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Where's Joey?

Joe Jr.'s in Europe.

No, he came to the apartment. I told you I saw him at the apartment.

What's your, uh, appetite for getting a little creative here?

Like? Like. We used to.

Let's go for a ride.

No matter what happens, know that I love you.

No, no, no. Joey, listen to me. I can bring you in. I can protect you.

Joey!

Dad?

Dad?

Dad?

Are you okay?

Yeah, all good.

What did Uncle Jeff say? Not much. He had to run. But the main thing is that

he's doing well, so that's great news.

You don't look like it was great.

No, no, no, no. Everything is fine.

Yeah, I don't mean to worry you. No, no, no. Uncle Joe's in a situation that

he's just got to get himself out of and figure out. It's going to be fine. So

help Grandma pack her bags and get her over to Uncle Randall's, okay?

Sure. All right.

I love you. I love you, too. But, Dad.

Yeah?

Be careful.

Always.

Margaret Thatcher once said... Do you know who Margaret Thatcher is?

I've heard the name.

But who was she?

Are you asking me because you don't know?

Or are you just trying to make me look stupid?

She was the Prime Minister of England, Joe.

She said something once that resonated with me.

May I share it with you?

Go ahead.

If you set out to be liked, you should be prepared to compromise on anything at

any time.

And you will achieve nothing.

I know your little secret, Joe.

I'm not on this earth to be liked or compromised.

Instead of talking about it, I'll demonstrate it for you.

Please. Just stop.

I swear.

I'll make this right.

I gave his organization an opportunity.

And he broke my trust.

Put at risk what you and I had worked so hard for, Joe.

He wanted to renegotiate after we'd already come to terms.

He cursed at me, insulted my business acumen, and made the most horrible

predictions about my future in this industry.

To re -engage now would be to compromise, would it not?

I can make this right.

Swear to God.

Hmm.

What's the prudent move here?

Your call.

I think he got the message.

Still got a lot to learn, Joe.

Trash the plane.

Make it look like a robbery gone bad.

When did this useful idiot become useful?

Do you have a brother who's a New York cop?

One that we can move around the chessboard as we see fit?

No.

Shut the fuck up.

Change of breath.

That call you received at the hospital came from a burner phone.

Now, whoever made the call, they pulled the SIM card after they hung up, but it

pinged off a tower in Queens.

So whoever it was, you know, they... I want to talk about Julian Emery.

Pull up the last digital file that you had on him. Wait, Julian Emery? Why?

Okay.

Julian Emery, let's see, international arms dealer and known drug trafficker.

Six months ago, he went underground after we raided the airport. Now, what

know is that the Russians confiscated his main stockpile of weapons out of

Belarus. And he lost the heroin deal with the Afghans. And you've got no hits

him since?

No. Why?

Why do you think he's above ground?

I think when you lose big -ticket items like the ones he's lost, your bottom

line takes a hit.

Do you think Emery's back in New York? I don't know, but I'm going to find out.

Is that who called you?

No.

Was it Joe?

Do you remember that list I asked for? Yeah, yeah, let's see.

Pulling up the list of cities that Joe called your mom from.

Amsterdam, Madrid, Baghdad.

Oh, there's one I missed, too, Damascus.

How'd that slip through?

Well, the call came through a VOIP service, which was routed through a

servers, and the system tagged it as untraceable because it couldn't pinpoint

location. But then I went back to the logs, and a new patch I had in the

software helped me to resolve it.

Yeah, I mean, sometimes these things slip through the cracks because you're

dealing with a lot when you're dealing with international routing.

But the last city he was in was Damascus, Syria.

Hey, look.

Elliot, it's Tim McGenna.

Hey, Tim.

What's up? Hey, look.

I'm in a crime scene on 53rd and 3rd, and I found something I think you might

want to see.

Anything in particular?

Not on phone.

On my way.

So the victim, Manuel Chavez, is a high -level advisor to Raul Diego.

Yeah, cocaine trafficker.

Runs one of the largest networks in Colombia.

So, um, allegedly this was a smashing grab that went sideways, but I don't buy

it. Looks staged.

So what was it that you couldn't tell me over the phone?

Oh, yeah, I... You were on that Boone Form heroin case a while back.

My memory serves me right?

Yeah, that's right.

Remember the last time we spoke, you told me your brother, uh, Joe?

Huh? Was involved in a CI on that case. That's still the deal?

Let's say that it is.

So, I found this here on an end table.

It's got the Boone's one -eyed skull.

Now, I haven't seen that packaging on the street in over six months.

And it looks too new to be dead stock.

So, uh, look.

Your brother, Julian Emery. Look, I don't know what's going on here.

But I do know that I cannot have that prick bringing in Afghani dope states

again.

Okay.

All right, I'll see what I can find on my end.

Appreciate you calming down.

Want me to patch you this?

I'll do that.

All right.

Thank you.

Inconclusive. Means it couldn't be identified.

I know what it means. Test it again.

Tested it three times. No fentanyl, heroin, coke, MDMA, or PCP were found.

So something new.

New to me, at least.

I sent a sample to NIJ. They got fancy tools. They'll pull it apart, identify

what's what. How long?

Could be a few days.

Now you know somebody over there you can pull a favor with, have at it.

That's how these things work sometimes.

Yeah. Thanks.

Tanner.

Hi. What are you doing here? Same thing you are. That packet you just tested was

flagged by CTV.

Well, word really travels fast, huh?

Yeah, the internet's really high speed these days. Yeah, it is.

So how'd you get your hands on that bindle?

What do you mind adding narcotics?

What's your interest in all this?

It's a new drug. It's called Captagon. It's a psychoactive stimulant, highly

addictive, like next level opioid crisis on steroids addictive.

Where's it coming out of?

The Syrian government.

The proceeds mainly fund rebuilding the country's infrastructure. The rest go to

terrorist activities.

Your turn.

Why'd your buddy in narcotics give you first bite of the apple?

That would compromise my C .I. Oh. And who would that be?

Like I said, that would compromise my C .I.

Well, I'm here to help. Great. I appreciate that. I'll give you a call if

anything. No, that wasn't an offer.

Counterterrorism is involved now.

We're working side by side on this op.

The eagle had finally been put to bed and it happily saw him in the logs.

Good. Where the hell's your dad? You said he was meeting us here.

No, I said I hoped he'd meet us here.

What? No, that's not what he said.

Well, wait, he, um, yeah, he had to go to work.

What? Why wants him here? Where did it come from? I don't know.

Kathleen, don't lie to your uncle.

Where is he?

Uncle Joe called him.

And?

You know, Emery's been traveling through Europe and the Middle East.

And you know this house?

My source.

Ah, yes, the CI with no name.

And you believe Emery's last location was Damascus? Second to last.

I believe his last location was Queens.

Here?

Why? Well, his pipelines have dried up and his business partners have cut bait.

We believe that...

He's trying to reestablish himself here with a captive gun.

What better way to score a huge deal than in the richest, most addicted

in the world?

And we think the Syrians are helping him with it.

So, uh, what? He's positioning himself as the main broker and distributor for

this stuff? Does sound like Emery, right?

It's very risky for him to be here.

That's why it's got to be worth his time.

I think we're talking a very big payday. Yeah, and imminent.

One thing I don't know.

Does Emory still have the infrastructure to distribute here in the States?

Maybe the Syrians do.

I'm going to have my team look into that. Sounds good.

And you believe that your mystery CI was somehow at this murder scene and

intentionally left the bindle there to clue us in?

I do believe that. And look at us here, all clued in.

Okay, fine.

So what's our next move?

Uh, we wait for a call from my brother.

What?

My brother's my CI.

Uh, is he a registered CI?

His name is Joe, and no, this is all kind of off -the -books stuff.

So what's his angle? Is he working off charges or just doing this out of the

goodness of his heart?

Your concerns are noted, but I trust him. And right now, he's our inside

so...

We're going to wait for his call.

Not the next move.

Stabler? Hey, I got to move quicker. I'm just going to start wondering where I

am. You all right?

Yeah, I'm good.

Listen, that thing I mentioned, it's happening tonight.

Where?

Warehouse near the corner of Bay and Columbia.

They got this carpet store they're using at the front. Is Emory going to be

there? He's closing a big deal with a new distributor.

Calling it his retirement plan.

Give me a name.

Sadat Majid.

Turkish. Ben Elliot.

Apparently this guy rolls with a ton of firepower, so come prepared.

Well, how about you? What are you going to do?

Don't worry about me.

Close to ending the thing, Al.

I know that wasn't easy, Jojo.

But it will all be worth it.

Yeah. Come on.

Appears this case is picking up steam. Yes, it does.

Your brother involved in this?

A bit more than I'd like.

Sadat Majid?

You on your radar over at Narcona? Very much so.

He's mostly moving product.

But he's got no problem getting his hands dirty if he's cornered.

Don't we all?

Get him!

Get him!

On the ground!

All right, we got him. All right, give me that unit to block it off!

Damn.

Where is he?

Don't know him.

Yeah, right.

Decent post.

Not what I expected.

Seven kilos.

That's five years of break.

Could be a lot less if you just tell us what you know about Julian Emery.

One more time.

I've never heard of this man.

And at this point in our lovely conversation, I'm going to invoke my

legal counsel.

I'm inclined to believe him that he doesn't know Emory.

There's nothing in his jacket or priors that has him together. I mean, unless

I'm missing something.

No.

Trying to put the whole picture together myself.

Hey, Sergeant Belligan, do you want to... I'll call her back.

She's probably not going to be too happy to find out that I was here.

Maybe she doesn't need to find out.

That'd be cool.

All right, so I'll take him to narcotics. I'm going to process him, and

you know if his memory suddenly kicks into something.

Thanks, Tim.

Your brother said this Majeed character was going to be there. He said Emery was

going to be there too.

Okay, so he was half right.

Do you have any idea about the vagaries of the drug game?

Shit happens all the time. It goes sideways. People flake. Plans change.

You know, guys get thrown into the trunks of cars.

Hey.

I'm not trying to dunk on your brother. I'm approaching this as a clear -eyed

cop. I think you would do the same. Because I'm pretty fucking sure that we

took out Emery's competition.

So are you saying that my brother played me?

I'm saying Emery is trying to clear a path to make a deal with the Syrians and

with Majeed off the board, that path is a lot clearer.

So you're suggesting that my brother's actually working for Emery?

I don't know.

Is he?

You know him better than I do. Where is he?

Why hasn't he checked in with you?

Something's not right here, Elliot. He's not being honest with you, and I think

that's pretty clear.

Excuse me.

Detective Stabler, you have a visitor.

I'm going to go check in with my team.

I should have told him where I worked.

Buzz him in.

I'm telling you, I've called him a million times. He keeps shutting me out.

not business, Randall. It's not business.

It's family.

This is our family, all right? This is our mom.

What if she finds out? I'm not going to find out. What's going on with Joey?

I'm trying to figure it out as to yell at me. I'm not yelling. You're yelling.

And I warned you about this, Elliot.

And now I swear to God I'm getting...

Premonitions. All right? And I don't get premonitions. And I certainly don't

like talking about premonitions. But it's dark, Elliot. It's really dark.

Something bad's gonna happen to Joe. So I need you to give me something right

now. He's in New York.

What? How long has that been? Why didn't you tell me? Because the cake he's been

working came with him, and I don't... I don't know what side of the street he's

working.

I don't know where he's gonna land.

What does that mean? He's gonna be in prison? I don't know. I just...

The moves he's making don't make sense.

And you know how he is. I mean, it's always got to be harder with him than it

needs to be.

All right, listen.

I'm the big brother.

I'm here. I'm going to help. What can I do?

I got no way to reach him. Maybe he's still trying to call Mom. You want to

me out?

Yeah. You sit on Mom's phone. I can do that. And if he calls, you tell him to

call me immediately because this is about to blow up.

Okay, that's done.

How'd you get more handsome?

Dad.

I'm serious.

Most handsome geezer I've ever seen.

Girls throwing rocks at your window yet?

No. Well, you better tell your mum to get the double pain kind because it's

a matter of time.

When am I going to get to see you again, Dad?

Soon, Giles.

Very soon.

But, um, unfortunately I have to pop off now.

Five more minutes, please.

If only I could.

Love you, champ.

Might be the last time I see him.

How fucked up is that?

There's always a way.

No.

No, not after this.

We have to disappear.

And we'll be unaccountably wealthy, admittedly, but we'll have to disappear.

Okay.

Game plan.

Run me through it.

Easy. I tell Elliot the deal's going down in Staten Island.

We're done.

Correct.

It's very important you sell this, Joe.

It's very important that your brother goes there so that we can freely conduct

our business in Bay Ridge.

You understand?

Look me in the eye and tell me you understand.

I understand.

Wonderful.

Let's go.

Are you being careful of the eggshells? Yes, Grandma.

There's nothing worse than biting into a piece of shell.

I can make worse things.

Is the toast burning?

No. Randall. No.

The toast is burning. No, it's just stuck in the thing.

You're jumpy today.

You know, it's like you're keeping something from me. I'm keeping from you

fact that I'm like me told how to make toast, okay? No, it's different than

that. It's like that time that you wrapped our Volkswagen Dasher around

tree and then didn't even tell us about it for a full 24 hours.

Here, Grandma, check the eggs. I want you to be sure there are no shells.

Hello?

Joey?

Yeah, it looks pretty good.

Look, I know it's you.

Call Elliot now or if he's been cooking up, it's going to get flushed. You hear

me? It's coming straight from him. You got it?

Tell him to meet me at the spot in an hour.

He'll know.

We worry too much.

Come on, Al.

I'm clean. Six months.

I didn't ask if you were.

Yeah, but I know that look.

Don't stretch.

Huh? Yeah. Here we are.

Turkish drug connection at the rug store. Why was an emery there?

He got spooked.

Last minute.

What do you mean, spooked? Did the raid compromise you?

No, no, no. He just gets like this sometimes.

It's no big deal.

Couldn't give me a heads up?

Attached to my hip, Elliot.

But I'm telling you, I'm in.

Talking inner circle is confidant.

You look comfortable.

What's that supposed to mean?

Just settling into the role.

Lifestyle. Jet champagne, you know.

Suits you. Maybe a little too much.

That's what you think of me?

I'm still just a fuck -up?

I didn't say that, Joey.

Then what?

I'm a rat?

Is that it? How about this, Elliot?

How about I'm just good at my job?

How about you don't get it twisted? I never wanted you involved in this in the

first place. It isn't about what you want.

I'm the one who put his ass on the line for the last six months. I'm the one who

drove this thing to the fucking one -yard line.

We are this close.

I'm about to give it all to you.

You're fine. Fuck it. You quit. Just hand me off to another cop who's not

to trip on some big brother bullshit. Joey. What?

Let's take the temperature down.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Let's just get to it.

All right.

Captagon. Yeah? What I left for you in the townhouse.

Emery's about to move $300 million worth of it.

How's he doing that?

Syrians. It's coming in by air.

Where did he get that much product?

The nerve gas you confiscated?

Emery had a lot more.

He sold it to some bad players in Eastern Europe, bought his way into the

Syrians. They're his suppliers.

Names? I don't say names.

At least not to me, anyway.

But Emory's meeting with Syrian Connect and a potential buyer tonight.

In New York? Yeah.

Miller Airfield.

Staten Island.

Eight o 'clock.

I'll get you a tail number as soon as I know it.

You being straight with me?

Yeah, I'm being straight with you.

Swear on Mom's life.

I swear on Ma's life.

Speaking of mom, she knows that I was mean with you. I mentioned it to her,

she wants me to give you this.

Why? I don't know.

You'll be safe, I guess. I don't know.

Look up.

How's she doing?

How's she doing? Ma, you know.

What does she know about me?

You're the one who's been visiting her, so I guess she knows you're alive.

Does she know I'm clean?

Make sure she knows I'm clean. Joey, she never knew you were using them.

Come home.

When it's over with, come home.

Yes.

Miller Airfield, Staten Island, 8 o 'clock tonight.

I got it.

Captain, your team ready?

We're ready to go when you are.

Go time.

You good?

My brother got to come home in one piece.

Let's make that happen.

Have you been?

I know the man.

I know his daughter even better.

She has a sister.

That's where we'll go when the deal closes.

Relax.

There's no extradition treaty with Monado.

Your brother will never find us.

Right?

Yeah. You told him Miller Airfield on Staten Island?

Yes, I told him.

That's new.

What is it?

St. Christopher medal.

My brother gave it to me when we met up.

Mom wants me to have it.

That's sweet.

Patron saint of travelers.

Do you believe in God, Jojo?

Yeah.

Yeah, I do.

Let me guess.

You were an altar boy.

I was.

They don't even have those anymore.

Can't imagine they do.

Liability insurance alone.

Two minutes out.

You're my best friend, Jojo.

I don't say that enough.

Yeah, me too.

Okay, checking in. East side, that's our primary breach.

Team 1, that's your entry. Team 2, you're going to cover the north exit.

hold at the perimeter for runners.

No lights, no sirens. Element of surprise is key.

Is your heart racing?

Mine isn't, I'm really... I think I'm already relaxing on that beach in

We've got a cop caravan headed our way.

What? Right now.

Did you tell your brother that night? Yes, I swear to God.

You're wearing a tracker, Joe.

It's confirmed they're at the warehouse.

Thirty seconds out.

They're here.

We're ready. Go around back.

Hit the door.

headed to the Belt Parkway.

Okay. Got your location.

Sending it to the team.

Taking a right on 49.

I can get it. I'm trying to use traffic cam.

Vehicle is stopped.

Switching to calm.

We're on foot.

We'll search the area.

Okay, got your location.

Setting back up.

I have your brother.

I need a favor from you.

Emory, listen to me.

No, you listen to me.

Your brother Joe has caused quite a stir.

And now I have to leave town.

Remove the APB on me or he dies.

Okay, I'll work on the APB.

Sounds like it's already too late.

No, no, no, no, no. I can hold them off. I'll work on the APB and I'll hold them

off. Just don't hurt Joe.

I found Joey. I need a butt. I need a butt.

Hey.

Hey, it's me.

Come here.

Help is on the way. Come on. I nailed it, though.

Okay, good work. Good work. Right now, though. Right now. That's it. I need you

to breathe and stay awake.

I'm out of it. Okay, good. Good.

Just stay with me. We've got to get to see Mama.

Mama's been looking for you.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

You tell yourself.

You tell yourself.

Just stay with me. Just stay with me.

You tell yourself. Stay with me.

Joey, stay with me.

Joey. Joey.

Breathe.

Joey, stay with me.

Joey, stay with me.

Detective Stable.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

I need to do this by the book.

Did you see the shooter?

Did you see anyone leaving the scene?

No, I didn't.

Did you touch the body?

Move anything?

Yeah,

I held him.

I'll need to get your official statement as soon as you're ready.

You're the witness now.

Yeah.

I understand.

Take a moment.

Any word on Emory?

No, not yet.

You should go be with your family.

Yeah.

I got this from him.

I'm really sorry, man.

I appreciate that, Tim.

What do you want to talk about?

I, uh... cut out of the raid a little parting gift.

Emery's muscle.

Caught him fleeing the shootout.

I was going to book him.

Then I heard about your brother.

So we can take him in.

Or we can go for a ride.

Let's go for a ride.