk?

- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah?

What are you doing here
on a Sunday?

Uh, it's a, um,
the high school newspaper.

We have a meeting.

Why are you playing
reverse hooky?

Weird morning.
Jira's with a friend.

House seemed big.
I just escaped to grade.

Are--Are you okay?

City made an offer.

Well, that was fast.

It's a lot of money, but they
don't wanna fire Paul Evans.

What do you want?

I want Harrison's life
to mean more than money.

I want Paul Evans punished.

A lot of families sue,
and no cop's ever fired.

Well, it's an election year.

The grieving widower
looks like the voters

the mayor actually
cares about.

But Harrison didn't.

And Jira doesn't.

I'm not going to apologize
for defending my family.

No one's saying
you should,

and I'm happy you might
have a better chance.

I just think that part of it
has to do with race.

I got a lot of papers
to grade,

but we can
pick this up later.

Of course.

Hey, Paul.

Got something
you wanna tell me?

Like that crap you sold me about
tossing the tape in Pilsen?

I was leaving you out of it,
you jackass,

and you steal from me?

Carranza, hold the door.

Yeah, you got it.

So why do you
wanna be an alderman?

The whole city is stuck.

People in power
are too complacent.

And when things are
stagnant for too long...

Standing water
breeds disease.

Gotta clear the drain,
get the water flowing again.

What?

I thought you would be...
younger.

It's been a rough year.

We're suing the city,

me and my other dad,
trying to get that cop fired.

Lot of families have tried
to hold the police accountable.

I think you need
to be realistic

about what will or won't
happen to Paul Evans.

My dad says it's important
to stay positive.

Well,
maybe that's easy to do

when you only know
the North Side.

Hey.

I just don't want you
to get hurt even worse.

What could be worse
than what's already happened?

I'm so sorry about
what happened to Harrison.

Why'd you say
you were unavailable?

I mean, you were unavailable,
then you wereavailable,

and now we're here and...

and you say you
don't want me to get hurt,

but you've known about me
all year since my dad died.

I've been hurt.
Where have you been?

I didn't know
if you wanted me--

But you did. You did know.
I reached out.

Why didn't you come
find me?

Because, Jira,
you don't understand.

I'm Benny's mom.

Wait.

Wait, Jira, please.
I didn't do this well.

Wait, Jira! I'm sorry!

Shift's over.
I'm off the clock.

Commander wants to see you.

All right,
I'll be right there.

Let's go.

Paulie, come on in.

Close the door.

Saw your dad this morning.

He mentioned.
This about the lawsuit?Nolan Florjanczyk.

I'm an attorney
with Vanderhoff Barnes.

I represent the city.

We're gonna be getting
to know each other.

- Why?
- Before they even consider

a settlement,
they want you deposed.

Wait a minute.
They already cleared me.

When do I get to put this
behind me?

Has no one explained this
to him?

Has no one explained this
to you?

You shot a doctor,
not a gangbanger.

This is not business as usual.
Sit down.

I'm good. Don't they already
have all the statements

that I gave them?

Yeah, direct statements you made
to a friendly crowd.

Paul, this is different.

They want you on the record
with their lawyer.

You've never been put up
for cross before.

I'm gonna prep you.Prep what? How many times
I gotta go over this?

Did you kill him
because he was black?

What?

The answer we want
is "no."

How was Riley?

They're fine.

What's this?

Different depositions
of CPD cops.

The city made
a settlement offer today,

but only money.

So they won't fire him?

Elizabeth wants
to depose him.

She thinks
if he admits to racial bias,

then we can get a new trial,

and we can get him fired
that way.

So I've been reading up,

and I don't think I'm ever
gonna sleep again.

Would he actually
admit that?

Well, we have to try.

And that means being
in the same room as him.

Don't you want to hear him
say it?

I think we can look
at Paul Evans,

and we think
it'd be cathartic.

But when you wait
a long time for something,

you just end up
disappointed.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

What happened?

It wasn't what
either of us wanted.

Maybe that's for the best
right now.

With the election and all,
he's...

Daddy! I can't sleep!

Can you read me a story?

Come on.

You got that campaign ad
shooting early tomorrow.

Why don't you go see
about your son, huh?

End your day right.

- Evans.
- Yeah.

I need you
to sign off, man.

I'm trying to put this
knifey-boy paperwork to bed.

Just give me a second,
all right?

Hi. I'm Tia Young,

and I'm running for Alderman
of the 6th Ward.

I am a mom,
a financial analyt--

Analyt--Ugh!

Sorry. I'm sorry.

It's okay. It's okay.
Don't worry.

Don't worry. You look great.

Relax. Act natural.

I don't feelnatural.
I feel tired.

Well, this ad is expensive,
so feel the money.

I'm gonna get you
some coffee.

Hey.

- Come here. Come here.
- Ohh.

You gotta put it
behind you, T.

I messed her up, Ethan.'Cause it was a bad idea,
but it's done now.

Just focus on giving Gordon
a beatdown, all right?

I told you what he said
yesterday.

Oh, I know he pissed you off
real nice.

He deserves
to get hit hard.

With what, Ethan? I don't
have anything on him, do you?

Not this second.

Just...one thing at a time,
please.

Financial analyst.

Hey, where are you going?

Your wife is stressed
as hell.

Financial analyst...Yeah,
I'm-a take care of that.

...and an answer.

The 6th needs help, and I...

I don't walk away
when my people need help.

Hey, what the hell are you doing
in here?

- Excuse me.
- Hey.

The hell is wrong
with you?

Where is it?

Oh, my God. You lost it.

Idiot! Where--
Where did you have it last?

The training room.

I needed to see
what was on it for myself.

Redding called me
into his office.

By the time I got back,
it was gone.Okay.

Okay. Um...

Another cop finds it here, he's
not gonna do anything about it.

You need to help me
fix this.

It was in the safe
until the other night.

This is on you, Paul.Now it's out there hanging
over both our heads.

You good with that?

So...during Camus' "Plague,"
death is inevitable.

Every act of grace or rebellion
seems to add up to not much.

So why fight?

- Jira.
- Open up your books...

I just still don't understand

why you haven't told your dad
about Tia.

What's the point?

She hates me now.

No, she doesn't.

She's been thinking about you
for 17 years.

You can't kill that.

You two talk a lot.

Welcome to our club.

It's a really small club.

Cool.

Gotta call my wife.
I'll meet you at the car?All right.

Dad.

We have to assume
Evans is getting coached,

but that doesn't
change my strategy.

Are you there?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm here.

Hey, can I ask you a question? Of course.

I'm becoming the face
of this lawsuit,

and...I'm starting to feel
a little bit like

the white guy who's grabbing
the mic

and taking focus away
from black families

who have suffered just as much
if not more.

Am I the right person
to be doing this?

Responding as
your cynical lawyer, yes.

Your face makes great optics
in a polarizing case.

And if you were gonna
respond as my friend?

I'd think about
you and Harrison

and me and Jess,
and honestly, I don't know.

I just want someone
to answer for what happened.

Mr. Calder?

Mr. Calder, please report
to the main office.

I have to go.
I'll call you back.

What are you doing here?

Redding called. He said
you don't wanna prep

for the deposition
you have coming.

That's not true.Who went in first
that night?

- I'm not doing this, Dad.
- You or Vic?

I did. I went in gun drawn.

I didn't ask you
about a gun.

You give too much, Paul.

You went in first.

- Was the gun drawn?
- Yes.

- Is that proper procedure?
- You know it is.

Will the bitch lawyer

who thinks you went hunting
know it?

It is proper procedure

to respond to a distress call
gun drawn.

So you went in first,
gun drawn.

What did you see?

A guy in a hoodie.

I saw his...his back.

I saw a cashier,
and I saw blood.

Was the hood up?

I-I don't remember.

It was.

You couldn't see
his face.

You couldn't see his face.

Where were his hands?

Couldn't see 'em.

You couldn't see his face.
You couldn't see his hands.

You didn't even know
he was black.

You're gonna do what I tell you.
Do you understand?

Miss--Miss, um...
Young.

I'm so sorry to bother you
at work.

No bother. A little surprised.
What are you doing here?

I can't stop thinking
how I left things with Jira.

I wasn't prepared for it,
for...how it would feel.

You know? If--If I could
explain myself a bit better,

maybe we could sit down
and talk.

I wanna help her and--and I
didn't do that yesterday.

I was caught up
in my own--

Stop. Stop talking.

Jira didn't tell you?

You?

You're Jira's...
You're the mother?

But we met at the gala.

We met, and you said...

You said nothing.

Mr. Calder, I am so sorry.
If I had known--

I think it would
be best if you...

I'll go.

I need to talk to you.

- We are on our--
- Right now.

- Uh, what's wrong?
- Tia Young.

- Okay, um--
- We were doing better.

Why would you lie
to me?

I knew you were stressed
with the deposition.

Oh, so you met her
after we got that news.

- No.
- You met her before,

and you lied,
and you kept on lying.

Daniel, maybe take a breath.

Well, was she everything
that you wanted her to be?

- Doesn't sound like she was.
- I knew you'd react like that.

I did everything you asked
of me. I gave you permission,

and you're still acting
like I'm the one

standing in the way. I just
wanted to protect you, Jira.

Howcan you?!

You won't even talk with me
about the fact

that this world
is different for you and me,

and it was different
for you and Dad.

Did you talk to her about me
being the face of this lawsuit?

- I didn't--
- That is not your job.

Mr. Bhatt did not say
anything to me.You are a teacher,
not her father.

Stop!

You know, Dad understood that
he couldn't shield me forever.

He wasn't overprotective
like you.

Well, Harrison had
the privilege

of being too tired from work
to fight with you

about curfew and chores.

No, I did your hair.
I got you to bed.

And, no, you don't look
like me,

and, no, you don't come
from me,

but I was there every day
knee-deep in it. That was me.

Excuse me.

Usually, you're telling me
to slow down.

Come on. This is
my last night as a cop, Jim.

All over once I...

...mess up this deposition
tomorrow.

What are you talking about?
Pop's been prepping you.

Yeah.

What the hell
is she doing here?

I called her. You need
all the friends you can get.

I'll get the next round,
sort this out

by the time I get back.
Beer?

Yeah, thanks.

It's gonna be okay, Paul.

Whoever found that tape
is a cop.

A cop's not gonna
sink us.

People coming after me
don't get it.

Why can't they get it?

They don't understand
the kind of people we deal with.

They don't understand
the neighborhoods

and what they're like.
They just...

You did your job.

That's all you're gonna
tell them tomorrow.

I went in,
and I said, "Hands up."

But you say I didn't say it.

What do I tell 'em?

Just do what
your dad says to do.

He wants me to lie.

So?

I lied.

I took that tape
because I am your partner

and I have your back.

Now it is your turn.

I have two boys
waiting for me at home.

So you go in there,

and you end this
for all of us.

You do what Gary says.

I'm sorry.

This began
by a rogue police officer

who decided that he would be
judge, jury, and executioner,

following the pattern of...

Kira.

Can we talk?

I didn't want to lie.

It just always turns
into a fight,

and we're both really tired.

So I thought maybe,
"Jira, don't start a fight."

Well, I'd rather fight

and figure it out
than both of us feel alone.

You know, from day one,
we were so determined

to give you
a sex-positive upbringing.

We should have talked
about thismore--

all of it, being black,
being white.

- We did talk about it.
- Not enough.

These last few weeks,
I've been thinking

that I have every right
to speak for Harrison,

my family, my fight.

People havebeen fighting.

There are so many families
waiting for justice.

It isn't fair that our case
got fast-tracked

just because...

It's messed up,
but it's true.

Dad...

are you gonna waste it
or use it?

Yeah.

So...how did it go...
with Tia?

Then do you really wanna
talk about it?

Really.

I think I expected
there to be this...

instant connection.

Then when she first
looked at me...

I felt something.

But then we started talking,
and...

It got complicated.

I'm so tired of being
the one

who's always searching
for something.

I know that feeling.

And while it does not
change the fact that

I'm still very, very profoundly
angry about the lying,

Tia coming to the school
to make it right

qualifies as searching
for you, so...

Mm.

Ah.

The thrilling world
of financial risk analysis.

Hello, Tia.

Nathan Gordon
in the Loop?

Ah, I was downtown
having lunch with the mayor.

Figured, uh, it's just
right down the block.

I'd walk over so that
we could discuss a point?

Oh, and that is?

Your husband--he's been looking
into my children's lives.

He keeps that up,

and you're gonna see
a version of me

that I don't like.
- What are you talking about?

You know he's been
all over the Ward,

getting every half-assed story
about me and mine

from the past,
what, 20 years.

You sent your boy
after my gossip.

Well,
let me tell you myself,

'cause I've got nothing
to hide.

Our youngest, Corey,
was about 16

when a friend came to pick
him up in a stolen car.

The friend accidentally
hit a pedestrian.

Corey was never charged
with anything.

Use that against me
and see what happens.

I have never looked
into your son.

You tread lightly,
young lady.

That being said...

you're the tired
son-of-a-bitch

who came up to myhusband
and started talking,

so maybe you should
tread lightly.

D-Day?

Yeah. Yes.

I was just about to, um...

- Yeah.
- Anyone going with you?

Well, Elizabeth.

Good luck.

Hey. I should not have
done that

in front of you yesterday
with Jira.

That wasn't fair to put you
in the middle of that.

Um...
since we're apologizing,

I think I stepped out of line
the other day, too,

about the race thing.
You didn't need it.

No, I did need to hear that,
and you were just being honest.

Well, we're friends.

I have to go.
I don't wanna be late, so...

Well, let me know
how the deposition goes.

Hey, my money's on you,
Daniel.

Hey, can I help you?

Hi. Uh, I'm Jira.

Yeah, I, um...

I know who you are.

Who went in first?

I did.

Where was Officer Renna?

In the car.

What were you expecting
when you arrived?

Dispatch...

Uh, dispatch relayed a distress
call--robbery in progress.

Did you know if anyone
was armed inside the store?

Objection.
Calls for speculation.

I'll withdraw. So...

Despite believing there was
an armed robbery in progress,

you rushed into the store
on your own?

I proceeded with haste
because it was an armed robbery.

Why would you assume that?

Dr. Brennan wasn't robbing
the store.

Mr. Evans...

describe what you saw
when you entered the store.

I saw a man about 6 foot
in a gray hoodie.

Did you fire your weapon
at this point, Mr. Evans?

Yes.

- Why?
- Why?

Because the man that I saw
appeared to be threatening

an injured cashier,
and I believed

the cashier's life
was in danger.

Why did you believe the
cashier's life was in danger?

Mr. Evans, when you entered
the store,

you saw a black man engaging
with the cashier?

I saw a manin a hoodie

appearing to threaten
the cashier.

How was he threatening him?
Did he have a weapon?

No. Mr. Brennan's
hands were not visible.

I'm having a hard time
understanding how you knew

he was in possession
of a weapon.

And if he didn't have a weapon,

why did you shoot him twice
in the back?

Ma'am, we were called
to a robbery in progress.

When we arrived,
we saw through the window

an injured cashier
screaming for help

and a man standing over him
in a threatening manner.

Mr. Brennan did not turn or
raise his hands when prompted.

Procedure dictates I use
deadly force.

Could you see his face?

Was his hoodie up or down?

His hoodie was up.

Hey.

I called you four times.

Gordon's all riled up.

What have you done,
Ethan?

I had your back.

She wants to talk.

So when you arrived,
what did you see

through the storefront window?

I saw a man at the counter
threatening the cashier.

The man had his back
to the door.

When you entered, Mr. Brennan
was facing away from you...

Doctor....with his hands
hidden from view.

It'd been hard to see his skin.
Is that correct?Yes, sir.

So you couldn't tell
he was black?No, sir.

Kinda hard to say
you shot Mr. Brennan

because he was black, then.

Doctor.

You keep saying "mister."
He was a doctor, so...

it's "doctor."

Mr. Calder
will restrain himself

while I question my client.

How do you people
live with yourselves?

"You people"?

Yeah, any of you.

You know why you shot him.

Ms. Fermi, your client
needs a leash.

Daniel, stop.He was on his way home
from work--

his last day of work.

He saved a stab victim
before going to buy some milk.

Just
some milk, and you shot him,

and you let him bleed to death
on the floor. Why?

No, no, no.
Do not talk to him.

Ms. Fermi, when we laid out
the parameters

of this deposition, you and
your client agreed to them.

Given
Mr. Calder's instability

and clear failure
to abide by those rules,

we maintain our right
to withdraw the city's offer

of a settlement entirely.

This deposition is over.

Absolutely not,
Absolutely not, Nolan.It's over.

It's over.Withdraw the settlement
entirely? Are you kidding me?

My client will not be
spoken to in this manner.

Yourclient? Yourclient has
clearly been coached...Ms. Fermi.

...by the full power
on the entire CPD legal team.Don't make--

I'm sorry I came
without calling,

but you did it first.

You shouldn't have lied
to your dad.

He knows I'm here now.

I wanted to reach out
to you, I swear.

But it's not just
about me and what I want.

I shouldn't have told you
about Benny in that way.

I never meant
to hurt your feelings.

No, it was...
It was just weird.

I never thought about
you having another kid.

It's stupid,

but I thought
it'd be simple.

It's not stupid.
I mean, part of me still...

can't stop seeing a newborn
in my arms.

We have a lot to learn
about each other.

And I don't think any of it's
gonna be simple.

Now what?

I wanna do this.

I've wanted to talk to you
for 17 years.

Me, too...Tia.

You know, nobody called us.

We just woke up the next
morning, and he was gone.

Can't you just tell me why?

You know why. You saw
his face in the window.

You s--
You know why.

Thought you might need
a friend.

I ruined everything.

Let's go.

Who's worse?
Cubs or Sox fans?

Whoever starts the fight
I gotta deal with.

I know. Used to be fun.

Yeah,
today Cubs fans are worse.

Man, Cubs fans
were always worse.

Coming through! Pardon me.

Hey!

- Guys, break it up!
- Hey!

Come on.

Uhh!

Ohh!

Carranza!

Paul!

Shut it down!
Shut the train down!

Paul?!

Wow.

I've got you.

All right.

- You good?
- Yeah.

Whatcha doing?

Organizing our finances.

Probably easier if you open
the boxes.

Elizabeth needs
a full financial picture.

It's the next step
in the civil suit.

We are revising
our damages request.

If I hadn't lost my composure
at the deposition, then...

Don't beat yourself up.

I'm sorry.

Oh.

Is that Tia? You guys still
getting together tomorrow?

Yes. Uh, well,
is that still okay?

Yeah. Have fun.

I am gonna have work
to do.

Okay.

Wait. How does this happen?

Uh, actually, I guess
I saved someone's life.

And they cut you?

There you go, hero.
Good as new.

Now you can tell all
the ladies you got injured

in the line of duty.

Sorry. Excuse me.

Hey.

Right now?

Okay. Okay.

Hey, Carranza!

Yo.Commander wants us
to come in now.

P.R. department
wants my report.

P.R.? Wow, they must be
really desperate

for a good news day.

Hey, you mind, uh, going
and getting the car

so we can finish up?

Sure.
Yeah, I'll get the car.

- That was subtle.
- Yeah, like a freight train.

Hey, so how's the turnout
for the rally looking?

Well, Robert over
to Tabernacle Church

is promising 50 souls.

Andrea at Community Action
has 10, but it's shaky.

I want it full.

We will get there.
We'll get there,

so tomorrow we're gonna
rehearse your speech again.

I'm meeting
with Jira tomorrow.

Going to some crazy
surgery museum.

Haven't you taken
enough risks?

What if Gordon finds out
about Jira?

Nathan Gordon came
to your office.

To tell me his son was in the
wrong place at the wrong time.

Gordon's kid was in
an accident with a stolen car,

and he just walks?

A man who can do that
is dangerous.

And if Gordon decides
to play dirty,

we have nothing to throw back
against him.

Look, I plan on winning this
on the issues, okay?

Not by slinging dirt.

Now what are we gonna do
about this turnout?

Are you actually
having a good time?

Yes! But I think this place
could be a bit more interactive.

If I'm not holding a spleen
in 10 minutes, I'm out.

You know what? They have
a suggestion box.

"Experiments on prisoners
to test chemical agents."

Mm-hmm, there were a lot of
questionable methods early on.

You do know when historians
say "prisoners,"

they mean black folks?

Um...

I'm sorry.
Uh...we can go.

Mnh-mnh. Don't feel shame
about what's been done tous.

Learn...

and fight.

Oh, sorry.

What is it?

Infamous Chicago Police
officer Paul Evans

was on the side of the angels
today,

saving the life
on an innocent commuter

who was pushed onto the tracks
during a brawl.

Evans returned to work
after a 6-month absence

following the shooting
of Dr. Harrison Brennan.

Evans was formally cleared of
all wrongdoing of the incident,

the tragic fallout...
- Let's go.

...of an armed robbery
gone wrong.

Also making headlines--

It'll never stop
being weird.

What's that?

Thinking that we used to be
like everyone else.

We cannot let that man destroy
all the good in our lives.

We like school.
We will like school today.

You sound like
you're in a cult.

Let's just embrace
the good.

How about...you invite Tia
over for dinner?

Really?

- Really.
- I have to go right now.

No, like, really?

I can talk to you
about this later.No, talk to me.

Really.

Thank you!

Sure. We'll talk tonight.

- You okay?
- Don't worry about it.

So saving a white woman makes up
for killing a black man.

It's enraging, but today
is about a positive message.

This whole article
is one long dog whistle.

How do you think
they got in the paper?

A complicit media.That is fed stories by the
police's own P.R. department.

Just don't give them
more reason

to turn this machine
against you.

I should speak to what's
on the public's mind.

Look, the police aren't
the only institution

we are trying to reform.

We are advocating
for free preschool programs,

new job training
initiatives.

T., you're not focused.

You're thinking more about Jira
than about your campaign speech.

You didn't see her face
when she got the news, Ethan.

That girl makes you reckless.

I'm not reckless.

I'm bold.

The Missouri Compromise allowed
Maine into the union

as a free state,
Missouri as a slave state.

But why? Why would Congress
strike this bargain?

- It kept the country together.
- Solid point.

The experiment to democracy
continues.

- But so does slavery.
- Ooh, expand on that.

People weren't freed
until the Civil War,

so that's, what, two more
generations born as slaves?

Okay, so it's not so easy
to tell

when something's of the net good
or net bad.

Like with Officer Evans.

Excuse me?

Uh...I just meant that
he saved that woman's life.

Um...

I'm so sorry.

No.
No, no, no, no, no.

Okay. It's okay.

Um, that's true. The police
do want you to believe

that evil's a necessary price
to pay for good,

but that is a lie.
They murdered my husband,

and what good came out of that?

Can anybody tell me
what good came out of that?

Mr. Calder?

May I see you in the hall
for a moment?

Uh-huh.

The
administration comes down hard

on any personal politics
in the classroom.

Our job as educators--

Is to be neutral
and professional.

As professional as you
fighting with your boyfriend

in front of students?

One beer, baby, I promise.

Four.

- See the news?
- Sure.

And I got a date out of it.

I finally got you out
for a drink, man.

Yeah, when's the last time
a Puerto Rican was in here?

November 5, 1975.

Mm.

Didn't go well.

So, why'd you become
a cop?

Uh...well, I got people
in my family

who are afraid to ask
the police for help,

so I wanted be a cop
they could trust.

What about you?

Besides Dad?

Wanted to be
one of the good guys.

Sure.

Train heroes.

Not heroes like this guy,
though.

Yeah. Sorry, amigo,
I only tell that story

when I'm trying to get laid.

Beer here!

Coming up.

I meant no disrespect.

That's fine.
Don't worry about it.

Not really a good story
anyway.

Just a regular old B&E.

Couple black kids
messing around.

Jim chases one of them up
to the rooftop on his own,

'cause he's an idiot.

He's got the kid cornered,

and he doesn't want him
to get scared,

doesn't want him
to try and jump.Yeah.

So he stops.
Kid turns and shoots.

Aw.

So that's what benefit
of the doubt gets you.

I hear that.

Whoo!

There was a time
in Chicago politics

when black folks--we fought
just to have a seat

at the segregated table.

- But fighters like
Mayor Harold Washington

and President Barack Obama
began to change that.

Yeah?

Well, while they've changed
politics,

Nathan Gordon did not change.

Some people will be more
comfortable

if I talk about lunch programs
and child care,

but it's not just the resources

that have been
unequally distributed.

We've also had more than
our fair share of brutality.

Yes.

Nathan Gordon wants more police
in our neighborhood.

But I will make sure that
the Chicago Police Department

can't put killer cops
back to work

and then try to portray them
as tragic heroes.

Yes!

There is nothing Paul Evans can
do that would change the fact

that he took
Harrison Brennan's life.

We can change the system
that lets him get away with it.

Together, we can teach
the police

how to protect and serve
a community.

We can make the 6th Ward
and Chicago

the home we deserve.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

- Thank you.
- That was good.

Was that you saying I was right?Probably not.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Bitch.

- Hey.
- Yeah.

You write up
that public urination?

Nah, that's all yours.

You know what makes me
a hero?

Wite-out.

P.R.'s doing their job.

Everyone's amazedat someone
doing a regular day's work.

I understand they're making this
a big deal

'cause of Brennan, all right?

But I did save the woman.

Paul Evans, lifesaver.

No, I'm just...
trying to do a good job.

See something,
solve something, right?

Still...some calls
you never wanna make.

No, you don't.

Either of you jags
gotten that fence report?

Thanks.

Do you need help
getting dinner started?

It's hours yet.

Isn't there chopping
or simmering?

It's gonna be ready.

Okay.

It's the damn press.

Please talk to the reporters.

I keep thinking things
will get better

if I don't think about 'em.

Dad...

It's not working.

Tribune.

Yes. Daniel Calder. Yes, would you like
to make a statement?

Yes, I do have a comment.

Daddy, look at all the signs!

I know.

Word's getting out.

Not everybody likes
what you saying.

Well, it's just
one opinionated jerk. Nothing.

Stay home for dinner!

Yeah.

Call and reschedule.
They'll understand.

I'll be home as soon
as I can.

Whoa. The hell is this?

Just keep walking.

Afternoon, officers.Can I have a word
with you, Ms. Young?

What's this about?Why don't you and I
wait over here?

It's okay.

When you lie about
the police,

you make every officer's job
harder.

Mommy?Eyes here.

When politicians tell people
not to respect the police,

you put our lives
on the line.

People get hurt when we
can't do our job.

Officer Mecham?

I'll take your comments
under advisement.

Oh!

You want a rematch?

No.

I think you stitched
my hand crooked.

- Oh, really?
- Mm-hmm. My hand's way off.

Look, excuses, excuses.

They should probably
take it easy anyway.

This is my life-saving hand,
after all.

You know,
when you asked me out,

I almost said no.

Most of my friends on the job
have a "no cops" rule.

Guess that makes us
a couple rule-breakers

'cause I usually have
a "no EMT" rule.

Smart.
We work insane hours,

and we're chronically
underpaid.

Cops, too.

Terrible dating material.

The worst.

Except for the whole
saving lives part.

You think you've milked that
enough?

I was talking about EMTs.

So what's the dream?

Dream? I don't know.

I don't know. You?

I'm living the dream,
helping scared people

at the worst moments
of their life?

Hours are brutal, though.
I'm...

thinking about training
for hospice nursing.

Hospice? That's intense.

They say it's a calling.

It'd need to be.

So you really don't
have a dream?

I don't know. I mean...

maybe a small town cop
somewhere

where there's no...

- Somewhere quiet.
- Sure.

You've had a hard year.

I don't really wanna talk
about that.

It sounds to me
like you're a guy

who was doing his job

and had to make
a hard call.

Well, it's beautiful to see
photos of the three of you.

Aw, thank you.

So, Tia, tell me,
honestly,

what did you really think
of the museum?

Uh...well, Jira was very excited
to share it with me.

Not my thing either.
And I never understood

the fascination
with all the blood.

- But Jira loves it.
- Oh, I don't anymore.

Oh, well, that's...new
since Saturday.

We discussed some history
Jira was unaware of.

You know, I teach history,
so maybe--

You really wouldn't get it.

Ah. I see.

Uh, I read the transcript
of your police speech.

I mean, on your website.
It was incredible.

Oh, thank you.My friends and I are gonna
come to your debate.

Told your friends
about me?

Um...

You can trust them,
but I-I won't talk to them

about you anymore.

Sorry.

I don't think you have anything
to apologize for, honey.

Uh, so...I was thinking,

I wish I could help out
with the campaign.

I mean, I know I can't hand out
leaflets on the South Side,

but I could do other stuff.
Well, I could babysit Benny.

- Let's--Let's--
- He's so cute, and I have--

Let's...

enjoy this.

Benny--I really don't wanna
throw too much at him right now.

You know, Tia,
I have to say

I think it's
a little unbalanced

that this is all
on your terms.

Dad.No, it's just,
what's your plan, exactly?

I mean...you disrupt
my daughter's life,

and you're asking her
to keep secrets.

No, I'm--I'm fine.No, no. That's--
That's a fair question.

This isn't ideal, I know,

but my plan is to get
to know the both of you

the way that I can
right now.

So...I don't know,
right after the election,

everyone could know?

I mean, I don't know
the exact timing, but...

- So there's no plan?
- I don't need a plan.

Okay.

Look, I think that Jira and I
are doing each other some good.

Maybe I should have waited
to reach out,

but after I saw you
at the gala, I didn't--

Uh, wait. Sorry. The gala?

You were at the gala?

Like, after you said
you were unavailable?

Why didn't you tell me?

Because this woman you were
so desperate to know

started off by lying
to me.

I do not lie.

- What would you call it?
- Protecting Jira...like you.

And don't you come at me
as if I'm up to something.

I have Jira's best interests
in mind.

You rejected her
when she reached out to you.

You hid who you were
from me,

then you whipped around
and emailed her behind my back.

Okay, but--Which doesn't exactly
give me reassurance.

I can take care of myself!And then you met
with her alone,

knowing full well, right?

Maybe ask yourself why she
couldn't talk to you about it.

Excuse me?You can't be everything
that she needs.

You have to know that.

What do you know
about what she needs?

Well, I mean, she knows
more than you.

- Quiet, Jira.
- I am talking!

The grown folks are talking!

I will discipline
mychild.

I am not a child!

Okay, look,
I-I just wanna help here.

Well, we don't need
your help.

I owe Harrison.

You met my husband once.

You have no rights here.

You gave those up
a long time ago.

You have no idea
what I gave up!

And you have no idea
who I lost!

Okay, stop! You were supposed
to make things better!

- Jira.
- Honey.

I knew that dinner
was gonna be a mistake.

You were right.
I shouldn't have gone.

Guys, the cops
are a bigger concern.

It might help if we try

to make something good
out of the threat.

For the campaign?

You said not to take on
the cops.

This in the news could equal
a dozen ad buys. No cost--

No.Leave the cops alone.
It's too dangerous.

T., I said yes to you
risking your campaign for Jira.

I didn't like it,
but I did it.

And now you'd better risk it
to protect Benny.

Look, fine. I won't fight them
in the press.

I prefer to look 'em in the eye.

How was your date?

She's nice.
You'd like her.

Mm.

The train thing's
a pretty big deal, huh?

You got some good press...
and some bad press.

Quote, "Given Officer Evans'
actual regard for human life,

wouldn't surprise me to learn
that it was a mere stunt."

That is your pal
Daniel Calder

beating you to the punch.

Okay.

You know, I wanted to name you
after my dad.

Samuel Evans was
a hell of a cop,

but...your mom liked "Paul."

I'm glad we went
with "Paul."

Train is quiet.
It's nice.

Don't get enough of that
these days.

Dinner was your idea, Dad.
If you weren't ready for that,

you should have just told me
instead of being so harsh.

Oh, I was the only one
being harsh?

I...I know you think
I'm trying to upend everything,

getting to know Tia,
but it's--it's not that.

I want her to be a part
of us.

That's what last night
was supposed to be about,

making something new
feel...normal.

I'm not going to apologize
for protecting you.

Dad would have been
better with her.

I need to make sure
that Tia's okay for you,

and Harrison would have
felt the exact same way.

You have no idea.

You have no idea how much
I worry about you.

You are always worrying
about me all the time.

That is so much pressure.

You know how you know
you're going to be a doctor?

That's how I knew
I was gonna be a dad

and a husband.

And now one of the things
that I am is gone.

So I need to be a dad right now
because that's how

I recognized myself.

That's what's keeping my feet
on the ground.

You need something
besides that.

I know that, Punchkin.

Ms. Young, I can tell
you're upset.

Upset? My 6-year-old son
was with me.

Forget where you were going,
Officer Janini?

I apologize
for her interruption.

When I win, you are going
to need an ally

on City Council.

Harassing my family
is not a great start.

Gordon has 30 years' experience
in Chicago politics.

He knows that when people
come home from their protests,

they still want
their garbage picked up

and the bad guys locked up.

Most people want the system
you say is broken.

Most people are afraid.

Ms. Young, exactly what is it
I can do for you here?

I want
your officer punished!

- For talking to you?
- For threatening me.

I can hear his side
of the story.

That's only fair.
Badge number?

Mecham. 336522.

Different district.

Looks like you're making friends
all across the city, Ms. Young.

Perhaps you should be more
careful about what you say.

I'd hate for this
to happen again.

God, Jira!

Where have you been?
You missed lunch.

I never want to share
a meal again.

They were screaming
at each other.

It was just
the first time.

My dads never fought
like that.

Honestly, I think
that's the weirder thing.

I would like
to not be here.

That's no problem.
We can cover up for you.

There are
many legitimate reasons

that you could disappear.

We'll make up
a great excuse.

Or you could just...
come with me.

Are you serious?

Nice boss.

Well, you see us
as one blue problem,

but there's all kinds of cops.

And the way they rolled up
on you...

was messed up.

Thank you.

You let me know if
there's anything I can do.

Can you look up
an accident report?

An old one?

I need a name.

Corey Gordon.

Do you often skip class
to go to your father's grave?

Sometimes by myself,

but my dad hasn't been here
since the funeral.

- Have you asked him why?
- I don't have to.

Do you sit here
and talk to him?

Talk to what?

When we die, we're done.
That's just science.

That's...bleak.
I approve.

You know, I keep coming back
here because no one

is like him--
not my dad, not Tia.

No one is going to be.

Hey,
I basically just met you,

so I could be wrong,
but I'm fairly sure

no parent is perfect.

Harrison was perfect.

Tell him.

Riley?

Harrison...was amazing.

But?

But...was he perfect that time
he missed the science fair?

I mean, you were pissed
for, like, two weeks.

- He was perfect for me.
- All I'm hearing is, like,

"Daniel failed me,
and Tia failed me."

And they did.Were they the only two
fighting at dinner?

Mm-hmm.

You know, I may have been...
zealous.

Like, why do you think

think other people
are gonna fix things for you?

They're both so busted.

I mean, yeah.

Parents are in need
of tending.

They fray.

Hmm.

Knock, knock!

I'm sorry.

For what?

I shouldn't have bit
your head off.

Apologizing by ending
sentences in prepositions...

Bold move.

I know you were just
protecting me,

and I don't like it
when we're not friends.

So...

can we be friends again?

Please.

- What's eating you, man?
- Dad got in his head.

Hey, look, we're good, right?

- Sure.
- You and me, we're good.

- We're good.
- You see? We're good.

Racist cop.

You know better, right?

What do they teach us
on day one?

"My peace
cannot be breached."

- Right?
- Easy for you to say, man.

I'm gonna be a...

...be a punching bag
the rest of my life.

One side spins you up,
the other spins you down.

Nobody cares about the truth.
It's all just politics.

Nothing I ever do again...

...is gonna be good.
It's...

Maybe you should slow down,
bro.

They got media.
They got--They got--

They got the courts.

Ishould sue.
I should be able to sue.

We're on defense, man.
That's it.

We can't be. We c--
They're gonna keep coming.

And they're gonna keep coming
and keep coming.

How are we--How are we even
supposed to do our jobs

when we're out there thinking
we could go to jail?

Yeah, you're stuck in a crouch,

you can end it all
with a throat punch.

But there's nobody to sue.

Except Daniel Calder.

There you go.

He's lying about me.

That's de--
That's defamation.

He's trying to get me fired.

He's trying to get me fired.
when brass and the feds

have both called it
a clean shoot.

At least I know
when to quit.

Clean shoot.

Mm, okay, got one for you.

"I was a wayward child
with the weight of the world

held deep inside."

Thatinspired your career?

Mariah Carey is
literature's gateway drug.

Do you remember when
we first met?

I, embarrassingly, do not.

I was walking down the hallway,
maybe day three of being here,

and I heard someone
talking about the etymology

of the word "Iroquois."

Hmm.I had to introduce myself
at the bell

because that sounded exactly
like my type of profound geek.

I'm actually very cool.

That wasn't the first time
we met.

It wasn't?

Well, I saw you once
before that.

I saw you before, too.

Bradley,
that guy I was seeing,

broke up with me
because he thinks that

I have feelings for you.

Which is...

ridiculous...

I said.

My lawyer--she's been trying
to get me do some paperwork.

I should probably go.

Yeah, you should.

Everything all right?

I'm not gonna be able
to win this thing

unless I keep taking risks.

With Jira?

Jira and her father
need time.

I'm gonna focus
on the campaign.

Good. Good.

I'll keep going
after Nathan Gordon.

The official story is that
a guy named Dwayne Boden

was driving the car
with Gordon's son.

And you got this how?

Someone did me a favor.

I know you're worried.

I'm not worried.
I'm scared.

I just...T.

If I beat Gordon,

I will help make everyone
more safe,

especially you and Benny.

That's what
I'm fighting for.

No, sometimes you just fighting
to win.

Not this time, I promise.

And I need your help.

What do you need?

A visit
to Cook County prison

to get Dwayne's side
of the story.

All right.

All right.

Did Elizabeth call and tell you
to do my homework?

I was so wrapped up
in meeting Tia that

I wasn't thinking
about what youmight need.

I'm sorry.

I'm okay.

No. You're afraid.

That's...poetic.

So...I figured these
are paystubs.

This stuff up here--

these things are not
paystubs.

We may need to refine
our system.

What's that?

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