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Previously on East New York... Tamika, listen, uh,

you open to the possibility of having dinner one evening?

I hired a new chef. I don't want you doing

a background check on him.

I know there's things in his past.

I'm gonna have to ask you

to turn in your resignation immediately.

You're so sure of yourself.

When there's something to be sure about.

♪ ♪

♪ Don't worry ♪

♪ About it ♪

♪ Stop looking ♪

♪ For something that just can't be found ♪

♪ I'm lost ♪

♪ We're alike ♪

♪ Don't worry ♪

♪ Feet on the ground ♪

[grunting]

♪ Feet on the ground ♪

♪ We're alike ♪

♪ Don't worry ♪

♪ Feet on the ground ♪

♪ Feet on the. ♪

[exclaims]

Step back, step back. I got this.

Hey, you okay? You all right?

All right, wait. Take your time, take your time.

It's okay, it's okay.

[phone ringing]

Mm.

[grunts softly]

Hello?

SERGEANT: Officer Quinlan, you need to suit up

and report for duty at 0500.

Okay, got it.

[hangs up]

What was that?

I have to go in early.

- How come? - They didn't say.

- I hope I don't get called in. - Mm.

[phone ringing]

[sighs][laughing]

Be quiet.

♪ ♪

KILLIAN: $50 a head to get in,

no alcohol, no food.

Bring your own drugs?

People do what they do. I just don't get involved.

What's your end?

Exposure.

There's dope people here, I DJ,

they throw it on socials...

I got 90,000 followers and...

I'm just getting started.

Wow.

Who's that?

Relax.

- She's the precinct commander. - HAYWOOD: I got called in

by Operations on my way in. What are we looking at?

Four fatalities. Looks like drug overdose.

- Fentanyl, probably. - Hmm.

Whoa, excuse me, sir.

You're gonna have to step back.

I got a call that my girlfriend died.

I just want to see her.

I'm sorry, but you can't do that right now.

I can't see her?

I'm sorry, not at this time.

Who do you think passed the bad dope?

No idea.

No, huh?

I wasn't holding and I wasn't looking, so...

- I don't know. - What about other people?

I don't know about other people.

What was the vibe? Were they

doing cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, what?

I don't do drugs, so I don't know.

I'm a strict vegetarian.

I have a daily practice of yoga

and meditation and that is it.

MORALES: Why were you here?

Just chilling with my boy, DJ Authentic.

You his friend, bodyguard, what?

Whatever he needs.

OFFICER: This is an active crime scene.

- I can't let anybody in. - MAN: Excuse me.

OFFICER: No, you're gonna have to wait...

MAN: - I know my daughter's in here. - Sir.

- Gwen. - Sir!

MAN: Gwen!

Daddy, my friend died.

It's okay, - it's okay. - HAYWOOD: Excuse me.

Excuse me. How did you get in here?

Oh, this is my daughter. - I need to take her home. - Oh, unfortunately,

your daughter's going to have to stay here for a while.

- It's-it's okay, Dad. - No, no,

no, no, it's not okay.

Who are you?

Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood.

Which chief do I have to get on the phone,

Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood? Because I know them all.

Sir, she may have been a witness.

Frankly, she's lucky to be alive.

There are four dead bodies here.

This is a crime scene

and the detectives need to question everyone present.

If you interfere with my detectives

I'll have you taken out in handcuffs.

[scoffs quietly] I'm all over this, sweetie.

And so's my lawyer.

Take her phone.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- How's your Italian coming? - YENKO: Not bad.

I think I need a little more practice.

So, how are you feel about your appointment?

How do you think I feel?

I don't understand what the problem is.

You like Dr. Feigenbaum, you like his hygienist...

- It's not that simple. - It is that simple.

You got your yearly check-up.

And it's been almost five years

- since you've gone. - COVID years don't count.

Come on, we've been through this.

I just don't want to have to start going out

- all the time. - All the time?

Honey, you haven't left the house

- in almost a month. - This is about Italy, isn't it?

This is about the dentist.

But yes, I'd like you to build up

to the point where we can go to Italy together.

I got all these vacation days

I haven't taken and I'd like to go.

I don't know why it's so important that we go somewhere.

Aventine,

Calea,

Capitoline...

Esquiline, Palatine...

That's five. There's seven hills in Rome.

Quirinal and Viminal, okay?

Thank you.

I suppose I have to get dressed

to go to the dentist.

You got five hours.

No reason to hurry.

I love you.

Uh, it's CompStat. you've been in them many times.

HAYWOOD: Never as precinct commander.

They're gonna ask you questions about crime

and what you're doing to address it.

I can handle it.

What?

What's weighing on you, Regina?

Four dead kids.

Oh. Yeah, I... I heard.

We recovered the pills from their pockets.

They were yellow and green and red, like

M's or Skittles or gummi...

Like they were candy.

You got to let your detectives handle that.

You got your hands full today.

Oh, it's Padaro doing the questioning.

Yeah, who you worked with in Narcotics.

Who I like.[chuckles]

He's gonna ask you some tough questions, though,

because he knows that's what's expected of him,

but, uh, there's no hidden agenda. Not with him.

Hey, you're prepared, you're gonna fine.

If there's one thing you know about me, Chief,

I always come prepared.

Okay?

Holly just moved here from Ann Arbor.

What drugs was she - taking, Gwendolyn? - We did some

edibles before we got there and then...

...she decided she wanted to do Ecstasy.

Where'd she get it?

There were a couple guys hanging around the DJ.

I think it was one of them.

We need to take a look at your phone.

Your videos might be helpful. Can you please unlock it?

Gwen.

[sniffles]

[sighs]

We just wanted to go someplace and dance.

[phone chimes]

Corinne said the Post has an article about the bar.

Says it talks about the $18 grilled cheese sandwich

under the headline, "There Goes

the Neighborhood."If it's not open yet

how are they writing articles about it?

They must've gotten hold of a menu.

Possible the hospitality business

is more complicated than you thought.

- What am I gonna do? - Nothing.

At least she's getting press, right?

Ooh!

[dance music playing]

[sighs]

Whoa, whoa, back up.

There, stop.

That's Napoleon Santiago.

I would have thought - he'd be older. - No,

he's the next generation.

The spitting image of his father.

According to Intelligence, they're still in business.

I could never get anything to stick.

I tried, boy.

I chased them the whole time

- I was in Narcotics. - Mostly heroin, right?

Also bootleg pharmaceuticals.

You remember when some people died

from Xanax cut with fentanyl?

That was the Santiagos selling that.

All right, preliminary report from ME

puts all four deaths

on Ecstasy cut with fentanyl.

That's definitely them 'cause they dropped the price of heroin

to the point where they were practically giving it away.

Enough people got strung out,

they shoot the price back up

and all these poor junkies, they did what...

whatever they had to do to buy it.

How'd they manage to stay out of prison?

Really good lawyers, an overworked police department

and-- let's face it-- I hate to say it, but...

the people who were dying

were mostly Black and brown.[groans]

You hate to think it makes a difference...

Nevertheless, here we are because it does.

So, this time...

I'm gonna take them down.

♪ ♪

Everyone in attendance was questioned?

What about commercial tenants on the ground floor?

And building maintenance--

has there been any history

of drug dealing in nearby locations?

And don't forget to ask...

Oh, I got to go. I got to go.

Morning, everybody.

We have Brooklyn North here

for today's CompStat. Let's get started.

There's a lot to talk about.

Deputy Inspector Haywood,

7-4's up first.

Good morning, Deputy Inspector.

Good morning, Chiefs.

You've had a drop in burglaries,

but a significant increase in robberies.

What are we doing about that?

I've analyzed my robbery incidents by type,

by location, by tour,

by day of the week. I am prepared to discuss

- in detail. - Let's stay on a macro level

for right now. We can dive into detail a little later.

Uh, Chief, before you go much further,

would you mind if I interject a couple of questions?

- Not at all. - Inspector, it's all

well and good to talk about what you're doing.

I'd like to talk about what you're not doing.

I'm sure there are a great many things

that fall under that heading.

According to my information, you have decided

to stop enforcing quality-of-life crimes,

is that right?

That's not true across the board.

Is it true partway across the board?

HAYWOOD: As you know,

police commanders

can establish their own priorities.

And currently, at the 7-4.

those things don't include

selling loose cigarettes, alcohol in public

or going after vendors.

Well, I'm just not clear on where you think

your authority to make that determination comes from.

Again, it's less of an official policy

and more so realignment of priorities.

Inspector, let's not play games.

Whether you call it a policy or priority,

the effect is the same.

And I want to know under what departmental

regulations do you derive the authority to make that call?

Chief, uh, I think I can shed some light on that.

DONALDSON: With all due respect, the answers today

should be coming from Inspector Haywood,

- not from you. - No, I understand that, Chief Donaldson,

but, uh, the realignment of priorities

wasn't arrived at by Inspector Haywood.

It came about through extensive discussions--

data-driven discussions, I might add--

that I specifically requested

from all of my Brooklyn North commanders.

HAYWOOD: But I am more than happy

to answer whatever questions you have, Chief Donaldson.

[exhales]

What's the morale like at the 7-4 these days?

- [quietly]: Oh, man. - HAYWOOD: Well, it varies depending on

the day and the individual officer

that you're talking about.

Would it surprise you to learn that

I've had conversations with officers at the 7-4

who tell me that morale is at an all-time low?

You know, Chief, with all due respect,

I'd say that was a cheap shot.

Take it easy there, Chief Suarez.

You and I, we can walk into any precinct

in this city right now and we can find cops

who claim that morale is bad,

are unhappy or they're

pissed off and some of them have

good reason and some of them don't.

But we don't call the commanding officers on the carpet

and make them answer

- for that! - HAYWOOD: I want to stress

that I am perfectly willing to do so.

Deputy Inspector, I'm guessing that with the four

drug overdoses this morning,

you have more pressing matters

to attend to. I'm going to adjourn

this meeting until 5:00 this afternoon.

Hopefully that will allow the temperature in the room

to come down a few degrees.

CORINNE: Why are they

making me out to be a bad person?

Because they can.

Okay? Because it sells newspapers.

Listen, I got to go.

We had four drug fatalities last night.

It's always something with you, isn't it?

I can't take a day off, Corinne.

Yeah, me neither.

Look, I am really stressed about this.

I need some advice on how to deal with it.

Well, what does the ex-felon say?

Are you just always gonna call him that?

What would you like for me to call him?

- George. That is his name. - That is his name.

Okay, um, look, if I catch a break around dinnertime,

I'll-I'll come back.

Whatever.

Corinne, I have to go.

So go. Just go to your drug fatalities.

Wow. You're mean.

[scoffs]

Tommy...

Now is not the best time for us to talk about it.

Well, whether it is

or it is not, Inspector...

YENKO: Hey, Chief.

...now is the time we're gonna talk about it.

- You knew I was prepared. - You were prepared.

You were prepared for legitimate questions.

You weren't prepared for Donaldson

trying to make some kind of audition tape

- for the mayor. - What does that mean?

Donaldson,

maneuvering to be chief of department.

He wants to be looked at as, uh, old-school and-and tough

and paint me to be some kind of woke

- diversity hire. - You?

He sees me as his rival. He goes after you

hoping that I'm gonna jump in

and then... he got both of us.

That being the case, maybe it would have been better

if you hadn't jumped in.

- [grunts] He pissed me off! - All right.

Well, then, maybe next time

you let me handle it for the both of us.

- I will try to remember that. - All right.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[knocking]

- Is it okay? - Yeah.

- You know what drill music is? - Yes, I do.

It's a form of hip-hop that references violence

and criminal behavior... Stan, I said I know what it is.

- I'm sorry. - It's okay, it's...

I'm listening to the playlist from DJ Authentic

from, uh, last night at the loft party.

And what really stood out is that the lyrics mention

drug dealing locations.

They've been doing that for a while, Stan.

Oh, well, forgive me.

I've never been in Narcotics,

but I'd never realized the specificity of it.

Listen, like these, uh, uh, playgrounds

on Pennsylvania Avenue,

a bo-bodega on Myrtle,

Wyckoff Brewery, uh... What about the Wyckoff Brewery?

Uh, there's, um...

"N-word"-- I'm not gonna say the word out loud--Right.

"N-word, nothing you can do to me,

"I got my plug working at

the Wyckoff Brewery."The Wyckoff Brewery

used to be owned by

one of the associates of the Santiagos.

I want the sector cars to pay special attention

to the area around there.

Maybe we catch 'em dirty.

- Yeah. Yeah, will do. - Hey, Stan.

That's good work.

Yeah, okay.

[door closes]

♪ ♪

BENTLEY: You're meeting Tamika

- at Goody's? - When she asked

if I could make it lunch instead of dinner,

I got flustered, I didn't have time to think.

Why, you got a strong opinion on where I should take her?

I guess it doesn't matter.

- No, it matters. - Can you change it?

That'd be worse.

I-I...You'll be all right.

I know I'm gonna be all right, but-but...

you think I'm low-balling her taking her to Goody's?

That Bronco was outside of the loft party this morning.

And now it's a block away from Wyckoff Brewery--

fancy that.

All right, Marvin, what are we stopping them for?

SANDEFORD: I don't know, Andre, you're the one with all the ideas.

What do you suggest?[siren chirping]

- Take it light, man. - Aiight.

[indistinct muttering]

Why you pulling us over, man?

You got tinted license plate covers.

Think you can thwart the red light camera

with impunity?

I don't know what you're talking about.

It's not why you're pulling us over, man. This is harassment

- now, bro. - Any drugs, guns, any weapons in the car, Authentical?

It's Authentic.

It's DJ Authentic. And no,

there's nothing in this car--

no guns,

no drugs, no weapons,

- Nothing. - Hold up.

Actually, I work security for him.

I'm licensed to carry.

Do you have the gun on you?

It's in the glove compartment.

What are you doing, man?

Go ahead and step out of the vehicle for me, man.

- What? - I'm gonna need you to step out of the vehicle for me. Now.

- Get your boy, man. - Taking my seat belt off.

- Step out of the car. - I'm taking my seat belt off.

Now you. Hands on the wheel.

- Hands on the wheel. - All right, all right, all right.

- You stay. - Right up here, to the side.

SANDEFORD: Keep your hands right there.

- Where's the permit? - I don't have it

- with me. - Out of the car. Out of the car.

Hands on the hood.

Hands on the hood.

♪ Elevator up, yeah. ♪

Grounds for the stop?

Use of illegal license plate covers.

DJ AUTHENTIC: Hey, gorgeous.

You DJ'd last night.

I did. Did you enjoy it?

How are the Santiagos doing these days?

DJ AUTHENTIC:No idea.

But I got a gig next week in Brooklyn

and I want you to come.

Just bring your cuffs.

This guy.[Sandeford chuckles]

I'm gonna take you back here with the rest of comedians,

see how tough you are then.

So you're pretty tight with Napoleon Santiago.

I'm tight with all types of people.

Including the Santiago Family?

I'm tight with all types of people.

The gun charge alone will send you away for a year.

Unless there's drugs in the Bronco.

And if it's fentanyl,

it'll be a lot longer than that.

KILLIAN: Yeah, the Santiago Family

was dealing heroin when I was still in uniform.

Now, 'cause it's cheaper,

they're in the fentanyl business.

What's that got to do with me?

The only drugs you gonna find are the ones

- you put in there. - KILLIAN: In other words,

it doesn't bother you.

You work for the Santiagos?

The Santiagos?

Why would it?

I work for DJ Authentic.

What do you think it's gonna do for your career

to be associated with them?

You want to book him for a dance party or a wedding...

Oh, you worried about my career?

...quinceañera, bat mitzvah?

Just give me the dates, I'll see what I can do.

If I was you, I'd be worried.

Worried about what?

KILLIAN: That we find out you were doing

more than just spinning records last night.

That's all I was doing there.

A boss is here from DEA, Inspector.

Inspector. Arliss Gruen,

special agent in charge, Drug Enforcement Administration.

- How do you do? - I understand

you had four fatalities

- last night. - All under the age of 20.

Three were in college, one just graduated.

Well, given what's on the street, it's a safe bet

they were all from fentanyl.

We got hold of a recording that shows a member

of the Santiago Family present.

I'm guessing... We know all about the Santiagos.

Their operations don't extend much beyond Brooklyn.

Their operations were responsible

for the deaths of four young people

who had their entire future... I have no objection

to you going after the Santiagos for that at some point.

I would just ask you, hold off for the present.

Why is that?

Because we're going after a Mexican drug cartel

which, in all likelihood, was responsible for bringing

the fentanyl into the United States

and supplying the Santiagos.

It's possible one of the Santiagos could be flipped.

I don't need them to flip.

I've got an undercover that's gotten close to them.

Sean Dryden.

Your cops arrested him on a traffic stop.

If your agent's gotten close to the Santiagos,

we can bring them down

- without blowing his cover. - My sights are set on way

bigger targets than the Santiagos, Inspector.

Now I need my undercover released

and I need your assurance

that you're gonna hold off on anything else.

I'll take care of releasing your undercover,

but four people were killed in my precinct this morning,

and there's no way in hell I'm holding off.

You're not gonna make me go over your head,

now, are you, Inspector?

You can go wherever you want.

♪ ♪

MORALES: Here's the thing, Sean.

With four dead bodies, there's gonna be prosecutions.

There's also gonna be deals.

Once the D.A. has what he needs to convict,

no more deals.

Would you mind stepping out for a moment?

Sure.

I just had a visit from Arliss Gruen.

Who's that?

It's okay, Agent Dryden-- or whatever your name is--

I've been fully briefed.

[scoffs]

Gruen always gets his people out.

You saw those four kids die last night, right?

Mm-hmm.

Gruen's asking that I not go after those responsible.

Yeah.

he wants to take down a cartel in Sinaloa

so he can have a photo op

- on the border. - What about you? what do you want?

I don't usually get asked that.

But since you're asking...

...I want to get the hell out of undercover world.

How long's it been?

- Two and a half years. - That's a long time

to be somebody - other than yourself. - Long enough

for you to forget who yourself even is.

How is it that bodyguarding a DJ

gets you so close to the Santiagos?

The Santiagos move a lot of drugs

in the party circuit.

In clubs.

How do you think they get the drugs in there?

Right. [scoffs]

They never check the DJ.Mm-hmm.

Put it in the DJ cases and they wave you right in.

Well, I don't take my orders

from Special Agent in Charge Gruen,

so I will be going after the Santiagos

because the people who were killed

were killed in East New York.

But best of luck to you in Sinaloa.

We're not busting any cartels in Sinaloa.

We don't have the assets to take them on.

There's no coordination with the Mexican law enforcement.

It's a mess.

So you're walking away from a bust you could pull off

in favor of one that you can't?

It's not my decision.

So, then don't worry about it.

Hey, I watched those four kids die.

you think that didn't have an effect on me?

I don't know. - I don't know you. - Well, it did, okay?

So it did. So what?

So maybe we can team up.

♪ ♪

YENKO: Hey, honey.

How'd the preparations for the dentist go?

FRANCINE [over phone]: Good.

I'm in the car.

Excellent.

The car service sent one of those big luxurious cars,

even though I didn't ask for it. [chuckles]

Good. Good. Enjoy it.

We're on Northern Boulevard,

just passing Villa Roma.

Really? So you left early, huh?

You always tell me, if you get places early,

you don't have to worry about being late.

I'm proud of you, Francine.

I know this is hard for you.

And I really appreciate your listening to me

'cause it's, it's important.

I'll see you when you get home.

Okay, I love you.

Love you.

HAYWOOD: I want your blessing, Chief.

Do I get to know for what?

The fentanyl that's been flooding the streets,

that's responsible for those four dead kids,

has the Santiagos' fingerprints all over it.

And you feel like you got enough for a collar?

I wouldn't have thought so

until I found out there's an undercover

that's gotten close to Napoleon Santiago.

- One of ours? - DEA.

- Will they loan him out? - The SAC said no.

That's generally a jurisdictional call, Regina.

I know that.

And ordinarily I'd leave it at that.

I'd say occasionally you'd leave it at that.

I was thinking the UC could

call in a tip and...

No heads-up to the DEA?

- No heads-up to anybody? - Right.

You'd be out on a limb, you know that.

The thought that we were able to take them down and didn't

is a little too hard to bear.

I also don't expect you

to bail me out if this goes south. Oh,

I know from this morning that's the last thing that you'd want.

Thank you, Chief.

CompStat resumes at 5:00, so don't be late.

For what it's worth, the morale at the 7-4...

Let's not get into that right now.

How come you wanted to make it lunch instead of dinner?

Dinner seemed too much like a date.

And you didn't want to go on a date with me?

No, I didn't.

[both laughing]

I guess lunch is an event of a lesser order.

Doesn't carry any romantic expectations.

- Mm-hmm. - I think they even have

a dating service called

It's Just Lunch.

[laughs] I've seen the commercials.

Did you ever use one of those?

[chuckles] No, I never did.

I never did neither.

We're from a different generation, Marvin.

We like to screw up our relationships in person.

Is that what I did?

Not just you.

We both did.

I guess if we were to try it again,

we'd probably screw it up again, wouldn't we?

[laughs] Probably.

But that's not a reason not to give it a try.

Can we... Hey, Marvin.

Uh, sorry, can I talk to you a second?

Sure...

Excuse me.

They've been putting those on light poles.

They won't even give me a chance.

- When is your opening? - Two weeks.

Then put your head down and get it done.

They'll see you're not going anywhere.

Some people'll come around, and some of them won't.

I'm afraid Tommy won't.

He's so mad at me.

Tommy mad at a lot of people.

He just caught me at a bad moment,

but... now he won't even pick up the phone.

He'll get over it.

He'd be crazy not to.

♪ I'll be super fine, fine, fine. ♪

Hey.

What are you doing out here? [chuckles]

Marvin's having lunch with his old girlfriend.

Okay, what?

You couldn't eat on the same premises?

He thought it would be awkward to have me in there

but not sitting with them,

so he was going back and forth in his head

about where I should sit

in relation to where

the two of them would be sitting.

So I decided I would just eat outside.

[chuckling]: All right.

Yeah. Well, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna go sit inside 'cause you two are crazy.

Hey.

HAYWOOD: We've made it look like both

you and DJ Authentic

were released on your own recognizance.

What time can you set the meeting for?

How's 3:00?

Good.

Once you're there, if there are narcotics present--

and only if you see that they're present--

you're to signal your backup.

At that point, we'll have probable cause to go in.

You used to be in Narcotics.

You look me up?

Of course.

You didn't look me up?

You can tell your boss

at the DEA that you were with the Santiagos

as part of your normal undercover work,

but that may well get you jammed up anyway.

Wouldn't be the first time I've been jammed up.

You could get fired.

Wouldn't be the first time I've been fired.

The detectives know the signal to go in

and they've gone over the location.

- So we're set. - See you on the other side.

Of course I did.

What's that?

Looked you up.

[door opens]

♪ ♪

- Like my new whip, bro? - It's all right. It's just...

- a little regular. - Regular?

I'm about to put 35-inch Forgies on it,

monster tires, and I'm-a light it up with lights.

That gonna attract a lot of attention?

DJ AUTHENTIC: [scoffs] That's what you thinking about?

- You weird, bro. - Yeah, you are weird.

Like, why you told them cops there was a gun

in the glove compartment?

Would it have been better if they found it

when they searched - the car? - Nah, nah, nah. There was

no grounds to search that car, man.

They can always find grounds if they want to.

You know he does yoga. He's a vegetarian.

I ain't no punk, if that's what you're assuming.

I didn't say you was a punk. I just said you a square.

But you nice with the hammer.

But why you let that cop get to you like that?

Did they already get to you?

You kidding me?

I mean, think about it.

He acts like a cop so much,

he can't be a cop. You know what I'm saying?[scoffs]

Like, let's be serious.

You know what, I ain't even trippin'.

'Cause if I thought someone was working with the cops,

I'd have so much fentanyl stuffed down your throat,

you'd be dead before you hit the floor.

Ain't even that, though.

He's family.

He's the bro. He's good.

That's-that'smy bro.

- Thank you, king. - Roll with you.

That's good.

[beeping]

Go time.

[indistinct chatter]

Yo, Authentic, you're doing real good, man.

I'm about to make a lot of money.

They really think Julius Randle's gonna save New York.

That's crazy.

NYPD!

Police! Don't move!

Hands in the air!

[overlapping shouting]

QUINLAN: Hands up!

[shouting]

Stay right there. Stay right there.

♪ ♪

Don't move!

Hands where I can see 'em.

Detective.

♪ ♪

Hands where - I can see 'em. - Turn around.

[handcuffs clicking]

[indistinct radio transmission]

I remember when you were just a kid.

[scoffs] Wait,

were you one of the cops that tried to lock up my old man?

Your old man, your brother Kiki, your cousins...

Yeah, you ain't have much luck with any of 'em, did you?

I got you, Napoleon.

And they next.

♪ ♪

[siren wailing in distance]

GRUEN: So,

you're running your own personal police department, Inspector?

We had an opportunity to shut down

a major source of a drug that is

killing people.

I wouldn't waste it.

An undercover calls in a tip, because why?

There's drugs in plain sight.

What, that's the first time there were drugs in plain sight?

Maybe it had something to do with the investigation

of four fatalities this morning.

Those four fatalities were none of his business.

And I don't mind telling you,

Agent Dryden is in a world of hurt.

Agent Dryden lent his assistance,

took the risk

in apprehending

those responsible.

Seems to me he would be deserving of praise.

I think the DEA will determine what we do with Agent Dryden,

without your input.

I don't get what you feel you lost.

Dryden hasn't blown his cover.

He was arrested along with everyone else.

Agent Dryden is my asset,

not yours.

He belongs to me.

That's what this is about--

who gets to give the order.

[chuckles] Who stands where at the press conference.

It's a big, wide world out there, Inspector.

It's a damn shame you just don't see that.

No. I do see it, Agent Gruen.

And East New York is a part of it.

And it's a damn shame that you can't see at all.

Have a nice day.

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

This wasn't the one to be late for.

Well, it couldn't be helped.

Donaldson's looking for some kind of, uh, act of contrition.

Or as close as you can come to it.

Okay.

Excuse me. Thank you.

[clears throat] Excuse me.

DONALDSON: I'm clocking you in

at 14 minutes late, Inspector.

[chatter stops]

At the point at which we left off,

you were saying that morale wasn't a problem,

that disregarding enforcement

of qualify-of-life regulations was your prerogative.

And since then, it has come to my attention

that you disregarded

the explicit directive

of the Special Agent in Charge

of an undercover operation for the DEA.

I wouldn't say I disregarded it as much as I...

felt the need to take circumstances

under consideration.

Do you recognize the need for good order

and discipline, Inspector?

- Yes, I do. - Just so long as you get

- what you want. - So long

as it serves and protects

the people in my precinct.

Well, tell me, just how does your version

of good order and discipline do that?

A raid was conducted this afternoon

by the Drug Enforcement Administration,

acting in coordination with the detectives from the 7-4.

Arrests were made.

280 pounds

of fentanyl pills and powder were confiscated.[murmuring]

I believe that the success of the operation

was a direct result

of good order and discipline.

Well done, Inspector.

- Thank you, Chief. - MAN: Outstanding work, Inspector.

Thank you. WOMAN: Congratulations, Inspector.

["Anotherlife" by Niluüfer Yanya playing]

♪ It's written on your face ♪

[door opens]

♪ Let you walk away ♪

♪ I can't watch... ♪I'm sorry.

Yeah, it's okay. Hey.

So, there's something we could do

that might foster some goodwill in the community.

The thing is,

it was George's idea.

I should probably have him tell you.

Okay.

Okay.

Come here.

Do you want a drink?

Yeah, sure, sure.

[clears throat]

[grunts]

♪ Already running late ♪

So, what's this idea?

It would be a mentorship program.

Young people from the community would sign up

and I'd teach 'em kitchen skills.

You'd be their mentor, in other words.

There could be other people mentoring as well.

Yeah. Corinne or... you could pick the people.

What would you be - mentoring them in, George? - He said

kitchen skills.

You think I'm recruiting 'em to do break-ins, Detective?

It's occurred to me.

If I were looking to do break-ins,

I wouldn't need to recruit anybody.

I already know people who are good at it.

I just feel like maybe I can help people

who don't want to do break-ins.

[Sandeford and Yenko chattering]

So?

[laughter]

- Yeah, who's buying? - I am!

All right.

- How are you doing? - All right.

- Where's Crystal? - Uh, she said she'll be here soon.

- What are you thinking? - I'm-a swing by the little boys' room.

Yeah.

I think I might do the grilled cheese.

- Grilled cheese? - Mm-hmm.

- He knows. - What?

Sandeford.

How does he know?

He caught us earlier.

Oh.

So, we gonna get in trouble now?

I just think we need to cool it.

- You know? - Okay.

Yeah.

♪ That I'm all right ♪

♪ I'll do anything, yeah ♪

♪ I'll do anything, yeah ♪

♪ I'll do anything, yeah ♪

So what are you gonna eat?

♪ I'll do anything, yeah ♪

[phone ringing]

♪ I'll do anything, yeah. ♪

- Hey, honey. - FRANCINE: Hi, Stan.

Listen, I just stopped by Goody's for a short time.

You want me to pick something up for dinner?

I'm not home, Stan.

Oh, where are you?

Turn around.

What are you doing here?

I lied to you, Stan.

- What? - I didn't go

to the dentist.

- No? - I-I thought I could.

I even got dressed, - but I... I couldn't. - Honey. Honey.

- It's okay. - I just couldn't wait for you to come home

knowing that...

I thought if-if I got myself here,

maybe you'd see that I was making an effort, that I...

that I was trying to...

be better at... life

- than I am. - Oh.

- Shh. - No.

You deserve that, Stan.

You deserve a wife who's better at life than I am.

I only hope that on my best day

I deserve you.

I love you, baby.

[whimpers]

We're gonna get you out of here after the bail hearing.

We did good today.

Mm.

Wouldn't've happened if it wasn't for you.

For the record,

all the credit goes to the DEA.

No victory lap for you?

Mm. Sometimes the best way to get things done

is to let other people take the credit.

Okay.

Meantime, what'll you be doing?

Think I'll take my dog for a walk at the dog park.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

I'd like to go up there with you sometime.

What kind of dog do you have?

I don't have a dog.

But I'll get one.

[chuckles softly]

♪ Can I get your name and maybe your number? ♪

♪ Would you feel the same ♪

♪ Or should I just wonder why ♪

♪ We haven't got our time. ♪

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